About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1923)
Americus Spot Cotton Strict Middling 29c F N: Y: uture^ — Jan Oct. Dec. Prev. C105e..—.29.13 2(9.7.1 27.60 Open 29.15 29.90 29.65 11 am 29.14 19.85 19.62 Close 29.26 29.80 29.69 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 [ffifUfflML 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 I (Continued on Page Four) AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 22, 1923 < |, TO-THE RESCUE! I " X i 1 suRE am 1 X \ SEE You, This BIRP . . \ HAP ME BOREC? 'MOSfTb death j -Am ’[ f&S T~ \mi/ f / 10 . 1 ' ' '' -"-r. ■ 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 ' Z 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 (Continued on Page 6.) 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 ' 4 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,” > : 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 (Continued On Page 8.) M
