About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Generally fair ex cept probably showers on the coast tonight, Saturday unsettled, prob -3bly B showers in East portion in creasing northeast and north winds possibly becoming strong. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 196 JOHN W. DAVIS DENOUNCES KLAN AT SEAGIRT Warships Search Fori[Missing Italian Aviator WPLO FLIERS «H ffflLIM AFTER MIK HflPOfF Italian Flyer Who Started With Squadron Had Not Been Heard From Early This Morning CARRIED HEAVY LOADS Planes Each Had 400 Gallons Fuel On Board When Fly ers Left Base in Iceland ABOARD THE u. S. S. RICH MOND, On Patrol Between Greenland and Yoknd, August 22. The Cruisers Richmond and Raleigh and the destroyer Barry have been ordered to begin search off East Cape Farewell, Green land, for Lieutenant Locatelli, Italian trans-Atlantic flier, ac companying the world fliers. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, August 22 —The world fliers arrived at Fred ericksdal, Greenland, yesterday eve ning. The Italian flier, Lieutenant Lo catelli, who is accompanying them, had not been heard from early this morning. The possibility of the fliers mak ing slow time in the jump from Reykjavik, Iceland, to Frederiks <lal, Greenland, was recognized, es pecially in view of the heavy loads the planes were carrying and the probability of their encountering adverse weather conditions. The planes are understood to have taken 400 gallons of fuel on board at Reykjavik. Past perform ances have indicated a consumption of 25 gallons an hour, which would insure 16 hours’ continuous flight with a maximum radius in that time of about 1,000 miles. These fig ures tfvould hold, it was declared, only if every element was at maxi mum efficiency—with just the right wind to furnish the greatest lift,"’ and with pontoons unweighted by immersion in water. A flying time of 12 hours was the aim of the aviators in their flight. ®' LHIFSIKR CLIIB OllfflOHlP Ihe Americus Golf club champ ionship contest, which has been in progress for the past three weeks, came to a close Thursday afternoon. (has. Lanier won a very excit ing match from Middleton McDon ald on the 35th hole, which made him the club champion for this sea son. This is the second contest held by the local club. Last season Middle ten McDonald won the club champ ionship and this season he went in to the finals* to defend his title, losing to Lanier by the close score of two up and one in thity-six holes of match play. lhe winners of the various prizes are as follows: First Flight—First Piize, Chas. Lanier; second, Mid 'cl.-onald; third, Lucius MeCleskey; fourth, Arthur Rylander, Jr. Con solidation side—First Henry Lump- K‘ii ; second, K. O. Jones. Second Flight—First prize, Lucas liners; second, W. D. Moreland; ‘ti'i'd, Frank Lanier; fourth, Lewis Consolation side—First, Jap "'kston; second, Jim Ferguson: »<i I* light. Chas Burke won ®rst prize. little joe Some Women would BUY A HIPPOPOTAMUS IF THEY COULD GET> 't charged! , Hl I the timesbre:corder PUBLISHED IN THE HEARTOF DIXIE PUGILIST IS DECLARED INCURABLE LUNATIC CMEMffIBLL' HIRE IS urn MUN WILLI Hundred and Five Cream Ship pers Paid Total of $787.50 By Concern This Week 48C0 LBS. CREAM BOUGHT This Quantity Manufactured 2250 Lbs. Butterfat, Largest Weekly Output Yet The (farmer (payroll established by the Americus Creamery has al ready passed the $40,(F00 annual inark, according to figures disclos ed by I. E. Wilson, manager of the concern. To be exact, ‘.he cream ery paid out a total of $787.50 for cream during this week, and these payments, if sustained throughout the year, would put $40,950.00 into the pockets of dairying farmers here. The two weeks just ended, accord ing to Manager Wilson, was the best yet experienced by the creamery with a greater number of farmers bringing or shipping in cream, and a large quantity of butterfat manu factured and sold to customers of the creamery. Altogether, Mr. Wilson said this afternoon, he is sued cream checks to 105 farmers during this week, these checks rep resenting cream purchases totalling 4800 pounds or 600 gallons, as some people prefer to speak of cream in quantity. This cream turned out in manufactured butterfat 2250 lbs., all of which was quickly sold to buyers in this market. “This farmer payroll of $40,000 that has been established by the Americus Creamery,” said Manager Wilson, “is only a beginning. We are prepared to more than double this whenever and just as soon as the farmers will bring in the cream. The cash market for cream that the creamerj' provides is so eiastic until no limit exists to itfe expansion. Wa are now selling our entire butter output to local buyers, with one or two exceptions. Just as soon as the local market is well provided with butter we are ready to extend our sales to other communties. How soon this will be necessary depends altogether upon the farmers of this section and the facilty with which they avail themselves of the oppor tunity to participate in the payroll. “The city of Atlanta alone needs three times as much butter as our plant is now producing. We are constantly in receipt of orders for butter from this and other markets that we are at present unable to handle. The quantity of cream re ceived won’t justify our expanding our present market, but we plan tc do this just as soon as farmers put in cattle sufficient to supply more cream. Cotton money now coming in probably will provide many cows on Sumter farms. This Would be one of the best investments any farmer could make at this time, and. any farmer who is interested should drop in and talk this matter over with us. “I am told there are many hun dreds of acres in the county suit able for permanent pasturage that might be made to bring in a sub stantial revenue in cream checks, if the farmers would put in the cows. Not all the land here is suit ed to raising cotton. It would not be wise, perhaps, for a farmer to put this cotton land into dairying But there is plenty of land here that will pay (ts greatest dividends when used for dairy purposes. Let’s locate these lands and put the cows on them just as soon os possible. The creamery is ready to do its part, and all that remains for the farmers to put in the cows and bring us the cream.” GOLD COINAGE AGAIN APPEARS IN GERMANY BERLIN, August 22.—The gov ernment contemplates the reissue of gold coins, unknown in Germany since the outbreak of the war. The denominations will be 10 and 20 marks. AMERICUS, EORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 22. 1924 This Ought to Get the Dirt Farmer Vote ’ w i fe:'' Jfe Will I ■WfcSgiS: ? 1 £ W ■■ K'Sm" S3l " \ W ■ fl J 9 1 \aawißr- w «r —W President Coolidge, vacationing in his father’s farm in Vermont, used two new wooden rakes, pre sented by an admirer, to prove he hasn’t lost the art of farm ing. Left to right: Congressman Allan T. Treadway. President Coolidge Mrs. Coolidge, Mrs. Treadway and C. Bascom Slemp, secret? ry to the president mcimsms YJUNG DIFEMTS BOTH PA.R.ONIACS State Alienists Declared to Have Based Conclusions on Insuffi cient Observation DEMEANOR IS CHANGED Leopold and Loeb Beth Show Strain of Trial —Leopold Breaks Down Completely CHICAGO, August 22.—That Na than Leopold and Richard Loeb have paranoid personalities, was the statement made today 7 to Judge Cav erly by Walter Bachrach, one of the attorneys for the defence, in the Bobby Franks case, asserted than alienists have taken insufficient ep portunity to study the youths. He intimated also that those observa tions were based upon the idea of stopping the defense, failing to take into consideration symptoms show ing mental disease short of insan-’ ity. LEOPOLD BREAKS DOWN LOEB BITES HIS NAILS CHICAGO, August 22.—A new and unexpected element was inject ed into the trial of Nathan F. Leo pold, Jr., and Richard Loeb, charg ed with the murder of Robert Franks 'here late Thursday after noon. This occurred when Leo pold who had tottered from the courtroom between guards during (he afterenoon recess, broke down completely in an adjoining cham ber. Foreman Leopold, his brother, placed a reassuring arm around him and as he did so, the prisoner gasp ed and said: “My God, do you think they are really going to hang us? Foreman turned away and did not reply. Loeb who has twitched and twisted in the court throughout the day, and who turned eveSry way, any way, to avoid meeting the accusing ges tures and eyes of the prosecutor, wiped his forehead with a handker chief already moist. H • had bit ten some of his finger nails to the quick during the intense session. This break-down on the part of the two terrified murderers marked the first apparent realization by the youths of the possible fate that awaits theem. So terrible was the denunciation of their crime by As sistant District Attorn y Savage that even Jacob Frank/. father o the murdered boy, did not appear ii (Continued on Page 3.) MAN WHO FIRED LAST SHOT OF WAR IS DEAD MONTEZUMA, Aughst 22. Th> funeral of Wiley Smith, Con federate veterans, and one of the m< st highly esteemed Citizens of M ion county, was conducted fi n the family residence in Id al Tuesday afternoon. Rey. E M. Overby, of Montezuma, ar. Rev. Qillian, of Oglethorpe, w.-ie in charge of the services mJ the interment was at Ideal. Mr. Smith, who was *B3 obi, spent all of his life in Ma ce i county except the four years of service in th e army of the C ifederaey. He made a great re ord as a soldier, and it is said that he fought in every battle of in . ortance in Virginia. General John B. Gordon once said in an a< Tress in Montezuma that, so far as he knew Mr. Smith fired th- last shot in the War Between th States, he having continued :o fire until reprimanded, after lhe white flag was raised. GPECI HfßfflOT TO W SECOND VICTORY 111 PIPE PIFLIMEHT FARIS', August 22. Premier Hei riot with Littld difficulty won the first party clash in the cham ber of deputies on the London re parations agreement and barring une .pected development, may be fairly expected to win the second, after submitting to interpellations, the total of which now has reached 14. The first victory came last even ing when the chamber was defeat ed, was 322 to 209 on a motion to refer the London accord to the com mis.ion. STRANGEST ALIBI IS SPRUNG BY PREACHER HAMMOND, La., August 22. Many of the 534 citizens of Living stone p’arish, who signed'the peti tion which resulted recently in the adoption of the parish police jury or .card of county commissioners of n ordinance prohibiting tho pub c appearance of women when attired in knickerbockers now are tryi g to explain why they did so. T >e most recent “alibi,” that of a minister known throughout the par ish. has resulted in whoops of glee and is understood to be the princi pal topic of conversation in circles where feminine influence predomi nates. The minister is quoting as ha\ mg explained that he thought “kr. ckers” and the intimate gar me: t bearing the popular name of one of the country’s statesmen during his lifetime were one and 'the -ame thing and that he was op ipos< J to women and girls appearing in public so attired. PROHIBTIONISTSSAY THEYGAVESUFFRAGE TO AMERICAN WOMEN Herman P. Faris, Presidential Nominee of Party Appeals to Them for Support WOMAN IS RUNNING MATE Says if Half of Voters Could Realize Extent of Corruption Dry Ticket Would Win KANSAS CITY, Aug. 22.—Plans for a nation-wide campaign on be half of his candidacy for President on the National Prohibition ticket are seriously hampered by a lack of funds, Herman P. Faris of Clinton, Mo., has declared here. “We’ll never have to worry about being investigated for having a slush fund,” he chuckled, “for we haven't I got one. If we had one dollar for every hundred the big parties have, we’d win this election.” Mr. Faris, a 65-year-old banker and Sunday School superintendent, ! believes in the cause of Prohibition I and in the ultimate success of the ! Prohibition party. Mr. Faris said he was proud of the fact that a woman, Miss Marie C. Brehm, of Lonfi Beach, Califor nia, is the party’s candidate for president. Miss Brehm, he declared is "the peer of any candidate now’ (Continued on Page Two.) BPS HAS HEM mmim Phenomena Observed On Planet Indicate Corresponding Sea sonal Activities There FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., August 22. —Many observed phemimena up on Mars last night similar to those one would expect to see in corres ponding seasonal activities on dif ferent parts of our owh planet, if viewed from space says a statement issued and signed by leadng scien tists of the Lowell Observatory here. The average temperature of Mars is about 48 degrees Farer.heit, these scientists assert. TEN-HOUR DAY IS STARTED IN POLAND WARSAW, August 22.—The cab inet has introduced a 10-hour work ing day for three months in the metal and iron industry of Upper Silesia, after a series of conferences with representatives of labor unions and industrials. The labor unions made this concession as a means of enabling Poland to produce more cheaply and compete on better terms with foreign industry. M’COY SUFFERING FROM PARESIS, STATE ALIENIST DECIDES Death on Gallows or Living Death of Dementia Likely to End Career of Pugilist ONCE A ‘DAPPER PRINCE’ Organic Changes in Brain Caus ed by Excessive Use of Alco hol, Says Dr. Reynolds LOS ANGELES, August 22. Death on the gallows or the living death of paresis and total demen tia today appeared to be all left to Kid McCoy, once a dapper appear ing prince, charged with the mur der of Mrs. Theresa Mors. Dr. Cecil Reynolds an alienist who examined him today said that McCoy without question is suffer ing from paresis, a form of demen tia due to organic changes of the brain and brought on in his case by excessive use of alcohol. iBAPSHALL Tells how TO PH COTTON CROP Advises Growers to Be Careful to Preserve Grade By Keep ing Staple Thoroughly Clean George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, is interested in having Sumter county farmers market the highest grade cotton pos sible from their fields this fall. This can best be done, according to Mar shall by keeping cottonthoroughly cleaned and separating all mildew ed staple and cotton picked from, half-rotten bolls from the good cot ton. “The value of cotton,” said Mar shall today, "is determined primarly by its grade. Grade is affected by the amount of leaf, dirt, and other extraneous matter, color of fibre, and the manner in which the cotton is handled in the fields and through the gins. "Growers should see that their cotton is carefully picked and kept as free as possible from trash and dirt. Mildewed or half rotten bolls should not be picked and put in with good cotton. Pickers should not be allowed to gather cotton off the ground and put in with good cotton. If there is much cotton on the ground or mildewed, half rotten, or otherwise of poor character, it should be separately handled and put in separate bags. “It is better to make one small bale of low grade cotton than to spoil a whole crop by mixing in a little bad with the good. If even a small quantity of low grade cotton is found in a bale of otherwise good cotton, the whole bale is likely to be classed as if it were all low grade cotton. “Cotton should not be picked too soon after a rain or too early after >a heavy dew. Ordinarily it is best to have the picking bags emptied on sheets in the sun so that the cotton can dry out before it is ginned. Seed cotton should not be stored in contact with the ground or on con crete floor because moisture in the grounds or in the floors will be soak ed up by the cotton on the bottom and may damage the whole lot when it is ginned. “Seed cotton should be under shelter and, if possible, on a wooden floor off the ground. If the cot ton is dry, the ginning is facilitat ed and the grade and the character of the cotton are better. The gin ning of damp cotton is the principal cause of what is known to the trade as gin-cut, and the dampness is likely to result in deterioration of the staple after it has been baled. “Even if only a small portion of the seed cotton is damp, if it is al lowed to go through the gin with good cotton it may give the whole lot the appearance of being poorer in character than it really is. “Careful attention to these mat ters means dollars n rhe selling price of the cotton.” New York Futures Fc fc Open High Low Close Mar. . .25.65i25.70[25.89|25.65 25.65 May .25.83j25.80125.98i25.80 25.94 Oct. ..25.76;Z5.53125.981.254625.76 Dec. ..25.35;25.42'25.55 , 25]33 25.33 Americus middling spots 25 l-2c. Receipts today 287 bales. PRICE FIVE CENTS DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE SAYS ORGANIZATION HAS NO PART TO PLAY Calls Unon Coolidge to Declare Himself Toward Un-American Effort of Klansmen FACES PROBLEM SQUARE Declare No Effort Based Upon Religious or Racial Discrimi nation Can Be Worthy SEAGIRT, N J. August 22. Calling the Ku Klux KKlan by name John W. Davis, democratic presiden tial nominee, declared in an address here today that this organization or any other w’hich raises the stan dard of radical or religious prejud ices “must be condemned by all who believe as I do in American ideals.” Having thus made his position clear, he expressed the hope that President Coolidge would see fit to join him in removing the klan issue from the field. He added that ,the klan had no proper place in this or any other campaign. In his address Davis made it clear that in his judgment Presi dent Coolidge failed in his accep tance address to meet the issue of the corruption in public office. Referring specifically to the oil, veterans bureau and prohibtion scandals, Mr. Davis declared that the republican party could not escape, the responsibility for the acts of men elevated by it to power. “If the fact is that the public resources have been squandered, is it any answer to say that a budget system has been installed; if unfit and corrupt men have been put and kept in office, and left to their own devices, is it sufficient defense that the administration was not actually desirous of dishonesty.” DAVIS USES FORCEFUL LANGUAGE AT SEAGIRT SEAGIRT, N. J., August 22. After taking an intensive course in campaign oratory from his man- Hgers, John W. Davis, Democratic presidential candidate, injected more forceful language into his speech delivered at Seagirt, before a big gathering of New Jersey Dem ocrats today. Although Davis sought to molify the “treat ’em rough” slogan given him by Governor Al Smith the first draft of his speech is said to have failed to satisfy his managers. So he endeavored more closely to fol-' low their suggestions. Until he delivered his acceptance speech at Clarksburg, W. Va., Da vis had not made a political speech for a dozen years. His managers hailed that speech as a masterpiece of logic and polished rhetoric but .they told him frankly that when he gets on the stump he must have more appeal to the heart and less to the mind if he is to become a pop ular candidate. Immediately after hi s labor day speech at Wheeling, W. Va., Davis will swing on through the west in his first invasion which is expected to carry him as far as Denver. The Democrats have high hopes of electing two senators from Colo rado and are making an intensive fight in the state. UPSHAW REBUKED DURING HEARING ATLANTA, August 22.—1 n a hearing Wednesday before State Prison Commission, Attorney T. J. Ripley, representing Will Johnson, a negro sentenced tp be hanged Sept. 18 for the murder of Peter Poulos, roundly scored Congressman William D. Upshaw for “butting in where he has no business.” Raising a somewhat stormy ob jection to Congressman Upshaw injecting himself into the case before the Prison Commission, At torney Ripley announced that he would not remain in the . court room to hear Mr. Upsljaw “inter fere in something which doesn’t concern him,” and called on his associate counsel in the case, W. M. Bailey, to leave with him. Mr. Upshaw arose, stating that he would gall upon the Prison Commission to hear him “on a, point of personal privilege,” and asked that Mr. Ripley remain amt hear what he had to say, but Rip ley declined and had gotten out of the door when Mr. Upshaw urged that he at least hear a per sonal statement. Later Representative Upshaw abandoned the effort to inject him self into the' hearing and withdrew; from the room.
