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WEATHER For Georgia—Unsettled tonight and Saturday with local thunder showers. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 133 MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF WOMAN 0 0 ° o o o 0 00060000 00 00000000 O Bean, Berry And Squash Shipping Season Opening Here 0000000000 o O O O O O 00000000 OO CONGRESS MAY VOTE WHEAT 35c SUBSIDY Farts Declares Both Democrats And Republicans Favor Whisky Traffic Last Two Administrations ‘Found Wanting’ He Says in Handling Prohibition Issue ‘TAKE GOD INTO POLITICS’ People Must Put Party in Pow er That Fears God Rather Than Man, He Asserts COLUMBUUs7~O., June 6. Modification of restrictive ballot -laws in various states and a re ..affirmation of party’s support of the eighteenth amendment to the federal constitution and the Volsteaj law, w ere the principal planks in the platform prepared by the resolutions committee for presentation to the prohibition party s national convention in session h e re today. COLUMBUS, 0., June 6.—Law will continue to be flouted “so long as the people continue, to cast their votes for liquor-controlled parti ,s,” and as the last two administrations have handled prohibition and “were found wanting,” election of the prohibition ticket, “the only one which has ever stood for law and order is necessary to the extinc tion of the liquor traffic,” H. P. Faris of Clinton, Mo., temporary chairman, asserted in the keynote address at the national Prohibition convention today. Casting a ballot for 'either the Republican or Democratic party “was throwing your vote away,” Mr. Faris admonished those who desired a sincere enforcement of the 19th admendment. “For once let us quit voting our prejudices; let us carry our religion with us and put in into the ballot box. The moral and political challenge of the present hour is the need of God and righteousness in the field of poli tics. “The churches of America, through their voting membership, can have anything they want of the national government, if only they will unitedly demand it. Our great republic will sink unless we ‘bring forth fruits meet for repen tence’ by taking our God and relig ion into our politics and electing a party to power which has the fear of God and not the fear of man, before its eyes. If those who fav or our case will espouse the same at the ballot-box and elect the Prohibition party’s candidates, America will have a sure enough regime of law enforcement that will show everybody that ‘prohibi tion will prohibit.” Constitutional prohibition un b-r the late lamented President Wil on “was openly flouted and the non enforcement thereof became an open scandal,” Mr. Faris said. It was only upon the insistence of the people and tremendous pressure brought to bear upon congress that Mn Wilson’s efforts to stave off to day of prohibition, were defeated. “Compare our marvelous record of achievements with the record of non-action and non-resuits by the other parties, save as they were forced to action by the people after we had educated them up to tha point of demanding action and re- Continucd on Page Three. DR. HAWKINS GOES TO BLACKSHEAR TO LIVE Dr. L. M. Hawkins, who had been engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in Americus during the past year, has moved with his fam ily to Blackshear, where they will hereafter reside. Prior to coming here to live, Dr. Hawkins practiced many years at Leslie, where he was greatly beloved among many pat ients and friends. Union High school at Leslie was erected while Dr. Hawkins served his community as president of the board of trus tees of Leslie High school and It was', through his efforts tnat this handsome new consolidated school was built there. Many friends both here hnd ,elsewhere/ throughout the county will learn with deep regret of his removal to fee. THE TIMESBRECORDER ESLeublished in the JwTwTheart of oixiE~iW? PRINCIPALS IN MILES STANDISH JOHN ALDEN MODERNjM ARRIAGE Bp r MBi IB < i A- 1 x ; \ L *9 Wfel liL I—wttß- l will Peggy Hopkins Joyce and her fourth husband (or is it her fifth?), Count Gosta Morner, Swedish nobleman. The count visited Peggy to plead the cause of a fryend and a “Miles Stand- Will Oust Negro By Building New Street Californians Adopt Unique Method to Rid Residential Section of Undesirables PIEDMONT, Cal., June 6.—City council last night took action to end the storm of protest which has aris en since the purchase and occupa tion of a home in the exclusive l res idential district by Sidney Deering negro case owner. Cbuhcil ordered the City attorney to start condemnation proceedings with a vire to cutting a new street through Deerin’s property. LOWDEN CERTAIN TO I RUN WITH COOLIDGE Vice - Presidential Nomination Regarded As Practically Set tled At Cleveland CLEVELAND, June 6.—The vice-presidential nomination is as good as settled with word that For mer Governor Lowden, of Illinois, will be acceptable to President Coolidge, and convention managers today devoted themselves to clear ing up last minute arrangements: Little remains to be dore now ex cept the actual drafing of a plat form before the convention gets down to business. REICHSTAG VOTED TO ACCEPT DAWES PLAN BERLIN, June 6.—The reich stag today approved by a vote of 247 to 183 the position of the gov ernment of Chancellor Marx in fa vor of Dawes’ report. When a woman gets a man up a tree she makes a monkey out of - hini. __ ish-John Alden” situation arose. Peggy believe* her marriage to the count, who js a Chicago tooth-paste manufacturer, will bring the happiness she missed in previous marriages. RICHARDSON AND FELTON WIN CONTEST CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jun e 6.- A compromise agreement was made today by Henry Lincoln Johnson, Republican national committeeman from Georgia, for a settlement of a contest from the Third Georgia district. The compromise was ratified by the national committee. By the terms of the agreement A. L. Felton, of Americus, Ga., the Johnson delegate, and E. S. Richardson, of Marshallville, were seated with one-half vote each. In addition Richardson, as superintendent of a negro orphanage school, was recogniz ed as chairman of the district organization. Felton and Rich ardson are both negroes. MEELWffiML OF HEMS' CHIRGIS Had Been Charged With Issuing Liquor Permits to Get Mon ey For Party Treasury WASHINGTON, June 6.—Sec retary Mellon today entered formal denial of the- charges levelled against his conduct of the treas ury department by Gaston B. Means in testimony before the senate Daugherty committee. Jl In a letter to tbe-comnittee, the secretary denied in detail Means’ story about his investigations into thd report that Mellon had nfcreed to issue whiskey permits to Rex Sheldon, of New York, in return for money to help make up the de ficit of the republican national committee. I»AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 6, 1924 OTWTEE FIIES DATE FOR PfMRY TONIEMW September 10th Fixed By Dem ocrats As Date For Primary in Third 'District PLURALITY TO DECIDE Congressional Convention Call ed to Meet in Americus Sep tember 17 r At 10 A. M. The Democratic Executive com mitve of the Third Congressional district, as a meeting just held in, Americus fixed the date of the con gressional primary for September 10. Rules governing the primary were formally adopted by the com mittee, and arrangements complet ed for holding the election in ac cordance with party usages and existing customs. These rules provide that all per sons qualified to- vote in any elec tion for governor and estate house officials shall be to parti cipate in the primary, and that a plurality of all th« votes cast in the entire district shall decide the nomi ness. Entries under the rules close on June 21 and all entafes must be filed with John M. Greer, secre tary of the Executive committee, at his office in Oglethorpe on or be fore that date. Results of the elec tion in various counties are to be certified to the secretary of the district committee by the counjy congressional committee and assess ments sufficient to defray the ex penses of the election Lil the sever al counties will be levied upon can didates by the county committees. A congressional convention for >the purpose of declaring the nomi ness will assemble in Americus at 10 o’clock in the morning of Sep tember 17, and at this convention a new congressional district exec utive committee shall be chosen to serve during two years; a party platform shall be formulated and announced, and any question that may arise as to the qualifications of any candidate naminated in the primary, shall be decided by thia convention. PLAY FOR PRESIDENT CUP RESULTS IN TIE Lucas Thiers and Dr. M. H. Wheeler to Play-Off Contest During This Week In the play for the President's cup which ended* at the golf club yesterday afternoon Lucas Thiers and Dr. M. H. Wheeler tied with a net score of 146 each for the 36 holes. Dr. Wheeler made 182 gross and Mr. Thiers 202, the former’s handicap being 18 while the latter played with a handicap of 29. These two playqrs will meet one day this week and play an 18-hole match to determine the winner of the cup. In this match medal score will be used and Dr. Wheeler will use his handicap of 18 while Mr. Thiers will play with his handicap of 28. A great deal of interest was dis played in the competition for this cup, which is awarded annually, it now being held by Charles Wheat ley. DR. CROZIER CALLED HOME BY BABE’S DEATH Dr. J. W. Crozier was called to day to his former home in Fort Gaines by the sudden death of hid” young son, John Crozier, Jr., who passed away following a brief ill ness of infantile disease. Mrs. Cro zier and young baby were plan ning to move to Americus at an early date and the ch’ld’E illness had delayed their coming, Dr. Crozier having necetitry rnrreha-? 1 the Peo ple’s Pliarmacy in the Rylander Theater building here, which he is now operating. Many friends hero will sympathize with the bereaved jarents in the death of their little WARNING! A package containing electro type cuts addressed to the Times-Recorder, was taken from the desk in the postoffice lobby Thursday, probably through er ror. These must be returned to Postmaster Davenport or to the Times-Recorder at once, or post office inspedtoi-s will be notified. w -II Benjamin Keyser, celebrates his 104th birthday at Ridgefield, N. J., by mowing the lawn and taking his usual two-mile walk to the postoffice. BODY OF YOUHB BBL DNTILIM FOUND 11. DITCH Bl YOUTH i Miss Mabel Burgess, Known As Mabel Rogers, Had Been Dead 6 Hours When Found MYSTERY CRIME SCENTED Authorities Believe Body Was Brought to Spot Where Found in Automobile TROY, N. Y., June 6.—The body of Miss Mabel Burgess, well known as Mabed Rogers, clad only in a light one-piece dress, was found to day in a ditch half a mile of the city by a boy employed on a nearby dairy farm. The woman had been dead six hours, and au thorities expressed the opinion that she had been brought to this lone |y road in an automobile. Mystery is t dded to the case by the statement of Clinton Coons, who lives a short distance from the place where '.he body was found, that during the i ight he heard a sharp knock at tne door, but when he answered there was no one there. MRS. EMILY WILIE PASSES AT MOBILE Telegrams received in Americus today announced the death Thurs day at 4 p. m. at Mobile, Ala., of Mrs. Emily Wilie who during some time was a resident of Americas. Mrs Wilie who, a native of Mobile, was an aunt of W. D. Moreland, of Americus, and her daughter, Mrs. C. P- Hammond, formerly lived here during a number of years. She was 85 years of age and had been in declining health during some time although death came quite unexpectedly and with little .premonition of its approach. Mrs. Willie Blade her home with her son and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James Moreland in Mobile, and interment will be in that city, although the funeral arrangements have not yet been anaouiKeut , 1 rucking Industry In Sumter Co. Growing BOY MURDERS ARE INDICTED AT CHICAGO CHICAGO, June 6. Two indictments charging Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, university students aiid mil lionaires’ sons, with the kidnap ing and murder of Robert Franks, a school boy, to which they confessed, was returned to day by the grnad jury. HOST OF WJUOR BILLS BEFOBECOWiSSIIIE ELREffI DISPOSED OF Last Days of Session Likely to Be Less Hectic Than Usual On Such Occasions WASHINGTON, June 6.—Con gress sailed toward adjournment today into quieter waters than is customary at such times, having disposed one way or another «6f most of the major problems that threatened several days ago to make its last hours hectic. The reclamation bill, passed last night by the senate as a rider to the deficiency appropriation meas ure, had preferred status today in the house, while further efforts to get farm relief action with the Nor ris-Sinclair bill were advanced by some senators. In a final attempt to secure farm relief legislation .this session, the farm bloc in both the senate and the house have pledged sup ■! port to the Bursum bill, authoriz ing the secretary of agriculture to I pay export bounty of 35 cents per bushel on wheat and wheat prod ucts. MINCEV CFINTESTS SEHTIHG OF HURT CLEVELAND, June 6.—Another lively contest from the Twelfth Georgia district in which S. S. Min cey, a negro of Ailey, Ga., disputes the right of 11. A. Hunt to seat at the Republican National convention, was before the National committee for settlement today. Hunt was placed upon the temporary roll Tuesday along with the remainder of the Henry Lincoln Johnson fac tion delegates. Contesting delegations from the Tenth Tennessee district continued today their over-night negotiations for a settlement of their dispute without intervention upon the part of the National committee. -1 REVIVAL SERVICES BEGIN AT PLAINS Announcement has been made that the Revival meeting will begin at Plains Methodist church with next Sunday morning services, the pastor doing the preaching. The hours of worship will be 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. daily. It is customary for the stores of Plains to close one hour each day during revival meetings and will, bo doubt adhere to that custom during this meeting. Services have been called in at the Baptist church for next Sunday night that all may worship at the Methodist church, Large congregations are expected from the very beginning of the meeting. There will be several special ser vices during the meeting, which are announced as follows: June 10th, 3 o’clock, for children; June llfh, 8 o’clock, for young people; June 13th, 11 o’clock, for old people; June 15th, 11 o’clock, for married people; June 15th, 3 o’clock, for men; June 15th, 8 o’clock, for par ents; June 17th, 3 o’clock, for wo men. The public is most cordially invited to attend all of these spe cial services as well as the other services of the meeting. The co operation of all Christian people is most earnestly solicited by the pas tor. . j. . NEW YORK COTTON MARKET Jan 24.98 24.98 25.26 24.91 25.0 n Meh 25.00 25.08 25.35 25.00 25.1.5 Jul 28.50 28.53 28.60 28.24 28.40 Oct 25.87 25.95 26.18 25.91 26.03 Dee 25.18 25.22 25.46 25.14 25.32 Americus Middling Spots 28 l-2c I PRICE FIVE CENTS Hundreds of Crates of Vegeta bles, Berries and Other Truck Shipped Daily MOST GOES BY EXPRESS Night Trains to Atlanta and Northern Points Ca -y T:uck to Consuming Markets The trucking industry in Sum ter county is assuming commercial proportions that indicate the fields is a lucrative one, well past the ex perimental stage. All parts of the county are sharing in the prosper ity these shipments bring to Amer icus and surrounding territory and it is believed the total value of these will amount to mdre than SIOO,OOO before the shipping season is ended. Few earlot shipments are being forwarded, if any, but every night huge truckloads of fine truck pro duced upon Sumter county farms pre loaded into express cars at the j Central depot here, and forwarded to Atlanta and other consuming centers, where an excellent demand exists for these products. Truck loaded here at 10:40 at night are delivered produce merchants there early next morning, and in many imstances has already been dis posed of by retailers there before the noon hour. Just now dewberries coin prise, perhaps, half of the total tonnage |rtow being forwarded from Ameri jeus by Sumter county truckers. J. D. Hooks and W. J. Josey are the principal shippers of these luscius berries, Hooks having approximate ly five acres planted to them that ! are now in full bearing «ondition, [while Josey also has a cultivated [patch of considerable extent, and is shipping many crates daily. Twen ty-five to thirty crates of these ber ries are shipped every night to At lanta and other markets, being con signed in most instances to relia 'ble commission houses. O. V. Hogged, who has a 7 aero truck £atch near Plains, has been ( Continued on Page Four.) IHICIISGBLFEBSIB IMI IT THOETW The members of the Americua Golf Club are making prepara tions to go to Thomaston on Tues day tp participate in the invita tion tournament to be held thera June 10th and 11th. Besides the Thomaston and Americus Clubs, . Forsyth, Griffin, Lagrange, New nan and Yatesville will have teams there to participate. The qualifying round of 18 holes be played on Tuesday morning 'during the afternoon the first mate'm > of each flight will be played; the semi-finals will be played on Wed nesday morning and the finals Wednesday afternoon. There will i be as many flights as the number ■ of participants will warrant, and all owho go will be in the play. ■ I There will be suitable prizes to (both the winners and runners-up ir. ! I each flight and the low medalist will be awarded a prize. I, Another point that will be ver/ i interesting to the Americus con* • tingent will be a competition fir a i prize to be given to the club team ' composed of four men who turn i. in the lowest total score in thy I qualifying round. The local Tour, ■ nament Committee has decided that the four low handicap men who - make the trip will compose this > team for Americus. , Those who went to Thomaston , last year will recall the royal re- ■ ception given on that) occasion',* ; and they are looking forward with I a great deal of pleasure to this tr : p. ■ All who can possibly go will kindly • notify L. L. McCleskey promptly as it will be necessary to advise ’ Thomaston the approximate num* - ber who will go from here. More interest is being taken in ■ golf locally than ever before, and s these matches will be played much -.oftener during the summer thanj .heretofore. A
