About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1924)
■ I • < ' ■■ WEATHER *f T ’ For Georgia—Fair tonight and Saturday; light frost in exposed places tonight; rising temperature Saturady; strong westerly winds. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 69 SEVERE WEATHER PREVAILS THROUGHOK ENTIRE NORTH o O O O O O O 00000 000 000 OO’O o o o o 1 1 - o t 7- v j. ai ' • < ■, ■ • * j OBREGON WARSHIP [SAILS FOR YUCATAN o Q o o 000000000 o-o O O O 0 o'o o o c DAUGHERTY PROBE COMMITTEE UNCOVERS NEW EVIDENCE HEAVIEST SNG WFALL Hf SEASON FALLING !■ IT MTU Fall Began Last Night and Con tinued Without Interruption Until After Noon Today BLIZZARD IS EXTENDING Traffic Blocked and Railroad Wire Service Badly Crippled in St. Louis WASHINGTON, March 21.—The heaviest snow of the season is fall ing here toddy. It started last night and continued steadily thi smorning covering the city. Snow storms are reported severe in other sections also on the arrival of spring. A record snowfall in. Oklahoma and Kansas, in some places it being two feet deep. Chicago felt the first sweep of the gale from the north. The bliz zard is extending through Indiana and Illinois. Traffic is blocked and railroads and wire service is crip pled in St. Louis. carlTansEeTdies AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS * ■ Prominent Young Business Man Succumbed Late Thursday to Appendicitics Attack Following an illness of two weeks, Carl Elbert Ansley, prominent young Americus business man died late Thursday at the Americus and Sumter county hospital. Death was due to appendicitis, for which an operation had been performed sev eral days previous. Funeral serv ices over the remains will be held Saturday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock from the residence of L. G. Coun cil,. deceased having been a hear relative and intimate friend of the family, with whom he resided dur ing a number of years. Rev. John M. Cutler, pastor of First Methodist church will conduct the funeral services, assist ed by Rev. James B. Lawrence, rec tor of Calvary Episcopal church, both having been near and dear friends of Mr. Ansley, and inter ment will be in Oak Grove cemetery As part of the funeral service, Mrs. Stuart Prather atid R. P. Stadk house, Jr., will sing “Lead Kindly Light,” and Mrs. Prather ■ will sing as a solo ‘The End of a Perfect Day’’ accompanied by Mrs. Joe M. Bryan. Pallbearers at the funeral will be H. S. Council, E. B. Ever ett,. I. B. Small, T. O. Marshall, Sam Coney, G. H Janney, T. G. Hudson and H. W. Hyatt. Mr. Ansley, who was 37 years of age'and had never married was a son of the late A. S. Ansley and Mrs. Ruth Barwick Ansley, who were well known residents of Sum ter county, and is survived by an aunt, Mrs. R. R. Howe, of this count ty; one uncle, C. C. Ansley Sr. of Smithville, and by a number of cou sins; these being L. G. Council, C. M. Council and E. B. Council, of Americus; Mrs. Annie Council Lewis, of Atlanta, and Mrs. Lillie Council Bellingrath, of Atlanta. He had recently been associated with Harris Council, of Americus, in a residential property develop ment in Atlanta and was a director in the Planters Bank of Americus, as well as in charge of cotton sales in the L. G. Council warehouse, where he had been during the past twenty years, making his- home at the residence of L. G. Council and at the Windsor Hotel. He was a member of First Methodist church a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute, at Auburn, Ala., and dur ing the World War served in the motor transport department, being stationed at Camp Holabird, Md. FRENCH FRANCS NOW WORTH OVER A NICKEL PARIS, March 21. French francs today scored a new high level for the year at 5.21 cents. thetimesßrecorder PUBLISHED IN THE ''Hf ARTT'OF Complete Results By Precincts In Sumter Complete, official tabulation of th e results in Sumter’s Democratic primary, held Wednesday, for the nomination of County officers, as well as the presidential preference vpt e by precincts is authorized for publication today. These figures vary in two instan ces from those previously published, when errors were made in the total vote of Dr. E. T. Mathis for Ordinary and of R. S. Oliver for county commisisoner, Dr. Mathis being given 1443 votes in stead of 1043 the correct number shown on the official returns, and Mr." Oliver being given 1966 votes, instead of 1068, the total received by him. The final of ficial vote by precincts, as declared by the Democratic county committee, is as follows: DISTRICTS 27 15 016 Nl6 17 026 N 26 28 29 Total Tor President— W. G. McAdoo 1114 108 22 14 18 89 21 32 21 1439 Oscar W. Underwood .... 817 141 39 74 79 108 93 130 58 1539 For Judge City Court— W. M. Hamper 1958 255 69 95 99 197 114 163 83 3033 U For Solicitor City Court— Dah Chappell 648 88 23 71 47 71 30 63 31 1072 Robt. T. Hawkins 509 24 9 8 9 15 14 49 16 653 Robt. C. Lane 384 87 21 11 31 80 41 19 19 693 T. 0. Marshall 409 62 'l6 5 11 33 30 31 17 614 For Ordinary— John A. Cobb 1193 129 8 40 55 70 25 96 48 1664 Dr. E. T. Mathis 607 117 33 40 30 113 55 28 20 1043 W. T. McMath 150 12 8 14 14 16 56 39 14 325 For Clerk Sperior Court— H. ®. Allen 1146 117 23 47 64 82 63. 83 42 1667 T. Furlow Gatewood 798 143 44 46 35 114 51 81 40 1352 For Sheriff— Willis P. McArthur : ..1073 165 50 57 77 109 74 19 25 1649 T. L. Summers 885 96 19 38 22 89 42 143 57 1391 . .. For Tax Collector •V i A W. B. (Claud) Johnson .... 509 166 47 31 19 10 33 54 12 881 I. B. Small 1352 88 10 38 32 34 54 102 57 1767 B. Ej Thrasher 84 6 12 24 44 151 25 5 10 361 For Tax Receiver— t , Jack R. Britton 858 74 41 42 48 126 96 98 54 1437 George D. Jones 1085 186 28 53 51 72 20 64 29 1588 For County Treasurer— *” H. D. Watts 1958 256 62 95 99 199 115 164 83 3031 For County Commissioner*— W. T. Anderson 1207 252 60 43 49 167 59 139 38 2009 Ben F. Easterlin 1269 71 •42 48 42 73 91 152 81 1869 R. B. Gaston 461 64 17 39 15 53 95 78 40 862 R. S. Oliver /.... 630 111 6 39 80 171 13 8 10 1068 N. A. Ray 1312 205 31- 30 65 85 29 78 32 1877 Emory C. Webb '. 796 67 49 83 43 31 49 31 47 1196 For County School Superintendent— Mrs. Myrtle S. Cawood 179 7 2 2 71 5 203 E. T. Moore - 533 113 35 34 27 87 45 63 43 980 E. J. McMath 568 8 5 11 16 29 17 19 11 684 A. B. Phillips 107 60 6 32 33 36 24 74 9 381 Mrs. G. W. (F. D.) Walters 436 65 19 8 7 21 23 2 6 587 For Coroner— . Ed Jenkins 1958 2591 69 95 99 199 116 164 83 3042 r . , For Surveyor W. R. Drane 567 68 23, 35 46 55 85 60 10 929 .R, R. Howp 1375 193 46 59 52 144 31 104 73 2077 SCHOOLS TO ■ CLUBS IS GUESTS Young Peoples Entertainment Will Be Reproduced Tuesday Evening at Private Showing Supt. J. E. Mathis, of the Ameri cus schools, announced today t-M --the young people’s entertainment, given at the High school auditorium Thursday night will be repeated Tuesday evening at the same place ab iß‘ o’clock. This entertainment will be a private showing, to which all of the members of Americus’ three civic clubs and their wives, the members of the board of educa tion and their ’Wives and the mayor and members of city council and their wives will be invited. Tbert will be no charge whatever in con nection with this showing. Last night’s presentation at the school auditorium was highly suc cessful, being witnessed by a num ber of, visitors and exemplifying splendidly certain work done by the students there which can be prop erly presented in no other' way than through concerted action, em bodying as this does many athletics advantages given studehts attending the schools here. The literary num. bars on Thursday night’s program were all enjoyed by those present. iL'i ' Ji i . JAP EMPEROR’S MENTAL CONDITION UNIMPROVED TOKIO, March 21.—Emperior Yoshito’s mental condition has shown no improvement in the past 18 months and the “failure to im prove appiies particularly to his articulation and memory, which have become worse,” said a state ment issued today by the imperia! household’. The statemeht was in tended “to appease public anxietv concerning his majesty’s health. - ’ AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21, T 924 JOHN ROGERS’ TRIAL fa BIN TODAY IN COURUT OOGGLAS White Man Charged With Mur der of Brother in Coffee Coun ty Two Years Ago DOUGLAS, March 21.—The trial of John A. Rogers, charged with the murder of his brother, Love Rogers, two years ago, began this morning. Attorneys were expected to agree on the jury by noon, after which the taking of the tesimony would be begun. DEFENDANT FAINTED IN COURT THURSDAY DOUGLAS, Ga., March 21. —John ’ Alton Rogers fell forward, helpless, upon a table when taken into court [ late Thursday afternoon to answer to a charge of murder in connec ' ion with the killing of Isis brother ■ LoVe Rogers, several months ago. ; The case was continued until to- • tomorrow morning. Mrs. Love Rogers, widow of the 1 slain mhn, also is to be tried on the same charge, it being alleged that she aided in burying the body in a c-orn field at the rear of the Rogers • home, cultivating a crop over the • grave. , Doctors examined Rogers and re .ported to the court that he had - fever.’ The sheriff also announced ; that Rogers, who had been gassed in i he world war, suffered epileptic fits . while in jail. I After the death, J. A. Rogers and . Mrs. Love Rogers, fled to Florida r where they were arrested and re turned to this county to stand trial. BBILDINGINIWH »IM HALT Increase in Development of Substantial Character Report ed From Sixteen States ATLANTA, March 21. —Southern building activity is continuing in 1924 at top speed, with consistent; gains shown in most Southern cities over 1923 to this time, it was stat ed here today in building circles. February building permits figures gathered in 16 Southern states show a decided increase over Feb ruary 1923, practically all of the more important Southern cities show ing marked gains. “The record of building activity is important since it showed that the South is maintaining at a good pace its remarkable progress in de velopment which many thought had reached its peak in 1923” said of ficials of the big architectual firm of Hentz, Reid and Adler, of At lanta, which is supervising many im portant structures in the South. It was pointed out by Mr. Adler that the February building reports show that there has been no halting in the South’s progress, but that in stead, here has been an increase in development of a substantial charac ter. Building figures fqg Atlanta and many parts of Georgia, it was shown here, are especially encouraging, large gains being shown both locally and over the state. Atlanta, busi ness men state, is continuing its re markable growth and Its building in creases show that houses are being provided to take care of the increas ed population. Mrs. R. 8. Lindley, trf Canton -is the guest of her daughter, Mrs| . L. C. Medford, at her home here. BROKERAGE ACCOUNT UMLYIHGS’S.MI IS BEING P-ROGED Columbus Broker Tells of Ac counts in Names of Jess Smith and Roxie Stinson DID NOT SEE MONEY Broker Fails to Confirm Previ ous Testimonay of Miss Stin son Before Probers WASHINGTON, March 21.—A brokerage account in which $75,000 in. the .Sinclair and Mexican Oil stocks were traded in was delved in to by the senate Daugherty ins tigators. William R. A. Hays, a Columbus broker, told of accounts of Jess Smith and Roxie Stinson, divorced wife of Smith. He said that Daugh erty never had an account with Ungerleider & Company and fiis firm, athough Daugherty had been one of Hays’ customers with an other firm. Hays failed to confirm Miss Stin son’s testimony that he had seen Smith with seventy-five SI,OOO bills on one of his trips from Ohio to Washington. COMMITTEES' RIGHTS ARE CHALLENGED WASHINGTON, March 21.—The right of the senate committee to proceed with' the Teapot Dome in quiry was challenged today by Mar tin W. Littleton, counsel td the stand. He contended the Walsh resolution divested the committee and congress of further power to act EXPECT SINCAIR TO PROVIDE THRILLS ; WASHINGTON, March 21.—A succession of thrills is looked for today by the oil committee with the appearance before it of Harry F. Sinclair, upon Whom a subpoena was served Thursday at New York. The sedate investigators are pre pared to question Sinclair on a wide range of subjects, some of which have been gone into rather exhaus tively through other witnesses and others of which have not yet been touched upon. Among the new phases is a story that the New York oil magnate turn ed over a large batch of securities to Will H. Hays, former postmaster general, and Attorney General Harry M. Daugherty to wipe out the deficit of the republican national committee incurred in the 1920 campaign. The’ committee had hoped to go into this rumor today, but G. D. Wahlberg, former private secretary to Sinclair, who was to be question ed about it, failed to respond when his name was called. A subpoena for Will H. Hays has been issued by the comimttee and he is expected to be here Saturday Carmi A. Thompson, of Cleveland, f ohio, also is summoned for that day to tell what he knows, if anything, about rumor of oil deal to the republican national convention at Chicago in 1920. In connection with the Chicago goSsip the committee has issued a subpoena for Al Jennings at Los Angeles, once famous train robber of Oklahoma. It will not be pos sible for him to reach Washington before next week. Information reaching Senator Walsh, of Montana, the committee “prosecutor,” is that Jennings Was a close friend of Jake Hammon, for mer republican national committee man from Oklahoma, who was al leged to have offered his support to Major General Leonard Wood at Chicago in return for appointment as secretary of the interior. In the absence of Wahlberg, the oil committee held only a brief ses sion Thursday and it proved one of most colorless of the now six months old investigation. LENTEN SERVICES AT CALVARY HHURCH Evening Prayer will be said to night at 7:30 o’clock. The service will be shortened in order to allow time to attend th emeeting at Fur low r School. ■ z On Salurday at 4 p. m. the serv icxWiil be one in particular for the girls. NOTABLES TO ATTEND CAROLINA TAX MEET ATLANTA, Gu., March 21.—Dele’ Rations from ten States including praminent Georgians, will attend a taxpayers conference at Kenil- Woi-th Inn at Asheville, N. C. Thurs day. Governors of ten Southern States and United States senators have been invited, it was stated. James A> Arnold, of Washingon, manager of the American Bankers. League, now at Asheville, is in charge of arrangments (or the con ference. Many bankers'are expect ed to be in attendance. The con ference will consider tax-reduction on a non-partisan basis, it was an nounced. ( FAST BALL PLM TD RUV IN AMERICUS < - -■ ■■■ • . t ■ . Baltimore Orioles and Reading, Pa., Outfits to Play Here in Playground Benefit The ball season will be ptie f d bpeu -in Americus next Tuesday gfter noon at 3 o’clock when the fast Baltimore and the Reading Pa., Keys meet here for an exhibition game at the Flaground diamond. The game is to be played as a bene fit for the playground association and the price has been placed at 75 cents for adults and 35 cents for children. , David DeHart, who is managing the Reading team during then spring training period, was In Amer icus today and tails for the game to brpmyed in Americus. The Reading team which is now training at Albany played the Orioles there recently, charg ing the winner 1 nthis firat test of strengh. Baltimore snatched off the pen nant last year, making the fifth consecutive time the International League bunting had flown from a a Baltimore flagstaff. Reading fin ished third in the race, the highest standing the Keys had -aver attain ed. Although the Keys finished lower than the Orioles did, the Reading outfit beat the Baltimore lads on several occasions, and once dropped the Orioles fbr six straight decisioris. The class bf the ball played by the International League clubs is but, little below the major league stand ard, and the game here Tuesday shbuld be a high class exhibition. Home of the players who will here with the Reading and Balti more teams are men with reputa tions of the highest order in big league circles, including: Al Mamaux, Walter Smallwood, Paddy Martin, Oscar Tuero, Phede Lambke Ralph Judd, Jack Finnerman and Lou Wood, pitchers: Byrd Lynn, Pat Haley, Alvin Julian and Jack Jef fries, catchers; Dick Hoblitzel, Jo? Brown, Buck Elliott, Ralph Miller Tom Cumiskey, infielders, artd Joe Horan, Tom Connelley, Ken-zie Kirkham, “Red” Ormand and Joe Lightner, outfielders, with the Reading outfit. With he Baltimore Orioles some of the players |ho will come to Americus are Lefty Groves, Rube Parnham, J’ohhny Ogden, Harry Frank and Al Thomas, pitcher^: Joe Cobb, catcher; Jimmy Walsh, Dick Porter, Joe Boley, Fritz Maisel and Clayton Shqedy, infielders; Clar ence Pitt, Mdrwin Jacobson and Otis Lawry, outfielders. Besides tfiesfe players a number of sporting writers and special cor respondents representing metropoli tan newspapers are detailed to re main with these clubs until the end o fthe training season, and all of these will come to Americus with the two clubs and will send out much valuable publicity, which probably will benefit this commun ity more than any other form of publicity obtainable at this time. MRS. HUMBER WINS FOR TREASURER IN STEWART LUMPKIN, Ga., March 21.—At primary held in Stewart county Thursday officers at present fill ing the various offices in the county were nominated, with exception of Tax Collector and Treasurer, those nominated for these positions being M. G. Hester for tax collector; Mrs. R. T. Humber, Jr., for Treasurer, these having received the nomina tion with small majority over pres ent incumbents. »■». ....ni. . i. wnf New York Future* PC. Open High Low Close Mar . 28.68128.78J28.78 28.50 28.61. May . 28.88j28.97|28.97 28.72 28.87 July ~28.29|28.'36|28.36(28.06!28.31 Oct. , 25.72125.75(25.75 2p.60f25.75 Dec. ~25.42|25.36]25.38 Amorims Rtrirt. middiinp* 98 1-4 c PRICE FIVE CENTS" KBN fitms STARINEWEFEDRT TO DISLOOGF REBELS Gtntboat ‘Brave’ Sails From New Orleans to Undertake Sea Warfare on Peninsula HAS CARGO”MUNITIONS Obregon Forces Plan to Trap Remainnig Few Rebel Lead* ers and Followers NEW ORLEANS, March 21. The Mexican gunboat Brave steam ed for Mexico early today to under take sea warfare against the rebels to drive them from port strong holds. On attempt will be made to reduce the peninsular states of Yu catan, Campeche and Tabasio, the latter being the headquarters of Adolphe De la Huerta the rebel chieftain. The gunboat carried 135 marines and a large cargo of munitions, in cluding a large amount of small arms and ammunition, and sailed under sealed orders. She is expect ed to go first to Urogreso, Yucatan, the journey to require about five days. Progreso will be shelled if the re bels refuse to surrender. The'co operation of the federal army now driving through the peninsula is ex pected to trap the ffw remaining rebgl leaders ar|l their followers. DEMONSTRATION CLUB MEETS MTU AGENT 1 -'h; (' • ' A 'i /D’Z Miss Parkman Announces Cock ing School in Americus April 17-19 Inclusive The Home< Demonstration Cov.n cil of Sumter county met in the of fices of Miss Bonnie Parkman Thursday afternoon to perfect plans for a cooking school to be cohduct ed in Americus April 17, 18 and 19. Miss Agnes White, graduate in domestic science at the University of Illinois and also of Columbia University; will have charge of tho program, giving each uay a diffei ent subject. Attractive cakes and cake icings Will be the subject for the first; afternoon, Miss White going into all details connected with the per fect mixing, baking and icing cakes , She has given this department spe cial study, and hir demonstration is expected to be of indstimab’e value to the women of Americus and the county. The second afternoon will be.de voted to the study of Sunday night suppers and luncheon dishes. .Tiiis subject will be of especial iterest to housewives inasmuch as many- of them are called upon to prepars supper Sunday evenings, and Miss White will give a varied program to this subject. Afternoon tea and party sugges tion will be demonstrated the third afternoon, ail of the subjects (being of Unusual interest to women here. The sessions will be held in the auditorium of the county home dem, onstration agent’s office in the basement of the courthouse, where every convenience is maintaied for cooking purposes. The public is cordially invited to attend the ses sions, arrd it is expected that a largo and reptesehtative attendance will be had. The proceeds of the sessions are to go to equipping the new hand some camp house being constructed on the campus tff the State College of Agriculture at Athens, which will be maintained for the purpose of ! urnishing a place for the boys ana girls of the state spend six weeks during the summer in study and rec reation. Dormitories will be provid ed, and Boy Scouts and Camp Fire girls will attend. Boys will attend one half of the session, With girls the other half, and a dean will be provided stf all times. All county agents are asked to as sist in this work, and it is the wish of Miss Parkman to have Sumter county turn in the first quota to word this worthy cause, . /
