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WEATHER ’
For Georgia Rain and cold
er tonight and Tuesday.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 42
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NIGHT WATCHMAN AT PLAINS IS] MANGLED;] BY, I FREIGHT
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left),mmov e actress, who will sail
on the Intrepid. Some of the I
voyagers (upper right) are living I
aboard as the ship is being out
fitted in San Francisco harbor. '
Irene Reed (lower left)is anoth
er passenger. The Intrepid (low
er right) is being prepared for
the trip.
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Fifty Movie Folks To
Embark On Trip To
South Seas
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 18—(By!
Nea Service) The bark Intrepid
soon will head out through the
Golden Gate, armed with movie,
cameras, manned by land-sick land- j
lubbers, bound for Heaven-Knows-1
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Aboard will be 50 movie folk i
writers, musicians, university pro- '
fessors, «engineers and painter*.
Those on the Intrepid will share the
expense, for the, trip is co-operative
quest for adventure.
On a six-month cruise to the
Soutji Seas, they will produce
movies.
That tipie may i<t drag, they will
have aboard and eight-pieep orche
stra, a theater, library and study
den. They are building a complete
movie studio.
MSEIiMOffIE
HE CANDLER WITSi
Atlanta Police Chief Expects To i
Return To His Office This ;
Week
February 18.—The
trial cases against Mrs. Asa G.
Candler, Sr., and two Atlanta busi
ness men arrested with her as they
sat in a friend’s apartment around
a table* on which was a bottle of
whiskey, awaits the return of Chief
Police Beavers to duty.
It is expected that Beavers will
return to his office within the next
three or four days.
TO ERECT ATHLETIC
CENTER AT BENNING
COLUMBUS, Ga. February 18.—-
Major General fcharles S. Farns
worth, chief of infantry, has given
official approval for the erection of
an athletic center at Fort Benning,
to cost approximately $125,000, it is
announced. The main structure <>f
the center will be a concrete stad
ium is expected to be completed by
the end of the 1924/football season.
TH E f IMES’JRECOR DER
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VETERAN JUDGE IS
KILLED IN COURT
LINCOLN, Nebr., February 18
William M. Morning', veteran
district judge, was shot and kill
ed in his court today by Wal
lace G. Wallick, who in turn
shot and killed himself.
CITIZENS START WE
TO PROTEST ALLEGED
EXCESSIVE CHARGES
City Attorney To Receiv gPro
tests From Residents As
Basis For Action
A committee of citizensfcalled on
City Attorney W. T. Lane Monday
morning to protest against alleged
excessive charges being made for
gas and electricity by the South
Georgia Public Service Company.
As a result of the visit of this
connpittce, Mr. Lane requests all
citizens who have complaints to
make by reason of increased charg
es for gas and electricity to bring
their bills to him at his office in
the Allison Building.
Mr. Lane would like to have the
bills for the last few months and
also the hill- that citizens have
paid fdr some months past, before
the present company took over the
management of the gas and elec
tric" service.
It is the purpose of the City At
torney Jie says, to use these bills
from a large number of citizens
as a basis for the complaint to bo
filed with the Railroad Commission
at Atlanta. It is desired to have as
many bills turned over as poggibl®
to in an effort to show that tn<:
overcharges are general throughout
the city. Bills already in hand show
,in some instanced a venation fro.n
$3.60 a month about a year ago to
$33.00 at present. *
Where a considerable number of
persons refuse to pay these' alleged
excessive bills, the question .of ask
ing for an injunction against the
company will bb considered, it is
declared.
It is desired that all citizens who
I have been(overcharged for gas and
electricity bring in their bills
propiptly as Council meets next'
Friday night and the City Attorney
would like to have as many bills
in hand at that time as possible.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON. FEBRUARY 18, 192#
FANATICAL BAND IS
ANNIHILATED DURING
fHIK IT BALETE
Lieut.. Mendes and Eight Con
stabuiarly Meet Death In
Clash In Agusan
REFUGEES ARE INVOLVED
Majority Os Fanatics Engaged
In Fighting Believed To Have
Escaped From Swiago
MANILA, February 18—Lieu
tenant Eugenio Mendes, egiht con
stabulary under his conmman, ana
35 religious fanatics were killed at
Balete, in the Agusan province, ac
cording to a constabulary 'report
received here.
The majority of the fanatics who
participated in the fight are believ
ed to have been refugees who es
caped from Bucas Island, in the
Suriago pfovin.ee.
The lates fight is thought by the
constabulary to have virtually anni
hilated the last remnant of th’e ag
gressive fanatips.
FIRE AT WHEELER
HOME SUNDAY NIGHT
The fire department was called to
the home of Chesjey Wheeler on
Dodson street Sunday night about
9’ocloek, a small roof firib being in,
progress there. The dgmage was
confined within $25.00 according
to estimates of fire department of
ficials, and in addition, a small
quantity of clothing was damaged,
the extent of tM snot being included
in the estimated building damage.
The apiount of -insurance carried
was not .stated.
SALVATION ARMY DIST.
CONVENTION TO MEET
ATLANTA, Ga.. February 18—
The Southeastern district conven
tion of the Salvation Army which
was scheduled to be held here Feb
ruary 23 to 27, has -been postponed
indefinitely, according to announce
ment at local headquarters. The
postponement was made necessary
because of recent changes in the
personnel qf the organization, it
was explained.
The date of the convention will
be announced later, officials at
headquarters said.
11 WOMEN ANBIMMI
BILLED 111 CARTRIDGE
FACTORY EXPLOSIOM
■ ■
IFire In‘Munitions Plant Results
In Death of Dozen Operatives
Today
WERE FILLING SHELLS
Erith, In County Os Kent, Eng
land, Is Seen?. Os Disastrous
1)1 a i e
FRITH, KENT. England, Feb. IS.
(By Associated Press) Eleven
women and one man were killed to
day in an explosion following the
outbreak of fire in a cartridge fill
ing factory.
BffiSliTffl
DICTATOR RESIGNS
V
Dr. Van Kahn Has Quit Post
And Von Lossow Tenders
Resignation
February 18.—Dr.
Vonkahr, Bavarian' military dicta
tor, has resigned, and General Von
Lossow, commander of the Reich
swehr, has also'tendered his resigna
tion.
MOTHER QF JUDGE
LAND, 76, IS DEAD
MAOON, February 18> —'Mrs.
Mora Land, 76, mother of Fort E.
Land, of Macon, and Judge Max E.
Lafid, of Cordele, died Sunday at
the home of her* daughter, Mrs.
Perry G. Busbee, in Vienna, Ga.,
She hud ben ill for three days with
pneumonia. Her husband and
daughter, Mrs. Busbee, are also
critically ill.
Mrs. Land formerly lived in. Car
tersville, Ga., having been born in
Bartow bounty, later moving to
Vienna, where she and Mr. Land
had made their home with Mrs. Bus
bee. She was related to the Q’l)an
iel and Solomon families in Twiggs
and Bibb counties. w
ATLANTA MAN ENDS
LIFE WITH PISTOL
ATLANTA, February 18. —Wil-
liam J. Collier, 35, of 21 West
Peachtree place, Sunday afternoon
ended his own life with a 38 calibre
pistol, to the report of
Call Officers, Fred L. Tippen ’and
W. W. Ford.
The pistol was still grasped in
the right hand of Collier when the
officers arrived, they stated. The
bullet enter'd the right side of the
head and pierced the brain. Death
was instantaneous, in the opinion
of doctors.
EVANGELISTIC CLUBS
ORGANIZE LOCAL HERE
A representative delegatiqn of
laymen from Columbus, Buena
Vista and Ellaville met in the Ry
lander Theatre with a number of
Americus men Sunday afternoon
and temporarily effected organiza
tion of the Americus Business Men’s
Evangelistic club. Officers elected
at the meeting Sunday afternoon
are T.. t F. Gatewoor, president, and
A. C. Crockett, secretary. A meet
ing at which permanent organiza
tion is to be effected will be held
next Sunday at First Baptist
church, it was announced following
the meeting at the Rylander Sunday,
afternoon.
WILKINS STILL IN
RACE IN FULTON
ATLANTA, February 18.
Charles W. Wilkins, young business
man who recently announced as a
candidate for-the board of county
commissioners has not withdrawn
from the raea, he stated Sunday.
Pue to illness and breavememt in
Mr. Wilkins; family he has not been
active for the past few days, but
he declared Sunday he is in the
race to the finish.
CLARK WINS CUSTODY
OF SON AT ATLANTA
ATLANTA, ''Feb. 18—Bruce
Clark, of Americus, was today
awarded custi/day of his young son,
Bruce, Jr., after' a hearing before
Judge Howard in Fulton Superior
court. The child had been living
at the mome of his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Poss, who re
fused to surrender him to the fath
eiWMrs. Clark, mother of the child,
died several, months ago.
cofiSW
ICTS TO PBOTICT
ITS HIKE Nil
Period During Which Hospital
ization And Other Claims
May Be Filed Near End
FIVE YEARS IS LIMIT
Men Who Have Been Out Os
Army Longer Time May Al
ready Have Lost Rights
K. G. Lane, commander of John
D. Mathis Post, American Legion,
today calls attention of ex-service
men to certain privileges conferred
upin them which must be taken ad
vantage of within a given time or
their claims may lapse. These in
clude hospitalization privileges as
the result of war' injuries.
The American Legion is working
to have every ex—service man en
titled to such privilege avail him
self of these, and state headquarters
has just sent out a circular letter
directing attention to the time limit
of five years placed upon veterans,
during which their claims must be
filed. This letter, which is of wide
interest throughout this section, is
as follows:
Your attention is called to the
fact that under the present law
the right of disabled men to fils
five (5) years from the date of
their separation from active ser
vice. Within the next few months,
the vast majority of former soldiers
of the World War will havd lost
their rights in this respect unless
they have filled such claims, or fije
them within the limit prescribed.
There probably remain in each
of your Communities still a few
men at least’ who ar» Entitled to
the benefits of the War Risk In
surance Act. You are, therefore,
urged to get in touch with these
men and get these claijns filed in
time to protect their rights.
For your information, in this
regard, under the present law, men
suffering from either tuberculosis
or from mentgl or nervdbs di
seases, are held to have acquitted
such disabilities in their military
service, provided a medical ex
amination made within three (3)
years from discharge from active
service shows the existence of such
diseases in excess of 10 per cgnt.
In all other diseases where no
hospital record shows treatment
for the disease during active ser
vice. it will be necessary to supply
medical evidence from almost im
mediately after discharge, showing
that the claimant has continually
suffered from the disease in Ques
tion since his discharge. When
ever there is a question of doubt,
however, you are urged to insist
that disabled men file their claims,
and we will do everything in our
power to secure this adjudication.
However, this is by no means an
invitation to those who have no
disability of service origin to at
tempt to get remuneration from
the Government. We believe it is
the Legion’s duty to secure justico
for every man who has a valid
claim, and we are beinding every
energy to that end. We do no;
believe that the . Legion has any
right to insist upon a man being
paid compensation who has not a
valid claim. , ’
planningforTmeeting
OF COLONIAL SOCIETY
SAVANNAH, Ga„ Feb. 18—
Plans are being made for the gen
eral meeting of the Society of
Colonial Wars scheduled to be heli
here May 1 1 and 2, it is announced
Delegates* from 28 states are ex
pected to attend the meeting, '
QUITS UNDER FIRE'
'W-i '< gF WSIiF? ■
EDWIN DENBY
NAVY DIPT. HEMIGBES
OUT UNDER FIRE’ OF
OIL LEASE SCANBAt
Had Repeatedly Declared He
Would Not Leave Cabinet
During Investigation
DAUGHERTY MAY GO, TOO
Rumors That Attorney general
Is To Resign Are Revived
By Denby’s Action
WASHINGTON, February 18—
Edwin W. Denby has rekigped as
secretary of the navy t.nd his resig
nation has been accepted.
After having repeatedly declar
ed he would never quit the cabi
net, under fire of those who have
criticized his part in the oil leas
ing program, the secretary noti
fied President Coolidge this morn
ing that he was ready to step out.
His decision followed a ,telephone
cpnsultation bfetween President
Cdolidge and Denby, in which all
the latest aspects of the situation
were talked oytr in the light of
information passed on to the White
House by Republican leaders in the
senate.
Not only, is l.e a party to the
oil leases, but h e has repeatedly
defended his .part i.n the proceed
ings and has declared publicly that
he believed the contracts were le
gal and he would be willin/ to
pursue the same course again.
It has been pointed out tcT
President Coolidge that it might
appear inconsistent to have a mem
ber of administration hold
ing tho same views l to remain in
office while the administration it
self, through its counsel, was mov
ing in courts to annul the leases
on th e ground that they were made
without authority of law. For the
same reason there have been re
ports that Theodore Roosevelt al
so would retire as assistant secre
tary under Denby, Roosevelt also
having had part ni the framing of
the leases.
The resignation of Denby reviv
ed rumors that- the resignation of
Daugherty would follow within a
few days.
ROOSEVELT SAYS
HE WON’T RESIGN
WASHINGTON, February 18.---
Aftef 'a half hour conference-, with
President Coolidge, Theodore
Roosevelt announced today that he
would not resign as a result of the
retirement of Secretary Denby.
IMPORTANT REVELATIONS
PREDIC«ED
WASHINGTON, February 18—
Despite the ten days’ recess on the
investigating committee, develop
ments in the oil scandal whirled
along today at the customary break
neck speed.
Coincident with the resignation
of Denby, there were predictions
among senators that important dis
closures of a new and s'ensational
character were imminent.
Senator Wheeler, Democrat of
Montana, declared r Harry Payne
Whitney and members of Benkard
Broker fij-jn >)> se>y YbA’k uMWot
edly would be summoned as a Jesuit
of information which has reached
the capitol. '
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ERICE FIVE CENTS
•pony. B ARKfR IS
KILLED BY Wil
PLAINS CROSSING
Had Been Night Policeman And
Watchman There During
| Past 21. Years
ACCIDENT EARLY TODAY
Through Freight Strikes Vet
eran Officer Causing Instant
Death
PLAINS, February 18— J .E.
Barker, known among all the peo
ple of this section as ‘Judge Pony’
Barker, was struck, by a Seaboard
freight train 'on the crossing here
today and instantly killed, his body •
being badly mangled. The accident
occurred at 2.17 o’clock, and the
train that struck Mr. Barker was
a through freight en route to Mont
gomery. in charge of Engineer Ira
Hines and Conductor R. F. Poole,
both of Americus. (
Mr. Barker, who had been night
watchman and jieNice officer here
durjng the past Kventy-one years,
was making hie usual rounds during
the night, and had just gone to “the
filling station where the Americus-
Plains. road cows into town, to
“punch the clock'’ there. He was
returning across the tracks into the
business section of Pla+ns and w>*<
upon the crowing when tl/e train
struck him. Why he failed to ob
serve the appijoching locomotive is
unknown. , „ m . i
He was 63 years ,<>f age, having
been born.Decubw? 22, 1861, and is
survived by his*widows Mrs. DeAlvu
Grant Barker; one son, John Ed
Barker, a V'jlroad, who lives ir.
Garnet, S. C.7 one daughter, Mi's.
James Dozier, of Bronwood, three
sisters, Mrs. Uriah McTyier of
’Plains; Mrs. Betty McTyier, of
Plants; and Mrs. Barney Usry, of.
Leesburg, and one brother, H. L.
Barker, of Americus.
Funeral services over the remains
will be held Tuesday at Plains. Her. -
J. N. Murray, pastor of. Ellaville
Primitive Baptist church, will, con
duct the oMrequies, and interment
will bo in the cemetery at Sumter.
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BOY BIEJ CRASH
Another Girl And Boy-In Same
Party Are Injured In Grade
Crossing Accident
ATLANTA, February 18.—Two
little girls were killed, another giri
and a boy injured, when the truck
in which they were riding to school
was struck by a Southern train at
the crossing between Heflin, A’a- •
hama, and Atlanta early today.
The engineer sajd a heavy fog.
obscured the truck until lie was too*
close to stop his train.
A£ED MEN ENGAGE -
IN FATAL STABBING
NASHVILLE, Tenn., February
18.—Death may write the closing
chapter in the fight betwen two/
aged Confederate veterans at the
state Old Soldiers' home here, when
one of them, G. W. Hamby,*agcd
97. was fatally stabbed in a childish
argument whether, a *windbw
' should be raised or let dowji.
Dr. T. G. Bracking-, aged, 91.
the slayer, is in a serious condtion
due to injuries received in the en
counter and attendants at the home
believe that action by the
in prosecuting him will be fore
stalled by his early death.
GENERAL DELAFIELQ
T ° BE HONOR GUEST
ATLANTA, February 18, The
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce will
honor General John Ross DidafieLl
president of the Jiesepve Offieai -
Assoeiutio nos the United States
at a banquet scheduled th*
nounced. '-W.-’ ’ i ■