The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current, October 21, 1920, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextFIVE MEN KILLED BY GIN EXPLOSION FIVE MEN BILLED, ONE SERIOUS LY INJURED, BY GIN EXPLO SION AT FAYETTEVILLE MENACING UTTERS WRITTEN Cnc Version Is That Explosives Were Placed In The Boiler—Another 1 That Water Was Low Fayetteville, N. C. —Five men were killed and one seriously Injured when a boiler in the cotton of the D. Ka cey Gin company, near Rowland, Rob eson county, exploded recently. The dead are Robert Bridges, proprietor of the gin, two other white people and two Indians. The injured man, a ne gro, suffered a fractured skull. The cause of the explosion is thought to be due to water in the boiler becoming exhausted. Another version of the cause is that explosives were placed In the boiler. Work had been done on a pot valve of the boiler recently, and the man who did the work had gotten only 150 yards away from the mill when the holler blew up. One side of the buildltiK was torn away by the blast, und a mule hitched a good distance fiom the mill was killed. Bald Knox, Ark.— Right farmers ar rested recently on charges of night riding waived examinations when ar raigned and were bound over to await action of the White county grand Jury. Their bonds were fixed at )»00 each. Seven of the eight made confes sions at I lie hearing. The eighth, Walter Hone, denied that he was iu any way implicated. The men are alleged to have admit ted having written letters to cotton gin operators and posted placards in which threats were made to burn the gins and kill the watchmen unless all ginning operations were suspended until cotton reached a price of 40c a pound. They are said to have declar ed that their plans were local and that they had no knowledge of a general plot to destroy gins. Abilene, Texas.- A committee of business men from Anson has pluccd in the hands of federal agents letters suid to contain threats of violence against cotton gins and business houses, unless dealings in cotton are discontinued until the price is higher. The federal agents unnounco that they will conduct a thorough in vestigation. Truman, Ark. —Anonymous warn ings posted on cotton gins hero threaten destruction unless they cease opciutlons immediately. Thus far no heed lias been paid to the threats. Albany, Ala. The grand Jury will he orguniied in Morgan county Novem ber 5 to conduct a special investiga tion into the activities of night riders In this county, according to announce ment by the county solicitor. Memphis, llill county, Tetinosseee, glnners have announced a reduction of 10 cents a hundred pound for gin ning cotton. The glnners declare their action is prompted liy the low price of the staple. There have been no gin burnings in this section. IRISHMEN BATTLE BRITISH TROOPS WHEN SOLDIERS ATTEMPT RAID IN DUBLIN Two Persons And A Boy Fifteen Years Old And Another Civilian Reported Killed Dublin.- Two persons, u boy 15 years old. and another civilian, were killed and four others wounded, in cluding a policeman on duty, when soldiers with two lorries and an ar morod cur attempted to raid a build ing containing a tailoring store. Oth er deaths artw expected. An officer and two soldiers in a turreted armored car visited the Phihs borough bunk to draw their pay re cently. When the officer was iu the lunik four men opened fire on the car, wounding one of the soldiers. The other soldier returned the fire of the assailant, one of whom, a civilian, was mortally wounded. The other members of the attacking party es caped. Memphis. First indication of pos sible "night rider" activity in west Tennessee was reported in a dispatch from Sommsrville, telling of the de struction by fire of a cotton gin and eight eon bales of cotton at Warren. | six miles west of Summerville. Sov?r Killed In Blast In Irish Town Dublin.— Seven men were killed, five woujidee und two are missing us a re mit of an explosion in a house at Tinterc, Wexford county, according to uri otfit ial report. Coal Profiteering Took $350,000,000 New York. Goal profiteering partic ipated in by operators and railroads cost the people of the country at least ; $350,000,000 during the last year. Sen ator William M. Colder, chairman of the I'nttcd States senate bousing com mittee. declared hero at a luncheon of the Arkwright club. Many of the "po litical and financial evils" which new confront the country, he added, are due to laxity on the part of the na tional administration. • RESERVE BOARD ATTACKED Request Federal Officials To Cease Issuing Statement That Tend To Lower Prices Os Products Washington.—Steps to appeal di rectly to President Wilson against the currency deflation policy of the treas ury department, on the ground that farmers generally faced heavy losses unless the downward trend of prices of farm products is checked, were tak en by a special meeting of agricultu ral interests called by the American Cotton association. Senators Overman of North Caro lina and Harris of Georgia, who are connected with the movement, called at the white house to prefer a re quest for the conference with Mr. Wil son and his cabinet, and were told by Secretary Tumulty that they would receive an answer from the president immediately. The senators laid stress upon the necessity of prompt action, as the reg ular fall conference of the federal re serve board and governors of the va rious reserve banks also is scheduled for dimidiate action. The question of interest rates, it is said, will he con sidered at that conference, and the agricultural representatives gathered here declare they wish to present their views on the whole question of crop financing before action is taken by the federal authorities. J. S. Wani.amakcr, president of the American Cotton association, who had been numed chairman of the commit tee, says it will ask that the federal reserve system provide credits to en able farmers to market their products at a profit; that the war finance cor poration or some similar body be re habilitated to finance exports and that federal officials cease issuing state ments which, it is said, tend to bring down the price of agricultural prod ucts. • The committee decided to ask that the meeting with the president and his cabinet be held at once after Al bert Tumliu of Cave Springs, Ga., one of the cotton representatives, had told the conference that it Is very import ant that the meeting with the fed eral officials should he held us soon as possible "because he had been told that the federal reserve board will meet to revise the rates on interest and decide whethor to keep up the present sliding scale of from 6 to 16 per cent or to make a flat rate of 7 per cent.’’ CLEVELAND WINS THE WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP, BY DEFEATING BROOKLYN Cleveland, Ohio. —Baseball champi ons of the world! The Cleveland American League club won that su preme title here when the lndiuns de feated the Brooklyn Nationals in the seventh und deciding game of the 1920 series by a score of 3 to 0. Cleveland cleberated in a manner adequately in keeping with the honor, and it is very doubtful if a government proclama tion announcing the selection of this city as the future capital of tho Hutted States would create a ripple of interest umong the frenzied fans. Tho shut-out victory was chiefly en gineered by Stanley Coveleskie, the spitboll liurler of the local team, who lias proved to be a pitcher of remark able skill and endurance during the series. Hacked by an air-tight de fense on the part of his team mates ut tho critical moments of the game, tho Slinmokin. Pa., coal miner let the Robins down with five hits. Only two Brooklyn players reached second base during their nine sessions at bat. and five of tho invaders were left on tho bases, all told. C'oveieskie’s feat in winning three of the five games necessary to clinch the championship for Cleveland will go down as one of the outstanding features of world's series history and one of the most prominent and note worthy factors in a struggle which has furnished more startling incidents than uny similar series in years. Alabama Soldiers Stay In Coal Fields Montgomery, Ala. —After discussing with Gen. Robert E. Steiner, comman der of the national guardsmen on duty in the bituminous coal fields of Ala bama, where union miners are now on strike, conditions surrounding the walkout, it was announced from the governor's office that no steps will he taken in the immediate future to modify the orders under which the troops are operating. $3 Wheat Means Increase Os Bread Washington. Three hundred and eighteen million dollars is the prize of lurmera for demuuditig $3 a bushel for their wheat, it is estimated, this ou the busts ot data lu possession of the agricultural department. Far more than this umouul will be added to the price of the nation s bread for the year If the farmers are suceessiul, accord ing io government economists, because an increase io the farmers means sev eral other increases iu price before the products reaches the consumer. Five Police Officers Killed By Irish Dublin. —Five police officers were I killed by Sinn Feiuers. Two officers ! were shot dead during a raid on a house ut Drutncouda. One civilian was wounded. St. Louis. Mo., Has A $600,000 Fire SL Louts —Fire believed to have been caused by crossed lighting wires iu the milling department swept the plant of the St. Louis Car company, in the northern end of the city, and caused s loss of approximately six hundred thousand dollars THE MONTGOMERY MONTTQP VERNON, GEORGIA. CUBA ASKS ILS. AID IN MONEY CRISIS APPEAL TAKEN UNDER CONSID ' ERATION BY WASHINGTON OFFICIALS MAT ISSUE CERTIFICATES Demoralizing Effect Has Been Real ized As Result Os Decline In Price Os Sugar Washington. Cuba has appealed to the American government for aid In its present financial difficulties. The appeal has been taken under con sideration by officials to see if some plan of asisstance can be worked out. The message from the Cuban govern ment was referred by the state depart ment to the commerce and treasury departments and it was understood that officials of those government agencies were conferring with a view to determining what action, if any, to assist Cuba could be taken. President Menocal of Cuba has sug gested to the department that Ameri can sugar refiners co-operate to fix a price for the coming sugar crop in Cuba. Havana. —Measures for coping with the financial situation in Cuba are being studied by government officials and business men of the republic, but no definite action looking to a solu tion has yet been taken. Representa tives of the International and Spanish bunks conferred with President Men ocal and the secretary of agriculture recently. They proposed, it is report- j ed, that bunks be allowed to issue su gar certificates which would be ex- i changed at banks after the sugar had been deposited with the government, j and that the government guarantee ! that approved checks would be paid by funds held in banking houses. A secret meeting of sugar growers and commission men holders of the unsold portion of the last Cuban crop was held recently for the purpose of discussing the financial crisis. At its close, a statement was issued to news papers, stating a vote of confidence had been taken. President Menocal in his efforts to negotiate a sale of the held-over sugar and the coming crop, has appointed a committee to assist him in the work. New York. —The extent of the de cline in sugar prices and its demoral izing eftect on producers or holders of remaining supplies has been em phasized by this week’s announcemnt of a fifty day moratorium in Cuba. i Refined sugar, which reached 25 cents per pound for granulated on the peak of the advance last spring, is now iluoted at 11 cents by refiners, while the price of raw sugar has de clined from well above the 23-cent level to 7 cents per pound on the ba sis of the last reported transaction. White Plague Germs In Every One St. Louis. —Practically all persons, especially those living in cities are affected with tuberculosis germs be fore they reach middle age t accord ing to Dr. T. C. Hempelmann of St. Louis, who addressed the American Child Hygiene association, at the con cluding session of the eleventh annual convention here. In section generally takes place in childhood, he asserts, and largely by exposure to another j individual who is suffering from the disease or in the artificially fed in- , fant from infected milk , supply. To provide against infection he says that mothers should guard the milk sup ply and prevent promiscuous handling and kissing of the baby. Austria Victorious In Plebiscite Paris. —Canvass of more than thir ty-six thousand votes cast in the pleb iscite held at Klagenfurt for the pur- J pose of determining whether that dis trict would remain a part of Austria or be given to Jugo-Slavia, shows a working majority in favor of Austria, says a Havas dispatch. The count at the time of filing the dispatch was: , Foi* Austria, 21,852; for Jugo-Slavia, I 15.006. Invested Last Cent; Won $60,000 Paris. —Giuseppe Blagio, a jewel ers apprentice, out of work, invested his last 32 cents in a ticket in the national lottery and won the capital prize, $60,000. School Girls Are Accused Os Smoking Huntington, "W. Ya.—Mrs. A. H. Da- ' vldson, president of the W. C. T. U., created a sensation here by declaring one out of every ten girls in the Hun tington high school smokes cigarettes. Negro Lawyer Runs For Congress St. Louis.—Robert N. Owens, a no- I gro lawyer, formally announced his j candidacy for congress from the 12th j l St. Louis) district on the farmer-la- , bor ticket. Jewel Robbery Believed “Inside Job" Now York. -Detective* investigating | the SIOO,OOO jewel robbery at the ex- ! ! elusive Sleepy Hollow Country Club j were inclined to believe that the theft wss an "inside job.” The burglars eD- tered the bed rooms of Mrs. Clarence C. Chapman and Mrs. C. E. Danforth. From the former's room they took a S6OOOO pearl necklace, as well as a watch and other Jewelry. Mrs. Dan forth lost a diamond bracelet, money i and other jewels. ACCUSED OF KILLING HAITIANS General Barnett Shocked Beyond Ex pression At Badly Performed Duties Wash ington. Dispatches d isclose that a summary investigated into al leged “practically indiscriminate kill ing” of Haitien natives by United States marines was ordered more than a year ago by Major General Barnett, the commandant of the marine corps. The facts were made known in the publication of a report by General Barnett of operations in Haiti during American occupation. Evidence at the trials of two ma- i rine privates for the killing of na tives, “shocked me beyond expression,” General Barnett said, in a letter of September 27 to Col. John H. Russell, commanding In Haiti, ordering an im ! mediate investigation with the ap proval of Secretary Daniels. It was at once carried out by Colo nel Russell, who submitted a report to the navy department March 20, 1920, but General Barnett said this report had not been turned over to marine corps headquarters up to last June, when he was succeeded as com- i mandant of the corps by Maj. Gen. J. ! A. LeJeune. General Barnett’s report contains no indication of the result of the inves tigation for this reason, as it covers operations in Haiti only up to the time he was relieved as commandant. Secretary Daniels, it was shown, or dered General Barnett September 18 last to submit a special report on con ditions causing the investigation. This report was incorporated in the gen eral operations report made public re cently. General Barnett received the : order while on leave of absence shortly after publication of state ments by Senator Harding, Republi- I ! can presidential nominee, critcising ' the naval administration in Haiti. In Secretary Daniels’ absence from Washington, the report of Colonel Russell on his investigation was not available. ALABAMA MINE STRIKERS WANT GOVERNMENT TO WITHDRAW SOLDIERS Activity Os Alabama Na'tional Guards men Is Pernicious, Assert Coal Miners Montgomery, Ala. —Stating frankly I that the orders under which the Ala bama National Guards are operating in the bituminous coal fields of Ala bama, where the union miners are out on strike, were interfering pernicious ly with the successful prosecution of the strike,. Van A. Bittner of Pitts burg, Pa., international representa tive of the United Mine Workers of America, in company with a number of mine workers' officials and promi nent Alabamians, urged Governor Kil by to modify these orders. The delegation coming to Montgom ery on this mission included Congress man George Hudson of the Ninth dis trict; former United States Senator Frank S. White • and President J. R. Kennamer of the Twentieth district. United Mine Workers of America. Other officials of the miners’ union and trades were members of the party, which was closeted with the gover nor for an hour. Sinn Fein Attacks On Police Continue London. —Sinp Fein attacks on po lice and British officials continue. Re cent attacks show the shooting of one soldier and the kidnaping of Warden j Griffin of the Cork jail. The only move made by the government recent ly was the arrest of Father O’Flan nigan, "vice president of the Irish re public.” His arrest immediately fol ' lowed Premier Lloyd George’s an nouncement that stern measures would be adopted if necessary, and is taken to mean that the government is ready to proeeeed with such a program. Ohio Labor Unions Indorse Gov. Cox | Dayton. Ohio. —The Ohio state fed ' e rut ion of labor, in session here, in dorsed Gov. James M. Cox, the Demo cratic candidate for president. Among other resolutions adopted were one op posing the Kansas industrial court plan and one favoring Irish freedom. Gin And Cotton Burned In Tennessee Twin Calves For Cox If He Wins Greenville, S. C. —Twin calves, the prized possession of ex-Mayor John M. Phillips of West Greenville, which be named Cox and Roosevelt upon their birth the night of the nomina j tion, will be presented to Governor Cox if he is elected president. Aviator, In Landing, Wrecks 'Plane Bloomfield, N. J. —Herbert Chandler, mail aviator, landing in a narrow | street here, wrecked his plane, bu' escaped unhurt. Cox Will Speak Near Harding’s Home En Route With Governor Cox. La- Fayette, Ind. —Governor Cox will soon speak within a few blocks of Senator Harding’s front porch at Marion, 0., is announced. Monkey Bite Proves Critical, Indeed Athens. Greece.—Only the strong constitution of King Alexander of Greece is relied upon by his physi cians to bring him through the crisis j ' of his illness resulting from the bite |of a monkey a short time since DROP IN VALUES UID TO N.V. BANKS UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER WILLIAMS SEVERELY AR RAIGNS BANK METHODS INTEREST NOT JUSTIFIABLE Contention Is Made That Big Banks Grip The Very Heart Os Commerce Washington.—" Unjustifiable inter »st exacted on demand loans” by New York City banks has been an active contributing cause of the “huge shrinkage” in all security values dur ing the past year, Comptroller of the ; Currency Williams declares in a for | nal statement. He charges that call money rates in New York are the high 28t In the world and that “renewal” rates fixed daily by a small ‘coterie” jf stock exchange brokers governed ‘the interest charged on brokers’ loans ; in nearly all New York banks.” “The raising or lowering of the re lewal rates on the exchange," says Mr. Williams, “is frequently accom- I panied by upward or downward move ments in stocks and securities, and those responsible for the fixing of he rate, therefore, have the oppor tunity, whether exercised or not, of profiting largely by operations on the Rock market, which is so often and iirectly affected by the call money situation. I do not, of course, un- Jertake to say that this formal money committee’ does take improp er advantage of their foreknowledge, but there are critics who severely censure the existing arrangements. "Power to fix money rates for all jr nearly all, of the banks in New York City and to change them daily, 8 a grip on the heart of our com nerce. It permits such interferences is fallible human judgment, whim or interest may direct with the natural | md orderly movements of money, the ife blood of business. hTe matter | arbitrary fixing money rates at the j noney center, possibly reversing the j aatural and healthy flow and affect- j Ing, directly or indirectly, billions of lollars of security values and other property, is left to a small and vary ng number of private citizens without official responsibility, deciding in a I moment and in secret. “The evils and dangers of such nethods could be recited indefinitely. They reach to the remotest centers 3f the union and its possessions, and ouch harmfully every class of peo- | pie. The direct tendency is to re verse one of the fundamental pur ooses of the federal reserve act, which is to promote orderly distribution of noney through the country to meet '.he needs of commerce and agricul ture. Excessive interest rates offered in New York artificially draw money | iway from outside communities j through their banks, and often leave legitimate enterprises starved or pinched, while feeding speculative j movements, which may be adding nothing to real industrial or commer :ial wealth.” NEW PROHI SNARL CAUSED BY LIQUOR OF THE DIPLOMATS Washington.—Discovery of a new prohibition snarl, in which 3 depart ments and members of the diplomatic iorps are involved, was made when .he state department issued a formal statement saying it “assumes that no official of the government would at tempt to pry into the baggage of a foreign diplomatic officer.” The unusual course of the state de partment in making what appeared to be a public appeal to other gov srnment officials was adopted, it is learned, after the treasury had amend sd customs regulations so as to re quire the baggage of dijlomat6 to be examined and liquor removed. Back it the action of the treasury, it is also lisclosed, is an opinion rendered by the attorney general. It/ Is not made public, but is said to hold that the Volstead act withdrew from diplomats the exemption from customs examina tion of their baggage hitherto accord ed as a matter of international cour tesy. Shots Fired At Preacher In Pulpit Chattanooga, Teun. Bloohounds were rushed from here to Harriman yn receipt of word that an attempt had been made to assassinate Rev. C. L. Ledford while he was in the pulpit of the South Harriman Baptist ! church addressing a meeting of the Baptist Young .People's association, six or seven shots were fired through a window of the church, one of the bullets ricocheting and painfuly injur ing Mrs. W. W. Whalen. I Liege Defender Into The Beyond Brussels—General Leman, defender of Liege against the German advance aarly in the war, died at Liege re oently from pneumonia. Bulls And Cows Asked Os Germany Berlin. —The allied operations com mission. according to Vorwaerta, has presented to the German government ' s demand for immediate delivery of ! 10,000 bulls and 500,000 cows to France; 11,150 head of cattle to It aly; 210,000 cows to Belgium anV 157,000 head of cattle to Serbia. mil NEVER Cl TIME I WILD CAT Mr. Dodson Warns Aaainst Use of Treacherous. Dangerous Calomel. Cnlnmel salivates! It’s mercury. Calomel acts like dynamite c- a slug gish liver. When calomel enmes into contact with sour bile It orashps Into It. causing cramping and nausea. If yon feel bilious, headachy, consti pated and all knocked out. just go to your druggist and get a bottle of Dpi son’s Liver Tone for a few cents which is a harmless vegetable substitute |or dangerous calomel. Take a spoonful and If It doesn’t start your liver and straighten you tip better and quicker than nasty calomel and without mak ing you sick, you just go hack and get your money. If you take calomel today you’ll he sick and nauseated tomorrow; it may salivate, you, while if yon take Dodson's Liver Tone you will wake up feeling great, fuTl of ambition and ready for work or play. It’s harmless, pleasant and safe to give to children; they like it. —Adv. Financially Speaking. “Honest, old man, you appear to be growing shorter.” “No wonder. Three times I’ve been let in on the ground floor of oil propo sitions, with the usual results.” MOTHER! ‘‘California Syrup of Figs’* Child’s Best Laxative Accept “California” Syrup of Figs only—look for the name California on the package, then you are sure your child is having the best and most harm less physic for the little stomach, Over and bowels. Children love its frjulty taste. Full directions on each bottle. You must say “Calilornia.”—Adv. Tho Reason. “Since he fell with his plane that young aviator doesn’t seem to want to go near the aviation ground.” “Well, naturally it Is a soar spot ; with him.” ASPIRIN Name “Bayer” on Genuine “Bayer Tablets of Aspirin” is genu ine Aspirin proved safe by millions and prescribed by physicians for over twenty years. Accept only an unbroken “Bayer package” which contains proper directions to relieve Headache, Tooth ache, Earache, Neuralgia. Rheumatism, Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of 12 tablets cost few cents. Druggists also sell larger “Bayer packages.” Aspirin Is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mnn oacetieacidester of Salicylicacid.—Adv. - Sarcasm. “I have a sore hip.” “The one you carry the flask on. I suppose.” CASCARETS •They Work while you Sleep* Make it your “hobby” to keep Uyer and bowels regular. If bilious, consti pated. headachy, unstrung, or If you have a cold, an upset stomach, or had breath, take Cascarets tonight and wake'up feeling clear, rosy and fit. .No i griping—no inconvenience. Children love Cascarets too. 10, 25, 50 cents. —Adv. | ____________________ A ntau isn’t necessarily conserva -1 five because he is slow. Many a man Injures his eyesight by looking out for number one.