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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Season’s Receipts 17,109 Bales
Thursday’s Receipts .... 65 Bales
Strict Middling 23 l-4e
WEAKER— Fair tonight, with light
to heavy frost; cooler in South
Georgia; Sunday fair.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—\O. 272
BRITAIN PREPARES FOR WAR IN EGYPT
Nephew of Florida Governor Killed at Orlando
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KILLED !N SCUFFLE;
(ID SHOT
Hal Cady Shoots, Broward Dies
And Cady's Wife Is
Injured
ORLANDO. Fla., Nov. 22.
—N. B. Broward, nephew of
former Governor Broward* of
Florida, and son of ftjaleom
Broward, of Jacksonville, w-was
shot and killed early this moan
ing in the home of Hal K. Cady,
who is now being held under
drrest.
Reports from police head
quarters are that three shots
were fired, one of the shots
striking Mrs. Cady in the cheek.
The sheriff said that Cady in
formed him that he did not
know that he had shot his wife
until he ha’d told him, nor did he
know that he had killed Brow
ard. ’
Cady seemed to think that
Broward killed himself when he
tripped over a rug during a scuf
fle that he and Broward were
engaged in.
To substantiate this state
ment Cady showed the sheriff
a bruised place on his chest,
where Broward was supposed to
have bitten him.
Cady when arrested was ap
parently under the influence of
whisky, and Sheriff Kare re
fuses to lei any one see him un
til after the inquest this after
noon.
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ONBIffIESTOLEI
Theft At Cork, Ga., of M. O. B.
Stamp Reported
Here
Blank money orders together with
the M. 0. B. stamp, the post office
department’s official stamp, were
stolen from the post office at Cork,
Georgia, Thursday night, according
to word received this morning from
Atlanta by the local postmaster.
The blank money order forms
stolen were Nos. 3872 to 4000 ".nd
it is state dby Postmaster DaVen
port that if the money orders are
cashed for their full values the
theft will amount to $12,800.
Mr. Davenport says, it i« probable
that some of the stolen money ord
ers might be presented st the local
post office or through local busi
ness houses and as such forgers re
main only a short time in one local
ity it is obligatory that the recepi
ents of the stolen money orders re
port to the post office immediately
if they entertain any hope of ap
prehending the robber.”
“We have examined our re -ords
and find that none of the stolen
money orders described have be'-r
cashed by the post office depart
ment. However, this does not sig
nify that the money orders have
not been presented in Americus.”
I am taking this sten to warn all
banks, hotels, merchants, and in
dividuals to be on the .-ookout for
money orders beaing the numbers
stolen and if they are presented to
notify the post office at once.”
Although Cork is not in the im
mediate vicinity of A r.ericus this
does not eliminate the possibilty of
the money orders reachi-g here stat
ed Post Master Davenport.
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An American bandit was caught
in showing it is safer to
stay in your own territory.
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dent Coolidge to study problems of
American farmers and t > propose
legislation to improve agricultural
conditions are shown here in their
first session at Washington. Left to
right, they are Howard M. Gore,
Physical Education
Needed Says Chappell
Addresses High School Friday
In Its Educational Week
Program
The Americus High school end
ed its week’s program Friday when
the pupils heard Dan- Chappel on
the subject of physical education
and its necessity in the schools of
the land.
During the week the pupils were
addressed by W. W. Dykes on the
Federal Constitution; James A.
Fort spoke Tuesday on “Patriot
ism;” Wednesday Prof. Phillips
spoke; Thursday, Lovelace Eve
spoke on illiteracy,' or the necessity
of an informed intelligence as the
foundation of representative gov
ernment, and Friday Mr. Chappell
spoke saying:
“From the time when the ‘May
flower’ furled her weather-beaten
sails, to the present, American his
tory is the bewilderment of all oth
er nations) I wonder not that they
do not understand us—we hardly
understand ourselves. Behind us
stands Divinity directing our course
in spite of all obstacles.
“America has arrived at national
manhood’s estate without wearing
infant clothes; neither has she been
fed on milk, and today no nation
will dare play with cur eagle.
America’s glory comes not from
tombstones, but from burning
thoughts—from living men, deeds
of daring from dauntless heroes.
Washington, J'qfferqon, Jackson,
Lincoln, Lee and Wilson still live;
the American boy will never let
these noble scions die. Our boys
are thinking their thoughts. Hence
today our deeds are noble, our
speech is clear, and our thoughts
are elevated.
“We cannot think of the past
withot also giving thought to the
future and as we think of the
endless tomorrows, we try to ma
terialize the dreams of the human
race. No nation is greater than its
ideals, nor stronger than its men.
No matter how lofty ideals for the
future might be, if we allow the
physical manhood of our nation to
weaken, in proportion shall our
nation suffer.
“A coal mine near Wilkes-
Barre, Pa., had long been suspect
ed of being unsafe. One morning
the watchman hastened to give the
alarm, ‘the roof is breaking. Get
out without delay!” They made
haste to obey. A minute later the
back ceiling fell with a terrific
crash, expelling the air with such
violence that timbers and ventilat
ing doors were shivered into kind
lings, and loaded cars were blown
from the tracks. Over a hundred
acres of the surface was affected;
a long strip of half a mile sinking
from three to five feet. The men
were all saved. All this danger was
caused by cutting away of the great
coal pillows which had been left to
support the roof. All overhead
seemed to be so strong and firm
that it seemed foolish to waste
so much good coal which had been
left here and there to support the
roof. So one by one the careless
workers picked them away and took
the risk. We look with surprise at
these fool-hardy miners, yet they
were wise men compared with those
persons who would deny children
of our country the privilege of
AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 22, 1924
acung secretary of agriculture and
governor-elect of West Virginia;
R. W. Thatcher, director of the
Ne\v York experiment station; W.
G. Coffey, director of the experi
ment station of the University of
Minnesota; Louis J. Taber, master
' equipping themselves physically to
, fight the battle of life.
“The necessity for athletic train
ing of some form for i.ery person
was impressed upon us very forcibly
. when we entered the World War.
In our own state, the record shows
that only 60 to 64 percent of the
men examined for military service
. were piiysicalty fit; almost oo per
cent of those examined were re-
> jected because of physical disabili
ties. Further analysis of the rec
ords shows that the country boys
made better records than those from
the cities. These differences are
so considerable that 100. C-00 country
boys would furnish for the military
service 4,790 more soldiers than
would an equal number of city
boys. The importance of t’hese dif
ferences may be appreciated by not
ing that 3,500 men is equivalent to
> an infantry regiment xt full war
strength. This difference in physic
al fitness is attributed to the fact
that the country boy takes more
wholesome exercise in the sunshine
and fresh air than does the citv
boy.
“Playgrounds and athletic fields
should be made available for every
child and it is the duty of every
father and mother to sec that their
child uses them. Evsn the most
crowded cities have thousands of
acres of idle roof suace that could
be turned into tennis courts, hand
ball courts and running tracks. Go
up on the top of any building o? ride
. ever a city in an aeroplane and
you’ll see what I mean. Fifty years
ago there were not enough bath
tubs in the country to keep on;
plumber and three helpers busy. Its
different now and the life insurance
companies can prove tc you that
people are living longer. Fifty
years from now every apartment
house will use its roof as an exer
cise floor for its tenants.
“Practically all the colleges real
ize the importance of physical edu
cation and are endeavoring to per
suade every student enrolled to
take part in some form of athletics;
they have learned from experience
that a sick body makes a sick mind
and lessens the efficiency of the
student and his ability co learn
“There is a crying need in Am
ericus today for an adequate gym
nasium, not only for our boys and
girls, but also for our grownups.
For the last seven or eight years,
we have had no gymnasium avail
able for the boys and g'.rls and as
i a consequence they are not physi
cally developed as the< should be;
the Americus High football team has
been out weighed by team
they have played this year, mainly
because their opponents had the
the use of a gymnasium in which tc
build their bodies up when they
were younger and our beys did not;
there can be no other reason fur
this difference in s : ze and weight.”
UNION CARPENTERS TO
ORGANIZE LARGE BANK
(By The Associated Press)
i CHICAGO, Nov. 22. —According
; to the officials of the carpenters
; i nion, their organization is to organ
r ize a bank capatilizod at five mil
s' lion dollars. The bank will occupy
i; U building planned by the carpenlm?
f of the Chicago district counci’, •
iftiitifet Le- 3 ti z COMM
of the national grange at Columbus,
O.; R. D. Carey, former governor
and prominent livestock grower of
Wyoming; O. E. Brndfute, presi
dent of the American Farm Bureau
Federation, of Chicago; Fred H.
Bixby, president of American Na-
More 801 l Weevils In
1925 The Ever Before
Next Spring Emergence Will Be
Heaviest In History of Pest,
Says Campbell
(By The Associated Press)
ATHENS, Nov. 2g,—That more
toll weevils liavff getre Into hiberaa
iio nthis fall than at any time si.ice
the advent of the pest jr.to Georgia,
was the statement made by J. Phil'
Campbell, director ot extension
work of the State College of Agri
culture, as the result of an inves
tigation made in all sections of the
state recently.
“The cold wave of the past few
days,” Mr. Campbell said, “has
driven the weevils into winter quar
ters ,and nothing can be done now
tp prevent the greatest emergence
in the spring farmers have ever wit
nessed. It is too late for turning
under stalks to do any good, so fai
as the weevil is concerned, ana tre
only thing to be done now is stock
up with a good supply cf calcium
arsenate during the winter, ano he
prepared to carry on the fight next
spring.
“Investigation shows,” continued
Mr. Campbell, “that Gerygia farm
ers purchased about fifteen mil
lion pounds of calcium arsenate
last year, and used about ten mil
lion pounds. Next year it is very
probable that all the poison that
can be secured will be needed, and
at least thirty million pounds should
be o nhand when the crop is plant
ed.
“Farmers are facing one of the
greatest crisis in the history, and
unless due heed of the situation is
taken and preparations made, a
greater disaster than has been
known in many years is/certain to
be the result,” Director Campbell
added.
It is also stated by Director Camp
bell that, as the result of a meet
ing of agricultural agencies of
Georgia held at Athens last week,
as well as Americus, commercial
dusting of cotton by aeroplane was
assured. Seventeen planes, each
capable of controlling the weevil on
seven thousand acres, have been as
signed to the State and operations
will begin in the spring cf 1925.
Agencies which will cooperate in
this undertaking are the United
States Bureau of Entomology, the
Stated Department of Agriculture,
the State Board of Health, and the
State College of Agri ulture. The
aeroplanes, it is "said, vzili dust from
1,000 to 2,000 acres an hour wh ire
as the .best cart machines can oni r
average but about thirty acres a
day or night.
BOBS HER HAIR;
HUBBY CHASTISES HER
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SAVANNAH, Ga., Nov. 22
That bobbed hair had landed
his wife in the divorce mill was
evidence given here today when
Mrs. Sarah Thomas in Superior
Court filed divorce shit against
her husband, Joseph Newton
Thomas.
Mrs. Thomas asked for a di
vorce on the grounds that . her
husband had treated her cruelly
and had chastised her when she
had her hhir bobbed.
■mhkk rai
tional Live Stock Association, cf
California; (standng) W. M. Jar
dine, president of Kansas Slate
Agricultural College, and Ralph P.
1 Merritt, president of the raisin
• growers, of Fresno, Ca!.
MOTORISTS WARNED
OF ‘FLY-BY-NIGHTS’
P 1 BOX
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov.
22—(By Associated Press.)
Warning was sent out from the
American Automobile Associa
tion by the President Thomas
P. Henry to motorists through
out the country to guard
against “Fly By Night” con
cerns, engaged in selling mean
ingless ‘Service’ contracts and
against fake insurance motor
organizatiorts.
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BYMETHODISTS
Severed New Churches Have
Been Built During Year;
Others Remodeled
(By The Preij)
BAINBRIDGE, Nov. 22 —Pastors
of the Methodist church of
Thomasville, Dublin, Columbus, and
Mcßae districts todav submitted
their report at the South Georgia
Methodist Conference being held
here.
Rev. Whitney LangsUn, presid
ing elder of the Columbus district,
reported 319 accessions on profes
sion of faith. Only one charge ih
the district failing to "ecure the
full amount of assessments for the
support of the ministry.
In the reports it was stated that
several new churches lad been
'built and others remodeled.
During today’s session of the
conference a message of greeting
was received from the North Geor
gia Methodist in session in Atlan
ta and a reply was sent.
Rev. F. L. Wells, presiding eld<?r
of the St. Louis district, addressed
the conference in the interest of tho
superannuate endowment fund to
day.
On Sunday the pastois at the
conference will fill the pulpits cf
the local churches.
NEVADA DIVORCE LAW
HELD CONSTITUTIONAL
RENO, Nev., Nov. 22.—District
Judge George A. Bartlett upheld
the constitutionality of Nevada’s
law requiring a six months’ resi
dence in the state before suit for
divorce may be filed, in a decision
announced late Friday.
U. D. C.’S WITHOLD
SUPPORT OF WRIGHT
(By The Astociated Preu)
SAVANNAH, Nov. 22.—United
Daughters of Confederal y in con
vention here with drew their sup
port of the work of A. O. Wright,
who has been engaged in a cam
paign to correct naval lecords of
the Confederacy.
No details were given other thnn
the organization is dissatisfied with
the methode said to have been em
ployed in the research work ty
Wright. x
ISMET MA, FIRST
PREMIER OF TURKEY
RESIGNS HIS OFFICE
-t —
Republic’s Head Quits Because
Os 11l Health—Fethi To
Succeed
CONSTANTIONPLE, Nov.
22. (By Associated Press.)
It was annourtced here today
that Ismet Pasha, Turkish pre
mier, has resigned his office due
to ill health, and that Fethi Bey
will be his successor.
It will be remembered that
Pasha was the first Premier of
the Turkish Republic when it
was set up in 1923 following ab
olition of the Caliphate by the
grand national assembly.
Bey is now president of the
grand national assembly.
MRS. HMG TO BE
BURIED MONDiY
Only Simple Ceremony Will Be
Held A> Requested Before
Death
(By The Aaiiciated Press)
MARION, Nov. 22.—Funeral
services of the late Mrs. Warren G,
Harding will be held Monday after
noon form the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal church here. Arra >ge
ments are being made for very
simple funeral services.
The Columbus Republican Glee
Club will render “The End of A
Perfect Day” at the ser"ices which
was Mrs. Harding’s favorite song.
Rev. Jesse Swauke, pastor, wih de
liver a short sermon and Rev. Geo.
W. Landes, pastor of the Trinity
Baptist church of which Mrs. Hard
ing was a member, wi'l read from
the scriptures.
There has been m> announce
ment of who the honary pallbearers
will be but active pallbearers will
be selected from old friends of . 'le
Harding family.
BACON BIMFB
MURDER DICKEY
Police State They Expect To
Find Carpenter’s Body In
Swamp
MACON, Nov. 22.—Police at
midnight Friday ahnourced that
they expected to find the body of
W. J. Dickey, 44, Who disappeared
c nSunday afternoon in the swamps
below this city.
They refused to state on what
they based this claim.
Two arrests were made during
the night, of members of an al
leged gang which is believed t>
have kidnaped and robbed Dicke',’ of
$350.
The police refused to disclose the
names of the members of the gang,
but state that more arrests are to
be made.
The two young men under arrest
were being questioned.
Dickey disappeared Sunday after
noon when he left his home to get
medicine for his sick wife.
Police claim to have information
that he was kidnaped by a gang,
robbed and murdered.
SHERIFF BUSY SERVING
SUBPOENAES AND WRITS
Sheriff Harvey and his deputies
have been very busy for the past
two days serving subpi-neas and
jury summons preparatory to the
convening of Superior Court Mon
day.
“We are always very husy at this
time of the year” said the sheriff
“and the office has to devotj al
most it’s entire time to getting in
touch with citizens who will have
business with Judge Littlejohn for
the next two weeks ”
The School of Education of Bos
ton University plans to conduct a
State-wide language contest this
year by means of standardised tests.
Last spring a similar contest was
held in spelling.
NEW YORK FUTURRES
Pc Open Ham Close
Jan. 23.86!23.75|23.75 23.80
Mar. 24.18)24.12124.08 24.30
May 24.50:24.45124.42 24.60
July 24.58124.50)24.48 24.64
Dec. 23.66123.55)23.51 23.61
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TROOPSANDSHIPS
TOLD TO BE READY
FOR NILE DRIVE
Baldwin Government Purposes
To Exact Reparation For
Murder of Sir Lee Stack
VALLETTA. Malta, Nov. 22
(By Associated Press.) —it
was stated here today that the
first battalion of the East Lan
cashire regiment has been sud
denly ordered to Egypt and will
sail next Wednesday.
MILITARY ORDERED
TO BE READY
LONDON, Nov. 22 —'ill mi’itiry
units in England have been warned
to be in readiness to ooard trans
ports if the situation in Egyps
should require the presence of a
large body of British troops.
This warning is only a precau
tionary move to provide for possible
eventualities, but it demonstrates
the firmness with which England
proposes to exact reparations for
the murder by Egyptians of Mr
Lee Stack, sirdar of the Egyptian
army and governor of i’;e Sudan.
The battleship Vailani already is
at Alexandria, and there are plenty,
jof battleships, cruisers, airplane
.carriers and destroyers in Mediter
ranean waters to cope with any p >s
sible emergency.
“Cool, firm, undiseussable de
mands” will be sent to Egypt, it was
authoritatively stated Friday. M.wn
time the government awaits a fu:’
report from Lord Allenby, high
commissioner of Egypt before di«-
patching the British demands or
ordering reinforcements to the En
glish garrison in Egypt.
POMP AND CIRCUMSTANCE !
TO MARK FUNERAL.
(By The Aaxoeiated Press)
CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 22.—Orders
for the funeral today of Major Gen
eral Sir Lee Stack, governor gen
eral of the Sudan and sirdar of tho
Egyptian army who died Thursday
night from wounds he received at
the hands of assassins the day be
fore, have been issued by Lieuten
ant General Sir Richard Haking, in
cofmand of the British troops in
Egypt. ;|<* ! »
There will be a great military ‘dis
play, troops of all arms lining the
route of the funeral cortege, with
batteries firing salutes at min Ute
intervals. The members of the
Egyptian senate and chamber Will
stand in the public square as the
funeral procession passes and the
members of the cabinet will attend
the services at All Saints church,
Friday large crowds filed rever
ently past the coffin in All Saints
church. The coffin was covered
with the Union Jack, while the sird
ar’s helmet and swbrd rested on the
lid.
The Egyptian government and
press express thfe view that just and
reasonable satisfaction will be given
the British government for the as
sassination of General Stack, but
declare that should the British de
mands “exceed the limits of equitv,
and make the crime a shield for
realization of imperialistic aims,
neither Premier Zagloui nor ar..?
other Egyptian premier can satisfy,
them,and a grave crisis might arise.
LITERARY SOCIETY TO
HOLD MEETING MONDAY;
The regular meeting of the Hor
tense-Tinsley Literary society will
be held at the First Methodist
church Monday afternon at 3
oclock. The subject for discussion
at this meeting will be “China” and
all members are ufged to be pres
ent. i
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