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Americus Spot Cotton Good middling 35.5. N. Y. Futures— Jan. Mar. Mav -previous Close . 36.01 36.20 36.12 Opening 35.95 36.08 36.25 11 am .36.25 36.49 36.0 , Close ... 36.45 36.74 '6.88 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.—NO. 266 “I'D HAVE CHOKED HIM DEAD”, SAYS GUNMAN'S MOTHER OOOOOOOOGOOiOOOOOOOOOOO WILL NOT INVESTIGAtE GERMAN FINANCE 3-0 o o o o o o o o o so O O O O O O O O o’ o 1 KILLED AND 4 WOUNDED IN BOOTLEGGERS ROAD SIDE BATTLE V. S. Rejects French Invitation To Aid in Survey of Germany PARIS, Dee. I. (By Associat ed Press.) —An invitation to the LViited States to appoint members to each of the tvyo committees ap pointed to investigate the ability of the Germans to pay reparations to the French government. Colonel Logan, forwarded the invitation to Washington on behalf of the rep arations commission. The decision to appoint the com mittee came yesterday and commit tees were named. It was later de cided to ask the United States to, appoint representatives to assist. 1 r| ’ll estimate will be made on the' } ißcral plr,i suggested by Pre-i-i dent Poincare, cf France it wa> itated. RESTRICTIONS BLAMED AS REJECTION CAUSE WASHINGTON. DeA 1. -The American government is unwilling! to participate in a restricted inquiry j KIDNAPED B( POLICE; DMH SUIT iiE California Man Sues Police Chief artd Officials For | SIGC,OCO ‘ "CLAIMS HE IS GEORGIAN Plaintiff in Jail in Mexico At tacks Alleged Abductors; In Petition For Damages EL CENTRO, Cal., Dec. I. (By j Associated Press.) —Suit of SIOO,-' 00° damages has been filed j !4 ,st Police chief Hardwick and other city officials of Calexico by Andrews Lasetter and his wife who j allege that Lasetter was kidnapped | by police officials while under treat! ment in a hospital here. He says j he is a native of Georgia. It is also charged that he was 1 spirited across the international J border line into lower California,, despite the fact that he was an | American citizen. He- is now in . in Mexico across the line. De tails of the charges against Laset ter had not been made public at noon. PLAN PUaic CONCERT: FI DECEMBER lfilh The. Amevicus Symphony Orches tra will rehearse Sunday afternoon | ( at- the Community Club house at 2 o’clock for the purpose of per i feeling the program to be given to the public Sunday afternoon, De cember 16, at 3 o’clock in the Ry lander theater. J Manager Herbert Kingey, >f the Rylander theater, has offered the use of the theater on this occasion. It is proposed that a public con-, 0 cert will be given in the Rylander! c'lie Sunday of each month, or as I lor" as the public supports by its j presence at the performance. Alfred C. Gane, director of the i orchestra, announces that rehear-J * sals are being held twice each week, and with 27 members enroll-1 <’d end all enthusiastically joining in the programs. The concerts will j be free. IATLANTA BARROOM FALLS IN POLICE RAID ATLANTA, Dec. I—A complete-] ly equipped barroom at 74 1-2 j Houston street, with a varied as -j sortment of “white" liquor, was j raided by federal prohibition on- | force ment officials headed oy - Agent John Barclay, city detectives and deputy sheriff late Friday art etnoon. Officers placed under arrest Hugh Worthy, an 18-year-old youth, who, they calim, was installed in 1 the place as "bartender,” and eon- I fiscate da large quantity of whis- j 1 ky. The place was conducted, of- j - licers claim, by "Red” Slutcn, who escaped. The search for Slaton was continued by the J but late Friday night he had pot. I been apprehended, I THETTMEiSSicSRDER IN THE ME>-.Pr^yrr~C?\i into German finances, and has so | informed the American Observer Colonel Logan, who is with the rep- 1 arations commission in Paris, ac- j cording to reports here today. The creation of the commission was with the avowed purpose of j following the suggestions of Pres- j f ident Poincare, and the American j government is standing for an un ■ qqualified survey, it was intimated : It w r as not known there what as- I ! feet the decision would have on the I function of the commission, but ii is thought that the investigations will probably continue. OFFICIALS REFUSE TO TALK. WASHINGTON, Dec. I.—Stare and departmental officials refused to discuss the news advices that the government had been invited to join the .inquiry until the invitation had been officially received. 1524 U. S. BUDGET TOTALS $1,680,000,003] The budget bureau at Washing ton, 1). O. estimates that the feder-] al expenditures of the fiscal year, beginning July 1, 1924, will total approximately $1,680,000,000 Many of the agencies of the government have been cut considerably in mak ing this budget. , FROiipLTd ATTEHD-MEETING «F| OLD GUIRO MTIS; Ledge is Elected to Head Party in Senate; Progressives Sulk; i Hold Many Conferences WASHINGTON, Dec. I.—(By Associated Press) All members j of the senate progressive bloc ab- j sented themselves from the repub lican senate conference today, at which organization with Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, leader was perfected. The question of the presidency of the senate did not coma up. * I Republicacn troubles seem to have begun even before the con vening of congress. Leaders are planning for the opening day next Monday, and a number of con ferences will be held during Satur- 1 day afternoon end Sunday. A struggle for the presidency of ’ the senate will take place at the opening sessions Monday, with sev eral candidates in the field. With democrats, republicans md pro gressive battling for the honor, it is probable that the party which j is able to annex the support ofrthe] other will be in the majority .nnd j will therefore be able to place their candidate. PLAN TO RE ADJUST COTTON ESTIMATES WASHINGTON, Dec. I—-(Bv As sociated Press.) —Readjustme! of ' the methods used in estimating the cotton cron by the government was . recommended in a resolution adopt- j ed at a meeting today of the cotton j bloc in congress. A committee of five was named to draw up and present legislation to congress to this effect. Repre sentative Rankin (democrat) of Mississippi, who introduced the res olution, declared that cotton grow ers this year had lost more through mis-information upon the crop pre pared by the government than from the ravages of the toll weevil. SECRECY VEILS WORK OF CANADIAN CONFAB OTTAWA, Dec. interna tional rum-smuggling ccmkrence, in session since Tuesday wiffl Ameri can and Canadian delegates in at tendance, concluded its work late Friday with the representatives of both parties lo the conference main taining complete secrecy as to the proceedings and probable conse quences of th t > discussion. The American delegates have re turned to Washington AMERICUS. GA.. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER I, 1923 Mbrrli Diamond, held on murder charge, and Hi* 5-ycar-old"spn David, who is t l ’e imace of hi* fath-.- at t*, ? same age. SENLTE COMMITTEE I PUSSES BUDGET Bill. Senator Pace Urges Appoint- 1 pient of Budget Commission , 5 In Basic Law Amendment The senate committee on amend- , merits to the constitution, Tuesday ! afternoon, voted unanimously to re- 1 port favorably the resolution of Senator Stephen Pace, of the thir teenth district, proposing an amend ment to the constitution which j would permanently establish a j budget commission and regulate the making of appropriations by the general assembly. The proposed amendment would require that the needs and require ments of all state departments, in stitutions and agencies, must first be investigated by the budget com mission, including the expenditures of lunds previously appropriated, and that after such investigation said commission shall recommend to the general assembly the ap propriation of such amounts as ap pear to be necessary, together with an estimate of the revenue of the (Continued on Page 8.) CUVE-ANDfIEWS FIRM SEEKS mCORPDRdIIIIN; Would Establish New Construc tion Organization With Paid-In Capital Caye-Andrews company, will bo the name of a new. construction i firm with headquarters in Ameri cus it the petition of the organi zation for incorporation is granted. The petitioners, W. C. Caye, dis- j triet highway engineer, and D. R. j and Edward Andrews, are consid ered by associates to bo among the foremost members of the engineer ing profession. I The company seeks incorporation with SIO,OOO capital stock, which ! they assert has already been paid 1 in, and request the privilege of in creasing without further petition to SIOO,OOO. It is the avowed pur pose of the firm to make the ng-v --organization one of the best .guy), str< tgest in the state. The principal activity of the firm will be construction of roads, bfidges, railroads, streets, dams re servoirs and other general con struction work. It is also request ed that branch offices may be es tablished in Georgia and other states at the discretion of the of ficers. LEGION MEETING TO BE HELD MONDAY NIGHT The regular monthly meeting of John D. Mathis Post, Americrn Le gion will he held Monday night at 7:30 o’clock in the court house. A number of important discus sions will, come before the mem bership, and it is urged that al? members be present to participate , in the exercises, NEWSPAPER ADS FORCE CONTINUANCE OF SALE We are forced to continue our sale over Monday,” D. R. Andrews, of Rylandqr Shoe Co., said to The Times-Re c-order Saturday morning. "The response to our advertising has been so great, we simply could not take care of the customers who came in this morning. "This congested condition of the store has been almost an hourly affair for 15 days. We had no idea of doing anytihng like the business we have s done. "It should be a very grati fying fact to you to know that the sale has been continued from day to day purely through NEWSPAPER AD VERTISING. “When wo opened,” con tinued Mr. Andrews, "we used a few circulars. After dis tributing those first circulars, we relied entirely on the ad vertising co/jran- of the Times-Recorder. "Every advertisement has brought additional crowds. > NOT ONE SINGLE ONE ‘fell down.’ From day lo day we have told the people what we had—and they came. "We are cleaning up Mon day, opening the doors at 9 , and remaining open until ev- ! ery man, woman and child has \ been waited on. "Let me thank and con- j gratulate The Times-Recorder. F.verybody reads your paper, not only in the city and out in the county, but for many, < many miles around Am. ricus.” GOVERNMENT (GENT TUITTFND MEETING CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 1. —The government will send a message to men who raise the prod ucts of the Sout hwhcii the South ern Tariff C< ogress meets hero cn Dec. 7. Frank W. Monde!!, mem ber of the war finance corporation, has been ’chosen to carry the mes sage. He will speak to the con-, gi gsiN on the mo. , ling of December ■7‘. ; The war finance corporation was organized by the government to lend money to farmers on products of their h id. Prosperity of the South is linked with welfare of the producers, those telegraphing to Chattanooga point, anil any injury to farmers would quickly result in deflation of | values that probably would bring I Y ianeial chaos to the South. Among scores of individuals and organiza tion that already have signified their intention of sending represt i tative to Chattanooga for the con gress, in addition to those previous ly announced, are Arkansas and J Virginia farm bureaus, Alabama. I North Carolina, and Texas, farm ers’ unions, state bank associations, lasiasippi, and Oklahoma, and com missioners of agriculture of Geor gia and Louisiana. KILLER QUAKES IN CELL IS POLICE SEH fl cm New York Robber* Planned To Grab $75,000 Loot In Dar ing Hold-Up BY STEVE HANNAGAN NEA Service Staff Writer I BROOKLYN, N- Y., Dec. I. 1 "I d have choked him to death then had I ever thought he would grow up to be a gunman, wail ed Mrs. Dora Diamond as she pointed to a baby picture of her son (‘Whitey’) Morris Diamond, taken when he was three months old. Morris, 27, and his brother, Joseph, 21, are in jail charged with murder in connection with the shooting to death of two bank messengers and escaping with $43,000. Six other suspects have been taken by the police who expect to round up a big gang. Mrs. Diamond sobbed hyster ically, beating her head with her closed fists, her black hail streaked with silver, turni ig grayer with grief as one looked on. “They were both such f.ie boys,” -she'sobbed. “Never a night pass ed but Morris would come and tuck the covers around me as I lay in ’bed. And how Joseph used to smother me with kisses! Those boys couldn't have taken another man’s life.” Solemnly with perfect intonate , i she unraveled incidents of their childhood climaxing them in a pic ture of her sons behind prison bars. Then she broke down. ‘Where is my daddy?” innocent ly asked five-year-old David, moth erless son of Maurice. But none will, tell him the truth. David is a bright little chap with bluy eyes and blonde hair. He was well-mannered and noiseless as he played with his toys. “Morris was just like that when he was his age ” said David's (Continued on Page 7.) PAY-UP CAMPAIGN IS BIG SUCCESS Merchants Seeking to Join; Pro fit-Sharing Plan Attracting Many Persons Americus merchants Saturday! stated they were enthusiastic over j the results of the second me r-, chants pay-up campaign, and oth ers have signified their desire to become members of the group or ganization. Reese Horton, of the Gull Re fviing company, stated that he had desired to become a member at the beginning, but that he had to com municate with regional heads, and there fore was delayed until the latter part ol this week. Other merchants are expected to petition for membership during the coming week. "It has beui one of the best de vices we have ever had,” one prom inent merchant staleu. Our pr Hit sharing plan has attracted hundreds of citizens. With the coming Christmas season, we expect the re sults of the prest.it campaign to be far more beneficial than the last one was.” ALBANY CHAMBER SEEKS CENTRAL RAILROAD SHOPS ALBANY. Dec. 1. —If the Cen tral of Georgiga railroad does not rebuild its shops at Savannah, where they were recently destroyed by fire, Alb; ny will presents its claim for having the shops built at this city, Secretary-Manager R. E. Neil, of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, anonuneed. Seeertary Niel has already tak en the matter up with Central ol* Georgia officials and has received a promise that if the shops are re built at a point other than Savt n nah Albany’s claim will be given a full and considerate hearing. Mr. Niel was also informed that no de cision has bet t reached by the Cen tral as to whether the sho I* will be rebuilt at Savannah or at some oth er point, IN BANDIT LAIR Jlpcu Dr. Russell T. Uhis (above) of Kansas Cit>, ldo., his wife and Miss Laura McFetridge, of Mor rison ville, Pa., recently w’ere at tacked by bandits in Central Ar menia. Peasants rescued the Americans ami burned the brig ands’ camp. Then the robbers attacked the village. After that, the pillagers did battle with soviet troops. Late reports said they were still at large. SUMTER CRURT TO RESUME SESSIONS HIRE UN MY Court Officials anH Grand Ju rors Preparing To Try Criminal Cases 11 NEGROES SENTENCED Docket For First Four Days OI Session Complete—lnvesti gations To Continue Court officials Saturday mornin were preparing to continue the trial of cases at the fall term of the Sum ter Suoerior court Monday morn ing. When the court opens, th new court docket will be begun, and ‘he attention of the court will b directed to the hearing of criminal ■uses. Before adiournment last Wed nesday for Thanksgiving holidays ' 1 negroes pleaded guilty to charges of varying gravity, and were given wntences by Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, Prosecution in the in terest of the state is in the hands of Solicitor Juie Felton. The negroes sentenced were So’ Griffin, Is-ac Felton, Aaron People, Henrv Harris, Hightower Jackson. Edd Berryhill, Jonas Bowen, Jim Wood, Hinton Osborn, John Wesley Jones and Aaron Wilkinson. The Sumter county grand jury adjourned during the week and wi 1 eonVeno again Tuesday morning ■vhen presentments will again be heard and investigations by the com mittees will be resumed. A court calendar for the first week has been made out by Supe rior Court Clerk H. K. Alien, and follows: Criminal eases set for trial Mon day, December 3rd. John Boy King, murder; carrying concealed weapons (2 counts.) P. A. Ryan, felony. Cliff F loyd, assault with intent to commit murder; carrying concealed weapons f‘2 counts.) Ed Tucker, illegally pointing a dstol at another; carrying con cealed weapons (2 counts.) Mose Edom, assault with intent to murder. Henry Thomas Franklin, felony. Mose Carson, making liquor; hav ing liquor. Jim Patterson, making liquor; having liquor. Will Daniel, burglary. Buck Watts, making liquor; hav ing liquor. Herschel Lee Bartlett, assault with intent to murder; carrying con cealed weapons (2 counts.) DeOtis Smith, carrying concealed (Continued on Page 8.) BIBLE STUDY CLASS WITH MRS WOOTTEN The Bible study class of the llor tense Tinsley Missionary * society .will meet M< riday afternoon at 3 j o’clock with Mrs. Paul Wootten on Jackson avenue. AH members are i urged to be present. WEATHEft / For Georgia— Fair tonight and Sunday, little change in tempera ture. PRICE FIVE CENTS WOMAN AND YOUNG CHILD AMONG VICTIIS IN TERRIFIC GUN DUEL i Prohibition Officers and Rum- Runners Engage in Desce ale Battle Eaily Today NO ARRESTS REPORTED Chicago Police Seek Members of Beer Trucking Gang Re sponsible For Affair CHICAGO, December I. (By Associated Press.)—Tom Kennc • was killed, “Shorty” Egan seriously 1 wounded and Erwin Triebull, his | wife and 2-year-old daughter, less ! eiiously wound'd in a beer-rnn ! ners’ battle emlv today near Le mont. 111. Triebull and his family were re turning from a Thanksgiving visit j and were hit by buckshot when the | ight broke out just as their auto ! mobile came alongside the be>-r --t unning trucks, pursued by prohtbi ' tion enforcement officers. Police are investigating thh fight, hut no airests had been re ported up until noon todaq. » WITTER CRUSH IT NIINTI Witness Disprove* Theory That Engineer Was Dead At Throttle ft —i-— k ' ATLANTA, Dec. L— (Special.) Reports then Engineer JoJin u. fcv- . ans was dead on bis tin j beluiro the ?crain last Wednesday night was denied by witnesses to Lie wreck »n Atlanta F rib ay. The wreck occui led between the Southland, of t-'ie Central of Georgia, anu the Kansas City Special. B. t. Parser, Atlanta salesman, living in’ tne McGowa,. apa raiments, v.. 0 was a passenger on in uKansas City Spee.al, n.aue » the denial. A.ter crash, according to Mr. Parker, he fount me engineer lying on tne roadbed at the side ot in i engine and In- was still breathing. "1 was en route to Atlanta from Jacksonville at 8:25 o’clock Wed nesday night. Iwas jn my berth, undressed, and was fixing to go lo sleep when 1 ffelt the check ot the train’s speed vvnich resulted from the sudden application of the emergency brakes. I realized that sameth'ng was the matter. Then the crash came. “There was considerable groan ing in my sleeper, and further up oil the train I could hear scream - ing. "1 slipped on my shoes and pa :,imas :nd an overcoat and alight ed and went up to the locomotive. The engineer was still alive when I reached him. Someone was feel ing his pulse. Whoever it was said that it was too late for medical ii I id the injured man soon expired. One of his legs was cut off, and his other one was badly mangled. It appeared as if he had jumped and fallen back under the wheels of his engine. The fireman jumped irid escaped safely. "The Gagman of the Southland came back to our train and tried to get some of the passengers to sign a statement to the effect that we had seen some flares burning, but io one could recall having seei. them.” He said the flagman of the front train claimed that he placed two flares on the road to warn the Kan sas City Special of the presence of the Southland on the track. PROBE IS STARTED in'-'s WRECK MACON, Dec. I—J. W. Wassuni, sunerintmdent of the Southern railway at Macon, stated that high of f; --'ls of his road were assembled at Wayeross for an official investi gation of the wreck Wednesday night when the Kansas City Special of the Southern collided with the rea r< id of the Southland, a fast train operated by the Central of Goorirn railway, killing Enigneer John H. Evans, of the Southern train, and ' ijiiring 35 people.* W. C. Hudson, general superintendent of Charlotte. N. C:, is-atteding the probe. Charles Jordan. Macon ne gro flagmen on the Kansas City train, also is in Wayeross to testify. Several Macon officials are attend ing. Dancing developes the muscles, i That’s all settled. Now if it would only develop discretion
