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WEATHER For Georgia Fair tonight and Saturday; not much change in temperature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR— NO. 28.* MmiMM ■ STEEL CELL MILS • FOR TRIAL IN HHT Man Who Dug Out of Sumter Bastile Tells Sheriff Harvey •• Details of Escape CAUGHT IN MIAMI, FLA. Was in That Town Only Hour and a Half When Taken in Custody, He Sass J. N.. Troutman, or J. Howard Hunter, as he is sometimes called, ■who escaped some time ago from the Sumter county jail, is back in his old cell agifln. Troutman was ar rested a day or two ago in Mimai, Fla., and when turned over to Sheriff Harvey, who went there to 'bring him back, said he had been in town only an hour and a half when “picked up.* Troutman told the sheriff cn route back here that, he was aided in his effort to escape by other white prisoners in the cell tier with him, and that all of these tookt turns at digging through the wall, but when the' opening had been made- the others lost their nerve and decided to remain in prison. Following his -escape Troutman says he walked to Dawson along the railroad tracks, and there caught a freigrt train, going into Florida via a circuitous route' avoiding the larger Communities until he ventured into Miami, where he was quickly arrested. He is now confined, together with a number of other white pris oners, in a steel cell where,, al though the confinement is rather close, he is likely to remain until taken before Judge Littlejojhn for trial during the May term of Sum ter Superior court. He is aepused of stcaing an automobile belong ing to John Council near Americus several months ago. teOIPOLKEMI JLSTLfI ULEGED PAL M4.CON, February I. With the arrest of Jack Lynch, former convict, yesterday, detectives claims to have put the finishing touches to ah alleged conspiracy to wreck a number of strong boxes in Middle Georgia and get away with a con siderable amount of loot. lunch’s pal in the undertaking was to be Dick Jester, it is alleged. Jester escaped a week ago from the Sumter county chaingang and was arrested here Wednesday and taken back to Americus. Three weeks ago Lynch complet ed his Sentence of ten years on the Bibb .County chaingang, having bben sent up for safe blowing. The same night-that left the .convict camp there was a bur glary at the institution, a quantity of explosives being stolen. The dy namite was used by the chaingang in road work. Lynch and Jester were to use it for other purposes, it is declared. KWCOTTBH STOCK IS 18 BILLION 81LES WASHINGTON, February I. The world’s supply of cotton to November 30 was estimated today by th e Department of Commerce at 18,185,000 bales. The eestimated world’s consump tion for fdur months ending No vember 30, was 6,310,000 bales. GA. ALA COMPANY TO GIVE QUITMAN POWER QUITMAN, February 1. —,lt is understood that an agreement has been practically reached between the city commissioners and Mana ger Landis, of the Valdosta Light ing Company, which will result in the signing of the contract tend-, ered by the Valdosta company for furnishing' Quitman with hydro electricity will be manufactured by ’the Georgia-Alabama Power Com . pany, of Albany, and is now being ■supplied to Albany, Americus, Cordele, Tifton, Sylvester and Val dosta. WOMAN QUALIFIES IN TURNER COUNTY RACE ASHBURN, February I.—. The candidates for the various offices have started real running with many candidates having qualified. Three candidates qualified for or * dinary, Joe McHancoch, E‘ I). Clark, and J. M. Haman. The en trants for sheriff were O. B. Jar man, A. E. Reinhardt, J. H. Bed and E. Y. Paulk. One woman Mies Nina Cox the first to in Turner County qualified for county school {superintendent. THE TIMESgRECCJRDER fesfI~PUBLISHEP IN THE HEAR T | . ...... , II <■ ■ «.!—«. 11l ■■ * .! ...- -I. ... . ■ <5 NEW IMMIGRATION BILL IS.FAVORABLY REPORTED WOODROWWILSON AGAIN STRICKEN TEAPOT |DOMEj|COMMITTEE DISCREDITS CLAIM FORMER president MAY,NOT SURVIVE : ' x " -• owl •’ ME " ' • ? .'£***s A X ‘ ' *"f : \ w®! Wl A '<w i. JR* S ’ ferifll JsSnra Mr. Wilson Spent Restless Night,’ Bulletin Is sued by Dr. Gr&yson States WASHINGTON, February I. Woodrow Wilson has taken- a decided turn for worse, Rear Admiral Garey T. Gray son, his physician, said today. “Mr. WHson spent a restless night,’’ said a buletin issued by Dr, Grayson, ‘‘and he has lost much strength. During the night he took a sudden and decided turn for worse. I regard his condition as very serious.’’ Dr. Grayson was within the Wilson home attending the former President throughout the night, and discovered the serious ness of the situation on going to Mr. Wilson’s bedside to make one of his periodical examinations. Already weakened by four years of illness, he sustained during, the past few days a digestive disorder which was at first regarded as. harmless but now is threatening to, prove too much for him. Yesterday the former president’s condition showed improvement, but today physicians found alarming indications of a relapse. The crisis is expected before the day is over. Members of the family, summon ed by Mrs. Wilson arc in cony stant attendance, as are also three physicians and two nurses. Aside from the closest friends and members of the family, no one is admitted to the sick room. Chairman- Vance McCormick of k the Democratic National Committee, after consluting Mrs. Wilson, in dicated little hope exists for re covery of the stricken man, and stated “he may die today or he may Ringer until tomorrow.’’ CONDITION IS CRITICAL; FIGHTING LAST BATTLE WASHINGTON, February I. Wood row 1 Wilson is. at death’s door. Wasted by months of suffering, the wartime president is fighting what physicians believ e to be the last battle. < Dpring the morning hours he lay between life and death, but ral lied slightly about noon, and talk ed in whispers to those about him. In the early afternoon he seemed to be resting easier, but attend ants saw little hope that the efid could long be delayed. At 1 o’clock thegpulse was said to hav e been a “trifle stronger?” Th e crisis is expected before night. BEECHWOOD MILLS » READY TO OPERATE CORDELE, February I. The Beachwood Band Mills are soon to turn the wheels. Twelve cars of hardwood logs came in yesterday for use in the; new plant and many more are daily coming on trucks in private timber deals, 4 BILL WOULD ALLOW •VIOL SELECTION OF ALL IMMIGRANTS Admittance to Be Restricted to 2 Per Cent of Foreign Born Here During 1890 MEASURE IS APPROVED House Committee Acts Favor ably on New Regulation to Keep Foreigners Out WASHINGTON, February, 1.- A bill proposing restriction of immi gration into this country to two per cent foreign born from each nation here in 1890 and permitting the virtual selection of immigrants at the port of embarkation, was fav orably reported to the House today by the immigration committe. SAVANNAH WINS P.-T. A. MEETING MACON, February I. Savan nah was selected as the meeting place an dthe dates, April 29, 30 and May 1, as the time for the an ! nual convention of tre Georgia Par ent-Teacher Association at the meet ing yesterday of the executive com mittee >»f the organization at the home of Mrs. Hook Spratling on Hines The board elected a nominating committee df five to present at that time a slaw of officers for the com ing year.' The committee is com posed of Mrs. John Rowiett, of Atlanta; Mrs. Reynolds Flourney of Columbus ;,Mrs. Arthur Tufts, of Atlanta; Mrs. T. J. Cater, of'Ma con, and Mrs. Lawrence Kelly, of Savannah. t . AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY I. 1924 SENATOR FALL ABLE TO MR ftND BE EXlf, IS CLAIM Special Medical Board After Examining Former Secretary of Interior So Reports APPEARANCE GOOD Claim of Personal Physicians That He is Under Nervous Strain Not Accepted WASHINGTON, February la— Albert B. Fall, former secretary of the interior, is in condition to ap pear for examination the senate oil inquiry investigating committee, was told today by the special medical comimttee apointed to examne him. The commitee of physicians was appointed after Mr. Fall’s doctors reported him unable to appear, and submitted a written statement which raid that Former Secretary Fajl was under nervous strain, but his general' appearance was good. M’ADOO ANO GREGORY OLD OIL EMPLOYES. WASHINGTON, February I. Both William G. McAdoo and Thos. Gregory, democrats, chosen by President Coolidge to prosecute the government’s oil lease cases, have at times been employed by the oil interests, E. L. Doheny-testi fied before the senate oil commit tee today. WALSH RESOLUTION IS PASSED BY HOUSE WASHINGTON, February I. Without debate the House today passed the Walsh .resolution al ready approved by the Senate di-i recting the President tp bring about the cancellation of th e Do heny and, Sinclair naval oil reserve leases. The vote was 145 to 4. BREACH HF PROMISE SUIT IS •DIGNIFIEU' Mrs. de Bcuchel’s Heart Balm , Action Called Effort to De fend Her Good Name ATLANTA, February 1. The distinct impresison one gets from the De Bouchcl-Candler breach of promise suit is that, above all things, it is; decidedly and emphat ically dignified. It qpened Wednesday morning in Judge Sibley’s Federal Court in tho Post Office Building at the coni-, sortable and leisurely hour of 111 o’clock, and was marked by an im posing array of counsel for both sides and a capacity attendance of Atlanta’s ‘‘nice” people. Mrs. Onezima de Bouchel, of New Orleans, La., noted for her beauty, wealth and social prestige, is suing Asa G. Candler, capitalist, philan thropist and pioneer citizen of At lanta, nationally known as the "lit tle father of Coca-Cola,” for breach of promise to marry her. Mr. Candler declares he can not marry Mrs. de Bouchel in the face of opposition from his family. Mrs. de Bouchel insists upon knowing who it is that has defamed her character. It is to defend her good name that Mrs. de Bouchel is asking Mr. Candler to reimburse “her with half a million dollars. And to reimburse her for the trouble and expense she has gone to in connection with her expected marriage to him, even to the extent of shipping her house hold goods from New Orleans! to Atlanta. i . REGISTRATION TO CLOSE ON FEB. 16 MOULTRIE, February 1. —The indications point to the heaviest registration ever known in the country. Already practically 4,000 men and woman have qualified to vote. The number is expected to go well above that figure. The books under' the law must close ten days before the primary. This means that they will close on February. Uf< the 17th falling on Sunday. Practicaly 1000 women already have qualified, 4 POISON, ASHES OF DEATH AND LUST FOR GOLD FIGURE IN WEIRD aTRIAL ® \ .O' \ *w- \ ■> i / t 'Or ofe I al - VN \ X. // * 11 sk. 11l FIGURES IN FRESNO'S DEATH CHOARN, YOUTH OF MYSTERY, AND MRS. ELIZE POTEGIAN; BELOW, SESTRAK POTEGIAN AND HIS DAUGHTER, MARGARET, BOTH OF WHOM DIED SUDDENLY. FORMER KAISER VERY ILL AT DOORN CASTLE THE HAGUE, February I.—For mer Kaiser Wilhelm’s health has broken and members of his im-. mediate household fear the worst it was reported from his palace at- Doorn. Friends of the ope-time war lord admitted that his physical condition is precarious, but claimed that the attending physicians are hopeful of restoring normal health. upeeFSei'sets VENIIELOS PROMISE 1 Verdict of Heart Specialist to Decide Ultimate Fate of Present Government ATHENS, February I.—A meet ing at the bedside of Premier Veni zplos, the cabinet accepted his prom ise to retain the premiership until the verdict of the heart specialist hurrying from Paris is received. NEK LEE ORDINARY TAKES RATH HERE I Judge Tom Love Assumes Du-, ties of Office at Leesburg i This Morning Judge Z. A. Littlejohn, late Thursday afternoon in Americus* administered the oath of office to Judge Tom'Love, recently elected ordinary of Lee county, and that officer entered this morning upon the discharge of his duties at Lees-1 burg, where a number of impor-! tant cases, including adjudication! og, the J. A. Lipsey estate are' awaiting his attention. Judge Love who succeeds Judge H. L. “ Long who resigned to be come judge of the City Court of Leesburg, and who assumed that po sition a month ago. Judge Love is a former resident of Americus, be-, ing a graduate of Americus High school, and has many friends In Americus who are gratified to learn of hfs elevation to the office MOTHER AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN BURNEO4O DEATH IN AKRON,’OHIO Mrs. Arthur Smith, 22; Anne Smith, Kathleen Smith and Arthur Smith Victimj. ALL IN BEDS David Haynes, Brother of Dead Woman, Severely Burned During Progress of Fire AKRON, Ohio, February I. Four persons, mother and three children, were burned to death and a fourth was serioifely injured to day, when fire destroyed their East Akron home. The dead are Mrs. Arthur Smi,th, 22; Anne, 3; Kathleen 2; Arthur 10 months; , , David Haynes, a brother of Mrs. Smith, is in a hospital suffering from severe burns. All were trapped in their beds when the house caught fire. Haynes made an unsuccessful attempt to save his sister and her children. doOamed UNDER FEDERAL LAW Migratory Bird Statute Gives Protection to Doves in Geor gia Effective Today Friday will usher in a period of safety for doves. After February 1 the federal law designed for the protection of migratory birds be comes effective. Numerous prose cutions in the federal courts >n neighboring counties of persons charged with shooting doves in de fiance of one of Uncle Sttnfs statutes have thrown fear into tho hearts of those who have a hanker ing to take to the fields* after the J>ars have been up and it is not; anticipated that there will be many violations this year. The shootipg season nqw closing has not meas ured up to last year’s, sportsmen say. They admit that doves have not. been so plentiful as they were New York Future* PC . Open High Low Close Mar. ..33.7u|33.60|33.82|33.50|33.60 May *„34.07|34.00j34.15|33.80|33.9t July . 32.?8i32.7-0|32.8&i32.58|32.58 Oct. . 28.12128.J«j28.25[28.05|28.05 Det. ..27.65|27.72|27.77127.64|27.77 Americus strict middling 33c. PRICE FIVE CENTS SUWITION Os NEAR EM INMED BY MRS. PORTEGIftN ■ Woman Who Married Widower “For His Money” Accused of Murdering His Children SURROUNDED IN MYSTERY Many Edibles Cqptaining Arse- nic in Home of Accused Wo man By Officers , FRESNO, Cal., February I. (By NEA Service.) • A Woman kheeling on a mound of ashes, sym bolic of death, and chanting inces santly the death prayer of Armen ian superstition, beseeching for 40 days and 40 nights that death, take her stepchildren— This is the picture tube given a jury here February 4, in the trial of Mrs. Eliae Potegian, accused of murder. The story of Mrs. Potegian is i story of mystery. Mystery sur rounds her identity. Mystery ha? left tjie deaths of her husband, two stepehilidrp ; n anflj her -molher up solved. Tnb jurjf -trying her will be told tKht: t She fled massa’cres in- Armenia and came to America, bringing Choran, a boy whom she Says is not . her son. In California she met Sestrak Potegian, widower with three chil dren, .owner of. vineyards valued at $125,000. She married him—for his money, charged the prosecutor. In August, 1919, her stepson, 18- months old, was found dead in a shallow poo). In June, 1923, her hugband died after a brief illness. He willed the bulk of his estate to his two chil dren Margaret, 18, and Goorden, 21. , . Them, the state contends, Mrs. Potegian called upon the power of Armenian mysticism to destroy the stepchildren. She built an altar on , ashes and gave herself to prayer fpr 40 days and nights. But the chil- ■ dren lived on. Failing by this means, it is charged, she resorted to more cer tain means, to accomplish her end. Late in October. 1923, Margaret died after a brief illness. At this time Goorden, too, was mysteri ously stricken but he recovered. Autopsy of Margaret’s body dis closed arsenic poison in her stom ach. • • Mrs. Potegian under arrest, ac- ' ■ cased her mother, Mrs. A. Totosian. When the police went to arrest aged woman they found her body dangling from a rafter ;in her home. She had hanged herself. On , the same day Mrs. Potegian tried to kill herself in her jail cell, slashing her wrists. , , Grape juice candy and sweet cakes, containing arsenic poison were found in the Potegian home. Despite this evidence, Mrs. Pote gian pleaded “not guilty.’’ Interest in the case, in which Goorden, the surviving son, will be the principal prosecution witness, is widespread throughout California. [ Mrs. Potegain has engaged able counsel and a bitter legal battle is i expected. MACON MAYOR ILL ' WITH PNEUMONIA MACON, Feb. I.—Mayor Luth-' ,er Williams mayor of/Macon and veteran banker who has been ill at his home in North Highlands for several days, yesterday developed ■pneumonia. He is a sicker man than is generally supposed, but those attending him say that fie is holding his own and his recovery is looked for in a short time. Only 'one lung is affected with pneu monia. The mayor has had some temperature, but this was eonsider | only reduced last night. >- f Mr. and Mrs. Joe Clarke, am? | Brute XJiark have returned from 4
