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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
EARTH TREMORS FELT
AT MEMPHIS ON SUNDAY

MEMPHIS. Tenn, October %
Slight but distinct earth tremors
we're felt in Memphis and over
large part of Arkansas and Missls-
sinni at 11:t4 a. m. Sunday. VIM
dows were ratified in this city and
newsoapers were deluged with tele-
pbone INQUIRIES from Pine Bluff:
AK, Tunica and Tupelo, Miss, and
numerous other towns.
Although no damage of any con-
sequence was reported following
the tremors, at Marked Tree, ark.
several old chimneys were shoken
down and large windows in bank
building were broken. No Official
information is available here as to
the nature of the tremors of their
extent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
LET GEORGE
DO IT.

Strangely, Pipchot's supporters
are governors of wet states-Smith,
New York; Richie, Maryland; Silz-
er, New Jersey; Cox, Massachu-
sets; Morrison, North Carolina
Blaine, Wisconsin; Parker, Louisl-
ana. Their attitude is-it's a fed
eral law; let the federal govern
ment enforce it, if it can.
Governor Allen of Kansas, is
typical of the drys. He says his
state doesn't expect the president to
be a policeman: if the states are
otherwise helpless, let them use the
militia. But as for military force,
adds Governor Hinkle, New Mexico,
the whole army and navy can't en-
force what the people don't want.
The drys urge q law Furnishing
liquor buyers, as we'll as bootleg
gers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
R j HR SITUATION IS
UNCHANGED BY DAYS
DEVELOP THERE
Separatists and Unemployed
In Centers Fail To Make
New Moves
MINES STILL OPERATING
Rhineland Industrial Situation
Satisfactory, With Mines and
Factories There All Open
MINES STILL OPERATING

DUSSELDORF, Oct. 29.-The
situation in the Ruhr and Rhine
land, both political and economic,
gave little evidence today of move4
ment either way.
There were no notable activities,
Ell her by the Separatists or unem-
ployed, were recorded overnight.
Although general progressive
outlook which has been threatened
was expected to begin today, no re-
ports had been received up to mid.
day factual closings Of factories
or mines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
POINCARE"S STATEMENT
CE FRENCH ATTITUDE.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Pre1
mier Poincare's statement of the
French attltude toward the new
reparations inquiry is construed in
official circles here as little more
in substance than a reassertion of
the obvious fact that rights &C
quired under the treaty of Yer
sailles cannot be abridged except
with the consent of parties to the
treaty.
For chat reason restrictions up
on the proposed expert commission
outlined by the French premier
are not viewed as having altered
the situation in any material way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
TOMATOES HELP BALDWIN
FARMERS GET READY CASH

MILLEDGEVILLE, October 20.
Baldwin county farmers are realiz-
ing the benefits of Investigation.
During the past week a carload of
tomatoes has been shipped from
here, bringing $3.50 per crate. Be
sides this car hundreds of crates
have been shipped by express. I'M
der a plan devised by County Agent
Swain last spring, the farmers con-
tracted to ship forty caars of tOma-
toes from this point OF this num-
Der two have already been shipped,
and it is expected that the balance
of the order will be filled in tn
next two weeks, 49,. -a- 80.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
CONVICT FEDERAL AGENT
PADDING EXPENSE ACCT.

Atlanta, October 29-J W.
Griffin, Of Hampton, former head
Of the federal prohibition enforce
ment group for the Southern dis
trict of Georgia, was convicted in
the federal court here on charge
OF fraud, founded on an allegation
eli padding his expense account S44
i'll connection with lodging charges
al Albany He was sentenced to
pay fine of $500 and spend 80
days in jail,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
GERMANY AND
FRANCE.

Chancellor Stresemann abruptly
announces Germany hereby stops
paying anything more to France.
He held off, he. says, because he
wanted to prove first that France
isn't after payments. but Germany's
ruin. He declares he's proved this
by Internationally surrendering in
the Ruhr. giving France everything
she asked, but it hasn't helped any.
Now that the world knows the
facts. he adds. he's acted, driven
by absolute necessity"
This was a statement to the
press, not a communication to
France, but the latter seems sure
to follow
Then will come the crisis. Nobody
knows Just what form it will take.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
CENSUS SHOWS 10. 262
BALES GINNED TO DATE
Crop of 1928 Nearly 10000
Bales Under Last Years
Yield To Same Date

There were 10,262 bales Of cot
ton counting round as half bales
ginned in Sumter county from the
crop of 1928 prior TO October Is,
1928, as compared with 1888
bales ginned to October IS, 1922,
according to W., P. Persons, census
agent of Sumter county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
SAXON CABINET
FIRED BY DICTATOR

LoNDON, Oct. PA note from
the government at Reich dismissing
the cabinet of Saxony was handed
to the cabinet today and members
OF the ministry submitted to dismiss
sal, says a Central News dispatch
from Berlin.
General Won Mueller, comman-
der Of the Reichwehr, has prohibit
ed the assembly Of Saxony from Sit
ting tomorrow, continues the Cen
trail News dispatch, and this action
prevents members from taking any
measures under protection of the
parliamentary immunity act.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
THOMAS GILLEA SHOT
DURING PISTOL DUEL.
Police Arrest Mclean AS He
Stood Over Body OF
Fallen Victim

NEW LORK, Oct. 29.-Thomas
Gillen, of Philadelphia, was shot
and seriously wounded in pistol
duel with Joseph F. Mclean, OF
Brooklyn, at the Hotel Langweli
early today.
Police arrested Mclean as he
was standing over Gillen's body. No
cause is given for the aftray,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
MRS. RICHARD CROKER.
PROPOSES GIFT PLAN
TO OLD ORGANIZATION
Denies That Entire Legacy VIII
Be Given Tammany, But
Promises Big Donation
IS GUEST AT CLUB DINNER
Not All of Million Dollar For
tune To Be Handed Over To
Democratic Leaders
IS GUEST AT CLUB DINNER

NEW YORK, Oct. 20. - Mrs.
Beulah Edmondson Croker, widow
of Richard Croker, former chief of
Tammany Hall, denied at a dinner
given by the National Democratic
Club last night, that she had Of
fered to turn over to Tammany the
$1,OO0,0OO estate left to her by her
husband.
However, she intended to make
a Gift to the organization carry
ing out the wishes Of the former
Tammany leader, she declared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
DR.. WARNOCK RETAINED
AS PASTOR OF CHURCH

MILLEDGEVILLE, October 30.
DR.. H. D. Warnock, who has been
pastor of the First Baptist church
in this city for the past two years,
was at meeting of the church re-
called to fill the pastorate another
year.
The officers of the church were
also elected and a reorganization
held in general. Joseph Moore was
elected Sunday school superintend-
ent and the regular board of dea-
cons was also elected for four
wears
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
GOV. WALKER WANTS
TECH-GA GAME PLAYED
Time For States Two Leading
Schools to Renew Relations,
Executive States

ATLANTA, Oct. 20. The time
has come for Georgia Tech and the
University of Georgia to resume
athletics relationisra, Governor
walker said today in endorsing
movement to have the two institu,
lions meet on the gridiron field
this fall
The attention of the governor
was called to a recent editorial IN
he Columbus Ledger urging that
a game be played for the benefit
Of Some Mountain Confederate me-
mortal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
EARTH TREMORS
YER SLIGHT.

WASHINGTON, October %
Earth tremors felt Sunday at Mem
nhis and in Arkansas and Mlssiss-
ippi were recorded on the seismo-
group at Georgetown University.
Father Tondorf. the universitys
saisnologist, said the tremors were
"very slight They began shortly
after noon and continued about
minute and a half.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
ST. STANISLAUS
MAY BE REBUILT SOON

MACON, October 29.-There APP
pears to be general belief in Catho-
lie circles throughout Georgia that
St Sanislaus college of this city is
to be rebuilt soon and that when
the new college is erected it will
become a "house of studies fin
ishing institution for post graduate
work. instead of a ''noviatiate,' or
junior school, as it formerly ranked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
GERMAN MISSIONARY
is HELD BY BANDITS

SHANGHAI, October ga dis
patch from Shangshi received here
says a German missionary named
Strauss has been captured by ban
dite who are holding him for ran
som. Conditions In Human PROV
inee are reported to be getting
RAPIDLY worse.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
WHAT'S
GOING ON
IN THE
WORLD
WHAT'S GOING ON 80. - -
PROHIBITION
BUCK PASSING
GERMANY, IN AND OUT
Bv CHARLES P. STEWART
NEA Service Writer.

Prhibition, the drys say, mas
failed. Yes, the dry. The vets say
so. too, of course. But they never
said so more emphatically than it
was said at the meeting the dry
leaders held in Washington to de-
eide what to do.
According to the dry investi-
gators who reported to the meet
ing:
inc in the wet days Just before pro
hibition; with prohibition, they
slumped and have been getting
worse ever since.
j r.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
EARLY ACCORD UPON
PARTITIONS plan is
EXPECTED b FRANCE
Official Circles in Paris Indicate
Harmony Viii Characterize
Work on New Plan
EXPERT COMMISSION ACTS
Expect Preparations Body May
Go Ahead With Arrange
ments By End of Week
EXPERT COMMISSION ACTS

PARIS, Oct. 29.-French Off
cial circles today indicated their ex-
pectation that final accord with
British government regarding con
ditions under which the proposed
committee of experts will examine
Germany's capacity to pay will be
reached within a day or two and
that the Preparations commission
may go ahead with arrangements
before the weekend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
First, individual codes.

Fist, Individual codes.
Second, craft codes?
THE peril of the country to-
day is not the uprising of the sim
ners, but the downsitting of the
saints"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
WHERE THEY
LDIEEER

But the drys don't favor ADAM
doning prohibition. =,
Vets say it can't be enforced
because the coontry doesn't want it..
Drys say the country does want
it. the reason it isn't enforced is,
officials don't try. They blame
politicians. That is, they say IN
many places endorsements in the
hands of vets who get their jobs
through political pull.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
CIVIL WAR
THREAT.

Civil way seems imminent
among the Germans.
In the Rhineland, the party which
wants to secede from Germany has
proclaimed an Independent Rhine
land republic in several important
cities. The movement doesn't
cover the whole Rhineland yet but
is spreading. 1t really is under
French protection, so the Berlin
government can't do much
The German states, when on
good terms, have ministers at each
others capitals, and royalist Ba-
varia and communistic Saxony have
broken these relations, as countries
do before going to war.
The central government at Ber-
lin has threatened armed force
against SaXony and Saxony has de-
fled it. Bavaria refuses official
relations with the central govern
ment's military dictator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
WHAT COOLIDGE
CKc

President Coolidge doesn't seem
to want the "buck' passed to him.
.ic hedges the federal government
to do its part, but wants more CO.
operation from the states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
GOVERNOR PINCHoT's

Pinchot of Pennsylvania, is most
outspoken among the dry COVER
nors. He puts it up to President
Coolidge to take personal charge
Iof enforcement.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29

Are you feeling blue? This may
cheer you a little. Fifteen land
lords were fined in New York,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-10-29
WEATHER

For Georgia.-Mostly cloudy to-
night and Tuesday; possibly
showers Tuesday in extreme north
portion; little change in tempera-
ture. aessa ~ an
Evening star., 1923-08-02
TREASURY CLOSES
MONTH WITH LOSS
Deficit of Nearly Nine Mil
lions Shown at Start of
Fiscal Year.

The Treasury ended the first month
of the new fiscal year with deficit.
Figures made public today for the
month of July showed expenditures
of s214.49O,2oS, while receipts amount
ed to s2o5.742,176.
AS consequence of the deficit.
there was a comparable increase in
the public debt, together with 4
shrinkage in the general fund OF
ssS,0S5.326. Officials explained. how
ever, that the increase in the public
debt was inconsequential when the
operations for the month. which in
cluded certain interest payments.
were taken into consideration.
Among the receipts for the month
were $43,225,073 in customs revenue.
This figure was not as high as the
average for the last several months.
but officials pointed out that de-
crease usually occurs in midsummer
owing to the annual seasonal decline
in imports of certain commodities.
Customs officials declared that with
receipts of above $43.000,0 900 for the
first month OF the fiscal year. they
were confident of heavy income from
that source during the coming twelve
months.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
CURZON BITTERLY FLAYS
FRENCH aim TO DICTATE
Says Other Peoples Haze Reparations
Coming and Hits Ruhr Policy That
Causes Germany Ruin.

sition at home we saw that what
was passing in the Ruhr was telling
upon almost every industry in this
country. And after a few brief
weeks of activity. due to the pur-
the situation in the Ruhr first began.
we saw the dark hand of this trag-
edy clutching at the throat of al
most every industry in this country.
"If we do not see 1t now we shall
in the course of the winter. The
be felt in almost every cottage in
this country. And because we noted
this circumstance, because we felt
IL our duty to these supreme inter
eStS to take action to intervene. we
have been taunted by Lord BirEen-
head with having reversed our pol
icy"
Lord Curzon said that if any one
asked what the government was
going to do next week or next
month. his answer was that he did
not know. and he added it was un-
fair to ask such a question before
the papers had been laid before the
government or before the govern
ment had the. advantage of the as
sistance of public opinion that would
come from such publication.
Il, myself. have made. and his
majesty's government have made.
the foreign secretary concluded.
many struggles to preserve united
action. That is the policy in which
have firmly and consistently be-
lieved and from which l hesitate to
depart. / should not like to admit.
even for one moment. that. although
that policy has not so far been sue
cessful, all chances of its being
more successful in the future have
disappeared"
Evening star., 1923-08-02
SW|MS LAKE ERIE,
SETTING RECORD
Expert Crosses From Canada
in 20 Hours, IS Minutes.
Motor Convoy Missing.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associat ted Press.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. August .
Carbis A. Walker, Central Y. NJ. c. A.
swimmer, landed at Lorain at $40
am. today, just twenty hours and fif-
teen minutes after he started his
swim across Lake Erie from Pelee
Passage lighthouse. Ontario, according to
telephone message to the News
here.
Meanwhile. a search is being made
for the power boat Argus. which left
Point Peiee 1ightship yesterday morn
ing, acting as a convoy to Walker.
Some time during the trip the row.
boat which accompanied Walker lost
sight of the Argus and its five pas
sengers - Charles D. Soldiers. COM
mander. Cleveland Boat Club; his as
sistant. H. T. Lamers. fleet surgeon,
and three Cleveland newspaper men.
1t is believed the Argus exhausted
it's fuel supply searching for the
swimmer and is marooned in the lake.
The pilot of an airplane that left
Lorain last night to report on Walk
er's progress. did not sight the Argus.
Walker had to steer his way from
the Point Pelee lighthouse to the
Lorain lighthouse by the sun and
craft. as the compass he had relied
upon to guide his course was on the
Argus.
Walker was accompanied the entire
distance by a rowboat manned by
FIVE persons.
estimated that it would take him
thirty hours TO accomplish the feat
one which has never before been
accomplished
Evening star., 1923-08-02
WARNS SHIPS TO BAN
IMMIGRANT RACES
Commissioner Deplores Contests
That Endangered Thousands
Rushed to New York.
By the Associe ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 2.-Commis-
sioner of immigration Curran today
announced he had warned officials OF
all transatlantic steamship lines
against repetition of the race to quar-
antine Tuesday night of thirteen lin
ers carrying an average of 1000 pas
sengers each. when lives of the pas
sengers were endangered by the pos
sibility of collisions which in some
cases were avoided by only a few
feet.
The commissioner said he renewed
his appeal. first made before the rush
to fill the August quota began Tues
day midnight, that there be; no more
mad nidntghtSNraceg and no Tmor Q
necessity for OBTAINING on board ship
thousands of immigrants ignorant of
their ultimate fatess-..s, 49,, ~ .-s.s
: He told Steamship officials the rush
might be avoided IL the companies
would agree to sprinkle their alien
passengers during the month instead
of trying to bring them in by a mid
night rush when the month opens
He also recommended that as many
immigrants as possible be diverted to
Philadelphia and Boston.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Marked Money,
Like Bad Penny,
Back to Accuse

1t appears that marked bills, like
bad pennies. have a penchant for
coming back and bringing i'll luck
with them.
Testimony to this effect can be
had from Thomas Brown, a young
white man. arrested by Detectives
o. w. Mansfield and Buck Berry on
a charge of viola ting the national
prohibition law.
The jinx played trick on
Brown. When arrested for an al
legged violation of the national
prohibition law-selling-on July
81, a marked dollar bill that had
been paid him by Revenue Agent
George King. for the alleged pur-
chase of half pint of corn whisky,
was found in Browns possession,
the arresting officers say.
Brown said. according to Mansfield
and Berry, that after he made the
sale to King he changed the bill
into silver The next morning he
went to the same place and asked
for change and the fates handed
him back the marked bill.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
Bot, Belled Cow and Hungry Cop
Too Much for Garrett Jurors

jurors stood on their beds and
threw pillows with more or less
accuracy of aim. Finally, a juror
knocked the creature down and 1t
proved to be a bat. At 8 o'clock
quiet was restored and snores once
more began to issue from the
courthouse.
"A o'clock the real calamity oc-
CURED. One policeman stopping
with the Jurors was responsible
for what almost became riot.
Cow Goes Sightseeing.
In Cumberland, meandering cows
stroll In at any hour to see how
things are around town. and one
equipped with a six-cylinder bell
rushed into town like a fire engine
at am. The policemans mind
was on sustenance. He may have
been dreaming of 1t. At any rate.
he heard a bell ring. The day be-
fore he had been late at breakfast
and Fanny's batter bread had been
exhausted before he got to the
table.
So. when he heard the old COW
tinkling by he sat bolt upright in
bed and yelled: There's the
breakfast bell"
This is the reason a sleepy jury
greeted the judge on his arrival
from Farmville this morning.
Evening star., 1923-08-02
SLAIN MINISTER
HAD TOLD Of PLOT
TO KILL GARRETT
Cumberland Court House
Witness Said Rev. Pierce
Also Was Marked.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CUMBERLAND COURT HOUSE. Va,
August "A. NJ. Chandler. who on
May was shot from ambush. today
testified that Rev. Z. s. Pierce visited
him in a Richmond hospital and told
him that the man who had shot him
had pulled the wrong trigger: that
he had No. shot in one barrel and
birdshot in the other. and that the
No. shot were intended for l.. c.
Garrett and the birdshot for me IL
never seen Mr.. Pierce before. Chand-
ler was the second witness for the
defense in the trial of Larkin c. Gar
rett for the murder of the minister in
front of the Baptist parsonage here
on June s.
Khan Enters Trial.
The Ku Klux klan was brought
into the Garrett trial for the first
time today and caused quite a furry
J. T. Doyne, a Farmville undertaken.
was on the stand and was asked by
Attorney H. NJ Smith, jr., whether
he was not a member Of the Khan,
which recently was said to have do
mated funds to Mrs. E. S. Pierce.
widow of the slain minister.
The state objected. The witness
demanded to know What's that got
to do with this case?''
And the court said Don't answer"
all in one breath.
Doyne. who prepared the body of
Rev. Mr.. Pierce for burial was the
E fh afesd to ns SaHe Estahsd the ae t6e
hands of Garrett orothers-
after heine he ede MA s,h
pod: ..Ion Dged not look Of no liEo
aatttssrr BssInns exsassd MH. SRItR snap- snap
y >;sisss5 S.Se5 4sr ne stS;S %@ss ehs
Not bit, not Bit was he re-
ply.
The court broke in to stop further
ide-play.
Pierce's Pistol Produced.
John NJ. Sheppard, who said he
rooms at the home of John Godsey,
testified the first shot he heard was
fired by Larkin Garrett and next I
saw Robert Garrett put the pistol
practically in the breast of Mr. Pierce
and fire"
II saw Robert Garrett fire again
and again into the body of Mr..
Pierce" he said.
Sheppard was the man who picked
up the pistol by Mr.. Pierce's body.
He was asked to produce the pistol
and while he was getting 1t DR. Wei
give weights of bullets taken from