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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Today’s Receipts 138 Bales Season’s Receipts 15,215 Bales Strict Middling 22 l-4c WEATHER — Fair tonight and Saturday; slightly warmer tonight in north and central Georgia. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR.—NO- 253 S. 0. P. HAS $3,700,000 SLUSH FUND New York Labor Gives Davis m ■ cm LMMIMS QUITS UFULLEITE New York Workers Backing Davis Represent Fifth of A. F. L. Membership NEW YORK. Oct. 31—(By Associated Press.) —A spirit of optimism prevails in the Demo cratic camp, says John W. Davis, the party’s nominee. In his fourth pre-election statement, Mr. Davis sets forth additional views on the out standing issues of the campaign, fie explains his reasons for the “spirit of optimism which is out standing today n the ranks pf Democracy.” Mr- Davis sum med up what he said was the "sumulative evidence of the last few days,” and took occas ion to express his gratitude “to his associates on the party ticket for a well defined movement which is bringing so many re cruits to our ranks." 700,000 LABOR VOTES FOR DAVIS. NEW YORK, Oct. 31—Outstand ing developments in the candidacy of John W- Davis revolved about the endorsement given him by the executive council of the Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York, and the deliv ery of three speeches in Lons' Is land Announcement of the labor ac tion was made public by the eastern democratic headquarters and was hailed by officials there' as a re volt in American Federation of La bor ranks whichSfrssured Mr. Davis “the support of approximately 700,- 000 union workers in she greater city.” It was pointed out also in a state ment signed by eleven members of the executive council that they had voted to withdraw the endorsement previously giveii Senator LaFol b tte “because we have been re quested to place ourselves squarely on record for the election of John W. Davis for president and Alfred E. Smith for governor of New York.” The statement contained a rec ommendation “to the entire mem bership of all interested in the cause of labor to vote and work for the election of Davis.” DISTINGUISHED ATLANTA ATTORNEY IS DEAD ATLANTA, Oct. Sl.—Col. Pat rick Henry Brewster, for more than half a century a distinguished mem ber of the Georgia bar died at his home in College Park following an illness of many weeks. Because ot his lengthy years as a member of the Georgia Bar. Col. Brewster was known as the “dean of the Georgia bar." He was born in Coweta coun< ty on September 9, 1846, and serv ed throughout the War between the State sas a member of Company 'A” Fifty Sixth Georgia Infantry. At the close pf the war Col. Brew ster entered the law school of the University of Virginia, graduating Horn that institution in 1870. and 1 eturned to Newnan, his native county, where he practiced law un til the year 1894. In that salne year Col. Brewster moved to this city and formed a b- tlnership with the ,ate Judge , ufuf: T. Dorsey and Albert Howell ■ . under the name of Dorsev Hrewster and Howell. LITTLES JOE™: f EAR RINGS WILL ’ AbNAYS BE POPULAR. WITH TELEPHONE GIRLS/ *A ♦ -vfM _______ THE TIMESSRECORDER ESIPU-BLISHED IN THE OF DIXIE 36 PEOPLE NO om OBSMW Suffering From Effects Os ‘Looby’ Gas—Five Have Died WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.—An investigation by chemists of the Bureau of Mines into the effects of fumes from commercial gaso line containing deadly tetraethyl indicate today that the danger of poisoning from such gases is extremely remote. In their report these experts point out that the deaths of five men employed at the New Jersey Standard Oil plant this week was probably due to poisoning in the manufacture of concentrated tet raethyl, a product sold only to automobilists after being diluted so that the mixture comprises on ly one part tetraethyl lead to one thousand parts of gasoline by volume. (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Thirty six people are now under observa tio nor being treated because of the effects sustained from coming in contact with ethyl or “loony” gas. Already five have died from in juries sustained recently in the plant of the Standard Oil company’s Elizabeth, N. J. plant. Those under treatment are con fined to hispitals in New York and New Jersey. Eight are in homes to which they were carried. Health officials joined others to day in the investigation being made into the mysterious gas. NEW YORK PUTS* BAN ON GAS. NEW YORK, Oct. 31—Gasoline containing tetra-ethyl, the mysteri ous “looney gas” compound, may no longer be sold in New York City. The board of health adapted a reso lution prohibiting its sale after the .death of the fifth of the 33 labor ers affected by the fumes while ex perimenting with the mixture in the Byway, N. J., laboratories of the Standard Oil Company of New Jers ey. The health board also made it a misdemeanor for any one to use the gasoline in motors in the city. In addition, the officials authorized I Health Commissioner Monaghan to make a thorough investigation of the elements in the mysterious deatli dealing gas. I RECORDER FORT HANDS OUT FINES AND ADVICE Few eases of little cosequence oc cupied Recorder Fort’s time this morning in Police Court. The usual list of negro offenders were on hand and the Recorder dispensed with them wits small fines or sen' fences. John W. Thomas, colored, was fined $lO for disorderly conduct and fighting. John was arrested just after he had engaged in a fisti cuff with his wife. The wife red John arrested but failed to appear in court against him this morning. Wheeler Dodson, colored, was brought before the court on the charge of disorderly conduct. Wheeler it seems had been “spark ing” around a married woman’s house and on Sunday night when he called he found the husband re turned from the “north.” The nus "band had Wheeler arrested and the judge after telling him that he wa? lucky to get away with his life, tael: cd a fine of $lO on him. Andrew Harris, colored, charged with loitering forfeited a bond of $lO when he failed to appear be fore the Recorder. The Judge fig ured that Andrew had no doubt gone to work as it was costing him too much to loaf. One or two eases of auto, speed ing drew small fines. MAN AND YOUUTC4 held as Fakers ATLANTA, Oct. 3.,’.—Arrested on a technical charge of suspicion involving alleged vio'-tio nos the “blue sky” law' covering (he sale of securities in Georgia, Janies A. Stewart .alias James J-rome, John Godwin, John Everett Scuit and others, said to be wanted by the police in various citie" from Jack sonville, Fla., to New York is being held by Atlanta p0 ,:, 0. With him in custody is a 14-year old boy calling himself James Wil son, but who the police say is James 1 Knudson, of Mai lea, Mass AMERICUS, GA., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31, 1924 HALLOWEEN If! /// \ rtZ / JU-4.V WO ! 1 \ by They tell me Hallowe n’s the time When love is in the making; When witches wave their wands sublime And set fair hearts at aching. The goblins gather round about And games that come to pass Will show your lover, if you look Within a looking glass. I’ve tried those magic mystic ways Os finding love that's true But fate, it seems, just taunts and plays; There’s just one thing to do. I've carved myself a pumpkin, just As scarey as can be. I'm hoping it will scare her into Reallj* loving me! (Copyright, 1924, NEA Service, Inc.) DRIVER Os 8088 WffiDH CfflfffiS Man Surrenders to Police Says He Drove Wagon In Wall St. Catastrophe (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—A mar. de scribing himself as Ricliard O’Hara, of New' Jersey, says he is the “driv er of the wagon which carried the bombs” used in the VxStll Stree* ex plosion of 1920. O’Hara was taken to Bellvue hos pital today after he had walked into the police station and made the confession of his paart in the bomb explosion. The police questioned him closely in the hospital, where he is undergoing treatment for al coholic poisoning. O’Hara, accord ing to the police, says he was con scious stricken and “wanted to m ike a clean breast” of his part in the crime. SERVICES TONIGHT AT CALVARY CHURCH Services at Galva-y church to night are as follows; Evening prayer at 7 ;30. Saturday, Noveitnber Ist, the Feast of All Saints, and Holy Com munion will be observed at 9 a. m. DEATH IMPOSED today OF KILLING TEACHER COLUMBUS, Oct. 31.—Willie Jones and Gervis Bloodworth, Tayl or county boy killers, will at noon today again be sentenced to die on the gallons. They will oe arraign ed in Butler before Jur ge George P. Munro, who will resentence the youths following the refusal of the Georgia supreme qourt to grant them a new trial. Tl.: remititur has been received fro: 1 the su preme court by the clerk of the Taylor court. No intimation has been given as to what day will be chosen by Judge Munro when he sentence i the boys. The original day for their execu ttion was January 18 but they re ceived an automatic respite when hearing on motion for rew trial was continued until February 1. Judge Munro denied the motion and the ease went to the supreme ■ < urt with the result that the judgement of the lower court was affirmed. Jones and Bloodworth were con victed in Taylor superior court last December following the killing Dec ember 3 of Howard F. Underwood, medicine salesman. Robbery was the motive, according to the testi- Hip/D' of the state- COMMUNICATION WELLS CHAPTER, TONIGHT 3 ere is a called communication of \ ells Chapter No 42, tonight at 6 o’ lock, for work in all degrees it is announced by officials of the lodge. E. A. McHan, grand secre tar of Macon, will be present. Re freshments ■ will be sec ed to .all Roy d Arch Masons and a cordial invitation is extended- them. Gl\ ES WIFE SPEED TITLE AS SPENDER LOS ANGELES, Oct. 31.—“ Ba rney” Oldfield, former rtar of the automobile race tracks, under his (true name of Verna Eli Oldfield, brought suit for divorce against his wife, Rebecca. He alleged Mrs. Old field spent his money faster than he could make it. The Oldfields were married January 7, 1907, and sep arated July 20, 1923, according to the complaint filed here. LOEB WIDOW GETS $3,000,000 ESTATE CHICAGO, Oct. 31—Albert H. Loeb, capitalist and mail order hou e official,A who died Monday, left his entire estate to his widow, Mrs. Anna Loeb, his attorney an notuiced in advance of filing the will. No estimate of the value of the estate was given. T he document was executed No vember 4, 1918. No mention was made of any of ,the children except a son, Allan, who was named as executor. The will when filed later esti mated the value of the estate at $3 - 000,000. CHINESE TONGS AGREE TO 2-WEEK ARMISTICE (By The Associated Press) LEW YORK, Oct. 31.—Peace reigns today in Chinatown, A two weeks armistice has been agreed to bet veen the On Leong and Hip Sil tongs, effective at midnight Thursday. It is announced by the Chi amen that the truce is effective throughout the nation. CHINK KILLED AS TONGS PLAN PEACE FEW YORK, Oct. 31—The mur der of another Chinese Thursday halted official negotiations in China tow 11 which it had beer, hoped would end the Hip Sing-On Leong tong wai The slain Chinese was Ges ling, of tre Hip Sing tong. He met death in a doorway close to the head quarters of the On Leduir tong. Within earshot of the killing, the Chinese consul general was confer ring with an official from Washing ton in an attempt to devise peace terms which would be acceptable to the warring tongsmen. The ne gotiations were halted, temporarily at least. 700,000 Votes UNION springs; fl fl ENTAILS J160.W8 LOSS Flames Start in Compres And Sweep Nearby Buildings Early Today A fire in Union Springs, Ala., which started at.10.3G o’clock last night, caused a property loss of more than $160,000 and it was not brought jnder control until two o’clock this morning, according to telephonic advices from that city. Early estimates of the loss placed the total at $161,800, ti e fire start ing in a large cotton compress, sweeping nearby buildings and threatening the business section. The conflagration was for some time beyoond the control of Union Springs firemen and citizens, who volunteered to fight the flames, an fflppeal for assistance was sent to Montgomery, A fire truck was dis patched from Montgomery through the country. f The heaviest loss was s’ ffered by the Southern Cotton Oil Company, the plant of that concern being de stroyed at a loss of approximately SIOO,OOO. Three hundred tons of cotton seed, value at $12,000 were lost. The depot of the Birmingham and Southeastern railroad was de stroyed at a loss of SIO,OOO, while a passenger coach, valued at $5,000 was burned. Alongside the compress were a number of freight cars, i aded with cotton, six of which were destroyed by the fire. The loss caused bv the destruction of the freight cars was estimated at SIB,OOO. The destruc tion of the compress and co Von was estimated at SIO,BOO. One residence was burned in the conflagration. It was owned by R. W. West and occu pied by A. B, Laney. The house was Valued atsH,ooo while house hold goods, valued at SI,OOO, were burned. The total loss in the big gest fire that has swept Union Springs in many years wag esti mated at $161,800. The loss to the railroad was $48,000 The amount of insurance on the burned proper ty was not known. JAIL INMATE CUTS THROAT WIWTH BOTTLE COLUMBUS, Oct. 31.—While in a frenzy, caused, Phenix authori ties sSiid, they believed, from an overdose of dope, Allen Jones, of LaGrange, slashed his threat with a broken bottle with alleged suicidal intent, while in the Girard jail, yes terday afternoon about three o’clock. Jones was arrested when he ap peared to be under the influence of whisky. He was placed in a cell with another prisoner. About three o’clock, shouts from I prisoner caused Patrolman Mack Hinton to hurry into the jail. He found Jones with a severe gash in his throat. The wound was bleed ing profusely. A broken blood stained bottle was found on the floor by the jailor. NEWTON IS APPOINTED TO SUCCEED M’CORD (By The A»»ociated Presi) WASHINGTON, Met. 31.—Oscar Newton, Jackson, Miss., banker, has been appointed class c director and chairman of the board of the Fed eral Reserve Bank at Atlanta. Mr. Newton succeeds Joseph X. A. McCord, Who has resigned. Mr McCord’s resignation take seffect December 31, when Mr. Newton will /take over his duties if ne accepts the appointment. REFUSES TO BAR IN- COME TAX PUBLICITY Cleveland' Ohio, oct. 31— An application for an injunction to restrain C. F. Routzahn, internal revenue collector, from making pub lic the income tax records of Cleve land district, was deni--d by Judge D. C. Havener Thursday. The ap plication was filed Thursday by Attorney J. W. Reevis. “The plaintiff has neither piop erty right nor personal rights in his income tax returns,” the judge said. “There is no right of personal priv acy in these records. They are the propert yof the govern iient. Tl. in junction is denied.” The income tax records for the Cleveland district will not be n ide public, despite the court ruling. GEORGIA DAVIS FUND LESS THAN SIO,OOO ATLANTA, Oct. 30.—Georgia’s total subscriptions to the democratic national campaign fund are almost up to SIO,OOO, it is announced by Victor Allen, state director of fi nance for the campaign. Subscrip tions received durin>; the day ex ceeded SSOO, placing the total to date well over the $9,000 mark HAS APPmiIITY TO FORM CABINET MacDonald Holds On For Few Days—Labqf Party Piles Up Largest Vote LONDON, Oct. 31. (By Asso ciated Press-) —Ramsey Mac- Donald, Britain’s first labor pre mier, and his cabinet will re main in office for a few days longer. This decision of the labor premier and his cabinet came this morning after a two-hour session, it is understood. Mac Donald and his cabinet will re lease their portfolios before the assembling of the new Parlia ment elected at the polls Tues day. All of the London newspa pers. with one exception, today are acclaiming the defeat of the MacDonald labor govern ment. The exception is the liberal London Star, which frank ly deplores the victory of the Conservatives because of its ef fect on the Liberal party. The other papers, however ,wayn the Conservatives that the Labor party still lives. The London Stan dard calls attention to the fact that labor polled the largest vote it ever before received. It says that the opportunity is now pre sented to Stanley Baldwin to form one of the strongest government of modern times. The Standard tells Mr. Baldwin to set, his government “to a work which will render obso lete, years hence, the idea of class war upon, which socialism depends for spiritual energy.” FOUR BRITISH WOMEN ELECTED. LONDON, Oct. 31. (By Asso ciated Pressfl) —Four of the four teen women who were candidates for election to the house of com mons in the general parliamentary elections, won their seats, three of the successful candidates being re turned to the house and one of them earning her seat for the first time. Lady Astor, the Duchess of At holl and Mrs. Hilton Philipson, all Conservatives, were re-elected, and Miss Wilkinson, labor candidate for Middleboro, East, was»elected for the first time. LLOYD GEORGE IS RE-ELECTED CARMAVON, Wales, Oct. 31 (By Associated Press.)—Former Premier David Lloyd George, lib eral, was re-elected to the house of commons, polling 16,058 votes to 3,401 for his labor opponent, Pro fessor Zimmern. WINSTON CHURCHILL HOLDS HIS SEAT LONDON, Oct. 31—By Assciat ed Press.) —Winston Churchill, con testing as a constitutionalist candi date the Epping division of Essex, was re-elected to the house of com mons. RAMSEY MAC DONALD WAS RE-ELECTED ABERAVON, Oct. 31—(By As sociated Press.) —Prime Minister | Ramsay MacDonald was re-elected ] to parliament here Wednesday. Mr. MacDonald receiver 17,724 votes while his liberal opponent, Captain W. H. Williams, polled 15„ 624. SAWMILL EMPLOYEE LOSES THREE FINGERS C. G. Denton, employed by a sawmill in Cmithville bad his hand badly lacerate dthis morning while feedin ga revolving saw. The injured man was rushed to the local hospital where it was found necessary to remeve three of his fingers that were mangled by the saw. Mrs. Marie Louise Myrick, of Savannah, is the guest of Mrs. L. G. Council at her home on Lee afreet. NEW YORK FUTURES Pc Open 11am Close Jan „.|23.48 2.T.35;23.29(22.95 Mar. '23.75 23.65 23.58|2328 Mav 24.00(23.85 23.78123.50 July 123.63'23.*0|23.55|23.25 Decv. 23.32'23.25 23.16j22.84 PRICE FIVE CENTS HODGES ADMITS HDDE SUH BEEN RAISED 81 PEPUBLICiN LEADERS Senate Committee At Washing ton Continues Inquiry Into Labor’s Activities CHICAGO. Oct. 31—(By Associated Press. I—Republican campaign contributions., total $3,700,000, William Hodges, national treasurer of the Repub lican party, told the Chicago sections of the Senate Campaign Fund investigation committee here today. COMMITTEE WATCHING LABOR’S MOVEMENTS WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. (By Associated Press.)—Activ ities of the American Federation of Labor in behalf of Senator LaFollette'in his campaign for the presidency and operations of the Grundv committee in its collection of Republican cam paign funds in Pennsylvania were further inquired into today by the Washington secti >n of the Senate Campaign Fund com mittee. After today's session hearings will be suspended until the elec tion is over when the full com mittee, which has been divided during several days between Washington and Chicago will assemble to again pursue the in quiry. money paid for FEDERAL JOBS WASHINGTON, Oct. 31By Associated Press.) —Evidence relat ing to alleged money payments for federal patronage in South Caro lina, to the gathering of campaign funds from alcohol dealers by at taches of an internal revenue col lector’s office in New York and to the collection of funds from post masters and others in several states was laid before the senate campaign investigators today in an effort to support Senator LaFoflette’s charges of irregular practices by the republican managers. Further light on the celebrated Tolbert patronage case in South Carolina, which has been a subject of Controversy in Congress for many months, was given the com mittee by J. T. Doyle, secretary <jf the United States civil service com mission. xle told the committee that he had made an investigation in South Carolina and accumulated evidence bearing on the appoint ment of postmasters. Reading from his report, Doyle said that Howard A. Little John, postmaster at Belton, S. C-, had en told by Joseph W. Tolbert, re publican national committeeman in South Carolina, that he would get him re-appointed postmaster “if your heart and pocketbook will get right.” He also testified that Ma jor James W. Bradford, at Sumter, S. C., had paid SSOO to get promot 'd from assistant postmaster to postmaster|. Ke said the money was paid to George W. Stuckie, “who was supposed to be a collec tor for Tolbert.” Another case cited in the report was that of E. L. Marian, assistant postmaster at Maulden, S. C., who, it was de clared, had been requested to pay S2OO to cover the expenses of a trip to Washington, which would be necessary to obtain his appoint ment. Doyle said Marian did pay money at different times. From attaches of the office of the internal revenue collector of the second district of New York, it was disclosed that voluntary con tributions had been received by employes of the office from con cerns holding denatured alcohol permits for use in the local cam paign. Charles Haugh, Secretary to Collector Frank K. Bowers, said the Collectors knew they were ac cepting contributions, but insisted that only voluntary ones be accept e(l* ■« . £ jiai THIEVES RAID AUTO OF ROBE AND FURS ATLANTA, Oct. 31. —Loss of aw expensive fur and a white silk robe was reported to police by Mrs. Walter Mitchell, of 2500 Peachtree road, who said the articles wera stolen from her car which she park ed at the corner of Whitehall and Hunter streets. When she went for a brief shopping tour. When she returned to her car the fur and the robe had disappeared. Ap overcoat, the property of W. B. Howell, of 167 1-2 Peachtree street, disappeabed in like manner when he stepped out of h's car on Whitehall street for a few minutes Thursday afternoon.
