About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Fair tonight; prob ably light frost ir. Southeast and slightly warmer in Northwest por tion Thursday; fair and warmer. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 79 TEGUCIGALPA THREATENED BY HONDURAN REBELS FORCES o O 0 O O O O OOOOOOOOGO 0000 o o o oi CONSPIRACY CHARGED TO CABINET OFFICERS 0.0 O O C 000000000 o O O O O 00 o o o f MEXICAN MOVIE THEATRE SCENE OF HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST 1 * • ' st •26KN0WNDEADIN DISASTROUS FIRE IT MEXICO CITY Shirt Circuiting of Electric Wire Causes Blaze With Resulting Panic 56 OTHERS ARE INJURED Motion Pitcure Theater at Ta cubaya City is Scene of Ter rible Holocaust MEXICO CITY, April 2.—-The short circuiting of an electric wire in a motion picture theater at Tac ubaya City, a suburb of the capital, last night, caused a fire, in the sub sequent panic of which 26 persons were know:? to have been killed and at least 5& injured mb MUST PM APRIL 15 After That Date 20 Per Cent Penalty is Arbitrary and Must Be Collected Special taxapyers in Americus and Sumter county must pay these levied on or before April 15„ >f they are to escape a 20 per cent penaltp imposed by a special law passed at the recent special session of the General assembly. This penalty imposed by a special law collected after that date, as after April 15 all special tax funds are handled through the state revenue department, which has no option in the premises. These special taxes may be paid before that date with out payment of any penalty, at the office of County Tax CoCllector I. B. Small who calls attention to this fact in an advertisement print 3d elsewhere in this issue. A large number of business con cerns are liable to pay special »taxes under the new law, among others being dealers in advertisbfcg automobile agencies, barbershops, bill boards, beauty parlors, bicy cl« dealers, billards or pool parlors, brokers, cars for hire, corporations coal and wood dealers, dry clean ing, directories, electrical fixtures dealers, garages, gasoline or oil wagons, hotel, ice cream manufac turers, insurance ageijis, junk deal ers, lighting system salesmen, live stock dealers, loan agent,s laun dries, monument dealers, moving pictures, musical instruments, ped dlers, playing card dealers, photo graphers, pistol or cartridge deal ers, real estate dealers, restaurants soda fountains, undertakers, ware houses, water works and a num ber of others as well. JOHN H. WILLIAMS TO BE BURIED HERE News reached Americus today from Abbeville of th e death Tuesday night of John Henry Williams, a former resident of Leslie com munity, who had lived there until a few months ago, when he went to Columbus to reside with his daughter who lives in that city. The remains will be brought here for funeral from Pleasant Grove church, near Huntington, and inter ment will be in the cemetery at that church. Funeral services will be held at Pleasant Grove Thurs day faternoon at 3 o’clock, Eastern time, Rev. H. J. Johnson, officiat ing. Mr. Williams until recently a prosperous farmer of the Leslie and Huntington community, and his widow who survives still resides in Leslie. Other relatives who survive him are two daughters, Mrs. Cam Stanford, of Leslie; Mrs. Homer Oxford, of Lakeland, Fla., and Mrs. Clyde Bradley, of Columbus; a son Henry Williams, of Abbeville; two brothers, Charles Williams, of Les lie community and “Babe” Williams of Alabama, and a half-brother. J. M. Johnson, of Huntington. He was 60 years of age and had many friend* here who will learn of his death syith deep regret. theTWs'Tri£c§rper PUBLISHED IN THE OF In Hotbed g JIB ||L Frank Morales, once a member of the Atlantic City, N. J., fire department, is the American min ister in Honduras. His pluck during the recent revolt has been lauded by officials in Washing ton. STONE TO SUCCEED HARRY M. DAUGHERTY WASHINGTON, April 2. Harlan Fiske Stone, of New York, was today selected by President Coolidg e as attorney general. He was formerly dean of the Columbia University law school. BRITISH STMEB IT RHE WITH L2OO PILGRIMS 6 H BOARD Blaze is Confined Between Decks, With Other Vessels Standing By FLAMES ARE SPREADING Frangestan, Bound tor Jeddah Is Due at Port of Sudan Early Thursday LONDON, April 2.—The British steamship Frangestan, bound for Jeddah with 1,200 pilgrims, is on fire between decks, says a Lloyd dispatch from Port Suda: t The fire, Which is consuming cot ton in the vessels hold, is serious and spreading, the message says The Frangestan is accompanied by other vessels, and is due at the port of Sudan tomorrow. The steam er Tagistan has left Sudan to assist. AMERICUS LOSES 11 ■naiiM.s.n-11 Dudley Pitches Great Ball, But Game Was Lost Before Star Slabman Was Sent In By BILL DYKES In the first three innings of their game Tuesday, Montezuma ran up a score of 13 to 3 on Americus. During the fourth inning Dudley relieved Kimble for Americus and pitched brilliant ball, dazzling the Montezuma sluggers with his curye and speed balls. From the fourth until the ninth the game was close and interesting, the Americus field ers tightening up and playing good ball. Ansley, Sutton and Hooks play ed their outfield positions admir ably; Stukes played well at sec ond, a new position for him, and Ferrell starred at short, while Tye played well behind the bat. From a seor e of 13 to 3 Ameri cus fought through the handicap to the on e bringing the score to 17 to 14 although still in. favor of Montezuma. Hamilton and Maffett were the stars for Montezuma, while Fel-i ton pitched a good game for them. The line-up was as follows: Americus—Stukes, 2b; Sutton, If; Ferrell ss; Hines 3b; Hooks rs; Ansley and Allen cf G. A. Tye lb; M. Tye c; Kimble p; Dudley p. Montezuma—Devaughn 2b; Hollbrook, If; Hamilton, ss; Mc- Cart 3b; Riddle rs; Maffett cf;. Jolly lb; Reid c; Felton p; Hill p. AMERICUS, GEORGLAWEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 2, 1924 GEN FERRERA’S ARMY REPORTED T 0 HAVE CARRIED ITS DEFENSES Capital of Country May boon Fall Into Hands of Revo lutionaries A HACKS AKL RENEWED ‘lmportant Military Position’ Already Captured By Rebel Bands WASHINGTON, April 2.—Hon duran forces under General Fer rera are reported to have carried the outlying defenses of Tegucigal pa, the Honduran capital, in re newed attacks which started at 5 o’clock Tuesday morning, and to have captured a “very important military position.” CWmfflOL MEET miKßijra E. W. Dupree, county school superintendent, today authorized publication of the names of win i.'ers in the county school contest just concluded at the Third Dis trict Agricultural and Mechanical College here. These winners, and the various contests in which prizes were awarded as follows: Spelling—Plains first; Thomp sos second; Pleaant Grove, third. Examinations ir. this contest weru held during the Christmas season with pupils in all grades from the third to seventh participating. The awards in this instance were made; t 0 schools instead of to individual contestants. Readirtg—Huntington first; Un ion High second; Andersonville third. Awards in this contest made upon same basis and examinations as in the case of spelling. Arithmetic. —Union High first; New Era second; Huntington third. Award in this contest made on same bslds and examinations as in the case of spelling and reading. Grammar Shod Music—Pleasant Grove first; Andersonville, second; Thompson third. Grammar School Declamation. — Plains first; Thalean second; And ersonville third. Grammar school Readng—• Plains first; Thompson second; Pleasant Grove third. In literary and athletic events during the meet, points weje scored by the various grammar schools as follows: Andersonville, 11; Hunt ingtos, 10 1-2; New Era 4 1-2; Plains, 24; Pleasant Grove 17 12; Thompson, 16 3-4; Union High 18 1-2; Thaleans 3 1-2; Concord, 1 1-2; Shiloh, 0. In literary and athletic everts for high school grades the follow ing points w r ere awarded the sev eral schools named: Union High, 30 1-2; Thalean, 3 1-2; Thompson 12 3-4; Pleasant Grove 6 1-4; Plains 22; New Era, 3; Huntington 0; Concord, 7; Shiloh, 2; Ander-. sonville, 8. Awards in grammar school lit erary and athletic events were giv en schools as follows: Plains first Union High second; Pleasant Grove third. In the high school literary arid athletic events, awards were made to schools as follows: Union High first; Plains second; Thompson third. In the high school literary events Union high won the first place in music, spelling and ready writing; Thompson won second plac# in Declamation and reading; Shiloh won secoi d in ready writing; Plains won first in declamation and reading, second in spelling and third in music; Pleasant Grove won third in reading; Concord won sec ond in music and third in spelling and ready writing, and Anderson ville won third in declamation. The loving cup offered by the county school board as an annua! trophy was worj by Plains High School. Every school in the county sent representatives to the meet, which was considered one of the best ever held in the history of the schools here as well as among the most successful. . CONSIDER SPEEDING UP OF LEGISLATION WASHINGTON, Apr. 2 —Means for speeding up the legislation in the senate was considered to day in the White House at a breakfast conference which was attended by about dozen repub lican senators. LI FOLLETTE AND IL SMITH LEAD IN RACE FOR NOMINATIONS Reports from Milwaukee Indi cate these As Winders in Preferential Primary . | REPORTS NOT YET IN Interrupted | Wire Service Throughout Northwest Re sponsible for Delay MILWAUKEE, April 2.—Senator Robert M. Follette, of Wisconsin, and Governor Al Smith, of New York, were leaders in Monday’s election for delegates from the two major parties <of the national con vention, wher returned from seven state preeinets were reported ear ly today The report were delayed due to disrupted wire service because of the severe stonn which swept tlic country. PLAYGROiINB HETTED JI 561 FROM PUT Amateur Theatrical Put Cash Into Coffers of Institution, Mrs. McKee Says The Americus Playground asso ciation netted $156.00 as its share from “A Little Bit of Broadway,” the amateur perforruasce recently given at the Ry’.ander, the ladies in charge announced Tuesday night. “This splendid showing was made possible by the untiring work of every one taking part,” Mrs. S. H. McKee said to the Times-Recorder. “Every one did his or her part , cheerfully and gladly ar.d to each the playground association is indebted “Miss Mary Dudley, executive chairman; Miss Marp Glover, prog ram chairman; Miss Dorothy Car gill ticket sales chairman; Miss Mary Parker, cast chairman; Frank Sheffield, general right hai.'d min and in charge of the male least; < Wilbur Smith, and others deserve the highest praise for the efficient work. “Henry Cook, of Parrott; Miss Hardaway Rawlinson, of Macon; and the Misses Birdsey, of Macon, were out-of-town stars who gave of their talent for the benefit of the playground. To these we are also indebted. “Every member of the cast work ed hard and performed splendidly and deserve especial mention,” The funds received from the per formance will be used by the play ground association to meet certain indebtedness and for other pur poses, it is announced. INOCULATION NOT TAKEN SERIOUSLY DAWSON, April 2.—The people of Dawson are not taking the mat- J ter of of innoculation of their dogs 1 seriously. According to Dr. J W Salter only 125' have had the sc rum gives their dogs, whereas 1 about 300 dogs are owned in Daw- 1 son l}he time limit set by the city* ! council for the inoculation of dogs 1 expires today, April Ist. A list of all dog owners is in possession ofi ’ the city authorities, a td all persons who have |not had their ctmiaeU treated by this time whether they are confined or not, will be subject to a fine and even imprisonment. The serum used by Dr. Salter requires only one innoculation, as- i ter which the dog will be immune to hydrophobia for the period of i one year, ~ Now May Wants Her Freedom ■ t ’ ■. ■ llx . - I’M*' T .XL... ■ u ? ./is May Carns, the Venus who ris es from th e sea in the Winter Garden show, “Innocent Eyes,” says her husband Thomas Wright, was so jealous of her own inno cent blue eyes he punched and choked her. And he just wouldn’t work, she charges. She’s asking a Chicago court for a divorce. CONPLAINT CONTINUE POURING IN ON DEPT., INVESTIGATOR SAYS Daugherty and Weeks Should Be Indicted Scaife Tells Sen ate Committee BURNS BLOCKED INQUIRY C nspiracy to Defraud United State* Charged By Agent of Department of Justice WASHINGTON, April 2.—Ccn tifjuing complaints are made abort the failure of the Department of Justice to prosecute the various war fraud cases. H. L Scaife, once department in vestigator, told the Daugherty in vestigating committee today that in his opinion Harty M. Daugherty Secretary of War Weeks and oth ers ought to be indicted in the Wright-Martir, air craft case. The witness came to the Wright-Mar tin case after he had renewed Ihis charges regarding the sale of the Bosch-Magneto Companp and had declared that on the day the army airship Roma was destroyed a: Norfolk in 1921, he had tried to start a Department of Justice in quiry into the subject, out was blocked by William J. Bums. Pressed by Senator Moses, re publican of New Hampshire, he i.amed Weeks, Daugherty, Charles Hayden, Chairman Wright Martin of the board, and Guy Goff, for mer assistant attorney general. Toe indetments, the witness said, should be “charge of conspiracy to de fraud the United States govern ment.” Mr. Moses called attention to the fact that these hings occur red before Mr. Weeks was made secretary of war. Scaife then said that letters written after that were referring o correspondence about the proposed prosecutions HAYDc X TO ADDRESS DALTON CIVITAN CLUB DALTON, Ga., April 2.—C. J Hayden, of Atlanta, is scheduled to address a meeting cf the Civit ar Club here Friday, April 4, on the possibilities of apple culture in Whitfield County, it is anhoun ced ■ r ■ > ICOAST LINE FLYER WRECKED IN VIRGINIA ENGINEER IS KILLED Several Pasengers Also Report ed Either Killed or Seriously Injured WRECK NEAR WOODFORD ‘Florida Special’ in Smash-Up According to tredericks burg Dispatches WASHINGTON, April 2.—At Atlantic Coast Line railroad pass enger train, known as the Florid; special, was wrecked today near Woodford, Virginia, according tc reports reaching here from Freder icksburg. The engineer was killed, and sev eral of the passengers are reporter killed or injured. ENGINE AND EIGHT COACHES LEAVE TRACK RICHMOND, Va., April 2. Engineer W. L. Snelson was killer outright, Fireman J. G. Gravatt wa: seriously injured, and a dining car employee suffered a dislocatec shoulder, and several passengers were badly shaken when th e loco motive and eight coaches of the At lantic Coast Line ‘Florida Special’ was derailed early today neat Woodford, on the Richmond, Fred ericksburg and Potomac railroad. The cause of th e wreck is un known. WILSONBUVSJOHNSfIN BOLTBI CORM LESLIE, April 2.—E. L. Wilson today purchased controlling inter est is the John&on-Bolton Company a leading mercantile establishment here, and will consolidate the busi ness with The Pioneer Store, which he established here about four years ago iMr. Wilson was mana ger of the Johnson-Bolton Co., during nearly twenty years ard' had been successful since engag ing is business for himself in a marked degree. With the consolida tion of the Pioneer and Johr.-Bol ton stocks, Mr. Wilson will ) have the largest and best assorted gen eral stock in Leslie, the concern enjoying long etsablished business among a wide circle of friends throughout the section of Sumter and Lee counties. ~ New York Future* " l_ - PC. Open High Low Close ’ Jan. ..23.72|23.57123.88123. 57;23.88 May ..28.36|28.10|28.98128.04(28.98 July -27.35j27.06|27.90i27.06(27.90 Oct. ..24.40(24.20(24.65{24.12:24.65 Dec. -24.04(23.84124.25123.84124.25 Americus strict middling 28 l-4c PRICE FIVE CENTS “ DOHEP WKS' IS TO CONTRIBUTIOS Hl WE MOCPITS National Democratic Chairman Discloses Amount Donated By Oil Magnate SINCLAIR GAVE NUIHING Committee Remained in Session Only Fifteen Minutes This . Morning WASHINGTON, April 2.—With George White, former chairman of the Democratic National committee as a witness, the oil comifiitttee re newed its wrangling today in the relevancy of testimony relating to the republican contributions. Senator Spencer, republican of Missouri, asked White about the campaign contributions to Sinclair 'and Doheny in 1920. Senator Walsh said he deemed the matter irrelevant, but because it might be a legitimate inference that the ' republican officials were influenced unduly in the granting of the oil lease, he was willing to al low the investigation to proceed. White said Sinclaid did not con tribute, but that Doheny gave $9,- 900 at on® time, and later lidded $25,000 to help make up the de ficit. When attention Was called to the Doheny testimony of his con tribution of $75,000, White said Doheny was mistaken. After 15 minutes’ session the committee adjourned until Monday oecause of the absence of other 'A'itnesses. . , f '- PROGRESSIS RIAOE HMM LEI6UE Mrs. H. O. Jones Explains Pur poses and Aims of League of Women Voters With progress reported toward he more complete organization of a branch" of the League of WiH men’s voters in Americus, Mrs. d. O. Jones president of the orgar.- zation here, today explained aims md purpose of the League In her tatement to The Times-Recordcr, Mrs. Jones saps “The League aims for all to work together for the ommon good.” Continuing she aid that “The. purpose of the ..eague is to secure efficieroy in Government, by arousing women .o their civic responsibilities—by Jring women to become active members of the existing political ( jarties, by supplying unbaised leg islation, International co-operation ,o prevent war; Child welfare, Edu cational, Social Hygiene; Living costs; Women in industry, and uni form laws. | » The policy of the league is to en dorse principals rather than candi dates, and not to enforce riyne than one principal at a time—• working towards its accomplish ment. One of the main -functions of the league is to create discussion upon political matters and to gather non partisan information for the use of the voters. All league members a.re admon ished to remember that they should . especially uphold the principal of freedom of speech and should tol erate new ideas different from their own, as it is largely through these two avenues that progress travels. All meetings of the members of ’ the League, Mrs. Jones states, shall be conducted under ‘Robert’s Rules of Order,’ and any white man or woman in Americus or Sumter county, who is twenty-oi p years of age, or over, may become a mem ber of the League, which is affiliat ed with the Georgia League of Womes Voters, an incorporated or ganization. Assisting Mrs. Jones in the work of completing organi zation is Miss Euger.ia Parker, Sec retary of the branch League here, to whom interested men and wo men who wish to study education and >citizensh>p are referred for in f uoiatßnt
