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What’s Going CHIEF EVENTS OF THE WORLD BRIEFLY TOLD Candidates Hughes— Philippines—Europe On in World By CHARLES P. STEWART Nine presidential candidates are in the field this Campaign; Calvin Coolidge, Republican. John W. Davis, Democratic. Robert M. LaFillette, Progres sive. Robert R. Pointer, People’s Pro gressive. G. O. Nations, American. Frank Johns, Socialist-Labor. Herman P. Faris, National Pro hibition. William J. Wallace, Common- wealth. William Z. 'Foster, Workers' Party of America. FUNNY NAMES The Socialists usually have nom inated Eugene V. Debes. Through his prison term he lost his citizen ship and is ineligible. The Social ists indorsed La Follette. The Farmer-Laborites nominated Dun can McDonald, but he withdrew and the group indorsed Foster. Some people may think the party designations don’t all fit, but “what’s in a name?” EUROPE Secretary of State Hughes has gone to Europe. He went on American Bar Association business but it’s believed he’ll be drawn* in to the reparations tangle there. The Dawes plan is having hard sledding. England and France disagree con cerning it. Germany accuses both of crookedness. It’s suggested American arbitration might help. Premier Herriot of France says the Dawes plan would reduce Ger many’s war damage payments. If so, he wants the French debt (due largely to America) reduced, too. The old story! Anyway, be fore America can be pulled into the argument the Senate will have to consent. TECHNICALITIES N Harry Sinclair and the two Do henys, senior and junior, indicted with Albert B. Fall in connection with their old deals, are attacking the indictments, as expected, on technical grounds. They claim un authorized persons were allowed in grand jury room. MORE PAY Trouble with the native troops in the Phillipines is more of a strike than a mutiny or rebellion. The Filipino soldiers want the same pay American soldiers get. ON THE WARPATH Natives of Spanish Morocco are on the warpath worse than ever and winning fights. This war has been raging for 15 years. For a poor country, like Spain,, it’s a ter rible burden. It has cost thousands of lives. Except the army offi cers, all Spaniards hate it. Every time it flares up it threatens revo lution. It does now. revolution Brazil has a revolution on, ap parently a bad one, though the censorship’s hushing it up. It cen ters in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s second city after Rio de Janeiro, the cap ital; population about 500,000. Sao Paulo state, also involved, is Bra zil’s richest, and its populatiin is best—predominantly white, largely Italian, somewhat German mixed with quite a little Anglo-Saxon, too. Natually these elements detest the government of the negriod north. It’s hinted the revolt may spread throughout the republic, but this is unlikely. Northern and South ern Brazil sympathize as little as Hati and New York state. How ever, a new southern Brazilian re public is possible. A NEW STATE? The Bolivian province of Santa Cruz de la Sierra likewise is in rebellion, desirous of joining south ern Brazil, which it geographical’y adjoins. This may happen if 'the southern Brazilian unrising .iuc ceeds, marketing the establishment of a new and quite formidable ■South American state. THOMASVILLE BANK MERGER COMPLETED THOMASVILLE, July 16.—The merging of the Citizens Banking & Trust Company with the Bank of Thomasville, which has been practi cally concluded with the exception of a few minor details, is a matter of much interest and importance in business and banking circles here and in this section, where both banks are known to be strong in stitutions and do a fine business. This merger has been contemplated for some time, but only took final shape within the past day or two. The new instution will retain the l name of the Bank of Thomas ville and all of the officers of that bank will be retained. Dr. J. T. Culpepper, president of the Citizens Banking & Trust Company, will be made a vice president of the Bank of Thomasville and Messrs. Cope land and Park will also go with the Bank of Thomasville. Jjhe list of officers of the Bank p£ fhomasv.lle jkvill be: B. H. Wrtfht, chairman of the beard; RoscoeaFleetwood, presi dent; J. T. Culpfrper, vice presi dent; Robert Thjfias,, vice presi dent}} Paul Sear A, Cashier; John keg’-cy, Jr., asdtant cashier; Wil- Copeland, gfsis’ant cashier. THE TIMES”tRECORDER frft|| PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 166 FATE OF REPARATIONS MEET RESTS WITH AMERICA Weevil Survey Shows Damage Sustained 1 o Date Has Been Small Counties Reporting Show Light Infestation, With Poisoning General in State—Weather Favors Weevil—Second Generation of Weevils Threatens Greater Destruction Than That Yet Wrought ATHENS, July 16.—A survey of boll weevil conditions in Georgia has just been completed by county agents and Director J. Phil Campbell has released the information. It shows that the rainy, cloudy weather of July has been favorable for weevil de velopment and the second generation of weevils threatens to be destructive where poisons have not been used. Farmers are urged by the college of agriculture to watch the cotton carefully and ap ply poison wherever there are any signs of weevils. Calcium arsenate applied in dust form is recognized as the most efficient for cotton at the present stage of its growth. Farmers are reminded that if the dust poison is on the plants twenty-four hours before, rains wash it off, it is effective and need not be repeated until four or five days elapse. Three or tour applications should be made and the farmer may then wait to see d weevils are threatening the bolls, if so, one or two more applications may be made. - The report from counties having agents is as follows: Atkins—Five to ten per cent of squares damaged. From 25 to 30 per cent of crop has had early poi son and about 5 per cent will be dusted lated. Almost daily show ers. Bacon—Damage very light. Forty per cent of crop will receive poison. Too much rain in July. Banks—Three per cent damage; 98 per cent to be poisoned; weath er wet and cloudy and favorable for weevil. Ben Hill-—Damage very slight; 35 to 40 per cent of crop will re ceive poison; weather unfavorable. Bleckley—ls per cent damage; ( Continued on Page Four.) ’ROUWORLDACE 6 NAURS OVERDUE McLaren, British Globe Girdler, Fails to Reach Paramashiru Island on Schedule July 16.—Stuart Mac- Laren, British aviator flying around the world is six hours over due at Paramashiru Island, Kuriles, where he was to have landed today, and the Japanese destroyer set odt on search for his airplane, accord ing to a report received here from Paramashiru late today. GOULD HEIMS HN 111 BfiUCNE Trustees of Big Estate May With hold Heir’s Portion Follow ing His Marriage NEW YORK, July 16.—Whether Frank J. Gould is to keep his third love at the cost of the millions ho inherited as his share of the great Gould fortune rests now with the cold legal mind of a court referee. Each of the three times Gould rolled Cupid’s dice he staked half of his fortune, for his father’s will provided each heir must first obtain the consent of a majority of the trustees before marrying. Violation of the edict carried a penalty of a loss of half the inheritance. Twice Frank obeyed the dictates, of his heart without consulting the trustees and they took no action. Maybe it was because the first two wives were show girls, yet American show girls. But the third and pres ent wife is not only a show girl, but French at that—Florence Al cace. Action in the courts here discloses that for two months Frank’s inconvi from his millions has been held up under the will proviso demanding consent of a trustee majority before marriage. Justice Platzek has re stored the income pending a hear ing of the entire case by a referee, James O’Gorman. Florence- was divorced as a “but terfly” by Henry C. Heynemann, of Los Angeles/ gome years before she cought her second American. Gould’s Previous wife was Edith Kelly, whjrn he divorced in Paris in 1919. -The first wife was Helen Margaret shelly, now the Princess of Albania, Believe it or Not UNIONTOWN, Ala., July 16. Louis Richardson, a farmer living near here declares the crawfish on his farjn “pick strawberries and dig irish potatoes and dig my pea nuts when they are young and ten der.” The peculiar versatility of the crawfish is displayed further by the attention given to cotton and and corn, and then, continues Richardson, “they pick my peas.” CONWELL TfIADDRESS FHEPS »f SUMTER President of American Cotton Association to Speak at Court house Here Thursday Americus business men and bank ers, as well as Sumter county business men, are invited to hear J. E. Conwell, who will speak Thursday morning at 10 o’clock in the courthouse here. Mr. Conwell, who is president of the Georgia Cotton Growers’ Assn., is describ ed as a speaker of magnetism and strength, and his message will be along lines of policy being ad vocated by the association of which he is head. John Council, district director of,the association, will in troduce Mr. Conwell to his hear ers.. Arrangements have been per fected for Mr. Conwell to speak in the superior court room at 10 o’clock, and in his address he will explain the co-operative plans and purposes of Georgia cotton pro ducers banded together in the asso ciation. These plans touch upon marketing the cotton crop of Geor gia, as well as upon other plans of wide interest to cotton producers. It is expected there will be a large crowd present to hear Mr. Con well’s address. HEAVY REGISTRATION AT SUMMER SCHOOL ATHENS, July 16.—Registration at the University of Georgia Sum mer School has passed the mark reached by this time last year as shown by official figures given by the registrar. Eighteen hundred and sixty-seven have registered to date, and it is believed that the two thousand mark will be well passed before the nine week’s term closes. The personnel of the student body is different in more than one respect from that of former years on account of changes which have been made in the curriculum. Eight sections of primary and ele mental review work were con ducted in 1923 caring for over four hundred students. Only two sections of this class of work were provided this year and even these lire not filled. It is clear, there fore, that the present student body is made up almost entirely of students above the high school grade, including a greater number of college students than were present at any former session; and in spite of the reduction in elementary courses, the total reg istration for 1924 is higher than that of the preceding year Up through the third week. » AMERICUS, GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 16, 1924 -•-- —-W--- ■ , MIDDLE-AGED'STRANGER’MAY BE MURDERER OF NEW YORK CHILD Missing MT ; BE , t - 1 Fear that Harold Bradley, 38, Chicago real estatd operator, missing since June 25, may have committeed suicide has been ex pressed by relatives. He told members of his family when he left home that he was going to a sanitarium in Michigan for a rest. But authorities are inclined to be lieve inability to raise money to meet an obligation-in an apart ment house deal was responsible for his depature. An examina tion of his affairs Is being made. TOBTO GM® TH NFT MO Ml FIRST WS CROP HERE ‘Sumtermatoes’ Already Ship ped in Carlots to Boston and Chattanooga Sumter county tomato growers have to date jsflipped two cars of their product, one going to Boston, Mass., and the other to ’ Chatta nooga, Tenn., and each being ship ped under the co-operative brand ‘Sumtermatoes.” The tomatoes, it is said, made a favorabl/ in the markets where they have been placed on sale, and prospects are bright now for building up a profitable business in tomatoes in this section. George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, estimates now that farmers engaged in growing tomatoes here will net approximately $3,000 from their yield this summer. The growing of tomatoes was un dertaken here as an experiment, at the suggestion of George O Mar shall and under auspices of the Ki wanis club. Altogether a total of 64 acres were planted by farmers near Americus, who agreed to culti vate tomatoes as a con.mercial crop. From this acreage two solid* cars have already been shipped as above stated, with at least two other carlot shipments to go forward this week, A number of express ship ments are also being sent forward each dSy. In carlots, the farmers received $1.50 for the best grade tomatoes f.o.b. Americus, and with corre sponding reductions in other grades. The express shipments have brought varying returns to the growers, and a considerable revenue has been realized by the tomato men through the sale of tomatoes in Americus in small lots at fancy prices. MANY ATTEND FUNERAL OF E. HOWELL HERE Many friends attended the fun eral of Mr. Emmett Howard from the family residence on Mayo street at 10 o’clock this morning. Rev. John M. Outler, pastor of the First Methodist church in which the Howard family worships, con ducted the obsequies, and inter ment was in Oak Grove cemetery. The floral offerings many and beau tiful attested to the high esteem in which the family is held here. Mr. Howard, who had been a resident of this community for many years, was well known throughout this section, possessing hundreds of friends who regret bis passing. He left two sons and two daughters in this community, who are receiving the sincere sympathy of friends in the death of their father - .. Peach Grower Offers Finest Fruit, Worth Real Gold, Free to All ‘Bring Your Own Containers’ and Take Away As Many Luscius Georgia Belle Peaches As You Can Carry or Cart Away Without Cost, is Offer Made Public of Communi ty By Walter Rylander The finest peaches you can eat, can or cook—and they are absolutely free. Usually, there’s a string tied to every free offer, but to this one there is none. Today Walter Rylander said to us: "Please tell the people of Americus that they may come to my packing plant and help themselves; taking away just as many peaches as they desire.” . , Mr. Rylander is packing and shipping only a very small percentage of the peaches picked. The balance is for any body—everybody—who will come for them. Apply at the packing shed. No one will be allowed to go into the orchards. AND YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN CONI AINERS as baskets will not be furnished. Fhese FREE I EACHES are Georgia Belles, said by many to be the very best for canning, pickling, etc. Mr. Ry lander wants it understood that you may have as many as you desire for eating or canning, provided you call or send and have your own baskets, tubs or other containers. In the Rylander orchard are 25,000 trees, each as heavily laden with fruit as the limbs can support. The fruit some of the finest and most perfect seen in the county. Georgia Belles are being shipped this week and early next week, to be followed in a few days with Elbertas. COURT OF APPEALS AFFIRMS BIG VERDICT COLUMBUS, July 16.—United States circuit court appeals today affirmed the southern district court of Michigan in granting John Han sel and wife, of Grand Rapids, a verdict for $20,000 against Benja min Purnell, “king of the House of David.” MOHAMMEDANS fND HINDUS IN RIOT Six Killed and a Hundred In jured in Clash Between Re ligious Sects in India DELHI, British Indian, July 16. (By Associated Press.) —Six persons were killed and more than 100 wounded in rioting yesterday between Mohammedans and Hin dus. The disturbance was caused by what is described as the aggres sive attitude of Mohammedans who persisted in carrying cows for sac rifice through prohibited area where the Hindus live. VETERANS THANK FRIENDS FOR TRIP Americus Confederate Veterans, members if Camp Sumter, No. 642, U. C. V., are duly grateful to their friends here and throughout the county for courtesies extended in anticipation of the annual general reunion held this year at Memphis. This gratitude has just been for mally expressed to the public gen erally in resolutions adopted by the camp at its meetings, as follaws: “Resolved: That we hereby tend er our heartfelt thanks to all those who so kindly rendered assistance to enable us to attend our 34th an nual Reunion at Memphis, Tennes see. We especially extend thanks to the ladies and citizens generally of our city and county, to the daughters of confederacy. Sons of veterans and the Boy Scouts who accompanied us, t,o our City paper Times-Recorder and the Railroads We feel that the Citizens of Mem phis for the kind treatment and hospitality shown us while in t'.us city, deserve our hearty praise and we will long remember the treat ment accorded us while in this city. “Resolved further that a copy of these resolutions be furnished our paper for publication, and same be spread upon our minutes for future reference and record.’’ The resolutions were compile'* and are signed by the following veterans, members of Camp Sumter: G. H. Walker, J. B. Nicholson, W T. A. Dunn. 0 AMERICUS PARTY AT ALBffl MEET Western Dixie Highway Asso ciation to Be Organized to Advertise this Section J. E. Poole, James Lott, Charles Wheatley, J. W. Hightower and H. P. Everett have returned from Al bany where they went to attend a meeting called by R. E. L. Neil, secretary of the Albany Chamber of Commerce, at which plans were discussed for advancing the inter ests of this section in a national way, with the purpose of attract ing more tourist visitors here. H. P. Everett, secretary of the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, discussed the Albany meeting with a newspa per man today. “The object of the meeting,” he said, 'was to find away to advertise and secure tourists for the western branch of the Dixie Highway through the Peach Section, Andersonville, Americus, Albany and Thomas ville. “We were told by the Albany Chamber of Commerce that they have planned to send a scout car to certain points in Florida, and a number of other points including Atlanta, Chattanooga, Nashville, Louisville, Indianapolis, Chicago and Detroit. “The scout car will distribute maps that will feature this route and personally advertise it with the automobile clubs, etc., and en route will place arrow signs bear ing, Albany, Ga. The worlds Pe can Center.” It was shown that other points will be benefitted, such as Fort Valley, Marshallville, Montezuma, Americus and points south of Al bany and Albany Chamber of Com merce desires to have the co-oper ation of such points, if they desire to enter into the proposition. The cost of the project will be about SIOOO it is estimated land the Albany Chamber of Commerce will go on with the project even though other points do not contrib ute to the expense, J>ut state that they want to. give other points the opportunity to co-operate with them on any basis they may sec fit, and that no attempt will be made to fix an amount for each point to pay, but they desire our co-operation. An organization will be formed to be known as the Western Dixie Highway Association the object of the association being to encourage good roads, to advertise this route and otherwise encourage its use by tourists; a committee has been ap pointed consisting of one person from each town, to work out plans for the organization; this commit tee will meet at an early date, the time and'place to be selected with in the next few days. New York Futures Pc. Open High Low Closd Jan. ..24.11)24.15)24.86)24 02)24.85 Mar. ..24.50|24.36|25.04j24.31|25.04 July ..30.b4)29.95|30.50)29.95)30.40 Oct. ..25.05)25.00|25.80)25.00)25.78 Dec. ..24.24)24.32)25.05)24.21124.90 PRICE FIVE CENTS POLICE COHTINUE SEARCH FOR SLAYER OF HI Mutilated Body of Francis Mc- Donald, 8, Found Buried in Shallow Grave COVERED WITH LEAVES Boy’s Suspenders, Knotted About Neck, Used to Ex tinguish Young Life NEW YORK, July 16.—Police on Staten Island today continued the search for the slayer of 8 year old Francis McDonald, son of a policeman, whose mutilated body, was found late last night in a hastily constructed grave and leaves near the child’s home. The boy’s suspenders knotted tightly about his throat had been used to strangle him Nearly all the clothings had been torr, from his body and was scattered about. A neighbor saw the boy Monday afternoon walking toward some woods. Just ahead of tho boy was a man about 50 years of age. ALLIES EMPHASIZE NFFII (IF AM ERICAN COOPERATIDN NOW First Meeting of London Confer ence Indicates Position to Be Assumed AMERICA IS REPRESENTED Ambassador Kellogg and Col. Logan Sat At Table With Premiers as ‘Observers’ LONDON, July IG.--American co-operation for putting the Dawes, plan into effect to set Germany on her feet and stabilize the Euro pean economic situation, was cm phasized at the opening here today of the inter-allied reparations con ference with England’s prime min-, ister, Ramsay MacDonald, and Ed ouard Heriot, the French premier, as the leading figures. At the conference table with the delegates sat two American rep resentatives, Frank B. Kellogg, American ambassador to Great Bri tain, and Col. James A. Logan, Jr. American observer with the repara tions commission. After MacDon ald had been chosen chairman o£ the conference and committees ap pointed to work out the agenda, the conference adjourned until to morrow. Premier MacDonald, in his open ing remarks made especial refer ence to the presence of the two Americans, who although not full delegates, indicated by their pres ence, he said, the good will of tho United States and its co-operation in an effort to give effectiveness to the Dawes plan. Kcllog, in his reply, declared that the Americans were present in the same spirit of co-operation and helpfulness asallied delegates, the American people and govern ment believing that to make the Dawes plan effective would be the first notable step toward Euro pean stabilization. AMERICUS LODGE TO HAVE CALLED MEETING Americus Lodge, No. 13, F. and A. M., will meet Thursday night at 6 o’clock for the purpose of con ferring the Master’s Degree upon a number of candidates. The in itiation will be in charge of the de gree team of both lodges, and re freshments will be served between the first and seeond sections of the degree. This is probably the last occasion which the MastjSr’s De gree will be conferred in the pres ent Masonic nounced. I ■■■ I ■ ' ' \ .night, J’hursd^r? qhjWj ■dir.-torms ,
