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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 25 I
GERMANS IN REVOLT
Negro Killed, Another Injured in Auto Smash Here
»LIE WILBURN
KILLED IN CRASH OF
nos h sonny
Sam Griffin Seriously Hurt And
Two Other Negroes In Car
Badly Bruised
CAR OF SHAW’S WRECKED
Quantity of Liquor Spilled Near
Scene May Have Been In
Negro’s Car
2 Vilburn ’ c negro ’ was
•<*iled and Sam Griffin another ne
gio seriously injured in an auto
mobile accident on McGarrah street
T d t y - ” ight about 7 °‘ cl °ek when
a high-powered car driven by Tom
Parks .negro, struck an automo
bile owned by John R. Shaw, and
parked before Mr. Shaw’s residence
The car, it is said, was traveling
at high speed, and both automo
biles were completely wrecked.
A small quantity of liquor found
upon the body of Wilburn indicat
ed the dead man had been drink
ing, and it is stated that the fumes
of liquor were noticeable about, the
wrecked Park’s automobile, it be
ing said by officers that quanti
ty of liquor carried therein was
either destroyed or poured out fol
lowing the accident.
All of the negroes concerned in
the smashup are well known here,
Wilburn being a negro brick mason
while Parks runs a market on Cot
ton avenue.
Parks was arrested following the
accident, but later released on bail,
and tl>e case has been set for hear
ing next Monday. George Walker
and Paul Howard, two other ne
groes who were in the car at) the
time of the accident were badly
bruised, but neither had been ar
rested up to noon today.
Mr. Shaw narrowly escaped in
jury, having just left his car a few
minutes when Park’s car crashed
into it. He did not see aeeidcm,
but was standing in the hallway
of his home whgn it occurred, h:.->
attention being attracted by the re
port emanating from the eras.', o
the two automobiles.
DR. YARBROUGH M
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For Third Time Dentist Goes On
Trial For Alleged Whippings
In Macon
MACON, October 22. —Dr. C. A.
Yarbrough, dentist, and connected
with the recent floggings in Ma-
Cuii, i/- o'cl nf’* to i.! l elation:; maao
against him by victims of these,
was today placed on trial in the
City court for the third time . in
connection with serious floggings
in this city.
He again faced the charge of
rioting, in connection with the
whipping of W. 0. Barnett, the last
trial of which resulted in a dis
agreement of the jury. Barnett
formerly resided at Americus, be
fore coming to Macon.
The morning session was occupied
in selecting the jury. Then Bar
nett took the stand and again re -
cited alleged experiences.
GOBfLIN TAPTSTRIES
TAKEN FROM PALACE
Valued at Million Francs Fam
ous Weaves Stolen Under
Cover of Night
PARIS, Oct. 22.—Two great
Gobelin tapestries each valued at
1,600,000 francs, were stolen dur
ing the night from the walls of Ver
sailles Palace.
The tapestries were made in 1671
and formed a part of Louis XIV.'
collection.
‘GAS PRICE’ STUDIED BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL
AILANTA, Oct. 22.—1 n order
to more thoroughly study the gas
oline price situation confronting
Georgia people, Attorney Genera!
George M. Napier has gone to Chi
cago where he will join Attorney
Generals of other states in an ex
haustive investigation into all
phases of the matter, compiling
data and formulating plans to
checkmate further • attempts at
■boosting the price.
THETIMESfeRECCIRDER
,%Sl) PUBLISHED IN THE JgWWRy HEART OF DIXIE
HEAVY FIRE LOSS AT QUITMAN
BELIEVE INCENDIARIES
ATTEMPTED TO BURN
ftNO LOOT GA. TOWB
Numerous Robberies Reported
Lend Strength to Theory
• Os Authorities
VALDOSTA FIREMEN HELP
Apparatus Rushed 20 Miles To
Assist in Subduing Flames
There Sunday
.BY LONG DISTANCE PHONE.
3:30 P. M.)
QUITMAN, Octobed 22—The
Southern Machinery Company,
one of the heaviest losers in the
fire here Sunday, suffered a $30,-
000 loss, covered by SIO,OOO in
surance. Officers of the com
pany today offered a reward of
$250 for evidence to convict the
party or parties who set fire to
their building.
The Economy Grocery Com
pany was lobbed, the store hav
ing been broken into from three
doors which were connected with
the building. The extent of the
damage could not be learned, as
the entire store was in a state of
chaos from merchandise bieng
thrown about the floor.
Offices of the South Georgia
Railway Company, in the depart
ment of C. T. Tillman and C. 11.
Myers, was fobbed, to the extent
of the damage not beirg availa
at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon.
There will be in official in
vestigation made by the state
fire marshal, who will arrive in
Quitman within the next twenty
'four hours, to begin a rigid
search for the perpetrators.
FIRST REPORTS
OF FIRE AND ROBBERY
QUITMAN, Oct. 22—What ap
pears to have been a wholesale and
deliberate plan to destroy the city
by fire and rob business houses and
residences, resulted in a conserva
tively estimated loss of SIOO,OOO
from these conflagrations starting
simultaneously in different parts
of Quitman at 1:40 o'clock Sunday
morning. For more than an hour
it appeared that the entire city
would be swept by flames, accord
ing to first reports.
That the city was saved from
total destruction is due to three
reasons; The heroic fight of the
fire department, the favorable di
rection of the wind, and the arrival
of fire fighting appartus from Val
dosta after a dash of 20 miles in
record-breakihg time.
i The theory advanced that the
| ires were incendiary origin finds
confirmation in the fact that rob
beries were reported Sunday af
ternoon.
. The office of Dr. ,E. L. Jelks, chair
i man of the city commission, was
i entered, an attempt was made to
I break his safe, and his desks and
. files were ransacked.
The offices of the the Huguenot
j Land Company were also entered
i ind their contents rifled, and a
similar attempt made to open the
large safe. Others reported rob
beries are now being investigated.
When the conflagration appeared
to be spreading, the Western Re
serve Cotbton Mills fired their boil
ers for the purpose of assisting the
municipal water plant in pumping.
A long distance telephone call to
Valdosta 'brought fire fighting ap
paratus fully manned. The Val
dosta department left for Quitman
at 2:30 o’clock for the run of 20
miles. At Kinderlu, 12 miles from
Quitman, the headlights on the
truck burned out and the 12-mile
jdash was made through darkness
at heart-breaking speed, he great
! crowd of spectators on the streets
cheered the Voldostans as they ar
! rived.
The first, alarm come in from
I box 49 and the Quitman depart-
I ment made a hurried run to the
j Southern Machine Coinpan s plant
1 This building was constructed of
I sheet iron and was considered
fireproof, with a dirt floor and |
| filled with machines. It burned ;
i like oil.
i The night watchman at the Shore
I Lumber Mill and the shops of the |
South Georgia Railroad say the I
’ flames started in the machine plant
and foundry, and immediately tum
[ed in alarms. They report that the
building flashed into one great
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AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 1923 <
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GEORGE IMCK |
ACCIDENT ffiffli
Eight-Year-Old Boy Struck By I
Auto on Busy Street, May
Die As Result I
George Roebuck, tiie 8-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Roebuck,
is in a serious condition at his
home on East Furlow street as the
result of having been struck Satur
day afternoon about 4 o’clock by
a car driven by Nathan Veal, who
resides in the 28th district.
The lad was in the Americus Drug
Co. store just previous to the acci
dent and went on the sidewalk pre-
I paratory to crossing the str'et. Af
ter stepping into the street, he saw
the car coming toward him at mod
erate speed, it is said, and became
confused, running back and forth i
in an effort to avoid the car, the I
driver not knowing the best method !
' of avoiding the lad in his attempts
to cross the street.
Young Roebuck was taken to the
office of Dr. M 7 . E. Prather in the
Y. M. C. A. building, where two
x-rays were made, the plates show- j
ing several internal bruises, one
of which, it is feared, is a kidney.
He was severely bruised, but be
cause of no broken bones, it is I
hoped that his condition will im
prove immediately.
Mr. Veal was prostrated by the'
i accident, he having been confined !
to his bed Sunday, after first call
ing on the lad’s parents to ascertain |
the extent of the injuries and later !
sending a friend to assist in caring
for the injured boy.
BANKERS DISCUSS
bull weevil menace'
1 I
ATLANTA. Oct 22. Many!
Georgia bankers and business men i
will attend the National 801 l Wee-'
vil Menace Convention which will
be held at New Orleans, La., begin
ning next Thursday, October 25th, I
according to reports received
here. The conventio nwill be helAl
under the auspices of the Louisi-1
ana Bankers Association.
Governor M. B. Wellborn, of I
the Federal Reserve Bank of At-f
lanta, covering the states of Geor
gia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee,
I Mississippi arid Louisiana, has rc
| cenfly issued a statement urging
| bankers of the several states to at- j
I tend the convention.
It is expected that the conven
tion will devise ways and means for
reducing the losses caused by the
ravages of the boll weevil. The ses
sion will last three days. Practic-'
ally every line of business will be;
represented at the meeting,
'GOVERNOR WALTON IS
'NOW CHARGED WITH
NEGLECT OF 0 HTY
I *1-
Incompetency and Corruption
Other Charges Made Against
Him In Report
BEFORE HOUSE TODAY
Investigating Committee Brings
Twenty-Two Charges Against
Accused Executive
OKLAHOMA' CITY, Oct. 22.-
Reports charging Governor Walton
with wilfull neglect of duty, in
competency and corruption in of
i fice, and offense involving moral
! turpitude, is scheduled to be sub
l mitted to the lower House of the
'Oklahoma legislature this after
noon by its committee on investi
gation and impeachment.
The report sets out 22 specific
charges.
ATHENS IN THROES OF
MUTINOUS IVEINT
Reports Reach London That
Greek Military Forces There
Are In Revolt
LONDON, Oct. 22 .—Messages
front Athens indicating a mutinous
movement by military forces there
i was received this afternoon in
fragmentary form.
A WORD OF
APPRECIATION.
• Ellaville, Ga,.
Oct. 20, 1923
Editor, Times-Recorder,
Americus, Ga.
Dear Sir—May I use the
columns of your paper to
thank the merchants of Amer
icus for the lovely basket of
roses presented by them to me
last evening at the Fashion
Show. I appreciate sincerely
their gift and I am especially
indebted to Pinkston, Co., for
the privilege of wearing the
beautiful costume furnished
by them.
Sincerely,
KATHRYN WILLIAMS.
DDGSJNDHOGS
CAUSE BE SHOOTIW
Jackson bhoots Brqther-in-Law
In Row—Accused Man
Jailed
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JEFFERSONVILLE, Oct. 22.
Robert L. Long, a young farmer
living twelve miles west of here
was shot, probably seriously, by
his brother-in-law, Joe Jackson, in
front of the latter's home ah i f
6 o’clock Sunday afternoon. Jack
i son is in the Twiggs County Jail
j charged with assault with intent
i to murder.
According to .witness and Lon’s I
own story of the trouble, Jack-,
son’s dogs are said to have killed
some of Long’s hogs while Long
was spending the day with friends
away from home. Upon his return
he inquired among the neighbors as
to how his hogs had been k’lled
and finally went to his brother-in
law’S home.
A quarrel resulted and Jackson
is said to have seized his, shotgun
and fired upon long one time as
the latter was leaving his front
yard.
First aid was given Long anl
he was rushed to the Macon Hos
pital.
Robert L. Long was admitted to
the Macon Hospital about 8:45 1
o’clock last night suffering from
gunshot wounds in the abdomen, ;
breast and left side of his face, | I
said to have been sustained when
his brother-in-law, Joe Jackson, I
fired at him with a shotgun.
The shots were small, apparent
ly No. 8, in size. Several of them
struck him, but it is not believed ,
that his condition is serious.
SOUTH CAROLINA KILLS
WEEVILS BEFORE FROST i
ATLANTA, Oct. 22.—There
' won”t be even a nibble of food left
in Aiken County, South Carolina, I
[to enable the boll weevil to put |
! himself in good condition for hiber- I
■ nation this fall, if the present j
county-wide efforts to complete i
I the cotton stalk destruction suc-i
I ceed, according to a United States
! Department of Agriculture Re
| port.
Business organizations, news-
I papers agriculture extension work
! ets, and leading farmers are
I bending every effort to secure the
1 destruction of all stalks two or
I three weeks if possible, before frost
J forces thQ boll weevil to hibernate
61. CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION WEB
Bl HERSCHEL ELDERS
Opposition To Repeal of Tax
Equalization Law Continues
Growing
WALKER (.OPPONENTS BUSY
Two Thirds Vote Necessary To
Pass Income Tax Law
Through Assembly
ATLANTA Oil 99 r
w ■> , ’ —Governor
Walkers tax commission expects
, xT ln ‘ Sh ‘ ts re P° rt a hout the first
ol November. The members of the
commission are High class mem
They undertook the work with
open minds.
It is generally believed that they
will draft a'report along the linhs
of the report made by the Dorsey
commission in 1919. 'They will rec
oipmend that the present ad val
lorem system be retained for tan
gible property—houses, lots farms,
factories and all other real es—■
tate.
They will either oppose the re
peal of the tax equalization law or
out of deference to the Governor
remain discreetly silent on that
question. Everywhere they went
the people were strongly opposed
to repeal and favored keeping the
equalization law,.
They will probably recommend
a low graduated income tax, allow
ing the property tax as a credit.
Their plan will be along the line of
the Lankford bill.
They seem to favor classificat
t.ion of property, because that is
the only system, it is claimed, by
which any considerable tax can be
obtained from what is commonly
called hidden wealth.
It is reported that the commis
sion will not urge the sales tax at
this time, although there is said to
be a great deal of public sentiment
in its favor. -
The report, it is claimed, will be
highly applauded by some and con
demned by others. The impression
grows stronger that the Legisla
ture will not be able to agree on
any tnx.plan at the extra session.
Governor Walker’s opponent s trg
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asm KUS HELD
UNGEBPROHILAWBILL
Four Counts in Indictment
Against Means and His Sec
retary, Elmer Jarnecke
NEW YORK, Oct. 22.—Gaston
B. Means, former agent of the De
partment of Justice, has been in
dicated with Elmer W. Jarnecke
described as his secretary, on four
counts involving an alleged con
spiracy to violate the country’s dry
laws and using the mails in a
scheme to defraud.
ML ffIEE IF 1
HUE KTIK JAILED
COLUMBUS, Oct. 22.—1. H.
Hart, father of the three children
who lost their lives in a fire in
Phenix City, Ala., on the night of
I October 13, was arrested here at
6:25 o’clock Sunday night charged
i with arson in the first degree.
! The arrest was made by Columbus
'policemen upon request of Sheriff
John Moon, of Lee County, Ala-,
bama. „ , . .
an early hourt Hunday mgnt
no one had been permitted to talk
t o the prisoner in his cell at po--
llice headquarters, except his biot i
l er J A. Hart, of Buena Vista, Ga.
i who said that his brother didn
know anything about it all.
The children were burned to
death when they were trapped m
th( . second story apartments of
their parents, Mr. and Mi's. . -j
H The lather was taken into cus
tody Sunday night shortly
he stepped from a train t
Vista, where he has been foi the
past two or thee days,
r ——
I WEATHE
For Georgia: Cloudy ori the I
coast and generally fair in the in- I
terior tonight and Tuesday; con- I
tinued cool, probably light frost'in I
northwest portion tonight; fresh I
northerly winds, strong over coast, I
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IRHINELAND FORCES
EITEfi MVENCE ffl
OCCUPY CITY HALL
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Two Separatists Wounded in Ex
change of Shots Between
Contending Factions
DISTURB FRENCH CIRCLES
Premier Poincare Dc(ubts Suc
cess of Separatist Movement
And Fears Difficulties
KNCE > Germany, Oct. 22.
Rhineland forces entered Mr.yence
this morning, but were met with
resistance when they attempted to
occupy the city hall.
Two seperatists were wounded
in the exchange of shots.
, Governments of the Reich and of
Prussia are reported to have invit
ed leaders of variouus Rhineland
Separatists parties to meet their
representatives in Cologne
to discuss immediate establishment
of Rhineland state within Germany.
Berlin, it is said, believes such
state must be proclaimed immediate
ly to stop the Separatist movement.
DECLARES BAVARIA
CANNOT REMAIN
LONDON, October 22.—The Ba
varian premier. Dr. Von Knilling,
has declared that Bavaria cannot
remain united with Germany, ac
cording to an Exchange Telegraph
disnatch from Berlin.
Reuters’ Berlin correspondent
says telegrams are being subjected
to a censorship.
Another dispatch says German
troops are entering Meissen and
Saxony, with house and street fight
ing ensuing.
FURTHER EFFORTS
PROVE FUTILE
LONDON, October 22.—Further
Separatist efforts from the Rhine
land today are reported to have
failed, says an Exchange Telegraph
■ disuatch from Berlin.
Big demonstrations occurred in
the states of Crefeld, Rheyt and
. Glasbach, Eut authorities retained
. possession of the public buildings.
A coup at Aix La Chapelle itself
is considered to have been of doubt,
ful success, the dispatch adds .
PARIS DISTURBED
OVER REPORT. >
PARIS, Oct. 22—It is under
' stood that Premier Poincare doubts
the success of the Separatist move
ment in Rhineland, and apprehend.?
increased difficulties if it succeeds.
I here seems to be more worry in
1 French official circles over the sit
uation in Bavaria than in the Rhine
1 land.
TROOPS TO
MARCH NORTH.
PARIS, Oct. 22. (By Associat
ed Press) —A movement by separa
tists for an independent republic in
the Rhineland was begun in thg
early hours of this morning, but
up to this evening no news had been
received in Paris that a republic
' h:.d been proclaimed anywhere ex
cept in Aix La Chapelle.
One dispatch, however, asserts
that Rhineland troops now will
march toward the north of the Bel
gian zone of occupation and then
probably toward the British zone.
. News that such movement has start
■ ed, however, is still lacking.
The two proclamations inform
ing the inhabitants of Aix La Chap
elle that their government had
been changed, were signed by Lew
Deckers and Dr. Guthardt. They
are only slightly known in France.
Deckers is a merchant of Aix L*
Chappelle, and is known, strong
supporter of the separatist move
ment, to which he has donated
funds. The better known separa
tists leaders' are not mentioned in
the brief- dispatches.
“FRENCH MONEY,” f
SAYS LLOYD GEORGE.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.,’ Oct. 22.
(By Associated Press.) Whew
shown press dispatches from Aix
La Chappelle tonight telling of a
■ j Rhineland separatist movement,
' David Lloyd George, former Brit
' tish premier, declared there w|bs
1 no doubt there was French money
was behind it.
From the first, he added he
: had believed that the French in
vasion of the Ruhr was intended
1 primarily to force a breaking up of
' the Reich, “But,” he remarked,
1 “there is no, reparation in that,”
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ij SEPARATES DECLARE
HiNELAND REPUBLIC
AIX LA CHAPPELLE, Ba
, vr.ria, Oct. 22. (By the Associat
ed Press)—The saparatists, led by
Leo Deckers, and Dr. Guthardt,
proclaimed a Rhineland republic
here Sunday. Not a drop of blood
i was shed, although the separatists
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