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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict Middling 22 l-2c.
WEATHER Fair today and not
quite so cold tonight; Wednesday,
fair and warmer.
’foRTY-SIZTH YEAR.—NO. 279
President Names Ambassadors To Mexico and Japan
Congress to Receive Coolidge’s Message Wednesday
PRESIDENT COOLIDGE
SENDS NOMINATIONS
TO WE TOY
Gore For Secretary of Agricul
ture—Sheffield and Bancroft
For Ambassadorships
(By The Associated Press')
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec.
2.—Federal Judge Leonard i
Hand, of the Southern Federal 1
district of New York, has been
nominated bv President Cool
idge today to be United States
circuit judge of the second fed
eral district.
Nominations sent to the Sen
ate by President Coolidge for
confirmation included the fol
lowing:
Howard M. Gore, of West
Virginia, for Secretary of Agri
culture.
Wilbur J. Carr, of New York,
assistant Secretary of State.
John Van Mac Murray, of
New York, assistant Secretary
of State.
James Rockwell Sheffield, of
New York, ambassador to Mex
ico.
Edgar A. Bancroft, of Illi
nois, as ambassador to Japan.
COMPTROLLER OF
CURRENCY TO RETIRE.
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Henry
M. Dawes, Federal comptroller of
the currency, has indicated to Presi
dent Coolidge his desire to resign
his post. No reasons for the resig
nation have been given out.
BBTMW
MIMS COMES
Sir Whitley Re-Elected Speaker
Has Held Same Position
Since 1921
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Dec. 2.—The House of
commons assembled this afternoon
and unanimously elected Sir John
Henry Whitley as speaker. He has
been speaker of the house since
April 1921.
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MUST DIE FRIDW
COLUMBIA, S. C„ Dec. 2.
Governor McLeod issued a state
ment in whichh he refused the re
quest of hundreds of citizens of
Chesterfield county that he com
mute the death sentence of Mor
timer N. King and Frank Harrell,
who are under sentence to be elec
trocuted here next Friday for the
murder of Major Samuel H. Mc-
Leary.
Both me noriginally sentenced to
die November 21, w-'re reprieved
recently by the governor, in order
to allow time for a thorough study
of their case before announcing his
final decision.’
Recently a petition signed by 31
members of the trial jury and hun
dreds of citizens of Chesterfield
county, where the' crime was com
mitted, was presented to the gov
commutation of both sentences.
King and Hir*'” • mvicttd
of the murder of Major McLeary,
as a result of King’s confession to
officers which implicated Harrell.
Harrell at first deme 1 but later
admitted, that he planned with
King to hold up and rob the’ army
officer after the latter bad given
them a ride in his car.
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THE TIMESXRECORDER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
BIHIHH MW
SLAIN K SHE SLEPT
Wife of Prominent Physician
Killed; Husband Wounded;
Young Daughter Escapes
(By The Associated Press)
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 2 Mrs.
George T. Edwards, 39 years of
age, wife of a prominent physician
here, was slain while she slept. Her
husband was shot in the bandi as he
slept beside her.
The shots were fired by an un
known person who entered the home
about 4:00 o’clock this morning.
A wound in the left temple indi
cated the woman was slain by a
blunt instrument. Burns on her
body seem to indicate that some
drug may have been use’d before
Mrs. Edwards was killed.
No motive has been found for
the deed.
4 5-year-old daughter sleeping
beside its mother was, unharmed.
RHYMMY
DENIED AP PEALS
Rcundcut Two Million Dollar
Mail Robbers Must Serve 25
Sentence
(By The Associated Press)
CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—The Federal
Circuit Court of Appeals today de
nied the appeal of counsel for Wil
liam J. Fahy and James Murray.
Both are under a 25-year sentence
for the $2,000,000 Roundout, 111.
mail robbery.
ffl PUBLICATION
CASE BEFORE COURT
Demurrers of Kansas City Jour
nal-Post Sustained By
Federal Judge
(By The Associated PressT
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 2.
Federal Judge Reeves today sus
tained demurrers of VSJeller E. Dick
ey, owner and editor of the Kansas
City Journal-Post, and Falph Ellis,
general managing editor, to indict
ments charging alleged illegal pub
lication of Federal income tax re
turns.
The demurrers, recognzing the
truth of facts contained in the in
dictments, challenge the sufficiency
of the charges. The defense coun
sel maintains that the publication
of names of tax payers and the
amounts of tax paid did not consti
tute a violation of the law in that
the names and figures published in
the newspaper were not taken from
the returns of individuals but were
taken from lists compden by the col
lector of internal revenue and which
hadi been thrown open to public in
spection.. The defense' dwelt at
length upon the difference betw.cn
publishing a part of nr income tax
return and the publishing of the list
of income tax payers
It was maintained that the fig
ures of income tax payments con
tained in the list compiled by the
collector of internal revenue were
not always the same as those con
tained in an individual’s income tax
returns, since the bureau has power
to make changes if the amount has
not been properly computed. It
was contended also that the amount
of income tax paid constituted an
assessment against the individual’s
income by the internal revenue
bureau.
Senator Reed argued it was the in
tent of congress to make public the
amounts of income tax paid and
that it was within the rights of a
newspaper to publish what had been
made public. He launched an at
tack against the provision of the
law prohibiting publication of in
come tax returns, declaring it vio
lated the constitution of the Uni
ted States.
‘‘lf this indictment is sustained”
Senator Reed said, “there is the end
of the liberty of the press.” If the
law is given the construction set out
in the indictment, he slid, cong.cs-.;
would completely control the press
of the United States. It would be
the end of liberty for the pres;, he
continued, if an editor could b? sent
to jail for this.
“Throttle the press” Senator Feed
said, “and you bankrunt a few fi
nancially; throttle the press and you
bankrupt millions intellectually.''-
AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 2, 1924.
London's Blackmail Plot
1 o/d In Photographs
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woman in the case.
Verdict Rendered Today In
Favor of Bank In $125,000
Suit By London Justice
LONDON, Dec. 2. —Justice Darl
ing today returned a judgment in
favor of the Midland bank in the
suit brought against the bank by
Charles E. Robinson, a former book
maker.
Robinson sued the Midland bank
to recover UsJdQP'pourds sterling
(approximately $600,000) which he
alleged the bank owed him on ac
count of a settlement with the
mysterious “Mr. A.,’’ an unnamed
Indian potentate, who, it is alleged,
became intimate with Robinson’s
wife.
The suit has been a sensat’onal
one. The whole scheme was alleged
to have been a blackmailing scheme
hatched by Robinson, and others to
collect a million dollars from the
Indian prince, when Mrs. Robinson
was caught in the sle-pmg apart
ments of “Mr. A.” early in * the
morning hours. The prince's valet
was mixed up in the plot. When
caught, “Mr. A.” agreed to pay
provided the whole affair was kept
quiet.
MELL Iffl BKEF
60 TO NEW CUBES
This week will note the departure
of Rev. Luther A. Harrell and Rev.
Milo >ll. Massey, ministers of Am
ericus, who leaave to take up their
duties in other cities.
Rev. Massey left Americus Mon
day morning for Ced- -n, Ga.,
where he -will take over the pasto
rate of the Baptist church.
Rev. Harrell will leave Americus
Wednesday morning with his family
in his automobile for his new charge
in Macon. Wednesday night Rev.
and Mrs. Harrell will stop at Ogle
thorpe to spend the night with his
wife’s brother, Rev. A. W. Quillian,
and will continue on to Macon
Thursday. •
Rev. W. M. Heyward, who was
appointed to fill Rev. Harrells
place in the pulpit of the Lee Street
Methodist Church will take up his
new charge Wednesday, Mrs. Hey
ward and young son will accompany
Rev. Heyward to Americus and will
take up residence here.
As yet no successor has been
named to fill the vacancy left by
Rev. Massey. A committee headed
by Col. W. T. Lane, member of the
board of deacons of the Central
Baptist Church are endeavoring to
find a minister for their church.
MAN. KILLED, WIFE SHOT
IN BIRMINGHAM AFFRAY
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 2 Sam
Sims was instantly killed, his wife
shot through the arm and Vester G
Glenn wounded in the shoulder os
a result of a shooting affray be
tween Sims and Glenn here last
night. Officers attribute the shoot
ing to domestic troubles
The shooting occurred at Sims’
home. Glenn is reported to have
been leaving the place when Simu
began shooting. Glenn, after being
shot returned the fir". Mrs Sims
was standing near fa-T
when she was struck.
Glenn was-arrested in <onn?ction
with Sim’s death.
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POULTRY MR HERE
ON DECEiER
Farmers To Be Given Oppor
tunity To Get Christmas
Prices For Poultry
F. M. Connor, development agent
of the Seaboard, and County Agent
Marshall in conjunction with J. A.
Kelly, wholesale poultry buyer of
Atdlanta, will operate a poultry and
turkey car on the local freight froth
Americus to Helena on December
12th and from Helena to Savan
nah on December 18th.
George Marshall, county agent,
states that the operating of the
poultry cars will offer to the farm
er an opportunity to market his
poultry and turkeys at the regular
market price and that any infor
mation desired regarding the meth
od of selling to the operator of the
poultry cars can be obtained from
his office, any of the bankers or
from the Seaboard freight agent.
The development agent of the
Seaboard has asked Mr. Marshall to
warn the farmers not to feed their
turkeys heavily on the date of sale,
•as this will mean that the turkeys
will have to be docked in weight by
the purchaser.
This method of marketing poultry
has met with success both to the
buyer and seller in other sec Hens
and thd county agent states taat
the future operating of poultry
pickup cars along the Americus
route will depend upon the success
of the car to be operated Dec. 12th.
In July, 1877, a special conven
tion called by the Georgia legisla
ture made several important chang
es in the Constitution, among the-m
being the 'term of office of Gov
ernor being reduced from 4 to 2
years, and a resolution passed pro
viding for biennial sessions of lhe
legislature instead of annual. Rob
ert Toombs was the leading spirit.
Cross- Word Puzzles
Daily for All
Beginning today— turn to page 2-—The
Times-Recorder will publish Cross-Word Puz
zles for our readers. Everybody is puzzling
over puzzles. The dull evenings are made
happy for the puzzlers and miserable for those
who haven’t gotten the bug. Get busy today
and unpuzzle the puzzle. It’s lots of fun and
a real educational feature, it will increase your
vucobulary, put new words in your brain and
make you a more delightful conversationalist.
Start today— on Page 2.
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COUNTY mG.O.
MARSHALL RESIGNS
To Remain In Sumter County—
Ha® Served As Agricultural
Adviser For Seven Years
After seven years of service in
the capacity of County Agent for
Sumter County, George U. Marshall
Monday morning tendered his resig
nation to the Sumter County Com
missioners, effective January 1.
When interviewed bv a Times-
Recorder reporter tins morning re
garding his resignation Mr. Mar
shall said: “I am resigning from
my present duties because I feel
that my private interest of farming
has grown to such an extent that if
I remained in my present position
I could not give the Sumter county
farmer the suppbrt and cooperation
that they deserve.
“I intend to stay in Sumter Coun
ty and to live in Americus and to
devote my entire time to fari’ing
in a county where I know the farm
er has untold possibilities.
“I appreciate the cooperation
that the farmers in the county have
given me and J leave my present
position with the fooling that I
have accomplished something with
their help. In all probability I will
enter into another line cf business
in conjunction with my farming in
terests but as yet I am net ready to
disclose the nature of the enter
prise.” '
Eight years ago Mr. Marshall
came to Georgia from North Caro
lina with the intention of locating
in Moultrie. Coming to Americus
to spend a short time while a wait
ing an opening in tl.e County
Agent’s Office at Moultrie Mr.
Marshall became so impressed v.ith
this city that he settled here and a
year later he was appointed agent
of Sumter county.
AUTO IS MORE
DEADLY THAN
WORLD WAR
Automobile accidents ac
counted for 16,452 deaths
throughout the United States
last year, Commerce Depart
ment figures show.
According to the 1920 cen
sus, there is not a town in Ida
ho, Nevada, New Mexico or
Wyoming with as many as 16,-
452 inhabitants.
Leavenworth, Kas., with 16,-
912. and Muscatine, la., with
16.9G8K, have populations
about the sisfe of America’s
last year’s death toll.
Laporte, Ind., has not quite
so many 15,158; Key West,
Fla., lias only a few more, 18,-
749.
Automobiles killed last year
in America only 3908 short of
half as many as all the Ameri
cans killed in action in the
World War,
M FOP OPEPATIN6
SHOALS PffflTEO
Bl SEI. DMLBMDD
Bill Will Have Backing’of AH
Southern Senators, Says
Author
(Bv Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D .C., Dec.
2-—Senator Qscar Underwood,
of Alabama, today presented a
new plan for the opeiation of
Muscle Shoals.
The Alabama senator would
dedicate the property to the
country s national defense, pro
vide for either government or
private operation for the pro
duction of nitrogen for explos
ives and the manufactures of
fertilizer. -
His plan calls for the con
struction of Dam No. 3. All
Southern senators, says Un
dfrwood, will be united behind
his bill.
GEORGIA CONGRESSMAN
PROPOSES COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, Dee 2.—A pro
posal for appointment of a commis
sion to study plans for the disposi
tion of Muscle Shoals, advanced in
a joint resolution introduced in the
house by Representative Wright,
Democrat, Georgia, is in line with
suggestions made by President Coo.
lidge in his last message to congress.
The president at that time recom
mended the appointment of such a
commission, composed of senators
and representatives, who would be
empowered to consider proposals
for the lease of Muscle Shoals. Ad
ministration spokesmen say they are
opposed to government operatic n,
•and the executive’s plaa is known
to have considerable support among
both republicans and democrat i
Introduction of the joint resolu
tion adds another proposal to con
gress with a number of plans lor
the settlement of the Muscle Shoals
issue which will come up for con
sideration Wednesday in the senate.
Under the joint resolution, tha
Committee.would be required to re
port within thirty days after the ap
pointment. It would be instructed
to provide for the availability of
the property to the government in
case of war emergeny for the man
ufacture of explosives and stipi
lates that not less than 40-QOO ti-ns
of nitrogen be produced in time of
peace for fertilizer.
EGYPT WITHHOLDS
, FULL MR RENDER
Cairo Cabinet in Session Late
Last Night Discussion
Situation
(By The Aaeociated Pre»»)
CAIRO, Dec. 2. —The Egyptian
cabinet sat until midnight discuss
ing the situation growing out of t ie
demands of Great Brita’n in con
nection with the assassination of
Sirdar Stack. The cabinet decided
that no official statement regard
ing the British demands should be
published until later.
Although it was reported that
the minister of communications had
resigned, it was said las 1 , night that
such was not the case.
Last night sentinels posted in tne
British resident grounds fired
two persons who were ; r esumed t 0
I be prowlers.
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President’s Report on State Os
Treasury And Expense Bud
get Ccme Today
(By Ti e A- ’ i J ;'■■■ >.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec.
2.—President Coolidge's mes
sage to Congress will be receiv*
ed by both houses in joint ses
sion Wednesday.
Another brief program was
arranged for todav jn Congress
wh’iie awaiting the annual re
port of the Budget Commission
and the President's message.
Neither house plans to get down
to business untij Wednesday.
President Coolidge today :;d
--| vised leaders in the House and
: Senate, that his report .on th®
state of the treasury and esti
mates for the next fiscal year,
would be transmitted to Con
gress today and that his message
wou'd be sent to them Wednes
day.
raSBHOIiKIIH
Blip YOUTHS' Ml.
Bloodworth and Jones Care
Comes Before Prison Beard
This Week
(By The Associated Press)
ATLANTA, Dec, 2 —The Geor
gia Prison Commission will thl.f
week listen to the plea of attorn
eys for Gervis Bloodworth end Wil
lie Jones, youthful Taylor Coun
ty boys sentenced to me for the
murder of a salesman, and who are
now lodged in the Muscogee Coun
ty jail at Columbus. Homer Bee
land, chief attorney for the condemn
ed youths, will review the case to
the Prison Commission, and ask for
life sentence on the gr.unds of tne
youth of the boys, and tr.eir a■: Na
tion with drink, it is ut .lerctood.
Judge T. E. Patterson stated to
The Associated Press that the Com
mission was ready to go, into the
case, and it is expected that the at
torneys for the youths will prssen?
their case either Wednesday or
Thursday, although no certain data
has been set. The action of Gov
ernor Clifford Walker, of c;urs<i
will be final.
Bloodworth and Jones are under
sentence of death for the alleged
murdering of H. F. Lhiderwood, a
medicine salesman on December 3,
1923 in Taylor county. Shortly aft
er the dead body of Underwood was
found in his automobile where a
load of shot had snuffed out his
life on a lonely road, the two youths
were placed under arrest, and on
December 10, exactly a week after
the murder, were jointly indicted,
and on December 17 went on trial In
Taylor County Superior Court,
where they wore found guilty of
murder in the first degree.
HURT BY AUTO DRIVEN
EY WAYCROSS WOMAN
WAYCROSS, Dee. 2.— Henry-
Courson, of Alamo, was seriously
injured here Monday afternoon
when he was struck bv an automo
bile driven by Mrs. Jack of
this city, and pinned aga'nst a targj
stucco pillar.
According to witnesses Mr. Cour
son was standing? near the pillar
when Mrs. White lost control of
her car, as she was turning
corner, striking the pillar. Mr.
Courson was caught between the car
and' the pillar.
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