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WEATHER I i t For Georgia—Partly cloudy to- ? night; Friday local showers and > thunderstorms. ORTY-SEVENTH YEAR— NO 161 Judge Indicted for Fraud Wednesday—Killed Today CAR WHICH ROSS WAS OPERATING RUNS OFF BRIDGE Prominent Tennessee Jurist; Un der Bond of $25,000 at time of Death IMPLICATED IN FAILURE PEOPLES SAVING BANK Badly Mutilated Body Found Pinned Beneath Car Short- f ly After Tragedy Jackson, Tenn, July 9. Judge J. W. Ross, of the Western Tennessee district of the Federal court who, Wednesday was indict ed in connection with the failure of the Peoples Savings hank of Jackson, today was killed In an automobile accident, one of the most horrible to occur in this state. Judge Ross was killed when the automobile in which he was riding ran off a bridge about five miles east of Jackson. It is believed that the car turned over several times in the air before it struck the creek, pinning the jurist underneath. 1 he body was discovered shortly after the tragedy by the attendants on the ambulance which was sum moned by persons who saw the car leap from the road. It is presumed that Ross was alone in the car as no one was near the wreck when the ambulance arrived. Judge Ross was under a $35,000 bond on the charges of forgery, fraudulent breach of trust and ac cessory to embezzlement, which were returned in a joint indictment Wednesday by the Madison grand jury, following an investigation in to the failure of the bank. The basis of Judge Ross’ indict ment was in unpaid drafts bearing his name. Several of them were is sued on Memphis lawyers and found in the resources of the bank. When called upon by bank liqui dating agents to pay the drafts, Ross had refused, declaring he was not indebted to the institution. When the indictment was returned Wednesday, implicating him with three others associated with the bank, Judge Ross said, “it should be taken into consideration that a grand jury inquiry is wholly an ex parte proceeding.” PRESIDENT OFF STATE POLITICS Shown By His Failure to Aid Personal Friend in Secur ing Congressional Seat SWAMPSCOTT, July 9. —Presi dent Coolidge does not intend to play an active roll in congressional elections. This determination holds even in his own congressional district in Massachusetts, in which a vacancy now exists as the result of the re cent death of George Churchill. Reports in circulation that Cool idge is behind the movement to have K'enry L. Bowles, Springfield, seek this seat is known to be some what vexing to the executive;. De spite his close personal friendship for Bowles, Coolidge believes it is not his prerogative to participate in these elections. LATVIA DESIRES TO PAY U. S. DEBT WASHINGTON, July 9.—The government of Latvia has informed the treasury of its desire to fund its debt to the United States. This step on the part of Latvia runs the total to four countries that have expressed a desire to*pay the Uni ted States. . American Farmers Are Five Billion Dollars Better Off 7 han They Were One Year Increased Prosperity Found in Cotton, Tobacco and Wheat Sections CHICAGO, June 10.—When the American farmer balances his books June 30 to mark the close of the 1924-1925 crop yield, he will find himself $500,000,000 better off than he was a year ago. This advance finding issues au thoritatively here from O. E. Brad fute, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation. "When I say the farmer will find himself $500,000,000 richer by the' end of June than he was at the came time last year. I speak na- THE TlmEs|? RECORDER EaU.published IN THE WILL TESTIFY FOR SCOPES AT TRIAL th » I I al t,-' JI I 1 BWWiWift'' -■« Prof. Michael 1. Dupin', one of the foremost scientsits of the day, and a member of the Columbia Univer sity faculty, will testify for John T. Scopes in his trial at Dayton. Melon Growers Os Sumter To Reap Harvest Indications Arc That They Will Receive From S3OO to S4OO for Remaining Cars With buyers offering from S3OO tc $350 a car for Thurman Gray and Watson watermelons averaging 30 pounds, indications are that Sum ter county farmers, who had the foresight to increase theii acreage this year and who still have the major portion of their crop in the fields, will realize a large profits off their melon crop before the sea son ends. The bulk of the South Georgia melon crop has already been mark eted and buyers are moving from that section to Macon, where they will be in a position to purchase’ the crop of Southwest Georgia, which is at its peak, according to H. A. Cliett, county agent. Twenty-five cars of melons have already beeh shipped from Sumter county, but did not bring a big price as the melons average less than 30 pounds, due to the dry weather which had a tendency to ripen the first of the crop before the melons were fully matured. However the recent rains have been beneficial to the new melons and they will weigh from 30 to 40 pounds be fore they ripen, is the opinion of growers. The Southwest Georgia shipping season, in which Sumter county is (Continued on Page Six) LIGHTNING DESTROYS BARN AND CONTENTS Lightning ignited H. L. Speer’s barn at Leslie Tuesday afternoon and the structure and contents, valued at SSOO, were destroyed by the fire. The barn was partially insured. All of the live stock was saved. COMMUNITY SING AT SHILOH CHURCH A community sing will be held at the Shiloh church Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, when the famous Les lie quartet and singers from every town in this section of the state will be heard. The community sings held during the past two mon’Jis have been very successful and indi cations are that this one will estab lish an attendance record. Everybody is invited to attend. tionally, of course,” Bradfute ex plains. “However, this increaser prosper ity is by no means evenly distribut ed. It is principally found in wheat ! cotton and tobacco sections, some i of which had every unsatisfactory ' yield the year before and in some I cases for two or three years past. “Should you draw a line from Chi cago to Savannah, generally speak- ■ ir.g, all north and east of that line, ■ including also Wisconsin, show an i actually reduced income over the previous year. This same condition I prevails in all of that section of the ■ i United States west and south of the ■Hine drawn from Spokane to New I (Continued on Page Five) AMERICUS. GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 9. 1925 Merchants Institute AW ill r— M———nr- ■— « <■'—» «■ < • —« *aiwrwr> ■ »'■■■■,«■■■ anaiai ai m <-* ■■» w ’■'■M’-frw—— Open j Morriing First Session of Intensive Business Training Course Will Be Held At Carnegie Library Un der Supervision of Frank Stockdale, Business Expert—Eighteen Merchants Underwrite In stitute and Will Take Advantage of Profes sional Instructions. Frank Stockdale comes to Americus Sunday, ready to open |he first session of the Americus .morning at 8 o’clock at the Carnegie Library. Mr. Stockdale is in Columbus this week, where the institute is meeting daily with large crowds. 1 he institute, which is nothing more nor less than an intensive business institute for merchants, their clerks, professional men and others, was made possible when more than 20 firms under wrote the cost for the services of Mr. Stockdale. Some of the subjects that will be taken up during the week by the institute are these although no set program has yet been arranged: “Today’s competition and how Jo meet it.” “Fussy customers and snippy clerks.” “Turnovers and profits.” “Suggestive salesmanship.” “How to know those lines from which a profit may be made.” “How team work in the office or store builds business.” What is this Retail Merchants Institute ? Perhaps it might better be termed a Business Congress. It is design ed on the same plan as Teachers’ Institutes and Farmers’ Institutes in that a recognized authority on retail and sellin gproblems delivers lectures and conducts the meetings with a view to promulgating new ideas and developing those best suit ed to the community, and its specif ic objects are: 1. To meet outside competition more effectively and get more of the trade that belongs to Americus. 2. To help employees render bet ter service to customers. 3. To help the citizens in general appreciate the value of co-operative effort. Institutes are being held in Cor dele, Columbus, Augusta, Atlanta, Valdosta, West Point, Newnan and many other cities, large and small, (Continued on Page Six) LEEBTATETO BE DIVIDED SOON Partition of Famous General’s Son’s Estate to Be Made Through County Court (By The Associated Press) RICHMOND, Va„ July 9—The partition of personal property and real estate bequeathed and devised by General W. H. F. (Rooney) Lee, son of General Robert E. Lee, will soon be made through the Circuit Court of Fairfax county. It will involve real estate in the counties of Fairfax and New Kent and in the City of Richmond. Partition will be made in Fairfax due to a recent decision of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals which decided in favor of the juris diction of the Fairfax court in a case appealed by Mrs. Robert E. Lee, Jr., who had sought to have the partition made in the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond. Dr. George Bolling Lee had instituted proceedings as administrator in Fairfax. General Lee by his will gave all his property, real and personal, to his wife, Mary Tabb Lee, during her lifetime and directed that at her death it should be divided between his two sons, Colonel Robert E> Leo. anc | D r . George Bollintr Lee If either son died before his mother and without children, he had the right to dispose of his share of the estate by will. Mrs. Robert E. Lee lost a case in the District of Columbia courts in which she sought to compel George Bolling Lee and a District finan cial institution to divide heirlooms and relics which belonged to the Lee family. Colonel Robert E. Lee died prior to his mother, but he exercised the right given him by his father’s will and devised and bequeathed to his widow his one half interest in the entire estate, making the provision that at her re-marriage, or at her death, her interest, will in either event,: revert ,ta Dr. George Bolling Lee of New York, WILL BE IN CHARGE OF BUSINESS INSTITUTE Uy" «-<> oM • FRANK STOCKDALE SENATE KEPT BUSY TODAY Eighteen Bills Introduced; Res olution in House Asks Lower Telephone Rates ATLANTA, July 9. Eighteen bills, several of them of prime im- I ortance, were introduced in the senate this morning, the first read ing of which constituted the main business of the upper body up un til noon today. Among the bills was one by Senator Hayes, of the Eighth district, providing for the expansion of the state board of health so as to reduce preventable disease. The public service commission would be requested to investigate the telephone‘rates with a view to a downward reduction to pre-war rates, under the provision of a reso -1 ition introduced in the house to day, carrying the names of Repre sentatives Daniel, of Troup; Beck, of Carroll; Stanford, of Lowndes, and others. SALE OF GOVERNMENT SHIPS BEING PUSHED WASHINGTON, July 9. Fur ther negotiations for the sale of 200 vessels for scrapping was or dered today by the" shipj ing board, which rejected the recommendation of President Palmer of the Emerg ency Fleet corporation that the bid of the Boston Iron and Metal company of Baltimore, of $1,370,- 000 for the 2000 be accepted. BRYAN CONDEMNS SCOPES’ ACTION DAYTON, Tenn., July 9. —Wil- liam Jennings Bryan believes John T. Scopes, defendant fn the Tennes see evolution trial, “is doing more harm to the teachers of the country than to any other class.” This harm, he declared today, would be “in definitely increased if Scopes’ views as to the independence of teachers were established. ARTIST’S SKETCHES TRAP HIS SLAYERS > PARIS, July 9.—Two robbers , ? beat up a French painter so < > badly that he lost his power [ of speech. < > Unable to give a verbal de- < ’ scription of his assailants, the < ? artist drew pictures of them J > shortly before his death in a S hospital. By using these drawings, the ’ , police found and arrested the < murderers. > \ i GUNMAN LURED TO HIS DEATH IN CHICAGO WAR Tony Genna Third of His Fam ily to Die From Assassin’s Bullets CHICAGO, July 9. Chicago gangland ran amuck again Wednes day and Tony Genna, of the notori ous gang of gunmen and beer run ners, fell the victim of assassins’ bullets, the third member of his family to be killed in the past six weeks. Tony’s death came in the midst of a relentless police war being waged against gangsters which started a few weeks ago when Michael Genna, Tony’s brother, was shot to death after members of his gang had stag ed a battle with policemen, killing two officers and wounding a third. A few weeks previous Angelo Gen na, another brother, v;as murdered. Tony, 28 years old ar d the wealth iest of six brothers, apparently was lured to his death. For half an hour he paced nervously up and down before the grocery store of a friend in the heart of “Little Italy.” Then, as a big closed car drew up to the curb he advanced with hand extended to greet the two occupants who stepped from the car and walk ed toward him. As Tony clasped the hand of one, the other fired five bullets into his body and both fled, tossing the pis tol away. Tony died a few hours later in a hospital. Two minutes before he died Tony broke the iron rule of silence that has prevailed in Chicago gangland where men live and die by the gun to settle their feuds. “You’re dying, Tony; you have just a few minutes to live.” a po lice officer told him. “Tel! us who shot you.” Tony shook his head. “I’ll get them whe nl get better,” he said. Then realizing he was about to die, he gasped “Cavallere,” and drop ped back on his cot. TO PHOTOGRAPH SUMTER’S CROPS Pictures Will Be Used in Telling the World About Advantages in This County In order that Sumter county will be able to tell the world what it is doing in the agricultural line, George IL Walker, photographer for the Seaboard Air Line Railway, is this week taking a series of farm pictures which will be reproduced in a pamphlet to be gotten up by the county agent. The books when printed will be sent to practically every farmer in this section of the country. The report of the survey made of Sumter county farm last winter is soon to be released by the United States Department of Agriculture and as soon as it is received the in formation will be used with the pic ture sprocured by the Seaboard’s photographer in telling the world’ of the great possibilities that awaits the new comer to Sumter. < Farmers who have exceptional erpps are asked to communicate wil'i the county agent so that the photographer can take a picture of thefii for the pamphlet. 1 AtUE BACON FARM LAND DECREASED OVER • / $1,000,000 IN 5 YEARS ATLANTA, July 9.—The value of farm lands and buildings in Eact n county decreased more than onc/million dollars in the five year pemod 1920 to 1925, it is shown In a rjeliminary announcement of the resf'ts of the 1925 farm census of Bac<\i county made by the federal department of commerce. The 1925 figures are preliminary and subject to correction, the report The value of all farm land and says. buildings in the county on January 1, 1920, the announcment shows, was $3,130,654, as contracted with $2,016,952 on January 1, 1925. The Comparative figures for the land alone are $2,579,984 for 1920 and for 1925. The value; of the kuil.diiyjs in 1520 was $550,-1 670, and $4*7,15$ in 1925. I LEADING WITNESS AT DAYTON APE TRIAL Henry Fairfield Osborn, director of the American Museum of Nat ural History, and an authority on evolution, will be a witness for John T. Scopes at the Dayton “Mon key trial.” Senators Take Oath on Negro Porter’s Bible Clifford Johnson Renders Serv ice to McClatchey, Secre tary of the Senate ATLANTA, July 9—The Georgia state senate was sworn in this year on a Bible belonging to one of the negro porters, it was revealed to day when the circumstances were revealed by D. F. McClatchey, sec retary of the senate. On the day that senate convened, Mr. McClatchey summoned Clifford Johnson, the Htead porter of the senate, and instructed him to go to Chief Justice Richardson, of the Supreme Court, and inform him of the hour the Senate was to convene, so that there might be no delay in waiting for the chief justice. “And, Clifford,” said Mr. Mc- Clatchey, “I wish you would check up and be sure taht there is a Bible on the president’s desk too, so there will not be any slip-up.” Yassah, yassah” replied Clifford, “I done seen to dat dis mawnin, and I brung my own Bible. Heah hit.” Then he produced his copy of the Holy Writ, which Mr. McClatchey described as being of excellent binding and print and that it showed unmistakable signs of having been well used and well read. When the senate is not in session, Clifford is porter to the governor and has occupied his dual position with Mr. McClatchey and the gov ernor for a quarter of a century. He is a staunch member of one of the local colored Methodist churches MULE INJURED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE A Macon physician, unable to stop his car on a muddy stretch o( the Ellaville road, Wednesday morn ing, crashed into a team of mules, the property of Sheriff McArthur, and cut a deep gash in the fore leg of one of the animals. The acci dent was unavoidable, and as the doctor agreed to pay all cost, no case was made. Upon examination it was found that no bones were broken in the mule's leg. The wagon was not damaged. Just wiggling your toes in it Is more fun than leaving footprints on the sands of time. Slayer of Jake Hamon, Multi- Millionaire Oil Monarch, Says She Will Approach Alter Again “Queen of Tragedies” Clara Ha mon, to Seek Happiness in Marriage BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., July 9. —"Yes, I know I shall marry again. I don’t know who he will be but I tim certain that I was destined to find natural companionship and love somewhere in the world.” Five years ago the name of Clara Smith Hamon was emblazoned on the front pages of nearly every pa per in the country. She had shot to death Jake Hamon, multi-mil lionaire oil king and political bosa of Oklahoma. She was a woman whose tragic PRICE FIVE CENTS MAN WHO TOOK ATROPIN NOW OUT OF DANGER Dr. Judson B. West, Richland Pharmacist, Took Overdose Medicine Monday Night OVER PROTESTS OF AMERICUS DRUGGIST Heart Stimulant Taken By Young iVlan to Check Cold, Is Report Dr. Judson B. West, formerly ?f Columbus, now pharmacist at Lit tle’s Drug Store, Richkind, is recov ering from the results of an over dose of atropine, which he look while in Americus Monday night, according to information received from Richland. The atropine was purchased from the Windsor pharmacy, and was taken by Dr. West over the pro tests of Dr. Drew, proprietor of the Windsor Pharmacy, who said lie would not have given Dr. West the heart stimulant had he not been a member of the pharmecutical pro fession. Dr. West, according to Dr. Drew, asked for a half grain of atropine, which is used as a remedy for colds. “I asked Dr. West, said Dr. Drew, “if he were in the habit rff taking such a large dose and he replied that he did not think "it would hurt him.” However, before I gave him the medicine I pinched a piece off the tablet, reducing the dose to lit tle more than a quarter of a grain. Ordinarily I would not sell thait size dose to a layman, but as Dr. Wed. was a pharmacist I thought he knew what he was doing and realized the effect that an over dose of atropine would have oft the person taking it.” Half hour afterwards Dr. West returned to the Windsor Pharmacy and asked Dr. Drew for something that would counteract the atropine. After administering first aid, Dr. •West called a physician, who assur ed Dr. West that he was in no im mediate danger of becoming seri ously ill, according to Dr. Drew. Dr. Drew said that there were numerous rumors in circulation that Dr. West purchased the atropine with suicidal intent. Such is not the truth, Dr. West was suf fering with a severe cold and took the atropine, which is frecmently used as a remedy so rcofils, said Dr. West. OIL BOOM TOWN HAS $500,000 FIRE EL DORADO, Ark., July R. Cross Roads, the newest oil boom town in the world, nine miles north cas tof hero, in tn heart of the sec ond and third land department area, was ruined with fire Wednesday night as a flaming tornado, rising from the treating plant of the Im perial Oil and Gas Products com pany, swept four wells, six earthen storage pits and other properties for a loss of more than $500,000. CHATHAM SOLONS TO OPPOSE PEACOCK BILL SAVANNAH, July 9.—The Chat ham county delegation to the low er house of the general assembly is to cast its vote against the Peacoch bill for the prohibition of Sunday dancing in the state of Geor gia, it was announced by Rener Den mark, one of the representatives of the delegation Mr. Denmark says he speaks for the whole delegation and they have decided that the tolera tion of Sunday dancing is a local problem and is not to be interfered with the state authority. Savannah is located in Chatham county. story of love and murder intnigued the interes| of a nation. Now Clara has come out of her retreat in the peaceful surroundings of these California hills to again step into the spotlight, A divorce decree was granted her from John Gorman, film director, whom Clara married when she took to the films to picture the story of her life. This alone was enough -"to carry Clara back into the news-* columns. But she added interest,-’when aho announced that she would marry* again. For a life strewn with traged.'" has now embittered Clara against; Continued on Page Three, . w. ..--a
