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Americus Spot Cotton Strict middling 33 cents. Y. Futures Jan. Mar. May Previous Close 33.50 33.75 33.78 Open ....... 34.05 34.25 34.35 H am 34.10 34.33 34.38 Close 33.85 34.15 14.21 FFORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 264 DECEMBER COTTON 34.60 GTHE HUES »[« HIM FHH I. I, an CiEL IT OPENING December Contracts Sold Uo To 34.60 on Rush of Buying Orders SETS NEW HIGH RECORD Advance of 70 Points Scored By Options During Early Trading on Exchange NEW YORK, Nov. 16. —Decem- ber cotton sold at 34.60 on the opening call today, which is an advance of 70 points and a now high figure for the season. AMERICUS SPOTS SOAR WITH FUTURES The effect of today’s almost un precedented rise in the New York contract market was reflected in a I boost for spots in Americsu, strict middling being quoted at the close ' t 33 C<?nts. Buyers representing the big cot ton houses in Americus, were re ported as eager for the staple in certain circles, and a number of good sales were in process of nego tiation early this afternoon. ffl UP CMP.® ms NEXT ffi 35 or 40 Merchants Taking Pari in Second Trade and Pay Campaign Between 3-5 and 40 Americus merchants ha depleted the second pay-up and trade campaign Friday morning, Secretary Everett of the .Chamber of Commerce stated. ..The campaign opens Saturday, '■"‘Tot’t'ynbor 17, and will run through the holidays, with the special in ducements being offered by the merchants. Al “We have tried to see cv 7 mer chant in the city,” said Mr. Ever ett. “If any one has been skipped, I hope he will phone me today cr very early Saturday morning’, so I can call arid discuss the matter with any one interested. “The demand for the second cam paign is greater than the first. Dur ing the first campaign which closed a few days ago, a quarter of mil lion dollars in cash was paid into the merchants’ hands interested in the campaign. “The merchants believe that the second campaign will prove of even more benefit than the first. •'Every Americus merchant desir ing to come'in will be welcomed. Inasmuch as the second campaign opens one week off, it is neces sary that the list be closed today or Saturday morning.”, HOG CHOLERA MENACE WARNING IS SOUNDED WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Hog cholera is becoming more prevalent tliis fall than in any year since the decline of the last extensive out break which reached its height in -1914, the department of agricul ture announced today. Reports show the disease has appeared re cently in communities which have been free from it for .25 years. In many localities it gained con siderable headway before hog rais ers realized hte nature of the trou ble. Unless hog owners and veterinary practitioners are on the alert and act promptly, the department ex perts declare, the losses will be un usually heavy this fall. Most of the losses thus far, they say, have bee/n due to the neglect of the farmers to call their veterinarians in time to administer preventive treatment before the infection has had time to reach all of the swim: in the herd. There is a large proportion of susceptible animals tn the country this year because the comparative freedom of most states from chol era, the expense of procuring se- ’ rum. virus and veterinary’ service, ! the high price of corn arrfi the seem- | ingly low price of hd&s, caused many farmers to fail toTiave their | herds immunized last, spring. FORD TO HAVE N* PALACE ONWHEELS CHICAGO. Nov. 16.—The most luxurious private car in America i. being bm'* in the Pullman car shops for Ke try Ford, according to today’s Chicago Tribune. Tiled bathrooms, sumptuous bed rooms, a drawing room > equipped with electrically operated phono yianhs. as well as a broadcasting and receiving radio set and an elec trical kitchen are some of the fea tures to be installed in the car it is said. A richly appointed office and accommodation for secretaries and the car’s complement of servants are included in the specifications. AMERICUS THE TIMES RECORDER Riley Resolution, Lost, Claims Nothing Done Afterlß-Day Session PLAN FOR OCCUPATION HAMBURG DENIED FRENCH OFFICIAL DENIES DEPORT OF RUM AFLOAT French Occupation of Hamburg Reaches French Foreign Office MUST RESPECT TREATY However, France Is Determined To Force Germany to Live Up To Versailles Treaty PARIS, Nov. 16.—A high offi cial of the French foreign office declared today they knew rething of any plan for the occupation of Hamburg by the-French forces as reported from various sources, and the idea was declared (o be out of the question, in ‘competent quart ters here. There is little doubt, however, that Francq is thinking seriously of doing something to mak? Germany carry out the Versailles treatv. stateKlanrecoros TO FURNISH EVIDENCE Defense Counsel Will Come To i Georgia For Documents In j Walton Case OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 16. -- Defense, counsel in the impeach ment trial of Governor Waited! an nounced today it is prepared to go N. C. Jewett, grand dragon of the Ku'-Kkix Klan in this state-if the subpoena issued yesterday directing j N. C. Jewett, grand of the Klan ki this state, fails to produce them. ENGLISH MLMENT BESTS FOP ELECTION King George Dissolves—Body To Await Elections On December 6 LONDON, Nov. 16—King George acting on the advice of his cabinet this morning dissolved parliament in preparation for the general elec tions to be held December 6. COW, HOG. HEN WILL BE PUSHED FORWARD THOMASVILLE, November 16 The Thomasville Chamber of Com merce has held several interesting meetings recently at which the ii.uni.eis pledged themselves to boost and bolster up any and all enterprises that make for the de velopment of a greater Thomas ville. “The cow, the hog and the hep” program is to be carried out dur ing the coming year more actively than ever.. The business is pro gress, ng rapidly and the farmers bringing in their cream are delight ed with the returns received. Oth ers are being encouraged to fol low their example. A permanent pasture on every farm is a senti ment that is growing throughout the county that will mean great things for it and for the farmers having these pastures for feeding their cattle all the year’ around. DR. YARBROUGH, AN OLD VETERAN, DIES AT HOME WILLIAMSON. Nov. 16—An other of the rapidly thinning ‘ranks of gray’ heroes passed away here when Dr. J. D. Yarbrough, follow ing an extended illness, died here recently. Dr. Yarbrough first saw service in the medical corps during the war but was later transferred to the. Fifty-third Georgia regiment and attained the rank of captain. He was at the battle of Gettysburg | and wn- in General Longstreet’s command at the surrender. His | body will be carried through tie ■ country to Atlanta, where he will be buried. I CITY OF JEFFERSONVILLE WILL. EE WET AGAIN JEFFERSONVILLE, Nov. 16. - The City of Jeffersonville which 1 has been suffering from a dry spoil I due to an inadequate water supply since the artesian well failed last spring will be wet again soon.'ac cording to local authorities. A now well will be drilled soon and a well drilling company already has the' materials on the ground to start the work. A pipe line from the city was run tn some nearby springs, recently but the supply of water the springs was not suffiicent to supply the town. AMERICUS, GA.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 16, 192 3 MADMAN KILLS FOUR AS HE FLEES THROUGH WOODS IH MINNESOTA •— J | Mother, Father and Suitor Os Girl He Loves Fall By His Hand TOWN MARSHAL IS SLAIN Leonard Portano, Mad With Re venge, Slays Victims As He Encounters Them | KELLISHER, Minn., Nov. 16. I A madman, the slayer of four er i sons, is fleeing through the north j woods today before a possec form- I ed here which took up the search I at dawn. Leonard Portano yesterday slew Mr. and Mrs. John Sanders, of whose 15-year-old daughter'hs was enamoured, and Oscar Tinney, a farmer and suitor of the girl, and, J. A. Wilson, marshal of the vil lage* who sought to arrest him. The shootings occurred at sep arate times as he encountered the victims of his rampage in the morn ing and afternoon. BANDITTGEtAWfiY TO VALUABLE FURS , Smash Window of Hickson Com pany and Secure $30,060 Worth of Furs Ne" ViTYdWrNO * today smashed a plate glass window in the fashionable Fifth avenue shop of Hickson, Ind;, and escaped in an automobile with $50,000 worth of furs. PLANS TO INCREASE INCOMES OF FARMERS CHICAGO, November 16.—An agricultural export commission, de signed to restore farm purchasing power by withdrawing exportable surpluses from the domestic mar kets, “is receiving the very care ful consideration of the depart ment of agriculture” Secretary Henry C. Wallace said today in an address before the .Chicago asso ciation of commerce. While the proposal “is not put forward as a policy of the adminis tration,” he said it had the support and approval of many officials whe are in position to influence leg islation on the program. The commission, it was explain ed would buy exportable products at the American price and dispose of them in the world market, charg ing back the losses to the produc ers on the following crop. RUN-AWAY AUTOMOBILE INVADES ATLANTA HOME ATLANTA, Nov. 16. While sleeping peacefully in their home here the family of Albert Smith, 30 Dodd street, were suddenly roused by what they thought might be an earthquake or whatnot only to find an automobile had entered the house and was awaiting them just inside the door. No one was in the car and so far no driver has been found. The car entered without even ringing the bell and*curled up on the the “Welcome” mat just within the door. The Smiths now are possessors of a broken door and a touring car—that is if no owner is found. Officers stated that the license was issued to C. W. Sofebe route 4, Marietta, and f-?r a Ford COUNCIL RECOMMENDS LARGE GIFT TO CHEST -ATLANTA, Nov. 16. With I $50,000 recommended by the] . finance committee of the city conn-' i cil as Atlanta’s gift next year to I the 35 charities and philanthropies I composing the Community Chest, ; and with $5,000 given by John A. I Manget, which is the biggest indi ‘ vidual subscription so far in the Atlanta campaign, and the largest of all subscriptions »xcept those I from the city of Atlanta and Fulton county, Thursday's result added 1 §113,892 to the total already in 1 hand in this great movement tor i Atlanta's needed and helpless. The exact total to date cannot be stat ed accurately until the auditors who have volunteered their services catch up with the rapid advance of the front line campaigners, but it ! is estimated to be considerably in . i excels of $300,000. The modern locomoliv-i is capa ' *ble of running 412 miles an diour. > On account of f.lotion and dang er, 60 miles is not often exceded. IFMD DECLARES mpuiM FOR DISABLED VETERANS Criticizes Senate Bureau Harshly For Apparent Non-Commit j tai Attitude READS JUKE DOG FIGHT Says Heading Reports Read Like Newspaper Account of i Do? Fight WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Jas. A. McFarland, national commander of disabled American veterans, criticized the senate veterans com mittee when he tbok the stand to day saying that not one construc tive suggestion had been developed. Disabled men are astounded at the turn of rhe hearing, from which nothing has come bur charges, de nials, and counter charges, which at best read 'ike a newspap * ' ac count of a dog fight. The committee was greatly amus ed at his stament. HIRAM JOHNSOH SHIES HfT INTO RING FOR G. 0, P. NOMINATION California Senator Savs Repub lican Party Facing Disinte- ' gration soon • .A "TS OFPOSED TO LEAGUE Favors Direct Presidential Pref erence Primary in All States CHICAGO, November 16—(By Associated Press.) —Senator Hiram W. Johnson, of California, Thurs day night announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for president, declaring that “the ensu ing contest will determine whether the republican party shall be the permanent instrument of reaction or whether it shall respond to pres ent day conditions and aspira tions.”” In tossing his hat into the presi dential ring. Senator Johnson de clared for direct presidential pref erence piimaroes in all states, and said the need today was for a “re vitalized repuljlican party,” which should be an instrument “neither of static reaction nor destructive radi calism,” and expressed opposition to the League of Nations "and its subsidiaries. His announcement follows: “Theoretically, under our system the people themselves select their president. Thos e states with presi dential preference nrimaries not on ly recognize the theory but put it in practice. They preserve the spirit as well as the letter of Amer ican institutions. It is an Ameri can’s birthright to submit himself and his political tenets to the decis ion of his fellow citizens. He is entitled to their decision and they (Continued on Page Two.) OCTOBER CONSTRUCTION IN GEORGIA AND ATLANTA ATLANTA, Nov. 16.—October building contracts in Georgia amounted to $3,516,200, according to F. W. Dodg? corporation. was a drop of 15 per cent from Sep tember. The month’s figures in cluded $2,276,700, or 65 per cent for residential buildings. The October figure brought Geor gia’s total from the first of the year to date up to $66,561,900, of wnieh $41,477,600 has been con struction in the City of Atlanta. Atlanta’s construction contracts in October amounted $2,474,860, of ■which -$1,757,800, or 71 per cent, was for residential building.;. This October total was only 1 per cent under that of September. COW, HOG AND HEN FOR THOMAS COUNTY THOMASVILLE, Nov. 16—The cow, the hog and the hen will help to offset the work of the boll wee vil in Thomas countp next year, according to resolutions adopted bj members of the Chamber of Com merce here in recent meetings, Th-j chamber urges the farmers to raise thse valuable products during the I coming year. Dairy products ~ i*i I Thomas county last year were very I profitable to the farmers as were ' hogs and poultry and it is predict , cd that the industries will have a ; gorwtk next year. The ultimate aim of the boosters is to have ev ■ ery farm a diversified farm with a • permanent pasture for cattle. PREMIER POINCARE DECLARES FRANCE NOT NOW AT FAULT Chamber of Deputies Scene Os Astonishment As French Premier Speaks ASKED POINTED QUESTION Demands To Know Who Is To Blame For Present Existing Difference PARIS, Nev. 16. Pre:-ier.. Poin care took issue with Prime Minister Baldwin of Great Britain a.rto who is to blame for the present Prei ch- British differences, when he arose unexpectedly to speak in the cham ber of deputies this afternoon. “I cannot let it be said that it is by our fault agreement has not been reached,” he declared. “For several years we have not ceased to make concession from our right and it is not on our side that, the atti tude is compromising. ’ FIGUP ES SH I] W LARGE PEPCEHT POISON USED In South Carolina and Georgia 38 Per Cent of Cotton Treat ed With Calcium Arsenate ATLANTA, November 16. (By Assoiate dPress.) —More systema tic use of calciuf arsenate poison by cotton growers in combating the boll' weevil and other insects is shown in the reports of the United States Department of Agriculture from its crop correspondents. The figures show that approximately 10 per cent of the cotton acreage this pear.was treated with the poison. In some localities six or more ap plications were made, during the season. “In South Carolina and Georgia, where the boll weevil ha* bet 1 ': most destructive in recent year.’, between 36 apd 38 per cent of the cotton areas was treated,” a state ment reads. “In Florida the poi son was applied to 15 per cent, of the acreage, and in Arkansas 1 i per cent. The cotton pest was par ticually destructive in Florida and Arkansas this year, but in Arkan sas much of the arsenate was used to combat caterpillars that were de foliating the plants. “The smallest relative use of the poison was in States that, have, been mngest infested, or that because oi climatic conditions are relatively less subject to boll weevil damage In Texas only 2.5 per cent of th<{ acreage was poisoned, and in Okla homa only one-half of 1 pet cent; Mississippi poisoned 5 per cent, Alabama 7 per cent, and Louisiana 8 per cent: North Carolina, which has suffered relatively little from the weevil- because of only recent invasions, poisoned 8 per cent of the acreage and Tennessee 10 per cent. “The four methods of using calcium arsenate employed were dusting, spraying, daubing a mix ture of the poison and molasses on the bolls by hand, and daubing the bolls in the first and second appli-f cattons, followed by dusting. The poisoning campaign was carried on by sortie of the cotton growers in more than one-third of the cotton belt, the- department says. “A field survey ta determine tho various methods used by {cotton growers to combat the boll weevils is flow being made by the depart ment.” < . JAMES P. VERDERY DIES AT HOME IN AUGUSTA AUGUSTA, Nov. 16—James P. Verdery, 70, retired lawyer, died here Thursday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Mr. Verdery was ■one of Augusta’s 'must porminent citizens. Besides being a noted lawyer, he was known throughout the country as a manufacture- of cotton goods, a business he carried cn for years. For a long time he was president of the Enterprise Manufacturing company, but retir ed in 1917 on account of ’ll health. FORSYTH WOMAN’S CLUB PLANS IMPROVEMENTS FORSYTH, Nov. 16.—The civic i branch of the Forsyth Woman’s i club is planning for several im ■; portant municipal improvements ■ for the ensuing year. The lawn I fcid grounds of the court house is 'I to be planted in shrubbery md *' hedges and a Memory park is to •I be constructed along Railroad i: avenue to commemorate the heroes *i of the World war. It is their ob -1 ject to make this town a beauty i spot on the Dixie Highway which 1 passes through here. SOLUTION Os Fl HE QUESTION IS REACHED AFTER LONG DEBITE Italy and Jugo Slavia Agree On Settlement of Vexed Question ITALIANS PORT Free Zone is Created in Fiume For Jugo-Slavs Under Terms of Settlement BELGRADE, Nov. 16.—Semi-of ficial advices through Vrente an nounced today that Italy and Jugo Slavia have come to an agreement over Fiume, the solution adopted, ii is understood, < . les Fiume proper to Ita'y, while a Jugo-Slavi.» free zone is created in the port of Fiume. SUMTER EMILIES USING QUININE Owners of Land To Drain Mos quito Ponds—Malaria Elim ination Wanted A number of citizems residing in the 17th district, in a signed com munication to Dr. Henry G. Bran ham, county health officer, state that to their knowledge 15 white families in their particular neigh borhood are now using quinine sup plied them through the county board of health. The gentlemen signing the petition are E. Tim merman, A. W. Chappell, C. D. Brinckley and 11. W. Wiggins. “There is a long series of ponds just*the west of Leslie where the mosquito carrying malarial germs are bred in great numbers,” sijys Dr. Branham. “Dr. Kenneth Wood, of Leslie, has promised to have a delegation of citizens attend the next meet ing- of the county board of commis sioners for the purpose of request ing tire commissioners to make a survey for the purpose of drain ing these ponds. “Dr. Woods stated to me that in his opinion,these ponds are the source of practically all the malaria in Leslie. As you doubtless know, that particular section near Leslie has suffered intensely with ma laria. “This week,” said Dr. Branham, 'both the Concord and Leslie con oitrtaled schools sewl. to me for more quinine. Our campaign to in duce the peopßj in malarial sections to take quinine constantly as a preventive as well as a corrective is meeting with splendid success. Rev. M. R. Wingard and Mr. Lasco Harvey state that tho children in the Concord and Leslie schools are expressing their appreciation for tho malarial work now being done in their interest of the children as well as the adults. “Down -it Huntington Mr. Lee Johnson is not only giving quinine to his own family, but has also started drainage of ponds near his home and states tha he will drain every pond on his place, regard less of whether the county under takes the anti-malarial work or not. “Mr. Johnson has promised to put catfish in every open well on his place. This is merely one of the instances where we have been able to show the business men of the county the good to be derived from the work we are undertak ing to do. Mr. Johnson is a busi ness man woh appreciates the mcney value of good healthful sur roundings and is demonstrating this by beginning to clean up in his own neighborhood.” • “Other instances could be citdd,” continued Dr. Branham, “of men in the county who are not only re questing but are demanding that the anti-malarial work undertaken be rushed to as early complete elimination as is possible.” The county health board is re ceiving daily additional calls for quinine which is now being more or less generally used all over Sumter county. This is cn evi dence of the effectiveness of the anti-malarial campaign being car ried on by Dr. J. W. Chambliss, chairman of the county health board, and Dr. Branham. HANCOCK WILL GROW TOBACCO NEXT YEAR SPARTA, Nov. 16.—For a long time the farmers of Hancock coun ty have been displaying Interest in the cultivatio nos tobacco and ext year will see it grown for the mar ket in large quantities. The goal of 500 acres which some have set as the mark that will be planted may yet be realized as over two hundred acres are already signed up for the coming year. * C WEATHER. For Georgia Fair tonight and Saturday; no cnange in tempera- : ture. PRICE FIVE CENTS MITER SOLON Ml MAKE RECORD OF TIME NW 80K WEB Resolution Provided For Immed iate Adjournment of Session Sine Die NO PROGRESS BEING MADE Extra Session Efforts To Date Branded A% Utter Failure In Joint Resloution ATLANTA, November 16. — The house passed a measure to repeal the tax equalization lavf this afternoon 109 to 49. As passed by the house, the repeal measure would become effective January 1 next. It now goes to the senate for consideration in that branch of the assembly. ATLANTA, Nov. 16.—(8y the Associated Press.) —The house of representatives shortlj afternoon today begin voting on a fill to re peal the tax equalization law, and a number of amendments which are being offered to the repealing act. Saturday morning Representa tive Riley of Sumter county, and Representative Wimberley offered a resolution providing that the leg islature adjourn immediately. The resolution was overwhelmingly de feated by the house. However, it received more votes than a similar resolution offered the first day of the session by Representative Riley and associates. Representative Riley’s resolution today contended that after eight day of work the extraordinary ses sion of the legislature, no progress * had been made toward securing adequate tax reforms. GENERAL TAX ACT PASSES HOUSE ATLANTA, Nov. 16.—8 y vote of 104 to 11, the house of repre sentatives at 7 o’clock Thursday night pased the general tax act, after three days of debate. Several amendments were added to the bill Thursday afternoon. The last one adopted, introduced by Representative McMichael, of Ma rion county, increases the occupa tion tax to be paid by manufac turers of soft drink syrups in the state. The bill formerly provided that the rate for this tax should be computed on a basis of one per cent of the gross receipts. The Mc- Michael amendment leaves this rate the same for the first SIOO,- 000 of gross receipts per annum,, but above this amount increases ii as follows. One per cent on the first one hundred thousand dollars gross re ceipts annually; 2 per cent from one hundred thousand to two hun dred thousand dollars; 3 per cent from two hundred thousand to .four hundred thousand dollars; 4 per cent from four hundred thous and dollars to six hundred thous and dollars; 5 per cent above six hundred thousand dollars. It was explained by the author of the amendment that the 5 per* cent rate would apply to only two companies now operating, the Coca Cola company and the NuGrape company. The vote on this amend ment was 67 to 64. w / Another amendment adopted Thursday afternoon, offered by i Bussey, of Crisp, fixes the occupa tion tax on Pullman cars at an ' amount equal to the total sur charges charged on tickets by tho company. Representative Smith, of Bryan county, introduced an amendment (Continued on Page Two.) blalock announces FOR CITY RECORDER WAYCROOSS, Nov. 16.—C01. E. O. Blalock of the firm of Blalock & Blalock, is the first candidate to formally announce his candidacy' for a city office in the primary on December 5. Col. Blalock today is sued his formal announcement for the office of city recorder. Recorder Jerome Crawley an nounced several days ago that he would not be a candidate for re election. Ten or twelve copies of the pe titons requesting Dr. J. L. Walker, C. V. Stanton, P. A. Hay, H. henge veld and W. B. Stovall to announce for the city commission are being circulated by their friends, and several hundred names have already been signed to thes * petitions. All five name., appear on the petition, and those signing the petition are requesting the five men to run for the cte commission as a single ticket. 12,000 FARMERS JOIN PUREBRED SWINE CLASS WASHINGTON, Nov. 16—More than 12,000 farmers have joined the Better Sires-Better Stock cam paign, pledging themselves to use only purebred sires of any kind on their farms. The department of agriculture announced today that Ohio has the largest membership with 2,758 and that Virginia is next with 2,227.
