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FLORIDAN, CRACKTORIW Americus Spot Cotton Strictly middling 34 1-4 cents PC Open Hi Low Close Jan. ..34.30|34.60|35.05 34.59:34.95 Mar. ..34.88i35.08|35.30|35.05;35.17 May ..35.09135.38:35.55 35.22 35.38 July ..33.96 34.23'34.40 34.20'34.24 Oct. . 28.60|28.70 28.80'28.66.28.65 FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 7 ” DR. BARKER, ROTARY SPEAKER, AT RYLANDER TONIGHT oooooooooopooooooo 0000 DR. ARCH CHINA, BANKER SLAIN BY MATE 30000000005)00030000000 INSURGENTS IN CONTROL OF NEW NORTH MEXICAN MINERAL AREA MORNING ADDRESS !S KEMTO BY MANY fflfflWl BUM DMG ADDRESS II 'HIGH SCHOOL TOW Tonight Dr. Barker Speaks On I “A Father’s Responsibility to His Son” in Theater MEN AND BOYS INVITED ‘A Strong Arm, a Clear Head and a Brave Heart’ Necessary j to Success, Speaker Says At 11 this morning and again at 3 this afternoon, Dr. Charles Bark er, noted lecturer, spoke in Ameri cus. The High school auditorium was filled to capacity. Tonight at the Rylander theater Dr. Barker speaks to men and boys. Boys over 14 are invited and hoys from 10 to 14 will be admitted if accompanied by fathers. His sub ject at mgnt is "A Father’s Respon sibility to His Son.” In the afternoon Dr. Barker’s ad dress was to women and girls and I his subject was “A Mother’s Re sponsibility to her Daughter.” W. W. Dykes, chairman of the board of education, introduced the lecturer to the high school pupils. The auditorium was crowded with pupils from all of the high schools I of the county. Mr. Dykes told the | iWOEHT BBH, IFfflnmiLlSH Had Been 11l Since Dec. 22, | and Recently Underwent Op- ' eration for Tumor ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. B. W. A. Winburn, 60 years of age,' president of the Central of Geor- j gai railway and Ocean Steamship Company, and a prominent citizen of the South, died early today in the hospital here. He came here December 22 to* consult with physicians at the Mayo Clinic and was operated on for non malignant tumor. GMfiIMKIiBE I OPPISEOraLB>E| Says Sur-Tax Provisions Disre- gard Prinicple On Investments ' In Business Securities WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—Presi dent Coolidge regards surtax pro- : visions of the Garner democratic tax as disregarding the principle that the government should en courage investment of capital in business enterprises rather than m tax free Securities. START REBUILDING ROAD IN COLQUITT MOULTRIE, Jan. B.—Work of rebuilding the road from Moultrie to Little River, which is the divid ing line between Colquitt and Cook counties, got under way Monday. It is stated that it will take about five months to finish the project. The distance is seventeen miles. The road is one of the most important in the county and long has been in bad condition. Several weeks ago inter ested citizens brought mandamus proceedings against the commission ers with the view of having the road worked. THE fe§ffpUBLI_SHED. IN THE HEART ROTARY'S GUEST I ■lw/ pupils that they were to have or" of the greatest privileges and op portunities of their lives in hearing Dr. Barker. His lecture of close to 50 minutes was listened to with the closest attention as he told his hear ers ‘‘How to Succeed in Life.” He said three things were necessary for success —‘‘A strong arm, a clear head and a brave heart.” He said a strong arm meant a I strong healthy body. ‘‘Any boy o v I girl, no matter how weak, who takes 15 minutes exercise every day, in a few years will have a wonderful constitution,” emphatically declared the lecturer. “Every morning for 15 minutes exercise the muscle of ■arms, legs, back and abdominal (Continued on Page Two.) EMETT MOSEBI SEPMfS Ordinary of Houston County and Prominent in Ga. Poli tics May Net Survive BRUNSWICK, Jan. B.—Emmett Houser, ordinary of Houston coun i ty whose home is at Fort Valley, is critically ill here, and attending physicians state it is a question of only a few hours until he will die. Mr. Houser, who has long been prominent in Georgia state politics, ’ is a brother of Fred Houser, secre tary of the Atlanta convention bu reau ' nd has other well known rel atives. JTOMiSffl I K LMB STOW ' Macon Scholbcy Boxer May i Leave Georgia As Result of Suspension From School MACON, Jan. B.—Young Strih |ling, schoolboy boxer who has h,‘- centy attained muc lyirominence in fistic circles, has been dropped as a student at Lanier High school here. ■ When Stribling reported for classes at Lanier Monday morning he was notified by Prof. Walter P. Jones, principal, ‘‘we cannot teach you any more.” C. H. Bruce, super intendent of schools, declined to discuss the matter last night, say ing he’d rather the boy give out the details. The Boafd of Education has not acted on the matter yet, Mr. Bruce said. , • Pa. Stribling, father and man ager of the boy, was emphatic in his announcement that he would move from Macon unless the boy can finish his education here. "W. L. has got to have educa tion,’ he said, “and I’ll see to it that he has it if we have to move to some of the other cities with good school facilities, from which we have had urgent invitations to make our home.” AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERMOON, JANUARY 8, 1924 FAST CERIUM. EWER! u first mm mra is Mfflj Train Was Southbound from Chicago to Jacksonville; Due in Americus at 12:20 YARD .ENGINE DERAILED Crack Touirst Train Delayed 90, Minutes By Accident to Switch Engine BIRMINGHAM, Ala., January 8. A switch engine which had been | derailed at Cresswell today delay-1 d The Floridan an hour and thirty minutes. The tourist train was not | . n trouble of any kind except a necessary delay occasioned by a locked main line. FIRST REPORTS HAD FLYER WRECKED BIRMINGHAM, Jan. B. (By As sociated Press.) ‘The Floridan fast tourist train operated through here by the Illinois Central and Central of Georgia railroads, wat derailed today near Cresswell Ala. No passengers were injured in the wreck, and no mention was made of any member of the crew being in jured in first reports received at the offices of the company here this morning. Cresswell, where the wreck oc curred is a small station on the Illi nois Centra] railroad, thirty miles northwest of Birmingham, and a j number of railroad officials are now I there investigating the cause of the accident. The wrecked tiain was southbound from Chicago to Jackson ville, and all traffic over the main line past Cresswell is being detoured until the wreck has been cleared up. Officials of the Central of Geor gia here had not been advised of the wreck early this afternoon, when they were informed from Columbus that “The Floridan” would reach , Americus at 1:50 P. M. or just an | hour and fifty minutes behind its ' regular schedule. * wWEW D.SH ADOBE 'Canadian Court Orders Corporal Punishment Given Bandit Sent Up for Life TORONTO, Jan. 8. —Norman Red Ryan, bank bandit and escaped copvict who recently was captured with confederates in a street battle with Minneapolis police today, was sentenced by County Judge Coats- Worth to imprisonment for life, with • 30 lashes to be given at the rate of 10 a month for three months. TAYLOR COUNTY DEPUTY KILLS SELF WITH GUN BUTLER. Ga., Jan. 8. —Lewis H. Beeland, 38, deputy sheriff of Tay lor county, and son of Sheriff J. R. Beeland, committed suicide at 11 o’clock late Monday in the slier-1 iff’s office in the Taylor County courthouse. He shot himself on the right side of the head, just above the ear, with a 38 caliber pistol. He was alone in the office when the deed was committed, and lived a short time after being found. KIDDIES QUARANTINE LIFTED WAYCROSS, January B—YoungB—Young ; sters under the age of 12 whose i activities had been proscribed be-1 cause of an epidemic of measles-, i have been turned 100s e again. Dur- , ing the quarantine their schools I were closed and they were not al-, lowed to attend motion picture , shows or similar gatherings. 1 BRYAN HAS CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENTS JOB MIAMI, Fla., January 8. William Jennings Bryan, who is candidate for dele,gate from this state to the Democratic National convention.stated today if elect ed he would present the name of a Florida citizen for the Demo cratic presidential nomination. He did not say whom he had in mind, but said he. would dis close him before the meeting of the Democratic, national execu tive committee January 15. 'Mini msicim WIFE MIES EILLIIIfi :»Tf H BTOOGffI Physician and Banker Found Dead in Home Was Slain by Mrs. China; Investigation SLAYER HAS COLLAPSED Dead Man Slain Sunday, But Net Found Until Late Dur ing Monday i SUMTER, S. C. Jan. B.—-Mrs. Lou China today confessed to offi cers here that she shot and killed her husband, Dr. Archie China, a prominent physician and hanker here j Sunday. The corpse, which was found, partiy dressed in a bathroom in the China home, was not discov ered until late Monday. Mrs. China, who collapsed follow ling discovery, of her husband’s body I made her first statement regarding the tragedy to a physician attending her in a hospital where she was re moved soon after the fact that Dr. China had 'been killed became known. Dr. China was 56 years of age, and during a number of years past had been vice president of the First National Bank of Sumter. He was also active in the practice of medicine and one of the most prom inent residents of Sumter. I When found Dr. China’s body had la bullet hole in the left side of the , head, but no weapon could be found, which at once discounted all theory of suicide. Mrs. China’s confession, which was accompaied by no explanation as to the cause Ifor her action, however, has entirely I leased up the mystery surrounding I Dr. China’s death. mluighmi liras Fuommnw Charged With Forgery He Moves to Secure Dismissal of Charges on Legal Grounds MACON, Jan. 8. —Attorney for Richard F. Willingham, former cot ton man, today filed a demurrer to charges of forgery against him when the case was called in the Superior court today. It was expected that arguments on the demurrer would consume all of today’s charges as the outgrowth of failure of his cotton business. COMMISSIONERS WILL ELECT AT COLUMBUS COLUMBUS, Jan. 8. A mayor to serve the city of Columbus for the ensuing year will be elected at the regular meeting of the city commission to be held this after noon. It is expected that Mayor J. Homer Dimon, the incumbent, will be re-elected. Mayor Dimon has been in office for the past two years. Commissioner Fuller Mynatt, for mer city councilman, will take the oath of office at that time, replac ing Miss Anna Griffin, first Colum bus woman commissioner who was defeated at the polls last October. KlMfflflSffi PICH M OIL FIELDS Mil) CLOSE ISDUSTRV' Well and Pipe Lines at Tierra Blanca and Chapapote Nu nez Are All Shut Down SHIP LINE AFFECIED Pan-American Ship Line Reports Success Atained By De la Huerta Men NEW YORK, Jan. B.—Officers of the Pan-American and Transport Company announced today that Mexican rebels had taken possession of its fields at Tierra Blanca and Chapapote Nunez. Wells and pipe lines have been shut down, the statement said, ami ■ no’oil is coming through those fields. veteSmßie TO REPORT LATER Findings m Report of O’Ryan at Variance With Those of Committee Chairman Says WASHINGTON. Jan. B.—Chair man Reed, of the senate Veteran’s committee, told the senate today that John F. O’Ryan, the commit tees general counsel, in its Veteran’s bureau investigation, bad enten sively changed some 01’ the findings he made in his first report publish ed yesterday. He said the commit tee had not agreed with all of O’Ry anss findings, and the full commit tee report would be made later. WfifMlL KU POLICY WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—Presi dent Coolidge’s Mexican policy, which resulted yesterday in arms embargo directed against the revol utionists, was assailed from demo cratic quarters today in the senate. Senator Robinson, democratic floor leader, presented a bill which would prohibit under heavy jrenalty the sale of ammunitions to foreign governments, either by this govern ment or by American citizens. BANK OF LESLIE DECLARES DIVIDEND LESLIE, Jan. 8. —Stockholders of The B-nk of Leslie met on Thurs day and elected the following Direc tors for another year: J. I. Kaylor, F. A. Wilson, G. T. Dorise, R. J. Sims, E. R. Wilson, E. B. Walace and W. T. Anderson. The Directors met after the stock holders’ meeting organizing with E. L. Wilson as Chairman and W. T. Anderson, secretary. The usual 8 per cent dividend was declared, to be paid to all stock (holders as of record December 31st 1923. The following officers were elect ed: E. L. Wilson, president; E. B Wallace, vice-president and W. T. I Anderson, cashier. | MISS MAMIE HARRISON IS FATALLY BURNED OPELIKA, Ala., Jan. B.—Miss Mamie Harrison, only daughter of the late General George P. Harri son. was fatally burned at her home here Monday. Miss Harrison was burned to death when her clothing caught fire while she was standing in front of an open giate. She was a singer of note and it was recalled today that when she sang at the Confederate reunion in Washington in 1916 she won many encomiums, President Wilson being among those who compliment ed her. Mer mother was Miss Fanny Drakefi a famous Georgia beauty, of Thomaston. MALARIA ELIMINATION SAVES COUNTY $17,250 Remarkable Economy i. Year of Anti-Malaria Co-operation, Wit! Malaria elimination work, adr saved Americus alone $4,500 and £ or $17,2.50 altogether, according t Chambliss, county health off icr«, a This remarkable”vdonomy wa of only $2,523.00 of public money lie agencies, including the schoql I owners of land lying in districts w explained, however, by Dr. Chambli ty and school board, monqy used in 1 spent three dollars for every one s ties.” Dr. Chambliss, with the begin ning of the anti-malaria work in the county began keeping a sys tematic account of all expendi tures made in connection with the . work, and consequently the fig ures announced are regarded as extremely accurate. Furnishing as they do a correct insight into . the results likely to be attained I during this year when more ade quate funds are to be at the dis poSJi) of Dr. Rayne those engag ed in the work under dis direction these figures are extremely inter esting, not only to Americus resi dents but to persons residing throughout the county as well. According to the calculations of Dr. Chambliss, malaria was re -1 duced thirty per cent in the City of Americus; in Leslie, DeSoto and Plains, he estimates, the pre valence of the disease was reduc ed by 18 to 25 per cent, this be ing in proportion to the money HOG KILLING GENERAL 1 OVER SUMTER CC.. Hog killing was general through-: out Sumter county during Saturday and Monday and as a result there are thousands of pounnds of fire pork now stored in smokehouses on farms near Americus, being cure 1 preparatory to storage for planta tion uses during the remaining win ter and spring month. The cold snap, which did consid - erable damage to certain small grain crops, according to reports coming in today, had its compensations in furnishing suitable weather lor hog killing. There were, it is estimated, more than five hundred porkers al ready fatteneed and in prime condi tion for slaughter when the drop in temperature began, many of these having been carried on feed during GENERAL FEOERATiOjfI MEETING BEdfl WASHINGTON, Jan. B.—“ The ! Florida Legislature of 1923 enact- I ed more prison reform law than | has ever been passed by any other state in any one session, Mrs. W. S. Jennings, first vice president, declared in her report prepared for delivery at the Semi-annual j meeting of the board of the Cen-' tral Federation of Women’s ■ 1 Clubs here today. I Mrs. Jennings, who also is pres- I ident of the legislative council of I the Florida Federation of Wo- ! men’s Clubs, described the work i of women’s organizations in the ■ campaign in Florida which re- j suited in abolition of the convict i leasp system, whipping of prison-J ers, and public hangings, and the* establishment “stringent” regula Ij tions governing prison administrafj tion. fl The electric chair has beei» substituted for the noose in car fl tying out the death sentence anlfl the punishment of inmates in 1 camps and prisons has been limit ed and designated by law, she said. Convict guards now are placed in bond and a systematic jail inspection provided, she con tinued, adding that the reforms mark a new era in Florida in the hum:.no treatment of its delinqu- re. - ) PRICE FIVE CENTS Attained During First Work Here, Through i Inadequate F unds ninistered on a limited scale only, Sumter county an additional $12,750, :o figures compiled by Dr. J. Wade md authorized for publication today, is effected through the expenditure , this being appropriated by six pub :>oar<i, co-operating with citizens and here the work was carried on. It is iss, that in addition to the city, coun i this work "the people of tho county pent by the city and county authori- and labor expended in the effort in these communities, and in low- 1 er parts of the county, where lit-J tie or no money was available foj carrying on the work, the best ■ ■ suit obtained was estimated,/ A reduction in malaria V equal to Ki per cent of ndiu. B The total average reductions ill malaria prevalence throughout the county exclusive o,f terriioigt embraced within the CityN Americus, i« estimated b- Chamibiis:: at 15- per cen / W Americus, as above stated, ■ / ~S ductfun in malaria prevale / J] ! aiaed was estimated at ; cent, this lining the high) i |fl taini J anywhere in the i / sad the . net •. ss here be.ih t'3 to greater co-operas S|| more adequate mupervisief cml officer being detailka wml throughout the enjh kmt On 1 aig»B 1 ‘S jseveral weeks in ant such wather as ip r ienced here. Farmers who ComJ hogs with presentjersei tinning the nate no trouble .-jCSW tin- plantation n' •. 3 it ion they wi' v< ral d;:ys»A :.oi -I i. red ;>(/ ami mho;- ' I'lllelt.y . Ik" . :.l < -u' -r. 1 ' ioyment. I J| 'I £ ax 9 after ■ 1 £ many and
