About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1924)
——MB——*—Ml—MJ———— rnmm M—WOTm—auw Mia i—ih WEATHER For Georgia—Generally fair to night and Friday except scattered Thundershowers Friday. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 144 SAVANNAH PARTY BOOST STATE PORT HERE Class Reunion At Tea Room Last Night Was 1 Delightful Occasion Fifteen of Class of ’94 Present to Enjoy Unusual Oc casion Here DELIGHTFUL HOUR SPENT Boys and Girls of Long Ago Discuss ‘Old Times’ Most En joyably At Banquet “Should auld acquaintances he forgot and never brought to minds J The juestion was answered in the negative by fifteen members of the “class of 94,” who gathered at trf? Tea Room last evening evening for a reunion, after having spent a delightful hour together on the grounds of the old Furlow school in the afternoon. It has been so long since the “boys” and “girls” had seen each other—some of them — that introduction seemed almost necessary but after looking closely into each others faces, they finally saw again in the dignified fathers and mothers (and even grandmoth ers!) the former class mates, who had so taxed the patience of Prof. Mathis as he vainly successfully tried to make plains the problems of. geometry in the old school days. Besides the fifteen members present there were messages of greeting from former teachers and class mates who could not be pres ent except in spirit. It was an un usual pleasure to have present two former teachers—Prof J. E. Mathis who acted as toastmaster, and Miss Rebecca Cowles, known—and therefore loved, by more former pu pils—than any instructor in the state, perhaps. The toast of our ab sentees was given by ‘Nell Morgan” 1 who also gave a sketch of the absent members so far as possible, and brought affectionate greetings from many of them, also from two of the « teachers. Mrs. E. C. Miller (Miss 1-aura Brown Mrs. J. M. Gannon, (Miss Ruth Brown); The abs-nt members of the closs. sending greet ings were Belle Lanier Baker, Susi Lingo Priest, Roland Harper Glenn Dodson Roslind Royal Callaway Florence Hollis Hand and Cliff Prince. Harold Davenport offered an af fectionate tost to ‘our teachers, Prof Mathis and Miss Rebecca,” which was followed by warm ex pressions of appreciation from oth ers. For these two teachers who still retain their places of affec tion in the hearts of their pupils gathered around the festic.e board and elsewhere. In presenting flow ers to them Lucius Morgan stressed particularly the value of the com munity of the lives of such teach ers as the two present at the reun (Continued on Page Two) wSMie Officials of Coal Corporation Issue Appeal to Officers for Special Aid MORGANTOWN, W. Va., June 19.—Sheriff Yost, of Monongahela county, and a force of deputies were summoned to Brady near here early today by special mine officials of the Brady-Warner Coal corporation, who reported that special mine of ficers guarding the property and union miners were engaged in bat tle there. ' ' FILE ITI TO DISMISS SOUS WASHINGTON, June 19. A motion to dismiss the two suits filed in the district supreme court at-j tacking the validity of the soldier bonys act has been entered by Sec retaries Mellons, Weeks and Wilbur and Director Hines of the veterans’ bureau. The government officials main tained that the act was a valid and constitutional exercise of the power of congress and its payment could not be enjoined by the court. It had been attacked by Benjamin Catchings, a New York attorney, and Joseph Wolefs, a war veteran, Catehings chargod that the law was political repayment by members of congress to their constituents, and Whelefs denounced its as class legislation* ~ '~ .PsgqjsecftMEßieusfr '-***&*” rrft THE TIMEsSI RECORDER THE: HEART OF nixlE~gfrft? $ CHLORIN GAS USED 10 DISPERSE SOUS IT PROVIDENCE TODAY Fumes Forces Opposing Fac tions to Agree to Recess of An Hour to Clear Room MEMBERS OVERCOME Three Republicans and One Democrat Required Emergen cy Treaty by Physicians PROVIDENCE, June 19.—Chlo rine gas was let loose in the senate chamber today after that body had been in session since Tuesday at 2:05 p. m. The fumes were so strong it was impossible to stay in the room, and tluxf actions that have prevented adjournment agreed to an hour’s recess in order to clear the chamber from gas. Three republican senators and one democrat were overcome and had to be treated by physicians. LT.-GOVERNOR IS SHAVED IN CHAIR PROVIDENCE, R. 1., June 19— The Rhode Island senate was still in session Wednesday afternoon with no prospects of either republican or democrats giving in for a recess. The body has been in session since yesterday afternoon, when repub licans and democrats fought on the floor. Lieutenant Governor Toupin was op the rostrum today. He had not left his chair since he took it yesterday. Folice were on guard to prevent further disturbances. The session continuing at noon. A barber was summoned to shave the lieutenant governor in his chair, which ho had not left since the sen ate convened at 2:05 o’clock yester day afternoon. At the end of twenty-four hours’ continuous session, the ■ filibuster of the democrats was unbroken. The democrats said they were prepared to stay until the end of the week if the condition of the lieutenant governor permitted. TEMPERATURES FOR TEN DAYSANNOUNCED Maximum of 100 Attained Tuesday, With 69 Registered As Minimum During 2 Days Temperatures as recorded by the offical thermometer between June 8 and June 17 inclusive, as furn ished The Times-Reeordcr by Joe M. Bryan, local observer, today, re veal the maximum temperature during that period was 100, regis tered Tuesday with minimums of 69 recorded June 8 and 9. The figures as announced today for the period under analysis are as follows: June Max Min, 8 95 69 9 96 69 10 96 70 11 89 70 12 92 70 13 95 70 14 92 72 15 93 74 16 1 96 71 17 100 71 These figures indicate that tem peratures while equable with littlo variations recorded, have not been nearly so hat as generally believed during the past ten days, and that withal conditions have been ideal for cotton production, with the plants generally benefited thereby. GARRET BROTHERS MUST SERVE TERM IN PRISON WYTHEVILLE, Va., June 19. - The state court of appeals in ses sion here has refused a writ of error to Larkin C. Garrett and Robert O. Garrett, under sentence to four and five years respectively in the state penitentiary for shooting to death the Rev. Edward S'lyvester Pierce in front of the Baptist parsonage at Cumberland Courthouse on June 5 1923. The court’s decision, handed down yesterday, means that the orothers, leaders in political affairs in the state and prominent in fin ancial circles in their community, will begin their sentence next Tues day. AMERIC.US, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 19, 1924 Rhode Island Senate Is Dispersed With Chemicals WITH SAVANNAH PARTY HERE ■p • wfc >S >».. ■■ '■ BWHfltffc- ;. v^^jsssSSto m l ' S’’--'- V'W'i I Boosters Party Spend About An | Hour Here and Take Lunch eon At Windsor Hotel ARE HEADED BY SAUSSY — Gther Prominent Savannah Business Men Also Included in Personnel of Party Approximately a hundred Sa vannah business men and bankers headed by Gordon Saussy, promin ent cotton factor there, invade J Americas at noon today and spent an hour or more mingling wt .h business men here. The party con stitute the “Savannah Get-Acquaint ed Tour” now making a swing around the circle in this part of Georgia, and every line of wholesale business there has at least one rep resentative included within its per sonnel. Accompanying the party is the United States Marine Band from Paris Island, .which furnished music throughout the period of their stay in Americus, their presence lending an especially lively note to the oc casion as a whole. At nooh the member, of the par ly were guests at luncheon at the Windsor, with a number of Ameri cus business men attending. W. W. Dykes presided at this luncheon, at which tiie invocation was delevered by Rev. James B. Lawrence, rector of Calvary, with the address of welcome by Stephen Pace, state senator from this district. Others present in the welcoming party here: J. E. Hightower, E. L. Carswell, Nathan Murray, Frank Lanier, F. P. HarroJd, C, C. Hawkins, W. T. Lane, L. G. Council, Steve Pace, G. W. Riley, Frank Sheffield, W. L. Eng lish, W. A. Joyner, W. W. Dyke#, Jas W. Lott, C. J. Clark, W. Fred Smith, G. C. Webb. Geo. 0. Mar (Continued on Page (Two.) tfS At top left, Oliver T, Bacon, chairman Chatham County Com missioners; right, Mayor Paul E. Scabrook, Savannah; left center, Gordon Saussy, general chairman Savannah Get-Acquainted Tour; right center, Gordon L. Groover, vice-president Citizens and Southern Bank, Savannah; bot tom left, Edward B. Walker, manager of Savannah Board of Trade, and tour manager as well. MILL CH HW GO 19 JURY DURING AFTERNOON OF NIGHT Defense Has Finished Introduc tion of Evidence and State Began Rebuttal FRAUD IS NOW CHARGED Boy Attempted to Create Im pression He Was Insane at Time of Crime, Says Witness CLEARWATER, June 19. That Frank McDowell, or. trial here for the 9econd time in two weeks on the charge of murdering his mother has practiced fraud in efforts to create the impression that he was in sane at the time he killed his moth er and father was the substance of testimony of Dr. J. T. Bower, Clearwater physician, placed on the witness stand in rebuttal of testi mony of alienists for the defense Tlie defense rested their case at 11:14 a. in., and the sLite began ihe introduction of rebuttal wit nesses. LENNIS ARRESTED ON SERIOUS CHARGE MACON, June 19.—S. L. Den nis, 25, who says h e is a traveling salesman from Birmingham, was placed in jail here today on a warrant charging him with attack ing a young woman here last night. Dennis was arrested on a war rant issued at the instance of rela tives of the alleged victim, and denies the charge. CLARK QUALIFIES AS CANDIDATE IN PRIMARY ATLANTA, June' 19.—John W. Clark, of Augusta, formally regis tered today with the state demo cratic committee for his candidacy as commissioner of pensions. Other candidates who qualified today are John T. Boifeulllet, who seeks re-election in the public ser vice commission; 0. R. Bennett, for election on the same board, and F. E . Land state director of va cational education for election as superintendent of schools, CALIFORNIA MAN WILL MANAGE OWN CAMPAIGN FOR DEMOCRATIC HONORS THREE KILLED WHEN EPEfENTS CRUSH IT linn Tom Engineer Robinson, Fireman Loekridge and Fairley To *§ linson All Dead MANY OTHERS ARE HURT Cause of Accident Not Definite ly Ascertained and Now Be -1 ing Investigated MORGANTOWN, June 19.—One man was wounded, the Union Hall destroyed by fire, ami a number of houses occupied by miners, fired up on during a battle early today be tween mine guards and a group of union miners at Brady, near here. The battle, which began at mid night, terminated shoitly after dawn. ATLANTA, June 19.—Three men 'are known to have been killed and four not seriously injured in a col lision between a southbound train and freight on the Nashville, Chat tanooga & St. Louis railway early early today near Adairsville. The dead are Engineer Robinaor. of the freight train, Fireman Lock ridge, also on the freight and Fair ley Tomlinson, of Adairsville. The cause of the accident has not been definitely ascertained, and ,trere is an investigation how under way. Among the injured are Conduc ted Dyer, of Atlanta, in charge of the passonger train, who sustained minor injuries, and Mrs. W. C. Chastain, of Atlanta, who was slightly injured. The wreck occurred about one and a half miles south of Adairs ville, the track having been torn up for a considerable distance. POLICE GUARDS PUT TBOOT HOI OF RICH Boy Threatened One of Several Mentioned in Confessions of Leopold and Loeb • —— CHICAGO, June 19. —Police guards were placed around the home of Irvin H. Hartmen, wealthy furniture dealer last night after a special delivery letter had been re ceived, threatening to kidnap his 10-year-old son, Irvin Jr . unless SIO,OOO ransom demand was paid. The boy is one of several rich men’s sons selected by Nathan Leo pold Jr., and Richard Loeb now in jail awaiting trial for kidnaping and slaying the 13-year-old Robert Franks as possible subjects for kidnaping. , jmstoH i 1ISTRI! CONCERT Mrs. Holt, Miss Stallings, Mrs. Maynard and Mrs. Sheffield to Assist Sunday Preparations are going forward for the concert by the community orchestra and assisting artists next Sunday afternoon. The program is to begin promptly at three o’clock and will probably be com pleted in time to cause no inter ference with the Pickern evangelis tical tent meeting. Among those who are expected to have a part in the program are Mrs. Hamilton Holt, Miss Susan Stallings, Mrs. W, T. Maynard, Frank Sheffield, Jr., and others. No admission will be cjiarged and no hats are to be passed at this time. The final re hearsal of the orchestra is sche duled for Friday night. / ROTARY DELEGATES POT 111 Oft! DEVOTED T0 1 STRICT BSINESS International President Guy Gundaker Renders Report of Stewardship to Convention OTHER REPORTS ARE READ Committee on Resolutions Pre sents Certain Proposed ’ Changes in Governing Body TORONTO, Out., June 19.—(8y Associated Pdcss). —This is Rotary business day at the international convention of Rotavians in session here and discussion of the admini strative affairs of the organization occupied most of the day’s program. Reports were made by International President Guy Gundaker of Phila delphia, Frank Eastman of Perth Scotland, president of the British Association, William Cairns of Ot tawa, chairman of Canadian Rotary, Secretary Chesley R. Perry of Cli cago, Treasuerer Rufus F. Chapin of Chicago, First Vice President Everett W. Hill of Oklahoma City, Third Vice President Frank 11. Lamb of Hoquiam, Washington, In ternational Director Anthony W. Smith, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pennsyl vania, Samuel B. Botsford of Buf falo, chairman of the international constitution and by-laws committee and Dwight Marvin of Troy, New York, chairman of the Internationa! Committee on Publications. Dr. Harry Fish of Sayre, Pennsylvania, chairman of the Committee on Reso lutions, presented the report of that committee and resolutions affecting certain changes in the governing body of Rotary were read, widely discussed and adopted. CASE BE TAYLOR BOYS BEFORE HIGH COURT ATIjANTA, June 18. —The state supreme court heard arguments Tuesday in the case of Gervis Bioodworth and Willie Jones, of Butler, accused of the murder of Howard F. Underwood, traveling salesman in Taylor county on De cember 3, 1923. The two defen dants are under sentence of death. Homer Bceland, of Reynolds, leading defense counsel, presented the argument for new trial and Gil bert C. Robinson, of Montezuma and G. R. Flournoy, of Columbus, represented the state. The court’s decision will be announced later. STREET HITI STILL UNIDENTIFIED ATLANTA, June 10. uni dentified white man, about 35 years of age, thought to be cither I. A. Powell or W. J. Powell, whose At lanta address is said to be 907 Lee street, was fatally injured in an ac cident Tuesday afternoon at Lee street and Campbellton road, whe i struck by a street car. Varying accounts as to how b was hurt were heard by police, whose investigation of the tragedy has not been completed. One report was that Powell was waiting beside the street car track, and that when an inbound car manned by a crew whose identity has not been learned, approached, the man became confused and stepped into the path of the car. The injured man never regained consciousness after being struck. A Grady hospital ambulance, driven by H. H. King, made a record run, but loss of blood, together with se vere internal injuries, brought on death within a few minutes. New York Future* Pc. Open High Low Close Jan. ..25.24125.10125.20(24.95 25.00 Mar ~25.40125.37125.43 25.10 25.20 July .. 28. 88!28.83|28.90(28.65 28.65 Oct. ,26.17 26.21(25.93126.93 25.93 Dec. .25.46(25.35(25.50(25.22 25.22 Americus middling spots 28 l-2c. PRICE FIVE CENTS If* TAKES ACTIVE ! CHARGE IF CAMPAIGN ID LAND NilTl Democratic Leader Smashes Precedent in Taking Over Pre-Nomination Work CONFERS WITH GLASS Homer Cummins, Bruce Krem er and Others Also Hold Con ferences in New York NEW YORK, June 19.—William Gibbs McAdoo today took active charge of his own campaign for the democratic presidential nomination, and at his headquarfters in the Vanderbilt hotel began a series of conferences. Among those with whom he talk ed were Senator Glass, E'omer Cummings, Bruce Kremer, of Mon tana, vice-chairman of the national committee, and other leaders. NDMICE TAKES TO B1 ENDED JULY 2ND Senator Harris Tells of Some Taxes That Go Into Discard Early Next Month WASHINGTON, D. C. June 19.-- Although some of the taxes were automatically repealed when Presi dent Cooliuge approved the new tax revision bill on June 2nd, Sen ator W. J. Harris today pointed out that repeal of the so-called nuisianee taxes and other taxes would ge ef fected until midnight of July 2nd. The law provided for discontinuing certain taxes thirty days after ap proval of the act. Senator Harris said some of tho taxes to end on July 2nd are on. telephone arid telegraph messages; X-ray films or plates, candy; stamp tax of 2 cents for each SIOO im posed upon drafts, checks and prom issory notes. The stamp tax on sales of produce on exchanges, boards of tr&de and similar taxes is reduced from 2 cents to 1 cent on each SIOO or fractional part. The 5 per cent tax on the sale for an amount in excess of a spec ified price of carpets, rugs and other thing® under a manufacturer’s sale tax, were repealed when the act was ; approved June 2nd, said Senator • Harris. The tax on beverages do , rived from cereals fruit juices and , soft drinks, was stopped ort June ; 2nd. Senator Harris said the 5 per cent jewelry tax does not apply to articles sold or leased for an amount in excess of S3O or watches sold or leased for an amount not in excess of SGO, effective July 2nd. i A25 per cent cut in income taxes paid this year is provided in the bill and further reductions on income taxes for payment in 1924. PRINCE REGENT TOLD OF AMERICAN REPLY TOKXO, June 19.—Foreign Min ister Shidehara today reported to th t . prince regent receipt of the American reply to Japan’s protest against the United States immigra tion law. Premier Kato later called at the foreign office and conferred with him. It is understood th e desirability of making further protest to the United States was discussed. SPALDING COMMITTEE SETS PRIMARY DAT£ GRIFFIN, June 19.—At a meet ing of the Spalding County Demo cratic Executive Committee a Demo cratie white primary for the nomi nation of Federal and State offi cers was called for September 10th, the same date as that of the State wide primary, _ . ,
