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SPOT COTTON MARKET
Receipts Tuesday 227 bales
Season’s receipts .J 6,313 bales
Strict middling ...—..22 l-4c
WEATHER Today, cloudy
and cooler; Wednesday, fair, warm
er.
FORTY-SIXTH
MILITARISTS FORCE:! PRESIDENT TO RETIRE
Attackers Driven Back By Defending Army
FRANKS SLAYERS READY TO BE SENTENCED
POLICE TO GM
DEFENDANTS WHEN
SENTENCE IS PASSED
Leopold and Loeb to Know Fate
Decided by Judge Caverly
At Chicago Tomorrow
SPECTATORS ARE BANNED
Only Persons Interested in Case
and Relatives of Defendants
and Victim Admitted
CHICAGO, Sept. 9.—Final prep
arations were taken today to in
ssur e the orderly sentencing eith
er to death or life imprisonment to
morrow of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr.,
and Richard Loeb, for the slaying
of Robert Franks. Fifty policemen
and scores of plain clothes men will
be on duty in the court room and
about the courthouse where the
pair will be taken for sentence.
Spectators will be barred from
the court room and only relatives
of the two defendants and of the
deceased, attorneys engaged in the
ease on either side, bailiffs and
newspaper men will be present.
PIYIIESREPDRT’
DETMLS RESULTS,
1243 Defective Children Found
Among 2138 Examnied, With
Total of 1439 Defects
A partial report of health depart
ment activities submitted to toe
Board of County Commissioners by
Dr. J. W. Payne, county health of
ficer, shows a total of 21.38 schoo,
children examined by him. These
children, attending various schools
throughout the county wore found
to be afflicted with 1,439 defects,
‘and of the total 1,243 were defec
tive, there being only 995 children
in the entire school population
being free from physical defects.
The cost of these examanntions at
$2.00 each, this being the charge
regularly made by physicians for
such service, is shown in the report
as $4,276, this amount being sa/ed
in its entirety to the tax-payers.
Under the head of “Immuniza
tions” the report shows that 1,027
anti-typhoid vaccinations were com
pleted up to August 28, the date
of the report ;2 curative anti-toxine
cases were handled; 77 anti-small
pox vaccinations were given and
14 anti-rabic treatments admin
istered, a service that would have
cost, at usual physicians’ charges
$3,539.00, but fo r which no charge
was made by the department.
Classified under the head “San
itation and Food Supplies,” the re
port shows 24 dairies were inspect
ed; 315 cows tuberculin tested; 48
stores inspected, and 34 eating pla
ces also inspected. The cost of the
tuberculin tests given under this
heading in the report is given as
|s63o, with the total cost, if paid
for at regular prices, placed at
SB9O.
SAKADELIS’ CONDITION
TODAY IS UNCHANGED
Reports from the Americus and
Sumter County hospital, where
Nick Sakadelis is being treated at
'2:30 this afternoon are to the ef
fect that his condition is practical
ly unchanged from Monday. Many
friends interested in his condition
will be pleased to know that
Sakadelis still has a good chance to
recover from wounds inflicted by
a negro burglar in his store here
Sunday morning.
WARNING AGAINST*”
WILDCAT SCHEMES
ATLANTA, Sept. 9. —A warning
has been issued to citizens of this
city by the Retail Merchants As
sociation against “itinerant ped
dlers’-’ and wildcat, fly-by-night
promotion schemes. “The ped
dlers most of whom are said to be
thoroughly dishonest flock to At
lanta in the winter and fall months,
offering mostly cheap weaving ap
parel and gaudy ornaments and
after selling their wares leave town
with no record.
THE TI®tSRECORDER
Ell PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
FLYERS FORCED TO
GROUND AT ABERDEEN;
START AGAIN AT 2
President and Members of Cabi
net Wait in Drenching "Rain
for Delayed Flyers
RECEPTION IS PREPARED
Rainfall Stopped at 1 O’clock
When Spectators Jammed
Every Vantage Point at Field
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—(By
Associated Press.) —American army
world flyers will resume their
flight, at 2 p. m. interrupted by a
forced landing at Aberdeen, about
70 miles north of Washington, com
pelled the flyers to descend for re
fuelling. A dense fog forced the
flyers to the ground.
President and Mrs. Coolidge, to
gether with the members of the
president’s cabinet, were at Boll
ing Field early to greet the airmen.
The president waited for hours in
the rain, abandoned his luncheon
arrangements and decided to stick
it out and wait till the flyers ar
rive.
The rain had stopped falling at
1 o’clock and the sun was shining
at that hour. Spectators jammed
every point of vantage about the
field, waiting arrival of the flyers.
HOPPED OFF AT 9:35
FROM MITCHELL FIELD.
MITCHELL FIELD, N. Y., Sept.
9.-—The United States world flyers
hopped off here for Washington at
9:3s,Jaylight saving, tiigg.
NATIONAL CAPITAL READY
TO RECEIVE FLYERS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—Prep
arations to receive the army world
fliers on their arrival .in Washing
ton today were given something of
a national character Monday when
General Pershing issued personal
orders, directing that troops in the
Washington district be paraded at
jtheir posts at the time the air
squadron circles over the city, and
that suitable military honors be
paid. The reception tendered the
world-girdling air men here will be
given the aspect of greeting ex
pressing the honor and the pride
the nation feels in their achieve
ment.
President Coolidge plans to be
nt Bolling field in the outskirts of
the city when the world fliers land
■there. He was understood to he
very anxious to witness their ar
rival and extend greetings in his
own behalf and in the name of the
American people if the time of their
arrival would permit him to do so.
In any event, Secretary Weeks,
other cabinet officers and high of
ficials of the government are sche
duled to meet the squadron at th a
flying field.
At district of Washington head
quarters, staff officers were busy
last night preparing foe a noisy
welcome when the air squadron
heaves in sight. A national salute
of 48 guns, the highest honors paid
in the American military service,
will be roared out by field guns
stationed on the ellipse back of the
white house as the fliers separate
form the escorting squadron ard
swing by overhead, bound for Ar
lington National cemetery across
the Potomac to pay their own tri
bute at the tomb of America’s “un
known hero” before they pass on
to their landing at Bolling field.
The national salute will be re
peated by the guns at Fort Myers,
adjoining the cemetery, as the fliers
reach that point and it will be amid
the thunder of cannon that they let
fall upon the tomb the flowers they
bring with them from New York.
MONDICH WOMAN
, ADMITS MURDER
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 9.--
Haying confessed, according to po
lice here, that she killld her sweet
heart four years ago after helping
him hide the body of her eighth
husband, whom he had slain, Mrs.
Euphemia Mondich is being ques
tioned this afternoon by the au
thorities in an effort to determine
who her other husbands are.
Information furnished by her
ninth husband several days ago
led to the woman’s arrest. Mrs.
Mondich says she does not know
the name of the man the killed,
except that his name was “John.”
AMERICUS,'GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMEBER 9, 1924
MrsSPlumb Declares ‘Bob’ Only
Progressive Candidate In Race
LA FOLLETTE CALLED
CHAIYIPION OF MN
THROUGHOUT CAREER
First to Name Women As Mem
bers of Boards Controlling
Institutions in Wisconsin
SAYS MINORITY RULES
Tremendous Responsibility Rests
On Enfranchised Woman,
Progressive Leader Says
EDITOR’S NOTE This is
second argument in the three
cornered debate on presidential
candidates by the women leaders
of th e threo parties. Today’s is
by Mrs. Glenn E. Plumb, cham
pioning LaFollette. The conclud
ing article, by Mrs. Alvin T. Hert,
Republican, appears tomorrow.
By MRS. GLENN E. PLUMB
Women’s Head of La Follette-
Wheeler Campaign
WASHINGTON, Sept 9 Wom
en are the nation’s housekeepers
and home makers. All that is beau
tiful and inspiring in home life is
in goodly measure due to the influ
ence of woman. Without her there
could be no home.
Government is largely a prob
lem of housekeeping - on aTTSrtibfial
scale. For generations we women
have been excluded from partici
pation in that important task and
now that we are enfranchised, we
must assum e the obligations of an
effective co-partnership or else ad
mit we are not worthy of suffrage.
The tragedies that wreck the in
dividual homes are in most cases
confined to families in which man
assumes sole dictatorship and stifles
(Continued On Page Five.)
AUSTRALIAN BILL!!
Bl Bl BNMBStL
Fifty Georgia Counties Will Use
System in Election On Wed
nesday
ATLANTA, Sept. 9.--State-wide
enactment of the Australian balloc
system is only a matter of time in
the opinion of lawmakers who have
discussed the subject here.
The system is now in operation
in more than 50 of the 160 coun
ties of the state, as shown by re
ports received by the Secretary of
State, who was requested to ascer
tain what counties would use the
system in coming elections.
As the law now stands under an
act of the L||*gisl/ituire, counties
may adopt the system when recom
mended by two successive grand
juries in a county.
There is no complaint of the law,
and there is not likely to be, ac
cording to editors and lawmakers
who have commented upon the sys
tem now in vogue in many of the
counties.
It was stated that the Australian
ballot was tried out in a number of
states forty years ago with most
satisfactory results; and in states
where it has been tried, it was as
serted, they would not have any
other system.
Legislators take the position, it
was stated here, that the Australian
system comes nearer giving the
voters “a square deal” than by any
other method. Furthermore, it
tends to purify the ballot.
The opinion is expressed here that
as soon as a majority of the coun
ties have adopted the plan the
Legislature will make th<- law oper
ative throughout the entire state.
FRENCH SHOOTING
SEASON NOW OPEN
PARIS, Sept. 9.—The shooting
season in France is about to open,
and there are evidences of good
sport in prospect. Partridge, hare,
quail and pheasant are plentiful,
iand the total of shooting permits
issued breaks all previous records,
J Heads LaFollette-Wheeler Women
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REPUBLICANS WIN
ME ELECTIONS:
PATTANGALL LOSES
Ralph O. Brewster Assured of
F ection As Governor; Bert
M. Ferald Named Senator
WIN SEATS IN CONGRESS
Four Republican Candidates
For Those Places Defeat
Democratic Opponents
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 9.—By
Associated Press.) —The election
of Ralph O. Brewster, Republican,
as governor of Maine over William
R. Pattangall, his Democratic op
ponent, in Monday’s election, be
came apparently assured with tho
receipt of later returns early today.
B rt M. Ferald, Republican, has
beer elected to succeed himself, and
nil four Republican candidates for
Congress, apparently, have been
SUCteSSful.
REPUBLICANS LEADING
IN EARLY RETURNS.
PORTLAND, Me., Sept. 9.—(Bj
Associated Press.) —Returns from
170 precincts out of 633 in the
state in Monday’s election, gave for
gov'rnor: Brewster, (R ), 23,386;
Pattangall (D.). 13,922.
Returns from 63 precincts of the
633 in the state gave for governor:
Brewster (R.), 7,721.
Pattangall (D.), 5,391.
Four years ago the same pre
cincts for governor:
P rkhurst (R.), 7,475.
Mclntire (D.), 4,028.
R turns from 20 precincts gave:
For senator: Fernaid (R.), 1,941;
Redman (D.), 1,221.
For governor: Brewster (R.).
1,911; Pattangall (D.), 1,226.
CO iTON INJURED ’ '
IN WASHINGTON
S kNDFRSVILLE, Sept. 9.—Tor
ren' al rains, accompanied by high
win is, swept down on Washington
county here recently doing much
. damage to the cotton crop.
TIMES-RECORDER
NOT TO FURNISH
ELECTION RESULTS
Hie Times-Recorder will not
furnish telegraph election bulle
tin service covering Wednesday’s
primary. This decision has been
reached after a careful survey of
the state, and with due consid
eration given interest being mani
fested in the several contests to
be decided.
There is no opposition for
the gubernatorial nomination,
with interest in the senatorial
race surprisingly small among
patrons of the Times-Recorder as
well as friends of Senator Harris
and former Governor Hardwick
in this section. Neither of
these candidates have visited
Americus in their speaking cam
paign, and this probably accounts
for the lack of interest here.
The Times-Recorder will fur
nish full reports on the election
up to its usual time for going to
press, and after that hour no
further bulletins have been ar
ranged for.
BLEASE AND BYRNES
CONTEST DOMINATES
Senator Dial Eliminated as Con
testant in Primary Held There
Two Weeks Ago
COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 9
The contest between Cole L. Blease,
twice governor of South Carolina,
and Congressman James F. Byrnes
for the United States senate domi
nated interest in this state today
as Democrats vote to decide upon
the nomination which was not fet
tled by the primary held two weeks
ago.
The winner in today’s election
will succeed Senator N. B. Dial,
who was eliminated as a contestant
by the result of the first primary.
The Democratic nomination for
senator in South Carolina is equiv
alent to election.
While white duck trousers look
nice on men they wrinkle quickly
with two sitting on them,
MMK FORCES
iPEGHN ALL LOST
GROUND LT CHANGHAI
Defense Army at Shanghai Ral
lies in Liuho Sector and
Drive Attackers Back
RAIN St6pS~FIGHTING
Terrific Downpour Makes Fur
ther Advance There Impos
sible Late This Evening
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9—(By As
sociated Press) —■ General Che
kiang’s forces, defending Shang
hai against the armies of General
Kiangsu, have regained all the
ground lost along the Luho sec
tor northeast of Shanghai, it was
announced here Jate today*!.
Heavy rains filling in that sector
stopped fighting there late this
evening, latest reports from the
fighting front state.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9.—A ter
rific rainstorm which continued
during several hours flooded
Shanghai’s streets this afternoon
to a depth of two feet. Fighting
> between troops contending for
possession of Shanghai was sus
pended as a result of the flood.
Chinese military tradition pro
vides for suspension of hostilities
whenever the weather is bad.
FIGHTING MOVES
NEARER SHANGHAI.
SHANGHAI, Sept. 9.—(By As
sociated Press.)—While’ prelimi-'
nary, battles continued - China’s cW'l
war was renewed With intensify in
the vicinity of the! ptize city of,
S'hangiiaL.. 1
Chang Tao Lin, war lord of Man
churia, and Wu Pei-Fu, military
head of the Peking government en
tered their forces to meet in tliq
main contest, which has shifted to
a fight for control of the central
Chinese government.
Reports from the defending
forces indicate that the fighting
has moved nearer to Shanghai.
Warned by constant firing with
in hearing of Shanghai, foreign gov
(Continued on Page 3.)
BETRAYED HBUSEGIRL
SLAYS WEALTHY If! A N
Bodies of Pair Lay for Days in
Sumptuous London Batersea
District Apartment
LONDON, Sept. 9.—Riddled
with bullets fired by Peggy Mercer,
U pretty servant girl , Arthur
Michael Joshua, man of great
wealth and high social position,
has lain dead for days in a sump
tuous apartment house in Battersea
District.
Close by his body was stretched
that of Peggy, an armv revolver
still grasped in her right hand.
The double tragedy was enacted
Tuesday, but the discovery of the
bodies was not discovered until one
day jtater. What mysterious, ro
mance lies behind the crime is now
being investigated by the best
brains of Scotland Yards.
In the City of London, Joshua
who was 45, was a financier of
high standing, and formerly a di
rector of one of the biggest fur
nishing stores in the country. His
home was a splendid mansion in
Mayfair where, with his wife and
two daughters, he entertained
lavishly.
That he had been leading a dual
life with Peggy Mercer comes as
an astouhding revelation to his
family and friends,
Peggy, a slender brunette, was
not only very pretty, but had
breeding which made her distinc
tly superior to the average Engl
ish maid.
MANY WITHOUT
JOBS IN JAPAN
TOKIO, Sept. 9. —Unemploy-
ment is increasing in Japan, ac
cording to figures compiled by gov
ernment employment offices. Dur
ing June 86,000 men applied to
these; offices for work, an increase
of 160 percent over the figures for
June, 1923. Industrial depression
and the effects of the earthquake
are blamed.
New York Futures
Pc. Open High Low Close I
Jan. ..23.03123.16i23.i6t23.02|23.04 K
Mar. ..23.2523.37'23.37!23.32123.30 I
May ..23.45!23.65!23.65!23.42'123.55 | ?
Oct. . 23.58j23.57i23.57i23.50!23.50 j
Dec. ..23.08|23.30!23.30'i23.03|23.06 I
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
ALESSANBRI RES®
CHILIAN EXECUTIVE’S
PLACE TO ftLTASIARINE
Head of Military Cabinet As
sumed Power Friday Night,
Santiago Despatch Says
ASKED TO LEAVE COUNTRY
•
Persona! Safety Guaranteed De-
Posed President and Mem
bers of Family |
SANTIAGO, Sept. 9.—(By As- S
sociated Press.) President Ar
turo Alessandri, of Chili, has re- '
signed and has been succeeded by
General Luis Altarr.arine, head of
the military cabinet, which assum- :
ed power on Friday night.
President Alessandri resigned aft- 3
er he had been requested to do so . 3
by member of the cabinet and lead- |
ers in the military group, who also <
asked him to absent himself from |
country within a stated time.
The leaders who demanded the ?
resignation of the president guar-';..;
anteed to him and the members of
his family personal safety to the
national borders.
■Wfin
BOTH CLAIM VICTBR*
11 PPIBfI TOMORROW
Candidates for Various Offices
Spend Day Making Final Ap
peal for Votes
SPEAKING EFFORT ENDED >
Formal Statements Issued by
Both Candidates for United
, States Senator's Place
ATLANTA, Sept- 9—Candidates
for various offices to be voted
upon in the statewide primary Wed
nesday spent today putting in a final ;®
appeal for 'votes. The speaking
campaigns ended last night.
Senator William J. Harris, who
is seeking nomination to the Unit- ®
ed States senate, and his opponent,
former Governor Thomas W. Hard
wick, both issued statements today,
each claiming victory.
Former Governor Hardwick has 3
been denouncing the Ku Klux Klan g
in his speeches since the beginning |
of the campaign.
GEORGIA DEMOCRATS
TO VOTE IN PRIMARY.
ATLANTA, Sept. ',9.—,“WiU '
Thomas W. Hardwick be able* to
come back?” is a question which
will be answered by the Georgia
Democrats when they vote in tlio
statewide primary Sept. 10.
Mr. Hardwick is seeking the seat J
in the United States Senate
held by W. J. Harris, of Cedar-’
Lown, who defeated him in 1918. . j
Two years later, Mr. Hardwick wai
chosen Governor over Clifford 1
Walker only to be beaten by tha fl
latter when he ran for ye-elecl}tonfl|
two years igo. Mr. Hardwick uDo_rt|
contested fen,' the unexpired terra M
of the late Senator Thomas E. W at '3
son in 1922 v\iich seat was won
by W. F. George of Vienna.
This year the''former governors
and former senator is opposing the.wg
man who beaat him- six years agxi f
for the Democratic’, nomination,W
Democratic nominatiorf, in Georgia Im
is equivalent to
In this, campaign Mr.
scored the Ku Klux Klan. Ihi also f
attacked the record of Senator? Har
ris. The latter is asking the voters
to give him another term on Shis
record at Washington. ilii'
Governor Clifford Walker is UlMn
opposed for renomination. I
BICYCLE THIEVES \
ARE ACTIVE HEREK
A number of thefts of bicycles
have recently been reported to
Americus police authorities. Among A
these were the loss of bicycles be
longing to Tommy Warren and j
Carolyn Crockett, young chjldrciij
of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Warren and
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Crockett. The ’
theft of these bicycles was from ;
the porches of the Warren and
Crockett residences, and were ex
ceedingly bold in their execution. A
Because of the loss of these wheals, S?
clu.-e watch should be klpt by per-’ t
sons leaving their bicycles on their i
front porches and elsewhere, and
m the meantime the police of Am-'
erieus are keeping a close watch i f
tor stolen bicycles.