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WEATHER For Georgia Local thunder showers tonight and Saturday. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 162 HOUSE WRANGLES ON HIGHWAY HEARING GEDUGIA SENATE 19 MfflE SESSION EfilKS RFPDRTFRS Twenty Minutes Given to Pass age of Local Bills Before Ac tion Is Taken KEITH BILL APPROVED Highway Committee Urges Passage of Bill to Regulate Use of Motor Vehicles ATLANTA, July 11. An hour and a half after the house met here today the members were still discussing the sena ate resolution which would set aside July 15 at noon for the purpose of a joint session to hear the accomplishments and future plans of the state high way department. Much opposi tion to the resolution being ex pressed in the house, and to day’s discussion of the resolu tion took the form of a filibust er. Among the new bills introduc ed today, was one by Represen tative Moore, of Appling, which wou' 1 make it a misdemeanor in Georgia for any person to slan der another. The bill was re ferred to General Judiqiarty Committee No. 2. Representative Moore also in troduced a bill providing that if any father be charged with abandoning his minor child in Georgia, leaving such child in a dependent state, that such fa ther be punished as for having committed a misdemeanor. ATLANTA, July 11.—After a session jof 2M«unutes in which .time two local bills were passed and the house tax equalization bill set for special order next Tuesday, the sen ate went into executive session to day. The senate chamber was cleared of all spectators and news paper men when the executive ses sion was called. A uniform negotiable instrument act which had its third reading yes terday was taken up for consider ation today, but on motion of Sen ator Mundy, of the 38th district, action wafc postponed until Tuesday, when it will come up under the heal of unfinished business. KEITH BILL GETS COMMITTEE S APPROVAL, ATLANTA, July 11.—The senate highway committee today reported to the senate recommending the pas sage of a bill by Senator Keita which would regulate the use of mo tor vehicles on public streets and highways of the state and provde penalties for the violation of the proposed regulation. NEW MEASURES CLOG COMMITTEES IN HOUSE ATLANTA, July 11.—In the house of representatives, new l“g-j • islation continues to clog commit j tees. However, no measures have been reached with exception of those carried over from the 1923 i session, so far. Representative Wimberly of Toombs county has announced ho will ask further consideration of his measure providing for an investiga tion of the state public service com mission on Monday. He stated that hs charges of negligence and inef ficiency will be sustained by an in vestigation. The measure was ad versely reported from committee and the representative has afeked consideration by the house acting as a committee of the whole. The tnotor bus bill, which was de bated yesterday,-came un today un der the head of unfinished ousi ness. The measure would place mo tor bus lines under supervision of the state public service commission, the same manner in which all com mon carriers are responsible to that body. The joint committee of house and senate members, 'eft here 1 last night for Brunswick to attend the dedication exercises there at (Continued on Page Two.) ALBERT THAYER BADLY SCALDED AT SEABOARD Albert Thayer roundhouse fore man at the Seaboard shops here, had his right foot badly scalded Thursday afternoon while working on a locomotive there. His left foot was also blistered, and his in juries necessitated his being taken his home on Prince street, wher ■ abb' to ■HHcvcd, THE TIMES;"’RECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OR DIXIE Sao Paulo Rebels Control Important Brazilian State PEACHES WORTH MILLIONS BEING‘DUMPED’ Waiter Rylander Tells Civic Club Members of Tremendous Losses Sustained By Orchard Owners and Growers in Georgia This Year Speaking to the Rotary club this week, Walter Rylander said that truck load after truck load of the choicest peaches from his orchards were being dumped into the creeks. This is the fruit that is too ripe and too soft to ship. It is ready for immediate use, but cannot be packed into crates. Mr. Rylander said the same thing is occuring in every other orchard in the county. Something can be done to turn this fruit into money, and there is in the peach business in Sumter county men mentally and financially able to do this. Peach pulp is shipped into Georgia from California, 3,000 — - . -miles away. Every year Georgia 300 PERSONS KILLED BY TURKOMANS ALLAHABAD, British India, July 11.—Three hundred Per sian cavalrymen were killed by Turkomans difring a night at tack near Gumbad-I-Kabuz, in the Turkoman country, says a dispatch to the newspaper Pio leer. fill MORT RESOLUTIONS OH«COLLEGE Say Such Institution Would Be Glorious Advancement to Cause of Education FEW TRAINED TEACHERS Claim Advanced That Only Higher Grades Should Here after Be Taught At Aggie The Board if Directors of the Americus and Sumter County Cham bcr of Commerce have just adopted resolution upon the pro posal to establish a junior college at the Third Districa Agricultural and Mechanical school here. In these resolutions, the directors as sert that education has progressed to a remarkable degree in Georgia since the establishment cf the ag gie schools, and that the need for additional junior colleges is ap parent. The need for more prop erly trained teachers is also refer red to in the resolutions, copies of (Continued on Page Seven.) MPW COBB fffffl i ‘Fiery Young Georgian’ to Be Honored With Monster Wel come On His Return Home ATHENS, July 11.—Athenians of all walks of life are pointing in preparations to give a whole-heart ed welcome to Andrew C. Erwin when he arrives home this week as ter springing into the national limelight by his outspoken declara tion for the anti-Ku Klux Klan plank in New York last week. In taking a stand in the demo cratic convention, Mr. Erwin was running true to form, it is pointed out here. Regardless of his person al preferences, it would be hard to find an Athohian who will not ad mit that Mr. Erwin was speaking from a disinterested viewpoint and takign a stand which he thought was right for the party to take. Athenians remember Andrew Er win’s fearless stand on all ques tions of civic importance in recent /years, and the fact that he came out so boldly in support of his convic tions in the great democratic parly conclave was but natural and elicit ed no unusual amount of surprise in his hotne town. That newspaper editors, writers, and political ob servers of the county almost in unison praised the ‘fiery young Georgian” is, of course, appreciated by thi scity. It s putting it mild to say that the majority of Mr. Erwin’s home folks—citizens of Athens and this section of the state—are proud of. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1924 consumes tons of canned peaches grown on the Pacific Coast. We are reaping the profit from only a part of our crop—a vast quantity is allowed to rot. Before another year has rolled around something must be done to save this wastage. And now is the time to begin. There is no more brainier set of men in the South than will be found right here in Sumter county engaged in peach production. Such men as R. L. McMath, T. B. Hooks, George W. Riley, Walter Rylan der, Lee Hansford, John Council, John Methvin, R. D. McNeill, R. S. Oliver and score or more of others whose names could be men (Continued on Page Two.) BEllfiS FAITHS • OF PAST HffIOEIITS John W. Davis Will Be Eighth Presbyterian to Occupy Office If Elected NEW YORK, July 11.—If John W. Davis is elected, he will be the eighth Presbyterian president of the United States, and that would bring the number of such presidents even with the number that have been communicants of—the Protes tant Episcopal church, the latter at present holding the palm with eight presidents. Mrs. Davis is a communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church, and Mr. Davis attends Sunday morning services with her in the Church of St. John of Lattingtown, at Locust Valley, the rector of which is the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Hinton. Few of the intimate friends of the Davises were happier yesterday at the outcome of the convention than Dr. Hinton. He sent Mr. Davis th s telegram: “Sincere congratulations. I had faith that you would be nominated, pnd it is strong for your election ” Charles G. Dawes, republican candidate for vice president, at tends the First Congregational church in Evanston, 111., of which the Rev Dr. Dawes is a member of this church. President Coolidge united with jthe First congregational church in Washington last October. He is the first Congregationaiist presi dent. Warren G. Harding was the first Baptist president. Besides Grover Cleveland, thr Presbyterian presidents were Jack son, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln, Ben jamin Harrison and Wilson, Abra ham Lincoln did not unite with the church, but during the years ne was in Washington he was a regular at tendant at the New York Avenue Presbyterian church. The Episcopal presidents were: Washington, Madison, Monroe, Wil liam Henry Harrison, Tyler, Taylcr, Pierce and Arthur. The Unitarians were: John Adams, John Quiticy Adams, Fill more and Taft. The Methodist presidents wire: Johnson, Grant, Hayes and Mc- Kinley. Van Buren and Roosevelt were members o fthe Dutch Reformed church. Garfield was a member of the Church of the Disciples of Christ, Jefferson was a Liberal. ’ROUND WORLD FLYERS REACH CONSTANTINOPLE CONSTANTINOPLE, July 11.— The American ‘Round the Worl 1 fly* rs reached here late Thursday. All of the men in the party are in good health. PROGRESSIVES ARE ' PLEASED Wlf DAVIS; FAY ISO CLEAR Followers of Senator LaFollette Say ‘Wall Street’Has Captur ed Two pi ties’ JOHNSTON TALKS OUT Says Independents Ask and Will Give No Quarter During Presidential Campaign WASHINGTON, July 11. The nomination of John W. Davis as Democratic standard bearer means that ‘the issue is clearly between Wall street and Fighting Bob La- Follette.” This statement by William 11. Johnston, permanent chairman of the Conference for Progressive Pol itical Action, and president of the International Association of Ma chinists, stated succinctly the re action of the Progressives to the solution of the deadlock at New York. Senator LaFollette would have nothing to say about Davis’ selec tion. He was openly jubilant, how ever. The elimination of William Gibbs McAdoo and the selection nos Davis removed the last and only ground for worry in the Progressive camp according to those close to Senator LaFollette. LAFOLLETTE SUPPORTERS AT CAPITAL JUBILANT WASHINGTON, July 11.—The pleasure among Democrats in the capital over the nomination of John W. Davis for the presidency was not greater or more genuine than (that of the supporters of Senator Robert LaFollette. On every side, but for different reasons, of course, the Democratic nomination was held as eminently satisfactory. Democratic leaders and others who knew Davi/ during his service in Congress, as Solicitor General of the United States and later as am bassador to Great Britain, lauded him for his ability and success as a statesman and predicted bis suc cess as the party’s nominee for tho White House. The Progressives and officials of the Conference for Progressive Po litical Action, which indorsed the Wisconsin senator’s Presidential candidacy at Cleveland, were elated. ‘‘lt is the best thing that could have happened,” declared William H. Johnston, chairman of the Cleve land Convention. “The American people can no longer be fooled. Wall Street has captured two tickets. “There is only one issue now. It is who will control this government —the people or Wall Street. Th;’, has been the issue right along, but until this bold action at Madison Square Garden the Wall Street crowd has always managed to draw a red herring across the 'rail in the shape of a seemingly Progressive candidate on one ticket or another. “Now it is in the open and we intend to ask no quarters and give none. We are no longer engaged in the making of a third party—but in the making of a first party.” ‘BOBBED HAIR’ MADE COMPULSORY IN CHINA PEKING,, July 11.—Queue are a mark of ignorance and' the wearing of them does no it to latter day China, says GcndF .1 Wang Clum ping, civil goylFrnor of Chihli pro vince, in aiyjFrder abolishing them. Two mantJ^time will be allowed “pig-taifcl Chinese to get rid of their aAel dages voluntarily. Aft er that^M^ue -cutting parties will be staged police in all quarters of the by official order. A bi of education will be^R- r ied on during the twoj months’ by means of posters and The police in thu| villages i,y tiling the peo- r-e how they are to stick to l tho ancieMeustom. \ AGED LABOR LEADER MAY DIE j £■■■ fifes' - SAMUEL GOMFERS Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor during many years pa*t, and perhaps, America's foremost la bor leader, is seriously ill at tho Lenox Hill hospital in Ncmt York. He it 74 years of age and grave fears aie enterC iiued that Me may not recover. SAMUEL GOMPERS ILL AT NEW YORK NEW YORK, July 11.—Samuel Gompers, head of the American Federation of Labor, is gravely ill at the Hotel Shelburne, Coney Is land, it was learned Thursday Gompers was brought to the hotel Wednesday from the Lenox Hill hospital, where he had been recup erating for some Weeks from general breakdown. Two nurses are constantly in at tendance and specialists from Man hattan were to examine the labor leader late Thursday. “Mr. Gompers is very weak,” one of his setretaries said. It was sa : d no one was permitted to see him for several days. SCHWARTZANDWIFE ! HELD AS SWDLERS Pair Are Accused of Having Used Mails in Fraudulent Matrimonial Bureau Scheme SAN FRANCISCO, July 11 Charges of having defrauded lone some bachelors by sending them pictures of movie actresses and rep resenting them to be girls willing to marry eligible applicants, face E. L. Schwartz and his wife today, w' o were arrested here by federal offi cials yesterday. The couple advertised, federal authorities allege, that they would find mates for single men. CUPID WINS ANOTHER BATTLE AT HARLEM HAREM, July JI. —Cupid won. another battle here when the open doors of the local jail clanged shut cheated of their prey, “Bronco Bill’ Vern, Indian, and Miss Josel Neal, Milledgeville , refused to return home with her irate father, J. P. Neal, who trailed the couple with the intention of prosecuting a charge against the man. The fath er left alone. NEW YORK IAN PAYS PENALTftOH MURDER AT VALLEY FIELD Effort of Countess of Richelieu to Secure Commutation for Man Unavailing KILLED MAN IN SALOON Slayer Claimed Killing Was Ac cidental and Due to Bullet Glancing From Floor MONTREAL, July 'l.—Walter Muir, of New York, was hanged at Valley Field, Quebec, early today for the murder of Henri LaViolette last September. Not until the noose was slipped was it certain that the sentence would be placed into effect, so un ■ remitting had been the efforts of the Countess of Kichlieu, Mrs. Wai ter Muir, the boy’s mother, and scores of others to obtain a new trial. Muir claimed that when he drew his pistol during a quarrel with La-1 Violette in a bar room, he only meant to frighten him. He fired , two bullets into the floor, one of them glancing and striking La- Violette in the breast. La Violette, according to court testimony, had struck Muir’s part ner, a crippled man named Joseph Plant, during an argument over the merits of a hunting dog. MOONSHINE EXPLODES; MAN FATALLY BURNED HAGERSTOWN, Md., July IL Pierce Zeigler, aged 50, tenant ot the Cline farm, on which John Cline and his aged wife were brutally murdered last fall, is dying at the Washington County hospital, where he was taken late Wednesday after being found burned almost to a crisp and rolling in agony along the road. Several jars, said to have cong tained moonshine liquor, explodes and burned rapidly, as the men w« had been working in a nearby and who found Zeigler, remoMF; the i mpty gun sacks which co«’ the glass jars. ■ - New York Future* f Pc. Open High Low 'fclosd Jan. . 23.67|23.43|24.19|23.43 24.19 Mar. . 23.80|23.64|24.20|23,64 24.20 July Oct. . 24.40jM29i24.94|24.29 ?4.94 Dec. 23.73 Americus strict middling 27 3-4 c. PRICE FIVE CENTS MUTINEFfIS IB FULL COSTROI. OF RICH W/ffiFMFWIL State Government Has Been Deposed and Revolutionary! Junta Riffes in Sao Paulo \ PARANA STATE IN REVO kA* Advices From Montevideo von firm Reports That Revolu tion Spreading in Brazil BUENOS AIRES, July 11.—The Brazilian rebels control S'aopaulo, the state government has been de posed and a revolutionary junta headed by General Rondon has formed a temporary government, according to reports from reliable sources received by a Montivideo correspondent of La Nacion. The advices confirm previous reports of an uprising in the state of Parana. GOVERNMENT CLAIMS CONTROL IN STATE BUENOS AIRES, July 11.— While censored dispatches from Braizil report that the government js dominating the Sao Paulo rebel lion, private and unconfirmed mes sages state that the mutinous army forces are in of the state capital of Sao Paulo, and that more units are joining tae rebels. te 3,. Observers here. Relieve that the government force s z probably are g< tting the situation under control slowy, but that the rebels* are put ting up a tenacious struggle. Dead and wounded lie every where about the streets of Sao Faulo, according to private dis patches, and shortage of food is beginning to be felt in the city. A Frenchman, arriving by motor nt Santos, says that he met a per son whom he believed to be the Sao Paulo governor walking along the road, and gave him a lift toward Santos. Other reports say that the governor is a prisoner of the re bels. It is also stated that the seat of government of the Sao Paulo dis trict may be transferred to Santas. This would explain tho official an nouncement that Admiral Penido has been appointed civil and mi'i ‘ary governor of the zone PPESmiTEWS F POM FOFEBIL TBIP Special Tram Bearing President tial Family Reached Wash ington Early Today WASHINGTON, July 11.—The “ special train bearing the family of ■ President Coolidge and party, gov- ( i rnment officials and friends accompanied them to ■ ••<• Calvin terday, arrived® , ■ay. '• d (.it.--40 ' '.M st and John, the grave B f * * ■ ■. v “taps.” from fl fl way the cemetery A
