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VOL. XXV. NO. 148
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" WILLING TO ACCEPT
", BERLIN PROPOSALS
BY DAVID LAWRENCE
(Leased Wire Service to The Journal.)
(Copyright, 1923.)
WASHINGTON, Sejrt. 11.—Almost
overnight has the spirit of hope and
encouragement, with reference to the .
European outlook, come over ofTi- |
cial Washington.
The news that Germany is about j
to cease passive resistance in the
. Ruhr is accepted as due in large.
* part to the influence of Brit\ ;
I *hin. Being unable herself to force
I a recession of the French viewpoint
by public exchanges of notes, Brit
ain is believed to have persuaded the
Germans to retreat. This maneuver
• would tend to remove the chief ob
stacle set by the French against ne
gotiating a Ruhr settlement, and
make the atmosphere more favorable
to mutual concessions.
The break in the Ruhr situation is 1
not due to any sudden realization by I
Germany that passive resistance wds |
a wrong policy, but to a knowledge
that France was determined to go
through to the bitter end, and that
the support of Britain was of little
value, unless the British w£re ready
to take drastic steps, something to
which powerful influences inside the
British empire were vigorously op
posed.
♦ Industrialists at Work
For many weeks the American gov
ernment -has been aware that be
neath the surface negotiations were
proceeding between the industrial
ists of all European powers with a
view to effecting a settlements’ The
rumors that the industrialists have
reached an agreement comes signifi
cantly at the same time that word
goes forth from Berlin of the pros
pective end of passive resistance.
There have been well-defined re
ports from Paris for some time that
if the German industrialists , would
agree to permit the acquisition by
French interests of 26 per cent of
some of the larger mines and manu
facturing concerns of Germany, the
quarrel about the Ruhr could easily
be ended. .
Twenty-six per cent carries with
) e it a qualified vote .of power over the
majority under Prussian law, which,
in some respects, makes the minor
ity holders of stock as powerful as
the majority. News is expected at
any moment that on some such basis
te have the industrialists of France
► gained a victory and, of course, be
hind them is the Poincare govern
s ment. ' * ,
The gradual decline of the mark
and the certainty that if unchecked
the situation in Germany would drift
into th e hands of the monarchists
and bring apout economic chaos,
with no particular advantage to any
body, has brought the present Ger
man ministry to its senses, and will
no doubt have a severing influence
on the French.
Position of Britain
. The belief here is that Great Brit
ain has assumed the role of confi
dential mediator and that she will
be in a position to regain the trust
of France and preserve th e entente
by the negotiations now in process.
Naturally the American govern
ment is taking no active part in
what is going on but is an interested
-* well-informed onlooker.
The prospect is that, if the French
and Germans can come to an agree
ment about the Ruhr and repara
tions, the international bankers of
all countries, including America,
will take an interest once more in
floating an international loan. The
bankers’ committee which met at the
suggestion of the reparations com
mission in Paris a year and a half
ago might be asked to sit again and
give an expert appraisal of German
assets for the benefit of the commis
sion.
The ■whole situation for the mo
ment looks favorable to a European
settlement.
. FRENCH AMBASSADOR
* TALKS WITH STRESEMANN
» * PARIS, Sept. 11. —(By the Asso
ciated Press.) —Conversations that
are taking place *between Jacquin
de Margerie, French ambassador to
1 Germany, and Chancellor Strese
mann in Berlin, are considered by
the French government as leading
toward a settlement of the repara
, a tioci question, although it is stated
2 that the chancellor has notxyet made
t* a definite offer.
The conferences between M. De-
Margerie and Chancellor Stresemann
will be continued.
Any proposition received by
France from Chancellor Stresemann
will be communicated immediately
to the British and other allied gov
ernments.
PROGRESS IS MADE
IN BERLIN NEGOTIATIONS
BERLIN, Sept. 11.—(By the As
sociated Press.) —Political ( circles
aver that progress is being made
in unofficial efforts to strengthen
the “atmosphere of contact,” which
the government is endeavoring to
establish with France. These in
formal conversations, it is believed
forecast official action by the Ger
man- government.
\ An outline of the extensive eco
i nomic guarantees which Germany is
prepared to pledge for the payment
of her reparation obligations is
generally looked for in the address
which Chancellor Stresemann is
« scheduled to deliver in Berlin Wed
nesday.
This plan, it is known, is based
upon the hypothecation of the en
tire economic structure of the
reich, according to the scheme
evolved during the chancellorship
of Dr. Cuno. If acceptable to the
allied creditors, the program will be
supported by full legislative author
ity.
Official circles are somewhat dis
appointed that Premier Poincan
has not seen fit to consider Dr
Cuno's offer, which has been ampli
fled by the new chancellor.
UNEMPLOYED IN RIOTS
IN CITY OF DRESDEN
BERLIN, Sept.. 11.—Violent riot
tng started by a demonstration ol
unemployed has broken out in Dres
flen, a dispatch from that city saic
v 'today.
Five persons were killed in th<
• first clash between police and th<
i demonstrators. Fighting continuec
nt the hour the telegram was filer
th!» afternoon.
Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and - Saturday
NEWS OF THE WORLD
TOLD IN BRIEF
LONDON. —Typhoid and dysen
tary have broken out in Tokio, says
dispatch to Daily Express.
LONDON.—DaiIy Mail's Berlin
correspondent reports that city of
Leipsic has declared itself bankrupt.
WICHITA, KAN.—Engineer, fire
man and brakeman are killed when I
Frisco freight train blow’s up near
here.
BOSTON.—Henry Ford definitely
acquires title to historic Mayside inn
at South Sudbury, and 700
acres of land for $175,000.
RIGA. —Dispatch from Moscow
says express train was derailed at
Omsk Saturday and eighty-two per
sons were killed and 152 injured.»
WASHINGTON. —Red Cross offi
cials announce that $4,179,600 has
been given s.o far by American peo
ple for Japanese earthquake suf
ferers.
MACON, Ga. —J. P. Durkee, or
ganizer of Ku Klux Klan here, is ar
rested on charges of rioting and as
sault and battery in connection with
floggings.
TOKIO. —General Gregorie Semen
/off, formerly commander-in-chief of
the all-Russian armies, is reported
to have been killed in Yokohama
earthquake.
LISBON. —Three syndicalists at
tempt to assassinate Premier Silva,
of Portugal, but are placed under
arrest before any serious assault is
committed.
WASHINGTON.—The cost per
ton of bitumnious coal to a mine
operator ranges between $1.20 and
$2.80, the coal commission reports
to President Coolidge.
GENEVA. Jugo-Slavanian for
eign minuter declares his govern
ment will refuse to submit to the
League of Nations its differences
with Italy because of Fiume.
OSAKA. —Eastern News Agency
dispatch from Tokio says many of
thousands of refugees gathered in
Ueno park have committed suicide
as result of hunger and exposure.
LOS ANGELES. —Anna Town
send, motion picture actress, known
to thousands as “grandma” because
of character parts she played, dies
at her home at age of seventy-nine.
NEW YORK.—Destruction of
Yokohama is so complete govern
ment is planning to abandon site of
and enlarge Tokio enough to
absorb population and industries of
Yokohama, according to radio mes
sage to Japanese Times.
LONDON. —Greek government has
arrested eight persons suspected of
murder of Italian boundry commis
sioners in Janina, according to Rome
dispatch to Central News. Arrest
of Colonel Botzaris, Greek member
of boundary mission, Is said to be
imminent.
MANILA. —Anticipating new out
breaks among Moros in Lake Lanao
region, Philippine constabulary has
dispatched supply of shrapnel to
Camp Keithly. Governor General
Wood declares he believes disturb
ing situation to be merely a case of
religious fanaticism.
OSAKA. —What is reported to be
an official compilation of earthquake
casualties estimates dead, injured
and missing at 1,556,749. It is re
ported that government has decided
to expend all of budget surpluses up
to 1925, amounting to 360,000,000 yen,
for relief and reconstruction.
BERLIN. —The currency comp
troller wall requisition . all precious
metals, whether raw, half manufac
tured, or mixed with other alloys in
coinagp, it is announced. Order
takes effect immediately and all per
sons possessing such metals must
declare them before September 21,
finished products being exempt.
GENEVA.—Telegram from Vis
count Ishii, president of the council
of League of Nations, to council ot
ambassadors, saying council shared
with ambassadors an anxiety to see
Greco-Italian difficulty settled soon
is construed to indicate policy to
watchful waiting on part of league.
WASHINGTON. Japanese am
bassador presents to Secretary
Hughes message from Premier Yam
amota, expressing Japan’s grati
tude for earthquake aid, declaring
that “precious gift of American
sympathy cannot but serve peace of
the world in drawing still closer
bond of friendship and trust between
the two countries.”
I
The Weather
FORECASTVoR THURSDAY
1 Virginia: Unsettled.
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia: Generally fair.
Florida: Partly cloudy in north
and local showers in south and cen
. tral portions.
> Extreme northwest Florida, Ala-
bama, Mississippi: Generally fair.
’ Tennessee, Kentucky: Partly
cloudy; somewhat cooler.
Louisiana: Generally fair.
• Arkansas: Fair.
; Oklahoma: Fair, s
1 East Texas: Generally fair, except
1 unsettled oh the coast.
West Texas: Fair, L_,._
WASHINGTON. Representative
Madden, Illinois, is reported seri
ously ill at his Washington home.
COLUMBUS, O. Prof. Irving
Fisher, of Yale, despite protests, ad
dresses National W. C. T. U. conven- 1
tion here.
PORTLAND, Me— Maine klans
men claim victory as result of suc
cess of city manager plan in city
election.
CHICAGO. —Leading wool grow
ers hope so to finance pools that
center of wool trade will be shifted
to Chicago from Boston.
BERLIN—The Soviet embassy
describes the report of a revolt at
Moscow and assassination Leon
Trotzky, as fabrications.
CHICAGO. —Coolidge-for-President
club launches drive to get majority
of Illinois delegates to support Cool
idge for president in 1924.
LAKEHURST, N. J.—Dirigible
ZR-1 successfully completes continu
ous flight of almost twelve hours
when it reaches naval air station
here.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Oklahoma
official klansmen yield to Governor
Walton’s edict and forbid members
of klan to hold masked parades or
meetings.
TOKlO—Bodies of 60,000 dead
were cremated by Tokio authorities
up to midnight of'September 8, and
dead in Yokohama are placed at
110,000.
LONDON. Chancellor Strese
mann and French ambassador to
Berlin are negotiating for settle
ment of Ruhr problem, Berlin semi
official communique declares.
WHEELING, W. Va.—Brig. Gen.
William Mitchell, chief of United
States army air service, escaped un
hurt when plane falls into Ohio
rivgr, near Moundsville, W. Va.
SAN FRANCISCO. —Astronomers
at Santa Barbara and Mexico City
report getting good photographs of
sun’s eclipse, but clouds or fog ob
scare the view at most California
points.
COLUMBUS, O—Senators Fess
and Willis tell National W. C. T. U.
convention that prohibition amend
ment and its enforcement provisions
are organic law and never will be
repealed.
PHILADELPHIA. President
John L. Lewis, of United Mine
Workers of America, sends letter to
President Coolidge supporting sug
gestion of Governor Pinchot that in
terstate commerce commission in
vestigate anthracite freight rates.
HARRISBURG, Pa. Governor
Pinchot calls upon governors ot
thirty other anthracite consuming
states to joing in seeking methods
of safeguarding against high
during winter.
Florida Coast Canal
Development Planned
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 11.
Construction of a fleet of twenty
self-propelled barges capable of car
rying a cargo of eighty tons, for use
on tne Floridp.l east coast canal, be
tween Jacksonville and Miami, and
the complete dredging of all shoal
places to a minimum depth of 5 feet,
are the plans of the Florida Canat
and Transportation company for the
operation of the waterway, accord
ing to announcement Monday of
John A. Fox, vice president of the
company which recently purchased
the waterway. Mr. Fox is here to
start a tour of the canal from end
to end.
Rev. C. J. Thompson Dies
In Statesville, N. C.
STATESVILLE, N. C., Sept. Il-
Reverend C. J. Thompson, widely
known Southern Baptist minister,
died Monday ih a hospital here,
where he had been under treatment
since April. He was sixty-six years
of age, and was formerly a member
of Southern Baptist Foreign Mission
Board in Richmond. He had served
pastorates in Atlanta, Lynchburg
and Durham and was for a time
connected with AndeTson college at
Anderson, S. C. Funeral services
will -be held at Raleigh.
Co-operation Only Hope
Os Farmer, Roosevelt Says
SYRACUSE, N. Y.. Sept. 11. —• |
Combination and co-operatior. is '• e I
hope of the American farmer, As- I
sistant Secretary Roosevelt, of the |
navy department, declared tod:.-- in I
an address at the New York State I
fair. The government’s part in aid- j
ing the agriculturist, he said, should •
be confined to legalizing fullest co- i
operation and assisting ic rough j.
the federal agencies of information,
and in extending credit facilities ’
“where it serves ne practical ■
purpose.”
Democratic Committee
Continues Slemp Attack
WASHINGTON, Sept. 11.—The
Democratic national committee re- j
sumed Monday an attack on C. ;
Bascomb Slemp, secretary to Presi
dent Coolidge, by giving out the text I
of three letters described as having I
emanated from tb<s office of Mr. i
Slemp while he. was a member of '
the house from Virginia
The letters were signed by Mr. j
Slemp’s secretary and concerned fed- ■
eral appointments.
World War’s Oldest Hero
, Dies at Age of 79
LOS ANGELES. Sept. IL—Lieu-1
tenant Georges le Mesnager, 79 years I
old, veteran of two wars, hero of,
Verdun and said to have been the I
oldest soldier to serve throughout!
the World war, is dead in Mayenne, 1
France, his native city, according to .
word received last night by the Los I
Angeles Times. j
WIFE DIES FROM
SHOCK AFTER MAN
IS KILLED IN FIGHT
MAY, Ga., Sept. 11.—Grief for her
I husband who was shot and killed
here Sunday night is believed to have
caused the ’death early Tuesday i
morning of Mrs. John Roberts. She j
was walking in the yard of her home |
here when her daughter heard her
utter a cry, and when she reached
her mother’s side, sh e was dead.
Mrs. Jo e Copeland, of Statenville,
and A. E. Goodson, are under arrest
in connection with the shooting of
Roberts. The couple fled after four I
shots had been fired into Roberts’
body during a quarrel at the May
railroad station. The woman was
arrested Monday when hunger drove
her from the woods where she hid
during the night, and Goodson was
captured by police at Jacksonville,
Fla., late Monday night. The wom
an is charged with having fired the
shots, after Roberts is said to have
upbraided her.
Mrs. Roberts was the mother of
seven children, five daughters and
two sons, whose age range from two
to sixteen years. The Lowndes coun
ty grand jury is in session and an I
investigation of the Roberts case I
will probably be made. Mrs. Rote- I
erts was buried Tuesday afternoon ■
in a gra*ve by the side of that in |
which her hlusband was buried Mon- !
day.
WOMAN TAKES ALL
BLAME FOR SHOOTING
VALDOSTA, Ga., Sept. 11.—Mrs.
Joe Copeland, who is charged with
having shot and killed John Roberts
at May Sunday night, was brought
to Valdosta at midnight last night
and put in jail here. Her story of
the killing differs from reports
brought here by'Roberts’ friends.
She says that A. E. Goodson, who
had visited her and who was impli
cated in the killing according to first
reports, was not present but had
gotten on the train to go to Jack
sonville. She' was in th e depot when
Roberts began to talk to her and
finally struck her with a stick, ac
cording to her statement. Sh e had
a revolver in a paper bag and took
it out and shot him.
Mrs. Copeland resided with her
mother and sister, her mother being
Mrs. Eli Smith. The family is well
known and bears a good reputation.
It is said that Roberts had told her
in the depot that Goodson would
hav e to cease his visits to her home
and that is what led to the shooting.
GOODSON IS TAKEN
IN FLORIDA CITY
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 10.—
A. E. Goodson, said by police offi
cials to be wanted at May, Ga., in
connection with the killing of John
Roberts there Sunday, was arrested
here late last night. Detectives said
Goodson admitted his connection
with the shooting.
Goodson, who said he is twenty
eight years old and a railroad me
chanic, was arrested at the home of
his brother-in-law by officers who had
received telegraphic instructions
from th§ Georgia city.
According to dispatches from Geor
gia, Roberts and Goodson had
quarreled at the May railroad sta
tion, and the Copeland woman
had snatched Goodson’s pistol and
shot Roberts four times. The wom
an was arrested, but Goodson es
caped.
To newspaper men Goodson re
fused to talk, but detectives said he
■ had admitted he is the Goodson
sought in Georgia.
Tract of Land Short,
Sale Contract Is Void,
Supreme Court Decides
The descriptive words “more or
less” in the conveyance of land have
a great deal to do with a decision
as to whether the property was sold
by the tract or by the acre, the
Georgia supreme court held Tues
day in a divided opinion on a Brooks
county case.
According to the record, W. W.
Roberts, Jr., formerly of Bartow
county, bought two tracts •of land in
Brooks county from Denmark
Groover and B. R. Strickland, pay
ing $7,000 and giving notte for $13,-
220 additional, and later refused to
pay the notes on the ground that
one tract, supposed to contain 454.25
acres, actually contained only 420.47
acres.
Roberts asked for the return ot
his $7,000 and cancellation of the
notes, but Judge W. E. Thomas, in
the Brooks superior court, dismissed
his plea on the ground that the land
was sold by the tract and not by
the acre.
The decision was reversed by the
supreme court, Chief Justice Rus
sell writing the opinion, on the
| grounds that the deed mentioned the
I exact number of acres, without add
• ing more or less, and that quantity
■ was the essence of the contract.
1 Justice Marcus W. Beck dissent
' ed, contenting that the specific farm
, was mentioned by name; that its
■boundaries were given; and that the
■ sale was for a lump sum and not at
Iso much per acre, making it a sale
I by the tract and not by the acre.
Sting of Hornet
Declared Cause of
Death of Farmer
TORRINGTON. Conn., Sept. 12.
' Charles S. Schelwitch, 50, was stung
| to death by a hornet while at work
! Tuesday on his farm in Harwinton.
I His body was found in a pasture,
j The mark of the hornet's sting was
on the back of onto of his ears.
! University of Florida
Gets Auditorium Building
■ TALLAHASSEE, ' Fla., Sept. 11.
; The state board of control Awarded
! a contract at its meeting in Jack
■l sonville for completion of the audi
' torium unit of the administration
’l building at the University of Flor
ida, it was learned Tuesday at the
: offices of the board here. R. J
'Gillespie, of Jacksonville, submitted
| the low bid $71,752. It is expected
I that six or eigh' months will be re
i quired to finish the work.
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ZR-1, Giant Airship,
Makes First Flight
Over New York City
''WOOLWORTH TOWER, NEW
YORK, Sept. 11—(By the Associated
Press.) —The giant airship ZR-1 to
day flew up from her hangar in
Lakehurst, N. J., to visit New York.
New York was on its toes to greet
her. Roofs, visible for miles from
the Woolworth tower were crowded
With spectators. In the streets be
low thousands could be seen craning
their necks, as they gazed upwards
out of the deep canyons.
The giant craft first was sighted
from the tower after she had passed
over quarantine and headed up the
harbor toward the Statue of Liberty.
Five seaplanes, gray as the air
ship they escorted, circled the ZR-1
as she passed over the tip of Man
hattan, glided up the island and dis
appeared in the haze far up the
Hudson.
The ZR-1 rode on an even keel
most of the time. As she passed
Mistress Liberty, however, she
dipped her prow quite perceptibly.
Down went her bow, also, as shd
turned northwest toward the Hud
son., following the river on her voy
age up town.
Only five of her six motors were
working as she passed over the city,
but their hum could be heard in
doors even above the usual roar of
the city.
Trial of Dr. Black
On Murder Charge
Begins m Talbotton
TALBOTTON, Ga., Sept. 11.—The
trial of the case of the state vs.. Dr.
C. M. ck, charged with slaying
J. C. Magouirt on the afternoon of
July 5, has been before
Judge George P. Monroe. The trag
edy is to have resulted from
Magouirt having reported to the
sheriff that Dr. Black was using the
Same license tag for two cars.
A list of about 60 men was ex
hausted before the following jurors
were drawn: W- B. Jordan, Russell
Fryer, Will L. Russell, W. A. Bev
erly, Charles Butler, H. L. Russell,
E. W. Cody, Jr., J. A. Ligon, J. C.
Cook, M. H. King and E. W.’ Arrant.
None of these jurors are residents of
Talbotton.
The leading lawyers for the state
and for the defense are Frank Mc-
Laughlin, of Columbus, and Hewlett
Hall, of Nenwnan, respectively.
Beaten by Guardian,
Little Girl May Die;
Woman Under Arrest
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 11.—
Her frail body .attesting to a dread
ful beating, Marceline Grace, 12.
told hospital attendants here today
that Mrs. F. D. E vans > i nt o whose
qare she had been placed by her
parents, had inflicted the bruises
and welts and had torn out locks of
her hair. Physicians said the girl’s
recovery is doubtful.
Mrs. Evans was arrested last
night after the neighbors had told
authorities of the juvenile court of
numerous beatings that the child
had received at the Evans home.
Atlanta, Ga., Thursday, September 13, 1923
Keg of Gunpowder
Not Strong Enough
To Disable Flivver
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 11.—
This isn’t a free ad for Henry Ford,
but you can’t help admitting that
a keg of powder won’t stop one of
his famous product.
While driving across Rainbow via
duct today, carrying a keg of pow
der in the back of a Ford roadster,
an unidentified autoist got the scare
of his life when the powder blew
up. With a roar, a flash and a cloud
of smoke, the whole end of the road
ster blew out.
Police Judge Henry J. Martin,
driving immediately behind him, in
vestigated and said the autoist was
sitting i nthe car, scared almost into
paralysis, and houting, “It blew
up; it blew up,” while all around him
pieces of tin came raining down.
But while a policeman was on his
way to irfvestigate, the motorist
drove away, without leaving his
name.
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Clubs mlB States
Booming Henry Ford,
Independents Claim
OMAHJ< Neb., Sept. 11.—Ford-for-
President clubs have been established
in eighteen states, according to Roy
M. Harrop, national chairman of the
National Independent Progressive
party, here making arrangements
for a meeting of the national com
mitteemen of the party on November
21, at which time selection of a city
for holding the national convention
will be made.
fl’lie clubs established have a total
membership of 20,000, according to
Mr. .Harrop, who stated a petition
was filed in Nebraska bearing 2,000
names, asking Ford’s name be placed
on the ballot, who, it is planned, will
be chosen to head the party ticket
with “some southern farmer” per
haps a Farmers’ union man, as vice
president.
Central Will Retire
Engineer Arden, at
Throttle 52 Years
SAVANNAH, Ga., Sfept. 11.—Frank
B. Arden, of Savannah, who has
been in the employ of th® Central of
Georgia railway 56 years, 52 years
of that time engaged as a'locomotive
engineer, is to be officially retired
as soon as the pension boaird meets.
He notified the road ytdoa of his
wish to be retired. He will get a
pension of more than 50 per cent of
his salary as an active engineer. He
made his last run between Macon
and Savannah on Thursday.
He is still in good health and ran
for several months after he had
reached the age of retirement. He
is the oldest employe of the road in
point of service.
Florida Pardons Heard
TALLAHASSEE. Fla., Sept. 11.
The state board of pardons met here
today in semi-annual session to con
sider an accumulation of approxi
mately 135 petitions for clemency*
The board proceeded in the usual
order of hearing representatives
from the first and fourth districts
on the first two days.
Georgian Will Fly
In U. S. Plane From
Haiti to St. Louis
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Word of a
coming notable flight oversea and
land by two marine corps aviators
from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to St.
Louis, was received here today. The
flight, covering approximately 2,000
miles, will be timed to end in season
for the Pulitzer air races in St. Louis
on October 1 to 3. It will not form
part of the race program, as the
long distance Pulitzer prize is re
stricted to civilian aviators, but will
be in the nature of a test of the ma
rine corps planes and pilots. s
Two new machines shipped to
Haiti expressly for the purpose will
be used. The probable itinerary is
from Port-au-Prince to Guantanamo,
Havana, Miami, Daytona, Paris Is
land, S. C., Fayetteville, N. C., Wash
ington and thefice westward with
stops at Moundsville, W. V„ and
Dayton, b.
The planes will be .iown by First
Lieutenant Ford O. Rogers, of Waco,
Tex., and Second Lieutenant Horace
D. Palmer, of Athens, O. Lieutenant
Rogers hold‘s- th© navy cross for
aerial service on the Belgian front
during th© world war.
The two pilots will have as mecha
nicians First Sergeant Benjamin F.
Belcher, of Midville, Ga., and Cor
poral Peter T. Tolusciak, of Pitts
burg.
More Than Million
Cotton Mill Spindles
Lost to Japanese
OSAKA, Sept. IL—(By the Asso
ciated Press.) —Japan’s cotton spin
ning industry suffered the most se
vere blow of its history from the re
cent earthquake.
The total loss is estimated at
1,100,000 spindles. Among the plants
destroyed were the Dai Nippon Spin
ning company, Fukagawa, 43,396
spindles; the Hashiba plant, 101,336
spindles; Spinning company,
Kuribashi, 66,072 spindles; the Oji
plant, Kuribashi, 65,408 spindles; the
Hattori Spinning company, Yokoha
ma, 9,768 spindles: Nagoya Spinning
company, 24,784 spindles; Sagami
Spinning company, 76,184 spindles;
the Kanegafuchi company, 128,340;
the Ugi Gas Spinning company’s Ko
nagigawa plant, 13,696 spindles; the
Koyama plant, 223,820 spindles; the
Oshiage plant, 8,872 spindles, and the
Nishin Spinning company, 109,184
spind 1 e s. »
Young Girl Fined for
Puffing Cigarette on
‘No Smoking’ Ferry
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.—Miss Jean
Albright, 18, today paid a $2 fine, for
puffing a cigarette on a part of a
Staten Island ferry boat where smok
ing is prohibited. She was said to
be the first woman ever prosecuted
in this city for smoking.
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a handsome raincoat free to one person in each
locality who will show and recommend it to
frientls. If you want one, write today.— (Advt.)
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FLOGGING VICTIM
® yAHBROUGH
IS WHIPPING DOSS
Mills Says Durkee Posed as
Agent for Hardwick, An
swering Letter Governor
Never Received
MACON. Ga., Sept. IL—(By the
Associated Press) —J. D. Durkee, or
ganizer in Macon of the Ku Klux
Klan, was charged by R. F. Mills in
the city court here today with hav
ing represented himself as a detec
tive sent here to help run down
(loggers. Mills, testifying in the case
of Dr. C. A. Yarbrough, charged
with rioting in connection with the
whipping of Mills on January 13,
1922, said Durkee showed him a
badge and said his name was Payne.
The witness testified that the al
leged detective told him he had been
sent in response to a letter that
Mills had written asking the gov
ernor for protection. The state ah
leges that this letter never reached
Governor Hardwick.
Mills, on direct testimony, declared
he recognized Dr. Yarbrough and J.
E. Bloodworth, also under arrest,
among the party that whipped him
on the night'of January 13, 1922.
Describes Flogging
He told now he was taken to a
point on the Columbus road, forced
to lie on his face and how he was
flogged by one man while two other
men held Imu diwn.
After the jury to try Dr. Yar
brough was selected, Judge Gunn, in
city court, who is hearing the case,
excused.all veniremen not used un
til Tliursday morning. He warned all
of them to stay away from the court
(S') they would not hear the evidence.
The jury is composed of twelve
men who swore under oath in court
that they were not members of the
Ku Klux Klan ahd that they ne
had made application for member
ship. The question was propounded
to each talesman over the objection
of defense attorneys. A total of 23
talesmen were examined.
Dr. Yarbrough, in the case start
ed today, is charged with rioting
in connection with the flogging of
R; F. Mills, who was whipped twice
during 1922 and at one time appealed
to Governor T. W. Hardwick for
protection. Mr. Hardwick, whose
term since has e .dred, has been
subpoenaed as a witness for the
prosecution.
Names of Jurors
The jury as selected follows:
W. B. Abbott, tinner; M. W. Jack
son, merchant; W. C. Bptler, mer
chant; G. W. Schafer, railroad man;
J. P. Edwards, merchant; R. F.
Johnson, railroad man; F. T. Abel,
machinist; G. P. Rumble, cotton mill
superintendent; James W. Johnson,.
Jr., bookkeeper; J. F. Strozler, filer
chant; A. A. Josey, car inspector,
and J. E. Sandifer, carpenter.
R. F. Mills, chiropodist, prose
cuting witness, was the first wit
ness called. He testified that about
8:30 p. m. the night of January
13, 1922, the telephone in his home
rang and he received a message
calling him out. He went to Col
lege street and Appleton avenue to
meet a car that was to take him on
a call. As he reached the corner
a small car drove up and he and
his 12-year-old son, who was with
him, got into the car. There were
two men in the car, he testified, but
later a third' man got into the car
and all were driven to a point on
the Columbus road.
On the way out he said he saw a
car which later he recognized as
Dr. Yarbrough’s car.
Describes Flogging \
Asked to tell what happened Mr.
Mills said that a tall man in the
car hit him on the head with a
pistol and told him to hold up his
haqds. Mills said he did not- put
up his hands and was struck again.
Soon after this the party came
up to a car standing beside the
road, he testified. He said Dr.
Yarbrough took him out of the car.
He said that J. E. Bloodworth and
anothei- man held his arms while
another man whipped him. He said
there were five or six men in the
party. All wore masks, he said,
and he told them he could whip
any individual in the crowd if he
would unmask.
After he had been flogged he was
warned to be still until all had left.
Mills said that a few minutes later
he saw the men disrobing near one
of the cars and that he recognized
Dr. Yarbrough and J. E. Blood
worth. He said he saw Dr. Yar
brough pass in front of one of the
cars which had the lights on.
Mills was asked what happened
to his business between January
and November, 1922. The defense
objected and Solicitor Moore said
that he proposed to show a con
spiracy against Mills lasting over a
period of months, and to connect
Dr. Yarbrough, as he put it, “with
everything that happened to this
witness while he‘lived in Macon.”
Judge Gunn overruled the defense
objection. *x
Mills then stated that later a man
came to his office and represented
himself as a detective from Gover
nor Hardwick’s office and offered
to aid in running down the floggers.
Mills testified that he wrote a let
ter to Governor Hardwick but never
received an answer.
Later Phoned to Governor
Asked if he called Governor
Hardwick on the telephone after he
failed to receive a reply, Mills an
swered: “Yes.”
A letter that Mr. Mills said was
the one to Governor Hard
wick was shown ,to him and identi
fied but was not read. Mills said
Attorney Sinclair wrote the letter
for him and he mailed it in a box in
the Bibb building.
He said that a few days later he
was called upon by a man who said
he was from Governor Hardwick’s
office, giving his name as Payne. At
this point the solicitor asked: “Have
you seen this man since?”
“Yes.” Mills replied. “I saw him
yesterday.”
“Who is he?”
“His name is Durkee, I believe.”
J. P. Durkee, organizer for the Ku
Klux Klan in Macon, was arrested
yesterday on a charge of rioting and
(Continued o npagc 6, column 3.)