About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1924)
WEATHjER .-**' f* "g < I For Georgia—Frobab’v r i < south portion and .-mo '®|’ T! J portion; much colder TturJE north 1 \ JI ( FpRTY-SIXTH YEAR- -NCy- ; HIGHT AND MRS. SWEETEN FOUND GUILTY O O O * , x ~ ~ ~ 4„ jp 000 o O 0000 o O O O'O o oo o o o KILLED IN U. S. PLANE; 8 DIE IN BRITISH SHIP fffl MFN KILLtn Two of Victims I Drowning, WhikP' From Were Killed By * Other 2 Propeller. (By The Associ.* NORFOLK, P>- e “} Three navy men a > Dec. 23. met death Tues< and a civilian when a naval afternoon plane, retvrnir g nbulance sea off the North (Jrom Hatteras, with a hospital prarolina coast, at the Hampton .’tient swamped station landing oads naval air The dead are: and A. S. Manwa E. M. Keyser ty officers; P. S. -ing, chief pet pital apprentice, iP av ' r ’ a hos- Wjlliams, Jr., of Bnd. AJ, r ’®h B. Williams was being brought L. Norfolk hospital for treat to a for pneumonia. rnent U. B. Williams, Sr., fa? the civilian victim of, the 'her of Lieutenant W. B. Gwsrf wreck, and a radio operator ar.' ■ P" ot chanic es zaped. a me ' I The wreck was attribi probable existence of,-, , !° the bow o fa plane, hole in ed the water to rush ir. ch allow ward part of the * l ° ‘ or ' glided to the water at P when A ing station. Only th- l “ e ‘ and ; portion of the plan;. ’ forward dated. Two of the was inun trying to escape aft, ’ *avy men, by propellers and ki st-uck other victims were C ed - 1 The accident was the rownefl. rious consequence sth; first of se- since aerial hori't has oc for isolated regions o /ital_ service end 'North Carolina JT 1 '' 1 ' mgmu augurated at the ® ah" station more ‘js Mj’itoii Iviaus Many patient froiJF 1 ' a J car a tidns and vi-mges ft of.st guard s.a terns have b< -an b.;A’"-' Cape Hat hospitals in that t'OUvJd to Nor: on-, planes. U. E. W ime by naval sea - of the drown id p-Wins. Sr., fa'her naval enlisted maatient, is a retired The plane’s n-an. surface of the psedive beneath the witnessed from anfling station was piet, a motorboi the shore. At the sist in landing'-t was waiting-to as the’ crew of th the sick man and The cause of J plane. the-subject of an the disaster will be fitial channels. ' : “quiry through of- FREIGHT HOUSES— CLOSE FOR CH RISTMAS Freight agent Whit of I of Georgia Railway, nn the Central ' day that the receiving, Enounced to trAnsfer departments delivery, and would be closed all d >f his of fice and New Years day. Jay Christmas The ticket office of will remain open thgo.tth railroads holidays and the usuap’-'fchout the at the ysf foreewii. be maS-and New YearsJ'ds on Chrisc sthteA f day, the agent »■ COOLIDGE GR$ CHRISTBNTS ONE —Sias pardon WASHINGTON one Christmas pfl Dec. 24.—0n1y jby President cJfdon was granted /John Rohrer of.fridge this year. f ex-service man fin Jose, Calif., an | penitentiary, in I eavenworth I For some reason,the recipient, /mendations for parjJdy two rer-cm /to the president kjjjjWni were made rer case was th- ‘his year The oth k agent at LeavajL of a former dry Lgrafting. Th®"orth. charged with Bed. No recXreques'. was rejeet- Bfrom the Atlaßimendations cam ■new under inwta pris >n, which is T . ——ft st igat ic n 1 .J^a^ l l l \. f < — ■ . ~ J Hja ffltt< >I cn)i'totai< j P§ ’ 7 "it ' _ " P -ZZ/. I rIE i SHED IN THE ,Hfc ArV OF DIXIE Yes, There’s A Real Santa Claus Hx I f Hop. iMB ami < I Originally printed in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897, when Charles A. Dana wa- editor of that newspaper. IS THERE A SANTA CLAUS? We take pleasure .in b.nswc-rhig it once and thus prominently the com - munication' below, expi'etsmg at the /nine time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of jTne Sun - “Dear Editor—l am b years old. “Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. • “Papa says ’lf you see it in lhe bun it’s so.’ “Please tell me the truth is tm.ro a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O'HANLON. “115 West Ninety-fifth street.” Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of d skeptical age. They do not believe except the/ see. They think that nothing can be' which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Vir ginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere in sect, an ant, in his intellect, f as compared with the boundless wcrld about him, as measured by the in telligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly ,-is love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give -h> jeur life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus' It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable thi.-. existence. We should have no enjoyment, ex cept in~sense and sight. The etern al light with which chi’dhood fills the world would be “xtinguished? Not believe in Santa Claus! You might, as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys AXH’.RIcC’sZgA., WIBnESDAY iAr'i'ERNOON, DECEMBER 24, 1924 * on Christmas eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most leal things in the world are those j that neither children nor men can I see. Did you ever see fairies danc i ing on the lawn? Of’course not, < but that’s no proof that they are , not there. Nobody can conceive or I imagine all the wonders there are ■ unseen and unseeable in the world. You tear apart the baby’s rattle I and see what makes the noise in j side, but there is a veil covering the ! unseen world which not the strong est man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear aoart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, live, ro mance, can aside that curtain | and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real? Ah, Virginia, in el) this world there is nothing else real and abid ing. No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thou- ■ sand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from I now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood. POLICFNAN KILLED : IliD.fflK GODDED New Orleans Bandits Escape With $13,000 After Shoot ing Traffic Officer (By The Associated Press) NEW ORLEANS, Dee. 24.—One policeman is dead and a local brnk short $13,01}0 as a result of opera tions.of bandits here tn.s morning. Jacon t’hle, a trafi’ie fol'ceman, was shpt to death by the bandit who had just robbed the Frenchman Street branch of the Marine bank for $13,000. HIGHT GIVEH UTE SENTENCE: MRS. SWEETIH 35 YEARS Jury Returns Verdict of Guilty After Being Deadlocked--* New Trial Requested MOUNT VERNON, 111., Dec. 24.—-Lawrence M. Hight and Mrs. Elsie Sweetin have been found guilty of murder and sen tenced. The jury trying Hight and Mrs. Sweetin today arrived at a decision aftsr being deadlocked for several hours. Earlier in the day, press dis patches stated that it seemed then that the jury would fail to reaph a verdict. Hight was give nlife imprison ment when sentenced by the pre siding judge. Mrs. Sweetin was given thirty five years in the penitentiary. Both defendants received the verdict in silence with no dis play of emotion whatsoever. Attorneys for both defend ants have asked for a new trial. The trial of Hight and Mrs. Sweetin, jointly charged with administering poison to Wilford Swectin, husband of Mrs. Sweetin. was rushed to a con--' elusion yesterday by the presid ing .judge. In its argument to the jury late 'Tuesday the State demanded the death penalty for the murder of Wilford Sweetin, ■ Counsel for Mrs. SwMetln, on the other hand, appealed ?b the jury to send her back to her children, but added: “Whatever your verdict •maybe, she will take : t with a smile, lor mnocence meets death with a smile.’ 1 ' Robert ,E. ( Smith, attorney for Mrs'. SweCtin, f-mphas'zed that? the ’testimony showed Hight had been with X'Siford Slveetjn frequently be tore his death and bad opportuuty to administer poison to him. Mrs, jSweethi’s alleged coni Jis ions, lie said, were simply wAat Hight had told her to tell. • 1 arn not prukecutiug Lawrence M. Hight, neither am I defending Hight, said Attorney, Smith in open ing his argument. “If Sweetin did <iie from poison th're is nd testi-i niony that Elsie* had anything to! do with it. “As to those confessions. Elsie! Sweetin was supposed to have made, at/Salem, I’ll say to you that the' testimoony of Mrs. Sweetin herself I tells you that she was tr.ving to tell! what Hight told her to tell and not. what she did.’’ The attorney then went into Hight’s confession sand statements and reminded the jury that they Were under instructions of the eo urt that they must not take these 2 consideration in judging the wom an. ’ ~ Cf JJLDREN ARE WARNED OF TOY PISTOL DANGER Dr. J. W. Chambliss stated to the Times-Recqrder today that the toy pistols that have been sold to chil dren. are very dangerous and should not be given to them. In Atlanta, stated the physician, a law has been made to prohibit the sale Os these pistols, as a number of children there have ben seriously injured by the powder that is used in them. Dr. Chambliss little boy was severely wounded by being shot in the face by one of these pistols, and it is feared he may lose the sight of an eye. Several other children have been wounded about the face, making ugly scars, and too much stress eannot be laid on the danger of these toys., Empty Stocking Fund Near S3OO Today at 3 O’clock the Erilpty Stocking Fund closed wit hthe total very near the 5800 mark The total raised is $275.46, it i» gratifying to everyone concerned and will give the ladie sin charge of u>e distribu tion of gifts enough to make it a merry Christmas for everyone in the city. Last year $2Ol wit raised. The $275.46 actual’/ passed over the counter of the Record* r, and besides this lots o e fruits and groceriees have beeh given to the Associated Charities to b? distribut ed Christmas morning. At noon today the Rotary club turned in S2O to the fun dwhieli was gratefully receive-! by the As sociated Charities, ana helped to make this years contribution the big gest and best ever. Although the fund closes today. The Associated Charities will gladly distribute any contributions that may be sent in Christm as day or after Christmas, which may make it all the merrier for the less fortunate ones. Previously- acknowledged . $236.26 Rotary Club $2”,00 Helen Sheffield ] (>0 Florrie Warren 25 R. E. Allison 2.C0 Tommy Warren .25 Quick Service Tire Co 1.00 Thomas Floral Co l.fo A Friend l .Co Rosemary Fay i.flo Annie Lucile Fay t.Oo ‘Mrs. J. I. Hudson 1.00 Robert Culpepper ..... ’.co Leuise Culpepper j.qo Jane Lnthy .50 Junior Tillman .10 Lon Charles Gammage .25 Ruba Gammage 95 Juliet Gammage .35 Julian Gammage 25 Henry Gammage .25 J. E. B. McLendon 1.00 7.inton Lester 25 Anita Lester 05 Willie Parker' ;. jq 1 Mrs. d.’J. Clark . \ j’oo Jack Holt ... ; 25 A Friend ... s . " / Martha Pace 3 Stepjhen Pace, Jr, . ... i.ooj Total $275.40 fflKI CHRISTMAS PREDICTEIJ F9B WEST Chillier Weather for Georgia With More Rain, But Clear Skies Thursday (By The Associated Press) CHICAGO, Dec. 24.— r J he coldest Christmas in recent years for Chi cago and zero weather for the Western and Middle Wot-tern states is promised by the bureau in its forecast today. Plenty of snow is predicted to accompany a drop in temperature. A new cold wave is coming on tho heels of last Week’s bitter cold and blizzard, attended by high winds of increasing velocity that may reach blizzard proportions by Christinas nigh't, the observers said today. The low temperatures ”:11 prevail for several days, with continued iinow and ice. COLDER IN GEORGIA FAIR THURSDAY. (By The Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The weather prediction for ‘-eorgia, that there will be rain in lhe extreme south, with possibly snow in the North and central portion of Geor gia tonight and much colder. cold wave is, predicted for the west ern portion of. the state Thursday with generally fair weather but colder. When the Cub\ Isn’t Covering Assignments j —By W. K. S.— We, ye editor, his assistant. The business manager, the Advertising manager The Bookkeeper, the Society Editress, the Pressmen, the Printers, *The Type Setters, the Printer’s Devil and the Office boy and the youngsters who sometime Forget to leave Your paper—wish all You folks a very Happy Christmas and a New Year free from boll Weevils and other pests, Such as Collectors, and Insurance men and Tax Collectors that Might keep you from Prospering. We are about To make a trip toward The tropical land of Florida, but will be Baek the early part of Next week and will begin All over again to scratch . For a living. A * * r Jft 2 A \Zx Yes, children, this is a photo of Santa Claus, snapped by the radio camera and sent to our office from the far off lands of the North. ; This we might add is the first hoiiSe that Santa has entered this Christ mas and he is having a hard time getting down the chimney with his pack of toys. If you want Santa I to bring you toys you must not 1 drink-nr .-'wear w use bad words like your papa, but must a good little boy like all newspaper folks. «TROOPS fiITIKI IfflMl Serbian Regulars, With All Field and Machine Gjms, Are Captured SOFIA, Dec. 24.—Statements is sued by thb Albanian consulate here, allege that’ the Albanian govern ,ment troops have retaken Erouma, in the Kossovo district, from the in surgents. It is also stated that u detachment of regular’ 1 ' Serb’ati troops have been tikptnred with field and machine guns from the Serbian arsenal? ’ ’ ' BANKS TO CLOSE AT NOON DURING HOLIDAYS At a meeting of the heads of the banks of the city, it was decided that these institutions would close all day Christmas, and New Years day, and that during the holidays, 12 o’clock would be observed as the closing hour each day. 36 DIE IN NEW YORK FROM POISON BOOZE NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Two n ore deaths in Bellevue/ hospital brought to 36 the number of afcoholic fatali ties in this city since December 1. The victims were John A. Ryan, 24-year-old song writer, and Nicols Fiscante, a laborer. Forty cases were under treat ment in the alcoholic ward in tho hospital. Eight of then were wo men. More than 100 liquor cases have been treated at Bellevue with in the last four dayq. NO PAPERTO» Z Following its usual f-toti < lowing'the editor, th J adve* man, bookkeeper, ‘Soc’ jeditof, p1 ! ers, printer’s devil n d lino*??. ; operators and rnreipn dajr o. no paper will 13 ur'nlla Thursday. ¥ \ .r > KICE FIVE CENTS EIGHT MFN KILLED AS ENGLISH PLANE-' CRUSHES TMBTH Pilot and Passengers Burned As Flames Envelope Machine —No Americans Aboard ' (By The Associated Prejg) CROYDON, England, Dec. 24,-Eight men were instantly killed here this morning when an airplane crashed to ground near the airdome. The plane was a Bis expressplane, travel ing between London and Paris. It fell to the ground shortly after leaving the airdome and instantly burst into flames. The pilot and seven passengers were killed. Another report states that the dead number nine instead of eight. A statement made by the Im perial Airway company, how ever, confirms the killing of sev en pasengers and the pilot. It is believed there were no Americans among the casualties. bmWs LOOTED BY BANDITS Practically Every Mercsmtile Establishment Socked By Outlaw Band FORT WORTH, Tex., Dec. 24, The banks and practically ever# mercantile establishment at Paradise Texas, were looted last night, ac cording to dispatches received here today. The bandits operating In Paradiso are believed to be the sane gang that '•acked and burned Vnl ley View, Texas last w-ek. pope Sue IMfKfflCI Surrounded In Today’s Care mony By Splendor of Medie val Pagentry ROME, Dec. 24.- Pope Fills XI, surrounded by the splendor of medieval pageantry curtomary for such occasions, today proclaimed ■from the Vatican the twenty-third Holy Year in the history of the Papacy and perform? 1 the picture sque ceremony of knocking down the ftoly Door of the basi’ica of St. Peter's with the symoolic solid gold hammer. The Pontiff thus initiated a series of ceremonies which are expected to attract to Rome during the en suing year millions of pilgrims from all over the world. The regal magnificence of today’s ceremony, the richness of the ponti fical robes, the multico'ored uni forms of the various branches of the Vatican forces, and the draperies and canopies that lent gorgeous color to the general background left a panorama of solemn grandeur im printed on the minds of the favored hundreds who saw the ceremony at close range and the thousands of others who filled the spacious ba silica and overflowed into the ex pansive square in front. Immediately after the Holy Door had fallen open and was roll ed away on casters that previously had been attached, the news Was proclaimed by the pealing of the bells "of the great Mother church, in which the bells of all the other 400 churches of. the Eternal City join ed.
