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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 260
DR. BARKER AMERICUS FOR THREE LECTURES
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DISSOLUTIONJOF COMMUNISTS ORDERED
EASTERN CAPITALISTS INTERESTED IN|DEVLOPING OF SOUTHER FIELD
ROTARIANS TO BRINS
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HERE OH JANUARY STH
Will Speak To Three Separate
Americus Audiences During
One Day Here
WAS TAFT’S PHYSICIAN
His Lectures Have Already Been
• Heard Bv Four Million •
People
Through the efforts of John
Sheffield, president of the
Americus Rotary club, the men
and women of Americus are to
have the exceptional opportun
ity of hearing two lectures by
a lecturer of nation-wide reputa
tion, Dr. Charles E. Barker.
Dr. Barker will lecture in
Americus on Tuesday, January
Bth, speaking three times. His
lectures will be absolutely free
to the public, as all his ex
penses are paid by Rotary.
The demand for the services of
Dr. Barker is so great that only
three cities in Georgia and three in
Florida will hear him this year. He
speaks first at West Point,\ then
here, from Americus he goes to
Macon, then Palatka, Eustic and
Tampa, Fla.
Os Dr. Barker’s three great lec
tures, the one he delivers to high
school pupils is probably the most
important. He deals with a de
licate subject as possible no other
living man has been able to handle
before. His subject is, ‘‘How to
Make the Most Out of Life.” His
second lecture is to women and the
officials of the Americus Rotary
club will request every organiza
tion of -women in Americus to co
operate with the club in extend
ing invitations to every woman in
Sumter county. This subject is “A
Mother’s Responsibility to Her
Daughter.” The third and last lec
ture is to men, entitled, ‘A Father’s
Responsibilities to His Son.” To
this meeting will be invited every
father in Sumter county.
More than two million men have
heard his lecture to men; a mil
lion boys and girls have heard his
lecture to high school pupils; and
possibly a million women have
heard his lecture to women.
Dr. Barker is the man who kept
President Taft physically fit during
his entire term as president of the
United States.
? ''r. U. A. .-’s address Lu
the international convention of Ro
tarians so attracted Rotary that
his exclusive services were con
tracted for and for several years
now he has been paid by Rotary tto
lecture under its auspices, every
lecture being paid for in full by a
Rotary club.
Last year several local Rotarians
heard Dr. Barker at Savannah. They
immediately requested his services
for Americus, but because of the
enormous demand for him, almost
two years expired before a date
could be secured.
Because of the limited seating
capacity of all available auditoriums
in Americus, it is understood that
admittance will be by ticket only.
ATLANIAANS CONTEST
TOBACCO TAX LEVY
ATLANTA, November 23.
(Special)—Alleging that the spe
cial retail cigar and resturaiit tax
levied by the genera! assembly of
Georgia is unconstitutional. J. J.
Hall, T. C. Morris & Company and
Fred Taylor, ail of Atlanta, filed
a petition in the district federal
court Tuesday in which they ask
that an injunction be issued against
W. S. Richardson, of Fulton coun
ty, and Comptroller General Wil
liam A. Wright prohibiting them
from collecting the SIOO per year
special tax levied against opera
tors of such establishments in
cities of more than 75,000 popula
tion in this state.
The petitioners stated that the
defendants are attempting to col
lect the designated tax and that
they are also threatening crimin
al prosecution for failure to pay.
The petition further, seta forth
that the plaintiffs will be deprived
of a means of livelihood if the de
fendants aie permitted to collect
these taxes.
Judge Samuel 11. Sibley siged :.n
order directing the defendants to
appear November 24 and show why
a restraining orde.' should not be
granted.
THE fi«gp®RDER
PUBLISHED IN T
Dr. Barker
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He will lecture here to men, to
women and high school pupils in
January, under auspices the Ro
tary club.
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OH COLLEGE OWING
Chicago - Wisconsin Football
Game To Be Dry Affair;
Officers On Student Trains
MADISON, Wis„ Nov. 23.—(8y
the Associated Press.) —Federal
prohibition agents stationed in
Madison were preparing today for
stringent enforcement of prohibi
tion laws among University of Wis
consin students and others, accord
ing to Robert O. Quick, prohibition
group chief. Federal agents will
accompany each of ten special
trains which will, go to Chicago for
the Wisconsin-Chicago football
game, some leaving tonight.
WOMAN'S 01 BLOOO
TO TRACE MURDERERS
Officials Believe Stains Will
Point To Assassin; Hatchet
Used in Crime Disappears
SAVANNAH,, November 23.
That her own blood* will be the
means of tracing her murderer or
murderers and bringing them to
justice, if they are apprehended and
J Jed, J the opinion of officers who
are vigorously at work on the prob
lem of solving the mystery sur
runding the killing of Mrs. Agnes
Mudie and her little thirty-months
old daughter, Dorris Thursday at
the Mudie hf>me, near Bona Bella,
beyond the Isle of Hope, several
miles from Savannah.
The murderers could not have
escaped over the blood-drenched
rooms of the Mudie bungalow with
out carrying on their shoes and
hands and garments evidence that
may bring him to justice, investigat
ing officials stated.
The coroner’s jury found a ver
dict of “brutal murder,’’ but failed
to find any evidence by which to
place responsibility. Police believe
the slaying was the work of a negro,
and the almost prostrated husband,
who found the bodies when he went
home from all-day work in the city
believe that negres working on the
place are responsible. One suspect |
has been arrested, but it is not; be
lieved he committed the cieea. Po
lice deciare that they have a slight
clew and are following this, but the
nature of the lead is kept carefully
concealed.
The crime is said to be the most
horrible in the annals of Chatham
county—similar to the ax murders
committed in some other sections.
The killing of both mother and
child was done, it is believed, with
a hatchet, and the bodies, espec
ially of the woman, were badly
mutilated.
Forty dollars kept in a box in
the house and a smaller sum, kept
in a pocketbook by Mrs. Mudie, are
missing. #nd t|»e object of the mur
der, officers state, was undoubtedly
robbery.
A negro Oscar Hugee, who was
held today on charges of murder,
is believed by officials to be con
nected with the killing. The ne
gro, however, denies any knowledge
of the crime, and stated that he
would be able to prove an alibi.
There are about 18,000 more
persons of Welsh origin in the
country than in 1910.
AMERICUS, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 23. 1923
iFUHD GONEMON
INCLODEO IN ORDER
OE GEN, VON SEECH
I Suppression of Public Meetings
i And Communist Papers Fol
lows Drastic Action
DECREE IS BOMBSHELL
i
j Reichstag Amazed Since Decree
Follows Stresemann’s Appeal
For Confidence Vote
! BERLIN, Nov. 23.—(8y the As
i sociated Press.) -v- General Von
j Scechkt, national commander of
| reischwehr, today ordered the dis
solution of the German Communist
party and the confiscation of its
funds. His decree also prohibits
holding of Communist meetings and
the publication of Communist news
papers.
it was later stated that the dis
solution order also applied to all
nationalists and National Socialist
party organizations. The order (
fell like a bombshell upon the reich
stag, where Chancellor Sstrese
mann had just previously demanded
a vote -of absolute confidence.
Communists were especially furi
ous and angry scenes were enact
ed. Communists organizations are
well organized and well supplies
with money.
HSTIILLHI USELESS
ASSERTS GW fflW
Oklahoma To Be Attractive
Place To Live In, New Gov
ernor Tells Business Men
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 23. --
(By the Associated Press.) —Gov-
ernor Trapp in his first public ad
dress sfince replacing Walton, told
a group of business men at the ban
quet that affairs of Oklahoma will
be so conducted in the future that
it will not only be safe but at
tractive for all legitimate enter
prises of industry and business to
operate. We have no cause for
war, he said. There has been no
necessity for martial law.
lOMEimiE
CONTINUES IN HOUSE
ATLANTA, Nov. 23.—(8y the
Associated Press.) —Debate on the
income tax bills continued in the
house today with no end in sight.
Several speakers occupied the floor
during the morning session. Sen
ator Oscar Underwood, of Alabama,
addressed both houses at noon to
day.
PLAN ONE BOARD FOR
EMORY AND HOSPITAL
ATLANTA, November 22.
(Special)—An address by Bishop
U. V. W. Darlington and the intro
duction of a resolution to place the
Wesley Memorial hospital under
the direction of the Emory Univer
sity board of trustees were chief
features of the 57th annual confer
ence of the North Georgia Metho
dist church at Wldsley Memorial
| church today.
The resolution was favored by
the Northern Methodist conference
and will be submitted to the South
Georgia conference for ratification
The Emory University board ■of
trustees has already passed favora
bly’ on the resolution.
AMERICAN MISSIONARY
CAPTURED BY BANDITS
SHANGHAI, China, November
23.—The American legation at Pe
king, according to word received
here, has taken u>> with the Chinese
government the case of E. W.
Schmarlzreid. the American mis
sion ,y fiom Honan province. whose
capture by bandits while on his way
from f bangteh, Hunan, to Tungjen,
1 Fweichow, was announced Thurs
■ i'v. Th'- legation, it is stated, has
sent a note to the Chinese foreign
i office ;..••< testing against the failure
iof the authorities to protect mis
sionaries iti.d requesting every pos
| sil le im a -ui e to secure the release
iof 3". >• ihmalzrcid.
7 h<- advices announcing the mis
sionary’s capture said four women
accompanying Mr. Schmalzreid were
•allowed to continue their journey.
Another Fish t
Story
ARLINGTON, Nov. 23.—1 t was
reported here that the machinery
of the Cordray's grist mill was
stopped from running the other day
on account of eels clogging the
I water wheels. The following night
a trap set. in the stream caught 480
of the snaky-looking things, accord
ing to a story told by R. H. Bost
wick, chairman of the county com
missioners. He states that if any
one doubts the tale, Mrs. Jack Wil
liafs, w|fe of the manager of the
Cordray hotel, will verify his state
ment.
BLMPMN IS
PASSED UP TO NT*
COUNCIL W TEAS
Strong Recommendations Made
By Dr. Chambliss Likely To
Fix Permanent Policy
POOLE IN FAVOR OF PLAN
Matter Will Be Brought Before
New Council Following Its
Organization in January
Americus will continue the war
on the malaria mosquito if the rec
ommendations of Dr. J. Wade
Chambliss, chairman of the board
of health, are followed for the
next year. This announcement
followed the close of a conference
with Elmore Poole, mayor, Friday
morning. •
Dr. Chambliss, who is chairman
of the Suintfcr county board of
health presented a series o£ recom
mendations to the city Council at
the regular meeting of that body.
In declaring that Americus has
done more than possibly any other
town of its size along the line of
malaria prevention, Mr. Poole
stated that final action on the rec
ommendations made by the health
officer could' not be made before
the meeting of the new’council in
1924.
“Malaria lias been practically
exterminated in this city, but we
want to keep up the good work,”
the mayor said. “It is reasonably
certain that the new council will
see the need of making Americus
a healthy community. The recom
mendations made by Dr. Chambliss
can be put fin operation with prac
tically no expense. This feature
will of course, attract the atten
tion of the new council.”
DR. CHAMBLISS
ADVISES COUNCIL
The address, which Dr. Cham
bliss made before members of the
council in regular session and in
which he made the recommenda
tions concerning drainage and other
aids in malaria prevention, fol
lows:
“Some of the best citizens of oUr
town have volunteered to congrat
ulate us upon the mosquito ex
termination work. A few were
“doubting Thomases’’ to begin with
but the majority now commend
this work, which was undertaken
just this summer. So, after hear
ing so many people talk favorably
of this work and many expressions
from the physicians of our town
for its good, I feel perfectly safe
fin saying that this body has saved
more money and more suffering for
(Continued On Page Three)
DAWSON SELLS COTTON;
500 BALES AT 32C
DAWSON, Nov. 23.—One of the
laigest cotton sales to be reported
in Dawson has just been clased. J.
S. Lowery, of the firm of Lowery
and Davidson, buying for the Can
te,-i Mills, having purchased 500
bales of the fleecy staple fropi J.
P. Perry, T. B. Raines, K. S. Wor
thy and W. K. Locke, prominent
Terrell county farmers, the prie >
paid being 32 cents pet pound,
basis, and the sale amounted to
approximately $85,000. A greater
portion of Terrell’s 1’923 crop h:A
already been sold.
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MORRISON IS HEAD
OF MOULTRIE BANK
MOULTRIE, Nov. 23.—R. M.
Monism, Moultrie capitalist and
widely known in business circles in
South Georgia, has been named
president of the Citizens bank, to
succeed the lute W. 11. Barber, who
died at his home here a few days
ago. Mr. Morrison has been vice
president of the bank for several
1 years.
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Sir Louis A. Newton, British
banker (top) is the new Lord Mayor
of London. He was knighted by
King George during the war. Be
low is his wife.
SpectgS™
Os GOING HOUSE
Lee Horleine, State’s Prosecutor,
Injured As Portion of Resi
dence is Destroyed
MACOMB, 111., Nov. 23.—(8y
ths Associated Press.) —A bomb,
thought to have been placed by
members of a bootlegging ring, de
stroyed a portio nos the home of
Lee Haneline, state’s attorney here
last night. Haneline was cut by
flying glass, but no one was sei i
ously injured. * . ISt
DAWSON POSTOFFICE
CONTRACT IS AWARDED
DAWSON, Nov. 23.—Dawson’s
new postoffice building will doubt
less be a realization rather than
an anticipation in the near future,
the contract having been awarded
to A. M. Lundberg, of St. Louis,
Mo. It calls for the expenditure
«..£ $>49.500. Ten years ago con
gress set aside an appropriation of
$60,000 for a postoffice building
for Dawson ana on several occas
ions previouW bids have been re
ceived by th’supervising architect
at Washington, but all exceeded the
appropriation. In these past ten
years the various occasions on
which bids were advertised for,
plans and specifications drawn up
and site bought, tW oriignal ap
propriation was reduced about $lO,-
000, leaving the amount for Daw
son’s government building $49,500
instead of $60,000 as was appro
priated in 1913. It was through
the untiring efforts of oCngress
man Charles R. Crisp that Dawson
is to get her government building
at so early a date.
MRS. EMMET’S CLASS TO
CONDUCT SAVOY CAFE
The Sunday school class of Mrs.
W. H. Emmet, will have complete
charge of the service of the new
Savoy Case, which will open at 8
o’clock Saturday morning at 103
North Jackson street.
John George, manager of the new
case, has turned over the entire
plant to the class, and all pro
ceeds will go to the Methodist
church building fund. One of the
young lady members of the class
will act as cashier, officers of the
class stated.
Members of the congregation and
friends of the Sunday school are
urged to patronize the case. Doors
will be open for business at 8
o'clock Saturday morning and will
remain open until 8 o’clock at night.
The king cobra is the only rep
tile that will attack everything it
meets.
Chamber Directors
Hear Report of
Milner Efforts
Commerce Representative Secured Two Good
Prospects—Malaria Elimination Os
First Importance
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday heard the
report of Cobb Milner, recently
returned from a trip east, where
he had been sent by the cham
ber to interview a number of
men relative to interesting them
in Americus as a possible site
for a textile mill.
The directors discussed the
necessity for immediate and ade
quate funds for fighting to a
Conclusion malaria in the county.
Representatives of the cotton
oil and peanut oil crushers were
in conference with the directors
io discuss steps to (prevent the
lowering of the tariff on foreign
peanuts.
Efforts to hold the district
headquarters of the Highway
Department in Americus were
discussed and plans laid.
In his report to the chamber di
rectors, Mr. Milner seated that
leads had been secured that were
“promising.” He named two par
ties who have said that they will
come to Americus under certain
conditions.
“I found mill men and investors
in the East interested, but not in
South Georgia,” ME Milner said.
“They have their eyes cn 'North
Georgia, for several reasons. We
will have to show them something
better here if we are to succeed.”
Mr. Milner stressed the abso
lute necessity of stamping out ma
laria in the county if industrials
are secured. He also stated that
some local financial support will be
need.
‘‘For instance, one of the larg
est mill operating and financing
concerns in the world ask me what
Americus people would do if he
came to Americus with a $3,000,-
000 proposition,” said Mr. Milner.
' »wy answer was that I thought
SIOO,OOO or $150,000 could be rais
ed. This figure seemed to satis
fy him. A mill o fthat size would
employ, 1 would say, about 1500
people. It’s a pretty big order you
see. And I feel satisfied that this
man is interested and we may have
( Continued on Page Four.)
POTUGUESE SAILOR
DIES ON DUTY AT SEA
SAVANNAH, Nov. 23.—(8y As
sociated Press.) —A . Portuguese
sailor Lewis DeSantos, on board
the John L. Ericson bound from
Norfolk to Sayannah, died while
at sea as he was at the helm of
the vessel. He keeled over dead
without any warning or previous
illness. His body was brought
here by the ship and was not buried
at sea. DeSantos died without
having an opportunity to utter a
word.
CHRISTMAS SEALSNOW
READY FOR HOLIDAYS
WASHINGTON. Nov. 22 (By
the Associated Press.) —Christmas
seals of the National Tuberculosis
association will be on sale during
the Christmas holidays in all post
office lobbies throughout the coun
try where space is available.
Postmaster General New, direct
ing postmasters to permit reason
able use of their buildings for the
sale of Christmas seals, said the
department would co-operate to the
fullest extent consistent with the
performance its own service.
WHALE GIVEN RIDE
ON NAVAL TRANSPORT
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Novem
ber 23.-—When officers of the navy
transport Argonne found difficulty
in keeping up speed off the coast
of lower Caliornia, they discovered
they were carrying a whale on the
bow of the vessel. It was neces
sary to back the ship to get rid of
the creature. That was the story
told by Liwiutenant Commander
L. W. Johnson, surgeon of the
transport, when it arrived at Fort
Mason, yesterday, from New York.
The ship evidently had rammed the
whale and broken its back, I,
WEATHER.
For Georgia—Fair and some
what cooler tonight and Satur
day.
PRICEFIVECENTS
INVALIU WIFE SEES
SLEEPING HITE SLAIN
Masked Intruder Clubs Sleeping
Husband To Death As Help
less Wife Looks On
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Nov. 23.
(By the Associated Press.) Au
thorities today are looking for a
masked intruder, who strode into
the home of Duane Chapel, 64 ( at
Mapleplain, last night and clubbed
him to death before the eyes of
his wife. Chapel was taking his
evening nap on his couch, and his
invalid wife was helpless to aid him.
BLTKIUDICTEU
BYUMIMr
Body He Kept From Convening
Brings Charges Against Him
and Alleged Confederates
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 23.
(By the Associated Press.) —J. C.
'’’•’’ton, deposed governor of Okla
homa, was today indicted by the »'
Oklahoma county grand jjury on
two counts charging diversion of
public funds and interefering with
convening of the grand jury.
Dr. A. E. Davenport, state health
commissioner, and T. P. Edwards,
formerly governor’s chauffeur,
were also indicted on charges of
diverting the state’s money.
TBIAL IF HUB IS
BEGUN 111 CAROLINA
Ex-Governor To Meet Charges
of State Bank Law Violations
As Bank Presidnet
CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 23.
(By the Asssociated Press.) The
trial of Wilson G. Harvey, former
governor of South Carolina, on
charges of violating the state bank
ing laws in connection with the
failure of Enterprise bank, of this
city and of which he was-president,
started today.
FORMER AMERICUS MAN
IS ILL IN SAVANNAH
Mrs. C. A. Culpepper received
ft telegram announcing the serious
illness of her brother, Ben Green,
in Savannah, and has gone to that
city to attend him.
Mr. Green is suffering with
blood poisoning, having fallen re
cently, bruising the fleshy part of
his arm, which caused infection.
Grave apprehension is felt for his
recovery.
Mr. Green was formerly a resi
dent of Americus, having lived
here during his boyhood and early
manhood. He has many friends
here who are concerned about him.
235 REPUBLICANS ARE
NOW ON “HUNGER” STRIKE
DUBLIN, November 23.—The
Irish Free State government an
nounces that six more republican
prisoners have ended their hunger
strike after fasting for 35 days.
Two hundred and thirty-seven, the
statement adds, are still going with
out food.
OKLAHOMA SENATE
KILLS KLAN BILL
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 23
(By the Associated Press.) The
state senate today, in what is re
garded as the first test of strength
of the Ku Klux Klan elements and
those opposing the organization,
rejected the amendment to the
Klan bill under consideration.
The bill would have provided for
filing with county officers annual
ly a list of officers and members
of secret orders. The vote was 13
to 23,