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WEATHER For Georgia—Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday; becoming unsettled by Wednesday night; mild temperature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—-NO. 107 SENATE REPUBLICANS SEEK COMPROMISE Organization Leaders Disposed To Dropi Fight - ■ E CONTRACI GMM OS TRIM fOBWIILIJIM MJTIMIIIITOS Five Others Named With Him In Indictment to Base Defense On Same Claim FULL LIBERTY CLAIMED Assert Government Had No Claim to Lumber Alleged to Have Been Illegally Sold WASHINGTON, May 6.—Charles Douglas, chief counsel for John L. Philips, of Thomasville, Ga., and five ethers on trial hore charged with defrauding the government in connection with the sale of sur plus lumber outlined the case of the defense to the jury today. In thig/preliminary statement, Douglas asserted that Philis and Stephens' contract with he government was orfe of outright purchase and that under its terms the firm was’ at lib erty to sell the lumber at any price it elected. mo WINS WH CAROLINA DELEGATES Majority of Delegates Selected In Precinct Conventions There Are McAdoo Men COLUMBIA, May 6.—The Mc- Adoo forces won 82 delegates from 13 counties who were given straight out instructions to supportfcthe elec tion of delegates to the national democratic convention favorable to McAdoo as the result of county conventions held in South Carolina yesterday, according to returns available today. One hundred and 42 delegates from 19 counties V’ere elected by • conventions which refused to in struct, but adopted resolutions lav orable to McAdoo. The state con vention will be held May 20. TEXAS JOINS IN M’ADOO PROCESSION DALLAS, Tex., May 6.—Of the 922 precincts reported today from Saturday’s Democratic precinct con ventions in Texas, 497 were fav orable to McAdoo for Presidential nomination, 92 were for Senator Underwood and 333 were non-com mittal. Virtually all the larger counties were represented in the figures. County conventions to se lect the 1,256 delegates tothe state convention will be held tomorrow. President Coolidge was endorsed as the Republican nominee for President and R. B. Creager, of Brownsville, as the nominee for Vice President on the Republican precinct conventions hpld Saturday. C. S. Bailey director of the Re publican organization, announced today. Coolidge and Creager were endorsed by every precinct, he said. OSBORNE GOES TO BROOKLYN OUTFIT CHICAGO, May 6.—Ernest Os borne former star hurler for Griffin in the Georgia State league and present big right hand pitcher of the Chicago Cubs, today was claim ed by Brooklyn via the waiver route. ‘MAN-EATEK’ AGAIN HELD IN STRONG CELL “Man-Eater/’ a negro who re cently completed a sentence upon the; Sumter county chaingang, is again held in prison here. This time he is in the city barracks where he must serve a sentence of thirty days or pay a fine of sls. He was caught Monday by Chief Bragg, being one of several negroes who engaged in “rocking” a smaller negro near the chief’s home. The others escaped, but the police are seeking them and further arrests are expected to be made. In sen tencing “Man-Eater” today Mayor Poole, acting as recorder, remark ed that when his sentence is end ed peaches will then be inseason and he probably can secure some thing besides men io eat. " S?O!f*8 - THEl®S|*Fffiß RDER SSLEMBLISHcD in heart OF DlXlClfeS? ITI W REVOLT SPREADS; 0 HIE NTT PHO® OP IN ARMS 150 Armed Men Official’’/ Re ported Arrayed Against Zaya Regime There Today MATANZAS IN REVOLT Three Small Bands Reported Operating Even in Havana Province, Near Capital HAVANA, May 6. —The armed revolt which started a week ago in the Santa Clara province, spread to day to three other provinces. , it is officially stated in the lOriente Province that 150 men are in arms against the Zayas govern ment.! The official estimate of those, in revolt in the Santa Clara- province remained at 200, while it is said half a dozen are in Mantanzas pro vince, and three small bands in the Havana province. Sufficient forces of soldiers are in pursuit of all rebels, it is stated. ORIENTE PROVINCE HARBORING REBELS V HAVANA, May 6.—The revolu tionary movement which started last week in the province of Santa Clara has spread to Oriene Province, ac cording to an official announcement made tonight. Approximately 150 men revolted in the historic little town of Baire, about forty miles Northwest of San tiago de Cuba. It was at Baire that the last revolution against Spanish rule in. Cuba was begun in 1895. Immediately the revolt was an nounced the government sent sol diers in pursuit of the rebels. In formation was not forthcoming from the office of the secretary of the interior as to the number of troops that took the field, but it was said, it was sufficient to handle the situation. The Cuban government, it was said tonight, is working on a plan to endeavor to.obtain the extradi tion from the United States of Gen. Carlos Garcia Velez, president, C d. Manuel Despaigne, treasurer, and other leaders of the Veterans and Patriots Association who are in that country. It is expected here that these Cu bans will fight extradition on the ground that hey are political re fugees. No Cuban official would go into details concerning exactly how it was hoped t 0 obtain their return io Cuba, although it was admitted that such an effort probably wo-uhl be made. iTumWiHE cobplhiiin hmm Secretary Henry Everett, of the Chamber of Commerce, announced today that completion of the At lanta and Americus, Short Lint Highway between this city and At lanta is now practically assured This is one of the most traveled highways in this section of Georgia affording a route approximately 71 miles shorted between Americus and Atlanta than the route, via Macon. One drawback to the use of the Ipghway heretofore has been an un improved stretch between Thomas ton and Griffin, and arrangements have just been completed for grad ing this and eliminating certain grades and otherwise improving the highway there. This improvement, Secretary Everett states, will be made through the instrumentality of a $40,000 bond issue iust made by Upson county, one of thte most important sections along the neg lected portion of this main line highway. Contracts for rebuilding the highway there have already been let, Secretary Everett stated today, with Scott and Chambers having se cured the job, which is to be done under direction of the State High way Department. A Hawkinsville concern has the contract for rebuild ing ‘a portion of the highway, and works thereon will begin immed iately. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTERNON, MAY 6, 1924 McOvw a Night in Jail fc \ J - 1 < fB IF'’; IT f WsMfcl ■’ / ■■■■ j vr ’ ■ ' r Ek' . ■ I fl »T ■ 4, Warren T. McCrap (left), then governor of Indiana, had spent a night in jail when this picture was taken. He had been con victed incourt of using the mail to defraud, and was o» his way to the state house to' clean up details before resigning the governorship. McCray, in jail, slept on a cot, was awakened at 5 a. n:. by a deputy sheriff and ate a jail breakfast of rice, I bread, coffee and molasses. I COOLIDGE OBJECTS TO ! TAX BILL AMENDMENTS WASHINGTON, May 6. President Coolidge today made it known that he considers as undesirable some of the amend ments voted into the pending tax bill by the senate. mlralT NlJldl. TIO ■ BUG’ NETTING IM IMTI Every State in Union Repre sented in Gathering Which Begin Session Tonight ATLANTA, May C.—With del:- gates from every state of the union representing approximately 1,500 local branches in attendance, the •20th annual convi ntion of the .Na tional Tuberculosis Association will be opened here tonight in public session with an address by Governor Clifford Walker. J ? lifOMME TO COIM FLIGHT FALSE PASS, Alaska, May 6. While searchers are prosecuting a hunt for Major Frederick Martin, missing American world flight com mander, three other army aviators are ready to depart from Atka Is land for Attu Island, 550 miles dis tant, in the most western of the Aluetian group. EVANS FARMERS BRING ON POULTRY TO TRAIN CLAXTON, May 6.—Three hun dred five dollars and sfiviMty five cents was*the total amount realized by Evans county farmers from the sale of poultry to th : second pick up cars operated by the Seaboard Air Line. Divided by stations the amounts are credited as follows, Belleville, SO7 pounds poultry brought $60.70; Claxton 850 pounds, brought sl6'.- 55; Daisy 392 pounds for $79.50. The receipts for the county an "the first trip were '270.42, as compared with $305.75 for this trip. EON BEFORE OIL COffITTEE OUT 8 NINOTE| DOT HELD Son of Lessee of Teapot Dome Reserve Directed to Remain With Easy Call HE GAVE MONEY’TO FALL Satchel Containing SIOO,OOO Loaned Former Secretary of Interior WASHINGTON, May 6.—Edward Doheny, Jr., was called today before the federal grand jury investigat ing charges of fraud and corruption in connection with the naval oil leases, was in the room eight min utes, and then directed to remain within call. According to the testimony of his father before the oil committee, young Doheny brought to Washing ton the satchel containing SIOO,- 000 which the senior Doheny says he loaned to Albert B. Fall, then Seci < t.iry of the Interior, on No vember 30, 1921. BIG TEImT FIILS TO OPEN Too Much Frozen Pane? Causes El Paso National To Suspend Payment Today EL PASO, Tex.. May 6.—The El Paso National Bank failed today The bank was one of the largest institutions in the entire Southwest, and many concerns may be gravely affected by the failure. f Too much frozen papers carried among the bank’s assets is given as the reason fob the failure. AGGIE COMMENCEMENT WILL BEGIN MAY 18TH VALDOSTA, May 6—The 1924 commencement exercises at the Eleventh District A. & M.school at Douglas begins Sunday, May 18th, when the sermon will be preached by Rev. Scott Wallace, of dpsta Presbyterian church and closes Tuesday, May 20th, with graduating exercises and the liter ary address by Hon. N. H. Ballard State Superintendent of Schools. The past year's work, as a whole, surpasses that of any previous year and Prof. Thrash and his eo- work ers deserve the appreciation and thanks of the people of the district COONEYS MUST SERVE LONG PRISON TERMS IN SEPARATE 1 PEN S’ Hope of Woman That Leniency Wruld Be Showed Them Blasted By Sentence BOTH ADMITTED GUILT 'Fobbed Haired’ Bandit Will Serve At Auburn and Hus band At Sing Sing Prison NEW YORK, May 6.—Mrs. Ce lia Cooney, the bobbed hair bandit, and her husband and partner in crime, Edward Cooney, were sen tenced today to serve 10 to 20 years each in prison by County Jus tice Martin, of Brooklyn. Mrs. Cooney was sentenced to Auburn and her husband to Sing Sing. Both pleaded guilty to assault and rob. eery. The young woman was ar rested at Jacksonville April 21. Half an hour before the pro nouncement, it is said that they hoped the judge would be lenient and that they would be sent to the same prison. HID Bl DELEGATE Congress Urged to Defeat Ail cf 59 Bills Legalizing Beer Now Pending SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 6. A plea for more effective super vision of the large negr 0 migration from the south was made at today’s session of the Methodist Episcopal conference here by Lorenzo King, negro delegate from the Atlanta conference. , A resolution which asked for tho creation of one or more Episcopal residences and bishops in the north ern territory to be considered by a committee on Episcopacy was greet ed with applause and referred to the committee. During Monday’s afternoon ses sion united action by all the branches of the Methodist Church looking toward universal peace was asked by Presiden William B. McCutcheon, of Queen College Melbourne, Australia, addressing the Methodist Episcopal Conference Monday. He said the Methodis’. Episcopal church, the Methodist church, South, and the English Methodist church should unite to a declaration against war. The plan to outlaw war was sup ported by reresentatives of the stu dent movement, including Walter Mueller, of the Garrett Bibical Institute of Evanston, 111., and R. D. Ware of Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn- Ware advocated not only action against war, but a union of the two great branches of the Methodist church in this city. Much time was devoted to a res olution urging Congress to defeat 59 beer bills now before it and td strengthen dry law enforcement. The resolution would place prohi bition agents under civil service and proposes the deportation of aliens who violate prohibition laws. DOUGLAS WANTS EDITORS TO COME DOUGLAS, May 6.—The City of Douglas, through the city council, the Douglas Kiwanis Club, the coun ty agent, the Woman’s Club, the bankers, tobacco growers and ware housemen, and editors of the local papers, have extended an invitation to the members of the Georgia Weekly and Daily Press Associa tion, t 0 speryl Monday, July 21, next, in Douglas while en route to Waycross to attend the annual Georgia Press Association, which convenes on the night of July 21. and remains in session for three days. t FIGHT OVER PROBES LOOMS AGAIN UPON fLGMM Issue Suddenly Precipitated By Introduction cf Senator Jones’ Resolution LEADERS NOT TO OBJECT Organization Republicans Not Disposed to Further Object to Employing Counsel WASHINGTON, May 6. -Th fight over the investigation into the affairs of the internal revenue bu reau and Secretary Mellon was sud denly resumed non the senate floor today with Republican organ ization leaders indicating they were not disposed to further object to a continuation of these inquiries. The statement was made soon af ter the senate had taken up consid eration of the resolution offered by Senator Jones, Democrat, which would authorize the employment of spedial counsel and “such other agents as the committee deems nec essary in the prosecution of the in quiries. NEWOWW MHLM Permits Must Be Secured By AH* Who Deliver Milk to Ameri cus Residents New orders governing the sale and distribution of milk and cream in Americus have just been issued by the city health authorities, the enforcement of which will be insist ed upon on and after May 10. The new orders are signed by Dr. S. F. Stapleton, city meat and milk inspect tor, Dr. J. W. Payne, county health commissioner, and Dr. J. W. Cham bliss, city health officer, and must be given the same measure of rec ognition as is accorded an ordinance regularly passed by city council re quisite authority being delegated to local health authorities under pro visions of the Ellis Health law. The order is addressed to “All Re tailers of Sweet Milk, Managers of Cases, Markets and Hotels,” and re quires that these give notice to all persons supplying them with eithej sweet milk or cream that: “1. All persons delivering sweet milk or cream to individuals, mar kets, drug stores, cases, or hotels, must secure a permit from the city clerk. “2 Application must be filed with the city clerk, the producer’, premises inspected by the proper of ficials, cows tuberculin tested and the permit in the producer’s pos<es sion on or before the tenth of this month, or you will be prohibited from selling or using these products in your establishment.” REGISTRATION WILL CLOSE ON MAY BTH MACON, May 6.—Registration for the coming general election Nov. 4, and the general state primary Sept. 10, will close Thursday, Mav 8, it is announced by Usher T. Winslett, tax collector. Mr. Winslett said that those who voted in the primary of Feb. 14 will be qualified without further regis tration if they have paid their gen eral taxes for 1923. The two elec tions named above are the only reg ular elections affected by the regis tration, although special elections may be in case any such are held. MODEL MILL VILLAGE WILL SOON BE BUILT HUNTSVILLE, Ala., May 6. Numerous improvements are being made in Merrimack by the Merri mack Manufacturing company which announced some time ago that the village would be made a model industrial town. Mo>e than 400 houses in town are being repaint ed, streets throughout the town are being graded, and concrete side walks laid on several streets. Dr. Carl Grote, former health officer, was placed in charge of the healtn I operations of the company last win ner, and is largely responsible for the improvements. New York Futures PC. Oepn High Low Close Jan. „23.37123.42;23.P2!23.29|23.62 May .29.65,29.75129.95129.50.29.95 ,ilv 27.98127.93128.23127.78j28.23 Oct. 24.27 24.35124.53j24.20'24.53 Pec. 23.62,23,72123.89123,80(23.89 Americus strict middling 30 cents. PRICE FIVE CENTS W 32 PER CENT MH NED IS MM IN TAXATION MEASURE Leaders Willing to Accept 37 1-2 Per Cent Maximum As Placed in House Bill INSURGENTS ARE ABSENT Endeavor Will Be Madei to Have Democrats Arree Up on Rates in Final Measure WASHINGTON, May 6.—Senate Organisation republicans agreed in. a party conference today to seek a compromise in the Democratic rev enue rates which were voted into the pending revenue bill late Mon day. At this conference it was agreed to endeavor to secure a maximum sur-tax rate of 32 per cent., but In the event this could not be secured, the conferees were empowered to compromise on an amount not to ex ceed 37 1-2 per cent maximum, this being the maximum now 1 appearing in the house schedule. R< publican insurgent senators who made possible the Democratic vic tory were not present at the con ference. deißhcHle HEBE IS Will Speak t-,pec?,airy to Ne~ .grees, Croppers and Tenant Farrae.-s cf Copnfy Prof. R. JI. J. DeLoacb, who created such a profound impression here upon the occasion of his re cent vi. it and lectures on boll wee vil control, is coming to Americus and Sumter county aagin next week Cora further series of lectures. These lectures, it is announced by George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, are especially for the benefit of negro farmers, croppers and tenant farmers. It is desired that these jie in structed fuly in the art of 'dusting cotton with calcium arsenate in the right manner and ’at the roper time to secure maximum resuls. This will be the subject of Prof. DeLoach’s lectures, and farm own ers are requested by Marshall and the Cahmber of Commerce, which, is co-operating with him in these lec tures to arrange for their tenants, share 1 croppers and negro farmers t 0 attend as many of the lectures as possible. The lectures, however, are for whites as well as negroes, and every body is invited to attend; separate seating facilities will he provided for the races. The schedule of meetings as announced today, will be as follows: , Gatewood Industrial school, near Gatewood’s Crossing, Wednesday, May 14, 11 a. m.; Leslie (Union High school) Wednesday May 14, 4 p. m.; Shipp Industrial school near Sumtetr, Thursday, May 15, 10:30 a. m.; Plains Industrial school, Plains, Thursday May 15, 4 . m. All of the schools named except Union High are negro institutions, and it is expected that these the attendance will be largely negros at these, but at Union High accommo dation will be provided for all ne groes who attend, while the same will be done in the cases of whites who attend meetings held in he ne gro schools named in the schedule. MAKING ENERGETIC CAMPAIGN FOR SENATE CLAXTON, May 6.—-C. S. Smith, who electrified the district senate race last week by his unexpected entrance into the race, is not let ting any grass grow in his path. Mr. Smith stated that he is now engaged in preparing his platform and is of the opinion that it will he ready for ! publication next week. GRIFFIN CHIEF TO START INSPECTIONS ' GRIFFIN,May 6.—Chief J. J. Powell, of the local fire department, announces that he will begin right away with his regular spring -inspec tion of buildings in the business dis trict of the city, and requests that the merchants and property owners co-operate with him in driving away the terrible fire hazard. His report to the city managr for the month of April shows that the total less for that month in Griffin was only eleven dollars and fory • one cents. _ „ /,
