About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 8, 1923)
• Americus Spot Cotton Strict middling 26 3-4 cents. , N. Y. Futures: Oct. Dec. Jan. Previous CJ,ose .. 128,03'27.70 27.20 Open ...... ...i 128.03 27.63 27.10 11 am . ... ~.'2T.75!27.55|26.90 Jlose 127.70j27.54./2 6.73 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—No. 229. JOE LOCKHART FREED BY MASKED OUTLAWS Crowded Trains Wrecked In Rear End Collision IB Him CM OF ELECTRIC IMS W CUB W Electric Railway Trains in Rear end Collision on Aurora, El gin and Chicago Railway 10 RUSHED TO HOSPITALS Limited Train Crashed Into Lo cal Standing On Main Line Causing Wreck CHICAGO, Oct. B—A number of persons were injured when two trains crashed in a rear end col lision on the Aurora, Elgin & Chi cago electric railway west of Oak Fa/k. Ten persons were rushed to the hospital. A limited train crash ed into a local which wap standing ttill on the main line. MT if WHO mn mhl iiht Americus Man Among Delega tion to Represent Georgia at Meeting in New Orleans Neal A. Ray, of Americus, and one of the foremost planters in Sumter county, has been named by Governor Walker as one of Geor gia’s official delegates at the boll weevil convention in New Orleans, October 24-26, it became known here today. This convention which will draw together students of the cotiton growing problem from all of the cotton belt, has been called by the National 801 l Weevil association, nd it is anticipated (that import ant discussions relative to the best means of " overcoming the weevil wifi result at the gathering. CLAIMED DRUGS WERE SMUGGLED TO CURRY SAVANNAH, Oct. B—Mrs Geor gia Redd, 'Mr. and Mrs. Raymond H. Hindley and one other unamed defendant are under arrest here <harged with violating The Harri- Lee Curry, wwas furnished drugs while in Chatham pail, and H. P. Williams in jail on a charge of burglary, in a statement declared he had handed the packages into the jail for the use of Martin cd some days ago and held in jail and that morphin was passed to Curry. It is declared that Curry carried to Lyons, in Toombs couniy, wnen officers of that courtly came for him here, a quantity of the drug, and that it was because he was un der Vie influence of it that his in: n.'..' cf ’i ■•'.lnc . and total in difference so his fate, even whqn sentenced is accoud for. EDDYViLLE GUNMEN . ARE ALL FOUND DEAD EDDYVILLE, Ky., Oct. 8— Monte Waiters, Lawrence Griffith and Harry Eerland, convict des peradoes, who held off the entire penitentiary guard here during three days, are dead, Griffith ami Fcrland suicides, and Walters a victim of the leaden hail sent into their retreat by guardsmen. The men were all found dead follow ing its being drenched with am monia gas. When found all of th? gunmen had been dead for at least thirty-six hours and in the cases of Griffith and Fcrland. whose wounds indicated death from silicide, opinion was expressed that the end might have come forty eight hours before the siege was raised. Walters believed to have been the last to die was shot through the head and had been struck by a rifle grenade. NEW FEATURE ADDED, N CORDELE FAIR CORDELE, Ort.. 6—Plans were made in a meeting of those inter— ested-recently fur an added feature a large feature—in the coming poul try- show in Crisp county. This is a dairy feature. It is going to be made a most attractive addition to the fair. Chairman C. L. William", of the live stock committee of- the board •>f trade will gel his boa t.oc.eih r soon, to make plans to have tbi;. feature prepared for the show. Paper was first made from rags in A. D. 1000. - OF 010 tOl' HEI YORK HOTEL TELLS] ofom be FOUND DEW SUNDAY 7G-Pound Stone Used to Crush I Skull of Miss Barthel Savage I Says in Confession I LURED GRL TO DEATH I Arrest Followed Disclosure That I Girl Had Engagement With I Negro to Have Fortune Told I PITTSBURG, Oct. B—Lorenzo I Savage, negro butler confessed ] early today, according to police I authorities, that he killed Miss I Elsie Barthel, a nurse, whose body I had been crus’', d with a 70-poun'i I stone, and found, near an aband- I oned massion in the east end dis- I trie; Sunday. I The negro was arrested at his I home after Miss Barthel’s mother I had told 'the police her daughter I had an engagement with the negro I to have her fortune told. I 'Die body was found beside one I of the pillars of the covered car- 1 riage entrance at one side of- the I house, known as the ‘‘Old Hussey I Mansion” ' Beside the body was a I stone about 15 inches square and I weighting about 50 pounds upon I wjjjch blood was found. The young I woman had been struck twice. The I first time, the police report, the I stone was hurled at her and the I second time it was dropped upon I her head after she had fallen. A I fresli scar on one of the pillars I 1 led police to believe thait it was I i thrown with such force' first I [time that it struck the-pillar as- I | ter hitting Miss Bartfiel. I HCififi®!! 19 BF BBSHB American Legion Commander II Will Be Asked to Accept Sy ( C»:ngressmn Dowell, low DES MOINES, lowa, Oct. 8. | Congressman Dowell today said that Ihe would recommend the, appoint- Imept of Hanford MacNider, former I commander of the American Le- I gnci, at ambassador to Italy, if i MacNider would accept. BERGDOLL TO COME BACK TO FACE MUSIC NEW YORK, Oct;. B—Mrs. I £m.;.u Bergdoll, mother of Grover | Cleveland Bergdoll, famous draft i evader, returned here Sunday I from New York aboard the Al- I belt Baliin after a visit to her son, ' now a fugitive in Germany. It is her son’s intention, she declared, I io return to America soon io serve i j the sentence imposed upon him for [ violating, the selective' service law. ( i The date of his return here, she 1 i said will be governed by the dis ' position of cases against those ::c --1 cased of attempting to kidnap ' Bergdoll in the. German courts. I EDITOR HERRING DIES AT TIFTON HOME TIFTON, Oct-. B—-Funeral ser- [ J vices were held here today for j John Lewis Herring, editor of the : Tilton Gazette, and author o’ >1 ■ “Saturday Night Sketches,” who | < died at him home here Saturday |-. i night nt six o clock. Hg was strie.x- 1: | en with acute dilation of the heart I' 1 last night while ail ending an en- j 1 tertainment by the Kiwanis club, ■ of which ho was president. j RUHR CHILDREN REACH LATVIA AS REFUGEES t f RIG. , Latvia, Oct. > —-Foor f 1 child.ea to the number of 360 have ‘ I reached here from the Ruhr. They | ; will be cur. d tor in institutions | < : and private families, the idea beng | 1 !to g'.i- therj for a few months free J : cilia.,;-, good food, and plenty | 1 CHYSANTHEMUN CLUB I MEETS TUESDAY AFTERNOON.); A meeting of the Chysanthemnn | I Chib will be held T uesday after- , Im on at the Tea Room at JI :O0 j .o’clock. Mi . W. <’. Wright, 51r 1 i W. Clark, and Mrs. Kd Morgan , : will be jjoint hostess at this meet- I ing. 1 .. --- - - -- THE f SHED IN THE: ~ HEzXRf OF DDaF’lfev? : fl I ' J / /fl- / 'lf H ■■■ B B WIPTIK M II m MR FMB 1 Total cf $43 Subscribed by Lo- t cal Residents to Aid in Clos- ' mg Pest Here ; ( Subscriptions are coming in slowly to enable the Salvation Army ; post here to pay off its indebted ness and leave Americus with a e'ean slate, says Capt. Boyce Peters, commandant of the post. These : r.bscriptions now total $43.00, be ing as follows: E. 'J. Schroeder $25.00 i ji.ipns Club 8.00 < I Mrs. Geo. Oliver 5.00 I John Sheffield 5.00 < Totql $43.00 Additional subscriptions are nec essary to raise the total needed be- . fore the post can be closed and its ; debts all paid. Other and further 1 subscriptions will be announced ' when and as received through the i TimeS,Recorder. J j FRENCH PEOPLE WON’T ACCEPT FROZEN FISH ( PARIS, Oct. 88—The French government, anxious to popularize --ie eating of fish, has been con ducting an extensive eductional s campaign to this endl Much money ’ already has been spent, but the 0 whole thing bids fjjir to end in ! failure because of the > reluctance J of the people to change their ways k They are not heavy fish eaters, and s the argument is not advanced that t if the government recognizes thil and stops its efforts it will save the j unexpended portion of the prona- n gandn allowance, something like . 80.000,00 francs. . The campaign included “Fish Week” at Boulogne -and elsewhere ' P exhibitions of deep sea fishing ,ii methods and the showing of films j n illustrating various aspects of the I industry. Smart, new and efficient v fishing'boats w< e provided in c nlace of the old picturesque craft, . and extensive refrigeration nlants 7 were established to care for the | The main trouble seems to be [ ll in th? popular aversion to fish that , has been frozen. The people aiCj not used to them, nn.l apparently t they cannot be induced to change their point of view. I'P.ICL; GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 8, 1923 SHnSo CEPiI AUTHORITIES NUM! IIGPEEHT Statement Authorized at Paris That Negotiations With Indus trial Groups Under Way IN FAIR WAY TO.SUCCEED Ccmplele (Letumption of Work and Delivery of Reparations in Kind Expected Soon PARIS, Oct* B—Negotiations be tween representatives of German industrial groups and France-Bel gian authorities of occupation, looking toward complete resump tion of work in the Ruhr district and deliveries in kind on repara tions account, are in a fairway to succeed, it was said at the French foreign office today. IDSmSBH Ill’S I DIRECT EMKE - Bot.'i He ancT 1 Stewart Fail To ’Appear When Probe Is Renewed at Atlant ATLANTA, Oct. B—Neither Re presentative Stewart of Atkinson county nor Grover C. itdinumlson, formerly conected with Thomas Watson s publication, and who hav brought charges against the de partment of agfiriculture were present when the legislative com mittee resumd its injuiry into the department, Edmundson wrci.e the committee he had-no direct testimony to.give, and that all articles written by him, 'he wrote, were based on in formation given him by Represen tative Stewart and Waller Vance, warrant clerk, under Governor Hardwick and others. Stewart said that he would appear before the committee next week. STOLEN GOObS FOUND IN HOME CF OFFICER ATLANTA, Oct'. B—Patrolman J. W.. Taylor has been suspended from the police force by Chief of i olice James L. Beavers on charges of “neglect of duty” in connection with a robbery three months ago of the Atlanta Dental Parlors, loc ated at 7 1-2 Mitchell street, it was announced. A valuable radio-receiving set, longing to Dr. T. N. Godwin, and included in the loot taken by rob bers of the dental parlor, was found Friday in the home of Tay lor at 528 Pulliam street, and identified by Dr. Godwin as his set. CONFESSIONAL SCENE OF PRIEST’S MURDER. CHICAGO, Oct. B—Mrs. Emily Strucynsky during Sunday shot and killed the Rev. Basil Sletsuk, a Greek Catholic priest, in St. Michael’s Greek church here. The killing was staged in the confes- . sional of the church, the fatal shots ■ being fired by the woman from a ’ kneeling attitude before the priu* . . Following the killing, Mrs. Stucy-1 nsky, declared to be police that the Rev. Sletusk' had accused her hus-: band, himself a Greek Catholic 1 priest jit Ramey, of misappropriat ing church funds while he was' mini Mer *0 a Chicago congrega-j She declared the aleged charges were false and said she came to I Chicago from Ramey, nine days t ago for the express purpose of slav-l ing the priest to avenge what sh.? believed the wrong to her hus-; band. France and America plan to es- | tablish a floating weather bereau i ait sea. fl. FJffllS Sfi ~ MTEIWEMBEII ■ Head of School System Hera ■ Succeeds W. T. McMath, Who I Held Post Many Years ■ J. E. Mathis, superintendent of | schools here, today received his I commission from Peter S. Twitty, :i.ate game warden as game war den for Sumter county, and will begin his duties at one. The ap- 1 pointment was tendered Prof > Mathis, it is stated, tit the sugges tion of a number of leadiirgjsports men here, who were moved (to l their action by his splendid fitness for . the place W. T. McMath, who held the place of game warden here since 1911, when he was named warden by Jesse Mercer, was not an applicant for re-appointment it is stated except on his record, the place being one with little : nonetary .consideration. The dates for the open season and bag limit for the State of Georgia, as announced by the game and fish commissioner, are as fol -1 lows: Quail, Nov. 20 to March 1, 25 in one day. Doves, Aug. 1 to Aug. 31 and Nov. 20 to March 1, 25 in one . day. (National law, Nov. 20 to Jan. 31, 25 in one day.) Wild turkeys, Nov. 20 Ito March 1 two in season. Cat squirrels, Oct. R to March 1, 15 in one day. Deer, either sex, Nov. 1 to Dec. 31, two in season. Summer or wood duck, Sept. 1 to Jan. 1 25 in one day (Nation al law prohibits killing of Summer or wood ducks.) Migratory duck, Sept. 1 to April _ 20, 50 in one day. ’ Woodcock, Sept. Ito Jan. 1, 25 in one day. (National law, Nov. J to Dec. 31, 6 in one day.) Plovers, Alov. 20 to March 1, 25 in one day. (National law, Nov. 1 20 to Jan. 31, 15 in one day.) Rail or marsh hens, 25 in one day. (National law, Sept. 1 to Nov. 30.) Red or gray fox, Sept. 1 to Feb. 1. Opossum, Oct. 1 to Feb.| 1. Skunk, muskrat, raccoon, beaver mink, otter bear and wild cat, Nov. 20 to March 1. Special act: On St. Mary’s River, only shad can be taken Jan. 1 to April 20. , Former Warden McMath tn p . , ( discussed the appointment of Prof. Mathis as his successor, pledging hi- co-operation in administration of the office to the new warden Telling of his experience as game warden here, and the progress made in stocking game birds since ■ the law was passed, Mr. McMath said: 1 “I was first appointed County 1 Game Warden by Hon. Jessie Mer cer in 1911, and because of the fees of the office not being com mensurate with the service rend ered, I have never been more than a receptive applicant for re-appoint ment. However since that time I have been reappointed each suc ceeding two years, with the request from the State Commissioner tha't I serve because of the splendid reports made from this County.” Since my incumbency in office thousands of fish have been plant ed in the waters of this section, and a strong sentiment built up for game protection and conserva tion. , “Os all the Counties in Georgia Sumter’s reputation for Game Law observation each year since 1911 has been a leader. I believe this reputation will remain. The newly appointed County Warden, has my best wishes for a splendid success in this most important department, I and he can rely on me- for my i cooperation. “Should I have been tendered a I reappointment at this time, I could ' not have promised the active at lltention necessary to its success. 1 For twelve years the Georgia Came Department, has been free ' from politics.” DR. JACCBS IS GIVEN AUTHORITY TO EXCAVATE i GRANHAM, Eng. Odt. B—Con j firming the action of the rector and council of the Church of Ail ; Saint? here, Chancellor Childs to- I day gave Dr. Thornwal Jacob.', 1 president of the University of Gear 1 gia, authority to excavate for ‘he body of General Oglethorpe. ‘Th.’ work of excavation will be starred I tomorrow, RITZ-CARLTON SfflE 8f BflLO DMHT ROBBERY II !)[«?■ Night Manager and Several Em ployees cf Fashionable Hotel Held Up By Bandits SSOOO IN GEMS MISSING Robbery Staged at 3 O’Clock, But Policq Not Notified Until Five Hours Later NEW YORK, Oct. B—Three armed nlen eariy today neld • up the night manager and several employees' of the fashionable Ritz- C-arlton hotel, and robbed a jewelry : store of the lobby, of $5,000 worth of gems. , The robbery oceured about 3 o’clock, but police were not noti fied unftil five hours later, after the hotel employees had tried to i trail the robbers and failed. IKfflmiL 8F SEEN IT mi f SUM Feature Expected to Attract Many During Fashion Show ing at Kyiander Oct 19 “Things mysterious” and “known to men chiefly by reputation 1; 1. be worn—and Shown—by the Masked Lady who will be a feature of the Merchants’ Fashion Show to be -staged at the Rylander Theater, Friday evening. October > 19. And let it be known of all men, stated one of the promoters, (that these things form articles of real > importance in the garb of lovely woman. Who is this fair lady? Well, to tell the whole truth—er—you see Well, anyway, it isn’il quite time to decide such a momentous qti -tion. There are a number of camrtuu' being considered for the place models who promise to dispaly the ' most intimate of garments, all beautiful and of finest material. The “finest material” <he merchants i committee wil have the say about that, with some real conoisoissuirs to pcs upon the beaicy oferinfis. I Meanwhile interest in the contest continues growing with every com munity included in the contest re presented by one or more candi dates. Miss Mary Parker is nominat ed today to represent Americus, •and there will be, it is sure, other nomi nations from the several commun ities before these close. The first voting coupon appears today and is good for twenty-five votes. These must be clipped and voted before Wednesday evening at 6 o’clock. The number of votes each coupon represents will be varied from day to day, and it costs you nothing to vote in this contest. The idea is to select the most beautiful girl in each community for partici pation in the Merchtinits Fashion Show. The Masked Lady will be sel ected by a committee representing the merchants participating in the show, and garments to be worn by each model wil be furnished by these merchants. OllffTW SEITEICE 01FIM Request of Members of Jury lo , Be Ignored by Prison Commission ATLANTA, Oct. B—Major Lee H. Coart, will be sent to the state farm at Milledgeville to serve his | life sentence for killing A. R. Mc- Niece, superintendent of Talbot county schools, unless the prison I <•< mjnision gives other instructions | Secretifry Yancey, of the conrmis- I sion stated. Warden Goodroe, of Talbot county chaingang. Appeared befor ■ the secretary with requests from II members of the jury that con victed Coart and officials and cit izens of Talbot county, asking that Coart be allowed to serve his sen tence in Talbot county. Cotton boll weevil first entered this country from, Mexico in 1892. - WEATHE For Georgia Cloudy tonight; I Probably showers on the coast Tues I day; generally fair; little change in I temperature. ! PRICE FIVE CENTS WTBIOUS OMOM BANDIT FBEFB FW Jill 81 KKEO HI County Jail at Jay Held Up and Ed Lockhart, Desperado, Set At Liberty By Pal NO TRACE OF FUGITIVES I Both Lock Kai t and Masked Pal Disappear Following His Release From Confinement MUSCOGEE, Okla, Oct. B—A maskea bandit held up the county Hl at Jay, the county seat of Delaware county, last nighit and r.j leased E0 Lockhart, notorious bandit, according to a special dis patch to the Tirnes-Democrat from Grove this morning. Both Lockhart and his masked pal disappeared following the sen sational exploit, with no clew 1 be ing obtained as to the identity of the man who engineered Lock hart’s release being obtained. There is no-trace of the trail tak en by the fugitives. The bandit was assited by four comrades. While he covered the jailer and his companion, two of the bandits associated with .him watched the windows, while two others guarded the doors. • The key to Lockhart’s cell were demanded when he was told to get he replied that he was ready, and all escaped in a waiting automobile. The leader of the party that ef fected rthe rescue was recognized as a youngster 18 years old, em ployed near a farm where Lock hart recently was captured. Hlf HEMS NFI ATTEND BUTLER SII6 Judge Charles Crisp, Chief Bragg Neal Ray, Dr. RBey and Oth ers Go From Here A large party from Americus at t; nded the community singing Sun day at Butler, where three thousand men and more than a hundred ladies gathered for a day’s outing. Butler residents who were hosts to the ‘.-.i.r. rmc provided food in abundance, the sing being pro nounced one of the greatest and :.!■ enjoyable held in this section [during many months. The singing was conducted in the school house [at Butler, with the leaders being changed frequently, so that all might share in this honor. Going from Americus in Chief John Bragg’j car were Congress man Charles* R. Crisp, Neal A. Ray, Mr. Smith of Rogers store, and Chief Bragg, and others who at tended from Americus were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pouncey, Mrs. Will Da vis, Dr. Will M. Riley, R. A. Slap pey, W. N. Stephens, Frank Barber, Boh Wilson, Otis Reese, Tim Jen nings, Lucius Harvey, Jr., Mrs. Lu cius Harvey and Mrs. W. R. Drane. All of thd Americus people who at tended returned to their home here Sunday n’glit. Crops between Americus and butler, along the route via Rey nolds and Oglethorpe, by which his party returned, are all in good with plenty of cotton in the faelus Cmef Bragg stated this morn ing. Ihe roads traveled are in good cotyiiuop ever both routes he also stated. 3 he Leviathan is said to have tho most powerful searchlight ever us ed on a ship X MERCHANTS’ FASHION SHOW Rylander Theater October 19 This Coupon Good for 25 Votes, if Cast Before Wednes day, Oct. 10, at 6 P. M. NOMINATION COUPON (Good for 1,000 Votes) 1 Hereby Nominate I Miss as a candidate in the Merchants Fashion Show at Rylander the ater, Americus, Friday evening, October 19, to represent Community. (Only one Nomi nation Coupon will' be accept ed for any one candidate.)
