About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1924)
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict Middling 22 l-2c WEATHER— Fair tonight and Fri day; colder Friday, probably frost to coast in Georgia Friday night. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 288 HUMAN FLY COMES HERE FOR EXHIBITION ASA CANDLER AND WIFE EFFECT RECONCILIATION ESTRANGEDWIFE RETURN? TO HOE OF AGED CAPITALIST Wife’s Mother Says Candler Ap proached Daughter—Coca- Cola Magnate Is Silent (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, Dec. 11. Proceedings leading to the rec onciliation between Asa G. Can dler, Atlanta capitalist, and his wife, Mrs. May Little Reagin Candler, have been under way for about two months, according to a statement made today by Mrs. Thomas Little, the mother of Mrs. Candler. “Mr. Candler himself ap proached my daughter regarding a reconciliation,’’ saids Mrs. Lit tle. RETURNED TO CANDLER HOME LAST NIGHT. ATLANTA, Dee. 11.—A recon ciliation has been effecrod between Asa G. Candler, aged Coca Cola magnate, and his young wife, Mrs. May Little Reagin Car.ndler, Lorn whom he has been estranged since early this year. • Mrs. Candler, it is reported here returned to the Cand ler Mansion last night. Mr. Candler would r-.t discuss the reported reconcilat'on. “This is purely a personal matter and I de cline to discuss it, he is quoted as saying by the newspaper, wnich says further that members of the Candler family confirmed the re ports . Divorce proceedings insti tuted by Mr. Candler av. now pend ing in DeKalk county courts. William D. Thompson, attorney for Mr. Candler, said hist night that he has received no order to aslj ‘if>- missal of the . divorce proceedings. Mr. Thompson declined to discuss the reported reconciliation, the) newspaper adds. The Candlers were married late in' 1923 after a brief courtship', fol lowing a suit against Mr. Candler for alleged breach of promise by Mrs. Onezima De Bouchel, of New Orleans. Mrs. Candler was a public stenographer in an off’ce building here at the time of her marriage to the millionaire. They separated early this year when Mrs. Candler was arrested in an apartment with two Atlanta men, the police charged at ths time tnat a bottle of liquor was or. the table when the raid was made. Following the arrest, Mr. Candler instituted di . vorce proceedings, but no date has [yet been set for a hearing. Since I the separation occurred. Mrs. Cand ler has lived with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Little. a Mrs. Candler more recently figur ed in the news when her automobile Tan over an fatally injured Eliza beth Lunsford, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E. Lunsford, of this city. Mrs. Candier was driv ing her car at the time and later was exonerated when the Fulton county grand jury returned a no bill after an investigation of the j\Case. Mr. and Mrs. Candler are now joint defendants ir. a damage suit brought by the pa rents of the child. ESTHONIAN PREMIER AKEL HAS RESIGNED (By The Associated Press) REVAL, Esthonia, Dec. 11.— Akel has tendered his res ignation because of ill health. M. Jackson, former minister, of justice, lhas been invited to forn; a new fcabinet. rWWTOTQ i ifewi THE TIMESHRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIX 4 lhe World Famous Human Ply in Action; in Americus Saturday S'" -' ' ' r I z.. ill ■ _ 2 Here is an actual photograph of Harry Gardiner, the Human Fly, crawling over the Court House clock at Canton, Ohio. It gives you a clear conception of what you will see Saturday, Dec. 13, at 2:00 p. m. if you ere near the Sumter County Court House when Harry Gardiner climbs up from the sidewalk and then back again, here in Americus. JAPAN APPOINTS U. ?. AMBASSADOR Tsuneo Matudaira to Succeed , Hanihara as Jap Represent ative at Washington (By The Associated Press) TOKIO, Dec. 11.—Although: it is generally understood in well-in formed governmental circles, teat Tsuneo Matudaira, vice minister, of Foreign Affairs, has ’seen selected to occupy the post of • Ambassador to Washington, formal announce ment of the selection is being with held, pending ratification by the Japanese cabinet. Tsuneo Matudaira would succeed Ambassador Masanac Hanihara. ACGEPtWRCHILL DEBTSTATEMENT Mellon Says It’s ‘Obvious And Logical’—No Further Com ment Made (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The Treasury Department has accepted the statement of Winston Church hill, Chancellor the British Ex chequer, receive dyesterday, on the Allied debts “as obvious and logi cal,” and has no intention in mak ing any further comment. This official expression was made today after a conference between Secretary Mellon, under Secretary Winston and Assistant Secretai; Wadsworth. GERMAN CABINET DECIDES TO RESIGN (By The Associa.-rd Press) J BERLIN, Dec. 11.—The cabinet’ at a meeting Wednesday decided to resign. The date of its resignation will be fixed by agreement between Chancellor Marx aid President Eb ert. Unless Ebert re inests the Marx- Stresemann cabinet to continue in'] office until after, the holidays, it is probable that the affairs of Ger many will in the course of next week be entrusted to a new minis try. This would oe composed of bourgeois parties, in which the tier man nationalists, by virtue of their preponderance in reichstage man dates, will glay a decisive rule. i AMERICUS,’GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 11, 1924 LMimu: POEM PLOT BLBPD Doctors Advise Removal Os Russian War Minister From Moscow MOSCOW, Dec. 11.—Leon Trotz i:y, Soviet Commissar of War, 's se riously ill. Trotzky has been the target of attacks from many angles recently, reported to have for their purpose his ejection from the poll leal bu reau, or autocratic body controlling the Red Government. He has made no answer, to his critic.- - ,. POISON PLOT SAYS LONDON. LONDON, Dec. 11.—The anti-So viet Evening News intimated that possibly Leon Trotzky, Soviet Com missar of War, has been poisoned. The News says he has feared at tacks and has been livrng in eight different houses in order constantly to change his abode ar d thus con fuse his enemies. HOLUDAY PAYTfTNE AFTER GUILTY PLEA Other Alleged Rioters Also Pay SIOO Each For Participation In Oscar Clark Affair After a jury in the superior court l ad failed to reach an agreement and a mistrial having bcur declar ed in the case of Ed. Holliday, charged with rioting in the south ern end of this county, upon the recommendation of Solicitor Gen eral Felton the court agreed to dis pose of the case aga'nst the de fendent upon the payment of a SIOO.OO fine, Leonard Whitfield, J. A. Hamil ton and Carl Williams, slated to an swer to the same charge of rioting were also discharged upon payment of a like fine. Bert Cain, one of the rioting party indited by the grand jury, failed to appear to answer to the charge aoj forfeited a bond of SIOOO. This brings to an end a case, which Solicitor Felton said in his charge to the jury lya; [he most im portant that had com 4 before a superior court jury in slveral years, BULLETIN (By Associated Press.) Samuel Gomp er s , president of the Ameri can Federation of Labor is dead. • At 4 p. m. this after noon the Times Record er received the follow ing Associated Press bulletin: EL PASO/tyZ. Dec. 11.— Samuel Gcmpers, president of the American Federation of La bor, died this morning near San Luis Pctosi, according to a dis patch to El International, a Spanish language daily paper published here. The message cannot be confirmed from any official source. AIR TRAVEL RISK RAPIDLY VANISHING SAYS GFN. PATRICK Army Air Chief Believes Air Transportation As Safe And Reliable as Railways NEW YORK, Dec. 11.— Major General Mason M. Patrick, Chief of the Air Service of the United States Army, believes that air craft transportation systems for transportation systems for pas-cn ger, mail and goods can, under prop er conditions, compete for safety and reliability with the stardards of railway train ser.’iee or 'even /surpass them. He made that state ment this afternoon to the ISth an nual convention of tne Association of Life Insurance Presidents in urging the life insur uica companies to give consideration to the grant ing of insurance at regular prem iums on the lives of travelers by air and the operators of aircraft, declaring also that such insurance would greatly aid the development of air transportation. Genera! Patrick, who learned to fly when about 60 years old, oft in uses the air ship to save time in the transac tion of his official duties. “When invited to address this meeting I must confess that I was somewhat cheered and elated by the knowledge that an association of in surance men was at last willing tc take some kind of a clionce on an aviator. For my part I am going to venture the bold statement that before very long air traffic, air transportation, will be on a par with other transportation insurance risks; otherwise history will have re versed itself. “I want to touch fjr just a mo ment upon the milita -- y phase of the development and use of air craft. The experience of the World War has convinced all who have studied the matter that in future wars aircraft will play ; n import ant or possibly a decisive part; that the only adequate and effective de fense against an air attack is an cir force of your own; and hence such an air force properly equipped, highly trained, must be part of our military establishment So far as our national safety is concerned, it is my firm opinion that ari ade quate.air force is the best peace in surance policy that this country can obtain. “Aircraft as weapons of warfare iyearly became more ewift, more powerful, more destructive; but it is in aircraft as agents of commerce, carrying the world s goods and transporting the peoples of one com munity to another, that lhe deeper (Continued on Page 6.) DETAILS OF SUMTER FAIR BEING WOUND UP For the past two weeks H. P. Everett, Secretary o ( the Cham ber of Commerce and his assistant, Miss Clark, have been busy checking and verifying freight bids. Many of the bills accumulated during fair week and Secretary E"“rett stat's that when these are completed it will wind up the 1924 fair business as far as work is concerned and soon plans will be started for a bigger and better 192 j Sumtez county fair, , MakeHimSmile iPIPw We had an oci-assten to go out to a house on the outskirts of the city Wednesday afternoon, whose occu pants have been for several months under the care of the associated charities. The situation was ap palling. Three little children like the one pictured above were run ning around the house, no shoes and stockings on, their little bodies .half naked and their complexions and sunken in cheeks wove evidence that they were actually in need of food. It is up to you, veu who are in more fortunate circumstances to remedy these things and you can do this by a contribution to the empty (rltqcking fund. Not only Jo many children in Americus need, drums, dolls, horns and other trink ets, but they are actually in need of food and clothing. Let’s everybody ho ‘’anta Claus this year, let’s everybody contribute something to the Empty Stocking Fund and on Christmas day we will be happy to know that every little boy and girl will smile and that every little heart will heat happily when they awake on that GREAT DAY and find th; ‘ some good Saida has remembered them. Those who have contributed to the fund are: Miss Danyse Walters $ .48 Mrs. Vela S. Roach ... 1.0) Mrs. W. H. Simmons .. 1,00 Herbert Hawkins 5.G0 Miss Essie Roebuck 1.00 Miss Lucille McDowell 25 Corinne Heys 50 Martha Heys 50 Billy Heys 50 Reid and Jeanette Hamrick „ .25 Ruby Powell 25 Crawford Powell 25 Marvin Kenmore 25 Charles Kenmore 25 George Kenmore .25 Cash 2.00 A friend 1.00 suitTOtF ENJOIN BOYKIN Fenner & Beans Go To Federal Court In Cotton Futures Fight (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, Dec. 11.—With a view to testing the Georgia law regulating future dol’very transac tions in cotton and o'.'ier commodi ties ,as well as stock.,, bonds and otL.-r securities, salt whs filed to dry in the Federal court here oy Fennci and Beane, brokers with h eadquarters at Nev- York and New On. ans. The suit seeks to enjoin SMiiitor General Bo kin, of the Fulton Superior Court from furth er posecution of the firm of Fen ,ner and Beane for alleged vio lat.on of the sta.e statutes bearing o-i this subject. AUGUST BELMONT DIES SUDDENLY IN NEW YORK (By The Associated Press') NEW YORK, December 11 August Belmont, financier and fa mous sportsman, died here sudden ly Wednesday, _ * f DETERMINED EFFORT DEFEAT UNDERWOOD SHOALS MEASURE Opposition Leaders Claiming Today a Decided Change In Sentiment In Their Favor (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. I I.— With Senator Underwood's Mus cle Shoals Bill approaching a final vote in the senate, the op ponents of the bill are today us ing most determined measures to obstruct its passage. Supporters of the measure, however, are still confident of securing its passage during the week. Leaders of the opposition to the bill, are claiming today that there has been some change of sentiment regarding the bill, and the opposition is more hopeful than heretofore of preventing its passaage. The Underwood Muscle Shoals bill was a target for attack in lhe senate and its author, Senator Un derwood, democrat, Alabama, wls compelled to defend his measure vigorously. The sharpest assault was made by a member of the Alacumu sena tor’s own party, Senator ’•.tcKellar, of Tennessee, wno <4 irged that I the Underwood bill virtually "would I give Muscle fiheals over tc the Ala bama Power Company." Senator Underwood challong, <1 the statement of Senator McKcllar He believed the Tonnessei renal or and demanded proof of hi.: charges, had insinuated the A'.alainn Power company had inrlu.inc’d the prep aration of the Underwood bill and he wished to deny such a statement. MEMORY TENDERED JUDICIAL PLACE Second Successor to ’Judge Summers!] May Also De cline Appointment .... (By The Associated Press) .... ATLANTA, Dec. 11.—S. Foster Memory, of Blackshear, Ga., was today tendered appointment by Governor Walker to succeed the late Judge Summerall, of the Waycross Superioj- Court. The place was declined yester day by Solicitor General Spence, of Waycross. Telephone communications with Colonel Memory quote him as say ing to the Savannah Press that he was inclined to decline the ap pointment. navaSiSruction BILL PASSES SENATE Carries $110,000,000 Appro priation For Building 8 Cruis ers and 6 Gunboats (By The Aisociated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 11. The Senate today approved the naval construction bill authorizing a program to cost $110,000,000. The measure provides for the con struction of eight light cruisers, six gunboats to be used on the Yangste river in China, and the conversion of six battleships from coal to oil burners. HUMAN FLY GUEST AT LEGION SMOKER Preparations are being mads by A. J. Bell, 'commander of the local post of the American Legion, for a “Get together” smoker to be helJ at the Legion Hall Friday evening at 7:30 o’clock. Although spon sored by the American Legion, com mander Bell is desirous that every ex-service man in Sumttr county at tend the smoker. The meeting, commander Bell as serts, will be purely a social affair and the entertainment committee has arranged an attractive program, with Harry H. Gardiner, “The hu man fly,” who is to give an exhibi tion here Saturday :is the main speaker. _ PcCls Open Ham Close Jan |22.81|22.83|22.76|22.85 Mar. ...... ..123.20123.2523.13123.23 May 123.55|23.60|23.50|23.60 July |23.65 23.68 23.58i23.76 Dee ,22.72 22.75 22.65)22.75 PRICE FIVE CENTS WORLD FAMOUS FLY . HARPY GARDINER TO CLUB COURT HOUSE Exhibition Under Auspices Os Times-Recorder and Ameri can Legion Next Saturday BY W. K. S. Ye lovers of thrills who like to have shivers go up and down your spines will get all of this and more when Harry H. Gar diner on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock sharp climbs the court house tovrer and reposes on the weather vane many feet above the "Town” clock. Not only is the “Human Fly, "' as was Mr. Gardnier dubbed some thirty years ago by the late President Cleveland, going to climb up the tower, but he will climb down, and lhe descent is more hazardous than the ascent. Mr. Gardnier is brought to Americus by the Times-Recor der and the American Legion. All money donated by the spec tators at the exhibition, will be used by the Legion to help dis abled veterans and the widows and orphans of their deceased bretheren. A. .1. Bell, commander of tne Legion is managing the campaign for funds for the disabled veterans, and it was through his efforts that Paul C. Craig, manager of HtJrr" Gardiner, has consented to let the “Human Fly” exhibit in as sm.ll a city as Americus. You who have seen Harold Lloyd in “Safety Last" remember those thrills and shocks- you' experienced while watching this picture? They were noting to the ones you will ex pert nee when you fee Gardiner dangle by one hand or catch just in time with his fingers a cornice or p. ledge as he sways in the br'e-ze a hundred feet above the ground. On November 15 Gardiner thrill ed a crowd of more than 10,000 in Louisville, Ky., when he Scaled the side of the tallest building,ln that city. Regarding his cFrnb there, a Louisville paper says: “'there have been other human fly peri’ormences in Louisville before, but never any thing approaching Gm diner’s feat. Every foot of his climb was f lied with tense situations and nerve wracking suspense." Saturday is the 13th of December. In a conversation with Mr. Gardiner this morning we asked him if he was superstitious regarding the num her 13. “Not in the least, one of the most difficult climbs I have ever made was accomplished on Fri day the 13th in the year 1913 on a 13 story building, wit i a crowd es timated by the newspaper at 13,000 looking on and with 13 policemen designated by the chief of the po lice to keep the crowds from the base of the building- and if I am not mistaken one of th* “Cops” numbers was 13.” Mr. Gardiner has ’•eccntly climb ed the new Robert Fulton hotel in Atlanta, and several years ago in that city he climbed the Fourth Na tional bank building, the Winecoff hotel and the state capkoi. Mr. Gardiner is mak’ng a tour of the largest cities of the country and putting on exhiuitions under the auspices of the disabled veteran of the world war, prio- to his en tering into the movies. Wind, cold rain, sleet or . snow will not stop the “Fly” from seeling the court house tower Saturday, and arrangements have been made with the police to have the court house square roped off, so the “folks” will have plenty of room therein to crane their r.eeks, and shiver and gaze at the “dizzy” piece of humanity climbing award the sky. i LITTLE JOE | sales \S ALWAYS- A COUNTER ATTRACTION- -TO TUE MEN. Mdl zCj\ *iFtOL A(\./? ■ J sßr XBrw AT X Pl/ k/'" ULri»x nLP> Jfr i 1 430m* ‘tqMfej «• .. ../ ... ... -.... J
