About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—r Local rain this af ternoon and tonight; slightly cooler in northwest portion tonight; Wed nesday partly cloudy and somewhat colder. i • ' 'ill i ■ fQRTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 66 ACCUSED CONGRESSMAN 1 PLEADS NOT GUILTY AT TRIAL o: o o o o o o d o o o b. o o 000000006^0 INVOLVE MORE REPUBLICANS IN OIL SCANDAL O O O O 000000000 0 O O O O OO O O O C CABINET' OFFICERS SUMMONED TO TESTIFY BY COMMITTEE Kjjjjjß Two Members of President’s Cabinet Will Be Asked To Testify At Hearing probe Aircraft deals Story Told By Gaston Means to Be Sifted Ho Bottom By Inr, vestigating ’ Committee WASHINGTON, March 18.—Sec retaries Mellon and Weeks were subpoenaed today by the Daugher ty investigating committee. It is expected they yill be questioned concerning- the standard aircraft cor poratioji >n connegfipn (with. which Gaston Means testified he accptco 8100,000 for the late Jess Smith in order to step-‘the government suit. > *' It —a— >. HOLBRIDGE TELLS OF 50-5 Q PROFITS ‘CUT’ .... WASHINGTON, March 17.—A story alleging that Attorney-Genera! Daugherty was himself concerned in an unlawful cospiracy to exhibit the Derpßsei'-fea'pentier fight films and had suggested that those behind the scheme should get a 50 per cent “cut” in the profits, was related here Mqpday to the senate con»mi|n tee investigating the department of justice. Gerald O. Holdrige, a former se cret agent of the department, told (Continued On Dage Three) FIRPO TO LOSE HUGE SUM TO 01 HO %*••**«• « *• * » M « •»*«<•* Argentine Fighter Stands to Lose Half Million Unless He Cbfmgos Depision NEW YORK, March 18.—Luis Angel Firpo will lose SOOO,OOO if he adheres to his decision ta,. retire from the ring after the A1 Reich fight' on April 5, as was quoted last night, according to the statement of William Mcgarney today. McCarney saitt that this amount was waiting for Firpo in an exhibi tion tour arranged for this summer and does not include a purse from the possible Dempsey engagement- Matches with- Harry Willis, Floyd Johnson, George Godfrey, Fred Ful ton, Tiny Herman and Jack Re nault are .included in the proposed schedule. ■; SfilSi' ILL BE OPERATED The Sedbpar& Air -Liinie' Ranway will begin t*hfs'week of a special poultry train bet wee i Amtr iccs ai d' Savanriaii, tcbA Ijijqwji as the “Chicken Special. , ’ t This-train*is to be tried out ag the result qf in fluence exerted by the Americas end Sumter County Chamber of Commerce and George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, co-operatig with otheis interested in developing the poqlfry industry. The train wilt fake its first trip Thursday of next week, starting at Americus <and .'stopping at ev.ery sta tion between Americus and Savan nah. Ppultry buyers will he on board, and.qvery chicken brought to the train will be purchased and paid for at Ahq do,or pf the car. No limit is to be placed on the number of chickens bpught, and fanciers may sell their birds either in . lots, pairs or singles. In announcing the inauguration pf this train, Secretary Henry Ev erett ’of- the -Ghamber of Commerce John Bowen, Americus agent fog Seaboard and- George O. Marshall, joined today in asking that as many fowls as possible be brought in and sold op the initial run. This is de sired in order to encourage contin ued operation of the train, which it i 4 planned now tp operate every other week. If the innovation proves a success, the train will be operated continuously by the Sea board throughout the poultry season. THE flf^Pi^^RDEß iis) M-gP BUSHED, !N * With Broadway at Her Feet • 3BK The latest beauty to take Broadway off its feet is Gene vieve Tierney (above), appear ing on tjie Century Roof. You can’t blame Broadway. FLOCK «F OFFICISIS LFND pOflEKy STOCKS Records of Brokerage Houses Show Name of President’s Secretary As Trader SENATORS ALSO NAMED McKinney Says Fall Asked Hint to Say He Had Made Big Loan, But He Refused WASHINGTON, March 18— At, toraey General Daugherty, Sena tor Curtis and Senator Elkins, Ci Bascom Stomp and several repre sentatives axe. named among the public officials who had transac tions in the Sinclair and Doheny oil stock about the time 1 the naval oil reserve leases were consummated) according to the records of broker age houses revealed today in the Teapot Dome hearing. trice McKinney, of Cleveland, took the stand and testified tha: Albert B. Fall asked him to say he had loaned Fall SIOO,OOO it was said he released. ,Qrf was qugsioned at length with frequent clashes between members |cf the committee concerning allged efforts to use his personal influence in obtaining political appointments and also concerning whisky transac tion?. He said that Mannington, a Wash ington attorney and friend of Haugh erty, had aided him in obtaining ap pointments. He also said, “I have turned over ning ton in connection with liquor ningto in connection witn liquor af af fairs. In most cases it was to prevent into court and to avoid litigation ap pearing before the departments.” He was questioned at length as to the amounts paid Mannington but Said he could not remember. The name of Thomas B. Felder .former Georgia attr.'i.ey, was brought in as being acquainted with •Pvr and indirectly connected with some of file transactions. VOTING UST COMPLETE LtfDQWICI r Ga., March 18.—Fol lowing the meeting; of the Long County Board of Registrars, hold hepe, the qualified voters’ list for the primary, to be held March 19, is now beiqg made up. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOOIj MARCH 18, t9T4 ~ EXPECT PASSAGE OF BONUS MEASURE TODAY WASHINGTON, March 18.— The soldier bonus bill was tak en up today in the house, and -the debate began with, .of- its passage. after . short de liberation. IBI!» II MTS tlMDTEJClfflffl Presidential Candidate Express es Appreciation for Reception Accorded Him ATLANTA, March 18. —Passing through here early today en route to Chicago, after th'fe Georgia fin'd South Carolina speeches, William G. McAdoo enthusiastically expressed his apprecation for the reception given him bv his native .state. He said wnat impressed him most during his visit is ohat Georgia de sires a progressive democracy) and the voters of this state do not wish political campaigns conducted on basis of calumnies and personali ties, "v\h'iekv siincd the beginning of the nation have been used to di yert attention from the real issue. COMPLETE PLANS FOR PRIMARY IN CRISP CORDELE, March 18. ln a meeting of the- county democratic executive committee first held plans were made for the preferential pri mary to be held Wednesday through put Crisp county. R. E. Harris, chairman, and R. L. Dekle, secretary signed the call for the primary. This will be held throughout the coupty. and will be for the pur pose of allowing the people to ex press themselves on the ipatter of whether William G. McAdqo or Oscar Underwood should be Geor gia’s choice for president., RUNAWAY BOYS ARE RETURNED TO PARENTS WAYCROSS, March 18 —Willie Murphy of Miami and Ralph Byrd Jacksonville, aged 13 and 12 re spectively, have been returned to their parent’s after being held by county authorities for several days The Byrd boy was sent back to his home after the authorities had com municated wish his'payfent*. Willie Murphy was taken home by his fath er who came to the city for him. Both boys were arrested several days ago by Coast Line police whe > they were caught “.bumming” a ride on a train coming into? Wayeross. mill' VICTDRY &AHEAD Alabamian First Southerner With Golden Opportunity to Be Named President IS 100 PCT. AMERICAN Distinguished Service During 30 Years Given Nation By Underwood 1 ATLANTA. March 18: Cam-, paign offices of Senator Under wood latp Monday issued g state ment concerping the visjt to' Atlan ta of John W. Sibley, Birmingham business man and member from the state at large of the Alabama Underwood Campaign committee. Mr. Sibley is very jubilant over the magnificent majority of over '25.000 piled up for Senator Under wood in the presidential primary in Alabama last Tuesday, says a state ment, as follows: Mr.. Sibley, who is one of the pioneer prohibitionists of Alabama, and took active and influential part in all the campaigns in favor of pro hibition in Alabama, says he is ex tremely gratified at the overwhelm ing number of prohibitionists who voted for Senator Underwood. Headquarters committee of the Anti-Saloon League, fought Under wood bitterly and imported William Jennings Brjmjj tp simp orie State against him in the clpsjng days of the campaign, but the result showed that a large majority of the %artk and file since prohibitionists sup ported Underwood. During the campaign, Mr. Sibley pointed out, that Sepatqr Underwoqd was a real friend of prohibition, though he differed as to tfic policy before the adoption of the 18th amendment; for it W0 S Senator Underwood's support and influence as the deipc> cratic leader congress that put on the statute books the anti-shipping bills that made prohibition enforce-, ment possible and he had voted for every bill appropriating funds for enforcement of the Volstead law and \ya§ the only candidate for president of either party who had publicly declared he would, if elec ted president, use the army and navy to break up the rum-runners. Mr. Sibley says that it is easy to understand Bryan’s opposition tp Underwood, for it was the Under wood delegations at the Baltimore convention that blocked Bryan’s scheme for a fourth nomination by the democrats and gave the two thirds majority to Woodrow Wilson Bryan knew tyat lfii2 was a sure democratic year apd has never for given Underwood for upsetting his scheme. Bryan certainly controlled tho policy of democracy in three presidential campaigns, but neyer u request did he moke for a prohi bition plank in the platforms. He was also, a member o,f cangrese, but there is no record of his offering a bill to make the nation dry. Mr. Sibley says as an ex-Geor gian, he hopes and believes the grand old Empire state of the South will repeat its action of 1912 qnd join hands with Alabama in secur ing the nomination for the first southgrnor in E(0 years who has a golden opportunity of being elected in the general election in November Underwood ’l3 30 years of faithful and distinguished service hits won for him the highest encomiums thru out the nation; even his political foes admire and respect his signui ability, poise and fair-mindness, couple with an Americanism that is 100 per cent pure. LAURENS PRIMARY DUBLIN, March lij.—lndications oi'e ftftw that .most of the preempts in Laurens county will hold an elec tion on March 19, when the Presi dential primary is held pi Georgia. Chairman J. A. Ppacqelt of the county executive committee, has taken up the active work of arrang ing for the primary, and states that while volunteers are needed in sonpe places yet to , hold the election expects practically a county wide vote - . 1 SPECIAL FREE ELECTION RETURNS ON WEDNESDAY .. - - t ■ i ’/ Special wir e returns from Georgia primaries held Wednesday will be given,- FREE to all who case.-to. hear these in the Rylander theater at tha Times-Recorder office. Final preparations foe this -service were completed today when workmen finished putting in the necessary paraphernalia for handling this added F’REE service. Ample seating will be provided in the Times-Re corder office and the biulding will be comfortably heated during the entire afternoon. The first returns are expected so begin coming in shortly after 6 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. Whether you are a'reader of friend of the Times-Recroder, or a stranger in Americus, you are to attend the matjnee »nd hear the returns just as fast as they are_, gathered—as rapidly as they*un known in Atlanta or any place in Georgia. This service at both the Rylaniifer theater and the Times-Recorder will be furnished by the Associated Pr<SS*tbrough the efforts of this newspaper, and will be positively the fastest and ’best ever offered the people of Americus. Sumter county election returns will also be an nounced at both the theater and the Times-Recorder. UPSiTS ADDRESS PROVES FIRST CLASS TEMPERANCE SHEER Irl-I Substituted For Recounting Achievement* of ~ California Candidate HE APPEALS TO WOMEN Jells of Own Record A* Pro hibition Worker and De fender of Dry Law . By R. C. MOBAN ) W. D. Upshaw, who had been bill ed as art expofteni of Mr. McAdod'* candidacy for president, ’ a prohibition lecture insteacTbf a poii itical address at the conpt house last night. I first began to suspect this when Jtfr. Upshaw kept his hearers await ing half an hour often the appointed time for the speaking to begin. Then he sent word by a policeman to “Sing a Song,” that he had been de tained by a long distance telephone message. If Willip Upshaw talked over long distance telephone‘during all the time he kept last night’s crowd waiting at the cdurt house, then the McAdoo men certainly have the m°npy tp spend—and they’re spending it. But this is beside the story of the meeting, and I want to apolog ize for the digression. Willie Upshaw is .a great man; \ know this because he hnoke down last night and confessed that he is the individual who brought prohibi. tion to tl\e nation, that it was he who drove. thp D.empn Rum from the halls of Congress, and that “in my New Year’s speech I said upon the floor of the house that I want ed to 'be president,”—so that he coqld drive liquor out of the White House, I presume. I was a little 'surprised at Mr. Upshaw’s candidacy;.! had gone to the speaking expecting him to say something in behalf of Mr. McAdoo, California resident, whom Tie de scribed as “a loyal, patriotic son of Geprgia,” but who has been witlt iis the confines of this state but once during the past for(.y years. Mr. Upshaw spoke of the accident of Mr. McAdoo’s brith at Atyrietta. Ga., year* agp. He forgot to say anything about the fact that Mc- Adoo shooh the dpst of Georgia from his feet just as soon as he was (Continued On Page Four) AMERICUS TEACHERS 100 PCT. ORGANIZED Amcricus teachers are 100 per cent organized as members of the state and national education asso ciatiojr with which ant effort is now being made to have Georgia teach'*, ers affiliate. This organized condi tion here applies alike to white and negro, teachers, although in many other sections the per centage of- us filiation is much tower, and reflects in complimentary terms/the inter est manifest by Americus teachers in their work and advancing the cause of education. This subject has re cently been widely discussed in Geor gia newspapers, and it is a source of gratification among educators here that teachers in. Americus havq already attained this high position, in their profession. WIELD ENJOYS W DIF FDEEDOn Condemned Slayer Captured Lying Flat On Ground in i<4 Woods Late Monday ji ; A'tlaNTA', March 18.—Evading for more than 18 bpurs a large posse of searcher*, J. B. Satterfield, con demned slayer of R. H. Hart, his brother-in-laW, who ecsaped' from his ce}l in Fußon county tower early Mopday mornig, was captured about Q o’plppk, Monday night by W.; C. Rosette and B. L, Cushing, who acci dentally surprised him in his hiding place- in -u cjump of woods near Lakawetw^&M'kr- Satterfield was stretched flat- oil the ground in a little gully hidden by a growth of weeds and stubby pine trees. Rosette, who operates a filling station, and Cushing, a local contractor, were walkin through the woods and suddenly came upon hint. The fugitive jumped to his feet and faced the two men. He made no effort to escape until after they had seized him. He fought desper ately they said, but he wqs finally overpowered, taken to a house near by and county authorities summon ed. Rosette and Cushing stated Sat terfield appeared extremely excited whgn they discovered him, causing them to become suspicious. They questioned him about his presence in the woods, and when he faild to give a satisfactory answer, one of them remarked that “we’d better hold him I guess,” Rosette reached for Sgi terfield’s arm and as he did the desperate man sprang to one . Knowing then that Satterfield was evidentaljy “biding o,ut,” they said they seized him, and after a strug gle of a few seconds overpowered him. He was returned to Fulton coun ty tower about 6:30 o’clock and placed in a cell under heavy gqar(i. BURGLARS ENTER BUT TAKE NOTHING Burglars during Monday night en tered the store of W. T. McMath, on West Church street, but Mr. Me* Math stated today they took nothing of value, so far as he had been addr to discover. Entrance was effected by sawing a hasp on the back door lock. It is belibved the thieves who arrived and departed in ah autqntq bile were frightened away by some circumstance before they were able to complete the robbery. An auto, matie “shot-gun” alarm maintained within the store had been almost fired, Mr. McMath states, but the in truders escaped before this was ac tually fired. MANY BLUEBERRIES^ NOW BEING PLANTED ATLANTA, Ga., Mqrcb 18. —Ar- prqximately 21,000 blueberry plants have been transplanted recently in fopr counties in Southwest Geor gia, according to rePUTfs. The Uiuc fcerry resembles very closely a cul tivated huckleberry and has exten sive market value, is is stated. Thp busheq just transplanted will bear a few berries next year, but not until 1926 will the bearing be comes heavy. It is expected that be • fore this time a marketing associa tion will be formed among the grow ers so as to insure sympathetic mar keting. v New York Futures PC Open High Low Close - Mar ..28.82|28.45|28.82j?8.32,28.82 May ..29.Q9|28.80|29.00!28.68*29.00 July . 28 40;j8 17*28.43'28.11 i,28.43 Oct. ..25.79 25.60 beef ..2SUI g5,40|26.40!25i0|25.40 Arperiqus 'strict middling 28cents. PRICE FIVE CENTS KNUTSON PLEADS HE’S 11 OP TERRIBLE MISTAKE 1 HEARING Minnesota Congressman Accus ed of Unusual Crime, Says Mistake Was Made. BOTH PLEAD NOT GUILTY Men Were Arrested Together On Highway Just Outside Washington Recently WASHINGTON, March resentative Harold Knutson, of Min nesota, and Leroy M. Hull, govern ment clerk were gicen a premlimi nary hearing at Arlington on seri ous charges preferred who arrested them on the highway outside of Washington. Knutson lias entered a plea of not fiuilty anfl said ,h e was the vic tim qf a terrible, mistake. SlfffilG Steel and Concrete Stadium To Be Erected At Columbus Infantry Camp WASHINGTON, March 18.—See rotary Weeks has approved plans for the construction of an infantry memorial at Fort Benning, Ga., in the form of a gigantic steel and concrete stadium to. bn nsad center recreation facilities as the Fort, including baseball, polo bas ketball, golf sites and swimming pool. The stadium will seat 11,000, and the burden of the financing pro ject will rest mainly on the United States infantry association. MirSiTSlBOl TO HID WHEAT GROWER Coclidge and Cabinet Ask Cor poration to Assist in Diversi fication Program WASHINGTON, March 18.— Th 0 president and his cabinet today de cided to ;>*k the recency formed agricultural credit corporation with a capital of 10 million dpllars to aid the northwest wheat growers to di versify their crops. SPECIAL COOKING SCHOOL PLANNED Miss Bonnie Parkman, county economic agent, announced today that there will be a special meeting of the Sumter County Woman’s Council Thursday afternoon in hep office. The hour for this meeting has been fixed at 2.30 o’clock Thursday afternoon, and Miss Park man is preparing to entertain a full attendance of the ladies on oc casion. The principal ibusinqss to be dis posed of by the meeting is to ar range fop a pooking school to bo conducted at Americus during early April. THIEVES RAID CAR; TAKE WEARING APPAREL ATLANTA, Ga., March 18.—An other peculiar theft was added to the list of thieving activities in thiq city when burglars entered the gar age of J. H. Wilson, a salesman for a loegi wholesale dry goods estab lishment, and loqted his car of ap proximately four hundred dollars worth of assorted articles of wear ing apjiarrel. Wilson had left tho articles in the ear for the night and awoke the next morning to find only evidences of the raid. FIRE AT SALTER HOME DOES LITTLE DAMAGE Fire on the roof of the homo ci Mrs. E. J. Salter on SpU'iug street * early today called the fire depart- J ment, bn tthe blaze the was extin guished with little damage sustain- il ed- The loss was placed by Fire dj Chief McArthur at $5.00, covered ll by insurance. The cause of the fire vas not ascertained.
