About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia Generally fair to night and Friday except showers near the coast Friday. forty-sixth year—no. 33 HUGE LIQUOR SEIZURE OFF GEORGIA COAST Candidate T 0 Define AttitudeJToward Unions PARTY LEADER NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH 8M INJURED WHENi Nil TURNS TURTLE 8[ IP TH MUTE Great Commoner Slightly Hurt While Riding From Tuscola to Matton Last Night OCCUPANTSJTHROWN OUT Injuries Consist of Severe Bruis- ■ es, But These Did Not Pre vent Lecture at Mattoon TERRE HAUTE, Ind., August 21 William Jennings Bryan was injur ed last night, when the automo bile in which he was riding ffrom Tuscola to Mattoon, Ills, ovA-turn- ' id, throwing the occupants of the car to the groupd. The Commoner was considerably bruised, but was able to lecture last night at Mattoon. NEGRO 818 TELLS ofcmmire Illicit Love Affair of Grant Dis closed By Missive Surrender ed to Authorities COLUMBIA, Tenn., Aug. 21. —The testimony of a colored maid, damaging to her employer, W. Lee Grant, prominent local business man who she said, often had aer assume the role of Cupid and carry notes from him to an illicit love, was the most important testimony introduced at the preliminary hearing of the trial of Grant, charged with having murdered his his wife on August 11 to ‘get her out of the way.” Linda Dawson, the maid, test ified that Grant had told her he intended to get rid of his wife and Mrs. lone Durham Kish. Grant, she said, came to her house on the afternoon of his wife’s death and wrote Mrs. Kish a note, which Linda, was to deliver. The tragic death was discover ed and instead of delivering the note to Mrs. Kish, it was turned over to the authorities. It revealed Grant’s illicit love and reminded Mrs. Kish that he had sent her every cent she had re quested. It also contained protes tations that h e would be true to her and declared “you can trust me with what I told you.” Grant is basing his defense on a contention of death by self-adminis tered strychnine. An Autopsy, however, failed to substantiate h'm in this. SAXONY BANS GERMAN SONGS DRESDEN, Germany, August ‘-I ‘Silent Night, Holy Night’ and all other religious songs, as "ell a s “The Watch on the Rhine” ami numerous other patriotic airs, have been eliminated from the school song books of Saxony. This action is a result of the pressure brought to bear on the authorities by the Communists. LITTLE JOE j CRACKER CRUMBS IM Bed are as bad as COFFEE. GROUNDS <HE BATH TUB. I\ \ * THE TIMfeSBRECORDER . PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE PRINCESS MARY AGAIN A MOTHER GOLDSBOROUGH, 'YORK SHIRE, England, August 21. — Princess Mary, daughter of King George and the wife of Viscount , Lascelles, gave birth to her sec ond child, a son, this morning at Goldsborough Hall, one of the seats of the Lascelles family. Ik on sis MN SHIFTING By LOWELL SCIENTIST Flagstaff Observers Reveal Re sult of Observations With Near Approach of Planet INTEREST ASTRONOMERS German Savant Finds Strong Support for Theory That Planet is Inhabited FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, August 21.—Areas that may be continents and vast sections of marshland or prairies, are continually and regu larly shifting on the planet Mars before the gaze of scientists at Low ell observatory, it is revealed. DISCOVERIES ADD STRENGTH TO THEORY BERLIN, August 21.—Strong support for the theory that the plen et Mars is inhabited is given by dis coveries of Professor Graff, at the Observatory at Bergedorf, near Hamburg. Professor Graff’s discoveries are the result of intense scrutiny of the planet which is just now in teresting all the astronomers of the world because of its close approach, to the earth tomorrow morning. His studies tend to indicate the pres ence of dry continents and oceans on Mars which are prerequisites of existence of that intelligent life from which astronomical optimists expect to get an answer to their light signals. Professor Graff, in the eighties, discovered the network which had been supposed to be canals on Mars, along with the famous Italian as tronomer, Schiaparelli. His new discoveries are important because of the fact that heretofore no two pictures of the so-called Mars ca nals have been identicals, raising the doubt that they existed at all. Some astronomers declared them to be products of optical illusion due to imperfections in lenses. Proof that the canals are defi nite and gonstant is taken as strong indications That firm land does exist. At the same time Prof. Graff has found da’-k formations which are taken as Martian oceans, and which have not been seen here tofore. Several intensely yellow spots a,lso discovered are still un explained. COLUMBUS WILL FORM JOHN W. DAVIS CLUB COLUMBUS, August 21. A John W. Davis club will be formed in Columbus, it being announced that an organization meeting will be held next Monday afternoon. The lead in forniing the organiza tion, which will probably be known as the "Muscogee County John W. Davis Club,” is being taken by Rob ert M. Arnold, local attorney, in whose office the meeting is to be held. Mr. Arnold has called the meeting for five o’clock Monday af ternoon and local democrats ace urged to' attend The purpose of the meeting is to perfect l organization by electing of ficers and formulating plans as to the activity of the club in the na tional presidential campaign. It is the hope of Mr. Arnold to enroll in the John W. Davis club every democratic voter of the coun ty, and it is expected that the an nouncement of the formaton of the organization wil create a great deal of enthusiastic interest. Mr. Arnold last night paid high tribute to Mr. Davis, lauding him ias a brainy man and a greet leader. Mr. Arnold was one of tho few original Davis men in Colum bus. Many are expected to attend ihe organization meeting AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 21, 1924 HERRIOT GOES BEFORE PMfflT TO TELL OE LONDON MEETING French Premier to Inform Dep uties of Decision as to Launch ing Dawes Plan DEBATE TO BEGIN EARLY Cabinet Meeting This Morning 1 Formally Approved Declara- I tion of Results PARIS, August 21. Premier Herriot is prepared to go before parliament today with the results achieved at the London conference for launching the Dawes repara tion program. The chamber of deputies is ex pected to begin its debate ai once. The cabinet met this morn ing, approving the declaration of results. Premier Herriot placed the Dawes reparation plan and the Lon don agreement before the chamber adding that it was his choice. “It is now up to parliament t» choose between the re-estaiblish ment of the inter-allied entente or a continuance of isolated action,” he said. “Arbitration,” he insisted, “had improved markedly the method of transfers as defined in the Dawes plan, and has transformed the re gime of payment in a kind which has caused so many difficulties in the past.” He said that the French dele gation had done its utmost at Lon don to bring forward the prob lem of inter-allied debts, but found it impossible to graft it on the ex ecution of the Dawes plan. This phase of the question, he said, is to be discussed at another confer ence. BONES OF MEL INI FOUNU in Iff S BEU University of Kansas Scientists Recover Tons of Fossil Bones During Excavations LAWRENCE, Kans., Aug. 21. Half a ton of fossil bones, all of them new for the University of Kansas museum and some of them new to science, have been discover ed in Sherman county, Kansas, ac cording to H. T. Martin, curator of the University’s museum. Mr. Martin and Curtis Hesse, labora tory assistant, spent four weeks this summer near Goodland, Kans., and shoveled more than 100 tons of sand in uncovering the fossils. “Parts of at least fifteen speces of mammals were recovered,” sa'd Mr. Martin. “These included three species of camels, one as large as ,a small giraffe, the smallest the size of a sheep, two species or rnt noceros, three species of three toed horse, dog, qat peccary, deer and three species of mastodons. “The fossils were found in a for mation that apparently had once been a small lake bed, some 300 feet square, and several feet under ground, making it necessary to use a plow and scraper to get down to’ the fossil-bearing sands. “The Dones, which are of a jet black, were found scattered over the entire space, but parts of bones that we sometimes found widely separated fitted together perfectly. “Apparently,” said Mr. Martin, “these bones were distiLbuted by freezing, either through ice on the lake, or a glacieer. That is the onle way I can explain the sharply brok en bones and their distribution. No complete skeletons wer e found. “We are highly pleased with the results of thfe trip, for it will add greatly to the scientific knowledge of the animals that once roamed western Kansas.’’ Getting a Squint at Mars ZiHHk MRIMp dr t r j |Bgr wHHi j "/ „ ; MW®Jr W I >z ‘ >Sw fed! *3 And now that Mars is only 3-’,500,000 miles away, just a: .>und the corner so to speak, / merican World Flyers Hop Off From Rekjavik REKJAVIK, Iceland, August 21. —American world fliers and Lieu tenant Locatelli, Italian trans-Atlantic airman, hopped off this morning at F :15 o’clock. LUNCHEON RECESS F'NDS PROSECUTOR DENOUNCING CRIME Fa? ire to Sufficiently Hide Body of Victim Called Breaking Point in Plot CR ME FULLY”ANALYZED Savage’s Speech Consumed En tii Morning Session in Trial of Leopold and Loeb € iIICAGO, August 21—Th e fail ure o hide sufficiently the body of Robert Franks was the breaking point in the plot of Nathan Leo pold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, accord ing to the state’s analysis of the crii e given before Judge John Cav erly this morning by Joseph Savage, asisiant state’s attorney. He de scribed in impassioned denuncia tions the history of the crime. He was still in the midst of his de scription when the court recessed for lunch. ELLER FRANKS WILL ASK FOR MERCY' CHICAGO, August 21. —Jacob Franks, father of the slain Bobby Franks, today asked for mercy for 11 nd 19 year-old brothers Earl and Fielding’ Smith, arrested last night, after sending him two extor tion letters demanding SB,OOO or threatening death to Mr. Franks’ daughter and wife. He said he would recommend leniency for the boys. FOUR FIREMEN ARE HURT DURING NORFOLK FIRE NORFOLK,, Va„ August 21. Four firemeen were hurt, one se riously, when the walls of a store ion Main street collapsed Tuesday during a fire which caused damage estimated ut $150,000. Firemen J. T. Rhodes and A. P. Min’ulo were hurt while on a lad der against the building and were rush -d to a hospital. M .ster Mechanic Jame® Hatton and Engineer J. E. Duffy, who*were hrui ed about the body when a mo tor engine was buried by an ava 1 lancpe of brick and crashing tim ber, remained at their pjsts. Professor Hall of the Naval Ob servatory, Washington, takes a lok through a 26 inch telescope. CASE AGAINST FOSTER CONTINUED AT CHICAGO CHICAGO, August 21 The case of Frank Foster 35, charged with contributing to the delin quency of a minor on complaint of Nellie Brown, 17, of Rome, Ga., was continued until August 26 when call ed today in > the court of domestic relations. The formal charge was preferred yesterday. Tho.girl is said to have told the police that Fos ter lured her to his apartment a week ago where she was detained until Sunday, when she managed to escape. FOURKiLLEDWHEN P, & R, TRAINS HIT truck™™ CRANFORD, N. J., August 21. Four persons wer e believed to be killed, when a Philadelphia & Read ing passenger train hit a truck, de railing the engine, and overturn ing two coaches. BAVARIAN FARMERS FEAR PEASANT COMMUNISTS MUNICH, August 21. Thu' peasants of Germany are threaten ing to revolt. It is no fun, they assert, being a farmr in this coun try where there are so many high taxes of one kind or another, to say nothing of the high cost of living. At a meeting of the Bavarian Christian Farmers’ Union the sit uation confronting the small land owners, as brought about mainly by the altitude of the government, was discussed for two entire days. Dr. Schlittenbauer, the general secretary of the union, and a dirt farmer himslf, called attention to the precarious conditions with which peasants have to contend, and said that there was only the danger of communism looming in the background, but also a social revolution as well. Taxes were generally unsatisfactory and alto gether too high he said. If the present poliep of the Ber lin government continues for an other seven or eight months the danger willl be acute indeed, asserted Dr. Schlitenbauetr. DAWES WILL DISCLOSE POSITION ON LABOR N AUGUSTA SPEECH ■ Republican Vice - Presidential Candidate Tells of Plans to Newspaper Interviewers AVOIDS STARS OF SCREEN Candidate Declines to Pose for Photograph With Stars in Station at New York NEW YORK, August 21. —Chas. G. Dawes, Republican vice-presi dential candidate, will make known his attitude toward trade unions in a speech at Augusta Saturday, he announced today to newspaper in terviewers, but declined to discuss the ’ question further. He refused to pose with leading screen stars while in the station. leavyWscivie. SERVICE IS IGNORED Former Brunswick Postmaster Aserts Successor Failed to Pass Examination BRUNSWICK,, August 21.—L. J. Leavy, former postmaster here, who has just been relieved by Ralph H. Smith, republican, who was notified of his appointment after news re ports had been printed that Mr. Leavy had been reappointed, gave out a statement today in connection with the sudden turn of affairs. “Mr. Smith failed to pass the civil service examination,” declares Mr. Leavy, “and hence, I was un der the impression that no change would be made at this time. “I look ihe examination with Mr. Smith, and had been notified that my paper was approved. When information was given out that Mr. Smith had failed, I understand Postmaster General New stated he did not care about the civil service examination and gave orders for Mr. Smith to be made temporary postmaster, under the provision that another examination would he given him at a later date. ‘By later date,’ the examination can be postponed indefinitely, and in fact, never be given. Being a democrat, I am powerless to inter fere. GEN. MOSELEY MADE DIVORCE DEFENDANT CHICAGO, August 21.—B|Hgp dier General George Van Horn Mos ley, commandant of Fort Sheridan has been sued for divorce by Alio A. Mosley at Wankegan, it became known today. Desertion was charg ed in the bill. They w-ere married in 1913. His wife was Alice A. Dodds of Glencoe, Md. The general was chief of the fourth section of the general staff during the world war LOWNDES COMMISSIONERS MAKE COUNTY TAX LEVY VALDOSTA, August ,21.—A county-wid o tax levy pi thirteen' and a half mills was made by the county commissioners yesterday,! which is one mill greater than the 1 levy for last year. In the levy there is provided a tax of one mill ' and a half additional for the coun- 1 ty schools, and! this tax is levied on . city and county property alike. In the county, outside of Valdosta there will b e a regular school tax levy of five mills and m the Ha hira district, still an additional levy of five mills for school purposes. The extra mill and a half over the entire county was requested by the school board because recent ire provements in the school buildings and school work caused the county to run behind. The board was faced with th e necessity of having ad ditional funds of closing some of the schools entirely, or all of them having a reduced term. The reg ular tax levy includes money to be used for permanent improvements in the county in addition to the regular operating expenses. As soon as the schedule is prepared it wll be published th e required thirty days, showing just !he exact amount of the levy for each sep . arate purpose. — ■ I" II I New York Future* Pc. Open High Low Close Mar. . 26.01126.1 G'26.19125.50 25.65 May . 26.14126.27126.29125.70 25.83 Oct. . 26.15;26.25126.31f25.75 25.76 Dec. -25.75125.92125.92|25.27 25.35 Americus middling spots 25c. Receipts today 112 bales. PRICE FIVE CENTS LASTED, TURBINE OHIVENraLHELB •AS LIQUOR RUNNER Huge Consignment of Liquor Seized and Towed Into Sa vannah Harbor by Officers IS ANCHORED AT WHARF Captured Outside Limit It Is Be lieved Registry Papers Car ried Are Counterfeit SAVANNAH, August 21. —Load ed with 1,600 bags of fine liquor, egch containing six quarts, tjie two- masted and turbine driven schooner ‘Charles Hyde,’’ claiming British registry, was towed up the Savannah river this morning and anchored at the municipal wharf. It is the belief that her registry papers are counterfeit, the ship having been seized outside the limit. Rural white schools in Sumter county will begin their fall session on Monday, September 1, it was an nounced here today. All of tn« pupils to be enrolled in the ten schools in the county are expected to be present promptly nt their re spective schools on that date to begin study periods. The negro schools of the county will not all begin co incidently with the white schools, because of the desire of the school authorities to permit negro children to assist in gathering the fast-opening cot ton crop. Because of this fact a number of the negro schools will not open for the fall semester un til the third Monday in September. foswnW AN NOUHCE PLANS ‘Workers Party’ Will Wage Fight Exclusively in Large In dustrial Centers CHICAGO, Aug. 21.—Active campaigners for the Workers’ Party) ticket, with William Z. Foster of Chicago for president, and Benja min Gitfow of New York City for vice-president, will wage their fight almost exclusively in the large in dustrial centers of the country, their headquarters here has an nounced 1 . Mr. Gitlow will head a dozen, prominent communist speakers who will start on a nation-wide tour this month, carrying “the Com munist message td the workers and farmers.” Wherever it s possible to get presidential electors on the ballots, a state campaign will be opened. In Illinois their candidate for governor is William F. Dunn, Chicago. According to the official pro gram, the party plan is “to run candidates nationally, in the states, and locally, under the name of the Workers’ Party, wherever it is possible for us to put candidates on the ballot. The national office nomination of presidential electors j in every state in which we can get on the baljot. The nationa office ■ will issue a series of campaign leaflets which will be distributed by . the party organizations in millions of copies*” The party headed by La Follette as well as the Democratic arid Re publican parties will draw fire of the Workers’ Party speakers. “It is supreme duty of th Workers’ Party,” the central executive com mittee has announced, “to rise against the petty bourgeois alliance which is misleading the workers. La Follette is a menace to the labor movement. Part of the organiza tions participating in the June 17 convention are themselves inflicted with La Folletteism - and will be swept along in the wake of the La Follette petty bourgeois progres sive movement. “The alignment in the election Will be the capitalist Republican and Democratic parties, the La Follette progressive petty bourgeois ; party, and the Workers’ Party rais : ing the slogan of working class action on a Communist program against the capitalist and against the petty bourgeois mis'eaders of the workers.” .
