About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1923)
N. Y. Future*—Oct. Dec. Jan. Previous Close .. |29.80|29.35|28.80 Open |29.65)29.65)28.60 Al a.m |29.351)28.93)28.44 /Close |29.30128.85)28.34 Americus Spot Cotton Strict Middling 28 5-8 c FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 2|5 HUGE * -Y” * * * ¥ Alabama MHO ■ HEMS BANNER MINE ffl'ffl NUTIII! EVIDENCE Man Who Ordered Convict Whipped Testifies Before In quisitorial Body NO DETAILS AVAILABLE Governor Brandon, Who Had Forbidden Inquiry Has Taken No Action Yet BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 21—The Jefferson county grand jury today heard the story of the convict mutiny at Banner mines September 10 from A. L. Boyd, president of the board of convict supervisors, who ordered the alleged Headers of the mutiny whipped following personal investigation of the trou ble. No details concerning the testi mony are available and Boyd de clined to discuss the case with newspaper men. No wo(rd from Montgomery is indicative of any plans of Governor Brandon, who Wednesday ngiht told the solicitor he would not tolerate grand jury inquiry. mthmTlets SUCCUMBS TO OBDEIL Three Baby Boys, However, Sur vive Mother, Killed By Physical Shock OXFORD, N. C., September 21. Mrs. Margaret Hester Ramsey, aged 35 years, is dead, but three baby boys born several hours before their death live as her last con tribution to the manhood of the na tion. Mrs. Jlamsey’s death is attri buted by physicians to physical shock in the triple ordeal. I. J. BMEN DIES MMTEME Was Member of Prominent Fam ily' and Is Survived by Sev eral Sons and Daughters Thomas Jefferson Bowden, 79 years of age, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. A. Chappell, near the Huntington community, this morning at 10.30 o’clock, death following an illness of only a few hours. Funeral services will be held from, Pleasant Grove Baptist church, the hour not yet having been set, awaiting the arrival of relatives living in distant parts of the country. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. J. A. Chappell, with whom he resided, Mrs. G. M. Seig, of Sumter county; Mrs. J. T. Rutland, of Sasser, and Mrs. John<Vander vart, of Balboa Canal Zone. Four sons, A. R. Bowden, of Jackson ville, Fla.; T. H. Bowden, W. T. Bowden, of Philadelphia, and J. W. Bowden, of the United States navy, also survive. Besides these near relatives he leaves a large and prominent family connection. Mr. Bowden was a member of the Pleasant Grove Baptist church, and was one of the best known and most beloved residents of his com munity. He was also a member of Camp Sumter No. 645, U. C. V., and served with distinction in the Civil War. He had been a resident of Pleasant Grove community 1 for 17 years, and was a moving spirit jn the religious and civic affairs there. He was stricken with sud den illness last night, death ending his suffering toda’y. His passing has caused widespread sorrow throughout the county in which he was well known and highly esteem ed. BRIGHT LIGHTS TABOO AT BRUNSWICK NOW BRUNSWICK, Sept. 21.—1 n po lice court yesterday morning three persons were fined $3 for violation of the city ordinance forbidding bright auto lights and this sum is liable to be increased as all ailto drivers hgv'e (been given fnotice that this ordinance, like all others regulating traffic, will be enforced to the very letter in future. Chief Register has instrtcued members, of the police department to arrest fill who violate the lavy. _ QUANTITY OF FINE LIQUOR IS STOLEN Official Continues to Defy Edict of Gov. Brandon ******* ***************** * * * * * PROBE COMMISSION TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS ANDERSON DENBUNCES NEWSPAPRS ACCUSED OFSUPPRESSWMS New York Anti-Saloon League President Gets Explosive on Eve of Criminal Trial ONLY ONE PAPER IS FAIR Others Neglected, He Says, to Publish Full Facts Concern ing Dry Enforcement WAWARSING, N. Y., Sept. 21. William P. Anderson, state superin tendent of the Anti-Saloon League, today accused New York newspa pers of suppressing news that would give the public the whole truth concerning the impending trial in the alleged misuse of funds belong ing to the League. Only one morn ing paper, he declared, published the damningly explosive fact of the application of dry enforcement rep resentatives of 5,000 Protestant churches, through a Protestant at torney, and formerly governor of the state, for inspection of the grand jury minutes was denied by the judge, who granted similar re quests of six other defendants whose names with those of their at torneys constitute a significant non-Protestant roster. tt-FOHPEHT DIED AT VENICE TODAY Was President of Live Oak Phos phate Co.J With Holdings in Two States BOSTON, Sept. '2l.—Word has been received of the death of Wil liam Tuder, mining expert, at Venice, in Italy. He was a mem ber of the graduating class of Har vard in 1871 with Sen. Lodge and Bishop Lawrence, and after taking portrait painting, he engaged in mining operations in Georgia and Florida as president of the Liveoak Phosphate company. nelywHSeh SENIOR CLASS HEM Other Officers Named by Amer icus High Students During Meeting Held Thursday The Senior class of Americas High school held a spirited meet ing Thursday for .the purpose of electing officers. Strong factionalism developed, and w’hen things simmered down and the first ballot was taken, the vote was 1 a tie; and so was every ballot. Things were 'finally de cided by casting lots. Officers chosen were: • President—Melvin Tye. Vicfl-Priesident —William Caps well. Secretary—. Alice Harrold. Treasurer—Chloe Davenport. Poet—Willa Sanborn. Historian—Fannie Love Stevens. The election of class prophet was deferred for the present. RECORD HAY CROP RAISED BY SCHORER VALDOSTA, Sept. 21.—Whatjs believed to be a record hay crop is found on the place of F. W. Schorer, just north of the city. Mr. ) Schorer has fourteen acres of land ) from which he has cut a total of twenty tons of fine peavine hay this j season. This is but an example | of what can be grown on Lowndes cdunty land when it is properly cul tivated. ‘JAY PEA’ OFFICE IN SELMA IS ABOLISHED SELMA, Ala., Sept. 21. Bond for $2,000 has been filed with Judge W. M. Vaughan and the oath of office taken by J. Heflin Berry, recently named by Gover- I nor Brandon as judge of the new ly established civil courts which su- j percedes the old justice of the ) peace courts here. These steps are j preliminary to complete organia tion of the Qouyft THEjWES&RffiO RDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DlXlEi~ftgffi , MILITARY BOAR D OF STRATEGY xsxxy-1 tv • , , aE-swa The Joint Army and Navy 6oard, compose*! of officers of both branches of the military, met to dis cuss general affairs and make to the department. Left to right: Admiral E. W. Eberle, Rear Admiral V . R. Shoemaker, Rear Admiral R. H. Jackson, Jarvis Butler, secretary, Brig. Gen. B. H. Wells, Maj. Gen. John L. Hines and General John J. Pershing. — ■ ■■ - i. . : ■ ; -. _ EMM IS 80HII Os WK Fffll TO fOOS WES Five Others Remain at Washing ton Hospitals Some With In juries Considered Serious J. E. KENDIG LAST TO DIE Three Died Thursday of Injuriesc Sustained —Investigation in Progress WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. The death today of James E. Kendig, of Salunga, Pa., brought the number of killed in the explosion yester day in the bureau of standards to four. Five others injured ih the accident remained at the hospital in a more or less critical condition. Three other victims of the ex plosion. died Thursday afternoon. An investigation into the cause is now being made. ■ AUGUST BUILDING IN STATE SHOWS INCREASE ATLANTA, Sept. 21—August building contracts in the st ire of Georgia amounted to $7,671,900, ac cording to F. W. Dodge Corporation. This total, which was an increase of 81 per cent over the July figure, included: $3,205,500, or 42 per cent, for residential buildings; and $532,- 000, or 7 per cent for industrial buildings. Georgia’s total for the first eight months of this year has amounted to $58,973,900. Included in the above figures were the following for Atlanta: Au gust total, $5,t314,100, nearly three times the amount for July; residen tial buildings, $2,@63,100; business bujldmgs, $2,849,000. Atlanta’s eight-month tota lis $36,504,800. BUILDING BLEACHERST FOR STUDENT BODY MOULTRIE, Sept. 21.—For the first time in its history, the Moul trie High school student body is planning to have bleachers to be used exclusively by the student body at its football games. The newly installed manual training de partment has charge of the con struction of the bleachers which will comfortably seat 250 people. Cheer leaders have been elected and this year Moultrie High school students will cheer their team in all games from these bleachers. The bleachers are being construct ed at a minimum cost to the Ath letic association since the manual training department is superintend ing the construction work. Mr. Thompson and his boys are making record progress in this department and already the department is prov ing an Xsset to the school. REVIVAL AT ASHBURN TO BEGIN OCTOBER 14 ASHBURN, Sept. 21—Rev. W. M. Wear, pastor of the Ashburn Baptist church, has announced'that a series of meetings will begin at the Baptist church Sunday, Oc tober 14. Rev. Wear will be as sisted in these meetings by Rev. Robert L. Wyatt. Rev. Wyatt was formerly the pastor of the Second Baptist church in Macon, later has been successful in evangelistic work but is now pastor of the Douglas Baptist church. AMERICUS, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1923 i Believe It Or ISot SEATTLE,-Wash., Sept. 21. Hal Gramm, mining man of this city who has returned from visiting gold properties at the foot of the Salmon Glacier in British Colum bia relates that he saw fish hanging on trees. The river had been swollen and when it receded many salmon, four to six feet long were left suspended from the limbs-. YOUTH-SHOT BY ATLANTA OFFICERS 111 CBITOLCOWI9I! Wm. Agle, Jr., May Die of ‘ Wounds Sustained When Policemen Fired HAD LIQUOR IN THE CAR Fear of Arrest Said to Have Caused Boy* to Flee From Officers ATLANTA, Sept. 21—William Ogle, Jr., a young man of this city, is in the hospital in a critical con dition with a bullet through his stomach, received whe two police men fired on him and three other youths who abandoned their auto mobile and fled at the approach of the officers. The father of the wounded boy said the youngsters were afraid of being arrested for having a bottle of whisky in their possession. AUTHORITIES PfflE hazing of imm New Salem Officials Investigat ing Death of Young Student Near Rushville RUSHVILLE, Ind., Sept. 21. County authorities and school of ficials of New Salejn near here are engaged in investigating the hazing of Vernon A. Walker, a six teen-year-old student of that place, who committed suicide as the re sult of the treatment received, his parents assert. WILD CAT KILLED IN TIGER CREEK SWAMP VALDOSTA, Sept. 21— Charles Zipreier had a most exciting eat hunt in Tiger creek swamp Wednes day merning lasting for a period of two hours before the cat was run down and killed. The cat was a red- ■ dish brown, showing that it must | have had panther blood in its veins : and it was as large as a big pointer | dog. While of an unusually large: frame the animal was very poor and would not have weighed as much as might be expected from its- size. That it was so poor indicated that it had not been faring very well in ) feeding lately. The animal led the dogs a merry chase over/a large ) part of the Tiger creek swamp and I when at last run down and cornered showed all of the vim of a wildcat in , itg last stand for its life, | EULOMNNDIED OUTLAW PAYS DEATH ;|PENALTY FOR CRIMES - Condemned Man Had Exciting J Career, Having Escaped j Many Times f RAN TWICE ‘UNDER GUNS’ Last Break Made When He Leaped, Handcuffed and Shackled From Train LITTLE ROCK, Sept. 21.—Euios Sullivan, convicted of murder of United States Deputy Marshal J. I Walter Casey at Harrison, Ark., on July 16, and scheduled to be exe- 11 cuted today was twice shot down ; in escape attempts and admitted E having twice “run under the guns” to escape the Oklahoma state peni tentiary. • His last break for freedom was k made early on the morning of July ; 26, at Kensett, Ark., when he leaped, handcuffed and shackled, irom the porch of a hotel between trains while officers bringing him i to the death cell In the Arkansas penitentiary, dozed thrown off ’ guard by simulated sleep on the . part of their prisoner. Sullivan had barely vanished in the dark , ness when the alarm was sounded. Weakened by loss of blood from • a bullet wound in his arm, and , tired from loss of sleep through . prosecution mosquitoes in the Red_ . River bottoms, Sullivan was re . captured less than 36 hours later, while asleep in a, berry shed, scarcely four miles from the scene of his escape. Sullivan, it was learned later, held 'to an eight-inch step by his shackles, made his way by leaps, procured an axe at a residence in ’ Kensett and hacked off the hand ■ I cuffs and shackles. Stimulated by offers of rewards by Sheriff Bob Shaddox of Boone county, from whose custody Sulli van escaped, and from citizens at Harrison, posses conducted a search in territory covering a wide range around Kensett. Bloodhounds were used, but several trails followed by the dogs led them everywhere but to the fugitive. Rumors of Sullivan’s appearance in numerous places furnished the countryside much excitement. Constable Frank Rudd, of Jud sonia, Ark., was stationed near a bridge over the Red river a Short distance from Kensett. He saw a man answering Sullivan’s descrip tion trying to cross the bridge. The man refused to halt and Rudd opened fire, shooting eight times. Sullivan was hit in the arm,, but made his way along the river bank, obtained a skiff and crossed the strqam. He spent the might in the river bottoms. livan enter a berry shed on the Lon Eaton place near Judsonia and sum moned officers. Sullivan, awak . ened with difficulty, found himself surrounded by a posse. His wound was dressed at Judsonia and he was then conducted to the penitentiary. On arrival at Little Rock, Sher iff Shaddock admitted having fal len asleep. He said that he and his men were physicially worn out from their duties during the term of ! court at Harrison and that the pris , oned, believed firmly shackled, had I | fooled themj * MRS. LYTLE AND GROVER EDiW COULD NOT APPEAR Fred Bridges Tells of Trip to Dublin During 1922 Campaign PAID HIS OWN EXPENSES Governor Hardwick and Others Testify at Thursday’s Session ATLANTA, Sept. 21.—Fred T. Bridges, an employee of the depart ment of agriculture, now under in vestigation by the legislative com mitttee, testified at the hearing to day that he went to Laurens county during the campaign period*in 1922 to correct the false reports which had been circulated against Com missioner Brown and himself, and also on business for the department. Bridges stated that he received 'a salary during the trip but that he paid his own expenses. He fur ther decaired that Commissioner Brown did not know ,of it and that he went on his own accord. Arrangements were made to take the deposition of Mrs. Alice Louise Lytle and Grover C. Edmundson, formerly connected with the Co lumbia Sentinel. Both reparted that they were unable to attend the hearing here. Representative Ste Wart, insti gator of the investigation, appeared and gave written testimony and his request was granted that he be al lowed to detail certain specific charges next week in the presence of his attorney . JACKSON REFUTES HILBUN TESTIMONY ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 20—At the Thursday afternoon session of the committee pYobing affairs of the department of agriculture the fea ture witness was L. B. Jackson, di rector of the bureau of markets of the department. Jackson refuted the testimony of J. M. Hilbun to the effect that compulsory campaign as sessments were exacted from the employes of the department. He said he and others in the department handled the campaign funds without the knowledge of Commissioner Brown. Questioned, Mr. Jackson denied that contributions had been solicited under duress, that any threats had been made or that any jobs had been promised in return for contributing. On the contrary, said Mr. Jackson, every contribution was solicited with the plain statement that if any man felt he was not financially, able to. give, they did not want his money.' Many of the employes did not con tribute, he said, and many of those who did not give art? still employed by the department. He said no man had been discharged because of a failure to contribute to this fund. He stated that Mr. Brown knew nothing of the Hillburn contribution and that on the contrary when Mr. Brown was later making some ap pointments and it was suggested that he inspect the list of givers to his campaign fund, he refused even to look at the list. Former Governor Thomas W. Hardwick testified that Commis sioner J. J. Brown never approved the “Kittrell hotel bill voucher,” on which a state warrant was issued in the governor’s office, while Gov ernor Hardwick was out of the city. The original requisition in this in cident is nownissing, the committed having sought in vain to secure it for two days past, but Governor Hardwick said that, from the best of his recollection, the blank space for Commissioner Brown’s signature was still vacant when he saw the requisition. It was brought out during exam ination of Walter Vance, warrant clerk for the governor during the Hardwick administration, that nei ther Commissioner Brown nor"Sny official of his department had ever approved this particular re jiiisition. Asked by one of the members of the committee whether he had not attacked the department in his final message to the legislature Governor Hardwick stated that, in his opin ion, he had not atttacked them se verely enough but this was ruled out of the record by the chairman of the committee as testimony not ais to fact, but as to opinion. COL. BRUCE BURIED VALDOSTA, Sept. 21—Funeral services for Col. D. R. Bruee were held Thursday morning at the fam ily residence where a large crowd of sorrowing friends gathered WEATHER —' For Georgia: Partly cloudy and cooler tonight except showers on the coast; Saturday fair; slightly 1 cooler in southeast portion. PRICE FIVE CENTS 893 GM LIOUOR IS STOLEN BY BONDED IREHBUSE IM Treasury Officials Announce Ex ten Vof Thievery From Jack Daniel Distillery WORTH RETAIL? 2 BILLIONS Officials Say Raid Was Greatest Liquor Robbery Since En actment of Prohibition ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21. The ex act amount of whisky spirited away from local bonded warehouses of the Jack Daniel Distillery, was 893 barrels, officials announced to day. This is said to be one of the biggest whisky robberies since the enactment of the prohibition . law, and is said to have a retail value of nearly two million dollars. mrrWSm ACTOR PUSSES iftY Was Associated With Tony Pas tor and William H, Crane Forty Years Ago NEW YORK, Sept. 21.—Harry Braham, 73 years of age, an actor associated with Toneyi Pastor and William H. Crane 40 years ago, died yesterday in a Staten Island hospital. Braham was one of the characters participating in Grif fith’s “Birth of a Nation.” ’ MRS. JOE COPELAND IS FOUND GUILTY * STATENVILLE, Sept. 21.—Mrs. Joe Copeland, on trial here on a charge of murder in connection with the death of John Roberts at Mayday, was convicted by a jury late Thursday of voluntary man slaughter. The verdict carried a sentence of two years in the peni tentiary. | The jury deliberated only A short time and the woman prison er was immediately taken under a strong guard to Valdosta, where she will be held pending an appeal. There was intense feeling, offi cers sajd, throughout the trial as the principals were prominent in the county. Armed guards ''Wefce stationed pt all entrances to the courthouse. PIGS ARE KILLED BY EATING CHINABERRIES VALDOSTA, Sept; 21—J, S. Cone, who resides just over the county line in Berrien, reports the death of several of his pigs from 'eating china berries. Mr. Cone, who was in Valdosta recently, said that the berries weae beginning to fall in his yard and six pigs about a rponth and a half old got into the yard. The ground being covered with the ber ries the pigs at once began tp eat them. In three or four hours four of the pigs were dead. Mr. Cone said he did not know that thepe berries would' kill pigs, although he knew they Would make robins drunk. The, pigs were perfectly healthy and in good condition when they began eat ing the. berries. TAX RATE AT MOULTRIE IS FIXED AT 20 MILLS MOULTR'IE, Sept. 21.—Moul trie’s tax rate remains at the same figure collected last year. City coun cil at its last meeting fixed the rate for this year. The levy fol lows: Six mills fop general pur poses, three mills for bonds. The school board levies the school tax and there was no change made in that rate, council being notified to collect eleven mills, the same sum Colleeted last year. This gives Moultrie a total tax rate of 20 mills. There was a slump in property values of about SIOO,OOO as compared to last year, but the city authorities feel that they will be able to get by without having to increase the tax levy. TURNER FAIR ON AT ASHBURN THIS WEEK ASHBURN, Sept. 21—The Turn er County Fair at Ashburn opened Thursday morning at 9 o’clock for three days—Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The famous “Turner County Plan” . wijll |be e.'ihibited so that those who will look,, may see. There arc also various forms of amusement, including aeroplane stuntsp»horse races, etc. All the people of this section are invited to visit Ashburn during the three days and get two eyes full of what Turner county is doing towards auiking prosperity permanent,
