About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1923)
Americui Spot Cotton Strict middling 34 cents. N. Y. Futures Jan. Meh. Mav Previous Close ~34.25 34.45 34.55 °Pen 34.40 34.60 34.75 11 am .. .34.32 34.54 34.67 Close 34.32 34.58 34.73 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 25 7 ALL DANGER OF DISAGREEING WITH FRANCE | OBVIATED MARTIN TRAPP HAS SUPPLANTED WALTON INTERNATIONALIBANKERSIPLAN GIGANTIC GOLD LOAN TO GERMANS PACE AUDIT MEASURE AGAIN PASSED AFTER BRIEF SENATE DEBATE Measure Now Goes To House Fqr Consideration By That Body and Re-Passage MEET SITUATION CREATED Amended Call of Governor Con vening Legislature Caused Measure’s Reconsideration •ATLANTA, Nov. 20.—The Pace audit bill, which would create a state auditor, was again passed by the senate anu sent to the house. The measure passed once before, but re-passed i/n order to conform with the governor’s amended call for an extra session. The house, after deciding to have printed copies made of the Lank ford tax income tax bill and house committee amendments thereto, deferred further consideration of it until tomorrow. A SYNOPSIS OF MONDAY’S SESSION ATLANTA. Nov. 20.—When the house of representatives adjourn ed Monday night, debate on the proposal to adopt an income tax as the basic source of revenue for state purposes was well under way. The pctual bill before the house was the one introduced by Chairman W. Jones, of the committee or, amendments to the constitution, and known as the committee bill. The first speech in support of th income tax proposal was made by Representative Ellis of Tift, a mem ber of the tax commission and ard- ■ ent supported of the income tax I plan. Representative McClure, of Wal ker county, another member of the tax comission, also spoke ia» favor of an income tax. He told the house that in so far as the genera] question of tax reform is concern ed, it would make no difference to the political fortunes of Gover nor Walker whether the house did the work for which it had been called or not. Tie said the vast majority of the people of the state j was convinced that the governor i has handled his end of the problem | in a dignified and businesslike I meaner and that if the assembly failed to provide relief for the “obnoxious” tax system now in operation, it would be the assemb ly which would have to bear the i blame and noi the governor. Representative Rowe, of Rich-, mond county, had just begun to I speak when a motion to adjourn until 10 o’clock Tuesday, with the] pfnvi'’ : <'u that V ''-wo It-vo th' 11 fit j. . au uebate opened, was cagped. At the morning session, Repre sentative Stewart, of Atkinson county, introduced a motion pro viding that the legislature adjourn sine die next Saturday, regardless of the status of its business at that time. He argued that sufficient had been accomplished ana that it was best that the legislators leave the tax situation as it is at present. Representative Fleming, of Han cock, spoke against the motion, stating that, even before the spe cial session began, letters had been sent out by the Georgia Taxpayers league, predicting that Mr. Stewart would introduce a resolution on November 17. The speaker said that the gentleman from Atkinson was two days behind schedule but was'evidently running comparative ly true to form. Mr. Stewart stated that if such letters had gone out, it was en tirely without his knowlege or au thorization. He said he did not know any officers of the Taxpay ers’ league, even by sight and that he was not interested in any legis lation on behalf of any corpora 1 - , tions. Representative Woodruff, of De- Kalb, asked Mr. Stewart if he did not know that one principal reasons for the loss in the house was because' he, Mr. Stew art, insisted on taking up the house’s time by speaking. The resolution was overwhelm ingly defeated, only a scattering half dozen votes being fast for it. Two meetings, one in the morn ing and one in the afternoon, were held durig the day by the house committee on constitutional amend ments. In the afternoon the com mittee ad versed a bill by Repr.e fContinued on Page Two.) Hauling a loaded sled over 20 to 40 miles of snow and ice in a sin gle dny is nothing out of the ordi nary for Eskimo dogs. The United States has ofle-sixth of the world’s live stock. I THEJKe®KWRO€R * BUS He: D i N THE HEAR T OF DIXIEl" HIS BEST PHOTO * « *1 Ll x.-io cne xirst posed portrait made of President Coolidge inside the White House. George W. Har ris took it in the cbainet room. Sit ting lasted 30 minutes, and strange to say every p.oof came back mark ed “approved.” Harris selected this as the best, in his judgment. The, photo is copyrighted MOOfGEBPK DIAU IN BEHLIN HGK President of Reichsbank For Many Years and Financed Germany During War BERLIN, Nov. 20.—Dr. Rudolph E. A. Havenstein, president of the reichsbank, is dead. He had been president of the i bank since 1907 and had charge of ' financing the war. 80011 iisslfi BOY FHO IN TENEKNTi Remains Located in Dismal Cel lar Had Been Slashed And Badly Mutilated ' NEW YORK, Nov. 20. The j body of Irving Pickkny, four and | half years old. who was kidnaped j from in front of his Grand street home October 26, was found today I slashed with a knife in the cellar of a Suffolk street tenement house. ffISffiPEKE IS SLAIN Bl F.flßßl “. . i Renewing Old Feud As <heyi Meet on Road Judge Kelley " Is Shot by Enoch Trash DAWSON, Nov. 20. —Renewing a quarrel when they met on the highway four miles from .here yes terday, Judge J. H. Kelly, 70-year old justice of the peace, was, shot and instantly killed by Enoch Thrash, young farmer, who prompt ly surrendered to the sheriff. Judge Kelley had lived in this section all of his life. He is under stood to have charged Thrash with removing negro laborers from his place under cover of night and the two quarreled. Monday the peace justice, driving a horse-drawn ve hicle on the road, met Thrash near Herod. According to eye-witness es the quarrel was renewed and the peace justice got down front his buggy and Thrash opened fire. I Both men were armed, witnesses said. SMALL BLAZE AT 420 WEST CHURCH ST. At 1 o’clock today the fire de partment made a run to 420 West Church street, whew the'vacant house on the W. H. Scarborough ! estate was found to be on tire. R. A. Slagpey, machinist at the Farmers Cotton Oil company, dis covered the smoke descending from the room of the house and turned in the alarm which brought the fire department immediately to the scene. The damage was negligible, the floor having been burned in the center. It has not been determin ed how the blaze started, as the house has been vacant for several months,.and in a dilapidated condi tion. AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 20. 1923 BRITISH BELIEVE NW DANGER POINT IS PAST IN ENTENTE IMPASSE Disposition of Former Crown Prince Not Likely To Disturb Anglo-French Relations HOLD BERLIN TO ACCOUNT Note To Be Sent Reich Govern ment Will Contain Clause Affecting Hohenzollerns LONDON, Nov. 20.—The Brit ish government officials consider ed this morning that all danger of a disagreement with France on the question of the former crown prince and resumption .of inter-al lied military control in Germany has passed. . They expected the council of ambassadors would reach a com promise, unless some unforeseen obstacle interposed at the last mo rn r rfr On the question of the kaiser's heir, it is forecast that a proposed note to Germany will hold the Ber lin cabinet responsible for any overt act on his part. IHLEOEWGO T OPAY SALARIES . Estimated That 8,500,000,003 Paid in Taxes Annually— -3,600,000 On Pay Rolls ATLANTA, Nov. 20.—Figures made public here by tax eexperts show that nearly $4,000,000,000 is paid out in the United States every year to public officials, active and retired. It is stated that these figures are not surprising when it is known that nearly 3,600.000 persons are on the public pay roll. federal, ■•fate ,:nd local. Neatly one-half of the $8,500,000,000 spent yearly by the government goes to bfficials and former officials. Every taxpayer, it is stated, may reckon that almost one-half of his taxes go to support an office holder. BlCHffll MEH HILL P SIMM ESTATE After Deliberating 45 Minutes Jury Upholds Claim of Croker Heirs NEW YORK. November 20. —In the fifth suit bv Richard Croker’s heirs attacknig the Tammany chief tain’s will, Richard Croker, Jr., suc ceeded late Mondav in slicing a $160,000 chunk from the $3,000,- 000 estate left to Mrs. Bula Ed mundson Croker. A jury found for young Croker after 45 minutes’ deliberation, it' verdict upholding the son’s conten tion of an ante-mortem agreement. The plaintiff claimed that on No vember 10, 1914, at his father’s re quest, he signed away his right to one-fourth interest in his mother’s $312,000 estate in favor of his brother, Howard, when his father agreed to reimburse him and settle equal sums on Howard and their sister, Ethel. | Brs. Bula Edmundson Croker 'joined the defendants, the New York Trust company, executors, in denying that such an agreement had been made, but the combined , testimony of Richard, Howard and i Ethel, and of Mrs. Richard Croker, Jr., who said they were present when the agreement wa smade, won for the plaintiff. Justice Proskauer of the su preme court took under advisement the request of the defense counsel for nullification of, the verdict. DUBLIN COURT UPHOLDS WILL IN IRELAND. DUBLIN, November 20. — (By the Associated Press.) ln the chan cery division here Monday an action against Mrs. Bult Croker, brought by Richard Croker, Jr., on a legal point was dismissed. The effect of the dismissal was to prove the will of Richard Croker, Si., in solemn form, so that it cannot be further appealed against, and to leave Mrs. Croker’s position safe. Nearly 2,700,000 persons of Can adian origin are living in the Unit ed States. PLANS UNDER W fl LENO GERMANY HOGE Slfll IN GOLD IK Negotiations Pending Between Berlin Bank and Financiers Os Three Countries LOAN TO BE CONDITIONAL American, British and Dutch Bankers Reported Engaged in Pending Deal BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The Boerson Courier says that .negotiations are ; jn progress between a well known Berlin bank 1 and a group of Ameri can, British Dutch financiers iq_r a credit to Germany of 1,400,- 000.000 gold marks. The granting of this credit, says the newspaper, is dependent upon condition that there be no change i nthe rtterngtional political situa tion in Germ/rhy :yid that the offer be made only to the Stresemann government. { WIFEOHORTIMER FAILS IN EFFORT 10 TESTIFY fPROBE Wife of Star Witness Against Forbes Says She Wants ‘To Clear Her Good Name’ TO VINDICATE CHARACTER Effort Made Bv Woman To Get Before Senate Investigating Committee Today WASHINGTON, /<ov. 20.—Mrs. Katherine Mortimer, of Philadel phia, wife of Elias H. Mortimer, star witness against former Direc tor Forbes, of the Veterans bureau, tried unsuccessfully to testify be fore the senate committee in an ef fort, she said, to vindicate public ly her character and good name. Chairman Reed of the commit tee pointed out that Mrs. Mortim er had been heard in secret ses sion of the committe and said ‘he committee would make her testi mony public if she desired. He also expressed willingness for her counsel to submit a list of questions which if found to be relevant he would propound to her. This was agreed to and the wo man asked that, her testimony be fore the closed session be made public. CMNiffl LlffiEß Ml Iff K HARR BLR Friends of Americus Woman In Washington to Advance Her U. D. C. Candidacy WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The large majority of Georgia delegates to the general convention of the United Daughters of the Confed eracy meeting here are in Wash ington today. The campaign of the friends of Mrs. Frank Harrold, of Americus, Ga., to elect her president of the U. D. C. is under way and the movement was actively launched Monday afternoon when Senator and Mrs. William J. Harris receiv ed at tea at the Hotel Willard) for Mrs. Harrold and the ladies of the Georgia delegation to the conven tion. Many of the delegates who will decide the new officers were present. Receiving with Senator and Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Harrold were Mrs. W. E. Hutton, president of the Dis trict of Columbia division; Mrs. Walter Grace. Mrs. Walter Scott Coleman, honorary president of the Georgia division, and Miss Alice R» and Mrs. Walter Lamar, past presidents of the Georgia di vision. Miss Julia Wheler Harris, grano-daughter of Gen. Joe Wheel er, and the young Georgia girls who will serve as pages, assisted. The Georgia State society will • give a reception to the Georgia | delegates here on Friday afternoon ' from 5 to 7 at the home of the society’ president, Mrs. Theodore Tiller. Most any man can be popular by 1 keeping his opinions to himself. 1 TEN MILLIONS FOR DRY ENFORCEMENT IN TREASURY ESTIMATES Prohibition Officials Announce Item Included in Appropria tion To Be Asked MORE FOR NARCOTIC MEN Drug Laws Would Be More Rig idly Enforced If Money Is Given By Congress WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. —An appropriation of more than $lO,- 000 for work of the prohibition bureau during the next fiscal year was said by prohibtion officials to have been included in the treasury estimates submitted to the director of the budget. The estimates included $1,250,- 000, an increase of $500,000 over this year’s allotment for the en forcement of the narcotic act. REV.JB CLIFFOfIO DEAD IH LONDON Minister of International Prom inence Dies At Age Os 87 Years LONDON, Nov. 20—. Rev. John Gtafford, Baptist. miuiiUiX’ of inter national prominence, died suddenly today in the council chamber ot the Baptist union. He was 87 years-old and had served as president of the Baptist World Alliance, the National Broth erhood Council, and World Federa tion of Brotherhoods. GASOLINE TAX NETS STATE NEAR MILLION Increase of $210,096 Comes To State From Gas Tax Os One Cent ATLANTA, Nov. 20. During the fiscal year which, ended on Oc tober 1, Georgia collected through the one cent per gallon tax cn gaso line sold *in the state the sum of $948,252.04, according to W. B. Harrison, chief clerk in th'( tax office of the comptroller general. This is an increase of $210.- 096,16 over the previous* twelve months, when the total collected was $738,155.88. This difference is largely attributed to enforced payments from delinquent taxpay ers. Mr. Harrison has been active in forcing payment of these taxes and is continuing this branch of his work. . , The increase in the tax to three cents per gallon went into effect on October 1. OIL STOVE EXPLODES IN JACKSON HOME The fire department made a run t - this morning to the home of W. | R. Jackson, 303 Jackson street, street, where it was discovered that an oil stove used in the kitch- • en had exploded, causing much ex- . citement and little damage. I , The flames were soon extinguish- 1 ed, the loss being negligible, with ; the exception of the stove which was demolished. EPIDEMIC OF MUMPS AND MEASLES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS , ROME, Nov. 20,—An epidemic . of mumps, chicken pox and measles 1 has almost closed the North Roma I school of that city, according to i officials. At Cave Springs the con i solidated school attendance has been cut more than half by an epi ' demie of measles, it is stated. 125 MEDALS TO BE GIVEN MILL ROME, Nov. 20. —Ohe hundred | i and twenty-five persons have been ' in employe of the Massachusetts ! Mills, of Lindale, near Rome, for a period of 20 years or more and will receive medals on December 1, i according to officials. A check of t ; the company's rolls show that ex- | act-ly 125 persons are entitled to medals. Os these 47 have been cm i ployed for 25 years or more while I 78 have been with the company 20 I years. HE’S BOSS NOW *’w JH £ When the general assembly of Oklahoma formally impeached Gov ernor J. C. Walton today, after a trial befpre the senate at Oklaho ma City, Lieut.-Governor Martin E. Trapp (shown above) automatically became governor. He had been in control of the executive offices since impeachment charges were first formally lodged against Gov ernor Walton, several weeks ago. JURORS DRAWN FOR NOVEMBER SESSION Fall Term of Sumter Superior Court Begins Here Monday, November 26 Jurors to serve during the first and second weeks of Sumter Supe rior court have just been drawn, and Sheriff Harvey and his deputies will begin summoning these within the next few days. Th e court will con vene its fall term the fourth Mon day in this month, (Nov. 26) and jurors who have been drawn for the term should arrange their affairs so as to attend with the least incon venience to themselves. The list as drawn is announced today as fol lows : Traverse jurors, drainw for sec ond week, November term, 1923: R. L, Peel, T. L. Hallman, H. D. Bradley, F. M. Webb, H. N. VZest, R. P. Moore, 0. O. Burnett, C. A. Johnson, H. L. Stewart, H. J. Mor ris, E. C. Hinson, J. A. Dupree, Anderson Darden, W. M. English, O. L. Dixon, R. C. Markett, P. J. Lee, L. R. Justice, J. A. Daniel, F. T. Hudson, R. P. Mallaier, S. M. Clements, W. O. Wiliiamson, T. C. Thomas, Roy Holman, F. D. Stapleton, S. G. Wooten, A, J. Du pree, Rufus Chappell, S. Frank Burnett, J. E. Daniel, W. J. Payne, A. J, Easom, R. D. Winchester, E. L. Wilson, J. M. Wallace. Traverse jurors drawn for' first week, November term, 1923: F. 'W. Hogsed, A. B. Connors, J. E. Harper, E. C. Webb, Reese H. Horton, J. D. Bolton, H. W, Wiggins, J. C. Wise, C. W. Hender son, Roney Stallings. E. E. Sum merford, Gordon B. Howell, W. G. Turpin, F. C. Wingard, M. B. Wells, S. C. Kerr, J. W. Peel, G. W.' Wig gins, Jr., T. F. Gatewood, A. F. Darden, J. R. Pennington, R. E. Pilcher, E. C. Ratliffe, C. D. Bell, J. C. Pace, W. B. Gibson. D. T. Jennings, H. C. Dominick, W ,H. C. Dudley, G. O. Loving, H. S. Council, J. W. Westbrook, J. H. Williams, C. L. Israel, John Alle nMcDonaid, W. M. Jennings, T. M. Flournoy, P. E. Westbrook, John Hartzog, S. I. Saunders. Grand jury drawn for November term, 1923: C. M. Council, W. A. Joyner, J. B. Clark, R. D. McNeill, A. J. Har ris. Rev. L. A. Harrell, Lovelace Eve, J. H. Poole. Jr., J. J. West brook, J. R. Logan, J. J. Dozier, J. F. Daniel, J. L. Daniel, J. I. Woovten, C. A. Slappey, C. C. Lunsford, T. B. Hooks. Jr., E. R. Stewart, E. A. Bowen, T. C. Rog ers, Rev. E. T. Moore, W. E. Brown. G. R. Simpson. E. Y. An drews, L. W. Brown, Oscar Mc- Lendon, Neon Buchanan, W. J. ; Williamson, W. A Wilson. J. J. I Hanesley, C. C. Sheppard, D. R. ; Andrews. J. M. Prance, Frank P. ■ Harrold, S. A. Rodgers, D. V. I Smith, J. A. Pinkston. WEATHER. For Georgia.—Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer. PRICE FIVE CENTS GOVERNOR WALTON IS RE WED FROM OFFICE O’ ■MB TOTE Executive Convicted of Abusing His Pardon and Parole Authority TRAPP TAKES UP REINS Becomes Automatically Chief Executive of State Through Removal of Walton OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 20. Governor Trapp, who took office when Walton was impeached, sent a message to the legislature ask ing that it adjourn immediately. in the house, however, there was introduced a resolution to expel Murray Gibbons, Speaker, during the ninth regular session, on the grounds that he commercialized his influence as speaker to obtain executive' clemency and *had inter fered with the special election on October 2. The resolution was to be discussed this afternoon. - Governor J. C. Walton was re moved from office yesterday by a unanimous vote of the state sen at court of impeachment on the first article of the impeachment bill submittted for a verdict. The vote, which was cn the charge that the executive had abus ed his pardon and parole authority, was 41 to 0 for conviction. Lieutenant Governor M. fcl- Trapp, Democrat, automatically be came governor of Oklahoma through removal by impeachment of Gov ernor Walton. Impeachment proceedings against Walton came as a direct result of his declaration of martial law in Oklahoma City, Tulso, Muskogee, and other points during the execu tive’s fight against the Ku Klux Klan. Governor Walton had been a storm center in Oklahoma politics almost from first appearance on the political horizon otl the state. As mayor of Oklahoma City ha practically inundated the town with special policemen appointed fr m among his political friends. In tho gubernatorial campaign of 1922. he exposed the cause of the non-par-. tisan league, then beginning to show strength among the farmers of the state, and accepted the nomination of the farmer-labor par ty, a coalition of non-partisan league forces, radica 1 labor, and embattled farmer elements. He won with a whoop. His inaugural barbecue was a niae days’ talk topic throughout the. United States, the affair being widely advertised from the very fact that the entire state was in vited to attend, and a large pro portion of its citizens did attend. IDLE HOUR POULTRY YARDS ARE SOLD OUT CLAXTON, Noxember 20—Mr. G. F. Davis, proprietor of the Idle Hour poultry yard states that he already has on hand orders for more eggs than he can deliver for several weeks. Mr. Davis, who is am experienced poultryman makes a specialty of breeding Rhode Is land Reds, Buff Orpingtons and Buff Cochin Bantams. His stock is selected with the idea of “paying chickens” arc the only chickens worth having and his records at. the various poultry shows indicate that he also breeds a great exhibi tion strain. SHIP MUCH POULTRY FROM LYONS REGION LYONS, November 20.—Approx imately 50,000 pounds of live poul try were shipped from Lyons dur ing the period from January 1, to July I, records of the express com pany show. Poultry flocks over the flocks and in their size. There are a great many flocks of purebred Leghorns, and a great deal of in terest is shown in the American breeds. It has been estimated that $150,000 worth of poultry and poultry products have been sold by farmers living in this county. TROOP II BOY SCOUTS ELECT PATROL LEADERS Troop II Boy Scouts held their regular meeting Friday night at 7:15. The troop was re-organized, new patrol leaders being appoint- ! ed. Fred Statham was made assist ant scoutmaster; John Edgar Shep paid, Joe Horne, Sam Gunn and Jerome Cohen were made patrol leaders. After all business was transacted we had some boxing matches, after which we adjourned TROOP II SCRIBE.
