Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, September 09, 1920, Election Extra, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS OF THE WORLD FORTY-SECOND YEAR—NUMBER 213 WATSON IS NOMINATED Governor’s Race To Require Official Count COLLUM CHOSEN STATE SENATOR FOR 13TH DIST. Defeats J. T. Royal in Schley County 1 Race ELLAVILLE, Sept. 9.—J. M. Col lum was elected senator from the Thirteenth Georgia district which in cludes Macon and Sumter counties, in a fairly close vote over J. T. Roy al, this being Schley county’s year to name the senator. He will suc ceed B. B. Brooks, of Montezuma. Mr. Collum’s vote was 253, to 216 for Royal. Mr. Collum was formerly principal of the Third District A. & M. school at Americus, and is now engaged in farming at Putnam sta tion, this county. Mr. Herring was elected represen tative over T. F. Rainey by a vote of 300 to 163. Dorsey and Walker carried the county handily. The totals on the senatorial and governorship races wore *, Dorsey, 250; Watson, 158; Smith,' 51; Cooper, 2. \ Walker, 291; Hardwick, 150; Hold er, 20; Brown, 4. Trans-Continental Air Mail Route Started W MINEOLA, L. 1.. Sept. B.—Trans continental air service to San Fran cisco was officially inaugurated to day when R. C. Page, piloting an airplane specially equipped to carry mail started on his westward flight at 6:30 a. m. Another airplane car rying 16,000 letters left an hour af ter the leader. Street Fightting Reported at Trieste TRIESTE, Sept. 9.—(By Assoc-s ciated Press.)—Outbreaks here, leading to street fighting between the Nationalists and Socialists have been resumed. Two deaths have occurred and a score of persons bave been wounded. Intermittent firing is con tinuing despite the facts that strong guard has been placed on the streets. Dorsey and Watson Tied in Lee County LEESBURG, Sept. 9—Leesburgl divided its two unit votes between ( Dorsey and Watson, the result be ing a tie between the two, with Smith third. Walker carried the county over Hardwick. Judge Crisp j won for congress by a majority of 112. Briton, Kidnaped by Bandit, Also Escapes MEXICO CITY, Sept. 9.—Bertie: C Johnson, the British subject kid neped by the bandit Seamera has, escaped and is on his way to Guad alajara under escort of government troops, it is announced. W. A. Gardner, an American citizen «ni also a prisoner of Seamora, has ar rived at Talpa, Jalisco. Germans Go After Interned Vessels BERLIN, Sept. 9-—-The s ‘ ea J’ er Lucie Woermann is taking 48 Ger man sailors to Chile in bring back the interned German ships lying in Chilian ports. N. M REPUBLICANS NOMIATE. ALBUQUERQUE. N. Mevico Sept T 9.—R. C. Mitchell was nominated for governor on the third bal 1 . state Republican convention last night. _____ R. B. Godwin left yesterday for Auburn, Ala., where'he is a student at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute. B. L. Wood, of Lumpkin, was a visitor in Americus for a few hours Wednesday. Luther Walker was in Americus yesterday, coming from Albany. D. T. Ellis, of Macon, was a visitor in Americus yesterday. Tom Cole, from North Georgia, is visiting his sister. Mrs. W. T. Silver, on Forsyth street. CRISP WINS 14 1 IN 15 COUNTIES FOR CONGRESS Jones Carries Home County By 100 Majority Judge Charles R. Crisp, present congressman from the Third district of Georgia, was returned to that of-j fice in Wednesday’s primary by an overwhelming vote, losing only one county out of 15 in the district. This w'as Crisp county, the home county; of Judge Crisp’s only opponent, J., Gordon Jones, and it was won by J. nes by i majority of only 129 votes, xhe only otajr close vole in the county was in Turner, where Judge Crisp won by a majority of 11. That county went strong for Watson and Hardwick, with the for mer of whom Jones had formerly been allied. The counties embraced in the Third district are: Dooly, Sumter, Crisp, Turner, Ben Hill, Macon, Schley, Lee, Webster, Stewart, Terrell, Randolph, Quitman, Clay and Taylor. All of I these counties were canvassed per-' sonally by Judge Crisp as fully as he, 1 was physically able prior to the elec tion. WEATHER— Forecast for Georgia ■ — Partly cloudy weather, with probable show ers tonight and Friday. Judge Crisp today issued the foi lowing statement: “To the Voters of the Th -I Con gressional District: “God I as blessed me in many ways and especially in that He has given me the most loyal and best friends a ; man ev<_r had. To them is due my overwhelming victory. “My heart is filled to ove.' flowing with love and gratitude to the peop.e of the Third Congressional District. I shall strive to show my appreciation of the great tribute they have paid . me by serving them with the utmost . fidelity and by devoting whatever | talents I may possess to their wel-I fare. . “CHARLES R. CRISP.” I Miss Ruth Chappell, of Richland, was shopping in Americus yesterday; afternoon. Miss Mary Littleton was a shop- j per in • Americus yesterday after- ' noon, coming from Dawson. Mrs. P. C. Gilmore, of Montezuma, , spent the afternoon in Americus ■ yesterday shopping. Miss Cora Westbrook left Tuesday < afternoon for Milledgeville where she is a student at Georgia Normal and Industrial college. Miss Sara Westbrook left early this week for Athens where she will ' enter the State Normal college ; there. Miss Rosella Westbrook left yes : terday for Forsyth where she is | enrolled as a student at Bessie Tift college. M. M. Blewett, of 403 West Con gress street. Savannah is spending i a few days with his friends, S. B. ! and M. W. Halston. of this city. He I will leave the latter part of the week j fpr New Orleans and from there re ' turn to Savannah where he will re : sume his former position as baggage ; agent at the Savannah union sta tion. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. Leon H. Brooks, formerly of Amer icus, will be interested in the follow ing from the Tampa Morning Trib une: “Among the Tampans spend ing the week-end at Clearwater Beach hotel for Labor Day celebr itio.i were a congenial party composed of Mr. and Mrs A. C. Gout'ie, Mr. and i Mrs. Earl Stumps and two daughters, Misses Janet and Geraldine, and Mr. ! and Mrs. Leon Brooks.” W. R. Lane, of Blakely, spent a few hours in Americus yesterday af ternoon. Park Harper, of Moultrie, was a business visitor here yesterday. Ross Dean was a visitor here yes terday afternoon and last night from Plains. W. L. English left today for Co lumbus on business. THE TIMESBREJCORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE Jolly Crowd Gets Returns At Times-Recorder Office It was a wonderfully good natured crowd, considering the shock many of them were receiving, that congre gated in front of the Times-Recorder office last evening and listened to the reading and watched the posting of the bulletins which poured in rap idly from 7:30 to 11 o’clock. The Times-Recorder was one of 38 Georgia newspapers receiving this special election service from the In ternational News Service’s Atlanta bureau. Its excellence was generally commended. The weather was fair, with a clear sky and a cool breeze. Forrest street was closed for the entire block, to "revent congestion of cars, and bench seats, generously provided by John Shiver, planing mill operator and lum. ber dealer, furnished comfortable places for several hundred who came first. Inside, on the clean tile floor, and with electric fans buzzing, were scores of comfortable chairs supplied by the Allison Furniture company, but the cool outside air, and the ge niality of the crowd proved more at tractive and very few remained long inside. The returns were tabulated on the bulletin boards, into which the two large front plate glass windows had been transformed, as fast as they were received by telegraph, and the crowd eagerly and interestedly Dad k “Stood Up” By His Eloping Daughter PARIS. Ky., Sept. B—Josephine Leer, 18, stood up her dad. Ashby ! Leer, when she eloped to Louisville with Robert Turner, grocer. Turner drove “Dad” Leer and his daughter to Lexington, where while “Dad” vis ited a doctor, she and Turner were supposed to take in a movie. After the doctor’s visit, “Dad” Leer waited an hour for them and then returned home, where he received a felegram telling of the elopement. They Bar Out Even Foam in Alabama MOBILE. Ala., Sept. B—For8 —For fear! the foam will have a kick in it, Ala- j bama Anti-Saloon League leaders are preparing to fight any change! in prohibition laws. Present law reads “No liquid may be sold in Alabama which looks, like, smells, or foams like beer.” Outbursts of Everett True —By Condo HUSH UP'.! EveRYTHiMQ X(Xj Bo is about ACk. QUINT, INCLUDING THG SCAftC CROW NOU MAD& FOR THe SARD6N THF BIROS CSV&sj ROOSTCD ON it!’. Bor I MADc. A RjEAU one TO-DAY, 3>O BCOw OUT An»O COUNT TH<s 19IRDS YOU C4N on Tuts JOB '.V, Jg 3iiM®irairpi teswir .. I® f < (BUM Ml ' 1 Afi ——!» AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 9, 1920 watched the crowing columns of some of the candidates adn the failure of others to grow as rapidly as many of ; them wished or expected. The great lead of Thomas E. Wat son for senator from the beginning ■ had become to formidable oy 10 o’clock that many persons went home satisfied they had learned the un questioned result of the election for that office. The results in the gov ernorship race, howeve'', remained | a neck-and-neck contest throughout, and up until noon today the official result was no more definite than that furnished bv the Times -Recorder last night. Early in the evening ‘hi announce I ment that Congressman ! Crisp ha j I carried all of the 12 counties heard from in 15 in the third district for re election to congress brought hearty cheering from all partisans. Judge j Crisp was an interested member of the crowd part of the evening. In the assemblage were leaders and workers in all factions, as well as several hundred common voters —and voter esses-to-be. Many were present also from all outlying sections of the county, and some from other nearby! counties. <i It afforded the Times-Recorder a i distinct pleasure to be able to give . the public this service, assisted by' Messrs. Shiver and Allison. Enacts Scene From The Movies and Dies MARTINSBURG, W. Va„ SepT 8' i —An overturned soap box beneath , the lifeless body of Samuel Leo, 10, i hanging from a beam in a shanty at his home in Carbondale. Pa., near here, told the story of the boy’s at tempt -to imitate a scene he had wit nessed in a “movie.” Horse Travels 75,000 Miles Delivering Mail STANDFORD, Ky.. Sept. B—Judge W. L. Dawson, mail carrier for 16 | years, who has just been retired on nension, drove one horse 75,000 ; miles while delivering mail for Ury I cle Sam. J ttfll Shade trees may be, destroyed by gas leaking from the mains, poisoning ■ the roots and making it impossible for the tree to obtain nourishment; | from the ground. i QUAKE DEATH LIST MOUNTING Bodies Being Taken From Debris of Ital ian Homes FLORENCE, Sept. 9.—The num ber of dead in Tuesday’s earthquake is steadily growing. The latest ad vices from Fivazzano bring the total up to from 300 to 432, while in the Vigatta 124 are dead and a thousand injured. In searly three score twons and villages serious damage has been done and more than ten thousand rendered homesless. 50 TAKEN FROM RUINS OF BARGA. LONDON, Sept. 9.—Fifty dead victims of the Italian earthquake have been taken from the ruins of the town of Barga, says a dispatch from Lucca, the message adding that many more are buried under the debris of the homes. The village of Garfagnana is a heap of ruins and Vignet has been destroyed. Thous ands are homeless in other towns. HIGH SPOTS IN GEORGIA NEWS Paragraphs Picke up Here and There, From Exchanges or Other Sources. At the city primary of Whigfiam yesterday there were 22 candidates for the office of mayor and only 33 votes were cast. Tom Hammack, on e of the biggest farmers of Jones county, shot and killed himself Wednesday morning. Worry over the boll weevil and the destruction of his peaches by wornjs is said to have been the cause of his suicide. Virgil Taylor, moonshiner in the | mountains nears Toccoa, came to Toccoa Tuesday to kill a negro whom he said had stolen whiskey from him. Taylor had the negro, carrying him ; out of town, when the negro broke away. Taylor pulled out a pistol ' and started shooting. The chief of i police and citizens interferred and j I Taylor was arrested. Sister M. Stanislaus, aged 78, of Mt. Sales Academy, Macon, died yes terday afternoon at 4o’clock. She had been an invalid for several years. W. M. Cochran, 54 years old of Athens, and his brother, A. P. Cochran, of Greene county, dided yesterday within the same hour, un known to each other. Major Robert Lowry Meador, for mer Atlantan, .who made a dis tinguished record in the army, has been placed on the retired list with i the rank of major because of injuries . received in France. The sub-committee of Grove Ave | nue Baptist church, Richmond, _Va.,| recommended at a full committee: ; meeting last night that Dr. Len G.. j Broughton, of Knoxville, formerly I 'of Atlanta, be called to sucoeed Dr. W. C. James, nbw secretary of the Southern Baptist educational board lat Birmingham. A raid at 21 Peters street, Atlan ta, Tuesday night by federal nar-l cotic agents, under the direction of Dr. C. E. Miller, resulted in the ar-. : rest of six Chinese. A quantity of • opium, a scale and six pipes were j seized. . . Re-establishment of competition in; ! the shoe trade with a view to bring-, I ing prices down through legitimate I channels was recommended to Atlan ta members of the Southeastern Shoe Retailers’ Association the other night: iin an address by Charles Brady,; ; president of the organization and: manager of the shoe department of, the George Muse Clothing company, Atlanta. ! Mrs. Ernest Cadwell and Miss Lil lian Whitley, of Ocilla, a teacher at | Bessie Tift College, who were badly | hurt in an automobile accident at j ' Waycross Labor Day, are still at thej King Daughters Hospital, where they were removed immediately after the accident. . I Property owners and business men | of Macon on Broadway have asked city council to take steps to have the Central of Georgia Railway tear down the old union station. Fourteen macon women registered in Macon Tuesday at the county tax collector’s office, bringing the grand | total since the suffrage amendment: was ratified up to thirty-four. A to tal of fifty-five white women have; registered. The late Mrs. W. D. Grant, of At lanta, whose will was filed for pro- Hardwick Slightly Leading Walker In Compiled Returns ; (Official) —Consolidated returns for Sumter county give Smith 728, Dorsey 727, Watson 316. ATLANTA, Sept. 9—(Noon)—By Associa ted Press) —Thomas E. Watson received the Dem ocratic nomination to the United States Senate on the face of incomplete and unofficial returns from approximately two-thirds of the Georgia counties as compiled by the Atlanta Journal up to noon to day These indicated Watson, had 203 county unit votes, Dorsey 7 I and Senator Smith 40. It requires I 95 to nominate. Indications were that an official count would be necessary to decide the governor’s race. The Journal’s figures indicated Former Senator Hard wick had 1 48, Clifford Walker 140 and John Hol der 20. ATLANTA, Sept. 9—(By International News Service) —(11 A. M.) —Watson is over whelmingly nominated to the senate and it seems certain Hardwick nominated for governor. Following is the county unit vote as it stands |.t this hour: Watson, 238; Dorsey, 68; Smith, 28. Hard wick, 172; Walker, I 30; Holder, 8. These returns are unofficial, but as accurate as can possibly be given at this hour. All present congressmen renominated except Overstreet in the First district, who ties with Slater making probable a second primary. Hardwick carried Chatham county by over 3,000 majority. Dorsey’s plurality in Chatham was over 3,000, with Smith second. Telephonic communication with Hardwick and Walker headquarters by interested citizens to day resulted in conflicting claims being reported. Hardwick’s headquarters are claiming the tabula tion of more than 200 unit votes, with the likeli hood of the total reaching 220, while Walker’s headquarters are claiming 182 unit voes with 1 2 counties yet to hear from. The Walker claim includ ed Richmond county, with 6 votes, -also claimed by Hardwick and not officially reported. bate in the ordinary’s office on Wed ’ ! nesday, bequeathed the bulk of an I estate valued at nearly one million ’ dollars to her two children, Mrs. Sa-j rah Frances Grant Slaton, wife A ' former Governor John M. Slaton 1 ' and John W. Grant. Bibb county’s tax rate was raised 1 from 13 mills to 14.5 mills at a meet- ’ ; ing of the county commissioners yes- s I terday. The new rate is expected to I ■ bring a total of $741,203.18. The increase amounts to $1.50 on every of taxable property. Inciud ; ing the state tax of 5 nulls, Bibb : county citizens will have to pay; : $19.50 on every thousand dollars of property returned for taxation. Wettest Town Is Alice, Texas ALICE, Texas. Sept. 9—Here’s j j the wettest town of its size in the ; I U. S. A. “There’s enough liquor I comes into this town every night to supply a political convention!” That’s: Custom Officer E. Optulla’s re port on this town of Alice. He ad mits he can’t check booze running and booze selling. Every night from 20 to 60 armed Mexicans ford the Rio Grande bear-1 ; ipg into Texas gallons of hard li-j quor which is distributed to Ameri i can bootleggers. I “I want a whole army with ma : chine guns and tanks,” says Cottulla. “They’re too many for me.” • ELECTION EXTRA PRICE FIVE CENTS. Town of Buford Is Carried by Watson BUFORD, Sept. 9.—Thomas E. Watson carried Buford, the scene of his arrest two weeks ago. The vote was: Watson, 257; Smith 152; Dor sey, 119; Cooper,, 2. 4 The green basilca of St. Peter at Rome has only two small organs that are wheeled about. A state college at Ames la., of fers a two-weeks course in tractor operation for the sons of farmers. The Greeks used to decorate the graves of their women with purple iris. Some of the caterpillars found in the region of the Darling river in Australia are more than six inches long. An individual dressing tent for seashore bathers can be packed and carried in a suitcase. Germans are making the skins of sausages out of silk to give them solidity and elasticity.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, September 09, 1920, Election Extra, Image 1