About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Showers late to night and Tuesday; no change in temperature. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 123 JAP EXCLUSION ACT GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL o o o o o o o o 0000000000 o O O 3 o o c 2 Negroes Lynched By Florida Mob For Criminal Assaults 0000000000 o o o o o o 0000000000 JNO. W. SHIVER MADE GRAND JURY FOREMAN She's Got Her Nose Up Again an 9 Feeling Fine s —— ~ „ n .••»*•**** , A ArtK' TV&I i : •’ * U.S K'A- ■ & W •** t Thanks to tile navy’s plastic surgeons the Shenandoah, queen of the U. S. air fleet,, can hold her nose haughtily in the air again. She is shown on a trial flight. Below is Lieutenant Zachary Landsdowne, new com mander who succeeded Captain McCray after the runaway flight. On right (below) is a new con trivance placed on the rear of the flier’s gondola. It is called a “water recovery” and is used for the purpose of condensing the exhaust vapor of the gasoline back into water which is pump •ed into/ the ballast tanks. ‘BUBBERS’ WILSON AND WILL WILLIAMS LUO IN FLORIDA Two Youths Positively Identi fied As Assailants of Two White Girls Afterward j Corpses of Slain Negroes Were Dragged Thru Streets By Mob FORT MEYERS, Fla., May 26. “Rubbers” Wilson and Wilson Wil liams, negroes, each about 20 years old were lynched here early today. The two youths had been arrest ed by officers from whom they were taken by a mob and their bodies riddled with bullets. Following this the corpses were dragged through the streets by members of the mob. The negroes had been positively identified as the men who attacked and assaulted two young white girls near Fort Myers late Sunday. Both of the young girl victims are re ported today to be in a serous con dition. STATE COMMITTEE TO MEET NEXT WEDNESDAY v ATLANTA, May 26.—The state democratic executive committee will meet here Wednesday, May 28 for the purpose of adopting rules and regulations for - the state primaries to be held this falldt is announced. There are twenty-six men and twelve women on the executive committee as representatives from the stat e at large and five men and two women form each of the twelve congressional districts. It is expected that September 10 will be the date set for this pri mary. WILL M’INVALE’S CHEST CRUSHED MONTEZUMA, May 26.—Wi1l Mclnvalve, 18-year-old Macon coun ty youth, sustained a crushed chest and other injuries when the auto is which he was riding Thursday morning turned over near Ideal. The other occupant of the car, Will Davis, who was driving was not. Injured. ■ ' THE TjHESfertfc&RDER SgfrpuBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE~iWi - s kvMIMi SvJH .toL r jMakvai r# W ; jK 18 - J 1 I jMML? MroLußßißr lax Reduction Bill Goes to White House WASHINGTON, May 26. —The tax reduction bill, many months in the making, was put through the final legislative stages today in the house. Already approved by the senate th e measure will be sent to the White House within a few hours, with the Republican leaders that President Coolidge will sign it. Some of its provisions are vigorously opposed at the treasury, however, and strong pressure on both sides will be brought to bear on the president before he makes up his mind. E JILLS BMLY HURTIH UCCIDENT S. L. Sills and Mrs. Sills Also Injured in Crash of Cars At Rylander Place Miss Corinne Sills sustained a broken leg and her father, S. L. Sills and Mrs. Sills were badly cut and bruised in an automobile ac cident at the Rylander farm, five miles east of Americus, late Sun day afternoon, while Karris Coun cil, whose car collided with the Sills car, was badly shaken up and bruised, but escaped serious injury. All of the parties involved in the accident are prominent. The accident was caused, it is said, by failure of the two drivers to see one another, the road at that point having been the scene of several previous accidents, and considered a dangerous grade crossing. Mr. and Mrs. Sills and Miss Sills had been to the farm of John Sheffield, south of the Rylander farm and were returning to Amer icus after a pleasure ride whan the accident happened. Mr. Council was driving west on the River road and was prevented from seeing the Sills car by th e blinding sun, shining almost directly in his eyes, it was stated today. Responsibili ty for the collision has not been fixed, and because of the danger ous point at which the accident oc curred, it probably was an un avoidable one. According to information fur nished the Times-Recorder this morning by Mrs. Sills, her daugh ter’s injuries are quite painful. It is expected, however, that sh e will fully recover and within a reason able time she will again regain full use of the injured limb. Mrs. Sills sustained a painful cut over her right eye, and Mr. Sills had his cheek cut in the accident in ad dition to the injuries sustained bv Miss Sills. y The accident, it is stated, is deeply regretted by all pa?ties con cerned. CENTRAL TRAIN IS DERAILED SATURDAY Central of Georgia freight train No. 71, west bound from Albany to Macon, was derailed Saturday evening at 5 o’clock at a point near Eagle Pond, 13 miles of Americus. Six cars left the track, and the line was blocked until 2:50 o’clock Sunday morning, caus ing a delay of two hours to fast trains. No one was hurt in vne accident, teh iause of which has not been ascertained. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 26, 1924 PRESBYTERIANS URGE WAR BE OUTLAWED GRAND RAPIFS, Mich., May 26.—The Presbyterian General Assembly in session here today unanimously adopted a resolu tion pledging itself “to the outlawing of war and to the hastening of the day when na tions shall lean to war no more.” ERACE MB EDWARDS: ALLEGED HlfflUm UDDER BOID NT ROK Two Men Accused of Having Held Up Henry Brown, Al leged Rum-Runner CAR AND , LIQUOR TAKEN Men Represented Themselves As Federal Officers “Con fiscating” Booze ROME, May 26.—Charles Grace and Allen Edwards were released under bond today following their arrest in connection with the hold up a week ago of Henry Br'own, near here. Brown, an alleged rum-runner, was accosted upon the Cave Springs road by three men and his car and twenty-five cases of liquor it con tained were “confiscated.” The highwaymen are alleged to have stopped Brown and ordered him to abandon the car saying they were federal W. s. (PETE) SIMS DIES FROM STROKE W. S. Sims, familiarly known throughout the county as ‘‘Pete” Sims, died Sunday night at the horgp of his brother Henry Sims, near Frinedship, in Schley county where he was taken after sustaining a stroke of paralysis, death being due to that cause. He was about 53 years of age, a farmer and saw mill man and hau recently been employed by the Smith-Burgin Lumber company. K e was a man of high character and had many friends who will learn with deep re.gret of his sudden demise. De tails of the funeral rites had not been announced in Americus early this afternoon. fflffl JURORS SWORN M FIMELLFD FOR SIM 00 COURT John W. Shiver Chosen Fore man and Criminal Investiga tions Are Begun DIVORCE CASES TRIED Number of Civil Actions Dis posed of During First Days’ Session of Tribunal The May term of Sumter Super ior court began here this morning with Judge Z A Litlejohn presiding and Jule Felton representing the the interest of the state. . The first business before the court was the organization of the grand jury, with the selection of the following members: John W. Shiver, B. J. Ranew, Wibel Mar shall, J. E. Kiker, T. B. West brook, C. D. Brinkley, G. W. Riley, W. ('. Wright, W. L. Jennings, J. E. Gyles, G. M. Bragg, J. B. Grif fin, C. G Cheek, C. C. Williams, W. H. Emmet, Thos. Harrold, J. T. Taylor J. W. Lott J. H. Harvey, W. M. Humber, Walter Rylander, C. J. Sherlock and George 0. Marshall. Judge Littlejohn in his charge to these grand jurors covered the spe cal charges required by law and drew attention to other matters re quiring attention at the hands of that body. The jury perfected or ganization by electing John W. Shiver foreman and began at once the investigation of business pre sented before them. Practically all of the morning session, except that devoted to the organization of court, was spent in hearing divorce cases, a number of these being disposed of before ad journment. PORT OF DIM BOE IDLE BYJG STRIKE Irish Dockmen Quit Work Following Raid Upon Sup porters of James Larkin DUBLIN, May 26. (By Asso ciated Press.) —The port of Dub lin was completely idle today in consequence o f an unexpected strike of dock workers. The Strike was called as an aftermath of the arrest Sunday of forty-five follow ers of James Larkin, a labor agita tor during a raid upon famous iberty Hall. The raid was con ducted by Free State troops. Instead of going to work today the men gathered in groups about the docks and engaged in discussion of the situation growing out of tne raids. MTEHEHiES Nffl BEING WB B Succulent Pie Fillers Being Brought in Daily With Mar keting Problem Easy Sumter’s dewberry crop now is being gathered. John Wooten, who resides a few miles out of Americus and who cultivates a small ‘dewberry patch,’ marketed the first of his berries Thursday when h e brought in four quarts of berries which were quickly distributed among Ameri* cus connoiseurs and soon made into delicious pies. Friday Mr. Wooten gathered ten additional quarts; Saturday his cultivated vines yield ed him a total of forty quarts, and this morning he brought to town an even hundred quarts of the luscious berries. The berries, several quarts of which Mp. Wooten presented the Times-Recorder, today, require lit tle cultivation or fertilization, he says, except during a comparative ly short period in the early spring and interfere very little with the growing of other crops. He has about an acre planted to the ber ries. and considers this acr« one of the most profitable upon his en tire farm, _ ® Confidence In Weev i I Control Demonstrated 1 hroughout Cotton Belt By KEATON ARNETT NEW ORLEANS, La., May 26. Confidence in the methods of boll weevil control as recommended by (the scientists and experts of the. United States Department of Agri culture and the State Colleges of Agriculture is being demonstrated in virtually every section of the cotton belt where there is an organ ized movement to combat the pest. While there is considerable ef fort on the part of some organiza tions and business concerns to ob tain the use by farmers of poison mixtures which have been proven by the scientists to have little or no value as a means of boll weevil con trol, the indications are that a great majority of the farmers who are using control methods are heeding the teachings of the scientists just as they heed the avice of the oc tor when they are ill. The argument has been presenter that tests of poisons have been made only under conditions in one locality. This argument is readily refuted by reports of the experi ment stations in practically every state in the cotton belt which show that calcium arsenate, used in dust form or in the home-mixed mo lasses mixture for the pre-square stage and the dust only after bloom ing begins, increase te yie 1 per acre, increases the money value of the crop and decreases the cost of production. The figures in these reports are based on tests conducted on plats where different kind of poisons were used, checked against each other and against unpoisoned plats under the same conditions. It is significant that the finings of the various experiment stations so nearly coincide. It also is signi ficant txiat for the first time since the boll weevil invaded the United States the scientists have agreed on a definite plan of controlling the boll weevil and have combined in making the same general recom mendations for the entire cotton belt. The method of control which is being employed in the pre-square stage by a very large number of growers and which is recommended by the experts is the use of either calcium arsenate applied with cot ton dusting machinery or shaken on the plants from a bag; or a mix ture of one of calcium arsen ate, one gallon of molasses and one gallon of water applied to the tips of the plants with a home-made mop, using about one gallon to the acre. Therefore, poisoning in the fruit ing stage before 10 to 15 per cent of the squares are punctured is a needless waste of time and money. UDI ES T.'IIJPNEY KILL BE PLAYED The first ladies’ tournament of £he season at the Americus Golf club is scheduled to be played there tomorrow afternoon. The playing will start promptly, and it is expect ed a large number of ladies will participate. The contest will be a flag tour nament, and scores will be based upon the existing club handicaps. GRADUATION OCCASION AT ARLINGTON HIGH ARLINGTON, May 26.—Gradu ation exercises marked the closemg of the Arlington High school when eleven students were awarded dip lomas by Superintendent D. H. Wood. , Special features of the evening were the salutatory address by Arry Brown, the valedictory ad dress by Miss Mary Martin and the baccalaureate address by Rev. W. M. Blitch, pastor of thhe Blakely Methodist church. The graduates were Edith Davis, Emily Powell, Valaria Jones, Mary Martin, Dora Bell Sasser, ,Bruce Thomas, Elzie White Dudley Laud ind Arry Brown. AGED ECCENTRIC IS ON TRIAL FOR LIFE BRUNSWICK, May 26. William Hardwick, eccentric man of advanced age, went to trial for his life her e today on charges growing out of the kill ing of Martin, Bunkley, whose body was iound near here in a swamp shortly after Christ* mas. Th e grand jury indicted Hardwick several weeks after Frank Cohen, negro, was sen tenced for life for the Bunkley slayin,g. It was charged that Hardwick was with the negro at the time of the slaying. JOINT MEETING OF CIVIC CLUBS WILL DISCUSS PLAYGROUND Gathering Arranged for Tues day Afternoon At 1 O’clock At Community House A joint meeting of the three, civic clubs of Americus will be held Tuesday afternoon at 1 o’clock in. the community house at the Play ground. At this meeting the mem bers of the Rotary, Kiwanis and Lions clubs will be present and play ground problems will be the subject discusssed. J. Ralston Cargill, president of the Playground association, who has worked so long and untiringly for th e success of the Playground project, will be present and the en ti?e directorate of the Playground association, will also be present. It is planned to have the annual re port of President Cargill submitted to the Playground directors, sit ting with members of the three civic clubs. President Cargill’s report, it was learned today, will constitute a resume of the entire activities of the Playground project since its in ception, and will set forth the pro gram and expenditures necessary to continue in operation this splen did asset of Americus’ childhoo 1. The swimming pool, one of the most important departments of the play ground project will be discussed frankly by President Cargill in h : n report, and this will be the para mount subject discussed by the members of the clubs present. This meeting will be last to be addressed by President Cargill in his capacity as head of the Play ground asociation, as he plans to submit his resignation immediately following delivery of his report and its .acceptance by the directors. The club members, after hearing the report of President Cargill will be told by the directors of the, needs of the swimming pool and playground, and the subject of handling the problem properly w’P be discussed in ‘round table talks. The meeting will begin promptly at 1 o'clock, and because of the high ly important matter t 0 be discussed and acted upon, it is planned to have every member of every civic' club in Americus present at that hour. How and When to Poison the Weevil Here’s th e plan advocated by Dr. R. J. H. DeLoach J. C. Maness and George O. Marshall. Follow this plan, they say, and you’ll make a normal crop. 1— Poison immediately before the first squares form, or as a few tiny forms appear. 2 Poison again five days after the first poisoning. 3 Poison again five days after the second poisoning. 4 Pick up squares after second poisoning ahead of cul tivation, and pick up squares a second time immediately blooms appear, ahead of cultivation. sln the early fall destroy cotton stalks. Any method for destroying is satisfactory except burning. J. A. HIXON, Chairman Weevil Committee. GEORGE O. MARSHALL, County Agent. New York Futures PC. Open High Low Close Jan. ..25.53125.85126.25(25.85’26.05 July . 29.70129.78130,00129.75(29.80 Oct. Dec. ..25.71|26T10]26.37(26.05(26.15 Americus strict middling 29 3-4 c. price Five cents IMMIGRATION BILL IS SIGNED BT COOLIDGE: JAPANESE WARLIKE President Puts Seal of Approval Upon Exclusion Measure De spite Effective Date WILL ISSUE STATEMENT Japanese Ex-Service Men At Tokio Pledge Military Ser vice to Fatherland WASHINGTON, May 26.—The immigration bill was signed today by President Coolidge. The president approved the measure despite the provision mak ing Japanese exclusion effective July 1, which was put into the measure over his vigorous opposi tion. The president decided because of other considerations to give execu tive approval necessary to spread the legislation upon the statute books. As soon, however, as th-; president had affixed his signature the president began preparation of a statement expressing disapproval of the failure of congress to provide for a longer delay in the effective date of Japanese exclusion. JAPANESE SOLDIERS STAGE DEMONSTRATION TOKIO, May 26.—Ten thousand Japanese former service men who are now reservist took part today in an anti-exclusion demonstration at the national military shrine here. In addition these reservists adopter a resolution asking the reservists oi the entire country to unite for the sake of the Fatherland. “In view of the nature of the American-Japanese situation,’’ the resolution adds, “The Toki o Asso ciation of Reservists declares the determination to full fill at a mo ment’s call the duties of its mem bers as military men.” POLICE UNABLE TO SOLVE BITS MURDER CHICAGO, May 26.—The state’s attorney’s office and police work ed all night on clues as to the pos sible kidnaper and murderer of 14- year-old Robert Franks, son of a retired millionaire manufacturer, but today they l appeared no nearer a solution of the mystery than when the lad's nude body was found last Thursday. The body of the boy was juried yesterday. A florist who sent a wreath bear ing the name of Johnson to the fun eral is positive he ca nidentify the sender. The letter demanding a ransom previous t 0 the murder was signed George Johnson. WEATHER FORECAST FOR THIS WEEK WASHINGTON, May 26.—The Weather outlook for the period of May 26 to May 31, inclusive for the South Atlantic and East Gulf States follows Considerable cloudiness and occasional showers are indicated with normal temperatures.
