About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1924)
~~~~~WEATHER For Georgia—Generally fair to night and Tuesday; slightly cooler tonight in north and central portion; fresh, possibly strong north and northwest winds on the coast de creasing by Tuesday. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 197 MISSING ITALIAN AVIATOR PICKED UP AT SEA O O O O O 00000 0000 Woman Wins Race Fori Governor in Texas VICTORY cm 18. FERGUSON UTE SUW BYJP?O N ENT Successful Candidate ‘Not Sur prised’ at Result ‘Says Klan ‘On Down Hill in Texas’ ‘PEOPLE TIREeT OF KLAN’ Misrepresentation of Organiza tion Issue That Brought Vic tory, She States PALLAS, Tex., August 25. Judge FcliX'P. Robertson, backed bp the Ku Klux Klan for the demo cratic gubernatorial run in the run off primary held here Saturday, late Sunday conceded victory to Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, wife of form er governor James E. Ferguson. Judge Robertson’s message said: ■|l sincerely congratulate you on your victory.” Late returns Sunday from 227 counties out of 215 in the state, which held an election with the count complete in 168 counties, gave the folloying: Mrs. Ferguson 397,936; Judge Robertson 315,710. This gave a total of 713,646 votes that have been counted. The vote in the first pri mary on July 26, when there were seven candidates was approximately 715,000. When told of her victory at her home in Temple Texas, Mrs. Fer guson said: “There never was any doubt in my mind but what I would win. The people of Texas are tired of klan politics and misrepresentation. It was that issue that gave me the elec tion. “I am going to give Texas the best of my efforts to make them a true governor and execute the trust plac ed in me. “There are many things to do, but I am going to take the bull by the horns and show the world that a woman can fill the governor’s chair with credit to her and the state. “I won’t be satisfied unless I re ceive 100,000 votes majority. lam looking for the greatest democratic victory in the state’s history. That’s how much confidence I have in the good judgment of the people who have experienced two years of klan political direction. 1 am not surprised at the trend ol the vote. It is the direct result of, and indication that the klan is on the downhill grade in Texas.” funds will be raised I OR MOUNTAIN school ATLANTA, August 25. Mrs. John K. Ottley, president of the board of trustees of the Tallulah I I alls Industrial school, today an nounced that Mrs. Z. I. Fitzpatrick, who is chairman of the advisory committee of the Tallulah Falls trustees, has been appointed chair man for the State of Georgia for the building fund campaign for $40,000 to complete the building program now going on at the school, which is owned and operat e<l by the Georgia Federation of Women’s cllib for mountain chil-1 dren. The building program of the na tionally known school includes an eight-room school with auditorium, a large crafts shop, a small cot tage, a new water system and the remodeling of toto large buildings now in use. It was announced here that the Greater Tallulah Campaign will close at the state convention of the woman’s clubs to be held in At lanta in November. j, little joe J I NICE. TVUWj ABOUT broadcasting Political speeches BY RADIO VS THAT YOU DONT HAVE. TO USTEH. T^jTWEM. (C THE TIMEShRECORDER Eak-gUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF ° 0 0 0 0 0 o 000000000 o COOUDGERCALLSJDAWES’TO TALK ON ISSUES C Prosecutor] ; i •4 ** M H u-T.l ?' ’' z Earl J. Davis of Detroit, pho tographed in hfs office in Sen ate office building, Washington. Davi s will act as special coun sel' to Senator Couzens’ commit tee to investigate Internal Reve nue Bureau. DARROW MTIffIES PLEIE® LUES IF fflUTHsrare Character Analysis, Based On heredity and Environment is Basis of Theme TRACES LIVES OF BOTH Habitual Reading of Detective Stories Blamed to an Extent For Crimes of Boys CHICAGO, August 25—Charac ter analysis, based on heredity and environment, was the theme of Clarence S'. Darrow today as he pleaded before Judge Caverly for the lives of Richard Loeb and Nath an Leopold, slayers of Robert Franks. The crime was mentioned only incidentally as the veteran of the bar traced from childhood the in fluences surrounding his clients. The habitual reading of detective stories was blamed to a certain ex tent. GREENWICH VILLAGE HOUSES MSHEO Picks, Shovels and Acetylene Torches Used By Authorities Digging in Cellars There NEW YORK, August 25.—Police with picks, shovels and acetylene torches today started digging in cel lars of three Greenwich village houses, for the bodies of possible additional victims of the slayer who murdered Aahon Graff, radio cabi net manufacturer, whose body was sealed in a varnishing vat discover ed last week. Search for John Lugosy, carpen ter, who lived in the house where the body was found was of no avail. JUNIOR CHAMBER CAR WILL TOUR CAROLINA ATLANTA, August 25. The Atlanta. Junior Chamber of Com merce is planning a tour through South Carolina early next month. The purpose was announced as ob taining the other aid of other south ern chambers in bringing the 1926 notional junior convention to At-; lanta. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 25. 1924 Dwosmi COLUMBUS IT Fi IUD TO CMOI Democratic Presidential Nomi nee Has Busy Day Before Him at Ohio State Capital TO RETURN TO NEW YORK Will Prepare for Extended Tour Beginning on Labor Day at Wheeling, W. Va. NEW YORK, August 25.—John W. Davis will make two speeches tomorrow at Columbus, Ohio, the first before the democratic state convention, the second at the state fair grounds. He will return to New York Wednesday to prepare for the first extended tour of his campaign which begins Labor Day at Wheeling, West Virginia. LORE VOITUPFTO STAGE PROMENADE Scciete Des 40 Hotnmes et 8 Chevaux to Celebrate Thurs day at Legion Home It is announced that Locale Ven ture No. 722, La Societe des 40 Homines et 8 Chevaux will stage u promenade here Thursday after noon, August 28th. The scene of the promenade will be Legion head quarters here and all P. G.’s or Goofs havebeen duly notified to present themselves there promptly at 4:30 o’clock on Thursday after noon. All members of the locale voiture are requested by the voiture offi cers to meet in the office of Robert C. Lane, in Allison building, for a short business meeting on Tuesday night, beginning at 6 o’clock sharp. SHIAS POOL’ SOOS TO CLOSE The swimming pool at the Play ground commission, which has su pervision of operation there. Hundreds .of swimmers have play ed in the- waters ar this poo! dur ing the summer new drawing to a close, according to Playground of ficials, and the pool this year lias served more patrons, perhaps, than ever before. The pool, Playground officials' say, is the one spot in Americus that has provided comfort for all during the sweltering nights experienced recently, and m.iny new patrons have used the pool because of this fact. It Is planned in announcing that the P°°l will close next Saturday night, to make this a banner week in point of attendance, with all friends of the Playground asked to assist officials in bringing' this about. It is especially desired to have those who have not hereto fore used th e pool go there for at least one nfght’s outing before the season closes, and Chairman War ren requests that all Americus residents who have not used the pool this summer arrange to go there at least once before the clos ing occasion ton Saturday night. METHODIST PASTOR AT GRAY IS DEAD GRAY, Ga., August 25.—Rev. C. T. Ivey, 40, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church here for the last four years, died suddenly at 8 o’clock last night. He had been i>‘ poor health for some time, but to day told his family that he was feel ing much better. . Mrs. Ivey was preparing to go tc League meeting, when her husband gasped and fell into a chair. He was dead before a doctor coukl reach him. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, both in their teens. The funeral will be held here today, hut it is not known yet whether the body will be buried here or be car ried to Social Circle, Ga. Mail-Car Made Bundi t-Proof j O' m M'■ b < d ■’ 1- . ■ V r-" ; mKkKi.* , .0-'’ i "W < ! i i If the bullet-proof armored mail car, tried out by postal authori ties on the New York Central tracks near Brewster, N. Y., be comes popular mail-train robbers will have to seek less hazardous work. As the “bandits” storm ed the train, an automatic mag- Mint Officials DenySfory Os Philadelphia Convict Story of $500,000 Hold-Up Staged During Last Year Discredited By Authorities PHILADELPHIA, August 25.-- Mint officials, Pennsylvania rail road police, and Pittsburg police chief disclaim knowledge of any holdup of express car carrying old money last year. Edward Risdon. of St. Joseph, Mich., prisoner is said to have told his cell mate that he was the leader of such affair, steal ing half a million dollars. COTfONPRICES ‘fflTJßtffl October Sold As Low As 24.45, With Other Months Declin ing in Sympathy NEW YORK, August 25—Cot ton prices fell 107 points or over $5 a bale on the opening call today following a break in the liverpool market as a result of. Saturday’s bearish government report. October sold as low as 24.4 J I MISS BRADD WILL TEACH AT FORT GAINES Miss Charlotte Ib«<fX a sister of Mrs. Allei) Chapp'd, /’ho graduat ed this sumrxr at Aliry Willing ham collewe and lawr took the sumnix course >f tiffining at the I University, has beef elected to ’ teach the sth and 6:h grades in a consolidated rtral /school at Fort Gaines, it becaite Inown in Ameri cus today. lyiss/Brodd, who has been a residen 1 hhe during several weeks past, Tu? /on many friends here who will la rn of her success i in securing stch I desirable post-1 lion with much j asure, | nesium flash, released l-om with- I in flooded the countr side with I light and dazzled th, hold-up I men. They kept bluing away, without even a dent, util a mail clerk, safe from expos, re, opened fire with a riot gun controlled through a special uni’ srsal joint and routed tnem post aste. LEftGUE SECHEMIAT n K F B BY Hip TO IDE HU Ml I I French Premier Wants hterna tionel Intellectual Institute Established at Paril PARIS, August 25.—Premil- Har riot has written to the secttai’iat of the le»gue of nations ailing it to inscribe in the agerfda fir the forthcoming meeting of the lague council file question of the f< infla tion hi/Paris of the interm ional institut/i of intellectual coopei lion. The/ founding of such an Insti tute of interest to the mtiro 1 Frencfi nation, M. Herrio assert. DR. HERGT TO OPPOSE reparations agreement BERLIN, August 25 A Dr. Hergt, Gei/nan nationau parts leader, told the "reichstag today mac he disap proved the reparati/ns agreement a/the London conrrenre, and he ly/ould oppose all bite to put itt into , 'effect. / 1 HINTON FIRS’? TO BE •SENTENfjED TO CHAIR DECATUR, Anjust 25.—Howard Hinton, negro, was given the first sentence of electrocution in Geor gia here when was sentenced as- I ter a DeKalk ifcry found him guilty 11 on chffrges of Assault. The trial wasi i one of the sj ‘ediest ever handled 11 here, the verdict coming less than 11 six hours after the grand jury re- 1 ■turned a true bill against him. The I ' case grew out of the holding up and ! i assault of a young man near Con- i < stitutldn, Ga., recently when he wasi\ forced to abandon his machine and I d his companion assaulted. I G.O.P.NDMINFESAT PLYMOUTH CONFER DNCAMPAIGN KUFS Dawes Left Boston Early Today to Visit Coolidge at Father’s Farm in Vermont KLAN MAY BE DISCUSSED President Continued to Main tain Silence Regarding Issues Recently Developed BOSTON, August 25. Re sponding to the invitation of Presi dent Coolidge to confer with him, Charles G. Dawes, Republican can didate for vice-president, left Bos ton early this morning for Ply mouth, Vt., where the president is spending his vacation. This conference is the second be tween noininees since the Cleveland convention. It is not known wheth er the klan question will be discuss ed or not. ' The visit of .the vice-presidential nominee, who Spoke Saturday in Au gusta, Maine, is planned,.lt was said, with a dual purpose—to permit a conference on the political situa tion and to allow Coolidge an op portunity to extend the courtesies of New England. The invitation was extended to Dawes bj* telephone Sunday morn ing. Meanwhile, the president maintained his silence on recent de veloments in the campaign, includ ing the decision by Dawes and pre viously by John W. Davis, Demo cratic nominee, on the Ku Klux Klan. Both Dawes and Davis announced opposition to the klan, mentioning it by name for the first time. Under present plans, Mr. Dawes will be a guest of the president and Mrs. Coolidge at the luncheon to day in the home here of Mr. Cool idge’s father, where he is spending a vacation. It is understood Mr. Dawes expects to leave again to night on his return to Chicago. MOmWAT CORDELE BEETIK Man Who Developed Calcium Arsenate Poisoning Method to Be There Next Thursday George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, has been ad vised that B. R. Coad, will be the chief speaker at the cotton dusting meeting to be held at Cordele next Thursday. With a number of oth ers. Marshall plans to go to Cur dele for this gathering, as Coad is recognized as the foremost authori ty on cotton dusting as a method of weevil control. Besides the address to be deliver ed by Dr. Coad there will be put on a demonstration of dusting cotton and pecans with airplanes. In order to do this perfectly it is planned to have a passenger plane and two dusting planes make a thorough test of the plan on cotton, pecans and peach trees. Governor Walker, the two U. S. [ Senators, and Congressman Crisp »re expected to be present, and rep resentatives from all the Civic Clubs as well as farmers and business men in general. It is expected to show by this demonstration that the aeroplane duster will be the cheapest and the most thorough in this work. It is claimed that one or two planes can serve a whole county. REWARD HELD FOR YEAR IS RETURNED THOMASVILLE, Aug. 25. A SSOO reward raised for the capture i of the slayer of George Shickas, prominent Greek merchant of this city, about a year ago, has been re turned to the parties donating it. The reward was offered with the understanding that if it were not claimed within a year it was to re vert to the donating party and w*s deposited in a local bank. Th e year has just expired. New York Futures Pc. Open High Low Close Mar. ..2r>.50124.50i24.50’24.07[24.35 May 25.56 24.50124.55|24.29|24.53 Oct. ._25.52'24.50;24.50;24.20[24.42 Dec. 25.73124.1 0'24.10|23.82|24.02 Americus middling spots ‘24 cents. Receipts today 224 bales. e PRICE FIVE CENTS LOCATELLI fIFSCIJED BYPEMOND: WORN BDimjMffl) Italian Flyer Who Started With Americans From Iceland Pick ed Up Last Night DRIFTED HUNDRED MILES Motor Trouble Forced Aviator to Descend at Sea; Asked That Plane Be Destroyed ABOARD U. S. CRUISER' RICH MOND, EAST CAPE FAREWELL, Greenland, August 25. The Rich mond rescued Lieutenant Locatcl ii, missing Italian airman, at 11:35 o’clock last night. He was picked up 125 miles east of Cape Farewell. The Italian flier and his compan ions were uninjured, although worn out with fatigue. Motor trouble had forced Locatelli down in the water during his flight Thursday, and he was unable to again take the air, drifting 100 miles. Locatelli requested that his plan c be destroyed, and his wish was complied with. li™m ■TIMET State Legion Committeemen Out Program at Meet ing Held in Savannah Robert Lane returned this morn ing .froni Savannah where he went Saturday night to attend a meet ing of the state executive commit tee of the Americaa Legion. Lane represents tlieThird district on this committee, and he discussed busi ness transacted at the meeting with it Times-Recorder representative here this morning. “There were approximately: twenty members of the comniitteu present,” he said, “and Savannah Legionnaire's were splendid in their treatment of the visitors. We were, guests at Banrfbn’s Louge during the afternoon and in the evening we had supper at the Hotel Tybee. The business meeting of the com mittee was held at the DeSoto Ho tel, and great interest was mani fested in the various projects dis cussed. “Georgia is entitled to send thir teen delegates to the national Legion convention at St. Paul, ai.<l Earle Cocke, of Dawson, was se lected at the Savannah meeting to represent this district. Cocke is an enthusiastic Legionnaire well known in Americus, and I am sure his selection as one of Georgia’s dele gates will give universal satisfaction throughout this section. “One of the big new undertak ing of the Logion is the Woo#iravz Wilson Memorial College. It is pro posed to make this a special pro ject of the American Legion, and this proposition has been formally adopted by the executive commit tee- Georgia’s delegates in the St. I?aul convention will fignt for the adoption of this project by the na tional organization. No fight is to be made to locale the college either at Valdosta or Atlanta, as both these cities want the location at this time. Location is a matter that can be easily settled later. “The executive committee also discussed the illiteracy work of the Legion, and plans were propesed for! accelerating this work ■wher ever possible. Jack Holst has been named by John D. Mathis Post here to direct the illiteracy work in this - community, and already he is busy with his plans in that direction. The Legion is just now • getting thoroughly organized and in posi tion to put over some of the big things that would benefit the wholo comrnunity as well as ♦'he ex-ser* vice man, and the committee Sun day decided to carry on organiza tion work until the Legion is 100 per cent organized, with every white ex-service man enrolled as d member.” FIRST DISTRICT MASONS TO MEET SAVANNAH, August 25.—More than 200 Masons are expected to gather at the annual convention of the First District Masonic associa tion, which will convene in Guy ton, Effingham county, Sejptqmber 3-4. MKvannah’s half dozen lodges with working teams from Landrum will put on exhibition degree vrorfe, ;
