About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia—Fair tonight and Wednesday. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 198 OHIO DEMOCRATS DENOUNCE KLAN EFFORT 0000000000 00000 Severe Storm Sweeps Along Whole Carolina Coast CREW TEN EWE WHEN TOIpILDRED' ffI’NALLY GOES DOWN Caught in Hurricane in Pamlico Sound Last Night Philadel phia Vessel is Lost TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN Coast Guard Stations Question ed Regarding Safety of “Ber muda” and Three Barges NORFOLK, August 26.—Caught in Pamlico Sound in a hurricane which swept Virginia and Carolina coasts last night, the tug- ‘Mildred McNally’ of Philadelphia, went to the bottorr.. The crew of 10 escap ed in own life boats. Coast guard stations between Cape Charles and Cape K'emlopen, were questioned this morning re garding the safety of the South ern Transportation company’s tug ‘Bermuda,’ which with three light barges behind her, was due at Cape Henry at daybreak. Coast telegraph lines are down. CAROLINA COAST IS WIND-SWEPT ....NORFOLK, August 26—A north east storm, accompanied by winds of hurricane force and driving rains, was raging along the North Carolina coast last night in its march up the Atlantic seaboard, sending ships scurrying to shelter and threatening a number of coast settlements. Moving rapidly in a north-north east direction, it was expected by wpather bureau officials to reach the height of its fury off Cape Hat teras about daylight this morning and then pass out to sea. Reports received here last night indicated that points along the coast south of Cape Hatterans as far as -Wilmington were feeling the ef fects of the tropical disturbance which began in the Bahamas a few days ago. Advisory storm warnings were is ued by the weather bureau at different times, hurricane warnings going out at 4 o’clock in the after noon covering the territory from Beaufort, N. C., to Cape Henry, Va., and northeast warning moving up to Atlantic City, N. J. Ocracoke Island, just off the coast from Beaufort, was reported flooded by high tides during the afternoon, but as telegrpah and tele phone Ijnes gave way and com munication was suspended, life guard stations at intermediate places were unable to ascertain how the GOO or more inhabitants were withstanding the gales. However, it was believed all were safe. offifiSifii wram Asumed Tentative Schedule as Previously Worked Out Will Be Followed WASHINGTON, August 26. Lacking detailed reports of the plens of the world fliers, officials assumed here they would follow the tentative schedule worked out by the army air service, proceeding from Invigtut, Greenland, to Indian Harbor, Labrador, as soon as the planes could be put in proper con dition for the 500 mile drive. | LITTLE JOE | <HE. MAY 4 VJHO IWIHKS <\N\CE BEFORE HE SPEAKS HAS A MIFE MHO SPEAKS ''Mice BEFORE SHE <HIMK6 ( 'j?C .i =w'-WnT/jV ' -?&■.... THETIMESraRECORDER HSlplibushed in the heart of dixie foal 000000000 O o*ooooooo 0 CROWE DEMANDS NOOSE FOR BOY SLAYERS USE RfSERIHTIOH B HUfiUED MEET Thirty-Five Placed in “Hoose- Gaw” at Camp Custer Fol lowing Round-up by Troops PUTS BAN ON MEETINGS General Mosely Will Deal Se verely With Further Attempts to Hold Similar Gatherings BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Aug. ,26.—Thirty-five persons were placed in the guard house at Camp Custer late last night after a de tachment of the guard had broken up a klan gathering on the military reservation. General Mosely, commanding of ficer, was in charge of the round up, and declared that further meet ings of the klan or similar organi zations would be severely handled. ANTI-KLAN DEMOCRATS TO PRESENT DEMAND. COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 26. Anti-klan democrats of the state executive committee are prepared to demand the adoption of a strong anti-ku klux plank by the state plat form convention today, hoping to have formal approval before the democratic presidential candidate appears upon the platform for his address. chTomki ' CORDELE HETIBB Famous Authority on 801 l Wee vil Will Speak There Thurs day at 11 O’clock ' ATLANTA, August 26. Plans have been perfected by an Atlanta committee of business men assisting in promoting the aeroplane dusting demonstrations, to have two demon strations instead of one. The first is to be at Athens for North Geor gia and the second at Cordele for South Georgia. Urgent requests coming from the latter place to give South Georgia a chance to see this new method of weevil poisoning were met with a favorable answer when it was definitely learned that the planes could be obtained for the second demonstration and that B. R. Coad, the great government authority on boll weevil control could also be at Cordele. In addition to dusting cotton, a demonstration of dusting pecans will be given at Cordele. The dusting exhibition will be held at Athens on August 26th and at Qordele on August 28th. An address on boll weevil control will be delivered by B. R. Gpad to the assembled crowd from 11 to 12 o’clock. Then will follow the aeroplane demonstration lasting for about an hour. This will be follow ed by a Jiarbecue and address by notables of the state. Prof. J. Phil Campbell, director of extension of the Georgia State College of Agriculture will pre side at the Athens meeting, and Prof. Campbell will preside and the college forces including county agents will co-operate for the suc cess of th.e Cordele demonstration, as well as for that of Athens. A party of distinguished officials of the United States Department of Agriculture has planned to attend the Athens demonstration. This will embrace one of the assistant secre taries of agriculture. They come on an official visit to make a study of the aeroplanes which have been deigned for dusting and are to be given initial tests at Athens. Special railroad rates are being put into effect for both the Ath ens and the Cordele demonstrations! The reduced rate wifi be one-way fare for the round trip. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY DARROW’S GREATEST FIGHT sa QlVi- MBal • * t j -IL - - - & i J|i 1 -I ijauH* .Mt If ♦ w » 1 Jr ? w “ Here is Clarence F. Darrow, veteran criminal lawyer, at the climax of the greatest fight of his long career—his battle to save Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb from th 3 gallows. Chief Justice John R. Caverly’s court was crowded when the “old lion” began his final argu ment. Darrow was the attrac tion. And Darrow did not disap point them. Despite his 67 years, he was delivering the greatest oration of all his 46 years at the bar. Never had a greater plea been made in the little court room. Behind Darrow sits his chief aide, Attorney Benjamin Bach rach (No. 2). R7ght baclc of Bachrach is Leopold (N 0.3. Next to Nathan is Dickie Loeb (N 0.4 • Never once did their eyes leave the man who is making the last supreme effort to deny the state of their lives. SWPOHIS TO IET£COiEIE Effort Will Be Made to Arrive at Satisfactory Changes in Schedule on This Line Patrons of the Seaboard Air Line on this division will meet at Cor dele Wednesday, September 3 to work out, if posible, a satisfactory new schedule over the line through Americus and between Qolumbus and Albany. The proposed dis continuance of the Seaboard Shoo Fly train is responsible for the com ing conference. Seaboard, officials have worked out a new schedule known as ‘Plan No. 1,” which they will submit at this conference.’ This provides for th e operation of Trains 11 and 12, east of Americus on approximately the same schedule as now exists between this citj and Savannah, only slight changes being made in this schedule. West of Americus, trains 15 and 16 would be op erated under tHis plan, train 15 leaving Cordele at 7:45 Eastern time, arriving at Americus at 9 a. m., Central time, and) Montgom ery at 1:30 p.m., Central time. Re turning this train (No. 16) would leave Montgomery at 3:30 p. m. Central time, arrive Americus at 9:45, Central time, and Cordele 11 p. m. Eastern time. This plan has been worked out by Seaboard "officials and will be discussed at the coming meeting in Cordele. This meeting, it is plan ned, will be attended by several rep resentatives from Americus, among these being a special com mitte appointed by the Rotary club to handle the proposal to remove the Shoo Fly train. Changes af fecting the Columbus-Albany line | will be discussed at the same time, but these, it is stated, have little bearing upon the interests of Ameri cus. FRENCH SENATE BEGINS DISCUSSION OF PACT PARIS, August 26—The French senate began discussion of the pact | negotiated at the recent London in-1 ternational conference with the in tention of voting on it before night. ‘Common Honesty’ Davis’ Only Message To Country Democratic Nominee in Speech At Cclumbus Tells Aims To People of Ohio Cj fLUMBUS, Ohio, August 26. John W. Davis told the people of Ohio that he had only one message and that was of “common honesty in the, government,” Mr. Davis came to address state democ cratie convention in session today. 'BIIBimWM IS ■' NKI nil Poli :e Officers Enter Home and Fi d Occupant Returned V ithout Notifying Neighbors * C lief John T. Bragg and Offi cer Redmond surprised a “burglar” in the home of Hamilton Yancey here a night or two ago when they answered the call of a neighbor who stat d he had seen a flashlight mov ing about in the rooms of the home, and that the members of the Yancey fafnliy were away on a vacation. S me excitement attended the ad ven ire, as Officer Redmond gjing to ’lie rear of the house not only saw i light but heard a voice in the dan aess. He told Chief Bragg what he had learned. That officer went into the porch and found the doo unlocked. Easily he opened thi. and peared within. There was no ound. Stealthily, pistol in one hand and billie in the other, the inti pid officer moved ahead. Sud denly he saw a gleam of light un der a doorway. He stopped still. Th. e was no sound. i fter a short wait, Chief Bragg heard a voice, Immediately he told wh< he was and demanded to know wh< was in the house. It was Mr. Yancey himself. He had returned without taking precaution to notify the neighbors and had not lighted the entire house. His occasional light as he moved about had at tracted attention across vhe street, and John B. Ansley, who lives op pos'te him, had notified the police. Mutual explanations followed Yancey’s revelation of his presence at Home after a brief vacation, and the officers returned to headquar ter: The facts in the story leaked out this morning. CONCERN OFFERS FREE WATER SUPPLY TO POOL .ANNISTON, Ala., August 26. An offer has been made by the An niston Ice and Coal company to the city of Anniston stipulating that if the city will build a swim ming pool pear n.ear their plant on Ninth street between Noble street and Gurnee avenue, to be used by the poor children of the city under Sixteen years of age, the ice company will furnish free water from its large artesian well -up to the amount of three hundred .gallons per minute. MRS. FERGUSON’S MAJORITY 91,000 DALLAS, August 26. The I mjority of Mrs. Miriam Fergu son over Felix Robertson for the 9emccratic njnfnation for gov irnor passed 91.000 this morn ng, with more returns to be r; elved.. WHITE EftCESTIL FOR ROBBERY OF CLEWIS AT TAMPft First of Alleged Participants in $24,000 ‘Daylight’ Fates Court Today 3 OTHER DEFENDANTS Banker Was Held Up While Transferring Large Sum From Branch to Tampa Bank TAMPA, August 26.—The trial of George B. White, the first of the four defendants facing charges of robbing A. C. Clewis, Tampa bank-1 er, of $24,000 last April, begun here this morning. Three other defendants will brought to trial later, it is said, j One of these, a former Tampa policewoman, it is alleged, has con fessed and told the authorities lull details of the conspiracy resulting in the holdup. The robbery was staged while Clewis was transfer ring the money stolen from a branch bank to a large Tampa bank, of which he is president. CONTINUE CASE AGAINST M’COY LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 26. •—Kid McCoy, former pugilist, en tered Superior Judge Charles S. Crail’s court Monday afternoon to plead to a charge of murder, three ■of assault with intent to commit murder and four of robbery, but a legal argument blocked proceedings and the hearing was adjourned un til Thursday. A prosecution motion to add the name of Mrs Jennie Thomas, sister of McCoy, to the list of witnesses on the grand jury indictment pre cipitated an argument when de fense counsel objected. Adjourn ment was taken before the defense was able to make its motion at tacking the indictment. McCoy appeared to have regain ed much of his old composure and assurance, despite his reported wor ry over the serious illness of his aged mother, Mrs. Mary Selby, and his own precarious position. ■ The former prize-ring idol was neatly, almost stylishly, attired. He looked well-kept, smiled frequently and chatted freely. FINAL DEMAND FOR DEATH PENALTY IS UUIICHEDBYCP9K Prosecutor is Unmoved By Tear ful Pigg of Clarence Darrow That Lives Be Spared MERCY PLEA ATTACKED Asserts Court Has No Right to Forgive ‘lnjuries to Law’ It Is Sworn to Uphold CHICAGO, August 26.—Demand ing again the death penalty for “these two poor sons of multi-mil lionaires,” States Attorney Crowe, in final argument, today launched a vigorous attack upon the mercy plea of the counsel so Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb. “The law says,” he shouted, “that in cases of extreme violence the penalty shall be the death—you nor I have the right to forgive injuries to the law, we are sworn to defend.” DARROW IN TEARS AS HE ENDS PLEA CHICAGO, August 26. Quot ing from the great Persian poet Omar Khayam, Clarence Darrow, leading counsel for Leopold and Loeb, ended his plea for their lives at Monday’s afternoon session. Judge John R. Caverly, who holds the fate of the two youths in his hands did not weep openly at any time during the master oration of the great lawyer, but more than once tears welled into his eyes and he pressed a pencil heavily to his lips to avoid an outburst. Darrow’s speech, heard by hun dreds crowded into the courtroom, here, will go down in the criminal history of Cook county as without an equal. Darrow brushed tears from his eyes several times as he entreated for “that noble quality of mercy with which he may'eventually over come cruelty and hate and malice with kindness and gentleness and love.” He disliked his own tears and disposed of them with as little show as possible. Neither Leopold (Continued on Page Two.) countylchooTs OPEN 01 WOW Trustees and Officials Anxious to Have Parents Meet With Teachers at Opening The rural white schools of Sum ter county will resume their ses sions next Monday morning, all of the schools opening simultaneous ly, according to an announcement authorized this morning by J. E. D. Shipp, .chairman of the county school board, and a number of trustees of the several schools. It is planned by the school offi cials to have the parents meet with the teachers at all the schools with the opening of the seSsion, so that all mdy know one another, and that the work of the schools may gen away under the best possible circvn stances. All of the trustees of the several schools are likewise asked to be present and participate in this get-together at the beginning of the session. At Thalean school it is planned to have one of the best school meet ings of the year with the beginning of the new school year. A. H. Jen nings, chairman of the board of trustees there, was in Americus to day and conferred with Chairman Shipp and E. T. Moore, superin tendent-elect of the schools, and plans were made for staging a real get-together meeting there at that time. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER DIES IN EXPLOSION MANILA, August 26.—James E. Egan of Omaha, Neb., a chief petty officer, was killed today in an en gine room explosion on the sub marine S-2 lying at Cavite navy yard. The submarine was undam aged. Investigation of the explo sion has already begun. New York Future* Pc. Open High Law Clme Mar. ..24.35|24.50|25.73f24.50|24.73 May -.24.53i24.-1!24.90;24.58124.90 Oct. ..24 42'24.62j24.90i24.51j24. 90 Dec, ..24 02124.15124.45|24.10[24.45 Americus middling spots 24 cents Receipt-', today 161 bales. PRICE FIVE CENTS STATE CONYENTION PUTS STAND 81 DIMS 18 PARTY PLATFORM ■ Pronouncement in Seagirt Ad dress Adopted By Cleveland Convention Early Today i CHEERING IS GENERAL , Delegates Give Voice to General s Approval as Clerk Reads Committee's Plank COLUMBUS', August 26.—The democratic state convention adopted today as its platform plank on thei klan the pronouncement of John W. Davis, in his Seagirt address. The resolutions committee had an proved the anti-klan plank, ami there was general cheering when the secretary read the plank. STAGNATION FOLLOWS WHITE'S WITHDRAWAL Other Large Concerns Also Re frained From Buying Live stock During Entire Day CHICAGO, August 26.—Stagna tion resulted in the cattle market on the livestock exchange today from the withdrawal of Wilson & Company from buying. Other large companies also refrained from bu> • ing. WILSON & COMPANY STAY OUT OF MARKET TODAY CHICAGO, August 26.—Follow ing the announcement yesterday that Wilson & Company packers would fight receivership, the com pany stayed out of the livestock market today. wibWSiu PRAISES TIEBEMAN Malaria Prevention Work of F ormer Americus Man in Phil ippines Proves Valuable MANILA, August 26. The Rockefeller Foundation has agreed to continue to supply one-half of the expenditures' incurred in the' campaign for the control of malaria in the Philippine Islands, undertak en jointly about two years ago by it and the Philippine health depart ment, according to an announce ment by Eugene A. Gilmore, vice governor, under whose jurisdiction the health department operates. Vice-Governor Gilmore said: “For more than two years the Rockefeller Foundation has support ed very liYierally experiments in ma larial control in the Philippines. The experimental work has been con ducted in the province of Laguna under the direction of Walter D. Tiedeman, an export from the foun dation on the subject of malaria. Before coming to the Philippines, Tiedeman was an assistant sanitary engineer in the United States army and directed the salutary engineer ing; at Souther Field, Americus, Georgia. He came here from Americus, where he served follow ing the armistice as city sanitary engineer. “Certain methods of malarial control have been devised which have proved very successful. The foundation has offered to continue the services of Tiedeman for the re mainder of this year and to supply one-half of the expenses necessary to carrying on the work.” ANDREW HARRIS IS HELD FOR THEFTS Andrew Harris, a negro, is held ,in police barracks on a charge of stealing, as the result of a clever piece of detective work pulled off ' by Chief of Police John T. Bragg. Harris, was formerly employed as a porter by the Pinkston company, and numerous articles of wearing apparel had been missed by that firm. Investigation by Chief Bragg resulted in the arrest of Eva Lou Patterson, a negress, who stole a pair of shoes from Pinkston’s Sat urday night. Questioning, based upon secret information possessed by the police resulted in her admis sion that she had bought a skirt and other articles from Harris. Later these articles were identified by J. E. B. McLendon as belonging to the Pinkston stock. Harris was. ar rested, ’and is being held, but ha denies the charge, saying the w<h man’s story is untrue. —4
