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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Tuesday’s receipts :...56 bales Season’s receipts .X. 16498 bales Strict noddling 23 i-2c WEATHER— PartIy cloudy to night; colder in north portion; Thursday fair. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 263 Sen. Lodge Laid to Rest Today in Family Lot President’s Representative and Delegation From Legislative Branches Attend Funeral (By The Associated Press) CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 12. Flags are at half mast all over Cam bridge and Boston, bells tolled at noon, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge’s funeral was held today at noon in Christ church here, where he was married ,and where sim’Jar services were held here nine years ago over the body of fiis wife. Represenatives of the Nation, and the State were here to pay ',heir last trihaste and respect to their dead comrade. Secretary Hughes and Weeks, along with twenty-four of his colleagues from legislative and executive branches of the gov ernment arrived early this morning by special train from Washington, Captain Adolphus Andr?ws was the personal represenative of President Coolidge. Committees form Harvard Col lege, and Edward F. Gray, British Consul General will atten* durder, i directions of the British embassy. I j Sir Esme Howard will later place an wreath over the grave cf Senator < Lodge in the family lot at Mount ' Auburn cemetery. By proclamation of Governor Cox state activities will cease ijor the hour of the funeral, and the Fed eral courts will be clos' d from 11 a. m. until 2 p. m. PUPILS*K OUT WHEN OFFICIHLS REFUSE HOLIB High School Boys and Girls Then March Through Streets, Singing School Songs JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Nov. 12.—Aabout 400 students of the Johnson City high, .school walked out on “strike” this morning, en forcing an unscheduled, holiday for Armistice Day. .Being advised by the superintendent that no plans had been made for a holiday, it was stated, but that '".chool might be dismissed at an earlier hour, the students took matters into their own hands and marched out of the building. They paraded the streets, with songs and school yells, then went to their homes. There was no disorder and member.) of the faculty were powerless tn stop the stampede. NEW ORLEANS WALKOUT NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 12. —Official sos Warren Easton Boys High School announced last night the school board would consider to day or tomorrow what action would be take nas a result of rhe strike of several hundred students who had, “walked out” at noon Tuesday be cause the board had refused to grant a half holiday in consideration of Armistice Day. The principal of the school said about 300 boys left the institution but the boys them selves declared thei Trunks number ed about 1,000. The students form ed in line in Canal street before the building and paraded down the thoroughfare to Rampart St., wiicre they disbanded. FIRSTCIjSTIAN CHURCJimS SITE Plans Are to Erect Modern Edi fice in 1926; SIO,OOO Already Subscribed The piece of property fronting on Jackson and Church streets and known as the old Raines property, was bought by the First Christian church today for a consideration of $3250 from Thos. B. Hooks. The property which is situated diagonally across from the old Y. M. C. A. building is ideally locat ed, and it is the intention of the . First Christian church, according to a statement given out this morning by the pastor, W- A. Joyner, to erect a modern edifice of worship on the corner. “We are making preparations to build in 1926 on the purchased property a modern three-story church, with basement, auditorium and Sunday school rooms,” said Mr. Joyner. It is stated that very shortly a building fund drive will be stalled by the church, to which unsolicited, SIO,OOO has already been subscrib ed. The First Christian church is now located on Taylor and Lee streets, just back of the First Bap tist church. The church is only three years old and since being es tablished it has grown rapidly. THE TIMESKRECORDER ’ PUBLISHED IN THE ART~ OF Honored H - Hr i / gk H * J? j|k Dr. Rudolph Matas, professor of surgery at the medical school of Tulane University in Louisiana, is the new president of the American College of Surgeons. Ke will be in stalled at next year’s congress. Hardwick to Publish Weekly Paper ATLANTA, Nov. 12.—Publi cation of the Georgia Free Press, a weekly political newspaper, by former United States Senator Thomas W. Hardwick, who also is a former governor pf Georgia, will begin in the'near future, according to a prospectus being sent out over the state. The first issue is expected to be published on January 1 ,1925, it is said. The paper intends to “call a spade a spade,” the prospectus declares, and will deal chiefly with political events of national and state-wide interest. MW GEORGIA'S CROP CONDITIONS Department of Agriculture Sum marizes Crop Conditions in This Section (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Crop conditions in Georgia as summariz ed by the department of Agricul ture are as follows: The dry warm weather with an abundance of sunshine has oeen very favorable to the harvesting of all crops are practically complete with the exception of the sugar cane crop. All peanuts have been (threshed. The sowing of wheat, has been hindered by the drought, and a light rain is necessary for oats, and rye is progressing. The pecan crop is rathe rligrt. Plowing the germination of seed already planted. LUMBERJILL TOTAL LOSS IN MACON FIRE No Insurance Makes Loss Prac tically Complete to Barber Company (By the Associated Press.) MACON, Nov. 12 Fire, last night completely destroyed the lum ber plant of the C. W. Baiber Lum ber company here, with a loss esti-. mated at around $16,000 with only a small amount ofinsurance. The origin of the fire is unknown, and was first discovered in a pile of lumber and wood, about 25 or 30 feet from the boilers, and the owners are unable, to account for it originating in that place. Mr. Barber was at the Kiwanis minstrel at the time of the fire, and stated that when he left the plant late in the evening there was no fire in the furnace or the office of the company. FERTILIZER MEN IN SESSION AT ATLANTA ATLANTA, Nov. 11. —Leading fertilizer men from all Southern states are gathered here this week for the annual convention of the •Southern Fertilizer Association. Of ficers of the association are E. L. Robins, of Meridian, Miss., Presi dent; E, R. Hodgson, of Auiens, vice president, and Ernest F. Dal lis, of Atlanta, secretary and treas urer. Several officers of the na tional association are in attendance. The principal feature of the con vention will be a discussion of the proposed consolidation ot the south ern body with the national associa tion. AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 12, 1924 SCHOOL BOY’S STORY CLUEJO MURDER Says He Saws Fashionably Dressed Woman Driving Death Car (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, Nov. 12.—The police today have a school boy’s story that gives a clue to the mysterious mur der by gangsters of Dion C’Banian, a notorious gang leader. The boy when questioned closely by the police stated that he saw a fashionably dressed woman driving the automobile in which the three gangsters escaped after shooting O’Banion. O’Bannions funeral is sot for this coming Saturday and according to the reports from florists, it is esti mated ten thousand dollars worth of flowers have already been order ed, many of which will crme from ■O’Bannion’s own shop. 2,500 PEOPLE SEE BENNING MT Big Crowd at Fort Last Night to Witness Military Spectacle Celebrating Armistice Day COLUMBUS, Nov. 12.—Three hundred feet of the south stands of the Doughboy stadium were filled to overflowing last night at the pre sentation of the military pageant at Fort Benning. The available ground around the stands and the sides were crowded by the late ar rivals. As early as seven o’clock the spectators began to arrive. At about 7:25 o’clock the blare of trumpets told of the entrance o: the 29th Infantry in mass. The oth er organizations of the garrison also turned out in numbers. It was estimated that about 2,- 500 persons witnessed the Armistice Day celebration. The pageant, as a form of celebration to commemorate the signing of the armistice in 1918, is a new idea at the fort. Major James W. Stilwell conceiv ed the idea and wrote the script for the tableauz, while Captain S. "G. Saulnier produced the pageant. Captain Geo. L. King arranged ihe incidental music and trained the individual singers. The Glee Club of the Infantry School furnished the choral attraction. At 7:45 o’clock the big lights which had bee nturned on the audi ence were extinguished and the or hccstra commenced tne prelude to the World War pageant. The cen ter flood was then flashed on and the nations of the world were seen in tableau in peaceful accord. Each nation was attended hy several small children who symbol ized the outstanding characteristics of the nation. The spot light blinked on and re vealed the War God, Mars, who stalks on and surveys the peaceful scene. German’a spied the war and made mute overture slo him. Mars then viewed with interest the pther nations but paused now and then to cast covetous glances at the comely Germania. Germania at last was won by il.q mighty Mars and left her peaceful sisters, who wer dismayed by the boldness of Germania. The flood then shifted to -the east revealing the rfugees of war torn Belgium who make their way across the stadium field and Were met by the character of Belgium. Germania screaming her war threats at the de ><■. ng sufferers called her troops to ler. Belgium sang the national anthem md plung ed into the fray. ) nee, with her poilu, rushed to the aid of her in vaded siste»s, followed in rapid suc cession by England and ’Ulj Here the audience was given a display of colored lights end small charges of explosives which made the scene very thrilling. At this point Columbia, wfth Uncle Sam, looked in on the fracas but, de ciding that it was no affair of theirs left. The fighting continued, the Allies giving ground to the on slaughts of the Germans. Suddenly the scream of the brass treated bugle pierced the dm of battle. At once the A lied line stiffened an dto the tune of “Over there,” Columbia, with Uncle San., who had laid aside his beaver hat for the helmet, led forward the gal lant “Yanks.” Germania at once seeing the over whelming mass of the troops from the new ally America, fled, leaving her soldiers to shift for them selves. Here the arena was darken ed for a moment. When the lights were flashe don the aadience «aw the nations of the world assembled with their flags in peaceful array with the solcjiers of Uncle §an> forming the back-ground. The “Star Spangled Banner” was sung by Columbia and the lights flashed off. This ended one o fthe greatest set pieces ever produced nt the fort, § When the Cub\ | Isn't Covering Assignments —By W. K. S.— SALESMAN SAM HELPS OUT Everybody who reads the T. R. i sceriainly familial’ with cartoonist Swan’s funny strip “Salesman S.un” and with Sams pet expression; “I don’t mean maybe.” The Salt Lake Telegram states that Salesman Sam may be credited with furnishing some very effective ammunition for the ’ Democrats in the Utah gubernatorial race held re cently. Governor Chas. R. Mabey was running on the Republican ticket to succeed himself, his Democratic opponent for the Office of govern or was George H. Dem. Some clever wag irt the Demo cratic camp who was A reader of Salesman Sam and whs familiar with his saying “I, don't mean may be” coined the sentence below to be used against the Republicans. “We wrint a Dem goo.’ governor and we don’t mean maybe.” The best the Republican opposition was able to produce was: “Don’t be a Dern fool. Vote for Mlaybe.” BOY PAGE DANIEL BOONE. Henry Clay, lawyer, golfer, ver satile comedian etc. Hast annexed another title to his nai - ej, that of hunter. Barrister Clay fell heir to this new honor when several days ago while hunting ducks on the hun dred acre pond he shot down from among the clouds a mallard of huge dimensions. The story goes that the coming judge was shooting from behind a bljnd with a six shot automatic when three ducks sailed over head within easy range of the counsel’s blunderbus. Throwing “Old Bet sy” as Jail disciples of Danipl Boone call their fire arms) to his shoulder Henry fired once and one of the ducks checked hfs flight and fell at the hunters feet, a victim of his deadly aim. Those hunting say he became so excited when he saw he had killed the first duck that he failed to fire at the other two mal-| lards which were still within gun-’ shot. This we do not believe. Our opinion is that our barrister friend! on noting the huge size of the duck killed, realized that it would be sufficient for several meals and therefore refrained from killing thq other two on the grounds that he was no pot hunter. We are thoroughly convinced that; Atty, at Law Clay, could have killed the other two ducks as easily as Dan Boone could ciott the eyes out of a squirrel at 7QO yards. And ;such a feat was duek soup for Boone. A young man who has been at college for his ffrst year writes his father this letter. Dear Father, ./ My two months at college has made me a new man. I no longer wear the conservative suit I had when I left home. I have discarded it and am now wearing a snappy powder blue suit, with a full loose fitting coat and full oalloon pants. I have some bright tan shoes. How. ever the Color of the shoes make little difference because they cannot be seen under the legs of the trousers. I am growing a moustache and have my hair slicked down. I wear a Prince of Wales hat which is turned down over my eyes and a loud striped tie of Hue and gold. I will be home Thanksgiving. Your son, John. P. S. I have discarded my sock supporters and now wear my socks rolled. The letter to the son from the father follows: My Dear Son, You are advancing rapidly in College and from the description you give you are certainly a chang-' ed man. You write that you are coming home Thanksgiving. Before doing so I wish you would send me a recent picture of yoursei so that your mother and myself might re cognize you when we meet you on your arrival. I bet you are a H.... of a looking sight. J’cur Dad. . P. S. You say you don’t wear garters any more. Do you wear silk nighties? NEGRO IS SENTENCED TO ELECTRIC CHAIR NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Julius W. Miller, known in the Harler; ne gro quarter as “Yollow Charleston.” today was sentenced by judge Mcln tyre to die in the Sing Sing prison electric chair during the week of December 22, for the murder of Baron D. Harlem negro cabaret owner last May. ■ < HILL IS ACQUITTED ON Ml CHARGE Judge Orders Jury to Bring in Verdict of Not Guilty; Trial Consumed Two Days BALTIMORE, Md., Nov. 12. 1 In a ruling on the admissibility of certain testimony today at the trial of Representative John Philip Hill, in United States court, Judge Mor ris A. Soper declared his opinion that it was tne intent of congress, as set forth in section 29- of the Volstead act, to permit the manu facture of fruit beverages and cider for home consumption regardless of the alcoholic content of one-half of one per cent set ferth elsewhere in the act. Judge Soper added, however, that should such beverage be in fact intoxicating their manufacture j Would be a violation of the law, as I would their sale or delivery except to persons having permits for the manufacture of vinegar. • The judge also declared that in his opinion defendants in such cases could offer evidence to show that their beverages were not in fact intoxicating. This statement was interpreted by lawyers present as meaning that the burden of proof rests upon the government. ILLIS, FORMER BUNCO STNDICA.TE, RETURNS Says He Is Ready to Face the Music. Promised Dead Wife He Would Go ‘Straight* (By the Associated Press.) ATLANTA, Nov. 12. Ed El lis’, the one time lieutenant of Floyd Woodward, head of the bunco syn dicate which fleeced scores out of millions of dollars back in 1919, re turned here today and surrender ed to the police, and stated that he was ready to face the music. Ellis, when questioned as to his reasons for returning stated that he had promised his dead wife, who died in Mexico City a short time ago, that he would go straight. I Ellis made required bond this ’morning, and will face both Fulton cofinty and Federal indictments for his activities in the bunco syndicate of 1919. / GIWISW BEING FORCED FED Columbus Physicians Cant’ Ex plain Case Has Features and Hands of Man (By The Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Nov. 12.—Hospital authorities are unable to explain, the actions of the mysterious girl 'patient found on Columbus streets Sunday. They continue to- force food down her throat. She has the feature.’ cf a man and her hands are as large as those of the average man. Iler hair is cut in a boy’s fashion. When found she was carrying a Bible. In her clothes $37 was found pinned to her underwear. She has uttered but one word, “don’t,” since she was found. The girl absolutely refuses to give hospital attaches or police any information concerning lieself or pronounce her name. She has not eaten anything for 32 hours or more since she has been in sustody, except that forced by hospital nurses through- a glass tube and she resists when the tube is placed in her mouth. FIRPO WILL MEET WEINERT TONIGHT NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Luis Angel Firpo, Argentine heavy weight, will fire the opening gun of his comeback campaign to re gain his lost ring prestige when he faces Charlie Weinert Newark heavyweight, in the Newark armory tomorrow night in a 12 sound no decision encounter. Firpo knock ed out Weinert in one round in Philadelphia when the Argentine was being built up for a fatch with Dempsey. Since the conclusion of the legal entanglements twhich threatened to curtail his visit to this country, Firpo has been buried deep in the Jersey hills, away from c’vil ization training faithfully for the match. His handlers claim •» new Firnb will be seen in the ring. Frank Lanier, Frank Harrold, Lee Council and Lovelace Eve, foimed a pongenial party of boys motoring to Albany to Attend Sells-Floto this nfteriioon, • \ k - 2 Arrests in Brunswick Liquor Scandal Today Sues Senator IF 1 B— — i tl Mrs. Peter G. Gerry, wife of Sen ator Peter Goelet Gerry of Rhode Island, has field suit for divorce in Paris. She is known internationally as a beauty. five Georgia Counties In G. O. P. Column ATLANTA, Nov. 12.—Con solidated returns from the pres idential election of November 4, with 10 out of the 160 counties missing, show that five Georgia counties—Fannin, Gilmer, Har alson, Pickens and Towns—went in the Republican column. With official returns still to come from Atkinson, Bacon, Ca toosa, Chattooga, Jenkins, I eng, Marion, Randolph and Paulding counties, the total vote in the election was 155,723. TENTH DttftT POISONED CIDER Seventeen Aged Inmates of Elks Home 11l From Effects of Poisoned Cider (By The Associated Press’* LYNCHBURG, Nov. 12.—Latest reports from the hispitals about the condition of the seventeen elks who drank poisoned cider last Mon day were to the effect that five were in very serious danger of suc cumbing to the effects of the poison ed beverage. Another death last night and another this' morning brought the total deaths up to ten. None of the others are yet out of danger, but twelve have excellent chances of recovery. The drinkers were all inmates of the Elks National Home at Bedford, and the cider was bought from a farmer who delivered it in a bar rel, which is believed to have been used last year for arsenic poison ing. Funeral arrangements are be ing completed today. YEGGS TAP ANOTHER SAFE AT SAVANNAH SAVANNAH, Nov. 12. The fifth safe on the east side of the city to be broken or otherwise burg larized was discovered Monday when it was found the strong hex of the Stephens Contractor’s Sup ply company had been tapped. Only a small number of bills were taken. MRS. WARREN HARDING IS MUCH IMPROVED (By Th® Associated Press) MARION 0., Nov. 12. Mrs. Warren G. Harding is reported to day as being much stronger. Ac cording to the physicians bulletin today, she enjoyed a restful sleep of five hours last night. G. O. P. HAS UNDISPUTED CONTROL OVER CONGRESS (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—The Republicans will have control of the next congress by a voting strength of 245, Democrats, 185. Farmer- Labor, 3, Socialist, 2. FATALLY WOUNDS SELF BEFORE YOUNG WOMAN BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 12.—1 n the presence of a young woman friend in her home at Shannon, this coun ty, James C. Crotwell, 19, shot and fatally wounded hiself today. A preliminary inquiry by Deputy Coro ner J. J. Crowe indicated that it was an accident. The young wo man told the officer that Crotwell was toying with a pistol which be longed to his father, who is a game warden, . I- ■ ' riiinti'iii I lim new York FUTUfcfis Pc. Open 1 lam (Sose' Jan 24.50(24.40|24.62(24.61 Mar24.76(24.78124.89124.75 May 25.06(25.08:25.19125.06 July 24.40(24.75(24.78(24.80 Dec24.28124.10(24.41(24.33 PRICE FIVE CENTS Liquor Brought 10 Miles From Shore and Landed in Small Boats (By The Associated Press) BRUNSWICK, Nov. 12.—Prohi bition agents here today were try ing their best to learn rhe identity of the men “higher up” in the liquor scandal which broke here several days ago. Arrests are in two or three of Georgia’s leading cities of men who are thought to have engineered and financed the huge opera.’ons of the J liquor ring. Two negroes under - arrest here have refused to talk when questioned by the officers. They have been taken to Savannah for a hearing before rhe United ( States Court there. Reports are current through here to the effect that there is enough liquor cached nearby to make at least three additional carload ship ments, and strenuous efforts art being made by the authorities to locate and destroy the cache. It is said that the liquor is brought within ten miles of the shore by steamers, and then transferred to smaller boats and landed. BRUNSWICK, Nov. 12.—Con vinced that steamers, fast cutters, freight cars and powerful motor trucks have been utilized in clear ing millions of dollars worth of | liquor from beyond the 12-mile limit to many inland cities during the past few days, prohibition agents, headed by State Director Fred D. Dismuke, launched an investigatin' here yesterday that has already cre - ated a sensatio nand bids fair to create many others before it ch The first glare of the prohibition searchlight revealed a freight car on the waterfront that was ready to be loaded with liijuor in the same manner as the one capturec ir Atlanta Sunday night. There was sufficient lumber near the car to conceal a shipment of liquor, but the illicit freight had not been brought alongside when the- dry agents spotted the tell-tale material, There is now somewhere between. Brunswick and Atlanta a car which left here last night, and for which prohibitio nofficcrs in Atlanta and other cities are making a search. While the liquor has been handled locally, the “brains” of the opera tions have been furnished by out side people, and it was stated last night that Savannah, Atlanta and Brunswick men are involved in the handling of contraband through this port. Prohibitio nagents arrive last night and at once started the task of unraveling the mistery which seems to surround the shipping of several carloads, but before their arrival local officers arrested two negroes, Will Austell and Tom lov er, who, it is alleged, nave been as sisting in the work and who ordered cars placed at the terminals of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad. In possession of Austell was found a transfer ticket of one railroad to another, and after run ning down the car named on thd ticket it was discovered that it was the car shipped from her Monday night, consigned to Johnson am! Johnson, Chicago. ’ Both negroes refused to divulge the names of any persons connected with the shipments, and denied be ing connected with it themselves. They were arrested, however, a few minutes after they had been d> op ped at a point along ths river f) ont by a well known Savannah man, who is thought to be implicated in the handling of big shioments. ROBBERS GET $12,000 FROM N. Y. BANK WEST WINFIELD, N. Y„ Nov. 12.—Robbers who forced their way into the First National bank during the night and opened the vault with an acetylene torch, escaped with $12,060 in cash, officers of the bank reported. [ LITTLE JOE [ ’ WMAN WHO BOASTS’HF HAS N'T’BEEN IATP TO WORK FOR TEH YEARS IS PQO6ALLY RET RED? O- — —tefr i n v£4 ’ "* r
