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Americus Spot Cotton / Strict middling 33 cents. N. Y. Futures Dec. Jan. March Previous Close .32.75 32.50 32.61 Open 33.65 33.25 33.50 11 am . .... 33.80 33.50 33.69 Close 33.95 33.65 33.82 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.-—NO. 256 SCORES OF TAX LAWS INTRODUCED Fox, Ku Klux Editor Goes On 7rial f Next Week »HF CBBIIH WILL Fit f Jim FIM WHffl Unable To Serve Warrants On Wizard Evans and Other Klan Officials MORE WARRANTS ISSUED Dr. Johnston. Fearing For His Life, Asks Officers For Protection ATLANTA, Nov. "‘.—lf neces sary arrangements can be complet ed, Philip E. Fox, publicity chief of the Ku Klux Klan, will be placed on trial next week for slaying Cap tain W. S. Coburn, Solicitor Cen tral Boykin said today. In the meantime authorities have been unable to serve peace war rants on Imperial Wizard Evans and three other klan offiicals. Warrants Were taken out by Dr. Fred B. Johnston allied with the Simmons faction of the klar on the ground that he, too, feared for hi.- life. Dr. Linton Smith, maily •phy.-.i cian for Fox declared that in .hi;' belief the klan publicity man. i suffering from mental disorders and announced he had called rn alienist for consultation. Peacn warrants against H. K. Ramsey, Brown Harwood and T. J. McKinnin, Kirn offiicals, were dis missed when they later appeared voluntarily in court and Dr. John ston did not appear. The peace warrant against Ev ans remains to be disposed of as he is out of the city. Johnsen also is reported to have gone to Bir mingham to consult Simmons. POSSIBLE MOTIVE BEING SOUGHT ATLANTA, Nov. 7.—Following thd indictment of Philip E. Fox, editor of The Nighthawk, official organ of the Ku Klux Klan, for the murder of Captain Coburn, city and county officers worked dili gently throughout Tuesday in an unsuccessful effort to arive at a possible motive for the deed. Meanwhile Fox, in his cell at Fulton jail, remained silent as to his reason for shooting Coburn to death as 'he sat in his law office in the Atlanta Trust company building at 4 o’clock Monday aft ernoon. " Thus far the statement of Fox to hia captors to the effect that Co burn. had in his possession certain documents derogatory to his char acter, the publication of which Wopld have ruined him, is the only reason for the shooting which has beep hinted. Existence of such documents was emphatically denied Tuesday- by Dr. Fred B. Johnston, chief of staff of Emperoy W. J. Simmons, who stated that he h - "' • ted Coburn 11’, ,i: r: ■ the pap.ir.: to which FoxNvas thought to have referred end said that “he was certain no document in Coburn’s possession referred in anyway to Fox. Atrtthe imperial palace Tuesday afternoon reporters were told that “there was no one at headquar ters who cared to make any stTte ment.” When en attache of the palace was asked if headquarters would deny or affirm the statement Fox is alleged to have made to Dr. Johnston to the efect that there was a plot to kill four prominent members of the Simmons faction, he replied, “We don’t know any thing about it and certainly aren’t going to talk about a matter wc know nothing about,” he conclud ed, “we have nothing to say.” FOX OFFERED AID FROM TEXAS. DALLAS, Tex., Nov. 7.—Sheriff Dan Koriston and District Attorney Shelby Cox, Tuesday, wired Pfiilin Foy.- charged with the slaying of W. S. Coburn over dissention with in the Ku Klux Klan, at Atlanta, offering to go to his assistance. The telegram expressed regret that Fox had become entangled in klan affairs at Atlanta, but stated they were certain he was in the right and that the tragedy was un avoidable. LOUISVILLE BUILDS FINE NEW HOTEL J LOUISVILLE, Nov. 7.——A con tract calling for an expenditure of 832,000 end specifying that the new hotel to be built at this city be finished by May 1, 1924, has been let to T. B. Kelley, the suc cessful bidder in the project. The hotel will have about twenty rooms and will be extremely modern in all its features. Willis Inin, of Augqsta, has been named as the architect and work is to begin im mediately. THE IN HExXRT_OF DIX~I£' NEW YORK FUTURES ATTAIN NEW HIGHS BlfflNG ORDERS' IICMHKET 1— Over-Holiday Orders Flood Ex changes, Resulting in Rapid Rise in Quotations REACH NEW 7 HIGH LEVELS December Sells at 33.75 and January Reaches 33.48 On . Bull Coup NEW YORK, Nov. 7.—Heavy accumulation of buying orders over the holiday inspired by a big ad vance prices on. New Orleans and Liverpool exchanges yesterday re sulted in an advance of about 100 points i i local cotton markets at the opening. . December contracts so'd at 33. ij cents a r.'im’. and > i -t.arv at 33.48 cents, both establishing new high levels for the season. Burned body found IN NEGRO CHURCH BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. The charred body found in the ruins of a negro church near Tus caloosa has been positively identi fied as that of a Birmingham wo man, Chief Deputy Sheriff IL 3. Hill, of Jefferson county, said upon .his return rom r>, personal investi gation and .conference with au thorities of Tuscaloosa county. Beyond the fact that the woman was from Birmingham, Deputy Fl’ll would not give any other informa tion because of “certain complica tions” whic hhe said must first be cleared up, though he did say that the body is not that of any of the women end girls previously named in the investigation. “We have established the fact that the body is that of a Birming ham woman, and we know the mo tive behind the crime,” Dempsey Hill said. WINSTON CHURCHILL MAY SUCCEED BONAR LAW LONDON, Nov. 7.—lnterest in domestic politics is focused on the representation of the Glasgow cen tral division in the house of com mons, for a succassor to the late Andrew Bonar Law’ is to be elect ed forthwith. A report that W.ir.ston Spencer Chicchill las received •’ > invitation f;-. m local liberals to become their candidate has caused a flutter in official quarters as the invitation apparently involves an attempt to rc-unite the two wings of the party —the Aso.uithian and the Lloyd Georgian grbup.s The invitation is 1 said to ’ have come Jrom the As quithian side. The stir created by the sugges tic i of Mr. Churchill’s candidacy is | partly due to the opinion in some circles that liberals through a lack of energy; that the distrust of Lloyd George by the independent liberals is unconquerable and that Mr. Churchill is the only man who can reunite the party. EDITOR PHINIZY SEES ERA OF PROSPERITY ATLANTA, Nov. 7.—Discussing what he terrps, “The Sign of Times’ Bowdre Phinzy, owner and editor of the Augusta, Ga., Herald says: “There has never been a brighter sign for prosperity than is now downing upon us. The seasons i this year have been ideal and. the I planter has enjoyed a perfect plant | ing and harvesting time. Food- I stuff has been raised in abundance I and an unusual crop of cotton has I been made to tly acreage. Hogs, I cattle and poultry are plentiful and j the cribs and haystacKs are loaded ■ with the bijst corn, outs and hay I this section has ever produced. All I in all, the people of this section | have something to be thankful for j ?.l I era o. l etter times is now upon I ui. “Business conditions are grow- I ing stable; the banks have tlie j largest deposits they have carried in years; the merchants are enjoy ! ing :,1 unusual trade.” BERLIN, Nov. 7.—The leader lof the band which murdered the i late Czar of Russia and his family i is at present : i Beilin, according to the Lqkal Anzeiger. The man is under medical treatment in a nursing home suffering from hallu cinations which have haunted him since the day of the murder. The Soviet Embassy in Berlin, Which is said to. be bokiig after the man, has provided him with money and put a motor car ut hit disposal, \ AMERICUS, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7, 1923 TWENTY TWO PERSONS KILLED DMG RIOTS Strike of Railway Workers In Warsaw Causes Serious * WARSAW, Nov. 7. —Twenty-two persons have been killed and 60 wounded in riots and bombings growing out of the strike of rail way workers. Disorders occurred despite an agreement of the socialists to call off the strike in return for the gov ernment’s promfee to withdraw the military from the railroads. MM cm Sbk' PfWTIM FORCED President Harding Had Directed Removal of Bureau Direc tor, He Asserts WASHINGTON, November 7. President Harding called for the resignation of Charles R. Forbes as director of the veterans’ bu reau as a result of the Perryville, Md., surplus supply sale transac tion, Brigadier. Genera] Saw’yer, the late president’s personal friend and pyhsician, testified before the sen ate veterans committee here to day. COTTON VESSEL AFIRE NEAR ENGLISH COAST roldsociety ..etao etaoi etao .etaoi HAVRE, France, Nov. 7. —The British Steamship Hannington Court, with a cargo of cotton from Galveston for this port, wirelessed last night that she was afire 1,200, miles west-southwest of Queens town. COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA MEETS THURSDAY NIGHT The orchestrations for the Com munity orchestra having been re ceived by Alfred C. Gane, director, a meeting will be held Thursday ujght at 8 o’clock at the Communi ty club to which every member' is urged to be present. The delay in delivery was caus ed by some of the music having to be ordered, and Mr. Gane an nounces that everything is now ready for a meeting which he an ticipates as being fully attended. WESTERN UNION SUPT. DIES SUDDENLY AT POST JACKSONVILLE, Nov. 7.—L. J. Maxwell ,for many years district commercial superintendent for the Western Union Telegraph company of this state, died suddenly in his office today. SUITS FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER CAN INSTITUTED CAIRO, Nov. 7.—Suits will be entered immediately against sev eral members of the Cane Grow ers association for failure to deliv er their syrup to the association in violation of their contracts, accord ing to a resolution adopted by the association’s board of directors.- CLAIMS ENFORCEMENT RESTS ON PEOPLE ATHENS, Nov. 7.—Judge Sam uel H. Sibley, in charging the grand jury here recently said that the en forcement of the prohibition laws as well as other laws depended up on whether the people wanted them enforced. Judge Sibley said that the courts of the country were as powerless to enforce the laws as a mason, is to build a house with only a trowel unless , they .vote backed by the sentiment of thq people. Judge Sibley made a short charge which was to the point, the grand jury taking up presentments immediately. UPSON COUNTY COTTON SHOWS IMPROVEMENT THOMASTON. Nov. 7.—Already more cotton has been ginned in Upson county this year than during the whole of the previous season, and according to the reports much more is expected. The crop will exceed that of last year by more than one thousand bales according to the recent ginning estimates. Many potatoes of large size are being brought into the local mar ket as well as other farm products which have enjoyed a good yeai. The high price of cotton has in creased the prospects for the farm ers in this territory and has done much to alleviate the hard times propaganda. MINISTERS’-LAYMEN CONFERENCE BACKS GO TO CHURCH MOYE -J. More Than Hundred Men At Get-Together Gathering To Discuss Religious Work CAMPAIGN JlivEN PRAISE Attendance At All Churches On Sunday Far Jkhead of Prev ious Sundays One hundred /men, officials and n\. listers of the Various churches of the city, assembled Tuesday night in the basement of the Furlow Grammar school, where a supper prepared by the women of the First Methodist chu;<4 w »s The gathering, was a get-to-geth er of minister 4>d layman, for the purpose of bringing about closer relations oetween the two. J. E. Hightower. of the Chris tian church. piesided as toastmast er; Frank Harrold, of the Episco pal church, was song leader; Fur low Gatewood, of the. First Baptist, offered the opening prayer. Dr. Cail Minor, speaking for the Ministerial association, assured the laymen of the appreciation of the ministers for their 100 per cent response to the suggestion that the He*.said the reason for the con meeting be held ference was to bring about a closer Christian co-operation between pas tor and official, and to enlist the aid of the layn en in. the November go-to-church campaign inaugurated by the Ministerial association. Dr. Minor said the Ministerial had results. That approximately 800 people attended church serv ices the last Sunday in October, whereas more than 1300 were pres ent the first Sunday in Novembrf) It is the expectation and hope of the ministers to have 4,000 people present at the services the fourth Sunday in November and the drive is now leading up to that. Dar. Minor said the. Ministerial association would welcome a quar terly meeting of all religious forces of the cjty gathered for the pur pose of advancing spirituality in the community. Bradley Hogg, of the First Bap tist church, followed Dr. Minor, ii\ a plea for more constant church at tendance by the lay officials of the church. He said too many of the official were “off and on” in their attendance; that a church official should attend all services or resign bis office. A. C. Crockett, of the Presby terian church, plead for a closer co-operation between ministers and laymei\ officials. He said the of ficials should give the go-to-church campaign every aid, goiflg them selves and persuading others to go to all services. H. 3. Walker, of the Lee Street Methodist, spoke of the three C’s —Consecration, Co-operation and Church attendance. “Consecrate ourselves to the co-operation with each other in Christian service,” he said. R. L. Maynard, of the Central Baptist, said those not attending services regularly might be called slackers, in some eases. “Those church members and officials who stay at home on Sundays are slack ers in the Lord’s work,” he said. Ho suggested that all automobiles stay off the streets between the hours of service at 11 a. m. and 7p. m. and cited methods used during the war to persuade people to do then duty. Frank Harrold, Episcopal church, thought’ the gathering was the first of its kind and that it had great possibilities if continued regularly. He plead for closer co-operation between official and minister. John Sheffield, First Methodist, said “I see before me tonight the most inspiring sight my eyes have ever beheld. There is no narrow denominationalism here; all arc striving for one goal, even though we pursue slightly different paths.” On motion of John Shiver, the 100 laymen voted unanimously to form a permanent organization of all church officials and ministers, meeting quarterly, and suggested that details be worked out by the committee responsible for the coin ference last night. J. E. Mathis suggested that all church officials attend the various, prayer meetings at stated inter vals, in a body, visiting from church to church during the quar ter. W. A. Joyner, Christian church, said there were many on the out skirts of the city, top far to walk, who should be brought to church PLAYEfI FUKERJL Him M MJ II ONI Services at 11:3O O’clock Here With Interment in Rochelle Cemetery Funeral services for George A. Player who died suddenly at his home here Tuesday morning, were held from the family residence on Furlow- street this morning at 11:30 o’clock. Rev. Luther A. Harrell, pastor of the Lee Street Methodist church, conducted the obsequies, and many friends attended. The remains were carried on the noon Seaboard train to Rochelle, where interment took place this afternoon. SOCIETY LEADERS ARE EATING SAUER KRAUT u CHICAGO, Nov. 7. —Sauer kraut .now is popular in dining halls of society, James A, Anderson, of Provo, Utah, presiding at a meeting of the directors of the National Cartners association, declared. Sales of sauer kraut have increased more than 100 per cent in ten years, he said. JUDGE HOWARD MAKES FIRST CHARGE TO JURY ATLANTA, Nov. 7.— Delivering the first charge he has made to a grand jury since assuming duties as judge in the Fulton Superior court. Judge G. H. Howard Monday scored the whereby trial juries fix the sentence in felony cases. The present law fails to of fer sufficient latitude in permitting the general aspects of a convicted defendant’s past conduct to have a bearing on the immediate case. LITTLE BOY MAY LOSE EYESIGHT FROM BURNS SAVANNAH, Nov. 7.—Jack, 5- y ear-old son of Editor R. M. Rhod en, of the Reidsville Journal and Baxley Banner, is in a hospital here being treated for severe powder burns which may cost him his eye sight. The lad with others was trying to set off the powder in a shell from which the shot had been picked, when the explosion badly burned his face. DR. G. N. HOWARD DIES IN CUSSETA I ATLANTA, Nov. 7.—Dr. G. N. ! Howard, of Cusseta, father of 1 Judge G. H .Howard, of Fulton Superior court, die'd Monday after noon. He was 78 years of age. For many years he had been super intendent of schools in Chattahoo chee county. Surviving him are three sons, Dr. C. N. Howard, Jr., a member of the legislature from Chattahoochee county; H. B. Howard, ordinary of that county, and Judge Howard, of Atlanta; and three sisters, Mrs. J. C. Butler, of Birmingham; Mrs. A. B. Taylor, of Texas, and Mrs. Dozier McElby, of Cusseta. BEN HILL GRAND JURY SCORES ELKS CLUB FITZGERALD, Nov. 7. The grand jury of Ben Hill county in a I recent meeting made recommenda i tions to the court to abate the ! premises of the Elks club as a nuis- I ance. Judge Crum stated that the action would delayed pending the return of the attorney general from Washington, on account of holding membership in the fraternity, Soli i citor Wall is disqualified front the ' action. Frequent intoxication and I using the club rooms for the hold i ing of liquor parties, wer ■ charged I in the recommendations as reasons | for the presentation. The grand I jury claimed that the liquor parties were frequent and that sometimes they were boisterous. by those having ears. “Do that ' and you'll fill the churches every j Sunday,” he said. Dr. John M. Outler, First Meth- J odist church, spoke of the conteni i plated union revival in the early I part of 1924 and asked for an ex j pression from those present. On I motion the laymen declared they would back the Ministerial asso- I ciatipn in the move to hold a un- I ion revival, bringing here for that I purpose a revivalist. The "women of the First Method ist were thanked for serving the supper and each mau present drop ped 50 cents in the hat, which sum will be placed in the building fund of the First church. PROSPECT BRIGHTER FOR EK ICC« OH REPARATION PLAN Commission Decides To Com ply at Once With German Request EXPERTS HOLD MEETING With Unity Among Three Great Nations Early Settlement Is Now Expected J PARIS, Nov. 7.—Prospect for an agreement between France and Great Britain on the text of an invitation to the United States to join with the reparations question, were regarded in diplomatic and French official circles today as brighter than yesterday. TO COMPLY WITH GERMAN REQUEST. PARIS, Nov. 7—The reparations commission has decided to comply immediately with the German re tions question as proposed in the Berlin government’s note of Oct. 24, if the several governments, in cluding the United States, are un able to agree regarding the setting up of an advisory inevsting- com mitttee. FLORIDA JUDGE SCORES KU KLUX KLAN ORDER PENSASOLA, Fla., Nov. 7.—ln his charge to the grtund jury here in the United States court, Judge William B. Sheppard referred to the Ku Klux Klan in the most se vere language, characterizing the organization he referred to without calling its name, as one which was bordering on anarchy, and was anything but the one hundred per cent American as claimed. The court said that the tactics usually employed by such organization tended to produce a condition or demoralization of law and make life and property unsafe. His charge was devoted almost entirely to the klan. DERAILMENT OF TRAIN INJURES SEVERAL PEOPLE CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., Nov. 7—Several passengers were report ed slightly injured when several coaches of St. Louis-SanFrancisco ] par- -iger train No. 802 wene de luded at Brooks Junction, 25 miles I south of here. The train was en ; route from Memphis to St. Louis and was the same one that collided with a freight train at Swift, M sevral days ago, but none was in jured even slightly in this accident. SOIL BACTERIA SALES EXCEEDING LAST YEAR ATLANTA, Nov. 7.—Sales of bacteria for soil inoculation by the state department of agriculture were greater during October this year than for the entire season of 1922, it was stated by Assistant Commisisoner Fred Bridges on Tuesday. Sufficient of this bac teria was sold to the farmers in October to properly inoculate 2,- 500 acres of soil, he stated. While urging all farmers to in oculate their soils for the large in crease in crop yield which will re sult the department has arranged to sell the bacteria to Georgia far mers at cost. The department’s price is 30 cents per acre, in com parison to approximately $1.50 per acre, said to be the average , om- price. OCTOPUS - CORMORANT IN BATTLE TO DEATH BRISTOL, England, Nov. 7.—An octopus and a cormorant were kept together in a huge glass tank at the local aquarium. They became firm enemies, and spent most of their time fighting. The cormorant using his bill and the octopus its tentacles. Finally, the octopus, overcoming tremendous water pressure, pulled out the plug from the bottom of the tank and let out six feet of the eight feet of—water in it. Then he let the plug slip back into place. Next morning the cormorant swooped down for its morning dip. The usual battle began, and when things'became too hot the cormor ant, also r.s usual, made for the floating platform moored to the side of the tank. It was hanging: six feet above the water-line; and' before the bird could leave, the wa ter it was dragged under and killed. - ■■ - I I IT- irWHUM WEATHER. For Georgia Fair tonight and Thursday; light to heavy frost to night. PRICE FIVE CENTS SENATOR PACE S BILL CREATINGAUDSTING BM INTRODUCED Measure Establishes Budget Sys tem and Gives Greater Power to Probing Bodies GOVERNOR ENTERTAINS Carswell and Neal Hopeful Os Expeditious Legislation In Extra Session ATLANTA, Nov. 7.-—(Special.) Scores of measures relating to the tax problems of Georgia were in troduced this morning when the extra session of the legislature opened. All bills were referred to their proper committees without debate. In rthe upper house. Senator Stephen Pace, of Sumter county, introduced the bill to create an auditing and accounting depart ment and also to establish a state budget and investigating commis sion with greater authority than has the one now existing. The session which opened this morning can consider only those measures which relate to taxation a,nd methods of collecting and the free school book measures urged by the governor. Tonight at 6 o’clock members of both houses will be entertained as the guests of the governor at a lo cal case, at which time the report of the special tax commission which has been studying financial needs of the state will be made. On Thursday the governor will deliver his formal message to the legislature in joint session, after which debate on the tax problems will be given. Both President George Carswell of the senate, and Speaker Neal of the house, voiced the hope that the assembly will expedite its work and enact Whatever legislation it is going to with as little waste of time as possible. EFFORT TO ADJOURN VOTED DOWN ATLANTA, Nov. 7.—An effort toadjourn the legislature sin'e die within two hours after it convened was defeated when the house voted it down overwhelmingly. The resolution was introduced by Wimberly of Laurens county, and Representative G. W. Riley of Sum ter. ENNIS WOULD CHANGE METHOD OF ELECTION LOUISVILLE, Nov. 5.—-(By the Assocated Press.) —Instead of cre ating a department of revenue, Representative Roy V. Harris, Jef ferson county, favors passage of the Ennis bill, amended so as to place the proposed additional tax collec tion machinery under the present tax commissioner, Henry J. Full bright. Opposition to the repeal of the tax equalization law and passage of free school book legislation was expressed by Mr. Harris. “I favor an income tax to either supplement the present revenue of the state or as a substitute for the state’s present ad valorem system," Mr. Harris said. “I am opposed to all other systems which have been proposed to date. I prefer an in come tax, levied upon net incomes, with a rate not to exceed five per cent, provided that the tax may be credited with the arrou.-it of ad valorem tax paid to the state on property from which such income is derived. I shall introduce a bill to this effect. , “Unless we abolish the present ad valorem system, the passage of an income tax would not be lair unless we embodied provision far crediting one against the other, be cause then we would have double ! taxation. “I am opposed to the .state fur ; nishing free text books m the cam- I mon schools. The legislature al ; ready has made so many raids upon the treasury that we are not in financial condition to furnish free i text books at this time. I da not believe that it duty of the state to furnish free text books, and I think that it is a dangerous move i ment because it is carrying pater- I nalism to the extreme.” Mr. Karis has served several I (Continued on Page Eight) NEGRO USES OIL CAN AS WEAPON ROME, Nov. 7.—Following a quarrel ocer an antiquated flivver, I Louis Summers hit George Spriggs, both negroes, over, the head with an oil can with such force that a sur geon required the better part of an hour to complete the operation of sewing up the gaping Wound made in the back of his head. Sum mers was held in jail on a charge of assault with intent to murder. The use of the oil can in this ca pacity wa s a nqw use for them in this section.
