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WEATHER
For Georgia - Fair .and
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■OrTySxTH i YEAF^NOJ2*.
FIGHT ON OVER EFFORT TO END FEE SYSTEM
Expect Trial Os Leopold And Loeb To End Monday
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MM TO MURDER
Flimsy Threads of Evidence Be
ing Weaved Into Firm Web
About Defendants at Chicago
END OF CASE IN SIGHT
Prospects That Las tof Evidence
Will Be in By Monday When
Arguments Will Begin
By Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 25
The weaving of flimsy
threads ot circumstan
tial evidence into a fine
ly meshed web which
holds Nathan Leopold,
Jr., and Richard Loeb
guilty of the kidnaping
and murder of Robert
Franks, was recounted
today by witnesses who
helped to bring the
wealthy defendants to
the ‘mercy of the court.
Prospects completing by Monday
introduction of evidence against
the youthful slayers loomed today
as additional witnesses told their
stories to Chief Justice Caverly,
presiding at the judicial hearing
which is to determine the penalty
to be inflicted for the crime.
LOEB PLOTTED MURDER
SAYS DEFENSE ALIENIST
CHICAGO, July 25.—1 t was
"Dickie” Loeb, the boy whose pic
ture made mothers cry as they be
held him labeled as a murderer,
who plotted the kidnaping and
death of Robert Franks.
It was ‘Dickie” Loeb, wjth the
smile that has made many a lass
sigh for a word from its owner,
who was the "master mind” in the
whole diabolical scheme.
And Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., sup
erintellectual, sullen looking self
christened ‘Neitzchean Colossus,”
actually was only the vassal intel
lectuality of Richard Loeb.
So decares Dr. James Whitney
Hall, leader and impresario of the
staff of alienists retained by the
defense. ,
Other points Dr. Hall makes are;
Leopold will .suffer a complete
mental breakdown—probaby within
five years—if he escapes the noose
Loeb will hold out longer, but he
also will break down.
Leopold is a victim of autoism. a
type which centers and defies lire
ego. Loeb is a case of nan-emo
itional psychosis. Theirs is a su
preme case of "folio a deux” or in
everyday English, insanity of two.
Leopold might have escaped all
the trouble he finds himself in if it
had not been for Loeb. "Dickie,"
however, eventually would have
reached the same- end as that he
now finds himself in.
Investigations of a dozen prom
inent alienists, employed by the de
iense, were made separately. But
‘ conclusions of al] were virtual
ly the same, it has been found.
father wept as he
CONSENTED TO PLEA
i * HICAGO, July 25 —Clarence
Harrow, chief counsel for Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb, today re
yeah d full details. of conferences
held preceding their plea of guity
to murdering Robert Franks Jr.
Darrow told of the agonizing
scene when parents of the youthful
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EDWARD AUTRY DIES
AT HOME IN WHIGHAM
Mrs. R. B. Compton was called
last ni/ht by a telegram announcing
suddof death at 6 o’clock in Whig
hany her brother, Edward Autry.
1/ ral services will be held
tl’ 1 ! Saturday, with interment in
t,!, « gal cemetery. He.leaves a
"Ji ’and six qfiildreu several .ufi
ire married.
THETIMESSRECORDER
SHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE ft?
GUARANTEES STILL BLOCKING CONFERENCE
BILL TO LSTIBIISH
PFD HPERIMENT
SWIM W.TE
Measure Provides for Securing
of Competent Director to Con
duct Research Work
APPROPRIATION NEEDED
Peach Growers Would Be Ma
terially Aided By Creation of
Proposed Board
ATLANTA, July 25.—Senators
and representatives here, especially
those from counties in Georgia’s
peach belt, are discussing with in
terest the bill of Senator Pace to
establish a peach canning research
and experiment station at Americus.
The bill as introduced carries no
appropriation, which is regarded as
a serious defect, but one that can
be easily remedied by amendment
when the measures comes upon the
floor, or upon being reported out
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HOIJMIM
BIDMMWI
Bill Corrects Defect in Existing
ing Law and Puts Burden of
Proof on Defense
ATLANTA, July 25. —The house
has just passed a bill adopted by
the senate during last year correct
ing certain detects in Georgia’s
“bad check” statute, and- as soon
as this bill is signed by the governor
it will become a law. Tnat the
measure will be approved by the
executive is regarded here as cer
tain. The' material portion of the
bill reads as follows:
“Any person who, with intent to
defraqd, shall make, or draw, or
utter or deliver any check, draft,
or order for the payment of mooney
upon any bank, or other depository,
knowing at the time of such mak
ing, drawing, uttering or delivery,
that the maker or drawer has not
sufficient funds in or credit with
such bank or. other depository for
the payment of such check, draft
or order upon its presentation,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
"The n.aking, drawing, uttering
or delivery of such check, draft or
order, as aforesaid, shall be prima
facie evidence of intent to defraud.
The word “credit” as used herein
shall be construed to mean an ar
rangement or understanding with
the bank or depository for the
payment of such check, draft or
order.”
ENDICOTT-JOHNSON CO.
THREATENED BY K.K.K.
BINGIIAMPTON. N. Y., July 25
—George F Johnson millionaire)
shoe manufacturer iias received a
letter from the Ku Klux Klan
threatening .to crush the Endicott-
Johnson shoe corporation within one!
year if he carries out his assertion
that he will discharge from his em
ploye anyone found connected
with the Ku Klux Klan
The letter was signed “One Hun
dred Per Cent American.” says the
matter discussed at the recent Ku
Klux Klan convention in this city
and it was said that in one year tne
firm could be crushed if the klan
refused to buy its goods.
Mr. Johnson in a recent letter to
his employes, said:
“We have also the ‘American’
very much with us lately. This
America is a queer cuss. He shouts
'America for Americans,' Perchance
if ilis grand parents and parents
were born in America then he is all
American, and he spends the bulk
of his time trying to prove his
Americanism by the use of h:s
mouth. He is the fellow who talks
of ‘wops’ and frequently makes a
good deal of a damn fool of him
self. »
Many fish would starve if it wasn i
,for the man who tries to catch
them. ' 4 ' ‘
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 25, 1924
AS DEATH CAME UP OUT OF THE FOG TO STRIKE
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Cal Listens
Says White
WASHINGTON, July 25—Jud
Welliver, ex-newspaper man, new
chief clerk at the White House, has
been giving considerable thought of
late to analyzing or trying to anal
yze, that political enigma, his bogs
Calvin Coolidge.
Perhaps it is injudicious of us to
tip Cal off’to the fact that Jud has
been dissecting him metaphorically
speaking. Maybe Cal doesn’t like
to be dissected.
Maybe his New England con
science will lead him to demand that
Jud put in his time looking after
the affairs of his job as chief clerk,
not in trying to figure out how the
wheels go round in the president s
mental mechanism.
Still, since Cal is a candidate and
Jud’s analysis is a favorable one,
we guess he won't fire Jud, so here
goes:
The president. Welliver says,
after 10 months of close observa
tion, does two things superlatively
well. They are: ,
1. Listening.
2. Thinking.
Taking up these two matters in
more detail. Welliver finds that
though he is an expert listener the
president is discriminating in his
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808 IT LIS VEGAS
Pardon Granted Editor Sen
tenced for Contempt Held In
valid By New Mexico Sheriff
SANTE FE, N. M., July 25.—■
More than two days after he was
sentenced to jail at Las Vegas tor
contempt of court, and after the
sheriff had twice refused to honor
pardons for him issued by Gover
nor Hinkle. Carl C. Magee is at
liberty under $20,000 bond.
The Albuquerque editor was re
leased ilast night following a hear
'irtg on “writ habeas corpus before
the state supreme court.
I
and Thinks,
House Clerk
PREACHERS TO PREACH
ANTI-WAR SERMONS
WASHINGTON, July 25.—A
national council for hte preven
tion of war announced today a
number of ministers of various
denominations throughout the
country have agreed to devote
th r sermons Sunday to the sub
je< >. of world co-operation,
ILLICIT LIQOUR
RING IS CHARGED
Thi ly-Six Persons Named in In
dictments Returned Today By
Federal Grand Jury
TAMPA, July 25.—The federal
grai .1 jury, in session here today,
returned an indictment involving
36 persons from Jacksonville to
Wa hir.gton. in connection with al
leged liquor ring, which is said to
include railroad, police and govern
ment officials. Capias for the ar
rest of each named in che indict
ment have been issued, and arrests
are to follow immediately. ;
Th e midnight oil doesn't-make as
mat y successes as the midnight gas
| FtITTLEg JOEII
V/OMEN LIKE LONG c.
PRAVER.S SO TNeV
CAN GET A GOOD *5
LOOK AT THE HATS!
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The picture in the upper right
gives a clear idea .of the damage
done to the “S. S'. Boston” when
the tanker, “Swift Arrow,”
lurched through the fog and
darkness off Point Judith, R. L,
and collided with the port side
of the Boston-New York excur
sion boat. Through the state
room can be seen two blood-stain
ed pillows. Behind them one vic
tim was wedged so tightly that
acetylene torches hud to be em
ployed to cut away the battered
structure to free him.
To the left is Tommy Barbous,
one oj/the youngest of those res
cued.
Below are (left to right) Ag
nes Keown, Frances McLaughlin,
Rose McLaughlin and Gertrude
McKeown, of Boston. They kept
the life-preservers as mementoes
of their thrilling adventure.
WUDER TELLS Os
PROFITS IN CREAW
Raise All Feed You Possibly
Can and Buy Only Enough to
Balance Ration
Wt T. Magruder, former dairy
extension officer for the state of
Tennessee, who has been spending
several days in Sumter county, to
day expressed satisfaction that a
profitable dairy industry can be
easily established here. Your
climate and year ‘round grasses
gives Georgians such an advantage
over Wisconsin and other states in
which great creameries already ex
ist until I am surprised at the back,
ward condition of dairying in this
state.
"All that Sumter county farmers
need to put them into the dairy bus
iness on, a profitable basis is cows.
A little handling experience will
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CLOSE BIG BANK
AT ST. PAUL, MINN.
ST. PAUL, Minn., July 25.—The
First State Bank of Balaton, with
deposits of approximately $700,000.
closed its doors today because of its
depleted reserve
Es FORTS TO BREAK
DEADLOCK ALL FAIL:
LOAN BIG OBSTACLE
Work of Inter-Allied Conference
At Standstill While Confer
ences Continue
NO PESSIMISM EVIDENT
Europe’s Hope for Peace Lies
in Dawes Plan, Says Ameri
can Commentator at London
By Associated Press
'LONDON, July 25.
Every effort to break
the deadlock which has
apparently halted work
of the inter-allied con
ference, called for the
purpose of putting the
Dawes plan for repara
tions into effect, has
thus far been unsuccess
ful. The conference
stumbling block is the
difference between Pre
mier Hemot, of France,
and British and Ameri
can financiers over the
supremacy of guaran
tees which must accom
pany the proposed 40
million pound sterling
loan to Germany.
An American commentator who
sought to view the situation with
detachment said that although there
was a certain deadlock there was
no reason for pessimism. He em
phasized that the Dawes report now
was Europe’s hope no less than it
was a week ago, and he predicted
that realization of the forces of
economic and political disorder
which would be released from con
trol if the Dawes plan were reject
ed, would yet reconcile the oppos
ing interests and reunite the con
ference in launching the experts’
scheme.
The bankers maintain that they
axe not bringing pressure to bear
in any way on M. Herriot. They
have submitted no formula and they
do not intend to submit any, they
have told the financial experts of
the conference what they consider
proper security for the German
loan, and they expect a formula
embodying their outline to be pro
duced before they approve the
loan.
The bankers maintain that they
fully understand and sympathize
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FIFTY ACRES WITHOUT
WEEVILS IN DECATUR
BAINBRIDGE. July 25.—T. E‘
Rich, one of the big farmers of De
catur county states that his fifty,
acres of cotton around Lynn Station
is without a boll weevil «nd it is
due to persistent dusting of calcium
arsenate Mr. Rich is now dusting a
mixture of calcium arsenate and
hydrated lime to save the bolls from
rust. z~
SYCAMORE TREES ARE
ATTACKED BY BLIGHT
WASHINGTON, July 24.—Syca
mores in Illinois. Ohio, Pennsyl
van, New Jersey, West Virginia,
Virginia and Arkansas are being
completely stripped of leaves by a
heavy infection of sycamore blight,
a fungus disease known as gnomo*
nia veneta, according to reports re
ceived by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture here. In Ohio
the same plant parasite which is
damaging the sycamore lias also at
tacked the white oaks. Many val
uable trees will be severely dam
aged if not completely killed by the
epidemic. The coo, wet spring is
thought tb have favored the growth
and spread of this sycamcre blight.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
BIG SIX’COUNTIES ’
am on bill
TO ABOLISH FEES
Sub-Committee Agreed on Main
Features of Bill to End Sys
tem inJLarger Counties
SENATE TO RECONSIDER
Bill to Establish Electric Chair
in Georgia to Get Another
Chance in Upper House
By Associated Preaa
ATLANTA, July 25.
At an executive meet
ingn of representatives
of the legislature from
the “Big Six” counties
today for the purpose of
giving further consid
eration to a measure
which would place
county officers in coun
ties with a population of
44,000 or over on a sal
ary basis rather than the
fee system, the sub
committee agreed to the
main feature of the bill,
LOCAL BILLS
OCCUPY HOUSE
I ATLANTA, July 25.—The house,
with frequently less than a quorum
present, dragged through the first
two hours of today’s session with
little of importance brought up.
Several local bills were passed, and
a number of new measures were
introduced. *’ ’**'
The measure by Representative
McCrory, of Schley county, to ex
empt pony homesteaders from the
law requiring advertising was pass
ed after much discussion.
SCHOOL TAX
BILL DICUSSED
ATLANTA, July 25. After
discussion of a bill to amend Parks
code relative to the maintenance of
local school districts by poll taxes,
consideration of the measure was
postponed until next Tuesday. The
senate then adjourned until Mon
day.
WILL RECONSIDER ,
ELECTRIC CHAIR BILL
ATLANTA, juiy 25.—The Geor
gia state senate today voted unan
imously to reconsider action yester
day defeating a bill providing for
abolishing hanging by substitut
ing the electric choir as a means
of carrying out the death penlty.
Several loca Ibills were passed at
today’s session.
The committee on the state sani
tarium reported to the senate rec
ommending the passage of a bill as
amended which would provide that
two trustees of the institution at
Milledgeville shall be women.
DR. BRICKER AND
MRS. RHODES MARRY
ATLANTA, July 25.—Dr. L 0
Bricker, pastor of the First Christ
ian Church of Atlanta, and Mrs.
Louanna Rhodes Pearce, daughter
of A. G. Rhodes and sister of
Joseph D. Rhodes, Atlanta capital
ist, were married Wednesday in
Savannah, according to news re
ceived by relatives and friends in
Atlanta.
The ceremony, which was held in
the home of Mrs. Pearce’s son, Dr.
William Duncan Owens, was wit
nessed by only a few friends of the
couple. Dr. Owens recently was
married to Miss Wilmotine Perdue,
of Atlanta. ,
Immediately after the ceremony
Dr. and Mrs. Bricker left for New
York, where they will sail fqr
Europe on the Aquitania.
BLALOCK ENTERS
RACE FOR SENATE
WAYCROSS. July 25.—J. D.
Blalock, attorney of Waycross has
announced his candidacy for the
state senate He is a former rep
resentative from Ware county.
Others in the race are Jack Wil
liams, editor of the Waycross Jour
nal-Herald and LaGrange Report
er. and Dr. H. J Carswell, physi
cian of this city
Don’t censure a man for leaving
the theatre in the middle of an acts
until you learn if he walks in his
sleep. _ ..“frrv