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SPOT COTTON MARKET
Tuesday’s receipts .... ..... 274 bales
Season’s receipts 6587 bales
Strict middling 22c
WEATHER— Continued fair to
day and Thursday.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO.TT I
LIFE SENTENCES GIVEN LEOPOLD AND LOEB
Army Aviators Wait For i Defense Day Tests
RIVAL GOVERNORSiBATTLE FOR SHANGHAI
FWIWESm
m cram si
OEMraai
Rival Governors’ Armies En
gaged Today in Another
Sanguinary Struggle
DEFENDERS CLAIM SUCCESS
General Pei-Fu Has Opened New
Offensive, His Troops At
tacking West of Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Sept. 10.—(By As
sociated Press.) —Cessation of the
deluge which halted tho fighting
south of Shanghai during Tuesday
was the signal for a resumption of
fighting between the forces or rival
Chinese governors outside Shanghai
today.
Reports from the defending army
on the west front claim advances
have been made there, with troops
advancing toward Ihing definitely
checked all along the line.
WU OPENS NEW
OFFENSIVE.
PEKING, Sept. 10.—General Pei
Fu has opened a new offensive
pgainst General Lu-Luifg-Hsiang,
military governor of Chekiang, who
is busily holding back the army of
General Kiangsu, which has attack
ed his troops west of Shanghai.
BIM ffiSl
PUPS DEFEHSE DHY
A vigorous denunciation of cue
plans for and the purpose of de
fense Day, Friday, was given by
Rev. Bascom Anthony, D. D., presi
ding elder of the Savannah district
and former pastor of First Meth
odist church here in a recent ser
mon at Ashby Memorial Methodist
church, Savannah.
In the course of his sermon, Dr.
Anthony declared the idea is wrong
for the United States to mobilize
an army at'this critical time when
efforts are being made to adjust
the relations of nations. The Lea
gue of Nations is now meeting, try
ing to straighten out the European
situation, and France and England
seem to be getting together.
“Here’s one man that wouldn’t
go within five miles of the Defense
Day parade,” declared the presid
ing elder. At the point Rev. M. A
Shaw pastor of Ashby Memorial,
who was sitting on the pulpit with
Dr. Anthony, said, “Here are two of
us,” In making announcement of
the Defence Day plans, as he had
been requested, Mr. Shaw said he
did not desire to influence anyone
on the subject, but personally he is
not in favor* of the plans, as he be
lieves that mind of the people would
be far from war and anything that
pertains to war.
“I tell you what I would do.”
continued Dr. Anthony, “If they
would call a big meeting in all the
school houses, churches and public
buildings of all the men women and
children and have a ‘peace day’ to
discuss plans for abolishing war, 1
would be there if I had to walk 20
miles.”
Dr. Anthony declared the mind
of the nation should not be upon
war, especially at this time. “There
is not a monument in Savannah that
was not erected to a soldier,” he de
clared “There is not a single statute
in the public parks and squares of
Savannah that is not dressed in a
soldier’s uniform, with a sword in
its hand, and now Savannah ap
pears to have gone military mad.”
Dr. Anthony declared himself in
favor of the abolition of war. He
said he hopes there will never
come a time when young men will
be called to go forth and kill other
men they have nothing against. He.
said civil indications should not go
to war.
In speaking of the plans for
‘‘preparedness day,” as he termed .t.
Dr. Anthony declared it was at
first known as “mobilization day”
hut people got so hot after the of
rrials in Washington that its name
Bas changed.
■ Dr. Anthony declared if Germany
v Japan should have a mobilization
■y and muster in a great army the
Mpple in the United States would
Bd up their hands in horror.
THE TIMESBrECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
COLE BLEJSE WINNER
Offl BYPHES WITH
ONLY fl BOXES OIIT
Former Governor Chosen By
Carolinians for Senatorial
J Post by 200 Majority
; COUZENS SEEMS WINNER
Michigan Senator Apparently
Has Been Nominated by Re
publicans to Succeed Self
COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 10
With only 42 boxes out of 1354
remaining to be accounted for, Cole
L. Blease, former governor of
South Carolina, today retained a
lead of 2000 votes over Representa
tive James L. Byrnes for the Demo
cratic nomintion for United States
Senator. In yesterday’s run-over
primary the vote was Blease 97,682,
Byrnes 95,954, with 42 precinct
boxes missing early this afternoon
SENATOR COUZENS IS
APPARENTLY RE-NOMINATED
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 10.
Senator James Couzens has appar
ently been nominated by Michigan
Republicans to succeed himself. He
held a lead of approximately 20,-
000 votes when almost two-thirds of
the precincts in the state had re
ported early this afternoon.
MASS MEETING IS
BEING DISCUSSED
Citizens Interested in Proposed
Discussion of Paving Repairs
in Business Section
Citizens generally were discuss
ing today the mass meeting called
for Thursday night in the city hall.
This meeting, called by Mayor
Poole at the suggestion of city
council, will be an open forum, with
every citizen invited to attend. z
The paving problem in Americus
at this time is an extremely vexed
one, and constructive suggestions
tire desired by the city authorities.
The wood block pavements in cer
tain sections now require constant
and excessive repairs, with result
ing interruptions to traffic, and
the authorities are seeking some
way in which this can be avoided.
City Engineer Wheatley, it is
stated, is engaged in the prepara
tion of his report, together with
the suggestions this will contain,
and showing the obligations now
outstanding against the municipali
ty. Every citizen interested in the
upbuilding of Americus is asked
to attend and give the meeting the
benefit of his constructive sugges
tions, whatever these may be.
TENNESSEE CYCLONE
DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Sept.
10.—Unconfirmed reports reaching
here last night told of heavy damage
to property and possible loss of
life as the result of a cyclone late
this afternoon in the vicinity of
Oakdale and Rockwood, Tenn. Tel
ephone or telegraph communication
between these points and Chatta
nooga could not be established. The
local office of the Western Union
reports wires down throughout up
per east Tennessee.
SCOUT CAR BRINGS
MARYLAND INQUIRY
ALBANY, Sept. 10.—Direct re
sults of the advertising campaign
I being conducted by the Albany
j Chamber of Commerce through the
scout car which is traveling in
northern states under the guidance
■ of the secretary-manager, R. E. 1.,
j Niel, continue to* come in at the
' office of the chamber here.
This mornig Miss Hattie Hardy,
’assistant secretary, who has renuiir.-
'ed on duty since Mr. Niel left
some weeks ago, received a letter
from James E. Perrin,, Cumberland
| (Md.) man, inquiring about the pe
can industry and asking 'hat he be
put in touch with pecan wholesalers
here in order that he might buy
some of Albaany’s pecans. The
scout car had just visited Cumber
land and pictures of it, together
! with a long article about its ur
poses, appeared in papers there.
i INTO THE SHADOWS
MOJO 11
Wo I
LIGHT VOTE BEING
CAST IN ELECTION
No Information Available Early
This Afternoon As to How
Voting Stands Here
A light vote is being east in to
day’s primary election, with only a
few more than five hundred bal
lots cast at the Americus polling
place up to shortly afternoon. A
like condition is said to prevail
throughout the county.
Friends of the several candidates
having opposition are working at
the polls in behalf of their favo
rites, and the voting is being con
ducted largely through the medium
of “vest-pocket” ballots. One
watcher at the courthouse this
morning stated that in his opinion
a majority of the votes cast had
been made up by voters before they
approached the polls, and because
of this fact it is icpossible to fore
cast the result in any contested
race.
ALASKA DRAWS
HARDY SETTLERS
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Sept. JO.
Braving 650 miles of treacherous
and open waters between Seattle
and Ketchikan, Linden Pentz, his
wife, baby and a goat, arrived here
recently in a 16-foot open motor
boat. The cruise, which took two
months, was made without mis
hap.
After going on to Skagway, the
family will abandon its boat and
travel into the interior of Alaska.
TINLEY REVIVAL
DRAWING CROWDS
HAZELHURST, Sept. 10.—One
of the greatest revivals ever held m
Hazelhurst is now in progress at the
Mehodist church. The pastor,
Rev. T. W. Tinley, is doing the
preaching and Prof. T. A. Peavy is
leading the music. The meeting be
gan on the fifth Sunday in August
Congregations were good through
the week, but on the first Sunday in
September the attendance was as
Itirge' as any that has ever been
seen in the Methodist church.
The meeting will continue through
the week. _ '
AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 10. 1924
Ga. Democrats Went to
Polls in Primary 1 oday
Thousands Cast Ballots in Elec
tion in All Parts of the
State With Result
Uncertain
ATLANTA, Sept. 10.—Georgia
today went to the polls to oast her
vote for the various candidates to
the several offices, state and county,
in the State Democratic Primary
election, and indications point to a
light vote being recorded through
out the state.
Since early this morning when
the booths were thrown open, thou
sands upon thousands of 'Geogrians
over the commonwealth have jour
neyed to the polls and, by their
vote, expressed their convictions as
to the handling of the affairs of the
county and state. As the result of
those thousands of votes which have
been cast during the morning, and
those which will be recorded until
late this afternoon, when the polls
will close, Georgia will once again
flash to the world her desires which
will govern until another primary
election has come upon the horizion.
In the larger cities, in the county
seats, in every village and hamlet
that has been christened as the
State of Georgia, today heljd per
haps the greatest interest than any
in the yea'r. Farmers from the
fields dropped their plows long en
ough to record their preference of
the candidates; the common laborer
found time during the day to cast
his vote; the business man and the
big executives, ministers of the gos
pel, all banded together, and proud
of the fact that they make up Dem
ocratic Georgia, helped to increase
the swelling tide of votes that will
be counted tonight.
And this evenig, aftre the sun
has gone from view, ami darkness
has fallen over the red hills of
Georgia, the story of weeks of cam
paign speeches and utterances
throughout the state will be a touch
of sorrow in others. But Georgia
will know its future conise.
A large vote was in evidence
throughout the state today in the
Senator Thoms W. Hardwick, who
race betweein Senator William J.
Harris, and former Gov. and ex
opposed Senator Harris, this race
being of particular interest to Geor
gians of the various campaigns for
state offices. Senator Harris, in
asking re-election, pointed to his
record in office. He did not wage
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K. HARROLD TELLS
OF WOOK BEING DONE
Bust of Lee Presented French
Military School With Dis
tinguished Guests Present
Mrs. Frank P. Harrold, president
general of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, today told of
certain activities being conducted
abroad by that organization, details
of which have just been received
by her.
Os particular interest io mcmbe r s
of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy in the South, is the
presentation on September 4, to the
Royal Military College, at Sand
hurst, England, of a handsome
bronze bust of General Robert E.
Lee, illustrious Confederate leader.
The exercises were attended by the
United States Ambassador, and
Lady Astor unveiled the_bust. The
presentation speech was delivered
by Mrs. Livingston Rowe Schuyler,
former President General of the U.
D. C.
A similar bust of the great Con
federal General was presented by
the United Daughters of the Con
federacy to the French Military
School of Saint-Cyr, France, and is
said to be the only one of a Con
federate General in all France.
According to a report of the
presentation /which has reached
Mrs. Harrold from France, a dis
tinguished assemblage of' French
and Americans were in attendance.
Myrom T. Herrick, American Am
bassador, was one of the speaker’s
at the exercises, it being stated that
this was his first appearance in
public since his recent illness.
The bronze bust of General Lee
was designed by Frederick Votek,
of Baltimore and was presented rc
the Saint-Cyr School by Mrs. Liv
ingston Rowe Schuyler, Miss Belle
Perkins, of Virginia, who is p rel
ative of the Confederate General,
and Lewis Bennett, of Wheeling,
West Virginia, unveiled the bust,
and Mrs. Schuyler delivered a brief
address in tribute to the character
of General Lee.
In her talk, the past president
general of the U. D. C. stated that
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FLYERS DETAINED ft!
ML BY IMP
TO PLANE IN FLEET
Virtually No Prospect Exists
Now They Will Leave Capi
tal Before Early Thursday
WELCOMED BY COOLIDGE
Tumultuous Crowd Filled Boll
ing Field As Two Uninjured
Planes Arrived There
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10—-The
decision to keep the world fly
ers in Washington until Defense
day, September 12, was announc
ed today by Major General Pat
rick, chief of the army air serv
ice. The delay is due to a desire
to allow the flyers to participate
in the Defense Day exercises at
the capital and not to any me
chanical failure of the planes.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—
Washington had its chance to play
host to the American army world
flyers a little longer today, with
virtually no prospect of their leav
ing here before tomorrow.
Owing to a mishap sustained
while in flight the New Orleans,
one of the planes in the fleet was
forced to land near Baltimore Tues
day, and the two remaining planes
drove on to Washington.
Here these planes received the
welcome headed by President Coo
lidge and a tumultuous crowd that
literally jammed every portion of
fß®Uf»ou4S!iald,- the
was made.
Today’s scheduled hop to Mc-
Cook flying field at Dayton, Ohio
appeared at noon to be entirely
out of the question.
■lShelo
UPftFTER ESCAPE
Johnson Must Serve Seven Years
As Result of Being Over-Anx
ous to Be Free Man
ATLANTA, Sept. 10.—Henry
Johnson, convicted in Fulton coun
ty in March, 1916, on a charge of
robbery and given a sentence of
fifteen years, got over-anxious for
his freedom and lost it by getting
it.
Under date of September 4 an
order was handed down by Govern
or Walker, based on the ; ecommen
dation of the prison commission
Und the good record made by John
son, commuting his service to’ pres
ent service. The commutation or
der was sent to the prison commis
sion to be forwarded to the Banks
county convict camp, where John
son has been confined. Information
came that Johnson had made his
escape and was treating one whole
section of Hall county to a demon
stration of what pent up energy
can do when it is released.
A hurry call has been sent to
Hall county to withhold the order
commuting Johnson's. Sentence in
order that it may be sent back to
the executive department and re
voked. Then, when Johnson is re
captured, he will go on with ser
vice on his sentence of fifteen
years.
G. S. C. W. OPENS
ON SEPTEMBER 15
MIILLEDGEVILIpE, Sept. 10.—
The Georgia State College for Wo
men at Milledgeville will open Mon
day, September 15, with an enroll
ment of more than 1,250 students,
including 500 freshmen. Approxi
mately 1,000 students will live in
the college dormitories.
The student body will U‘ com
posed strictly of Georgians this
year, as applications from all wo
men outside the state were refused
because of lack of sufficient facili
ties. It was also necessary to re
fuse admittance to many Georgian,
and MJ. M. Parks, preside nt of the
college, has announced that there
will be no openings until after
Christmas.
On opening day. special coache;-
will be run to Milledgeville from
Savannah, Cordele, Albany, Cuth
bert, Columbus, Macon, Atlanta,
Covington, Athens and Augusta,
and arrangements have been made
to run two special train-’ from Ma
con, one leaving Mucon at noon and
the otheg at night.
New York Futures
Pc. Open High Low Close
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Mar. ..23,30| -;23.10|22.64122,61
May ..23.55:23.48123,48122.81122.87
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
TiDEFffIIME
UNIVEDAS DECM
ANNOUNCED BY JDDCE
Loeb Blinked Eyes Rapidly As
Words Disclosing Fate Fell
From Caverly’s Lips
YOUTH INFLUENCED JUDGE
Controlling Factor That Gave
Life to Slayers Explained in
Fateful Decision
CHICAGO, Sept. 10—Sheriff
Hoffman r.nnounced at noon to
day that within a few hours aft
er the sentencing of Leopold and
Loeb to life imprisonment he re
ceived several anonymous tele
phone mesages. These he said
warned of alleged preparations
being made to waylay the prison
ers and their escort en route to
Joilet prison, and that he had
changed his plans for their trans
fer there. These plans, he said,
will be kept secret.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.—(By As
sociated Press.) —Life imprison
ment was the punishmentt fixed to
day by Judge John R. Caverly upon
Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., and Rich
ard Loeb, confessed kidnapers and
slayers of 14-year-old Robert
Franks, Jr.
Youth was the controlling factor
that influenced Judge Caverly in
making up his decision in the case.
He stated in delivering the sen
tence that no minor had ever been
sentened to death in lilineis fol
lowing a plea of guilty.
Not a muscle moved in Leopold's
face as Judge Caverly announced
that life imprisonment was to bo
to rapidly blink his eyes, gulp
quickly and contract his lips. Not
a portion of the body of either de
fendant moved either during or
immediately after the pronounce
ment of sentence.
Sentences of ninety-nine years’
imprisonment each were given the
two boys in addition to the life
sentences passed upon them for
the murder of the Franks boy.
“It would have been the path es
least resistance to impose the ex
treme penalty of the law,” said t! e
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nmKiffi
DIES IT cm
Was Widow of Former Promi
nent Americt’s Physician and
Frequently Visited Here
Americus relatives received tele
grams today announcing the death
at Clayton, Ga., of Mrs. Mae Can
dler Winchester, a former resident;
here, who died while spending ih«
slummer there with her sister, Misc.
B. B. Perry. She had been in ill
health during some time past, and
death which ensued at 2:40 o’clock
this morning, was not unexpected
among her relatives and loved ones
here and elsewhere throughout
Georgia.
She is survived by one son,
Howell, who resides in Baltimore,
Md., and who has been notified of
his mother's demise. Funeral ar
rangements had not been completed
at noon today, although it had been
determined then to bring the re
mains to Dawson for interment.
Mirs. Winchester, who was wide
ly beloved among many friends was
the widow of Dr. Howell Winches
ter, a brother of the late Col. C. R.
Winchester, of Americu.-'. and a
niece of Asa G. Candler, of Atlan
ta, and deep regret is expressed
here because of her demise. It is
expected that a number of friends
will go from Americus to Dawson
to be present at the obsequies
there.
GOOD CROWD HEARD
VAUGHAN QUARTETTE
I A good crowd of Americus resi
dents heard the famous Vnugnu
Quartette Tuesday night in concert;
at the Courthouse here. The con*
cert was given under auspices of
the ladies of Central Baptist churcis
and the numbers rendered exceed
ingly entertaining. The singerg
were introduced by Chief of Polica
John T. Bragg, an enthusiastic sup.
porter of the community singing
movement here, and who briefly al
luded to. the fame ami ability vjj
the ai'tists as these were presentecL