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Americu* Spot Cotton Strict Middling 32 3-4 c. N. Y. Futures Dec Jan. Meh. Prev. Close 32.70 32.30 32.40 Open 32.00 32.60 32.90 H am 33.00 32.66 32.94 Close 32.99 32.55 32.83 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 259 LUDENDORFF KILLS SELF FAMOUS WARRIOR IS YICTIM Os OKU HAND -FBLLOWINGPARDLE Munich News Reports Bring Information of Suicide To Berlin FAMOUS FIELD MARSHAL Was Hindenburg’s Righ l Hand Man During VVar With Allies BERLIN, Nov. 10—It is reported *here that Gen. Ludendorff com .Mtted suicide follow ing his release on parole at Munich after the col lapse of the monarchist revolt there. He was quartermaster general of the German army during rhe war with the Allies and one of the ablest military strategists in the world. ARMISTICE PBOCBIII IS ANNDimCED BY LEW POST OFFICER Dr Walter Pope Binns Sneaker ay With Other Excel " lent Features on Program EVERYBODY IS INVITED Vete-ans of Three Wars Civic ■'* Clubs and Other Organiza tions Represented Robert C. Lane, commander of the John D. Mathis Post American 'Legion, announced today that plans have been completed for Armistice Day celebration here Monday, the exercises to be held in the Rylander Theatre at 10:30 Monday morn ing. Dr. Walter Pope Binns, of Moul trie, is to be the speaker of the ‘day and the guest of honor of the Post. Representatives rom the three civic clubs of Americus, Rotary Kiwanis and Lions clubs, will oc cupy seats on the stage, as will also (Continued on Page Nine) KLM Si PLEADS FOB OMHf PEACE Dr. Evans Urges Members Os Organization to The Day Per petual Peace Day FORT WAYNE, Ind., Nov. 10. Addressing Armistice Day celebra tion of members of the Ku Klux Klan of lillinois, Ohio, Michigan and Indianapoc today, Dr. H. U. Evans, imperial wizard, pleaded that the day me made ‘and rnni versary both of burial and ressur rection—a sepulcher of war and birthplace of peace.” He did not discuss the Klan nir I its internal problems in his pre- I (pared speetch. MMIIW. COTTON Flffl. FMLS of Southern Cot ton Firm Comes Fror- Ex change Floor Today NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 10—Fail ure of the important spot cotton firm of W. J. Davis & Company which maintains offices here and in many Mississippi towns, was an nounced today on the cotton ex change floor. What makes us laugh out loud is seeing a »;irl with bobbed hair one day and long hair the next. Make your Christmas presents ea *ly and avoid the shopping. The nice thing about being a farmer is you never ha/A'tot leav.? home to go to the country. The trouble in Europe is crises get up so early every morning ■ there is no one to meet them. — | THE TIMESBRe&RDER the he Aßi^or~bTxiE Z ******* ¥¥¥¥*¥¥¥ j*¥¥ **¥¥¥¥¥¥¥•¥¥ ¥¥¥¥¥ Sumter County* I'armdr Tells of His Success Raising Cottonin thelMetlest Season More Than 50 Years ****** * * * * * ¥¥¥.¥•¥¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥¥**•*« .xxmm EXILED PRINCE MUST fl IT T GERMANY, SAY ALLIES V 1 wa s I ■5 I • . . . .a MK if ■ : lr & & HL? ~ v ***** ■• JUf ; r| i FOyilg fill fi * frsJF &|p y w?,- ,«Gl Wagon* containing part of the 250-bale cotton crop raised by G. W crop represents a yield of approximately half a bale to the acre o Secret of Success in Cotton Farming Lies in Steady Work, Says Man Who Has Farmed Successfully Here For Thirty-Five Years ' Caq ,cotton be produced jjii Georgia uryier boll wqeyil .con ditions ? j 1’ Is there money in cottoi) prp duction now that expensive fer tiizers and poison and higher labor costs are to be contended with? The answer is in the picture printed above, which shows a part of a 250-bale crop from the farm of G. W. (Bck j Doster, n Sumter county, near Ameri ■:us. The crop is not a record yield rer acre by any means. Those 150 bales came from approxi mately 700 acres of land, which 's less than half a bale/per acre, nd therein lies the whole story, f or those 250 bales of cotton, viht the cotton seed that came >vith the cotton represents on to day’s market a value of $1 75.00 a ba1e—543,750.00 hard Unit ed States dollars. And that is only one item from off the farm of Buck Dos ter —not all by a long shot, for Buck raises everything on that farm. He and the 40 families on the place and “live at home.” Besides the cotton and cotton seed, there’s 5,000 bushels of corn; hay in plenty for all the cow's and the 30-odd mules; sweet potatoes, cyrup cane, veg etables, a few pecans, milk and PIPE DEPmEHT IM RONS Barn of J. L. Sutlive Burned, With Cows and Mules Saved J. L. Sutlive, residing .on Lee street road at the intersection of Elm Avenue and Lee streets, lost his barn by fire about 5:30 o’clock Friday ’’ht. Upon arrival Chief Willis P. Mc- Arthur found little asistance could be given as the flames had gained such headway that saving the wood en structure was impossible. Several cows and mules housed in the barn were saved, The barn was valued at about $l5O. At 9 :30 last night the department made a second run to a Ford car which was afire on North Lee street below' Jackson. The negro driver of the car, be ing out of gasoline, sent a com nanicn to a station to secure some, and on his return struck a match to see how to place it in the tank. The gasoline caught, causing much excitement and little dtrtnage. The upholstery to the car was burned the dapuJje be ; pg placed at $5 cr $lO, AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 10, 1923 butter for all; 100 hogs now jeady to ki|l; besides chickens sufficient ‘ for all and. the preacher when he comes. I went out to Buck Doster’s farm and asked him how he did it; if he had made money this year, the most terrible ever known in the county, and here’s Mr. Doster's story as he told it to me: “Yes, there’s money in rais ing cotton, even with the old boll weevil and the weather we have had this year, the most terrible year 1 have ever seen, and I was born and raised here, and have planted cotton for 35 years. 1 know what I’m saying. Why, last July ) 1923) the month we most need dry hot days and nights, it rained 23 t;mes on my place. Then, too, it was cool as well as wet—23 rainy days out of 3 1. “Yes, I made some money this year, but raising cotton nowa days isn’t like it used to be. It’s a business now, and a very hard business at that. The man who succeeds must work—work ev ery day in the year, except Sun days, and then he should pray. You’ve got to play every card in your deck the way things are now. ’’There was a time when (’xjs aSuj uo ponut-)uo3) UNKNOWN PERSONS TOK IITTORNEy [Answering Telephone Call Ok lahoma Lawyer Shot in Car And Left To Die OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 10.— Decoyed from his home by an un-; identified telephone’caller, Paul J. McCarthy, a prominent local at torney and veteran of the World War, was shot here late last night rad left to die in his moving auto mobile. | The lawyer was attacked he I rpproached the meeting place in : the residential section wihere lie I had been summonded by a supposed * client a few minutes before mid night. Perhaps a man smiles when a girl pats him on the head because that is his funny bone. It is hard to be crooked nn.d j keep a straight face. Nothing makes you see. things in a different light like the harvest j morn. I The more phone numbers we I have the harder the things are to get. . (‘Buck’) Doster this year on his 700-acre farm near Americus. The n all land Cultivated, inset ‘Buck’ Doster. WEB OF MBN IS PUMIIFIWITIL FOB EMIIimiF Dr, Owensby, Alienist, Called In Consultation to Pass on San ity of Fox at Atlanta CONFINED IN JAIL TOWER Decision Reached After Prisoner Was Reported as Suffering Mental Uerangement ATLANTA, Nov. 10.—Philip E. 1 Fox, Ku Klux Klan publicity man who shot and killed W. S. Coburn, attorney for the Simmons faction, was taken to the hospital ward ot Fulton county tow'er this morning for examination by Dr. N. W. Owensby, alienist, who was called in for consultation by Dr. Linton Smith, family physician for the Fox family. - - ——— DORSEY ENGAGED TO .DEFEND PHILLIP FOX I ATLANTA, Nov. 10.—Indicat ing that the trial of Philip E. Fox I for the murder of Attorney Wiliam I S. Coburn wil be one of the hard < est fought criminal battles in the i history of Fultcri superior court, I annnouncement was made Friday that Hugh M. Dorsey, former gov ernor of Georgia and former soli citor of the Atlanta circuit and Frank Hooper Sr. by the defense an unoflicial statement to the* effect that the law firm of Branch & How ard has been retained to assist Soli citor Boykin with the prosecution. Mr. Dorsey is a member of the firm of Dorsey, Brewster, Howell i & K'eyman, and Mr. Hooper is head of the firm of Frank A. Hooper & Son. While Mr. Dorsey was solici tor Attorney Hooper was associ* 'ted with him in prosecuition of the Frank case in 1913. j The law' firm of Branch & How ' ard consists of William Schley ' Howard, former congressman, and James A, Branch, who secured the acquittaly of Mrs. Daisy Opie Grace several years ago in one of the city’s most sensational trials. With this array of counsel the I’trial is expected to be bitterly I foti’ht. Solicitor John A. Boykvi, I who is leading the state invest!-* ' gation preparatory to the trial, up lon learning that Mr. Howard is i likely to enter the case 'as assis tant to the prosecuttor, declare'.!' ■ that he welcomed the asistance he I would afford. PRETTY SPEEDER MARRIES POLICEMAN TO GET EVEN N7W YORK, November 10.—A [traffic cop and a motorist whom he . caught speeding were today Ber muda bound on their honeymoon. ' Walter Meyer almost burned a tire i off his motorcycle six months ago I pursuing a roadstear in Brooklyn, iHe caught it and handed pretty | Misd Margaret Sterber, 22, a sum- . tmons. “I’ll get even with you,’’ she told 'Moyer after the court had fftied her $25. They were married yesterday. 'BRITAIN STILL HDPES Reparations accord IS EARLY PdSSIBII in Official Circles, However. Are Not Sanguine Concerning Outlook WON’T ABANDON EFFORTS British To Work Toward Parti cipation in Conference By United States 1 LONDON, Nov. 10—Although press reports from Washington re garding the prospect of the repara tion inquiry conducted within the limited scope of the French pro posal are by no means sanguine, British official circles in London do not consider the time has yet ar rived to abandon hopes of an al> lied conference including Ameri ca. In competent quarters it is as serted that Great Britain will con tinue to apply herself to the prob lem of reaching a basis on which a conference satisfactory to the Unit ed States can be held until every possible aveue is expored. DR. MBLISFINDS CHAMBLISS FINDS Statement That Contagious Dis ease Existed at Miller Bros. Carnival Disproven Reports from unknown sources to the effect that contagious di seases existed in the personnel of the Miller Brothers carnival now showing here were declared to be without foundation, by Dr. J. W. Chambliss, chairman of the county health board. Dr. Chambliss informed a repre sentative of the Times-Recorder that on hearing these reports on the streets he went out to the car nival grounds and made a personal '.nvestigation. He stated that he found no sickness of any kind other than a' few minor ailments, which was. to be expected in a company of between 250 and 300 people. Following is signed statement issued to the carnival management by Dr. Chambliss: “It was reported to me at 6:30 November 8, 1923 that there was some dreaded contagiouns disease at the Miller Bros. Carnival, lo cated on Elm avenue. But upon a personal investigation rnd thorough interviewy with the physicians of the citv, I find this to be untrue and without foundation.” We are sorry for a man without a country—especially when it is autumn in the country. Drummers are good talkers be cause they live away from home. HOUSE COMMITTEE VOTES II FIR OF STATE IHCOME TAX Measure Calls For Constitutional Amendment With 5 Per Cent Limit Fixed ADMINISTRATION CONTROL Senate Adjourns To Tuesday— House Convenes Monday— Saturday An Off-Day ATLANTA, November 10.—Af ter the passage yesterday of the Pace Audit bill, the Senate adjourn ed until Tuesday morning at 11 o’clock, in view of the proclama tion closing the capitol Monday in observance of Armistice Day. The house refused to devote Mon day to observance of the holiday and will convene Monday at 11 a. m. Saturday is an off-day with both branches, and a large number of mtynbers have gone to Athens to see the Georgia-Virginia football game in a special railroad coach provid ed by the university authorities, administration forces WERE IN CONTROL ATLANTA, November 10. — (Spe (Continued on Page Nine) JURY Bl CLEARS MEMES Husband Who Jjpent Huge Sum Seeking Decree, Lose* Long Legal Battle NEW YORK, Nov. 10—A pet its red-haired woman, still young at 37, stood tensely erect, watching the lips of the jury fireman. A few feet away a worn, ancient man, her husband far older than his 72 years, sagged limply in his chair gazing at the toe of his patent leather shoe. But his ears were cocked alertly for the last word that would end the five-year siege of the Stokes dirvorce suit. Mil lions were at stake. “We find for the defendant, your honor,” remarked Foreman Henry W. Hitchock casually. For the second time a jury had concluded that Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes has not been unfaithful to her husband, as charged. For a moment the bent body of W. E. D. Stokes stiffened, then drooped more loosely than before. His arms hur.lg dejectedly at his sideAT His thousands had been spent in vain. His patient search for testimony covering the years he might have spent where most men spend them, before a fireplace playing with grandchildren, had been fruitless. K'is efforts to throw the .wall of divorce between the lovely young wife of his old age and his precious millions had ended in failure. Without a look at the rather sorry spectacle her husband was at the moment, Helen Elwood Stokes, tears streaming from her green eyes, walked quickly to the fore man. For a moment she tried to phrasse her thanks in words. Then she gripped Hitchcock’s hand silent ly- Behind their foreman, the other members of the jury had sat face to face with her listening to her husband’s accusations, crowded for ward to shake her hrnd, smiling broadly. It was plain that the lit tle red-haired woman was a popu lar defendant. For a moment it seemed the whole court room was ihovirl; upon Mrs. Stokes, threatening to inun date her. Scattering volley of hmdclapping kept court attaches scurrying about to maintain quiet while Justice Jeremiah Mahoney perfunctorily raised his gavel and let it fall. BONDS ISSUED FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES AT WAYCROSS WAYCORSS, November 10, — Waycross authorized the issuance of $125,000 school bonds in an election but failed to authorize the raising of the millag e for school purposes from 6 to 10 mills. Mayor Dan Cow art, who, with two former mayors, opnosed bonds, will contest the re sult of the election, it is said. WEATHER. | For Georgia—Fair and slowly , rising temperature tepight and Sun day, frost tonight. PRICE FIVE CENTS EX CROWH PRIK CROSSED OVER GERMAN BORDER EMU Tffll Official Announcement Made That Two Government* Authorized Move POINCARE MAKES PROTEST Note Sent German Charge At Paris, Couched in Vigorous Language PARIS, Noven.ber 10.—The Entente Allie* will imicte vigor ously that former Crown Prince [Frederick Wilhelm be expelled from German territory, it *•• said in official circles here this afternoon. France and Great Britain have exchanged view* during the past few day* on this subject and it is stated that then are in entirp ac cord ’ regarding the situation'. CROSSED BORDER SATURDAY MORNING. AMSTERDAM November |o. The Dutch government officially an nounced todhy that foriner Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm of Ger many crossed tfae German frontier this morning en route to Oels, in up per Silesia. The setate to which he recently expressed a desire to retire is lo cated at dels. MAY PACE WILHELM IN MORE SECURE EXILE PARIS, November 10.—Holland may not be regarded as a suffic iently secure retreat for former Em peror Wilhelm of Germany, in view of the flight of former Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, and it I was said at the French foreign of ! fice that a second St. Helena may be chosen for him. I TWO GOVERNMENTS IGRANTED PERMISSION I THE HAGUE, November 10.—Lt is officially stated that both the Dutch and German governments granted Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm permission to return to Germany. POINCARE VOICES VIGOROUS PROTEST PARIS, November 10.—A note signed by Premier Poincare as pres ident of the Allied Council of Am i bassadors was delivered to the Ger man charge d’affaires yesterday (protesting against thu return of I the former Crown Prince Frederick | Wilhelm to Germany. iLUDENDORFF PAROLED FOLLOWING ARREST MUNICH, Bavaria November 10. •—General Ludendorff, who was ar rested her e yesterday for his part in the Munich revolt, has been pa roled. HITLER IS FLEEING; WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. BERLIN, November 10.—The Muenicher Neuste Nachrichten re ports that the whereabouts of Adolph Hitler ar e unknown, but that [General Ludendorff has been re leased after pledging his word that he would take no further part in the revolt. Disarmament of the Nationalists had almost been completed last night. HITLER FLEES; LUDENDORF CAPTURED BERLIN, Nov. 10—The first thrust of the Bavarian facist revo lution has been shattered. Abandoned by friends, trapped with broken forces in the barricad ed Munich war office, General Lud endorf, iron leader of the world war, yet pathetic visionary dreamt of a return of monarchy, suffered complete humiliation of surrender to loyal republican troops Friday. Adolf Hittier, one-time humble house painter, who, with Charlie Chaplin mustache and sabre-rattling monarehial boasts, had roused the the countryside, fled, wounded, while Ludendorff remained to face the ijovernment troops. Leading tattered facist ranks. Lu dendorff and Hittier barricaded themselves in the war office after their dramatic proclamation of a new German government had fail ed to win over the army. Tumult swept Munich as loyal troops gathered to the attack, and the fascist mands of Thursday quietly despersed. In the after. (Continued On Page Eight)
