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oll< ' eman Has His Throat Slashed Arresting Negro Figures For Cities
3d District Relealei
BADLY
SLASHED; NEGRO
SHOT, WILL DIE
Officer Attacked. Cut
And Beaten, But Will
Recover
AMERICAN BUSINESS THREATENED
BY BRITISH MONOPLY OF CABLES
Here Is Real Story Of
Attempted Landing
At Miami
Policeman J. N.‘ Worthy, 0 f
Z22E? I orcc > was ser i°uslv
tried Worthy when
SS %£S\£ n rs°hcd Mr wiX or I ,-
pocket knife by the negro and His
from th? t *f« With k th 1 club snatchp d
from the officer by the negro. The
negro was ahot through the abd"
men by the policeman.
„„I be risbt occurcd in a two-story
"T“, b rd,n|{ .h. ou * c torco doors
'treet S C w UF J;^ USC on Fore Vtb
areet. Mr. Worthy went to the
nouse in answer to a report that the
negro was beating his wife. When
he addressed the negro the latter
grabbed the club in the hand of th*
hUS'L** ^ Mr ‘ Worthy's
hpnd in the strap so that he could
-lasherf C |h h ' S fr? nd- . T he nCBI ' 0 the "
.slashed the officer's throat and jerk-
‘fc ?i Ub »f wa: (., ani1 hit hi "> over
ftehead.“ r - Worthy then drew
i P, ’ h, s hand being freed and
shot the negro in the abdomen twice.
In the struggle they both fell from
the perch of the second story of the
building to the yard below. Mr. Wor
tby lost his pistol in the fall and be-
.ing blinded by blood from his wounds
;ould not see it. The negro’s leg
broken .by the fall and ho could
Officer Worthy walked to an au-
tomobile nearby belonging to John
Phillips, negro shoemaker, and was
carried to the office of Drs. Smith
*hd Cato where his wounds were
BV H. N. RICKEY.
Washington, March 16—The
Western Union Telegraph Company,
again having been stopped by thu
navy from lahding its South Amcri
can cable connection at Miami, Fla.,
is pressing the Harding administra
tion to reverse the Wilson adminis
tration by issuing the necessary per-
,iing
■ *C
r fot
.The effective alertness of the
”J V * ? f.™ ““Vs ago w*s something
f . “ J® 11 the Western Union. It
evidently figured that it could get
away with the Able landing while
the administrations were changing
and before the navy bad receive!
new orders. It forgot that the navy
never sleeps and that orders to it
from higher up are orders until re-
mintst'r. i S CCtiVe * '"‘"S’"* ° d '
The shot which the submarine
chaser put across the bow -of th«
cable ship Robert dowry was a re
minder of the fact.
Decision in Doubt.
While it may be taken for grant
ed that the new administration will
bo more favorably disposed toward
the Western Union and its ambition
to become a part of tho South Amer-
tean-British cable monopoly, it is by
no means certain that the much
sought permit will be granted, nt
least right .away.
Secretary of State Hughes and the
senate foreign relations committee
have been thoroughly advised of the
importance of the situation from tho
standpoint of America building up
and maintaining unccnsored cable
communication with South and .Cen
tral America.
rious condition but his wounds are
not necessarily fatal, It U-stated, the
knife having just missed the vital
jugular vein.
The negro, was captured by Frank
Carey, Sheriff Harvey and Deputy
Summers, who arrived on tho scene
ns Mr. Worthy walked away. He
had managed to crawl into a nearby
ft.* 5 not expected that he
will survive. Examination- showed
he had three bullet holes entirely
through his body. As there were
only two exploded shells in the offi-
certs pistol when opened by Chief
Bragg, the origin of the third bullet
wound is the source of an unsolved
mystery. It is supposed that either
the officer carried two guns and
when he lost the larger one shot once
with a smaller on or that the negro
tried to shoot the officer and was
shot with his own gun in the strug
gle. The officer is yet unable to
talk.
CHANGES MADE
BY LEGION POST
New Commander And
Adjutant—Plans For
Future Laid
; “ **«» wuuuus were .....
?£. C ,1 . ,? nd . ,r °m , thia he , was car - To permit the Western Union to
ried to the hospital.; He Is in a te make a landingetMiami with its
WARRENTONHAS
$200,000 FIRE
WARRENTON, Ga.\ March 16.-
Fire in the heart of the business dis
tiict here today destroyed six build
ingr, with a loss estimated at 6200,-
00J). .
Germany Must Pay
By March 23, Says Note
PARIS, March 16—(By the As-
' UUei
sociatcd Press).—The Allied repara
tions commission note 'to Germany
demanding fulfillment of article 233
of the Versaille8 treaty notified the
German government it must pay one
billion gold marks before March 23,
it was announced today. The money
must he deposited in the Bank ot
England or federal .reserveJmijk in
the United States.
Chicago Tenants Seek
Rent Review Board
bil
CHICAGO. March 16—Hundreds
of Chicago tennants left this morn
■hr in n special train to visit the
slate legislature at Springfield in
advocacy of the Dailcy-Kessingcr
bill granting cities the right to se:
aS<> rent commissions for reviewing
h e* where excessive, rentals are al-
•gatf. ,
George Harvey O. K.
At British Court
LONDON, March i«—(By the
Associated Press I.—The British
governmen today gave formal ap
proval to the appointment of Col
George Harvey as United States am
bassador to Great Britain to sue
cced John W. Davis, resigned.
A Columbus (O.) clergyman Ms
made a musical instrument of shells
collected from French battlefields.
Business cards, stammd and certi
fied for small sums, have been cir
culating as money in Papeete, Ta
hiti,
cable connecting with the British
cable system at the Barbados would
interfere greatly with his policy.
Cable Contract.
A British company, tho Western
Telegraph Company, runs cables
from Great Britain to Brasil, along
the coast of Brasil to Buenos Aires,
extending by land lino across the
Andes to Santiago, Chile, and from
there north to Lima, Peru.
The Western Union Company
made a contract with the British
company, whereby the British com
pany was to extend its cable system
ft° m B ra **l to the Barbardos and
the Western Union Company was to
lay a cable from Miami, Fla., to
the Barbados.
„ w«» *>*o contemplated that tho
British Company would .eventually,
lay a cablo from Peru to Panama
and the Western.Union Company a
cable from the United States to Pan
ama. ,
When this plan was fully develop
ed. the British would circle South
America with the Western Union
furnishing access to the United
Stales and to its land lines.
Naturally enough the Western
Union would turn over to the Brit,
ish romoaify all traffic originating
in the United States and field with
the Western Union for South Amur-*
■iean points.
The Postal Telegraph Company
sends business to South America bv
wav of London and the Azores, at
which points American cables, are
turned over to tho British company
Alt American- Co. .
The Ail American Cabin Company,
an American owned concern, which
has been In-the. cable business about
BO years, owns and operaten cables
from the United States to Guantan
amo, to Panama, north along tho
west const of Central America and
South America to-Santiago, Chile.
There are stations at all principal
points, with land lines from Santi
ago to Buonos Aires and cables from
Bueno* Aires to Montevideo, to Rio
dn Janrrio nnd to Santos.’
For a great many years It has
bren 'the desire of the All American
Company to extend -its cables on tho
east coast of South America. This
has been > impossible, owing to cer
tain monnnoly rights owned by a
British cable company in Brazil.
The All American Company has
no land lines- in the United States.
Its only offices are in New York
and Washington.
In Hand, of Rritirfi.
Tho proposed extension of I ho
Western Union lo meet the British
cable at' Barbados and the traffic
arrangemonis between the Postal
Company and the British company,
would make it impossible for tho
American sender of cables, who docs
not live in Now York or Washing
ton, - " *- * ’ *
MAP OF BRITISH, ALL AMERICAN AND WESTERN UNION CABLES
Tho question raised by the contest between tho United States gov
ernment and tho Western Union Telegraph Co. about , the cable landing
at Miami. Fia,, Is not so simple as the officials of the company try to make
out. j
They say that it is simply one af their indisputable rights ns
American corporation to develop Ihcir business and add to the cable fa
cilities of their customers. -
The fact- ls that the contest involves the question : of increasing the
monopoly control of the world’s cable facilities by the British, with wham
the Western Union is in alliance; and at the came titWpCTmttting the
strangulation of an alLAmcrlcan cable company which for 60 yonra has
been bulding up an independent business between the United States nnd
South America.
The accompanying article and map, prepared from official sources
explain tho Western Union-British scheme and why President Wilson ro
fused to grant the much-desired landing permit.
What will President Harding do about it?
C0TT0NEXP0RT
LOANS GRANTED
War Finance Corpora
tion Approves Two
Applications
WASHINGTON, March 16—An
luncement of the approval of the
application of two American banking
institutions for an advance to assist
in 'financing exportation of About
16(000 bales of cotton to Germany
and Czecho-Slovakia was made to
day by the War Finance corporation'.
The amount *of tho advance was
not determined.
DUBLIN HONORS
DR. ALLEN FORT
Memorial Held at First
Church He Served As
Minister
At a spirited meeting .of. John
D. Mathis Peat, American' Legion,
held Monday evening In the office
of Gordon Howell, two officers re
signed and their places were filled
,n< * • ‘tort made on a rejuvenated
activity * revived ,pirit and
The resigning officers wore Com
mander Dan Chappell and Adjutanf
Bcn Iloguc. Rev. Frank P. Andci
eon was chosen commander nnd
James P. Gartner adjutant. At the
conclusion of the meeting Com
mander Anderson named Mr. Chap
pell and Jack Hoist n committco to
work out plans for futuro activities
and growth of tho post.
Shortl yaftcr tho covoning of Tho
meeting Commandei Chappell de-
dated that ho desired to present
his resignation for tho good of the
post. He explained that since being
made commander ho had taken pub
lic office and it would be well lo
liavo another hold tho place of com
mander. Tho resignation was ac
cepted.
At this point .some spirited per
sonal remarks from among tlio mem-
borship took place, which were fol
lowed by tho resignation of Adj.
Ben Hogue, and its acceptance. The
election of new officers nnd steps
looking to new life In tho post fol
lowed.
At Power Convention
V-
Marion Jackson Says Railroad Commissioners
Are AH Honest, But Haven’t' A Chance,
Being In Grip O f Corporations
>nal dir.
'flic Water Power convention of the Third CongA>sr.i
held at the courthouse in Amcricus beginning sliurtly after
Wednesday morning, and continuing until 12:30, was a
quietly earnest, affair. Tho attendance tvas not great in m
ably not more than 200 being present, but representative citizen!, -may
ors, councilmcn, county commissioners and other communty Under: - were
there from every part of the district. The speakers included Mrs. W. A.
Covington, of Moultrie, wife of Judge Covington, who made a splendid
address; Mayor J. Gordon Jones, of Cordolo; Marion Jackson, of Atlanta,
attorney for tho Georgia Municipal caguc, nnd John W. Greer, of Moul
trie, secretary of tho League. Mayor Sheppard, of Amerleu-, presided
and welcomed the attendants, and Dr. Gordon McKinsey, of A’ hburn, re
sponded. A number of leading Americus club women ntt ended the coti*
BRITISH-RUSSIAN
PACT IS SIGNED
vention,
At the conclusion of the meeting,
J. Gordon Jones, of Cordele, was
chosen district chairman of the Third
district division of tho Georgia Mu
nicipal League, nnd shortly after ho
announced that ha would call educa*
tona! meetings for Cordclc and Fitz
gerald at early dates.
Mr. Jackson’s address afforded
tho climax of tho convention, hoi
US tUU WUIIVUU .... w
havjnR devoted lonjr study to tho light rate
subject and coming equipped with per kwh,
facta arid figures which ho quoted at $9,000; a
considerable length; Many of these plant. No
figures were localized to show Iosse'* Albany
annually under tho present private cd; light
ownership plan and high electric
rates in Georgia as compared with lights
LONDON. Marfh 10.—(By Asso
ciated PresSaJ-^-A trade agreement,
under which commercial relations will
be resumed by Grefct Britain and
Russia, was signed'here this morning
by representatives of tho two gov
ernments.
Dr. Zayas Makes Clean
Sweep In Cuban Election
HAVANA, March 16.—Dr. Alfrc
do Zayas Y. Alaonzo, former vice
president and candidate of the Con
servative-Popular (National league)
party, made practically a clean sweep
of tho presidential elections held
yesterday in several hundred ere
cincts of Mm —' ‘
Cub.a
the vnriouo provinces of
MEXICAN STRIKE ENDS.
MEXICO CITY. March 16—(By
Associated Press.)—The striko of
wlrkcrs on tho Mexican railways
which began the middle of Fubruary,
was llctt
velopment in South America atop
pcd.
Wilton’, Verdict.
.It was after President Wilson bad
horoughly familiarized himself with
thi* State of facta that lie refused
to grant the permit for the cable
landing at Miami and acting upon
tkut refiual the navy has twice pre-
vented the landing.
It waa suggested under the Wil
son regime that if . the British com
pany. would surrender its monopolj
In Bnull so as to enable the All
American .Company to extend-its
system and. that Western Union
Company-permit tho sender to route
hla messagevia tho All American
Company, .If hh so wished, the Mi
ami landing permit would be grant
ed.
The suggestion was rejected with
seem, by the Western Union Com
pany and it wont Into court chal-
longing the president’s right to in
form -The case is still pending.
President’s Power.
-Hero is pet federal law in tHo
subject, buf, beginning with Grant,
DUBLIN, March 18,—A strong
tribute to the memory of Dr. Allen
Fort, who died at Nashville, Tenn., a
few weeks ago, was paid by the First
Baptist Churclv at a memorial serv
ice, held for him Sunday evening.
This church was the first p(iterate
held by Dr. Fort when he entered
the full work of the Baptist minis-
tiy, from Americus, and to the day
of his death there was a special
bond of friendship between him and
llie members, especially those ..who
were members during his pastorate.
. Dr. C. D. Graves, the pastor, pre
sided and several songs, old favor
ites of Dr. Fort, were sung by the
choir and congregation. Mrs. J.
Hughes Lord sang a beautiful solo,
— ‘ portion of musical program.
— . - — * H . Rowe
Deacons J. B. Daniel, F.
TransDort Damaged
Badly In Collision
‘ NEW YORK, March 16—The ar-
ray transport Manaweska whs badly
damaged when she collided with the
Shipping Board stoamer Invincible
18 miles oil Bnrnegat, N. J., sho re-
S orted by Wireless at daybreak. She
ad started under her own steam for
this port. The Invincible, apparent- - ■ - - —»«»«„» ,u
ly little damaged, proceeded to Nor- *I°1>*53, the amuen*. of loss to the
folk. I Americus consumer over what would
■ have to be naid under rates as ^re
public ownership, which le contem
plated under the proposed plan of
the league.
Call, CommiKion Honest
Mr. Jackson paid his respects tu
the Georgia Hallway commission, ray-
ingTKat (he mentbera were all hon
orable ahd honest men but that, sit-
ting In the capital, they were help
less in the hands of tho corporations
and organized wealth. Ho declared
if it were'not for tho inflated valua
tions which the commission approves,
and which aro to be used by the con
cerns later as valuation* for rc-pay-
ment by tho state in taking over their
properties, ho would be glad to sco
tho commission grant every rate raise
that comes before it, because the
high rates seem to be tho only means
of wakening tho people.
Mr. Jackson had been handed'two
statements for light and power paid
by an Amcricus concern to the
Americus Lighting Company, the
name of tho consumer not being
mentioned. Ho compared the cost
of tho same power In Ontario, where
the waterpower has been developed
under a plan which tho Georgia
Municipal League has taken ns a
t ?oS r . n ’ 2 h L s Amcricus bill showed
7 j 7or **R*>ts in one month
and 6116.02 for power. Mr. jack-
son showed that in nn Ontario city
th® same servico would have cost
614.66 for lights and 638.06 for
power. Tho difference, he comput
ed, In thirty years at 6 percent corn
pounded interest would amount to
6101,653, the amuen* of lose to the
(1,001
nicipaliy
h. 10c;
imp cost street
ncorntt to ci1
tiunicipally o
ed; light late, per kv.li, 12 l-2ei;
power rate, per kwh. 0 i-l.v, annual
cost street lights, hone; annual in- '
come to city from, plant, £1 5,1)4.l r
Thomandllei—1 iant muni fmdj|
owned; light rate, ner kwh. 12 i-2eV
power rate, per kwh. G l-4c: annual
cost street lights, Njne; annual in
come to city from plant. 611,000.
.... Opened By Crnrr
«‘^«|r‘ i foc™“ry' , lircer t0 o rth. f
».." U K nid i al Vr a * l,e ’ flowed
by prayer by Rev. F. I>. Anderson,
J. of Cor-
J. E. Sbtpw
of Americus*
Former Mayor Sin
dele, nominated Mav
Paid, of Amcricus,
and lie was chosen.
wn;-5 cho3cn secretary.
Chairman Sheppard announced
° : ng the meet.
chairman,
Joseph Perkin*
out cf order;
20 minutaaj
limited to 10
xplaine dthab
‘ith the InVi-
all attending
found by any
ome free and
Chamber of Commerce
Moves To New Theater
it live in mew ion or wanning- prosldcnt* have held tnat no cable
n. lo reach Roulh American point*, I comieeting the. United fltatns with a
-ept through a British company.- I foreign country.could be landed in
The Western Union and Postal the United States without tho prezl-
mnnninn do not permit the KendoC donlia ■ permission.
One Important factor.in the situ-
' that-tr
ibid
The Chamber of Commerce moved
its headquarters Monday evening
from the Cato building, on North
.. .. .. „„„„ Jaekion street, to the west ttore
and W. L. Joiner made tilka on the , r “ m The^fH?c an .fVe™u™ b ?. i ^
work and the character of Dr. Fort, cjg£, ^r.fhc Man.Kcr BieKtt',
Ml of them being Intimate personal
glimpses of one of tho greatest per
sonalities and preachers in.the en
tire south. Rev. T. Bright alio paid
a tribute to Dr. Fort'* work ii
Nashville. These talks were with
icet, v
ermpanie* Jo not permit the sender
of h telegram or cable to > indicate
the muting of a message. After It
leaves-their lines they torn it eater
to whatever company thev please.r
If the Western Union Company It
oermitted tc land iti cable at Miami.
ah entr»ne» to-the
hot nmvKUng an entrance to -ine
United States for.- the British com-
pony, the All American Company
will find itself In a position where
Will linn I15VII III u inwuiun siisil
it may and probably will bo choked
to death, and American cable de-
ntion is
it-the British own the
Barbados. In ease of war anywhere
in, the world; tho British could-, for
military purposes or in the. Interest
ol' British neutrality, establish-a
ccnrorship at the Barbados, which
would be mighty inconvenient to the
United Slates. * r
H is' a situation not' unlike that
which exista in' respect of the Jap
anese at Yap,
out oratorical effect, without great
diaplay oft rhetirlc, but were the ex
pression of idle and esteem for a
former pastor that will be hard to
duplicate anywhere in any church.
Some of the tenderest memories ot
the church members, or at leaat that
portion which were here during the
pastorate- of Dr. Fc-rt, center arou-d
him and hi* four yesre of work with 1
the church, and the'speakers Sunday
night spoke straight from theit
hearts, and needed no effort ts
make this , plain. Dr. Fort was one
of the greatest pastors* and * preach
ers that the south has produced in,
this day and -time, and'had he lived
he would have held some of the very
highest places ainoag the Baptist of
the south. His memory will always
linger with the* First Baptist Church
here os'a benediction.
rcstaurenteur.
MARKETS.
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling ll-l-2c.
NEW YORK FUTURES
Piv Open 11am lpm Close
Mav 11.84 11.76 lt.78 11.8.7 11.88
July 12.30 ltftO lt.20 1I.27 12.33
Oct. 12.73 12.65 12.71.12.67 12.77
From 1!)0G to 1920, thevr were 467
earthquakes in the Panama Canal
Zone.
George O, Marshal, county agent,
and Mrs. Olin Williams, county dem
onstrator., will all be located In thd
new headquarters, which is smaller
than the place vacated.
A quick lunch room will be opened
in the old Chamber headquarters by
V. Pappy*, |*»H.known:,local, Greek
' if. .-V
SETH TANNER,
.A fool' jl a*k aii’ a*Y#« more
our,lien, IJ lan a wile man. A plain
doe® of drug itere castor oil ’ll save
a*any a fancy ip.ll o' cicknall an'
th rape me thereuv.
vailing in developed Ontario
30 year period wa, used because
under (He league plan bonds matur
ing in that- period would be issued
to finance waterpower development
in Georgia.
Soot* More Figures.
Mr. Jackson also compiled and
qtloted some interesting figures foi
twelve municipalities In this district.
Ho compared each city cited with mi
Ontario city of smaller size, and
then computed, what caeh of thee;
Ccorga cities would pay for current
S hove the Ontario cost if they used
ic same amount of current in e
year as the Canadian cities nt pre
valing Georgia ratca. These were
aa follows:
Amcricus
Asnbu
—jqrn
Dawson
ltii-hla.nl
Ellavillc
Cuthbert
MnrahaivUio
Oglethorpe ..
Codele _.
Fitzgerald
Vienna ...
Leesburg
....$ 64,140.63
.... 6,663.06
.... 87125.60
.... 8,323.69
600.30
.-. 20,300.30
.... 10,612.0
.... 4,042.5'
.... B4.t40.6-,
.... 60,000.02
.... 8,323.60
74.60
Total
total .; 6225,200.18
Total in 30 years with interest com
pounded at 6 per
cent 2 | 14.068,877.06
Trial for 4 Georgia
dMricto 107,122,717.00
Greer Gives Figures
Mr. Greer. In his remarks, which
came early and explained the origin
and purposes of the Municipal league.
cited the disadvantages in
Georgia cities, including Amcricus
and Collide, compared with others
oft similar class wbirh own their light
ing am! power plants. These showed:
Americus—Plant privately owned;
light rate; per kwh, 15c; power rate,
per kwh. 8c; annual cost street lights, ,„ r mnr „ th . ln „
dam'sw"' Ql '" MmC *° C!ty fr ° m ,b e He point!
Cordele—Plant privately owned;' ‘^(Continued’on PY*
tho threo rul
ing: All rcsoli
all speeches iin
open farm spci
minutes. Mr. i
these were, in :
tations which a
that they would
resolutions nnd
open-minded.
Mayor SWppard welcomed the
visitors to Amcricus doubly, he said,
because of the cause and l.oi-ause ef --
the individuals thcms-.-lvc.i. He told
his hearers of the birth of the Gcor-
gia Municipal League at which h.
Um, P „ r / 5Cn Ln°" 0Wine lhc totrodue-
tjoii of a bill in the as:o n ,blv de
signed to ’’tie or hamstring' every
municipality in Georgia. “Tho
mayor of Albany came to Atlanta to
!r ad . tb .e f'K.ht on this bill’* said he,
finally defeated at
‘nnd the „..(L __
? h ‘ m- scsHsion It war, then that
the attention of the citicn v. is dra^n
to this movement and the league re-
suited for defensive purpo:;- . I.ater
the immense undeveloped field was
rcoKnizcd nnd now we h.ivn these
meetings and n campaign of educa-
i. iS°L nB on nI1 ovcr Georgia. And
It will he a sorry dny for Georgia
when people eannol be called iugeth-
er for the ilisseminaUon educa-
tic-n concerning lhc ilevoiomn-rtt of
the natural rcsourcoH. It is
count of the fact that you
gaged in this kind of work tha
gives me great Measure to welcome
you to Amcricus.”
McKinsoy Responds
Dr. Gordon McKinacv, of Ash-
responded. Ho said he knew
Hie league, hut had long
thought the opportunities Tor de
velopment nlong the line: m-ntioned
were practically unparalleii
air. Greer explained som
nertalning to tho Munieipc
Ho referred first to the cries of ad
vertisements being ‘
Georgia Railway, * i’nw- r < omUv
which lire dicguiacd ns new e*ee D
Where labeled as advortis-ments ir
some papers, including the Times Hr
ceriler. He named the officer.'.
leading business nnd mofesr.ional
men nr l.eoma. He told something
or John J. Lagan, of Atlanta who
ha:-, dcvoto-l much of hi fi-rfun- to
the interests of the peon!.- of Gear
Ria. He said an uncle had left liil
a fortune, practically none of whi,
lie lias used for himself. He
tinned many public movement:
Lagan bail assisted, ineludln -
nOO spent by him la.st year ..
: bung the league principals.
’ll’, r.aifan wns supprinf'-n