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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict Middling 23 l-2c WEATHER— CIoudy tonight and Thursday; colder in north Georgia Thursday, FORTY-SIXTH YEAR. NO 293 SUMTER TOBACCO GROWERS ORGANIZE i outns Must Hang Unless Governorflntervenes BLOODWORTH AND ’ JONES ARE Dim life iwsomm Two Youths in Muscogee Jail Who Murdered Underwood Must Hang January 9 (By The Associated PreasT ATLANTA, Ga„ Dec. I 7— Gervis Bloodworth and Willie Jones, two 1 aylor county boys sentenced to hahg January 9th for the. murder cf Howard F. Underwood, were denied an ap peal for life imprisonment by the Prison Commission today. The two boys are now in Mus cogee county jail at Columbus, where they hjwe been confined since the committing of the crime. Jones and Gervis, both unedu cated boys, were under the influ ence of moonshine liquor when the crime was comtnitted. They were walking along the road when Un derwood, a commercial traveler, stopped his car and took them in to give them a “lift” on their way. It was about night when Under wood picked the two boys up and after riding with him only a short distance they killed him, stole the automobile and left their body of their victim alongside the road. Since being convicted and sen tenced to be hanged the boys have both professed religion and con duct services regularly now in the jail where they are confined. They assert their greatest hope is that their lives may be spared that they may spend their remaining years as prison evangelists, working among those convicted of crime and con fined in Georgia prisons. The action of the prison com mission leaves the fate of the boys wholly in the hands of Governor Walker, who may or may not com mute their sentences to life impris onment. LIEF OF KREISLER IS THREAENED Letter Received By Famous Vio linist As He Begins Re cital at Vienna .(By The Associated Press) PARIS, Dec. 17.—Just as he stepped on the platform to give a recital, Fritz Kreisler. famous vio linst, received a letter threatening his life, says a Vienna dispatch The police are satisfied that the threat was genuine. However, no arrests have yet been reported. JBWlfSffl IN SUPERiaS COURT Heavy Criminal Business Han dled During Term Drawing To End Now The entire criminal calender for the November term of the Superior court was cleaned by 2 o clock Tues day afternoon, thus completing all jury work for this term. As soon as the last case was dispensed with. Solicitor General Felton left for his home in Montezuma. Judge Littlejohn stated that al though his work was finished here, except for the probable hearing of a few motions, he was n< t going to dismiss the*jurors or adjourn court until after the holidays. This is done in case, he said, ‘ that someth ing might come up to require the courts attention. A list of grand jurors and trav erse jurors for the first two weeks of the May term of Superior court will be drawn by Judge Littlejchn| before he completes h s business, here. , I One of the largest criminal dock ets confronting the court in several years was disposed cf this term, and it is stated that unless the de fendants who were sentenced, come across with stiff fines, the working force of ther chain Kang will bej greatly increased. 4- THE TIm£sBRE£&RDER EgatPyBLISHED IN OF~DIXIE ‘ i Ambassador BRr" wk Tfc&lh Jr iM - W « Baron von Maltzan, who has been serving as secretary of state in Germany, is the new German ambassador to the United States. He succeeds Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt. GOKPERS FUNERAL SERVICES OVER RADIO Body Arrives In New York Wed nesday Morning—lnterment Thursday at Tarrytown (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 17. The body of Samuel Gompers arrived at the Pennsylvania station here this morn ir.g at 7:05 from Washington, ac companied by Mr. Gompers w'dow, members of the family, and a large delegation of Union officials. The body was transferred from the trai nto an artillery caisson and taken to the Elk Club, where it will lie in state until eight o’clock,to morrow morning. Funeral service? at nine o’clock Thursday will be broadcast by radio, Rabbi Stevens S'. Wise will officiate. James Duncan, vice w esident of the American Federation of Labor will deliver the eulogy over tre body of the late Labor Chief. Town hall, across the street, has been engaged to accomodate mourn ers who will be unable to gain ad mittance to the club house. This overflow will receive the broadcasting through amplifiers. The board of aidermen today pass ed resolutions of condolence with the Gompers family. The joint advisory board of the Cigar Makers’ Tnternati -nal Union, of which Mr. Gompers was vice president, announced lhat its 15,- 000 members in the metropolitan district would stop for an hour at the time of the funeral. Final rites will be said at Sleepy Hollow cemetery near Tarrytown, under the auspice sos Elks and Ma sons. 'MASTER MIND’ IN THEFT HELD IN MACON JAIL MACON, Dec. 1,7.--H. L. Jones, arrested in Jacksonville, Fla., Mon day and lodged in the county jail here Tuesday morning is said to have been the “master mind” in a series of embezzlements from the Southern Railway an.opnting to more than 540,000. The arrest is made on two indict ments, one charging Jon s with em bezzling $5,767.92 from the South ern Railway between January 6, 1923, and February 25, this year. In the other indictment Jones and James C. Leonard are jointly indicted on a chaige of embezzling $33,235,04 of South.?™ Railway funds, between April 1, 1920 and February 23, this year. Leonard was arrested several months ago. RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL DENIED PREFERENCE (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Doc. '.7.—Hold ing to the program cemeding light of way to appropriation bills the Republican steering committee of the -House declined today -to give preference to a bill, to appropriate $53;-000 ) 000 for rivers -*~-J harbors AMERICUS. GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. UNDERWOOD SHOALS BILL TERMED THE HE OF TREASURY By Norris On Floor of Senate In Scathing Attack on Ala. bamians Bill WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.- A<s serting that the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill would make the Teapot Dome scandal look like a pinhead and Doheny and Sinclair look like hikers, Chairman Norris of the Senate Agricultural Committee told tlfe senate today that the enactment of this piece of legislation would later become known as “The rape of the. treasury.” The Underwood Muscle Shoal bill however, has hurtled the most form idable obstacle that yet has been placed in it spath when it weather ed yesterday a determined attempt to eliminate its private operation feature and limit it to government Operation. ' The amendment of Senator Smith, democrat, South Carolina, which would have struck out all leasing provisions of the bill, was defeated by a vote of 43 to 23. Sen ator Underwood said he regarded 'the vote as assuring final passage of his bill, which he predicted v. ould be disposed of before Christmas. The vote was split widely, more republicans than democrats voting to sustain the Alabama senator's bill. Thiity-four republicans, fif teen democrats voted against the amendment and eight Republicans, twenty-one democrats, one farmer labor member and two insurgents voted for it. Senator Und.erwood again took notice of the Washington He-ald’s editorial attacking him end hv bill by charging on the same floor chat the editorial had been influenced by the fertilizer interests. VOUTH ENGAGED n m mon SHOT TO DEATH Walter Johnson, 17, With Sister Sister in Columbus, Killed In Macon Tuesday MACON, Dec. 17. James A. Swain, 27, proprietor of an automo bile rental agency, shot and killed J. Walter Johnston, 17, on a down town street here fast night. Leap ing into an automobile that had been left running, Swain figured in a wild ride to the home of his 17, year old wife, Myrtle, from whom h,e had been separated for four weeks* and shouted as he entered* “I’m going to kill you.” Swain open ed fire at the same instant and .Mrs. Swain fell wounded. The pistol was the nturned on Mrs. W E. Gregory, Mrs. Swain’s mother. Four shots" were fired, only one taking effect, after which Swain turned the pistol on himsel, only to find that two re maining Shells would not explode Mrs. Swain will recover, though, an artery was severed in her arm. The Swains had been married a year. Charles H. Garrett, solicitor gen eral, and' sheriff’s deputies Branan and Moore questioned Swain for more than an hour last night, fol lowing which the solicitor stated that “it is not a triangle affair ” Business reverses, a debauch of four weeks in Savannah; suits be gun to recover pn notes due on automobiles an dhis wife's refusal to live with him until he could pro vide for her, were said to furnish the motive. Johnston, the, victim of the tragedy was in company with Mrs. Swain’s brother, R. E Gregory, when shot. Johnston was to have been married today to M'ss Virginia Fowler. Sheriff’s deputies indicated that there might be other arrests in the case. Blames Motlier-in-Law Swain stated that ne had plan ned the tragedy for four weeks. He blamed his mother-in-law, he said. He said ,“loved, the ground that his wift' walked or-.* Pedestrians ob the street recalled after the shodting' thht tWo then VOW LOOKS AS NEXT VICTIM IN PRISON CLEAN UP Attorney General- Considering Appointment of New Set Os Officials at Federal Pen WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.—The appointment of an entirely new set of officials at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary is now being consider ed by Attorney-General Stone, as a result of the preliminary investi gation being made by the depart ment of Justice. A. E. Sartain, who was dismissed Saturday by Attorney General Stone as warden of the Allant* pen itentiary, was negligent- in admin istration of the prison, failed to maintain discipline and was guilty of favoritism among the prisoners, according to the attorney general. Sartain’s removal forecasts the re tirement of Herbert Votaw, brother in-law of the late Presideri; Harding as superintendent of prisons. Vo taw, like Sartain, was appointed by former Attorney Genera! Daugher ty on his own initinti’-e. .Stone’s action in removing Sar tain is regarded in Washington as his first direct slap at his predeces sor and also the first definite step towards the so-called “houseclean ing” of the department of justice forecast when Mr. Daugherty re tired. Sartain’s retirement also is the first action obtained by -the Wheeler committee which investi gated the attorney general since Daugherty’s resignation. “Sartain was dismissed,” the at torney general said Tuesday, add ing ‘‘His resignation was accepted in the interest of the improvement cf the service. “I am satisfied,” he continued, “that there was a negligent adminis tration at Atlanta with a great deal of favoritism. That in itself was suf ficient cause for his removal.” Stone then added. that ther was “favoritism, negligence and lack of discipline” at Atlanta. He indicat ed, too, that the narcotic evil had gained headway ip the prison. He was asked if George Remus, the millinaire bootlegger serving time from Cincinnati, was one of the benefieiarie sos “favoritism” as was alleged in speeches in the jiouse by Congressman Wilb'am Upshaw, of Atlanta. , Stone hesitated and then said he , would rather not discuss Remus. MS. COURSE) LOSES HER ffl JUHLDREN Strong Arm of Law Snatches Them From Moth'ar and Re turns Kiddies, to Father (By The Associated Press) MACON,- Dec. 17.—The s'.rong arm of the law bro#e up the happi ness of Mrs. Piney A. Coursey here today when, it snatche dfropi her, her two children and returned them to her former husband For three 'years Mr-!, Coursey had trailed and searched; for her children all over the country and was rewarded when shg sa wthem on the streets of Washington. Snatching them up she brought them back here. Her former husbend followed them back to Macon and reggiaed posession of the children after he had smarted habeas corpus proceed ings. Cocoa first was introduced into England 40.0 years, ago. i There are 73,144,000 acres of rice under cultivation in India. stopped and engaged in r. fierce ar gument. Then 'a pistol shot was 'heard. Three other shots followed *in quick succession and one of the men fell to.the .pavement while the man who did the shooting, with pis tol still in hand, ran to an automo bile and drove hurriedly up Mulber ry street. “I am glad that it is over; I feel better now than I did two hours 'ago,”, said Swain at toe jail. “I had planned it all; had planned it for fuur weeks and know that J did my duty. Johnson treated me dirty. DECEMBER 17. 1924 May Succeed Gompers Won Duncan JU t ... I Copyright byJHarrls A EwlngX' MATTHEW WOLL president of the Engraver* Union and vice president of the American Federation of Labor) is another; labor leader who may succeed Sam uel Gompers. 7 he Youngsters Need Your Help We want more contributions to the Empty Stocking Fund. The do nations received to date will not take care of half the charity cases under the care of the associated charities. All of us would; feel mighty bad on Christmas morning if we knew that there was one little boy or girl in Sumter county who had been forgotten by Santa, and unless we do something there w ; ll be many youngstersjvho will r.vake on that eventful day to find an empty stuck ing. It takes very little to make a child happy, so don’t put off eon tributing to the fund any longer. While the thought of these unfor tunate children spending an unhap py Christmas is fresh in your mind write out your check and mail it to the T-R, so that we ran assure an other. child that he will be taken care of. Previously acknowledged .... $91.34 Dorris Sheppard ........ $ .10 Junior Sheppard 10 Virginia Morgan 25 Emory Rylander, Jr 1.00 Little Maguerite Sherlock 2b Fred Dorsey 10 John Benson Dorsey, Jr 10 Charlotte Daniel ; 10 Harry Lawson 10 Elizabeth Daniel 10 Frapk Lawson, Jr 10 Mary McGarrah 20 Mary I>well 25 Vera Jordan io Florence Clements 10 Jz C. Logan .25 Dorothy Bradford .10 George Edrl Bradford ... ’.lO James Randolph 25 Edwin Jones ... + 10 Helen Sheppard 10 Jack Thomas i jjG A Friend 5.00 Frank Sheffield 5.00 Therpn Croxton ...... .... 10 David Croxton 10 Total $108.39 HIM BINGHAM ELECTHffIMTE Defeat# Democratic Opponent Hamilton Holt—Succeeds Late Seqator Brandegee ( By The Associated Press) NRW HAVEN, Conn,, De?, 17. Hiram Bingham, long 1 professor at Yale and now Lieut, Governor elect and United States Senator-elect, was chosen yesterdav to succeed the late Senator Frank B, Bande gee by more than forty thousand votes over his democratic opponent, Hamilton Holt. After being inaugurated next month, as Lieptenant CovernOr, Pro fegspr Bingham will, resign govern orship and go to Washington, where he will take the oath of office as senator. True pints seldom are found out side the northern hemisphere. A fadio Ijbud speaker ,ba6 beeu, made from a sea shell. !—■■■■ - ( ■task'-: ;X : jk Bw James Duncan, of Quincy, Mas*., a vice president of the American Federation of Labor, i* being prominently mentioned a* Samuel M. Gompers’ successor. HU DAMAGE ■ BFVERSEOJN APPEAL Court Hands Down Decision In Case of Mrs. Burton vs. C. of Ga. The Georgia Court of appeals, Monday reversed the judgment in the case of Mrs. E. E. Burton of Smithville, against the Central ot Georgia Railway Co. for s2soC damages, as a result of the machine which she was driving being struck by an engine of the Central of Georgia Railroad at tne Spring street crossing near here. The case was tried in the City court of Americus, during the Sep tember 1923 term, with Judge W. G. Martin of the city court'of Lees burg presiding. This trial resulted in a verdict of $2500 being awarded the plaintiff. According to Mirs. Burtons state ment, she suffered personal in juries as the result of the engine striking, and demolishing her car. A separate suit was filed by Mr. Bur ton for recovery of damages dorio to the car. At the trial in th? city court heie, Judge Hixon represented Mrs. Bur ton and Judge R L. Manyand and H. A. Wilkinson were attorneys for the railroad. During the January session of the City court the suit will be brought up again for trial. APPEALTOBOVERNOR TO PEBUILD IffT HOME Superintendent Request* Missis •ippi Governor To Call Spec cial Session of Solon* (By The Associated Press) BEAUVOIR, Miss., Dec. 17.—E. Nathan Tartt, superintendent cf The Jefferson Davis soldiers home, where two veterans were cremated yesterday, today appealed to Gov ernor Whitfield to call a special ses sion of the legislature for the pur pose. of appropriating half a million dollars for the construction of a modern fire-prpof buildings. One of the frame dormitqries of the home was burned early yester da ymorning, threatening the lives of all the inmates, who narrowly escaped in their night clothing, MAYOR POOLE IMPROVED SUFFICIENTLY TO SIT UP It was learned today that the con dition of Mayor Pifole. who suffer ed a stroke of paralysis, two weeks ago, while in the business section of the city has shown such improve ment that for the past two days he lias bpen sitting up and is now able to see his friends. Mrs. Poole states that all the ef fects of the paralysis have left Mr. Poole and that he is only awaiting the doctors m'ders allowing hini to get back to his office.- Pc Open llam Close Jan. . ... 123.55 Mar 123.05H24.10124.26124.25 May |24.3»|24.50i24.63|2161 July ... 124.47'24.66124.78(24177 Dec |23.47(23.60(23.78123)74 n PRICE FIVE CENTS FARMERS OF LESLIE': SECTION ENIPLBL TOMCCOSPECIALIST Sumter County Soil Pronounced Best In Section For Culture Os Weed Sumier county farmers are going into the raising of to bacco. The crop that has caused more favorable comment than any other during the past year in South Georgiy, not excepting cotton, will be undertaken by a number of farmers in the Leslis section. An organization*" has been effected, an expert tobaccrt culturist employed and other details completed for a tobaeeb crop in 1925. A number of the business Ugslie met in a called meeting at Leslie x>n Tuesday night in the directors’ room of the Bank of Leslie for the pur pose of launching the new or ganization. After a general dis cussion of thp.details of organi zation, those farmers in ter cat eel combined themselves into an organization to be known aa the Leslie "I\>bafcco Growers’ Association. W. T. Anderson, cashier of trig Bank of Leslie, was elected presi dent of the association, with Dr, K. Wood as vice president, and F. W. Hines, secretary and treasurer. “The object of the organization,'’ said one of the members “is to jfto mote among the farmers of this dis trict, as well as in Lee county, thq successful production of tobacco.” At* the meeting Tuesday night a tobacco specialist was employed. J. C. Humphrey, a successful farmer of North Carolina, was elected aa demonstrator and afterward em« ployed by the board.' of directors. “Mr. Humphrey will immediately move his family to Te'ilie, possibly arriving this week,” Mr. Anderson says. He comes to us with the highest recommendations from farmers, warehousemen and bank ers of his home. He is said to be an untiring, hard -working man and he will be on the job for us, day an<s night, serving those of our people who have determined to go into the tobacco business. “After carefully examining and analyzing our soil and climate, Mr. Humphrey states that vm have Rome of the best tobacco lands in all the tobacco sections. “The Leslie Tobacco Grower-, or, ganization invite all farmers within a radius of 10 miles of Leslie to sign up contracts with M*-. Humphr, ey at once.” Those launching ti e new agri cultural body are most enthusiastic over the possibilities o ftobacto in Sumter county. Much study in vestigation and analysis of local con ditions were made before a decision was reached. EGYPT REFUSES TO CDNTOKE PARLIAMENT Government Headed By Ziwid! Pasha Takes Stand In Facq ( Os Petitions j • (By The Associat.-d Press) CAIRO, Egypt, Dec. 17. ThS Egyptian Government headed Ziwar M. Pasha has refused to con ivoke the National Parliament, it was announced today. The refusal cornea despite petitions for such a convocation sent King Fuad and the Premier from the Parliament and other official sources. [ LITTLETJOE DAD THINKS THE REAL CHRISTMAS SONG »S --sweet but a AND
