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DOOMED MEN WELCOME LETHAL EXECUTION AS END OF TERROR
NEW DEATH MACHINE
TO BE TESTED FIRST
UPON 3 WONG BOYS
Imprisoned During Long Litiga
tion Over Method to Be Used
In Their Execution
CLAIM DEATH IS PAINLESS
Adopted After Study of Its Ef
fect Upon Soldiers in Front
Line French Trenches
K'e does not die a death o£ shame
On a day of dark disgrace,
Nor have a noose about his neck,
Nor a cloth about his face,
Nor drop feet foremost through the
floor
Into an empty space.
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He does not wake at dawn to see
Dread figures throng his room,
The shivering chaplain robed in
white,
Th e sheriff stern with gloom,
And the governor all in shiny black,
With the yellow face or doom.
—Oscar Wilde.
CARSON CITY, Nev., Dec.
28—(By NEA Service.) —Gro-
tesque joy rules the death house
of the state penitentiary here.
For at last, after almost a
year of suspense, three, men
bounded by walls of doom know
they are to die.
Sentenced as first execution
experiments under Nevada s
newly legislated lethal gas
chamber enactment, fates of
the trio have been repeatedly
postponed by judicial interfer
ence.
Now, constitution;;''.!:.’ of the
death decreed for U.em has jmt
been upheld Joy the t i.’ted States
Supreme Court.
Glad Had Is Near.
So it will be only a little while
before Thomas Russel, Hughie Sing
and Gee Jon are led into the her
metically-sealed chamber of con
crete with its big window standing
so forbiddingly in the prison yard.
Inside they will be trussed to a
chair, while through a pipe, unseen
de’ath will creep upon them.
Six witnesses permitted by law,
will watch through the glass.
Death will come silently.
It will come quickly.
And for that the condemned tnen
are glad.
Hope of escape long has since
has left them.
Months of .terror waiting for the
end has shot their hair with white.
Soon the agony of suspense will
be over.
For they know definitely now
how they tre to die and when.
With oriental storcism Hughie
Sing and Gee John sigh relief.
Russel, their Mexican compatriot
in death, is equally composed and
as strangely grateful.
Death by whatever means all
RYLANDER
| Saturday
Buck Jones
,r i —in—
Second Hand Love
‘So Long Buddy’
Century Qomedy
William Duncan
—in—
‘The Steel Trail’
Mae Murray
in “Fashion Row”
TODAY
LEGAL AD No. 662
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
Pursuant to an order signed b.v
John A. Cobb on the first
Monday in December, 1923, will be
sold before the courthouse door in
Amgricus, Sumter County, Georgia,
on the first Tuesday in January,
1924, between the leital hours of
to the highest bidder for cash,
the following described land, to
wit: The east half of lot of land
number sixty (64) fox.r, in the
Twelfth district of Terrell County,
Georgia, containing by survey one
hundred thirty-one and 7-10 (131
7-lft) acres of land, more or less.
To be sold as the property of the
esrige of T. E. Snellgrove, late of
Sumter County, Georgia, deceased,
for Jhe purpose of paying the debts
of. said estate, and making distri
bution between the heirs at law.
This December 3, 1923.
R. S. OLIVER and W. E. MITCH
HLL, Administrators Estate of
T. E. Snellgrove,
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Left to right: Gee J°> Thom
as Russell and Hughie Sing, with
artist’s conception of the lethal
chamber in which they have been
sentenced to die, drawn from ac
curate description.
agree is bad enough.
“But to wait for it and know not
the hour or by what means society
has planned to rid itself of us is
cause for stark terror,” Hughie, the
high school lad, who mixed his edu
cation with tong vengeance, says.
In death trio greet the New Year.
Created Public Clamor.
During the interim the country
was clamoring against their doom,
the three aged with honor wonder
ing how Nevada would kill them
should the gas chamber be denied
its prey.
Today in the prison preparations
are being made to set the lethal ma
chinery in motion.
Three wires are being affixed to
the valve which will loose the deadly
vapor into the little concrete cham
ber.
At a given signal when the day of
death comes the wires will be pull
ed simultaneously.
But only one will open the con
trolling jet.
This will prevent anyone from
knowing who turned on the gas.
Nevada amended its law govern
ing capital punishment, adopting
lethal execution instead of hanging,
at suggestions from state legisla
tors who had seen service In France
and witnessed effects of poison gas
on the battle front,
The new way, it was urged, would
be more humane and mark an ad
vance over old methods.
But despite assurances from
scientists that death would be al
most immediately upon the doomed
man entering the lethal chamber, a
deluge of protests flooded in from l
all parts of the country.
Might Prolong Suffering.
Chief objection to the killings lay
in wording of the law which did not
specify the mode pr kind of gas to
be used.
On this basis objectors arguea
that the condemned men might be
kept alive for weeks under excru
ciating torture.
Prison authorities, however, de
clare that the right kind of gas will
be used and that no unusual suffer
ing will be inflicted.
To all of which Hughie Sing and
tree Jon are most apathetic.
Likewise is Thomas Russel, whose
haste gun killed an Indian
squaw and brought about his pres
ent plight. v
Their long wait is over.
death are t 0 be rewarded "'lth
And they are happy.
-MAY JUNK RAILROAD
of\ AL n?u TA ’ DeC ' 28 '~ The fate
of the Pelham and Havana railroad,
extending from Cairo, in Grady
un ty, to Havana, Fla., is now in
" e hands of the Interstate Corn
merce Commission at Washington.
Alvin Wight, receiver, has petition
ed the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to be allowed to abandon
the property so that it may be sold
for junk.
The Alps have been at the bot
om of the sea two or three times,
according to scientists.
broke his vow
After trying all remedies and
doctors for stomach trouble for 8
long years I decided I couldn’t be
piped and swore I would never
take another dose of any kind of
medicine, but when I saw what
Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy did for
a friend, who also suffered from
bioating as I did, concluded to try
it myself. It helped me at once.” It j
is a simple, harmless preparation
that removes the catarrhal mucus
from the intestinal tract and allays
the inflammation which causes prac
tically all stomach, liver and intes
tinal ailments, including appendi
citis. One dose will convince or
money refunded. For sale by How
ell s Pharmacy and druggists every
where.— (adv.)
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DUBLIN NEGRO TO FACE
TRIAL AFTER 16 YEARS
DUBLIN, Dec. 28.—8i1l F’hilips
negro, is in the Laurens county jail,
held for killing John Ricks, another
negro, 16 years ago in Laurens
county at a Christmas frolic.
Phillips says he went to Mississ
ippi after the killing, changed his
name to McQuin, and lived in Mis
sissippi continuously. He married
and has a wife in that state now.
Recently, he decided., to visit his son
at Mt. Vernon, and after his arrival
here was recognized by a nephew of
the dead man, who was an eye
witness of the killing as a boy 01
about 16 or 17 years of age. This
nephew immediately had Philips
locked up and Sheriff Watson of
Laurens county notified. Sheriff
Watson brought him to Dublin Wed
nesday.
Philips says he killed the negro
in self-defense.
BUFORD BANK PAYS
12 PCT. DIVIDEND
BUFORD, Dec. 28 —Th ? Bank of
Buford declared ii 12 per cent divi
dend at the annual stockholders’
meeting, besides passing a large
amount on to the surplus fund.
All old officers were reelected as
follows: L. P. Pattillo, president;
Edward Flor, vice president; L. B.
Pattillo, vice president; Carl Perry
treasurer.
L. B. Pattillo has been Assistant
cashier fpT thA Bank of Buford
since, graduating from Georgia
Tech and at this meeting of the
stockljoldeni was promoted to active
viceprefeiddhti
COOLIDGGE TO AID IN
STABILIZING GERMANY
WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.---Pres
ident Coolidge will confer today
with Charles G. Dawes, of Chicago,
selected by the reparation commis
sion to head a committee which will
endeavor to balance Germany’s bud
get and stabilize her currency.
Although new committees will
serve as private citizens, they
doubtless will be afforded the op
portunity to use such data as has
been collected by the American gov
ernment on the subjects to be stud
ied.
Eskimos in the Canadian north
west have asked the Anglican church
to send missionaries to offset the
demoralizing influence of vicious
white.
A man’s brain attains its maxi
mum weight at the age of twen
ty years.
DO YOU WONDER?
Asks This Lady, ‘That I’m a Be
liever in Cardui?” —Had
Been So Weak She Had
to Go to Bed.
Osawatomie, Kans.—Mrs. E. E. Keast,
formerly of Illinois, residing here, says:
‘‘We moved to this state eleven years
ago, and I had good health for a long
while; and then some year or so ago 1
had a bad sick spell. . . .
‘‘l got so weak I couldn’t go. I couldn’t
stand on my feet at all. 1 had to go to
bed. 1 suffered a great deal. 1 was so
nervous I felt I couldn’t live. I tried
medicines, and everything; had the best
of attention, yet I wasn’t able to get up.
I My for three months, not able to do
anything.
■‘My husband is a bill poster and has
circulars distributed. One day there
chanced to be a Ladies Birthday Almanac
among his circulars. 1 read it, and told
some of the family to get me a bottle of
Cardui. . . .
”1 quit all other medicines and took it
(Cardui) faithfully, and two weeks from
the time I began to take Cardui 1 was out
of bed—better than for months.
‘‘l kept it up and continued to improve
until 1 was a well woman.
‘‘Do you wonder that I am a believer
in Cardui? I certainly am. And I am
sure there is no better tonic made for
women than Cardui,*’ NC-151 i
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
ETHRIDGE DINEBIL
HELD MI
Interment in County Line Cem»
tery, With Obsequies Con
ducted By Rev. B. L. Jordan
Funeral services over the remains
of C. D. Ethridge, aged 55 years,
who died at the family residence in
Maddox late Wednesday, were held
from the County. Line church Tues
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, conduct
ed by Rev. B. L. Jordan, pastor of
the Methodist church in Ellaville.
Interment was in the County Line
cemetery, with many friends attend
ing.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ethridge, six daughters.
Mrs. J. A. Barnes and Mrs. H. L.
Barfield, of Americus; Mrs. R. D.
Hankinson, of Ideal; Mrs. J. T.
James, of Oglethorpe; Misses Lily
Mae and Audrey Belle Ethridge, of
Maddox; three sons, Leonard Eth
rige ,Albert Etherige and Marvin
Ethride, of Maddox; one sister, Mrs.
Kate Smith, of Moultrie, and one
brother, G. W. Ethrdige, of Bradley.
Mr. Ethridge, who had resided
in Maddox only four weeks, was a
former resident of Ideal, wnere he
spent his long and useful life. He
was ill when he moved to Maddox,
and death followed an illness of
brief duration. He was a member
of the Ideal Methodist church, and
was known and esteemed by a large
circle of friends and acquaintances
throughout this section. The floral
offerings which .were handsome at
tested to the esteem in which he
was held.
JEFFERSON TAXES
COMING IN SLOW
LOUISVILLE, Ga.. Dec. , 28—
The collection of taxes for this
county as stated by Collector M.
A. Evans, is hardly 40 per cent up
to December 20, the date when the
books closed. This perhaps is a
slight improvement over 1922 or
anything since 1920 up to this time.
While this (Jefferson) county is not
in such a deplorable condition fi
nancially, yet the affairs demand a
closer collecting of all taxes if the
'best results.for the confity are to
be obtained. The county commis
sioners state that 12 they can get
in all taxes that all outsapdlng bills
can be paid.
Each stem of the wild poppy has
from 10,000 to 60,000 seeds.
Dudley’s Opera
TODAY
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-x —in—
“THE DEVIL’S GHOST”
“THE LEATHER PUSHERS”
Kid Roberts
TOMORROW—SATURDAY
William S. Hart in
“THE SOUL OF HATE”
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faithfully in the years to come as we have tried to do in
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HELMS STRUCK BY CAR.
HAS HIS LEG BROKEN
J. H. Helms, an employe of the
Atlantic Ice and Coal company here,
i was struck by an automobile be
tween 9 and 10 o’clock Thursday
night, while walking along the road
way between the Atlantic Ice and
Company and Farmers’ Cotton Oil
plants, and his leg broken. The
driver of the car, which did not
stop, was not identified. Police
Lieutenant John Worthy and Offi
cer Worthy were in the vicinity at
the time of the accident and assist
ed in carrying Helms to the hospital
where he remained today. It was
said that a negro was seated on
th e front seat of the car that struck
Helms, but it was not certain
whether a negro was driving. Po
lice are at work today in an effort
to learn the identity of the driver
of the car which came on toward
the business section of Americus.
GUYON EMPLOYES TO
EACH GET FORTUNE
CHICAGO. Dec. 28.—As a re
ward for their financial support and
cooperation seven years ago, J.
Louis Guyon today announced he
was providing a start to indepen
dence and wealth for each of ten of
his employees.
Ground is being broken for the
first five of a series of ten thirty
apartment building, each to cost
‘5150,000, each of which will be
turned over to one of the ten em
ployees after three years of study of
management under his guidance.
Each of the buildings are expect
ed to produce an annual income of
$27,000.
BENNER ADMITS MURDER
AND ASSAULT CHARGES
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.—Captured
on the tip of a keen-eyed employ
ment agent, Frank Benner, alias
Collins and Carletom claiming to be
a war veteran today was alleged by
the police to have confessed that he
assaulted and murdered Miss Es
telle Philips in this city last Octo
ber and that three weeks ago he at
tacked Mrs. May Mitchell, a nurse
in a hospital in the Chestnut Hills
section of Philadelphia torturing her
so that she is stili an invalid.
tAre you too thin?
? '1 Then take lanagk
SCOTT,
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2|pi9&
BROOKS OTLBH
WILL DEMONSTRATE
Large Number to Attend Hear
ing Before Judge Thomas Sat
urday at Valdosta
VALDOSTA, Dec. 28—On Sat
urday morning all roads leading
from Brooks county to Valdosta
are expected to bear the burden of
caravans of automobiles loaded with
farmers and stockmen coming here
to appear before Judge W. E.
Thomas, of the Superior court, in
the hearing on the cattle-diflpftig'
troubles in Brooks county.
According to reports received
from Brooks county elaborate plans
have been made to make this event
a great demonstration of opposition
to the present program of tick
eradication work. Application has
been made for an order from Judge
Thomas' to compel the county com
missioners of Brooks tc ontinue dip-
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ping, and the judge has signed this
temporay order. At the same time
Judge Thomas stated that it devel
oped a cas e wherein the court was
allowed absolutely no discretion.
Judge Thomas called attention to
the fact that the law was plain and
binding and had already been up
jeld by decisions from higher
courts. However, this is not deter
ring the Brooks county cattlemen
in their purpose to stage in Valdosta
Saturday a monster demonstration
against cattle dipping.
| Although mummified apes of an
cient Egypt show evidence of
j icke^j-j^Mlefinite evidence of this
<i nWljiat |b«en found in the
numerous human bodies examined
from ancient graves of<the land.
CHEST COLDS
I . Apply over throat and chest
w —cover with hot flannel cloth.
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Band will please you as it has many
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Yale will spend $64,000,000 on
new buildings. It is more than
Yale boys spend on hair oil.
World war vet shot two burglars
in Brockport, N. Y., so at last the
war has done some good.
Girl of 16 got a divorce in Pitts
burg, Pa., but hasn’t signed a movie
contract yet.
The pigmy camel belongs to a spe
cies fousd only in wesem Persia.
It is only five feet high and snow
white.