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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 7, 1920.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
CITY COUNCIL PROTESTS, PHONE RATE RAISE
INDIAN BURNS SCORES THE #IRSt RUN IN 1S20 WORLD SERIES AT BROOKLYN
^SENATE PLAYING
FOR BIG STAKES,
DECLARES COX
Shows Menace Of Re-
Action In Supreme
Cou r Vacancies
VEREEN MAY BE
NEW CHAIRMAN
OF COMMITTEE
Convention Also Expect
ed To Ask Clark
Howel To Quit
PADUCAH, Ky., Oct. 8—The of- ATLANTA. Oct. 8—The result of
feet of the nresidential contest upon the primary Wednesday will mean a
prospective Supreme Court vacancies complete reorganization of the state
address^here today 0 ^ be°“a^real dan" ^ ^
get of a reactionary victory, next to vent,on ^ inere is much speculation
the scrapping of the League of Na- as to just what is to be done. The
tions.” The candidate stated that at! generally accepted idea is that J.
least four vacancies on the high court! Vereen, of Moultrie is to be the new
were in prospect. He referred to the chairman of the state Democratic ex
senate’s control over confirmation j ecutive committee. It is also believed
and to Harding as “a reactionary'-!"• J. Flynt, the present chairman, will
candidate. He added, “besides, it| be th? only member of the present
would naturally follow that a reac-j committee retained.- It was Mr. Ve
tionary president would appoint four-Teen who was presented to {he San
reactionary members of the supreme j Francisco convention as national corn-
court.” Governor Cox gave this as! njitteeman from Georgia. This was
one of the reasons why the “senate jJ*ce given to Clark Howell; when
oligarchy” should be defeated. j the Palmer delegation was organized
“There are several reasons why the J „ “ » reported in Atlanta that th*3
(
Macon convention will probably adopt
resolutions calling upon Mr. Howell to
resign from the Democratic National
Committee because he does not rep-
house._The constitution provides that resent the Democracy of the state as
alPlegTslation providing for the rais- ” 10wn . by the last two primaries in
ing of revenues shall be initiated in
There was a report shortly aftek
Tom Watson’s nomination for the
senate that if Mr. Hardwick should
be elected governor and there should
be a vacancy In the senate daring Ms
term of office either by resignation
or otherwise the place would be ten
dered Mr. Vereen.
dered Mr. Vereen. The latest report
is that if there should occur such a
vacancy the senatorshln would be ten
dered to Hoke Smith. This wonld put
him back In the senate and would
oil conxinnauon oi men.u.» vi Probably pave the way for Mr. Hard-
auireme court appointed by the pres- ™ nn j n f?
•jR - n —in ua oppn of n rrinTicc the the term of the latter expires
id*nt. It will be seen at a glance ine fow years hence The polmc!l] w(se .
acres believe Hardwick Is going to
do this anyway. The new governor is
not 50 yean old yet amMie iprtbabljt.
has several yean of political activity
( 'on 1 ,e, The returns as compiled by the At :
wasscasys; as
today, Ben Hill county with two unit
votes, being taken from the Hard
wick column and placed in Walker’s.
The final result now Is: Hardwick,
102 counties and 242 unit ^ votes;
senate oligarchy should not be permit
ted to win this election,” Cox said.
“Throughout years the senate has
trespassed on the authority of the
hopafe^Ebe constitution provides that
slation providing for the rais
ing of revenues shall be initiated in
the house. Yet there probably has not
been a tariff measure in the last fif
ty years which was not changed in
its every line after the enacting
clause, once it reached the senate.
“By the nomination of one of its
own members as a recactionary can
didate for the presidency, it now has
an opportunity of annexing the exec
utive department. If the senatorial
ring should win the election, it would
in addition to controlling president
also possess the constitutional right
of j confirmation of members of the
reme court appointed by the pres-
.™t. It will be seen at a glance the
senatorial crowd is playing for big
stakes.”
ARDING GOES
iTO -MISSOURI
CITY ATTORNEY
INSTRUCTED TO
FILE OBJECTION
Increase No) Now In Or
der, Is Officials’
Opinion
At ■ regular meeting'of the Ameri-
-us city council last night that body
voted instructions to City Attorney
Lana to d*aw un and file with that
Georgia Railroad Commission form
al protest for the city of Americus
against the proposed increase in
Southern
rates of the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph company, hearing on
which will be held ihortly by the com
mission.
along the political borderland, Senator
“sit ‘ ‘ " “
Harding headed into Missouri today.
An afternoon meeting at St. Joseph
and a night address in Kansas City
were the high spots on today s pro
gram.
PLATFORM FALLS .
WITH GOVERNOR COX
BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Oct. 8—
The platform from which Governor
Cox delivered an address' JL*?’ J ar .
Thursday afternoon ooliapsecL ca
tying about 30 persons to the grouna.
The nart of the platform upon which
Governor Cox stood was Varied to
the ground but the governor
the shoulders of two service men and
was helped up uninjured.
None was Injured seriously but sev
era! received minor bruises and wer
slightly shaken up.
Great Britain Demands
Reds Free Prisoners
Walker 52 counties and 142 unit
votes. One county, Towns, hold no
^Clifford Walker, the defeated can
didate, yesterday Issued the follow
ing statement:
“Permit me to express mv thanks to
ipe< ~ “
I ONDON Oct. 8.—Great Britain
ha^hreatened to take “oortam ac-
tion” against Soviet Russia « steps
are not taken by October to r
lease British Prisoners held by tn
lease urilisn pri»u..v.= • labor
Bolsheviki, says the Herald,
organ, which this
wliat purports to bo the text o
exchanged by the British and Soviet
governments. . thp « 0 i.
Leonidas Krassin. head of the iSoi
fehevik trade mission hert.
plied on behalf of .the Bolshevik re
time that it promises to fulliH »
renditions required when Great on
ain carries out her part of the b«
gain made last July for ma *“ a ‘
lease of all prisoners and the cessa
tion of all hostile action.
Senate Probers Still
Trailing Cox Note
DAYTON. 0.. Oct. 8.—The senate
Mib-committee investigating cam
paign expenditures continued today
itxs efforts to ascertain the disposition
of the proceeds of the $5,000 note
alleged to have been given by Gov
ernor Cox to a local bank in August*
1917 otv/i no<A hv the Dayton Metai
In an effort
1917, and paid by the Dayton
Products in June, 1919. In an
t.» obtain more information on tne
ote, a number of employes of the
^wnk and former bank officials were
ailed today.
•>
Soldiers of The Gray
March In Houston
- r-OUSTON, Texas, Oct. 8—Sol-
*<rs of the Confederacy marched
mi buoyantly Orders Flags Lowered
battle more than half a century
but enough to make an lmpos-
,n ? column. ..
. The line of march was less than
* w o miles long and led through Ver
sailles lines of colored bunting.
„ TO HAVE NIGHT WATCH
ELLAVILLE, Oct 8—At a meeting
•f the city council this week it was urination *« L-I_ ltvea
'"'animo’isly decided to hire a night Americans who lost their live*
““•nimously decided to
•atchman for the town.
the devoted friends developed In this
race. Manv of them I have never
seen. Mr. Dozier, my campaign man
ager, joins mo in this expression of
cordial gratitude Against great odds
we fought a hard but clean fight for
real Democracy, for loyal American-
ism and for good citizenship as In
terpreted by us. The only note of re
wet is the failure to lead to success
the host of friends for whom our
love will abide forever. .
“In perfect good spirit, as
we join the ranks of constructive
EBBETTS FIELD, BROOKLYN.—Speaker’s Indians wielded wiclce d tomyhawks and drew first blood in the opening game of the 1920 World
Series. These photos, by Staff Photographer Bob Dorman, show graph! cally How George Burns scored the first run. Burns hit a fly to short
center, which the wind carried out of Konetchy’s reach. . The peg to cat ch Burns at sacond got by Ofton and went far into left field. Burns raced
on home, and scored standing up. Above—Rube Marquard, in the box, watching Burns as he rounded second. Below—Burns racing across the
plate, a few seconds later, with the first run.
GA. TO GET NEW
CONGRESS SEAT
! Irish Bomb British
Lorry; Soldier Dies
TEAMS SPEED
TO CLEVELAND
CORK, Oct. 8.—Civilians bombed
a military lorry passing through
Barrack street thfr. morning. One
South and West To Profit! "o'd^ wa^ kiiie^aad ihree danger- s er jes g e Resumed
Most From Census
Figures
ously wounded. Two men and a we
an were shot in the legs when sold-
rs who escaped injury tired on the
•owd.
Saturday — Morale
, Won For Brooklyn
EXPECTS COHON
TO CLIMB AGAIN
optimists for renewed Mjjice to our
fallow man-—to co-operate in every
forward movement looking to the bet-
forward movement
terment of our people and the up
lift of the state,
ATLANTA, Oct. 8.—Amone the
messages of congratulations rece *'[® d
by Gov.-Elect Hardwick yesterday
were the following from Sumter
C °“You have won the kweatest vic
tory in the history of Georgia. —
Frank J. Payne, Amencus.
“Congratulations to you aa j
our family and the good old state or
Georgia/"-—Alton Cqgdell. Americas.
"It was a glorious victory. Mrs.
McMath and I rejoice with you and
«»■ Ha 0 r u d n^ k but S re?uce W d e majority
from .500**to 5o!"-—W- T. McMMath.
A ‘‘Maythe immortal Gods endow
YOU with wisdom and justice ®" d _ n(1
the state with the winds of Peace and
nrosperitv, for we love her aa much
-- vou”—Cl B. Knowles and Dr. K.
Wood. Leslie. Ga,
for old Game
Cock of Tenth district our nextusv-
„mor of Georgia.”—E. L. Larswen,
♦ ions were benaior neeu. V l m
Senator Gore, of Oklahoma; John N.
Holder of Jefferson, candidate for
" vernor in the first orima^ Mayo
ciewart. of Savannah: . cx^enator
Vardanian, of M’ssissioni, and Mia.
Marie Louise Mvrick. of Savannah,
formerly of Americus.
In U. S. November 14
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.—Presi-
innt Wilson todav directed that on
^ndav. Novemher 14. the American
shall be half-masted on all pub-
“II^hiiiMinss and naval and military
nests “as 'token of the nation** por-
Urination In memorial serri-es for
RADICALS HELD
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3.— (By As
sociated Press.)—An examination of
the final census figures placing the
total population of the Continental
United States at 10.1,683,108, indi
cates that the West and South pro-
oortionatelv will gain more in a pol- j
itical way than the Hast or Middle I—1^1 f Tnn r*f R^vnliiHr^n-
West, through increased member-1 nair J 0“ Of iXeVOlUtlOn
ship in the housu of representatives, i ary Literature Seized
more votes in the electoral college *^0 A l
and in larger dek' tions to national ; L5y /Authorities
NEW YORK Oct. 8.—The Brook
lyn Dodger, and the Cleveland In-
were route today for Cleve
land where play will be resumed to
morrow in liw world series, the
weather permitting.
MORALE WON FOR
BROOKLYN, SAYS CADORE.
KN ROUTE WITH DODGER ,
Oct. 8.— (Bv Associated Press.)—A
happy, confident lot of Brooklyn
Dodgers that was hitting the trail
westward today to attack the Cleve-
' This result obtain, whatever basis > CHICAGO, Oct. 8—The discovery j for 8“riCT hon"^'
of a«o°rtionment is adopted by con-j of vast amomnts of radical literature! f.c a on Cad ore. Brooklyn’:
Selling of Futures Broke
" Market, Says M. E.
Goode ’
MACON, Oct. 8—The selling of
-uturcs by almoi>t everyone connected
with cotton in anticipation of a gener
al decline in prices in all lines of
goods is responsible for the present
ow price of cotton, according to M.
S. Goode, one of the most prominent
cotton factors in the South, who ad
dressed the Macon Chapter of th
American Institute of Banking here
last night. Sharp reaction in the price
of cotton in the near future was fore
cast by Mr. Goode.
fixing the size of j , n possession of Nicolai John Jazzin-j hander, who probably will pitch Sun-
'? kl an <* Jokn Holoeny, arrested here days game, says club morale won
torai collide and j ast ni^ht by department of justice the National pennant for Brooklyn
agents, was announced today. Jaz- and will win U.e world series.
zinski had nearly half a ton of com-! ' y—
munist articles, including samples efi flprmiinv A<ra\n AcU
a new pamphlet advocating armed Germany >*g«un M8K0
revolution by foreign elements of this; For Reparations Limit
gross next winte
the next house,
fleeted, in the ♦
conventions.
As a result of the increase in pop
ulation fiftv new seats must be add-
- * to the house to prevent any state
from losing any portion of its pres
ent representation. If precedent is
followed, Alabama, Georgia, South
Carolina. Tennessee. Virginia and
Arkansu: will be given one additional
country. One hundred thousand of
these were shipped out of Chicago
. , .. w ^ . yesterday but were traced and are be
Arkansas will he given one additional in|f hc)d by author jtie».
representative each; Texas three and i Documents found in
North Carolina two.
Documents found in Holoeny
. . i session, it was said, gave evidence
Congressional leaden, are strongly ■ that hc was associated with the radi-
opposed to any large increase mthe;.^ Ru?sian anorchi , t c roup in Ameri-
house as they regard the present'
membership of 435 too unwieldy. '
When the house census committee, „ D 1’ J
headed by Representative Siegel, of jtGSIllGr DGIlGVGu
New York, begins consideration of th' 1 ‘r 1 . If e.
problems efforts will be made to hold
down the increase, but pressure for
Gulf Storm Victim
increase"is'experfted to'come from N!JW YORK. Oct. 8.—Feara are
states which will benefit from a larg-j entertained in shipping circles for
size of the house been reduced. At Lillicuson. which left here Septcni-
one other time, just before the civil her 23 with a cargo for Tampico
war the apportionment was held The Inst renort of her was when she
down with the resulting loss of seats I passed Sand Key, September 23 and
fSISg most heavily *- * u
Southern
states.
u. S. Wooden Vessel#
In L ittle Derapnd*
the world war.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8 —Bids for
only fnar of the 285 wooden «team-
om offered for sale by the U. S.
Shipping board had been received
when the tenders were ooenedtodav
at the board’s headquarters. The to
tal offered for the four ah'ns hraa
1118.600. considerable lees than the
total cost to the government. The
bids ' '
entered ■‘the Gulf in which there
i tropical disturbance. She carried
i crew of 35 men.
MacSWEENEY
HIS 5 7TH DAY
LONDON. Oct. '8.—Lord Hayor
thia morning, after a fairly.good
dlatraas
night. He snlfera great
to ine govern,,,. ..v. .... -h-' he tries even to whisper, tays *
taken under conaideiation. I bulletin.
, HARDING SAYS BANK IS
i NOT TO LEND FOR MOLDING
right-! BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 8—The feder
al reserve bank is not an institution
for lending money to farmers in or
der th'it they may hold their crops
for thigher prices, naid W. P. G. Hard-
| ing, governor of that inntitution, in a
statement here today.
1 J. L. Jackson, director of the
Georgia State Bureau of Markets,,
speaking for the members of the re
serve system in that state, presented
to the directors of the Atlanta Fed-
I’ARIS, Oct. 8—tBy Associated
Press)—Germany his reiterated hci+P }"= Atlanta Fed-
request for the naming of a definite"',™ 1 ba "^ n;™Png here to-
request
sum for reparations and a new pro
posal has been brought from Berlin
to Paris this week by Charles Lau
rent, French ambassador to Germany.
“GAS” SOAKED
PLANE, FIRED IN
AIR, LANDS SAFE
WASHINGTON, Oct 7.—Experts
of the armv and navy aviation ser
vice todav were proparing a re-
oort to the government on the (ly
ing demonstration of a flaming
oil-soaked, fire-proofed airplane
and its midnight landing device,
witnessed by them las; night at
Mineola.
Paul Collins, a civilian aviator,
gave the demonstration. Before
mounting to 5,000 fed height, Col
lins' machine was treated through
out to fire-proofing “dope,' then
completely saturated with gaso
line. Coil'ns also l>nncd a cos
tume similarly treated. At - the
greate t height be set fire to the
gasol'ne and on the desient. at
about 10CO feet, he set off two
large fls*e* and made a perfect
day a petition for exemption of taxes
on cotton loans where the money is
used for naying wages and fertilizer
supply bills. Jackson contended that
the object many times now sought
by cotton planters is to pay off debts,
not to nay expenses while holding
cotton off the market.
Governor Harding said he didn’t
care to go into the various phases of
the cotton situation in the South and
‘.he demands being made on the Fed
eral Reserve Bank from parties in
he South concerning the financing of
the crop.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good Middling 22 l-2c.
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Pe Open 11am 12:45 Close
Dec 22.02 21.75 21.91 21.67 21.64
Jan. 21.33 21.10 21.20 21.13 21.08
Meh 21.10 21.00 21.00 20.90 20.90
May 20.70 20.60 20.70 20.68 20.59
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES
Pc Open Sam Close
Dec 21.37 21.18 21.12 20.62
Jan — 20.88 20.65 20.72 20.60
Mch ...20G7 20.40 20.58 20.40
May 20.27 20.07
There are five colored women law
yers in the United States.
She,
'he com. _
tsin on Increaso in rates, and tho fn-
tructions to the city attorney follow
'd with little discussion.
The opinion among members of the
■ouncil appeared to be that a second
ncrease in ratea ia not in order no...
ust when prices, of all commodities,
nciuding those which have in'crcas-
nd the expenses of tho telephone com
panies, along with other industries,
ire receding.
VALDOSTA COUNCIL
auBi'i
TO FICHT INCREASE
VALDOSTA, Oct, 8—Declaring
emphatlcally its opposition to the
proposed raise in tho telephone rates
for Valdosta tho city council WeG
for Valdosta tho city council Wed
nesday afternoon decided to make a
fight against tho increaso before the
railroad commission and requested
•he Chamber of Commerce to join in
‘he fight to soo if thof telephone user s
if thia city canqot be spared another
increase in rates.
The council takes tho position that
tho telephone peoplo want to raise
Valdosta rates in order to make ex
changes in other parts of Georgia pay
a dividend, and tho fight will be con
ducted along this lino, and from in-'
dlcations the Valdosta offort will bo
a very determined one, and in this it
will perhaps bo joined by municipal
ities in many parts of tho state. The
hearing i3 set for October 27th.
BOUNTIFUL CROPS
BEING HARVESTED
U. S. Estimates Show
Huge Yields Through
out The Country
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8—Forecasts
of production of tho year’s* princi
pal crop,, estimated from the condi
tion of October 1, or at tho time of
harvest, were announced today as fol
low,: .
Wheat, 967,655,000 bushels.
Corn, 3,200,000,000 bushels.
Oats, 1,444,000,000 bushels.
Irish potatoes, 414,086,000 bushels.
Sweet potatoes, 103,779,000 busli-
Tobaceo, 1.478.788,000 pounds.
Peannts, 30,217,000 bushels.
CALES OFF ATLANTIC.
WASHINGTON, 0„-‘ 8.—Winds
of gale forte off the middle Atlantic
coast this afternoon and the North
Atlantic coast tonight and Saturday
were forecast today by the weather
bureau in a special storm warning.
V
PERSONALS
A. J. Rice, Jr„ of Hawklnsville.
was n business visitor here today.
B. L. Wood was a visitor In Amer
icus yesterday from Lumpkin.
Mra. R. T. Humber of Lumpkin,
was shopping in Americas today.
E. K. Spark, of Albany* snent n
few hours in Americus yesterday af
ternoon.
Mr. end Mrs. D. M. Barnett of
.TscksenvnK passed through Amcri-
cus yesterday and spent a few hours.
John McMillan was n visitor here
yesterday from Macon.
L. V. Davis, of Athena, was a busi
ness visitor in Americus Thursday.
Mrs. R C. Gilmore of Montezum
was a shopper here this morning.
J. W. Carter, of Andartonville, was
a visitor here today.
A roof ftn on a negro h-use took
the fire denertment to Strife street
at 11 o'clock this forenoon. The dam
age was negligible.
Weather
Forecast for Georgia-Fair tonight
and Saturday. Little change in tem
perature.