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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Middling, 23 l-4c. For Georgia—Generally fair to. night; Friday partly cloudy, prob ably local thundershowers and not so warm in north and centra 1 por tion. FORTY-SEVENTH' YEAR—NO. 195 Death Toll Reaches Forty In Excursion Steamer Blast Four Passengers Still Missing and Others Will Die Four Separate Investigating Boards Meet to Determine the Responsibility for the Boiler Explosion On the Mackanac in Newport Harbor Tuesday Night NEWPORT, August 20. The death list mounted to 40 today as four separate investigating boards met to determine the responsibility for the boiler explosion on the ex-i cursion steamer Mackanac in New port harbor Tuesday. Four pas. sengers are still missing and eight others are not expected to live through the day. The death list grew by the hour Every attendant at the naval hos pital where most of the-.'ictims were taken was on duty and worked ceas lessly. As many of the patients as could be removed were taken to the Newport hospital, where 25 volun teer nurses ministered to their needs in wards that were filled with flow ers brought from the .gardens of Newport!® society leaders. The disaster, the worst in Rhode Island waters since the steamer Larchmont went down with between 125 and 175 on board in February, 1907, was the direct result of the defective boiler, Assistant Attorney General Oscar A. Heltzen told the Associated Press last night. It was a coincidence that George McVay, captain of the Mackinac, also was captain of the Larchmont, which sank after being rammed by a schooner during a blinding snow storm. The Rhode Island attorney gen eral’s department will continue its investigation to determine whether there is criminal culpability in the disaster to the Mackinac. Federal steamship inspectors and Newport police also started independent in vestigations Wednesday. United States Senator Jesse H. Metcalf asked Secretary of Commerce Hoov er to start an immediate inquiry. “When the state investigators in spected the Mackinac’s exploded boiler, they found it was an old one, deteriorated by wear and thinned down in certain places.” said Mr. Heltzen. “What occurred at the time of the explosion was a rupture of the plate in the cross drum ex tending from the right hand side of the fire box to the center of the border alongside of the longitudinal (Continued on Page Five) Suicide Leaps 2,600 Feet to Death YOSEMITE, Cal., Aug. 20. Evidences of a 2,000 foot suicide leap by Theodore Jackowski, of San Francisco, were found Wednesday when human bones were found by pijrk rangers at the foot of Yose mite Falls. The suicide left a will scribbled in pencil, dated June 7. A S2O travelers’ check found in the coat was made out to Sheriff Finn, of San Francisco, who was instructed in the note to pay $5 each to two policemen who arrested Jackowski recently and $lO to the jail trusty who was good to him while in jail. Five dollars was left to “the sheriff of Yosemite to pay for planting redwood trees over my grave.” Many Candidates Eyes Turned Toward Office Os President Os Senate ATLANTA. Aug. 20—Candidates for the office of president of the Gergia State Senate, and thereby, lieutenant-governor of Georgia, are beginning to sprout and take root. Two have come out fiat-footedly, while another is waiting in the off ing (wherever that is) for some body to shove him in. Georgia senators, as a rule, do their stuff in one term and then like pretty bubbles in the air, fade and die, so far as senate succession is concerned. The rotation rule among the counties making up the senatorial districts prevailing. One county one time and another the next, and so forth. But there are two senators who are eligible to succeed themselves— Senator Walter Hendrix, 35th, of Atlanta, and Senator Ike Peebles, Jr., 18th, of Augusta. Senator THE TIMEIBS®'RDER IN THE HEART OF DIXIE LOBBYING AGAIN BEFORE HOUSE Representative McClure Cails Rivers Regarding Lobbyist Being Present A 1 LANTA, Aug. 20.—The sub ject of lobbying came tv the front in the Georgia house again recent ly, when the so-called anti-bucket shop bill was under debate. Representative McClure of Walk er, interrupted Representative Rivers, of Lanier, to ask: “If this bill is ; <> meritorious, why is it nec essary for its lobbyists to be on the floor of the house while it,is under discussion?” “I will ask the gentleman, who is a University man,” was the reply of the Lanier county representa tive, “why it has been necessary for the President of the University and its lobbyists to work for the passage of measures they desired?” REDS PR AYER S ARE ANSWERED —• * Cloudburts and Hail Come On Heels of Indians Requ&st of the Almighty for Rain CHICAGO, August 20. —Storm, cloudburts, hail and wind, damag ing crops, communication lines and property in Arizona, Indiana, Illinois, lowa and New York's dairy country, were seeming answers to the prayers for rain of the Hopi Indians in their snake dance cere monial yesterday. Little damage was caused i.i "Ari zona where the cloudbursts came on the heels of the Hopi snake dance, which ended a nine day rb ligious ceremonial, but in the east and in Illinois the crop damage was considerable. Insane \ Said He Slew Florence Kane ! PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20— Thomas McAvoy, a crippled pencil peddler, who startled police head quarters here by claiming he was the man who last May killed Miss Florence Kane in a vacant 101. in Brooklyn, N. Y., last night was de clared insane and physically ineapa "ble of having committed the crime. Pour Dead Carpenters Killed In Fall FAYETTEVILLE, W. Va„ Aug 20.—Four carpenters rec.’..boring the air shaft at Loehgelly mine of the New River Coal company near jiere were killed Wednesday in a fall of 200 feet down the shaft when the scaffolding on which they were working gave way. Hendrix has already said he will be a candidate to succeed himself in the senate and, elected, will be a Candidate for president of that body. Senator Peebles isn’t quite decided whether he’ll run for the senate again. If he does and is elected, it’s probable, he said, he will fight it out on the floor with Senator Hendrix. Then from across the way comes the war-cry, shrill and clear, from Representative Ed Dykes, of Dooly county, who says he is going to suc ceed Dr. W. C. Williams, Jr., as sen ator from the 14th district. Then he is going to try to make himself get elected president of the senate. There are several more represen tatives who are outspoken in their candidacy for togas which, perforce, must he laid aside by those tvho now have them. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 20, 1925 WILL SHE FOLLOW IN FOOTSTEPS OF SISTER? w|g|||O i ' JfejO I \jSr w Is another international McCor mick romance starling? The news I hat the beautiful Muv'el McCor mick will go to Spain this fall to sit for a portrait by the Spanish artist, Zuloaga, has caused rumors that the heiress may follow in the steps of her sister, Mnthilde, who went across the sea to marry Max ■Oser, a Swiss' riding master. AUGUST HEAT RECORDBROKEN Mercury in Government Ther mometer Reached 102 De grees Wednesday Americus sweltered Wednesday beneath a torrid sun which sent the mercury in the government ther mometer and in other thermometers located in different sections of the city, to 102 degrees, establishing a record for August, according to old residents of the city. With only a few exceptions it was one of the hottest of the entire sum mer. On July 3, the highest point recorded here in many years was reached, when the mercury climbed to 104 degreed. Fair and warmer is the weather prediction for today, with little re lief in sight either from the heat or drought, according to the govern ment’s report. With the thermome ter hovering around 96 degrees at noon today, indications point to the mercury reaching the record mark of Wednesday by three or four o’clock, this being the hottest time of the day. Atlanta recorded its hottest Au gust lay in the history of its weath er bureau Wednesday, when the mercury climbed to 98.8 degrees about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. HOWARD LOCATED IN BANDIT CAMP PEKING, Au,rust 20.—Harvey J. Howard, American, who was cap tured some time ago by bandits in Manchuria at the same time that they killed Morgan Palmer, former ly of Plattsburg, N. Y„ has been definitely located in a bandit camp near Fu .Chow Sein. Negotiations for his release are proceeding. FORMER PEN HEADS FAIL TO GET ANOTHER TRIAL MOBILE, Ala.,’August 20. Judge Robert T. Ervin in the Fed eral court here today handed down a formal order denying a new trial to Albert Sartain, formerly war den at the Atlanta penitnetiary, and Laurence Riehl, Ohio, who were re cently convicted of conspiracy to recevie bribes. CANTONESE OFFICIAL REPORTED ASSASSINATED LONDON, August 20.—An Ex changechangv Telegraph dispatch from Hong Kong says that Liu Chang Hoi, finance minister of the | Cantonese government has been assassinated. WHATTORUNFOR IS CAUSING I. S. PEEBLES WORRY Youthful Senator Can’t De cide Whether to Stick to Law of Politics BACKERS GROOMING HIM FOR CONGRESS Has Fine Chance of Becoming Speaker of Senate In 1917, If He Goes Back ATLANTA, Aug. 20.—What to run for, if anything, is a question that is giving Senator I. S. Peebles, Jr.. 18th, of Augusta, serious con cern. The young senator is having low his first term in the Georgia legislature and has found it pleasant going. Inasmuch as he is eligible for succession in the state senate, by virtue of the custom prevailing in bis district, he says much pressure is being brought to bear on him to be a candidate for the 1927 senate. If he does this and is elected, he be lieves there is a fine chance for him to become president of the body. On the other hand, lie said, pres sure is being brought to bear from other quarters to make him a candi date for Congress from the Tenth Congressional district to succeed Representative Carl Vinson, who has held that post for many years. While both of these posts look at tractive to Senator Peebles, he says “he ain’t bossing” for either of I hem, because of a quite satisfac tory law practice in Augusta which affords him much gratification and emolument. In the meantime, he admits that he has his ear quite close to the ground to see which of the three at tractions—state senate, congress or law practice—is thumping the loud- The senate this term is turning out quite a number of candidates for Congress, among them being Senator Carl Guess, 34th, who would succeed Representative Upshaw, and Senator Hermann P. DeLaPerriere, who would succeed Representative Bell. Senator Sapp, 43rd, also has been spoken of as a candidate to succeed Representative Lee. INCOMETAX Bill RECEIVES FATAL WAILOP House Refuses to Replace Meas ure On Calendar; Highway Probe Report Submitted ATLANTA, Aug. 20.—After re fusing the calendar fixed by the rules committee so as to place the income tax bill and the search and seizure bill at the head of the calen dar, the House proceeded to the consideration of Senate bills. The failure of the income tax bill sup porters to get it on the calendar, is considered as a final defeat of the measure this session. The senate committee which in vestigated the Highway Department will make its report to the Senate this afternoon. Report says that the committee finds no illegal or wrongful use of the state’s money by anyone, except in the case of the minor employed who was con victed of padding payrolls. In an effort to curb the number of indiscriminate arrests of motor ists in Georgia, a joint resolution was introduced in the Senate this morning, calling on the mayor and chief of police of every town in the state to immediately communicate to the Governor the names and the addresses of any person arrested and convicted on the charges of vio lating any anti-speed laws of the state, county or municipality. Suspect ■ Banker Held for Girl s Death MIAMI, Aug. 20. —John Gobel, wealthy Daytona real estate opera tor, is being held in Dade county i jail as the suspect in connection j with the poisoning of Mrs. H. B. ! Hunt, alias May Devillo, who died i early Wednesday morning in the I city hospital. The pretty 22-year-old woman, understood to have been friendly with him from letters found, was in jail where she had been oldged by a private detective employed by Gobel: to recover his $1,500 diamond ring she was accused of having stolen. YOUNG COUPLE SPEND HONEYMOON IN JAIL __________________ : I - 'sl Hr ! isg US f/I sa W '' r vi fn v ** \ / A, The honeymoon of Dolma ( l ock er, 15, and Shields Dawson, 17, both of San Francisco, came to an ab rupt ending when Oakland police arrested the bridegroom and charg ed him with stealing his honeymoon auto. The bride insisted on con tinuing the honeymoon, so she went to jail, too. LEGIONNAIRES HONOR W.L. BELL Local Post Head Is Elected Grand Chief de Train of the 40 and 8 Club Walter L. Bell was unanimously elected grand chief de train of La Societe Des 40 et 8 Cheveaux of the American Legion Wednesday at the opening session of the American Legion state convention at Rome, according to a telegram received by Cecil Walters this morning from the Americus delegation. The telegram also stated that the Americus delegation was working hard to elect Hillard B. Williams to the office of state historian of the American Legion and that two •members would be taken into the local t voiture today. One of the members being from Rome and the other from Dawson. Wednesday the 1,000 delegates attending the convention heard an address by Judge John S. of Atlanta, who declared that it was the business of the American Legion to mold the world into a great brotherhood. TARBUTTON WAS LURED TO DEATH Is Claim of State in Trial of C. G. Rawlings, Dead Man’s Business Partner WRIGHTSVILLE, Aug. 20—The state attempted to show in the trial of C. G. Rawlings, Wednesday, for the murder of C. A. Tarbutton, that samples of bauxite purported to come from Ringjaw Bluff, where Tarbutton was killed, actually came | from mines at Riley, Ga. This was the strongest evidence produced by the statp during the trial. Experts at Riley, Ga., had pro nounced the ore from Ringjaw Bluff worthless, according to A. D. Wil son, mining engineer there. Rawl ings, the state charges, got samples at Riley, Ga., and it is alleged by the state also that these samples were sent to the state geologist for examination and found to contain from 50 to GO percent bauxite d<- I posit. II These alleged false reports, the ; state alleges were used to lure Tar-- button to his death. Methodists Open N e w Auditorium September 13th. GAS TO TAKE A i DROP FRIDAY! Standard Gulf and Loving An nevnee Cut of Cent a Gallon ! In Price Attention motorists! Local rep reseritativei; of the Standard Oil company, Gulf Relining company an d the Loving Oil company, an nounced today a cut ol one cent a gallon in the price of gasoline, ef fective Friday morning. This means that operators of gas burners will have to shell out 26 cents for a gal lon of gasoline Fi.uay, instead of 27 cents, a long standing price. Virtually all of the large dis , tributing companies in the United States have cut the price of g.isu line several cents during the past week, and it is the opinion of oil company officials in Georgia that additional reductions will be ef fected in the cities of Georgia short ly. As usual the Standard oil com pany, the “grand dady” of the oil puny, the. “grand daddy” of the oil a reduction, then followed the Gulf Refining company. G. O. Loving, of'the Loving Oil company, said to day that, his company was ready and rearing to reduce the price of gaso line as soon as the big eontpuni" cracked their whips. SHEIK DENIES DIVORCE RUMOR Valentino Declares He and His Wife Agreed on Marital Vacation HOLLYWOOD, August 20.—Ru dolph Valentino, sheik of the mov ies, said today that he and hi.- wife, the former Winifred Hudnut, had agreed on a marital vacation. “I took her to the train and kissed her goodbye. Doesn’t look as though we parted on anything but the best of terms?” he raid, addin'; “that nei ther contemplated a suit for di vorce.” As to the the length of th< marital vacation, Valentino would not comn.it himself. Hold Black Charged With Assaulting Girl DANVILLE, Aug. 20.- Georges Holmes, 17 negro, arrested at Black stone Monday night and charged with having attempted an assault Upon a young white girl there, ha been carried to jail at Petersburg for safekeeping. Sheriff R. L. Sullivan, of Notto way county, quoted the negro as de nying the crime. However, he said the girl had identified the negro. Laura Crallee, aged negro woman, who helped the white girl beat off her assailant, was reported as being not certain that Holmes was the man. Record dumber Os Bills Introduced I his Ycar ’s Session Os Legislature ATLANTA, August 20. More than 1200 bills and resolutions havi been introduced at the present -/ sion of the Georgia legi lalui . Tlisi number breaks till >rd m Georgia legislative history, lege la tive attaches say. Members of the home have in troduced 916 bills. In the enate, 272 bills and 37 resolutions, or ti totakof 309 measures in that body, have been dropped into the legis lative hopper during the session. i The number of measures in th'* I senate is not much larger than us j ually the case, Secretary McCla’tch lev states. But members of the i house appear to have determined to make up for the fact that the legislature is now a biennial affair, and increased the record by just 50 per cent. During the last 22 years, Chief Clerk More suggests, the average has been around 600 j | NEW YORK FUTURES 4# J ■ I '<■. Open 1 lam Close j > > J Oct. 23.33123,3023.30(23.28 < I A I.’ei. 2'1.5 I 23.53 23.53.23.53 j PRICE FIVE CENTS Rev. Duller to Preach at Morn ing and Evening Services; Special Musical Program to Be in Charge cf Prof. E. H. McNeill Home - Coming Week Is Plan Dnle. : . omething unfor-e- n hap. pen the member of the new First Method'.! church will v.or bin m their new auditorium for i.iie first lime on Sunday, September wit h hex. John Oiitler preach ill - * ’"'lb morning mol night. Jdm Shiver, < hairman'ol the board tied today. The large pipe organ is now be ng in.'-lailed ami t.hi: sh.mld be com pleted in ten day: . The ipew : :irc expected any day now ,iml <n!', lite light fixtures and : n. ; tilmg re main to be coinplot- |. .’,ir. Sniver thinks all .if till- will b - I'.sub' i i time I'm (lie opening, which mean, th" completion of a church plant valued at not, lea than .>2(10,000, counting building and 10l The official-; are arranging for a home coming week, beginning Sunday, September 13 and "ndmg Sunday September 20, wil|. pro glams during the week. Whil ■ the complct e week':, act ivil r . ca n m I yet 11" annoaneed-, the plat, of tie off it ials conteiuplat t : Opening of the ne.'‘ .auditorium Sunday September 111, e, .reu Rev. Oiitler will pruneh mm any ami night. Prof E. H. MeNelit, said to be one of the finest, organi< I ! m the | <mth will have ch irg" of !' ■ ne ■. organ that day. Prof. McNeill i mnsical iii Lruct.o 1 ’ ol' th" institute for the blind at Macon 'n<! is bl.nd himself. Other soecial music is be- I ing planned for the day. The officials expeet Io celebrate Monday night with an oragn recital conducted by Dr. Charles Sheldon, of Atlanta, who for year : Ims been official organist at the Atlanta au ditorium and is recognized as one of the most prominent niuaici in.; in the south. Bishop W. N. AainsWorth will preach morning and evening, Sun day, September 20, the last day of the home coming week, and special musical programs are to be a»rang ed for that day. Fred Rassman ami P. S. Fanjoy, of Hartford. Conn., are now engag ed in assembling the large Austin organ, with it 1,155 pines and 20 chinfea. The organ is j'i ‘w-> part s the organ proper and ar echo o -gan. All pipes will be conr-mled behind (Continuen <>n Pace Fiv»> Cat Slain I Escaped Leopard »s Killed PARIS, Aug 20 Zui, Hie Bois de Boulogne leopard which escaped from the zoological garden Satur i day and terrorized the neighbor hood. was shot ami killed Wednes day in a school, garden in Auteui|, a suburb, directly opposite a mili tary police station. Th- police ordered aa investiga tion to place the responsibility lor the leopard's escape wit'' a view to ward presenting the owner or the neglecteful persons witli 'a bil’ tor the costs of the hunt which amounts to several thousand francs. measures for the se.-.'on-. , The fact that 1200 measures lv v " introduced do ■ • not mean. ! i,,ver, that the people of Gebr -1,,;., J, ..... given 1200 new laws, i 1.., t; the rapid rate at which ii, ■. ,-hitut-• are now grinding out hi 11.., a great many of tile bills now in the house and senate will never come up for consideration. Others will he defeated. And still others were unfavorably recommended - - which generally means killed in committees. Many of these measures, tco, were purely local in character, and have been or will be passed as a. matter of form, where there'is no ’ opposition to their passage. Such measures affect only a municipality or county or schol district, and* when there is no opposition usual* ly simply enact into law a thinj* the people have come to the ture for. ...
