About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Cloudy tonight; Sunday unsettled followed By rain, no change in temperature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 58 TERRFIC BLAST WRECKS UTAH MINE; MANY LIVES IN DANGER 0000000 30000000000 o o o o o o ATTORNEY GENERAL STILL DEFIES CONGRESS O Q O DEJSOTOIMAN FLAYS SUMTER COUNTY COMMITTEE'S RULING WK REPLIES TO [■ITTEEffI FRED ARTHUR'S STATEMENT Analyzes School Head Contro versy From Standpoint Os County Residents WANTS LAW ENFORCED Arguments of Americus Man Are Called Both ‘Crude’ And ‘lllogical’ I*. L. Wiggins, of DeSoto, who disagrees with Fred B. Arthur Americus member of th ecounty Democratic Executive Committee, today expressed his views on the action of the committee in permit ting Americus residents to partici pate in the March 19 primary for the nomination of county school sup erintendent. According to Wiggins the law should be upheld by the committee until the ocurts decide as to its constitutionality, indicating that the committee in its action at lowing Americus (voters to partici pate in the primary deliberately avoids a test of the law in its ap plication, rather seeking such a test in the “breach” of the statute it self, putting the (burden thereby self, putting the (burden thereby upon the rural resident. “The people of Americus,” said Wiggins, “asked the legislature to erect for them a separate and dis tinct school system, which request was granted. Following this, the Legislature, by legal enactment dis qualified those residing within the boundaries of the Americus school system for participation in the election of the school superintend ent for the rest of the County, on the fair and just principal that those to be superintended should be the sole judges as to who should be their superintendent. “This law now reposes in Con stitutional form among the other laws of Georgia and there it should remain undisturbed until its cor stitionalilty is sought to be tested in its application and not in its breach. “Apply the law', and let those who object to its application put it to to the test and not those who ob ject to its breach. “This law is directed specifically to the election of the superinten dent, but says nothing about selec tion of the Nominees in the primary Nor doe sit say one word as to the residential location of the candi date. “But the primary with us is tant amount to an election, the election being but a ratification of the re sults of the primary. The spirit and intention of the law in herein, and resides in the primary and it the law js breached in its spirit an intention it had as well be| breach ed in its letter. He who would breach the spirit and intention of the law is (breached in its spirit and breach it in its letter should the op portunity come to hand. “Mr. Arthur says this legisla tion tinder consideration is ‘crude’ and argues that to deprive the vot ers of Americus of voting for the school superintendent would be in principle, the same as to deprive them of Voting for Commissioners of Roads and Revenues, when ev ery intelligent man knows that the school superintendent, as to fin ances, is but a ministerial agent of the county Board of Education, whereas the Commissioners of roa is and revenues are financial lords in county matters. Arthur’s argu ment hereon is ‘crudity’ in a superl.i, tive degree. “Again ‘crude’ Arthur argues that inasmuch as some residents of Americus own property outside of Americus, subject to taxation for the support and maintenance of schools, therefore they should have the right to vote for school super intendent. “Does it not occur to Arthur that some people residing outside ot Americus are property owners in Americus, which property is sub ject to taxation for the support and maintenance of the Americus schools? Would he be in favor of (Continued On Page Five) THE WESHmECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF Smiled After Hearing Doom M ‘IL y Morris Barlow and Joe Dia mond, shown handcuffed togeth er above left' to right, were photographed a few minutes aft er the judge had sentenced them, with two others, to die for the slaying of two bank ers. The Diamonds are broth er*. WOOD TH BE QUIZZED BI SPECIAL HIE DAUGHERTY PRODERS Subpoena Issued For Author Os Senational Statement Involv ing Oil Interests OTHER WITNESSES CALLED Names Os These Are Withheld For Present Because Os Committee Policy WASHINGTON, March B.—Spe cial senate committee investigating Attorney General Daugherty today issued a subpoena for . Leonard Wood, Jr., to question him regard ing the story that a deal involving a cabinet appointment was pro posed by oil interests at the repub lican convention in Chicago in 1920. Others prospective’witnesses ir several Ohioans, politicians and other associates of Daugherty ot Columbus and other cities, the names of which are withheld. In his testimony Friday after noon, young Wood testified that cer tain oil interests had offered for a consideration to support his father Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1920. According to the story told by Wood, the offer was made at) the time of the deadlock in the Chicago convention, and was conditioned upon the appointment of the lat ■ Jake Hamon, then Republican na tional committeeman from Oklaho ma to the post of Secretary of the interior. Senator Walsh, of Montana, Stat ed last night that subpoenas also would be issued for Mrs. John.W. Gorman, formerly Mrs. Clara Smith Hamon, and Jake Hamon, Jr., The subpoena for Wood’s ap pearance before the committee is returnable Wednesday, March 12 FIRPO WINS OVER SPALLA IN 15 ROUNDS BUENOS AIRES, March B.—-Luis Firpo is still champion of the Sou h America and a contender for the return of a bout with Jack Demp sey. Last night the wild bull of the Pampas turned back the invasion from Italy by knocking out Erm inio Spalla in the 14ih round of their 15 round bout at the rivei Platte football field. Thirty thousand people saw the fight. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 8, 1924 DIUCHERTY HOLDING EVIDENCE SOUGHT BI CDNGRESSII REDDEST Department Persists In Declin ing To Make Public Names Os Accused Congressmen EIHLMAN DEFENDS NAME Maryland Republican Takes Floor To Demand Action On Charges Involving Him WASHINGTON, March B.—The Department of Justice declined to day to disclose the names of the two repesentatives referred to in the report of the grand jury. Attorney - General Daugherty, however, offered to transmit to the House in response to a request for evidence said to indicate Rep representative Eihlman had consent ed t 0 the improper use of his in fluence for a consideration (this evidence having been developed in Chicago. Representative Longworth, Repub lican floor leader immediately mov ed that the communication be re ferred to the judiciary committee with instructions to report imme diately with regard to a course of procedure. Before the House could act, Representative Eihlman, repub lican of Maryland, took the floor to defend his name, declaring that he wanted action and full investiga tion of the charges which might cO'.cern him. Representative Elhl man declared he could demonstrate to the house and the country his innoccncb of any wrong-doing. FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT IN THOMAS PRIMARY THOMASVILLE, March 8. Thomas County politics bids fair to be warmer than the weather at th? time set for the county primary on Aug 8. judging from the way things are shaping up now and the fact that so many good citizens seem to be feeling the call to office. The first announcement in the coming campaign has come frcr.i Maydr-H. J. Mblntyre, who will op pose Judge W. H. Hammond for the office of judge of. the city court of Thomasville. The race will be one of especial interest as both candidates are among Thomasville’s most prominent citizens and both have a large following in the town and county, judge Hammond has held the office for sixteen years and Mr. Mclntyre has been solici tor of the court for several terms. While there have been no other formal announcements there are a number of others whose candidacy is an open secret and who are said to be putting in good work among .the voters. • , FELDER AEXDSED IF BffltW II EEDERAL COURT INDICTMENT Former Georgian Alleged To Have Offered Big Bribe To Atty. Gen. Daugherty FRAUD IS ALSO CHARGED Gaston B. Means Implicated With Former Atlanta Attor ney In New Indictments NEW YORK, March B.—Thomas B. Felder, head of a well-known law firm, president of the Georgia Society arid defense counsel in sev. eral big bootleg liquor cases; Gas ton B. Means, a former agent oj the adepartment of justice, aiAl Elmer Jarnecke, secretary to Means have been indicted in federal court here for obstructing justice and at tempting for a price of §65,000 to bribe United States Attorney General Daugherty and other gov ernment prosecutors to protect men who since have been sentenced for using the mails in a fraud which netted §175,000. Those besides Attorney Gener al Daugherty whom the accused are alleged to have promised to bribe include United States district at torney Hayward and two of his as sistants, John Holleye Clark, Jr., and Peter J. McCoy. Today’s indictments charge tho trio with having received §65,000 from officers of the Crager System Inc., and the Glass Casket company of Altoona, Pa., of whom 17 since have been sentenced for obtaining §175,000 in an alleged take stock promotion scheme conducted the through the mails. Means, Jarnecke and nine others were indicted last October for us ing the mail to defraud and engag ing in a consipiracy through which 512 cases and 12,000 barrels of whisky were removed from licensed distillers and diverted into bootleg channels. Felder is Means’ attorney in in this case. CITRUS FRUIT CROP THIS YEAR IS LARGE Statistics Show 87 Per Cent of Grapefruit Had Moved To February 25th ATLANTA, Ga., March B.—The total indicated production of oranges, tangerines and grape fruit for the present season is 22,700,000 boxes, according to a special report on the southern citrus fruit crop issued by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture. The report gave the indicated production as 13,540,000 boxes of oranges, 460,000 boxes of tanger ines and 8,700,000 boxes of grape fruit. The probable commercial crop of the three fruits was given as 20,- 000,000 boxes,' allowances being made for “drops,” “culls,” and looses froVn other causes. It was reported that up to Feb ruary 25, there had been shipped a total of 12,3000,00 boxes of citrus fruits, and at that time, there was an estimated number of 7,700,000 boxes remaining on the trees to be shipped during the balance of the season. The movement to Feb ruary 25 represented 55 per cent of the organge crop, 87 per cent of the tangerine crop and 51 per cent of the grape fruit crop. The movement, at that time, was reported as below normal ex pectation for oranges, the move ment for tangerines about as ex pected. Grape fruit movement, it was stated, has been slightly faster than normal and “there is a pros pect that the supply will be light for late season demands.” The loss from “drops” is not ma terially greater than usual, al though a few sections have sustain ed heavy losses and a general htavy toss froni this Source is apt to re sult from the checked movement of mid-season fruit, the report said, 1 BONUS ADVOCATES LOSE CASH PLAN WASHINGTON, March 8. —- The proposal to make full cash payments on option in the sol diers bonus bill was voted down today by the house ways and means committee which decided to limit payments to paid up life insurance. CURTIS REFUTES TALE OF BENNETT BEFORE tOIITTEE Kansas City Is Voluntary Wit nes Before Probers Commit tee in Washington Today FLATLY DENIES STORY Bennett Sticks To Story, But Says He Doesn’t Want To Spread ‘The Scandal’ WASHINGTON, March B.—Sen ator Curtis, of Kansas, assistant republican leader in the senate, came voluntarily today before the oil committee to refute the testi mony of Ira E. Bennett that he was the person referred to as “the prin cipal” in one of Bennett’s telegrams to McLean at Palm Beach. This telegram, dispatched Jan uary 29, said Bennett had-seen “the principal,” and added there would be “no rocking of the boat and no resignations,” but that a reaction was expected fro mthe unwarrant ed political attacks. Curtis flatly denied that Bennett had delivered any message to him from McLean, or that he had talked with Bennett about the political as pects of the oil inquiry. Recalled to the stand, Bennett said he had conversations with Senator Curtis, but would not re late what unless compelled to as he did not want to spread “scandal." iniss'SpsdnTnlks TO NOHEN IND GIBES Miss Anne Simpson, social by giene expert of the United States public health service, was a visitor in Americus Friday and while here delivered three addresses before audiences of women and girls. At the Americus High school, the entire student body in the girls’ di vision, over the age of 14 year', were assembled in the school audi torium to hear Miss Simpsonn. Dat ing hi t address lasting a hour, Miss Simpson told these girls the story of life reproduction, starting with the lowest form of animal ami vegetable life, and carrying her theme on to the highest pinnacle ot human life reproduction, her ad dress [being couched in the purest language, and indicating a zhor ’ ough knowelge and expert study iof the subject discussed. Tho | more than one hundred girls who I heard Miss Simpson at the High school were given much valuable information, this being along the line of the lecture delivered in Americus recently by Dr. Charles Barker, who came here under Ro tary auspices, and whose talks produced a most profound impres sion among the men and women of the community. ( At 10.30 o’clock, Miss Simpson talked t-j an assemblage of women in the auditorium of Carnegie Li brary, approximately fifty women attending, ar.d in the afternoon she spoke to the girls and women of Plains. The girls were addressed in the school auditorium there at 2:30 o’clock, and one hour later the ladies of the community heard Miss Simpson’s lecture in the same place Both gatherings at Plains were held under auspices of the Parent-Teach er association, the ladies of that community, as well as those of Americus, aiding Miss Simpson ma terially in her efforts to instruct the girls and women of the respec tive comm'.nirles on the important subject of soiial hygiene, in which so much intfiest has already been aroused. J 11 KIWANIS CLUB WILL VISIT ANDERSONVILLE Kiwanis Friday accepted an in vitation from the Andersonville con solidated school pupils and faculty to be guests of the senoo! there on Friday, March 14. The local Kiwanis club will as semble that date at the hotel nt 10:30, going to Andersonville by automobile. A program is being prepared by the club and the school Lunch will be served by the friends of the school on the school grounds. Miss Dorothy Cass led the sing ing for Kiwanis Friday, also rend ering a number of solos. Kiwan ians McKenzie, of Montezuma, and Rotarian Paul Westbrook, of Amer icus, were guests. Sam Heys, vic? president, presided. The program was arranged by Kiwanians Bill Jones and Emmet Murray. ARGUMENTS INCISE OF WHS. BIFIELD VS. CANDLER BN TODAV Final Phase Os SIOO,OOO Dam age Case Against Atlanta Sportsman Entered Today MAY GET VERDICT TODAY DeKalb Superior Court Occu pied With Trial Os Sensation al Case At Decatur DECATUR, March B.—Argu ments in the trial of the suit for SIOO,OO damages brought by Mrs. Sarah Byfield, wife of a local auto mobile dealer, against Walter T. Candler, millionaire Atlanta club man, as a result of an alleged at tack by him upon the plaintiff in her stateroom aboard th c steamer Berengaria during a trip to Europe in the summer of 1922, were made in DeKalb Superior court here to day in the concluding phase of the trial which began Thursday. The case is expected to go to the jury this afternoon. In his testimony Friday after noon, Candler stated that he had just entered the Byfield stateroom on the eventful night before land ing at Cherbourg, and, seeing Mrs. Byfield on the bed, had asked her how she was feeling, when Byfield made a dramatic entrance into the room, crying; “Ah, ha, I ’ve caught you at last; I’ve been suspecting this for six months—you’ve got to pay me!” In less than three minutes, said Candler, Byfield had drawn a blank check from his pocket and ordered Candler to sign it for $25,000. “K'e knows he did that,” said| Candler. “She knows he did it— even if she will not admit it.” H e accounted for his presence in the stateroom by his claim that I the Candler and Byfields, being on the European voyage as a party, granted each other, tacitly, the right to visit each other’s rooms on all occasions. “There was nothing, absolutely nothing wrong with my being there,” said Candler. “In fact, Byfield had told me on an up per deck only three or four min utes before that he was bound for the stateroom and when I opened the door I thought that he would either be there then, or in a very few minutes.” MR. AND MRS. IVEY TO MOVE TO ATLANTA Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ivey and family, who have been residents here during a nuhiber of years past, will move at «n early date to At lanta to reside. They will go there Monday to secure an apartment and make certain arrangements but plan to remain here until probably April 1. Dr. W. J. Payne, county health officer, has rented the Ivey home on Lee street will occupy this following the departure of M*r. and Mrs. Ivey for Atlanta, where their son, Doudas Ivey, already resides. R. A.SHY SERIOUSLY ILL AT HOME HERE R. A. Shy is seriously ill at his home on Harrold avenue today, ■with little hope of his recovery en tertained by attending physicians. Ke has been sick only a few days, and announcement Os his serious condition will come as a surprise to his friends in thia section. w New York Futures PC Open High Low Close Mar ..27.85|27.40|27.98}27,40|27,98 May . 28.15|27.85i28.34|27.85[28.34 July . 27.60|27.25|27.78|27.25|27.78 Oct. ..25.15|24.85|25.44i24.85|25.44 Dec. ..24.80|24.50|25.10|24.50(25.10 Americus strict middling 27 l-2c PRICE FIVE CENTS ■BHNERS ENTOMBED BI BIG EXPLOSIOIII UTAH FUEL CO. ME Castle Gate Is Scene Os Catas trophe That May Cost Scores Os Lives MINE REPORTED ON FIRE Cause of Disaster As Yet On known, Will Be Investigated By State Authorities SALT LAKE CITY, March B. Approximately 175 coal miners are reported as entombed as a result of an explosion in No. 2 mine of the Utah Fuel Company at Castle Gate according to advices reaching here this forenoon. Another report states that the mine is on fire. The cause of the catastrophe is as yet unknown, but an investiga tion has been ordered by state min ing authorities. REEUfKOURI MANAGER READY TO ‘THROW UP SPONGE' ST. LOUIS, March ' B.—Ed A. Glenn, state manager for Senator Reed, today gtated that reports from yesterday’s township ward meetings showed the sonatfir was defeated in virtually all parts of the state except Kansas City an I St. Louis. “As far ar. I’m concerned, I’m willing to throw up the sponge," Glenn said. WIM F.IBU CBDPS WDRFR IE BILLIONS Increase As Compared With 1922 Totals $996,000,000, Figures Show ATLANTA, Ga., March B.—The total value of crops, animals raised and livestock products of America.i farms last year was $12,204,000,- 000, an increase of $960,000,009 over that of 1922 according to a preliminary estimate issued (by the 1 United States Department of Agri culture received here. The total estimate included $9,- 1953,000,0f0 for crops, $6,111,000. 1 000 for animal products, less an al lowance of $3,860,000,000, the es timated value of crops fed to live stock. The value of cotton and seed was estimated at $1,769,000,009, according to the report. COUNTY DOCTORS MET HERE FOR SYMPOSIUM The Sumter County Medical as sociation met in Americus last night with physicians present from Americus, Plains, Preston and Les lie, and held a symposium on can cer in which a number of those at tending participated. The meeting was held in the parlors of the Wind sor hotel and following the business session the physicians were enter tained at a banquet in the private .dining room of the hotel. A feature of the meeting was the report of Dr. J. W. Payn e showing the number of still-births reported in this county during the first 11 months of 1923. These statistics show there were three white and 19 negro children stillborn dur ing that period, the cause being at tributed in a large degree to ve nereal and other preventable diseas es by Dr. Payne. Statistics pre sented by the county health offi cer showed an appreciable co-op eration in the effort to have all births properly reported, there be ing only_ten cases of known births in which proper reports had not been filed during the period under consideration, according to Dr. Payne- \ .*
