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WEATHER For Georgia Fair tonight and Satusday; not much change in tempesature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 52 ATLANTA RECORDER TO TRY LIQUORTARTY CASES TUESDAY O o O O O O 000000000*00 o O O O O o c LEADERS FORCE REPUBLICANS BACK IN LINE 0 ° ° ° 0 O °ooooooo 000000000 oo o o AMERICUS, MAN TESTIFIES; IN ITRIAL OF! VAT ’BLOWING CASES MTCHELL 01 STAND DEE HE IS PARTNER HF ZEVELY Former Attorney General In Wilson Cabinet Examined By Oil Probers WAS RETAINED BY M’LEAN Tells Committee He Never Dis cussed ‘Certain Report’ With Underwood WASHINGTON, February 29. Further details of the position taken by Edward McLean, publish er of the Washington Post, toward the oil inquiry here were given to the senate oil committee today by A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney gen eral under the Wilson administra tion. Called to the stand as first wit ness today, Palmer explained his retention as McLean’s attorney but denied that J. W. Zevely, coun sel for Harry F. Sinclair is his law partner as had been suggested in a McLean telegram. When aske’d regarding a certain report, Palmer categorically stat ed he “did not take up this matter with Senator Underwood,” adding that he had not discussed the in quiry with any senator except Sen ator Walsh, of Montana, and chair man Lenroot. HU GH A. MUI NAI I) DIESJHATLANTA Was Native Os Sumter County And For 35 Years A Traveling Salesman Telegrams received here today brought information of the death at Atlanta of Hugh A. McDonald, a former prominent resident of Sumter settlement, near Americus. A member of the well known Mc- Donald family, he was born Jan uary 30, 1854 at Sumter, where he . lived until 1875, when he moved to Atlanta, and during the past 35 years he had been a traveling salesman for the MCcord-Stewart Company, of that city. He was a national and state officer of the Gideons Society, affiliated with the Methodist church. The funeral will be held in Atlanta, but the date of the interment has not yet been determined. Mr. McDonald who was a visitor at Sumter during the recent Christ ma sholidays. is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannie Ogletree Mc- Donald; two daughters, Mrs. J. M. Bonnell and Mis Edith McDonald of Plains, one son H. D. McDonald; a brother, J. A. McDonald, of Plains; three sisters, Mrs. B. F. Markett, Miss Lizzie McDonald and Miss Maggie McDonald, all of Sumter community. He was a brother of the late K. M. McDonald, of Sum ter, and besides those named above is survived by a number of neices and nephews, among these being John Allen McDonald and George C. McDonald, of Sumter, the last named going today to Atlanta to attend the funeral there. PLAINS GIRLS BEAT SMITHVILLE QUINTET PLAINS, February 29.—Plains ’ girls defeated the Smithville girls quintet in a lively game here Fri day afternoon by a score.of 12 to one. , The game was played on the.town court of Plains. Every one seemed to enjoy .the game. Smithville had a clean team and willingly took their defeat. No individual starred for Plains, but the team as a whole saved the day. '' The lineup for Plains v.rs as fol lows: Murray and Smithe, for wards; with Logan, sub; Mackey, center ... Little Andrews, side cen- s ter; with Dumus Oliver sub; Mar shall and Verna Wise guards. The plains girls will return the game next Friday on Smithville court. 8 THE TIMESURECORDER EaiPUBLLSHEP, 1 To Face Trial eat® i / 1 ; J|||i RiJ 188 m a liS wJR Mrs. Asa G. Candler (above) of Atlanta, Ga., wife of the Coca Cola king, was arrested by police who raided'a fashionable apart ment. Arrested with her, police say, was William J. Sto'ddard (lower photo), wealthy business man. TOIM. AS*G. CUM IS SEI FB HEMS Accused Wife Os Atlanta Soft Drink Millionaire To Go On Trial, Says Johnson ARRESTED WITH TWO MEN Trio Are Accused By Beavers Os Being In A Place Where < Liquor Was Drunk ATLANTA, February 29.—Re corder George E. Johnson today 1 set Tuesday morning as the date for the trial of cases against Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Sr., wife of the million aire soft drink magnate, W. J. Stod dard, prominent business man, G. W. Keeling, brick manufacture:’, charged with having violated a sect tion of the city ordinance invoke ! against persons arrested in places where liquor is being drunk. The trio were arrested February 9th in a fashionable apartment house. , NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE QUOTA ATLANNTA, Februry 29. The minimum quota alloted to the North. Georgia Conference of the ■Methodist church of the $10,000,- 0()0 superannuate andowment fund, has been placed at $427,065, it is announced. The quotas of the various dis tricts were announced as follows; Athens districts, $23,119; North Atlanta district, $55,763; South At lanta district, $57,797; Augusta dis trict, $32,404; Elberton district $28,987; Dalton district. $31,565; Gainesville district, $32,335; Grif fin district, $33,174; LaGrange dis trict, $35,218; Marietta district-, $22,590; Oxford district, $.30,172; Rome district, $33,411. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIADY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 29, 1924 ‘ GIRL MOTHER HELD FOR ROME BURGLARY ROME, Ga., Feb. 29—A |6 year old girl, mother of a 17-month-old baby, who admits proudly that she has spent the greater part of the last two years, since she was 14, riding the freights dressed as a man, is held in the Floyd county jail, charged with complicity in the burglary of a Rome residence. The girl gave her name as Al lene Strickland and her address as Atlanta, Chattanooga and points East and West. She claimed the entire South as her field of activi ty. With her is Griffin Adams, whom the police have also connect ed with the robbery and who will face trial with her some day this week. bihnmWmd in DIPPING CASES 111 VALDDSTA COURT VALDOSTA, February 29.—Ad ditional government witnesses were put on the stand today in the trial of the cases against 21 Echols county cattle men on charges ci conspiracy to violate the federal dipping law in the United States court here today. Assistant District Redding an nounced that 60 more witnesses for the government would be called, aijfl that it will probably require until next Friday to present their testimony. The defense expected to take an additional two days in which t« present its case. State Veterinarian Peter F. Bahsen, of Americus was the first witness called today. IIILLIK Os 'TITfBS RAISED II GEORGIA It Produces Greater Crop Than Any Other State In Union ATLANTA, February 29.—The greatest crop of sweet potatoes from any one state this year wfll come from Georgia with 11,782,- 000 bushels, according to figures based on national, statistics made public here today by agriclutural experts. * Sweet potato production will reach 97,429,000 bushels in the en tire United States, it is etsimated. Hence Georgia is a leader in pro ducing the lucious yellow yam:?, which may be found in such abund ance on the fertil efarms along the line of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. Peanut production in the Unit ed States, acording to the advance estimate—and Georgia is one of the largest growers of peanuts in the Soutern states —-will total 647,- 589,00(1 pounds. Total production of apples in the entire country, and an increasing number is being grown in Georgia every year, with its rich orchards in Habersham, Polk and Harbison counties, will be approximately 33,522,000 barrels. The yield of the Porter brothers farms at Es’om Hill, near Cedartown, is expected to break all records in apple grow ing. SENATOR GEORGE GETS IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT WASHINGTON, February 29. Senator Walter F. George has been appointed as the ranking Democrat on the Sub-Committee of Th Senate Committee on Post offices and Post Loads, to conduct the hearings and to formulate a bill out of the large number of bills introduced in the Senate pro viding for an increased compensa tion for postmasters and certain classes of post office and railway clerks, city carriers, and for main tenance or equipment allowance for R. F. D. carriers. The Sub-Cor.i mittees of the Senate and House will conduct public hearings, com mencing March 3rd. LONGWORTH MEASURE FORMALLY AGREED TO BYHOUSEINSURGENTS j Seventeen Republicans Who Voted For Gamer Bill Will Support Substitute TO REJECT GARNER RATES Reunion Os Republican Forces Apparently Loss of Democratic Measure WASHINGTON, February 29. House republican insurgents form ally agreed today to support the re publican compromise for the demo cratic income rates in the revenue bill, Senator Nelson, of Wisconsin, leader of the group, said that vir tually all of the 17 insurgents who voted for the Garner plan would support the substitute to be offered by Longworth, of Ohio, republican leader. The reunion of the republics i forces, leaders said, would force a rejection of the Garner rates on a final vote this afternoon. SENATE TAKES UP DBERTY CASE Controversy Rages On Floor As To Personnel Os Investigating Committee WASHINGTON, February 29, The resolution for the investigation of the administration of Daugherty as attorney general was taken up today by the senate. A contro versy at once developed over tlje question of appointing an investi gating committee. Senator Wheeler, democrat of Montana, author of the resolution, proposed that five senators, three republicans and two democrats be elected by the senate. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, countered with the proposal that the committee be appointed iby the senate’s presiding officer. EDGAP SHIPP ENTERS PICE FOP CBHHCIL First Entry For Place Made Va cant By Death of J. W. Har ris, Jr., As Aiderman The first entry in the city elec tion to fill the vacancy in council caused by the recent death of J. W. Harris, Jr., is announced today, with Edgar Shipp tossing his hat into the ring as a candirate for the place. It was stated several days ago that friends of Mr. Shipp had urged him to enter the contest, and little surprise will be Occasioned by his formal announcement. He is one of the outstanding young busi ness men* of the community and in every way fitted for the position to which he aspires. At present he has no opposition for the place, and so far as is known this after noon, no one else is» being discussed in connection with the place. EXAMINATIONS TO BE HELD FOR POSTMASTER ATLANTA, Ga„ February 29. Postmaster examinations for Bruns wick and Augusta, both first-class officers, has been set for March 25 by the government civil commis sion, according to annonuncement received here. The offices will become vacant June 4, it was stated. UNUSUAL HEALTH STANDARD ROME, February 29.—An un usually high physical standard for the graduating class of the 1923 Ri me High School was reported by the Floy 1 county health commis sioner. Out of a class of 65 only one physical defect was found leav ing 64 perfect members. Girl Psychic Says Prominent Man Had Lou Lawson Killed z/ i ■ / I ■Jk JU l A K ft V ni q Gangsters May Have Killed Girl in Attempt To Recover Valuable Gems Given Her By Admirer NEW YORK, February 29.—Eu genie Dennis, pretty bob-haired physic marvel, whose feats have been astonishing New York detec tives and psychologists, has set her supernormal little brain at work wrestling with the'Solution of the Louise I-awson murder mystery. Eugenie, who is 18, and hails from Atchinson, Kas., has announced that Miss Lawson’s murderer was a man prominent “in a big motion picture company or something.” “She told him a pitiful story,” said Eugenie, “and asked him for work. She was the ’ kind to get POLICE BEUEVE NOW SHENTON KILLED HIS COLLEGE COMPANION POTTSTOWN, Pa., February 29. Authorities investigating the death of James Warmkessel and Thom as Ehenton, rtight students at the Wharton Schoo! of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, whose bodies with bullet holes through their chests were found in a local Y. M. C. A., expressed the belief today that the young men enter ed a suicide pact aqd that Warm kessel had lost his neYve at the last minute and was shot by Shenton, who then took his own life. A note in Shenton’s handwriting indicated a double suicide. Bo'h were studying commereia; Law and accounting at light classes in Phil adelphia. They were in their first year at the university. The bodies Were discovered by Clare Huerting, another resident of the Y. M. C. A. domitories, who found Wannkessel’s body lying at the door of the room, with hat and overcoat on and a muffler over his face, while Shenton’s body lay On the bed, fully clad, shot through the left chest with a pistol beside it. Warmkessel had been shot in the temple and chest, the wouTids being p-wder-niarked by the close range of the shots. •The n.le da'ed yesterday read. ‘Jimmy and J me both disgusted with ourselves, it’s awful to be weaklings with nclhing in youi sclves to l>c proud of, s<> what’s the use? He is trying to kill himself by running himself down, for he says he doesn’t have nerve enough to shoot himself. I can’t stand by and See him die that way, and he is tvo good a friend to hope for another like him, s 0 we have decided to go together. “TOM.” Shenton’s parents are dead and he had lived at the Y. M. C. A. for some time. Wanikessel lived with his mother here. money from men easily. She had jewels and things from him, and he began to regret his bargain and to want to get the jewels back. He sent two men who killed her. He didn’t want her killed. 'He just wanted his stuff and to frighten her a little.” Miss Dennis said the man, who was known to nearly everyone iu the city was not suspected because he played around with a lot of other girls besides Louise. And for all New York police can say, Eugenie may be dead right. TWO DEAD. FOUR HURT IH BOILER EXPLOSION Plant of North Star Egg Case Company Wrecked By Ac cident Early Today QUINCY, 111.. February 29.-- Two men are dead, four probably fatally injured, and two massing in an explosion which today wreck ed a portion f the North Star Egg Case Company’s paper mill. The injured are in hospitals. The explosion was caused by too much pressure in the steam boiler. SERIES OF LECTURES SECURED FOR TECH ATLANTA, February 29. A series of lectures by men success ful in their chosen fields of en deavor, will be delivered to Senior class of the Georgia School of Technology during the new tern< it is announced. Among those who are scheduled to address the students in the near future are. Gutzon Borglum,’ Har-1 ry Atkinson, Fuller E. Calloway, I Paul Norcross, George Crawford and Robert Gregg, it was stated. The first of the series of talks was delivered recently by L. Downs, president of the Central oi Georgia Railroad. Mr. Downs made an inspiring talk to the’ stu dents and gave them valuable ad vice on. how to succeed in business life. He also warned the students to beware of the radical movement which, he said, was spreading rap idly in this country. GETS SCHOOL MEET WAYNESBORO, Ga., Feb. 29 School from many towns ar ex pected to take part in the first dis trict high school, meet to be held here April 17 and 18. Schools ex pected to enter are: Waynesboro; Sylvania, Statesboro, Metter, Reids ville, Guyton, Sardie, Springfield, |, Glenville, Claxton Midville and Girard. ( < New PC Open High Low Close Mar ..29.65|29.83!29.83 ! 28.90;28.90 May . 30.00|30.10|30.32129.14129.14 July 29.23|29.41129.41128,48128.48 Oct. ..?6.08|26.20j26.23|25.83|25.83 Deo. 25.80|25.85|25.89|25.64|25,64 Americus strict middling 28c. PRICE FIVE CENTS CDLOUITT COMMITTEE WILL 'STAND PAT (HI SCHOOL SUPT.'S PLACE Moultrie And Doerun Citizens’ Votes Will Be Counted As Cast In Primary ROGERS IS NOMINATED Frank Clark, of Crossland, Like ly Will Carry Decision To Su preme Court MOULTRIE, Ga., February 29 hollowing a heated hearing which lasted almost all of the afternoon the Colquitt County Democratic Executive Committee in executive session late today refused to throw out the votes cast in the Moultrie and Doerun districts in the coun ty school superintendent’s race. Such action was asked by H. W, Garrett,*a member of tn e commit tee, who contended that the special statute which he said excludes citi zens of independent school from participating in the election of a county school superintendent, should be followed. • If the Moultrie and Doerun votes had been thrqwn out Frank Clark, <>f Crosland, would have been declared nominee over L. O. Rogers, present superintendent. It is likely that the contest will be carried to the Supreme Court. The special statute was discuss ed at a meeting held by the'coni nuttee a short time after the da,e of the primary was fixed and then a rule permitting all of the voters of the county to participate in the election of the county school sup erintendent was passed. Before re tiring into executive session the committee permitted spectators in the crowded courtroom to express their opinion. About ten talked, 1 most of these arguing that com mittee should stand by the po sition that it had previously taken. Some of the speakers also insisted that the statute didn’t apply to u primary and was applicable only to a. general election. E. J. F’MATH HELD ELIGIBLE BY NAPIER A letter just received by E. J. McMath from Attorney, General Napier conveys information’ that a resident of an independent school district is not ineligible to election as county school superintendent be cause of such residence. In this letter the attorney general rules of ficially that a resident of Americus may be elected county school sup erintendent without passing specifi cally upon the question as to whether or not all of the voters tesident within the county may par-' ticipate in the primary for nomin ation of such officers. This letter is published in full in today's Times-Recorder by Mr. McMath and will be read with interest through out the county, as heretofore many voters had been under the impres sion that no resident of Americus could be lawfully chosen county . school superintendent because the of provisions of Section 147 of the school code* of Georgia. The ruling of the attorney general clears up this question by declar | ing that residents of Americus are ‘eligible as nominees for the office. Another interesting question that has arisen in connection with die race for county school superinten dent relates to the status of voters resident with that part of Sumter county now incorporated wihin the Lee county school system. It will be recalled by many here that a few years ago a portion of Thomp son district, known as the Wil liams district, was detached from Sumter county and incororated >n Smithville (Lee county) consolidat ed district. School children living within this district now attend Smithville schools and school taxes paid by taxpayers there are paid over t o Lee county authorities. The question has now been brought up I as to whether or not these voters can legally participate in the primary to nominate a Sumter I county school superintendent, their district ibeing a part of the Lee county system.
