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Newspaper Page TextASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS OF THE WORLD ■ ORDER HEART OF DIXIE WEEKLY EDITION FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NO. 40. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 30, 1920. Gamblers Are Indicted As Baseball Scandal Grows {GEORGIA GIRL CHAMPION OF: iTWO COUNTRIES AT GOLF •cotton men to FIGHT POLICY ON RESERVE CREDITS Meet Thursday To Plan Action Against Sec retary Houston ATLANTA, Sepi. 29—Announce ment '.i made here -eday b> nt Geor gia uivislon ol the America.! Cotton Asst nation that a conference will be held tomorrow i. hursdaj) in the scna.c chamber at -tie slate capital of •l.e heads of evety important interest tne state for tne purpose of taking ,, ; (n against tne policy enunciated by Si.ietary Hou-ton of the Treasury Detriment, in rc-pect to fan., cred Telegrams have already been dis patched to congressmen in every dis trict in the state, to the U. S. sen ator*, to the heads of farm bureaus, and to the chairmen of the cotton as- sociation in every county urging their attendance at the Atlanta conference. The Georgia conference will also consider the question of delegates to go to Washington to confir with the heads of every fam organization in the United States, who will be called together at the na tional capital. . In recent statements issued in Washington Secretary Houston has declared that federal reserve banks cannot extend credit to farmers for the purpose of holding their products until price* go up for such a policy he says, would be in fact a conspiracy against consumers. Compels a Fight These statement* issued ^ Secre tary Houston sre sharply challenged _ bv President J. S. Wannamaker, of Vhe American Cotton Association, sLh has both its state and national . *quarters hi Atlanta, in .telegram k sent to the governors, senators, con gressmen and commissioners of agrt culture of the cotton states. J. J. Brown, state commissioner of Agriculture in Atlanta, said tod»y that ^cretary Houston’s annoancedpoUcy in regard to farm c " d '^ ™ a . food necessary for the producers of tooa and raiment in this country to assert their rights, once and for»U. “The fedeal reserve act expuciwy . provides credit facilities for.^e^proj M|§> Slir | in([( already AmarTcaTwoman champion, added to her laurel. SSTSWS ‘o enable ’them to hold s . ftird . y by ,h. Cen.dl.o championship. She oxpecU to go their crops for favorable markets, ^ En(U „ d try for tho British championship, SSMSSii CHILDERS, TERM HURRICANE DUE B b^%con.l dictum Hi. tarried to its ultimate con- ^mil ENDINOLAUDED Judge and Bar Associa tion Eulogize City Court Solicitor ting bVthe offjcials of the Sixth “We » they are not going ‘“curtail th counts on P a pcc ,c w wa nt to know Fine tributes were psid by his ssso :Sv e 'bSmoutlining ciates of the Americu. b.r to Zach OTe T JoHeyta Washington wWle o^ childere , solicitor of the City Court ciais P of our bank jn this distric of Amer i cu , this morning at the open- outlining another^’ 0 unded by j n g of court when Judge W. M. Har- Two questions were pr v cot - - - >.»nMant Wfinnamaker, Ul ...t ■1-wo qae^'o.." of the cot- per , inst ead of proceeding with the ion ! *Mociation in his telegram sent d “ ket t00 k occasion to make a few ton association, ^ lre qcustion rcmarks ca iii ng attention to the fact l ’I°fa wV^t T stel» should be taken to h M Childers was shortly retiring » modification of the policy l from hia position after a service of obtain a tn q e cretary Houston. ..., een years, and directing that his enunciated y , question as to exDress i 0 n of appreciation of his ser- what* teps^diould be*taken to finance "spread "Spon the minutes of , T r w 0 M«°d t d t O"'and W. H. Lathrop thc T '° e u f udge 8Urte d something that I R 'nT.‘.Ment and secretary respec not , t op until numerous members Jr., president a jjivision of the bar had publicly expressed their lively of the Georgia UW ion ^ of the bar naop^ Mr . C hil- American Cotto A t t he state * nd uttered testimonials to his ”"5*1 5n,ni0da^ Mid today that «« a m # Uwyerj his value to tbe capitol “Lye already been re- t as B prosecutor, his integrity rjt« y d frem leadinl Georgians, cot- man an p d his fairness as an op to! men and fanners, stating that £ nent in a case. The occasion pract - they wiU attend the meeting; rally marked 4,000 Virginia Farmers & Seek A. F. of L. Support city court having been all but com- „„„ o~ , 09—Four pl Foflowing was the xpression of -fzSStffH ’“iwith'tETpp.w.ww WfijSS? “h? uf “ issns s xr.rb",is the American Federation , by • ur solicitor, Hon. Z. S. Childers, according to announcement today oy ot our .... r...—.. .nm. «f- Sccretary Morrison xtion. MacSWEENE Y HIS 48TH DAY TO HITTODAY Expected To Pass Inland Between Pensacola And Apalachicola PENSACOLA, Sept. 29—Hurricane signals were hoisted at 8 o’clock this morning when the local weather bu reau advised that the tropical dis turbance probably would pass inland at a point between Penaacola and Ap- palachicoia, with the wind reaching gale force this afternoon. SLOWLY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—The tropical storm over the gulf was cen tral this morning approximately in lat itude 26, longitude 89 and moving slowly northeastward, the weather bu reau announced. The bureau said ship- dia not mop U’m. ™. - ..-- T'.IIi; ping in the east gulf should exercise of the bar had publicly egremed their cautlon . CAUTION URGED BY NEW ORLEANS SHIPPING NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29—With a barometer reading of 29.76 at Bur- wood, La., near the mouth of the Mis sissippi, increased cautionary meas ures were ordered today by shipping interests based on reports of the torpical disturbance in the gulf. fended at this term of court that he felt like retiring from criminal prac tice Col. W. A. Dodson said he was a believer in "taffy, rather than opi- taphy” and proceeded to pay his trib ute to Mr. Childers as did others. At the conclusion of the impromptu proceedings Mr. Childers rose to thark those who had been so generous in .heir kind expression toward him. He said it was all so unexpected and touched him so deeply that he could say little. With the assertion tnat he hail received more pay in the last few months from them than during the whole previous fifteen years in the office, he took hia seat and the court resumed business. Mr. Childers, who did not aik re* election this year, will be succeeded by Dan Chappell January 1- are^earingaciose.During some fit KTih. »PP"d‘e r r! tee " While some ol me *}r;"”“ n der- that capacity he has discharged the farm laborers the majority are dutie8 of the office ably * nd stood to be employers. , { r . nv j a ble courtesy both to the bench Morrison in reply advsed ‘he^isr enviam* ^ ^ wUl inscribe this Tiers to join formers orR® . . *i. e minutes of this court us a although he taid employ.es would be of the court’s permitted to affiliate with Appreciation of his uniform Kindness '"This'vras^'ntnediately followed by n Mr OU Childers .“ o„e of the squarest T Siffi take'ntf unfsir^dvsntage “™ 5 . e .L1„Tf n b W nt who never entered I.ONDON, Sept. 29—Lord Mayor MacSweeney had a very snd was very weak and drawni . in e this morning (said Aebaltau of the Irish SelfJeterounJ«on l-eaguc this morning- The P r *®°!P| , rician reported MacSweeney had a restful night and was in bnght spir its this morning.. M father Bargsjs !ub^JS , sUS?£51fls HARDING GIVEN SHAKEUP WHEN CAR IS TRAILED Candidate’s Train Has Narrow Escape From Serious Wreck MILLWOOD, W. Va„ Sept. 29— Senator Harding’s special train had a narrow escape from a serious wreck near here today when the trucks of his car broke down. The car was de railed, but no one was injured, al though both the Senator and his wife were shaken up. The train was run ning 35 miles an hour. The doctrine of “Americanism and representative government” was preached by Senator Harding today in several more speeches in West Vir ginia. The nominee was up early and spoke to a crowd at Sisterville con demning “one-man government” and declaring his opposition to any Bur- render of American sovereignty. VISCOUNT GREY HASIRKHPLAN For Self Government, But With Single For eign Policy LONDON, 'Sept 29—Viscount Gazette today puts forward new pro- Grey, in a letter to the Westminster f iosals for a solution of the Irish prob- em. He says “The only practical policy that of fers any prospect of success seems to me to have three cardinal points: “First—Definite announcement that the two islands of Great Britain and Ireland must have one foreign policy, one army, one navy: that we cannot stand separtion in these mat ters any more than the north could stand separation from the south in the United States. “Second—With this expectation, Irishmen most be as free as the peo ples of the great self-governing do minions. “Third—To give them time to come to an agreement and draw up a scheme of their own, the British gov ernment to continue to function as the government in Ireland for a per iod not to exceed two years.” Northern Alabama Ginners Threatened MONTGOMERY, Ala., Sept 29- Miles C. Allgood, commissioner of ag riculture for Alabama received mes sages from four counfies in north Ala bama stating that notices had been posted on several cotton ginneries tn hat part of the state threatening to bum the gins if cotton were ginned there before January 1, 1921. Birmingham Stored Go Back To Pre-War Pricec BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 29—Seven department and dry goods stores to day announced reductiona from 20 to 33 1-3 per cent in all lines. Some pric es made on hosiery, silks and cotton goods were below pre-war levels, ac cording to the manager of the largest department store here. Sugar Drops Another Half Cent To 13c NEW YORK, Sept. 29-aGranulat- ed sugar dropped to 13 1-2 cents a pound today through further reduc tions of a half cent per pound an nounced by the Federal Sugar Refin ing company. MARKETS AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Good middling 24 cents. NEW YOR KFUTURES PC Open 11 am 1 pm Close Oct. 25.00 24.60 24.23 24.60 24.40 Dec. 22.45 22.20 22.05 22.78 22.75 Jan. 21.70 21.50 21.18 21.95 22.10 Mch. 21.30 21.20 20.90 21.60 21.83 NEW ORLEANS FUTURES PC Open 9 am 11 am Close Oct 22 62 22.30 21.92 22.20 22.64 Dec". 21.28 21.17 21.00 21.45 22.77 Jan. 20.72 20.61 20.40 21.00 21.40 Och. 20.48 20.40 20.17 20.63 21.10 MOULTRIE LIVE STOCK MOULTRIE, Sept. 29—Hogs, No 1, 165 lbs. up, 16 @ 15 l-2cj No. 2, 135 to 1044 lbs., 14 @ -4 l-2c; No. 3, 110 to 134 lbs., 12 0> 12 l-2e; No. 4, 90 to 109 lbs., 10 @ 10 l-2c: No. 5 89 lbs. and down, 9 All piggy sows 200 lbs and over to be thrown out as ron 6* 1 * 1 nS? 20 lbs. Alt piggy sows 130 200 lbs. to bo thrown out ts skips and docked 20 lbi. All (owe that have had pige to be thrown out either es skips or roughs. Roughs and skip* be bought at icvend cent* per lb. lower than smooth hogs, in no I"**" 6 * 2c under. Stags to tx> bought with a 70-lb. dockage on 200 lb*, and over and 50 lbs. on ten than 200 lbs. Joe Jackson Tells How Judge Refused To Hear His Plaint That He Was An‘Honest Man ‘I Know You’re Not,’ Judge Replied and Hung Up Phone—How Cicotte Started White Sox Confessions anguish his sorrow (or his two small child! CHICAGO, Sept. 29—Tho identity of the alleged go-betweens fbr the gamblers who bribed the Chicago White Sox players were revealed to day in a confession to the grand jury by Claude Williams, pitcher. He named “Chick”' Gandil as the chief go-between on the team, and “Brown and Sullivan, gamblers.” from either New York or Boston, as go-betweens for the gamblers. The jury immed iately voted true bills for Brown and Sullivan. Indictments against five or six gamblers were considered today by the Cook county grand jury which is investigating the baseball scandal, according to Assistant United States District Attorney Replogle. More ball players also may be indicted, it was indicated, after the grand jury heard the testimony of Presidents Johnson and Hqidler, and manager McGraw, of the Giants. The latter has been summoned to tell about his release of Hal Chase, Lee Magee and Heinie Zimmerman last year. Charges that some of the players accused of “throwing" the world se ries games have used their efforts to prevent the White Sox winning the pennant this year, were made to day by several members of the White Sox team. Farther confessions by some of the seven White Sox players will be made within a day or two, Alfred Austrian, attorney for the club, announced to day. True bills naming three ball play ers not members ot the White Sox and three gamblers are expected to be voted by the grand jury tqday. It is reported that true bills against two national league players are being considered. How Disclosures Cam*. Manager Gleason; of the White Sox, disclosed today the march of events culminating in Cicotte'd con fession and the voting of indictments. Last Monday, according to Gleason, he gahtered enough evidence to know that some of the players had been bribed to lose the series. Ci- cottc came homo Monday night, ho said, and declared be had a “load on his chest,” and that he wanted to get rid of it. Gleason told him to see Coiqlskey, who heard Cicotte’* story, then called Attorney Austrian and told him to take Cicotte to Judge McDonald. The confession and in dictment* followed. Joe Jackson, describing his con fession to the grand jury, mid to- “i heard I had been indicted. I called up Judge McDonald, who di rected the grand jury inquiry, and told him I was an honest man. He said, T know you’re not,’ and hung □p tho receiver. “I figured sobebody had squaked and the place for mo was on the ground floor. I wont over to tell care what I got, that if I got what I ought to have for crabbing tho game of the kids, I wouldn’t be tell ing him my story. “I don’t think the judge likes me. I guess I’m through with baseball. “Now Risberg threatens to bump me off. That’s why I had all the bailiffs with me when I left the grand jury room. “I’m not under arrest yet. but I’m not going to get far from my protectors until this blows over.” Story Comes Out. The rush of players to bare their part in the affair, started yesterday when Cicotte appeared at Criminal court building yesterday and asked permission to testify. Cicotte wept, court attaches said, ond exclaimed in WILDRUMORS SWEEPLONDON Stories Hint of Wide Plots of Assassination And Dynamiting LONDON, Sept. 29—Rumors of wide-spread (lots, ranging from :on- spiracies to assassinate King George to the slowing up of public buildings have been current in London the past few cia.v- 'ihe rumors have been caused by ftai that the llvji of pul- lie men in Great Britain might be jeopardized should any of the Irish hunger strikers die,, particularly now that the “black and tan” police have made reprisals in several Irish towns. Investigation of stories by police end newspapers always have been with the same negative result. tuuJren, as he told how he did his ut most to lose rather than win the 1919 world series after he had “found $10,000 beneath his pillow where it had been placed by professional gam* b '°He said he lobbed the ball to the plate so slowly “you could read the trade mark on it” in the first game at Cincinnati* when he was taken out df the box after three and two-thirds innings had been played. Both Cicotte and Jackson were closeted with the grand jurors for a considerable time and J*ter court of ficials reported that they told their stories in substantial detail. Aa tu*> left the room they were taken in c*W- tody by 1 detectives of the state s at torney's office. Their detention was not in the nature of an anrest. Cicotte, who earlier in the day had vehemently denied any NEW YORK HEARS OF PLAN TO BUY 1920 SERIES, TOO District Attorney To Start Probe in Brook lyn Immediately NEW YORK, Sept. 29—District Attorney Lewis, of Kings county, an nounced today that he would start an immediate Investigation of a report that a qlique of gamblers bad planned to bribe membere of the Brooklyn National purposely to lose games to the American League opponents in the coming world series. Lewis said he had acted on a statement appearing in a New York paper yesterday saying, "Information which has been gathered by officials tended to show that the same clique of gamblers which ts al leged to have fixed the 1919 series have made plans to have Brooklyn “throw” the coming series to Cleve-, land Indians.” Lewis telephoned President Ebbelt: to have all the members of his team call at his office that Lewis mignt question each personally. While It Is stated the club officials „iot as described by Maharg, have had no direct evidence of an at- at Philadelphia,_ admittad on ft. stand- officials of the court said, that the 'Philadelphian’s story was sub- stantially correct. The court officials also quoted Ci cotte as saying that the players had believed “Chick" Gandil, who, he said, was interested in the dealing with the gambler*,- had double crossed them, and that Maharg’s story wit fte first intimation they had bad that At- teU had held out on tho $100,000. which had been promised them. The penalty provided upon con- viction on fte charges brought would be one to five years in tho peniten tiary and a fine of not more than $10,000. . . Only Beginning. “Wo are going after the gamblers rruoiuciu ejiuvi.vo.iwiw -- t“r»*.ey that if any were concerned nap woutu suspend them at once CINCINNATI GRAND JURY TO GO INTO SCANDAL CINCINNATI, Sept. 29—As a re sult of Eddie Cicotte's confession that he found bribo money under his pil low at a hotel in Cincinnati after he pitched and lost the first game of the world series, a new Hamilton county ind jury summoned to assemble __ nday will inquire into the circum stances. ’ . GANDIL REPORTED MOVED TO NEW ORLEANS ;J LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29—“Chi Moines, Pittsburg, Cincinnati and other cities. More baseball players also will be indicted. We’ve got the goods on these men and we are go ing fte limit.” Kerry Grabner, secretary of the White Sox, announced that the club would plav out the schedule to fte end if it had to "employ Chinamen" to fill the vacancies on the team. Mr. Comlskey made the following statement to fte Associated Press: “The consideration which tho grand Jury gave to fte case should be greatly appreciated by the general public. The Honorable Charles I. McDonald, chief justice, and fte foreman of the grand Jury., Harry Brigham, and hia associates, who so diligently strove to save end make America’s great game fte clean sport which it la. are to be commended in no uncertain terms by all sport fol lowers, in spite of what happened. And, thank God, it did happen. For ty-four years of baseball endeavor have convinced me more than over that it to a wonderful game and a game worth keeping clean. “I would rather close my ball park than send nine men on the field with one of them holding a dishonest thought toward clesp baseball—the game which John J. McGrnw ana I went around ti e world with to show to the people on fte other side. “We are far from through yet We have the nurieus of another cham pionship team with the remainder of the old worIJ’s champion team.” He named the veterans, Eddie and John Col i n, Ray Schalk, Urban Fa ber. Dick Kerr, Eddie Murphy, Nemo Leibold and Amos Strunk, and he declared that, with fte addition of Hodge. Falk, Jourdan and McClel land- “I guess we can go along and win the championship yet” FROST IN TEXAS DUE NEW ORLEANS, Sept 29—The weather'bureau here predicta fte first frost of fte season tor * JAPS SILENT ON EXCLUSION NOW Says Every Effort Is Be ing Made To Reach Solution TOKIO, Sept. 28.—(Tuesday.)— (By Associated Press.)—The author ities at the Japanese Foreign office declined today to discuss fte negotia tions with the United States relative to anti-Japanese legislation in Cali fornia. All they say to that every thing is being done to find an amica ble and auceeaaful solution of the problem, which they admit to diffi cult. Responsible circles voice fte con viction that Washington is sincerely desirous of reaching a 'satisfactory settlement of tho question which Ja pan regards of great importance be cause to affects the rights of her peo ple residing in a friendly country. BESSEMER, ALA., GROWS WASHINGTON, Sept. 29—Tho $$ AOIalivJI * Delns **» Bull ORYHI* frost of fte season tor tomorrow census of Bessemer, Ala., was an- lean Bank and Trust co morning in Oklahoma, the Texas pan- nounced today as 18,674, an increase utter will bo operated h.-n. and northwestern Arkansas, lot 71.9 per cent. 0 f fte Whitney Central where this season. A week ago he his homo and loft with; Mrs. Gandil by nutomobilo for the announced des tination of New Orleans. Old Hickory Veterans Lead In Special Medals ASHEVILLE, N. G, Sept. 29—Ad dresses by Maj. Gen. George W. Read commander of tho army cores of which the Old Hickory, or thirtieth di vision was a part during the war, and others featured the final day of the reunion. Election of officers, the se lection of a place for the third reun ion and other business details siso remained to bo transacted. The division has the distinction of having more congressional medal men than any division in the American Ex peditionary Forces Of compara tively few awarded twelev went to Old Hickory men. > Nashville Will Hear Gov Cox October 7 NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 29—A telegram making positive announce ment that Governor Cox would speak at Nashville on the night of October 7 was received by Governor Roberts last night before the. latter left for East Tcnnesso, where he opened his campaign for re-election today with a speech at Madisonville. His Republi can opponent. Alf A. Tnylor, opens to morrow at Silverpoint, Putnam coun ty. • ^ Judge Spots Shiner On Own Plantation JACKSON. Miss., Sept 29—While inspecting his plantation In Yazoo enuntv yesterday. United States Circuit Judge Edwin Holmes discov ered James Singleton. ? negro ten ant, operating n moonshine still. He telephoned to Jackson for prohibi tion enforcement officers, and a few hours later ft* ttill was confiscated and the negro placed under arrest Notable Successes Claimed By P^la WARSAW. Sept S9./^n official statement on fighting /derations is sued at midnight earo in the north the Polish troops have reached the Shchara river: that in the region of Qtodnp ft* enemy b retreating and that Polish detachments have occu pied Chomsk. Droh(czyn nnd Ivan ovo. where they captured fte staff* of two Soyiet divisions of infantry, six machine guns, a locomotive an l 150 care. Two New Orle Banks In Biy*Merger NEW ORLEANS. STept. 29—An nouncement was mad/0 today of the merger of the Whitney Central Trust and Savings Bank 3 i the Pan-Amav- ‘ company. Th* . t - - ' * > - , *-

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