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WEATHER For Georgia—Unsettled weather with probably local showers tonight nad Thursday; no change in temp erature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NTf*I 08 CONDEMNED ITALIAN; ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Northern And Southern Methodists NeartlJnion METHODIST OF MOTH MR UNI UN PACT AT WMLD Negro Delegate Seconds Mo tion Made By Dr. Davis Downey of New York PASSAGE A P P L A UDED Southern Bishops Now in Ses sion At Nashville to Receive News Today SPRINGFITLD, Mass., My 7. The unification of the Methodist church with the Methodist Episcopal Church south was ratified today m the Methodist Episcopla general conference here. Amid wild ap plause Bishop McDowell of Washing ton, concluded his speech nad she report submitted to the special com mission unificient. Dr. Davs Down ey, of New Yorkmoved that it be doteda, nd William M. Hughes, ne gro delegate from Wshington, sec onded the motion, the vote beaing 842 to 13. The council of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, which is in session in Nashville, Tenn., is awaiting action of the conference, and it is announced they will be communicated with immediately regrading the unifica tion. SOUTHERN BISHOPS HEAR OF ACTION NASHVILLE, May 7.—A tele gram announcing tha tthe general conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church had ratified unifica tion with the southern Methodise church was read by the bishops and others attending the meeting of the board of missions of the southern church today and. was received with enthusiasm. The procedure is before the southern church now in various conferences to act on the matter, and it i's the conclusion that a; general conference will be called to act on the proposal. It will prob ably require a year to complete min ute details of the program. DELOACH DATES l« SUMTER COIFED CO. R. H. J. DeLoach who is being brought here by business men ami farmers co-operating with the Churn her of Commerce and County Agent Marshall, will speak next week in all parts of the county. These meetings are to be especially for negroes, but whites may attend if they so desire, except that the meet ing in Union High school is to b© for whites, with seats reserved for such negroes as may desire to hear him there. The schedule of addresses, which is most important, should be cut out and carried about by every man in the qounty, says George 0. Marshall, whether- he be a farmer or a business man. The topics to be discussed are equally important to all who derive a profit from farming operation, and that takes ev ery resident of the entire county. The schedule of addresses for Wednesday is as follows: 9 A. M., —Gatewood Industrial school, Gatewood’s Crossing. 11 A. M.—Nunn Industrial school, Huntington. 4 F. M.—Union High school (Leslie). At this meeting the ad dress will be for whites, with spe cial seats reserved for negroes who may attend there. The Thursday schedule as pre pared for Prof. DeLoach is aj. fol ■ lows: 10:30; A. M.—‘Courthouse at Americus. This is to be a mixed meeting, with whites and negroes both expected to attend. All the other meetings on this day are ne groes especially, but whites may attend if they so desire. 2 P. M.—Shipp Industrial school (Near Sumter). 4 P. M. Plains Industrial school. At all of these meetings Prof. De Loach will explain in detail how he produced a bale of cotton to the acre upon the Calhoun county farm • of Armour & Company, which Fie operater during last year under most severe weather and boll wee vil conditions. THEriOSite&RDER fcsIrPUBLISHED IN THE FIRST PICTURES OF SOUTHERN TORNADO 1 hese First Photos Indicate the General Damage Done in the Wind Storm which swept Nine States, Centering in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, and Killing More than a Hundred. , I— .ail MfSkMStl to BSWWBk J gL I* wb - -w Imt Wits Ml A- .A 7 \ca ■ Just one of the many build ings which Were demolished when the tornado swept through Georgia. This is the building of the A. T. Small Co. at Macon, Ga. Eugene Threat (negro with bandaged head) was one of many buried under debris of the build ing. miIEKNT STARTED TH MAKE IGGIE INTO JUNffl COLLEGE Third District Wanted By Coun ty Board As Training School For Teachers RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED School, Under Plan, Would Teach Only 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th Grades Th© Sumter County Board of Educaton wants a junior college es tablished here, and would convert the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school into such an in stitution. This desire took concrete form here Tuesday with the passage of resolutions! by the county school board to the effect that “to meat (Continued on Page Six) 40 fND 8 INIWIOH HERE 10 BE BIG ONE Novitiates Will Be Introduced Into Secrets of .Order From Neighboring Towns La Societe des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux will hold an initiation and public ceremonial here Thursday afternoon, the gathering to con clude with the establishment of a Locale Voiture in Americus tomor row night. Rylander hall has been secured for the secret work and social (gath ering to be held tomorrow night, and novitiates will be here from Richland, Plains, Albany and Daw son for introduction into the secret work of the organization. A large quantity of poison gas to be used in the initiatory ceremonial has been secured from Camp Benning, and will be brought here tonight under heavy guard, together with other necessary paraphernalia used in the testing l of candidates. Preparatory to the public pa rade o fcandidates and members at 4 o’clock tomorrow afternoon there will be a brief meeting at 3:30 in Rylander hqll, which must be at tended by all candidates as well as members of visiting voitures. The secret work will being promptly at the conclusion of the public parade, and at 7 o’clock tomorrow night a barbecue will be served the mem bers and visitors who will be here for th e gathering. It is expected there will ap proximately 100 per cent at this feature of the gathering, which is always most interesting. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 7, 1924 J. D. BINS TO BE VALEDICTORIAN AT A. H. S. GRADDATION Misses Wiila Sanborn and Cath erine Goodman to Be Class Orator and Salutatorian AWARDS IMADE TODAY Misses Florence Stevens and Frances Castleberry Win Honorable Mention Wednesday morning at chapel exercises the names of <winners of scholastic honors in the present senior class were announced. The record of J, T. Adkins, Jr., gav e hi m highest score, and he will be valedictorian of his class at the commencement exercises to be held at the Rylander theater on June 5. Misses Willa Sanborn and Cath erine Goodman, having each the sam e number of points to their credit were given the places of class orator and salutatorian, re spectively. Other highly proficient mem bers of the senior class whose rec ord entitled them to honorable mention are Misses Florence Stev ens and Florence Castleberry. hiconSmm TOR MISSING WIFE U. W. Makes henous Charges Against Bride He Married Last August MACON, May 7. —Police are con ducting a city wide search for D. W. Welch, 21, of 952 Oglethorpe street, ' following n alleged at tempt by Mrs. Welch to poison her husband Sunday night. Welch told Ptrolamen Lester and Carroll, of the motorcycle squad, that his wife put a large quantity of morphine sulphate in his tea at super Sun day and when he discovered th© tablets and refused to drink, she became enraged and stabbed him in the .back. Welch exhibited a small knife wound in his back which he declar ed was infVcted by his wife. Leav ing his home after the qurarel to notify police, Welch said his wife and her trunk had disappeared when he returned. MRS WELCH SEEKING DIVORCE AND ALIMONY MACON, May 7.—Judge Henry A. Mathers yesterday granted an order of ne exeat aginst D, W.j Welch, whose wife, Mrs Algie Welch filed suit for dvorce and al mony in Superior Court yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Welch were married Aug 25. 1923, and separated May 4, 1924. The wife charges cruel treatment. Renitz and Stephens, attorneys, represent the plaintiff? Judge Mathews will grant a hear ing for temporary alimony May IV. Swimming" Season Will Open Here On Thursday Both McMath’s Mill and Myr tle Pools to Be Filled For Summer Outings The swimming season in Ameri cus and Sumter county will open officially Thursday afternoon. This announcement was authoriz ed here Tuesday afternoon by John F. McMath, owner of the McMath’s Mill resort, and today by J. I<. Perry, who will operate Myrtle Springs during this summer. Hun who enjoy acquatic pports will hear these announcements with pleasure, as the first “dip’’ of the official season is always the sig nal for the planning of many de lightful parties. At McMath’s Mill, it is stated, ( the entire bath-house equipment has been thoroughly overhauled during the closed season and in or der that lovers of swimming may become acquainted with the ac commodations there, Manager Mc- Math states there will be no charge made for bathing there upon the opening occasion. The Myrtle Springs resort, al ways popular among hundreds in Americus, and for surounding ter ritory as well, will re-open with its equipment entirely renovated, with all accommodations thoroughly cleansed and with plenty of accom modations to supply the large crowds that usually congregate at that resort. The Myrtle Springs road, it is said, is in fine condition for the summer travel, while the road to McMath’s Mill via Scar borough’s Store remans open, no.’: withstasding paving operations in progress on the Plains Highw'ay. This road, according to Chairman Neil A. Ray, of the county commis sioners, will remain open continu ously thorughbut the paving work, as a side-road is to be constructed along hte main highway as sap as the McMath’s Mill road which leaves the highway only a short distance from the city. GUNCLUBILGIVE SHOOT HERE FRIDAY Public Invited to Attend and Witness Results in Club Tar get Contests The Americus Gun club will stage a public shoot Friday after noon on the club grounds out U'c street road, beginning at 3 o’clock it was announced today. The'Gun club grounds are immediately ad joining the tourist camp maintain led by Bob Anglin at the interces tion of Elm avenue nad Lee street and easily accessible to visitors. There will be a number of targets broken during this shoot and care ful tally will be kept of all scores made. Officials of the Gun club invite the public to. attend and a cordial welcome is assured all thosj wAo care t 0 go out and se6 the con tests at the targets. SEVERE EARTHQUAKE IS FELT AT MANILA MANILA, May 7. —A severe earthquake, the center of which is believed to be about 625 milas off the eastern coast of the Philippines, was recorded here at 12:10 this afternoon. There were four aftershocks. CDDUDGE BEFEITr BIN IUHNSIIN IN Ml ■ STATE Overnight Returns Show Presi dent Recevied 16,000 More Votes Than Californian RETURNS ARE INCOMPLETE Figures Are Based Upon Re turns From 4618 Precincts Out of 6794 Precincts SAN FRANCISCO, May 7. Overnight returns from yesterday's presidential primary in California gave results from 4618 of the state’s 6974 precincts as follows: Johnson 203,684; Coolidge 219,- 943; McAdoo 78,033; Democratic no-preference 13,719. Fifty two of the states’s 58 counties were represented in the re turns. ROTIRY TO INSTILL OF FILERS THURSDAY Ceremonies Will Be Incident to Ladies’ Night At Country Club and Start at s7=3o • The annual installation of offi cers of the Americus Rotary club occurs tomorrow evening , Thurs day, May 8, at 7:30 p. m., at the country club. Besides the members, there wiH be present their wives and other guests. President John Sheffield will preside. Cobb Milner, Sam Coney, Frank Sheffield, Jr., and Herbert Haw kins have charge of the program for the evening which will include music, a speech by the retiring pres ident, John Sheffield and an accep tance of the gavel by Walter Ry lander, who succeeds Mr. Sheffield. The incoming board of directors is composed of W. C. Caye, Jr., J. E. Mathis, J. T. Warren, Walter Rylander, Lovelace Eve, Luther Harrell, John Sheffield Mr. Rylander will read his list of committees and other appoin tees. Dinner will be served on one long continuous table promptly at 7 ;30. Mr». Guy I. Green and her son (in the Foreground) escap ed uninjured when the storm carried 200 yards the home of Mrs. E. L. Holt, whom they were visiting. Mrs. Holt and one of her children were killed. Anoth er child of Mrs. Green was Seri ously injured. This, at Macon, Georgia. AfiiraiTlONllLL CARRY FIGHT ON JAP EXCLUSIBN TO ELOOR Coolidge Gives The Executive Views on Effective Date to Congressional Leaders WANTS YEAR’S DELAY July 1 Too Near to Permit Diplomatic Arrangements With Japan to Be Perfected WASHINGTON, May 7.—-The administration fight against the im migration bill provision making the exclusion of the Japanese effective July 1 will be carried to the floor of the senate and house when the bill comes up for final action. President Coolidge informed congressional leaders today that he regarded the effective date est as entirely too soon to permit diplo matic arrangements with Japan, and steps will be taken immediately af terward to line up those who sympa thize with his views to oppose the acceptance of the qonference re port. The president favors March 1, 1926, effective date of the ex clusion provision, and he is hope ful that at least a delay of a few months finally will be agreed to by the senate. CUBAN G9HINEIT ® RETOLT ENDED HAVANA, May 7. —The govern ment believes that it is “possible to consider the rebellious movement which was begun last week at San ta Clara as finished,” has been an nounced today from the palace. The war department announced I 100 rebels have surrendered at Cienfuegos. MRS. HOBBS INJURED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK MONTEZUMA, May 7.—Mrs. E. N. Hobbs, of Oglethorpe, sustain ed a broken leg when the automo bile in which she was riding turned over about five miles north of Montezuma. In the car with Mrs. Hobbs at the time of the accident A'ere her two small children And two grown eons, Joe and Fred, all of whom were unhurt. Fred, wio was driving lost control of the car which ran, into an embrankmenh overturning. Mrs. Hobbs' limb is badly crushed and physicians fear amputation will be necessary. The party was returning from spending the day in Talboflton. New York Future* i PC. Open High Low Close Jan. ..32.60123.68123.77|23.52'i23.52 May ,29.88|30.1(> 30.80|30.ff5|3G.03 July . 28.22 28.39 28.56|28,13}28.1? Oct. . 24.50 24.60 24.72124.40|24.40 Dec. . 23.89 23.97 24.11123.81 [23.81 Americus strict middling 30 cents. PRICE FIVE CENTS LM'S CIN Dill SERIOUS IS RESULT OF WOUNDS INFLICTED •lad Confessed to Slaying of Calmes in Attempt to Rob Restaurant At Independence MEN MOVED TO AMITE Two of Men Taken Forcibly From Bed to Start Journey to Execution Chamber NEW ORLEANS, May 7.—The six men sentenced to hang Friday were taken from the parish prison here today and started on their journey to Amite, La., where the executions will take place. Thep were escorted by the national guard. When Warden Rennyson awaken ed the condemned men from sleep, he found that Roy Leona, of Brook lyn, had stabbed himself five tiwies with a three inch dirk. One el the wounds penetrated the lung nad is regarded as serious. Leona con fessed no slaying of Dallas Clames, (Continued on Page 6) rara FARMERS IDE WARNE D BY DEPT. EXPERTS ON WEEVIL Too Much Confidence Being Put in Effect of Late Cold Weather, They Say TO BE PLENTY WEEVILS Hibernation Has Been Light, But Enough Remain to Do Se rious Damage to Crop WASHINGTON, May 7.—Many cotton farmers are placing too much confidence in the January cold weather and expecting lighter invasion of the boll weevils than they will actually experience this year in the opinion of experts of the department of agriculture. The government statement today says that while hibernation is light, there are still sufficient weevils te do serious damage in almost all sec tions. mffilME DIGGED Bl FIRE Attempt Alleged to Have Been Made Destroy Jefferson Street Building Whtifield’s store located at 312 Jefferson street, was discovered on fire between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning, the fire being extin guished before much damage wits done. The blaze started between the ceiling and weatherboarding <m the rear outside of the building, a number of planks being torn away by firemen in extinguishing the blaze. Chief McArthur placed the damage this afternoon at $25.00 »o the building and probably SIOO.OO or more to the stock. Insurance suficient to cover the loss wal3 carried by D. W. Whitfield, owner pf both building and stock. It is believed the fire was of incendiary origin and probably was started by some persons in an effort to dam age 'Whitfield, who is a negro of outstanding reputation for honeat and integrity. nusSWTiidno NEIP PARENT’S ME Corinne Model, Stolen Monday By Woman Now In Custody At Philadelphia •PHILADELPHIA, May 7.—Cor inne Model, the 10 weeks old baby which was stolen Monday, was found this morning in a Philadel phia house in good condition. The infant was found about a mile from the home of her parents, and was identified by her father when the police broke into the house. The woman found with the baby is al leged to have confessed to takhig the infant. ,‘ 4 ’a
