About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Showers and prob ably thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday; except fair on the coast tonight, somewhat warmer in north west and central portion. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 101 NEGRO FARMERS PLAN TO USE MUCH CALCIUM ARSENATE REBEL STANDARD IS RAISED IN CUBA YOUNG WOMAN FOUND DEAD UNDER AU FO COBH ■ GUMO REVfILTS: MS PBST . Iff US MS Tfflff Troops March Out Shouting “Down With Zayas; Down With Re-Election” OUTBREAK MAY SPREAD Unusual Activity in Palace At Havana Following Receipt of News There HAVANA, April 29.—Dissatisfac tion, which has long been smould ering in the Santa Clara province came to a head today when a de ' taehmer. t of the rural guard revolted and fled from the post at Las Villas Dispatches published in Heraldo DeCuba said they marched out, shouting “down with Zayas, down with re-election.” The dispatches were later con firmed by the Secretary of the In terior, where he said similar move ments might break out in other parts of the province. Receipt of the news was followed by intense activity in the alace ar.d office of the Secretary of the In terior and Secretaries of the War and Navy. Dispatches published in the Her aldo DeCuba said that 120 men arc in The movement in Santa Clara, but Secretary of the Interior De la Towe declared that only 120 men are involved at that point. There is no disposition to niinize the the pos sbilities, an dadded orders are be ing issued to take care of the sit uation . Opposition to plans for the re election of President Zayas has been shown frequently of late in the eastern provinces of Cuba, and although President Zayas has nevrr declared definitely that he would seek re-election in the fall, charges are made that he is worki:sj to this end. Members of the veterans and . patriots association, which organ ized in Havana last August aul whose leaders have long talked of a revolution if they considered there was no other way to Spree certain reforms, are unusually\ac tive in Santa Clara and Camgtfpy provinces. It is reported that leaders of the veterans and patriots' association are being arrested in Havana. M»»T9 ATTEND CONVENTION WASHINGTON, April 29.—Wil liam G. McAdoo is planning to ap pear .in person at the national demo cratic convention in New York, to take command of his forces there which will undertake to nominate him for the presidency. The Georgian has decided to fol low the precedent set by Theodore Roosevelt in the fight for the repub lican nomination in Chicago in 1912, when the color’d made a whirl ing dash from Oyster Bay to put his nomination across, his friends here say. McAdoo believes that his chances, which were given a setback by the disclosure that he had been in the employ of E. L. Doheny, will be greatly helped by his presence in the midst of the conflict which is going to rage at New York, it is said. THOMASVILLE CLUBS PUT OFF BOYS’ WEEK THOMASVILLE, April 29 “Boy’s Week” in Thomasville is to be celebrated with a program out lined by civic clubs of the city. The revival ir. progress at the Methodist church has caused the program ori ginally planned fop today to be, postponed until next Su day. Features of the program are as follows: « Monday, Address at the schools; Tuesday,- big brother picture at the Grand theater; Wednesday, opening day; Thursday, parade with floats. Friday, baseball, Thomasville and Bainbridge Father and Son ban quet at the Y. M. C. A. and Sat urday, ahtletic ebonts at Achbold plantation. x x A THE TIMESf'RECORDER PUBLISHED IN QU Apprehended! A man positively identified, according to police, as Lieutenant Ervine R. Brown, navy pay master, who fled from his ship at Mobile, Ala., $120,000 short in his accounts, is under arrest in San Francisco. A few days he forfc he was. found lying in a road way in Golden Gate Park, his wife succeeded in taking from him a satchel containing $75,- 0000. She turned the money over to the authorities. K. TilOf SOS SULL a ettfp: tarn Yci’ng Atlanta Woman Re ported At Noon Today As “Quite Comfortable’’ Reports from the bedside of Mrs. Hortense Thompson at the Americus and Sumter County hopsital at noon today are to the effect that she is “quite comfortable,” considering the seriousness of her injuries. Her condition is said to be somewhat improved, and the attending phy sicians are now satisfied she will recover. It remains uncertain, however, whether or not she will ever regain use of her limbs which continue completely paralyzed. Hundreds of inquiries concern ing her 'condition have been made \it the hospital, and in the room where she lays completely helpless of beautiful buds, con tributed by Americus matrons have beer* UmSyfully arranged by those attending These flow ers attest the wWwHHMaad interest manifested in the condition of this” young woman, who came nearly be/ ing killed outright Saturday night. It will be recalled that Mrs, Thompson in company with Miss ■Ethel Tanner and Howard Bussey, all of Atlanta were en route here. SW OFFEK fun JUSTICE Os PEACE New Life Injected Into Cam paign By Announcement Authorised Today New life was injected into the race for justic e of the peace here this afternoon with the anonunce ment of J. M. Shy as a candidate for that position. The announce ment, it is stated, was authorized oi/'y after a careful canvass of thfe field and upon the invitation of certain business interests who ar e interested in securing a man suited for the position in this most important office. Mr. Shy, as is well known, is thoroughly familiar with the handling of small accounts, and in addition he has had years of experience as a justice, having held that office during eight years at Shady Dell, Ga., where he re sided before coming to Americus to reside. He has many friends here and it certain that many of, these will take an active part in his candidacy during the campaign, with numbers of ladies among those who have already assured Mr. Shy of their support at the polls. *i- i NICKELS ffl FOUND’ GUILTY IS SENTENCED TO HI ftl DELIND South Carolina Youth Given Ex treme Penalty After Second Trial For Assault MERCY PLEA IS REFUSED Defendant Received Sentence Without Show of .Emotion, Following Plea DELAND, April 29. —Aubrey Lee Nickels, of Greenwood, South Caro lina, was sentenced to death for the second time in the circuit court here last night, when the jury found him guilty of a charge of criminal assault. He was previously convict ed on the same charge, bus the case was reversed by the Supreme court. Judge Dickinson- pronounced the sentence a little more than two hours after the jury returned their verdict, following a trial of less than a week. Nickels pleaded for mercy, but received the sentence without show of emotion. He is accused by the prosecuting witness of entering her home as an employ of the water company and attacked her. RILEYS READY NOW FOR THIRU SPRAY Peach Growers Advised By Ex perts to Begin Operation On That Variety Immediately Hiley peaches in Middle Georgia are now ready for the third applica tion of spray, and growers are ad vised to start spraying that variety immediately. This application is ap plied about two weeks before the fruit enters the stone hardening stage, and is primarily sor 1 scab ano brown rot. Elbertas, Georgia Belles and Uneedas will be ready for the third spray by the latter part of this week, and Carme«, Early Rose, and the other early varieties should receive the third treatmentjiext week. Self-boiled lime-sulphur, 32-32- 200, should be used alone for this spraying, unless the first applica tion for the curculio was omitted, in which case four pounds of pow dered arsenate of lead should be used with the self-boiled lime-sul •phwu If the first two sprays have been applied at the recommer.ded time no arsenate of lead is neces sary in the third application. If dust is used instead of the liquid the 80-5-15 formula is recommended A special effort should be made to do a thorough job in putting on the third spray as no more treat ments arc to be given the late va rieties until four weeks before the fruit ripens, according to govern ment and state laboratory specialists at Fort Valley. BROWN BUYS MORE UM f R RIVER Pays $50.50 An Acre For 202 1-2 Acres Adjoining Farm Owned By Mrs. McNeill A real estate deal of interest an nounced today involves the trans fer of a lot of land embracing 202 1-2 acres in the 28th district, and located in what is known as the River section of the county. The price paid was reported as $53.50 an aere, which reflects the high level of values sustained by Sum ter county lands even in prevailing depressions. Th e lapd was purchased bv J. C. Brown from Mrs. Annie McNeil, and it is stated th" consideration was a cash one. The land was bought as an investment bv Mr. Brown, who acomred it solelv be cause of its adjoining other lands owned by him. The purchase gives Mr. Brown a total of 1.7.00 acres, lying in a single body, miles out of Americus on the River road, and in one of the most fertile sec tions of Sumter county. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29, 1924 PHILLIPS TO GO ON TRIAL WEDNESDAY WASHINGTON, April 29. The trial of John L. Phillips, republican national committee man from Georgia, and six oth ers who are to answer an indict ment of conspiracy in connection with the sale of surplus lumber from army cantonments, has not been begun in the district Supreme court du e primarily to a shift in the presiding judge. The trial of Phillips will open tomorrow. Justice Hoehling find himself unable to enter up on a protracted trial because of illness in his family, and will change courts tomorrow with Justice Jennings Bailey. GRAND COUNCIL IN SESSION UT MACON Grand Chapter, R. A. M. Will Convene There Tomorrow, With FrominAit Visitors > MACON, April 29—The eighty first annual assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Mast ers opened in the masonic lodge room here today, the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will con vene at the City Hall Aduitorium tomorrow and Thursday. Masons from all parts of Georgia were arriving last night? and a larger contingent is expected to arrive this morning. JPleasant T. McCytchen of Frank lin, Ga., Grand Master of the Grand Concil, arrived in the city yester day and opened the meeting this morning at 10 o’clock. The visi tors made an automobile tour of the city during the afternoon and will also visit the Masonic home. The Royal and Select Masters de gree will be conferred in the Ma con Lodge room at 8 o’clock tonight F. A*. Johnson, of East Point, Ga. deputy grand master of the Grand Council, will be advanced to the position of grand master at the meeting today, it was announced. Other officers are: C. H. Andrew, of Macon, grand principal con ductor of work; Edgar H. Mcllan, of Macon, grand treasurer-recorder; John Swain, of Lilly, Ga., grand chaplain; W. M. Richardson, of Atlanta, grand captain of the guard Nat H. Ballard, grand conductor of council; James T. Waldrop, of Griffin, Ga., grand marshal; Frank O. Miller, of Fort Valley, grand stetward, and Lee Wages of Macon, grand sentinel. It is expected that each of these officers will be ad vanced. ATLANTA ASSESSORS AFTER TAX EVADERS ATLANTA, April 29.—War on tax evaders has been declared by the city board of tax assessors and special investigators were given complete list of all registered voters to be checked against tax lists. Assessors J. C. Little, W. A. Han cock ar.d Harry Perkerson, said they expected to have a complete list eif all persons liable to taxation by May 1, when the first installment of city taxes falls due. Taxes may be paid in three install ments, one between May 1 and May 15, one between July 1 and July 15 and one between September 1 a>«d October 15, with a discount of 1 1-2 per cent and a saving of 7 per cent interest which is charged against all delinquent taxpayers. THOUSANDS OF ACRES PLANTED IN TRUCK ATLANTA, April 29.—Prac tically every South Georgia coun ty, as well as the counties in North Florida, are devoting large acreage to vegetables, it was stated here today by agricultural agents. One county it South Georgia claims over 2,000 acres in tomatoes. Among the vegetables being grown are cantaloupes, squash, tur nips, cucumbers, peppers, okra, string b cans, egg plants lima beans and various other plants. Packing houses in various South Georgia counties will have consider able business grading, packing and shipping the crops, .in carloads where possible, it was stated. Thq trucking industry is rapidly growing in South Georgia, reports state, and with tobacco, is likely to prove a most successful way to kill the cotton boll weevil, it .was said, ‘Math’ Shark I ; w • a a Urbane L. Barrett, Mason City (la.) lawyer, is called the “cube root king of the world.” At a recent gathering of college juniors, somebody called out the number 699,517,622,133. With* out a moment’s hesitation, Bar rett wrote down the correct ans wer—Bß 77. “Always been a hobby with me,” he explained. BODIES OF n MINERS M EROM BENWOOD MINE BY RESCUERS Parties Working At Two Entries in Effort to Reach 89 Others Entombed There ONLY THREE IDENTIFIED Most of Corpses Taken Out of Wrecked Mine Burned Be yond All Recognition WHEELING, W. Va., April 29 With the bodies of 30 miners recov ered from the Benwood mine, res cue workers today are working at two entries in an effort to reach 81 others believed to be entombed by the explosion yesterday. They have little hope of finding the trapped men alive. Bodies of or-Jy thrfee of the 30 recovered have been identified, most of them hav ing been burned beyond recognition. IM ROTARIANS MIL ONE TONIGHT Tdnth Annual Affair to Be Staged in Main Ballroom of New Biltmore Hotel ATLANTA, pri 1 29.—Atlanta Rotariarjs will hold their tenth an nual dinner at 6:30 o’clock tonight; i’« the main ballroom of the Bilt more hotel. W. H. Glenn, retiring president, will preside and newly elected officers will be installed. An elaborate musical program has been arranged, featuring the Geor gia Tech Mandolin club and the male quartet of the Georgia Railway and Power company. J. P. Allen, president of J. P. Allen & Co., will be installed as president. New officers to be install ed include, Robert S. Parker, first vice president; Frank M. Spratiin, second vice president; Herbert Oli ver, secretary; Milton W. Bell treas urer and Fred G. Tedger, sergeant at-arms. STONE TO AID SENATE PROBERS TO PROSECUTE WASHINGTON, April 29—At torney General Stone has agreed to hav e the Department of Justice aid the Daugherty committee in litiga tion arising from an attempt to punish M. S. Daugherty, brother of the former attorney general, for’ his refusal to testify. . UNIDENTIFIED WE WOMAN'S BODY FOUND NEAP JACKSONVILLE Slashes Across Abdomen, Arms and Chest Probably Caused Death PINNED UNDER WRECK Russell White, State Road Em ploye, Held As Material Witness In Affair JACKSONVILLE, April 29.—The unidentified body of a white wo man, approximately 30 years of age. was found at 5:30 o’clock this morning lying in a heap , under a;; automobile roadster ir. a ditch, 30 feet off the Fernandina road, about a block from the prison farm. The woman was slashed across the ab domen with either a piece of glass or a knife, and the arms, chest' and legs were black and blue from bruises, with a slight scratch rang in across the face. When found her head was lying back and a bunch of leaves was clutched in her hand. Russell White, an employee of the state road department, of Lake City, is in the Duval county jail, where he is beeing held as a witness and until further developments tthrow some light on the incident. An engineer on a passing Sea board train first saw the woman ana ratified the superintendent here from Yulee, where the first stop was made. K SUMI IL II EM MES ffiEK Cleveland Woman Nominated to Succeed Mrs. Park As President of National League BUFFALO, N. Y., April 29.—Miss Belle Sherwin, of Cleveland, today was nominated for president of tha National League of Women Voters by the nominating committee. Miss Sherwin would succeed Mrs. Maude Wood Parks, of Washington, who declined t 0 accept re-election. A war department poster attack ing certain women’s organizations for dislayalty has been recalled it was disclosed today by Mrs. Maude Wood Park before the National Leag of Women Voters’ convention. The poster bore the name of the National League of Women Voters and the name of the league’s presi dent, Mrs. Park. Correspondence anent the inci dent was read by Mrs. Park. When Secretary Weeks’ letter assuring withdrawal of the poster, was read there was an outburst of applause lasting for several min utes. iHiffiil HUGE BIG THEATFB Americus friends will learn with pleasure that Mike Kincey is now manager of two big theaters and a large poster plant at Selma, Ala., where he went after leaving Americus several days ago. He is associated with R. B. Wilby, who was his partner in the operation of the Rylander theater nere. The Academy of Music, one of the thea ters which Mr. Kincey will manage, 1 is among the finest play houses in Alabama, being admirably equipped and handling many stage attractions as well as motion pictures, while The Walton, the other house under Mr. Kincey’s management is a smaller theater devoted entirely to the production of pictures. Mr. K!n cey succeeds Joe Gill as manager of the Selma theaters, taking over complete direction.of the amusement field in that populous community, where he was reared. COOLIDGE FAVORS SUSPENDING SECTION WASHINGTON, April 29. Suspension of section 28 of the Ma rine act effective next year is pro vided in legislation now pending before congress, president Coolidge, it is asserted, favors passage of this legislation. __ New York Futures PC. Open High Low Close Jan. . 23.30123.35123.51 23.33 29.40 May . 29.45|29.60129.78 29.40 29.44 July . 27.75127.70128.25 27.70 27.85 Oct. 24.15124.18124.54 24.18 24.25 Dec. ,23.53|23.C4|23.95 23.64i23.71 Americus strict middling 29 I-4c PRICE FIVE CENTS WHITE BUSINESS MEN OFFER NEGRO PRIZES IN COTTON CONTEST sllO Offered Sumter Negro Farmers Who Produce Most Cotton Per Plow This Year RULES ARE ANNOUNCED Tenants and Croppers May Par ticipate Through Landlords By Registering White business men of Ameri cus are backing a cotton production - contest being conducted among ne gro cotton farmers by Elbert Stall worth negro cotton agent, and have offered substantial rewards for the winners. These prizes as announc ed today by Stallworth, are as fol lows: t First Prize, SSO, second prize, $30.00 third prize, $20.00; fourth prize, SIO.OO in merchandise. According to Stallworth, subscrip tions for these prizes were solicited from the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, the banks of Americus and various business enterprises of the city. The response by the business men of Americus was far beyond the ex pectation. Os the 21 business men approached only ore did not seet the wisdom of contributing to the movement. Letters were first mail ed to business men of Americus tell ing of the contemplated -Negro Farmers 801 l Weevil Contest. “Ift replyf some very encouraging letters were received by the negro farm demor stration agent. The letters from Mr. L. G. Council and Americus Auto Company especially reflected the faith prominent busi ness men of Americus have in calsium arsente as the solution to the problem of making cotton un der boll weevil conditions atthe spirit exhibited toward' aiding negro ( Continued on Page Four.) TWBEMDE IN TAUPA HOLD UP Joe Jackson and Aaron Philman Accused of Robbing Banker Clewis of $24,000 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 29—Joe Jackson and Aaron Phil-- man,, suspected of feeing the two men who robbed A. C. Clewis of $24,000 in currency in a daring daylight hold-up at Tampa Wednes day, were arrested here this morn ing by Hillsborough county depu ty sheriffs working ir. conjunction with'Charles Sims, local constable. The men denied any connection with the robbery and claim that they will be able to prove an alibi. Before they had been told on what charge they were arrested they an nounced that they were ins this city all day Wednesday. The Hills borough officers said that the meh answer the description given by Clewis of the men who held up. No money was found on the men. Jackson formerly lived in Tampa an only recently moved here. Phil man has lived here for several years. The men were taken to Tampa. ■ DRY CRUSADER’S HOME IN CHICAGO BOMBED CHICAGO, April 29.—The home of Rev. Elmer L. Williams, dry crusader, vice foe and official of the Better Government Association was bombed early today. The pas tor and his family, who were sleep ing, were not injured, but the e’ •• tire front of the frame residence was blowm out. Mr. Williams regarded the bomb ing as a direct result of his recent activities against bootleggers. AGED ODD FELLOW PASSES AT MACON MACON, April 28.—W. H. Freeman, 73 years of age formerly a contractor and the oldest member of Franklin Lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows, died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. C. Bennett, 129 Lawton avenue. Mr. Freeman had been a resident of Macon for forty-six years, com ing here from Randolph County, where he was born. He was fo> . merly a railroad carman and later a contractor. Survivi: ;g are two daughters, Mrs. W. C. Bennett, of Macon, and Mrs. W. F. Stephens, of Griffin; two as ters,, Mrs. C. T. Bradley, of Cor dele and two brothers, E, P. and J« K. Freeman, of Macon. ,
