About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia Fair and cold er tonight and Wednesday; light to heavy frost to the coast to night. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO 37 CALL ISSUED HERE TODAY TO FORM UNDERWOOD CLUB ° ° ° O, O O O O O o O O O O O C O O O .0 o o o INTERNAL KU KLUX ROW NEAR SOLUTION 00*00000000 0000000000000 O Q o o NEW CENTRAL RAILWAYIPRESIDENTfTO VISITAMERICUS SUPPORTERS OF ALL IN TO GATHER IN COURTHOUSE FRIDAY Prominent Business Men Sign Call for Meeting to Form Or ganization ELQERS WILL_ BE HERR Tattnall Legislator Will Address Meeting As Representative of State Headquarters A Sumter County Underwood club will be organized Friday night, February 15, when the friends and supporters of the Alabama sena tor meet for this purpose in the court house at 7 o’clock . . The call for this meeting is issued by a number of Underwood sup porters, among' them being R. E. Allison, Thos. L. Bell, L. G. Coun cil, W. W. Dykes Lovelace Eve, Hollis Fort J. E. Hightower J. K- Mathis, J. T. Warren and others. Underwood headquarters phoned this morning that the Hon. Herschel Elders, represntative in the Geor gia Legislature from Tatnall coun ty, will come to Americus Friday representing the state headquarters. Mr. Elder is said to be an able and forceful speaker and he will address the meeting Friday night. It is the plan of those interested in the call'to form an Underwood club, elect necessary officials and lay . plans for waging a vigorous campaign in the county in the in terest of Senator Underwood. Not only the friends and support ers of Mr. Underwood are invited, but every other citizen in the coun ty, both men and women are being erged to attend and hear Mr. Eld ers the other speakers on this occa sion. .• Over the phone this morning Robert C. Gordon, state chairman at Underwood headquarters, Atlan ta, said that the campaign over the state was shaping itself in a most gratifying manner, the indications now are that the Alabama Senator will carry Georgia by a satisfactory majority. Several Ibcal Underwood sup porters stated to the Times-Reeor der that their belief was that Sum ter county would support Mr. Un derwood by a large majority. The hour for the local meeting was fixed at 7 o’clock, so that tne friends of Mr. Underwood out in the county could get into Ameri cus and return to their home with out being kept out too late Friday night. POFIBWiTBE SHOWN ATRYLJNOER Wednesday following their usual luncheon at the Windsor members of the Rotary club will attend in a body the presentation of “The Way to Success,” a film which is being shown here under Rotary auspices. The picture tells the story of suc cess won by a typical merchant through modern advertising meth ods ,and contains much that should interest every business man in Americus, as well as those engaged in merchandising and trading throughout this territory. The film, because of its worth as a method for establishing busi ness methods on the highest .possi ble- plane, is being presented here under Rotary auspices, with an in vitation extended to the general public to attend. There will be no admission charged, Manager Kincey, of the Rylander, announc-. od today. The usual picture pro gram, at which regular admission later during Wednesday afternoon, will be charged, will be shown later during Wednesday aftenroon. MINOR-OPERATORS CONFERENCE RECESSES JACKSONVILLE, February 12. The wage conference of Illinois miners and operators of the central competitive field here adjourned for the day immediately after con vening in observance of Lincoln's t>irthday. THE T ImESJJReCuRDER BgILPUBLiSHED IN HEART LEADERS OF RIVAL GA. KLAN FACTIONS SETTLE DIFFERENCES Reported ‘Wizard’ Evans Has Paid ‘Emperor’ Simmons Big Sum in Cash MAY END COURT FIGHT CoL Simmons Now in Jackson ville, and Confirmation of Deal Withheld ATLANTA, February 12.—A set tlement of, all differences between William Joseph Simmons, emperor and founder of the Ku Klux Klan, .and Dr. Hiram W. Evans, imperial wizard of the order, for a consid eration of- $146,000 paid to Col. Simmons, was reported by clqz’e friends of the parties involved ac cording to a story appearing in the tlanta Journal today. Col. Simmons is said to be in Jack sonville, and no definite announce ment could be obtained for his part in the transaction, the story declar ed. Dr. Evans is likewise on a busi ness trip connected -with the klan, according to oficials at the imperial palace. According to those in close touch with both parties, the story says the terms of the compromise are: Col. Simomns sold his contract with the klan for $96,000 constituting eight years’ income at the rate of a SI,OOO a month under terms of his permanent agreement with the order. He also received $50,000 for his rights to the Knights of Ka melia, a similar order, to the klan, which he founded recently. FIFE IS STIRTLD IN WSTB PRISM Blaze of Unexplained Origin Caused Slight Damage to Prison Laundry PITTSBURG, February 12. Fire alarms and riot calls were sent out from the Western penitentiary today when fire started in the prison laundry. , Warden J. M. Egan said there was no disorder and the blaze of undetermined origin caused slight damage. County detectives and city police were called to guard against a renewal of yesterday's fighting when two guards were kill ed, the warden said. GEORGIASECONDIN BAUXITE PRODUCTION ATLANTA, Ga„ February 12. Georgia ranks second in production of bauxite, and last year produceo $231,225, according to S. W. Mc- Callie, State Geoligist. The bauxite occurs in two distinct geological horizons, namely, the Paleozoic rocks of northwestern Georgia an<j the Tertiary rocks cf south Georgia, Mr. McCallie said. The former deposits are limited to six counties, of which Bartow and Floyd contain the majority of the ore, and include an area of more than 56 square miles. The Tertairy deposits are found in Wilkinson county, near the north ern margin of the Coastal Plain. The main deposit is about 30 miles east of Macon, in the vicinity of Mc-In tyre, and also near Irwinton, it is said. 7 WOMAN AIDS BANDITS IN HOLDING UP JITNEY ATLANTA. February 12.—Three passengers, oqp a woman, whom George Wiggins, a jitney driver, was conveying to Hapeville, held him up and robbed him of his au tomobile and $11.50 according to a report he made to the police just before midnight. Wiggins told the police the trio had paid him $7.50 for a tour of the city and were alighting when suddenly they requested him to take them to Hapeville. He complied’ and soon after leaving the city lim its wa> forced at the point of a pis tol jo give up all mis money and abandon his automobile ho said. FIRST VIEWS OF FALL’S RANCH FIGURING IN o TEAPOT DOME OIL SCANDAL AT WASHINGTON ' k. Sih;. ,-s • .. -t > ’ S idL. * -*'’**> \ ' ■ - SS ... X M»r. • I ML..;,£..xk- zIWSMMfcMfe. / X; * A a A wni i . /W --r ua I Wxf <1 Oral sftMi ,-z 1 e&IT From est to right, top row. rW** ”™'k '¥» The »'»>mining pool at Fair* -feT ;, y. Three River* ranch and his city home at E Paso, Tex. Bot ! to,n row ’> from left to right: The Ntg ranch house at Three River* and >, -■ Aal- Fall’s German police dog, which W’s proved the neme»i» of many photographer* who entered on property only to take flight A~ *—‘ * ■— ■I- • when th e animal sprang at them. PARLIAMENT GATHERS FOR FIRST SESSION UNDER 11811! REGIME Great Interest Shown in Change of Government, Among All Classes public Space all filled Laborite Leaders AH Say They Are “Taking Office With out Power” LONDON, February 12.-—Mem bers of the British parliament as sembled today for the first time under the labor government. The fact that laborites, in their own words, are taking office with out power, did not diminish inter est in'their accession, and all avail able public space in the JElouse of Commons was bespoken long in ad vance. MDONALD CABINET IS GRILLED BY OPPOSITION LONDON, February 12. The new labor ministry had its initial experience in being grilled by the opposition today when the Mac- Donald cabinet made its first ap pearance in the House of Commons. The chamber was crowded, with all opposition benches filled. Stan ley Baldwin occupied the leader’s seat. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS WILL MEET AT ROME, Ga., Feb: 12.—Prelimin ary plans for the grand lodge con vention of nights of Pythais in Rome on May 21-22 have /been made by delegates of lodges in Cartersville District No. 1, in ses sion here. A district convention was formed with the following of ficers: Dr. H. E. Feltoix Cartes ville, president; R. L. Williamson, Rome, vice president; C. M. Milam, Cartersville, secretary; R. A. Den mark ( Lisdale Chaplain; W. A. McCormick* Ropic, scrgcant-atarms C. A. Bryant, Lindale, inmy: guard, N. A. Bradley, Cartersville outer guard, AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 12, 1924 PLAINS GIRLS WIN FROM PARROT FIVE PLAINS, Feb. 12.—Plains girls proved their athletic ability when they defeated Parrott 4 to 0. This make Plains victor over Parrott in two games. Muray and Smith forwards, saved the day by their loyal play ing, Logan sub forward. The line-up was Marshall and Wise, guard, Timmerman, center Mackey, side center; Oliver, sub side center; Murray, and Smith, forwards; Logan sub-forward; Smith making 20 points in her fav or Murray 2 LEGION DROSTERS 18 VISIT IFSIIE SCBBBL Program Arranged for Presen tation There, With Or chestra Aiding Next Friday night at 8 o’clock at Union High school, Leslie, a party lof Legion boosters from John I Mathis Post, No. 2, accompanied by the Americus Community orches tra, will present a program intend ed .to promote the interests of thc- Legion post, as well as-'entertain those present. Post Commander .Lane, in announcing the Leslie date today stated that the same program is to be presented at a later date in Plains, with the same entertainers and speakers partici pating. The program for the Leslie! meeting is announced as follows. ; Musical Selection—Americus Sym j phony Orchestra. Introductory Remarks. Song Quartette, Davenport,' Bet vers, Smith, Stackhouse. “Membership in American Legion' —J. G. Holst. Musical Selection Orchestra Talk on Adjusted Compensation Bill—Major James A. Fort. • < Vocal Solo Selecti^i- —Miss Dor othy Cass." Musical Selection—Orchestra. . fc E»ES UNO PAUPERS LOOK ALIKE RECORDER[DECLARES Case Against Mrs. Asa G. Can dler and Two Men Postpon ed Till Monday BEAVERS NOT PRESENT Absence of Officer Who Con ducted Raid Gains Contin unace for Defendants ATLANTA, Feb. 12.-r(By As sociated Press.j Police cases against Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr. young wife of the millionaire soft drink magnate; W. J. Stoddard, prominent dry cleaner and president of the National Association of Dry Cleaners and Dyers; and G. W. Keel ing, president of a local brick man ufacturing company, were called m ! the recorder’s court today, were postponed until Police Chief Beavers can appear and tesetify con cerning a, raid in which the three persons were prrested. It is stated . that- Chief Beavers probably will not . return to his office for several days. “It doesn’t make any difference whether they are millionaires or ■ paupers, they all look alike in my i court down here on Decatur street,” stated Recorded Johnson, in post poning the case. “We want to get both sides of this case so as t 6 get the true-facts, and I am going ti postpone the case until Chief Beav ers can appear.’’ CALVARY NOT TO MEET SEND MEN TO MEET I ATHENS, Ga., ‘ February 12.-- i The cavalry unit of the University lof Georgia military department ! plans to send a squaa or tw. nty ' men to the horse show to be held in Augusta February, 29 and March Ist, it hs been announced. 88 The events in which the Univer sity will participate are bare-back riding, rough saddle riding, and fancy drill. VMijty' Burch of the cavalry department predicts much “success* for the University repre seqtatives. _ t ; FIND SUITCASES FILLED WITH STOLEN MATERIALS ATLANTA, February 12.—Four suit cases filed with articles stol» n from the store of John B. Brogdon, of Euwanee, Ga., have just been found in the woods near Chamblee, Ga., according to reports reaching the authorities here. It is believed that the suit cases were abandoned by the two burg lars who ransacked the store Thursday night and held up the chief of police at Norcross on Friday morning mnsWt CDNTINUE MfflCN ST. LOUIS. Mo., Feb. 12—The campaign for $10,000,000 for the ~benefit of aged ministers of the M. E. Church, South will have right of way throughout the bounds of that denomination, from February ’1 to July 1, according- to advices 'of the s Rev. Luther E. Todd, D. D., secretary of the Board of Finance, under whose auspices the campaign will he- conducted. Approximately 100 Methodist preachers, now on the retired list, will benefit from this fund, which is sought to form a permanent er. downment whereby Methodist preachers and their dependents will received a comfortable living- when their days of active service are over. According to Dr. Todd, the aver-, age annual income of the superan nuated preacher is in the neighbor hood of S2OO, and that of the wid ows of preachers $l5O and, the suf fering caused by this .meager sup port has been 'hurtful to the good name of the church. Therefore, he says, the Board of Finance was created by the general conference of the M. E. Church, South at it« quadrennial meeting in 1918 to pre pare a plan for an organized ef fort throughout the chut ch to raise a minimum of $10,000,000 as a superannuate endownment fund, This will provide sufficient incomp to pay an annual per capita of S7OO to superannuates and SSOO to the widows of teachers. The work of organization" is practically complet ed in every change in Southern Methodism and the actual begin ning of the effort is now at hand. . • ■’"* - NEW YORK COTTON Exchange closed; Lincoln’s birth day." PRICE FIVE CENTS U 924 CHAMBER FEED TO BE HELD TUESDAY FEB. 19 AT WINDSOR L. A. Downs Will Be Chief Before Gathering of Americus Business Men MILNER TO MAKE REPORT Members to Hear What Prog ress Has Been Made Toward Development of Field The annual membership dinner of the Americus and Sumter coun ty Chamber of Commerce is an nounced for Tuesday night, Febru uary 19th at the Windsor hotel. The directors Os the of the cham-' b< r are fortunate in securing as the principal speaker for the night Hon L„ A. Downs, president of the Cen tral of Georgia Railway, who has accepted the invitation of the di rectors and will come to Americus especially for inis occasion. Ac companying Mr. Downs will be J. D. McCartney assistant to tlw president An invitation was also extended to Industrial Agent Mallory, but Mr. Mallory telegraphs that conflicting dates prevent his aeeptance. Several officials of the>Seaboard Air Line have been extended invita tions and those accepting wil be an nounced later. Dinner .is to be served promptly at 6:3Q, the affair is to be strictly informal and the membership will go directly from their several, busi - riesses to the hotel. The local community orchestra has been in vited to bd guests of the commer cial body and render music during the dinner. The Officials are arranging a busi ness meeting, as well as an inspira tional program. A complete report of the work for the part year wil! be given the membership; five di rectors will be elected to succeed those whose terms expire' at thia time. The report of Treasurer CLeve Tillman will show the body in ex cellent financial shape, with a bal ance of several hundred dollars in bank and no out-standing indebt edness. Cobb Milner, special representa tive handling the proposed develop ment of Souther Field, will give to the membership the first report if what has been done on this matter and what the prospects for indus trial development there now are. A program of work for the en suing year, as workout by a com mittee which has been in touch with many of the members, will be given. The business program will b'- completed by 7:30 or 8. President Downs and his party will arrive at 7:15 on a special train and will come directly to the hotel. It was stated today by members of two of the civic clubs that their membership will attend in a body. The detailed program will be pub lished in the next few days. ■ r COOLIDGE NOT TO RECOGNIZE DEMAND WASHINGTTON, Feb- 11.— President Coolidge answered the Senate request, for the resignation of Edwin Denby as secretary of th? navy with the statement last night that “no official recognition can be given to the passage of the Sen ate resolution relative to their op inion concerning members of the Cabinet or other oficers under ex ecutive control. \ The Executive declared he did not to sacrifice “any innocent man for my own welfare,’’ nor re tain in ofice “any unfit man for my own welfare.” “As soon as special counsel can advise me as to the legality of these losses and assemble for me the per tinent facts in the various trans actions,” the President • aded, “I shall take such action as seems es sential for the full protection of the public interest. I shall not heaita'e to call for the resignation of any offipiflls wiwse conduct in this mat ter in any way warrants such action upon my part.”
