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Americus Spot Cotton Strict Middling 28 l-2c. N. Y. Futures Jan. Oct. Dee. Jan Oct Dec. Prev. Close 28.55 29.75 29.08 Open 28.85 30.10 29.45 11 cm 28.73 29.85 29.29 Close 28.48 29.55 28.95 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 237 FORMER BRITISH PREMIER NEAR BREAKDOWN Indictments Are Returnedin Gruesome Killing Case at Douglas ROGERS ANO SISTER IN LAW CHARGED WITH HUSBAND’S DEATH f Reputed Confession by Rogers During Conversation Leads To Discovery of Body COUPLE UNDER ARRES'I Man Accused of Having Killed And Then Buried to Secure Dead Man’s Wife DOUGLAS, Ga., October 17. —lndictment* charging murder n conhecton wth the death of John A. Rogers was reiurnel by a grand jury here today against his bi other, . H. Rogers and the dead man’s wife, who left for Florida with her brother-in-law, following the mysterious disap pearance of her husband last November. The couple are being held at Avdn Park, Fla., now for return to this state. / The body of John Rogers has bee.it dug up on the farm on which he was buried. The body was located, it is stated, as the result of an alleged confes sion made by John Alton Rog ers during a conversaton wlh a friend who informed the author ities. ’ .. DOUGLAS, Ga., Oct. 17.—L.,5. Rogers, a former mill hand at the Gurrant Lumber company plant at West Green, was arrested this morning at Avon Park, Fla., on/ the charge of murdering his brother, John Alton Rogers, 42 years oia m this county on November 18, 1922. According to Coffee county of ficers who released lilhe details of tlie crime coiscident with Rogers arrest in Florida, L. S. Rogers killed his brother by shooting him through the head with a pistol and buried his nude body with part of a quilt wrapped around the face face in a cornfield. He. accord ing to the officers, then reported that his brother had deserted his family. The accused man then cultivated a crop and ploughed over the body of his dead brother until abcut a month ago when the officers say, he took the widow of his brother and went to Florida. According to the information of the officers, L. S. Rogers confessed to a friend some weeks agb that he had killed his brother and buried his body in the cornfield. After he had gone to Florida the friend re ported the. conversation to some one and the story reached Coroner G. L. Sims, who went to the farm last Sunday and dug up the body The officers say the body was iden tified by means of gold teeth of the deceased. The skeleton was brought to Douglas. Upon noitafication of the arrest of Rogers and his (brother’s widow at Avon today, Sheriff Tanner, of Coffee county, left for the Florida town to bring the prisoners back to ita ..as to be tried for murder under an indictment returned Monday. The dead' man’s wife was formerly a Miss Yarbrough, cf West Green. PEJCH GROWERS HERE FAVOR NEW EXCHANGE Local To Be Organized in Sum ter County Following Meet ing Held Here Twenty peach growers, owning orchards in Sumter and adjoining counties, met Tuesday afternoon in the, courthouse, when the proposi tion of organizing the Geargia Peach Growers exchange was plac ed before them by partes interest ed in the venture. The new organ ization, it is explained, is planned to supplant the old Georgia Fruit exchange, with added facilities for asssting peach growers in market ing their products. The Georgia Fnjit exchange, it is said, now fails entirely to function, leaving the peach growers without proper mar keting facilities. Xt the meeting here Tuesday afternoon the peach growers pres ent signed tip a hundred per cent string for the proposed new ex change, and. at a meeting to be held two weeks hence a Sumter county unit will be organized- for afnliaion with the state organiza 'ioh, already oiganzed and prepar ing' to function in connection with marketing next year’s peaches. It is stated that he plans formulaed iiV the new exchange can be put in to successful operation Georgia peach growers will receive better prices for heir -producs nex year, through a more equitable distribu ti< n of ’he fruit among consuming ceners, coupled wih proper sflper visfon of mini eting and correct re ports furnished through exchange abencies. . THEfrMEsf?RECdRDER > Efefl PUBLISHED IN HEART OF COOLIDGE INTERESTED; INI SOUTHERN MILI .S mdst give correct ACREAGE ESTIMATE SH LEADERS Cotton Factors At Convention Attack Acreage Reports By Census Bureau STAPLE PRICES DISCUSSED Kesolutions Adopted By Con vention Designed To Aid Farmers in Stabilization COLUMBIA, S. C. Oct. 17. placing itself on record as disap proving the crop reports seat out by the’ United States department of agriculture, in which figures are given to the public purpposing to show the estimated acreage to be planted to cotton, as based on re ports of “intentions” of farmers to piant, the American Cotton asso ciation in its fifth annual conven tion today passed a resolution at its closing session urging the de partment of agriculture to stick to tacts. “We feel that the cotton acreage is a matter of too significant and serious concern to the growers and the cotton trade generally,” the resolutions stated, “for estimates on acreage planted to be hazarded by guesswork.” The resolution further urged that congress pass such legislation and provide necessary funds to en able the United States department of commerce to take a correct and dependable census each year af ter the cotton crop has been plant ed to ascertain the approximate acreage planted, on returns to be accurately filled out by every grow .er who plants cotton in the United States. Figure* Show Cost. Citing figures showing that the average cost of production for cot ton in all states in 1923 was 29 cents a poond of lint cotton, bulk line, and indorsing that figure as conservative, under the adverse weather conditions, heavy weevil damage and ‘the average low yield of lint cotton to the acre through out the cotton belt states, the con vention also approved a resolution favoring a minimum average sell ing 'price of 36 cents a pound and recommended the same adop tion by all cotton growers and all controllers of cotton throughout the south. Tabulating its report on returns received from a questionnaire mail ed out to 6,500 county corresppon de of the association residing in twelve eotten states, fthe resolution presented by the committee pre sented its resolution, which was adopted, recommending that the selling 'price for all grades in the twelve states be as follows: Florida 41 cests, Alabama, 39 cents. « North Carolina 32 cents, South Carolina 35 cents, Georgia 41 cents, Missisippi 40 cents, Louis tana 35 cents, Texas 31 cens, Ar kansas 35, cents, Tennessee 35 cents, Oklo'hapio 32 cents, and Missouri 28 cents. Other important resolutions adopted by the convention included controlling cotton production by planting not more than eight acres to a plow in 1924 and that such acreage be intensively cultivated and boll Weevil poison be applied. Deploring the “discriminating” against the cotton farmers shown by the tariff act of 1922, "Which particularly affected im ports of long staple coltton. Endorsement of the association’s boll weevil control campaign and advocacy of its extension and vig orous prosecution. Opposing all propositions such as that of the Amercan Bankers as socation, for it-he cancellation of the foreign debts to the United Sates. , Approving the formation of county and state land associations for he purpose of bringing in of any farmers from ioreign coun tries. Endorsement of (the .organization of cbu r ',y chambers of commerce for the furtherance of diversifica tion of crops and a well balanced system of fanning in the South. ATHENS ELECTS NEW OFFICERS IN PRIMARY ATHENS, Oct. 17.—Dr. J. D. Applewhite, county health commis sioner, was re-lffected president of the Clark County Sunday School as sociation at the convention held here. R. P. Stephens, J. L. Pendley and E. B. Mell were elected vice-prsi dnts; Mrs. R. L. Moss, young peo ple’s superintendent; Miss Mildred Rhodes, children’s superintendent; P. F. Brown, adult superintesdent; K. W. Cooper, H.-H. West and Miss Berta Hancock, distridt superinten dents. Eleven Sunday schools were represented. Prospect school won the attendance banser, AMERCUS, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 17, 1923 . BELGIAN PLAN IS PUT BEFORE COMMISSION Bl BELGIAN MEMBERS Fifty Billion Gold Marks Madq Basis of Indemnity To Be Paid By Germany POINCARE IS INTERVIEWED Von Haesch and French Premier Consult Secretly During 1 Thirty Minutes FARRS, Oct. 17.—BelgVrn repl - plan was presented to the reparations commission today by Belgian members. The commission will meet again next week to con T sider it in detail. The plan fixes Germany’s tota) indemnity at 50 billion gold marks. POINCARE I INTERVENED. Herr von Hoesch, German charge d'affaires, conferred with Premier Poincare for more than 30 minutes this morning. The conference is believed ,in some quarters to forecast import ant steps in regard to the repara tion problem. Following the con ference, Premier Poincare would not disclose the nature of the meet img. METHODISTS TO MEET IT SALEM WEDN ESDAY Programs Will Feature Morning And Afternoon Session With Miss Tinsley Present Group meeting of the First Methodist church, Lee street Meth odist church, MethodjSt churches at Ellaville and Salem will be held at Salem church Wednesday morn ing at 10:15'o’clock, at which all the churches in this district will be represented. Mrs. W. H. Emmet will have charge of the program for the morning session, with Mrs. R. D. McNeil presiding in the afternoon. A feature of the morning hour will be a talk by Miss Hortense Tinsley foreign missionary from ths section, who will tell of . her ex pel iences and the work being done in Korea. Miss Tinsley is alt home for a rest of a year, and during this time will visit a number cf the missionary organizations to tell of the accomplishment of the churches in foreign countries. At noon <in old-fashioned quar terly conference dinner will be served on the ground by the wo men of Salem community, and it is expected ithat many workers from the missionary societies will be present to join in the exercises. TO HOLD CONFERENCE SATURDAY IN SCHLEY ELLAVILLE, October 17.—The fourth quarterly conference of the Ellaville charge will be held here next Saturday and will be presided over by Dr. W. C. Lovett, of Daw son, who will also preach at ' 11 o’clock Saturday morning. At the noon houi- a basket dinner will be served. A large crow lis expected to attend this conference. The church officials of Andrew Cha pel, Hopewell, Concord and Ella ville are to be elected to serve for next year. Other matters of im portance to Methodists are to be looked after an dreports will be heard fro mthe various church or ganizations, as well as from the preacher in charge. All church mem bers are urged and the public is invited to attend. PEACH GROWERS ORGANIZE IN PERRY i , PERRY, Ga., Oct. 17.—At a I call meeting at the courthouse here peach growers of this territory met and organized a local organization of peach growers. J. G. Carlisle, of the Georgia Fruit exchange, of Atlanta, and J. L. Benton, of Monticello, made talks to the grow er: of this territory responded. J. P. Duncan was elected presi dent, and J P. Ethridge, secreta*y and treasurer of the Iqcal organi zation. A committee was appointed to see the remaining groves and get contracts of membership troni them. A meeting will b~ ca'len in the near future by the u-esident to report the success of their erdeavor in getting all the growers in the or ganization. A final report will be made November 1, at which time it is hoped that all the growers will have signed up with the organiza tion* . ——.—k... -- , i I KIB FRAUD CASES ARE POSTPONES OB DECISION BE COBBT Score or More of Federal Gov ernment Prosecutions Are Delayed By Move TEST CASE IS NOW PENDING Construction of Army Canton ments Basis of Prosecutions Held Uu 1 WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—A score of more government prose cutions in war fraud cases involv ing it'he construction of army can tonments probably will be halted in view of a decision yesterday by Federal Judge Sater, of Ohio, in test case relating to Camp Sher man.. TWO OFFICERS LOSE LIVES IN FATAL DUEL Sheriff and Constable of Jeffer son, Tex., Meet and Begin Firing JK.FFER.SON, Texas, Oct. 17. The sheriff and constable of Mar ion county engaged in a pistol duel last night, and as a result the coun ty is shocked at? the loss of tyo of its more prominent peace officers. ißoth were past 50 years cf age. “■ B. B. Rodgers, sheriff, and W. B. Proctor, constable, sighted each half a block from the court house, and without a word started shoot ing at each other bothe being killed instantly. According to the police the trou ble arose possibly through court papers given the constable by the sneriff not being served , the con sequent fine having been im posed on the sheriff who had it to pay. BOY, AGED 16, KILLS CHILD WITH PISTOL bAXLEY, Oct. 17.—Sentenced to three years for killing a six year-old child, Grady Simmons, 16 was in the Appling county jail to day, as unconcerned over his fate as he has been since his arrest, fol lowing his conviction late Monday night in Appling superior court, The youth was found guilty of in voluntary manslaughter in connec tion with -the shooting to death of Raymond Carter, 6, on April 11 1923. Maintaining throughoutu the trial that 'the pistol with which the child was shot accidentally was fired as he attempted to take it away from Raymond) Carter, he made no other plea to the jurors. He accepted the verdict without any display of emotion. iiis mother, Mrs. Jane Simmons, and the mother of the dead child. Mrs. Katie Carter, broke into tears many times during the trial. MISS FRANCES GURR RETURNS FROM ABROAD NEW YORK, -Oct. 17. Miss Frances Gurr (Miss Macon) return ed to the United States today* after thirteen months in Europe She ar rived from London on the President Monroe, of the United States Line, in company with Mrs. Willis Am bler, daughter of Mrs. R. L. Smith of Macon. Miss Gurr left Macon early in September of last year to depre sent Macon in the pageant at Atlantic City. From there she went to France. She has visited Belgium England, France, Italy and Switzer land, making her temporafy home in Paris and studying music at the conservatory.; there. Ker homecom ing was somewhat in the nature of her reception in Atlantic City, when she won one of the three prizes 'for beauty. COUNTY AGENT IS NAMED FOR HANCOCK SPARTA, Oct. 17.—A county agent for Hancock county is now assured since the county board of education has agreed to supple ment the appropriation of the coun ty commissibsers., This extra ap propriation was neded so that a man could be secured who was real ly fitted for the work and who would h<.ve ample means to pay his expenses) and catrry, on the work on a large scale. Do you sleep in your shoes. Place thsfm by the side of the bed' for throwing at burglars. IMPBISDNEB SOLDIERS BEfiINWHATMAYBE EATAL HUNGER STRIKE Mount Joy Prisoners Foreswear Food During Remaining Imprisonment Period FEAR STRIKE MAY SPREAD Populace May Be Shaken From Present Apathetic Stand By Action of Prisoners BELr AST, Oct. 17.—Tragic re sults or else a notable victory may be the outgrowth of a hunger strike begun by soldier prisoners in Mount Joy jail in Dublin a few days ago, aeording to a Republi can Manifest and continues that when the strike spreads to other camps and prisons, people may be prepared to be shaken from t'heir apathy by the tragedy or |the vic tory unparalled in the history of the nation. DEBTCOMNIISSION WILL MEET SOON Senator Smoot Forecasts That Body Will Meet In Week Or Ten Days WASHINGTON, Oct. 17.—A meeting of the American Debt Commission within a week or ten day was forecast by Senator Smoot, Republican of Utah, and one of the members after a conference with Secretary Mellon. He declined to. disclose what de velopments had served to change the previously announced plans to deny further meetings until the opening of congress. MOVEMENT STARTED GETREALORCHESTRA Music Study Club Will Sponsor Organization With All Cost To Players Eliminated A movement sponsored by the Music Study club, is being, put un der way here to secure for Ameri cus a community orchestra, and in which every musician in the en tire community may participate. The orchestra is to be organized along the most economical lines, with every instruction cost entire ly eliminated, and the entry fee placed at nothing at all. It will be seen from this that the pro moters are in earnest in their efforts to promote a real commun ity orchestra, with genuine love of music and the musicians art behind the effort. Mrs., Will Dudley is one of the moving spirits in the effort to or ganize a community orchestra, and she has communicated with a number of Americus musicians who have become smilarly interested in the movement. Alfred A. Gane, organist at the Rylander’l'heatre, and an instructor of ability in orchestral work, has been asked to direct the proposed organization, and he has consented to give this work two nights in each week with no charge made for his services. A meeting of interested musicians is to be called at any early date when the proposed orchestra organiza tion will be placed before tljem in detail, and when it is hoped a final organization wII be completed. COL. TOE DIED TODmiTSBURG PITSBURG, Oct. 17.—Colonel McCrea, vice-president in charge o fthe central region of the Pennsyl I vania Railroad died today of pheu moma. He had been ill less than 1 a week but his condition was such ' tßpt little hope was entertained for his recovery. J. COLEMAN BURIED AT BAINBRIDGE BAINBRIDGE. October 17—Jeff Coleman, 47, who died here Mon day, was buried in the Spring Creek cemetery with the Masons and Rev. Barbe, of the Baptist church in charge of funeral ser vices. Surviving him are his wife; daughters, Myrtice and Thelma, and son, Bruckner; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Te i Coleman, and one sster, Mrs. « T -e Bush, of Donalsonville. Mr. (.«. cman was a prominent tur pentine operator. CONDITIONS IS TBESE AFFECT PROSPEBITV DISCUSSED Bi HIM President and Charles Adamson, Georgia Mill Operator, Hold Lengthy Conference MAKES MANY INQUIRIES Matter of Removing New Eng land Mills Particularly In terests Chief Executive -SHTNGTON, Oct. 17.—Condi tions as to the prosperity of cot ton mill operators in the smith and the movemen of cotton mills from New England o Southern states, were discussed by Presidenit Cool idge with Charles Adamson, cottos operator of Cedartown, Ga., at a recent) conference held. he president inquired particul-J arly as to the advantages of the location of cotton mills in the south near the sourse of supply. POETS AND IH. S. MEET HERE FRIDAY High School Classic Scheduled At Playground Beginning 3 O’clock The Americus High school foot ball team will meet its first real test of strength here Friday after noon, when it tackles the strong La nier aggregation from Macon. Coach Saunders’ warriors have been working hard and in solemn earnest for the past two weeks for then- coming clash with the Poets; and when the referees, whistle blows Friday fans of this section will see strongest, best contli tionert team ever reppresenting the institution in action. Coach Saunders stated today today that he Was satisfied with the manner in Which his proteges were showing up in practice. He stated that while the major portion of the past two weeks practice has been devoted to perfection of new plays there has been marked improve ment in every department of the game. The Americus gridlers have em erged victorious twice this season in as many starts. The victim in the first game being the scrappy Cordele eleven, which game the locals copped 19-6; the second with the same eleven, which put another in the winning column 27-6. What the result in Friday’s game will be is problematical. The games played by the two elevens this season have given no oppor tunity of judging of comparative strength. That the Poets have a very formidable aggregation can not be denied if the fact that they have conquered such teams as Grif fin Hi, Gordon Institute, and Barnesvile A. & M. would indicate anything. The personnel of the Americus eleven will ,be as fol lows: PurVis, (c); Glawson Bell, (guards); Merritt, Hines, (tackles) lye, Dixbn, (ends); Alien, (qb); Dudley, Barton,' (half); Kooks, (capt.f (full). Just who will constitute the re serve strength is still in doubt. Os the above named Glawson, Bell, Merrit, Dixon, Barton and Capt. Hooks are letter men from last year’s squad. Purvis is showing up well at center, Hines, a husky freshman of some 175 pounds, is taking care of his position at tackle in fine shape. He also has a toe that may prove a big asset to the team before the seasion ends. Tye, a scrub end of last year, is holding down hik flank in ad mirable fashion. Allen at qquarter, has proven himself a worthy suc cessor to Buchanan, who was graduated last year. Dudley, at half is an excellent broken field runner. Taken as a Whole, it is a well-bal anced machine, and Americus fans are confident it will hold its own with title contenders' in this section of the state. The remaining' schedules of the season is as follows; Lanier in Americus October 19; Griffin in Gnlfin, October 26; Griffin in Americus November 2; Columbus in Americus, November 16; Albany in Albany, November 23; Blakely In Americus, November 29. AGED COUPLE ARE FOUND IN CELLAR HAGERTOWN. Md., Act. 17. John Cline and his wife, Rebecca, an aged couple residing on a small farm near here, were found dead in the cellar of their house today, their skulls crushed as with a heavy iron bar in the hands of an assail ant who left ng clue behind, I WEATHE '***■ For Georgia—showers tonight and Thursday, little Change in tern peragure. PRICE FIVE CENTS LLOYD GEOBGE CALLS Uff PRESENT LECTBBE TOUR 11 CHICAGO Severe Cold Prevents Him From Finishing Lecture Engage ments, It Is Said DOCTOR WARNS PATIENT Physicians Advise Complete Rest and Quiet For Former British Premier CHICAGO. Oct. 17.—David Lloyd George, former British pre mier, has cancelled all his engage ments tonight at the International amphitheatre at the stock yards. Owing to a continuance of slight temperature, his doctors have or dered him to remain in bed and rest the greater part of the day. He has a severe cold, aggravated by fatigue, his secretary said. OOIfIOMLS QUALIFIED MODELS Liberal Response Being Receiv ed Assures Success Os Big Fashion Show Here Out-of-town grls who have been elected models in the Merchants’ Fashion Show at the Rylander on Thursday are responding generous ly, and the success of the occasion is abundanlv assured by 'their al titude of friendly co-operation.' This statement is authorized this afternoon by Walter Page, chair man of the merchants’ commitee engaged in handling details of the affair. Among models who today accept ed invitations, and the firms each will represent are: Huntington.—Miss Laurie John son, who will model for the Pink ston Co. Miss Mary Duncan, DeSoto, who will mode] for Pearlman’s. Miss Kaherine Williams, Ella ville, who will model for the Pink ston Co. Miss Theone Webb, Smithville, who will model for Ansley’s. Miss Elizabeth .McKenzie, who will model for Pearlman’s. Miss Myra Sims, Leslie, who will model for the Fashion Shop. In addition ,to these beautiful young girls residing in various parts of. the Americus trade territory, there will be a number of ontrs rt siding in Americus, and whose names were announced in Tues days edition of The Times-Re cortier. In announcing the names of these models today, Mr. Page stated the merchants expect to receive a num ber of additional acceptances be fore the last hour for these to be received, which has been fixed at Thursday noon. Reserved seats are now sale at the box office in the Rylander Theatre, with these being sold in many towns surrounding Americus as well as to local residents. It is expected this afternoon that the at cndance Thursday night will far excel that recorded at any previous similar event in this section. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR SCHLEY MAN Well Known and Greatly Es teemed Resident Passes Away At Ellaville ELLAVILLE,. October 17—Fun eral services for A. Allen, aged 80, years, who died at the family resi dence at 9 oclock Tuesday nigh was held here at 3 o’clock this after noon. Rev. B. L. Jordan, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated, and the services were largely at tended. Surviving are his widow and sev eral nieces and nephews, among whom are Miss Dollie Allen, post mistress at Ellaville; Frank Allen, of Memphis, Tenn.; Thomas Allen, of Dawson, Charlie Allen, of Mid land, Texas. A brother, H. H. Al len, of Davis, Okla., also survives. Mr. Allen was a Confederate vet erant and a member of Camp Sum ter, No. 642, United Confederate Veterans, at Americus. He had been a lifelong resident of Schley county, and for the past 57 years had conducted a grocery business in Ellaville. He was a member of the Metho dist church and greatly esteemed among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances who loved him for his many admirable qualities. The entire community mourns the loss of this estimable citizen. HIGH DEGREE GIVEN TO GEORGIA MOSONS WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Among prominent Masons elected to receive the thirty-third degree of the supreme council of the An cient and Acepted Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, today were Dr. Michael Hoke, chief surgeon of the Shrine Hospital for Crippled children, Atlanta; and N. H. Ballard state superintendent .of education in Georgiy ,