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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR— NO. 39
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RIOTS ENDED: GERMANS GATHERINGDEADEN PALATINATE
ALLEGED DOMESTIC DEBACLE IS LAID
TO PURSUIT OF TWILIGHT ROMANCE
DOES CHEVALIER'S
SPIRIT FLOURISH I
ILLIOIIRES HEART
Despite Years Does Soft Drink
King Believe the 'Grand Pas
sion’ Still Awaits Him?
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Does Elder Candler Contem
plate Divorcing His Pretty
Stenographer-Bride ?
By CARL TAYLOR
NEA Service St.-./r Correspondent.
ATLANTA. Ga., Feb. 14.—Tlie
spirit of the chevalier flourishes
in the heart of Asa Candler. Those
near to him will tell you that is
why tragedy broods over the clos
ing years of bis life.
Seventy-three years have passed
Candler W. He has accumulated
millions upon millions in the man
ufactcre of Coca-Cola.
No man gams millions without
contact with the stern reaKtie3 of
life. Few «uch men escape the
world’s synicism, its hard-boiled
ness. Yet romance glows in the
twilight for him. Having lived his
threescore and ten he still believed
the Grand Passion possible.
But the glow in tne twilight
seems to have been only' a will-o’-
the-wisp.
Just a scant week after the
Coca-Cola king set in federal court
and heai'd his love lettdvs to Mrs.
Onezima De Bouchel who was suing
him for $500,000 damages for al
leged breach of promise, read to
an eager public, his bi'ide of less
than a year was arrested by the
police of Atlanta.
She was found in company with
J. W. (“Bill”) Stoddard, promin
ent Atlanta man, and president of
the National Dry Cleaners Associa
tion, and another man, in an apart
ment on the fashionable north side
residential district of Atlanta. A
whisky bottle, nearly empty, was
found on the table beside them po
lice declare.
“We .were only having a iiitle
party, what’s wrong in that? And,
besides, there are other people be
sides the Candlers in Atlanta,” Mrs.
Candler is quoted as saying after
the police broke in.
And now the wags of Atlanta are
whispering that the Mr. Candler
once more is going to be left alone
with his millions in his mansion in
the city’s most exclusive residential
subdivision that he shortly will
begin divorce proceedings against
the pretty stenographer he married
last June.
Whether he intends to bring a
divorce suit against ihis Wife, he will
not say.
Next month, his eldest son. Walt
er Candler, will defend a SIOO,OOO
suit for damages brought against
him by Mrs. Clyde Byfield, beauti
ful young Atlanta woman, who al
leges he assaultted her while she
was a passenger on the 3. S. Ber
engaria bound for Europe.
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
HAS MANY ACTIVITIES
SAVANNAH, February 14.—t
Many activities were engaged in by
the Georgia Historical Society dur
ing the past year, the annual re
port of W- W. Goydon, president,
delivered before the annual meet
ing of the society Wednesday,
showed.
The use of the branch library in
Hodgson Hall waiTants its con
tinued expansion. Maj. Gordon said.
He spoke of the additions to the lib.
rary in Hodgson Hall stating that
the New Jersey Archives and col
lections have been made substantial
iy complete.
His report suggests that an. in
ventory be made by William Har
den, librarian, of every picture and
historical article in the possession
of the society, together with an ac
count of each to preserve them for
the »ocity in perpetuity.
THE fBBSSXBSbtiiS3R
feftfl PUBLISHED IN THE^— g'saOerffeZTjdE AßT .OF PlxierflgS?
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To the left: Asa Candler, aged
Galahad and (below) Mr*? One
xitna de Bouchel. To the right:
Mr*. Candler and W. J. Stoddard,
with Whom *he wa* arre*ted.
EM REBEL
FORCE CITIES
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Defeat Sustained by Mexican
Rebels at Gcoilan Believed
Decisive Engagement
BANDS ENTERING TUXPAM
Remnants for Vera Cruz Rebel
Army Now Effectively Scat
tered Over Republic
Aboard Headquarter Train War
Secretary Serrano QuOieturo Feb.
*4.—Enrique Estrada’s rebellious
forces arc continuing disorderly re
treat aftera decisive reverse suf
fered at Ocotlan. x 1
Scattered remnants 'of the Vera
Cruz inserreotionist army are en
tering northward into Tuxpam and
southward toward Oaxaca to gain
the Isthmuian states, General
Francisco Serrano, secretary of war
and General Juan Audreu Almazan
stated last night.
BISHOP AINSWORTH
CALLS TO METHODISTS
LA GRANGE, February 14-
Bishop W. Nj Ainsworth, of the
tenth Episcopal district of th M. E.
church, South , has issued a call to |
Methodists of this section in behalf j
of the “Forgotten Men” of the !
church, as the aged and disabled
Methodist ministers are designated.
The tenth Episcopal district includ 3
the territory of the South Georgia
Florida, Mississippi and North Miss- j
issippi conferences.
According to Bjhop Ainsworth,
there hgs never been a greater cause
undertaken by Southern Methodism
than this nlbvoment to raise $lO,-
000,000 to be used as an endow
ment fund to give peace and materi
■ al comfort to the worn-out ministers
of the chiy-ch in their declirvg years,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 14, 1924
UNDERWOOD PETIT!
IS FILED HT ATLANTA
Gordon Completes Arrange
ments to Have Name Placed
. On Primary Ballots
ATLANTA, February 15. R.
Cuyler Gordon, General Manager j
for Senator Underwood’s campaiyn
in Georgia, Wednesday, filed with
Mrs. Bessie Anderson, secretary of
the State Democratic Executive ;
committee, a petition that the?
name of Oscar W. Underwood of,
Alabama be placed upon the ballot j
as a candidate for president in the j
Georgia presidential primary to be
held on March 19th, 1924.
The petition was accompanied bj
the names of many hundred white
democratic registered voters of
this state, and Senator Underwood
is the first presidential candidate
to qualify in Georgia. In a person
al letter to Gordon, Senator Under
wood declares thaf he is a thirty
third degree Mason, in good stand
ing, that he, his wife and two sons,
are members of the Episcopal
church, he having been a member
of that church since he was eighteen
Senator Underwood is a distin
guished citizen of our sister state of
Alabama, and has many thousands
of loyal friends in Georgia who, ap
preciating his conspicuous service
during twenty-nin<s years as a mem
ber of the National Congress, will
be glad to rally to his sepport in
the primary on March 19th. ■ Sena
tor Underwood is known and ap
preciated as one of the great lead
ers of his party as well as one of
1 the foremost statesmen of his time.
| His record in the House and Senate
1 has been such as to distinguish him
|as a man of great vision, broad
j purpose and unswerving devotion
j to the national welfare at all times.
DEBT COMMISSION
CALLED TO MEET
W 4SIIINGTON, February 14—
Secretary Mellon “today called the
debt finding commission to mrct
next Monday, at which tune
whole pA’icy with .respect to future
dealings with foreign 'debtors will
bo decided
HERSCHEL ELDERS TO
BE HERE FRIDAY
Hon. Hcrsche Eder*, of Tatt
nall county, wfco is promoting
the presidential candidacy of
Senator Oscar W. Underwood in
Georgia, will reach Americus at
2:30 Friday afternoon and at
6'o’clock he will be a guest of <
honor at a dinner attended by
Senator Underwood’s friends at
the Windsor. Immediately fol
lowing this dinner Mr. Elders
will address a meeting of Under-
Wood supporters in th e court
house when an Americus Un.
dcrwood dub will be formed-
CHSUNCEV RHODES
is m*
District Highway Engineer Re
ceived Into Clvb at Lunch
eon Today
Chauncey Rhodes, division high
way engineer, at the head of this
district, was elected to membetv
ship in the local Rotary club yes
terday. Mr. Rhodes succeeded W.
C. Caye, resigned, in the local of
fice.
Among visitors attending the Ro
tary luncheon yesterday were W.
W. Dykes, father of Rotarian Bill-
Dykes; Charles Cannon. Moultrie
Rotarian.
Tho club adopted' the recommen
dation of the board of directors to
attend the Chamber of Commerce
dinner next week and not to hold
its usual luncheon.
The next meeting of the Ro
tarians will be February 27th at
the Community club house, when
a musical program, ender the man
agement of Frank Sheffield, Jr.,
will be offered. I
After luncheon Wednesday , the
Rotarians were guests of Manager
Herbert Kencey at the Rylander
theater, witnessing a film shown uu
der the auspices of the business
methods comrnitttee of the Club.
Great Britain’s postage stamp*
have been printed by only four tlifw
ferent firqjs since 1839, l
PUBLISHER DECLARES
HE.RECEIVED RUSE
SUII FROJJIL KEN
Eighth Interest in Pioneer Com*
1 pany Granted Him ‘For Noth
ing,’ He Says
HAD ‘PERSONAL ACREAGE’
Witness Tells Committee Any
body Could Demand Share
in Sinclair’* Lease
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.--John
C. Shaffer, publisher of the Chica
go Evening Post and other papers,
was questioned by the oil commit
tee today about the reputed grant
to him of pne-eighth interest in
Pioneer Oil Company, the Standard
subsidiary, for ‘service rendered.”
Asked what was the service
rendered, the witness said, 'none.
Shaffer said his payment came
out of the million dollars paid the
company by the Sinclair interests.
A letter to Assistant Secretary
Finner was put into record.
In it Shaffer said he had “person
al interest in' the deal,” adding
that 'Secretary Fall had arranged
with Mr. Sinclair for acreage for
me personally.”
Just before the letter was read
the witness testified he had no in
terest in the "Sinclair lease, _
Asked if in his memory were
now refreshed, he said that in 1917
he applied for land on the Tea
pot, and was later promised 200
ucres by Fall.
“Was it your opinion anyb&dy
could go to Secretary Fall and de
mand a share of the Sinclair lease
or qjoney for ,it,” he was asked.
“1 think so,” Shaffer replied.
VANDERLIP ARRIVES
TO GIVE TESTIMONY
WASHINGTON, February 14—
Frank Vanderlijr arrived at the oil
committee room a few minutes be
fore the, advance hour set for the
hearing.
The committee assembled at 10
o’clock this morning, then disap
pointed the crowd by calling first
Oscar Sutro, counsel for the Stand
ard Oil Company of California.
FLOCK OF SENSATIONS
ARE SPRUNG
WASHINGTON, February 14.
While Frank Vafderlip waited to
testify regarding references to tho
sale of President Hiding’s Marion
Star, the senate oil committee pro
dcccd a fresh flock o fsensatiions
John C. Shaffer, publisher of the
today from other witnesses.
Chicago Evening Post, testified that
Secretary Fall told him the very
month that he entered the cabinet
that he was going to lease the Tea
pot Dome to Sinclair. The Teapot
was not then under Mr. Fall’s
jurisdiction.
A letter by H. Foster Bain, di
rector of mines, written before the
lease was made, and put in the com
mittee record, declared the writer
“understood’* Attorney General
Daugherty had given his informal
opinion upholding the leasing pol
icy. Mr. Dsvugherty previously had
denied giving any opinion.
In a letter addressed to Secre
tary Fall, Oscar Sutro, counsel for
the Standard Oil company of Cal
ifornia, testified he had suggested
to Assistant Secretary Finney, of
the interior department, that an op
inion be obtained from Mr. Daugh
erty, but that Mr. Finney replied
that Secretary Fall thought 5t “un
necessary.’
The committee decided to quet
tion Mr. Vanderlip tomorrow,
FARMERS’ CONFERENCE
TO BE HELD FRIDAY
ALBANY, February 14.—There
Will be a Farmers’ Conference in
Albany itt the courthouse Friday,
February 15, at 10 a. m. Many
porminent men will address this
meeting, among them being: G. V,
Cunningham, State Boy#’ Club
agent; Dr. R. J. LeLpach, defector
of Armour’s Bureau of Agricultural
Research; R. A. Cobb, agricultural
editor; and J. A. Winslow, agrieui
Jurist for the Central railroad,
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TWIGGS TO INAUGURATE
AGRICULTURE PROGRAM
JEFFERSONVILLE, Fob. 14—
The Tvriggs county agricultural de
velopment program meeting will be
held here Tuesday, February 19,
with prominent speakers and ex
perts from the state department
of ’ agriculture present.
County agricultural development
program meetings arc being spon
sored by various commercial and
financial organizations.
Among the speakers are E. Cl
Westbrook, who will outline a farm
program and discuss special crops,
and J. N. Harper, who will speak
on boll weevil control.
BATES. H LIONS TO
ATTEND CHAMBER
PEEDAT WINDSOR
Ki warn an* Expected to Take
Like Action at Weekly
Luncheon Friday
INVITATIONS SENT OUT
Dollar Plate Dinner to Be Serv
ed in Main Dining Room With
Capacity ot 200 Seats
Marked interest 4h the Chamber
of Commerce membership dinner
next Tuesday night is being evi
denced, not only by the members,
but by other business men of Amer
icas.
The Lions club at its meeting this
week unanimously voted to cancel
their regular meeting riext week
and instead that every member
would attend the chamber dinner.
In the absence of President Ew
ingtoday, C. A. Ames, of the club
said, “The Lions will be there 100
per cent, attending as individuals
and business men, with the ho)»e
and intention of doing our part in
standing squarely behind our Cham
ber of Commerce.”
The Rotary club on Wednesday
unanimously adopted the recom
mendation of the Rotary directors
to attend the Chamber of Cony
mevee dinner instead of holding
their regular meeting next week.
Every Rotarian it, was stated would
be present, except one who said he
expected to be called from the city,
but would attend if here.
President John Sheffield, of the
Rotarians, said he thought it both
the duty and privilege of every
Rotarian to be present at the an
nual membership dinner.
The Kiwanis club, it is said will
take action tomorrow on the at
tendance of the Kiwanians.
Arrangements were completed
with the hotel today for a dollar
plate dinner. The main dining room
will be used and the doors will open
promptly at 6:30.
President L. A*. Downs of the
Central of Georgia, with his party
of Central officials, will arrive
about 7:30, coming directly from
his car to the dining room. Mr.
Downs will deliver the principal ad
dresses.
“We are sending out tonight in
vitations to 500 business men and
professional men in Americus to
attend the annual dinner,” said
Secretary Everett, “with a return
cards for plate reservations. * In
terest manifested is most pleasipg
to the directors, and while we shall
use every effort to reserve plates
for every one, it should be remem
bered that the seating capacity of
the dining room is limited to a lit
tle over 200. Plates wfill be re
rerved in the order in which the
replies are received at my office.”
SAVANNAH CLUB
ELECTS OFFICERS
SAVANNAH, Feb. 14 All offi
cers of the Anglers and Hunters
Club were re-elected Wednesday,
at the annual election officers at a
meeting at the De Sotq hotel. They
are, H. B. gtanton, president; Dr.
B. 0. DoLoach, vice president, and
Dr. h. A. De Loach, secretary-treas
urer. The directors chosen are the
officers; Frank Slost and Martin
Price, the last two being new direc
tors.
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PRICE FIVE CENT 3
MUTED BODIES
IRE RECOVERED EROIA
EIECUTIIBI.fi! Sfi
Total Dead as Result of Tues
day's Masacre at Primasens,
in Bavarian Palatinate
SEPARATISTS ATTACKED
All Traffic Over River Rhine
River Suspended as Result of
Disturbances There
PIRMASENE, Baviyian Palatin
ate, Feb. 14.—Fourteen multitated
bodies have been recovered from
the ruins of Bezerksant, govern
ment building, and two wounded
died last night, bringing to 16 the
total know dead in consequence of
Tuesday’s massacre.
Forty separatists were, in the
building when attacked. Seven of
the remaining 24 are receiving hos
pital treatment, some are seriously
wounded, and others unaccounted
for.
Traffic over the Rhine bridges
has stopped and the German "police
is under orders of the occupation
forces.
The persons participating in the
attack will be tried in court mar
tial at Dusseldorf. i
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, lEIIL SERVICE
Prof. C. M. Hale Will Deliver
Eulogy of Wilson There Dur
ing Sunday Afternoon
Memorial services for the lato
former President Woodrow Wilson
will be held Sunday afternoon at
Rehoboth church, it was announced
here today. These services will be
gin promptly at 2:30 o’clock, with
Prof. Charles M. Hale, of Americas
as the speaker, and it is expected
there will be an unusually large
crowd/to hear him.
Rehoboth church, with one of the
most progressive rural congrega
tions in the county, is located on
the Dawson road five miles out of
Americus, and a number of resi
dents will go out from the city to
attend the memorial services there
Sunday. A cordial invitation; is
extended to all who will attend and
participate in the memorial.
BONO DUPLICATION IS
DENIED BT TREASURY
Charges Filed by Charles E.
Brewer Declared to Be With
out Foundation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—Secre
tary Mellon today, in a lettter to
President Coolidge, declared un
founded the charg«jg of Charles
Brewer, department of justice at
torney, that there had been bond
duplications in* bureau engraving.
At the same time it was announc
ed that Major Wallace Kirby, of
the army engineer corps, had been
detailed today to act as director .
of the bureau', succeeding Louis N.
Hill, whose resignation has been ac
cepted.
JOHN RODGERS DENIED
NEW TRIAL BY JUDGE
VALDOSTA, February 14.
Judge R. G. Dickerson has just
over-ruled a motion for a new trial
for John Rogers, the aged white
man "found guilty in Cook superior
court of the murder of the McGills.
It is presumed tha't case will
now go to the Georgia supremo
j court.
I The hearing on the motion for
| a new tridl was conducted at \del
| today. Col. R. A. Hendricks, of
i Nashville, appeared in behalf of
I-.Roger;', - while the case for the Statu
jwas argued by Solicitor General
J. D. Lovett, .j