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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 SHOPEARLY THE TIMES «’RECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE 'hEART'oF DIXIE Recommended For Cabinet Place SMF jOaw, - U 4 -fl IL jpp -gggjf Wks 1 JOHN L. LEWIS (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. newmJnHills GETMimW 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 ... I I I (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- HL M flMf - > ! IreF - < mRk ; Rm ' / wNk \ n w —i Upper left-► Dean Wheeler. U —their cabin in Minnesota’s Nort pper right—Mrs/ Wheeler, Below fa won<k • MATHIS FBEW 8F S WERGRAND JHRY 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 —I I '■ i WMF' I 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. ) LITTLE JOE | "THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR THINKS CUPS WERE MADE TO BORROW FLOUR IN/ *—J (r i NEW YOR< FUTURES Pc. Oepn 11am Close Jan 23.88j23.95i24.22i24.23 Mar 24.30)24.45124.60)24.60 May 24.60 24.92j24.92|24.92 July 24.64 24.94)24.92'24.89 Dec 23.61 23.50'23.96'23.98 PRICE FIVE CEM 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 (Continued on Page Seven) 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. mglmT " 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. <