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.
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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.
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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
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■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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.” ,
