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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
WAL TON IS INDICTED
BY OKLA GRAND JURY
Body He Kept From Converting
Brings Charges Against Him
and Alleged Confederates

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 23.-
(By the Associated Press. ~. G..
'vq'ton, deposed governor of Okla
homa, was today indicted by the
Oklahoma county grand jury on
two counts charging diversion Of
public funds and interfering with
convening of the grand jury.
DR.. A. E. Davenport, state health
commissioner, and I. P. Edwards,
formerly governors chauffeur,
were also indicted on charges of
diverting the states money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
COMMUNISTS ORDERED
Another Fish !.
Story

ARLINGTON, Nov. 29.--It was
reported here that the machinery
of the Cordray's grist mill was
stopped from running the other day
on account of cells clogging the
water wheels. The following night
a trap setin the stream caught 480
of the snaky-looking things, accord
ing to a story told by r. H. Bost-
wick, chairman of the county COM
missioners. He states that if any
one doubts the tale, Mrs. Jack vii.
liafs, wife of the manager of tie
Cordray hotel, will verify his state.
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
TAX DEBATE
CONTINUES IN HOUSE

ATLANTA, Nov. 23.-(By the
Associated ss.)-Debate on the
income tax bills continued in the
house today with no end in sight.
Several speakers occupied the floor
during the morning session. Sen
ator Oscar Underwood, of Alabama,
addressed both houses at noon to-
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
WHALE GIVEN RIDE
ON NAVAL TRANSPORT

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Noven-
Der 23.-When officers Of the navy
transport Argonne found difficulty
IN keeping up speed off the coast
Of lower California, they discovered
they were carrying a whale on the
bow of the vessel 1t was neces-
sary to back the ship to get rid of
the creature. That was the story
told by Lieutenant Commander
L. w Johnson, surgeon Of the
transport, when it arrived at Fort
Mason, yesterday, from New York.
The ship evidently had rammed the
whale and broken its back.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
OKLAHOMA SENATE
KILLS KHAN BILL

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov "a
(By the Associated Press - The
state senate today, in what is re-
garded as the first test of strength
of the Ku Klux Khan elements and
those opposing the organization,
rejected the amendment to the
Khan bill under consideration.
The bill would have provided for
filing with county Officers annual
" a list of officers and members
Of secret orders. The vote was 10
to 23.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
CHRISTMAS SEALS NOW
READY FOR HOLIDAYS

WASHINGTON. Nov 22.+(By
the Associated Press Christmas
seals Of the National tuberculosis
association will be on sale during
the Christmas holidays in all post
office Hobbies throughout the coun-
try where space is available.
Postmaster General New, direct
ing postmasters to permit reason
able use of their buildings for the
sale of Christmas seals, said the
department would cooperate to the
fullest extent consistent with the
performance its own service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
DAWSON SELLS COTTON;
500 BALES AT SIC

DAWSON, Nov. 23.-One of the
largest cotton sales to be reported
in Dawson has just been Chased. ].
S. Lowery, of the firm of Lowery
and Davidson, buying for the Cam
ten Mills, having purchased 500
bales of the fleecy staple from J.
P. Perry, T. B. Raines, K. S. Wor-
thy and w. II. Locke, prominent
Terrell county farmers, the price
paid being 80 cents per pound,
basis, and the sale amounted t.
approximately $500 A greater
portion Of Terrell's 1928 crop his
already been sold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
TRIAL OF HOWEY is
BEGUN IN CAROLINA
Ex-Governor To Meet Charges
of State Bank Law Violations
AS Bank Presidnet

CHARLESTON, S. c., Nov. %.
(By the Associated Press.) - The
trial of Wilson G. Harvey, former
governor of South Carolina, on
charges of violating the state bank
ing laws in connection with che
failure of Enterprise bank, of this
city and of which he was president,
started today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
MRS. EMMET's CLASS TO
CONDUCT SAVOY CAFE

The Sunday school class of Mrs,
w. II Emmett, will have complete
charge Of the service of the new
Savoy Cafe, which viii open at 8
O'Clock Saturday morning at 1903
North Jackson street.
John George, manager of the new
cafe, has turned over the entire
plant to the class, and all pro-
ceeds will go to the Methodist
church building fund One of the
young lady members of the class
will act as cashier, officers Of the
class stated.
Members of the congregation and
friends of the Sunday school are
urged to patronize the cafe Doors
viii be open for business at 8
O'Clock Saturday morning and will
remain open until 8 o'clock al night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
MARTIAL LAW USELESS
ASSERTS GOV. Trap
Oklahoma To Be Attractive
Place To Live In, New Gov
ernor Tells Business Men

OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. %. -
(By the Associated Press. Gov
ernor Trap in his first public adj
dress since replacing Walton, told
a group of business men at the ban
quet that affairs of Oklahoma will
be so conducted in the future that
it will not only be safe but at
tractive for all legitimate enter
prises of industry and business to
operate, We have no cause for
war, he said. There has been no
necessity for martial law
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
WIFE SEES
SLEEPING MATE: SLAIN
Masked Intruder Clubs Sleeping
Husband To Death AS Help
less Wife Looks On

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, Nov. 90.
by the Associated Press.) Au-
thorities today are looking for a
masked intruder, who strobe into
the home of Duane Chapel, 64( at
Mapleplain, last night and dubbed
him to death before the eyes of
his wife. Chapel was taking his
evening nap on his couch, and his
invalid wife was helpless to aid him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
235 REPUBLICANS ARE
NOW ON "HUNGER" STRIKE

DUBLIN, November 2S.-The
Irish Free State government an
nounces that six more republican
prisoners have ended their hunger
strike after fasting for 35 days.
Two hundred and thirty-seven, the
statement adds, are still going with
out food.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
SUSPECT B0OTLEGGER
of BOMBING H0US {.
Lee Horleine, States Prosecutor,
Injured AS Portion of Resi-
dence is Destroyed

MACOMB, ILL.,, Nov. Boy
th2 Associated Press "A bomb,
thought to have been placed by
members of bootlegging ring, de-
stroyed porto nof the home Of
Lee Haneline, states attorney here
last night. Haneline was cut by
flying glass, but no one was sell
ously injured. lsa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
MORRISON Is HEAD
OF MOULTRIE BANK

MOULTRIE, Nov. 23.-R. N.
Morrison, Moultrie capitalist and
widely known in business circles in
South Georgia, has been named
president of the Citizens bank, to
succeed the late w. II. Barber, wbo
died at his home here a few days
ago. Mr.. Morrison has been vice
president of the bank for several
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
MALARIA CAMPAIGN is
PASSED UP TO NEW
COUNCIL NEXT YEAR
Strong Recommendations Made
BY DIR. Chambiiss Likely To
Fix Permanent Policy
POOLE IN FAVOR OF PLAN
Matter VIII Be Brought Before
New Council Following Its
Organization In january

Americas will continue the war
on the malaria mosquito if the rec
concentrations of DR.. J. Wade
Chambliss, chairman of the board
of health, are followed for the
next year. This announcement
followed the close of a conference
with Gilmore Poole, mayor, Friday
morning.
DIR. Chambliss, who is chairman
of the Sumter county board of
health presented series Of recon-
nlendations to the city Council at
the regular meeting of that body.
In declaring that Americas has
done more than possibly any other
town of its size along the line of
malaria prevention, Mr.. Poole
stated that final action on the rec
concentrations made by the health
officer could not be made before
the meeting of the new council in
1924,
malaria mas been practically
exterminated in this city, but we
want to keep up the good work. :
the mayor said ut is reasonably
certain that the new council will
see the need of making Americas
a healthy community. The recon-
mendations made by DR.. Chambliss
can be put IN operation with prac-
tlcally no expense. This feature
will of course, attract the atten-
ton of the new council"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
DR.. CHAMBLISS
ADVISES COUNCIL

The address, which DR.. Cham
bliss made before members of the
council in regular session and in
which he made the recommends
tions concerning drainage and other
aids in malaria prevention, fol
lows:
Some of the best citizens of our
town have volunteered to congrat-
ulate US upon the mosquito ex-
termination work. A few were
doubling Thomases" to begin with
but the majority now commend
this work, which was undertaken
just this summer. So, after hear
ing so many people talk favorably
of this work and many expressions
from the physicians of our town
for its good, l feel perfectly safe
in saying that this body has saved
more money and more suffering for
Continued On Page Three)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23

There are about $4,000 more
persons of Welsh origin in the
country than in 1910.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23

The king cobra is the only rep
tile that will attack everything il
meets.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-11-23
WEATHER

For Georgia-Fair and some-
what cooler tonight and Satur-
day.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
PROMO TERs FIX
UP ROW OVER
WRESTL I|VG
Joe Freeman and Joe Turner
Decide to Be Little Friends
Together.
We'll, it's all right after all.

5 Well, it's all right after all.
Joe Turner had Joe Freeman's
big wrestling show announced from
the ring at Joseph's Monday night
wrestling show. Then the middle
weight mat marvel said he would
loan his erstwhile promoting rival
the ring ropes and everything for
the bouts tomorrow night. when
Joe Freeman stages a double-star
bill with several tons of wriggling
humanity striving for honors.
Joe Freeman couldn't be outdone.
II the wrestler-promoter intended
to be nice about it why Freeman
knew 1t was time he, Freeman,
himself, took back some of the
cruel woids he had said about his
one-time friend. So he took 'em
back. They're both sorry it hap
pened. What was it all about any
how?
Well, that's settled.
= The German Oak, Ernest Sieg-
fried, heavyweight wrestler of note,
will take on Henry Lobmayer, a
down giant, in the main
bout of Freeman's show at the
Coliseum tomorrow night. Another
feature will be the re-
of Ivan Mickailoff. the
giant Cossack. who made many
friends in his last appearance here.
Ivan will grapple a gentleman
named Pinkham, who is a tough
bird, so the New York papers say.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
GENE WAYLAND'S DEATH
DlMS COLTS CAREER

Gene Wayland, one of the best
known trainers of race horses in
the country, went west last week,
and in his passing the thorough
bred game lost one of its finest
characters.
Wayland's untimely death may
have material effect on the Ken.
lucky.
Under his skilled direction Sally's
Alley, sensational three-year-old star
of the Willis Sharpe Kilmer string,
won the second half OF the Pimlico
Futurity last season and Kilmer
was counting upon Wayland to de.
velop Sally's Alley into a Kentucky
Derby winner this spring.
Wayland's demise has dinmed
Sally's Alleys chances of winning
the southern classic.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
H A s
BASEBALL
- -
LEAGUE :
S. n. Marks Is President, M. ].
Noone Secretary
Treasurer.

The Treasury Inter-Bureau Base.
ball league has been reorganized
with S. H. Marks reelected presi-
dent and NJ. J. Noone, secretary
treasurer. The league starts with
four franchises. Annex No. /,
Annex No. 2, Registers, winners
last year, and Liberty Loan.
Internal Revenue Bureau prob
ably will take. over the Commission
ers' franchise. The Prohibition Unit
gave up the ghost.
Ball games probably will be
played on the west diamond of, the
Ellipse as usual.
On Tuesday afternoon the circuit
will meet again to consider a
schedule.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
THOROUGHBRED
RACERS TO
BOWIE
Special Trains Bring Winter
Racing Stars from South
ern Tracks.

This will be a big week a
Prince Georges Park, Bowie
where a week from next Monday
the Southern Maryland Agricul
tural Association will inaugurate
its spring meeting, lasting frot.
! night and at the same time the
Eastern season of 1923.
The spring season of the Jeffer-
son Park Racing Association, al
New Orleans, having come to a
close with the running of the $1O,.
900 Louisiana Derby. which was
unexpectedly won. by the un-
thought-of Amole, there will be an
influx of thoroughly seasoned
horses from the South.
Special trains bearing the thor.
oughbreds viii begin arriving at
Prince Georges Park today and will
continue to arrive for the next
three or four days. Track Superin-
tendent Richard Pending has his
hands full making the assignments.
Pending does not know inst what
horses will be coming from New
Orleans this week or what will
larry for the Mobile meeting. But
no has made preparations for the
quarterIng Of some three hundred.
Probably these three hundred
racers will dominate the spring sport
Of the Bowie meeting. They will, 1T
Least, have condition on most of the
animals that have wintered in these
parts.
The strongest outfit that will par
ticipate in the impending meeting
will report Friday or Saturday, when
twenty-five Of the stable of fifty Of
9Iontfort Jones arrive from Virginia
The Jones stable. one of the most
powerful in the United States, put in
the winter at B. B. jones farm in
Clarke county, now the home of Sir
Barton and the B. B. Jones stud.
The agent Of the Jones stable
4 was at Prince Georges Park Sum
1 day in search Of more stalls than
those originally reserved, but was
disappointed in that no more were
I available.
He stated that he did not know
what horses Kay Spence would bring
over beyond Oui Oui, Miss JOY,
Surf Rider and Pegasus, but that
practically all Of the big establish
lnent are well advanced in their
training.
Miss JOY; the most successful two.
gear-old filly of the season of 1921,
was failure last year. She never
seemed to find the speed that marked
her two-year-old racing. But she is
training kindly now, and ought to
show something at Bowie.
1 Oui Outs racing at Bowie will be
part of her preparation for the PIN
leo. Kentucky and Latonia Oaks re-
,Iiewals. She was withheld from the
sPreakness and Derby renewals to be
trained exclusively for races in which
she would meet thoroughbreds of ner
own age and sex.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

Dempsey, according to present
plans, is to referee the Willard
johnson bout within Jeffries and
Corbett sitting at the ringside in
the role of judges. This same trio
will officiate when Firpo and his
unknown adversary come together
in the same ring on the same
afternoon, the only exception
being that Jeffries is scheduled to
referee this one. Corbett, it seems,
is to sit in comparative. ease and
refinement throughout, merely
counting the points as he sees
them
The plan appears TO have com
mendable possibilities, not the
leasteof which is the remote pros
pect of any one taking villent
and personal exception to the de-
cisions rendered, as per custom.
The three champions, past
and present, have been invited
to Officiate by Richard according
to semi-Official statement, and
it is taken for granted that they
will accept. OF course. there is
William MuldOOn. Turn loose
one flying fist and William
must be encountered.
1t may be that he will insist
upon being assured that the
gentlemen in question know
something of boxing before issu.
ing licenses to- them. William is
1.-THE kind who would question Kip.
ling's knowledge of English. How
ever, everyone is hoping for the
best.
In fact, it is believed that Will.
liam will waive alb prejudices and
consent to the arrangement, if
only on the score that it will con
tribute to the gate receipts. which
are to be turned over to the local
milk fund when ALI expenses are
paid. However, the selection of
Officials is the least of Richards
worries
Right now he is cndeavoring
to limo up an opponent for the
furious FirpO, and il is turn.
ing out TO be mans job. Rick.
ard wishes to get a suitable nd.
versary for the nIan-cafer, and
Is just bit afraid of making
him too suitable.
Therefore, he is wayering be.
tween Bob Roper, who may lack
the physical strength to hold the
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
coNcANNoN WILL PLAY,
HOWARD, DISTRICT EXPERT

Joseph Concannon, former New
York STATE champion at pocket
billiards. wills take on M. n.
Howard, of tho Washington Times
accounting. department, in a I25.
point pocket billiards match at
MearS tonight. starting at Sis
o'clock. Howard is also New
Yorker. having won honors with
the cue in the Empire State.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
DEMPSEY TO: REFEREE
JESS-JOHNSON MIX
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, March 21H the welaid plans Mr. T. Richard
game agey" the
former position prominent
the title will
OF May II when Jess Willard Floyd
Dempsey. = " e - -
The list Includes Brother himself champion
author Jim Jefes and Jim Corbett whose
Will long
and Johnson and Luis Angel Fpo repute
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
SWISS RING CHAMPION
ALSO IS A SCULPTOR

NEW YORK. March 21.--A num-
Der Of stranger boxers have ar
rived in New York looking for
matches. Switzerland's lightweight
champion, John Knusel. is one of
the visitors.
Knusel is a sculptor in brass and
is said to be an artist of some
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
He Wins Nine Letters,
Shy On Physical
Education

There are men of letters and
still other men of letters at the
University of Iowa.
One very prominent Hawkeye
athletic star who has won nine
as" for sporting feats awoke
to realization of his shortcom-
ings in the other departments of
letters recently when he was
told he could not be graduated.
The only obstable in the way
of his degree was the declara-
ton by the faculty that he was
shy credits for a fraction of an
hour in physical education.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

ability. He recently won the light
weight championship of his country
by knocking out Frank Haas in
twelve rounds.
Soldier Buck OF Louisville and
Frank Rowan of Milwaukee are two
others to join the local fistic colony.
Buck is ddIeweight. He
boasts of two victories over Harry
KroIne, the Pacific coast champ
ion.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
Yanks Unchanged.

The Yankees are likely to start
the season with the same players.
and the same batting order as last
year. Just the same Miller Hug
gins says he is going to take his
squad, as is. back to New York.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
HEY, DIOGENES! HERE'S
HONEST GIRL GOLFER

Although credited with negotiated the "hoe
Club the in the country thus honored
Country Club Oil City, has declined with thanks
Lucas credited with
Wanango Club
she nerf the bril-; fnnf y
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
ST. Stephens to Meet.

The st. Stephens Club will meet
tomorrow night at the club rooms,
2422 IL street northwest, at s
O'Clock. P!ans will be made for
the baseball team.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
Milwaukee Bowler
Shoots Record
Tenpin Set

MILWAUKEE, Wis. March
21.-A. Atkinson, of Milwaukee,
today holds the record for the
high three-game bowling score.
Atkinson, rolling with the City,
bourn alley team of Milwaukee
IN the American Bowling Con-
gress tournament here, piled up
a total of 1876, his scores for
the three games being 232, 258
and 245.
The previous high score was
made by Willis Lundgren, of
Chicago, at Toledo last year,
when he scored 727.
Several veteran bowlers, in
Guiding Joe Falcar, who recently
was defeated by Jimmy Blouin,
and Alex Dunbar, are included
among the bowlers who will
take the alleys tonight.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

senior in check. and Billy Miske,
VINO may knock him for a Latin
loop and ruin everything.
IL would never do, of course. to
haves-.the senior slapped to sleep
at TINS unseemly date. Not with
Rlckard holding a years option
on flrpos services and a Demp-
sey bout in the offinc
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

though / am sorry to disiIIusion
the golfers who have cOngratu-
lated me upon my feat. If there
is no honesty in golf, there is no
pleasure"
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

However, Miss Lucas is to be con-
graduated not only on her honesty,
but for the hole in one, for even at
eightyfive yards it is no mean ac-
complishment for man, let alone a
woman,
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

I'VE must be honest at golf, al
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

Therefore, he is wagering be.
tween Bob Roper, who may lack
the physical strength to hold the
The Washington times., 1923-03-21
At the Sign of the Moon

Our opening will prove money.
saving event. We have. assembled
specially selected lots of fabrics and
marked them at an unusually attrac-
tive price.
The Washington times., 1923-03-21

Pending does not know Just what
horses will be coming from New
Orleans this week or what will
tarry for the Mobile meeting. But
he has made preparations for the
quartering Of some three hundred.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1923-06-08
SGflOrGS CafGterOS
para en- noble defensor
de la industria cafeteria,
don Xavier Mariani.
senores Cafeteros:

senores Cafeteros:
Llegado es Ell momento de hacer al
90 por la industria cafeteria, que me-
dida que pasan los amos, su situaci6n
empeora notablemente, estando en- la
actualidad huerfana de toda clase de
protection.
Durante los dos ultimos amos todo
el mundo Sc ha ocupado de pohtiqnear.
Los azucareros, que Sc han movido en-
bien de su industrial, han conSegudo
una era de prosperidad de riqueza.
Los tabacaleros, que tambien trabaja-
ron Sc hicieron or en- sus demandas'
han conseguido que la industria taba-
calera resurgiese de aquella situaci6n
aletargada empobrecida en- que habia
sido sumida.
los cafeteros NADIA han hecho. Sc con
feccion6 ell nuevo tratado comercial
que los Estados Unidos acaba dc So
meter para SUI estudio al Gobierno Es.
pafol y seguramente ALI no Sc men,
ciona ell nombre del cafe isledo.
Nuestros Legislatures tampoco tic
nen empefo en- hacer algo en- pro del
pobre cafetero.
Todo ell mundo parece olvidarse dc
ese ejercito de ciudadanos cuya dnica
esperanza esta en- Ell oloroso grano que
diariamente saboreamos, que tan des
piadadamente es castigado por los Ia
mados hacer algo en- su beneficio
En- la actualidad tenemos un Gober
na5or que segtin sus propias manifes-
taciones esta dispuesto a laborar por
ell bienestar de nuestra isla, a ira
baiar porque nuestros productos obten-
gan nm mercado benefcioso para los
agricultores de la isla.
Aprovechan1o que Ia Asamblea Le-
gislativa de Puerto Rico est& reunida.
seria conveniente que la Junta Direc-
tiva de Ia Association de Cafeteros de
Puerto Rico convocase a una asamblea
en- San Juan, y que hubiese un cambio
de impresiones entire una comisi6n que
Sc nombrara al efecto ell Gobernador
de Puerto Rico demas miembros del
Gabiente, la Legislature, para llegar
a un acuerdo sobre tan importante pro
blema.
A Trabaiar, pues, sehores cafeteros.
Hay que hacer algo por ell cafe de
Puerto Rico de 10 contrario, la ruina
competa nos acompanara en- ell future
Prestos, Ia asamblea.
UN AGRICULToR