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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict Middling 23 l-4c
WEATHER —Fair tonight and I
Tuesday; frost and colder tonight
in Southwest Georgia.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR.—NO. 278
EGYPT ACCEPTS ALL BRITISH DEMANDS
SIXTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS RE-ASSEMBLED TODAY
NO EFFORTS MADE
BY MORITS TO
TURN OUT WHEELER
Funding ComnrissiDn Meets
But No Conclusion Near—
Borah Returns Funds
(By Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.
I.—After six months rest, the
Sixty-eighth Congress re-assem
bled today to renew its last and
short session, a session of tur
moil and strife which character
ized its first and prolonged
gathering. Today..s news from
the capital in brief is:
The first act of the house af
ter the opening formalities was
to pass and send a resolution to
the Senate proposing to set
aside December I 5 as the day
for holding services in memory
of the late former President
Woodrow Wilson.
A fight will be launched at
this session of congress to have
the semi-monthly cotton crop
reports of the department of
agriculture discontinued. The
ooposition will be led by repre
sentatives of the New York and
New Orleans cotton exchanges
and the reports will be defend
ed by the Co-Operative Cotton
Association interests. Senator
William J. Harris, of Georgia,
author of the bill creating the
semi-monthly reporting system,
said today that in his opinion,
there exists no chance of the act
being repealed at this time.
The American Funding Com
mission today went over the re
* suits of informal conferences re
garding the French debt, recent
ly held between Secretary Mel
lon and Ambassador Jusserand.
The commission has reached no
conclusions.
There will be no effort at
this time to formally read Sena
tor Wheeler, of Montana, out
of the Democratic party. Sena
tor Robinson, of Arkansas,
Democratic floor leader, said
today.
Senator Borah, Republican,
of' Idaho, announced today
that he had returned to the
donors every dollar contributed
to his campaign expenses! In
his final statement to the Sec
retary of State, Senator Borah
listed his expenditures at s9r2.
JONES IS NAMED
REPUBLICAN ‘WHIP’
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec.
L“^ e ? atOr Wesle V L. Jones,
of Washington, was today nam
ecl as Republican “whip” in the
senate.
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION
TO COME UP.
WASHINGTON, Dec. I.—ln the
three months interven >ig before
March 4, efforts will bs made to put
through some important general
legislation in addition to the an
nual appropriation bills. but with
little apparent prospect cf success.
The key to the whole stuation
still is held by the insurgents, whose
recognized leader, Senate r La Fol
lette, of Wisconsin, and his three
chief supporters in the Senate, have
been read out of the party councils
by Senate Republicans. Whether
they will undertake reprisals for
this action remains to be developed.
One thinfe is certain, the last chap
ter on bhis subject has not been
written. Senators who have dis
agreed with this action of their
Republican colleagues intend to
express their views when the Senate
i scalled upon to act on the reports
of the Republican committee on
committees, covering the new as
'* signments to standing committees
to fill vacancies caused by the death
of several senators during the last
six months.
Early attention will be given by
the House to the' annual supply
measures, the first of which, that
for the interior Department, prob
ably will be reporte 1 out Tuesday.
The appropriations committee has
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REGULAR MEETING ODD
FELLOWS TUESDAY NIGHT
The regular monthlv meeting of
: the 1.00. F. will be held Tuesday
evening at.7:30 o’clock at the Odd
X Fellows Hall.
La Officers to serve for the ensuing
{k six months will be elected and all
members are urged to be present.
THE TIMES'" : RECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE "HEART OF PlXiE~g?a?
JULESJUSSERANO
WAS GREAT PAL OF
THEO. ROOSEVELT
Tennis, Hiking and Even a Dip
In Old Swimming Hole
Were Theirs
BY HARRY B HUNT
NEA Service Writer
WASHINGTON, Dee. I.—-The ap
proaching departure of Jules Jus
serand as ambassador from France
has revived reminiscences of the old
days when the strenuous T. R. and
the doughty French diplomat set
new high marks for athletic activi
ty in the Washington o iicial set.
Probably no other foreign diplo
mat ever was on such intimate
terms with an American president,
as Jusserand was with Roosevelt.
They played tennis together on
the White House courts. They
spent hours on long cross-country
hikes. Between times they talked
natural history, literature and the
comparative merits of boxing
versus fencing.
Jusserand was always bobbing
up around the White House, and
always was welcome He had the
run of the place. Some said he
had a White House latchkey.
* ♦ #
One of the stories recalled of
the Roosevelt-Jusserand exploits is
of a cross-country hike they took on
a sweltering July day. They had
been hitting it up with characteristic
Rooseveltian vigor, up hill and
down dale, when they came to a
stream winding down toward the Po
tomac at a point where there seem
ed to be a good swimming hole.
“Ah! The Old Swimming Hole!”
Roosevelt exclaimed. “How about
a dip?”
No sooner said than done. With
the abandon of three school bays
playing hookey, Roosevelt, Jusse
rand and Archibald Butt, who was
the third member of the expedi
tion, shed their hiking duds.
Roosevelt and Butt plunged in
in good American fashion, but
Jusserand waded in rather cau
tiously. He had got in about knee
deep when T. R. noticed that he
was /Still wearing gioves—nice
black ones, like an undertaker’s.
“What’s the idea?” Roosevelt
asked. “Why the gloves?’
“Jussey” shrugged his shoulders
and turned up his palms in a
deprecatory French gesture.
“Who knows; there might, uer
haps, some ladies come by,” he
said.
* * *
On another one of these hikes
Henry Lodge was a participant.
Lodge wasn’t the ardent athlete
that T. R. and Jusserand were, and
the fast pace set by tr.e president
and the ambassador soon had him
winded. They had reached a stretch
of rough up-hill going when Lodge
called a halt.
“Theodore, Theodore,’ he called,
panting, breathless. “Siow up a
bit. You must think I’m a damned
kangaroo.”
» * *
The intimate palshir between
Roosevelt and Jusserand at this
period is said to have caused a
change in the British ambassador
to Washington.
Sir Mortimer Durand, Great
Britain’s envoy, never achieved
any personal relationship with the
president. Their contacts '-sere al
ways formal. He was always “Mr.
Ambassador” to T. R. and Teddy
was “Mr. President” to him.
Sir James Bryce, afterward
Lord was sent over to re
place Sir Mortimer. As a writer
and historian, familiar with Ainer
lican affairs and institutions, Bryce
fitted much better into the Roose
velt scheme of things.
They found themselves »n com
mon ground in historical and liter
ary discussions. Also, Bryce cut
in on some of the president’s
rough cross-country hikes. But no
other diplomat ever achieved the
camarderie with Roosevelt that
was held by Jusserand.
His departure marks the passing
of the last of the ‘‘strenuous
brotherhood” which flourished at
the capital in the days of the : big
stick,” the “Ananias Club.” and the
reign of Roosevelt.
Even people who tel Ithe trrh are
saying business is getting better.
AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER I, 1924
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BY RICHARD F. GRANT
President Chamber of Commerce of
the United States
The business outlook is distinctly
encouraging.
The business man can now go
ahead with the assurance that the
country is sound at heart and is go
ing to stand by our long-tried fun
damental principles.
This will reflect itself in all lines
of trade and particularly in our
basic commodities. We may con
fidently expect increa/ng volume
in all these lines and a year of un
questioned prosperity in 1925.
Maintenance of large distribution
of merchandise into consumptk n
may be expected. The readjust
ments in prices among different
classes of commodities that has re
sulted from earlier events in 1924
are having their effect. The in
dex number of all wholesale prices
has changed but little during the
year, but prices for many commod
itie sthat have been depressed have
moved upward and prices of some
other groups that were well above
the general level have shown ap
preciate declines.
The result is stimulating to pro
ducers. .
In so large a country with sich a
diversity of business as the United
States conditions are never quite
uniform throughout. There will al
ways be dark spots -with pressing
problems.
When improvement is widely re
corded, however, and the funda
mentals underlying the business
structure, like finance and transpor
tation services, are sound and in a
condition to tend ready support, we
can look for business developments
of a satisfactory sort.
HANDCUFFED NEGRO
LEAPS FROM TRAIN
WAYCROSS, Dec. ICand •
Clark, negro, wanted by Forsyth
authorities, leaped from the fast
moving Southland train as it neared
the city late Saturday and made
his escape.
The negro, handcuffed, made a
daring leap through the window of
the train and although he is believ
ed to have been injured in the fall,
so far he has made gcod his get
away. The escape w’as made as the
tiain slowed down as it entered th l ,
city. Bloodhounds failed to pick up
the trail.
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ESCAPE EDOM PEN
Two Make Get-Away Sunday—
One Walked Oft Friday—
All Were ‘Honor’ Men
ATLANTA, Dec. I.—Two honor
prisoners, Mack Brawly, 31, and
George Faillips, 22, both of whom
had only short terms to serve at
they would be free, quietly walked
away from the honbr farm Sunday
afternoon and g »od their es
cape. Their absence was not notic
ed until a check was n;ad§ at aoout
6 o’clock Sunday night, as no
guards are kept over pi i ’.oners who
work on the farm. Another pris
oner from West Virginia escaped
last Friday, making three in as
many days. Brawley would have
completed serving his sentence Feb
ruary 1, 1925, and Phillips on April
4, prison officials said Sunday.
Brawley was sentenced to the
fedral penitentiary from Abingdon,
W. Va., for forgery. He began
serving his two-year sentence in De
cember, 1922. Phillips was sen
tnced to the Atlanta federal peni
tentiary for two years on the
charge of sending obscene matter
through the mails. He was sen
tenced from Bluefield, W- Va.
SAFETY OF HIS TWO
WORRIED BOY EMEPROR
PEKIN, Dec. 1. —Fears for his
own saftey and that of hi* two
wives, of whom he is very fond,
causeiP Hsuan Tung, the deposed
boy-emperor of Chirm end last of
the great Manchu dynasty to oc
cupy the exotic premises within the
imperial forbidden city, to seek
refuge in the home of Ambassador
Yoskhizawa, the Japanese represen
tative at Pekin.
Young Hsuan himself so explain
ed his sudden departure from the
house of his fathe- where he had
beim living since the Cnristian gen
eral, Fang Yu Hsiang, and his col
league in revolution, Chang Tso Lin,'
decided to turn the young royalist I
out of the ancient palace. i
Chas E. Robinson, husband of the
woman in the case. >
MO COMMUNISTS
ATTACK ESTHFUIIII
PUBLIC SIME
Uprising Suppressed—Several
Renorted Killed Among
Whom Are Several Police
(By Associated Press.)
REVAL Esthonia, Dec. I.—
Armed Communists attacked
certain government and military
buildings here at 5-30 o’clock
this morning. According to
government officials, the at
tack was immediately suppress
ed and order restored.
No disturbances are reported
from other towns or provinces.
SEVERAL PERSONS
REPORTED KILLED.
(By The Associated Press)
HELSINGFORS, Finland, Dec. 1.
—According to advices from Reva],
the Esthonian capital, armed men
occupied the railroad station there
today and attempted the capture of
the telegraph and telephone offices.
Several persons were reported
kilted, among whom are said to be
a number of policemen.
NORWAY CELEBRATES
UNUSUAL ANNIVERSARY
By NEA Service
LONDON, Dec. I.—Norwaj not
so long ago celebrated a very re
markable anniversary—nothing less
tha nthe nine hundredth anniversary
of the introduction of Christianity
into the country.
A fine memorial ser 'ic : took
place in a tiny church at Moster, on
the west coast near the ar. >ient ship
ping town of Bergen.
The church itself is part of the
history of Norway. It was certain
ly in use in 1024 when the Ring,
Saint Olav, imposed the Christian
faith upon his wild and independent
subjects.
It was not entirely unknown to
them because for the preceding two
centuries the Vikings had been in
touch with the peoples of western
and southern Europe who were al
ready Christianized.
CONGRESSMAN CRISP
. NOW IN WASHINGTON
Congressman Charles R. Crisp
left Americus today for Washing
ton where he is today in attendance
on the sessions of the 68th Con
gress.
Mrs. Crisp did not acocmpany
the congressman, but will join him
later in the month.
LINER MUNNEKAHDA
ASHORE OFF GLUCKSTADT
By Associated Press
LONDON, Dec. I. The liner
Minnekahda, from New York to
Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg,
went ashore off Gluckstadt, /Ger- j
many, yesterday evening, according '
to advices received here.
Five tugs failed to get the vessel I
eff, advices say, but it is hoped to
float her at the next '.ide. *
BMIHOnUUHTS
DESTROYED Bl FIFE
E. L. Bell Loses Building, Ma
chinery and Live Stocf:
Valued at SIO,OOO
Fire of an unknown origin ' uly
Saturday morning destroyed a large
burn and it's contents or tro farm
of E. L. Bell at Allan s station in
Lee county. Thirteen mules 11
hogs r several wagons aril many
pieces of farm machinery wa - con
sumed by the blaze. The owner cf
the property estimates the loss a
SIO,OOO. Only the .building proper
was covered by insurance
Mb. Bell states that at 2 o’clock
in the morning he was aroused from
his sleep by the cracking of flames
and on going to the r<ar of his
Lome found the btvn eave! >p< d n
flames. In half hour ?.Ir, It -I] .• ai <
the barn was laid in and that
due to the intensity of the heat I e
was unable to get near enough to
the barn to drive out the live stock
or to save any of th ■ machinery.
SMTWK Mt
BE FEDERAL JUDGE
Rumored He Will Be Offered
Vacancy Caused By Resig
nation of King
ATLANTA, Dec. I.—A rumor
which appaers to have at least
some substantial ground, was
brought back here from Washing
ton that there is probability Sena
tor Waltr F. Gorge will be of
fered the appointment on the fed
eral court bench to fill th vacancy
caused by the resignation a few
days ago of Judge Alex C. King.
Senator George passed through
Atlanta Sunday on the way to
Washington, but the report of the
probable tender was not known un
til after he had left Atlanta.
FARMER BEATEN Bl
IE6M_B DEAD
Lewis Winn Dies l n Valdosta
Hospital—Negro Under
Arrest
(By The Associated Press)
VALDOSTA, Dec. 1. —Lewis
Winn, 47 years old, a farmer and
merchant at West Lake, Fla., died
here today from blows >n the head
inflicted yesterday by Lawson Zip
per, a negro. Zipper was arrested
and placed in jail at Jasper,
FBllFMims
ROOMING HOUSE FIFE
Many Others Injured, Some Fa
tally, In Early Morning
Blaze . '
(By As«oc ated Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 1. -Four per
sons, three of them women, lost
their lives in a fire which sweat a
five-story rooming house 'in Wc.it
63rd street early this morning.
Twelve other persons were. in
jured, some probably fatally. '
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’EMTIOHOFM
B BY EGYPTAIH
' SOLDIERS COMPLETED
, Drastic Demands Made By
Great Bnta.in on Egypt Have
Keen Accepted
(By The Associated Press)
CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. I.—Al
j though not yet officially an
y,' nounced, it is understood au
e I thoritatively that the Egyptian
is) government has accepted all of
n | the British demands made at
1 I ■ time of the assassination of
yi Sir Lee Stack, sidar of Egvpt.
Egyptian evacuation of the
fl Suonn m complete.
The last Egyptian soldier left
r K.harb'-im Saturday, according
*o riel a <'cl dispatches received
I: he e I first group of evac
n naticl soldiers reached Cairo
: Satnrdav.
British troops are corralling
n the remaining mutineers of the
< I'leventh batt'lion of Sudanese
t infantry, which made a futile
i. effort to resist the British ulti
, mati’m ordering Egyptian troops
to withdraw from the Sudan, ac
cording to dispatches from
Khartoum, where the fighting
. took place,
' When the last of th > pitiful rem
it nt has been captured, and disarm
_ ed, the British will search the ruins
of the European hospital bui'oing
to discover the number of casual
ties among the black fn ops. The
destroyed building is believed to
I he strewn with bodies of Sudanese
' oldicrs killed by the British bom
bardment.
Lor,] Allenby considers the situ
ation at, Khartoum to be satisfac
t tory. There is general optimism re
’ warding the future attitude of this
native and Egyptian troops in the
Soudan, following the scern repres
sion of the Eleventh’s attempted
■ The authorities believe that
tin? remaining Egyptian troops in
the area will permit themselves to
bo sent away without resistance.
Cairo is quiet. Repented parades
of British troops in full war kit
have had the desire .1 effect upon .
the populace. A majority of the
schools pre still affected by the
students’ and teachers’ strike al
though a few have resumed classes.
It is authoritatively stated that
negotiations between the British
residency and the Egyptian gov
ernment of Premier Ziwar Pasha,
are proceeding smoothly.
INFANTRY ARRIVES
FROM KHARTOUM. k
Cairo, Dec. I.*—The fourth bat
talion of Egyptian infantry arrived
here Sunday from Khartoum and
will be confined in the Abbsssia
barracks for a week.
No further arrests t >ok plae? yes
terday. The 34 men who previous
ly had been taken into custody were
interrogated by the public prose
cutor. A delegation of members of
the prosecutor, and the liberal con
stitutional party has published a
manifesto protesting against ar
rests of members of the chamber.
ORIGIN OF MUTINY
SHROUDED IN MYSTERY.
LONDON, Dec. I.—The situation
in Egypt is described as being “in
good order” in dispatches to the
foreign office from Viscount Al
lenby, British high commissioner in
Egypt. Official dispatches from
I the Sudan likewise report conditions
“easier and satisfactory ”
Nothing, however, not yet indi
cates the real origin of the Khar
toum mutiny, which took several
hours to suppress. By that time,
the building in which the mutineers
took refuge was in ruir.s from gun
fire. The mutineers then separated
into small parties. Some escaped
to the surrounding towns, and oth
< i s were arrested by the soldiers.
| Cairo advices indicate that the
/new government is devoting itself
I to the preservation of peace, and
that no reports of new- incidents in
the Sudan have reached Cairo.
ZAGLOUL GETS PASSPORT X
TO GO TO EUROPE. ,
CAIRO, Dec. I.—lt is said heva
that Zagloul Pasha, the former Egyp
tian premier, has obtained a pass
port for Europe, and that he is live
ly to go to some French or Italian
health resort.
MINISTERS OF FINANCE
TO MEET JANUARY 6TH
PARIS, Dec. I.—A meeting of
ministers of finance, at which it is
planned to locate definitely tlie
amount of reparations to be racuiv
cd, from. Germany under the Dawes J;
program has been ret ahead to Jan- ' ■*;
uury 6,