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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict Middling 23c WEATHER —Somewhr.t wanner in interior probably rS in in northern ahdAentra] port ion. '*T ’" " PORT.Y-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 291 CONGRESS PAYS TRIBUTE TO ATTACK ON UNDERWOOD TO BE INVESTIGATED BSTFOITOffI. < TH BE PPBBED 81 'FNfTECOBITTfE Washington Herald Attacked Underwood and His Muscle Shi-als Bill (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oec. 15. The senate judiciary committee in executive session today ap pointed a sub-committee to in vestgate the Washington Herald editorial attack on Senator Un derwood and his Muscle Shoals bill. The agreement was reach ed unanimously to appoint the committee. Chairman Cummings said he would not announce the mem bership of the editorial investi gating sub-committee until to morrow i norde rto learn if the appointees would be willing to serve. The senate.judiciary commt tee will turn its attention toward the Washington Herald editorial which attacked Senator Under wood and his Muscle Shoals bill. Underwood, in seeking the investigation agreement, de nounced the editorial and its au thor on the senate floor, declar ing he wanted the editorial writer subpoenaed before the committee to find out who was resnonsible for its publication. The judiciary committee plans to invite the Alabama sen ator to appear before it and ex plain what procedure it is to fol low. Meantime, actual considera tion of Muscle Shoals legislation PShll be suspended until Tuesday "whe na vote is in order on the Smit hamendment to strike out all the leasing provisions of the Underwood bill. It is looked upon as a means of placing the senate on record as favoring either government or private Gpi - r; t'cn of the Muscle Shoals. mmSts CONDITION INIW Rested Well Last Night lnfl amation Affecting One Leg —Temperature Drops (By The Associated Press! PARIS, Dec. 15. —French Pre mier Harriot, who ha? been ill for a week or ten days, restc ! decidedly better last night than for several nigts past. However, M Herriot ex perienced considerable pain at in tervails during the night from i’l flamation which is affecting one leg. His temperature rhis morning has dropped and his condition is 'Considered more favorable. OFFICER CURTISS CATCHES LADY DRIVING FAST CAR Seventy-five miles an hour, that's what Officer Curtiss said his speed ometer registered before he was able to catch lady driving a high powered car Sunday afternoon. The driver of the car was a visitor to the city. The lady was brought to head quarters where she was required io put up a $lO cash bund or face the Recorder Tuesday n’ornin? on a charge of going 60 miles an hour in the city limits. - - > w => . A /ptK " WwiL wp THEfiMEsXRECORDER SHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE Sends Driver 7 o Morgue w w Municipal Judge John T. Lever good of Shawnee, Okla.„ created a sensation when a youth brought be fore him for speeding was given the alternative of going to jail for 30 days or going to the morgue for an hour every day for 30 days. The young speeder took the lat ter. He lost 20 pounds but has has been cured. IE CLYDE BYFIELO GRANTED NEW TPJAL IN SIOO,OOO ITj Proceedings G’ow Out Os At tack By Candler Two Years Ago Gn Berengaria. (By T'io Associaated Press) ATLANTA, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Clyde Byfield tcday was grant ed a new trial in the SIOO,OOO suit against Walter Candler. The suit grows from an alleged attack by Walter Candler on Mr§. By field two years ago while en route to Parise aboard the Berengaria. In the original suit before a DeKalb county jury, a verdict favoring Candler was given, la ter being reversed on appeal In the decision reversing the jury's findings, the court inter preted certain instructions given the jury by the judge, as being favorable to the defendant. Dignitaries cf state, political personages of the past and pres ent, close friends of the late ex ecutive and invited guests made up the gathering for which all space on the floor and in the galleries had been reserved. A vast, unseen audience, too, had been remembered in the ar rangments for radio-casting of the ceremonies through a gigan tic chain of receivng stations. DIVORCE DECREE 2,000 YEARS OLD FOUND BERLIN, Dec. 15. Thebes was the original Reno, according tc the Zeitschrift Fuer Kultcrgeschicht'L che Und Biologische Familienkun de,” which discussed a document re cently discovered in an Egyptian tomb, alleged to be two thousand years old and the first divorce de cree in reported history which is thoroughly authenticated. This decree is in the Demotian Dialect, bearing the signature of a notary named Thut. It dues not in dicate the ground upon which the divorce was granted. I'<.ir witness es attached the'r signatures to the reverse side of the papyrus. MAN FATALLY INJURED AS AUTO OVERTURNS AUGUSTA, Dec. 15.—Brigham Goodbee, cf Waynesboro was injur ed fatally late Sunday when an au tomobile he was driving turned tur tle several miles from Augusta. Goodbee was said to have lost control of his machin: as he at tempted to pass another automobile and was pinned beneath his ma chine, dying a short while after be ing removed. Se >.ral other young, men were said to ’•aye Loen in the automobile with him a* the time cf the accident, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 15, 1924 ? BURNS TO DEATH ONE DAY BEFORE > 95TH BIRTHDAY GREENSBORO, N. C., Doc. S 12.—Mis Isabella Garrett, who ? would have been 95 years old > Friday, was burned to death ( when the home of her .son, John > Garrett, with whom she lived, < 14 miles south of Greensboro, ? was destroyed by fire just be- > fore noon Thursday. Her body < s consumed; only a few bones ? being recovered from the em ? bers. < Mrs. Gari-ett', an invalid, had 5 been placed in a room before an 5 open fire, by her son’s wife, Iwho then went into the kitchen to prepare the noon meal. It is believed the fire was caused by Mrs. Garrett’s clothes catching fire from the open fireplace. The house, a six room two story structure, was destroyed. All furniture was burned. FORMER GOVERNOR WIN H. GLYNN i OF NFWK DIES Creation cf Irish Free State Due Largely To His Mediation, Lloyd George States _______ ‘ ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 151—For mer Governor Martin H. Glynn died at his home here Sunday. v Mr. Glynn re- !i '"* turned on Sunday from a hospital in the suburbs of Bos- SK. ton wtoie he had been under treat. MBjt'W &»■. ■ < I ment for spinal trou ' J, ble of lung standing . t Pea.h was proncunc ... - ied due i<> 1 eart trou ' I hie, probably an i outcome > t the '-pin k ial disease. Employes of The Times-Unnion, of which Mr. Glvnn for y ,,ars ' vas edi tor, we-e expecting him to return to his desk today im proved by the hospital treatments. Although best known m his borne date as editor, lawyer, eomutroller, lieutenant governor and governor, Mr. Glynn believed hie greatest serv ice were his efforts in behalf of Ireland. Efforts in Ireland’s Behalf. David Lloyd George former pre mier of England, gave former Gov-1 ernor Glynn credit for having done more than any man to bring about the present Irish free state. It was trrough Mr. Glynn that David Lloyd George, then premier of England, sent his first message to De Valera, “president . f the Irish republic,” inviting the T ish leader to London to settle *• • Irish question through peaceful neg<ti->- tion. f Former Governor Glvrn also was credited with having done niucn to bring about the election of P-.xsi dent Wilson in 1916 through his eloquent speech before the demo cratic national convention, in which he originated the phrase “He kept us out of war.” Mr. Glyn was born in Kinder hook, southeast of Albany, Septem ber 27, 1871. NO SESSION OF POLICE COURT HELD TODAY There was no police court this morning, due to the fart that Re corder Fort had business with Judge Littlejohn in the Superior court. All cases that were to e.we up for trial today have been postponed un til Tuesday morning. There has been no session of the “stockade” court since last Monday. However, the docket shows only a lew offenders slated for trial. PLANE”S PROPELLER DECAPITATES MAN INDIANOLA, Dec. 15 —Alighting from an rtlrplane after his third flight of the day as a pas senger, Joseph Uzelle, 30, apparent ly dazed, walked into the whirling propeller of the plane Sunday and was instantly killed. Spectators shouted at Uzelle, but before thev could reach him he had been decapitated by the propeller The airplane had stopped here, over Sundav to give exhibition and passenger flights. Uzelle, a sales man, formerly lived in Memphis. HUGE LOAN TO POWER COMPANY IS NEGOTIATED Rapid Industrial Development Os Macon Territory Made possible Says Publisher ATLANTA, Dec. 15.—(Special) —A loan of $2,500,000 has been negotiated by the Georgia Light, Power'and Railways Company of Macon. The huge sum will be used by the company to expand its power resources throughout Central Geor gia. It is said that the expansion contemplated by the Macon power concern will favorably effect the towns near Macon, making indus trial development possible oth erwise would not have occurred “By the issuance of one order The Georgia Public Service Com mission has enabled Macon to pre pare for its growth into a city of 100,000 persons and to become the center of a busy industrial region, embracing ten or more communi ties and a scope or more of lines of industry. This is the kind of stater manly vision which will bring about the industrialisation of Georgia most rapidly—the vision which sees that development is only possible through fair treatment to invested capital. “This was the declaration of a Wilson-Lawrenson, president -.nd publisher of the Atlanta Georgian in a statement Sunday comment ng on the announcement of p $2,500.- 000 loan negotiated bv The Georgia Light, Power and Ra’ways C-ir pany, of Macon, to enlarge and prove its power resources.” He stressed the print that this loan was only possible 1 --atrsr the company’s earnings had then im proved by a 19 per cent increase in its wholesale rates, granted in Sep tember 1923 by The Public Service Commission. “Here was a company,” he con Continued on Page 'J ATLANTAN KILLS GIPL TO SOI WIFE FROM RUIN’ C. A. Roark Shoots Miss Vera Moore To Death In Presence Os Btide of 2 Months ATLANTA, pec. lb.—ln the presence of his 19-year old bride of 'two months and more than 100 em ployes of the Western Union Tele graph company operating room here/ C. A. Roark, 32, Centeh Hill, Ga., Saturday night fired four shots into the back of Miss Vera Foore, 20, multiplex operator, as she sat at her machine. She uied instantly. Roark is said to have dr <pped the smoking pistol and collaps'd, cry ing that he had killed Miss Moore “to save my wife from ruin.” The operating room was thrown into wild confusion, business being halt ed for some time. Mrs Roark laid blame for the shooting up r the victim. Sunday Roark plead with pris oners in the state cell at police sta tion to send word to the late Sen ator Thomas E. Watson and the late. Luther D. Rosser to come to hi. de fense. That Roark is either insane <r simulating insanity is borne out by the fact that he had insisted that ho had talked with ‘‘Tom Ws.tsnn” sev eral weeks ago, and had been as sured by him that he would come to I.is defense whenever < cca.-ion re quired. Police Sunday stated their belief that the man is shamming. While Roark was pacing his cell, score of friends visit-’d the mortuary and passed by .the bier of his victim and other friends came tv the de fense of her character assayed by the slayer, who had declared that he killed her to prevent her frmi “ruin ing his wife.” “Her character was above re proach,” said G. W. Phillin?, man ager of the automatic department ofl the Western Union. “She had one of the sweetest disposit. cns I have ever known.” Roark was questioned nt length (Continued on Page Two.) Be [New Ambassador - 7-77-;7--jir' lb Z: :J 1 -<wokmm I IBRr HKk y Os umKOMaMMi Viscount Yasuhura Matsudairi is ceeding Masanao Hanihara, recall expected to be Japan’s new ambus- ed by the Toyko government. The sador to the United States, sue- viscount is seen here with his wife. You Must Help Them Now Contributions to the Empty Stock ing Fund are not coming in as rap idly as they should and it is only 10 more days until Christmas. Don’t put off contributing to the fund any longer. Fath day tho Associated Charities report new case svvhere families are in dire need of food and clothing. You must help them. Previously acknowledged ... $47 .’8 Mrs. Joe L. Sutton SI.OO Catherine Johnson 15 Joel Thomas .. 1 u Edward Ethridge .10 Mrs. T. L. Martin I.JO T. L. Martin ... 1.00 Hubert Cannon 25 A friend .../ 5,00 Mrs. Henry Clay 1.00 Evelyn Horton .... 1.00 C. Gordon Anderson . 5.00 J. F. Monahan 1.00 Sam Coney ± oo cimWi tins pre SUM No Formal Acceptance Yet Re ceived By Local Con gregation The congregation of the Centrual Baptist ehurch at their noon day service Sunday endorsed the nomi nation of Rev. H. IL Shirley, at the suggestion of the Pulpit edmmitteo and a call was extended him to take Over the pastorate of the ehurch. No formal acceptance has yet oeen received from Rev. Sh'rjgy. Rev. Shirley is a young man, about thirty years old, a native of Jackson county and is at' present pastor of the Baptist ehurch cf Fort Gaines. Rev. Shirley conduct ed prayer services, last Wednesday night at the Central Baptist church, when he made a favorab.e impres sion on the congregation. In the event that Rev. Shirley ac cepts the call extended, he will bring with him to A nericus, his wife, who is a vocalist and organist of merit. The young Fort Gaines minister has been extended the call to f’ll the pulpit left vacant by Rev. Milo Massey, who went from Americus, December Ist, to take over t-e Rap tist church of Cedartown, Ga. SOVIET EMBASSY IN PARIS RAISES RED FLAG (By The A«socia‘ed Press) PARIS, Dec. 15.—-The red flag of the union of the socialist soviet republics was ceremoniously hoisted from the Russian embassy Sunday. Leonid Krassin, the ambassador, is sued a note saying the ceremony took place in the presence of the embassy staff and “every citizen of the union who is in Paris.” The band played the “Interna tionale,” and those present sang the words of the hvmr. Krassin made a short address. The event caused some whistling, which is equivalent in France to hissing, by inhabitants of neighbor ing houses, and a small crowd was. attracted by the sight of four com munists on the embassy roof vigo rously waving red flags. The po lice soon chased this crowd away. iNOT MORTGAGES, BUT LOCAL IMS BURDEN FARMER Federal Farm Commissioner Digs Up New Data—State County Taxes Too High BY CHARLES P STEWART NEA Service Writer WASHINGTON, DEc. 15. The best way to help the average farmer i” to lighten his state, couhtry and township taxes. | That’s the impression one gets from a study of figures obtained by President Coolidge’s commission on legislation in agricu’ture’s ii.tir est, from the treasury department and census bureau. Congress, however, wi'J not be able to do anything abcut it. It has nothing to say concerning these purely local taxes. According to cer.su-- statistics farms throughout the United States were mortgaged for about four bi! Lons in 1920. Farm property’s val ue at the same time was put at $77,924,000,000. Thus agricul ture's mortgage indebtedness amounted to only 5.13 per cent of its assets. Low Debt, But— The nation’s debt of 25 billions is 8.62 per cent of its wealth, amount ing to 290 billions, so that the farmers are considerably better oft’, in the matter of their outstanding obligations, than the country as a whole is. However, the national debt is spread over the whole UrPed States, while agriculture’s debt rests on comparatively few farms, 82.5 per cent of them, in value, being free. Even at that, the four billion in debtedness is only 29.1 per cent of the value rtf the mortgaged 17.5 per cent, or $13,775,500 013 worth. This is a pretty heavy load, but not, as the treasury folk see it, a crushing one. Doubled Interest The average mortgage-carrying farmer has property worth $11,546. He’s mortgaged for 83.356. He pays 6.1 per cent interest. These are 1920 census figures. His yearly interest payment is $204.72. But if his state, country and township taxes are at tl e rate <u 4 per cent, which is the case in many places, his yearly tax bill is $461.84, or more than twice his interest charges. Even if his tax rate is only 3 per cent, it is nearly 70 per cent more than his interest. HYLAN SAYS HE’LL BE MAYOR TILL 60 NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—John F. Hjlan today to’l the Ne/r York board of estimates that he would be Mayor of New York another term. “If any body has gotten the ide-i in t 'cir minds the, I intend to retire, let them get rid of it. I will be on this job until I am' 60 years old.” he said. A* tablespoonful of ammonia add ed to hit water will remove grease froiq hair brushes and combs. Fc, Ope limn qlore Jan. Mar. 28.r)5i01j23ih5|29.9T May >23.90 23.92’23.88(24.2? July 24.06 24.01'24.03|24.38 Dee 23.09 123.00 23.10 23.42 PRICE FIVE CENTS WILSON CONGRESS PAUSES TO HONOR MEMORY OF WOODROW WILSON House of Representatives Pack ed To Hear Eulogy By Dr. Aiderman (By The As»ociated Pre»«) WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. Congress paused in its rounds of activity today to render honor to the memory of Woodrow Wilson, deceased president of the United States. The chamber of trie House of Representatives was the set ting for the memorial services, with Dr. Edwin Anderson Ai de; mi r., president of his <lma I'Httr —the Un.versit vof Vir ginia—delivering the eulogy of Wilson’s life and great achieve ments. - Dr Aiderman ipeke frm the rostrum where the late Presi dent revived the Washingtonian custom, of delivering his mes sages to the Congress in par son. * President and Mrs. Coolidge, members of the Coolidge cabi net, Supreme court justices and members of the family, of the lamented President as well as members of Mr. Wilson’s cabi net, attended the joint session of Congress memorializing the war president. BRADY ADMITS BURNING YACHT SICO,OQO Lose To Owner When Reomar Went Up In Flames In June ■ ✓ (By The Associated Press) TOLEDO, Ohio, Dec. 15—John H. Brady, of Muncie, Ind., today admitted to the police hey said, utat he set fire to the yacht, Rpo •nar 2nd, which was burned with H ioss. of-$109,000 in a lagoon near here June 27. The craft was owned by D. C. Stephenson, of Indisnunolis, who asserted that it was destroyed bv members of the Ku Flux Klan as .1 mark of revenge. NOVEMBERTOE ■ BALANCE FAVORS U.S. Experts For Month Exceed Im ports By Nearly Two Millions (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec 15.<-Ex ports from the United Slates during the month of November amounted to $494,000,000. Imports for No vember amounted to $296,000,000. This leaves a trade balance in favor of the United States of $l9B,- • 000,000. BRAZILIAN REBELS LAY DOWN ARMS MONTEVIDO, Uruguay, Dec. 15. —Dispatches from the Brazilian border say that 600 rebels in the state of Rio Grande do Sol. Brazil, abandoned their arms and crossed the frontier into Uruguay. The reb els, who were under Gexerals Hcno rio Lemos and Zeocannctto, were ■dispersed following a request made by the Uruguayan autboiitips. j LITTLE JOE EXTENSIVE TRAVEL" O' DENS You D FLATTEN§ purse \| K/f'? '■MJ ' ‘" l | 7 ’• Tx\ ■‘ ? ’ < I • 1 w
