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FORTY-FIFTH YtIAR—VOL. NO. I 46
FIGHT STARTS ON STATE ROAD OFFICERS
* 'S£s. $ v '& ii
Higihfcntham Hearing Continues At lake City
PESOKWOFM
ACCUSED ipiffll
FLA CDNVICTjrrO DEATH
State Continues E 'fort to Show
“Excessive Flogi mg” Caused
Tabert’s ’Death
37 LASHES GIVEN TO MAN
Witness Denies He Was Offered
$5,000 to Testify in Famous
Cage
LAKE CITY, Fjla” June 28.
Efforts by the stjite to show that
“excessive” flogging given Martin
Tabert by Thomai W. Higginboth
am was directly responsible for his
death was fought Lpday when t he
trial of the formip whipping boss
of the Putnam lY.mber company
was resumed. *
Graham Ward, who testified that
he witnessed 87 lashes given Ta
bert, was cross-examined. Re de
nied that he had been offered $5,-
000 to testify.
Sharp personal clashes between
L. E. Wade, chief counsel for the
defense and State’s Attorney Kelly
marked the day’s proceedings.
The defense charged it is going
to show that witness Ward was
prompted to testify because of the
propaganda “sent from Northa Da
kota showing a huge “slush rund”
in the hands of Assistant Attorney
General Crimson of that state.
TOKIFIiTiICOW
resume mmm
Japanese and J Soviet Russian
Gcverame*4s*Tryii?g fevFind
Basis For Trading
TOKIO, June 28.—-(By the As
sociated Press.) —Conversations be
tween Jspan and Soviet Russia have
been undertaken in an effort to
find a common basjs on which a
third conference between the two
countries may be c ailed, was for
mally opened this afternoon.
MRS. SAmi TELLS
I PLUS FOR CAMP
Says Opportunity for Gaining
Information Should Not Be
Missed by Baptist People
Mrs. R. L. Maynard, secretary of
the Women’s Missionary Union of
Friendship association, and Mrs. L.
B. Lott, superintendent of that or
gnrrzniion, today joined in an ap
peal to Baptists here and within
the associational hounds to attend
the coming camp at Myrtle Springs
which begins Monday. In discuss
ing the camp and its many fea
tures of interest, Mrs, (Maynard
said this morning:
“At our associational eneanip
ment at Myrtle Springs next week,
there will be offered courses of
study in each department of the
church. W. M. U., Sunday school,
B. Y. P. U. and Laymen’s work.
In addition to this there will be
inspirational addresses, demonstra
tions, etc., all of. which will be
highly entertaining and beneficial
as well.
“This is an opportunity of gain
ing information that our Baptist
afford to miss. This
is for the young people but not for
them alone. Many have already
signified their intention of going
hut it is hoped that* many others
will register and go and take one
or more of these courses of study.
The mothers may be assured that
their young people will be looked
after and the best influence thrown
around them.
“The members of our Woman’s
Misisonary societies are urged to
take a cou^s,^.'- A’-’, M. U.‘ work,
even if it isW'jessary to make
some sacrificial go. This is an j
opportunity liw the" women of this]
association have never had before j
and we will be missing much if we i
fail to take the course. Let us lay |
aside other work for these few
days and get this training.
“The speakers for the week are
to be Mr. and Mrs. J. Fred Eden,
Mr. Chaiming P. Hayes, Mr. Janies
W. Merritt, Dr. Rufus W. Weaver,
Dr. Aquilla Chamblee. Rev. Wal
ter Biniis, Rev. T. W. Tippett, Rev.
Gai l Minor. Rev. M. H. Massey, |
Miss Ida Rhoad, Miss Laura Lee i
iPatriek, Mrs. O. M. Gerald and!
others. Let the women through
out the association who have the
‘manual of W. M. U. methods’
take the book with them that some
one may use it,” W
AMERICUS PLAYS DAWSON HERE TODAY
MM, HEM
111 SENTENCED ID
DIE IN CHAIR, FITS
Woman Who Killed Wealthy
Contractor, Convicted of First
Degree Murder
COMPOSURE IS BROKEN
Iron Nerve of Murderess) Deserts
Her for First Time When
<» Verdict is Announced
NEW YORK, June 28.—Convict
ed of first degree murder and fac
ing an electric chair, Mrs. Anna
Buzzi, slayer of Frederick Schneid
er, a wealthy contractor with whom
she lived several years, collapsed
in the courtroom late last night
when the jury returned its verdict.
White and shaking, with her
composure broken for the first
time since her arrest, she was com
mitted to the Bronx jail to await
her sentence July 9.
FXTENQRAMARKET
SERVICE 10 BENEFIT
SOU-EAST ERN STATES
Department of Agriculture to
Broadcast NetVs Service Be
ginning I.’onday, July 1
MANY CLASSES HELPED
New Office W'll be Opened in
Atlanta to Send Out Farm
Commodities Information
WASHINGTON, June 28.—Ag
ricultural producers, traders and
consumers in the Southeastern
states will he benefited by the
extension July 1 of market news
service of the Department of Ag
riculture, by radio or telegraph
to Richmond., Jtaleigh, Clemson col
lege, Atlanta ,aiidTjajc-kosnville.
A new office wiir r h<- opened in
Atlanta.
This information will cover
movements of livestock products,
and information from the big mar
kets on farm commodities.
dlTilEfilE
AT CENTRAL BAPTIST
Presbytery Specially Organized
With Dr. E. T. Mathis as
Chairman
Following the sermon by Dr. Bol
ton at Central Baptist church here
last night Evan Mathis and Nathan
Murray wer'e ordained as deacons
of the congregation. The service
was conducted by a special presby
tery oi’ganized with Dr. E. T. Ma
this chairman and C. T. Tillman as
secretary.
The active deacons present con
stituted the board, these being Dr.
T. T. Mathis, chairman: C. T. Till
man, secretary; G. C. Webb, W. T.
Lane, J. Elmore Poole, J. F. Mc-
Math, J. H. Ross, E. E. Bosworth,
R. L. Maynard and Watts Markett.
The ordination prayer was offered
by the pastor, I’ev. Milo 11. Mas
sey, and the ordination charge to
the deacons and the congregation
was by Dr. Bolton, who has been
conducting revival services at the
church during the past two weeks.
At the conclusion of the ordina
tion it was announced that the last
of the revival meetings, which have
been successful from the start, will
be h(jld tonight.
COMMISSIONERS MAY
SUB LET ROAD WORK
CORDEI.E, June <sß.—Work will
be started within a few days on the
paving of the national highway be
tween Cordele and the Crisp coun
ty line. The work is expected to re
quire an expenditure of a round
$50,000, hall - of which is to he
furnished by the county and the
other by the federal aid fund.
Crisp county will furnish the labor
and the state highway department
will supply the, material for the
work, it is stated.
Thousands! cJC young 'doctors
are completing their study of
anatomy at the bathing beaches.
THE TIMES- RECORDER
| Believe It Or 1
j Not I
SAVANNAH. June 28.—Carl
Sack, one of the members of the
men’s club of the Second ChriA,
tian Church, returned to the city
yesterday evening from Daisy,
where he went to conduct services
at the Christian Church in that
place, as a forerunner to a revival
which begins in Daisy tonight.
Mr. Sack brought with him an
egg that has a perfect “35” on the
I side. The egg was the property of
; Mrs* Joe Green of Daisy.
| ft was laid on June 19th and is
equal in size to a duck’s egg. The
hen disappeared the day after the
egg was laid.
Mrs. Green is of the belief the
“35” on the egg has some signifi
fcances attached to it. She believes
(that something will happen thirty
i five days after the egg was laid.
It may be that the hen will re
turn thirty-five days after is dis
appearance.
BOARO AUTHORIZES 2
RESERVE BRANCHES
Boston and Atlanta District Fed
eral Reserve Banks to Co-Op
erate in Business There
WASHINGTON, June 28. —The
Federal Reserve Banks of Atlanta
and Boston have been authorized
to open branches in Cuba and to
operate them co-operatively along
certain definite lines.
Authorization of the opening of
the two branches in the Cuban
capital ends a long standing con
troversy between the Atlanta and
Boston district banks. . Each
branch will handle business for its
parent institution in Cuba with re
gard to territory involved.
fiOTETHEIiIEBS
WASHED ST. LOUIS
Frank Lanier and Frank Shef
field Named to Organize
“Knot-Hole” Club Here
“At some time the world will
need a big' man for a big task,
and my supreme duty is to pre
pare ray boy to fill that job, should
tEie opportunity come his way.”
This sentence was pronounced by
Edgar Guest, of Detroit, to the dele
gates of International Rotary in
convention in St. Louis last week,
and was said by Luther Harrell to
be the one oustatnding thought of
the convention.
“Rotary is literally loving a world
into peace,” John Sheffield declared.
“President Harding, in ]/T:i address
to the convention, said that if he
could plant a Rotary club ir, every
section of the world, he could guar
antee world peace. The peoples of
the earth expect Rotary to bring
about international peace to the
world,” Mr. Sheffield declared.
John Sheffield, president, and
Luther Harrell, secretary, were re-,
porting to Americus Rotarians
at. luncheon Wednesday, having
returned this week after represent
ing the club at St. Lewis. Mr. Shef
field and Mr. Harrell pronounced
the 1923 convention the greatest in
Rotary’s hist cry.
Luther Han dl was selected to
lean, the r°hgi..u? services which
were a daily feature on the 89th
Rotary district Rotary special train
from Georgia to St. Louis.
Frank Lanier and Frank Shef
field were named as a committee
from the Rotary club to organize a
baseball “Knot-Hole Club” among
Americus boy::, the Rotarians having
been requested by the baseball au
thorities to organize this club.
Members or the Knot-Hole Club
will be admitted into the baseball
grounds on payment of 10 cents at
the gate.
Any boy under 13 years old, wear
ing knee can join the club by
applying past or () f his church
or the supdffntendent of his Sunday
school. To retail his membership
in the club the boy must attend
Sunday school each Sunday, refrain
‘ ■ uni the use or curse words, live a
clean life and root for his home
te .re
Membership cards will be placed
in the hands of the pastors and the
superintendents of Sunday schools
later in the week by Mr. Lanier
and Mr. Sheffield.
To obtain more privacy, the Ro
tarians voted Wednesday to hold
future luncheons in fthr: Windsor ho
tel, where a private dining had been
secured. The luncheon next week
will be served in the Windsor,
AMERICUS, GEORGIA. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 28, 1923
WEEKS OPPOSES USING
ARIY TO ENFORCE DRY
LAWS, TELLSTUOENTS
Speaking at Graduation Exerci
ses at Army War College
Secretary Voices Views
OPPOSITION - IS POSITIVE
Will Give Approval to no Pro
ject Having 'Jhaf End in View
He Asserts Positively
WASHINGTON June 28.—Flat
opposition to any project for using
the army to aid in prohibition en
forcement work, was voiced here
today by Secretary of War Jno. W.
Weeks, speaking at the graduation
exercises of the army war college.
PUBIIC SENTIENT
AGAINST SUSPENSION
ANTHRACITE SUPPLY
Union Miners Hear Decision of
Federal Trade Commision in
Meeting at Scranton
NEW WAGE DEMANDS UP
Work of Producing Hard Coal
Must Not Be Interfered With,
Miners Are Told
WASHINGTON, June 28.—Pub
lic sentient ‘“will tolerate no sus
pension of the anthracite coal sup
ply this year,” the Federal Coal
Commission today jrtform'cd the
convention of union miners’ dele
gates now in session at Scranton,
Pa., considering a new wage de
mand. ea
WALTER LEE, ALLEGED
RAPIST, OUT ON TRIAL
SAVANNAH, June 28.—Walter
Lee, the negro charged with at
tacking a woman a few days ago
was brought from jail to the court
house under a heavy guard today
for trial.
The transfer was made before
the city was stirring.
When Lee was captured the mob
stormed the jail to get him and in
the trouble which ensued one was
killed and another was wounded
and the city was under martial law
several days.
AMERICUS MASONS TO
ATTEND DISTRICT MEET
Americus Masons; members of
Wells Chapter, No 42, R. A. M.,
will attend the district meeting to
be held in Columbus, Monday, July
2. A paffty Composed of J. <T.
Yerby, J. J. Adkins, S. H. Edge and
J. A. Hartzog, will go from here in
automobiles to attend, and in addi
tion, it is expected there will be a
number of others who will attend.
FIGHT BETWEEN EXPRESS
COMPANIES NOT SETTLED
VALDOSTA, June 29.—1 t is un
derstood that the contractors for
the road paving from Lake Park
to the Florida line, which project is
now nearing completion, will makfc
a bid for completing the road pav
ing from Dasher Station to Lake
Park. The commissioners have
INDICTMENTS XGAINST
UNION MEN QUASHED
WASHINGTON, June 29.—TThe
Department of Justice announced
today that Attorney General
Daugherty had moved in the Fed
eral court at Indianapolis to nol
prds.se the long standing indict
ments returne dthere against union
leaders and certai ncorporations
charging conspirac y to restrain
trade in the production and sale
of bituminous coal.
•
FIGHT BETWEEN EXPRESS
COMPANIES STILL ON
VALDOSTA, June 29.-—Appar
ently the fight between the two
express companies in Georgia for
business has not yet been settled,
and shippers are making complaint
of inconveniences caused by this
contention for business. The
Chamber of Commerce has just
forwarded a letter of complaint to
the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, asking the enforcement of
the ruling permitting shippers tile
privilege of routing their own ship
ments.
PRESIDENT TD SPEAK
111 DOME STATE (IF
STRONGEST OPPONENT
Peculiar Interest Centers in Re
ception to be Accorded Him
There
TO SPEAK TWICE TODAY
First Address at Pocatello at
Noon and Sedond at Idaho
Falls This Afternoon m
ON PRESIDENT’S SPECIAL
TRAIN, June 28.—(8y the Asso
ciated Press.)—The president to-
went into Idaho, the home of
State Senator Borah, who often
times has disapproved and some
times denounced the administra
tion's policies.
Because of Borah’s attitude,
there is peculiar interest in the
manner of the reception accorded
the president.
The president makes two speech
es, one at noon at Poactello and
the other late in the day at Idaho
Falls.
R. TJENNINGUGE 67
DIES TODAY AT PLAINS
Death Terminates Illness of Six
Weeks—Funeral Held This
Afternoon at 3:30
PLAINS, June 28.—R. T. Jen
nings, 67 years old, and one of the
be.?; known and widely beloved
• e.-ddeat? of P’ains, yied at the
family home here at lq o’clock
Wednesday night. Death followed
an illness of six weeks, although
he had been in declining health foij
the past two years.
Funeral services were held this
afternoon from the Baptist church
at 3:30 o’clock, the obsequies be
ing conducted by Rev. I J. E.
O’Quinn, pastor of the church and
a warm personal friend of the
family. Interment was in l Leban
on cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Anna Mathis Jennings, and one son
R. L. Jennings, and a granddaugh
ter, Miss Lynette Jennings, all resi
dents of Plains. Five sisters, Mrs.
T. W. Walters, of Plains: Mis. E.
T. Clark, Mrs. J. C. McLendon,
Mrs. Juila Stevens, of Asliburn,
and Mrs. Sallie Moore, of Jackson
ville, Fla.; three brothers, T. L.
Jennings, of Atlailta; G. T. Jen
nings, of Jacksonville, Fla., and
H J. Jennings cf Doerun, also sur
vive besides a wide and prominent
family connection.
Mr. Jennings was one of the pio
neer settlers of Plains, having
come to this community when there
were only a small number of resi
dents and business houses. He ac
tively identified himself with the
expansion of the community’s in
fluence in religious, civic and so
cial activities, and was ever re
sponsive to calls made on him for
charity and other causes.
He was a member of the Bap
tist church, active in its services,
and had surrounded himself with
friend and acquaintances who
loved him for many admirable
qualities. K'is funeral was largely
attended, and the floral tributes
attested to the esteem in which he
was held. His passing has 1 cast a
deep sorrow over the community,
and the bereaved family is receiv
ing the sympathy of friends not
only in the community in which he
had spent his long and useful life
but from other sections where he
was well known.
GEORGIANS TO METT IN
ATLANTA ON THURSDAY
ATLANTA, June 28.—Ambitious
to carry forward the work of a
system- of balanced agriculture hi
Georgia, representatives from all
section of the state will meet in
Atlanta Thursday evicting for a
conference. The work is that to
which the late George T. Betts,
president of the Georgia associa
tion, devoted his time.
•The assembly will be held at the
Chamber of Commerce under the
direction of W. G. Siitlive, of Sa
vannah, president of the Georgia i
Press association, and a member
of the general assembly.
The tentative program calls for
addresses by Clifford Walker, who
takes office as Governor Saturday,,
Commissioner J. J. Brown, £)r-.i An
drew M. Soule, president of the
State College of Agriculture, edi
tors of newspapers in various sec
tions of the state and leading busiy
ness men of Savannah, Macon, A nj
gusta, Atlanta and other cities, ( f
Ltl
WILKES' SENSATIONAL
CATCH OVER THIBO IS
FEATURE OF GAIE
Game Little Third Baseman Win
Applaus of Fans in Handling
Difficult Chance
BASSINGER LOSES FIRST
“Texas Wonder” Madg Good
Impression on Fans, But He
■ Didn’t Win Game
1 Rassinger, Texas left-hander
wonder, imported by Bradley Hogg,
! who performed in his first game
here Wednesday, allowed seven hits
issued two passes, hit one batter,
and lost the game to Bainbridge, 4-
1, before a crowd of 465 ’ fans,
crowded into one grandstand and
bleachers at the Americus Play
ground diamond.
But the loss of the game wasn’t
altogether chargeable to Bassinger,
and the southpaw really made a
good impression upon the fans here.
For if he allowed 7 hits he also fan
ned six Bainbridge batsmen, and in
the seventh he polled out a long hit
to right that all tue scored Pan
tone, the side being retired when
the Americus boy attempted to
stretch his advance too far and was
thrown out at the plate.
The run getting for Bainbridge
began in the first when Harmon
reached first on Wilkes’ error, went
to third on Pinkston’s miseue and
scored on the toss-in. Americus
scored their lone tally in the SfCoTiil
when Brown laced out a two bagger,
went to third on Wilkes hit and was
forced in when Bassenger was hit
by a pitched ball.
In their half of the second Bain
brindge pushed Sheppard across the
bridge pushed Sheppard across on a
pass, a hit, an error and a pass, and
again in the third on a double, a
sacrifice and a hit. The last tally
was made by the visitors in the
sixth when Walton drove the pellet
to deep center for two bags and
romped across on Swan’s bingle to
the some warden for another double
safety. In the seventh it looked
like Bainbridge would score again,
but a pretty play executed from
Pantone to Dowis to Cox ended
their hopes, Gibson being thrown*
out at the plate when he attempted
to stretch ii three base hit into a
homer.
Probably the most sensational
piay during the entire game was
(Continued on Last Page.)
ICANN GOING TO
VISITS MASONS HERE
Secretary of Grand Chapter of
Georgia Will be Here to Assit
In Degree Work
E. H. McCann, grand secretary
of the grand chapter of Georgia
Royal Arch Masons, will be a visi
tor in Americus Friday night as the
guest of Wells Chapter, No. 42, R.
A. M. He comes here to insist
in conferring the Council degrees
and it is expected a full member
ship of .xhe chapter will be pres
ent to jjreet him.
There are about 25 candidates
for'thife degrees ready here, and
the session Friday night will be
a busy one for Wells chapter.
In ionor of the coming of Grand
Secretary McCann, a special pro
gram) of festivities has been ar
range 1 by High Priest Sam H. Edge
and either officers of the chapter.
\ T
MRS. LIVINGSTON GOES
TO FLORIDA TO RESIDE
Mi ;s Lottie Livingston and
daug iter, Lottie will leave Friday
nigh a for Clearwater, Fla., where
Mrs. Livingston has accepted a po
sition with Judge Leßiy Brandon,
who is at the head of a large law
firm in that city. Mrs. Livingston
has been identified with business
circl es in Americus for the past
several years, wh( *e she has earn
ed hn enviable ricord as giving
perfect, service. She has many
friehds who regret her departure.
Heti son, J. R. Livingston, who is
visyting relatives in Talbotton, will
joijn his mother in Clearwater in
a few weeks.
FLAST OF~ST. PETER AT
/ CALVARY CHURCH
( Friday, June 29, being the Feast
hi St. Peter, the following services I
will be held in Calvary church:
H’oyl communion 9 a. m.; evening I
prayer 8 p. m. t
WEATHER
For Georgia —, Local thunder
stosms this afternoon or topight;
slightly cooler tonight; Friday fair
and cooler.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
HIGHWAY DPEARTMENT
UNGER FIRE EARLY IN
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Representative Stewart Leads
Attack in House With Mo
tion to Probe Affairs
CANVASS THE RETURNS
Rev. J. H. Little Named Chap
lain, and Mrs. Nita Braselton
Postmistress
ATLANTA, June 28—The State
Highway Department is under fire
in the early hours today of the ses
sion of the house.
Representative Stewart, of At
kinson county, was denied unani
mous consent for consideration of
a resolution which would provide
for the appointment of a commit
tee of 12 from the house and 6 from
the senate to examine the depart
ment’s books and report back to
the house.
J. H. Little, of the North
Georgia conference was named
chaplain and Mrs. Nita Braselton
postmistress.
The house adjourned at from
10:30 to 11 o’clock at which time
they met in joint session with the
senate to canvas the returns from
the last general election.
GIBBONS OUTRANKS
ILL OTHER BOXERS
DEMPSEY HUS YET MET
Comparison Drawn Between Sul
livan-Corbett Bout and Com
ing Scrap at Shelby
GIBBONS IS OLDER MAN
Challenger Some Shorter Than
Champion and Lighter, But
Clever Boxer
NEW YORK. June 28.—When
Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul heavy
weight, steps into the ring at Shel
by, Montana, July 4 against Jack
Dempsey, the champion, he may be
compared in some respects to
“Gentleman Jim ’ Corbett when
that dapper boxing wizard squared
off against John L. Sullivan at
New Orleans in 1892.
Gibbons’ chances against Dempsey
sey have been belittled by a ma-*'
jority of the experts, and indeed,
the Minnesotan hardly appears
heavy puncher enough to flatten
the Coloradan. But like his mid
dleweight brother Mike, “The
Phantom,” Tommy is a master box
er, cool in combat, always clever,
always fast, and a puncher of np
mean ability.
At least a year older than Dep
sey, an inch or two shorter and
really a light-heavyweight, Gib
bons may not be able to stand be
fore the champion for 15 rounds.
Except in age—Corbett was .much
younger than Sullivan when they
met at New Orleans—Gibbons and
Dempsey will be like “Gentleman
Jim” and “Terrible John L.” in
that famous scrap of 31 years ago.
Sullivan’s terriffic punching
power like that of the Dempsey of
today, caused many a sturdy op
ponent’s knees to quake when he
thought of it, and many of them
were defeated by fear be
fore Sullivan laid a glove
on them. Not so Corbett. When
Jim took his corner at New Orleans
John L. scowled, shuffled his feet
and spat on the ring floor, his
customary greeting. Jim laughed
and chatted with ringsiders as the
gloves were being pushed upon his
hands. He paid no attention, to
Sullivan.
Through the rounds, as agile
Jim sidestepped Sullivan’s bull-like
rushes, the champion became in
furiated. Came then the famous
twenty-first round, Corbett still
strong and smiling. The wear of
the fight had told on Sullivan; he
was angered, but even then had he
been able to punch Corbett solidly
he Would have retained the title.
Corbett landed five crashing blows
to the jaw.
Sllivan kept his feet, but his
eyes began to roll. He was totter
ing. Corbett measured his man.
The right landed on the jaw point.
Old John’s knees sagged and he
keeled slowly over.
The great champion, hatter
down of a hundred heavy hitting
opponents, had been defeated by a
master-boxer.
Dempsey, as champion, has never
met a man as well-versed in the
game as Gibbons. Carpentier, the
One-punch man, could not evade
the Dempsey rushes. Bill Brennan
was more than once a punching
; bag. Awkward Billy Miske an.
I other. Willard, stunned by the first
lof Depsey’s blows, was an easy
target until the entL