About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia Fair tonight and Thursday; slightly colder in extreme south portion tonight; light to heavy frost to the coast. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 50. PROMINENT FORMER GA JURIST DIED TODAY AT COLUMBUS O O O O'O O O 000000 O O. 000 0.00 o o c ALLEGED ECHOLS VAT BOMBERS GO ON TRIAL OOOOOQOOOOOOOOO O O O O O 0 O O o o o o FORMER OIL PROBE CHAIRMAN MAKES STARTLING ADMISSION CONSPIRACY CASES' SET FOR HEARING ATVALDOSTA TODAY Prominent Echols Residents Face Criminal Accusations In U. S. Court PENNINGTON IS ACCUSED County Physician And Solicitor Also Among Defendants Named In Indictments i VALDOSTA, Ga., February 27, Cases against-twenty citizens of "Echols County, who were indicted at the last term of court for con spiracy to prevent officials of the government from discharging their duties in dipping cattle, were set for trial today before Judge W. H. Barrett, of the United Stattfs Dis trict Sourt here. The men indicted are among the most prominent in that county, including Sheriff W. W. Pennington, County Physician Prescott and County Solicitor J! B. Hicks. The other defendants are: Oscar Thornton, Wiley McDonald, Tinker Carroll, H. J. Carter, Will Carte)’, Fred Carter, "Beaury Corbett, M. J. (Buck) Carter, Rader Carter, Floyd Carter, Wiley Corbett, Frank Stat en, Nealy Heirs and Jim Howell. It was announced by the district at torney that Jim Howell would not be prosecuted. H. J. (Mann) Carter and his son, Will, were also indicted on a charge pf using firearms on a federal of ficer, in addition to a charge of blowing up a dipping vat. These defendants were tried in state court on a charge of killing a ‘range rid er,” but were found not guilty. It is understood that the defen dants will attempt to show that, while public sentiment in Echols County was against dipping cattle and that there might have been some personal difficulties over the matter, there was nothing resem bling conspiracy. The defendants, it is said, will also undertake to show that they co-operated with the government officials in cattle dip ping, and that it was only in a few instances where there were clashes between individuals and officials in charge of dipping. Attorneys for the it is reported, will probably contenu that the work of dipping was ini tiated by the state officials and that the men doing the work were employed by the state, and, for that reason, the government courts have no jurisdiction in the matter. LEGION TO FOSTER RE-FORESTATION SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb 27. —The reforestration of California may be undertaken in part by the American Legion, according to Morgan Keaton, adjutant of the organization in this state. Efforts are under way in lum bering sections to plant community forests along the outlined for the Legion in Minnesota. In ad dition to this, the Legion expects to sponsor the planting of trees along the proposed Victory highway from the Nevada state line into San Francisco. It is proposed that certain work of reforestration be carried out by the Legionnaires in the cut-over redwood sections of the state. GREATER WESLEYAN DRIVE STARTS TODAY MACON, Ga., Feb. 27.—Today has been set as the opening date for the million dollar “Greater Wesleyan” campaign, according to an announcement made at head- Tjbarters here today. During this evening Wesleyan dinners will be held in each community where there is a group of alumnae. Co-operation of the alumnae in the movement was assured at the meeting of county representatives here, when over 100 women pledged to aid their alma mater. Chairmen were secured for over 70 counties of the state at the meeting and plans for* conducting the campaign were explained and approved. THETIMEggReCORDER published Tn~¥he;~ 'heAr r~_dr Woman's Model Farm Community Solves Land Tenant Problem 28 TENANT FARMERS ON 2400-ACRES ARE ALL FREEJF DEBT Home Conveniences, Education al And Social Opportunities All Superior PLAN IS CO-OPERATIVE Tenants All Stay And Build Up Fertility Os Land They Till For Mrs. Martin MARSHALL, Tex., Feb. 26.-- (By NEA Service) A model farm community of 2400 acres which is a business success. Twenty-eight tenant farmers free (from ’ debt. Home conveniences and| educa tional and social opporunties on the farm superior to those in most small towns. A $200,000 project, on which the cotton crop alone brought $50,090 last year. These unique successes have been achieved by the management of one woman, Mrs. W. C. Martin of Dal las, Tex., at Darco Community, 10 miles south if Marshall, in a little more than three years. Mrs. Marshall began her project by dividing her large tract of land in to farms of about 100 acres each'. Aided by her tenants, she built a road through the center connecting with the main highway. In the very middle she) built a com munity house for social gatherings, annual fairs, club meetings, some times weddings, and the library Near it the boys matle a ball park with a grandstand. Then she began replacing the old farm houses with modern bunga lows. An electric light plant was built, and every home has electric lights as well as a telephone. -A) community cannery, community laundry and community potato curing storage plant enable the far mers and their families to have la bor-saving Equipment that they could not afford individually. A union-, church, too. has been built, and a school. < “Such a co-operative plan,” Mrs. Martin says, “is the only solution of the land problem, the tenant far mer problem and the cost of liv ing problem. “The ordinary tenant farmer ruins the land and the improve I ments on the farm. My tenants stay, held build up their community and conserve the fertility of the land.” The increasing prosperity of her; farmers is evidenced by the in creasing number of automobiles, Mrs. Martin says. Before Mrs. Martin undertook to develop the model farm community she had long dreamed of, she oper ated a 6000-acre ranch, which has since been sold. Now she manages a 400-acre plantation worked by negro tenants, in addition to the 240(Pacre community on which nearly 200 people live. WATKINSON SUCCEEDS IRONS AS COMMISSIONER ATLANTA, Ga., February 27.—- William Watkinson, of Atlanta, has been appointed deputy 'insurance commissioner to succeed Lewis A- Wright, state comptroller,general. Mr. Watkinson for the past sev eral years, has been connected with the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters, it was stated. He will take office March 2. WAYNESBORO MAY SOON HAVE NEW HOTEL WAYNESBORO, Ga., Feb. 27. Erection of a semi-tourist and com, merical hotel for this city was pro posed at an informal meeting of a number of citizens held recently. The need of a hotel was outlined by toose attending the meeting and ' a committee was appointed to in vestigate the matter. rJ liMW - - 'Jp. 'Y * r aV.. "FJ" Mrs. W. C. Martin (above) and sketch of one of her model ten ant farms. MED BMW H FIGURES Oli WSEDUCTIDHS Ranking Democrat On House Committee Says His tijilli Would Save People Millions MELLON PLAN ANALYZED *■ Estimates Take Into Considera tion Proposed Miscellaneous Reduction WASHINGTON, February 27. A new set of treasury figures made public today by Garner, of Texas, rdnking democrat on the house ways and means committee, estimat ed that the personal income tax re duction schedule of the Garner plan would result in the loss of $483.- 000,000 in revenue in 1925, and that the Mellon plan would cause a loss of $350,000,000. These estimates did not take into consideration proposed reductions in miscellaneous taxes, and were based on the estimated revenue for [ the calendar year 1925. BIG CROWDS GOING TO ATLANTA OPERA ATLANTA, February 27.—While out-of-town applications for seats reservations for Atlanta’s 1924 sea son of grand opera are pouring in to the office of the Music Festival Association in numbers never be fore cquatied for any season, music lovers here and in other sections of the South, it was stated, are eagerly awaiting the opening of the season ticket sale Monday, March 10. The seats will be put on sale at the Cable company, where C. B. Bidwell, treasurer for the associa tion, has opened an office. Mr. Bidwell announced today that several improvements will be made in the auditorium for this year’s opera season. The boxes at the rear of the auditorium,, the last nine on each side of the house, will be raised a foot or more, giv ing their occupants a better view of the stage. MAN OUITS RACE TO A.EAVE WOMAN FIELD ’ ARLINGTON, Ga., Feb. 27.—J. W. Dennis, of Arlington, has with drawn from the race for Ordinary in Calhoun County in'favor of Mrs. Rowena C. Ward. This leaves thred candidates in this contest, Dr. R. C. Simmons, of Arlington; Mrs. Rowena C. Ward,: of Arlington’, and Judge A. I. Monroe, of Morfcan the present! Ordinary. The prig mary will be held Thursday. AMERICUS. GA., WEDNESDAY AFFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27, 1924 YOUNG WOMAN 10 SLEW PRISON MATRON ARRESTED Gladys Ellis, Alias Katherine Rogers, Held For Slaying At Indianapolis ESCAPED .FROM PRISON Had Been Sentenced To Serve Long Term Following Forg ery Conviction INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 27. Gladys Ellis, alias Katherine Rogers aged 23, who confessed last night to tre slaying of Miss Louise Rich ards, a seventy year old teacher and matron at the Indiana woman’s prison here, will be arraigned in court today for preliminary hear ing. The young woman, who escaped from prison she was serving a long sentence for forgery, was taken in custody following the slaying by a squad of detectives. Miss Richards was found dead in her room Tuesday. She had been bound han dand foot with a sheet and a gag made from a piece o.t skirt had been forced into her mouth. Her body was found by a nurse at the prison who instituted a search when Miss Richards, did not appear for breakfast. Miss Richards’s bed room is di rectly across a narrow hall from the cell that was occupied by the Rodgers woman. Before eseaping the Rodgers woman had! bobbed her hair. She had placed the severed ends on her pillow and arranged the bed clothings so that a glance into her cell would“make it appear she! was in her bed. The record of Gladys Ellis police said, showed that she had been sen tenced to the Julia Woods school for girls at Plymouth, Ind., when she was ten years old. She was sen tenced to the woman’s prison from Crawfordville, Ind., on May 20, 1919, having been convicted there on a charge of petit larceny. She was paroled October 2,' 1921, but was later returned for violating her (parole. She escaped October 10, 1923, and was at large until last January when she was arrested on ? forgery charge. She again escaped from a police but was ar rested three weeks lated at Con nersville, Ind., and- then was :-e --i turned ,to the prison. FROST PROBABLE TONIGHT WASHINGTON, February 27. Frost is probable as far south to night as the interior of Georgia and Central Florida, the weather bureau reported today. SEN. SMOOT TELLS CBMITTEEHEffI OF DOWS COMING Was Advised, He Admits, In Advance of Information Oil Man Would Give Committee ZEVERLY TOLD OF DETAILS Explanation Made Before Com mittee Resumed Examination Os Fall-McLean Telegrams WASHINGTON, February 27.-- Senator Smoot, Republican from Utah, former chairman of the com mittee, disclosed publicly today that he was advised in advance that E. L. Doheny was coming to Washington to testify about the loan of SIOO,OOO to Albert B. Fall. The Senator said that he had re ceived this information from J. W. Zeevely, counsel to Harpy F. Sin clair, who was at New Orleans at the time with Fall. Smoot made the explanation just before the committee again went into executive session to look over telegrams which passed between Washington and Fall and McLean at' Palm Beach. . Representatives of the telegraph companies presented additional cop ies of telegrams to the committee for examination. TO INSPECtTe MOLAY M»Y HERE Thomas C. Law To Be Here From Atlanta To Review Americus Knights Templar Sir Knights of DeMolay Com mander, No. 5, will be reviewed and inspected Thursday night in their quarters at Masonic Temple here, according to an announceeitnt au thorized today by Eminent Com mader Wible Marshall, who urges all knights to be present with full equipment on that occasion. Thomas C. Law, past commander oi Coeur de Lion Commandery, No. 4, at Atlanta, will come here to in spect DeMolay Commandery and the inspection will begin promptly at 7 o’clock Thursday night, Sir Knight Law is one of the most prominent Knights Templar in Georgia being chairman of the Knight Templar Educational Loan Fund, as well as past eminent com mander of the important Atlanta commandery. Followig the formal inspection a barbecue luncheon will be served in the lodge room, it is announced. EDGAR SHIPP BEING URGED TO ENTER RACE Prominent Wholesale Merchant May Be Candidate For Coun cil to Succeed Harris Friends of Edgar Shipp, it be came known this morning, are urg ing him to enter the race for city council to fill the unexpired term of the late J. W. Harris, Jr., and it is expected that his candidacy will be authorized before tomorrow night. Mr. Shipp was reported out As the city this afternoon when his office was calle-d for a confirma tion of the report that he had de cided to enter the race, but his friends are positive in their atti tude that he is a logical candidate, and it is believed certain that they ■will announce him not later then Thursday afternoon. The term to be filled is practically a full one, Mr. Harris having taken office only last January, and his committee ap pointments which probably will go to his successor are among the most impirtant within tre gift of Mayor Poole, one of these being the fin ance comimttee, which carries with it membership on the city debt funding commission. I THEUNIS CABINET RESIGNS POSTS BRUSSELS, February 27. The Belgian cabinet headed by Theunis resigned this evening after defeat in chamber of depu ties on the vote over the Franco- Belgian economic convention. DAUGHERTY TO aU!T CIBINET. HMM REPORTS HOW STITT May Ask Privilege Os Retaining Office Until End Os Senate Oil Probe TO ANNOUNCE INTENTION Formal Statement From Attor ney General Expected To Be Issued Before Day Ends WASHINGTON, February 27. An offer toy Daugherty to retire to private life when the senate com pletes -its investigation of his of ficial acts, is believed in some ad inistration circles to be imminent. , Under the plan he would step out of the cabinet regardless of the out come of the inquiry and would an nounce that this was his intention to the country in advance. A statement from him is expected before the day is over. DAUGHERTY TO QUIT AFTER HIS DEFENSE WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 27. Attorney General Harry M. Daugh erty expects to resign from the Cabinet as soon as he has made his defense to the charges against him in the Senate—if events do not force his retirement before that itime. This is the understanding that prevailed Tuesday among the At torney General’s friends and con fidents. TWENTY-SEVEN ARE IN RACE IN BULLOCH STATESBORO, February 27. Twenty-seven entries have been registered for ‘the Bullocfc county primary to be held Wednesday. There are two applicants for the county school superintendency, B. R. Olliff and Ewell T. Denmark For tax collector, M C Jones, in cumbent; W. Bruce Donaldson. Josh T. NeSmith, and E. Frank Aiderman are m the race. Four men are seeking the solicitorship of tre city court. They are W. C. Neville, Home C Parker, Charles Pigue and Francis B. Hunter, B. T. Mallard, the incumbent; John T. Johes, Dan G. Lanier and Jesse B. Williams are running for sheriff. Four are in the race for ordi nary, who aye: Sam L. Moore, in cumbent, who has heid the office for about 81 years; J. Hudson Metts, W G. Woodrum and A E. Temples For clerk of the superior court therq are but two candidates: Dan N. Riggs, incumbent, and W W De- Loach For corner there are two candidates. They are George Screws and Bill Cannoles WEAVER BARN NEAR CUTHBERT BURNED CUTHBERT. Ga., Feb 27—A large barn belonging to N Weaver, a larg planter* of Ran dolph county, was burned Sunday night The barn was on the farm owned by Mr. Weaver, about a mile west of Cuthbert. The fire - was discovered about 7 o’clock and be fore the- fire department from the city could get there with chemical engines and other fire fighting equipment the barn an! contents were destroyed BAKER HEADS GEORGIA UNDERWWOOD FINANCES ATLANTA, Feb. 27—W B Bak er, president of the Atlantic Ice & Coal Corporation, and one of the best known business men in Geor gia, has accepted the chairmanship of the finance comimttee of the ■Oscar W Underwood campaign committee in this state, it was an nounced Saturday at the Under wood headquarters in Atlanta. New York Futures PC Open High Low Close Mar _.28.70|29.00j29.27|28.52|29.27 May ..29.00|29.35|29.66i28.90|29.66 July . 28.36|28.50f28.98 28.21|28.98 Oct. ..25.93|26.15|26.20|25.83j26.20 Dec. . 26.7t|25’.75|25.97|25.58|25.»7 Americus strict middling 28 l-2c PRICE FIVE CENTS FORMER JUSTICE 1. L LITTLE DIED ST COLiBDS HOSPITAL Jurist’s Death Followed Serious Illness of Little More t han Ong Week END CAME PEACEFULLY Former Supreme Court Justice Was In His Eighty-Sixth f Year COLUMBUS, February 27. Judge William A. Little, former justice of the Georgia Supreme court, died at the city hospital at 8:40 this morning. Death came peacefully to ithe aged jurist after an illness of a little more than a week. He was in his 86th year and had been in retirement in and near this city since 1913 when because of pro tracted ill health he was forced to resign from the Superior Court of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. The son of Dr. William G. ana Martha Holt Little, he was born in Talbot county, November 6, 1836. . He received his preliminary educa tion at Collingsworth Institute, Talbotton, Ga., and later attended private school in Macon from which he entered the University of Geor gia, class of ’57. He changed to Oglethorpe UnwwrsUy, • sftid was graduated from that insti tution in 1858. After being ad mitted to practice law in this state he matriculated at Yale but return ed home at the outbreak of the war to serve with the Confederate force’s. He served throughout the struggle and at its termination he took up in 1866 the practice of his ■ chosen profession, in Talbot county. In 1872-he was by the gov ernor as solicitor general of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. In 1877, having removed his residence to Columbus by this time, he was chosen a delegate to the constitu tional convention. In 1882 he was elected to the house of representa tives of the state legislature and served as Speaker of that body for the years 1884-87 inclusive. He was made attorney general of tho state in 1891 and served one term. During the second admini stration of President Cleveland Mr. Little was appointed Assistant At torney General of the United States While serving in that capacity he was elected to the Supreme court of this state. He was re-elected at the! expiration of his six year term blit before his second term expired was forced to resign because of ill health. Subsequently, he preside! for many years as judge of the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit un til poor health caused his retire ment in 1913. unusiMt mi™ SCHEDULEDAT Will Several Parties From Americus Will See Guy Bates Post In ‘The Climax’ A number of Americus people are preparing to attend the show ing Saturday, March 1, at Albany of “The Climax,” in whiefc Gi.y Bates Post will star. The securing of Mr. Bgtes fs regarded here as a stroke of amusement enterprise upon the part of Manager Gorta towsky, of the Albany Aduitorium, and it is expected that theater-go ers from all over this section will take advantage thus afforded to see this magnificent play which is described, as one serious enough to make you think, funny enough to make one laugh, clean enough to please the clergy, and good enough to live by. Guy Bates Post stands at the very pinnacle of his profession and his appearance in the stallar role insures a production that is. sure to please all who attend. Trees are growing only one fourth as fast as they are being deu stroyed by lumbermen with wooden heads. . £ i, &
