About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (May 3, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia Fair and mild tonight and Sunday. . FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 105 U. S. ARMS WILL BE SUPPLIED CUBANS David Jennings Shot By R. P. Ewing Last Night INJURED MAN RECEIVED t FULL LOAD FROM GUN IN LOWER RIGHT LEG Was Searching For Keirosene With Which to Kepn Brooder Warm During Night AFFAIR IS REGRETTED Shot Was Fired Hurriedly Dur ing Moment of Excitement, It Is Declared D. T. Jennings, well known Americus man, was shot and pain fuly wounded early last night in the back yard of R. P. Ewing, who oc cupies the premises at 217 Brown street, in the same neighborhood where Jennings lives. The weapon used was a double barrelled shot gun loaded with No. 5 shot and buckshot. Only the No. 5 shot shell was fired, Mr. Ewing stated this morning, at the same time express ing deep regret because of the oc currence. Following the shooting, which occurred in dense darkness, witn Ewing unable to recognize his neighbor, Jennings made his way unassisted to Brown street, where he sat upon a curbing near his home and called aloud to make his pres ence known. Previous calls heard by Ewing were ignored because of a fear that some unknown person outside in the darkness might en deavor to assassinate him because of the shot fired only a few min utes before. At that time Ewing said today, he had no idea he had shot and wounded one of his near est neighbors. b When found and recognized, Jennings told of his presence in Ew (Continued on Page Two.) ends Lift m ai “Black Joe” Russo Put? Bullet Into Brain When Cornered in Gun Battle LITTLETON, Colo., May 3. Wounded and facing capture when three bullets he had fired failed to stop a marshal, “Black Joe” Russo, escaped prisoner from the Denver county jail ended a gun battle on a lonely road near here by putting a bullet into his brain. His bandit pal, Carmel Errigo, who had stood by without taking part in the fight, surrendered with out a struggle. DuSso and Errigo separated af ter escaping from the Denver jail last Thursday, met accidentally two days ago and planned a trip into Mexico. Virgil Stephens, city mar shal of Littleton, missed a posse that had started in the search and proceeded alone. He met the two desperadoes on the road and order ed them to surrender. They rm. He commandeered an automobile belonging to a farmer who was passing. Russo, who had hidden beside the road, fired as the car passed, wounding the farmer and the mar shal. Stephens returned the fire shattering Russo’s jaw, and drag ging himself into a nearby con struction camp, where he obtained a rifle and .again took up the chase. Russ 0 then pulled a revolver from his pocket, put it to his temple and fired. With two bullet holes in his body, Stephens overtook Errigo and held him captive pntil the posse ar rived when he collapsed. I TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR COSTS STATE MILLIONS JACKSON, Miss., May 3.—Dis covery today of a typographical error in Mississippi’s new automo bile license tax law created the be lief, in official circles that the state would lose thousands of dollars this tfear in revenue. The law, when it was enacted by the legislature re cently specified that the tax should be a “minimum” of $lO yearly. The error was the substitution ol the word “maximum” for “mini mum” by the enrolling clerk. As sistant Attorney General Elmer C. C. Sharp today was discussing the bringing of a test case in order that the supreme court might pass upon the error. . w ,. » the™e®r®rder JN THE AR GENERAL STRIE FEARED IN ARGENTINE fOWE’S EFFORT CULLED 'COURIES! 18 IPMESE PEOPLE Executive Said to Have No Ob jection to Exclusion Provis ions of Measure ' CONFEREES CAN’T AGREE Pcssibilitiy of Night Session Fcced As Result of Extend- 1 ed Conference I i WASHINGTON, May 3.—Presi- ■ dent Coolidge’s effort to postpone 1 an effective date for the Asiatic ex ‘ elusion legislation is based solely ' pn a desire to deal courteously ' with Japan, and has no objection ' to the provisions of the senate and house bills barring aleins ineligi- 1 ble to citizenship from the limited 1 states. ’ The senate and house conferees reaching no decision on the can- ' troversial exclusion provision yes -1 terday, today faced the possibility of a night session in addition io an all day conference in an effort to get the report on the bills ready ■ early next week. lEITOMO IS Pffl DY HUD OlffiK Tag Licenses During Year Have Already Netted Treasury To tola of $2,117,136.33 ATLANTA, May 3.—Up to the close of business on April 30, the automobile department in the office of the secretary of state had col lected $2,117,136.33 in automobile tag licenses for the year 1924 . This sum is $301,001.19 more than was collected in the same per iod during 1923, and is close to the total collection for the entire twelve months of last year, which was $2,- 156,406.08. It is probable that to tal collections for this year will run above $2,500,000, as it is estimated probably 15 per cent of the total number of motor vehicles are delin quent in purchasing tags this year. For the first time, delinquent car owners will be subject this year to collection of their automobile lic enses by the state revenue depart ment and, when paid this way, a penalty of 20 per cent additional license is charged. This department was created by the legislature last year for the purpose of collecting all delinquent special taxes, and be gan operation on January 1 last. Under the law, delinquent automo bile tax payers become liable to the j more expensive collection under this department May 1. Pm!™ IS ICCIDEDT O Randolph Williams, a young ’ carrier boy for the Times-Recordcr! fell from a bicycle early this as- 1 ternoon and ruptured an artery in I his left hand as well as spraining his wrist. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Williams, and a likeable! youth who has many friends that will regret to learn of his misfor tune. The accident occurred near the Freeman bicycle shop, where the boy was engaged in riding an “ord inary” or high type of wheel. He will be able to resume his duties within a few days, it is said. whiteTeg hornspa y DIVIDENDS IN CRISP CORDELE, May 3—Twenty white leghorn hens of the Wyccff variety bought on February 13th by a Cordele dairyman and carried out to his dairy farm laid 210 eggs during the remainder of that month; 480 eggs in March, and 482 in April, this contributing an average of fif teen eggs a day since they were bought, AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON,, MAY 3, 1924 Sought Faith Cure 'Mu H ? i % 1 Wk $ • \ i ! \l'l ' r / Mrs. Winn, i j. mungs Bryan, invalid wife of the famed Demo cratic orator, photographed be fore she left for Hazlehurst, Ga., where Raymond T. Richey, faith healer, has been holding meet ings and where, she announced, she hopes to be healed. iWB WIN SEEN HEADED NORffIEST MOID CHffl LAKE ; Alaskan Natives Report Having i Sighted Missing Aviator Dur ing Wednesday Other Planes tn Squadron to i Proceed Today From Dutch Harbor Without Waiting FALSE PASS, Alaska, May 3. As a result of information from natives along the barren coast of i the Alaskan peninsular that they • saw Major Frederick Martin, the • missing aviator since Wednesday, ! headed for the northwestward of i Chignik lakes and the Bering sea. : Wireless calls were broadcast to i day to all vessels in. that northern I body of water, and additional par- I ties were organized to search the •i rock Bering seashore. Orders have been telegraphed to > three other planes to continue their i flight and it is expected they will ■! leave today for Atka Island, 350 miles west of Dutch Harbor. MBOUNCES MEDDLE CHANGES Channing White, Americus agent for the Central of Georgia railroad announced today a number of changes in schedule effective Sun day May 4th and affecting arri . val and departure of trains at the Americus station. These change-:, which are of interest to many here as well as the traveling public, are ' as follows: j The Southland (Train 33) from ; Cincinnati, Atlanta and Chicago, I will arrive at Amreicus at 3:45 a. m., instead of 2:10 a. m., as at pres ■ ent. Train No. 11, from Atlanta and Macon, will arrive Americus at 5:29 a. m., instead of 5:14 a. m., as at present. Train No. 8 from Albany, will ar rive Americus 6:34 a. m. instead of 6:37, as at present. Train No. 6 from Albany and Montgomery will arrive Americus 1:55 p. m., instead of 1:51 p. m., as at present. Train No. 5, from Atlanta and Macon will arrive Americus 2:15 p. m., instead of 2:27 as at present. As noted in the Times-Recorder recently, the Dixie Limited and Floridan de luxe tourist trains have been discontinued for the sea son and the Columbus local has been extended to operate between Columbus and Albany via Ameri cus, instead of making its terminal as heretofore in this city, „ 00V. PARKER DENIES TOTION MADE BY ITALIAN’S AJTORNEY Louisiana Executive Says State ment of Gulotta “Deliberate Falsehood” DEATH STAY IS SOUGHT Application For Habeas Corpus To Be Filed Monday in Ef fort to Save Men BATON ROUGE, May 3.—Gover nor Parker today branded as a “deliberate falsehood” the state ment of George Gulotta, attorney for the six men condemned to hang at Amite May 9, that the gov ernor declared “if the people didn’t lynch them I will see them hang.” This statement, which Gulotta is said to have attributed to the gov ernor, is understood to be the grounds on which application for a writ of habeas corpus proceedings is based. The application will be filed Monday, according to Gulotta. FBEOEBICK KILLED MADID 0 Americus relatives were advised this morning of an unfortunate ac cident near Marhsallville, in which T. R. Frederick, prominent Macon county business man, was killed in stantly, and Persal Baldwin, his companion, sustained a sprained back and numerous bruises. According to brief telegrams re ceived here, Mr . F'rede'rick was driving upon a business mis sion between Marshallville and Montezuma, having visited a number of points where he has business interests during the day, and was returning homa when the accident occurred. That he was killed instantly is the belief expressed by Persal, he having heard no outcry following the acci dent, but it was three hours later before the body was taken from beneath the wrecked automobile;. Mr. Frederick had numerous relatives here, being connected with the well known Davenport family, was a frequent visitor here, having been a recent guest in the hom e of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Stapleton. Funeral services over the remains will be held at Mar shallville Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, when it is expected a num ber of Americus people will go ther e to attend the obsequies. WOODRUFF HERE TO VISIT SUMTER VOTERS Albert J. Woodruff, a candidate for membership on the Georgia Public Service Commission, was in Americus today circulating among Sumter county voters. This is the forty-third county he has visited in the interest of his candidacy, said Mr. Woodruff today, and the situa tion he reports as entirely satisfac tory in all of these, Mr. Woodruff, who is a resident of Decatur, be lieves that propan and equitable ad justment of freight rates and a marketing system, will of necessity be one of the first beginnings in the return of Georgia business to istable conditions existing prior to the World War. NEW WEEVIL POISON FORMULAE IS FREE TIFTON, May 3.—W. H. Cooper, of Route 5 who was in town and, says he would have finished chop ping cotton this week if the weath er had remained good. Cooper is from Jackson county and gives the boll weevil poison formula below, which proved suc cessful when tried out by farmers in that county: Calcium Arsenate—Ten pounds, Saccharine—one ounce, Ice Cream Powder—-Two packages, Molasses (black strap)—Two gallons,Watei —Eight gallons. Mix saccharine and ice cream powder in a quart of hot water be fore mixing with other ingredients. One gallon will cover an acre or more. Keep mixture stirred while applying as the calcium arsenate jvill settle tq the BURSON PENSION BILL IS VETOED WASHINGTON, May 3. President Coolidge today vetoed the Bursum omnibus pension bill. The veto is based on the ground of economy, the chief executive holding that the meas ure will entail an unwarranted drain on the treasury. COAN MAY BEHELD IN CONTEMPT ORDER Senator Walsh Proposed Prose tion of ‘Star’ Witness in Wheeler Inquiry WASHINGTON, May 3.—Con tempt proceedings against Blair Coan, one of the star witnesses in the senate’s investigation indict ment against Senator Wheeler, was suggested to the senate today by Senator Walsh, prosecutor for the oil committee. The proposal is based o nreports that Coan claimed he uncovered evi dence in Montana warranting Sena tor Wheeler’s indictment. tdpWoW INITIATION THURSDAY Locale Voiture to Be Organized In Americus This Week, Commander Lane States Robert C. Lane, commander of John D. Mathis Post, No. 2, Anieir can Legion, announced today that a Locale Voiture of “La Societe 40 Hommes etß Chevaux” will be or ganized in Americus on Thursday afternoon, and that final arrange ments for the occasion will be com pleted Monday night at the regular meeting of the post at 7:30 o’clock in the courthouse. “There will be a public initia tion of candidates for “La Societe 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux” begin ning at 4 o’clock,” said Command er Lane telling of the coming occa sion today, “and continuing until ’5 o’clock, when the secret ceremon ial tests will be administered.” According to Commander Lane, it is urgent that every Legionnaire who desires membership in “Le So ciete 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux” be present at the meeting Monday night, and that fifty members of Colunfbus locale will be present for the initiation bringing all nec essary paraphernalia with them for the initiatory ceremonies. “La So ciete 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux,” as is well known, is the playground auxiliary of the American Legion, with international features, and is capable to the Shriners in the Ma sonic fraternity. MIER TEACHERS 108 PCT OBGANIZED Sumter’s rural schools, as well as those with the Americus inde pendent system, have been enroll ed 100 per cent as members of the Georgia Education association, with the schools here well repre sented at the Savannah convention of that organization. Names of school principals or superintendents who have enrolled as member of the association for the current year have just been supplied for publication today as follows: Thalean. Miss Ilah Burch; Plains, E. L. Bridges; Anderson ville, J. M. Lanier; Union (Leslie), J. M. Harvey; New Era, D. C. Burl; Pleasant Grove, A. B. Phil lips; Thompson (Lysian), C. A. Phillips; Huntington, W. T. Mack ey; Concord. Mis s Ida Ward; Shi loh, Mrs. J. C. Sgllars. Besides these officials, it is stated, that the entire corps of teachers in all the schools in the city and county have been prop erly enrolled as members of the as sociation, and that Sumter has re cently been added to those coun ties on the 100 per cent roll at state headquarters. HI PENSIOH UH IS WENTK SBHES NATION'S SRBILin Nation-Wide Strike May Be Re ply of Workers and Capital ists to Drastic Law STRIKES ALREADY BEGUN Lock-Outs Also Reported in Many Cities Throughout Southern Republic BUENOS AIRES, May 3.—Presi dent DeAlvear w«s faced today with the alternative of postponing application of the new pension law or accepting the consequencees of a nation-wide strike, A situation unique probably in the history of any country for the reason that vir tually it voices a common protest from both capital and labor against what its termed an absurb piece of legislation. The law provides that a reduc tion of 5 per cent be made in all salaries to be applied to the pension fund employers contributing a like amount. Strikes ‘and I|uckoi(ts hhve be gun already in various cities. COOLIDGE TO ATTEDD KI«L EIEBCISES President Accepts Invitation to Be Present At Confederate Ceremonids WASHINGTON, May 3.—Presi dent Coolidge has accepted an invi tation extended by the United Con federate Veterans to attend the Confederate Memorial day cere monies, May 25, at Arlingtton. President Coolidge today told a delegation, headed by Senator Glass representing the valley of Virginia, that he would like to ac cept the delegation’s invitation to attend the first annual Shenandoah apple blossom festival Saturday at Winchester, Va., but he withheld definite response to the invitation. Secretary of War Weeks will rep resent the president should Mr. Coolidge be unable to attend. SORROWING - CITIZENS MOURN TOP GEN. M DURHAM, N. C., May 3.—Long sorrowing lines of citizens passed the bier of the late General Julian S. Carr today seeking to get a fare well glimpse of a face known so well. Hundreds of Durhamites met (the train from Chicago on which the body arrived, forming a silent escort to the late home. Among these were Confederate /veterans and aged negroes for whom he did much in life. , Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon from the home at 3:30 o'clock. alleged~blackmaTler GUILTY, JNRY FINDS DETROIT, May 3.—Vaslav Si mek, 26 year-old graduate of the University of Prague, was found by a recorder’s court jury late Thursday of attempting to extort $1,050,000 from Edsel Ford. The jury was out but a short time Simex faces a maximum penalty of two years ’ imprisonment. He will be sentenced next week. Simek accused his landlady of in citing him to write the three threat ening letters that he sent to Ford These letters, scrawled in laborious and almost unintelligible English, warned Ford of impending injury to his children unless he paid over the money. Simek was arrested when he piek ed up a package “planted” at the spot the letters had indicated. Edsel Ford went on the stand Wednesday and identified two let ters that had been sent to him. . ■*' W New York Futures PC. Open High Low Close Jan. ..23,35i23.30|23.30|23.24|23,25 May . 29.70|29.70|29.80|29.61129.75 July ..28.13128.06128.14 27.98;28.05 ' Oct. . 24.25’24.20(24.30 24.15j24.22 Dec. 23.68:23.60|23.68 23.57123.62 PRICE FIVE CENTS ETffl DEPARTMENT APPMIIES ZAYAISTA EFFORT TO GET ARMS War Department Now Has Ap plication, Refuses to State Quantity Sought SEC’Y. WEEKS~IS ABSENT Specific Provision Made in Embargo to Permit Govern ment Shipments WASHINGTON, May 3.—Th-? Cuban government which is facing a “condition of violence” in Santa Clara caused by revolutionists, has appealed to the Washington govern ment to purchase a considerable amount of arms and ammunition to be used by the Zayas forces against the revolutionists. The appeal has been approved by the state depart ment and forwarded to the war de partment, where it is regarded as certain that arms find ammuni tion will be made available to the Cuban government immediately. In the absence of Secretary Weeks, the war department declin ed to reveal the amount asked, but it was indicated that no trouble would be occasioned in filling the order from excess war supplies. Under proclamation issued yes terday by president Coolidge in es tablishing an embargo on the arms shipment to Cuba, specific provi sions is made to allow this govern ment to supply President Zayas' forces with arms and at the sama time to enforce an embargo upon exports of war material in commer - cial shipments to Cuba. 7.AAA LEAVES FOR SANTA CLARA HAVANA, May President Zayas left Havana this morning for I Santa Clara province, where many armed mcen are in revolt. He was accompanied by Secretary of the Interior Iturradale and General Herrero, his chief of staff. The de parture was kept secret .until their special train with its military guard aboard had left. It is understood the president is going to Cienguegos, where it is reported most of the trouble cen ters. Sub-Secretary Ddatore saic the president desired to ascertain the. exact situation in Santa Clara, and that his departure for the scene of the anti-Zayas and the anti-re election outbreak does not mean that the situation is more serious. DE imIETDBI HEBE FOP LECTURES R. H. J. DeLoach, whose expe rience with early poisoning as a method of boll weevil control has so stirred this section, will visit Americus and Sutmer county again to give farmers here the benefit of his knowledge. George O. Mar shall, county agent, co-operating with the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, has just arranged for this second visit of DeLoach to Sumter county, fin al arrangements for his coming be ing perfected today. The date of his lectures has been made May 14 and 15, and it is announced that he will talk before mixed audiences of whites and negroes at several points throughout the county. In order that every community may have the benefit of Prof. De- Loach’s advice, it is desired that re quests for his services be filed eith er with the Chamber of Commerce, or with George O. Marshall. There will be no charge mad© for his ser vices, it is stated, the expense of his coming here being borne entire ly by business men and extensive farmers who are interested in a normal pro-weevil cotton crop be ing produced here during the cur rent growing season. Hours al which Prof. DeLoach will speak a-: well as the communities in which he will lecture for the benefit of tj.e farmers have not yet been def initely determined. SINGING SCHEDULED AT AGGIE SUNDAY The regular first Sunday sing ing is scheduled for Sunday after noon at the Agricultural college, and it is expected there will be a number of visitors here for the oc cmfnn, as usual. ‘The singing will begin promptly at 2:30 o’clock lead by Chief John T. Bragg, who is a leading spirit in staging these occasional sings in the community.
