About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Generally fair to night; Tuesday partly cloudy with local thundershowers. I. LIU FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 18 DEMOCRATS GATHERING AT CLARKSBURG Officer and Negro Shot To Death in Pistol Duel ATTEMPTED ESCAPE RESULTS ill DEATH OF 2 AT SIH Pete Harris, Negro, in Hospital, Dangerously Wounded, While Russell is Dead LOITERERS ARE ARRESTED Patrol Wagon Officer and One Negro Dead on Reaching Scene of Trouble SAVANNAH, August 11. W. F. Hodges, policeman, and a nogcro named Russell, whom the officer \ had made prisoners, are both dead, and Pete Harris, negro, anotner prisoner, is in the hospital, criti cally wounded as the result of what the police believe to be an at tempt to escape when the officer arrested them early this morning. Hodges had called at headquar ters for the patrol, and was dead of pistol wounds when it arrived. The negroes Were arrested for loit ering. lETEWm PfffiTEPßMfflS Only About One-Third of Those Entitled to Payments Have Signed Applications Sumter county ex-service men arc' slow in qualifying to receive the adjusted compensation voted them by congress at its last session. Fig ures furnished today by officers of John I). Mathis Post, No. 2, Ameri can Legion indicate that only about a third of those entitled to receive tii is bonus have qualified to aceep payments. The applications are be ing handled by the Legion post here through an arrangement With the treasury department. Only ap plications filed. through regular channels will be accepted by the de partment, it is announced. Including applications recorder and forwarded today a total of 3eo ex-service men have applied for tne (adjusted, compensation payments, with a majority of these negroes. (Only 108 whites who served in the army during the world war have as [yet registered for bonus payments, while 145 negroes have cnipliedwith the provisions of the law by putting in their applications in proper form. With the beginning of payments, it is expected that these will be among tile first to receive their bonus eith er in cash or adjusted compensation certificates. These will be paid be ginning at an early date during next year, and the certificates ’ have a cash value from their date of is suance. Post Legionnaires engaged in handing these applications are in session each Tuesday night in the of fice of R. C. Lane, Allison building where applications can be filed with out charge. Finger Prints and identifications records are also made by the post committee free. The committee-.begins its session each Tuesday night at 7:30 and remains at call until 10:30 o’clock. Appli cations of whites only are handled at the office of Col. Lane, with ne groes furnished blanks by Dr. E. B. Coffee at his Cotton avoue drug store. Final finger printingof both whites and blacks is done in the of fice of Col Lane, and it is urged by post officials that all who are entitl ed to adjusted compensation pay ments file their applications at once. MILLIONS OF FISH DIE IN DANISH WATERS COPENHAGEN, August 11. — Fish are dying by millions in Dan ish inland waters due,’ it is explain- 1 cd, to the unusually long and Severe winter, which made the waters stale and rotten. Indutsrial .establish ments dump much of their refuse in to the waters, but ordinarily this does not harm the fish as the obnox ious gases escape. Last winter the lakes and canals were frozen for five months and the gases could not escape- until the ice melted. * -• 4 j ¥ the timeuurEcorder GSSt-PUBLISHED IN THE ZhffllWKs. DIXIE~th> EVIDENCE OF DEFENSE EXPERTS IS DENIED ENMiram... Tamm bustite hm. Defense Set Up By Defense in Trial of Leopold and Loeb Denied By Prosecution LAST ALIENIST IS HEARD Dr. Hubert to Be Last of Medi cal Experts Introduced by Defense at Famous Hearing CHICAGO, August 11. The state attacked the theory of func tional disorders of endocrine glands 1 set up Saturday by the defense in its plea for mitigation of punish ment of Richard Loeb and Nathan Lecopold for the kidnaping and slay ing of Robert Franks. The idea of functional disorders of the glands was built up by testimony of Dr. Hulbert, Chicago alienist, who used X-ray pictures for illustration. LAST DEFENSE ALIENIST testifies CHICAGO, August 11.—Dr. H. H. Hubert, alienist, who testified this morning that Nathan Leopold, Jr., was mentally diseased in the last of the alienist witnesses to be put on the stand. DEFENSE TO END TESTIMONY TONIGHT CHICAGO, August 11.—State's Attorney Robert E. (Crowe plans :o start a rebuttal before night fall that lie believes will shatter the fan tasy-glandular structure cf defense in the case of Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb who have pleaded guilty to the murder of Robert Frank?. ‘lt is all a lot of poppycock,” Crowe told some of his assistants during a conference Sunday. “Phy sicians inform me that all children havb fantasies that some fantasies persist throughout life, but may change form, due to physical and mental changes. And so far as the glands are concerned—much of that is pure hypothesis and never could be established in fact. Gland con ditions, such as the ones these doc (Continued on Page Five) iwmmi ■IE ML EXIST Not Necessary, However, Where Plants Are Blooming Contin uously and No Weevils Judge James A. Hixon and the members of his steering committee have just received the last car of calcium arsenate to be brought heres this season. This car will be sold to farmers at cost, with the price fixed at 9 cents and it is expected (this will be sufficient for their needs until the end of the season. “When should I quit dusting?” “Do we need to continue dusting from now on?” and “Will it pay to dust my crop once more?” are some of the questions being asked the steering committee. These questions are all answered in the one reply given today by George O. Marshall, county farm demonstrator and a member of the committee. “Dusting pays as long as webvils are found,” says Mar shall. “Wherever cotton fields are white with blooms, as man;| about Americus are now, witli few or no weevils at all being found, it isn't necessary to dust. In all other fields, it will pay well to dust at intervals of five days until the last square have appeared, and the wee vil is destroyed. Don’t let any body stop dusting as long as they have weevils in their fields in any considerable numbers.” DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR DIES SIOUX, FALLS, Augusct 11.— Andrew Sanderson, democratic nom inee for governor of South Dakota, was gored to death today on his farm near Berlesford, S. D. AMERICUS. GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST IE 1924 She’s a Princess I* s v * < - * e i’FK |NEA _ ■ ■ • There will be beauty galore at the 1924 Cotton Palace Exposi tion —one of the South’s biggest agricultural shows- —in Waco, Tex., Oct. 25 to Nov. 29. And here is just one of the pretty Two Os First Four Senate Bills Pass Anti-Fee Measures Passed By House Affect Chatham, Rich mond, Bibb and Muscogee Counties ATLANTA, August 11.—-Two of the first four senate bills consider ed by the house this morning were successfully passed, but the other two failed f<X“ lack of the neces sary 104 votes. The bills were those authorizing insurance companies to deposit a surety witli the state any United States, state, county or municipal bonds; another a resolution author izing the use of §85,000 of the Ju lius Brown fund for a faculty apart ment house. Bills affecting four Georgia coun ties giving referendum for a change in the fee system paying county of ficials a salfry basis, passed the senate. Chatham, Richmond, Bibb and Muscogee were the four coun ties affected. MAD CLOSING RUSH BEGINS ATLANTA, August 11,—Meet ing early today in a more or less frantic hope of clearing up a num ber of outstanding measures before final adjournment is taken Wed nesday, the house of representa tives fought its way through a storm of bills, hoping to make port with as few casualties as possible. Meanwhile the senate stood placidly by, already having made landfall, and in ballast, as if were, waiting to take aboard any cargo the distressed sister body might (Continued on Page Five) GA. CALF STRUCK BY LIGHTNING SURVIVES MOULTRIE, August 11—One of the most unusual instarices of light ning striking animals on record was recorded here recently when a calf; ‘struck down by lightning, immedi ately rose to his feet again. The calf is living but sui'fereu a split of about 10 inches on the hide of his back. ROME WANTS UNION STATION FOR BUSSES ROME, Aug. 11.—A union sta tion for motor bus lines operating out of Rome was advocated at a re cent meeting of the Chamber qf Commerce by the transportation group of that body. Committees were appointed to investigate a location for a station girli that will be seen there. She is Finley Elder, of Clarksville, Tenn., designated by Gov| Austin Pec . as Tennessee’s princess at the xposition. TUT CHERPILLS RS HBSIIiG PECANS Desi ructiive Insects Increasing Among Trees in This Section At Alarming Rate Tc nt caterpillars are damaging tree;- throughout Sumter county and these destructive insects are incrcas ing : t an alarming rate. This is the information given The Tim< -Recorder today by John M. Prance, principal of the Third Dis trict Agricultural and Mechanical college here. Prof Prance recently retui tied from a trip through several counties south and east of Sumter wiie. J she found these caterpillars infesting the trees in increasing numbers. These insects live usual ly ii, pecan and persimmion trees exclusively, and are easily discerned. It is the practice of these insects to build a wob resembling a tent in the branches of tlw trees, and from this they have derived their name, “Tent Caterpillar.” They increase rapidly and one female has been known to lay as many as a million, eggs in a single season. At this time of year the caterpillar tents may be seen in infested trees with the female busy therein depositing her eggs. Their control is easj if undertaken early, and consists in burning the webb out with a torch. The best method of making a torch for this purpose is to tie a news paper on the end of a fishing pole, light this and touch the web, hold ing there until the web has been en tire].- destroyed. This process, which damages the tree in a small way, does nothing like the damage that would be incur red through permitting the caterpil lars to remain there and increase as they would. This would mean the entir ■ destruction of the tree within a sh irt time, and pecan growers sliouid give their orchards personal attention at this time in order to see that the caterpillar is kept well un der control. Ever? day will be Sunday by and i by, thinks the optimist, but the ! pessimist feels sure they will lx* I Monday. LONDON CONFERENCE WILL EM THIffISOAY IT IS 10* BELIEVED British Observers Sanguine Re garding Outcome of Latest Reparations Negotiations GERMANS IN~AGREEMENT Attaches of Delegations Attend ing Conference Agree On Dawes Plan Details LONDON, August 11.—Allied and German experts attached to the international reparation conference have reached an agreement on the Dawes plan, it is announced. French Premier H'erriot’s return from Paris with his cabinet’s ap proval of his Ruhr evacuation pol icy put new life and hope into the negotiatore. British observers believe the conference will end by Thursday. HERRIOT RETURNS BEARING AUTHORITY LONDON, August 11.—Bearing the authority of his cabinet to make what is generally declared the mosj important decision of France since the treaty of Vtrsaille, Pre mier Edouard Herriot has returned to the reparations conference at London. Within the past 24 hours, Herriot -has so reinforced his power that he stands as a more important and dons inant figure than it was believed he would ever be when his forces car ried the republic in the elections a few short months ago. Herriot won his present position by the promise to evacuate the Ruhr, and to bring economic peace to Europe by reversing the policies of Premier Poincare. Now he has succeeded, according to his friends, who are confident that the London conference has brought an early happy solution based on the Dawes plan. AUGUST K CPITBI MUTH EDU FIBS Cotton Growers Are Warned Crop Losses May Follotv Let- Up of Poisoning Plants ATLANTA, August 11. That the month of August is the most critical of the year for the cotton crop especially where the boll wee vil is evident, and that the present month is likewise the most impor tant season to applying dusting methods is the opinion of State Enntomologist Ira W. Williams, giv en to the Associated Press today. Mr. Williams points out that Georgia has prospects of a very good cotton crop, all indications pointing to this, but gives the warn ing to farmers that they will lose their crops unless they take drastic methods to prevent the boll weevils from destroying it. The solution the State Entomologist offers is that farmers dust their crop during August, and to do this regularly. As head of the Depatment of Entomology, Mr. Williams is in po sition to make many observations, and to receive information relative to the damage by weevils. He fur ther points out that even though the weather may be dry, that farmers should exert every effort to kill the weevils before the rain begins. “The month of August is un doubtedly the most critical month of the entire year for the cotton crop,” began Mr. Williams. ‘This is true more especially if there arc any boll weevils present. “August is also the most impor tant time of the year to dust. I have had occasion to see numerouus fields of cotton which were severely -aoM aip jo asnnaaq X|dtuis poSmuvp vil, and this too, when the farmer thought that he had a bale of cot ton to every acre.” Seven bricklayers fell 30 feet in New York, but there are nq signs of bricklayers’ pay coming down. Is Davis \ Sister ■f* ' is BI- i 4® » J* J 9 * H .y_. . H After being camera shy for 20 years Mrs. John A. Preston, sis ter of John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for the presidency, per mitted photographers to take a picture of her. She will lend her moral support to her brother’s campaign. ICE MITIH m TO INTERRUPT FLIGHT OF iERICftU ELYERS Cruiser Raleigh Still Searching for Safe Landing Places Along Coast Country INFORMATION CONFLICTS Raleigh Finds No Ice, While Supply Ship Rask Reports Ice Conditions As Bad REYKAJAVIK, Iceland, Au gust 11. —The United States Cruiser Raleigh reports a dense fog and floating ice off the Greenland coast. The starboard propeller was slightly damaged when ice hit the float. REYKFAVIK, Iceland, August 11.—There is no question of calling off the American army world flight because of ice conditions around th e shore of GrtL... 1,, according to a statement the Flagship Cruiser Richmond of the convoying squadron. Reports from the Cruiser Ra leigh, searching since Saturday for safe landing for the fliers on their hop from Iceland to Greenland, state that no ice was sighted up to yesterday afternoon. The message, however, relayed by the Raleigh from the supply ship Gertrude Rask, declared the ice condition along the coast of Greenland to be bad. COOLIDGE NOT TO INTERFERE IN RACE WASHINGTON, August 11.—Ke plying to a letter of protest against the candidacy of a negro in ■ Nevi York state for congress, President Coolidge today expressed “amaze men” at the suggestion that he in tervene, reaffirming his intention of administering the constitution to all witli equal degree. WARE TAX DIGEST SHOWS INCREASE WAYCROSS, August 11. Tax Receiver J. W. McQuaig. of Ware county, is in receipt of a letter ( from Tax Commissioner II J. Full bright expressing gratification that this county for the second succes sive year has shown an increase in tax values. The increase this year however, is not as large as the one in 1923. TELL COW’S MILK VALUE BY HER TAIL PARIS, August 11.—French vet terinaians insis that a cow’s tail can determine her milk output and also her milk value. The quantity and value are indicated, say veteri narianS, by the smoothness and slen derness of the tail from a sort ct break in the bone structure to the end of her fly-swatter. ■' in ,«ra« New York Futures Fc. Opqn High Low Close Mar. . 28.95 26.90i27.00;26.52126.83 Jan. .2G.fiS i 27.12‘27.15:26.65|27.05 May ..27.16:27.28i27.35i26.84127.12 Oct. ..27.33 27.70 27.70'27.09;27.40 Dec. ..26.82j27.00i27.07 26.57126.89 New York middling spots 27 l-4c. ERICE FIVE CENTS OPENING GUIS FIRED II PRESIDENTIAL PACE AT CLARKSBURG Democratic Leaders Gathered at ‘Old Home Town’ for Da vis Notification Ceremony NOTIFY NOMINEE TONIGHT Complete Alignment of All Par ty Forces Expected With Shaver’s Ratification CLARKSBURG, W. Va., August 11.—The opening gun of the presi dential race was fired here today, with a meeting of the democratio leaders for the formal notification to John W. Davis tonight of his s<j-* lection as standard bearer of tha party. Ratification of Clem Shaver aS chairman is expected to complete alignment of all forces today. ffIPM Steei CROPS BEST BE Sffl Geo. O. Marshall Says Carolina Cotton Growers Have Poor Prospect for Good Yield “Georgia and Sumter county have the best cotton crop prospects I saw in my automobile trip to North Carolina and back.” This wag the message brought here today by George O. Marshall, who has just returned from a brief vacation spent at his former home, Acme, N. C. “All the way from Augusta to Columbia, where the Carolinas us ually produce their best cotton, the crops this season are the poorest I’ve seen in a number of years. I saw nothing anywhere between Americus and Columbia that will compare favorably with Sumter’s cotton crop prospects this year. Sumter county farmers are to be congratulated, upon theri prospect for gathering a good yield this fall, and if other sections of the cotton belt grow no more cotton than the indicated yield in the Carolinas, every reason exists why good prices should prevail.” WATERWAir RATES SECURED Ralston Cargill Secures Notable Adjustment of Rates Cover ing Columbus Territory COLUMBUS, August 11. The establishment of joint water and rail rates to Columbus, causing a freight rate reduction of about 20 per cent, has been assured, accord ing to a report made public by J. Ralston Cargill, traffic manager of the chamber of commerce. In a communication to A Rleges, chairman of the transportation committee, Mr. CargilLsaid that the Central of Georgia raiß ay is filing formal proposal with the Southern Freight’ association to establish wa ter and rail rates in connection with the federal barge line between Columbus, Mobile and New Or leans. Mr. Cargill pointed out that with the assurance of the establishment ot' the water and rail rates there will be a reduction in freight rates of approximately 20 per cent as compared with all rail rates from New Orleans and Mobile. The success in obtaining the joint water and rail rates, the traf fic manager pointed out, “will make possible the extension of the territory from which Columbus can economically draw food and other products including cotton, and to or through which the finished prod ucts of our mills and factories may go for final distribution and con sumption. Mr. Cargill’s report gives a table of the present rates to Columbus, and those under the new schedule. “Columbus will be in a position,” the report said, “to enjoy the bene fits of water and rail rates made possible by the government opera tion of self-propelled barges, which now make regular schedules from New Orleans via the Intracoastal canal to Mobile, Ala., then via the Mobile, Tombigee and Warrior riv ers to rail connections at Tusca loosa, Ala., and Birmingport, neat Birmingham.” ,
