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——" - ■ • N. Y. Futures— Jan. Mar. May , Prev. Close Open 34.45 34.65 34.85 11 am 34.46 34.27 34.87 Close 34.88 35.18 35.37, FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 260 DR. BARKER AMERICUS FOR THREE LECTURES °ooo .000 .oooVi)ooooooooooo DISSOLUTIONJOF COMMUNISTS ORDERED EASTERN CAPITALISTS INTERESTED IN|DEVLOPING OF SOUTHER FIELD ROTARIANS TO BRINS famous hhih 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 -t Willy He will lecture here to men, to women and high school pupils in January, under auspices the Ro tary club. MM“ 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. - 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. Lord Mayor * Jpr |l i * ■■' 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,
