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WEATHER * For Georgia—Local thunder showers this afternoon or tonight, Tuesday generally fair. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 141 LEOPOLD AND LOEB, SLAYERS, MAY BE CRAZY M’ADOO TO GO INTO CONVENTION WITH 450 TO 550 DELEGATES; b ODDS 2-TO-l HE’LL > NEVER WIN Smith and Underwod to Have Second Blocks of Votes At Opening of Gathering MANY DARK HORSES SEEN Ralston, Glass and Davis Look ed Upon As Leaders in Dark Horse Class Candidates By HARRY B. HUNT WASHINGTON,- June 16.—En tries in the Democratic presidential handicap, for the White House sweepstakes, will get away in four groups. First will come the pole horses, McAdoo, Smith and' 'Underwood, carrying the bulk of the instructed delegates. At the heels of these leaders will run the firjst-string dark horses, Ralston of Indiana, Davis of West Virginia and Glass of Virginia. Behind these, at the getaway, will come the second-string of dark horse possibilities—Robinson of Arkansas, Walsh, of Montana, Homer Cummings of Connecticut, Ritchie of Maryland, Hull of Ten nessee, Baker of Ohio and David F. Houston of Missouri, former sec retary of agriculture and of the treasury. Then comes tire field, a full score strong, the most varied col lection of steeds that ever took the turf in presidential race. Copeland of New York, hygenic expert and disciple of I'hysical fit ness. Sweet of Colorado, Fhilantropie multi-millionaire. 'I he Bryan team, William Jen nings, now of Florida, runner-up in rihree historic campaigns, and Charles, governor of Nebraska. Edwards of New Jersey, former governor, now senator, wet and proud l of it. Daniels of North Carolina, form er secretary of navy. of lowa, former secre lury of agriculture anl publisher of farm periodicals. Jonathan Davis, the dirt-farmer governor of Kansas. Wheeler of Montana, nemesis of Harry Daugherty, who looks like Coolidge but is not so cautious. Murphree of Florida, educator, sponsored by W. J. Bryan. Harrison of Mississippi, Demo cratic keynoter, keen and caustic baiter of the G. O. P. Parker of Louisiana, governor, ex-Bull Moose. Vic Donahey, governor of Ohio and father of 10 children. Hearst of New York, multi-mil lianaire publisher. Pat Neff, popular scrapping governor of Texas. Promerese of Ohio, ex-senator, dignified and funereal. • James F. Cox, also of Ohio, who carried the Democratic colors in 1920 but was outdistanced at the finish. Woodbridge Ferris, .senator from Michigan, white-haired 1 and scholarly. John B. Kendrick of Wyoming, who rode range on his own cattle herds before going to the Senate Joseph Silzer, anti-prohibition governor of New Jersey. And Huston Thompson, long legged progressive, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. So there they are. Pay ycur money asd take your pick. Although McAdoo will enter the convention with the largest single body of delegates, variously claim ed at from 450 to 550, odds of 2 to 1 are readily found that he nev er will be able to round up the 733 votes necessary to give him tae two thirds required for nomination. Smith will hold the next largest block of votes at- the getaway— probably in the neighborhool of 400: Underwood will hold third place on the early ballots, with about VP When the pace set by thise three particularly by McAdoo asd Smith •—have left them winded without either gaining an advantage for the home stretch, then the first string of darkhorse entries is expected to pull to the front. These are, as indicated, Ralston of Indiana. Glass, of Virginia and Davis of West Virginia. FIRST DISTRICT IS WINNER IN CONTESTS ATHENS, June 16.—The first congressional district, with 13 points, won the literary cup in thet events of the state high s<?hool meet that has closed here. IN THE ' ~HE AR T OF DlXl£'~gow? ■ 9 w ojk 11 ~ 7*' 5 K 1 aWI’K- ifc r ' M Jlrl x WILLIAM GIBBS M’ADOO Wisconsin Bridegroom Disappears Following Gruesome Discovery Body of Bride Found in Shallow Grave Near Tourist Camp At Wittenburg Sunday By Inquisitive Farmer—Had Been Mar ried Only a Week Woman Told Tourists On Saturday. MILWAUKEE, June 16.—Every automobile highway in Wis consin and North Milwaukee is being patrolled today by possees seeking a man wh ofled from a tourist camp at Wittenberg short ly before the body of his bride of a week' was found in a shallow grave. The man gave th e name of George P. Cummings of Grand Rapids. The couple appeared at the tourist camp Saturday with equip ment for a long stay in the woods. The woman appeared 10 or 15 years older than her husband, and told other tourists that they had been married a week. Yesterday morning the man appearedaalo e about their tent, and soon drove away. He appealed to a farmer later in the day for assistance in getting his automobil e out of a ditch. Several hours later, when the farmer returned to the scene, an examination of a small mound revealed the body of Mrs. Cummings wrapped in an old army blanket. WALKER QUALIFIES AS PRIMARY CANDIDATE ATLANTA, June 16.—Clif ford Walker today formally reg istered with the state democrat ic executive committee :>s a can didate for re-election us gover nor of Georgia. IVERETT TO ORDER CRATISAND ÜBELS Henry P. Everett, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, is pre paring to order at an early date labels and crates necessary in the marketing of Sumter county’s’ to mato crop. These vegetables, which are to be marketed co-opera tively, will soon begin to be gath ered, and it is planned to order sufficient labels and crates to han dle the entire crop in a single or der. Recently Secretary Everett sent to all registered tomato growers re quests asking that they indiea’te the number of crates and labels each would need, and these, he stated today, are being returned rather slowly. It is hoped, however that the last of the growers will have in dicated the number of crates he will require, as well as labels, so these can be ordered at onee. WHITE HERE TO SPEAK BEFORE P. O. S. OF A. J. Howard White, national presi dent of the Patriotic Order Sons of America, reached Americus and will speak tonight before Wash ington Camp, No. 24, P. O. S. of A., the meeting being held in P. O. S. of A. hall here. It is ex pected there will be a full attend ance of the members present, as Mr. White is an orator of ability and force and has a messa,g e fill ed with beauty and strength for all who hear him. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 1924 FRANKS' SLAYERS ARE IRRESPONSIBLE SAY EMIIENT ALIENISTS A- ■ - Intellectual Killers Declared ‘Abnormal’ Following Lab oratory Examination LOEB IS BETTER OF TWO Leopold Utterly Devoid of Moral Sense, Examining Phy sicians for Defense Find CHICAGO, June 16.—Col leagues in intellectual pursuits, brilliant students, social lions and self-confessed partners in one of the most atrocious murders in crim inal history, Richard A- Loeb ar.d Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., are “ab normal” and should not hang, in the opinion of eminent alienists re tained by their multi-milliona’re families. The two young experimenters in human emotions, who said they ad ducted and murdered 13-yearold Robert Franks, their friend and the son of a neighbor, to “see what he would do,” were not responsible for their crime because “both were victims of mental and physical ab normalities over which neither had control,” the phychiatrists who ex amined them have decided. Despite efforts made to keep the result of the examination se cret, it became known that Satur day some of the physicians who conducted tests of Leopold and Leob for two days in an improvised | laboratory conferred and agreed that the two youths were not nor mal in many respects. Leopold, some of the tests dis closed, has practically no moral sense. He has ideas of right and wrong, but his ideas do not coin (Continued on Page Two.) Mass [Meeting Os Farmers Called By Judge} Hixon of Steering Committee Directing Weevil Control Campaign FARMERS TO HEARIC. IHO ESS SATURDAY !T COURTHOUSE HERE Last Meeting of Present Cam paign Ito Control eevil Scheduled for This Week HIXON APPROVES PLAN Wants Every Farmer in- Coun ty to Hear State Man tell of Poisoning Plan Sumter county farmers now en gaged in waging the greatest poison ing campaign in the history or tho boll weevil here, will hear J. C. Maness, state board expert, in un aedress al the courthouse hero next Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock., This was announced here today by Judge James A. Hixon, chairman of the steering committee of tho weevil control campaign. Mr. Maneses has spoken to Sum ter county farmers a number of rimes since the beginning of the campaign, and under his direction .that of George O. Marshall county farm demonstration agent, more calcium arsenate has already been used here than during any previous year—and the poisoning campaign is just now well under way. With the appearance of the first blooms is inaugurated a new phase of the campaign against the weevil, which Dr. Maness conies here to explain to Sumter’s cotton farmers. A phase heretofore little touched upon, but a detail of vast impor tance in relation to the ultimate yield to be secured, is the picking up of fallen squares. Every square that falls from a cotton plant is suspected of having been punctur ed by the weevil, and every pync tured square surely harbors at least one grub, and maybe a great many more. Picking up and destroy of these squares, represents one of the most important steps in the ef fort to control the boll weevil in Sumter county, and the best man ner in which-to do this is what Dr Maness comes here to tell Sumter’s farmers and business men. Neg lect to pick up squares now, and all of the poison farmers have put on their plants to date may be lost This campaign is based upon con trol of the weevil in the crop’s early stages, and picking up squares is one of the details that must be done carefully and promptly, if the cam paign is to succeed. MCON WOMAN KILLS HERSELF WITH GUN Mrs. Gladys Sanders Uses Pis tol When Despondent Be cause of 11l Health MACON, June 16.—Mrs. Gladys Sanders Jones, aged 25, took her own life here by shooting herself in the head. The act was witness el by her four-year-old son, Ken neth. Mrs. Jones, who was the wife of Lamar Jones, president of the local Street car men’s union, had been sick for six weeks and had only been home from the hospital 24 hours when she fired the shot. 2 geHnslong MISSISSIPPI INJURED W. H. Ball, of Monroe, and Ralph Harrison of Greens boro, Among Those Hurt ATLANTA, June 16.—Two Gear gia youths are included in the of ficial list of injured in the explo sion of the forward gun turret on the battleship Mississippi in San Pe dor harbor Thursday afternoon. W. H. Ball, of Monroe, Ga., is in a serious condition as a result of burns received in the blast. Ralph E. Harrison, of Greens boro, Ga., is severely burned about -the face and arms, but his condi tion is reported as favorable. GIRL’S BODY SIGHTED FLOATING IN DEEP GORGE AT NIAGARA FALLS How ‘Hell And Maria ’ Learned of Nomination I KMH ■lk twL it “ / JF ' Views of General Dawes—Below, time to light up again. Above, just thinking. MARIETTA, 0., June 16.—“01d Hell and Maria” isn’t a bit en thusiastic about the nomination. He didn’t want it. And he did’n’ expect it. Nobody was any more surprised than Brig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes himself when the Republicans named him Calvin Coolidge’s running mate. The general, back here at the old homestead for the annual reunion of the Dawes family, was listening in at the radio on the Cleveland con vention. ’ He was visibly surprised as delegation after delegation cast its ballots for him. But when the Texas chairman turned his 23 votes over to him, when those 23 votes were all that were needed to nomi nate him, the general just turned around and said: “Well, I declare.” And his old upside-down pipe nearly fell from his mouth. He made a grab for it, retrieved it quickly, stuck it back between his teeth and began puffing away on it more vigorously than ever. Williams Surrenders lo Soperton Sheriff Merchant Who Wounded Edi tor of Soperton News Placed in Jail There Today FLANDERsTs~ IMPROVING Shooting Alleged to Have Grown Out of Certain Edi torial in Flanders’ Paper SOPERTON, June 16.—Crosby Williams, aiderman , wanted for shooting Horace M. Flanders, edi tor of the Soperton News several weeks ago, surrendered to Sheriff Ware here today, and was immed iately placed in the local jail pend ing developments. Flanders continues to improve, but is not yet considered out of danger. Williams, it is understood, wilt ask bond as soon os Flanders’ con dition warrants his release. Williams shot Flanders, it is al leged, because of certain editorials appearing in the News purporting to dea with the local liquor traffic. MISSIONARY ffi AT LESLIE ON ME 18TB There will be a missionary rally at Leslie Wednesday, June 18, it was announced today by Frs. IL L. Speer, with the ladies of the Leslie Baptist congregation in charge of the program. The rally will con tinue all day, and it is expected there will be more than a hundred members and friends of the con gregation attend. The morning session which will to be held at Leslie Baptist church be in charge of tre ladies and at the noon hour a generous luncheon will be served, upon the church grounds. At the afternoon session the program will be in charge of the G. A. and Sunbeam societies and a season of missionary feast ing is assured. The entire public of this district is. invited to attend and participate in the rally. 14 DEAD, SCORE HURT IN SUNDAY TORNADOES ST. PAUL, Minn., June 16. At least 14 persons are reported dead and more than a score in jured as a result of tornadoes, windstorms and heavy hail and rain in the Northeast Saturday night. BIG BILL BRENNEN PRIZE FIGHTER SHOT TO DEATH IH CABARET Heavyweight Assassinated By Two Men Both of Whom Are Believed to Be Under Arrest NEW YORK, June 16—Po lice are continuing efforts to de termine the motive which caused two men to shoot to death Bill Brennan, heavyweight, pugilist, in his cabaret early yesterday. James A. Cullen, stat e trooper and friend of Brennen, died early today from wounds received in fighting the gangsters after the shot Brennen. NEW YORK, June 16.—8i1l Brannan, the heavyweight prize fighter, was shot and killed in a cabaraet here early Sunday. Brennan, whose principal claim to fame has been the fact that he once stayed 12 rounds in the ring with heavyweight champion, Jack Dempsey, was talking to a group of friends in the Tia Juana club when five men entered the room called the fighter outside a parti tition, and shot him down. The fighter's sister Shirley Sher man, was among the group with whom Brennan was conversing .at jthe case. As she heard the siiot, she . rushed out and made a des perate attempt to capture one of the gunmen. The gangster fired (Continued on Page Two) New York Futures Pc. Opep High Low Close Jan. ..24.88 24.58 25.0a|24,58 25.00 Mar. ..25.04 24.80 25.20j24.75 25.20 July ~28.87 28.60 28.81 28.54 28.76 Oct. ..25.85 25.63 26.01 25.63 25.95 Dec. ..25.00 24.85 24.25 24.84 25.20 Americus middling spots 28 3-4 c PRICE FIVE CENTS Described As Young Woman With Long, Dark Hair LIGHT WAIS?, DARK SKIRT Authorities Believe Body Float ed Down Over Falls Last Night NIAGARA FALLS, June 16. The body of a woman was sight ed today in a gorge between Ameri can Falls and Horse Shoe Falls, on the American side. It appeared to be that of a young woman, with long, dark hair, and clothed in a light waist and dark skirt. Efforts to reach the body by rowboat proved futile, and work men are now trying to lasso it. Au thorities believe the body floated down the river and passed over the falls last night. M'DOKORESENTS mniim Action Taken Against Cummins Regarded As ‘Grave Breach of International Courtesies’ LONDON, June 16.—Prime Minister MacDonald stated in the House of Commons today that the British government regarded the action of the Mexican government against Herbert C. Cummins, Bri tish agent in Mexico, as a grave breach of international courtesies ■ —Mexico City dispatches Satur day announced that the Mexican government had decided to expel Cummins from the country, the ac tion being explained in a foreign office statement accusing the Brit ish representative of a lack of re spect and courtesy, and even with having wilfully made incorrect statements to his government in re porting local incidents. W MOTORISTS ARE FINED BT RECMDER SI.OO to $3.50 Assesed Against Defendants in Police Court This Morning Betwen forty and fifty motorists appeared in recorder’s court this morning in answer to summons served Sunday and early today to answer accusations of breaking the city’s traffic laws. Th e specific violation in most cases was driving past the intersection of Church and Lee streets at a speed of more than 7 1-2 miles an hour. The city ordi nance provides that cars shall not travel at a speed of more than fif teen miles an hour within the fire limits, with the further provision that all motorists must reduce speed to 7 1-2 miles an hour when cross ing intersecting streets within the business zone. Hollis Fort, re corder, assessed fines of SI.OO to $3.50 in all cases where/pleas of guilty were entered or conviction secured. Following the session there was a general discussion of the exist ting traffic laws upon the streets t being maintained by a number of motorists that it is practically im possible to comply with the lew in every instance, because of certain grades, and other traffic condi tions. It is more dangerous, it was pointed out to change gears at a crossing than to travel at a speed higher than that fixed in the law, because of the mechanical changes necessary and the labor involved. Recorder Fort himself, referred to the provision of law relative to speed to be observed at crossings, but said he was with out authority to change the law itself, therefore assessed only nom inal fines in most cases, a num ber of ladies being among the de fendants. As a result of the dissatisfac tion expressed with the law, it is probable the matter of revising the traffic ordinance will be taken up at the next session of city council, a number of citizens having ex pressed a determination to appear before that body in reference to the ordinance at the parliest op portunity. ' ’ ..
