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WEATHER For Georgia—Partly cloudy to night and Tuesday, probably local thundershowers Tuesday in North s portion. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 164 MAY END CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN GEORGIA Court Sustains Contempt Bill Against Millionaire 1 OF TEN COUNTS IN SINCLAIR CASE SUSTAINED BY COURT Oil Magnate Accused on Con tempt Fails in Effort to Se cure Indictment’s Dismissal JUSTICE HOEHLING RULES Refusal to Answer Questions Held Within Rights of Accus ed Operator WASHINGTON, July 14.—Six of the 10 counts in the indictment of Harry F. Sinclair for contempt of the senate were sustained today in the Supreme Court of the Dis trict of Columbia. Justice Hoehl ing ruled oue questions asked of Sin clair about an alleged contribution of Sinclair consolidated stock to Will H. Hays, or some one repre senting the republican national committee, and the transfer of funds from the National Park Bank of New York to the National Metro politan Bank of Washington as not pertinent. Justice Hoehling also made the same decision on the final count which charged Sinclair with refus ing to answer any question. weedTSHTcut DR. CHAMBLISS SAYS Residents Being Notified By Officers to Clean Up Premis es Within 5 Days ■ All weeds in back yards, on va cant lots, and elsewhere in Ameri cus must be cut this week. After that time cases will be made against property owners where weeds are found, and they must ex plain their delinquency before Ke cordcr Fort. This decisioh was reached today when Dr. J. W. Chambliss started Officer Arrington upon a special inspection tour. His orders are to leave “yellow slips” with all house hoders where weeds arc found un cut and at the end of five days an other inspection tour wil be made. On this trip wherever weeds are found still uncut cases .will be made against the offending householders.' “A good many householders have already cut their weeds, and many have also emptied all water con tainers upon their premises. But still we find a few wiggle-tails on inspection trips. Malaria to date has been kept fairy well under con trol, but this is the beginning of the dangerous season. The mos • quito breeds in water, and recent frequent rains have filled cans and bottles everywhere with water. Householders who neglect sucn containers upon their premises pro vide ideal breeding places for the stegomvia faciati mosquito which spreads ‘flu,’ which is equally— and perhaps, even more—as dan gerous as malaria. The malaria mosquito also breeds in water, and practically everywhere we have found mosquitoes this summer their sources has been traced di rectly to stagnant water upon of near the premises where the pests have appeared.” GEORGIA PRESS ASSN. TO MEET AT WAYCROSS WAYCROSS, July 14.—A record attendance is expected at the meet ing of .the Georgia Press Associa tion here July 23. Hal. M. Stanley, corresponding secretary of the As sociation recently visited this city for the purpose of discussing final plans for summer business With Jack Williams, publisher of the Way cross Journal Herald, which will be host to the Association the latter part of the month. OTTIE PRATHER JOHNSON HURT Ottie Prather Johnson is at the Americus and Sumter county hospi tal suffering with a broken leg, sustained in an automobile accident Sunday. At the time of the acci dent Mr. Johnson was accompanied by Joe S. Burgin Jr., and the two were engaged in pleasure riding. The cause of the accident was not stated. Mr. Johnson’s injuries are quite painful and serious as wall. but»it is stated he will recover. Mr. Burgin sustained only minor bruises as a result of the accident. PUBLI SHED IN THE HEART/qF DIXIE Sunday Fighting At Sao Paulo Desperate Qapita.l of Brazilian State m Hands of Rebels, State De partment Is Informed WASHINGION, July 14. The reported evacuation of the city of Sao Paulo by Brazilian federal authorities was confirmed in official advices received to day by the State Department. One dispatch, which was undat ed from Sao Paulo, described the withdrawal of the federal to Santos, where it was said prepara tions are well advanced to r a renewed attack upon the state capital. SANTOS, Brazil, July 14.—The Sunday fighting in the city of Sao Paulo, the seat of the Brazilian in surrection, has been of the most desperate character during the past few days, according to two em ployes of an American concern, who arrived here today after a per ilous journey afoot from Beleaguer de metropolis. It is estimated that the dead among troops and civilians vnll reach 3,000. The luxurious Hotel Esplanade at Sao Paulo has been turned into a hospital, and it is said to be crowded with the wounded. Re fugees confirm the report that GOO federal troops who started last week from Santos to aid in relief work at Sao Paulo were cut to pieces by the insurrectionists. MONTEVIDEO,, July 14.—Au thoritative advices received here say the Brazilian revolutionists in Sao Paulo have fresh victories over the government troops. According to thesji advices, the government forces have been badly defeated. Reports which have passed the censor assert that the situation in Sao Paulo momentarily is growing worse; that the rebels after getting the upper hand of the government established a provisional govern ment in Sao Paulo City and now are advancing upon Santos, the supply base of the government troops, which are declared to be fighting a rear guard action and endeavoring, though unsuccessfully to hold back the advance of th advance of the rebels. Fighting is declared to be going on sixty kilometres from Santos, where the battleship Minas Geraes and six torpedo boat destroyers are Emehored. The inhabitants of San tos are reported to be greatly alarmed. It is stated that the first line reserves are to be called to the colors and that reinforcements for the government troops are await ed in Santos, to which point they are proceeding from many parts of Brazil. The transportation of troops is being carried out by na val vessels and the Brazilian navi gation companies. MORE FEDERAL TROOPS MOBILIZED RIO DE JANERIO, July 14. (By Associated Press.) —The Jor nal do Commercio says this morn ing with regard to the revolt in Sao Paulo: ‘‘Federal troops are continually arriving to serve as reinforcements in an encircling plan in an endeav or to force the rebels to surrender without the necessity of causing so rious damage to the city of Sap Paulo. MRS. T. C. HOWARD DIED SUNDAY ATLANTA, July 14. Mrs. Thomas Coke Howard, 92, mother of former congressman William Schley Howard and a pioneer resi dent of Dekalb county, died at the home of her son in Decatur near here Sunday. Mrs. Howard was the niece of the late Judge William Law, one of Georgia’s most noted jurists, who declined President Buchanan’s of fer to appointment as ambassador to France. The late Senator Au gustus O. Bacon was her nephew find some of the most prominent families in the state were related to her. Mrs. Howard was born in Bry an county on July 10, 1832, the daughter of the late Dr. ’ Raymend B. and Mary Law Harris. She had lived in Kirkwood, where she made her home, more than 54 years and was the oldest resident there. In Los Angeles, a man pawned his wife’s gold teeth, and corn-on the- cobb ripe, too. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 14, 1924 CREAMERY TO OPEN' HERE NEXT WEEK IN NEYY COUNCIL BLDG. Manager Wilson States Every thing Will Be in Readiness to Receive Cream Monday MACHINERY IN READINESS Ice Cream Equipment Moved and Plant in Operation in New Quarters on Cotton Ave The Sumter county creamery will open for business and the re ception of cream next Monday morning, and it is expected that the first shipments of Sumter county creamery butter will begin to be made before the end of next week. Facilities have been provided for handling all the cream that may bf brought in by farmers not only in Sumter county, but in all the ter- 1 ritory adjoining. With the first churning, there will be provided a permanent and profitable cash market for every pound of cream that can be produced on farms in this territory. The new creamery is housed in the building recently erected on Cotton avenue 1 by C. M. Council, with ample facilities installed by I. E. Wilson and associates, the (Continued On Page Six) EESSMM FOR l/IISSINO BES County Board Asks Property Owners to Describe Proper ty More Accurately The Board of Tax Equalizers of Sumter county are searching for many acres of land in this county which apparently do not appear on the tax digest. The members of yhe board are Frank Wilson chair man; P. B. Williford, B. E. Thrash er, Jr., and E. L. Bridges, and they are performing their duties un der instructions of the state tax commissioner. Many tax returns examined by the equalizers to date fail to def initely describe the land returned, and where the taxpayer has failed in his return to name all land lots in which he owns property this in formation is being requested by the board. With all and thus definitely described, the equalizers can thsn determine the location of lands not properly returned so rtaxation and such lands will be returned by them. With taxes thus assessed against the missing <ands where these are not claimed by owners they will be sold for taxes, and ownership thereby definitely vested and established. According to figures furnished the euqalizers by the state tax de partment, there exist in this coun ty several thousand acres upon which no taxes have been paid dur ing a number of years past, and they are searching diligently to lo cate these missing acres, BONI GETS RELIGIOUS DECREE FROM SPOUSE ROME, Italy, July 14.—Pope Pius has ratified a decision where by the Religious marriage of the present Duchess of Tallyrand, for merly Anna Gould, to the Marquis Boni De Castellane is annulled. 11 MILLION BEARING PEACHTREES IN GA. ATLANTA, July 14.—Approxi mately 11 million peach trees are now bearing in Georgia, which arc estimated to produce 7,568,000 bushels of peaches this year, ac cording to a report recently made public by the local representative of the United States Department of Agriculture. The production in Georgia is re ported to be second of the states in the Union, and the annual crop is valued at between nine and ten mil lion dollars. An open mind is all right if you know when to close your mouth, LATEST TO GET(PARISJDECREE IsMEL W’' ' ’l* A / to* Mb ’ * fiMM jifjr.' ’ * > y Mrs. John W. Flcschmann, and inset, her husband, who has just permitted her to divorce him in order to marry Jay O’Brien, his polo-playing rival. Yeast Millionaire Desbribed Divorced Spouse As ‘Most Beautiful Woman I Have Ever Known’ FORT WASHINGTON, N. Y. July 14.—Julius Fleschmann, mil lionaire yeast king, Saturday after noon established a new high mark tn divorce etiquette. ’ROUND WORLD ACES HOP-OFF FOR PARIS T Plan to Stop at Strassbourg and Will Reach Paris Probably at 3 This Afternoon PARIS', July 14.—American round the world fliers arrived here) at 4:46 o'clock this afternoon.. I PARIS, July 14.—American round the world fliers, who left Vienna early today for Paris, will land,at Strassbourg, Alsjace-Ifor raine, and spend half an hour be fore continuing their journey, ac ’ cording to a wireless message re ceived today. They are expected Ito arrive at Paris about 3 o’clock 'this afternoon. i HANCOCK FARMERS ARE STILL USING POISON SPARTA, July 14.—The boll weevil is meeting stiff opposition in Hancock county. The farmers are using poison on the crop to a good advantage. VES WHEELER HERE AFTER FIFTY YEARS Ves Wheelerformer resident of Americus, aud who is known to many of the older residents here, is visiting his nephew, Chess Wheeler at his home here. This is the first visit Mr. Wheeler has ; made to his old home in Americus during the past fifty years, and he is astonished at changes wrought during that time. He is now 83 years old and has been living at the Confederate soldiers home at At . lanta during some time. MELONPRODUCTION > IN GEORGIA HEAVY ATUANTA, July 14.—Georgia’s • watermelon Production for 1924 is > forecast at 14,384 carloads, accord ’ ing to T. C. Curry, local represen tative of the Bureau of Agricultural • Economics. i The production for seven early i states is estimated at 37,659 cars, ■ which are divided as follows: Alabama, 1,938; California, 1,- 824 ; Florida, ■ 6,941; North Caro i lina, 1,288; South Carolina, 4,042; Texas, 6,930. “It is true,” he said, when ask ed about a report that his wife is obtaining a Paris divorce. “My wife—she is the most Beau tiful woman I have ever known. “And we are the best of friends; but friendship does not necessarily mean that a man and woman can live together successfully as man and wife.” He did jiot give his bride $5,060,- 000 four years ago—as reported— he said, but she will never want for anything money can buy, not. even if she marries Jay O’Brien, his polo-playing rival. RAINBOW VITERANS ’IWJMM Between Two and Three Thous and Expected to Attend Re union of Division There COLUMBIA, S. C. July 14. Trains continued to bring hundreds of veterans of the 42nd Rainbow' Division to the national convention which will be held in Columbia to day and tomorrow. Between 2,000 and 3,000 veterans from a majority of the states in the union are ex pected to be present. FARMERS ESTABLISH DEMONSTRATION FARMS GREENSBORO, July 14.-- Greene county farmers, believing that experience is indeed the best teachers are giving much study to the methods employed successfully in the cotton belt areas against the boll weevil demonstration farms have been established and every means of weevil fighting will be gone into. SUSPEND SELLING OF TREASURY CERTIFICATES WASHINGTON, July 14.—The Treasury today ordered suspended all sales of Treasury Savings cer tificates and stamps, effective July 15. Acting secretary Winton siad the present money market did not warrant the Treasury paying four and a half per cent interest on sav ings securities when funds may be obtained at a much lower rate of interest. MISS MARY WILL STEVENS INJURED Miss Mary Will Stevens sustain ed painful accidental injuries Sat urday night at the home of her par ents, when she was badly burned in the eye with a pair of curling tongs. Miss Stevens was engaged in curl ing her sister’s hair when the iron slightly burned her, it was quickly withdrawn. In accomplishing this, Miss Stevens inadvertantly thrust the heated iron against her eye producing an injury that is regard ed as quite serious. , , / •V •* CIST STATE! 16.231 J TOCOLLECT 518.58 Z 11 TH PENALTIES Georgia Cigarette and Stamp Tax Laws Prove Disappoint ment in Revenue Produced FIRST REPORT IS MADE Shows Total Collections Under Tobacco Tax Statute Were Less Than Half Million ATLANTA, July 14.—Collec tions under the new state cigarette and cigar stamp tax law for the first six months of its operation were $351,409.63, according to the first report of the state revenue de partment, transmitted to Governor Clifford Walker on Satu-day. J. M. Vandiver is head of the depart ment. Expenses of operation of the stamp department are given as $13,383.27, leavin g a balance of $338,026.36 from the tobacco tax on hand. Collections includes sales for which bonds were given, and cover the entire period of the law’s operation from January 1 to June 30. Certain dealers, parties to a suit filed in the state courts to test the constitutionality of the act, have been allowed, under an order from the court, to secure stamps by giving accredited bond for payment, in event the law is held to be con stitutional. The case is now in the state supreme court, where it was carried on appeal. The revenue department is also charged with the duty of collecting delinquent occupational, and spe cial taxes. Under this branch of its activities, the report shows to tal collections for the six months of $83,637.74. There was refund ed, for taxes collected through er-i ror, $307.50, leaving the net collec tions $83,330.24. This amount has already been paid to W. J. Speer, state treasurer, the report states. Under the law creating the de partment, they collect -a 20 per cent penalty on all delinquent taxes. This penalty for delinquent special and occupational taxes amounted to $13,163.77, while the penalty col lected on delinquent automobile lie (Continued on Page Six) LOSES TROUSERS WHILE HE SLEEPS ATLANTA, July 141.—T0 take precautions against thievery is us ually met by locking the doors and the hiding of the valuables, but according to the experience of a man here one must even sleep in his trousers and shoes. This man, a visitor here, awoke to find his tousers and shoes neatly replaced by articles of the same denomina tion, but showing signs of long and hard wear. TYPHOID DECREASING NOW AT SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, July 14.—For the first time in the history of the city of Savannah, six months of the year have passed without a single death from typhoid fever, according to a report recently issued. Typhoid, which was formerly a menace here has been on a rapid decline for the past several years. HOOKS LOSES FORD TOURING CAR SATURDAY Glenn Hooks has reported to the police the loss of his Ford car which was stolen Saturday night from in front it his office in the Rylander building here. The car was parked early in the evening while Mr. Hooks paid off a number of negro peach pickers, and was missing when he came down upon the street a short time afterwards. The car was a 1923 model, and is believed to have been stolen and abandoned somewhere on a road near the city. MITCHELL FARMERS RAISING TOBACCO CAMILLA, July 14.—The people of Mitchell county are expecting great benefits from the tobacco in dustry. Profits to the farmers in the county and developments along other lines are being looked for ward to. Extensive plans are be ing made to care for • the storing fcnd shipping of the crop. New York Future# 1 Pc. Open High Low Closet Jan. ..24.47|24.30|24.68|24.15|24.38 Mar. ~24.64|24.54124.96|24.45j24.67 July „29.94|30.00|30.45|29.90|30.28 Oct. .. 2|5.12|25.55125.12'25.33 Dec. . 24.57|24.48|34.86i24.43|34.60 Americus strict middling 28 l-4c. PRICE FIVE CENTS COMMITTEE APPROVES MEASURE TO ABOLISH HANGING IN GEORGIA Would Make Life Imprisonment Maximum Punishment to Be Exacted in This State ABSENTEES ARE ABSOLVED By Senator Keith of 36th Tabled in Senate ATLANTA, ""july 14.—The sen ate committee on general judiciary today, in a report to the state sen ate, recommended the passage of al bill by Senator Stovall, of the 29th District, to abolish capital punish ment in Georgia. The measure would fix life imprisonment as the maximum penalty to be exacted from any person convicted of capi tal crime in Georgia, and, would repeal conflicting laws. The senate today voted to table the proposed measure drawn by Senator Keith, of the 36th Dis trict, and introduced by request, which would provide for the regu lation of motor vehicles on public streets and highways of the state by incorporated towns and cities. The senate then took up the re mainder of bills introduced by Sen ator Phillips, of the 18th District, and sponsored by the Georgia Bar Association, which would clarify the general acts of Georgia. Adoption of a resolution by Rep resentative Knight, of Berrient, to grant leaves of absence to those members of the house who were absent without leave at Friday’s session was a feature of today’s session of the Georgia house of rep resentatives. Knight had on Friday made ih motion for a cal! - of the house, which motion was sustained after it was found no quorum was present. The roll was called and the absen tees noted. The motion by Knight to have the house vote on the question oi arrest and return to the chain be i of absentees was not put because’ the motion to adjourn was finally carried. TO UNVEIL IWIMNT TO ffIEBH ■INES Bronze Statute Erected at Paris Island to Be Formally Dedi cated On Tuesday PARIS ISLAND, S. C., July— The unveiling of a monument show ing a marine in bronze—erected in memory of marines who trained here and gave their lives in the World War, will take place Tues-- day it is announced by Major Gen eral Eli K. Cole, of the United States Marine Corps. The veil is to be drawn by Mrs. Nellie Glen, of Atlanta, mother of two sons who trained here and lost Their lives overseas. She will be assisted by such other mothers of marines who were victims of the 1918 hostilities, it is stated. Major General Lejoune, former commander of the Second Division, and now Commandant of the Ma rine Corps, will be the principal speaker at the ceremonies. The memorial is now in place, showing a marine returning tri umphant to his lines after a suc cessful raid on hostile trenches. It was designed by Captain Robert Aitken, formerly president of the National Society of Design, and a veteran of the World War, accord-~ ing to announcement. ‘ ’ [J LA FOLLETTE OBJECTS K TO BRYAN ON TICKE WASHINGTON, July 14. ator Robert M. LaFollette (Repv'L’ lican), Wisconsin, has refused def initely to accept the suggestion that he select Charles W. Bryan, Democratic Vice President nomi nee as' running mate in his inde pendent race for the White House, it was learned Saturday. LaFollette was said to feel that the selection of Bryan would lead to political movement, and that ha was playing into the hands of the Democratic Party in the hope that, should rhe election be thrown into Congress, Bryan might be elected} to the White House. / People who live in autos shouli '' < A
