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.
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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
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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. _ „ /,
