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What’s Going POLITICS— PRINCE- MARS— KLAN— On in World B Y CHARLES P. STEWART Old-line politicians keep worry ing over what will happen if the presidential election is thrown into Congress. One old-line suggestion is that the national chairmen agree in advance to let the presidential elec tors,regardless of party, vote for the candidate with a popular plurality, even though he lacks a “majority over all.” Constitutionally the elec tors vote as they please ’ bu ? practically this right has lapsed. It suit likely the chairmen will agree to revive It. It might do this time but not suit so weU later on. ANYBODY BUT BRYAN? IT Congress does have to make the choice, another suggestion is that maybe the conservative Republicans irf the House will vote for Davis rather than stay deadlocked. Why'.’ Well, if the House fails to elect a president the vice president, who’s chosen by the Senate, will become president automatically. It’s as sumed that the Progressive senators, deeming Bryant reasonably progres sive,’would join the Democrats in such a case, electing him. The idea is that the conservative Republican congressmen would prefer voting even for Davis to seeing Bryan in the White House. * » ♦ A HARD CHOICE This might be so, if the Republi can ticket ran third. That would leave the Senate no choice but be tween Bryan and Wheeler. Pro bably the conservative would be almost anything to prevent either from becoming president. * * * TOO MUCH “DEAL” But if the Prigressives run third, the Senate’s choice will be between Dawes and Bryan. The conserva tive Republican congressmen might conceivably say: “We’re deadlocked anyway—can’t elect Coolidge. Let’s vote for Davis, to keep Bryan out.” But in return for helping Davis thev surely would insint in the Senate Democrats’ help in making Dawes vice president. Now Bryan, if the Democrats stuck by him, certainly would prefer him to Dawes. It isn’t believable that any Democratic sen ator wold dare to desert, under such circumstances. It would be too ib- too dangerous—a ’con servative “deal”. * • • IF, IF, IF Or if the Democrats run third-- that would make Dawes and Wheeler file Senate candidates, it’s a fore gone conclusion that Dawes would get all the Republican votes and also —in preference to W’heeler—the votes of all the conservative Demo crats, electing him. The. House Republicans certainly wouldn’t help elect Davis to prevent THIS. * * * ON HIS WAY The Prince of Wales is on his way to America on the Cunarder Beren garia. Experts in men’s attire pre dicts the styles he brings across will last in this country at least two years. • * * MARTIAN CIVILIZATION Plenty of funny noises arrived by radio while Mars was passing 34,- (>OO,OOO miles off, but astronomers say not a single one could be inter preted as an interplenetary massage. As reliable a story as any, they agree, is the one told by the raidu fan who declares the Martians’ civi lization much like ours, for he heard them shooting craps. ♦ * * M. K. K. Imperial Wizard Evans is on re cord as opposing LaFollette, on the Ku Klux Klan’s behalf, and neutral tis between Coolige and Davis. But just as Evans was saying this, Davis came out against the Klan. Wheth er, after this, the Klan will stay neutral hasn’t developed yet. * * * FIRPO WINS Canon Chase of Brooklyn has failed in his attempt to prevent the birpo-Wills fight by gettting Firpo deported beforehand. He got him arrested, indeed, but his hearing was set for Sept. 20 and he fights Sept. 11. He won’t mind being de ported -after that. | LITTLE JOE \ MANY A BAD ECfd HANGS ABOUND WITH CHICKENS I ''X M ERICUS THE ESIIPUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE FORTY-SIXTH YEAR.—NO. 202 AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 30~ 1924 FAST FYLERS NEAR ROCHESTER uoouuooo p 000000000 Wales is Guest |of Coolidge at Lunch PRfSIDEUT GREETS KEmCIIBUL ■WNME u. Landing in Fine Spirits, Prince Lungbes With President Cool idge and Family OCCASION IS GALA ONE Banners and Bunting Wave As Wales Visits America For Second Time —1 y- 1 - WASHINGTON, August 30. The Prince of Wales arrived at 1 o’clock and wa* driven immed iately to the White House for luncheon. WASHINGTON, August 30. Official duties were sidetracked this morning as President Coolidge welcomed the Prince of Wales to the White House as his guest at an informal luncheon. This is the princes second trip to Washington, and on this occasion he plans s to spend only three hours in the capital owing' to the deep mourning of th G Coolidge family for Calvin, Jr., and he will not even visit the British embassy. Cab inet members and their wives were invited to an informal reception following the princes luncheon with the Coolidges. WALES IN FINE SPIRITS ON ARRIVAL NEW YORK, August 30.—The Brinee pf Wales, heir th the Brit ’isKuirone and the most popular member of the European royalty reached New York Friday after noon. The Prince and Lqrd Louis Mountbatten were standing on the bridge with the Berengarias cap tain when the big vessel came up the narrows. The Prince, officers of the ship said, had been there most of the time since the vessel had come within sight of land. Sixty reporters and photograph ers boarded the Berengaria. The Prince descended to “C deck to greet them. Only five were able to reach him to shake hands, so great was the jam. The Prince appeared slightly ner vous, but when the reporters turn ed loose a battery of questions, he answered them snappily. The young heir to the British throne was smiling and did not ap pear to be nettled by the qustions. He continued smiling throughout the interview and seemed to en joy it. Th Prince was dressed in a gray suit, wore a soft gray hat with a black band, tan shoes, blue shirt with collar to match and set off by a rgd. and blue tie. While Wales was talking to the reporters his baggage, consisting of a~ouc” 30 pieces, was being trans ferred to the Black Watch. As quickly as the transfer was made, the Prince brought tlie interview to a close, quickly going with his par ty aboard the yacht for Glen Cove. “I am very happy to be in the United States again, as I had such a good kime when I was here be fore,” Wales told newspaper men. “This is a holiday,” he added. MORE GEMS AS EVIDENCE IN M’COY CASE FOUND LOS ANGELES, August 30. More handfuls of precious gems today swelled the store of vidence being collected in the Mors-McCoy murder case and gem smuggling mystery, as the result of opening yesterday of • two safety deposit boxes registered in the name of Kid McCoy, former pugilist, charg ed with the murder of Mrs. Theresa - Mors. EMBARGO ON ARMS SHIPMENTS IS LIFTED WASHINGTON, August 30. The embargo which was imposed several months ago to prevent the shipment of arms, to Cuba, was raised today J>y President Cool idge. The action was taken by presi dential proclamation on the basis of offk’al informationn indicating that the emergency which caused the embargo, growing out of inter nal disturbances in Cuba, had been brought to an end, ' Girl Who iLovotl Dickie Loeb Says Disposition Was ‘Queer' 'PITCHES’ CALLED TO' AID YOUTHS, RELATES FACTS ABOUT LOEB Girl Asserts ‘Dickie’ Tried To Hide Education, She Says, But ‘Babe’ Boasted WENT TOGETHER OFTEN Believed Loeb truthful Boy, But Learned Later He Even Told Her Many Lies Chicago, Aug. 30.—Germaine Reinhard had “Dick” Loeb for a caller in her home two days after he killed “Bobby” Franks. She had Another date with him for the Satur day of the following week, from WKich he was unavoidably detained by his arrest. The foregoing isn’t news, because defense attorneys made it public when thfey summoned the 18-year old girl to testify at the boys tram But she never was placed on the wi - ness stand. And until now her in timate story of “Dick” and “Babe Leopold has remained untold. Miss Reinhard is the “Patches” es trial stories. The nickname is fic ticious, she insists, and her friends know her as “Bud.” She is -a riuhd-faced, brown-eyed, worldly, winsome child, this play mate of the two young millionaires. Her home in her parents’ apartment is comfortable, well furnished, un pretentious. “I met Dick last winter in a loop department store, playing man jongg,” says “Bud.” “I knew the girl who was teach ing the gam e and went to see her. Dick was there and she introduced us. “We talked about the University of Illinois, where I went tor ‘a few months, and about Michigan. Kid ding each other, you know. I liked him and was glad to give him my phone number. “Dick called me in a fepj days anti came out to see me. He came back and I began going out with him lots of places. We would see each other two or three times a week. “He introduced me to ‘Babe’ Leo pold, and we went not sometimes with ‘Babe’ and Susan Lurie. 1 never had a date with ‘Babe’ alone. And Dickie and I were never en gaged-just friends. “When we went to places on the South Side ’Dick’ didn’t like it be cause fellows he knew there weuld come over to our table and want to dance with me. And on the Nortn Side, fellows I knew would try to buttin. So we finally agreed that (Continued on Page Five) WHEB SEVERE' ■KE IS PECOBDED Georgetown Seismograph Indi cates Convulsion In Region Near Japan WASHINGTON, August 30.—An earthquake, described as “rather se vere,” was recorded on the seismo graph at Georgetown university last night. The greatest intensity of the quake was around 11:30 o’clock, of ficials at the university said today. It is believed to have been in the region o f Japan. AGED WOMAN IS FOUND DEAD IN LAKE ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 30 —Mrs. Cora E. Mitehell, aged 60. is believed to have committed sui cide by jumping into Mirror lake. Her body was discovered near the shore early this morining and was identified some hours later by a member of the household where she had been making her home. Des pondency is given as a cause. Though very little is known about her, it is understood she has eraltives in Watertown, N. Y. Ef forts are being made to locate them. ; Gill of Whom Loeb Was Jealous r— ' i K I ; / —J///Z. v . i I 9 Y" ~' V i !f ■ ! i L t - : I jf I- ■ . r » "~ZZZ~ r .' ■ • • I 'Muifßr • / /-W • /aOAz t. • WlB - - " 8 ■’ i. y“'* ■jjv - ■ “p'ATCHES” RE INHARD ■N DEPOSITED ROBBERY PROCEEDS IN BANK HI TIPI. Employees Tell of Cash Left For Safekeeping In Institutions At Trial of Policewoman PUT CASH INTO 2 BANKS • / Mrs. Conway is- Charged With Being An Accessory to Big 24,000 Hold-Up TAMPA, August 30.—Two bank employees went on the stand here this mornin, g in the trial of Mr;:. Edith Conway, charged with being an accessory to the $24,000 robbery from A. C. Clewis, Tampa banker, who testified that she deposited $3,- 700 in two local banks five days af ter the robbery. Mrs. Conway, whose son is em ployed in the Clewis bank her, was formerly a policewoman attached to the Tampa police department, do ing special work. HEYS NAMED TRUSTEE BY GOVERNOR WALKER MONTEZUMA, August 30.—J. E. Heys, of Montezuma, has been appointed to the board of trustees of the Georgia Agricultural Col lege at Athens by Governor Clifford Walker. TUSKEGEE RAILROAD TO EXTEND OPERATIONS WASHINGTON, August 30. The Tuskegee Railroad Company to-1 day received authority from the ' Interstate Commerce Gpmm|ssiion I to operate their line of railroad and t o construct an extension thereto into Macon county, Georgia. PULASKI GATHERING LARGE COTTON CROP HAWKINSVILLE, Ga- Aug 3C. —Cotton is nqw being picked rapid ly and brought into Hawkinsville every day, and indications are that the number of bales this year in Pu laski county will double the num-1 bar produced last year. About 600 < bales have been marketed here this season. There are several local buyers Tiere and every day buyers from other sections are coming in, which helps keen the market up to the highest pcJnt. The farmers are well pleased with the grading given them. WEATHER For Georgia—Partly cloudy to night and Sunday; slightly warmer in west portion .tonight. FRENCHTROOSWILL EVACUATE DOITO NO DISTRICT AT ONCE Order Issued by Herrsot In Compliance With Terms Os London Agreement PACT FORMALLY SIGNED Washington Gratified At News That Dawes Plan Has Been Finally Accepted PARIS, August 30.—The French government will order the evacua tion of Dortmund in the Ruhr dis trict tomorrow. This order is in execution of Pre mier Harriot’s agreement that the Ruhr evacuation would begin the day after the signing of the London agreement, which was signed in London early this afternoon. PACT FORMALLY SIGNED BY REPRESENTATIVES LONDON, August 30.—The pact drawn up at the recent international conference for putting the Dawes plan into effect, was signed by representatives of the various na tions this afternoon. COOLIDGE AND HUGHES GRATIFIED WASHINGTON, August 30. Extreme gratification was expregs- ■ ed Friday by President Coolidge ■ and members of the cabinet when news of the ratification of the Dawes reparations plan by the Ger man rtichstag was curried to the White House. The cabinet was engaged in an informal discussion of the repara tions settlement when the news was received, “It is very gratifying news,” said Secretary of State Hughes. CROPS SUFFERING FROM EXTREME DRY WEATHER I ATLANTA, Aug. 30.—Tre crops throughout the state are begin ning to suffer for nai nand corn and cotton are beginning to turn yel low. The temperature here has been unusually high for several with no-rain, in sight, according to C. F. Von Hermann, the weather SKIMMING STILL’ GOIK ON OEM ■ FICTIONS Shanghai Interests Renew Efforts - To Avoid Open Warfare Breaking Out KIANGSU ARMY 5,000 MEN Troops in Chin-Li and Hunan Are Supporting Kiangsu Forces SHANGHAI, Aug. 30!—Reports of skirmishing in Quiusan distr et, where the forces of Chi Shieh Yuan arid Lu Young Hsiang, opposing the Tuchans are gathering, although un uniformed, have led to renewed ef iorts by Shanghai interests to:avoid open warfare. Foreign intervention to stop the impending civil war between rival Chinese factions for control of the Shanghai district in which is located one, of the largest foreign Settle ments in China, was asked Friday by the Chinese Chamber Os Commerce. Such intervention, however, was con sidered unlikely by foreign observers here. The opposing lines of the Kiangsu and Chekiang forces ar c now drawn up in the vicinity of Quinsan and Soo Chow, only a few miles apart. It is estimated that the Kiang, u Army now totals 05,000 and the Chewiang forces numbers! almost as many. Troops in Chin-Li and Hunan Provinces are supporting the IL - angsu forces, whose, objectives arc the Slpinghai and Kiangnan Arse nals. The commander of the Chin-Li Army sent an ultimatum to Mar shal Lu at Hangeno, demanding the return of the Shanghai .district to Kiangsu Province. American and British warships are on their way. to Shanghai. Two rival armies are just out side of Shanghai and fighting is ex pected hourly. indications that the warfare may become gneral were given tonight when word came that General Wu ~ei Fu, ( Powerful Chihli Military Leader, was sending forces down the Yangtsie to assist those of Ki angsu Province. Simultaneously word .was received that Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian War Lord, was concentrating forces along the Southern boundary of his territory, ostensibly for field maneu vers. Observers here believe b.e will launch a new drive for control of I'ckin if there is any evtemded weak' 'dug of the Capital’s defenses by Wu Pei Fu in his efforts to as sist Kiangsu. GREAT POWERS WARN CHINA PEKIN, August 30.—The United States, Great Britain, France and Japan, in a note delivered to ti e Chinese Government Friday, ad vised China that she would be heT* responsible for all losses of foreign property or lives in the event er war in the vicinity of Shanghai. , Rumors of war between Marshal Chi Hsioh-Yuan, of Nanking (Ki angsu Province, and General Lu Yu ang H • .mg (Chekiang Province,, are rife, but it has been impossible so obtain confirmation of any actual I fighting between the two militarists! wno-e forces face each other alon;;l the Kiangsu-Chekiang border about’ 40 a. lies from Shanghai. The wildness of som c . of the ru mors is well illustrated by the re port that all traffic on the Shanghai-] Hange iow Railroad, running be-1 tween Shanghai and the capital In] (■eneral Lu, had been suspended be cause of military operations. It, was subsquently discovered the; traffic had been temporarily delay ed owing to the derailment of a' freight car. AMERICAN IS RELEASED BY MEXICAN BANDITS WASHINGTON, August 30. i The state department has maSe' public a dispatch from the Ameri can consul at Durango, Mexico, re-? porting the release by Mexican ban- j dits' of R. G. Byrrinean, who l&d been kidnaped August 16, at Tene-i Jiauneg. The advices said Mr. Barrinean would arrive at Durango this week, > and apparently had Sufferd no I harm at the hands of the bandits.' He If manager of the Brock Hardie' [Lumber and Turpentine Company Pf South Carolina. New York Futures Pc. Open High Low Close , Mar. 25.00 24.88 25.18 24.00 25i64 May 2 >.15 54.08 25.'30 24.75 24.75 Pct. 25.15 25.05 25.27 *4.04 24.69 Dee 24.78 24.58 24.97 24,35 24.37 Americus middling spots 24 1.-2 c, Receipts today 693 bales, PRICE FIVE CENTS 30 VICTIM OF CRASH BFWHFmiHS PUSHED TOJOSPITALS Detroit & Lake Shore Limited And New York Central Flyer Wrecked VICTIMS OfTrELIEF TRAIN Accident Occurred Near Roches ter Early Today, With In jured Taken There ROCHESTER, August 30.—More than thirty victims of the crash of the Detroit & Lake Shore Limited , and a fast New York Central train > near here early today, were brought I here on a relief train. Only meagre details of the acci dent were brought here by persons returning from the scene of the ac j cident. ,4. belilotTtmk ffl IN HIMFF Flies BfflLffl Toon Air Service Officials Without In formation Believe Aviators Are Already En Route INDIAN HAKBUR IS GOAL. I Weather Reported Unfavorable But No Late Storms In Flying Area WASHINGTON, August 30. —Al- though air service officers in Wash ington had received n o further in formation from the world flyers who were to hop off from Ivigtut, Greenland, to Indian Harbor, Lab rador, today, they as.umcd that the aviators probably had taken the air. The only obstacle was unfabora bl 0 weather. No late storms hud been reported. GWffiSSR PAYING ON MK . _ • Two Conferences in State Back ing Movement td Establish Superarmuate Fund , ATLANTA, August 30.—Cash contributions amounting to | 810.79 have been sent to the Board lof Finance of St. Louis to date, from Southern Mcthouists belonging , to the tw,o conferences lying within the bunds of the state of Georgia, namely the North Georgia and South Georgia conferences of the Meth’ odist Episcopal church, South, as pari payment of their pledges to the fund that is being raised tnroughout the denomination for superannu ate Methodist preachers, according to a statement from Dr. Luther E. Todd, of St. Louis, in charge of thu movement, received here. The North Georgia Conference has contributed $25,651.01, and the South Georgia Conference $lO,- 1 59.78, of this amount, according to Dr. Todd, who further states that already more than $600,000 in cash has been sent in from the thirty eight annual conferences of the Church to the Board ot Finance, which is sponsoring the movement in behalf of worn-out ministers. It is generally konwn that it js the purpose °f the Southern Metho dists to raise $10,000,000 during the next five years as a permanent superannuate endownicnt fund. As the money is received it is invested in first class securities that tt may at once begin to draw an income lor the benefit of the super annuatv’.' and their dependents, says Dr. Todd. He strongly urges that all tr< asurers of superannuate mon ey .-end it immediately to St. Louis in m-dm- that; it may be in the hands of the Board of Finance before the next regular meetings of the annual conferences. MYSTERY SURROUNDS DEATH OF COUPLE i —t—;— , WYMORE, NEB., Aug 30.- Des- Nenic, 15, and Charles Clary, ;16, were found dead this morning 'in a woods patch near hare.. jrxnsKx- i ( cide, or young Clary killed tie giri .< .and then himself A revolver was 114 till? ».
