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WEATHER
For Georgia —• Coudy tonight;
warmer in -south- -and- central ■ por
tion; Tuesday ?loudy and probably
FORTY-SIX—NO. 65
STARTLING DISCLOSURE MARKS PROBE OF CABINET OFFICER
O O 0 0 o o O 0 o o o o o t O .Q - 00000000 o
CONDEMNED ATLANTAN ESCAPES PRISON
O O C O 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 O * o' 9 p o o o c
ASST. NAVY SECRETARY DENIES HE MADE PROFIT IN OIL DEALS
LINK 11 OF ATTY.-
OEN. DAUGHERTY WITH
BIG FIGHT FILIIS
Gerald Holridge, Former Justice
Agen Makes Startling Dis
closure Refold Committee
CONSPIRACY IS CHARGED
Says Jap Numa ‘Practically Ac
cused’ Daugherty of Heading
Alleged Conspiracy
WASHINGTON,
name of Attorney-General Daugh
erty was linked with the Dempsey
Carpentier film deal in testimony be
fore the senate committee today by
Gerald 0, Holridge, former Depart
ment of Justice agent, who. • said
Jap Numa had “practically accused’
Daugherty of being at the head of a
“conspiracy” to show the pictures
without interference.
TO DEVELOP NEW LINE
OF INQUIRY
WASHINGTON, March 17.—Sen
ator Walsh, prosecutor in the Daugli
erty investigation, announced Sun
day that he would have subpoenas
issued for Tex Rickard, promoter of
the Dempsey-Carpentier fight; Jap
Muma, New York representative oi
The Cincinnati Enquirer, E. B.
McLean’s paper, and William A. Orr
of New York, formerly private sec
retary to ex-Govemor Whitman, of
Nhw York.
Whee|er also announced that a
new line of inquiry, hitherto un
touched and which will 'bring a
string of fresh sensations, will be
opened this week, after the picture
investigation and further examina
tion of the story told by Gaston B.
Means, former justice department
agent, who testified be had paid
jess Smith SIOO,OOO received from
a Japanese representative of the
Mitsui company, in which the
Standard Aircraft corporation,
which - had a suit pending befor
the government that never has been
prosecuted. He declined to indi
cate what was involved in the new
line of investigation.
Among the denials which have
poured in from all sides as the in
vestigation has proeeeqded, especial
ly the statements, by Daugherty, the
Montana senator, said that he ex
pects during the next few days to
bring out- evidence - whicji will di
rectly involve the 'attorney general
He explained, however, that what
has already developed has satisfied
him, and that in his long experience
as a prosecutor, he says never seen
a clearer case against anybody than
that which has been b,rough;
against the attorney general.
The three men who will ha sub
poenaed were named as partners in
the picture deal 'by F. C. Quimby,
producer of the films, who testified
that he niado around $125,000
through sale of rights in 22 or more
states, and turned • over between
$60,00 and $65,000 to Muma.
Quimby stated Muma represented
himself as a close friend of Daugh
erty n
UPSHAW SPEAKS TO
A. H. S. STUDENTS
W. D. Upshaw, congressman
from the fifth (Atlanta) district,
addressed the students of Ameri
cus High school this morning at
chapel hour on “Pluck and Purpose.’
He was introduced by Prof. C. M.
Hale. I
Mr. Upshaw it is said has spoken
to more students, than any other
member of Congress. He entertained
the boys and girls with his remarks.
Mr. Upshaw later visited the A.
& M. College and made the students
an address on “Making Youn
Life Count.” He will speak tonight
at 7:80 at the Court Hoqse be- j
half of the Candidacy, of. Win., G.
McAdoo for President.
GEN. CUSTER TO SPEAK
HERE AGAIN TONIGHT
General Frank Custer will speak
af.pirst Christian churoh tonight.
The public is cordially invited to
to hear him. His subject for this
evening is “W-hat is the Soul of
Man” This will be a chart lecture.
Come opt and hear him. Service,
7:30 p. jp. , i
THE f^^SI^RDER
IN THE Ar
Testimony
Gaston B. Means (arrow) gave
senational testimony when he
appeared before the Senate com
mittee investigating the Depart
ment of Justice.
ill Fire*™
cm, EILKJIIL
Simple, Impressive Ceremony
Marks Interment of Dis
tinguished Americus Man
Many friends attended the funer
al here Sunday afternoon of Col.
George R. Ellis, 'who died Saturday
at his home on Taylor street. In
terment was in Oak Grove ceme
tery, the handsome flower-covered
casket with its precious burden be
ing consigned there to mother earth.
The simple, yet deeply impressive
funeral services were held at the
Ellis- home. Many distinguished
residents' of Americus and this sec
tion gathered there to pay a last
tribute of respect to a man who
had done so much for Americus,
and whose memory will bp perpet
uated in the community through
numerous monuments to his. indus
try and progress standing here.
Rev. John M. Outler, pastor of
First Methodist church in which Col.
Ellis had long been a steward,, of
ficiated at the funeral, being as
sisted by Rev. Luther Harrell, pas
tin' of Lee street congregation in the
final obsequies. Active Pallbearers
were G. 0. Webb, Joe Bryan, Joi n
Sheffield, James A. Davenport, T.
M. Furlow and E. 11. McMiehaei,
while members of the Americus Bar
Association acted as' an honorary
eseprt. , Tho Americus Rotary club
also attended the funeral in a body
as a mark of respect to (heir de
ceased friend and bu; iucss associ
ate,
Til KILLED WHEN
PUIS COLLIDE
Lieutenants Miner and Porter
Meet Instant Death in Acci
dent Near Corry Field
PENSACOLA, March 17.—Lieu
tenants Olin R, Miner and Chayles
D. Porter were instantly killed
vthen their plane collided \yith an
other and fell near Corry Field this
morning.
Lieutenants Henry M. Mullinix
and T. G. Fisher, occupants of the
other macihne, are not believed to.
be seriously injured.
All were attached to the naval
air- station here.
ROYAL ARCH MASONS
1 TO HAVE ’CUE TONIGHT
Roy&l Arch Masons, members of
Wells chapter No. 12, will meet to
night (it .7 o'clock in the Masonjc.
Hall, Planters Bank Building for a
special session. There will be work
in the Royal Arch Degree, it is
announced, with barbecue served
following exemplification of the/
work,
1 ■ O llu I' *
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 17, 1924 ’
U. i i CINCINNATI
PUTS TO SEA AFTER
REBELS OCCUPY PORT
—.—
: Obregon Government Says Re
| quest for Landing Detach
ment Was Unauthorized
! BRITISH SAILOR IS KILLED
j *
| Federal Troops Now En Route
to Acapulco to Re-Capture
Port From Aguiar
MEXICO CITY, March 17.
' War Secretary Serrano, en route
i to Salina Cruz with th,e expedition
| ary force, has changed his course
toward Acapulco because of the re
; ported capture of that port by re
i bgls under command of Candida
Aguilar.
Serrano expects to recapture the
place without difficulty.
The government has received re
ports that upon the approach of the
rebels, a landing of a detchment qf
American marines from l ho U. S.
Ship Cincinnati requested by the
commander federal garrison.
The Mexican War Department
Immediately sent a message to Wash
ington saying the commander hau
| no authority to request American
| aid and the Cincinnati later put to
| see.
| A sailor from the British cruiser
Cornwall was reported killed in an
unsuccessful effort by the rebels to
take Mina Titian in Southern Vera
Cruz.
ROTARIANS GATHEREp
AT MACON FOR MEET
jVIACuN, March 17.—More than
one thousand Rotarians and their
families from all parts of Georgia
and Florida are assembled in Ma
con today and tomorrow for tht
second annual conference of clubs
in the thirty-ninth district.
Eight hudred names appeared on
the roster at conference headquar
ters, in the Hotel Lanier at an early
hour last night and others were l be
ing added, The peak of the registra
tiqn \vas reached by 9:30 o’clock
ths morning, when the conference
was called to order at the Grand
Theater by E. W. Burke, president
of the Macon Rotary Club, who alsa
delivered the address of welcome.
Two business sessions will be held
today at the Grand Theatar, the
first beginning at 9:30 o’clock and
the Second this afternoon at 2
o’clock. At 5 o’clock this afternoon
thg thousand or more delegates will
make an automobile tour of the city
and the peach orchards jn the im
mediate vicinity, Cars for the men
wijl start from the Grand Theater
while cars for the women will start
from the home of Mrs. S. T. Cola
man, 817 College ptraet.
TWO HAVE NARROW ESCAPR
ATLANTA, March 17. Mrs.
William H. Garvin, and Mrs. C. A-
Hartman narrowly escaped death
shortly after 11 q”c)ock Sund a y
morning when the automobile in
which they were riding crashed in
to an outbopnd car.
J. i SATTERFIELD
SAWS WAY TO LIBERTY
FROM FULTON TOWER
Was Under Sentence Os Death
for Killing of R. H. Hunt 3
Years Ago
ESCAPED ONCE BEFORE
Sheriff Lowry Off era Reward of
a Thousand Dollars far Cap
ture of Fugitive
ATLANTA, March 17,—J. S.
Satterfield, under hanging sentence
for the murder of his brother-in
law R. H. Hart, escaped today
from ;.e county jail. He sawed the
bars of his steel cage and the bars
o,f the jail windows sometime dur
ing the night.
The 'state Supreme court las'l
week denied a new trial, and the
condemned rqap issued a statement
that he was resigned to his fate,
Satterfield was convicted oi
slaying Hart in December, 1921,
after a family quarrel. He came
here after writing a ietter to
Hart threatening death, and chasea
him from his house, and shot him
dead in a drug store where Hart
had taken refuge:
Satterfield escaped, and was la
ter arrested in Los Angeles. After
his capture, there, his daughter at
tempted suicide in California,
then started to Atlanta to plead for
clemency, but en route.
Sheriff Lowry today offered sl,-
000 reward and asked the governor
to increase the amount. Satterfield
is about 50 years old, and was born
at Norcross.
IFffilß Ml®
ITTEND U MEET
Practicaly Every Member of Lo
cal Club Present At 39th
District Conference
With three, or fops exceptions,, ev
ery member of the Americus Ro
tary club is in Macon for today and
Tuesday, attending the 39th district
conference of Rotary International.
The members of the local clubs,
many of them accompanied by their
wives, left late Sunday afternoon
or this morning for the convention
city.
President John Sheffield’s name
has been before the clubs of Geor
gia and Florida as a possible nom
inee for the office of district gov
ernor, succeeding Ken Guernsey
of Orlando, Florida- |lo,\veyer, gt
the request of Mr. Sheffield the club
\yill not present his name this year
for this the highest office in Ro
tary district.
It is understood the namh*
of all candidates of whom there
were three o,r four, have been with
drawn at their request, in favor of
Bill Lauier, of the West Foiat
club.
“Rotarians never *U« for an of
fice,” Secretary Lather Harrell
said Saturday. “Officials in the
clubs, in the district and in Rotary
International are selected by the
members of the various bodies. And
while tho local club desired above
all elre to sec President John elect
ed this year as district governor,
and while his friends in Florida,
and Geoegia among the 60 or more
clubs desired to plage him in nomin
ation, Mr. Sheffield desired that
this be not done this year.
“We are mwpdipg
year, but the club and his friends
in the district are still dettrmined
to pemiado him to allow them to
place him in tbi3 office in the very
near future,” Secretary Harrell
said. ~
Thu Roteriaps and their wives will
remain ip Macon through the gover
nor’s annual oanquet gr,d baR on
Tuesday night, the club holding its
regular weekly luncheon in the
Windsor on Wednesday of this
Week.
A slight earthquake felt in Alaska
whs probably caused by some seal
hunter’s lies.
LEATHER FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK
Washington! March 17.— Tim
weather outlook for the period of
March 17 to March 22, 1924, in
clusive is as fo|lovVs: For the South
Atlantic aipf East Gulf States tem
peratures will be below normal
Considerable cloudiness is indicated,
with rains Monday pud Tuesday.
FIRST DEBATE HELD
Bn suroscißLS
Affirmative Winner in Two Dei
bates With Two Ties and One
Debate Postponed
The first inter school debates to
be held under auspices of the Sum
ter county public school association
were held last week, with deci
sions formally announced today by
County l School Superintendent E.
W. Dupree. > The subject chqsen
for debate at each school was “Re
solved, That The 801 l Weevil Has
Been More Benficial Than Harm
ful to the State of Georgia.”
The schools were paired in this
debate as follows: Plains (affirma
tive) Union High (negative); An
dersonville (affirmative (; Pleasant,
Grave (negative); New Era (nega
tive) Thalean affirmative) Thomp
son negative). Devisions rendered
Joy the judges were as follows: At
Union High —Plains, tie; at Pleas
ant Grove-Andersonville, affirma
tive ; at Concord-Bifiloh, affirma
tive; at Huntington-New Era, tie;
at Thalean-Thompson, np debate,
judges absent.
Inter-School examinations will be
held this week, Supt. Dupree stated
today, with the results to be an
nounced later.
These debates and examinations
are held under* auspices of the.
school association which has just
adopted the following by-laws:
Passed and approved the follow
ing resolutions.
We, the schools of Sumter Coun
ty, Qeorgia in order to form a more
perfect association , to fostem a
friendly rgvalry among our schools
and to advance the cause of edu
cation in our section, so prdam
and establish our constitution and
adopt these our By-Laws of the
governing of our association.
I. (a) The name of this asso
ciation shall be the “Spmter Coun
ty Public School Association.”
(b) The officers of said associa
tion shall be President, Vice Pre3W
dent Secretary and Treasurer.
Unties of Officers.—,(a) The
President shall call all meetings ol
the Association and preside over
sancm, and appoint all committees
necessary to carry out the provi
sions of these By-Laws.
(b) The Yipe President shall as
sist the President and shall act in
his absence.
(g) The Secretary and Treasurer
shall record and keep a correct ac
count of acts and doings pf this as-.
SpCiation; appoint his own assistant,
and receive and safely keep all
fvipds of the association, and make
qpd annual report to the associa
tion immediately after each annual
contest.
2. —The County School Superin
tendent shall at the opening of each
fall term select a suitable subject
fov debate and pair the schools qf
the County according to work dpne,
size and lqcation of schools, end
cause two debates to each full term;
One at ggch school and on each side
of thp queston for debate.
3> —Between the 20th of March
and the 1 Uth of April on a date
to be fixed by the County Board of
Education a county wide contest
shall be held in Americus, Ga.
(a) On said date contest n both
Grammar and High Schools shall
be held, Grammar school shall in
elude grade 1 to 7 both inclusive.
b) The winner first place i|i
Literary events in both Grammar
and High Schools shall qntile his
school to five points, second place
throe, and third place two.
(c) In Athletics contest, First
place shall receive two points, .sec
ond place one and third place one
hatf.
(d) Suitable prizes shall be pro
vided for winners of first place ip
(Continued On Page Four)
LAFOLLETTE WQULP
ACCEPT NOMINATION
WASHINGTON, March 17.
Senator LaFollette will accept
the third party nomination if
the Repul.lican convention
nominates CoAiJvo and adopts
a conservative platform, it was
stated today.
SUIT TO CANCEL OIL
LEASE GIN DOHENY
IN CALIFORNIA FILED
Government Would Also Ren
cover Right Involved in Pearl
Harbor Storage Base
BRIBERY ~IS ALLEGED
Complaint Makes Specific
Charges of Conspiracy, Fraud
and Illegality
LOS ANGELES, March 17.—A
suit to cancel the lease of the Cali
fornia Naval Oil lands to Doheny
v
interests and agreements for con
structing and stocking the Pearl
Harbor storage base, was filed to
day by the government. >
Thp complaint alleges bribery en
tered intq the making of the agree-,
ment, and alleges fraud, conspiracy
and illegality, as in the suilt filed
at Cheyenne in connection with the
Teapot Byrne leases.
ROOSEVELT ENTERS
VIGOROUS DENIAL
WASHINGTON, March 17.
Theodore Roosevelt, acting Secre
tary of the Navy, lashed back last
night at Representative Stevenson,
Democrat, South Carolina, brand
ing as “deliberately false” state
ments made by the latter yesterday
on the floor of the House to the
effect that Mr. Roosovelt had prof
ited directly or indirectly from the
naval oil leases.
Men who willfully misrepresent
facts to injure innocent men, he
said, in a formal statement, are
squally “crooked with those wha
take bribes.”
The secretary called on all Amer
icans, Democrat or Republican, re
gardless of politics, who stand for
honor, fair play and Americanism”
to make it their business to drive
such men from public office.
Mr. Roosevelt’s statement, issues
on his return to W as ' in K ton from
a trip to New York, said:
“Congressman SJtqvenson has at
tacked my personal honor, stating
in effect that I directly or indirect
ly profited by the paygl oil leases.
He has also brought my wife’s name
into the matter. His implications
are deliberately false.
“My connection with the Sinclair
company is given in the testimony
Before thp war I wqs a director of
the company and a member of a
firm of bankers who helped to fi
nance the company. I resigned my
directorship and sold what stock 1
held during the war. The last stock
interest I had directly or indirectly,
ceased when 1,000 shares of Sinclair
stock bought by my wife in 1920
Wore sold at a loss by her soma
months before the leases were
signed.
“I gave up all business at the time
of the war and completely severed
all connections before I went into
politics.
“I have been in no business oi
any kind since that time, aqd have
made no money either directly or
indirectly, therefrom. Neither Mrs.
Roosevelt, nor I hold or have held
oil stocks other than those mention
ed above during this period. Our
money is invented in bonds.”
SERIES OF SCANDALS
ALREADY DISCLOSED
WASHINGTON, March 17.
last Oc^ob* r > W h sn
Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, in
face of considerable skepticism and
general indifference, began piecing
together the hidden story of Teapot
pone, there has come a series of
sensational disclosures of such
gravity as to produce a scandal
which is destined to ldave a deep j
impress) upon, the political life of i ‘
(Continued On Page Three)
New York Fuutres
PG Open High Low Close
Mar ..2£yis %9,M0i29.40|28.g2i28.82
May 29.23 29.70!29.70j25.96[29.09
July *29*.5C 2g.55j2».92;28.36'28.40
Oct.
Dec. ..25.5(1|2&.75j26.75!25.34|25.41
Americqs strict middling 28c.
“ PRICE FIVE CENTS
(BONUS BILL TO COST
NATION TWO BILLIONS
READY FOR_PASSAGE
Average Payment To Fornper
Soldiers Placed At $382
Each In Majority Report
MANY GET LIFE POLICIES
Committee Chairman Believes
Present Measure Will Pass
Both Houses
WASHINGTON, March 17.—A
soldiers’ bonus bill that will cost the
American nation more than two bil
-1 lion dollars will be presented to the
house Tuesday by the ways and
means committee, it was announced
here today.. Chairman Green esti
mates the cost of the measure at
$2,119,000,000 spread over twenty
years. The cost, the report said
could be met by anticipated sav
ings in current expenditures of the
government.
A minority report signed by four
republican members of the commit
tee Representative Treadway,
Massachusetts; Tilson, Connecticut;
Watson, Pennsylvania and Mill-',
Nq\v York—attack the giving of a
bonus as an “unsound principle”
and declared its cost would limit
tax reduction in future years.
The bill provides for paid-up
20 year endownment life insurance
policies and cash payments to vet
erans not entitled to more than SSO
in adjusted service compensation.
Proponents of the measure pre
dict its passage Tuesday, although a
two-thirds 'majority will be neces
sary, tht bill coming up under sus
pension of the rules which limits
debate and prohibits amendments.
Chairman Green in his report
-said two bonus bills hail passed the
hoqse and one of them both tire seri
ate and hopse. The (alter, he said,
was vetoed by President Harding,
hut the present measure was framed
“so that it will become law.”
The average of the insurance poli
cies, it was estimated, wuld be
$962. The policies would be val
ued on the basis of the adjusted
service compensation provided in
the vetoed bi|l, $l for each day of
homo service and $1.25 for each day
overseas. The first sixty days
would not be counted. <
Veterans \yßo served more than
110 days and would not be lentitled
to cash would receive a paid-up 20-
year endowpment policy for the
amount of their adjusted service
credit plus 25 per cent.
If the veteran dies before the 20
years are up, the full amount of the
policy woqld ha paid i his beneficia
ries ur his estate. At maturity the
face value of the policy would be
payable in full. The policies would
be dated from next January 1.
The majority report estimated the
average adjusted compensation due
veterans would be $382 each. The
maximum number ftf days which
could be counted are 560. Seryice
any time between April 5, 1917,
and July 1, 1919, would be counted
if enlistments was made prior to No
veipber If, LOIS. Adjusted ser
vice credited $496.62 would be
worth a policy valued at SI,OOO.
ROBT, C. ELLIS TO
MOVE TO AMERICUS
It became known today that Rob
ert C. Ellis, of Tifton, who has been
in Americus during several days
past, will move here to reside at
an early date. Mr. Ellis, who has
been a partner in the law firm of
Ellis Wdbb and Ellis here during a
number of years past, had resided
in Tifton, where he has other law
.and loan interest. His interests here
tofore have been directed by his
brother, the late Col. George R.
Ellis, and he will hereafter direct
these in person. In addition Mr.
Ellis will take over direction of his
deceased brother’s interests hern,
the several enterprises in which both *
hold large interests continuing as
heretofore with no further change
contemplated ip the personnel of
any of these.
Business is so bad in the United
States steel production has increas
ed only 25 per cent this yean
