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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Middling, 23 l-2c. WEATHER For Georgia Fair tonight and Sunday. ORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 162 EVOLUTION CASE LIKELY RESULT IN JOINT DEBATE Is Fear of Prosecution If Scien tific Testimony Is Permitted In Trial DA\TON, July 11.—Prosecution j ‘counsel in the Scopes case will hold that the admission of expert testi mony of scientists and theologians would convert the trail of the Day ton biology teacher into a joint de bate on science and religion. The purpose of the, defense, as announced Friday in the first day of the trial wlpich is testing the Tennessee law against teaching evolution in the public schools, wiii be fought out before Judge Ratils ton, Monday when arguments of the contending sides will be presented to the court. In advance of court session to day, because of the adjournment from Friday afternoon until Mon day, members of the prosecution and attorneys protested that they sought only a decision on Ihe ii-sue alleged to be a violation of the statute. The state today is pre paring to oppose the move to put experts on the star,a by every means in its command, acceding to a declaration by Attorney General Stewart. COITONGOODS BUYING AT HALT Crop Report Causes Manufac turers to Restrict Trading; Expect Drop in Staple NEW YORK, July 11.—Cotton goods trading has been more re stricted since the government report on cotton acreage and crop condi tions was issued, buyer/s being un certain concerning the probable worth of the staple ,and its effect upon cloth prices when the new crop begins to prove. They had, been looking for lower prices. Prices have held steady and bids at lower prices for contract deliveries ex tending to the end of the year were declined. New lines -of yarn dyed fancy goods opened for spring area being ) ordered moderately, the new prices having been tentatively named on the basis of last season, until/later in the year when final prices will be decided upon. Less talk of cur tailment of production is heard as the mills making sheetings, print (cloths and wide sheetings, sheetings and 4-4 bleached cottons ar? steady with many lines comfortably under order for the next few weeks. MOULTRIE BENEFITS FROM MELON CROP MOULTRIE, July 11,_The mel on hsipment for this week is the best this district has had this season. An average of sixty or more cars have been moved daily and it is expected that around 200 cars will be moved before the week is out. The farm ers are well pleased with the price they have been getting and the crop this year has been good. This is the first time in years the prices have held so well throughout the season. Sand in Fertilizer Has Impoverished the Farmer Bill Contemplated By Senator Wilkinson Wtuld Put Stop to Conscienceless Practice (By The Associated Press) ATLANTA, July It.—The stand- W ard of fertilizers in Georgia would be considerably raised'f a bill Sen ator H. B. Wilkinson, \>f the 19th district, contemplates Bromes law. Senator Wilkinson he is in the’ seante primarily to (ring some tangible benefit to the farmer and he does not believe the prdtica! way to do this is through the pVk barrel route. The farmer, in thetenator’s opinion, is not looking foicharity I but for a real opportunity V, work L out his own salvation by’ ksiness \ J® ‘‘There is so much dead filH. just sand, in fertilizers in thiytaie that it has impoverished the hrm ,,rs beyond calculation, ’he sail “If our farmers, and I am one of \ e m could have all the money they l ve paid for sand in fertilizer bugs, thy would be able to pay all their dels, buy back the lands and the ; r hoi\ s that they have lost and have a cov sortable competencd'left besides. “Why you would be surprised t ge e the amount of sand in th > av. i agP fertilizer. I have icon it mv self in the guano distributors ir the field- and one day one cf in- THETIMESBRECORDER ESH PUBLISHED IN THE AR CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT TO BE PLAYED HERE Lccal Golfers to Play Qualify ing Round of Tournament Sunday! Last Four Days At a recent meeting of the Tour nament Committee of th? Americus Golf Club, it was decided to begin the annual Club Championship Tournament, and players /were re quested to play their qualifying round between Sunday, the 12th and Thursday, the 16th, inclusive. There will be a jpinimum of 19 trophies to be played for and the committee is Very anxious to have every player participate in this event. Play for qualifying will be in singles, medal play, thereafter match play will prevail. Players not able to qualify dur ing the stipulated days will be plac ed in their respective flight accord ing to the average of their last nine ty holes of play, such entries will not compete for the low medalist prize. In case of any ties in quali fying the player with the lowest handicap will be listed fir.dt. All rules governing this tourna ment will be posted on the bulletin board at the Club house. Match play will be IS holes, ex cept finals, which will consist of 36 holes. Pairings will be as f Hows: Charles Lrtnier and L. L. Mc- Closkey. W. C .Caye and A. Rylander, Jr Henry Clay and Walter Rylander. Henry Lumpkin and L. C. Thiers. C. S. Glover and Dr. M. H. Wheeler. Paul Westbrook and John Shef field. 11. O. Jones and W. D. Moreland. J. A. Pinkston, Jr., and J. Lewis Ellis. .Harvey Beall and G. O. Loving Frank Harrold and J. E. Fergu son. Luther Hawkins and Frank La- 1 nier. Jeff McCleskey and Ferdinand, Cohen . W. M. Tones and J. E. Higtower. D. R. Andrews and C. H. Burke, R. J. Hill and B. F. Easterlin, Jm. EarT Rainey and Wallis Mott. Steve Pace and Ed Argo. S. H. Prather and Thomas Har rold. J. T. Warren and Frank Shef field. A. C. Primrose and Nathan Mur ray. Eugene Bailey and Hamilton Yancey. W. W. Dykes and Ed Gyles. E. B. Everett and Cooper Brad ley. S. W. Coney and Dr.JL F. Grubbs W. M. Humber and Lee Hudson. Evan Mathis and Cobb Milner. Edgar Shipp and J..L. Gaylord. G. D. WHEATI EV ON CITY ASSESSORS’ BOARD George D. Wheatlev was named 1 y the city council at their regular meeting Friday night to serve on the city tax accessors board for this year. Mr. Wheatley will serve in place of C. 11. Burke, who was appointed at the last meeting of council but was prevented from serving on account of business. darkies called my att 'nt ion to it. As ignorant as he was He :>aw for him self. The average farmer, ‘t— t be ing a technician on the manufac ture of fertilizers, dees not km w the difference between an 8-2-2 and a 12-4-4 and that is wn <■ thev have been the victims of this conscience less practice. “I have not yet drafted my bill. I am studying the form of it very carefully and conferring with others interested in relieving the farmer. We are all centering our efforts on this- bill. There is one thought yjjp are bearing in mind, however, in dddition to cutting down the amount of sand fertilizers, and that it shall be of some practical benefit to the state. If the bill as we draft it is passed and put into operation, it will pay its own way. It will pro vide for a personal inspection of all, the fertilizer made in the state. A fee will be charged the manufac turer for this inspection and this fee will take care of all the cost of l maintaining the inspection service. | It also will result in adding quite a neat amount to the revqpues of the state . “The benefit to the farmer will be incalculable. It will result in his buying about one third the amount of fertilizer he has had to in the j ’ past. Heretofore he has had to buy rfeo much with which to do so little. ] The situation is acute.” AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 11, 1925 FIRST PHOTO TAKEN AT EVOLUTION TRIAL -f J? y * .■ - : ||M b mtAwWrlw * - T * V ■f 8 'Kg At ioft, Judge Raulston with gav- courtroom as trial is opened by el poised, calling court to order at prayer by the Rev. L. M. C»rt- Dayton, Tenn. At right scene of wright, fundamentalist minister qf CHEAPER WATER RATES FOR POOL Officials of Playground Asso ciation Declare They Can not Operate Under 9c Rate Declaring that, they could not op erate tiie playground swimming poo] without incurring a large in debtedness, with water costing them nine cents per 1000 gallons, Sam Heys, Frank Harrold and J. T. War ren, officials of the Playground As sociation .appeared before city coifn ,<il Friday night at its regular meet inging and succeeded in getting rate on water lowered to eight cents .per 1000 gallons. The three officials said that the swimming pool was being operated at a loss and that it was impossible to decrease their indebtedness, which amounted to approximately $2,500, if they had to continue paying nine cents for water. “The pool is really the only thing we have to offer the children in the line of pleasure through the summer months,” said Mr. Heys, “and un less council sees fit to lower the water rate we will be compelled to dos ethe pool.” . We do not ask the city to - donate anything to us, all we desire is that we get the Water at the actual cost of pumping.” Mft Warren said that as soon as the pool was paid for plans would be made to further beautify the playground and make it a valuable asset to the city. Aiderman Murray and City Engi neer Walker declared it was cost ing the city approximately 8 cents to pump 1,000 gallons of water, due to the long drouth, but that with ad ditional rain the pumping cost would be lowered and there was a possibility of the Playground Asso ciation receiving cheape rratefe as the summer progresses. Aiderman Shipp introduced the motion lowering the rates and It was carried, with the proviso that the rates would be raised or lowered in accordance wit hthe cost to the city of pumping the water. The meeting was very short and outside of the pool question and the reading of the bills no other busi ness was transacted. DEATH CLAIMS W. W. LUMPKIN - I Former Sheriff of Schley Coun ty Died At His Home in Draneville ELLAVILLE, July 11. —(Special) —W. W. Lumpkin, aged about 65 !years died at his home in Drane ville Friday afternoon at six o’clock. Mr. Lumpkin had been in ill health for some time. About a week ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis from which he never rallied. He was reared in Schley county, and was a brother of the late Henry Lumpkin of Americas. For many years Mr. Lumpkin was sheriff of Schley county, which position he held with credit to himself and family. He was a member of the Baptist chureh of this city. He is survived by seven children as follows: Henry Lumpkin of Co lurpbus, Willie Lumpkin of Lowe, Mrs .Bob Battle, Mrs. Grady Stew art, Mrs. Hill Tondee of Schley county, Mrs. R. B. Wells of Buena Vista. A large number of grand children also survive him. Funeral services for Mr. Lumpkin will be held at the Baptist church Sunday morning at ten o’clock. In terment will bo in the local ceme tery beside his wife who died about two years ago. | Remember the old fashioned girl who : creamed when you saw her pie ture in a bathing suit? BAKERY REPORT READ TO COUNCIL Data Secured By Alderman Mur ray Shows Lccal Firm Is Great Asset to City After all regular business had been disposed of at the meeting of City Council Frida ynight, a round table discussio nwas held relative to the licenses to be levied against baking concerns of other cities which have expressed their desire of opreating bread and cake trucks Zhe city of Americus by the Model Bread Company. Aiderman Murray, who took the role as chairman of the informal meeting, read an interesting state ment of the expenditures, licenses and money left and circulated in the city of Americus. After hearing the statement read, council agreed, although there was no formal action take non it, that out-of-town bakers desiring to do business in Americus should pay the same license as that paid by the Model Bread company. Aiderman Murray said that in 1924 the Model Bakery •had a pay) roll of $10,283.59; had bought mer chandise amounting to $9,250.60 from local firms; paid a local pt int ing bill of $343.85; purchased $384.75 worth of auto tires from a local dealer; paid $62.50 water rent; paid a labor bill of $476,50; paid a drayage bill of $535.14; re-, pairs to automobiles amounted to' $635.75 and had used $1,456.00 worth of Sumter county butter and eggs. All surplus, it was state dby Ai derman Murray, were put back into new equipment and remodeling of building, so as to give Americus and this trade territory a bakery that would equal the bakeries of larger cities. All material used in the remodeling of this building, v.as bought in Americus and Sumter county, such as lumber, paint and etc., all labor done by Americus men. AMERICUS GIRL BEAUTY WINNER Miss Ruth Comer Selected As Prettiest Girl at Mercer Summer School MACON, July 11.—Miss Ruth Comer, of Americus, was selected by the student body as the prettiest girl at the Mercer University sum mer school. Charles Stapleton, of Colquitt, was voted as the most handsome man in the same election. Other super-summer school titles awarded in the election, whicii wa? conducted by the 1926 Cauldron, annual publication of the university, were: Best all-round girl, Miss Jaunita Graham, Savannah; best all-round man, Roy W. Davis, Kenwood; best natured girl, Miss Elsie Preston, Covington; best nature! man, C. L. Clark, Eufaula, Ala.; and biggest ladies’ man, Luther Drake, of Se noia. | BE SURE TO READ , THIS STORY TODAY ' On the editorial page today ) S is the text of an address re- j > cently delivered here by Dr. J. £ S L. Campbell, of whom it is said ? • that he knows more about can- ( I cer than any man in, the South. ? It is of vital importance, in- 5 > tensely interesting and informa- ) tive, expressed in language that ( I a child may understand. Information contained in this > address may be the means of ; preventing this scourge entering your home. You’ll find it in the editorial column today.—L.E. Spring City, Tenn. Note in court- himself (in his shirt sleeves, bent in room scene Darrow is in center. At prayer. right back of the picture is Scopes Merchants Prepare to Go to School for Week COOLIDGE PLANS FOR BUSY DAY * Will Attend. Editors Meet in Morning and Discuss Foreign •Affairs in Afternoon SWAMPSCOTT, July 11.—For eign affairs, particularly the Chi nese and the debt situation, held the attention of Coolidge today with a conference arraigned between him, Secretary Kellogg and Under Sec retary Kellogg and Under Secretary Grew, of the state department Despite this the President went ahead with his plans to spend part of the day on an outing near here of the Essex county newspaper pub lishers and editors, that which Sena tor Butler and Governor Fuller, of Massachusetts have been invited to attend. ‘ Coolidge was advised by his host, Ralph S. Bauer, Republi can candidate for Mayor of Lynn, that he would not have to deliver a speech. JOHN D. JR. BUYS FATHER’S HOME Both Deny That Purpose is to Avoid Paying Heavy Inheri tance Taxes NEW YORK, July 11 —The self of John D. Ro. kafe.’ler’i four homes to his son John D. Rockefeller, .’ir. is announced, but vigorous denial that the purpose is to avoid the heavy inhertance ta •>•s, wh;:h would be levied if the son were to ccme into possession of the homes after his father’s death. The properties involved are a 23,000 acre estate at Pocanticohills, at Tarrytown, N. Y.; a town house and cou.itrv estate at Lakewood, N. J.; and a winter home at Ormaed Beach, Fla. The price paid was more than $3,000,000. PLAN TO WIPE ' OUTRIFHANS I French and Spanish Co-Ordinate On Military Operations in Morocco PARIS, July 11—The French and Spanish government have arraigned to coordinate their military opera tions against Ahd-el-Krim’s Riffian tribesmen. The Spanish effort will be on a rather small scale, it is un derstood, but nevertheless it is ex pected to have real effect. The French wa rministry has decided to transfer three divisions of Colonial troops, now in France, to Morocco. FIRE BOYS REST PERIOD IS BROKEN FRIDAY The fire department left the en gine house so tthe first time in four weeks Friday afternoon when they were called to extinguish a slight blaze in the electrical system of A. B. Howard’s Ford car, which caught fire on Earl street. e chief reported no damage. SIB,OOO BUILDING PERMIT ISSUED STANDARD OIL A building permit aggregating SIB,OOO was ssued to the Standard •Oil Company 'or the erection of a gasoline filling'station at the corn er of Lamar and Lee street. 'I he property was recently purchare 1 bv the Standard Oil company from W. O. Easterlin. . Frank Stockdale, Business Ex pert, Will Arrive tn City / Sunday; First Session of Merchants’ Institute to Open Monday Frank Stockdale, of the Chicago Retailers Institute, will arrive in the city Sunday from Columbus, Ga., and will open a week’s mer chants clinic here Monday. There will be two sessions each day, one for clerks and sales people, the ether for business executives. All sessions are open to the public, men and women, and the public is urged to attend all or as many of these sessions as possible. A committee of merchants com posed of J. P. Luther, of Church well’s, James Lott, of the Americus Steam Vulcanizing company; A. C. Medford of the Model Bread com pany, and J. L. Spark, if the Sparks Grocery company wi'h probably some others, have charge of the ar rangements. These merchants will meet Mr. Stockdale on arrival. All sessions will be held in the Carnegie Library. “We merchants and professional men, with our clerks, and spies peo ple are going back to school for one week,” said James Lott, one of the committee today. We know that none of us know all ther? is to be known about merchandising find salesmanship. It is our idea of getting together twice a d.\y for five days and discuss our problems and listen to Mr. Stock ir.le in bis lectures on modern business prob lems, as well ns ti.ose problems which we may class as community problems. “We want to reach out for more business here in Americus; we de sire to know how w; can be of greater service to our customers; we believe that ’’rom vh's week of intensive training and advertising, one with all, that vroat good will pome to us as ir>'iiv>d:if.ls, as nr»r t’hants and profossi mt.l men, and that as a community we will get a new vision. “A number of .o'.n'i men have un derwritten the cost of the scssicn. The public can aid us by attending and sharing with us the goad things that are in store. “One of the first things essential to building a bigger an 1 better town is to train ourselves into bigger and better merchants, lawyers, doctors and bankers. The clerk or sales man who sells the most goods gets the most money. Trained salesman ship increases one’s ability to sell. Mr. Stockdale will make better sales men out of every individual who attends and all of us are salesmen. The doctor and the lawyer sell their knowledge and personality just as the grocer sells flour and eggs. The merchants desire the co-operation of every individual in the communi ty.” RAILROAD TO RAISE RATES ON FURNITURE WASHINGTON, July 11.—The railroads were authorized today .o increase generally, after August 1, rates on furniture < moving from southern producing territory to New England and other Northeastern cities. MOORE AND SHIPP TO A DDRESS CONVENTION Supt. E. T. Moore will leave Mon- ] day for Athens, whre he will at-1 tend the State Convention of Coun- j ty school officials. He is on the | program and will deliver an address on the subject of consolidation of schools and what consolidation has accomplished for Sumter county. Colonel J. E. D. Shipp’s name also appears on the program. His subject is “Building School Houses.” This is a rare honor, one county being given two places on the program. NEW YORK FUTURES ? ij i ’ '' Pc. Open 11am Close I • > Mar 23.87 23.40|23.59|28.45 July _23.55|23.40| |23.35 S Oct. 23.782.^.60123.62j23.60 < PRICE FIVE CENTS WALKER MAKES PLAIN HIS STAND BARROW’S JOB Gcveinor Declares He Would Not Have Office If Ten de-ed Him ATLANTA, July 11.—Governor Walker this morning made clear h : s determination to reject *hc office of Chancellorship of the University of Georgia in a written statement to the press. “I am advised, that in spite of the written statement recently made by me, my name is still being re ferred to in connection with the chancellorship. Please say for me, once and for all, that I could not and would not accept the position if tendered me. 1 recognize the exalt ed duties and great'- opportunities for service in the chancellorship, but I feel that I can render even great er service as governor,” Walker said. PONZI IS AGAIN SENT TO PRISON Given From Seven to Nine Years By Judge Who Termed Him “Common Thief” BOSTON, July 11.—Charles Pon zi, who on February 26 was found guilty on four indictments charging larceny from investors in his inter national postal'reply coupon enter prise in 1924, today was’adjudged by Superior Court Judge Sisk to be “a common notorious thief,” ami sentenced to the state prison for a term of from seven to nine years. POPULAR ADAMS RESIDENT IS DEAD Charles W. Scarborough, 69, Buried This Morning in Adams Cemetery LEESBURG, July 11.— Charles Williams Scarborough, aged 69, died at his home at Adams, Friday morn ing. He had been in failing health lor about a year. Mr. Scarborough had lived in Lee county practically all of his life. He had been agent for the Central of Georgia for 27 years and had served one term as tax receiver of Lee county. He was a man who ha dtaken a great deal of interest in public af fairs and was wel Iknown and liked through this section. For several years he had operated a farm at Adams. Surviving are hi swidow, Mrs. Viola Scarborough; three sons, J. T. Scarborough, of Savannah, Clyde Scarborough of Smithville, and Roy Scarborough of Leesburg; also two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Tyler of Al bany and Miss Lila Scarborough of Adams. One sister survives, Mrs. Sally Bozeman, of McGheehees, Ala. Interment at Adams Saturday morning. Rev. Mr. Walker, of Smithville, officiating. SMITH TELLS OF WESTERN TRIP Kiwanis President Recently Re turned From International Convention Eight thousand visitors and 1500 delegates were present at the 9th international convention of Kiwanis at St. Paul a few days ago, Fred Smith told his club members yes terday, on his return from St. Paul. He pronounced it as the greatest convention ever held by Kiwanis and gave the members a synopsis es its prqceedings. « Colonel J. E. D. Shipp, chairman of the County Board of Education told the Kiwanis club that the board desired the civic clubs to interest themselves in the county’s educa tional system, “k is the biggest business in the country,” Colonel Shipp said, “and when you interest yourselves in what we aise doing, we do not call it meddling. We invite I investigation. The public schools - are the jewels of our hearts; they will make or break any country. Ma- I terial progress follows in the wake of county and city education. If the schools are what they should be, they are the greatest single asset in our community. I want to thank you for having given me an oppor tunity of appearing before your board to discuss a recently offered resolution with you. The board ap preciates your refusing to condemn; the board unhesrd.” . „ [f j
