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WEATHER Fl ,rG«»W > - Gen ' r ‘ 1 ' yI ’ ir ‘°’ Wrfnerf-y- • • ' f6rty3Fxth &RsfereG Apple Ho Jhe thermometer runs up to 149 inea X wave g T’ the people lhere and .eave for goo, NOt noes erup and rivers flood V f C l but families living nearby regular jvhan ValUa return to c ° n,t ’ f periodic trouble. peculiar weakness explains h th e same politicians bunk the populace over and over. * * * “EXSS— 2? 5 et's’to couples bound for the beaches for a day’s or evening’s outmg. He notices lots of young escorts Bu. “it’s surprising how many girls to go about with men old enough to be their fathers.” The seashore isn’t the only place. The economic pinch is getting so tight that young fellows haven’t the money. ♦ * * discovered A St. Louis mechanic, Janies ban Cummings, claims he has discovered the long-lost art of hardening and tempering copper. Ancient Egjp tians were masters at it. Cummings says he has sold his discovery for a million and a half cash. He is 33 and confides that he hit upon the process, sought by gray beards for centuries, by sheer acc dent. ' For that matter, the majority of big discoveries are made by “acci dent”—though usually during the course of long search and patient work. Man blunders into a large part of his progress. t * * * INDIANS Indians in the interior of Alaska are beginning to use motorboats in stead of canoes. They are enthused about fox trots, ukuleles, pool and cards. Romance is passing swiftly. Civi lization is stretching out its tenta cles to the far corners ®f the oartlfe. Soon there’ll be no escape from standardization, alarm clocks, taxes and monotony. * * * SB9O The average farmer netted only SB9O cash last year. This is the situ ation reported by Uncle Sam after checking up over 16,000 farms oper ated by their owners. Also, during she year, they increased their in ventories of machinery and so on an average of $l3O. Which gives them a total profit of SIO2O for their year s work, in addition to not hav ing to pay rent or for food and fuel grown for themselves. This SIO2O return was the yield on an average investment of $17,- WO of capital and the labor of the farm head and his family. City men will find it interesting -to compare with their own financial record for 1923. * * * WEST States west of the Mississippi have more college and university students for each 1000 population •‘an any other part of the country, je east later will be going to the est lor its knowledge, the sanies as it now lags behind in strength 'luick action, straight thinking and Progressive politics. lhe course of civilization through 1 centuries is westward. lILINMfIBBENT UH LfIiCHING BUCK Three Hundred Men Seeking Two Negro Slayers of White Girl At Cairo Today CAIRO, ILL? July 22—A mob of approximately 300 men formed in Pulaski county today apparently bent on lynching two negroes tene taively identified as the slayers of Daisy Wilson, 18, a white girl, in an attempted holdup of hpr father’s store near Mounds shortly after midnight. The negroes were in the custody of Sheriff Hudson, who was en deavoring to take them to safety. ■ he mob formed after the negroes had virtually been identified by the lain girl's father and a neighbor, Seymour U elch, 50 years of age, and a neighbor of the Wilson’s died of eeixtement, - THETjSisgifc&RDER SHED IN THE OF DIXIE SEVERE FIGHTING FEATURES REVOLT Arch Slayers May Attempt Escape Noose SHERIFF GUARDS ' lEOPOLD AND PAL IN CRIME CLOSELY Boys Who May Pay With Lives Not to Get Chance at Suicide, Authorities Say BOYS MAINTAIN NERVE Hearing to Determine Sanity Scheduled to Start Before Judge Caverly Wednesday By Associated Press CHICAGO, July 22. Preparations continue here for the beginning of the hearing before Judge Caverlv Wednes dav to determine the sanitv of Nathan Leo oold and Richard Loeb, confesed murderers of Robert Franks. A for mal nlea of guilty has already been entered by attorneys for the de fense, and the fate of the slayers now rests with Judge Caverly. No jury will attend the hearing to start Wednes day, the sole issues to be determined being ques tions of law, and these will be decided by the court without the as sistance of a jury. Jacobs Franks, father of the 13 year old victim of Leopold, and Loeb, will be the first witness for the state when the presentation of evidence begins tomorrow before Chief Justice John R. Caverly in a judicial hearing destined to fix |the punishment of the youthful in tellectuals. BOTH BOYS HOLD NERVE AFTER PLEA CHICAGO, July 22—Sheriff Hoffman announced today that he is taking special percautions to secure the safety of Nathan Leo pold and Richard Loeb, who plead guilty Monday to the murder of Robert Franks, Jr. The two youths are being guarded to prevent pos sible suicide. > “I do not know that they will make any attempt,” said the sher iff, ‘but with their plea of guilty in and the possibility that they may be sentenced to death staring them iq the face they may try it. Extra guards will be stationed at the cells night and day to watch them and a (Continued On Page Six) COL. SHIPP INVITED TO DELIVER ADDRESS Col. J. E. D. Shipp, chairman of the Board of Education of Sumter county, has been invited to address a gathering of educators at Wash ington, Ga., August 14, and is now considering the request. The in vitation was extended Col. Shipp by S. B. Savage and M. O. McCord, a committee of the Board of Edu cation of Wilkes county, on be half of the board, and the address is to be a parfr-of the program of “Education Week” to be observed there during the week beginning August 14. Besides Col. Shipp, a a number of other prominent Geor gia educators are to be on the pro gram as outlined by the committee. Col. Shipp’s subject will bo “School Consolidation and Transportation | in Sumter County,” the thorough ; consolidation and organization of i this country’s rural schools having j attracted unusual attention | throughout Georgia, , t «... AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY .AFTERNOON, JULY 22, 1924 HOUSE DEBATESiCATTLE PROBLEM PASSENGER LIB ‘BOSTON’ MED WITH MY ABOARD Fate of Between 600 and 900 Passengers on Big Liner Still Uncertain LIFE BOATS ARE MISSING Rescued Traveler Tells of See ing Bodies Caught in Wreck age Following Crash Between 800 and 9OO 1 passen gers of the coastwise Boston, rammed by the tanker Swift Ar row off Point Judith, Rhode Is land, last midnight, were on the way to Vera Cruz ports at noon today aboard several steamers which responded to calls for help and picked up the lifeboats in a heavy fog. Three persons were killed, with one injured in the crash, accord ing to reports received by own ers of the Boston. Details of the collision are fragmentary. Other reports put the death list as high as 5. The steamers ‘Pris cilla’ and ‘Providence,’ with some of the ‘Boston’s’ passengers aboard are steaming to New York. The Plymouth brought several of the survivors to Fall River. f NEWPORT, R. 1.., July 22 Struggling back after a collision in a fog with the oil tanker Swift Arrow; the coastwise passenger liner ‘Boston’ was being towed here today a stricken ship, while home of her 600 to 900 passengers were lost in the murk in life boats it was reported but not confirmed that four passengers were killed in the crash. Most of the passengers are aboard the Fall river liner ‘Priscilla bound for New York. SEVERAL CROWDED LIFE BOATS MISSING NEW YORK, July 22—The Steamship Boston, bound from Boston to New York, which was rammed in a heavy fog last night off Point Judith, sent out wireless messages at 5:15 o’clock this morning stating that several life botts crowded with passengers were missing. INJURED PASSENGERS LANDED AT NEWPORT NEWPORT, Juiy 22.—The first injured passengers brought ashore from the Steamer Boston was C, Copeland of Brookline, Mass., He was alnded bj’ the coast guard cut ter 'Acushnet,” and taken to a hospital, suffering from a fractur ed left leg, a fractured shoulder aud internal injuries. Officers of the Acushnet said they had seen th e bodies of tw’o passengers on the Boston which it had been impossible to extricate from the wreckage, and had heard reports that one man had jumped overboard and was drowned after his wife had been killed in a col lision with the “Swift Arrow.” ■ LITTLE JOE j pTFUEjBOVS OOHT r. ISP ■ I — Jack Dempsey Hurt in Wreck w * 11 ■ I ' JI -Heavyweight Champion and Pretty Young Woman Severe ly Injured Near San Diego LOS ANGELES, July 22—Jack Dempsey, world’s heavyweight box ing champion and three other per sons were severely injured when Dempsey’s automobile, driven by his chauffeur, skidded from the road two miles north of San Juan Cap istrano, near San Diego, and turned over, it was learned Monday. Other injured beside Dempsey in the accident, which occurred while the champion and a company of mo tion picture actors were en route to Pine Hills for location on a new production in which the heavyweight king is to be the star, were: Teddy Hayes, Dempsey’s trainer. Mrs. Teddy Hayes, actress, known on tho’screen as Florence Lee, Dem psey’s leading woman. Jack Dean, chauffeur. SCHEDULE SERVICES IT FIRST METHODIST Rev. W. H. Budd and Rev. Leon P. Smith to Preach There During Fortnight With Rev. John M. Outler, pas tor of the congregation, away cn his annual vacation, the Board of Stewards of F'rst Methodist church have worked out an interesting schedule of services at that edifico during the next fortnight. These services include services to be con ducted by Rev. W. H. Budd, of Macon and Prof. Leon P. Smith, also of Macon, on the two Sundays during which the pastor will be absent from Americus. The first services to be held in the absence of Mr.Outler will be the prayer meeting Wednesday night at the usual hour, which will be in charge of the Board of Ste wards. Other services upon the schedule as announced today are as follows.:. July 23rd—Prayer meeting— Board of Stewards in charge. July ,27—Preaching services— Rev. W. H. Budd of Macon. July 30th—Prayer meeting—Joe M. Bryan’s Class in charge. Aug. 3rd—Preaching services Prof. Leon. P. Smith. Macon Ga. Aug. 6th—Prayer meeting—Hor tense Missionary Society. Aug 10th—Epworth League for morning hour. Aug. 13th—Prayer meeting— Mrs. Annie Walker’s Class. When a fisherman begins telling about his trip remember this: The largest bass ever caught weighed j only 18 pounds, _ A I LIGHTNING BOLT TIES UP SERVICE ALBANY, N. Y., July 22—Street car service was completely tied up in Albany, Troy, Watervliet, Co hoes and Rensselaer for more than three hours early this morning when a bolt of lightning partly' wrecked the United Traction Company’s transformer station at Watervliet. Thousand of persons in the five cities were mbre than an hour lata for 'work. The tieup came just as the morning rush hour service was getting under way. safe’gOardstTloan OCCUPY ALLIES HI LONDON CONFERENCE British and American Bankers Relied On to Subscribe Bulk of $200,000,000 Advance DISCUSSIONS CONTINUED Findings of Committee on De faults and Penalties Made Public at Session LONDON, July 22—Guarantees provided, for safe-guarding the Ger man loan with which it is proposed to launch the Dawes reparation plan were the chief topics of dis cussion among the delegates of the inter-allied conference today. Discussions between financial delegates and British and Ameri can bankers who are being relied upon to. take up the bulk of the proposed two hundred million loan which began with the publication of the findings of the committee on defaults and penalties were con tinued. FIRPO AND GIRL ftRE HELD ATELLIS ISLE Famous Fighter and ‘Secretary* Denied Admission Pending Further Investigation NEW YORK, July 22.—Louis An gel Firpo, ‘Wild Bull of the Pam pas,” and a dark-eyed Spanish beauty, Senora Birance Lurdes, of ficially known as his stenographer, were held at Ellis Island Monday by immigration officials on a technical charge of insufficient vises. , Firpo arrived here Monday to train for his fight with Harry Wills, negro heavyweight, in Jersey City, in September. • Senora Lurdes —a woman of mys tery—Firpo, and other of the Firpo menage, were taken off lhe Pan- American liner “American Legion” and held at the Island. Both the stalwart Firpo and hw chic, fetching black-haired compam ion were dismayed when detained. Firpo protested yi his poor English, to no avail. The pair were held on information received by immigration officials from Buenos Aires and also from the crew of the American Legion. Some passengers said Senora Lur des didn’t do a bit of stenographic work on the way to New York. Senora Lurdes’ black eyes snapped and she was very flustered through the three hours of questioning. Sue said she was employed as secretary to the man who almost knocked out Jack Dempsey, for the trip up and was going back to the land of palm trees as soon as her services were no longer needed. With Firpo and Senora Lurdes were held Miquel Ferrara, sparring partner, and Eduado Carbone, man ager of the powerful South Ameri can fighter, who not long ago almost won the championship of the world. Firpo earliqjr told newspaper men he would defeat Harry Wills. “I am confident.” the “Bull” said “But I never saw Wills in the ring and I don’t want to boast.” “How about another go with Dem psey?” .■ „ ,“Wc won’t talk about a fight with Dempsey until the Wills matter is oVer ” . TICK ERADICATION BILL BEFORE HOUSE TO GIVE STATE AID Would Distribute Burden of ‘Border Counties’ Throughout Entire State COUNTIES DO WORK NOW Measure Important One As It Affects Growing Cattle In dustry in Georgia By Associated Press ATLANTA, July 21. The first bill for consid eration by the house of representatives today was that of Representa tive Stewart, of Atkin son. which would pro vide that the expense in curred by work of tick eradication and preven tion of the spread of tick infestation now be ing carried on mostlyLy border counties of the state, should be borne bv the state as a whole instead of the border counties. ‘T ATLANTA VIADUCT BILL RE COMMITTED ATLANTA, July 22. —After con suming an hour debating passage of amendments, the state senate to day ordered recommitted the local viaduct Ibill, and after passing three minor bills, recessed until noon, at which time it adjourned to the house, where Senator George ad dressed both bodies of the legisla tU Among the new bills introduced was that by Senator Ficklin, of the 50th district, which would amend an act amending the charter of the City of Athens so as to place mem bers of the police and fire depart ment under civil service commis sion. HOLDEN WITHDRAWS LUXURY TAX BILL -• ATLANTA, July 22— -Inaugura tion of earlier opening hour for daily sessions of the house of iep resentatives and enforcement of a rule to limit individual speeches by house members to fifteen minutes each, except that authors of bills will be allowed to consume thirty minutes per speech, today tended toward enabling that body of the Georgia general assembly to clear up it’s cluttered calendar some. The two measures adopted for speed in disposition cf proposed legislation were urged by the rules committees and approved by lhe house as a whole upon motion by Representative Milner of Dodge county vice chairman of the (Continued on Page Five.) STEAL ARRESTED AS COMMON THIEF CORNING, N. Y., July 22.—Carl A. Steal, 28 years of age, who claims to be from California, is under arrest here on a charge of vagrancy. Steal was arrested here by Erie Officer Michael J. Cannon after he had tried to sell the officer about $2,000 worth of fine woolen cloth which it is alleged was stolen from an Erie freight car. It is alleged that Steal tried to sell the goods to a man who recom mended him to Officer Cannon. He is alleged to have approached lha detective and after talking a while took him to some bushes in the west ern part of the city and showed him where he had the cloth hidden. He •was then arrested by Officer Can non and a temporary charge of va grancy placed against him. : - ~ New York Future* Pc. .Open High Low Close Jan. .26.44126.40126.88126.28 26.38 Mar. .26.57126.67|27.10|26.50 26.78 July 32.37132.50132.95132.70 32.95 Oct. ..27.38127.40*27.82,27.25 27.28 Dec. .26.48,26.40,26.1)8126.40 26.45 PRICE FIVE CENTS THREE THDIISIIHD MN COMBATANTS INJURED IN SAO PAULO FIGHT State Department Advised That No Americans Are Among Casualties Reported SITUATION IS UNCHANGED Heaviest Fighting Since Revolt Started Occurred During Mon day Night, Message Says By Associated Press WASHINGTON, July 22. Three thousand civilians are reported to have been killed and in jured in fighting at Sao Paulo between the Bra zilian federal and revo lutionary forces. Renerts received today by the state department said, however no Amer icans were included among the casualties. The heaviest fighting of the revolt, the mes sage said, took place during the night of July 20, but the result did materially change the situation. REVOLT BEING '•STARVED OUT WASHINGTON, July 22 —TH Brizilian revolution is slowly being crushed by starvation, according W a communique issued by the Brizt lian Embassy here. A blockade, thrown around the Rebel lines by Federal forces, has cut off all revolutionary supplies, including foodstuffs and ammuni tion, the communique stated. The Rebel situation became “critical” as a result and hundreds of fleeing Rebels were catured, the dispatch added. Federal troops repulsed two Rebel attacks during the night. 11 FOLLETTE IND MUM IB SPEAK Third Ticket Campaign to Be Featured By Covering En tire Country CHICAGO, July 22—Senator Lal Follette and Senator Wheeler will open the third ticket campaign in the eastern seaboard and New England states, touring the West and South over divergent routes to every state, Representative Nelson, national manager of the LaFollette candidacy stated today. BOY WHO STABBED GIRL MAY ALSO DIE WOODBURY', N. J., July 22.- Charles Albertson, village boy, was in Brewer Hospital today with a slim chance of recovery following his stabbing to death of his sweetheart, 20-year-old Florence Smith, and at tempted suicide. The young couple had a heated argument in front of the Smit-h home last night when Albertson suddenly plunged a knife into hist sweetheart’s breast, according to witnesses, killing her instantly. He then stabbed himself. Police have not learned the mo tive for the act. ATHENS NEGROES HELD IN VIRGINIA ATHENS, Ga., July 22.—Gus “Geechie” Whaley and “Cadillac” Mobley, two Athens nergro auto mechanics, or “sub” men around local garages, are being held in Virginia for the theft of a Ford automobile from the H. L. Cofer. Seed Company a few’ days ago. Chief of Police Beusse has been notified of the arrest of the two and requisition papers have been re quested from the Governor of Va, H. D. Huff, bailiff, and Mr. Cofet will leave Athens to bring the auto-< mobile and the two men back as soon as notice comes from the gov ernor that the requisition has been granted. -■
