About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1924)
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 23,'1924 Item IRLS ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION >RGANIZED AT HIGH SCHOOL At a very enthusiastic meeting 'riday at the Americus High school, i Girl’s Athletic Association was or ganized with representatives from sach class present. Plans were made for the coming lasket-ball season, during whicii time games will be played with sev eral nearby towns, and also inter class games will be played through out the season, which will add great ly to the interest of the seasons schedule. It is desired by the members of the Association that arrangements Lean he made for the use of an in door court for the games. Miss Dorothy Cass will coach the team, while Miss Harriet Rylandcr was elected business manager, and Miss Maessee Lane was elected cap tain at the meeting Friday. A complete schedule of the games to be played will be announced at a later date. Bob Berry has gone to Baltimore where he will enter the University of Maryland, taking a full course in medicine. Mrs. Allen Perry has been resid ing at 307 East Church street, has moved into the Speer home, at 606 East Church. Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Morris, will regret to learn that their infant daughter, Jerrene, is ill with diptheria, at their home on Mayo street. Mrs. Charles Sumner, of Macon, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Morgan, at their home on South Lee street. Mrs. Sumner is pleasantly remembered by her many friends, as Miss Lucille Mor gan. Mrs. Hylton Bass and Mis. Zola Dell, of Leslie, were among the out-of-town shoppers in Ameri cus today. Mrs. J. L. Hill, of Cobb spent to day in Americus shopping. Joe Mattheson and Tom Virily prominent cotton buyers of Augusta are spending several days in Ameri cus looking after business interests. TOOHFLOBY LOCAL POLICEMEN (Continued From Page One?, night when Arthur West and an other negro were help up on West Church street, near the Americus Oil Co. The two negroes were on their way home when they were stopped by two white men. About §(>.oo in money and suit of clothes were taken from the negroes. The negroes are knowii by Col. J.E.D. Shipp, who says he believea they are reliable and their story may be believed. The police had under arrest this morning a negro called ‘‘Rabbit,” whose name is said to be Manual or Lofton Harris. The negro ac knowledges that he is wanted in Valdosta for shoplifting and is said by local police officers to bear a bad reputation. Special Officer Kimsey of the Seaboard, received a wire from Valdosta requesting that he hold “Rabbit,” that there was a reward for him. H'e was deserbied as be- CHEAP MONEY TO LEND We always have money to lend on farm lands at lowest rate* and beat terms, and you will always save money by seeing us. We give the borrower the privilege of making payments on the principal at any interest period, stopping interest on such payment. We also make loans on choice city property. 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He has a grippled hand, caused from a gun-shot wound, and it was said his home was in Ameri cus. “Rabbit” was arrested in a local pool room on suspicion. To Chief Bragg he Acknowledged that he had been playing “skin” around in Sum ter county; that he had won SSO or more, but that he had again lost all of that- sum. Later in the day Chief Bragg carried the negro “Rabbit” out to the home of Mrs. C. S. Duer, which was robbed early last week, where the thief had gotten several dollars in money. Tracks madp by the thief were still to be seen and Chief Bragg compared these tracks, both with shoes .on and shoes off, and the tracks seenFto be identical with those of the negro now held. Out at the home of Frank La nier, the negro in escaping, jumped aver the fence into the yard of W. M. Humber. There the ground nad been freshly plowed, said Chief Bragg. Here again the tracks were compared with the shoes on “Rab bit's” feet and were found to be an exact match. ?T tarn reasonably sure we have the right negro in at least two of the recent robberies,” Chief Bragg said to the Times-Recorder, “and we also think we are on the trail of al Ithis local troubles.” “Rabbit” or Harris, is being held for further investigation. There were a number of reports early Tuesday morning to the effect that a negro’s body had been found “‘out the ; railroad.” A reporter was .unable to find any bas is for these' reports. At two widely separated places a number of shots were heard last night and were investigated by the police when the reports came in, but nothing was learned. One of these came in from residents near the cemetery. The other • came from out Lee street where it was reported a number of shots were fired at the junction of Lee street and Elm avenue. ANTI-PHYMIN THE HEALING GAS Removes the cause of disease. 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MAXWELL HOUSE Coffee THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER CONCORD MUSIC CLUB ENTERTAINS PATRONS Club to Give Serie sos Enter tainments During the Year Free to Public Concord Music Club had an inter esting program Friday evening The crowd was not large on account of the rain, but everyone enjoyed the program. At the close of the program the committee sold refreshments to the amont of $15.69. They alson met at Concord school house Sunday p. m. for a sing, which was well attended. The Concord club will give a series of entertainments during the ■year, most of which will be free to the public. The purpose of the c'ub will be to promote music in the com munity, to help build up the school, and secure funds for singing schools etc. The first contribution to the school was gas lights, which were installed last week. There will be a very important meeting of Concord Music Club Friday evening, Sept. 26, at 7:30 o'clock. Every member is invited and urged to be present, as some important business will be attended to at that time'. zens. It agreed, indeed, that Cou izens was' not entitled to personal I counsel to do government work, buc voted to engage Henry as his com mittee’s lawyer in the government's pay. Next Couzens fell seriously ill. Recovered, he found Henry no longer available. Besides, Senator-? Watson and Ernst refused to go on with th-> inquiry. The wo other committeemen, Senators Jones a id King, stood with Couzens, however. As their lawyer, in Honey's place they hired Earle J. Davis of Detrior, former assistant attorney general of the United States in charge of criminal prosecutions, and as Davis’ assistant thev later engaged L. C. Manson of Milwaukee. Now opponents of the investiga tion concentrated their activities to prevent Couzens’ renomination f. r the Senate in his home state of Michigan and another postponement became necessary to enable him to make his primary fight. Tie won. Without awaiting election Com , zens is back on the job in Wash ng ton and the inquiry has begun. GA. and FLA. MAY PURCHASE . WASHINGTON, Sept. 23.—(8y A. P.) —The Georgia and Florida i railway through its receiver, today ] was given the authority by the Tn i terstate Commerce Commission to I acquire control of the Statesboro | Northern railway by the purchase of I its capital stock. These Wives Campaign W Jr u llm u/ ■ 1 .V - > " J Hr fc > - - - -' < WP W PPMHfP, ffl!M CONFFSS CRIIES (Continued from Page One.) ter. Investigation of the death has caused the authorities to believe that she djed from arsenical poison ing. The prosecutor believes the minister may be able to throw some night on her Heath.' However, no protracted questioning will be forced upon the minister again for The Fashion Shop •UtK J. E. HIGHTOWER, Prop. y.„' £*■' Jackson Street , Phone 101 JU* \ * r>di 'IUW \\ wn wlf A \\ nsi h \\ Imw Wk .. W ■Il iFT H ■■' W v Superb Styles In Ihe New Frock Arrivals ! 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The Fashion Shop J. E. HIGHTOWER, Prop. Jackson Street AMERICUS, GA. Two wive» of candidate! in the Mrs. Burton K. Wheeler, wives of the standard bearers of the race for rresident are actively campaigning. They are: Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette (right) and Progressive party. The picture shows them in conference. several days, Thornpso nsaid. In his cell, Hight expressed appre hension lest a mob break in and lynch him. There have been threats of mob violence, but the sheriff has deputized a number of men, and they have promptly dispersed all gatherings in the neighborhood of the jail. The grilling of the clergyman PAGE SEVEN which . e Bcjlefl' this i confas-sjop. : was lengthy.oForiwors the WhiwU de nied any knowledge of how his wife and Sweetin met their deaths and he declared that he believed they had died of ptomaine poisoning. GEORGIA, Sumter County. Personally appeared before me the undersigned, Charles R- Crisp, of said county and state, who on oath says that, as candidate for the Democratic nomination for service in the Sixty-Ninth Congress from the Third Congressional District of Georgia, he expended the following sums: Paid assessments levied again: t him as a candid date by the fifteen Demo cratic Executive Com mitte's of tne di.trict for for the purpose of pay ing part of the expenses of holding the primary $407.50 I'aid newspapers of the dis trict for publishing an nouncement of candi dacy 230.00 Paid out for personal ex- penses in canvassing the district, including hire of automobile, gasoline and oil, hotel bill, etc 250.00 Total . $887.50 Deponent further says that the money expended was his own mon ey and that he received no campaign contributions from any one. In Witness Whereof, Deponent has hereunto set his hand and af fixed his seal, this 23rd day of September, 1924. (Seal) CHARLES R. CRISP. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 23 day of September, 1924. S'. R. HEYS, Dept. Clerk Superior Court.
