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X ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS OF j THE WORLD MERICUS ORDER fTI HEART OF DIXIE~1feft7 WEEKLY EDITION 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.