About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1923)
nmtrnui opot Cotton Striit Middling 33 l-4c. NY F'uts Opn Hi Low Cis Pv Cis Jan 34.30 34.76 34.30 34.55 34.35 S M« 34.71 34.87 34.80 Ma/'KS.W 1&30 34.81 35.1)5 34.90 Jul 34.35 34.50 34.12 34.27 34.20 Oct 28.45 28.35 28.35 28.47 Dec 35.50 35.70 35.20 35.50 35.25 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR.-j-NO. 281 200 DEADSjIN MEXIC BATTLE 00000000 000 000000 6 o o * o o TEN ARE INJURED AS TRAIN CRASHES) THROUGH SWITCH 0-0 O O O O OO O O O O'O oo o o o o o oo ASSEMBLY PLANNING GREEK REPUBLIC 4.000 me® OF GREEK FORCES URGE VENIZELOS' OETUPN Former Premier Invited To Ath ens; Plebiscite Is Planned To Decide Course MAY PATTERN AFTER U. S. Indications Now Are That Re public May Be Established To Replace Monarchy ATHENS, Dec. 20.—(8y Asso ciated Press.) —A group represent ing 4,000 officers of the Greek army and navy sent a telegram to day to former Premier Venlzplos in Paris urging him to come to Athens immediately. LIBERALS WIN IN ELECTION POLL • LONDON, Dec. 20.—According to the Athens correspondent of the Daily Mail, the Liberal victors in Sunday’s election, plan to urge the first meeting of the national assem bly to authorize a plebiscite with a view of changing the present re gime. The party proposes also to stare a discussion regarding the form of republi ■ ro be established, the dis patch adds. If the assembly decides to hdopt the French system', noted banker, Sir Basil Zaharoff, will be invjjed to become the first president, if the United States plan is accept ed, the post will be offered to Venizelos. GUNMENBLOWWILT IN Km BANK Jesse James Emulators Hold Up Whole Village While Bank_ Is Looted MANHATTAN, KaS., Dec. 20. Federal authorities late Wednesday joined in the search for five ban dits who swooped down on the little town of Keats, 10 miles west of here, plundered the state bank and escaped with $1,900 in Liberty bonds, SIOO in postage stamps and SSOO in currency. Meager descriptions of the invad- O'-s her" been fm-’ished to police in sgu*i/ui.u»D£ cities and adjoining states. Meanwhile Keats and it’s hundred people, slowly settled back to nor malcy after'participating in one of the most sensational bank rob beries in the stat e and the only one in the history of the town. Shortly after 2 a. m. Wednesday, the village was shaken by a loud blast. The townspeople rushed from their homes to the streets scantily clad, and rushed back again when their appearance was met by a hail of bullets from the bandits. One member of the gang was on guard at the front and one at the rear entrance of thp building, an other worked inside and the remain ing two kept automatics levelled on curious villagers. T. M. Woods, cashier of the bank, driven back into his home after narrowly escaping being wounded, retired to the basement, where he opened fire on the attack- The bandits, after blowing a hole in the wall of the vault, blew the safe door open and removed the currency, bonds and stamp-. While the robbery was in prog ress several who sought to summon t a.from adjoining cities found the thugs had aid their plans carefully. Telephone and telegraph wires had been severed. Amid a hail of bullets the five fted through the rear door of the bank to nearby railroad tracks, where it was first believed they had made their escape by boarding a passing freight train. Sheriff W. A- Hunter, of Riley county, was notified and a posse formed, but no trace of the men could be found. FEAST OF ST. THOMAS AT CALVARY CHURCH Tomorrow, December 21, being the Feast of St. Thomas, there will be a celebration of the Holy Com munion in Calvary church at # 11 o’clock. rr " THETIMEWRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF EDWIN WALKER HEADS GEORGIA LODGE MASONS ATLANTA, Dec. 20.—With im pressive ceremonies Georgia Lodge No. 96, Frej and Accepted Masons, Tuesday evening held the election and installation of officers for the coming year. A special musical program was arranged by Paul Hub bard, organist. Songs by the Ma sonic quartet, composed o' Leslie Hubbard, Howard Davis, George Grant and Sam Galloway, also solo by Sam Galloway. WTEHSELLS HUGS MO. IT $7,800 Two Saks During Week Net SI,OOO a Car For Seven Cars Sold Sumter county hog sales aggre gated more than $7,000 during tne week, according to reports from the office of George O. Marshall, Sum ter county demonstration agent. At two sales held at Americus and Les lie, respectively, seven carloads of hogs at approximately SI,OOO a car were sold. Five of that number being handled at the Americus mai - ket. The sales were made to Cuban markets, and will be shipped there immediately. Mr. Marshall acted as auctioneer at both sales. ENDEAVOR BOYS PUT $5 BILL INTO EUND Other Dollar and Fifty Cent tributions Boost Fund To Provide Christmas Cheer The Christian Endeavor boys to day sent in their contribution of for the Empty Stocking Fund, these little boys having held a handkerchief shower. for the past two Saturdays to'assist in making Christmas a happy season for Amer icus’ unfortunate kiddies. This band of earnest little work ers has don e much to promote help ful work in the community and throughout the county, the mem bers responding to every call made on their treasury for money to do good. Each year the Endeavorers send their contribution to the Emp ty Stocking Fund, thus carrying on the \*oids for which they fundamen tally formed themselves into an or ganization. The fund is growing very slowly, with only a few more days in which to make donations. letters have been received, nearly every one containing a dime or more, blit these, small contributions do not swell the fund rapidly. Who will be the next to come in with a healthy contribution and bring the fund to the $l5O mark? Contributions acknowledged to day are: Dick Simpson ... SI.OO Philip Edwards 10 Emmett Sherlock, Jr 25 Susanne Sherlock 25 Annie Lucille Fay 50 Rose Mary Fay .50 Ned Kiker „ 25 Cash 25 Mary Powell .10 Crawford Powell 15 Preston Green 10 Dorothy Estelle Johnson 10 Thelma Doris Cannon 10 Lilly Mae Fletcher 10 Edward Lipford, Jr. .25 John Thayer, Jr 10 Christian Endeavorers 10 ALLEGED MACON FORGER TAKEN NEAR COLUMBUS MACON, Dec. 20.—C. C. Hill, wanted in Macon in connection with forgeries on a New Orleans cotton j broker was arrested Wednesday in Columbus and will be brought to Macon. Hill is said to formerly have been a drug store proprietor in Butler and Reynolds and was arrested in 1919 in Macon for passing bad checks. Later he was arrested in Cordele on a similar charge. When arrested Wednesday, Hill was in a cotton broker’s office and ran from the building. He was arrested across the Chattahoochee and brought back to the state, AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 20, 1923 COUNCIL WILL PROBE 1 GAS UNO LIGHTING SITUATION AT ONCE I Complaints on Part of Citizens Gets Response From City Officials WILL INTERVIEW EWING New Members of Council To Take Seats at Next Meeting; Order Bills Paid A delegation of the light commit | tee of council to investigate report ed irregularities in light ahd gas bills of Americus citizens, the au- I thorization of payments of certain bills presented and the announce ment that on Wednesday. January i 2, newly elected council members would be inducted into office and would be given the oath were the features of the call meeting of city council at the city hall last night. The committee will take the mat ter of the meter reading up with lighting company officials and will investigate with the idea of reaching an equitable and satisfactory settle ment. The probe will not be for the purpose of antagonizing any one, but with the purpose of getting the truth of the situation, the com mittee explained. R. P. Ewingf local man'ager of the company’s office in Americus was out of town Thursday morning, and efforts of the committee to get in touch with him had been unsuc cessful up until noon. It was ex pected that he would return during the afternoon, and the committee will go over the situation with him. The committee is composed of J. W. Harris, R. E. Allison and W. E. Mitchell. According to a report of council clerk, J. W. Harris and R. E. Al lison will begin new terms during the next council year 1 and Nathan Murray and J. W, Hightower will take seats as new members of the body. SIMM w Mimim Would Exempt College Students Under 22 Years of Age From Income Taxation WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—(Spe cial.—Senator George, of Georgia, has introduced an amendment to the revenue act allowing an exemp tion of S4OO for each son or daugh ter under 22 years of age who is in school and dependent upon a taxpayer for his chief support. “This amendment,” Senator George said, :‘is designed to allow the deduction of any tax payer who has a boy or girl over 18 years of age in school or college. Under the present revenue act which does not allow such deduction the govern ment is in fact imposing a tax on education and the amendment ds designed to relieve this situation. As a matter of common knowledge the education of boys and girls of 18 years is very much more expen sive than the education of children under that age.” Senator George has also discuss ed with Secretary of the Treasury Mellon the establishment of region al boards in each state or in each section of the country far removed from Washington, to hear and de termine income and inheritance tax cases with the right of the taxpay er or the government to appeal to the board of review in Washington. He urged the secretary of the treasury to recommend a shorter period of limitation within which limitation within which the final liability of the taxpayer must be fixed. Senator George proposed l to offer an amendment to the revenue act requiring the government to de termine the final "ability of the tax payer within twenty-four months of the taxpayer’s return and not there after. (USE ARMY AND NAVY TO ENFORCE LAWS IS URGED : DALLAS, Tejtas, Dec. 20.—Both ; I the military an*4 naval forces should | be employed in the enforcement of I | * f i prohibition laws; Pat M. Neff, gov ' ernor of Texas, declared in* an ad , dress before aßn ass meeting Tues day night. The meeting, sponsored by the Dallas Pastors' association, adopted a resolution indorsing the formation of a lofel organization of pastors and churUi laymen to assist in the enforcement of'the law. Upon suggestion of th?- governor it was proposed that all communities of the state organize along similar lines in a campaign “to arouse the ' public against violation of the pro-4 hibition laws.” fEDERALS W FIGHT AND HOLD HERAWSA ACCORDING TG REPORT Many Are Wounded As Govern ment and Rebel Troops Clash on Field WASHINGTONIiTILL SILENT Proposition That U. S. Would Recognize Rebels Rejected By Mexican Official ' MEXICO "CITY, Dee. 20.—(8y [ the Associated - Press.) —Rebels at . tacking Villa Hermosa, capital of the State of Tabasco, have been de ’ seated after a 30-hour fight with ; a loss of 200 killed and more than that number wounded, according to a special bulletin, ’issued by the war department last night. Enrique Colunga, secretary of the interior, denying reports that Wash . ington had offered to mediate with those rebelling against the Obregon' government said, “Mexico has not officially received the proposition which would have been rejected as it would imply a recognition of the rebel belligrency.” LIST SERVICE HELD FISnUf.MN Beloved Americus Woman Is Laid To Rest; Furlow School Draped in Mourning Hundreds of Americus friends and acquaintances attended the fu neral Wednesday of Mrs. Anna F. Wilson, one of the most beloved residents of this community, from the home of her son, John W. Shi ver, on Lee street. The solemn service was read by Rev. John M. Outler, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which Mrs. Wilson had long been a mem ber, assiste I by Rev. Lather A. Harrell, of the Lee Street Methodist churth. The sc ng service, compris ing those dearest to the heart of Mrs. Wilson, were sung, and beau tiful floral designs coveted tjke handsome casket. As'a token of mark»J respect co Mrs. Wilson, who for more than a quarter of a century tavghs in the schools of the city, Furlow Grammar school was draped in mourning for the departed member of the facul ty of former years, with many of 4he teachers and pupils attending the last rites. Words of condolence for tie be reaved family were received from former pupils residing throughout the state, in whose memory she was deeply enshrined. MECHANICAL MILKER DOES WORK OF FIVE MEN! ROME, Dec. 20.—The first me chanic milker installed in Floyd county recently made its appear ance on the farm of Al Marstell near here. The machine with two inexperienced attendants milked 16 cows in twenty two'minutes, the amount of time usually required by' five men. SUMTER'S TEACHERS WILL GET CHECKS FOR MNT Education Board Votes To Bor row $5,000 to Clear Slate of Debt To Instructors DUPREE TO MAKE LOAN Invitation To Attend Barker Lecture Series Accepted For Students and Teachers Payment.ol Sumter county teach ers salaries was pract.cn y assured at a meeting of the board of edu cation he’d Thursday morning at the court house when board mem bers voted to borrow $5,000 with which to make all*payments up to date. E. W. Dupree, county superin tendent, was authorized to make the loan in the nam *. of the board, in a set of resolutions. Mr. Dupree was to take th* matter up with Americus bank officials during the afternoon, and it was stated that the board expert;.! no difficulty tn getting the tnrniy. An invitation presenter. by Rev. L. A. Harrell <o high school teach ers and students to attend the lec tures of Dr. Charles E. Barker in January was accepted in the fol lowing resolutions: "Resolved, That on recommenda tion of Rev. L. A. Harrell, secre tary of Americus Rotary club, that this board accepts the invitation to high school teachers and students of schools of the county to attend the jubliee lecture by Dr. Chas. ■E. Barker at the Opera House here January 8, at 11 o’clock. High school instructors and stu dents from the eighth to eleventh grade inclusive, are requested to at tend the educational lecture by this distinguished author. The Rotary club promises to re serve seats especially for each school. Theological instructors are re quested to furnish Rev. Harrell the number of seats n.eeded by each of their respective schools. Trucks and other conveyances of the county will be used to convey the students tu the lecture hall. CONGRESS DEADLDCK STILL' HOLDS LISI WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—After two more inconclusive ballots Wed nesday, the senate put over until after the holidays its deadlock over the election of a chairman of the interstate commerce committee. Then, for the first time this ses sion, the floodgates were opened for a flood of democratic oratory, directed against the failure of the republican leaders,to complete the organization of the new congress. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT FIRST METHODIST A complete program of the Christ mas exer* ises of the First Method ist church Sunday school will be ready for publication Friday, it was announced today by H. E. Allen, superintendent of the primary de partment of the Sunday school. The program will be presented by members of the cradle roll, primary and junior departments of the Sun day school, and Santa Claus will visit each member of these depart ments. W. L. Dupree is superintendent of the junior department, and Mis. K. G. Beavers, of the cradle roll. TO ESTABLISH DRY BUREAU WASHINGTON, Dec. 20—The establishment of a bureau of prohi bition in the treasury department, thereby removing enforcement work from the jurisdiction of the com missioner of internal revenue, will be proposed in Congress soon, with the approval of Secretary Mellon. The new bureau, if established, will be under the personal direction of Secretary Mellon and would* be presided over by the prohibition commissioner. Sittare SHOPPING DAVtS ci # Fill Os KUW CHIEF WLL DD ID JURY DURING remH Hundreds Crowd Courtroom As End Os Fox Murder Trial Draws Near TEX. LAWYER ON DEFENSE Schley Howard Calls For Dr. Owensby; Brand Fox “Dr. Jekly and Mr. Hyde ATLANTA, Dec. 20.—(8y Asso ciated Press.) —With two of coun sels’ arguments to be heard and the court’s charge to jury when the trial opened today, It was expected the fate of Philip E. Fox, charged with the mruder of W. S. Coburn, would be known before the end of the day. Hundreds crowded the courtroom this morning to hear Robert A. Al len, noted lawyer of Texas, who came here in an effort to save his friend. He launched an attack on William Schley Howard of the prose cution, who yesterday in his argu ment said Fox did not hear any voice of God until after his attor neys and alienist consulted with him. Fox knows nothing about his de lense, Attorney Allen declared. His attorneys have only talked with him five minutes since taking the case. Bitterly assailing the defense for its failure to produce Dr. Newdigate Owensby as a sanity witness in sub stantiation of Philip E. Fox’s plea of insanity after testimony had shown that the noted Atlanta alien ist made reepated visits to Fox at Fulton tower, ridiculing the physi cal tests as to Fox’s sanity describ ed by defense witnesses, and brand ing Fox a “Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,” William Schley Howard, spe cial prosecuting attorney, delivered the opening argument for the state Wednesday afternoon, all evidence having been submitted at 2:50 o’clock. "Oh, Dr. Owensby, where are you?” Attorney , Howard shouted with all the emphasis he could com mand as he stood before the jurv. “Where are you, Doctor, with all your power and skill as an alienist and diagnostician?” he cried, his voice reverberating through the cor- j ridors and upper- floors. Then, in a slow, deliberate man ner, Attorney Howard said: 'The law says that when you have evidence in your possession and do not pro- > xluee it the presumption is that the evidence would be against you.” ! Th attorney’s repeated calls for Dr. Owensby brought a smile to the lips of Hugh Dorsey, of counsel for the defense. “Smile, God bless you, smile, and then answfer that question when you get up here before the jury,” At torney Howard cried out to the for mer governor. M. C. Sprouse, of Atlanta, who a few hours after he had procured a marriage license was impanelled for jury duty in the Fox case, today asked Judge Howard, who is presid ing during th e ’rial to. marry him either tomorrow or Monday. Judge Howard consented and stated from the bench that in the event the case is still pending tomorrow, which appears likely now, that he will perform ithe marriage cere mony in the courtroom during a re cess to be called for the purpose. WEATHER t ft w For Georgia: Probably fair; lit tle changl? in temperatufii. • . ■ PRICE FIVE CENTS TRAIN CRASHES INTO STATION AS COACH OVERTURNS AT DEPOT Splitting Switch Causes Balti more and Ohio Accident To Injure Passengers STATION ALSO DAMAGED Others Badly Shaken As Flying Train Leaves Rails and Is Wrecked BETHESDA, 0., Dec. 20. (By the Associated Press.) —Eight or ten persons were reported injured, two seriously, when a Baltimore & Ohio passenger train bound from Wheeling to Chicago split the switch in front of the station here. The accident turned over one day coach and damaged the frent of the station as the car crashed into it. The coach was badly damaged and passengers were badly shaken up. The wreck was being cleared from the tracks. HEWMBERSARE WELCOHa IH ROTARr Three new members recently wel comed into the Americus Rotary club are A. C. Crockett, <geal es tate dealer; L. M. Hansford, peach and pecan grower, and H. C. White, local agent of the Central of Geor gia railway. At luncheon Wednesday in tha Windsor hotel, the program com mittee announced that the regular weekly luncheon will be held next week on Wednesday, the 26th. The following week, instead of the weekly luncheon, the club will en tertain its friends and ladies at a New Year patry at the Country Club on Monday night, Dec. 31. A buffet supper will be served and a program of fun will be staged while the club awaits the birth of the new year. An urgent invitation was extend ed Wednesday all the high school pupils of the county to hear Dr. Barker, who comes here early in January to speak under the auspices of Rotary. The Rylander theater was tendered by Manager Kincey and the high school pupils of the city and countiy will gather there to hear the lecture of this world famous physician and speaker. Dr. Chas Barker who comes early in of the county on the same day. In the evening he will speak to men only. The program Wednesday was in charge of Herbert Kincey, who pre sented the municipal symphony or chestra under the leadership of Alfred Gane. The orchestra rend ered a number of selections and were greeted with a rising vote of thanks from the club. J. T. Warren the club Wednesday on compulsary atten dance at Rotary luncheons. “Com pulsory attendance is the price we pay for Rotary,” he said, ‘and the benefit we derive from attendance is the friendship of our fellows Men we thought but little of, we find to be the finest fellows in the world, once we have learned to know them.” 1 hose appearing in the ochestra under Prof. Gane were. Violins: Mrs. H. C. White, Miss Marie Bell, Miss Lucy Simmons, Miss Sarah Poole, Mrs. Frank Coman., Miss Helen Argo, Harry Williams, Elton Gammage. , Cornet: Prof. J. E. Owen, C. A. Ames. Trombones: Thad Bell, Henry Everett, Jr. Saxophones: Egbert Clark, Joe Poole, Jr. Bass Horn: John McLeod. Drums: / i' Welbur Smith. Pianist: Miss Hallie Walker. Director: -r r ' Alfred Gane.
