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SATURDAY, DECEMBERS, 1923
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Three New York Youths Face
Chair Now For Alleged
Murders
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
NEA Service Staff Writer
NEWYORK, Dec. -Good,
sound paddling, administered by
their fathers during childhood,
might have saved three young
men from going down the path
that leads to the murder trial
courtroom—and beyond
But their parents were too kind
ly and the lure of adventure coo
great. So Tony Pantano, 23, Joe
Diamond, 21, and his brother Mor
ris, 27, tind themselves in the toils
of the law, with the death penalty
not improbable.
All three arc charged with the
murder of two bank messengers
who were shot down and killed by
a gang that robbed them of $43,-
607.
"It’s the parent’s laxity and fail
ure properly to direct their chil
dren that leads to crime,” says
George Russell Peabody, vice pres
ident of the Marshall Stillman
Movement that helps ex-convicts
get back and keep straight. "Had
these three hoys had such direction
their entire lives might have been
different.
"The boy. were not brought up
in poverty. They took the path
they did because there was no one
to stop them except their parents—
and they seemed to let their great
kindliness stay them from rigid
directions.
"It’s a failing too common with
some loving fathers and mothers.”
All three were “papa’s boys.”
They lived in large, comfortable
homes in Bensonhurst, a prosperous
suburb, and had everything ever
desired.
Morris was on his high school
football team. “Whitey” they
called him.
Joe was a favorite of the neigh
borhood.
And Tcny went to night school
to finish big course when he stalled
helping his father in business.
All lived at home with their par
ents, surrounded by the comforts
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guarded by a detective
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But now they are in,cells await
ing trial for murder.
“It’s unbelievable. ’ ?:>vs I >’
teno, senior, "My Tony is a good
boy. He always was a good <>
He was home-loving, studious. lie
1 never was rough.
“In fact he never played foot
ball or any other strenuous games.
I would not let him for 1 airu.d
that he might get hurt.
"After school Tony would al
ways come right home and help m ■
in my store. When he was grad
uated he went to work for a large
wholesale house. Then about two
years ago he went into ..the bank.
He quit when the hours become too
long, and interfered with his night
school work.
Yet this is the boy who the po
lice say helped plan the robbery
that ended in a double murder!
The elder Diamond, now deii;,’
was no less a Iqving father. He
built up a; large wood company for
his two boys. Wfeen he died two
years ago he left a fortune estimat
ed at $150,000
Shortly after his death Morris,
the elder of the boys, got into his
first, jam with the police. He was
arrested for carrying a gun. In
November, 1922 he was charged
with stealing an automobile in Con
necticut. He was sentenced to six
months vi jail.
Joe, the younger brother, has al
w.-ays been slender, weak, often sick
ly.
Yet he, and Tony, the student,
and Morris, the football idol, are
believed by the police, to b e the
principal of a gang of gunmen, au
tomobile thives, murderers. ,
And this 1923 tale of lust for
money, midnight planning in sub
urban outskirts, wild flights and
double-crossing, has for its master
minds, according to the police,
these three young men whose way
through life might ■ have been
I smoother had they in younger days
; been treated occasiopally to a dose
I of “strap oil.” ,
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COUNTY FARM AGENTS
DOING GREAT WORK
ATLANTA, Dec. . —The process
of reaching the southern farmer
and interesting him in improved
agricultural methods, modern farm
ing machinery, crop diversification
soil building and the like, has been
slow and tedious, according tc
Georgia agriculturists.
‘Tn some sections of the South,
farm agents a few
years age found their we’eome writ
I ten in the same terms that had
pelled the discomfort and humilir
tion of school teachers back in th;
lays when fundamentals of rural
ducation lay in the ability t<
dioot straight and run a furrov
rue to line,” said a leading farm
■ r -it the State Capitol today.
■'That was sotne years ago. To
day, in Georgia, the progressiv.
farmer looks upon the county farm
. agent as his ope great ally, in the
tight' against the boll' weevil 'and
seeks him out for advice on’ aimosl
; very phase of farming.
“The farm agent no longer con
> ines his activities to educating
the planters in methods of weevil
control, but his scope has been
broadened so in recent years that
the, running board of his flivver i>-
Tsfe seat for dozens. of farmers who
■repend 'bn; him for advice along ev
ery imaginary, line.”
BODY OF MAN FOUND
PINNED UNDER AUT'
AUGUSTA, Dec. B.—The body of
C. I. Belt, 49, wealthy plantey, liv
ing on the Midville road 17 miler !
from Waynesboro, was found lat< ;
Thursday night pinned lender his
automobile in a lagoon besides a
bridge three miles from Waynes
boro on the Augusta-Savannah roiftl.,
■ t is thought that he lost control
>f his car as he neared the bridge. I
Mr. Belt was en route to Augus-1
ta to visit his wife at the time of j
the accident.
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THE AMERICUS TiMES-RECORDER
MS, BANKERS
.WANT OILTARIFFS
Southern Congress Begins Fight
To Prevent Reduction cf Tax
On Vegetable Oils
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., Dee. 8.
Passage of a resolution authorizing
appointment by the president of a
committee to "defend and main
tain the present'tariff rates against
reduction on vegetable oils and ani
mal fats before the United States
trade commission” Was the out
standing featrue of the preliminary
session of the Southern Tariff as
sociation which opened its general
irhseting in this city.
More than 40 representative
Southern manufacturers, bankers
and agriculturalists spoke their
sentiments, paying respects to the
interests which they said were self
ishly trying to tear down the wall
of tariff protection necessary for
the existence of Southern farmers.
J. J. Brown, commissioner of ag
riculture for the State of Georgia,
presided at the morning session, at
which addresses were made by 20
representatives of Southern indus
trial and agricultural life.
Among those making addresses
were Commissioner Bro F-n, Presi
dent J. H. Kirby, of the association;
W. S. Weston, president of the
Western Tariff association; Com
missioner Moore, of Alabama; Ed
Woodall, of the Texas Cottonseed
Crushers’ association, and Dr. A.M.
Soule, president of the Georgia
A. & M. college at Athens.
At the afternoon session the fol
lowing resolution '.’thanking the
Southern press was adopted:
“Whereas, the Southern press
has rendered invaluable service to
the producers of the South by giv
ing their news and editorial space
to discussion favoring the same
ariff treatment for productive in
dustry that is extended manufac
-uring pursuits; and that
“The Southern press has given an
exceptional amount of publicity to
i-he present session of the Southern
Tariff congress.
“Therefore, be it resolved that,
Ve extend a hearty vote of thanks
o these newspapers for their vrlu
ible service and request them to
continue. to carry editorial discus
ions'*presenting the viewpoint of
he producer in shaping our tariff
egislation, and that they give dili
?• nt study to the tariff as an eco
nomic conception of this important
roblem may prevail among the
itizenshtp. of the Sbuth.
\TLANTANS TO GET
CHEAP WATER RATES
ATLANTA, Dec. B.—Reduction
■ n the water rate, effective Deceip
jber'Al, 1923, and postponement un
til January of delinquent tax adver
ting both were approved by May
or Walter A. Sims late Friday aft
ernoon, following approval by the
rldermanic board Thursday.
The mayor vetoed the S2OO bonus
voted to J. R. Leach for raising sl,
••>OO worth of corn on city proper
ty this year. He , explained that
the city has no legal authority t:>
award a bonus to anyone.
Farmers in practically any pan
of the United States can now re
ceive by radio, reports of agricul
tural prices and movements at the
leadin gmarket centers.
Third District A. & M. School
The girls basket-ball team will
have a game Friday afternoon with
Plains High school at 3:30 o’clock
on Aggie indoor court. Aggie play
ers are captain and right guard,
Willie Mae Giles; left guard, Mae
Atkins; center, Nelle Prance; side
center, Annie Lee Byrd; right for
ward, Bernice Parker; left forward
Catherine Swain.
Steve Sdyder was elected’ cap
tain, John Simmons manager and
of the boys team will being prac
tice next week. We would like to
have the basket ball fans of Amer
icus to come out and watch the
progress of the team, and to give
us their support.
Farm News.
A few of the Aggie boys spent
their Thanksgiving holidays work
ing on the farm. They have been
building a fence, a road across the
branch, grubbing bushes and re
pairing the harness.
We have learned that a farmer
has to work twelve months out of
a year and this is his busiest sea
son. A hustling farmer has a job
ready for the rainy days.
We have 20 acres of corn, soy
beans and peanuts. Soy beans
were planted in the row with lib
corn, and peanuts were planted in
the middle of the furrow. After
the corn was gathered about fifty
;in tbo field( , ni ; l
tm-y arc d< im; line. This was
about the ;; Cciuoi- • ■ !
there are enough soy L ans mid
peanuts left to run them until
about the first cf February.
It is pleasing to those who love
the soil and farm life to note that
two of the famous writers of Geor
gia. and of the South have written
their latest books touching on farm
hie. Corra Harris’ latest, “Daugh
ter ol Adam,” is smu t 0 Oe \ all
of the soil. The theme of Mrs.
Helen Topping Miller’s latest p. o’-
auction is also of the fields and
mils.
Person Is
Miss Georgia Shaw returned
Sunday from a visit to Lakeland,
Ha., She came through in a car
with i .- mother and father, who
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Mr. O. W. Caswell attended tin
District Agricultural Teacher's!
meeting at Granite Hill, Georgia,
last li’riday.l i ’riday.
Miss Lucie Roberts spent
Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Forehan'J, of Vienna, Georgia
Prof, and Mrs. J. E. Owen and
litWe daughter, Mildred, spent the
holidays with relatives in North
Georgia.
Mr. Henry Morrison spent ti)e
hoUdays with his pp-ents in Ella
ville.
School was dismissed last Wed-i
nesday at noon so that the students
could all get home in time to eat
dinner with “grandma” on Thurs
day.
Those who spent Thanksgiving at
Aggie were: Catherine Collins,
Wilson, Mildred Harris,
übye Jenkins, Steve Snyder, Fred
Kerr, Joe Chambers, Clemons
Scarborough, John Lee Scarbor
ough. Joe Carter. Gilbert Douglas,
Jim Bryan and Hubert Parks, z
Miss Ruby Brown, of Baconton,
spent the holidays with Miss
Lucy Furlow.
Misses Irene and Clifford Na
tion spent the hollidays with their
parents at Sasser, Georgia.
Mr. Waller went to Atlanta Wed
nesday night to see the Tech-Au
burn football game on Thursday.
Mr. J. A. Nation, of Sasser, was
here Wednesday. ,
Miss Melba Brooks spent Thanks
giving with her parents at Mauk. !
Miss Susie Greer spent the holi-i
days with her parents at Ogle-1
thorpe.
Mr. Earle Gammage very delight-!
fully entertained the students with
his radio in the last
Give Something For
the Car for Christmas p
All the Family Can Enjoy It
si. ' m
fa We have no end of useful, appropriate, yu
/- 'i and good looking articles for the car.
S i
w Americus Steam
H Vulcanizing Co. &
W J. W. Lott, Mgr. M ,
“LOOK FOR THE RED POSTS” W
Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret McDonald spent
the holidays in Milledgeville with
her sister who is attending G. S. C I
W. this year.
Jokes. j
We have our mighty foot-ball
yells, and songs that seem quite
nifty. But the universal school
yell—ls “Dad, please wire me
fifty.”
Bernice: What a pity it is that
handsome men are always con
ceited.
Joe: Not always little girl. I’m
not.
Women.’s faults are many;
Men have only two;
Everything they say and
Everything they do!'
SEASON FOR HUNTING
GOOD IN GEORGIA
ATLANTA, Dec. —Now that
the hunting season is well under
■vay there is every promise of one
if the finest seasons in Georgia in
many years, according- to Tram
mell Scott, secrotary-treasurer of
the Georgia Fish and Game asso
ciation, who has received reports
from practically every section of
the state at the association’s head
quarters nt 60 North Broad street,
in Atlanta.
It. has been many years since
birds were more plentiful than they
are this fall reports state. With a
great deal more land lying out than
has been the custom in many coun
ties, duo to • the negro exodus,
patridges have? been disturbed less
than usual and with a comparative
ly dry nesting and hatching sea
son, there was less fatalities among
the young jail than Heretofore.
The Georgia Fish and Game as
sociation, Mr. Scott states, is work
ing in the interest of sport for
sport’s sake and will enlist all
sportsmen in the work of propaga
tion, protectio nand perpetuation of
the game anil fish of the state. Ap
nlications to join the association
have been received from every sec
tion of Georgia.
Experiments are being made in
raising flax from European seed in
Egypt, where the Egyptain flax has
bc-.n largely replaced by cotton
cultivation in the 100 years.
Ten-elevenths of the world’s pop
ulation live north of the equator.
Midwinter ;
Clearance -VjWP ’
Handsome models from our reg- TL -
ular high grade stocks; values jh rfyi/l \jpTTl
to $15.00, at the remarkably mTn/i InWlYl 1Y \ y"
low price of— l*yi jjjvgn I 'V?
56.98
All colors to select from in our second offering; some
beaded, others embroidered; formerly $12.00, n 0
54.98 |
In this collection are splendid values in prettily trimmed ;
Velvet Models; all colors; were SIO.OO, now specially i
priced at—
s3.9B
Sport Hats in stunning shapes; readily.sold at $4.75 "
earlier in the season; our holiday offering—
s 2.49 j
Miss ESlinor Tillman
PAGE THREE
BS. H. C. HORTOK
Dies tl H« Bitt
Funeral Services To Be Held
Sunday Afternoon From
Family Residence
— 9
Mis. Sqsan Catherine Forest Hor
ton,, aged 76 years, died at the fam
ily residence 630 Felder street this
•riidjning at 3:40 o’clock, death fed
lotving an illness of a wcdk.of {Hid
inihia and complications.
Funeral services wih oe held at
3 o’clock Sunday afternoon from
the family home, Rev. John M. Out
ler, pastor of the First Methodise
church, offiicating, assistd by Rev.
Milo H. Massey, of the Central Bap
tist church. Interment will be
in Oak Grove cemetery beside
her husband who preceded here sev
eral years ago.
The pallbearers will be T. M.
Furlow, A. J. Harris, D. R. An
drews, John W. Shiver, J. T. Bragg,
W. P. Wallis, J. A. Pinkston and
A. E. Hines.
Surviving are four- sons, D,
Hoi-ton, W. H. Horton, of Mcßai ;
R. H. Horton, of Americus, and H.
D. Horton, of Charlotte, N. C.; two
daughters, Mrs. I. Odom, of Ma
con, and Mrs. Joe Brown, of Co
lumbus, all of whom were with her
when the end came.. Two brothe>
J. T. Forrest, and M. E. Fol
rest, of Doerun, Georgia, and a
sister, Mrs. Georgia Duke, of
Union, Ga., also survive, besides
a prominent family connection
throughout the state.
Mrs. Horton, who had lived in
Americus 30 years, was one of the
oldest and most universally beloved
women of this community, being
known far a.id : ' > for her sweet
Christian characteristics as well as
for a wide and helpful influence.
Gathering about her hundreds of
friends and acquaintances througn
out her residence here, her last
hours were made Tappy with the
ministrations of these friends and
the loving attention from th6 im
mediate members of the family.
She was a member of the First
Methodist church and was active
in its departents, serving when
called upon and living its principles
in her daily life. Her deatfc has
cast deepest sorrow over ‘ his com
munity and throughout the
where she was well known. «
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In eastern Prussia Sunday bap
tisms are believed to offset the un
lucky auspices of children who are
born on Fpday.