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
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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.
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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.
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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, &
