Americus times-recorder. [volume], November 08, 1915, City Edition, Image 1

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IH I KTY -SEVEN TH YEAH
VEILOFSECRECYOVER
WHITE NEN IS SPREAD
BY THEIR ATTORNEYS
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Written Permission is Necessary To
See Men Connected With Murder
Case Which Is Given By
Lawyers
NEWSPAPER MEN ARE NOT
ALLOWED UNDER ANY PERMIT
Brother of Kennedy And Friends of
The Three Arrested Men Visit
Them During Sunday
LEESBURG, Ga., Nov. B.—Newspaper
men have been excluded from the sight
and presence of G. W. Chance, Claud
Chance and Minter Kennedy, the three
white men in the Lee county j all,
charged with the murder of A. D. Oli
ver, “shoe-string financier,” under au
indictment from the Lee county grand
jury.
It is understood that instructions
have been given the sheriff and jailer
by the,attorneys of the defendants that
no one is to be allowed to see or talk
to the three men, except by written
permission from the lawyers. It is
also learned that this order from the
attorneys has been made to exclude all
newspaper men under any circum
stances, the permission to see the de
fendants.
The newspaper men are not abashed
by the move of the attorneys, but the
papers have made it known to the de
fendants that the yare ready to carry
any statements from them.
It is learned that the wife of Ike
Carter, the negro indicted iu connec
tion with the murder, states that she
has not seen her husband since late
Monday night. She states that some
one in a buggy rode up to their home
in the late hours of Monday night and
called Ike. She has not seen him
since.
It is currently rumored that some
think Ike Carter to be dead, but this
is denied by reports that he is afraid
and is hiding. No efforts have been
realxed by the authorities to arrest
Carter.
The white men in jail were visited
Sunday by Robert Kennedy, a brother
of Minter Kennedy, Clarence Hale and
Will Livingston, friends of the three
men.
LIQUOR MEN ARE
AFTER CHANGE DE
SUNDAY CLOSING
CHICAGO, 111., Now. B.—The saloon
interests of Illinois will petition Gov
ernor Dunne for a revision of the Sun
day closing law. He will be asked to
include the home rule proposal in an
extra session of the legislature.
The saloon interests held a monster
parade yesterday. Over forty thous
and were in line by actual count.
Only twenty-five violations of the
closing order were found Sunday, as
iomparcd with slxty-two one week ago.
ATLANTA WAITS FOR
HARVEST FESTIVAL
WITH OPEN ARMS
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. B.—Atlanta
will open wide her doors next week
to entertain the largest gathering c-f
Georgians in the history of the state.
(The occasion -will be Harvest Festival
week, with its brilliant carnival, pa
rades, aeroplane battles, agricultural
end live stock exhibits, which it is es
timated will -bring here nearly a half
million people in the course of the six
days.
The agricultural and horticultural
exhibits of the Southeastern fair will
be particularly notable. They have
teen arranged under the auspices and
direction of the Southern Ruralist, the
best known agricultural authority in
the South. The Ruralist has already
contributed several thousand dollars
in prizes to be awarded to exhibitors.
The prizes include three cash awards
in gold, aggregating SI,OOO. Those
classes will be open to all subscribers
to the Southern Ruralist. Nearly 1,-
600 entries have already been received,
evidencing the extraordinary interest
all over the state.
REV. JOHN J. ARMSTRONG
TO LEGTUBE IB AMERICUS
WILL ADDRESS AUDIENCE ON SUN.
DAY AFTERNOON.
Rev. John I. Armstrong, educational
; secretary of the Southern Presbytery
at Nashville, will deliver an interesting
address before a mass-meeting v -f
Americus citizens on Sunday after
noon next at the Y. M. C. A. lobby. The
hour of exercises is 3:30 o’clock, and
the general public will be invited to
attend and hear this able and distin
guished speaker.
MBS. 5. E. ANDREWS HURT
IB FALL OB VERANDAH
Mrs. S. E. Andrews, an aged lady
residing on Church street, fell Sunday
afternoon from the steps of her front
verandah, sustaining very painful, but
not serious injury. Her right arm was
injured, but it is hoped the bones did
not sustain a fracture.
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4 ESTIMATES MADE ON 4
♦ CORN AND POTATOES. 4
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. B. 4
♦ The agricultural crop estimated *
*■ placed • corn at 3,090,509,000 4
♦ bushels. Potatoes were estimat- 4
♦ ed at 359,253,000 bushels. 4
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TAKES HIS OWN
LIFE WITH GON
IN LEE SUNDAY
LEESBURG, Ga„ Nov. B.—With the
only explanation for the cause of his
rash act, a note to his parents, saying
“It’s all for the best,” Charles O. Hall,
about 30 years old, and a prominent
citizen of Leesburg, took his life late
Sunday afternoon.
The news of the suicide was a shock
to the people, as Mr. Hall was a popu
lar and well known young man.
It appears that members of Hall’s
family were out automobile riding Sun
day afternoon, when Hall is thought to
have taken his life. When his mother,
Mrs. D. D. Hall, returned homo she
discovered the body. The gun with
which he committed suicide was a .38
calibre pistol.
Mr. Hall was in the undertaking
business in Leesburg. He was unmar-.
ricd and besides his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. D. Hall, he is'survived by aj
brother, C. D. Hall, of Newton, and
four sisters, Mrs. ugene Feeney, of
Savannah; Miss Martha Hall, Miss
Ruth Hall, and Mrs. R. R. Forrester, of .
I.eesburg.
HARRIS IS HEBE
PROBING PRICE
UPON GASOLINE
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. B.—W. J. Har
ris, of the federal trade commission, 1
began gathering information bearing
on the recent allegation that gasoline
dealers were discriminating in the cit
ies and communities of Georgia and
other states in prices.
IS APPOINTED TO STATE
BOARD OF PHARMACY
Dr. E. L. Murray, of Americus, has '
been appointed to the State Board of
Pharmacy for a term of five years, the
appointment dating from Nov. Ist. inst.
The required oath was administered
this morning by Judge John A. Coßb of
the court of ordinary.
COTTON MARKET ~|
AMERICUS, Ga., Nov. 8. —The gov
ernment bureau report on ginning, is
sued today did not serve to boost cot
ton values to any extent, although it
shewed a shortage in bales ginned of
nearly 2,500,000 bales, compared with
this date last year.
The futures market today was quot
ed as follows: Open Noon
December ..J 11.46 11.51
January 11.64 11.62
March 11.88 11.85
The Americus spot market is quoted
today as follows:
Fully good middling 11 l-4c
Good middling 11c
Fully middling 10 3-4 c
The demand today is nominal only,
the supply offeree more than meeting
ail demands.
At the market close today all of the
previous gain had been lost and the
closing quotations were about the
same today as on Saturday, with De
cember quoted at 11.43 c.
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 8, 1915
FINISH ON MARK SETTING HUGE
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Driver Segadio, and his ftst-flying car, winning a race with a new high
record on Lon glsland.
POOLE 15 IN THE
ALDERMAN RACE
FOR RE-ELECTION
The opening gun of the city election
has been fired.
The first announcement of a candi
date for aiderman to succeed the three
officials whose terms expire January
Ist, 1916, has been made.
Aiderman J. E. Poole is a candidate
to succeed himself.
As has already been stated, Alder
men Albert Harris and J. S. Bolton
have declined to be candidates for re
election.
No other intimations have been made
as to who will be the other candidates,
but at least two others are necessary
to complete the three vacancies which
occur by expiration of terms.
GIBBER'S REPORT ISSUED MONDAY
SHOWS 7,384.871 BALES TO NOI.I
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. B.—The
fourth cotton ginning report of the
season, compiled from reports of cen
sus bureau correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt, and issued
at 10 a. m., today, announced that 7,-
384,871 bales of cotton, counting round
as half bales, of the growth of 1915,
had been ginned prior to November 1.
That compares with 9,826,912 bales, or
61.8 per cent., of the entire crop ginned
prior to November 1, last year; 8,830,-
396, o r 63.2 per cent., in 1913, and 8,-
8( 9,222 bales, or 65.8 per cent, in 1912.
The average quantity of cotton ginned
prior to November 1 In the past ten
years, was 7,954,534 bales, or 62.0 per
cent, of the crop.
Included in the ginnings were 69,204
round bales, compared with 23,182 last
year, 61,577, in 1913, and 54,539 in
1912.
Sea Island cotton included number
ed 58,358 bales, compared with 43,115
FINE PROPERTY
PURCHASED AT
FIJWION
ROGERS HOME ON JACKSON
STREET IS SOLD.
Mr. J. H. Rogers has sold to Dr. E.
L. Thurman his large and commodious
residence on Jackson street, and will
leave in a day or two for Miami, Fla.,
to reside. The property is closd in
and very desirable withal, consisting
of a handsome residence of ten or more
large rooms. It has been suggested
that Dr. Thurman, the well known
osteopathic physician, might convert
the property into a sanitarium, as it
is well located and altogether suitable
for such purpose. The price pair for
the Rogers property was not announc
ea today.
last year, 42,804 in 1913, and 28,887 In
1912.
Ginnings prior to November 1 by
states, with comparisons for the past
three years, and the percentage of the
entire crop ginned in Georgia and
Alabama prior to that date in the same
years, follow:
Georgia.
Year Bales Pct.
1915 1,431,290 ...
1914 1,763,374 64 8
1913 1,606,506 68.5
1912 1,112,419 61.4
Alabama.
Year Bales Pct.
1915 727,368 ...
1194 1,068,771 61.7
1913 1,015,788 68.5
I'l2 809,662 61.0
The next ginning report of the cen
sus bureau will be issued at 10 a. m.,
Monday, November 22, and will show
the quantity of cotton ginned prior to
November 14.
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4 ORGANIZED LABOR IN 4
4 SESSION AT 'FRISCO 4
4 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. B.—The 4
4 thirty-fifth annual convention of 4
* the American Federation of La-V I
4 bor opened here today. One hun- ♦I
4 dred delegates, representing two 4 :
* million union men are present. •♦!
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BIG SHImT
REFLECTED IN
GINNING REPORT
Americus cotton factors were inter
ested greatly in the government report
on ginning, issued this morning, but
were surprised not a little at the enor
mous shortage in bales ginned to Oc
tober 31st—last Monday—as compared
with the ginnings to the same date
last season, nearly two and a half
million bales. The figures sent out to
day were 7,384,000 bales, against 9,-
829.000 bales on Oct. 31st, last year, a
shortage of 2,445 bales in this crop.
The futures market advanced after
receipt of the bureau report, but this
advance was attributed by Americus
warehousemen more to the effect of
the note to Great Britain, made public
this morning, rather than to cotton
crop conditions.
Sentiment also seems to be impress
ed by the tendency to increase crop es
timates for this country, and also for
India. Developments in urope also
had some effect, and so, too, did the
continued light export and domestic
demand.
Nearly every year the holding off
by American spinners results in their |
having to pay more when they do buy.
Last season was a striking example. ’
During the fall months they could have ‘
(bought all the cotton they wanted at 7 i
cents or even lower. Yet they bought'
as little as they could get along with.
They were urged to stock up, not'
only to secure cotton at a pfienomenil
ly low price, but also to help relieve 1
I
I the depression among the producers. I
But they figured that a crop of 16,000 i
bales with a great world war going on, |
must certailnly bring much lower
prices still. Why, they argued, should
they pay 7 cents, when by waiting for
distress time, they could buy at 51
cents.
So they waited; and when they en
tered the market later had to compete
with an unexpectedly active foreign'
I I I
i demand for reluctant offerings.
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It appears that they are doing verv '
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much the same this season again. It j
is true the price is much higher this j
year, almost double for average'
grades, but there is no logic in com- (
paring with last year. There is noth-| >
ing of the extreme depression; what' i
appeared a hopeless position has giv
< r place to one of confidencce. There |
seemed no possible way to escape an I
enormous surplus which would re- .
quire years to overcome.
This dreaded surplus has already I
been reduced to manageable propor- I
tions. |
GERMANS DENY 1
THEY REQUESTED
NIH LEAVE ;
WASHINGTON, D. C., Now. B.—Sec
retary of State Robert Lansing has
announced that the German military
authorities had expressed to the Amer
ican minister, Brand Whitlock, re
grets over the published reports which
made it appear that he was leaving
CASY
FRENCH WINNING
GROUND FOB THE
SERBIAN ALLIES
PARIS, Nov. B.—French troops oc
cupied Kosjak and Babuna Heights,
commanding Plateau Pass, through
which runs the Perlepe-Kavarad road.
They are expected to effect a junction
with the Serbians occupying the
northwestern slope of Babuna range,
says a Monistir telegram to the Matin.
BERLIN, Nov. 8. —The small Ger-i
man cruiser Undine, was torpedoed
and sunk by a submarine off the Swed
ish coast, it has been officially an
nounced.
LONDON, Nov. B.—The fall of Nisn
A has united solidly the main Bulgarian
and Teutonic armies. Hitherto, the
communication has been merely tenta
.tivev, by reaching out with advance
guards.
The Bulgarians and their allies now
bold considerably over half of Serbia
and command the Nish railway, one of
the chief objectives of their campaign.
From Nish the Bulgarian lines run|
north in a slight curve encircling the
Morava river t o Krivivir where it
joins the main Teutonic forces. From
there the line of the invaders turns at
right angles and runs due west across
the broadest part of Serbia. A rough
semi-circle is formed and this line is
still contracting. The Germans claim
to have taken a heavy toll of Serbian
pi isoners.
In southern Serbia, the Bulgarians
Yuive apparently received a severe
i check by the Serbians, aided by the
I French and British.
No News of Defeat
LONDON, Nov. 8. —No official confir-
I mation has been received of the de
i cisive defeat of the Bulgarians trying
to advance into Macedonia through
| I'abun pass.
South of Strumsitsa the French are
fighting on Bulgarian soil.
The Greek cabinet crisis has been
I (temporarily met. If the deputies ac-
I cept the new Skouloudis ministry the
| present status will continue indefi
nitely.
There is severe but indecisive fight
ing on the eastern front before Riga
and Dvinsk.
The Russian offensive in aGlicU
along the Strips river has been halted.
There are no important developments
on the other fronts.
German Subs Busy.
LONDON, Nov. 8. —The British arm
ed merchantman Tara was sunk by
two German submarines In the east of
the Mediterranean sea last Friday.
SUPREME COURT
AGREES WITH THE
LOWER COURTS
WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. B.—The
supreme court has affirmed the decis
ion of the Fifth district court of ap
peals in holding that the $12,000 mort
gage which Joseph N. Webb gave ths
National Bank of Athens was invalid
as to other creditors.
! The mortgage was not filed until the
day of involuntary bankruptcy was
i filed against Webb, on August 14th,
11912.
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Belgium as the result of objections of
ti e German ogvernment. They assur
ed him of their regret at his departure.
NUMBER 273.