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Americus Spot Cotton
Strict Middling 3? l-2c.
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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 362
GOVERNOR SEEKS AID FOR TAX
British Cabinet Today Considernig Status* of MHohenzolerns
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BRITAIN TO ICTION TO
EXPEL CROWN PRINCE
Paris Authorities Determined To
Eject Frederick William
From Germany
BRITISH HOLDS DECISION
London Believes It Useless To
Try and Undo Accomplished
Fact in Cace
LONDON, Nov, 14. —France is
bringing pressure to bear on Great
Britain looking to joint action for
the expulsion from Germany of
Former Crown Prince Frederick
William.
For the moment the British gov
ernment believes it is useless to try
to undo an accomplished fact, but
no decision will be announced un
til after today’s cabinet meeting.
ALLIED COUNCIL
TAKES NO ACTION
PARIS, Nov. 14. The allied
council of ambassadors failed to
consider today the question of ac
tion in connection with return of
the German crown prince and Ger
many’s attitude regarding allied
military control.
It is understood the ambassadors
avoided mentioning these questions
because the allies were not in ac
cord on them.
SECRET CONFERENCE
HELD TUESDAY
BERLIN, November 14.—After
permitting to go unchallenged
throughout the day reports to the
effect that the German government
was about to proclaim an automo
mpu's. Rhine and and Ruhr state
within the German federation, an
official communication issued Tues
day night threw a strong light upon
a secret conference which was in
j rogress at the chancellory all day.
At th? ronfm-tmce, President Ebert
and Chancellor Stresemann and
others of the cabinet discussed at
great length ’yith the. premiers of
the federated states and a commit
tee comprising Ruhr and Rhine
land leaders the question of liqui
- dating the economic chaos of * the
occupied area.
By indirection th e German gov
’ ernment in its statement virtually
admits its inability to support the
Ruhr and Rhineland any longer, and
Tuesday’s action is considered as
having resolved itself into an aban
donment of those territories and
leaving their populations to their
own fat? and at the mercy of\the
'occupying powers.
The official statement lays stress
on the catastrophic social conditions
resulting from increasing- unemploy
ment in all lines and the great
chaos which has followed in the
wftke of the abandonment of passive
resistance and the subsequent ina
bility to arrive at a working under
standing with the occupying pow
ers with respect to a resumption
of indivtrial art : 11f i rp .
ii. , . .. . .c c.aiiaii official
civil service employes.
The German government declines
to discuss the question of an auton
omous state. It declares that this
is an issue which is wholly deter
mined through the application of
paragraph 18 of the federal consti
tution and that the question of such
a state has no present bearing on
th,> situation in the Ruhr and the
Rhineland. The statement issued
last night says:
“With regard to many reports
abroad that an autonomous Rhine
land was to be proclaimed with the
consent of the imperial government,
it is statea in authoritative circles
that the imperial government main
taints its attitude that no discussion
is possible with regard to alterca
tions in ihe legal relations of the
Rhirfelr.nd and the Ruhr to the
Reich.
“The imperial government will
never take any step in this direction
and will never sanction the Rhine
larrd republic. The only authority
lor any alterations in the relations
in the Rhineland to the Reich is the
constitution of the Reich.’’
EX-CROWN PRINCE AND
HIS FAMILY UNITED
OELS, November 14.—The for-,
mer crown prince, his wife, Prin
cess Cecilie, and their children
made a happy-dinner party Tues
day, this being th e 'first complete
reunion of this branch of the He
henzollern family in more than five
(Continued on Page Four)
SENATOR HARRIS RETURNS
TO WASHING lON OFFICE
ATLANTA, Nov. ' , —United
States Senator William J. Harris
will return to Washington next
week to dispose of several official
matters and to be in readiness for
the opening of Congress on De
cember 3rd. He has been in Geor
gia since the adjournment last
March, visiting every one of the
160 counties in the State.
"
THE TIMES”RECORDER
PUBLISHED OF
2 BANDITS MURDER 2 BANK MESSENGERS
STOKES WGH OPPOSE
ACTION OF WIFE TO
OBRIN SEPARATION
Aged Millionaire Who Lost In
Divorce Suit Makes An
nouncement in Court
TO APPEAL DIVORCE CASE
Recent Verdict Denying His Di
vorce To Be Carried Into
Higher Courts
NEW YORK. Nov. 14.—W. E.
D. Stokes will not oppose suit for
separation brought by his wife,
Mrs. Helen Elwood Stokes, his at
torney told Supreme Court Justice
Wasservogel today.
He added, however, that Stokes
would appeal from the recent ver
dict denying him divorce.
fflffifLW.
MM BELGIUM
Leo Beckers Escaped Across
Frontier To Fall Irrto Hands
Os Belgian Officers
COLOGNE, Nov. 14.—Leo Beck
ers, separatist leader, (has ibjaen
arrested at Verviers just over the
Belgian frontier, according to ad
vices from Aiv La Chapelle.
CONSUL GEORGE COBB
GOES NO WTO EGYPT
George C. Cob'o, son oi Captain
and Mrs. John A. Cobb, has been
promoted to the consulate at Alex
andria, Egypt, it is announced by
the State Department.
Co’nsuT Cobb has been stationed
in Jerusalem as vieelconsul for
several years. For the past two
years he has been in full charge
of the Jerusalem consulate.
The transfer to the Egyptian city
is a promotion in the consulate
service, it is understood.
ROTARYANNS TO HAVE
CHARGE OF PROGRAM
The women of the local Rotary
club have entire charge of the pro
gram for ladies night at the Wind
sor hotel, when the Rotarians will
entertain their wives and sweet
'uearts at dinner Thursday at 7 p.m.
Mrs. W. G. Turpin is chairman
of the women’s committee, which
is composed of Mrs. John Sheffield,
Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs. C. H.
Burke, Mrs. L. F. Grubbs and Mrs.
Lovelace Eve. The committee has
arranged the program for the eve
ning.
The club did not hold its Wednes
day luncheofii today because of the
dinner tomorrow.
ATLANTA GIRL DIES
Gr ‘MYSTERY MALADY’
ATLANTA, Nov. 14. Grace
Bradley, 12-year-old daughter of
Mr. and .Mrs. J. R. Bradley, woh
has been in an unconscious condi
tion since Sunday, November S,
died Monday afternoon at the resi
dence, 4 Connecticut avenue.
The child remained unconscious
eight days and efforts of physicians
to determine her malady was futile.
She was a member of the sixth
grade of the Edgewood school and
also of the Epworth church.
Besides her parents she is sur
vived by one sister, Louise Brad
ley.
Funeral services were held at
2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon
irom the residence. Interment wu.-
i nthe Stone Mountain cemetery.
LONDON SHOPS SHOW
NO CHEAP FOOTWEAR
LONDON, Nov.. 14—(By the
Associated Press.) London stores
i will no longer exhibit cheap, shod
|dy and ill-fitting shoes; in their
stead will be found the lastest per
fectly modeled lasts of Paris.
The shoe manufacturers of Eng-
I lend are generally agreed that the
, public avoid the shops-that sell ill
‘ fitting, shoddy footwear and would
t rather pay more monkey for shoes
- that wear well without causing
: physical disabilities.
I' The result of the action of many
I manufacturers in putting cheap
| shoes on the market to meet the
reduced spending power of the pub
' lie, is that there are huge stocks
; of these shoes on h nd which it is
. impossible to sell.
STEAMER AGAIN ON
SCHEDULE FROM SAVANNAH
SAVANNAH, Nov. 13. ~ The
I steamer “City of Montgomery"
■ which has for some time been, un
[ dergoing repairs is again been put
ion a schedule. The steamer has
i been completely overhauled and re
j novated at an enormous cost and
' wa< the largest repair contract ever
let in this port* The “City of Mont
' gomery” is a vessel of the Ocean
Steamship cany’ line.
AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 14, 1923
An OldrStamping Ground
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Both these gentlemen are former of the
treasury- Here they are. in front of ihjtir old haunts, the
treasury building, in Washington. The.'taller of the two.
who is wearing the sort of hat that candidates throw in the
presidential rir_ is William G. McAdoo. His companion
is Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia.
MEPCHAHTSTO Wff'BEN EiIHASI CfflWE
CAfNPAIGH CHIFF AT MACON DIES
Secretary Everett Busy Today
‘Lining U’ iMew Pay- Up And
Trade-Up Stimulator
Because of the success of the
recent merchants’ pay-up campaign
in which more than a quarter of
mijtion dollars was exchanged be
tween, customer and merchant, an
ofher campaign is now being ar
ranged.
Secretary Everett, of the Cham
ber' of Commerce, at the request of
the merchants, is today lining up
the merchants for this second trade
and pay campaign.
Most of the merchants, it is un
derstood, who participated in the
first will take .part in the second
camnaign, with a "large number of
new names acjded to the list.
“The campaign is financed by
the merchants participating,” said
Mr. Everett today, “and not by
thY Chamber of Commerce. The
chamber simply arranges the details
for the merchants. It is part of
our service to Americus mer
chants.
“Any mercliaht in the city may
take part. Call me any time
Thursday or Friday and I will call
and explain all detils to any mer
chant desiring to have a part in
this second empaign,” said Mr. Ev
ert-tt.
Several cities have undertaken
similar pay-up campaigns after
hearing of the success of the
Amei ieus merchants, the secretaries
of trade organizations in these
cities having written here for de
tails.
*lhis second pay-jip campaign will
possibly open November 15 or 20,
closing about Christmas.
HARLEM FARAMER MAKES
OVER BALE TO THE ACRE
II.tRLEM, Nov. 14 —Over a bale
to the acre is the cotton crop raised
by Ed Anderson, a prominent farm
er of Harlem, who will realize
about $4500 from 32 acres of land
this year. Another planter of Har
lem, Dr. Weeks, has already picked
60 bales and attributes it to the use
of poison and the unusually good
weather for cotton growing.
PREACHER URGES INCREASE
SALARIES OF POLICE FORCE
ATLANTA, Nov. 1 A good
word for Atlanta’s “finest" has
been sounded from the pulpit. Dr.
John W. Ham. pastor of the Bap
tist Tabernacle, digressed from
his Sunday night sermon and urged
that the salaries of local police
men be increased S2O per month.
He said that he spoke from the
viewpoint of an ex-officio member
of the police board.
FARMERS GATHER LARGEST
PEANUT CROP IN YEARS
SPARTA. November I“.—The
larg-At yield of peanuts yet re
ported here was made on the farm
of D. F. Montgomery, near Sparta,
the caxact measured yield being 90
bushels to the acre. Only a few
acres were planted by Montgomery
but he realized far more on them
than he would have from other
crops,
'Funeral Helji Today From Fam
ily Residence With Promi
nent People Attending
MACON, Nov. 14.—Benjamin
Gilharn, traffic manager of the Ma
con Chamber of Commerce, died
Tuesday afternoon at 4:33 o’clock
at the Macon hospital, after a long
illjness. He was one of the best
known rate experts in the country
and gained a wide reputation be«
cause of his success in presenting
cases before the Georgia Railroad
commission, or the Interstate Com
merce commission for review.
Mr. Gilharn was bom on a farm
in Oglethorpe County, Ga., in 1869.
He was educated in the public
schools, later studying law. He
was admitted to the bar in Colum
bus, Miss. Returning to Georgia,
he practiced law for a time' in Lex
ington. In 1894 he entered tho
railroad service, serving in the
auditing department of the South
ern Railway System and later the
Southern Pacific.
It was in 1898 that Mr. Gilharn
came to Macon, at which time he
was married to Miss Annie Heli.
For several years he served in vari
ous departments of the Georgia
and Florida railroad.
CUTHBERT RESIDENT
PASSES AWAY AT HOME
A telegram received today in >
Americus by Mrs. S. F. Howell an-1
nounced the death in Cuthbert of|
her cousin G. C. McDonald who died
at his home there early this morn
ing. death being due to heart trou-1
ble.
Funeral services will be held in
Cuthbert Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o’clock, and it is probable
relatives from this community will;
attend. i
Surviving are his widow, two |
daughters, Mrs. B. T. Castellow
and ?»liss Annette McDonald, also
of Cuthbert. Ome son, Edward
McDonald, of Cuthbert, also sur
vives.
MADRID TO HAVE NEW
RING FOR BULL FIGHTS
MADRID, Nov. 14.—(8y the As
sociated Press.) —There seems »o
be little danger of bullfighting dy
ing out as the national sport of
Spain, for some years at. least. Al
though the people of Madrid and
other cities have become somewhat
bored because of the poor quality
of the contests recently and despite
stronger competition from other
sports, the construction of a new
bull ring of much larger dimen
sions then the present one is pro
ceeding.
G. M. C. TEAM BETTER *
THAN EVER BEFORE
MILLEDGEVILLE, Nov. 14.
The perfect athletic record of
Georgia Military college continues
unscratched following their recent
victory of 25 to 7 over Marion in
stitute, the prep champions of Ala
bama.
The football team at G.M. C. is
this year better than ever before
and so far this season has downed
several large teams.
iBCTBBER’S COTTOS
MWTIWiI®
BALES BIIBEAOSAYS
i Figures Compare With 533,744
Bales Consumed During Cor
responding Month, 1922
DECREASE OF 8,081 BALES
I Entire Crop Now Practically
Gathered With Fields Bare
Almost Everywhere
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Cot
ton consumed during October to
talled 541,825 bales of lint and 57,-
128 bales of linters, which com
pares with 483,852 bales of lint
and 49,587 bales of linters in Sep
tember this year, and 533,744 of
| lint and 62,635 of linters in Oc-
I tober last year, the census bureau
| announced today.
SUMTER GINNINGS ARE
SHORT IB,OHO BALES
Only 11,308 Bales Ginned To
Nov. 1, Report of Persons
Discloses
j
Cotton ginnings in Sumter coun
ty prior to November 1, as shown
by the report of W. P. Persons, res
ident agent for the census bureau
wade public today, were • 11,308
bales. In computing his report Mr.
Persons, in accordance with rules
of the department, counted round
as half bales, the tota, being as
above stated.
These figures compare with 20,-
833 bales ginned from the_ crop of
1922 to th e same Hate last year, in
dicating a shortage in production
of approximately 10,000 bales, or
about half a normal season’s entire
cotton crop.
Practically all fields here are now
bare, with the picking season defi
nitely ended, but it is possible a
few additional bales now held in
cotton houses on farms near Amer
icus maye be ginned during the re
mainder of this month and proba
bly during early December. It is
established, however, that the en
tire crop has now. been completely
accounted for and the yield for the
season can hardly be expected to
total more than 14,Q00 bales in
view of conditions as they exist
he ' re - a-rf*
BERRIEN DENIED NEW
TRIAL; MUST SERVE
ATLANTA, Nov. 14. R. N.
Berrien, Jr., an Atlanta broker,
sentenced to three to five years m
state penitentiary for misappro
priation of approximately $40,000
in school warrants, was denied a
new trial by the Supreme court
today.
GLORIA CARUSO TO
BE MAID OF HONOR
LONDON, Nov. 14.—Mrs. En
rico Caruso will marry Captain C.
A. Ingram, wealthy Scotchman, in
London this week.
Mrs. Caruso had intended to
keep the plans for her wedding se
cret, just as she did her marriage
to the great tenor, but informa
tion concerning the arrangements
has been disclosed by reliaible
sources.
Caruso’s golden-haired little
daughter, Gloria, will attend her
mother at the church as the only
bridesmaid. The other guests will
be a few intimate friends of the
bride and bridegroom. Mrq. Ca
ruso is now stopping at one of the
West End hotels and Captain In
gram is living at his private resi
dence in Brook street, Mayfair.
ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL
FOR THURSDAY NIGHT
Alfred C. Gane, director of the
recestly. organized community or
chestra, today announced there will
be a second meeting of the orches
tra Thursday night at 7:30 o’clock
nt the Community club house.
Mr. Gane expresses greatest op
timism with the outlook for a splen
did orchestra, saying that if all the
.••ehearsals in future are as enthus
iastically attended as the one last
week, he sees a bright future for
Americus in the orchestra.
Recently Mr. Gane visited At
lanta and while there interviewed
Enrico, leader of the Atlanta Sym
phony Orchestra, who congratulat
ed Mr. Gane on the success he is
meeting with in organizing and di
recting a symphony orchestra in
Americus.
Mr. Gane added that there were
seventeen musicians present last
night, and th e prospect is for more 1
this week.
PROGRAM
BABBITS GET $43,600
Off BMC MESSENGER
IN SPECTACULAR BAIO
Bold Hold-Up Staged at Fifty-
Second Street Subway Sta
tion in New York
BANDITS ESCAPE SAFELY
Short Pursuit by Employes of
Branch Postoffice Proves
Fruitless
NEW YORK, Nov. ’4. Two
bank messengers were murdered by
two bandits who stole $43,600 from
them in a spectacular hold-up to
day at 55th street station of the
West End subway line in Brooklyn)
The hold-up occurred as crowds
waited for the trains.
The bandits escaped after a short
pursuit by employees of a branch
posteffice.
SMALLWTECA.STIN
TUESDAY'S PRIMARY
Harris, Hightower. Murray And
Allison Winners In Alder
manic Race
Tn Tuesday’s primary election to
nominate four members of city
council a total of 313 votes were
east, with ,1. W. Harris, Nathan
Murray, J. W. Hightower and R. E.
Allison chosen by the voters. C. J.
Clark was the only other candidate
in the race. By a peculiar coinci
dence. Mr. Allison, who is already a
member of council, and whose term
will expire January 1, was chosen
to succeed E. J. Witt, whose seat in
council is now vacant, Aiderman
Witt having moved to Atlanta to
reside several weeks ago.
J. W. Harris, who was a candidate
to succeed himself led in the voting,
receiving a total of 281, while the
vote received by the other candi
dates was as follows: Nathan Mur
ray, 275; J. W. Hightower, 263; R.
E. Allison, 229; C. J. Clark, 193.
Under the rules governing the pri
mary, it was required that the. can
didate nominated by the lowest vote
should be a candidate in the gen
eral election for the place made va
cant by the resignation of Aider
man Witt.
Candidates nominated in Tues
day's primary will be seated at the
firrt meeting of council in January,
when that body will be re-organiz
ed and new standing committees ap
pointed by Mayor J. E. Poole. The
hold-over members of council who
will serve with the gentlemen just
nominated during next year are E.
L. Carswell and W. E. Mitchell, with
Mayor Poole, whose term does not
expire until January 1, 1925.
All of the candidates nominated
are men of strong progressive
character, well equipped to render
excellent service in the conduct of
municipal affairs, and it is expect
ed they will devote much of their
time and energy- to a solution of
vexed municipal problems during
their term in office.
Mr. C. J. Clark who received a
substantial vote in the primary, is
one of Americus’ leading manufac
turers, having large property inter
ests here, and had he been elected
would have served with grace and
benefit in any aldennanic position
to which he may have later been j
named. ;
MEXICO TO OPEN FREE
PORTS DURING MONTH
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 14.—(8y
the Associated Press.) —Two of
the four free ports created last
year by presidential decree will un
doubtedly be opened lor commerce
early in November, it is learned in
official quarters! They are Salina
Cruz And Puerto Mexico. The oth
er two, Guapmas and Rincon An
tonio, will not be ready for some
time. At Salina Cruz and Puerto
Mexico the work of enclosing t’ae
restricted areas and port improve
ments is progressing rapidly. By
means of these free ports the gov
ernment hopes to give a great im
petus to the development of the
natural resources of the country,
especialy those of the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec.
CHARRED BODY THAT
OF IRENE CURLEY
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Nov. 14.
Irene Curley, of Bessemer, was
named by Solicitor Clarkson as the
woman whose body partly cremated
was found in the ruins of a negro
church after it had bedn destroyed
by fire.
Alf Winchester is being held in
connection with her death.
_—. .
WEATHER.
For Georgia —. Fair tonight and
Thursday; no change in tempera
ture. .
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
KLAN OFFICIALS AHD
WALKER IN MEETING
AT HOTEL IN ATLANTA
Governor Urges Support of His
Taxation Program Before
Klan Authorities
OTHERS ALSO PRESENT
Facts of Meeting Held Last
Night Leaked Out This Morn
ing Reports State
ATLANTA. November 14.—(8y
The Associated Press.) Gov.
Walker urged support of his tax
ation program now- pending before
the legislature at a meeting last
night at a local hotel which w-as at
tended by members of the legisla
ture, imperial Wizard Evans and
other officials of the Ku Klux Klan,
it became known today.
The governor declined to discuss
the meteing, saying it was a pri
vate affair. It is stated, however,
that in his speech he urged co-op
eration on his tax program.
The senate voted 32 to 10 to re
commit the Lankford income tax
measure to the constitutional
amendment after it had earlier re
fused to take such action, 22 to 21.
With recommittal of the meas
ure the senate adjourned until to
morrow.
The house had under considera
tion the general tax act and voted
to hold an afternoon session.
Representatives Haddock and Lo
gan, who said they had been in
vited to attend the meeting but
were unable to attend, said its pur
pose was to get together members
of the klan in the legislature. Na
than Bedford Forrest, grand drag
on of the klan in Georgia, issued
invitations for the meeting, and at
the outset he was understood to
have said the governor’s tax pro
gram was worthy of endorsement.
TUESDAY’S WORK
IN LEGISLATURE
ATLANTA, Nov. 14.—(Special.)
Tuesday by a vote of 9 to 4 the
senate constitutional amendments
committee favorably reported for
passage the Langford income tax
bill, as originally drawn but with
some additions.
The house had before it for con
sideration the general tax act, and
will next take under consideration,
it is said, the senate income tax
bill.
The house agricultural committee
Tuesday reported adversely on the
Delapairrer bill to reduce fertiliz
er fees.
Tuesday afternoon the house re
fused to repeal the $2,500 tax on
.grand opera, declining to reduce
the tax in any amoun..
An effort was made to place a
tax of SIOO on lobbyists for each
bill or resolution a lobbyist was
employed to work upon. The pro
posal failed to carry.
Tvyo test votes taken in the fore
noorf session of the house demon
strated that the bill by Representa
tive Knight and others to repeal
the Milner tobacco stamp tax law
will not receive a favorable vote in
the house. x ,
Tuesday afternoon Governor
Walker appeared before the senate
constitutional amendments commit
tee stating his attitude in regard to
a solution of tax reform. He said that
his attitude was still a give and take
compromise, and that he believed
final acocmplishment reached
through this method would' be for
the best.
The senate constitutional amend
ments committee yesterday after
noon, cn a vote of 9 to 4, reported
favorably for passage of the Lank
ford income tax bill, as originally
drawn, with an addition that the
exemptions on incomes be not less
then SI,OOO on unmarried people
anil $2,000 on married people with
an addition of S2OOO for each de
pendent minor child or other de
pendent.
The fight on the bill by a few
members of the committee .which
has been carried on the past four
meeting days, was against the
(Continued or« Page Two.4
CARTERSVILLE SUFFERS
HEAVY FIRE DAMAGE
ROME, November I".—Damage
estimated by th e chief of the Car-
fire department at between
$05,000 and sßo,ooo’ was done by
fire which Monday gutted the bet
ter part of a business block in the
very heart of that little city.
Th e Cartersville opera house, a
brick building, valued at $36,000; a
large feed and sale stable, occupied
! by three cows, six horses and mules
and two automobiles; ’two drug ’
stores, a grocery store and meat
market and a shoe shop were com
pletely gutted, while several small
er places were badly damaged.
The fire started in the sale and
feed stable and had been burning
some twenty minutes when discov
ered. Gilreath and Landers drug
store, Dr. £. N. Hewell”s drug store,
Roper’s grocery store and market
wer e the heaviest losers, aside from
the opera house and the stable.
There is said to have been some in
surance on almost all of the places,
except the stable, but in no cas«
was the amount large, j