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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict Middling—27 3-4. N. Y. Future* —Jul„> Oct. Dec. Prev. Close 2776 2538 2685 Opening 2759 2535 2485 11 a. m 2745 2509 2458 Close .................... 2726;2504;2455 JRTY-FIFTH YEAR—VOL. NO. 143 PRESIDENT TALKS PROHIBITION AT DENVER New York Elavated Train Crashes To Street TWO CUR TSffl FALLS WTH ITS PASSENGERS IM STREIT BELOW Accident Ocurred at Fifth and Flatbush Avenues in Crowd ed District MANY REPORTED KILLED Brooklyn-Manhattan Train Was Bound for Center of Shopping District NEW YORK, June 25.—-A two car train bound for New York, fell from an elevated structure of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Com pany at Fifth and Faitbush aven ues today. A number are reported killed. Value of Instruction Illustrated In Case of Youth Bitten By Rattler on Muckalee William Brantley is recovering from the effects of a snake bite at home of J. E. D. Shipp, near Ameri cus, and attending physicians say that only timely first aid rendered him by Ernest Shipp and Henry Elza, two young companions saved the boy’s life. All of the boys are orphans who are bcinjj raised in the home of Mr. Shipp. They were fishing along Muck alee creek, not far from the Shipp home several days ago, when Wil liam Brantley was bitten by a rat tlesnake. Immediately the other two boys, taking oii their jackets, tied a tourniques.t about the spot where William had been bitten They then hurried with him to the Shipp' home where Dr. Herschel Smith was summoned. The appli cation of the tourniquet caused poi son from the snakes fangs to be distributed very slowly, Dr. Smith states, and uht ssaveedtvbhgkqvbg states, and thus saved the boy’s life. The boys had been given first aid instruction at Thalcan acamedy where they are being educated, Mr. Shipp said today, the incident, though a regrettable one, illustrat ing the value of the training receiv ed. HIMLEHffI TOW POM Resident of Americus Passes ‘ Away After Long And Painfcl Illness Mrs. Annie Leona Ashley, 58 years of age, died at the residence of her daughter Mrs. H. D. Schneid er, 203 Brown street, Saturday night) at 11:25 o’clock, death fol lowing an illness of 18 months. Funeral services were held Sun ley and interment was in the Pou lan, the former home of Mrs. Ash ley,andinterinent was in the Pou lan cemetery by the side of her husband who died several years ago. Dr. Leroy G. Henderson, pastor of the Presbyterian church in Albany, conducted the services, Which were largely attended by friends and acquaintances of Mrs. Ashley. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. H. D. Schneider, of Americus, with whom she had resided for two years, three sisters, Mrs. Lemuel Kimberley, of Empire, Ga.; Mrs. Ada Reynolds, Mrs. L. M. Moffett, of Atlanta; two brothers, W. T. Stevens and A. L. Stevens, of At lanta. Although Mrs. Ashley had resid ed in Americus only a short time, she was greatly beloved among a wide circle of friends and acquaintances , who contributed beautiful floral offerings J which covered her casket. She was a member of the Albany Baptist church, and during her residence in that community at tended its services and spread a Christian influence about her in her daily life. FUNERAL OF STATHAM INFANT HERE TODAY Funeral services over the remains of Stephen Council, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Statham, were held this morning from he family residence on Rees Park at 10:30 o’clock, Rev. James B. Lawrence, rector of Calvary Episcopal church, conducting the obsequies, with in terment in Oak Grove cemetery. Surviving are his parents, and paternal grandmother. Mrs. Ida Statham, Whp resides in the Cobb community, FIVE PERSONS KILLED IN DAKOTA TORNADO TH « PRMEirS UTT ARE ULEB IB NMBttJI CRASH Car Went Over 75-Foot Cliff Into Bear Creek Canyon, With Sightseers Aboard SUMNER CURTIS IS DEAD Tommie French, Other Victim Os Accident, Was Driving Wrecked Car DENVER, June 25.—(8y the Associated Press.)— Two were kill ed and two others were seriously injured late yesterday when an au tcmible, one cf the caravan in which visiting newspaper correspon dents with President Harding’s spe cial train, went over a cliff in Bear creek canyon and dropped 75 feet. The dead are Sumner Curtis a representative of the Republican national committee and Tommie French, of Denver, who was driving the car. Donald A. Craig, manager of the Washington bureau of the New York Herald, and Thomas F. Daw son, for twenty years member cf the Associated Press Washington staff, were injured. Craig is im proving today, but Dawson showed slight improvement, due to his ad vanced years. Dawson died later in the morn ing in Denver hospital as a result of injures. He was a nationally known newspaper man and Colo rado State Historian. NEETIIGS CHIME IT com BAPTIST Dr. Bolton and Singer Clark Popular With Hearers —Ad- ditions Reported Large congregation attended the services of Sunday morning and evening at Central Baptist church, whc'-e a revival is now in progress, conducted by Pastor-Evangelist R. L. Bolton, of Madison, Ga., with the song services in charge of Jen nings Clark, of Ashburn. Rev. Milo Massey, pastor of the congregation, in speaking of Dr. Bolton’s work hero today, declared that “Dr. Bolton has been preach ing in this series of meetings since Tuesday last, and his messages are meeting with enthusiastic response- Ho. preaches the old time gospel in away that catches the attention of his hearers, and he speaks clearly and directly so that he is under stood by all. <he young as well as the mature mmebers of the congre gation, and each hearer mav feel that he is being personally address ed. His years of experience in evangelistic work, together with the unusual strength that he manifests as a soul-loving, gospel preacher, possessed of a personality that must be described as unique, combine t > make him a preacher of rare force and effectiveness. Most favorable comments are read on every hand from those whi have been attend ing the services. “Mr. Clark, who had many friends in Americus before his com-, ing to this meeting, is measuring up splendidly in his leadership of th“ music and in his solo work. He i an earnest and devoted Christian and is giving himself completely to his calling. He has the backing of a senior and junior chorus, and he uses from time to time the male ouartet of the. Central Baptist church that is always heard with special pleasure. “The services are continuing this week, as last, as to the schedule: preaching at 10 each morning and at 7:45 each eve | ng. Several ad ditions were made to the member ship at the services last night and others are looked for before the mee'ing closes. It is sincerely honed that the gen eral public will take advantage of the splendid evangelistic opportuni ty and that the meeting may prove a blessing to the whole city.’ THIRD QUARTERLY CONFFERENCE HELD LESLIE, June 25. —The third quarterly conference of the Amer icus district, Leslie charge was held Dr. W. C Lovette in charge with the Mt. Zion Methodist church near here Saturday with the Presiding Elder, Dr. A. C. Lovett in THE TIMES- RECORDER UIM HEWERS ■III BECK BE 11. S. LIP SEME Controversy Over Breaking Seals On Board Ships at New York May Bring Complications ASK PEOPLE TO BE CALM Intemperate and Uninformed Criticism Should Me With held, People Are Told LON*DON, June 25. — (By the As sociated Press.) —Several London newspaper editorials show a decid ed note of anxiety lest the contro versy over the seizure of liquor on British Ships, at New York lead to serious ill feeling between Great Britain and the United States. The papers express the hope that the people here refrain from intem perate and uninformed criticism of what is hold to e purely legal question. moi TIMM FORD FOB BSMT Sffl IT SIMM Merchants of Georgia Port City Petition Detroit Manufacturer to Make Race FORD ACCEPTS SUPPORT Secretary Replying to Communi cation Says Auto Maker Has ‘No Objection’ SAVANNAH, June 25.—A peti tion signed by citizens here endors ing Henry Ford for president, hav ing been forward to Detroit Ford’s secretary in reply said: “in view of the interest displayed, Mr. Ford can have no objection to their fur ther activities in this direction.” BOE LIMBS MS BMEBEIWW Hightower Jackson Had Been Game Long Time Before His Still Was Discovered Hightower Jackson is in jail here charged with making liquor, and his still, a lard-can affair with home-made coil is gone after five years of use, during which it is he li ved he made fenough so-called whisky to poison several families. Jackson was arrested Saturday afternoon by Sherry Cox and 1. M. Etheridge near his home cn the Old Sims place near L< 'lie. With him the officers brought in 11 bot tles of liquor freshly made, and they found the “backings” in the still quite warm, indicating the outfit bad been operation very re cently. Jackson, who paid a fi ;! sever al years ago for botleg..;ing, ttold Sheriff Harvey when brought to the jail he:-< that he had been mak ing liquor “about five years.” ELLIS HAS BILL TO PROTECT OYSTER BEDS BRUNSWICK, June 25.—The most important bill to be intro duced at the approaching session of the legislature, from a local standpoint, will be the measure to be introduced by Representative Ellis, of Tift county, relative to the protection of the oyster indus try on the Georgia coast. The bill which has been framed by the representative from Tift, and which has beefi reviewed by a number of authorities on the sub ject, is said to cover in detail the oyster industry in this state, a law that has been lacking for many years and one that has been agitated from time immemorial, but which has been neglected to the detriment of this industry for all this time. CHAPTER OF EASTERN SATAR TO MEET TONIGHT. A meeting of the local chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will be held tonight at the Masonic Hall at 8 o’clock. Every member is urg ently requested to attend. americus. Georgia" Monday afternoon, june 25, 1923 PROF. HOLLfNn LOSES CH HD MOMS VIST TB CONTINENT Professor of Languages in Geor gia is “Touched” for Wad Before Sailing BACK IN ATHENS BROKE Had Planned to Spend Summer Studying in France, But Had to Come Back ATHENS, June 25.—Svott Hol- I land, a professor in the school of Romance Languages at the Univer sity of Georgia, who lives in For syth, returned home today from New York where he was robbed by a pickpocket of several hundred dol lars, and his steamship ticket to France. He had planned to spend the j summer in France studying. IBREB ¥ SEALS GIVES BRITISH ID |Mliiß FOR IWEST Premier Stanley Baldwin Tells House of Commons Stand Authorities Will Take REPLIES TO QUESTION Says British Recognise Right of America to Break Seals in United States Waters LONDON, June 25.—(8y As sociated Press) —Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister, stated in Commons today that there was no ground for protest if the British customs seals were broken in United States terri torial waters by officials of the United States Customs Service. The statement was in answer to the question whether Great Bri tain recognized the American right to break the seals on liquor aboard ships. i MORE “WET ’ ! LINERS ARRIVE. I NEW YORK, June 25.—Two I more “wet” liners arrived today while federal officials were prepar ing to move on six others which were to docket over the week-end. The schedule today called for the rmoval of liquor from the Cunard liner Berengaria. HffIIMTMTRIIL CALLEOAT UOT Counsel Representing Former Whipping Boss Fighting to Postpone Tria lof Case LAKE CITY, Fla., June 25.—The fourth attempt of the state to place Walter Higginbotham, former con vict whipping boss on trial was vi gorously fought by the defense to day. Higginbohtam is charged with murder in connection with the deatiii of Martin T’abert, of Northa Da kota in a convict camp. Judge McMullen overruled mo tions of the defense to disqualify States Attorney Kelly to quash the indictment and for a continuance of I the case. The court refused to I permit arguments on motions. LESLIE PASTOR RESIGNS TO SERVE WESTON PULPIT LESLIE, June 25. —Rev. T. J. ! Herring of Parrott who has been I pastor of the Leslie Baptist church for near three years has resigned i the pastorate to take effect after \ August the first. He accepted a ca)l to the Wiston church some i time ago and notified the church | here. Rev. Herring will serve both J Parrott and Weston. He has made I many friends here who regret tto I learn that he is to leave us. I The church purchased a pas • torium’some time ago and hope to locate their pastor there. Take time to think —yqu can <lo more work with your head than you van with your feet, TWO OIF DURING FREE FOR ftLL FIGHT STAGED IN ROW AT DOUGLAS Perry Nettles Already Dead and Will Wright Fatally Wounded Reports Say LIQUOR DRINKING BLAMED Both Nettles and Wright Alleged to Have Been Drinking Which Led to Row DOUGLAS, June 25.—As the re sult of a free for all fight here yesterday, Perry Nettles is dead and Will Wright lies at the point of death. Both men were drinking, it is said. SAFFOHRS FATAL TO ROCHESTER I I Savannah Physician Succumbs to Effect of Slight Injury In flicted By Accident SAVANNAH, June 25.—A slight prick from a safety pin he was us ing temporarily In his sleeve cuff has nroved fatal to Dr. A. S. Ro chester, a specialist, who died here today. WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEEK SAYS ‘SHOWERS’ WASHINGTON, June 25.—The weather outlook for the period June 25' to June 30, inclusive, is as fol lows: For the South Atlantic and East Gulf states, normal tempera tures, partly cloudy weather, and local thunder-showers are indicated so rtbe week. bw mtn it IT MMH BE Vaughan Quartette Said By All Present To Be Finest Yc". Heard in Americus Many Americus people as well as other from all part of Sumter county, attended the singing at the court house here Sunday afternoon. The feature of the “sing” was the appearance of the famous Vaughan quartet. , The singing began at 3:-»0 o’clock, and was led throughout by Vaughans. W. N. Stephens, who was instrumental in bringing the quartet to Americus, sang a num ber of solos- and everybody present joined in the community singing. The Vaughan quartet introduced a number of community songs that proved very popular among the singers attending. At the conclusion of the singing it was announced that the Vaugh ans would sing in concert here Tuesday night at the court house. RELIGIOUS VIEWS OF WASHINGTON IN LETTER NEW YORK, June 25. A Washington letter which voices the deep religious convictions of the first president and indirectly pleads for organic union among Christian demnominations, has been found in the early records of the Episcopal Church of which the Father of his country was a com municant. The letter is a reply te a congratulatory address to Wash ington on his elevation to the Presidency under the Constitution by the third Episconal General Convention, which met in Philadel phia August 7, 1789. Washington had been inaugurated on the pre ceding June 30, and one of the first acts of the Convention was to | draft an address felicitating both. him and the people on the au spicious launching of the new Gov ernment. MAXWELL JS BACK NEW YORK, June 25.—George Maxwell, president of the Authors, Publishers and Composers Asso ciated of America, who was abroad when indicted, is charged with writ ing poison pen letters to Allen A. Ryan, a New York financier, has petpnied and will surrender soon, it was announced ~ today at the criminal courts building. ESTIMATE PROPERTY LOSS MINED AT METHO SIOO,OOO Besides Dead Four Are Known to Have Been Injured at West End. SWEPT ADAMS COUNTY Newspaper Dispatch Tells of Damage Wrought Through Wide Strip of Territory FARGO, N. D., June 25.—A dis patch to the Farnum today says that five are known to have been killed and four injured in a tourna do at West End, Adams count, Sun day. Property damage is estimated at SIOO,OOO. ellisWaptel I VISIT TO NEW YORK Americus Banker Says New York Financiers Predict Good Price for Cotton This Fall “I found things very bright and bankers expecting no serious clouds in the business sky.” G. K. Ellis said this morning after hav ing spent several days in New York. “Thu bankers predict that the South will get a good price for her cotton this year' and say that the slump of the past two years is past. They predict a very small cotton carry-over and because of the ravages of the boll weevil they expect a short crop. Every one is hopeful and the bankers feel that there will be no serious results from rpcent failures on the stock exchange.” Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were in New York for several days. While there Colonel Ellis had himself examin ed by a specialist who stated that he would soon complete recover from his illness of several weeks ago. Colonel Ellis says that he is satisfied that he is regaining his health rapidly and will be normal within a reasonable time. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis returned Sunday. START PIG INDUSTRY IN BROOKS COUNTY QUITMAN, June 25. Thirty registered Poland China pigs and six registered Duroc Jersey pigs have been placed by Decatur county agent, Dr. D. E. Sawyer in the pig clubs at the various coun ty districts. Four registered calves have been, placed in the calf clubs and more calves will be given the mem bers as soon as more are located. The chicken clubs have been giv en eggs and all of the clubs are now progressing well. Greater in ♦c-rest has been aroused -• all the clubs since the announcement of competitive contests the winner thereby getting trips, etc. GROWING FIN ETOMATOES IN SECTION NEAR BOSTON BOSTON, Ga., June 25.—While Boston doesn’t claim to be in a tomato growing section, yet some unusually fine ones have been shipped from here during last week by Messrs. Alonzo and L. T. Miller. On Monday of last week the two combined shipments of the two totaled 17 crates, which num ber was increased to 20 crates on Wednesday. These shipments con tained some very fine specimens. Both gentlemen have painted small patches in tomatoes as an ex periment and are meeting with good results so far. Besides the ex press shipments they have sold large quantities on the local mar ket and at Thomasville. The prices received are said to have '.been, unusually ptdrac/jve. . REVIVaITaFIESLIE WILL BE CONTINUED LESLIE, June 25.—Revival serv ices at the Leslie Methodist church has been announced to continue through several days next week. Rev. j. E. Sampley of Vidalia is do ing the preaching. The pastdr Rev. J. P. Daughtry is conducting the singing. WEATHER For Georgia, partly coludy to night. Tuesday local thunder sh jwers, - i J PRICE FIVE CENTS HARDING THREATENS FEDERAL POLICE TO ENFORCE PROHIBITION President At Denver Today Criticizes States That Fail To Enforce Law WOULD AVOID CONFLICT States Must, However, Accept Burden Which Is Theirs Un der 18th Amendment DENVER, June 25.—President Harding in his address at noon to day declared empathetically that “the prohibition amendment is the basic law of the land.” To which he added, “When a state deliber ately refuses to exercise the pow ers which the constitution confers upon it, it obviously commits itself to a policy of nullifying state “ir thority, and of which we are re-> luctant to conjecture.” And as though criticizing direct ly the action of certain 1 states in refusing to enforce the Volstead act within their borders, the Pres ident threatened that “if the bur den of enforcement shall continue to be increasingly thrown upon the federal government , it will be necessary to create at large ex pense, a federal police authority which will in time come to be re garded as an intrusion upon and in terference with the right of local authority to manage local con cerns.” The president spoke in part as follows: “There has always 'been those who insisted that particular poli cies could not be carried out be cause of the conflict of jurisdic tions; but experience has proved that whenever a given issue be came so acute that evasion was im possible, procedures have been de vised for dealing with it. Whoever will go back to the debates over the enactment of the antitrust law or the discussions of the inter state commerce measures,, must recognize that these were but varying phases of the same gener al question that comes before us ini (connection with the enforcc-l ment of the prohibition law. “But for the present there are immediate problems Before us which can not await the possibe creation of any such slow moving mechanism of philosophy consider ation. The prohibition amendment to the Constitution is the basic law of the land. The Volstead Att has been passed, providing a code of enforcement. I am convinced that they are a small, and a great ly mistaken, minority who believe ; the eighteenth amendment will ' ever ibe repealed. Details of en- Toi cement policy doubtless will be | changed as experience dictates. Further, 1 am convinced that what ever changes may be made will represent the sincere purpose of effective enforcement, rather than moderation of the general policy It will be the' part of wisdom to recognize the facts aS they stand. “The general policy of the States to support the prohibition program, and to co-operate with the Federal Government regard ing it, is attested by the fact that almost unanimously the States have passed enforcement laws of their own. A difficulty, however, arises at this point. Communities in which the policy was frankly ac cepted as productive of highly beneficial results, and in which there was no widespread protest so long as it was merely a State concern, report that since the Fed eral Government became in part responsible there has ben a grow ing laxity on the part of State authorities about enforcing the law. “Doubtless this is largely due to a misconceived notion, too widely entertained, that the Federal Gov ernment has actually taken over the real responsibility. The fact is quite contrary. The Federal Gov ernment is not equipped with ,the instrumentalities to make enforce men locally effective. It does not maintain either a police or a ju dicial establishment adequate to or designed for such a task. If the burden of enforcement shall con tinue to be increasingly thrown upon the Federal Government, it will be necessary, at large expense, to create a Federal police author ity which in time will inevitably come to be regarded as an intru sion upon and interference with the right of local authority to manage load concerns. ‘ The possibilities of disaster in such a situation hardly need to be suggested. Yet it is something that we must recognize as among the menaces in this situation. At this points is is worth while to raise a voice in protest against the vast yqlume of half-baked criticism that, is constantly aimed against Americans, on the ground that they are alleged to be an undisciplined and rather lawless community. The criticism, of course, arises out of the fact that during the period of a very short national life, during (.Continued on Last Page.) __ ■.