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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON ct Middling '...23' i-2e ;ATHER —Cloudy tonight and frsday; colder in north Georgia irsday. RIY-SIXTH YEAR. NO. 294 BLOODWORTH AND JONES TO HANG JAN. 9 IWN BROKER FOUND WHO SOLO GUN TO PHYSICIAN ’1 IS HELD N BESSEMER JAIL WITHOUT BOND itification -of Pawnbroker lade Several Days Ago ■' But Kept Quiet MRMINGHAM . Ala., Dec. —Drawing tighter the net of dence against Dr. George T. wards, former hospital staff rsician indicted yesterday for fhurder of his wife in their alow at Fairfield, a suburb, weeks ago, the state has nd a pawnbroker who sold gun with which Edwards is posed to have beaten his wife death. Mthough the alleged identifi ion of the accused doctor by pawnbroker was made some fS ago, news of this new de jpment in the case has just :ed out. S4-anwhile the viscera of the Ij-dered woman, v ho was chlo |L-med and beaten on the Wi while sleeping, was minute wxamined today by State mist B. B. Ross, at Auburn, ~ following disinterment of body Monday. I Ceenest interest was taken in autopsy as officials handling case were bitterly criticised at time Mrs. Edwards was buried failure to order an autopsy r the body. It was claimed by coroner and other officials at t time that an autopsy was not essary. Then after the body been buried over ten days, it -■ disinterred from its grave in an autopsy per- identification of Dr. as the man who pureljas a revolver before the murder is isidered of the utmost import ee. Two guns figured in the killing Mrs. Edwards. Dr. Edwards claimed he was akened from his sle a .n by an in ider who was attempting to loroform him; that they strv.g --;d and that the intruder slim, n through the hand. This in- Ived the use of? the first gun. Then, according to the uoctor’s n story, he seized h's own pi to', d fired three shots at the flee g intruder. The doctor’s .38 cal er revolver with three exploded ells, was found immediately al r the killing, but it was not un days later that detectives found second revolver, a .45 caliber, in c attic, with one exploded shell d blood and hqirs on the butt, ils is the instrument, the state ntends, with which Mrs. Ed irds was beaten to death. This also the gun which the pawn iker is reported to have testified ling to Dr. Edwards, Edwards, following his indict nt on six counts, was he’d in Bessmer jail without bond to 6, and his attorney refused to nounce whether he would bring beas corpus proceedings in an fort to secure bond. FORTS TO SAVE DEER HERD FAIL .AGSTAFF, Ariz., Dec 18.—Ef rts to p''ght of tnou mds of h( \d of deer, starving in re KaibaMNationa! Forest met ith failure last night, when George cCormick, veteran cattleman con ded that the attempt cf cowboys drive the large held across the land Canyon of the Colorado Luld prove futilft 1' 1 k THETIMESRRECORDER IN THE OF | p Prisoner Will Race for Lipton T"-WM I - - *« ■ JMPW : 'fe y , * 1 £ U j * i j |7f vW v Mi w I wWwaL st wk- ’ .j ijggSjjjEfe ’-V 1' mil V. rv *fe T ' I'l losix' 1 *** OKI i * lifrnifa I 1 . J fll ; ‘ r ---—C- ~ e? Sir Thomas Lipton (left) has se lected Amelius Jarvis, Sr., (right), now serving- a six months .sentence on the Toronto (Ont.) prison farm, to command his yacht in the 1926 races off Sandy Hook. Jarvis, an old cronie of Sir Thomas’, was con victed of conspiracy to defraud the province in a bond sale. Sir homas, however, does not believe his friend is guilty. JS6OD PH ROLL Drive Car Headlong Into Victim And Cover Escape With Smoke BLOOMFIELD Dec. IS.— Three robbers drove an automobile head long into the car of h‘s victim and they laid down a smoke screen to 1 cover their escape. Ths automobile ■ bandits secured SB6OO from the pay master of the American LaFrance ' Company, issr IB LYNCHING Reward of $5,000 Offered For Slayers of Young Negro; Probe Ordered ■ NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18.—A I reward of $5,000 has been offered for information leading to the er rest of one or more members of the mob which lynched Samuel Smith, 15, negro, early yesterday morn- i ing. Chester Hart, judge of the sec i ond criminal court, this morning in a special charge to the Davidson county grand jury, demanded a thorough investigation into the lynching. Attorney General Kirkpatrick to day ordered a special corps of his men to do all within their power ! to run down leaders of the mob. At a mass meeting of leading cit , izens to be held tonight it is expect ed that this reward will be increased by several thousands of dollars. Ev ery civic organization in the city has passed resolutions condemning the action of the mob.- The Nash ville Ministerial Alliance has adopt ed similar resolutions. NEW YORKER WOUNDED DEC. 6, DIED TODAY l' NEW YORK, Dec. lb. —Samuel Liebester, a broker died today of bullet wounds' receive! December 6th,when he and his brother were shot in their Times Square offices. The brother died the day after the shooting. PRESIDENT AND GOVERNORS INVITED SEATTLE, Dec. 18.—It became known here today that Governor Scott Bone, of A’ iska, had extend ed an invitation to the President and Mrs. Coolidge and to the gov ernors of the ..forty-eight ttate to visit Alaska in I AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY AFTENOON, DECEMBER 18, 1924 FIVE-YEAR-OLD LAD GROWS OWN CROP OF TOBACCO JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., Dec. 18.—“ Junior” Wykle, aged 5, Jiving near Greeneville, Tenn., has just marketed his own indi vidual tobacco crop consisting of 315 pounds for which he receiv ed $71.00. The little chap rais ed the tobacco himself, having worked it, cut it and helped grade it. His friends claim for him the distinction of being the youngest tobacco planter in the South. W COPWIICK DENIES DIVORCE OF SINGER Says Rumors That He and Ganna Walska Are To Sep arate Are False (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 18.--Harold F. McCormick, millidnaire harvester manufacturer ,toda v denied that he and his wife, Gana Wabka, were di vorced, even contemplated a di- or that divorce proceedings were under way. Rumors to this effect that have been circulating around Chicago, the wealthy manufacturer branded, it as false and untrue. ■. BURIED M ELKS CLUB Simple Jewish Ritual Constitutes Funeral Services For Dead Labor Leader (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dec. 18 Very impressive funeral services were held here today for Samuel Gomp ers at the Elks Club after which the body was taken by automobile to Tarrytown for interment in the historic Sleepy Hollow cemetery. Over 1500 people were unable to gain admittance to the Elks Hall they heard the services in a hall across the street by radio. fiA simple jewish ritual constituted the funeral service for the dead labor leader, intoned by Rabbi Stephens S. Wise. JACKIE COOGAN HAS A NEW BROTHER HOLLYWOOD, Calif , Dee. IS. - Little Jackie Coogan has a new brother, born Saturday. Announce ment was made at the Coogan home today that the new comer had been christened Robert Anthony. DAWES ELECTED TRUSTEE GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.— Charles G. Dawes, vicc-president elect, was today elected a trustee in the National Geographic Society, PHI IN DESTROY 1,794.139 GONS BEER IN GEORGIA 2946 Illicit Stills Put Out Os Business In Past Year; 170 Autos Seized (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA. Ga., Dec. 18— According to the annual report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue received by Fred D. directing federal pro hibition activities in the State of Georgia, Tennessee came ahead of Georgia in the number of stills destroyed during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1924, while Georgia ran second. In 1923 Georgia led the entire United States in stills destroyed. Tennessee during 1924 had a to tal of 2,445 stills destroyed, while Georgia had a total of 2,- 200 unearthed. Georgia’s record for the last year, which led the country, was 2.946 stills destroyed. Bu even though Georgia fell second m the stills that were located, she occupied first place in the number cf gallons of leer destroyed, this totaling 1,- ”£4,139 gallons. The next nearest State to equal the record of Geor gia was North Carc.'i.w, which did away with 1,1,'68,380 gallons. The report of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue also shows that the State of Georgia ,'ed in the amount of property destroyed and appraised by the prohibitio nforces. Georgia’s total was $437,650 t 4O; North Carolina running second with $421,000, while Tennessee came up third with $376,000. In the number of automobiles that were seized by prohibition agents, Georgia ra nthi'-d with 170 being outnumbered on’y by the States of New Jersey and Michigan. Georgia came eighth jn the num ber of arrests, there being a total of 1,505 prisoners claimed by fed eral officers throughout the State. Commonwealths which were ahead of Georgia i nthi srespect were Mis souri, Tennessee, Illinois, Massachu setts; Kentucky Texas and Cali fornia. Commenting on the record made by Georgia, Director Dismuke said: “Georgia’ srecord is remarkable this year. Our department operat ed with five men less this year thau during 1923 when we led the coun try in the number of stills destroy ed. That fact, too, must be con sidered in comparing Georgia’s rec ord for the past year. “However we are not discourag ed. We feel that we have done our best toward enforcing the pro hibitio nlaw, and that the lesser number of stills destroyed is not sc much a reflection upon the enfoi ce ment unit as it is an index that, the law is being enforced. “Everything concerned, we are more than pleased .and are quite willing that the mountain country again should have the honor of be ing the country’s greatest distilling center.’’ JUSTICE OEPT.MBES ALLEGED GRAFT CASE Senate Employe Charged With Using Inflence To Aid Pas sage of Legislation (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 The Department of Justice began an investigation here today into charges that an employe of the senate committee accepted money to use his influence in aiding the passing of legislation. The attorney general announced that he had revealed the fact that money had actually passed, but re fuses to indicate the piece of leg islation concerned or to tell the name of the employe suspected. MAYFIELD ELECTION PROBERS ADJOURN WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.—The senate investigation into the elec tio nos Senator Mayfield was ad journed today. The investigation wi'l be resumed at the call cf the chair . ..... X-Rays Germs * j A moving picture of tuberculo sis germs, working in human lungs, recently was shown to med ical men in Kansas City by Dr. Lewis Cole, Cornell University pro fessor of Roentgenology. The pic ture is made up of a series of X rays. COUZENSSTIJEINIS BEING INVESTIGATED Question As To Whether Michi gan Senator Violater Secrecy For Income Tax Returns (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 18. —Heads of the treasury department and of ficials of the department of justice pre today considering whether or not Senator Couzens cf Michigan, violated the law impeding the sec recy for all income tax returns, when he recently made specicif mention of the tax figures of the United Steel corporat'u?!. BROKERS FINED FOR TRADING IN FUTURES Fines and Sentences First To Come To Light Following Indictments ATLANTA, Dec. 12. —Johnny Jones and Gordon Dickson, former Atlanta cotton brokers, were fined SSOO and sentence.! to twelve months in prison on pleas of guilty to charges of violating the Georgia law prohibiting trading in futures on margin, according to disclosures in records at the county courthouse Wednesday morning. In both in stance sentences were suspended. The former was sentenced on last Friday, December 12. and the latter was sentenced Wednesday, These fines are the first to be as sessed since the two score or more indictments were found against brek ers and the Atlanta Commercial Ex change several weeks ago. In both instances brokers who paid fines pleaded guilty to transactions near ly two years ago with a New York odd-lot cotton firm. Di :kson, until recently, was the representative of Eblin and company, an odd-lot cot ton house, also of New York. DUKE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES (By The Associated Press) NEW YORK, Dee. 18. — James B. Duke who recently establishea a 40 million dollar endowment for educational purposes was today elec ted chairman of the board of trus tees who will have charge of the administrating the fund. HANGS SELF BELIEVING _HE HAD KILLED WIFE BAYSIDE, N. Y., Dec. 17.—he body of Stefan Matz was found hanging from a tree here today. He ended his life believing he had murdered his wife whom he shot four times Isat night. The bullets inflicted only flesh wounds, how ever. Mrs. Matz said Stefan la in wait for her near the residence of John Halliday, actor, where she is em ployed as cook and where he had held the positio nos butler. Kfe shot her as she passed and when she fell he shot her again as close range and left her for dead, she aserted. He then stumbled off through the woods and was rot seen again until hig body was found today. > KTHTI9N OF ILL FEDERAL PRISONS ISKEO Stone Plans To Probe Entire Parole System As Result O Atlanta Case WASHINGTON, Dec. 18— A general investigation of the entire federal prison parole sys tem is about to be undertaken by Attorney General Stone as a result of revelations of conditions at Atlanta prison which led to the removal of three officials there. Stone has no evidence of irregu larities or unwise parole practices at other prisons, which include Leavenworth, Kan,., and McNeil Island, Washington, but so long as the question has arisen at At lanta, he intends to go over the entire situation. Hebert H. Votaw, superintendent of prisons and brother-in-iaw of the late President Harding, will assist Stone in .making his inquiry. There were no developments to day in the Atlanta situation. As sistant Attorney General Donovan, in charge of criminal prosecution, was said at tl.a Justice depart ment to be en route to Atlanta to take charge there. Stone stood pat on his assertion that his in vestigation of conditions there disclosed “favoritism and negli gence’’ which warranted the resig nation of Warden Sartain. Deputy Warden Fletcher and Purchasing Agent Allen, for the good of the service. Lets All Help to Make Them Happy These two letters were received by the Times Recorder yesterday and they are being published so that every one can see just how much their donation is needed for the Empty Stocking Fund, and the in terest that is shown by an out of town contributor. Dear Santa: I am a little girl eight years old, and I have two brothers, and I go to school. My brothers names are Jack and Frank. They don’t go to school, cause they are too little, and they stay home and help mama. Mama and me don’t want much from you Santa, mama said ah she wanted was for you to bring back dady. Mama told me to write you at the newspaper and you would bring my brothers lots oi toys and shoes and stockings like other little boys have. Frank wants you to bring him etc. Editor, ( Dear Sir: Enclosed you will find check for $lO, please place it as a contribu tion from a friend, on your Empty Stocking Fund list. I am glad to note that your paper is doing so much toward the alleviation of suf ferng among the poor, especially at the happiest time of the year, Christmas. My only regret is that I have no more to offer to this worthy cause. Although I have moved my resi dence from Sumter County I am fully acquainted with the condition among the poor people there. Os all the charitable drives now being conducted I consider yours the most important because it brings smiles and happiness to many kid-, dies just at the time when they are needed most. I feel Sure that the people of Americus will contribute to your fund, and I hope my small dona tion will be the means of making some child happy. Previously acknowledged . $lO6 39 G. W. Nunn 4. $5.00 Grace Jordan 10 Mildred Niblack 10 Clarence Niblack 10 Ralph Ethridge .. 25 Sarah Deriso 10 A Friend 2.00 A Friend 1.00 Total $115.04 Exports of ostrich feathers from South Africa have amounted to $15,np0,000 in a single year, __ Pc Ojpcn llafti dltiso -lan |23.82|23.75|23.72 23.55 Mar 124.2524.25(24.15 23.98 May |24.61124.65|24.50 24.33 July |24.77124.70'24.65 24.52 Dec .....j23.74;23.68|23.66[23.95 PRICE FIVE CENTS FOVERHOP WALKER I REFUSES MERCI PLEA OF VOUTHS Door of Hope Closed To Doom ed Slayers By Action Os yi Executive Today (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, Ga., December I B.—Gervis Bloodworth and ' Willie Jones, Taylor County youths convicted for the murder of Howard F. Underwood,' must hang January 9th. « The only chance of saving the boys’ lives was lost today when Governor Walker refused to commute their sentences. The appeal to the governbr came af ter the refusal of the prison ' commission lyesterday to recom- J mend a commutation. MARXAGiTRIES f T» FORM «IN!STPt, Told By President Ebert To Make Canvass of Parlia mentary Situation (By Tlie Associated Piess) BERLIN, Dec. 18.-—President Ebert, this morning, consulted Chan cellor Marx, and authorized ' him to make a final canvass, 111 the Par- , liamentary situation, in a last, at tempt to form a ministerv, which would command the necessary ma jority in the Rev: ist.’.g. ,1 The summons followed the fail ure of Stressman, tc construct a straight non-sqcialist cabinet. no mW FLOGGING CI.SE Cobb County Grand Jury Adopts Resolutions Denouncing Men Who Flogged Shelverton MARIETTA, Dec Is. --Following the testimony here Wednesday of Charles J. Shelverton, Jr , that he did not recognize any of the men who are alleged to have taken him from his home at Austell last Thurs day night and flogged him, and his further dramatic statement made in answer to a direct inquiry from Solicitor General John S. Woods, as to whether he was afraid to reveal the names of his alleged floggers. “No, I wish I did know who they are. I am not afraid of any of them,” the grand jury of Cobb county adjourned without re turning any indictments in the Shelverton flogging case. The grand jury, however, adopj; ed strong resolutions dencunci.'gr the flogging “as being the act of a band of cowardiv and unscrup ulous men, who are traitors to every government, and who have no right ful place among civilized men.” 1 r ■ ■ / ■■ ONLY 21 BALLOTS CAST IN GENERAL ELECTION Twenty one votes were cast in the General election nela yesterday. Os these 20 were cast by men and one by a woman. The small number of votes east is not unusual for a general elec tion. High grade oleomargarine often is made chiefly of cocoanut oil. Airmail service has been intro duced in China. I LITTLE JOE [ IF YA DON’T MAKE AMY J RESOLUTIONS POfc NEW r YEARS, YOU WON'T HAVE ANY-TO j^%“laiHiiin** ; *n ; i£j Ty r [[,u M.
