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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 208 —— - __ : *• ixiv-c. n v l vun i a BERLIN TO RECANT ADMISSION OF WAR GUILT „... -» ___ Democratic Nominee To Talk Farm Problems PRESIDENT WARNS AGAINST ""SOCIALISM COOLIDGE FEIBFUL MIMH W GET FfIDTHOLO IN AMERICA President in LaFayette Day Ad dress Calls On People to Take Definite Stand GUARANTEES IN DANGER President Afraid of ‘Deliberate and Determined Effort’ to Break These Down BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.—(By As sociated Press.) —President Cool idge called upon the American peo ple in bis La Fayette Day address here today to take a definite stand against “a deliberate and determin ed effort” which he said “is being made to break down the guarantees of our fundamental law.” This effort is being made, the president asserted, through a move ment “to limit the jurisdiction of our domestic courts.” ‘The ques tions is,” he further declared, “whether America will allow itself to be degraded into a comunistie Und socialistic state, or whether it will remain America.” DEPORTATION HIT IMIISTfim IS issued emit Acting Secretary of Labor De paTment to Deport Fighter From United States IMMORALITY IS CHARGED Pugilist Must Appear at Hear ing and Explain Presence of Manicurist in Party WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.— A war rant for the arrest of Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavyweight pug ilist, was issued here today by acting Secretary White, of the Department of Labor. The action was taken, it is stat ed ,under certain provisions of ex isting immigration laws, and, will result in Firpo’s appearance before a board of inquiry for a hearing upon the question of his being de ported from the United States. The warrant chai'ges that Firpo recently brought, or attempted to bring -into this country a certain Argentine manicurist for immoral purposes. KIIK® 15 ME HI 1 HD Judges appointed to award prizes in the Times-Recorder advertising slogan contest announced their de cision today. In making their award, it is stated, the judges took into account the order in which all replies were received, their neat ness and correct application of the slogans involved. Awards are made as follows; Miss Mary Mims, first prize, $5; Miss Margaret Harrell, second prize, $.3; Mrs. James C- Graham, third prize, $2.50. Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth prizes of $1 each were awarded the following con testants: Miss Elizabeth Broad hurst, Mrs. Frgther Henderson, Mrs. C. E. Niblack, Mrs. S'. H. Young and Coleman Speer. Checks for prizes awarded will be mailed to successful contestants Monday, and it will not be neces sary for the winners to visit the Times-Recorder office to receive these. THOUSANDS VISIT ATLANTA CYCLORAMA ATLANTA, Sept. 6.—lt was esti mated by officials that more than eight thousand persons visited the cyclorama at Grant Park to view the great painting depicting the •‘Battle of Atlanta” during Labor Pay. T HETIMES R DER EMpublisheo in the heart of dixie IW? ? LITTLE JOE \ \AIHEM THE RPE BELL RINGS MOST gOF OS HOPE ITS fU-,, A BKT ONE? OT WASHINGTON NEGROES IK ILL SOUTHERN EMIGRES J LEM ‘Address to Country’ Call in Them to ‘Deport Themselves’ Without Race Reproach CALL NORTH PREJUDICED ‘Spirit of Unjust Treatment” Finding Way There, Misson Convention Declares WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.—(By Associated Press.) —Negroes who have migrated into northern sections of the United States from the South are called on in an “address to the country” adopted at the con cluding session of Lott .CAE&JlJiWSt tist Foreign Mission convention here today, to “deport themselves in such manner as not to bring reproach upon the race.” In addition to calling upon South ern negroes to return to tneir homes there, the convention in its address expresses regret “to find that the spirit of unjust treatment that characterizes much of the South is now making its way into some north ern communities. KMCUW BE SENT TO ATLANTA Party Here Today to Interest Civic Organizations in Big Beauty Tournament Efforts to induce local civic or ganizations to sponsor a popularity contest to determine Americus’ most beautiful girl who will repre sent this city in the “Miss Georgia' ’ beauty tournament under the au spices of the Southeastern Fair as sociation in Atlanta, October 4 to 11, were launched here Saturday morning. An official party consisting of Lee Manchell, assisant secretary of the Southeastern Fair and director of the beauty tournament; Hilliard H. Wimpee, director of public re lations for the Dinkier Hotel com pany, Atlanta, and Fred W. Thur man, factory representative of the Flint Motor company, reached Am ericus Friday night and held a con fencnce with lc‘ca) business men during Saturday. Should the contest be put on here with representatives from virtually (Continued on Page Two.) PAINLEVE ADMITS HE’S FORGETFUL HAVRE, Sept. 6.—Paul Pain leve, president o fthe French Cham ber of Deputies, has a reputation for being absent minded which would seem to be justified by a recent incident at the local railroad station. M. Painleve came to Havre to at tend the Franco-Belgian*commen’c rative ceremonies. He was on the drain, ready to return to Paris, when he announced that his trunk was missing. He had his several valises, but no trunk. The train was held 15 minutes while all the station crew searched for the missing lug gage. Then M. Painleve called the station master aside: “Don’t wait any longer; I have just remember ed that I did not bring a trunk.” AMERICUS. GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 6, 1924 SPEEDING MME FROM DUNCE BAILEY MEETS DEATH UNDEGMITd Valdosta Tobacco Buyer Dies at Wheel When Car Strikes Stump in Detour Road TWO OTHERS i ARE HURT Season Had Closed With Dance Attended By Party in Fatal Accident VALDOSTA, Sept. 6.—Hubert J. Bailey, a tobacco buyer, was killed early today when his automobile struck a stump in a detour road near Hahira, causing the machine to overturn. Bailey, who was pinned underneath the steering wheel, met (instant death, and two other pas sengers in the party were also in jured. The members of the party were re turning from Valdosta, where they attended a big dance signalizing the end of the tobacco buying season in this market when the accident Occurred. The dead man’s home was in Apex, N. C., and he had been jn Valdosta and this territory since the tobacco buying season opened. WORLD FLYERS REACH BOSTON AFTER JUMP OF HONORED NILES First of Machines Alighted At 2:09 Quicklv Followed By Others in Squadron LEFT MEREPOINT AT NOON Weather Conditions Described As Ideal For Hop-Off From Maine Landing Place BOSTON, Sept. 6—(By Associat ed Press.) —Three airplanes of the world flying scfiadron arrived safe ly here this afternon at 2:09, 2:10 and 2:10 1-2, standard eastern day light saving time, after a 125 mile jump from Merepoint, Maine. WEATHER FAVORABLE FOR FLIGHT MEREPOINT, Me., Sept. 6. American army''air service 'round world flyers hopped off this after noon at 12:07 standard eastern day light saving time, for Boston. Weather conditions were almost ideal for the 120-mile jump. LW SWIMHER WITS 1 ITER 10 HOUR TRIAL Lillian Harrison Unable to Con tinue Abandons Attempt to Swim English Channel BOULOGNE, France, Sept. 6.L11- lian Harrison, an Anglo Argentine swimmer, who attempted to swim the English channel here, gave up the attempt this morning. The «(- fnan remained in the water during ten hours before she abandoned the and almost exhausted when taken from the water by attendants. FILMS TO RAISE TONE OF FICTION LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6.—That the salacious and suggestive in mod ern fiction has received a body blow in the recent edict against the use of such material in motion pic tures by Will H. Hays, president of the Association of motion Picture Produc rs, is the opinion expressed here by M. C. Levee, head of the United Studios. Levee supported his statement with the argument that since au thors frequently receive more mon ey for film rights to their works than from regular publication sources, they soon will begin to realize that unless their stories are built without objectionable situa tions and themes a very lucrative avenue of revenue will be closed to them. : Shanghai Where I ‘ if * . ..k. - * L -i. | 1 7 -r ** ■ .-y U<*' I ** '®r ' ■ 3ird’i-eye view of Shanghai harbor now featured in Chinese Civil war news. Mrs. Howard Bucknell, formerly Miss Lucy Barrow Tay lor, of Americus, resides with her husband and baby in the Shanghai foreign aetlement. Questionaires Answered By ißoth Felton and Pdce League of Women Voters Fully Informed in Au thorized Replies Published Today—Officers of League Withhold Comment After Reading Communications Jule Felton and Stephen Pace, candidates for solicitor-general of this < ircuit, who were addressed open questionnaires through the Times- Reco der Friday, answer these today in these columns. The reply in each instance is properly addressed to Mrs. H. O. Jones and Mrs. Henry Clay, executive officers of the League of Women Voters, which or gani nation originated the questionnaires. Beyond casual expressions to the effect that both replies give a full statement of the candidates upon each of the questions asked, these ladies wihtheld all comment following a careful perusal of the two communications. The text of the two re plies follows: Pace’s Reply Mrs H. O. Jones, President, Mrs. Henry Clay, Secretary, The Americus & Sumter County Lea ie of Women Voters: Ann ;icus, Georgia. Dear Ladies:- I 1 ave for acknowledgement your communication of this date, request ing, for the purpose of publication, ansv .-rs to certain questions therein stated. I am pleased to make im mediate reply, and trust that my answers are sufficient to fully in form you concerning the matters in quired about. The questions will ba taken up and answered in the order stated. Your first question is: “Are there any influences in be half of your candidacy which would, in any way, embarrass you in the impartial enforcement of all prohibi tion laws.” My answer is that there are not, so far .is I know, any influences in be half of my candidacy which will, in anyway, embarrass me in the im partial enforcement of all prohibi tion laws, and I sincerely trust none such exist. If there are any who are supporting me in the hope that they, can or will garm favor with me to the extent of claiming protection from prosecution, I would deeply appreci ate your informing them, and I here by publicly notify them, that they can not hope for and need not ex pect any protection at my hands, and that I shall surely prosecute them as vigorously as I know how in every violation of the prohibition laws. In fact it is one of my highest hopes, in asking for this office, that I nrght be able to be of some real service to my people in stopping the making and selling of liquor. Dur ing the last twelve months public meetings have been held in this circuit protesting against the lack of enforcement of this law, and peti tions have been made to the officers. ( Continued on Page Four.) Felton’s Reply Montezuma, Ga., Sept. 5, 1924. The Americus and Sumter County League of Women Voters, Mrs. H. O. Jones, President, Mrs.. Henry Clay, Secretary. Dear Mesdames: Your letter of the 4th instant, enclosing list of six questions to the candidates for office of So licitor General, has been received. The office is a high public trust, and it is proper and right for you to ask any questions of your can didates. I, therefore, quote your questions, and thereunder make my answers .fully, candidly and truth fully, without any regard to the po litical effect. No. 1. “Are there any influ ences in behalf of your candidacy which would, in any way, embar ass you in the impartial enforce ment of all prohibition laws?” No. The friends supporting me insist on strict enforcement, and instead of being hampered by such support, l am encouraged more earnestly to press forward., I hate the liquor traffic; have fought it all my life. Am a total abstainer, at home and abroad. As solicitor I have fought it to the dit®h. It will be well for you to look to the verdicts of Sumter Su perior court. There will be no change as long as I am in office. No. 2. “Has or will anybody c<Sitribute to your campaign ex penses, and would you mind fur nishing us with the names of those who do?” I have paid in cash all my campaign expenses out of my own money, and will make an ac curate sworn statement in your pa per as required by law. No one has or will contribute one cent to my campaign. I have never ac cepted such a contribution. No State Department have directly or indirectly macle any gifts to me. (Continued on Page Four.) DlffilUNEfiMSn TO DELIVER FIRST EGPICULTUPE SPEECH Democratic Nominee Will Ad dress Gathering Tonight at Omaha and Outline Views TO TELL OF PARTY PLANS Farmers to Hear What Demo crats Will Undertake in Event Party Wins Power ABOARD DAVIS’ SPECIAL TRAIN, En Route to Omaha, Sept. 6. (By Associated Press.) —John W. Davis, Democratic nominee for president, came into Nebraska U day to make his first speech upon the agricultural situation. Speaking tonight in Omaha Davis plans to outline some of the things his party will undertake to do to assist the farmers of the nation if the Democrts are returned to pow er, it is announced this aftternoon. GEIEMffIEIIT FOR POSSESSION 9F SIUNGHUI CONTINUES Armies of Rival Chinese Gover nors Have Resorted to Trench Warfare at Liuho NORTH CHINA IS QUIET —. t. Military Leaders There Not to te Interfere in Fighting in South of Country SHANGHAI, Sept. 6.—(By As sociated Press.) —The field forces of rival Chinese military governors for possession of Shanghai resort ed to a trench warfare in their gen eral engagement which continued today at the little town of Liuho. Denial that Chang Tso-Lin, mili tary governor of Manchuria had threatened to mediate by force in the Chinese civil warfare around Shanghai, unless the fight* there was stopped, is made by the Chinese foreign office. The foreign office admits it has received a communication from Gen eral Chang, but asserts that instead of being of a threatening nature, its tone was the friendliest. In the letter Chang was said to have de precated the fact that civil war should be added to the sufferings of the Chinese people, already harass ed by a series of devastating floods. Continued fighting around Shanghai and continued denial of Northern China military leaders 'that they were taking active part in the hostilities, featured the third day of civil warfare } in China. At nightfall, the defending Che kiang troops apparently had pre vented any further advance 'On Shanghai by the Kiangsu troops though the fighters seemed prepar ed to continue the battle through the night. A representative of Wu Pei- Fu, military dictator at Peking, asserted that none of Wit’s troops were taking part in the hosti ties that woqld be contrary ro Wu’s role as peace maker. The Chinese foreign office at Peking denied reports that Chang Tso-Lin, Manchurian war lord, had threatened to interfere unless the attack on the Chekiang troops ceased. Foreign observers recently in Mukden, Manchuria, answered reports that Chang was preparing to march on Peking with statements that they had seen no warlike prep arations in the northern providence. SALLETTE CONVICTED OFMANSLAUGHTER LUDOWICI, Ga., Sept. 6.—D. P. Sallette was convicted of the charge of voluntary manslaughter by a jury in connection with the fatl shooting of Marshal J. A. McDaniel of Jan uary 26. Judge Sheppard probably will pronounce sentence tomorrow. Sallette was indicted jointly with his brother, C. A. Sallette and Ross Hodges. The other defendants aie to be tried. On the witness stand Sallette read his prepared statement. i d. New York Futures Pc. Open High Low Close Jan. -23.95124.05(24.05123.99(23.98' Mar. .24.19|24.25|24.27j24.23124.24 May . 24.36(24.42.24.48:24.40124.48 *Oct. . 24.47i24.50524.58i24.50j24.52 Dec. ..24.06j24.15j24.15i24.07j24.09 PRICE FIVE CENTS TEAGUE ASSEMBLY ADOPTS HLUTIUII FimillG_l’EllCE Document Drawn By British and French Delegation is Unani mously Favored GERMANY TO DENY GUILT Chancellor Marx Notified Allied Premier of Coming Procla mation From Berlin GENEVA, Sept. 6.—(By Asso ciated Press.) The peace reso lution drawn up by the British and French delegation here was unanimously adopted by the As sembly of the League of Nations today. GENEVA, Sept. 6. (By Asso ciated Press.)—Premier MacDon ald, of Great Britain; Premier Her rit, of France and Premier Theunis, of Belgium, today received a letter from Chancellor Marx, of Germany, declaring fie was obligated to pub lish immediately the proclamation of Germany refusing all responsi bility for the World War. Chancellor Marx added in his let ter that publication of the procla mation, which retracts Germany’s admission of war guilt, was defer red to avoid hindering the negotia tions at the recent international conference in London. »ektwT TO DGLETHORPE Gathering Scheduled for Aggie College Sunday Postponed On Account of Convention Sumter county singers, including many in Americus, will go to Ogle thorpe Sunday to attend the con vention at that place, according to an announcement authorized toda/ by Chief John T. Bragg, who is a leading enthusiast among Igcal sing ers. The regular first Sunday “sing” scheduled to be held at the Third District for tomorrow has been post poned, Chief Bragg, states, so as not ■to interfere with the meeting at Oglethorpe. Singers who had plan ned to be present at the Aggie School “sing,” ar at least a number of them, are expected to go tr (Oglethorpe and engage in the gath ering there. COUNTY TEACHERS ELECT OFFICERS The Sumter County Teachers As sociation met this morning at the courthouse and re-organized, for the work of the year. Col. J. E. D. Shipp, chairman of the county school board, addressed the teach ers, and a number of other interest ing talks were made by those pres ent. Officers elected, and who will di rect the activities of the association during the coming school year are A. B. Phillips, Thalean, preside:.t; MJ's. A. E. Pennington, Anderson ville, vice president; Miss Ruth Com er, Pleasant Grove, secretary and treasurer. Every school in the county was represented at today’s re-organization meeting of the as sociation. New teachers added to the faculties for the ensuing school year, and who were present and be came affiliated with the organiza tion were Mrs. A. E. Pennington, Miss Ethridge, and Miss Strickland. Andersonville, and Mrs. Lamb, Union High. An interesting resolution adopted at the meeting invites teachers in .the city schools of Americus and the Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school here to affiliate with the association. A'ready all of the various school trustees of the county and members of the county school board are members of the or ganization, and should the teachers in the city schools and the Third Aggie become members, the associa tion would then embrace every teach ing agency in the entire county. PAY OF BANK CLERKS IN GERMANY BOOSTED BERLIN, Sept. 8.-r-Salaries or bank employes throughout German” are to be increased ten percent. This is the result of a decree by a courc of arbitration in the Reich’s depart/ meat of labor.
