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Newspaper Page TextAMERICUS SPOT COTTON Season’s receipts 16992 bales Wednesday’s receipts ..49 bales Strict middling 23 3-4 c WEATHER Fair( slightly wanner tonight; Friday, increasing cloudiness, probably rain. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO 270 RAIDING RANCHERS ABANDON AQUEDUCT CLUE FOUND TO IDENTITY OF MYSTERY WOMAN BELIEVE THAT GIRL OCCUPIED BED IB M9NJWL Howeve'-. Patient Still Maintains She Remembers Nothing of Her Past (By the Associated Press.) COLUMBUS. Nov. 20—A clue believed by the police to be a solution to the identity of the mystery woman, held here under observation in a local hos pital, was made public today with the statement that the wo man had occupied wards in Ma con and Atlanta hospitals. Police state that recently a Columbus woman, while in Ma con, engaged in a chance con versation with the woman in charge of the clinic hospital in Macon and brought out a de scription of the mystery woman which tallies with one who left Central hospital in Macon mys teriously. When questioned regarding this discovery, the young wom an still contends that her mem ory is gone and that she remem bers nothing, a®™ ENJOYED Bl BW Legion’s Amateur Performance ‘Snappiest Ever,” Says W. K. S.—Dance Follows “The Scandals of 192a,” present ed at the Rylander Theatre last evening by the American Legion proved to be one of the snappiest performances ever put on by ama tuers in Americus. The entire cast played their parts well and the chorus consisting of local young men and women was exceptionally clever and compared favoribly with cliorou:’ that have been seen in local professional shows. After the performance dancing was enjoyed by many at the Ry lander Hall.—W. K. S. ■PIMM PLEADS ElllEK Caught Stealing Dress in Pitts burg and Sh'-'ning Here to Wife 4 Word was received Thursday from the Pittsburg, Pa, Police de partment by Chief Bragg that Clarence Champion, colored, who moved from Americus to Pittsburgh had plead guilty to the charge of stealing dresses from the Rosen baum Co. of Pittsburg and was sen tenced to nine to eighteen months in jail. On November 10th the local po lice department received 'void from the Detective Bureau of the Pitts burg Police department that Clar ence Champion who gave his address as Americus was being held in con nection with the stealing of goods from The Rosenbaum Co. and send ing them to his wife living at 110 Mosley street here. On receipt of this letter Lieut. Worthy and Officer 1 Glawson were sent to the negro house where ten of the dresses were found. No case was made against the negro woman. This morning the stolen articles were shipped to the Pittsburg De partment at their request. Government experts arc advising us to set mouse traps for sparrows and no doubt the mipe are willing. SHOPMLY THE TIMESgRETORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE Robinson Assumes Duties ~ 1 IS| . 111 JI - ■ 1 ■T*' FiMttmF •. ■HIM Theodore Robinson, newly-ap- ence with Secretary of the Navy pointed assistant secretary of the Wilbur (sitting) and Admiral Ebcr navy (left), holds his first confer-le, chief of operations. Superior Court 7 o Convene Here Monday Grand Jury and Traverse Jurors Drawn Court Calendar for Term When the Superior court con venes here next Monday lor the No vember session, one of the most im portant and interesting civil cases to come before Judge Littlejohn will be the Littleton will case. The Littleton will case involves the last will and testenient of the late Edward Littleton, who died leaving his son and only heir, Wil liam Littleton only $lO6 The bulk of the estate was left to Dr. J. G. Dean of Dawson, son and law of the deceased. William Littleton objected to tiie probating of the will on the grounds that his father was not n entally capable of drawing a will prior to his death. At the heating in the ordinary’s court his objection was sustained and Judge Cobb set aside the will. Dr. Dean through hi.> at torneys appealed the case to the higher court. At the trial in the ordinary’s court three days were i equirod to hear the testimonies introduced. Lawyers representing William Lit tleton, the contestor of the will are of the opinion that the case will take at least two dayt in tho Su perior court. The following civil cases are as- Continued on Page Three. ioipWoT miom dpi sno Pounce Down On Dry and Federal Officers and Police Drug Violators (By The Associated Press) RICHMOND, Nov. 20 —Twenty nine persons were arrested here to day by Federal prohibition agents on charges of violating the dry and drug Ihws. The Federal agents were aided by the police. The raiders formed themselves into fifteen squads of four men each and pounced down on the places against which evi dence had previously been obtained. All occpants were arrested. ROME COMMUNITY CHEST NETS $18,600 ROME, Nov. 20.—Rome’s com munity chest drive for $18,600 is underway this week. The move ment has been endorsed by leading business men of the city. TAMPA SOLVES TRAFFIC PROBLEM BY WALKING TAMPA, Nov. 20 —Le'ley Bro-anj City Manager of Tampa, believes he has the best solution for 'the city’s traffic problems which have I grown to such an extent that loci Chief of Police has been authorised to put on more men, restricted > parking space arranged, and other measures adopted in an effort to, make automobile riding and other forms of travel through the con gested district safer and subject to the fewest possible delays. His remedy is; “More walking hi AMERICUS, GA./THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, 1924 HOT SPRINGS GETS 1925 CONVENTION United Daughters cf Confeder acy Re-elect Officers Today end Adjourn (By The Associated Press) SAVANNAH, Nov. 29—A1l the present officers, with one excep tion, of the United Daughters of Confederacy were re-elected here today. Hot Springs, Ark., was selected for the 1925 convention. Mrs. W. C. N. Merchant of Chab am, Virginia, was elected without opposition to the office of Second Vice President of ihe United Daughters of Confederacy to suc ceed Mrs. Frank Elmer Ross of Sandiego, Calif. Mrs. Frank Harrold, <sf Ameri cus, president general, was elected for two years, her term continuing through next year. CONDITIONS, HffINGISSEIW Remains In Semi-Comatose State—White House In Constant Touch (By The Associated Press) MARION, Oho, Nov. 20. —Mrs. Warren G. Harding, today is un a semi-comatose state. Dr. Sawyer said, however, that his patient’s heart action was fair. The White House is keeping In constant touch with Dr Sawyer. Several inquiries were received last night by the doctor from Washing ton. PUBLICITY STUNT GETS THREE IN JAIL SANDIEGO, Calif., Nov. 20 Max Brunstein, manager of a local motion picture theatre, his press agent, C. C. Pratt and William F. Fife, were arrested and locked up here following their confession to planting a fake infernal machine with, a smoke fuse in the editorial rooiis of the San Diego Union. Brunstein and Pratt admitted hiring Fife for two do’lars to place tke suitcase containing realistic rlockworks, battery and wire con nections with what appeared to be , six sticks of dynamites as a pu blicity stunt for a “dynamiter” film to be shown here soon, th epollce said. Following the arrests and alleged confessions, the chie sos police and : members of the council announced I (hat the film would not be permit ted here, that the manager and his assistants would be held in jail , pending further action and the dis j trict attorney was asked to see if a felony charge could b? brought eeainst the three. Every now and then some Euro fpean country savs she wants peace, Lbut seldom triM to urpyi >l WHO WILL BE THE SPEAKER OF NEXT HOUSE IS PUZZLE Madden, Longsworth and Bur ton Are Avowed Candidates, With Probably Others BY HARRY B. HUNT NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, Nov 19.—Chi cago’s right to the t : t’c of “The Windy City” may have a new ex planation when the new Congress is organized, if Martin B. Madden, the white-haired legislator from the Illi nois metropolis, wins his fight for the speakership of the House, which is to be vacated by the promotion of Frederick Gillett to the Senate. With Charley Dawes presiding ever the deliberations of the Sen ate and Madden wielding the gavel on the House side, Chicago certainly would be sitting ast -ide Congress. » * * There will have to be a deal of maneuvering, however, before this is accomplished. Already Madden is assured of two rivals for the sea', at the head of the House. Nick Longworth of Cincinnati, as bald as Madden is gray, would like to succeed Gillett. Like Mad den, Nick has served 20 years in the House and would like to be promoted. As floor leader of the Republican r>ear-majority in the pi esent Con gress Nick has proved himself a clever tactician in legislative man euvering. And that is one of the essential qualifications for a speaker. As an initiator of new legisla tion and as an advocate of meas ures on the floor of the House, Madden has been much more ac tive and influential than Ling worth. Nick isn’t an orator and knows it. His most effective speeches are made in cloak rooms and in quiet conferences. • ♦ » No sooner had the Madden-Long worth forces begun to line up, how ever, than that veteran legislator from Cuyahoga county, Ohio, Theo dore E. Burton, intimatid that l e was being besought by many mem bers to shy his hat into the speaker ship ring and make it a three-sided fight. In addition to having served in the House as long as either Mad-| den or Longworth, Burton has bte hind him a record of six years in the Senate. There is a suggestion that the 73-year-old bachelor from Cleve land has the sanction of President Coolidge in his announced aspira tion to the speakership, though of course the executive will use no direct pressure in trying to get at the helm in the Houss a man of his choice. That Burton was the Cool’dge choice for keynote speaker at the Cleveland Convention last June, however, is regarded as indicating the way the presidential , favor lies. » ♦ * Behind the scenes in this speakership fight, however, a wo man play the deciding lole. The political ability and influence of Mrs. Longworth—formerly Alice Roosevelt—if brought to bear in behalf of her husband may prove the deciding factor. “Princess Alice,” as she is still known to her intimates, is credited with having one of the cleverest political minds the capital ever knew, and with knowing just how to “put across” the ca r'faigns in which she is interested If she aspires to be “Mrs. Speaker,” and to see Nick’s bald dome shining above the dais of the speaker’s platform, her friends are willing to wager that she will be it and Nick will be there. • » » These same folks, however, ques tion whether Mrs. I>ongworth is .especially anxious for hubby to win the speakership. The wife of the speaker is al ways expected to follow a certain rather cut-and-dried social sched ule. And “Princess Alice,” who has always been something cf a social “rebel,” might net care to conform to what precedent has es tablished as the proner thing for tlie speaker’s wife to do. Thij social indtpendeno, which On the Los Angeles Aqueduct r W'i- '<' ’ i'AA. Xw' k U•» ...... This is one of the control gates on the Los Angeles aqueduct, which supplies the southern California city with water from the ccr. Iral part of the state. Ranchers c’aim that the city is stealing the w.l'tr which makes their land productive, alui, to force the issue, opened gates like these, so that water poured from the aqueduct into the Owens River. Los Angeles authorities called for state troops to prevent fighting. MINUTES Illi WISE On Friday 10:55 to 11:15 When Government Crop Esti mates Are Received (By the Associated Press.) NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-—Trading I on the New York Cotton Exchange i will be suspended for twenty min utes Friday to avert any confusion in the market heretofore attendant upon the receipt of the govern ment’s crop estimate. Five minutes before 11 o’clock, when the crop estimates are due, trading will cease and will re-open at 11:15. In this time it is hoped that traders will have time to di gest the latest estimates. It is un derstood that the New Orleans ex change plans similar action. ffILNMESIifH BMKOFMMERCE Resigns From Highway Depart ment to Accept Bank Posi tion December First It was announced this morning by Frank Sheffield, president of the Bank of Commerce, that Cobb Mil ner, of the State Highway Denarr ment, will be connected in an offi cial capacity with the Bank of Com merce. Mr. Sheffield stated to a report er of the Times-Recordor that Mr. Milner comes with the highest re commendation of his friends, who all wish him success in his new po sition. The new connection begins on December Ist. CENTRAL BAPTISTS TO HEAR REV. COCHRAN The Rev. Frank Cochran, of Dub lin, will officiate at b >lh morning and evening services of the Cen tral Baptist Church Sunday, it was announced by Judge R L Maynard, an official of the church. Rev. Cochran has recently com pleted his seminary course and he is an prato rof promise, says Judge Maynard. ■ " - ■■■■■■ FIVE DIE IN FIRE; SEVEN HOMES LOST (By The Associated Press) PLYMOUTH, Penn. Nov. 20.—| Five lives comprised the death t >ll j by a fire which destroyed seven frame buildings in chis business' section here today. Three of the dead ar.- unidcnttfl-. ed. One injured man lies in the hospital in a serious condition. may be passed unnoticed in the! wife of a mere member of the > House, creat> a real ruction B Washington draw-| ing rooms ifby the wife ofi lilt i I iiiifflfPEß WM’S MILE (KIM Prosecutor Investigating Family Life of Pastor’s Dead Wife (By The Associated Press) COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 20.- In a determined effort to solve the mystery surrounding the death cf Mrs. Addie Sheatsley. wife of a prominent pastor, Prosecutor King left here today for Palis, Ohio, to question Mrs. Sheatsle/s mother regarding the family life of the dead woman, who was found Mon day cremated in the furnace at her home. Brothers of tho murdered woman also are to be questioned. During his examination yesterday the Rev. Sheatsley refund to agree to the suicide theory, but today ne called Prosecutor King to his home .shortly before the funoral hour and expressed the belief that his wife had taken her life. Prosecutor King exports to go to Canton tomorrow t question Mrs. Sheatsley’s aged mother who un til March of this year resided with her daughter. Further mystery was injected into the baffling case when Mrs. G. R. Allen, who lives about two miles from the Sheatsley home, reported to the prosecutor that on the morn ing of the tragedy, a strange man, having the appearance of a maniac, called at her home and asked for an cld overcoat. Upon being told that she could not give him one, Mrs. Al len told the prosecutor the man ask ed to be shown the furnace room. She refused and the man jumped from the porch and lan up the street in the general dilection of the Sheatsley home. Police are cn the lookout for the man. While not placing much credence in the story, belief was expressed by some that the maniac might be at large in the eity and might have thrust Mrs. Sheatsley’s body into the furnace. Because of its charred condition a chemical analysis cannot be made of the stomach of Mrs. Sheatsley, it was reported. Examination of the lungs and the aesophagus may re veal, the police said, whether she breathed after she entered the fire box of the furnace. In explaining to Prosecutor King the cause of his reversal of opinion from murder to suicide, Mr. Sheais ley pointed to statements that in sane' person will cast themselves upon flames. He also said he had learned from his ten year old daughter. Alice, that she was attracted to the furn ace room by odors before the min ister discovered the body. The girl \ was then called into the room, and i Mr. King said the mini: ter asked ■ her, “if the door was not open when 1 she went to the basement.” She replied it was not. TWO BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED HERE WEDNESDAY Two building permits were issued Wednesday by Chief McArthur of the Fire Department to Albert Thayer calling for the buildng of a residence on Prince street be tween Church and Lamar and to J. R. McGlamery for the buildi >g of a residence on the North side of Oglethorpe Ave. The permits were isnicd to.J. W. Shiver who it is understood wi’ l be the contractor in charge of the con- NEW YORK FUTURES . Pc. Open 11am Clone •1an.......... 24.30 24.10 24.10'24.20 Mar 24.65'21.50 24.1 k 24.52 May .24.95124.82 ! 24.72'24.78 July 24.81124.53124.66i24.75 Dec. .24.08:23.98.23.87 23.96 PRICE FIVE CENTS LOS ANGELES W. IS BIH FLOWING THROUGH AQUEDUCT Les Anzelcs Bankers AssocH nn To Promote Settlement cf Water Rights Fend (By the Associated Press.) LOS ANGfel ES. Nov. 20. The waters of ti e Los Anpc’cs aqueduct, diverted into Owen’s Lake Sunday by a raiding party of ranchers, were turned back into their regular course by the raiding party early today, a dis patch states. Ihe ranchers’ decision to abondon their announced detci inination io hold the gates op a until troops were sent or until Los Angeles camo to the terms of the ranchers, was reached at a conference Itl night. Ihe decis. >n w. reached as a direct result, savs the dHpatch, cf a resolution pa'sed !•■•.■/ by the Los Angeles Clearing House association. These reso lutions promi- d the co-opera tion of the clc.i ng hou • • in promoting a s ier.’.ent of the water rights feud, provided the gates were closed at once. WWBLES ELK ®E ELD NE Ignores Prison Bcss--d in ’’ ing Clemency to Man Con victed of an J.-j . ; ATLANTA, Nov, 20.—1 tis re ported here on t..v i.., . c reiiu'i! • authority that the ckmcnev cu. : .e of J. J’’. Alexander, the AT icon mj . , who was convicted in the klan-anri klan agitation growing out of a .series of cases trie,l in th-? city ourt in that city on ullqg.itions of flog ging, did not travel tnrough the regular channels, but that the pur don issued to Alexander was wuiiout approval or disapproval of the state prison commission. In fact, according to the informa tion, the case was never presented to the prison commission in any form whatever, nor w? ■it cci’s : di r ed by the commission but w t.ak'.'i direct to the governor, ai d the clemency order issued by him with out consultation with the comun:;- sion. I Alexander was convic/ed in Ma con and a sentence imposed of | thirty days on the chaingang and a fine of SSOO. He served about 60 , days. The fine was redo cd to $209 . and the sentence commuted to pres ent service. METHODISTS WiLL NOT I DISCUSS UNIFICATION (By The Associated Press) BAINBRIDGE, Nov. 20.—Those attending th'e South Georgia M< tho dist Conference in sessuln here stood and sang softlv, “Safe In Un’ Arms of Jesus,” when the names of nine clerical membe-s cf the con ference who died in the past year were called. A resolution was unanimously adopted by the conference that the JJnification question (hail not, te openly discussed at thil conference. grand jury . IN R/ C T? B ALTIMORE POST (By The AssocJa’i-dl Press) BALTIMORE, a t ov. 20. The Baltimore Post today was indict'd by the federal grand jury in action b ythe government t> t st the le gality of the publication of income tax returns by newspapers. The German people have face.’ so many crises it mujt k- ep their whiskers worn down to ti e skin. [ LITTLE JOE~~[ GOSSIP STIi.I. HOLDS TH . ,1 . r Ail . --’ -4a. 't "J .•y '■ - r

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, November 20, 1924, Image 1