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■ spOT cotton market ■days’ Receipts 183 Kn’s Receipts 12,834 Baks K Mining 21 IJTC I WEATHER K ir tonight and Thursday, with ■l cbiir ge in temperature. pyZsiXTH YEARL—-NCX R-3 COMPLETES KER OVERSEAS VOYAGE Americans Are Treated As Spies By Chinese WK CIRCULATE lOPJGANDA AGAINST Iras, in mii ■low Pres* of Nippon Making ■ariline Accusations, Mukden ■ Reports Indicate ■VIL’KDEN, Manchuria, China, Kober It). — (By Associated Kss.)— Startling and insidious Kusations, involving American Kgsity in China have been and | being made by the Japanese ■low press in China. Anti ■nerican propaganda, accusing ■nerican newspaper correspon ■nts, army officers and soldiers ■ being connected with the ■ihli troops, causing every ■nerican to be placed under ■oicion as enemies and spies ■ China, and being treated as lh, is being circulated by the Jpanese press. x ; ■American officials in China are »y much concerned about the con lions as they now exist, and to ■set and to put a stop to the fcpaganda of the press, they are Inning a vigorous protest to tir Ipanese foreign office in Tokio, Lich is expected to take immed te steps to alleviate the feeling lainst the Americans. ICaptain Norman Baldwin, Unit- I States official observer at the kttle front in China, has not yet len permitted to join the troops, Le to this propaganda. Terror now reigns in this sec tn. Casualties reported during e recent battle have been report- Bat the startling figures of 14,- DO dead and wounded. Another ■ucial' battle is expected around kanhaikwan within the week. ffIJL CROP PEPOPT FOR STATE ■nproved European Economic I Conditions Will Stimulate I American Cotton Demand I WASHINGTON, October 15. ■By Associated Press.) —The crop ■nd weather conditions in Georgia ■nd Tennessee are summarized to ■ay by the Department of Agricul ■ure as follows; I For Georgia.— The weather is ■avorable for harvesting. The con ■ition of the cotton crop remains ■inchanged, with nearly all cotton Bn the state open and being picked. Binning is making rapid progress. ■The crop is practically all out in ■he southern division, with about ■alf out in the northern section of ■he state. I F°r Tennessee.—The weather is Bnild and fine for harvesting, but ■oo dry for further growth. The ■ondition of cotton is fairly good. ■Cotton is mostly open and is being ■gathered rapidly. The state is mak ing some top corn. ■greater demand for ■AMERICAN COTTON | WASHINGTON, D. C., October 115. (By Associated Press.) —The I improved economic condition in Eu rope is expected to stimulate the de Inland for American cotton, declares I the Department of Agriculture. SLAYERS OF WOMAN GUILTY OF MURDER WARRENTON, Ga., Oct. 15. I The trial by jury of Eugene Snyd.-r and Charlie Hattaway, for the mur der of Hattie Wimberly, of Augus ,a > the young woman, whose body Was found floating in tne river near hy here a short time ago, was found guilty of murder, wPh recorrrren- Wation to mercy of the court, after Jixteen hours of deliberation of the fjury. Counsel for the defense gave nnniediate notice to the court of an k d PPeal for a new trial . ANOTHER CHINAMAN DIES IN TONG WAR -"' > EW YORK, October 15.—An °ther Chinese was killed Tuesday in Wll at the police believe was a con ■nuation of the tong warfare °h w as started last week in Manhattan’s Chinatown. The la<- victim, On Ting, member of e Hip Sing tong, was murdered ln a Brooklyn laundry owned by his 1 he body with two bullet wgunds was found by the pulpe-IWnti a ■ hunter. vjwrr. IggILPUBUSHED IN THE OF DixiE~gg£? ATTENTION GOLFERS! HERE’S A REAL SCORE OGDEN, Utah., October 15. —The par 37 nine-hale Ogden Country Club golf course here was negotiated in 30 strokes by Alex Stevenson, club profes sional, in a recent tournament. The best previous score was 31. Stevenson shot an eagle, five birdies and four holes at par. A card of 45 to 50 for the average player is good golf on the Ogden course., AFTER MUTILATION SUES FOR $100,009 Taxi. Driver Charge* Loeb And Leopold With Mistreatment —Wants Damages CHICAGO, Oct. 15.—A suit for SIOO,OOO damages for mutilation al leged to have been incurred at the hands of Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard Loeb was filed in circuit court Tuesday by Charles Ream, a taxi-cab driver. Ream was attacked by two men last November 21, blindfolded, drug ged and mutilated. After the arrest of Loeb and Leopold, now serving life terms in prison for the murder of Robert Franks, Ream claimed to identify the two rich men’s sons ns his assailants. Young Leopold and Loeb, each of whom is 19 years old, are made ie fendants in the suit, in which Ream charges that they were the men who injured him after capturing and drugging him. He came to his senses in a prairies on the south side of the city, he said. Ream now claims that since the injury he has been un able to work. SHENIHDMH RESTS 1$ STMS RAGE Departure Expected Thursday— Winds From Pacific Blowing 90 Miles Hour SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 15.—(8y The Associated Press.) —The naval dirigible Shenandoah is manacled to her mooring mast today. Gales ; in the Pacific have reached a ve locity of 95 miles an hour, causing the officers to defer the departure of the air vessel for Camp Levis, Wash., until Thursday. Air charts show a chain of tnree storms hovering about this section it is announced. Officials of the Shenandoah hope to leave here Thursday sometime be tween the first and second storm, or between the second and third of the blows, and slip into the Shenan doah’s moorings at Camp Lewis. ERA OF PROSPERITY DUE IN SOUTHLAND ATLANTA, Oct. 15.—A general business revival immediately after the presidential election in Novem ber, was predicted by F. K. Kol beer, of Camden. N. J., general sales manager of the Victor Talk ing Machine company in Atlanta Monday night. The occasion of Koibeer was to address all salesmen and Victor dealers in Atlanta. He spoke at the home of C. L. Elyear, district manager of the organization on Peachtree road. Koibeer declared that the pre valent business hestitancy was caus ed only by the proximity of the November election. This indicision will disappear entirely and busmess will then show renewed vigor. POSTMASTER INSPECTS SUMTER R. F. D. ROUTES Postmaster Davenport left this morning on an inspection tour of the R. F. D. routes. It is one of the duties of the postmasters to see that the proper service is given all people living on the rural routes and to see that the roads are kept in good condition so that it does not impair the progress of the mail man. The government stipulates that an inspection tour shall be made twice a year. Mr. Davenport states that the, post office receipts so far this year compare very favorably with those of last year. This he comments is very encouraging due to the busi nyss a|eprpssibn thatis being felt throughout the country. AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 15, 1924 MISSRAOUL SPEAKS TO WN VOTERS Organization Would Revise Tax System, She Tells Americus Women A large and enthusiastic audience composed largely of women was present at the court house this morn ing to hear Miss Ellinor Raoul speak in behalf of the work accomplished by the League of Women Voters. W. W. Dykes, member of the state Democratic executive commit tee, opened the meeting with a few words in which he emphasized the importance of all the voters turning out at the polls on election day. He called the audiences attention to the fact that less than 50 per cent of the registered voters in the United States cast a ballot on election day., Those present at the meeting had the pleasure of hearing a few words from Miss Carr ilea Sanders of Tai-, lapoosa, Ga. Miss Sanders is the field secretary of the State Wo man’s Club and her talk bordered on the great amount of welfare work done by this organization. She was introduced to the assemblage by Congressman Charles R. Crisp. Before introducing Miss Raoul Congressman Crisp made a snort speech in which he pointed out the great effect the woman’s vote would have on politics. “There will re sult from the womans vote two things, cleaner and better politics, (Continued on Page Four.) CITY DETECTIVE KILLS NEGRO WHO RESISTED ATLANTA, Oct. 15. —Ivy Evans, negro, was shot to death Tuesday morning by city detective E. J. Pate, when the negro, according to reports fired pointblank at him when cornered in a restaurant at 168 Edgewood avenue. Evans, pursuing a negro woman down Edgewood avenue, was stop ped by Detective Pate ard fired at the officer as he attempted to es cape through a rear door, it is said. NEGRO PRISONER IS BURNED TO DEATH MOULTRIE, Oct. 15.—A 50-year old negro, whose name was not leafned here, burned to death Sud day morning when the town jail at Lenox was destroyed by fire. The negro was arrested late Saturady on a charge of being drunk and dis orderly. The blaze was discovered too late to rescue the imprisoned man. The cause of the fire has not been determined. PLANE ALTITUDE RECORD BROKEN IN FRANCE Paris, Oct. 15. —The world’s alti tude record of 11,145 meters (36,- ,555 feet) made by the French avia tor, Sadie Lecointe, in October 1923 was eclipsed at Villaciublay by the French aviator, Callizo, who set the mark at 12,066 meters. This announcement was made after an official examinattion of the altitude registering instruments on Calizo’s machine. The aviator has been training for three years in an endeavor to break the record. SECRETARY WALLACE OPERATED ON APPENDIX WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15. —Secretary of Agriculture, Watlaec today underwent an operation for appendicitis and the removal of gall bladder infections. The operation was termed successful this mern ing, and a quick recovery is expect ed for him. BURGLARS ESCAPE WITH IRON SAFE AND S3OO ATLANTA, Oct. 15.—Unidenti fied burglars broke into the offices of the Gulf filling station, at 1841 Peachtree street, and hauled the company’s heavy iron safe, contain ing S3OO in cash, into a waiting automobile and sped off before the arrival of police, officers say. City police recei\ ed word from someone in the neighborhood of the filling station that the office was being broken into, but could not answer the call as it was bexond the city liminta. County officers, however, were notified, but ton late ho capture t£e burgjara, , She Rests After Long Flight J ■ i Mi ~ 1,5 ‘' a i r/ 1- e 1 F f all ri In her berth at 1 Lakehurst the • Z Jy ZR-3 tod«y .. resting after ” 7 1 completing her 5,000-mjle jour- na tr *cros, the waters of the Atlantic in 81 i . hours sod 25 f > . minutes, having • t broken all non- i. - ' - sp, ! • stop flying rec- ords. MIIS MB. MTS HBNIMTIfIN —}'"•** Mr?. Ross Given Unanimous Vote From Democratic Convention ( IEYENNE, Wyo., October 15. —M is. Nellie G. Ross, widow of the lati Governor William B. Ross, Tu< lay was unanimously chosen as democratic nominee for gover noi by the emergency democratic state convention. Mrs. Ross was nominated by ae cia nation at the completion of the roll call of counties for nominating candidates. Lor name was formally placed before the convention by George W. Patterson, of Laramie. Only on< other name, that of Patrick O’Connor, of Casper, was placed before the convention. Before the roll call had been two-thirds com pleted, however, O Connors name wa withdrawn at his, own request. Although Wyoming as a territory in 1869 blazed the way for na tional woman suffrage by giving its win an the right of the ballot, Mrs. Ro* s is the first woman ever to be nominated for such a high office there. With Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson, democratic nomihee for governor of Texas, Mrs. Ross takes her place as the second wife of a former excu tive to be thus honored. Governor Ross term would not have expired for two years. ROW OVER CLOTHING ENDS IN KILLING JACKSONVILLE, Oct. 15.—Adel Lester waq shot to death by Lon Me Daniel in Calhoun county, accord ing to a long distance telephone message/ fron Blountstown, the cuuty seat. Both men were farmers in that section; and information is to the effect |hat an argument over seine clothes precipitated the shooting. A shotgun was used. McDaniel sui rendered to the sheriff after the shooting and is being held for a prelinjinary hearing. LOST IN CORNFIELD I BANDIT IS CAPTURED NEW MATAMORAS, Ohio, Oct. 15 —(After holding up the First Na tional bank here and obtaining 54,- 000 in cash shortly before noon, Charles Law, youthful Monroe coun ty .’armer, lost his way in a big corn fit d on the edge of town, and blun di ed back into the village. He wt i arrested. William Berentz, assistant cashier wsis alone in the bank when Law en teyed. At the point of a gun nt fc teed . Berentz to lie on the floor wlile he stuffed all the loose corren into a sack. When The Cub Isn r t Carrying Assignments ALL THE DIPLOMATS ARE NOT IN EUROPE. Talking to one or our worthy cit izens this afternoon, he tells me the story of a little diplomacy negotiated by Mr. Harris, our cap able collector and subscription man. Seems like Mr. Harris called on the sister of the gentleman who re lated the story to me to inform ner that her subscription to the paper had expired. The niece, xrfio is the daughter of the lady whose subscrip tion to the Times Recorder Mr. Har ris wished to renew stated that she did not think .her mother would like to renew her subscription. She remarked that her uncle received the paper and that they would read his. The lady is a visi tor to the city so Mr. Harris, like all newspaper men trying to find out something, asked who her undo Upon acquiring this informa tion Mr. Harris said “why you dont mean to say that he is your uncle, he’s one of the most gentlenuiny and finest men in Americus.’’ “Just a moment Mr. Harris I will get you a check for a years sub scription I know mother wont object and she really enjoys the paper any how.” What Mr. Harris said about her uncle was not sales talk it was the truth. Nevertheless it had its ef fect, it made the lady proud of her unck? and increased the circulation of the Times Recorder. • • • WHY THE RADIO DIDN’T RADIATE. Was invited to attend a radio concert at a resident on Lee street several flights ago but was unable to go. Saw the operator of the radio this morning and inquired about the party. “Didn’t get a thing” he says, “The old radio squawked and squeeked for about an hour then we gave it up.” He says the four ladies who were listening in were greatly dissapointed. I am not surprised that the radio didn’t radiate. There isn’t a radio in the country that can get In a word—under certain circumstances. • » • THINGS WE WOULD LUCE TO KNOW. Where does Chief Bragg get the flower that he wears in the lapel of his coat every day? • * • Price Os Ga> Going Up Remark ed The Eelevator Boy A« he Took Rockefeller To The Top OF The Woolworth Building. ** * t A STITCH IN TIME, BROTHER. We see by the paper the S:\tC (Continued on Page Two.) 4 “'i MOI COLLEGE STUDENTS STRIKE Entire Body of 1000 Walk Out Because of Alleged Bad Food SPARTANBURG, S. €., Oct. 15. The entire student body of Clemsen college has walkad out in protest against food conditions and the al leged unfair trial g-ven Hellulian, football player, who is said to have recently been suspended, ixxordiug to information given to The Herald by students over long-distance phone Tuesday night. The majority of the boys are leav ing for their home on early trains the students said. The walkout was later confirmed by Acting President Earle, of xhe college. Mr. Earle said that he would issue a formal statement lat er tonight. It was reported that petitions call ing an the stuudents to “strike” as a protest against conditions com plained of were circulated at the college this afternoon. While the suspension of Butch” Hollohan, football star, for alleged drunkeness, was given as one of the chief causes of the walkout, it was stated that the students were also dissatisfied with conditions in the dining room. Clemson has an enrollment ap proximately 1,000 students. IMS M’GRfGOH ' DIED WEDNESDAY Aged Pension Commissioner Succumbs After Long Illness -—Bl Years of Age WARRENTON, Ga., Oct. 15. (By Associated Press.) —Maor C. E. McGregor, pension commissioner of the state of Georgia, died at his home here this miming. He was 84 years of age, and had been near death for a number of months. Born and reared in Warren coun ty, Georgia, Major McGregor, as a young man, enlisted in the Confed erate army, serving through the Civil war. He participated in many important engagements in that great conflict, and was appointed early in his service as lieutenant in the Bth Georgia regiment. For his outstanding valor in bat tle and his efficiency displayed at various times when a cool head and quick ivetion meant perhaps the sav ing of many of the lives of his men, he was promoted to the rank of col onel, though his promotion came too late for him to see further active service in the line of battle, it hav ingl been given him the day before the surrender of General Robert E. Lee. He was noted for the many chances he took in the line of duty. After the war between the states was a closed chapter, he continued to display great interest in his com rades of the gray, affiliating him self witK the United Confederate Veterans, of which he became a well known member. Later, Major McGregor was named as one of the trustees of the Confederate Sold iers’ home at Atlanta. Immediately following the con flict in which he served so conspic uously, Major McGrgor took to farming, and for several years look ed after his farm at the place of his birth in Warren county, endeav oring to build a new that which war had destroyed throughout Geor gia. But he was also concerned vital ly in the affairs of his native state, and his political career got its start when he was elected to the Georgia house, and then later to the state senate. He was for years a close personal friend of the late United States Senator Thomas E. Watson. The last public office held by Major McGregor was that of state pension commissioner, for which of fice he was defeated in the 1924 democratic state primary election by John W. Clark, of Augusta. FRANCE WILL RECOGNIZE SOVIET RUSSIA FRIDAY PARIS, Oct. 15.—(8y The Asso ciated Press.) —The French govern ment will formally recognize the Russian Soviet Republic Friday. This information was obtained in Official French political sources -’this moo»ihg t 'J ! c; NEW YORK FUTURES Pc Open 11am Close JanJ22.47;22.45 22.72'22.36 Mar.H22.70 22.80123.06122.67 May i22.88>23.01 i23.29i22.87 0ct’23.18123.33123.50123.14 Deci23.32’22.38|22.45522.26 PRICE FIVE CENTS BIG7EPBREAKS ' DISTANCE RECORD HELD BY DIXMUDE Ends 5,000 Mile Non-Stop Flight in 81 1-2 Hours At 10:45 A. M. LAKEHURST, N. J., Oct. 15 (By Associated Press.) —The giant ZR-3 landed safely at Lakehurst field this morning at 9:55 o’clock, having successfully completed her trans-Atlantic flight from German soil to the shores of America. The great German-built diri gible has now been delivered to the United States in payment for Germany’s war debt as pro scribed in the Versailles treaty. She has completed her long journey from Friedrichshafen, Germany, a distance estimated at 5,000 miles in 81 hours and 25 minutes of continuous fly ing- She has brokep all previous records for non-stop air voy ages. The record was formerly made by the French dirigible Dixmude, in 1923, of 4,500 miles, and 3,500 miles made by the Zeppelin L-59 during the world war. A mighty shout went up to the little crew of the big ship from the throats of the thousands who greeted her upon landing. Today the ZR- 3is resting from her long over-seas voyage in her berth here at the naval air station airdome, having silenced her motors at 10:45 a. m. LAND FIRST SIGHTED OFF CAPE COD. BOSTON, Mass. Oct., 15.—(8y The Associated Press.) —The first sight of the American coast was ob tained early this morning as the crew of the Zeppelin dirigible ZR-3 sighted the rugged shores off tiie tip of Cape Cod. It was 3:15 a. m. when the first shout of ‘land a-hoy” reached the ears of the trans-oceanic airship. At 4:15 a. m. the big Zep and its crew passed over Boston at almost the identical point where the Pilgrims made their first refuge. She had her nose pointed south as she was lost in the clouds to those who were watching for her. PASSES OVER NEW YORK CITY. NEW YORK, Oct. 15.—(8y The Associated Press.) —The ZR-3 was first sighted here this morning nt 7:50 flying high over Coney Island, She was headed toward the' cen ter of America’s great metropolis as she bore toward the heart of New York City. MESSAGE ABOUT FLIGHT RECEIVED AT CAPITAL WASHINGTON, October 15 The first description of the flight of the ZR-3, telling how the giant dirigible had to change its course how the hot weather bothered those’ aboard, and of messages to passing ships as she winged her way toward the shores of this country, came in a radio message to Admiral Eberle, chief of naval operations, from Cap tain George W. Steele, naval ob server aboard. The message, which described the ZR-3 as the “steadiest it has ever been,” was relayed to Admiral Eberle here Monday night by the Radio Corporation of America at New York. The message from Cap tain Steele said: “ZR-3 continued during nigtt (Continued on Page Two.) i LITTLE JOE ( IN SOCIETY THESE DAYS TTI'BOOTLEG6EQ IS CONSIDERED JUST AS RESPECTABLE AS TH'I3OOT LICKER" ( >)' p 1324 tjv *t* 1
