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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Season’s receipts 17,184 bales
Saturday receipts ... .75 bales
Strict middling 23 3-4 cents
WEATHER— Fair and colder to
r.igrt, heavy to killing frost in
north; fair in so.i.h Tuesday.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 273
BRITISH OCCUPY EGYPT CUSTOMS HOUSE
Appointments of Methodist Conference Announced
Outler Returns, Luther
Harrell Goes to Macon
Rev. E. M. Overby Succeeds 'Dr. Lovett As Pre
siding Elder of Americus District; An
nouncement Made Today
In the appointments read at the South Georgia Methodist
conference Sunday night there were two changes affecting the
Americus churches, in that E. M. Overby succeeds W. C. Lovett
as presiding elder, and Luther Harrell, at Lee Street church, is
succeeded by W. M. Haywood. John M. Outler was returned
to the Americus First church.
, Luther Harrell, of Lee Street church, goes to Cherokee
Heights church at Macon; A. G. Brewton was given the Ameri
cus circuit; J. H. Wilson foes to Leslie; H. H. Heisler succeeds
Rev. Jordan at Ellaville.
Dr. W. C. Lovett, who has been the presiding elder of this
district, was sent to Marshallville.
Presiding Elder Overby was at Montezuma last year and is
well known in Americus. Mrs.
Overby and Mrs. Henry Walker are
sisters and both Mr. and Mrs. O/er
by have many close friends in the
city and district.
Luther Harrell, who has served
Lee Street church for three years,
has received a splendid promotion
in the appointment. to Cherokee
Heights. This church in the city
of Macon is engaged in the erection
of a new church; it has a large and
thriving congregation and the field
for work is large, friends of Pey.
Harrell said today.
W, M. Haywood, who succeeds
Rev. Harrell at Lee Street cnurch
is married and comes here from
Nashville', Ga. He is a graduate of
Candler Memorial thelogical school
and is declared to be a young p.-iach
er of ability.
Rev. Jordan, fwho has served
Ellaville, was transfered to Girard,
in the Savannah district
Silas Johnson was a gain returned
to Trinity church at Savannah.
The list appointments in full are
as follows.
Americus District
Americus District, E. M. Overby,
presiding elder; Americus, First
Church, J. M. Outler; Lee Street,
W. M. Haywood; Americus Circuit,
A. G. Brewton.
Arlington, O. L. Kel’y; Blakely,
W. M. Blitch; Blakely Circuit, to
be supplied; Bronwood and Graves,
W. E. Hightower; Cuthbert, J. H.
House; Dawson, W. L. Wright; Edi
son, Maryin Vincent; Ellaville, 11.
H. Heisler; Fort Gaines, B. A. Paf
ford; Leary, J. A, Godfrey; Leslie
and Mt. Zion, J. H. Wilson; Parrett,
H. L. Pearson; Plains, 0. L. Evans;
Sasser, C. R. McKibben, supply;
Shellman, Theo Pharr; Shellman
Circuit, W. E. McGahagain, sup
ply; Smithville, L. W. Walker;
Springvale, A. B. Brown, supply;
Missionary to Czecho-Slovakia. D.
P. Nelson.
’ Columbus District
Columbus District, J, p. Dell, pre
siding elder; Buena Vista, M M.
Marshall; Butler, J. D. McCord.
Columbus: East Highland, J. P.
Daugherty; North Highla'and and
Mission, J. S. Sharp; Rose Hill. C.
A, Jackson; St. Luke, C. R. Jenk
ins, and D. G. Mann, assistant pas
tor; St. Mark, J. E. Barnhill, St.
Paul and North Columbus, Reese
* Griffin and K. Read, Supply.
Cusseta, C. B. Ray; Hamilton, L.
R. Pilcher; Howard, C. L. Wall;
Lumpkin, W. M. Carmichael; Mari
on, J. W. Connors; Mauk, C. J. Cal
lett; Midland, A. A. Waite; Omaha,
D. S. Hartley ; Reynolds, E. E. Rose,
Richland, G. N. Rainey; Talbotton,
J. H. Jackson, supply; Talbot •‘"ir
cuit, F. L. Coleman; Waverly Hall,
J. 0. J. Taylor; Woodland, C. L.
Nease; Secretary of Missions a d
Sunday School Extension, Ed. F.
Cook.
Cordele District
Cordele District, I. P. Tyson
Presiding elder; Abbeville, A. P.
Segars; Arabi. D. A. Lastinger;
Ashburn, G. W. Mathews: Bonaire,
R. H. Moreland: Byromville, Jason
Shirah; Cordele, E. O Heath; Elko,
K. H. MacGregor; Fitzgerald, S. C.
Continued on Pago Three
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 Jchn
L Lewis, president of the UnUited
Mine Workers of America, w s rec
ommended to President Coolidge to
day for Secretary of Labor by
Judge Oscar E. Bland, of the Uni
ted States Court of Customs Ap
peals at Washington. The post is
now held by Secretary Davis who
has informed the President that he
desires to retire March 4.
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Reduction of Ten Per Cent in
Effect Today; 10,000 Em
ployees Affected
(By The Associated Press)
PORTLAND, Maine. Nov. 24.— 1
A reduction of ten percent in cot
ton mill wages of this state, af
fecting over thirteen tb.jusand em
ployees, in seven different cities
took effect today.
This makes the second reduct’on
that New England Mill employees
have suffered in the last few
months.
100 MILLION DOLLAR
LOAN OVERSUBSCRIBED
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The
French loan of one hundred million
dollars offered today through a
nationwide syndicate headed by J.
IPierpont Morgan was substantially
oversubscribed forty-five minutes
after the opening of the books.
A. F. L OPPOSES U. S.
REGULATION INDUSTRIES
(By The Associated Press)
EL PASO, Texas. Nov. 24.—The
policy of opposition to governmental
invasion of industry, was accepted
by the Amercan Federation of Lab
or in annual session here.
FLAMES THREATENING
TOWN UNDER CONTROL
NATCHEZ, Miss., Nov. 24.—A fire
which broke out early thia afternoon
at Willetts, ten mile; south of
Natchez, on the Louisiana side' of
the Mississippi river, destroyed the
plant of the Black P.ivcr Lumber
company and other property and
for a time threatening the entire
town, was brought under control at
8 o’clock last night, according tc rc
Y>orts received here. It was esti
mate dthat th# loss would exceed
$500,00°.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 24, 1924
ANOTHER NORTH WOODS MYSTERY
“Murdered Woman Said to
Have Had SIOO-000 in Jew
elry ana SI,OOO in Cash.
——
By NEA Service
WAUROAD, Minn., Nov. 24.
The nqrth woods has been the scene
of another murder mystery.
And a chase, that may prove an
' epic in the wilderenss of this isvlat
| cd section, is on.
A sheriff, a coroner and two In
dian guides were, on last rep.-rts,
treking their way through the for
ests to a lonely little cab ri, 70 miles
from the nearest railway.
In it lies the body of Mrs. Dear
■Wheeler, bride of a few weeks, with
her husband keeping a solitary vigil
over it.
The radio is carrying the news
of her death for miles around' in
the hope that some t.upper, liv
ing heard it, may succeed in ap
prehending her slayer.
And the Canadian Royal North
west Mounted Police ore guarding
all trails around the border, «0.
miles north of here.
The Wheelers, haling from Cl nir
water, Kas., set out a few weeks
ago to spend the winter in the wild
erness. Mrs. Wheeler, reputed 1°
have been worth more than SIOO,-
000, was wearing valuable jewelry
and carrying SIOOO, it is said.
So robbery, atuhoritics believe, is
the motive that led to her murder
while her husband was out cutting
wood for the cabin they intended
building themselves.
Their adventure in less than Iwo
weeks had ended in tragedy,
PROSECUTOR SEES
SOLUTION NEARER
' IN MYSTERY CASE
Declines to Discuss Nature of
Discoveries, But Is Much En
couraged by Developments
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(By the Associated Press)
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Nov. 24.
A bit of tissue, that might have
been scraped from a human body,
and dark stains, which might have
been blood spots, were found to
day in the parsonage of the Christ
Evangelical Lutheran church of
Baxley, by Prosecutor Kink, who
with a corps of assistants is seeking
to solve the mysterious death of
Mrs. Addie Sheatsley, whose cre
mated body was found in the fur
nace of the Sheatsley home by her
husband, the Rev. Sheatsley.
County Prosecutor John R. King,
last night announced he had ‘struck
a hot trail’ in the Sheatsley case.
He was unwilling to discuss the na
ture of his discoveries, declaring it
would be premature to make them
public at this time. He was mani
festly encouraged, he said, by the
developments.
Mr. King’s efforts during the
next few days will center on what
transpired the day of the tragedy
in the Sheatsley home during the
half hour after Clarence, the 16-
year-old son, left at 1:30 P. M. and
2:15 P. M. when C. O. Strader, de
livery man for a local bakery at
tempted to arouse some one at the
household. Forty five minutes later
E. E. Brideweser, a student at Cap
itol University, went to the house
to return a book, he told Prosecu
tor King. He was unable, he said,
to arouse anyone but declared he
heard some one at the furnace
when he went from the front door
to the rear. The body was found
by the Rev. Sheatsley shortly be
fore 5 o’clock, when ho returned
from a trip to the city.
Over the teiphone from Paris,
Ohio, the Rev. Sheatsley said he
and his four children do not expect
to return to Columbia until Wed
nesday. In view of this develop
ment, Prosecutor King will be with
out the services of- the family in
conducting the investigation dur
ing the next three days.
Divine guidance was called upon
to direct authorities in bringing to
justice the “real culprit” who caus
ed the dgath of Mrs. Sheatsley in a
resolution adopted Sunday by mem-
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Court Convened Monday With
Judge Littlejohn Presiding
—Charge to Jury
The November section of tho
Sumter County Superior Court con
vened here this morning at nine
o’clock with Judge Littlejohn pre
siding.
Prof. J. E. Mathis was elected
foreman of the grand Jury and as
sociated with him are: C A. John
son, 0. T. Bagwell, J. W. Walters,
C. A. Slappey, Rev. J. B. Lawrence,
Lee Hudson, J. C. Brown, F. B,
Little, J. W. Jennings, J. H. Aver
ett, Ross Dean, C. S. Dyer, O. V.
Hogsed, J. M. Bryan, J. R. Logan,
C. L. Israel, T. B. Hooks, Jr., L. S.
Crawford, L. C. Summerford, G. S.
Daniel, O- N. Johnson and W. J.
Hill.
Judge Littlejohn charge to the
jury- wi|s brief, due to e seveps cold.
He confined himself for the most
pari to calling the attention of the
grand jury to certain matters as Re
quired by law. He took occasion to
remind the members of the grand
jury that they were citizens select
ed from every class and business in
the county and it was their duty,
not only to report crimes that they
had seen, but to investigate any
crime of which they have any evi
dence whatsoever.
When relating to the jury the
classes of crime that might come
up before them Judge Littlejohn
laid particular stress on the enforce
ment of the bird law. “Never dur
ing the many years that I have pre
sided over the Superior court of this
county have I had to decide a case
regarding the killing or trapping of
birds that are not considered game
birds. Sportsmen who hunt game
birds are usually sportsmen enough
not to violate the game laws, but
we should guard against the shoot
ing for fun of birds that are not pio
tected by the game laws. The Uni
ted States courts are taking drastic
measures toward the protection of
promiscuous killing of bird known
as the “red-head” and it is the duty
of the members of this grand jury
to investigate any case vzhere there
has been birds killed, that do not
come under the heading of game
birds,
Judge Littlejohn brought his
charge to close by informing the
jqr/ that prohibition cases should
concern them only whec the manu
facture, sale or possession' of al
coholic beverages is involved.
bers of the congregation.
The resolution also expressed
“unequaled confidence in the in
tegrity and nobility of character of
the Rev. Sheatsley.
CRIPPLED STEMO
UNDER DVN STElll
DOCKS
Crews of Two Schooners Res
cued off Norfolk and Brought
Into Port
(By The Associated Press)
NORFOLK, Nov. 24.—The crews
of two four-masted schooners Wi'sck
ed by collisions off Hatteras Satur
day, have been rescued and ef
forts are now being made to get in
communication with the steamship
City of Montgomery, which also v.as
damaged during the storm.
CITY OF MONTGOMERY
ARRIVES AT SAVANNAH
(By The Associated Press)
SAVANNAH, Nov. 24.—The
•steamship City of Montgomery, ar
rived here this morning. She came
into the harbor under her own
steam.
The Ocean Steamship company's
liner, City of Montgomery, was in
collision with an unidentitied schoon
er off Diamond Shoals catly yester
day morning that the schooner into
which the passenger ship crashed
might have been the four-masted
Perry Setzer, whose captain was
killed and which was found aband
oned Saturday b ythe steamer So
lana not far from the scene of the
collision, was dispelled today with
the arrival here of the wrecking
tug, Joseph D. Pood, which had the
Setzer in tow until she broke away
in the storm which swept the Vir
ginia-Carolina coast Friday night
end yesterday.
Tug Nearly Foundered.
Captain Tolson said he did not
lose the Setzer until several hours
after the City of Montzomerv had
reported her collision and that there
fore, it could not have b’en the Set
zer with which the steamer collid
ed, The Wood reached port herself
after great difficulty and after it
was feare dshe had foundered. She
had several feet of water in her
hold and her pumps were choked by
coal loosened by the waves that
broke all over her and fuiced water
through doors and windows.
FEDERAL JUDGE SMITH
DIES IN SO. CAROLINA
CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 24.
—-Henry A. M. Smith, United States
district judge for the eastern dis'
trict of South Carolina, died at his
home here Sunday afternoon after
a brief illness. He was in his 72nd
year.
Judge Smith had served on the
.federal bench more than 12 '-'ears,
having been appointed by President
TaftrHn June, 1911. JJe retired in
Noiefito 1'923, i ‘
19,210 BALES
GINNED
There has been ginned. 19,-
210 bales of cotton in Sumter
county prior t<J November 14,
counting round bales as half
bales.
This. announcement v.as made
Monday noon by W. P. Persons,
representing bureau f census,
Department of Agriculture.
These figures compare with
11,544 bales ginned to Novem
ber 14, 1923.
Gore Appointed
Farm Secretary
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HOWARD M. GORE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—How
ard M. Gore, of West V'rginia, has
been appointed secretary of agricul
ture, to succeed the late Henry C.
Wallace.
Mr. Gore, who has been serving
as acting secretary since ti c death
of Mr. Wallace, can serve only un
til next March 4, when he becomes
governor of his home state.
Mr. Gore has been connected with
the department for several years.
He is now engaged more particular
ly in working out the estimates in
connection with the budget bureau
lor nevt year’s appropriations and
because of his acquaintance with
these questions his selection was
considered most appropriate by the
administration. Mr. Gore also had
been indorsed for the post by sev
eral farm leaders and farm organi
zations.
BODY OF INFANT IS
FOUND IN COLUMBUS
COLUMBUS, Nov. 24.—Wrap
ped in a newspaper of recent date,
the body of a white male child, was
found on the river bank at the end
of Broad street, yesterday morn
ing about 11:30 o’tlock.
The gruesome find was made by
David Wright, negro, as he walked
along the bank of the river. He no
tified authorities. Coroner H. M.
Woodall empanelled a lury and ar.
inquest was held. A verdict was re
turned to the effect “the child came
to its death from causes unknown
to the jury.”
A close examination of the body
failed to reveal bruises which would
tend to establish in the minds of the
jurors that the child had met with
foul play.
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EGYPTUH CABINET
RESIGNS; KING FUAD
sinus nm
Lord Allenby Takes Immediate
Steps to Enforce All British
Demands
(By the Associated Press.)
CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 24:
The Egyptian cabinet, headed
by Zagloul Pasha, today tender
ed its resignation to King Fuad,
who accepted the resignation.
The king has summonded Zi
war Pasha, president of the sen
ate, who has consented to form
a new cabinet.
To Seize
Customs House
(By the Associated Press.)
CAIRO, Egypt. Nov. 24.
Lord Allenby, British high com
missioner, at noon today inform
ed the Egyptian Premier, Zag
loul Pasha, that instructions had
been given him for the British
forces to occupy the Alexandria
customs house.
This will be the first measure
taken in consequence of Egypt’s
non-acceptance of all the British
demands following the assassi
nation of Sir Lee Stack, sidar of
Egypt.
London Not
So Tense Today
(By the Associated Press.)
LONDON, Noc. 24. The
Egyptian situation is reported to
day as considerably eased, and
less tension is being felt in this
and Egyptian quarters, which
was brought about by the resig
nation of Premier Zagloul Pasha
°f Egypt afte ran hour and half
session of the cabinet, which
was called today at noon to' con
sider the reply to , ritwh de
mands.
A dispatch from Cairo this
afternoon reports that the evac
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RBIM
TH REST BONDAY
Funeral Traverses Same Route
As That of Late President
Harding
(By The Associated Press)
MARION, Ohio, Nov. 24.—This
Ohio city, which has known heightn
iof joy and sorrow since 1920 was
veiled irj sorrow today wnile prep
arations were being made for the
last scene in life of Mrj. Warren G«
Harding, widow of the lute presi-'
dent.
Shortly after two o’clock Mrs.
Harding’s body will be borne over
the same route as that traverted
by the funeral cortege of the Hath
of president of the United States
and laid to rest in Manon ceme
tery.
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BREAKS AFRESH
One Killed and Two Probably
Fatally Wounded In Renewal
Feud Between Gunmen
CHICAGO, Nov. 24.—The killing
of the owner of a resort in Cicero,
n suburb, and the probably fata!
wounding of two gangsters Sunday
afternoon marked the renewal of
gang warfare in Chicago and its
environs.
Eddie Taniel, known to police,
as a power in gambling circles, was
slain in his saloon ard gambling
place in the western suburb during
a revolver fight. Myles (Klondike/
'O’Donnell and !Leo Climax wero *
reported at hospitals to be near
death last night, Martin Sinet, •
waiter in Taniel’s saloon, was slight
ly wounded by a stray bullet from
the gangsters weapons He Was
held for questioning by the police.
Chicago officials immediately act
ed to prevent reoccurrence of gun
warfare in the city proper, fearing
that the lull which has followed the
murder of Dion O’Banr'on, prom
inent underworld figure, would be
broken by new trouble. A police
dragnet was spread through the
“bad land” of Chicago in an at
tempt u forestall. any.inflaK.-j?e
Cicero gunmen. <
