About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1924)
WEATHER For Georgia.—Generally fair to night and Saturday. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR. NO 201 REICHSTAG ACCEPTS LONDON AGREEMENT €ooMge Back in Washington: After Vacation pfflifflUnT DISK JFTER MfflM LISTING TWO IfflS Finds Little Routine Work Awaiting Attention On His Return Jo Washington MAY ACCEPT CHALLENGE Free To Meet Senator Wheeler On Labor Day in Dsicuss ion of Campaign Issues WASHINGTON, August 29. President Coolidge returned to Washington today at 7 o’clock after a two weeks vacation on his fa ther’s farm at Plymouth, Vt. He has said h e has no plans for participating in the campaign and that he v/ill stick to his desk and at tend to government business. But a survey of the situation reveals no governmental problems worthy of engaging presidential attention. For eign problems—debt funding and the projected second armament con ference await the final decision of Germany as to the Dawes plan and the starting of the rehabilitation ma chinery proposed therein. Domestically, there is nothing of consequence on the fire, with con gress out of the way. Even the pro blem of major appointments is cleaned up with the selection of am bassadors to Japan and Mexico. All that remains for the president to do is ip- Wh commissions aq.H jrlhqx routine paper?, a mere hajjawnting chore, and to adjust miiign difficul ties between various departmental officials who ar c always quarreling over son e petty id running, to the president. Jg But on the whole, there is nofm ing to tax the mental powers of a full grown man, so far as the work ing machinery of the government is concerned. Later the president will want to formulate policies for his December message to congress, but obviously that will wait until after election. Also he is soon to appoint his agricultural commission, but that presents no serious problem. So he is free, relatively speaking, to get into the campaign, and accept if he cares to, the challenge of Sen ator Wheeler, the independent vice presidential candidate, who on Thursday made it known that in his Boston Labor Day speech he intends to open up on Coolidge and chal lenge the president to go out and show himself to the country. JURY FINDS WHITE GUILTY OF ROBBERY TAMPA, Fla., August 29.—The jury returned a verdict of guilty m eleven minutes in the case of Geo. B. White, charged with robbing A. C. Clewis, broker, of $24,000 on April 23. Sentence was deferred until after hearing a motion for a new trial. The case was the first of four be gun Monday, growing out of the ap prehension of six persons in the bold daylight hold-up of lhe banker as he transferred money from one bank to another. The trial of Mrs. Edith M. .Con way, former policewoman, begins this morning. Judge H. K. Oli phant, of Bartow, will sit in place of Judge Lee Gibson, disqualified in ~ie case. F. M. Williams, former chief of police, will be tried for the robbery jlonday. LITTLE JOE TWE MVSVERX IS HOvJ SOME FOLKS CAN Tell VlHeiher. They RE. on a Vacation or not t>Q Z— i pJ k 6“ / ' Wn THE (VAJLPUBLISHEO IN THE HEART OF DIXIE (fiTj FIGHT FOR WATER MAY RESULT SERIOUSLY I HER_BOY MADE IT! ■ _ ■■til JH| egaMui- rjiwfc gp ■ .-As.*... . Mrs. Calvin Coolidge pauses at an old fence post on John Cool idge’s farm near Plymouth, Vt., and gazes tenderly at a wind vane carved by boyish hands. Her WNI'DIESII te NG MO, 1. 1 Was Chairman of Board of Big Naval Stores Concern At Savannah SAVANNAH, August 29.—The Columbian Naval Stores Company this morning recaivea a telegram an nouncing the death at Long Island, Ga., of Columbus Downing, chair man of the board of directors of tho company. Downing was a veteran in the naval stores business in Georgia, with his residence in Brunswick. WAGING WAR ON TICK ON NEARBY ISLANDS SAVANNAH, August 29.—The grazing districts on St. Catherint’s Ossabaw ancr Warsaw Islands will soon be eradicated of tick infested cattle. Dr. Meter F. Bahnsen, state veterinarian, has arrived her e to personally superintend the prepara tions. Owners recently started le gal proceedings to restrain the state authorities from operating in this preserve. SWEET POTATO CROP CURTAILED THIS YEAR ATLANTA, August 92.—There’s a shortage of sweet potatoes, ac cording to the Georgia Bureau of Markets, of which L. B. Jackson is director. The crop estimate shows that the present crop will lack but a few thousand bush is of being a million bushels short of last season’s crop. When considering this shortage in terms of cars shipped during the season of 1925, itself a short move ment, only 698 cars, approximately 350,000 bushels, Director Jackson points out, it is apparent that in or der to maintain even that movement the present season, ‘ we will have 'to reduce our own consumption by nearly a million bushpls,” quoting his own words. “In view of the situation,” said Mr. Jackson, “every one must real ize the importance of taking great pains in gathering this crop and let nothing go io waste, ffe must keep our commercial shipments whieh bring the money back to the grow ers.” younger son, Calvin, Jr., now sleeping on a neighboring hill side, made it one of the summer vacations he was spending at his grandfather’s place. PFfflY FOR MES SPEECH IT tllttl Republican Vice Presidential Nominee To Speak at Ne braska Capital 1 onight luiNCOLN, Nqbr., August Charles G. Dawes is back in hre old home town, and scheduled to speak eleven minute sin the case of Gen jury returned a verdtei of guilty in commission will be se in motion by ronight. MHERICIIS HAS CLEAH BILL BE HEM ■ Americus is free from contagious and infectious diseases at the pres ent time, according to a statement issued today from the office of Cuy Physician J. W. Chambliss. “This is a remarkable condition, said Dr. Chambliss, “in view of the size of the town and the population. There are a few cases of whooping cough, a number of whie.i have not been reported through family physi cians, and as this disease is not com pulsory of report, the office has no statistics to compute froi i. “In three weeks,” Dr. Chambliss said, “schools in Americus will be gin, and the parents or guardians are urgently requested to report whooping cough cases in tjjeir homes in order that the children may be fully prepared to enter school, with out spreading the disease through out the various class rooms. Ail such cases should be reported im mediately, and this will be greatly appreciated by the health office, as well as entailing a benefit on the children, the schools, and the com munity.” MAJ. BRANTELY GOES IN PLANE TO MEET PRINCE MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., Au gust 29.—Major William N. Brant ley, Jr., left Mitchell Field by air plane at 1 o’clock to meet the Steamship Berengaria and to send a radio message from his plants to the ship conveying oficial messages of greetings to the Prince of Wales from Governor Al Smith and Mayor Hylajn _ AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 29, 1924 OH FKJE GIHI.I WFIPEIS LEJLI Sf HlPlfc CM Conflict in Kjiern KiandWf Likely To Powder .Barrel ißiept-’blic RIVAL CLAN®fART FIGHT Chishien-YflanW.Aggressor And Expects Tc®Drive Yung- Hsiaifc Out , PEKING, August 29. —In addi tion to a warning note sent by the diplomatic corjM to the Chinese foreign office yesterday, decia/f ing the government would be held responsible for- damage to for eigners and property in th/ threatened warfare ih the vicin ity of Shanghai, it is understoosk that the British minister sent a■’ separate note.' regarding the - Sbanrhni Nnnk&g railway, which is menaced by t£e hostile Chinese forces. —j—— > 4 'SHANGHAI, august 29—Sparky capable of ignitin ; all China hi opepii warfare were see i today in she im-F pending inflict in the eastern pul •tion of KiangauLprovince in which Chishien-Yuan, #ie<aggressor, ex pects to drive oaf ins- rival. Lu Cheik- tang Province, wlio has contested the section of Kiansv province sine ills appointment under, the deposed Anfu party. CO NTINUED Mil OEmLIBHT Gale Sweeping Icy Coast of .. Labrador Hold World Fly- -- ers in Frigid Grasp U. S. RICHMOND,At Ice Tickle, Labrador, August 29.- —Continmng stormy weather caused further post ponement of the world flight. No attempt will be made to hop off be fore tomorrow morning, \it is an nounced. At a cqnference aboard the Rich mond, the assignment of the three destroyers guarding the route ,of the fliers was decided upon, and'they left tonight to take up their posi tions. The navy vessels were forced to seek shelter in the harbor at Ice Tickle Wednesday night, during the gale that raged, preventing the air men from making the flight Thurs day as had been planned. When the fliers arrive at Indian Harbor the cruiser Lawrence will proceed to Boston, stopping en route at Halifax. When the fliers leave Indian Har bor the Richmond will proceed direct to Boston. TH BUSINESS M Wenry P. Everett, secretary of the Americus and Sumter County Chamber of Commerce, arranged to day to have E- C. Bagwell, superin tendent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad, address a meeting of busi ness men Saturday afternoon in the rooms of the Chamber of Com merce, at th e courthouse. The hour for the meeting to begin is 3:30 .o’clock, and the proposed removal of the Seaboard Shoo Fly train is to be the subject discussed. The meeting is to be rather in formal in its nature, and business men who attend will be privileged to offer any constructive suggestion they may desire. It'is declared to b$ the purpose of the Seaboard of ficials to adjust the proposed new schedule to best meet the needs of the communities served without in volving too great a financial loss. Operation of the Shoo Fly,, it is asserted is a continuing source of monetary loss to the aotj one that it is wished to avoid with the lest possible insonveuience to all concerned. Arrive J loday — —h v’lfik ; « * 0v ?■ ■ • jib MISe f w KV Y• ' * Xv ' T Si few i MT ■ ■ 4Hft ■ ■' ■ ' tiRiL ' The Prince of Wa’es fs a regular fellow on board ship. He always can be found right out on deck mingling with the other passengers. HfflT AWAITING WALES Prince Will Occupy Splendid Long Island Home of Bur dens During Visit NEW YORK, August 29.—The Prince of Wales will land on Ameri can soil late this afternoon at Gleen Cove, Long Island, where a setting for a royal welcome has been pre pared. Tho exact time of the prince’s arrival is unknown. The prinee will proceed to the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Burden which will be his headquarters while here. A member of the prince’s staff who was interviewed today was anx ious that th e private nature of his royal highness’ flying visit to the United States should be emphasized. “The prince is anxious that it should be realized in the United States that the short stay he will make in Long Island for the purpose of witnessing the international polo matches is merely incidental to his Canadian holiday, and that it will not be possible for him to make any public engagements,said the offi cial. “America interests the prince very keenly and he is anxious to make an extended tour there when ever it becomes possible. He would have liked to fulfill his ambition really to see America next year, and possibly wo’uld have done so had it not been for the postpone ment of his visit to South Africa, which is now to take place in 1925. He could not, of course, have trav elled extensively this year in the United States, because of the presi dent’s election. “It was only because the prince suddenly realized that it would be impossible for him to take in the polo matches on his way to Canada that he decided to alter his original plan of .going direct to Calgary. Be cause his visit is an absolutely pri vate one he has virtually no ‘plans.’ “It is not likely that his royal highness will be in New York City at all. He will be taken off the Ber engaria and will make the trip to Long Island on a steam yacht. ... _ l w f TTDRNEV MBNfPEO WlfflN FEUD L. C. Hall Seized at Bishop, Is Accused of Aiding Les An geles Secure Rights COMMISSION TO VISIT ZONE Hope of Quelling Now Rests in Decision To Be Made By That Body Los ANGELES, -August 29. ■ Hope- of quelling tije Owens valley water feud which .Glared up Wed nesday anew with the kidnaping at Bisiiop of L. C. Hall, attorney, ac cused by his fellow townsmen of aiding Los Angeles to acquire water rights in the valley, rested today on the scheduled visit of the public service commission to the trouble zone. wsira S b ®LIH TO Bfflffi Vendor Unable To Participate In Campaign Until Normal s .. LYNCHBURG, Va., August 29 United States Senator Glass will be unable to take active part in the democratic national campaign until Tie has recovered his ‘'norm?! health,” his physician said. si® of mm SEEN JTMOM Loungers No Longer Seek Shady Nooks and Butterflies Be gin Long Migration ATLANTA, August*29.—The un mistakable signs of autumn are al ready in the air in Georgia. The recent very brief cool spell may be psychologically responsible for some, of the feeling that Jack Frost rides near with his palette of colors, but still, other signs must not be denied. There arc the hucksters who are already crying the products of ear ly fall; the street vendors, who hover over clusters of late summer flowers and glistening boxes of huckleberries; the shops whose win dows are being filled -with the adornments of cooler weather; and a kind of unmistakable haze that uoatg over the cities from the hills outside, and which is always to be associated mornings and flaming forests of autumn leaves. Even the loungers who seek their rest on the benches at th 1 . state capitol grounds, or cn the grass, are not so very particular about seeking the shady nooks, and but terflies are beginning to drift along in the lazy fashioi. of th annual autumn migration. To use the words of an ancient and a very gnarled looking did dar key, “They ain’t no doubt ’bout hit, boss. Jack Frost shore am hidin’ right ’round de corner.” Yet the weather prophets declare that Georgia has a good many days of warm weather real warn", at that —before:, “his paint pot spills on the hills over night.” PLOWMAN UNCOVERS ANCIENT ROMAN ARMOR KARAGATCH, Bulgaria, August 29.—A peasant plowing- near this village tipped up one of the most rnieresting archeological finds made in recent years. When the plow struck an abstaruction the peasant found it was a slab of marble. Lift ing this a marble tomb was disclos ed and within lay a suit of bronze armor of a Roman knight, together with shield, sword, spear and several utensils, including an exquisite vase. Director Velkoff, of the National Taiseum, and Mr. Popoff, an expert on Greek antiquities, estimate that Cue find dates back to the pre-Alex andrine period, New York Future* I‘c. -Open High. Low Close Mar 24.75J1A7 24.98 24J.38 25.00 May 24.90»WG4 25.15 24.50 25.15 Oct 24-81 24.58 25.12 24.52 25.15 Dee 24.43 24.22 24.78 24.15 24.78 Americu.:, Middling Spots 24 1-c. Receipts tbiftiy 369 Bales. PRICE FIVE CENTS BEGUN BILL lELPT OB REJECT HAWES PUN PICTfIBT r ReicMtag irTSession and Debat- Reparations Plan De cided On at London fUECIbIUN WILL KE HNAL| Nationalists Mhving To Compel to Repudiate Germany’s W«» Guilt BERLIN, Augustus. the Reichstag accepted (he Dawes reparations plan agreement con cluded at the "recent London con ference, adopting by a vote of 314 to 127 the railway bill to put into effect the provisions of the London agreement. The government’* approval of the tarjff, on grain is also re ported to be a part of the bar gain made'by Dr. Stressemann as a go-between for the present min istry. BERLIN, August ,20.—The final vote on the government’s bill neces sary to carry-out Germany’s part of. the Dawes reparation program will be taken late this afteEjioon. It now appears certain that the reichstag will endorse the London agreement. .Germany will today accept or re ject the Dawes proposal for the re habilitation of Europe. The reich stag adjourned until Friday after noon when the goverment and tho opposition will meet in a test ct < t,l ength on the question of the en abling acts which the German dele gation to London agreed to enact io put the Dawes plan into op< ration. Betting here is ten to one against the passage of the laws. In the event -nF rejection the dissolved immediately for genera-, elections, which probably would oc eur during the last week of Septein ber. Whether or not the reichstag approves the Dawes bills, the gov ernment will sign the pact of Lon don, and go before the country on tnat issue. * Scores of amendments have been offered, most of tliem demanding more substantial guarantees of evac uation of the occupied territories. The nationalists have formally mov ed to compel the governmerft to rep udiate Germany’s war guilt which is .set forth in the Versailles treaty, before accepting the Dawes pro posals. The adjournment of the reichstag Thursday night was due to the fact that negotiations between the gov ernment and the nationalist party are still proceeding. Besides taking a vote bn the Dawes agreement Friday, the reich stag is ; chedulcd to consider a Lack of confidence motion in the govern ment, proposed by the people's . party. MISS SCHBDL WILL PE OPFN 8S MB Large Enrollment Is Assured With Splendid Faculty En gaged For Full Term PLAINS, August 29.—The fall term of Plains consolidated school opens next Monday Sept. 1. Following is the faculty elected for the 1924-25 sessions: E. 1.. Bridges of Plains Superintendent Latin and Economics; Miss Julia Coleman, of Plains, principal, En glish and History; Miss Hah Burch, of Dublin, Mathematics and Science; Miss Eleanor Chambliss, of Plains, 6th 7th grades; Miss Pearl Lang ford, of Woodville, 4th and sth grades; Miss Margurite Hudson, of Plains, 2nd 3rd grades, Miss Cythia Langford, of Woodville, Ist grade; Miss Mabel Fincher, of Yatesville, music, and Mrs. E. L. Bridges, domestic science. constructionon BUILDING IS SLOW VALDOSTA, August 29.—Con struction work on the new building for the city water plant is making very satisfactory progress, despite th ; apparent slowness of the opera tions. The building will be perfect ly fire proof, only concrete, steel ard glass entering into its make up, ard the work is being done under the closest scrutinty to insure the carrying out of every detail of th<j ca -efully planned structure. With th > completion of the building l thd city will have nothing to fear worn fire, and it will take cither a hurri cane, ’quake or explosion to afifecS the plant.
