About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 1923)
Americu* Spot Cotton. Strict Middling 31 l-2c. N. Y. Futures Dec Jan. Meh. Prev. Close 32.28 31.60 31.65 Open 32.75 31.80 31.90 11 am 32.47 32.05 32.10 Close 32.25 31.88 31.85 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 261 COTTON LEAPS 265 POINTS IN TWO DAYS MARKET REACTS « CLOSER WITH SMALL NET ADVANCE SMH) Sensational Rise Attributed By Brokers to Adverse Bureau Report NEW HIGhTeVEL IS MADE January, March and May All Show Advances Alon? With Active Month Options NEW YORK, November 3. Cotton contracts in the New York exchange advanced 65 points at the opening of th e market, representing a total jump of 265 points, or sl3 a bale in sensational trading dur ing the past two days. January ontions touched 32.18,] March 32.22 and May 32.25, new high levels for the trading year, and the inactive months also advanced i in sympathy with others. The advance, however, attracted heavy Southern hedge selling, which | resulted in later reactions of 40 to 65 points from the high level of the day, and the market closed unset tled and generally 30 to 33 points n‘et higher. COTTON RATE CUT SOUHT AT SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, Nov. 3—Hearings were held in the federal court room here today by a representa tive of’ the Interstate Commerce commission upon complaints that the railroads discriminate against Savannah in the rates of freight charged for cotton. That the rates which have been offered by the railroads bearing traffic to and from Savannah had been unduly preferential to Au gusta, Atlanta and Macon in • the hauling of cotton was the view ex pressed. JOE DIXON HURT AS CAR OVERTURNS SYLVANIA, Nov. 3.—ln an au tomobile race at the fair here this afternoon, the car driven by Joe Dixon, white, turned over on a curve and he was thrown some dh sance and severiy hurt. Sammy Burke, nogro who was in the racer with him was caught under the car and also.badly hurt. It is not thought that either is fatally injur ed. Bernard Pearce won the light ear race and Fuller Dixon, was first in the other dash. HATCHERY FOR BAINBRIDGE BAINBRIDGE, Nov. 2. A chicken hatchery for Decatur coun ty will be installed about Decem ber 1. according to an anonunce ment by M. L. Mayes, president of the Kiwanis club of Bainbridge. The hatchery which will be placed in the heart of the business section of this city will be of 10,000 egg capacity. Farmers throughout this section have shown much elation over the prospect and it is hoped that it will be an incentive to poul try raising here. NAVY FLYER SMASHES ALL SPEED RECORDS MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., Nov. 3.—Lieut. Harold W. Brown, navy aviator, yesterday smashed all the speed records when he flew a racer over a three-kilometer course four times with an average speed of 257.5 miles an hour. The course was straight away. Questions Asked Murdock and Answer d Cover Wide Range The questions submitted Murdock the white mahatma —in care ot the Times-Recorder, disclose some interesting facts. There is no doubt j of the eagerness of most of us to j know something of “tomorrow, ’ i and the character of the questions | asked reveal that love and business |. are the two matters of greatest in- . terest —or curiosity—with romance ; leading the field. Following are more of the ques tions answered by Murdock, who • opens his engagement at the Ry- j lander on Monday: M. j \v.— (Question withheld.), Ans.—l am sorry that I can not answer your question here. It you will attend the special Indies mati nee Wednesday. 1 will recognize your presence and answer you in datail. It will not be necessary for , vou to again write the question. L. R Will I be able to get a new bottle of my tonic? Ans. —Sor- ry, the crystal will not aid in an | evasion of the 18th amendment, j Personally, 1, advise you to let it; stay empty. You i re only about 30 . per cent efficient now. t ■ A. L.—How about the investment i in oil I am considering? Ans.—The j stock is merely a pretty piece of | i paper. Let it alone. The crystal shows me your banker has already told you the same thing. He is' right. T. S.—Will I marrp thg man . | THETWesWtCORDER PUBLISHED IN THE? HE ARTlor ‘ “ ‘ $250,000 Handed Merchants\>inWav-Ut) Campaign Hundreds in All Parts of Trade Territory Co- Operated to Make Effort Most Successful In Commercial History of Year Hundreds of visitors in Americus today to attend the grand final event in the Ameriaus merchants pay up and trade ulp campaign this afternoon at 3 o’clock, will leave thousands of dol lars in tills of business houses here,” said Henry P. Everett, secre tary of the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, at noon today. ' Continuing, Secretary Everett characterized the campaign as the most successful trade promotion and collection effort ever attempted here. “Everybody apparently joined in the spirit of the campaign from the very beginning,’’ said Secretary Everett. “1 have watched the campaign closely since its inauguration, and have talked constantly with the participating merchants, and as a re sult of these conversations, I feel justified in asserting that no less than a quarter of a million dollars in cash transactions have been registered among the participating merchants since the carr.lpaign was inaugurated. Every merchant participating in the campaign bas expressed to me his satisfaction with the results attained, “Hundreds of old accounts, many of which had been upon the books of merchants a long time, have been liquidated during this campaign; new money has thus been poured into the channels of trade and dollars hoarded away out of the arteries of com merce have been put to work again with resultant 'prosperity to the whole community. One especially pleasing feature of the campaign, as 1 view the situation, is the new business drawn to Americus and the participating merchants, as a result of this pay up and trade up movement and the money spent in its promotion, I believe, should be considered among the best investments ever mad by the Chamber of Commerce and those co-operating with the Americus trade organization in the . effort. I _ _ “A considerable volume of the business done by Americus mer chants during, and because of this campaign, was represented by out of-town buyers —persons residing in all parts of Americus’ trade terri tory, and on behalf of the directors (Continued on Page 8.) AMERICAN APPRAISAL KEWmil Chancellor Stresemann, Fears Further Disastrous Depre ciation of Mark BERLIN, Nov. 3. The New York appraisal of the mark on a . basis of one and two third;) trillion to a dollar mover Chancellor Strcssmann to convoke a midnight session of his cabinet at which sev eral emergency ordinances were proclaimed for the purpose of fore stalling similar collapse of the mark in Berlin . The effect of the cabinet’s action is to establish definite, relations be tween the paper mark and a new gold loan which is planned as a forerunner to stabilize currency. The paper mark will figure as frac tional currency and a term will be fixed for its ultimate dedemption. W lira EPIKARR If MS RICE PARIS, Nov. 3.—An offer to match Epinard against Zev in the race to be run in France next April or May will be forwarded to Harry Sinclair by the French Jock ey Club, should Zev defeat My Own and other cracks at Litonia I this afternoon. am writing to Ans.—Do you mean “A. M.” in Atlanta? No; he is al ready married and has two child ren. Forget him. S. M.—Would it be best for me to change my work or continue what lam doing? Eave I mail the person I am to marry? Ans. —There are unlimited possibilities around you. Why not stay in the dentist office and put every effort possble upon your work? You will not re gret it, if you do. Among your ac quaintances I see no one w’ho ap peals. to you at present. Another year will bring about a change in tj Relation. wT C. W. —Will I always be lone ly as now and why am I left so much to myself? Ans.—You were born under a peculiar sign which proves you must be master of your own destiny. Get out in the open more; associate more with others —cultivate the habit. Remember, all you have is yourself. You can make of your life what you will and you have no one to blame but your self. Think this over. More questions and answers will appear in Monday’s paper. There has Jjcen a veritable deluge of que. - tions and all could not be answere 1 immediately on receipt. Send in your questions ana they will all be handed Murdock to answer for you. Sign your full name, though only initials will be published. AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 3, 192 3 WHAI’S GOING ON IN THE WORLD ANOTHER CONFERENCE GERMAN CHAOS PROHIBITION By CHARLES P. STEWART Diplomacy is too tricky to justi fy very 'bright hopes concerning, the latest plan for settling Eu rope’s troubles. London asked Washington if the latter would would join in an in quiry by fifianbiul experts from al) the leading countries to decide how niuch Germany could pay. Secretary Hughes answered yes. In fact, such an inquiry was what Hughes proposed some time ago, though the scheme he outlined was not quite the same as the one suggested. WHAT FRANCE OWES I But the secretary iof state, in telling England “yes,” made it plain that what France owes to the United States mustn’t be brought into any discussion of the amount Germany’s able to pay tc France. In other words, the Unit ed States wants her money from France anway. SOME FINE POINTS. France agrees, after a fashion, and yet not wholly. That is tc say, Premier Poincare declares France will oppose any reduction in the German indemnity unless France’s debts are correspondingly I reduced. It’s France’s old attempt i to get out of paying her debt to the United States; put in a new way. The French, insist also that the Reparations Commission shall ap point the financial experts and that the commission .hall nave the right to turn down the experts’ report. This mbans th: t the experts may be all hand-picked by Franc?. Fur ther more their work may go for nothing after it’s done. AS TO THE SENATE. Then again, the Reparations Commission was created by the Treaty of Versailles. Placing the proposed inquiry primarily in the commission’s hands means this treaty''s recognition. Will the United States senate stand for that? And if not, can the presi . dent place the United States in th? I position of aiding the inquiry, re .ga rd less of the senate? It’s im ) possible to answer either of these | questions offhand. I TOO MANY JOKERS Germany’s undestood to be fav i orable to the inquiry, though none i too hopeful of its uccess. Bc-1- I gium and Italy are friendly to the plan, too. That a settlement is 1 even being talked about is a good ! thing, but there are too many | ‘jokers’ in the proposition to prom , ise well. WETS AND DRYS. | The Association Against the Pro hibition Amendment announces a : convention to be h» lei in January ; on ‘‘American principle*.’’ I Leaders say this gathering is de layer! to give the drys time to see I they can do toward enforc ing Volsteadism, following their rc | (Continued on Page Eight) MUNICIPAL POLITICS WARM UP NOTETRRTATENIN3 DEATH HANDED W. WALTON 818181881 Missive Sent Executive By Stranger in Lobby, Who Left Building Immediately WILL APPEAL TO COURTS If Decision of Legislature Un favorable Governor Will Ask Federal Courts to Act OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 3. (By the Associated Press.-) Governor J. C. Walton, on trial be fre a senate court of impeach ment, declared’late today that his life had been threatened in a note banded him this morning by a senate page as .he sat at his counsel table. The note was handed to a page by a stranger, .the governor said he had .learned. The stranger then left. Inquirers at the time were given to understand that the note was “insulting,” but the governor’ later declared it was “a threat against his life.” The Javernor remained in his office during the afternoon session of the court, but declared it was for the purpose of. attending to personal business. Governor Walton declined ■to show the alleged note to a press representative. Counsel for Governor Walton let it be known that "if the decision in the impeachment casa-4s unfavor able to him an appeal will be taken to the United States district court. They deelined to reveal detail's of their contemplated action, but intimated that the October 2 spe cial election, which was held when the election officials and voters ignored the governor’s order* to keep the polls closed, would in some way be made the basis of the ap peal. OKLA. PRISONERS THREATEN MEETING. OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 3.- Fifty national guardsmen were called out to guard a prison camp near the. cr.pitol, late Friday, foJ lowing a report to Lieutenant Governor M. E. Trapp that the prisoners threatened to mutiny. A wholesale jail delivery plot is said to have been discovered. The men have been disgruntled over the hold-up of pardons and paroles said to have been promised to them bp Governor Walton. Since his sus pension action on granting the prisoners their freedom has l>en momentarily halted pending inves igation. Uffll KMT TIED IN fHOUS CHAPEL Crown Prince Gustav Weds Niece of King George At Simp!* Ceremony LONDON, Nov. 3.—Before the ancient altar of the intimate little chapel royal in the palace of St. James, where many a king and queen have been married since the lays of Henry VIII, Crown Prince Gusthv Adolph took as his second bride this afternoon Lady Louise Mountbatten, niece of the reigning sovereigns of Britain. ROME OFFERS GOOD WORKING CONDITIONS ROME, GA., Nov. 3.—Satisfac tory labor conditions in Rome have secured for this city a $200,000 mitting mill that will begin opera ions bv the first ot‘ the year. The new plant will employ 400 people, and the pay roll will run close to $200,000 annually. The new factory will be one of i dozen operated by the Chester Knitting Mills, of Chester, III.; J. 11. Rickman, president and general manager is in Rome at present. GLAD TO BE HOME, SAYS OLD ‘CONFED’ SAVANNAH, Nov. 3.-—J. C. Hunter, 72-year-old Confederate veteran, recently pardoned by the Governor after serving 13 years of i life sentence for murder of three women in this city. 14 or 15 years ago, arrived in Savannah 1 riday.to visit'one of his few remaining kins men for a month, a local policeman. BULLETIN. COLUMBUS, November 3. At 2 oclock this afternoon rain was descending in torrents, and it appears probable that playing of the annual game between Georgia and Auburn her e would be impossible. There are several thousand vis itors, many Mits, from Athens and Auburn hare for the game, as well as a gener our number of alumni from both institutions. Playing in a muddy field the when the first half ended, game stood: 11. f Georgia 7, Auburn 0. TO WED AGAIN~ 1 $ Im g HefT ' j r nsr t ■ - jSjEHEI MRS. ENRICO CARUSO CONFIRMENGAGEMENT OF CMHIOOW NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—Paris newspaper reports that Mrs. Enrico Caruso, former Dorothy Banjamin of New York, was engaged to marry Captain E. A. Ingram, a Scotchman, were confirmed today by members of the Banjamin fam ily, in New York. The New York Times said today that Mrs. Caruso met Captain In gram last Augusta and the romance started when he began giving her swimming lessons. BSMML’NffI SEWELL ON BEMEiI MUSKOGEE, Okla., Nov. 3. Dallas Sewell, accused of attacking a white woman recently and re turned to the Mclntosh jail after making a break for liberty across Oklahoma into Texas, was lynched by a band of masked men at Eu faula this morning. Your Church Is Calling You Be the first to pledge your presense in the Go-To-Church movement in "Americus tomor row, and every other Sunday in November. » The churches of Americus, the institutions which are en deavoring through their minis ters and workers to effect the greatest community good and the Salvation of Souls urging the people of Americus to de vote two hours of the twenty four on Sunday to church-go ing. It is little to ask. It is much to give. The -ministers of the com munity are due that considera tion, and they will show their appreciation by giving splendid messages, aided by the inspira tion of your presence. Each resident in Americus is personally known to some min ister, and whep he sees that you are lending encouragement to his work, he will give you the best within him. The church is th- greatest con.mun'ty asset, '.nd you are tlie greatest resource Let the Sunday slogan be “I was glad when they said, Let us go unto the house of the Lord.’ And live up t» it to morrow. ■ Be there. On time. Go to your own church. If you are not a member of any church, attend service some where tomorrow. A warm wtl coiue awaits you in every church. LLOYD GEORGE SAILS ON S. S. MAJESTIC Surrounded By Officials Wish ing Him Godspeed, Aged Premier Waves Farewell NEW YORK, Nov. 3.—David Lloyd George, former premier of Great Britain, sailed for home to day on the S. S. Majestic, after a tour of American cities with his wife and daughter. Right up to the minute of his departure he was besieged by of ficials and delegations wishing him Godspeed. AMBASSADOR HERRICK. ftND POINCARE CONFER Strict Secrecy Maintained Re- garding Subjects Discussed In Lengthy Conference J Paris, Nov. 3.-—Americin Am bassador Herrick called on Pre mier Poincare this morning and had a long conference with him. The strictest secrecy regarding the subject of conversation is main tained in the French foreign of fice and American embassy. FILIPINO IS GUILTY OF SLAYING GIRL Extreme Penalty Is Meted Out Defendant Arter Trial Last ing During 10 Days NEW YORK, Nov. 3. Eulgo Lozado, Fillipino who has been on trial far 10 days on the charge of having slain Blossom Martin, a nurse, last June, was found guilty ; of murder in the first degree this I morning. LA FOLLETTE TALKS Os BERMAN AFFAIRS Urges American Aid For Dis tressed Country in Name Os Humanity PORTLAND, 3.—Sena l tot Robert M. ta Follette, of Wis consin, returning today on the United States liner George Wash ington, after three months in Eu rope, told newspapermen that what he had seen overseas made him "more determined than ever to de vote whatever power I possess to bring our government back to the people.” -v He said ha was prepared to spend the balance of his life in combat ing with renewed energy "the forces that are tending to under mine and destroy in the United States the American tradition of government” He declined to comment on the appointment of former Senior Kellogg as ambassador to Great Britain. "I haven't a word to say about , that subject,” he said. T don't ' want to talk about it’’ In making an appepal for Amer ican aid for the people of Ger many, Senator La Follette said: "Delay means the possible over throw of governments, dissolution, chaos, civil war .and hell let loose in Europe. “I ’eel bound,” he said in a pre i pared statement, “to avail myself I of the first opportunity upon my I return to appeal directly to the I men and women of out county to | help the unfortunate people of I Germany. Whplly aside from the issues involved in the war, common humanity calls upon the American people to aid the German ] eonle ' hi their dire need and to aid them , now.” I , ' MEMBERS OF KU KLUX KLAN RESIGNS CITY JOB SIOUX CITY, lowa, Nov. 3.—Ou I the eve of threatened action toward i his forcible removal from office for alleged Ku Klux Klan activities at ! the city hall .and police ’, ladquar : tors, M. D. Riggs, chairman of the I civil service commission, has tend ered his resignation to the mayor. I Riggs’ resignation contained de , nouncement of the mayor for al ; leged betrayal of friendship. —. —OO—WWWI WEATHER. For Georgia: Rain tonight and probably Sunday; warmer in north and central portion tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS 6 ENTRIES $ PRIMARY TO CHROSEI MEMBERS CITY COUNCIL TODAY Allison and Harris Will Both Stand For Re-Ekcticn With New Candidates in Field ENTRIES CLOSED AT NOON Clark, Hightower, Murrav and Lott Complete List of Those Out After Open Jobs When the city democratic execu tive committee closed its book at noon Saturday, the following named citizens had refl stered and paid their entry fees for one of the four places to be filled in the primary election for four city councilmen: R. E. ALT ISON. (’. J. (’I ARK. J. W. HIGHTOWER. J. W. HARRIS. JR. NATHAN MURRAY. JAMES LOTT The places on council, to be fi'T ed are those now held by R. E. Allison, J. W. Harris, Jr., H. L. spz ( > and the vacancy caused sev eral weeks ago by the resignation of E. J. Witt. ' - Mr. W|tt resigned because of the fact that Jie had removed his resi dence from the city. R. E. Allison registered to suc ceed himself. i J. W. Harris seeks to succeed him- 1 self. i H. L. Mize did not desire to again I enter council and therefore dia hot I register to enter the primary. Nathan Murray, local druggist, land J. W. Hightower, cotton buyer, I farmer and real estate operator, and James Lott,, proprietor of a I large auto accessory establishment ] her'e, entered for one of the four places. The primary election occurs on Tuesday, November 13. Thos a who htjve not registered with the city clerk must.go in par ison and register for this election before the closp of the day, Wed nesday, November 7. All taxes for 1922 and street ■ taxes must have been paid, states the citv clerk. BMMS OEBWINE DICTATOR IT BERLIN Unless Demand Is Acceded To, State May Send Troops Against Capital BERLIN, Nov. 3.—The Bavar ian government, it is learned au thoritatively, has sent a letter to Chancellor Stressmann demanding the creation of a dictatorship tor Reisch based on the Bavarian model. The letter adds that unless such dictatorship is established in Ber lin forthwith, the Bavarian govern ment intends to send troops now concentrated on the Bavarian ■ frontier against the capital. SURPRISE SPRUNG IN STAR WITNESS CASE ATLANTA, Nov. 3.—Springing a surprise on both prosecution arid defense by indicting the govern ment’s star witness in the case, the federal grand jury Friday after noon returned an indictment cht-rg ing conspiracy against Sheriff E. 8. Garner, Deputy Sheriffs How ard Garner and J M. Bernard of Gwinnett county, and A. L. (“Red) Tosh, convited liquor runner, who anneareil before the grand jury aS principal witness against the Gwin net officers only to find himself jointly indicted when the jury’s re port was raturned. This is life second time Sheriff | Gi.rrier and ‘his two deputies have i been indicted on the same conspir- I, acy charges, the previous indict ment having been thrown out of I court on demurrer entered by de i sense counsel before Judge Sam- I iel H. Sibley. WIFE SEEKS DIVORCE FROM FATTY ARBUCKLE J ROVIDENCE. R. L. Nov. 3. Minta L. Arbuckle has filed in the Superior court here a petition for a divorce from Roscoe (batty) C. Arbuckle. The petition is brought 'on the ground of desertion and neg i lect to provide. . Notice was served on Arbuckle at a local hotel Octo i her 22. The petitioned claims that |iie deserted her in April, 1917, and •says she came here in 1919 to enter the employ of the Stuart Film Co,
