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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
CONNECTICUT PHYSICIANS
LEAVE TO ESCAPE PROBE
OF AUTHORITIES, CLAIM

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov %.
A number Of physicians have LETT
Connecticut since an extraordinary
grand jury starred investigating
the Missouri fake diploma bill
which enable scores to obtain IL
censcs to practice medicine in this
state without the usual qualifica-
tons.
Process servers repeated to the
grand jury today that thcy had OK
neriencad difficulty in locati@
somc physicians whom the jury de-
sircs ~ question.
Neither States Attorney Acorn,
who is in direct charge If the in.
quily, nor Governor Templeton,
who ordered il, would discuss re-
ports today that their visit last Sat
urday to President Coolidge had to
do with discovery that many doctors
licensed to practice in Connecticut
had entered the government sery
ice.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
ANE RICUS Col. fEIB}S
BEGIN CLUB TOURNEY
Annual Meet FOR Presidents
Trophy Gets Under WAY
Today

The tournament committee of
the Americas Golf club has au-
thorized republication of an arti-
Gle stating that beginning Novem-
Der %, the annual tournament for
the presidents trophy will get ucI-
de2 way. This trophy is a beauLi-
full cup donated by President G. r.
Ellis, and was won last year by
l.la-.,a Wheatley, who now holds it.
It will be put up again as the win
ner holds ii for the next twelve
months. In the event the cup is
won three consecutive times by any
enc participant, it becomes the
pFopelty Of the winner.
The play viii be a 36-holc hanGi-
cap match and it may be played in
a twosome, threesome, foursome Or
af1v way desired. The only stipu-
lation is that one must sign I'D as
participating in the tournament d
the time he leaves the club house
SO that his card may be properly
credited on the set upon his re-
turn.
In this tournament medal scor-
ING prevails, and it will be neccs-
sary that every putt be holed out
with no concession made even
though the ball lies dead.
The tournament terminates De-
cembeF 20, and as previously stat
cd begins November %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
SUMTER COUNTY
COURT RECFSSES
Grand jury Suspends Until Next
Tuesday; Criminal Gases
Begin Monday

The fall term of the Sumter
County Superior court adjourned
about noon today until next Mon
day when sessions of the tribunal
viii take up the criminal calendar
of the docket. The recess was de-
clarod in order that court officials
and others could observe Thanks
giving day,
Grand jury recess will continue
until Tuesday morning, at which
time committees will continue in.
yestigations and will hear present
ments.
Civil eases were to have been
completed by noon, officials stat
ing that it was not expected that
any civil cases would be taken up
until next week Judge Littlejohn
viii sit throughout the criminal
trials, and julie FELTON, will prose-
cute in the interest of the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
By sEN. MANGUs Johnson

Iirst l would like to have the on
portunity to be thankful for the
complete absence of poverty, mis-
cry, hatred, heartache and worry
throughout the entire world.
Second, | should like to he
Thankful for the existence Of pros
perity and happiness among The
farmers and business people Of
America. The knowledge that ev-
cry person in the world was enjoy
ing the full fruits of his efforts
would make me very thankful in
deed. And while the realization
Of these desires seems far away,
yet find it within me today 10
raise my voice in thanks that we
arc making progress toward tho
consurlmatio Of these ideals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
ALLEGED FLOGGER or
MAPLE IA WIDOW AND
.ESC0RT is ON TRIAL
Five Others Face Charges OF
Lashing in Cobb Courts;
Defense Says Wrong Men
LOVE PLOT NOW CLAIMED
Court Bars Effort of Solicitor
Wood To Connect Floggings
With Khan Members

MARIETTA, Nov. Is (Special)
Trial of Parks Cook, first Of six
indicted Cobb county men charged
with the abduction and lashing Of
Mrs. Bertha Holeomb, widow, and
her companion, Stephen Mortcn, on
the night of November 16, eontin-
ued here throughout the morning,
Judge. D w. Blair, of the Blue
Ridge circuit, presided.
The defense contented itself
with efforts to show mistaken
identity and to disprove the loca7
ton of sears Of the beating, which
the prosecutor said were located
below the waist and the middle 81
her thighs.
Others who We're indicted with
Morton were excluded from the
trial. They are Kellar Hasty, pitch
er of the Philadelphia American
league baseball team; Frank apa
Arthur Hasty, his brothers; Joe
Bramlett, section foreman of the
N. c. & ST. l.. railroad, and Ton.
Black, an employee of the Atlanta
Gas works.
Cooks case was expected to SO
TO the jury during the afternoon.
other trials will follow.
During the Tuesday session Mrs.
Hocomb declared that Cook sob
bed violently while on the motor
ride that took the party to a quiet
spot in the Cobb county woods
where the flogging is alleged to
have been administered
u first recognized him." she
said, when he raised his mask to
wipe the tears from his eyes" She
also said that Cook momentarily in
terceded for her at the scene of
the lashing
The exact location OF the scars
was the next point for interroga-
ton The witness insisted that ell
the licks were received between her
waist and the middle of her thighs.
She denied having said that she
was stripped to the waist and lash
ed on the bare flesh between her
waist and shoulders.
Morton is a married man, is he
not?" questioned the attorney.
He told me he had been ma
ried," replied Mrs, Holeombe, but
said he was separated from his
wife-getting a divorce"
Are you the same Mrs. Bertha
Holcombe who was in Jail in Chat
tanooga some time ago?" was the
attorneys surprising question.
'Pye never been in jailw
In the city station, them"
I've never been in jail or a po-
lice station she repeated.
That was the last question of
the defendants attorney. he an
nounced himself through with the
witness
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
S60,OO0.O0O INCREASE
FOR SOUTH IS SHOWN
IN So CENT COTTON
Wall Street Optimistic Over
High Price Continuance AS
New Months Affected
PROSPERITY is PREDICTED
Premier Stanley Baldwin Ad-
vises English Spinners Grow
Own Cotton Supply

NEW YORK, Nov 28.-Decem--
Der cotton crossed Sc gents pound
Tuesday, establishing new hlgh
record for the year despite me
continued sensational gains in price
since the upward movement began
August !, when cotton was selling
at u cents.
Wall street bankers now predict
that there is a long period Of pros
Eerity ahead Of the South.
i banker pointed cat that yth
December almost here and options
for that month now crossing the
36-cent mark, a price Of 20 cents
pound was already being estao-
liShed for October of next year.
This proves ccnclusiVely that the
best-posted people in cotton except
the price TO remain at compare
lively high level, or, until the South
with the help Of the government,
the bankers and everyone else IN
tcrested, gets the best of the BOIL
weevil pest, which is responsible
for the short cotton crops of re
cent years end consequently the
worldwide cotton shortage,
That cotton will continue to sell
at q nigh price for as far ahead
as can now be seen is the belief
Of the best-posted bankers here VITO
nave spent time > nd money to get
atthe real facts :iY the cotton stu
ation That this view is also held
in the cotton manufacturing centers
abroad is plain from the auyice CIV
en- by the British premier, Stanley
Baldwin, to the Manchester cotton
mill owners to start planting cot
ton in Egypt, South Africa and
India to gain independence from
the American market which would
soon be consuming for its owS use
all CT the American cotton raiseG.
Wall street expects the next gov
ernment cotton crop estimate which
will be issued ca December u. to
show only between ten million and
$4,000 bales Of this years crop,
100000 bales already have been
marketed If the crop is ten mil
lion bales and the 3G-cent price
level is maintained the direct differ
enee between this price and u
cents will mean to the South an
additional 100000. However.
indirectly, 36-cent cotton will mean
a great deal more to the Southern
railroads, and bankers, and business
men and farmers through general
j.. h.v,,r
AS 1ar as this years crop is con
cerncd the sensational increase in
prices, Wall street believes. will
make mp for the short crops result
ing from the ravages Of the boil
weeYil. While a very large acre
age is expected to be planted this
coming year because Of The high
price now existing, the best posted
bankers here are OF the opinion
that intensive farming of smaller
acreage will in time be the rule
until the boil weevil pest is stamped
out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
By Will ROGERS

l suppose | ought to have lot
of things to be thankful for besides
turkey with the wife and kids, but
amt satisfied.
OF course I'm having lot Of
fun making two-reel comedies, but
[ banker to show my Art and get
fan letters from flappers like they
write to Valention and Lew Cody
and those other handsome devils.
| amt got such bad iigger-
that's how | got by in the Follies
but | wish i had the sex appeal
to get into DeMille's nightown
drammers.
That's What I'd like to be thank
full for!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
KHAN MEMBERSHIP
HELD NOT MATERIAL

MARIETTA. Nov. 2S.-(By the
Associated Press.) 49, Prosecution
here today failed to get into the
records reference to the Ku KluX
Khan IN the trial Of Parks C. Cooks,
charged with being a member of a
gang alleged to have flogged Mrs.
Bertha Holcomb. widow, and her
escort, stephen Morton, The court
sustained the defense objections TO
Solicitor General Woods question:
ines Of Cook and Joe Bramlett
witness, as TO whether they were
members Of the Ku Klux Khan.
The defendant on stand later
himself declared he had never be-
lolged to any organization except
church, had never had 8 mask over
his face and had never struck a
lady. Il.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
By BABE RUTH

One more home run 10 beat out
Cy Williams Well that would
have been nice.
Beat Harry Heilmann for bat
5ing hcnors? That would have
been sweet.
One more chance at the old pill
IN that world series eighth inning,
van three men on base? Say, Fl
nave given my shirt for one more
sock.
But if I only had somebody, 10
mere cfl this farm, to get out and
chop all the wood that's waiting
Tor me-that's what I would like
to be thankful for.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
SPIRIT OF DEAD WIFE
CALLED BY HUSBAND
TO NAME ASSASSIN
Father of Murdered Daughter
Seeks Solution of Mystery in
Spirits; Police Hold Negro

SAVANNAH, Nov. %. - That
James Nude has called upon the
departed spirit of his wife, murder
ed with her little daughter, Doris,
in her home near here, to communi-
cate with him and identify her
slayer, was the report here. Nude,
who was thought to be an atheist
is said to have declared that he
believes in an Almighty Being, and
in communication with the shades
Of the dead. An attempt, which
he is reported to have made last
night to speak to his wife, was I'M
successful Nude will continue his
efforts to have the dead woman
identify the slayer, it is declared.
1t was said that Nude it not a
spilitualist, but that he has studied
and made some experiments in
spiritism, and that he has had
proofs of that theory.
The Chatham county grand jury
will consider the case of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Nude and her infant
daughter when it. conveNes Mon,
day. Meantime Caesar hugcr, or
Caesar "Eugee" as the police rec
ords have his name, is being held,
Police are firm in the belief that
they have the right man and say
that much evidence has been col
lected. The negro maintains his po-
siticn of Innocence, telling various
stories of his movements on TIE
day Of the killing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
SUPPLY OF S0DAT0L
READY TO DISTRIBUTE
Explosive For Farm Use Can Be
Had at Cost to Government;
Conveniently Put Up

George 0. Marshall, Sumter
county demonstration, this morning
announced that supply sodtol,
high explosive used by the United
States government during the
World war, was available to farm
ers of the county at $3.50 100
cartridges which weigh seven
pounds. Shipments will be made f.
0. B. Canton, Ga.
Sodqtol is put up in partffinc
ounces each, and is especially eff
fectiye in stump blowing or other
clearing work The shipment re-
ceiyed is equivaltnt to 40 per cent
dynamite.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
JAP GENERAL DEAD;
WAS NOTED STATESMAN

TOXIC, Nov. 28.-(By the As
sociated Press General Kikuz
Otani, counsellor of the japanese
government since 1917 and former
commander of the Japanese forces
in Siberia, died here today. He
was 81 years old
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
.LANKF ORD Income TAX
BILL PASSES HOUSE.
GOES UP To SENATE
Necessary Two-Thirds Majority
Given Tax Measure in Roll
Call Late Tuesday
ARE MADE
Expect Little Difficulty IN Pass
ing Senate; Plan To Rush
Bill To Governor


The senate today tabled the
Phillips budget commission bill,
Walker administration measure,
and passed the substitute offered
bv Senator Stephen Pace, of the
Thirteenth, 18 to 2.
Both houses of the general as
sembly adjourned this morning
until Monday.
ATLANTA, November 2S.
Especial By vote of 141 to 81
three more than the requisite con-
stitutional majority-the Georgia
house of representatives on Tuesday
afternoon passed the Landlord bill
providing for levying of an income
tax for the support Of the state Of
Georgia.
AS the measure is a constitutional
amendment, it was necessary that
the affirmative vote be two-thirds
majority of the total membership
of the house, or 1873 votes, two
thirds of the roll Of 206 members.
1t will be necessary, before the pro-
visions of the bill are finally adopt
ed into the constitution of the state.
that the action Of the Legislature be
ratified by the voters of the state
at the polls at the next general cleo
ion, in November 1924.
As passed by the house, the Lark
ford bill was changed in several
features from it's form as passed by
the senate. A number Of amend
ments, recommended by the house
committee on amendments to the
constitution, being adopted before
the bill came up for final passage.
One Of these amendments strikes
the word met" as descriptive of in
comes under the act.
Another amendment strikes from
the bill that clause which provided
that the taxpayer could offset his
income tax payment By the amount
Of ad yalorem taxes paid or vice
versa ii the ad yalorem was the
greater.
Still another eliminated entirely
the clause setting out the schedule
Of exemptions and simply provided
in its place that future legislatures
would have the power of allowing
exemptions, leaving the amount of
exemptions to be placed in the en-
ablng act which will Nave to be
passed after the bill is ratified by
the people, assuming that this will
be done.
The bill as passed win no have
to go before the senate for con-
currence in the house amendments
and if the senate does not concur,
conference committees will be APP
pointed for the purpose of reaching
compromise on the points in dis
pute. It is the general belief that
there will not be undue difficulty
in reaching a compromise and that
the bill will be ready for the gov
ernor's approval before many days
are passed.
The Landlord bill as passed Tues
day provides for a state income tax
at rate not to exceed five per cent,
on a graduated scale, and also that
the state ad valorem rate shall be
reduced from five mills to three
mills S soon as the income tax has
been approved by the people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
GOVERNMENT SAVES MONEY
BY SCRAPPINGi WARSHPS

WASHINGTON, November Is
Work already done at the New
York and Philadelphia navy yards
ca the serapping Of four uncom-
pleted vessels on their ways under
the treaty limiting naval armament
indicates that the assignment of
this task to these yards win yield
the government about $4,000 more
than would have been received if
the ships had been sold for the
highest approved bids made for
them by civilian companies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
EUROPEAN GIRLS WORKING
TO COLLEGE EDUCATION

Girls who now attend college in
Europe and who do not have to.
work for their tuition, are a rarity.
The average girl spends six hours
a day in the class room and about
eight hours scIubbing floors, wait
ing on tables or working in the
factory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
By MARY PICkEoRn

First, | should like 10 be thank
1ul for having done something in.
mortal, for having left some mos
putably lasting impression; not in
q narrowly selfish or va.nglorious
sense, but in the assurance that
some work of mine were accounted
a worthy relic of our common hu-
man striving and an honor to my
second, for having freed myself
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
Jones Makes Charge
Tax Commissioner
NegIects His Duty.

ATLANTA, Nov. 28.-(By the
Associated Press.}ZGharging that
state Tax Commissioner Fullbrigght
had not properly discharged the
duties Of his office, Representative
Jones, of Floyd, introduced a reso-
luton in the house calling f3r an
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28

investigation Of the commissioner
office.
The probe will be conducted with
a view of instituting impeachmenl
proceedings against the officer if
ne is found guilty Of negligence.
The resolution was referred to the
committee ON resolutions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
SWEDISH SAIL LINES
INSTALL ELECTRIC POWER

STOCKHOLM, NOVember 70
(By Associated Press ~ Sweden
has bought her last steam iocono-
dive. She expects ia electrify all Of
her railway lines within ten years,
the operating power to be deyel-
oned almost entirely from the many
water falls Of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
TOURIST TRAVEL is HEAVY
THROUGH FITZGERALD,

FITZGERALD, November rs
(Special. Travel to Florida by
the way of the Central Dixie high
way is exceeding any previous
season, according to information
compiled by the local tourist bu-
reau, which is maintaining a regis
ter of all tourists stopping at the
Tree tourist camp ground here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
CORDELE BOY BATTLES
GRIFFIN IN DRAW FIGHT

MANCHESTER. Ga, Nov. 81
himsey, of Cordele, fought Hank
Griffin, Of Walker Miller's stable,
Atlanta, to a ten round draw, main
bout, here last week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
POSTPONE WAL TON
TRIAL TO MONDAY
Counsel Agree After Number OF
Gases Been Docketed Ahead
On Court Calendar
CITY. Nov. -

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov Is
(By Associated Press - Apaign-
inent Of j. c. Walton, deposed gov
ernor of Oklahoma, Ga six counts
charging distortion Of pubic funds
and dispersal of the meeting oil the
legislature continued today un,il
Monday. Continuance was takcA
Ey agreement Of counsel after il
was found that four ju1y trials
had been docketed for today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
" PEACH WENT THREATS
. Wha1 I'd Like To
Be Z thankful For

Of that fear, that timidity which is
the weed strangling humanity;
keeping many Of US in old ruts,
reluctant to assert and do the valid
things for which we might be
temporarily misunderstood
until | have achieved them, /
shall be thankful that | retain the
active dissatisfaction which spurs
one on to desired accomplishment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
DIR. TOLMAN, DEAN OF
VANDERBILT is BURIED

NASHVILLE, November Is
The funeral of Dr. H. G. Tolman.
dean Of the school of arts and
science at Vanderbilt and eminent
scholar, who died suddenly Satur-
day was held at Christ Episcopal
church Yesterday afternoon. Bishop
J. NJ. Maxon and H. ]. Mikill, as
sisted by members of the Nashville
CLERGY, officiating
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
SHIP TO DrDICATE
NEGRO SCHOOL TODAY

J. +. D. Ship end a party of
Americas educators will leave the
city at o'clock tomorrow to dedi-
cate the new Rosenwald school for
negroes. The school is one Of the
best in South Georgia, educators
state, and will add materially to ne
gro educational advantages in the
county.
The dedictory address viii be
delivered by Col. Shipp. Other
speakers are expected to appear or
the program. MANY interested
Americas citizens will attend the
exercises.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
CALIFORNIA GOODS WORK
WAY THROUGH UNIVERSITY

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. %. -
Approximately one-third of the
women enrolled at the Southern
Branch of the University of Cali
fcrnia are earning all or part Of
their way through college. Many
unusual positions are held by these
girls; such as clerks in gas filling
stations, selling fruit to automo-
bilists, working in dairies and max
ing beaded bags.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
BY GEORGE JEAN NATHAN
with II. L. Menken Of
the American Mercury.

the American Mercury
I'd be thankful if the taste Of
the American public would improve
up to the point where it would be
possible to produce Rostand's The
Last Night Of Don Juan. I'd be
thankful if a travelling man ever
came TO New York and asked to see
something besides grille show.
ia be thankful if Americans go4
over the passion for expression ev-
erything in fgues-57 varieties,
80 44-lOO per cent pure, 100 per
cent American, etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
NOTICE!

There will be no issue of the
Times-Recorder Thursday on ac-
count of Thanksgiving. The pa
per will resume publication Fri
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28

Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Richardson
left this Afternoon for Birmingham,
Ala, to spend several days VITA
relatives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28

Preston Ros will be among those
from Americas attending the Tech
Auburn game in Atlanta ThanksgiY-
ing
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mallard of
Columbus will spend Thanksgiving
with friends in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-28
WEATHER.

Fer Georgia Rain tonight and
Thursday; no change in tempera-
ture. u
, 1923-02-24
MAN PAYS HUNDRED BUCKS
TO SAVE PRECIOUS PANEL
AND" POL|GECAPTURE MOON

Dan McCloud was fined 500 In
police court last night on a charge Of
Bookkeeping after 1t was proved that
McCloud had possessed and had
handed owe to the officers the key
to a house at 233 West Railroad,
thus amitting responsibility for prop
erty in which was found 10 gallons of
moonshine besides a dozen 10.gallon
kegs that had contained liquor.
Alexander Nisbet. chief OF police.
and the raiding party had not found
McCloud in the house but mad arrest.
ed him on the porch. He denied
having any connection with the
house. r.t.
See here, Mac. we're going to bust
that door in, and you can just rs well
save several dollars by handing over
the key"
Mao hesitated and then with a
sense toward economy and the preser-
walton Of panels he drew n key ring
from his pocket and drew from it the
key to the house.