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’p; !gi Americus . Spot Cotton I? Strict middling, 30c. H'i N. Y. Futures Dec. Jan. Meh. U Frev. Close 30.69 30.15 30.16 t Open 30.75 30.06 30.10 ;< 11 am 30.43 29.85 29.96 / Close 30.75 30.22 30.24 —■ & . FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 256 COMMUNISTS ARRESTED Wife of Ex-TammanyChief Denies SIOOO,OOO Gift 18. RICHARD CRBKER PROPOSES GIFT PLAN TO OLD ORGAHIZATION Denies That Entire Legacy Will Be Given Tammany, But Promises Big Donation IS GUEST AT CLUB DINNER Not All of Million Dollar For tune To Be Handed Over To Democratic Leaders NEW YORK, Oct. 29. Mrs. Beulah Edmondson Croker, widow of Richard Croker, former chief of Tammany Hall, denied at a dinner given by the National Democratic Club last night, that she had of fered to turn over to Tammany the $1,000,000 estate left to her by her husband. However, she intended to make a gifft to the organization carry ing out the wishes of the former Tammany leader, she declared. orchWaTeetihg PUT OFF UNTIL FRIDAY Delay in Receiving Orchestra tions Cause of Postment, It Is Stated Owing to the delay in receiving sufficient music to begin rehear sals, Alfred C. Gane, organist at the Rylander theater and director of the community orchestra, an nounces that the meeting which was schedule dto be held Tuesday evening of this week will be post poned until Friday night of this week. * 1 The meeting Friday night will be held in the court house, instead of at the Community Club house as was originally planned. In speaking of'the outlook, Mr. Gane said today that he wishes to impress upon every one in Ameri cus who desires to become a mem ber of the orchestra that no dif ficult music will be attempted at first, but instead such melodies as are well known wil be given as the initial lesson. After these are mas tered, other and heavier themese ■will be taken up. “There is plenty of talent ,in Americus, ’ Mr. Gane declared, “to make a splendid orchestra, and it is to the public that we must loow for a first class organization in the City. Those wishing to become members should indicate this,at the en‘rlir-1 -mporuni’v -«> that the mus ic > ■, Lc ready tor them. Amcr ieus needs a first clas orchestra, an'd it is here, too, ai necessary to nut it over now being the begin- Sg After that it will be easy nd profitable practice. “ “If we can get interested imusi rians to begin at once we shall be -sLYONS, October 29. —Nineteen q'oombs county farmers co-ooerated Ss ja-ws jxss srts&WSi tion. * • , car. Potatoes here an? G of unusual gool quality <• vear as he season has been ueh as to prevent the production ,f so many large jumbo potatoes with the result that the of nrnkci.-ble potatoes has be n ‘.'her. Another car will very prob ably b‘ shipped during the next ten Jay/. f TOMATOES HELP BALDWIN FARMERS GET READY CASH MILLEDGEVILLE, October 29. Baldwin county farmers‘are realiz ing the benefits of diversification. During the past week a carload of tomatoes has been shipped from here, bringing $2.50 per crate. Be sides this car hundreds of crates have been shipped by express. Un der a plan devised by County Agent Swain last spring, the farmers con tracted to ship forty caars of toma toes from this point. Os this num ber two have already been shipped, and it is expected that the balance of the order will be filled in th pext two weeks. . " — ■' _ THE TIMESSRKORDER PUBLISHED IN THE~ OF DIXIE IMPERIAL WIZARD REFUSES ENTER DEBATE WHA T’S GOING ON IN TH E WORLD WHAT’S GOING ON PROHIBITION- BUCK PASSING GERMANY, IN AND OUT By CHARLES P. STEWART NEA Service Writer. Prhibition, the drys say, has failed. Yes, the dry. The wets say so. too, of course. But they never said so more emphatically than it was said at the meeting the dry leaders held in Washington to de cide what to do. According to the dry investi gators who reported to the meet ing: . , Di'i’ak conditions M|ere improv ing in the wet days just before pro hibition; with prohibition, they slumped and have been getting worse ever since. * * WHERE THEY DIFFER But the drys don't favor aban doning prohibition. Wets say it can't be enforced because the coontry doesn’t want it. Drys say the country does want | it- the reason it isn’t enforced is, officials don’t try. They blame politicians. That is, they say in many places enforcement’s in the hands of wets who get their jobs through political pull. * « »i« GOVERNOR PINCHOT’S PLAN. Pinchot of Pennsylvania, is most outspoken among the dry gover nors. He puts it up t<? President Coolidge to take “personal charge’’ of enforcement. » * » LET GEORGE DO IT. Strangely, Pipchot’s supporters are governors of wet states —Smith, New York; Ritchie, Maryland; Silz er, New Jersey; Cox, Massachu setts; Morrison, North Carolina; Blaine, Wisconsin; Parker, Louisi ana. Their attitude is—it’s a fed eral law; let th e federal govern ment cpforce it, if it can. Governor Allen of Kansas, is typical of the drys. He says his state doesn’t expect the president to be a policeman; if the states are otherwise helpless, let them use the militia. But as for military force, adds Governor Hinkle, New Mexico, the whole army and navy can’t en force what the people don’t want. The drys urge <u law punishing liquor buyers, as well as bootleg gers. * « * WHAT COOLIDGE ASKS. President Coolidge doesn’t seem to want the “buck” passed to him. .1; i edges the federal government to do its part, but wants more co operation from the states. » » » GERMANY AND FRANCE. Chancellor Streseniann abruptly announces Germany hereby stops paying anything more to France. He held off, he.says, because he wanted to prove first that France isn’t after payments, but Germany's ruin. He declares he’s proved this by unconditionally surrendering in the Ruhr, giving France everything she asked, but it hasn’t helped any. Now that the world knows the facts, he adds, he’s acted, driven by “absolute necessity.” This was 'a statement to the press, not a communication to France, but the latter seems sure to follow. Then will come the crisis. Nobody knows just what form it will take. * V * CIVIL WAR THREAT. Civiil waz seems imminent among the Germans. In the Rhineland, the party which wants to secede from Germany has proclaimed an independent Rhine land republic in several important cities. The movement doesn’t cover the whole Rhineland yet but is spreading. It really is under French protection, so the Berlin government can’t do much. I The German states, when on good terms, have ministers at each other’s capitals, and royalist Ba varia and communistic Saxony have broken these relations, as countries do before going to war. The central government at Ber lin has threatened armed force against Saxony and Saxony has de fied it. Bavaria refuses official relations with the central govern ment’s military dictator. Why Not a Little More Activity First, individual codes. Second, craft codes? “The peril of the country' to day is not the uprising of the sin ners, but the downsitting of the 5 saints.” AMERICUS, GA..JVIONDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 29, 1923 »GFDMIM HIGHWAY BOARD TO SUCCEED R. C. NEELY Host of Friends Urge Governor Walker To Name Sumter Man as Commissioner WELL FITTED FOR POSITION Appointment Would Keep Poli tics Out of Department, Ray’s Friends Assert Early this morning, before the exact status of. the appointment which is a territorial office be come generally known in Americus, numbers of telegrams were sent Governor Cliff walker by a host of friends of Hon. Neal Ray, re questing the appointment of Mr. Ray to succeed Hon. Robert C. -Neely, member of the State high way board whose death caipe as a sliprise and deep regret by all es pecially his many friends in Sum ter county. Mr. Neeley’s death leaves a va cancy on the board that was desired for one of Sumter’s commissioners, During Monday morning many of Mr. Ray’s friends were in confer ence, planning ways and means of securing the appointment for Mr. Ray. Telegram after telegram was dis patched by the Governor, seeking Mr. Ray’s appointment. Mr. Ray’s friends believed that because of his long and successful administration of affairs in the county, he is per culiarly fitted to perform the func tions of a member of the state board. * Neal Ray is one of those fellows w'ho thinks deeply before he makes up his mind,” said one of those in-, terested,. “Ke is no politician, and for that reason, if no other I desire, to see him appointed. Politics has no place in the highway department The people of the state want to see 100 cents value come from every dollar that is appropriated to this department, and Neal Ray is the man to get those 100 cents. No effort is .being spared by Mr. Ray’s friends to secure the appoint ment for him. GOtllLffl WS TICK GUE PL WED i Time For State’s Two Leading I Schools to Renew Relations, Executive States ATLANTA, Oct. 29. “The time has come for Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia to resume athletics relationisi*,”’ Governor Walker said today in endorsing movement to have the two institu tions meet on the gridiron field this fall. ' „ u The attention of the governor : was ’called to a recent aditorial in ■ the Columbus Ledger urging that a game be played for the benefit of Sone Mountain Confederate me > mortal. v I «... ■ - ' ~~ BANKS HELF F ARME ?S GET FARM LITERATURE J LYONS. October 29. —The banks iof Toombs county are united be- I hind the cow, hog and hen program I with the addition of tobacco, big I stem Jersey potatoes and some cot j ton. Recently the Georgia State ißank of Vidalia mailed out 1,000 copies of the Toombs Counly Farm Program that was worked up by the Vidalia Kiwanis and the Lyons Booster club. Every effort is be ing.made to get the farmers to es tablish a sound system on then farms that will give them dependa ble cash returns and at the same tim- keep their soils improving. The banks of Lyons have been sending these urograms out with each state ment while the First National Bank of Vidalia says their officers are not only advocating it but they are puttin git into prcatice on heir farms. ST. STANISLAUS MAY BE RE-BUILT SOON J——. MACON, October 29. There ap pears to be general belief in Catho lic circles throughout Georgia that St Sanislaus college of this city is to be re-built/soon and that when the new college is erected it will become a “house of studies ’ a fin ishing institution for post graduate work, instead of a “noviatiate,” or junior school, as it formerly ranked. Are you feeling blue? This may cheer you a little. Fifteen land lords were fined in New York. EARLY IOT UPON maw plan is EXPECTED B MANCE Official Circles in Paris Indicate Harmony Will Characterize Work on New Plan EXPERT COMMISSION ACTS Expect Reparations Body May Go Ahead With Arrange ments By End of Week PARIS, Oct. 29.—French ofl’i -cial circles today indicated their ex pectation that final accord with British government regarding con ditions under which the proposed committee of experts will examine Germany’s capacity to pay will be reached within a day or two and that the reparations commission may go ahead with arrangements before the wek-end. POINCARE’S STATEMENT OF FRENCH ATTITUDE. WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—Pre-: mier Poincare’s statement of- tbe French attitude toward the new reparations inquiry is construed in official circles here as little more in substance I than a reassertion of the obvious (fact that rights ac quired under the treaty of Ver sailles cannot be abridged except with the consent of parties to the treaty. For that reason restructions up on the proposed expert commission outlined by the French premier are mot viewed as having altered the situation in any material way. THOMS SIU [H SHOT DURING PISIOL DUEL Police Arrest McLean As He Stood Over Body Os Fallen Victim NEW LORK, Oct. 29.—Thomas Gillen, of Philadelphia, was shot and seriously wounded in a pistol duuel with Joseph F. McLean, of Brooklyn, at the Hotel Langwell early today. Police arrested McLean as he was standing over Gillen’s body. No cause is given for the affray, KISS SMH E SIBIOIISLI 111 Relatives Summoned, With Patient’s Condition Grow ing Graver Hourly Miss Edith Nelson, superintend ent of the Americus and Sumter County hospital, is desperately ill there, following an attack of heart trouble Saturday. Mrs. Lucas Davis, a sister of Miss Nelson, who resides in Boston, Mass, has been summoned to Ameri cus, and grave apprehension is en tertained that she may not arrive before the end. Physicians and nurses attending Miss Nelson hold out faint hopes of hei recovery, a state of coma hav ing set in following the severe at tack. FUNERAL SERVICES FOR LESLIE CHILD SUNDAY LESLIE, October 29. —Elizabeth Bass, the U-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Bass, died of blood poisoning Saturday at 7 hclock, death following an illness of two weeks. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. P. Daugherty at 3 o’clock Sunday afternoon, with in terment in Mount Zion cemetery. A touching incident of the exercises was the rendition of the dead child’s favorite song, sung byq members of her Sunday school class, this having been among her last re quests. The floral oferings were many and beautiful. CONVICT FEDERAL AGENT PADDING EXPENSE ACCT. ATANTA. October 29.—J. W Griffin, of Hampton, former head i.f the federal prohibition enforce ment group for the Southern dis trict of Georgia, was convicted in the federal court here on a charge iof fraud, founded on an allegation f padding his expense account $44 iin connection with lodging charges lat Albany. He was sentenced to ; pay a fine of S3OO and spend 30 I days in jail, To Succeed r Harvey v - W ? »wl ■ * ■■ • fcwSi ■ j" FRANK B. KELLOGG fx-Minnesota Senator . Former Senator Frank B. Kel logg (Republican), of Minnesota, has been suggested— to Great Britain as President Coolidge’s choice idysucceed Colonel George Harvey at the American embassy in London? The suggestion ? is tht hierest formality, as it fs, .certahi that Mr. Kellogg will jjeceive the ap proval of the Bcirish govern ment. The choice of Mr. Kellogg by I President Coolidge will place in the London embassy a man who I has openly favored greater Amer- I ican participation in European affairs. The former senator will succeed Colonel Harvey at a time when the responsibilities of the Amer ican ambassador to Great Brit ain are greater than they have been at any tim e since the close of the World War. Outstanding problems with which the new ambassador must deal include the solution of the reparations question and the final disposition of the American pro posal for a 12-mile search and seizure privilege to deal with the liquor smugglers. CEMMOMA! BALES GINNED TO DATE Crop of 1923 Nearly 10,000 Bales Under Last Year’s Yield To Same Date There were 10,262 bales of cot ton counting round as half bales ginned in Sumter county from the crop of 1923 prior to October 18, 1923, as compared with 19,888 bales ginned to October 18, 1922, according to W... P. Persons, census agent of Sumter’county. GERMAN MISSIONARY IS HELD BY BANDITS SHANGHAI, October 29.—A dis patch from Shangshi received here says a German missionary named Strauss has been captured by ban dite who are holdirfg him for ran som. Conditions Tn Hunan prov ince are reported to be getting .apidlv worse. Questions For Murdock lo Answer Coming In Today Firnes-Recorder Arranges With ‘White Mahat ma to Answer a Limited Number oLQues tions Free For |ts Readers. Questions from readers of the Times-Recorder were piling in /Mon day to be answered by “Murdock, “The white Mahatma.” These ques tions are forwarded ts Mr. Mur dock, who will wire back the an swers to Thq Times-Recorder for .publication, using only the initials of those asking the questions. Be very sure to address your letter: Murdock, The White Mahatma, Care Times-Recorder, “Ask Murdock,” is a phrase that Americus, Ga.,, will be on the lips of many, judg ing from the interest already mani fested in his appearance at the Ry lander theater November 5,6, and 7. The Times-Recorder has arrang ed with the ‘ White Mahatma,” as Murdock is called, to answer a lim ited number of questions through its columns for the benefit of its readers. You may ask in regard to any matter which may be of in terest to you; business or employ ment problems, health, travel, the whereabouts of missing friends, who is true »r who is false; in faet any question except those of a more personal nature; questions of KLAN LEADER AVOIDS DEBATE WITH BABBI GLASER DA M HI Rabbi Sent Wizard Challenge Following Recent Remarks At Dallas, Tex. EVANS QUOTES SCRIPTURE Proceeds of Debate Would Have Been Divided Between Red Cross and Palestine Fund ATLANIA, Oct. 29. lmperial Wizard Evans of the Ku Klux Klan declioflc a challenge to a be • bate issued by Rabbi Simon Glazer, of New York. Rabbi telegraphed his challenge to delate the question of the status of the Jews in his country raised in an address by Evans at Dallas, Texas, a few days ago, and offer ed to divide the proceeds ofl admis sion equally between the Red Cross and the Palestine fund. Evans, ieplying, quoted scrip tures, saying, “I am doing great work and connot come down tc you.” R UHRiriWiOH IS UNCHANGED BY DAY’S DEVELOPMENTS THERE Separatists and Unemployed In Centers Fail To Make New Moves mines stillT Operating Rhineland Industrial Situation Satisfactory, With Mines and Factories There All Open DUESSELDORF, Oct. 29.—The situation in the Ruhr and Rhine land, 'both political and economic, gave little evidence today of move ment either way. There were na notable activities, ei'her by the Separatists or unem ployed, were recorded overnight. Although general progressive outlook which has been threatened was expected to begin today, no re- I ports had been received up to mid day o factual closings as factories or mines. _,;J DR. WARNOCK RETAINED AS PASTOR OF CHURCH J MILLEDGEVILLE, October 29. —Dr. H. D. Warnock, who has been pastor of the First Baptist church in this city for th e past, two years, was at a meeting of the church re called to fill the pastorate another year. The officers of the church were also elected and a re-organization held in general. Joseph Moore was elected Sunday school superintend ent and the regular board of'dea cons was also elected for four I years. the latter classification will be an swered at the matinee for ladies only. - , Murdock is coming to the Rylan dei Theatre direct from sensational engagements in the East, and it is said that he is one of the best known and recognized authorities of thought transference and occult interpretation; a character that stands out with prominence in the field he so ably graces, and with the effects that made the act rec ognized as a genuine feature in the biggest theatres of the largest cities. Murdock is said to be as far re moved from the ranks of the or dinary charalatans as day is frfom night. Those who have seen him in other citiets have nothing but praise "in that he answers all ques tions in a scientfc manner after a thorough and consideration of each. There will be a special matinee for Ladies Only, at which time girls under the age of sixteen will not be admitted to the theatre, and questions of a more private or personal nature may be asked, and in return will be answered in a di ect and comprehensive manneij . ; WEATHER. For Georgia.—Mostly cloudy to night and Tuesday; possibly showers Tuesday in extreme north portion; little change jh tempera ture. —-■ ■ ■ PRICE FIVE CENTS CABINET Os MNT IS FOPIAELV ‘FIRED’ IYDJCTATORMUELLER Note Bearing Order Handed To Cabinet Members, Berlin Despatch States MEETINGS ARE PROHIBITED Von Mueller Issues Mandate Against Assembly Meeting T uesday LONDON, October 29.—Ger. man soldiers today entered the Saxon Parliament building in Dresden and arrested a number of communists, some of whom were members of the Diet, and others leaders of the communiat party, says a Centra! New> dis patch from Berlin. Another dispatch says members of the Saxon cabinet submitted to their dismissal by the central government only un ter protest. m.' SAXON CABINET FIRED BY DICTATOR LONDON, Oct. 29.-t-A note from the government at Reich dismissing the cabinet of Saxony was handed to the cabinet today and members of the ministry submitted to dismis sal, says a Central News dispatch from Berlin. General Von Mueller, comman der of the Reichwehr, has prohibit ed the assembly of Saxony from sit ting tomorrow, continues the Cen tral News dispatch, and this action prevents members from taking any measures under protection of the’ parliamentary immunity act. YOURG STRIB'AND TA Off T 8 A. V. Boston (Offers $3,000 For Bout With Johnny Wilson—Many Bids Declined ~ MACON, Oct. 29.—W. L« “Young” Stribling, Macon’s claim-, ant to the light-heavy-weight ' champaionship *>f the world, and his father-manager, ‘Pa” Stribling, will leavg for New York City some time Tuesd ty for the purpose of conferring with promoters in that city regarding fistic engagements for the younger Stribling in the next several months. Before returning to Macon, “Pa” and, his protege will go to Philadel cities, where they have conference scheduled with leading promoters. A wire was received by “Pa” a leading Boston fistic promoter Stribling yesterday morning from offering Young Stribling $3,000 for a ten-round battle with John ny Wilson, former middle-weight champion of the world, The offer was declined, as some two hundred or more others have been since Strlb’s draw bout with Mike Me- Tigue a few weeks ago. EARTH TREMORS FELT AT MEMPHIS ON SUNDAY j MEMPHIS. Tenn., October 29. Slight but distinct earth tremors were felt in Memphis and over a large part of Arkansas and Missis sippi at 11:14 a. m. Sunday. Win dows were rattled in this city and newspapers were deluged with tele nhene innuiries from Pine Bluff. A:-k., Tunica and Tupelo, Miss., gnd numerous other towns. Although no damage of any con sequence was renorted following the tremors, at Marked Tree. Ark. several old chimneys were shoken down and large windows in a bank building were broken. No official information is available here as to the nature of the tremors of then extent. «■ , EARTH TREMORS VER SLIGHT. WASHINGTON, Odtober 29. Earth tremors felt Sunday at Mem nhis and in Arkansas and Mississ ippi were recorded on the seisnio group at Georgetown University. Father Tondbrf. the university’s seismologist, said the tremors were “very slight.’ ’ They began shortly after noon and continued about a minute and a half. ( I CAMILLA JUDGE GOES TO CHICAGO TO RESIDE J CAMILLA, October 29.—Judge A. S. Johnson, who for the past 8 years has been a resident of Ca milla. has gone to Chicago, where he will reside in the future. Judge Johnson came to Camilla from New to, where for several years he was judge of the citv court of Newton, for Baker countl. He will continue the practice of his profession in Chicago and has been retained there by a real estate concern that has large holdings in Cook county. Judge Johnson was dean of ths Mitcheell county bar,
