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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict middling, 22 5-Bc. WEATHER Rain tonight and Friday; warmer tonight. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 281 UNDERWOOD SHOALS PLAN TAKES LEAD COLUMBUS MYSTERY fGIRL TELLS HER NAME puzzle mi REFUSES IB TELL MERE SHE LIVES Scbs Violently After Giving Name to Chief of Police of Eufaula Wednesday Night COLUMBUS’ mystery girl, who by her puzzling conduct 1 during the almost four weeks she has been a patient at the city hospital has received coun try - wide publicity, declared last night that her name was Mary Smith. She admitted she knew where her home is located but stubbornly refused to tell an attache. The g:rl made the assertion last night to Chief of Eufaula Police Tom Brannon that her name is ‘May” Smith, he stat ed, but early this morning she told a hospital attache it is Mary Smith. The information was given after close questioning. She said she told the chief her name is Mary. After giving her n-rme to the police chief, the baffling patient sobbed violently. She told him she did not know where her home is located or in what manner her relatives could be communicated with. Chief Brannon visited the hos pital in the hope of locating a young woman who had left Eufaula sev eral months ago and had not be :n t heard of since. He had heard of j the girl at the local institution and Al , thought perhaps she was the one he he said. * Ch ief Questions Girl The police chief was ej ed strange- L ly by “Mary” as he neared her cot J with outstretched hand 1 “Don’t you know me,” he asked. ’ “No,” was the reply. " The girl of mystery also answer- I ed in the negative when asked if a A trunk sent from Eufaula had been 1 received by her. Asked to tell her name, the' puz- Izling patient hesitated, sobbed, and then, according to the Chief, said. “May Smith.’ I Attaches, who had exerted every effort to wring from the girl some remark that would shed some light on her identity, exchanged looks of surprise. , Talks to Nurte. At an early hour this morning the “Smith” girl was asked: “Do you know where you live?” I‘‘Yes, I do.” she was quoted as having replied. “Well, where?” a nur.:e question ed. “I can’t tell for a few days.” Efforts to persuade the mvstery I girl to give the desired information La proved futile. Neither would she || answer when asked if she had been | purposely withholding facts as to J ? her identity. (Since the police' found the girl early the morning of November 8, hatless and shoeless with a Bible in her lap and a pocket knife in her hand, no clues except 'hose last night and this morning had been ob tained to work on. For days hospital authorities forc ed the patient to take nourishment through tubes. Then she started eating of her own accord and s : nce I ' that time her condition has shown ■ i rapid improvement. ■ I During the past two weeks 1 “Mary” has been carried for walks ft about the grounds of the hospital ft and automobile rides :'n the city, ft She said, on the latter occasions, ft none of the scenes wer_> familiar to million herring recently at Lowestoft, ■jftngland, in two days. * HmK F^ !! > 6531 i fwCA\ ? . TrM ff L.fe ■ ' ■■ THETIMES’JRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF * Sixty-Eighth Congress Opens Second Sessio n («F6i B » f kKli t 5 JUS' Wtf&ir & ' • -t-lMr IB r’laHHr 111 ’ ift u e 1 iliOwfcAO : SW&!'jin IB Rev. J. Shera Montgomery of fering invocation and Speaker Gil lette presiding at the opening of the second session of this congress, mm of MONROE, IS DM Father of Mrs. Frank Harrold and Governor Walker Died Suddenly Thursday A telegram announcing the sud den death of B. S'. Walker, father of Mrs. Frank Harrold, of Americus, president-general, Daughters of the Confederacy, and Governor Walkei of Georgia, was received here this morning by Frank Harrold, son-in law of the deceased. Mrs. Harrold, is in Houston, Texas, attending a state convention of the United Daughters of Confederacy and she was immediately advised of her fathers death. Mr. Walker ,was taken sick this morning at his office in the Bank of Monroe, where he was president, and was removed immediately to his home, where death ensued almost instantly. Mr. Walker had been enjoying excellent health until to day and his sudden death came as a great shock to his l ’arli’y and many friends. Mr. Walker has many friends in Americus, where he and Mrs. Walk er have frequency visited. He is a member of the Kiwanis Club cf Monroe' and attended many lunch eons of the Americus K.'wanis and Rotary clubs. / He and Mrs. /Walker celebrated their golden wedding anniversary recently. Mr. Walker was president of the Bank of Monroe; he had headed a cotton mill there, but resigned that (position in recent years Frank Harrold left this afternoon for Monrce, where he will be joined by Mrs. Harrold,> who left Texas immediately for her father’s home. GOVERNOR NOTIFIED OF FATHER’S DEATH. (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, Dec 4.—Governor i Walker has been advisid of the death of his father, B. S. Walker, of Monroe, wro died suddenly this morning at his home. MONTGOMERY WOMAN KILLED IN COLLISION MONTGOMERY, Dec. 4.—Mrs. M. J. Bray, of this city, was in riously injured when the automobile in which they were riding was struck by a Central of Georgia pas senger train at Kenyon’s Station crossing, three miles east of here, stantly killed and her husband se late Wednesday. Th« woman’s body was hurled almost 00 feet and crushed beneath the mas; of wreck age. W. P. PERSONS STRICKEN AT AMERICUS HOME W. P. Persons, well known cot ton ginning census taker, of Sumter county, Tuesday morning was strick en with paralysis at his home on Jactapu street. It is said that citlv ondjjde'is affected. His daughter, *f $‘.L L. Knowles, of Bainbridge has Veen summoned to his bedside. Mr. Persons is aget t for the Bureau of Census Department of Agriculture x-X. , > AMERICUS,'GA.. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 4, 1924 Dawn to Dusk Plight Coldest Day in P ebruary Later Wednesday afternoon through a bulletin from the Asso ciated Press it was learned that Am ericus would be one or the two stops to be made by a Deet of 12 planes that will attempt a dawn to dusk flight from Mount Clemens, Mich., to Miami, Fla. some time in Februray. Thursday the Americus Chamber cf Commerce wired the commanders Americus welcome and assured him that Americus citizens would place every possible facility at his com mand to aid in the flight. Little additional information re garding the flight could be learned during the day. It is reported, how ever, that 12 airplanes with a max imum speed cf more than 170 miles an hour piloted by members of the first pursuit group, army air service, will, attempt a dawn-to-dusk flight from Selfridge field, to Miami, Flo., February. The expedition will be the army service’s first major attempt to de velop the military possibilities in dicated by Lieutenant Russell L. Maughan’s dawn-to-dusk flight across the continent last spring in a similar plane. It is proposed that the departure from Selfridere field be made on the ’oldest day in February, to demon strate the feasibility of successful operation in both arctic and tropic al realms. '" * The air service expects the Miami expedition will prove that an en tire squadron of pursuit planes can be moved from border to border in the sunlit hours of a day, ap proximately as handily as a single flier can make such a journey un hampered by companions. Only two stops are planned, one at Dayton, Ohio, thd other hero. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE SPEAKS AT CHICAGO (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 4.—President Coolidge arrived here today to ad dress the International Livestock as sociation. NO OFFICERS FOR PEACH COUNTY FOR 7 DAYS For seven days the new county of Peach is going to have to run it self, with no county officers to fill any of its offices. It developed at the state capitol Wednesday, when the law creating the new county was carefully read, that it provides for the - birth of the county, composed of portions of Houston and Macon counties on January 1, but also nrovides that the first election of county officers be held on January 7. There is another funny twist to the new county’s affairs. Most of the present officers of Houston county live in that nortion w.uch will, after January 1, be in Peach county. Therefore, they either will have to give up their posts on Jan uary 1 or move into t’-at portion of the county which remains Houston. If they don’t move, Houston county will have to hold another elect’"'n to elect new officers id their places. “Daddy longlegs” are harmless in the house, because they do not touch human beings or food. >—■ P»GE F!GHT TAKEN BT GEORGE TO WHITE HOUSE Georgia Senator Appeals to Coolidge to Take Parceling of Jobs From Johnson Senator Walter F. George has car ried his fight to President Coolidge to take from the hands of Henry Lincoln Johnson, the negro Repub lican national committeeman, the distribution of patronage in Geor gia, according to press dispatches. The negro Republican is virtual ly in controll of all Federal appoin tive offices in the state. Senator George went to the White House Wednesday and in confer ence with the President, expi’essed his opposition to Johnson’s control of state offices. The Junior Senator asked the President to take patronage distri bution from the hands cf Johnson and those associated with the negre, and place it in the hands of * re sponsible” Republicans. The President has not .indicated what his course will be in the face this expressed opposition to Johnson. George made it clear that he did not challenge the right of republi cans to control patronage in the state. That is their right, he paint ed out. But he made it emphatic that it should be taken out of the control of Johnson and those asso ciated with him and placed in the hands of “those more responsible.” Complaints from applicants for office are numerous, George said, some of them claiming grave ir regularities and this condition he insisted should be stopped. The Georgia senator stated that it was no concern of the state dele gation in congress as to who the re publica nnational committeeman from Georgia happens to be, and that the Georgia delegation does not exnect to control the patron age. But they will insist, he plain ly told the president, that the con tiol of-patronage be placed in the hands of responsible parties. COUNTY TEACHERS MEET SATURDAY MORNING The regular meeting of the Sum ter County Teachers Association will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, in Supt. Dupree’s office at ten o’clock sharp. All teachers of the county as well as city school teachers are cordially urged to attend. In ad dition to regular business Miss Zula Davison, Helping Teaihcr Johnson Publishing Company will deliver a talk on “Teaching Little Children to Read.’’ FIVE MEN ARE KILLED IN SPANISH STORM MADRIR, Dec. 4.—-Fierce gales caused great. damage throughout Spain last night, destroying tele graph and telephone lines. A mill collapsed at Medina del Campo kilb jpg five mexv .v DR.EDIMT PERMITTED ATTEND FUNERAL OF WIFE Police Decline to Allow Phy sician to Be Present—Mrs. Edwards Buried Today (By The Associated Press) MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 4. Preparations have been completed here for the funeral today of Mrs. Annie Lou Ed wards, young wife of Dr. Geo. T. Edwards, prominent Birming ham physician, who is being held by the police in connection with the death of Mrs. Edwards. The funeral will be held early Thursday from the suburban home of the deceased. It was at first stated that the physician would be allowed to attend the funeral exercises, ac companied by officers. How ever, last minute changes in the plans of the authorities would not permit the physician to be present. According to officers in charge of the inquiry, Dr. Edwards has adhered to his original statements concerning the attack upon his wife and him and vigorously denying ac cusiations suggested by the service of the warrant. “W'Z will await formal charges,” Mr. Ros? said, aft e rleaving his client. Officers said that Nicy had dis covered evidence tending to show that a fourth shot was fired in the Edwards home. Deputies previous ly quoted the physician as saying that he fired three shots at his al leged assailant after the intruder had fired upon him once. Deputies said Edwards’ pistol had been fired three times and is being held as evidence. If a fourth shot was fired, they added, they would extend their search for the person who fired it. Every inch of space in and about the suburban cottage of the Ed wards home was being .searched for additional clues and the earth about the home was being s> f ted for a hunt for the bullets said to have been fired. A group of deputies were inquiring at drug stores )n an effort to identify the source of two bottles containing anaesthetic, which was found in the home, while another group was attempting to trace stains which had the appear ance of finger prints. Officers believe that when t'.ey establish the purchaser of the anaes thetic and the size of the bullet which pierced Dr, Edwards’ hand, they will have gone a long way Jo ward solving the crime. r. s. pryWbf BURIED FRIDAY Rev. Clark, of Sylvester, Will Oficiate—lnterment Will Be in Smithville Cemetery Funeral services for Robert S. Pryor, who died Wednesday, will be held Fridhy morning at ten o’clock from the late residence near Smithville, Rev. C. T. Clarke, of Sylvester, a former pastor of Mt. Zion church officiating. The following will serve as pall bearers: Active, D. R. Andrews, C. H. Burke, and W. M. Humber, of Americus; W. T. Anderson, of Les lie, and George Burton and A. T. Lane, of Smithville. Honorary pallbearers, John Sheffield, Frank Lanier, G. A. Turpin, and W. T. Maynard, of Americus; Lee Child ers, of Smithville, and B. L. Dell, of Leslie. Interment will be in the Smith ville cemetery. FOUR BURNED TO DEATH AS CAR HITS TRUCK DETROIT, Dec. 4.—Four person? were burned to death here last night when an interurban .car en iroute to Toledo and Cleveland, crashed into a truck loaded with turpentine at Wyandotte, a suburb. The dead were so badly burned that it has not been possib.e to ascer tain whether they were men or wo men. More than a scorj o< injured! were taken front thfcl" fig CL 9 • ft NEGRO COP ENDS U. D. C. NEAR RIOT WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Police wefe called late Wednes day to restore order at a meet ing of the District of Columbia chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in a special session to elect officers for the Washington organization. Since. 11 A. M. the convention had been in turmoil without in terruption, wjith accusations hurtling back and forth between the contendin gfactions, one of which is lead by Mrs. Drury C. Ludlow and the other by Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, who is acting president general over the pro test of many of the delegates. When the faction led by Mrs. Hutton succeeded over the op position of Mrs. Ludlow’s for ces in obtaining a vote for con sideration of delegates as then seated, it is alleged that many woman jumped to their feet, stamping, screaming and hissing, causing others to rush from the room for safety outside. One woman finally ran to a telephone to summon the police, and a lone negro patrolman re sponded. His appearance sob ered both sides and the meeting broke up with the final argu ment over who had sent for him. WU FORCES BLOW UP BIG RAILWAY BRIDGE Followers of Former Peking Commander Destroy Span Over Yellow River HANKOW, China, Dec. 4.—Fol lowers of General Wu Pci Fu, form er military commander of the Pek ing Government, are reported to have blown up tre Hankow-Peking railway bridge over 'r.ne Yellow river. This bridge is said co b-o the longest span in China. FIVEILDVETERANS DIE FROM EPIDEMIC Mississippi Old Soldiers' Home Swept By Mysterious Stom ach Disease BEAUVOIR* Miss., Dec. 4 Five Confederate veterans, inmates of the Old Soldiers home here, have died during thepast nin° days from an epidemic which as yet has not been diagnosed. One other inmate is expected to die from the disease, which is ef fecting the stomach of the patient. BURGLARS ENTFR ANO ROB AMERICUS STGBI Burglars some time Wednesday night entered the Josey, English, Dupree, Co. stiore on Lamar street and made away with merchandise valued at over SIOOO. Entrance to the store was gained through a tran som in the rear. The glas's was smashed, and the burglars after gaining entrance to the store in this manner, removed the bars on the back doors of the building. Foot prints on the ground at the rear cf the store, indicate that more than one person burglarized the store. It is believed that the thieves came to the store in an automobile and while one or more entered the store, the others remained on the outside and received the goods aa they were brought out. It is known by the proprietors of the store that the thieves took with them about 20 suits of men’s cloth ing, several dozen suits of men’s underwear, a number of work shirts, and dozens of pairs of socks. No traqe of the thieves have been found and it is the opinion or the police that the stolen merchan dise has been carried away to other cities to be sold. Exactly one month ago today a similar burglary was committed in Americus, when thieves entered the Golden Store on Forsyth street ar.d carried off $2500 worth of mer chandise. Entrance to the Golden store was made in identically the same manner as that to the Josev English, Dupree Co., by smashing a glass in the rear of the store and NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open 11am Close Jan 23.09|23.03|23.01 22.94 Mar 23.47|23.33|23.37 23.35 May 23.81 |23.68J23.70 23.69 July 23.91123.80|23.82 23.81 Dec 22.92j22.84j22.85|2282 PRICE FIVE CENTS REPUBLICAN LMffi ffllT ■ FMU PPESIDENT COOLIDGE McKinley Says Alabama Sena tors' Plan Will Solve Long Pending Problem (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. The plan of Senator Underwood of Alabama, for the operation of Muscle Shoals has taken a forefront position today among the various proposals put for ward for the solution of this long pending prpblem. The Underwood plan cams to the front when it became gen erally known yesterday that the Alabama senator had confer red with President Coolidge upon several occasions on the shoals matter while he was pre paring the bill. The administration leaders are waiting to learn President Coolidge's attitude on the Un derwood and other bills dealing with the disposition of Muscle Shoals. Senator Curtis said he took ths Underwood bill to the president, who wished to submit it to his de partmental advisers and he believed this report would be awaited! before any definite aetion is taken on the Muscle Shoals problem. Chairman Norris, of the Senate Agricultural committee, opened the Muscle Shoals discussion in the sen ate today with a speech recomtnend ing the adoption of the Norris, gov ernment ownership and operation bill, which was reported on by the committee. Senator McKinley said the Under wood bill probably woul£ solve the Muscle Shoals question and declar ed flatly that if the president en dorsed the measure it >vould pass the senate. Senator Harris, democrat, Geor gia, said he and other southern sen ators felt heartened by the Muscle Shoals clause of the president’s mes sage. If the president's suggejticns are followed out, he declared neither the “power trust” nor the "ferti lizer trust” would be able to get possession of the property. Some of the staunch supporters of the Ford bid have not. given up hopes of leasing the property to the automobile manufacturer. Senators McKellar, Tennessee, and Heflin, oJ Alabama, democrats, db not repard the reply they received to their tele gram asking Ford to ’•enew his bid as closing the question. They in* dicated today they might make an other effort to get Ford baek among the bidders. Ford’s secretary telegraphed the senators that the bid ha<4 been with drawn but gave no indications of the manufacturer’s present attit-JkdU toward Muscle Shoals. FPmfS) - HER H. $. DEBT (By The Associated Press) LONDON, Dec. 4.—The report that France has begun negotiations for funding her debt to the United States has aroused considerable stir in financial and political qaarttra here. London press comments reveal the expectation of the British that if France arranges to pay the Uni ted States; Government, she will also arrange to pay her large debt to Great Britain. Many people in America had even rather hear a man practice on a saxophone than hear one work crossword puzzles. *" ! LITTLE JOE ABLE TO TrtlUK WELL of ' CAN EXVECT OTHERS.TO. > rWoL ( 1
