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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
OIL Lands Exempted.

MADKlD Dec. g.-4ne goVern-
ment today announced a royal de-
cree atfording measure OF protec-
tion to oll-bearing lands. The decree
grants the concesSionaires or own
ers of such lands, remission of the
land tax for six years, conditional
upon 100000 peSetas or more being
expended for boring or geological
exn nj ma tinnS
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10

ucaed and sentenccd to long terHs
in the state prison they were not
iucrminated IN any OF tho tcsG
mony
County Attorney ELECT, John
Goldcsborry who prosec uted tho
jacobs g1ug. conseu "a TO tho pa
roles but gavc tho lnda seyero iec-
jurc and warning TO i've an honest
NE They have beun held ia the
county jail Tor three months.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-10
Ordt0rical HOnOrs to
Blackwell SchOOlsBOy

BY the Associated Press State Wire
BLACK WELL, Dec. 9-Ralph
Clarkson, n student OF the Blackwell
high school, took first place In the
Central conference oratorGcai con-
test, held here last evening. Other
cities represented IN the contest
were Sapulpa, Guthrie, Tulsa, FL
Reno, shawnee, McAlester, Okmul-
gee and End julius Glatz OF shaw
nee took second place. and Abe Erd-
berg OF Okmulgee, third
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
WOMEN SHOW
MORE CLEVERNESS
BY JUDGE FLORENCE E. ALLEN
First Woman Criminal Court Judge,
Just Elected to Ohio Supreme


CLEVELAND, Nov. 23.-There
are a number of reasons why women
are so often acquitted in murder
cases. Here are some of them:
/. Men have always sat on juries
and men instinctively shrink from
holding women strictly accountable
for their misdeeds. Now that women
sit on juries, | expect the percentage
of convictions in cases of women to
be higher.
2. Women are more clever than
men in arousing sympathy. / had
one woman, a hardened criminal,
stage terrific fainting spell in my
courtroom after the jury found her
guilty. 1t took four men to carry
her to Jail. She continued having
these spells so long that had to de-
fer pronouncing sentence. Finally |
sent her word that the longer she
acted so, the longer she would be in
Jail. Within a few moments she
sent up word that she would be good
and received her sentence meekly,
with no trace Of feeling.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
SUMTER HOCSALE
IS CANCELLED
County Agent Urges Farmers To
Communicate With Him At
Once

Sumter county farmers who have
been planning on sending their hog
into this city next Wednesday to par
ticipate in community hog sale have
been asked by County Agent George
o, Marshall to refrain from doing so
ard to get in touch with him as to
the disposal of their stock.
The sale planned for Wednesday
has been cancelled and Mr.. Marshall
stated today that there were import
ant reasons why the farmers should
get in communication with him 1t
once if they have hogs ready for the
market.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
BY CLARENCE BARROW
Famous Defense Attorney

CHICAGO, Nov. 23,-It is idle to
talk about judging me@ and women
alike. Nature does not 40 1t. Man
cannot do it.
For hundreds of years, in what are
called the civilized nations of the
world, women have been looked upon
somewhat as children.
A feeling of what is called chival-
ny has grown up as consequence
of this attitude. Men are taught
that they must give women many
courtesies and considerations which
men do not give to each other.
Every one with common expert
ence knows that in every way, the
law has been both made and admin
istered to give women privileges
which men could never claim. If a
man kills his wife he is almost sure
to hang. But a wife can kill her
husband and run little risk Of pun
ishment.
If man strikes his wife, he is a
brute and no sentence is too severe.
But let woman strike her husband,
or nag him, or make his life unbear-
able, and the public appIauds her
conduct and says he deserves it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
LECIONPOSTTO
HEAR REPORTS
Meets At 1880 Tonight-May
Organize Band-All Urged
To Attend

The John D. Mathis post of the
American Legion will meet in Legion
headquarters at 80 o'clock tonight
and hear a final report on the ac-
uV1tles associated with the Armistice
day celebration.
Commander Crawford also an
nounced that active plans would be
made for a membership campaign
mat would be carried into every sec
uoQ OF the city and county in an eff
Fort TO lineup all ex-service men
with the post.
Another matter that will be of
@t'.rst to the members is the dis
'0s1on Of quarters for 1923. An
announcement of interest to all the
""mh"rs will be made in connection
"'n thls event.
ihe organization of a Legion bant
"II also be discussed and probabl,
0Daortaken at this time as there ar,
many who are anxious to assist il
NE formation of band here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-Mrs. w.
H. FELTON,, of Georgia, junior senator
from the Empire State of the South
for exactly % hours and 25 min
utes, closed her epochal career in the
upper chamber of the American con-
eress~ yesterday with an address in
which she chose to become represent
ative of American womanhood and
disdained partisan and sectional rep
resentation of any kind.
Immediately following her ap-
pearance before sthe senate she retir-
ed and Senator Walter F. George, of
Georgia, was sworn in. Mrs. FELTON,
then added one final record to her
already overburdened list as she be-
came the first former woman senator
of the United States.
G.. 81 feel like the happiest woman in
the United States today" said Mrs.
FELTON, in her address which she deliv-
cred standing in the center aisle and
emphasized with waving gestures Of
her white gloved hands. She added
that she regarded her brief service as
Continued on Page Two.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23

ATLANTA, Nov. 23.-Recom--
mendations that business interests
of Georgia form a stock company
Immediately and, operate. plant
for the manufacture of calcium
arsenate to supply this poison at
reasonable cost to the farmers of
Georgia, and the further recon-
mendation that the Georgia gem
eraI assembly consider the advisa-
bility of erecting such plant IN
the event the business interests do
not take this course, were made
Tuesday by the State Board of En-
tomology in resolutions adopted
at meeting held in the office of
j. J. Brown, chairman of the
board.
In a statement issued when the
resolutions were made public,
= Commissioner Brown declared that
every effort will be made to obtain
the cooperation of the business
interests of the state in the erection
of a plant to manufacture calcium
arsenate to be furnished the farm
ers in their fight to destroy the
boil weevil lie stated that if it
was found impossible to obtain the
erection of sucr plant by the
business interests, the proposition
would be placed before the state
legislature so that body can con-
slider the advisability of the state
itself, through the means of a bond
issue, manufacturing the poison
and selling it to the farmers viz
tually at cost.
Georgia Has Lime
The board recommended that a
plant, if built, should be located
at some point where it would be
accessible to the lime deposits Of
the state. Lime is used in connec-
ton with the compromising of the
poison, and it was stated that
Georgia has many large lime de-
posts which would be available for
this purpose.
If the state legislature should
adopt the tentative plans for q
State-owned plant, the money to
erect this plant could be made
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
PLANSF0R DIXIE
HIGHWAY WILL
BE- COMPLETED
Held Up In City Limits o.
SrnithviEle For More Than
Year
SUPREME COURT ACTS
Reverses Lower Court Decision
Read VIII Run To West Of
Railroad
SUPREME COURT ACTS

The Supreme Court handed
down a decision today reversing
ledge Littleiohn in the case Of
Mayor of Smithville VS.. Lee
County. which gives the county Of
.e1 the hight to complete the Dixie
Highway through the city OF
>.nithville on the west Of the
racks q the Central of Georgia
1iIroad. ,
The original suit was instituted
over q year ago when the county au-
thorities Of Lee decided to complete
the Dixie Highway through Smith
Vile and decided at the same time
to change the route and improve it to
the west instead of the east of the
railroad and to the rear Of the Nc
Afee hotel in Smithvlie.
The city council Of Smithville in
sructed the mayor to have any one
who attempted to carry out the ord
crs of the county authorities, ar
rested.
The county brought suit against
the city and sought an injunction
preventing the city from interfering
with the work.
The case was heard by Judge Z,
A. Littlejohn in the Superior court
and he denied the .acountys petition
and in turn issued an enjoining ord
er preventing the county from pro-
ceeding With the road.
The case was appealed and in the
meantime about three miles of high
way within the limits of Smithville
has been retarded.
Judge R. L. Maynard and r. R.
Forester represented the county
and they were notified today that
the Supreme court had decided the
case in their favor. The city of
Smithville was represented by F. A.
Hooper and Wallis and Fort.
The work of completing the high
way within the city limits fo Smith
vile will follow the courts de-
oslon, according to Judge Maynard.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
Calcium Arsenate Plant in
Georgia is Urged by Board

available through a bond issue, ac-
cording to Mr.. Brown.
"The money necessary for a
state-operated plant could be OBJ
tanned through a small bond issue.
1t could be so arranged that the
bonds would be issued in serial
form and could be discharged from
year to year out of the proceed,
of the plant. In few years. th2
state could pay for the plant and at
the, same time could furnish the
farmers all the poison they would
need to fight the boil weevil and
could furnish this poison at
reasonable price, the stability of
which could almost be guaranteed"
Mr.. Brown said
The only margin of profit to be
charged should the state operate
the plant, would be a margin which
would enable the state to retire the
necessary bonds and pay interest
changes on these bonds.
Save Freight Costs
One of the chief benefits of a
plant, either operated by a stock
company of citizens or by the state
itself, would arise in the saving
made in ffeight charges. Another
benefit would be the establishing
Of guarantee that the calcium
arsenate could be obtained at all
times at a reasonable price, so
that it would not be necessary to
depend on foreign manufacturers
for adequate supplies.
Last year the cotton crop of
Georgia was increased largely by
the use of calcium arsenate in
poisoning the weevil, according to
Mr. Brown. Recent experiments
have demonstrated that cotton can
be raised proftably in GEORGIA
under boil weevil conditions,
through the intelligent use of cal
cium arsenate and the movement
to build a state-owned plant or t.
have such plant built by Geor-
gia citizens is one of the most fo"
ward steps yet taken for the farm
ers of the state, according to the
views expressed at the n4aetinc Of
the State Board of Entomology.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
|. C. COUNCIL TO
ATTEND MEETING
Boil Weevil VIII Be Discussed By
Conference Of Gotten States
Commissioners

R. c. Neely, L, G. Council and T.
r. Fitzpatrick, commissioners from
this state, will attend the confer
ence Of Cotton States Commission
ers. to be held in Memphis at noon
Monday, December A, call for which
has been sent out by Secretary W. H.
Everett, of North Carolina.
The session this year, to be par
ticipated in by representatives from
all the Cotton States, will be OF
unusual Importance in that the mat
fer for discussion is the boil weeViI
and the means for making dlstrl-
hutton Of the necessary supply of cal
cium arsenate with which to fight
the wevil. Georgia is especially IN
terested in the latter phase of the
subject Just at this time, since the
demand in this state for calcium ar
senate for the 1928 crop is about
four times as great as it was for
the 1922 crop.
The states contract, upon which
the goods are to be delivered 10
farmers at cost, has not yet been
made, the State Board of Entomolo-
gy having deferred the contract. at
its last meeting because of the abb
normally high price. and in hopes it
may be able eventually to arrange
a more advantageous contract than
could have been made several weeks
ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
BANDITS SECURE,
S4OO0CURRENCY
Overlook $4,000 In Cash Dur
ing Hold-Up OF GalIatin,
Missouri, Bank

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Nov. 28.--siS
bandits early today robbed the First
National Bank of Gallatin, taking
$4,000 in gold and currency. $1O,-
600 in cash was overlooked.
The bandits shot the watchman
and guarded him while others blew
the vault. A crowd attracted by
the shots was held at bay by the
bandits until their work was finish
ed when they escaped in an automo-
bile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
PROBE HALL-MILLs CASE

SOMERVfLLE, Nov. 23.-Offi-
ciais conducting the Hall-Mills muir
der devoted today to checking up de-
tails in the case. The grand jury will
resume. consideration of the case
Monday, having adjourned last night.
Mrs. Jane Gibson who says she saw
the double murder has been sum-
moned by the jury Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
JUST BECAUSE
THEY ARE WOMEN
BY THOMAS LEE WOOLWINE
Les Angeles District Attorney

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23.-There
can be no question that it is more
difficult to convict a woman for any
offense than man.
My office mas had unusual success
in establishing the guilt of women
charged with crimes of violence,
Within the past two years We have
convicted Mrs. Louise M. Peete and
Mrs. Maybelle Rowe Of first degree
murder, Mrs. Clara Phillips of see
ond degree murder, two other wo-
men of manslaughter and one of
deadly assault.
The reason it is well nigh impos-
sible to punish women for crimes of
violence in particular is simple; 1t
is because they are women, and be-
cause sex plays vital part in every
such trial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
KING GEORCEI
FIRST ADDRESS
Tells New Parliament To Guaran-
tee Loan To Aid Restoration
OF Austria

LONDON, Nov. 23.-The new par
lament will be asked to continue and
extend ameliorative measures prepar-
ed by the Lloyd George ministry as
regards trade employment; also to
guarantee a loan for the restoration
of Austria, said King George in his
speech from the throne officially
opening parliament.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
LLOYD GEORGE NAMED.

LONDON, Nov 23.-(By the AS
soeiated Press( Former Prime Min
ister Lloyd George was unanimous
ly elected leader of the National
Liberals at a party meeting today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
ARREST AUTHOR
OF BOMB THREAT
""'as Claimed To Have Been Re
9ponsible Fer Wall Street
Explosion

%EN YORK, Nov. Julius Rey-
.''s, native of Switzerland, was ar
..,r ."o today charged with being the
,,.! n.aor Of the note received by the
o,'oalan Of Borough.Hall, Brooks
. '' IN which the writer, who claimed
- possibility for the Wall Street eX-
VISION two years ago, threatened to
pomb the hall
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
SENATOR FELTON,
MAKES SPEECH
Served % Hours And rs Minutes
Representative Of Nations
Women

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The
National Woman's Party has an
nounced that Mrs. w. Fl. FELTON,, of
Georgia, first woman senator, has
accepted the post of honorary
chairman f otis political council,
formed recently with the object of
bringing about equal participa-
tion by women and men in all po-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
HAVE YOU HELPED?

The following donations have
been been received for the desti-
tute family whose condition was
discosed in the Times-Recorder last
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23

The Society of Daughters of the
American Revolution was organized
in 1890,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
WEATHER

For Georgia Fair in north :;
cloudy in south portion tonight and
Friday; slightly warmer in CENTRAL.
portion tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
NEW YORK FUTURES.

Dee. Jan. Mch. May July
Cls i25.07 25.O8 25.C7 24.95 PAGE
OK 1nf0E z0I1- 1eIo- Ocf
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18

Hopper was waiting for him in her
limousine, and when he entered the
automobile the detectives read a New
York warrant charging him with big
amy. He was taken to City Hall.
Steddon met Mrs. Hopper in the BEL
levue- -Stratford, where he was stop
ping. After q courtship Of only two
days, the couple went to New York and
were married by magistra tcon Sep
tcmber G5. 1t was the third matrimon-
ial venture Of Mrs. Hopper. her two
former husbands having died. She is
fifty years old.
After a brief honeymoon at Hnvre de
Grace. where "Dr." Stpddon is said to
have placed "a number of bets on horses.
tho couple returned to Philadelphia.
Detective Webb read the announce
ment of the marriage in the Philadel-
phia newspapers. and set out posthaste
for this city. Steddon was out of town.
Webb discovered that the second Mrs.
Steddon was becoming suspicious of her
husbands actions, and had caught him
in several contradictory assertions. The
detective then told her of the other
marriage. and she agreed to assist him
in arresting the mar.
"If ! married that Webb girl IL is
more than / know" Stodden said this
morning. II was drunk for two weeks
in Saratoga and when I sobered up
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
MRS. OGDEN MILLS
MARR|ES WAR HERO
Becomes Bride Of Sir Paul
Dukes Secretly at
Nyack, N. Y.
NOW ON WAY TO EUROPE

New York. Oct. 1S.-NIrs. Ogden L.
Mills, the former Margaret Ruther-
ford. stepdnughtcr of the late William
x. Vanderbilt. and Sir Paul Dukes,
British war hero, we're married in
Nyack, y. Y. last week It became
known last night.
Montague Glass, friend of Sir Paul
and his American lecture tour manager,
was authority for the statement. The
ceremony took place in Nyack a few
days before the couple sailed for Europe
last Saturday.
A search for the record of the mar
riage in Nyack was Intellectual. An
attempt to keep It secret was manifested
on every hand. and no tangible evil
dence was unearthed until the town
clerk admitted having issued marriage
license.
Sir Paul won his title for service
rendered in Russia, where he was head
Of the British intelligence section.
Mrs. Mills and Sir Pnul were fellow
initiates Of the club organized by Pierre
A. Bernard. whose ardent followers
have entitled him "Oom the Omnip.
otent, and 1.-THE Loving Guru of the
Tantriks.'
Mrs. Mills and her sister, Mrs. Cyril
Hatch, have long been acknowledged
members of the esthetic cult of the
mysterious "CDm,' and 10 great was
their enthusiasm that they induced
rhcir mother, the senior Mrs. Wander
bilt. to come into the exclusive club
operated as a school for physical
culture.
Sir Paul. noted as a lecturer on
occult subjects and a member Of dis
tinguished English family. il said to
have been one of the most stimulating
assistants to THE Loving Guru" in
his work both In this country and in
Europe, where branch organization
Is in his exclusive care.
The dowager Mrs. Vanderbilt. now
In Paris. disapproves her eldest daugh-
ter's marriage, friends in New York
say, and predict that news of it will
rome rs severe blow.
Though member of one of America 3
oldest families and described by many
rs New York's most nristOcratic and
exclusive matron, Mrs. Mills is not
rputed wealthy. A beQuest Of $780,
600 from her stepfather is believed to
comprise the whole Of her fortune.
Mrs. Mills and Sir Paul are said
to have met casually in Fetrograd in
the early part Of the war, and their
acquaintance was renewed by Il bond of
interest IN psychic matters and their
common study and devotion to the work
Of DR.. Bernard in Nyack.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
MESSAGE Of "W|FE'
TRAPS B|GAM|ST, 81
"Dr." Steddon Arrested as
Woman He We'd Aids First
Spouse's SIeuth Brother
FORGOT HE HAD A MATE

'Dr.' John Stcddon, sixty-seven
years old, is sitting in n cell in City
Hall today, his romance Of two weeks
following his marriage to Mrs. Mary
A. Hopper. wealthy Langhorne widow.
shattered because when he welded her
he forgot all about having another wife.
He was held by Magistrate Rem
shaw this morning to await extradition
to New York.
Steddon. who posed as n physician
when he met Mrs. Hopper in the Belle
vue- Stratford, turned out to be race
track follower. lie is said to have de-
serted in New York young wife whom
he married in Saratoga last July. She
was Miss Frances Webb, a waitress,
twenty five years old.
His arrest was brought about last
night by Edward Webb. an Atlantic
City detective, who IS brother Of
Steddon's first wife. Wife No. 2, the
former Mrs. Hopper. assisted the de-
tcctive by sending telegram to her
husband. who was at the Laurel races,
urging him 10 return to Philadelphia Mt
once because she was in financial diff
culties.
When Steddon arrived at the Balti-
more and Ohio station early last night
Webb. City Hall Detectives Emmanuel
and Quinn and Deputy Sheriff NJ. T.
Yeats were on hand. The former Mrs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18
SAYS UNKNOWN STUDENTS
HERE CAN SAVE 13 LIVES
Unknown Youths Needed to Tes.
tlfy In Ohio Mine Murder Case


tlfy In Ohio Mine Murder Case
Further details concerning the two
young men thought to be students Mt
college in or near Philadelphia. who,
according to Earl Lewis. Of st. Clairs-
vile, o., "can save the lives of thir-
teen men. were received here today.
Lewis is an attorney who is defend
ing thirteen union miners, charged with
murder growing out of the death, near
New Lafferty. o.. of John l. Major. u
nonunion miner.
According to Lewis. the two stu
dents, on hike to Columbus, met
one of the defendants, Robert Farmer,
q. sub district vice president of the
United Mine Workers. in cafe near
New Lafferty on the day of the alleged
murder.
The restaurant proprietor, in one case
already tried. testified he had heard
Farmer say there would be n repetition
of the Herrin killings. Attorneys for
the state, according to Lewis, place
emphasis on this testimony and are
trying to show that Farmer planned the
attack which led to the miners death.
only the college boys, who, Farmer
tells me, congratulated him upon his
stand In attempting to prevent trouble,
can extricate the union miners and pos
sibly save the lives of the thirteen de-
fendants," Lewis said,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-10-18

she told me ] had married her, but !
don't believe it because | understand
she has a husband living in Palm Beach,
Fla
Stoddcn snid he is anxious to get
in touch with wife No. q. the former
Mrs. Hopper, and explain the situation
to her.
II love her. he said. "but she had
been misled. She acted before had II
chance TO explain.
This stuff about me being n doctor
is all bunk. II is n nickname given
me at the race tracks. but ] never
used it myself in my life