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Americus Spot Cotton
Strict middling 33.50.
N. Y. Futhyes pan- Meh. May
Prevfl Close 34.50 34.78 34.98
Open ..34,45 34.90 35.05
11 am . 34.70 35.09 35.25
Close . 34.20 34.65 34.80
FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 27
INDIANA SEEKS TO REMOVE FINANCIALLY EMBARASSED GOVERNOR
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CARSWELL. ACCUSES GOVERNOR OF INCONSISTENCY
WEPB CHANGES
FOSITIGN TOO OFTEN..
UMLL HOES
After Study of Different Tax
Systems, He Says Walker
Still Seems Undecided
ATTACKS LAST MESSAGE
‘lmg. .ssible To Be Consistent |
And Follow State’s Execji- 1
tive,’ Solen States
ATLANTA, Dec. 6.—President
George Carswell, of the Georgia
senate, Wednesday night declared
that Governor Clifford Walker has
"chanted his position on the state’s
tax problem so fast it is impossible
lor one to be consistent in follow
ing him.’’ President Carswell gave
out an interview in which’ he urged
the general assembly to “act for
the good of Georgia regardless of
the many conflicting views.”
Tht particular action of the gov
ernor against which President Cars
well directed his attack, was the
message sent to the assembly by the
state’s chief executive on Tuesday,
urging immediate consideration of
the Ellis statutory income tax bill,
after the governor had earlier asked
the legislature to pass a constitu
tional amendment providing for an I
income tax.
I” explaining this course, the gov- |
ernor, on Tuesday, said that while
he desired a constitutional amend- I
ment allowing the state to tax in
comes and also nutting a limitation
on the rate o fsuch taxes, at the i
same time he would be glad to see I
a statutory income tax hill passed,
if possible. in order to get 4he bene
fit of the law by 1924, and also to
add a second string to the proposal
to levy a state income tax.
’lnasmuch as the principle in
volved is the same,” said the gover
nor, "there can he no logical argil- i
ment for one and, at the same time,
against the other.”
"After being here for four weeks ■
trying to enact an amendment to
the constitution authorizing an in
come tax," Mr. Carswell said” the
governor now sends a message ask
ing the assembly to pass a statutory
income tax, regardless of the con- '
ititution, !
"Therefore, the four w’eeks al
ready spent in following recom
mendMions of the governor would (
be useless and wasteful if we fol- 1
lowed his latest request.
"A week ago the governor ad- ’
vised against a net income tax. say- ’
ing that such a measure would ex
empt all corporations in the state :
from paying an income tax. And
now he takes the position we should
only enact a net income tax.
T say that if a net income tax
’.-.■eM
aj • „oi.tu vXenipc mem now.
"I haw tried from the beginning
of the session to co-operate with
the governor in his tax reform pro
gram and have left the chair or.
several occasions to speak for the *
commission bills. Put the gover
nor changes Tis position so fast it
is impossible tor one to be con
sistent in following him. After
his extensive study of the North I
Carolina plan'and aftr the recom
mendations of his own tax commis
sion. he se mis yet undecided as ‘o
what is best.” ;
To pass the Ellis bill, the legis
lature would be forced to remain '
in session at least ten days longer 1
at a further and needless expense.
’’The different positions and dif
ferent views of the governor leave 1
the general assembly with nothing ;
to follow except the dictates of its :
own good judgment. Knowing the
financial ppndition of a lare propor
tion of the citizens of Georgi, I
doubt the wisdom of placing any
additional tax on any of the peopk
at this time, but we should endeav
or to distribute the burden and sei
that taxes'already being levied are
pniperiy collected and expended.”
JAP SUFFRAGE LEADER
ESCAPES HARM IN OUAKF
TOKIO. Dec. 6.—(By Associated
Press I—One 6f those who escaped
bodily harm in the Japanese eartli
ouake and fire was Madame Kajiko
Yajima, the 9Q-year-old suffrage
advocate and president of the .IXu
r.nese Christian Women’s Temper
ance Society.
After her home, had been dam
aged bv the earthquake she was
removed by 10 girls to the resi
dence of Marquis Kurods, when
she was obliged to flee, because of
fire, to the First Regiment barracks
Later she was assisted to the Wo
men’s Refuse Home.
M-vip Jarrma represented Japan
at the international conference of
Women's Temperance Societies in
the United States in 1906.
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THE TIMES "RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE~ ART OF
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Soon the country will again see
the speeft.' 1A of a governor of one
of its states being arraigned --for
trial' in a criminal court.V This
time, it is Indiana’s chief fl;eeu
time, Waren T. McCray, who’s "in 1
Dutch.” Eight separate indict
ments charging him with em
bezzlement, forgery, larceny, is
suing a fraudulent check and
false pretense have been returned
against him by the Marion coun
ty grand jury at Indianapolis.
WE II MB
OF CHEE CIESM
WOPSHIPS 01 GUARD
Threat To Seize Customs House
Thwarted By Action of For
eign Naval Authorities
U. S FORCES AID OTHERS
Two American, Two French and
Two British Gunboats An
chored to Maintain Order
HONG KONG, Dec. 6. (By the
Associated Press.) —Parties of ma
rines from foreign gunboats anch
ored off Canton are reported to
have taken possession of the cus
toms house there. Troops are said
to be equipped with machine guns.
Six foreign gunboats were known
to be anchored off Shameen. They
include two American, two French
and two British warships. No rea
son for the supposed action of the
marines in taking the customs
house h3d been assigned at noon
today in the Hong Kong dispatch.
ACTION TAKEN
iO FOIL SEIZURE
LONDON, Dee. 6.—(By the As
sociated Press.) —A private news
agency dispatch from Hong Kong
says that the action of the powers
in sending the marines ashore was
for the purpose of preventing Sun
Yat Sen’s seizure of the customs
house as he bad threatened.
BIG AWARDS ARE MADE
SHOE MACHINE COMPANY
WASH IN GTON7~Dec. 6.—T wo
awards aggregating $1,800,000 in
favor of the United Shoe Machin
ery corporation were announced
late Tuesday by the German-Amer
ican mixed claims commission. In
terest of 5 per cent was allowed
on a claim of $1,660,000 as of Au
gust 1, 1918, and a like rate was
granted for a claim of $140,000
dating from September 1 of that
year.
The Security Eyelet company
was awarded $7000,000 with inter
est from March 1, 1918, and the
Roesler and Passlacher Chemical
company was allowed a claim of
$400,000 with interest from Janu
ary 1, 1917.
ATLANTANS MAY MAKE
TOUR AROUND WORLD
ATLANTA, Dec. 6. Atlanta
delegates are by the San
Francisco chamber of commerce to
accompany members of that body
on a trade extension tour around
the world upon inauguration of the
Dollar Steamship Company of San
Francisco.
A communication to this effect
was received Monday by B. S. Bar!;
er, secretary of the Atlanta cham
ber. The steamer leaves Frisco
January 5. The Pacific body
wants to make the tour one repre
sentative of America.
\ Venezuelan railway, from
Caracas to Valencic, has 80 tun
• nels in only 55 miles.
AMERIC US, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER b/ 1923 '
ALLEGED KIDNAPER OF
NOTORIOUS BERGDOLL
FACING GERMAN M
Lieutenant Griffin, of Ohio, Is
Charged WiWth Attempt To
Abduct War Criminal
OTHERS ARE IMPLICATED
United States and Germany In
terested in Accusations '
Against Citizens
‘'•'■'SEBEACH, Germany, Dec. 6.!
(By the Associated Press.) —Lieu-1
tenant Calvin Griffin, of Hamilton,:
Ohio, testiifed today in his trial for ;
his alleged part in the attempted I
kidnaping of Grover Cleveland I
Bergdoll some months ago that he j
returned to France voluntarily aft- j
er the war on a mission from the i
American Legion to look after mili
tary cemeteries. He denied that
he belonged to the military police.
The attempt to capture Berg
doll created a sensation in the Unit
ed States and in Germany some
months ago. It was first reported
that members of the party alleged
to have participated in the attempt
to i apture the alleged draft dodger
had been mobbed and killed. This
is the first of the trials of the men
supposed to have been connected
with the affair.
HL It WW
PBLIC E HOLD SUSPECT
Man Admits Serving Sentence
For Annoying Girl, But De
nies His Guilt
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—(By Asso
ciated Press.) —Lawrence Bosnjk,
of'Joilet. was arrested early today
on suspicion in connection with the
kidnaping of Rose Borth. 12-year
old girl, who disappeared Sunday
night while on an errand.
stated that Bosnjk admit
ted having served a sentence in
prison for annoying young girls, but
he denied any knowledge of the
Borth girl. He is being held pend
ing investigations. , I
ATHENS DEFT’EATSNEW
$50,000 CITY BOND ISSUE
ATHENS, Dec. 6. —Apathy of
voters and bad weather led to the 1
defeat Wednesday of the $50,000
bond issue election for improving
Broad street, which connects with
Milledge avenue, one of th e city’s
main streets. Less than 300 votes
were polled. The election for mu
nicipal candidates resulted in the
entire democratic ticket going
through without opposition: O. H.
Arnold, Jr., for mayor; 11. T. Culp,
first ward for aiderman; D. H. B.
Haywood, second ward; B. R. Blood
worth, third ward; W. R. Tindall,
fourth ward, and Vincent Mathews.
FORMER LEGISLATOR IS
FOUND DEAD IN BED
ELBERTON, Dec. 6.—Dr. W. .1.
Matthews, 55, prominent physician
of this place, was found dead in
his bed Tuesday morning by his
wife. He had been dead for some
hours. He is survived by his wife
and several children. Dr. Matthews
was a member of the city board of
health and served in the legislature
from Elbert two years. (
AMERICANS NOT AFFECTED ’
BY NEW TURKISH ORDER |
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 6. J
The order of Haidar Bey Vali pf
Constantinople compelling foreign
firms to give employment to re
tired army officers does not affect
the American Express Company,
the Singer. Ford and Standard Oil
interests operating in the city.
COLLEAGUES TO FINISH
MUSICALE LEFT BY FRIEND
VIENNA, Dec. 6.
ciated Press)—A tenth syinphnjiv
of Gustav Mahler, the Austrian
composer who died a few years ago
has been found among his effects.
Although the score is incomplete,
Mahler had sketched his theme for
the movements so completely that
his surviving colleagues have been
been able to finish the symphony.
The composition, which is said j
to equal if not surpass Mahler’s
previous symphonies, will be given j
a- first orchestration in Vienna ,
this season. The composer was :
widely known in America.
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-SWOPPING DAYS
' ixXmas
c \ 6 \
ifFSMMffig
lEOOin SUIT CM
Widow of Former Member Os j
Firm Files Petition Against
Merchandise Concern
Claiming that the firm of Sto
vall, Yoeman, Lyons and company,
of Leesburg, is insolvent and peti
tioning for a $15,000 equity for her
minor children, Mrs. Bernice Sto
vall late Wednesday filed suit
against the firm and forced it into
the hands of a recover, it was re
ported Thursday morning. Mrs.
Stovall is the widow of the late H.
R. Stovall, of the firm.
■ It was reported that a general fil
ing of claims against the firm was
expected to follow the suit of Mrs.
Stovall. The ease is set for hear
ing before Ju.dge Z. A. Littlejohn in
Americus Saturday, December 15.
S. J. Yoeman has been appointed
receiver of the firm.
It was said that the company is
one of the largest merchandise and
supply houses in the vicinity of
Leesburg and that the action was
unexpected. The firm is repre
sented in the suit by R. R. Forres
ter, of Leesburg.
The petition brought by Mrs.
Stovall is in the hands of E. L. For
rester, of Leesburg, and Milner <&
Farkas, of Albany.
ftLLEGFDSTOCrTHIEF
TO SURHETO TODAY
Charged With Stealing $175,000
In Securities, Man Will Give
Up In New York
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.—(By the
Associated Press.) William J.
Jackson, of San Antonio, Texas,
former secretary of the Ajax Rub
ber company, who was indicted last
Tuesday on a charge of stealing
stock certificates having a face
value of $175,000, has returned to
town and will surrender this aft
ernoon to the district attorney, his
lawyer announced.
The lawyer stated that his client
had informed him that he had
thrown out of the train window
four-fifths of the stock certificates
and that he had decided to return
when he read of the indictment in
the newspapers.
? DISROBING. PRETTY GIRL
CLAIMS BEAUTY CROWN;
£ RIOT CALL IS SOUNDED
MIAMI, Fla., Dec. 6.—Respond
| ing to a riot call, police rushed to
■ a local theater, where a crowd of
I 500 persons had jammed into the
" lobby when Miss Clara Iximme, 17,
' who had been denied a prize at the
Thanksgiving bathing revue, caliny
disrobed to a one-piece bathing suit.
Miss Lamme sought to prove in
the lobby that her charms were
superior to the beauty winners who
at the moment were parading on
the stage. (
With arrival of the police, Miss
Lamme held up her hand to clam
the crowd, advanced with a smile
to the first policeman, shook handk
with him and in the applause which
followed the police disappeared.
Miss Lamme then addressed the
crowd, over the protests of the
theater manager, detailing her rea
sons why she should have won.
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MAIL PILOT IS BURNED
WHEN PLANE FALLS
TOLEDO, 0.. Dec. 6.—(By As
sociated Press.) —Charles Brown,
oilot, was seriously burned when
j his mail plane burst into flames as
( he was making a forced landing at
iCastella, Ohio, near Sondusky, this
mornng.
NOT MIEO AGENT
OF ARTHUR CONPftNy
ft, L, GUSTIN ftSSERTS
Sumter Investors With Firm Re
ceived Statements From
Headquarters
NOT BARRED IN ATLANTA
J. J Mann Reports Odd Lot
Member; Still Have Floor
Privileges There
A. L. Rustin, who has been and
still is at present engaged in the
spot cotton business in Americus,
was an' associate member of the
Odd Lot Cotton exchange with the
privilege of trading and receiving
return commissions from any bro
ker on that exchange, according to
a statement made Thursday morn
ing to a Times-Recorder reporter.
He is not a salaried representative
of the firm of Arthur and company
as has ben reported, however, he
and Theo Erwin have solicited busi
jiess jointly for the firm on a com
niisison basis, he said.
"The only assurance that Arthur
and company will redeem all ac
counts is contained in telegrams
and letters, which have been sent
me from W. W. Arthur himself,”
Mr. Rustin stated. “We all hope
il’ni everything will be arranged no
that accounts will be paid in full,
and oflm-ts are being made to that
end. Mr. Arthur stated in com
munications that he would come to
Americus.
'‘Statements from the firm
showing the standing of investors
have been received by Americus and
Sumter county investors. These
tend to show good faith of the firm
administration, and investors be
lieve that they point to settlements
of accounts.”
*Long distance communications
with J. J. Mann, member of the
Odd Lot Cotton exchange in Atlan
ta, Thursday revealdd the fact that
members of the Odd Lot Cotton ex
change were still extended floor
privileges of the Atlanta Commer
cial exchange during the morning.
"We are still here,” stated Mr.
Mann. ‘‘The report that floor
privileges had been revoked seems
to have been erronoeus.”
Reports reached Americus Wed
nesday stating that the New York
exchange had warned Atlanta, Au
gusta and Savannah exchange th it
the New York service would be dis
continued unless alleged leakage
in quotations were discontinued. It
was at first rumored that members
of the Odd Lot Cotton exchange
would be barred in the effort to as
sure this.
PHILADELPHIA PLANNING
NEW $10,000,000 FJOTEL
I
PHILADELPHIA, Dec . 6.—A J
forty-story hotel and office build-1
ing to cost approximately $lO,-;
.000,000, is to be erected at the I
northwest corner of Broad and Li-I
cust streets. Louis H. Cahan, pres
ident of the Middle City Realty
corporation, announced. The cor
poration has made final settlement
for the site. The purchase price
was reported ns approximately $2,-
000,000.
Mr. Cahan said the structure
would be the first combination of
fice building and hotel in the east
and that it would contain separate
entrances and seperate elevators
for the offices and hotels. It is
understood that arrangements have
been practically completed with
New York interests for the mana
gement of the hotel.
FLOYD BOOTLEGGERS
GET LONG SENTENCES
ROME, Dec. 6.—Offenders vio
lating the Federal Prohibition law
in floyd are receiving straight
chaingang sentences without the al
ternative of paying a fine and as a
result bootleggers in this county
are beginning to fear for their lib
erty and the supply of liquor is be
ing curtailed. Judge John W.
Bale opened the December term of
City Court by sentencing J. L. Ray.
who pleaded guilty to charges >f
violating the prohibition act to 12
months in the gang with on alter
native. Ray was already under
sentence of twelve months for the
same offense hut had appealed,
now he has withdrawn the appeal
and goes to a two years sentence.
Sensational raids have been con
ducted by city and county office: s
and the eases will come up in this
j term of court and the bootleggers
I are beginning to quake in their
i shoes as a result of the attempts
1 being made to stop the flood of
‘‘Christmas Liquor.
; ■jQ.r'r
Backs Mellon's lax
Reductions Plans; Is
Opposed to a Bonus
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Mrs. Coolidge Receives Ovation As Former Vice
President Breaks Long Silence In Address
Before Joint Session of Congress
WASHING 1 ON, Dec. 6, — (By Associated Press.)—Presi
dent Coolidge addressed congress today for the first time since he
became chief executive, thus breaking the studied silence he had
maintained on public questions since he entered the white house.
Mrs. Coolidge sat in the executive gallery and was given an
qvation by the floor and galleries. Senators, representatives and
s.pectatois stood and applauded when the president appeared.
As soon as quiet had settled in the joint meeting of the
national law making body, the formal address was entered into
with a steadiness and vim which won for the executive the admi
ration of his hearers. i ,
He endorsed President Harding's
proposal for American membership;
with reservations in the world
court; unqualifiedly approved Sec
retarv Mellon’s tax reduction plan,
and announced his opposition to
enactment of soldier bonus legisla-1
tion.
He also went on record as favor- ’
ing stimulated consolidation of rail-'
roads, re-organization of railroad I
freight structure's applied to farm:
products; and government assis-i
tance in the disposition of expor
table wheat. He declared against
price fixing for farm products;
against repeal of the rate section
of the Transportation Act; and
(Continued on Page Two.)
FINANCES MiEMi
ff COUNCIL Em
Treasurer Is Ordered To Begin
Payment of Checked State
ments At Once
Departmental reports and pre
sentment of statement- were sea-j
tures of the meeting of the Ameri-'
cus city council Wednesday night. |
Mayor Poole presided, and A. D. I
Gatewood. Jr., recorded the min-j
utes.
The council voted to pay bills due
on a pro rata basis, and instruc
tions w, re issued to the treasurer
to begin meeting the financial ob
ligations of the city as quickly as
possible. . Several statements were
ok’d at the meeting.
MAY GIVE EQUAL RIGHTS
TO PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN
; CLEVELAND, 0., Dec. 6. —A.
I movement, fulfillment of which
1 would give women equal represeu- ’
! tation with nren on the legislative |
j bodies of the Presbyterian church:
j of the States was disclosed during .
I Wednesday”s sessions of the Na-1
tional Presbyterian conference.
A petition embodying a request
for such representation has been
forwarded to the general assembly
of the church by the executive
board of the Women’s Missionary I
Society of Cincinnati, Mrs. Mary:
Louise Blinn, its president, an
nounced.
The petition which constitutes
the first attempt of Presbyterian
Women to obtain equal suffrage
within the church, probably will be
acted upon at the meeting of the
general assembly at Grand Rapids,
Mich., next May.
SOCIALISTS MAKE GAINS
IN AUSTRIAN ELECTIONS
VIENNA, Dec. 6.—(8 Associat
ed Press) —The Socialists made a
decided gain in the recent election
members of the National As-J
sembly. They lost but one seat,
while the Conservative parties
lost seventeen. This assembly has
18 fewer members than the last
one. It is held in some quarters
that the Socialist success was
largely due to organization; they
got out their vote, while the Con
servatives did not.
The result is a keen disappoint
ment to the Seipl government. The
chancellor’s success in gaining the
League of Nations loan, which vir
tually saved the country from <lis
rupticn and possible partition; the
general revival of business, and the
betterment of conditions in all
clases, had been thought to in
sure a decided conservative ma
jority. As it is the government is
no more powerful than it was, and
must face the same old conditions'
unless the Socialists cnange their'
WEATHER » '«*'
Tor Georgia - Fair tonight;
colder. Probapiy heavy frost in
south portion tonight; Friday fair
with rising temperature.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
'POEM. LEADERS
APE SEEM REMOVAL
HE GOVERNOR B'Cffl
Impeachment Hinted At Confer
ence; To Face Trial On
Eight Indictments
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 6.-
(By the Associated Press.) —-Gov-
ernor McCray’s retirement from of
fice will be sought as a result of
his involved financial affairs Clyde
Walb, state chairman, declared aft
i era number of conferences with
I party leaders.
J The Indiana executive faces trial
on eight indictments returned by
the Marion county grand 'jury in
cluding- charges of forgery, em
bezzlement, passage of worthless
cheeks and others. He is at liberty
on a $2,5,000 bond which 12 citi
zens of Indiana stood.
The trial will be set as soon as
prosecution and defense have com
pleted arrangements for the trial.
POLICE SEEK FLOGGERS
OF MAN IN CHICAGO
' TIICAGO, Dec. 6. (By the As
■ sociated Press.)—Police are seek
t ing four men who last night seized
land Hogged N. Thompson Align,
formerly oi Nashville. It is thought
by authorities that the flclgging
may in some way be connected witn
Allen's recent action at Nasnville.
which resulted in his securing a
divorce from his wife.
COOLIDGE TO EULOGIZE
HARDING OVER RADIO
WASHINGTON, Dec. B.—(y the
' Associated Press.) —Air will be
I cleared for 15 minutes next Mon-
I day night while President Coolidge
I speaks to the whole nation through
j the radio in eulogy of Warren G.
i Harding. Secretary Hoover today
j requested that all commercial radio
i and broadcasting activities remain
| silent during the address.
MASONS TO INITIATE
FOUR NEW MEMBERS
I — —•
Four neophites will be raised to
the master’s degree at a joint com
munication meeting of the M. Is.
Council Lodge No. 95 an d the
Americus Lodge No. 13, F. & A. M..
at the lodge rooms at 7 o’clock Fri
day night, it was announced by of
ficials Thursday.
A barbecue will be served and
visitors from Preston and Ellaville
are expected to attend the cere
monies. The degree team has been
working for the past wek on the
parts and the work is expected to
be put on in fine style, the an
nouncement stated. All Master
, Masons are invited to attend the
meeting.
COOLIDGE S HOME TOWN
VOTES DEMOCRATS IN
NORTHAMPTON, Mass.. Dec. 6.
The hbme city of President Cool
idge has iust elected as mayor Ed
ward J. Woodhouse, democrat, pro
fessor of government of Smith col
lege. He defeated William Cordes
i republican, by 70 votes. The re
publicans made gains in the city
. council and the b<gird of aidermen.
Professor Woodhouse is a native
of Virginia and before coming to
mith, taught at the University of
Wisconsin, the University of Chi
cago, Richmond college and Yale.
The worship of the early Egyp
tians was derived from the phen j,
mens of nature.