About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1925)
;'SEASON’S receiptT~~~“ Previously reported .... 5,11 I Bales received Wednesday 358 Total Bales received 7,381 WEATHER For Georgia-— Mostly cloudy to- ! night and Sunday; probably show- } I era in extreme south portion. | FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 203 Mistrial in Case ofMurderous,Midnight Invader of Homes JURY FAILS TO AGREE IN W! .0. SHEFFEY CASE Charged With Murder of Luther Wells, As One Act of a Series of Crimes DEFENDANT ACQUITTED IN 1915 OF MURDER Former Army Oficer and Col lege Star Stoutly Declared His Innocence MARYSVILLE. Tenn., August 29.—A mistrial resulted from the case of William D. Sheffey who is charged with the murder of Lu ther Wells. The jury reported that they were unable to agree, and Judge Blair ordered a mistrial entered in the records. The judgment of the former army officer, accused of being a murdererous, midnight invader of homes, went to the jury late yester day, after extended arguments by state and defense attorneys. MARYVILLE, Tenn., August 29. The Sheffey murder-trial went to the jury late Friday afternoon. Judge John Blair directed the jury to return a verdict Saturday morn ing. Arguments in the case in which the state charges that William D. Sheffey killed Luther Wells, as one act in a series of nocturnal crimes committed by an invader of homes, were concluded in. mid-afternoon. The court delivered his charge and the jury retired at 5:15 o’clock. The Sheffey case has aroused the most intense interest in this part of eastern Tennessee where homes have been subjected to at tacks by a midnight prowler over a period of ten years. The defendant, a former army officer and college football player was acquitted of charges of killing a young woman in 1915. Four oth er indictments, recently returned, accuse him of slaying another young husband, of making two attacks on women, and of house breaking by night. Sheffey has stoutly declared his innocence. State’s testimony in cluded identification of the defen dent by two women, as the ma rauder who entered their homes. Much circumstantial evidence was presented in an effort to prove that Sheffey was intimately acquainted with details of the succession of night attacks. The defense offered thirty wit nesses whose testimony tended to break down the identification of the accused man by the women, to show that the defendant was in oth er places when crimes in question were committed, and to establish the good character of the prisoner. Great crowds have thronged the Blount county criminal court room in each of the eleven day., of the trial. TRAINS BRINGING COTION PICKERS INTO LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT, La., August 29. —Two special trains to bring cot ton picked from Texas to Louisiana have been arranged through the co-operation of the chamber of commerce and railroad officials. The trains, one from Houston and another from Fort Worth, were expected to reach Shreveport Sun day. An acute shortage of cotton pickers prevails in this section. Report Shows 111 Killed in July Largest List of Casualties Reported From St. Louis, Where 73 Were Seriously Hurt and Sixty Suffer Minor Injuries, Report fourth P ireworks Accidents NEW YORK, X fust 29. —The results of a survey of casualties of this year’s fourth of July celebra tion by the American Museum of Safety and the National Committee for the Prevention of Blindness, given out, shows that 111 were kill ed and 1,030 injured. The analysis is made of reports from 500 cities in 36 states. A majority of the victims were children. Approxi mately 800 of the casualties occur red July 4, while more than•42oo were recorded before and after In dependence day, some as eariy as June 24 and others as late as July 23. Only 30 of the casualties oc curred in connection with public celebrations. The reports give evidence of only 62 arrests. Os the 111 deaths. 37 of the vic tims, most children, lost their lives THETIMES® RECORDER EgU PUBLISHED IN THE AM SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. 7TH Institution to Have Largest En rollment in Its History, Says Prof. Prance The Third District Agricultural and Mechanical school will open its 1925-26 term Monday, ' August 7, with the largest enrollment in the history of the institution, according to Professor J. M. Prance, who pre dicts a banner year every depart ment of his school. All rooms in the dormitories have Already been assigned Io out-of town students, and out of the 175 students already enrolled, nearly 70 per cent of them are girls. For the past several years the school has been attended by more girls than boys, but this year there is a mar ked increase in the registration of girls over boys. The members of the faculty who taught last year have been retained for the coming term. Many of them have taken summer courses in vari ous subjects in the universities of the south and are prepared to im part the knowledge acquired to the largest classes they have ever taught. SHORT MEETING OF CIH COUNCIL Few Matters of Minor Impor tance Acted Upon By City Fathers Last Night Only a few matters of minor ifn portance were acted upon by City Council at its regular meeting Fri day night. A committee, representing the Kiwanis club was granted permis sion to hold a county fair during the month of October and was prom ised free water and police protec tion by the city. A. S. Tillman, representing a number of Forsyth street property owners, presented a petition to council requesting that street lights be erected at the intersections of Forsyth street at Tripp and Hudson streets and that a sign be erected at the city limits at the foot of Forsyth street to warn tourists against speeding in the city. This was referred to the street commit tee with authority to act. Councilmen Shipp. Allison and Murray and Mayor Poole were the only members present. Big Haul Quaker Thugs Get Big Payroll PHILADELPHIA, August 29. Seven men Friday held up a Phila delphia Rapid Transit company pay car at Sixth and Willow streets and escaped with $9,100 after a pistol battle with the crew. Fred Wagner, a Reading railway fireman, who went to the assistance of the car crew, was badly beaten about the head. The robbers wore stockings pulled over their heads with slits cut for their eyes and they fled in an automobile. ‘BEER BARON’ CHARGED WITH BUYING LIBERTY CHICAGO, Aug. 29.—Rumors that a $20,000 fund enabled Terry Druggan, beer baron, to obtain his freedom from jail at night on num erous occasions while serving a one year sentence for violating a feder al injunction, were being sifted to day by Federal agents. Two as sistant jailers have been discharged in connection with the liberation. as a result of their clothing being ignited by so-called harmless spark lers. Six very young children are reported to have died of poisoning from ejUing fire-crackers. The largest list of casualties was reported fl’om St. Louis, where 73 persons were seriously uhrt and 60 suffered minor injuries. A state ment accompanying the report says: “The fact that in New York City among a population of more than six million there were only ten cas ualties, is convincing evidence of the effectiveness of restrictive leg islation, properly enforced.” The statement emphasizes that the study represents only a part of the actplal sacrifice of life and limb as no reports were received from 12 states, including several in the South, where few restrictions are placed on the sale and use of fireworks. ~ AMERICUS, GEORGIA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 29, 1925 ■mw ■■ ■■Ml'-„ 2ZZ. jnn Exclusive Photos of Egyptians'Hung for Murder Sir Lee Stack ~ —-• owi ®> •- - / MBS W i I® ill ’ Hi I ’ ■ V ■ 1 W> MB W ™ .wF surfr jut ® HW - ~ .< **"' ■» Exclusive photos of the five mur-| deters of Sir Lee Stack, British I Klanswotnan Hopes lo Defeat “Ma” Ferguson FORT WORTH, Texas., Aug. 29.' —lt will be “Woman vs. Woman’’ i in Texas next year. For Governor “Ma” Ferguson in her campaign for re-election will b opposed by another woman—M- Edith Williams of Dalias. Women never fight harder than when fighting each other and the Texas gubernatorial campaign prom ' ises to be a unique battle from start to finish. Sheriff And Deputies Experience Difficulty In Arresting Bill Cheek Man Charged With Having Whisky Brings Gun Into Play When Home Is Raided Three warrants’, charging assault with intent to murder, having whis key and resisting arrest were sworn out this niorning against Fill Cheek, operator of a store on the Ijeslio road, who was taken into custody late last night by Sheriff McAr thur and his forces, when whiskey was found in his home. Check was brought to the county jail about 10 o’clock this morning. The assault with intent to murder and resisting arrest charges grew out of Cheeks attempt to shoot Sheriff McArthur, following the finding of a gallon and a quart of whiskey in a chest in Cheeks home, according to Sheriff McArthur. Acting on a tip, Sheriff McAr thur, Deputy Chappell and Lieuten ant Worthey, of the police force went to Cheeks’ home to search for whiskey which was said to be stored in a chest. Sheriff McArthur and Lieut., Worthey entered the house. Deputy Chappell was detailed to the rear of the house to prevent the occupant from making his exit by this route. Sheriff McArthur and Lieutenant Worthey had read the search war rant to Check and practically com pleted their search of the rooms in the house when they came to the DETROIT PAYS TRIBUTE TO TY Cobb Congratulated By Thous ands On His 38th Birthday; Banquet Tonight DETROIT, Aug. 29. A great city today paid tribute to a great ball player, when Detroit extolled Tyrus Raymond Cobb at Navin field this afternoon. It was Cobb day, with the 38 year-old veteran ot 20 American League campaigns, standing bareheaded at the plate and shaking hands with the thous ands who passed in line by him. To night he will be honored at a great banquet. The silver lining ti flivevr air planes becoming common, is reck less drivers won’t last long. I governor-general of the Sudan, who I were put to death by hanging in| i Both “Ma” arid Mrs. Williams are i noted throughout the state as “po ; litical amazons.” Both are certain I to take the stump, and the Klan is likely to figure prominently in the ! contest. Mrs. Williams has announced she will be a candidate for Democrati nomination, which, of course, is 1 equivalent to election, and already ■ ’ has started to fight. In the announcement of her can- : 1 didacy she took a fling at “Ma” by I chest, in which the liquor was said to be stored. Cheek had raised no objection to the search up to this time, but when Sheriff McArthur asked that he open the chest, he ob jected, declaring that the search warrant did not give the officers authority to break any locks, accord ing to the statements of the sher iff. As Sheriff McArthur turned 1 > go toward the chest, Cheek walked to his bed and drew a revolver from beneath the pillow, but before he had time to bring the gun into play, Sheriff McArthur turned, and leaping at him caught him my the throat and threw him onto the bed. The two men tussled for a few min utes, and in spite of the fact that Sheriff McArthur had a death clutch on his throat, Cheek refused to drop-the pistol, and according to Sheriff McArthur, tried to bring it into a position from which it could be fired. Realizing that he would have to probably choke Cheek to death be fore he would release the pistol, Sheriff McArthur called Deputy Chappell, who assisted the Sheriff in wrenching the pistol from Cheeks’ hand and slipping hand cuffs on him. Cheek, although about 65 years old, is a powerful man and put up a bull-dog fight in resisting arrest, said Sheriff McArthur. SWEETHEART OF SCHLIG IS HELD To Be Question In Connection With the Death of “Flying Bootlegger” and Gangster CHICAO, Aug. 29.—Pauline Liv ingston, pretty 24-year-old Nash ville stenographer, sweetheart of Irving Schlig, the “flying boot legger” is being held today for ques tioning in connection with the find ing of the bodies of Schlig and Harry Breman, gangster, near Ash burn field Friday. Valuable jewels in her possession were seized for checking up with a list of stolen articles to determine if any were profits of Schligs robbery and safe blowing activities. A searen of her apartment revealed no clues to the. solution of the slayings. I Cairo, Egypt. Left to right: Ibran-i im Mouusa, Chapik Man.sour, Mach-| saying that “Husband Jim” Fergu-i son is the real governor of Texas, Mrs. Ferguson only visiting the Cap itol occasionally to sign documents. “No individual will dictate affairs of the state over my shoulder, if I am elected,” Mrs. Williams says, defiantly. “If I go into the governor’s of fice I will form an advisory coun • cil, consisting of the president of ; the Senate, speaker of .the house, I heads of important departments NEGROES TAKE TYPHOID SERUM I Sixty-Seven Injected With Pre ventative This Week By Dr. Chambliss and Assistants Sixty-seven negroes began taking typhoid serum this week, probably as a result of the call published last week from Dr. J. W. Chambliss, chairman of the county health board but there are hundreds and hund reds of others who should submit to the treatment says Dr. Chambliss. “To date the health board has completely immunized 3,384 persons —white and black—in Sumter coun ty in the past three years,” he says, the vaccine when properly adminis immunized a period of three years. There were one or two deaths among negroes in the county this week from typhoid and others will follow. I again urge the farmers to compel, so far as they can, their negroes to submit to the treatment which is free. Whenever there are as many as 25 persons in one place we will go to them anywhere in the county. However, the office is open every day except Sunday for free administering of vaccine.” MERCHANTS AID IN FLAG DRIVE None Have Declined to Purchase Banners for Use Between White Way Posts Not a merchant has declined to purchase the necessary flags, stand ards and sockets, which committees hope to place between the white way lights, Walter Bell, chairman of the legion committee reported to day. “We have seen nearly one half the Americus merchants and each has agreed to purchase one or more flags,” he says. “Frankly, we ex pecte d to meet with some opposi tion, but so far every one has read ily signed up. The canvass will be completed Monday or Tuesday.” Aiding Mr. Bell is Cooper Brad ley, from the Rotary Club and Jim Gary from the Legion Post. If music is the language of love saxophone players are rejected. A young lady tells us she unpack ed her fur coat and moths were making the fur fly. Imoud Saleth, Ragheb Eassen, a rail way employe, and Ragheb Hass, n, I and three prominent Texas women.’ “Ma” is strongly opposed lo the’ Klan and made it a leading issue in her campaign. Mrs. Williams is a Klanswoman. Governor Ferguson is a quiet wo man of the rugged type. She is frank and blunt in her few speeches and talks little about things strictly political. Mrs. Williams is a good mixer, possibly more of a politician in the (Continued on Page Five) FAIR CONTRACTS SIGNED TODAY Littlejohn to Show Midway Features; Exhibit Sponsored By Committee Citizens Contracts for the 1925 Sumter County Fair are being signed today between J. W. Littlejohn, who will bring his midway features here and a committee of citizens who are fos tering the farm exhibit this fall. Tentative dates named by the committee and Mr. Littlejohn are October 27 through October 3Jst, both dates inclusive. The citizens committee handling the fair this year la Sam Heys, chairman; J. E. Ferguson, Nathan Murray, h. P. Everett and George Marshall, with County Agent Cli ett co-operating with the c-'Mlifiittee. Mr. Heys said today that commit tees will be requested from each of the civic clubs and a whirlwind campaign jtai*l|ed (immediately in an effort to hold Sumter’s most successful fair this year. “Because of the many things we are trying to do in the county and for the county, we feel that of all years, this one is most important and should see our greatest fair,” Mr. Heys said. “While we cannot make other definite announcements today, the committee will give its further plans to the public in the next two or three days.” Kiwanis Club to Give S2O in Judges Who Will Select the Winning Slogan Have Been Selected from the Three Civic Clubs and From Plains and Leslie Gold for Best Slogan for County The Americus Kiwanis club will give S2O in gold to the person in Sumter county who submits the best slogan for the county, President Fred Smith announced today. Judges who will select the slogan will be Fred Smith, of the Kiwanis Club, B. E. Turner, Palladium club; J. T. Warren, Rotary club; W. T. Anderson, of Leslie, and F. H. Greer of Plains. The rules of the contest follows: Slogan must be written in ink on sheet of paper with name and address of writer at the bottom of sheet. More than one slogan may be submitted by a person, but each | must be written on separate sheet of paper. No slogan containing more than six words will be consider ed, i NEW YORK FUTURES 1 ; Pc. Open Ham Close J ’Oct. 22.55j22.53|22.44|22.3f> J > I> . 22.80|22.75j22.67|22.59 I AMERICUS SPOT COTTON J ’ Middling 22 3-Bc. | PRICE FIVE CENTS POSSE HUNTS SLAYER OF TWO COUNTY POLICE Citizens Organize to Run All Moonshiners Out of Jones County Immediately FEELIN RUNNING HIGH AT GRAY Policeman and Deputy Shot to Death While On Hunt for Liquor Makers (.RAY, Ga., August 29 While a coroner’s j urv M t to hear the testi mony in the slaying of Floyd Ma lone aid Frank Tucker, county po licemen, and preparations went for ward for a joint funeral service and interment, residents of Jones coun ty organized a posse to track down the slayers ard “run all moon.hin ers out of the county.” HADDOCK, Ga., Aug. 29.—-Thn ”>'hes of Floyd Malone, county po liceman and of Frank Tucker, nis deputy, were found near the old Cheates mill, five miles from here Friday afternoon. They had been .'hot during the afternoon, suppos edly by moonshiners. There was nothing at the scene to indicate that there had been a scuffle. On the contrary the evi dence uncovered by Sheriff J. Clark Middlebrooks tonight, indicates that both men were shot and killed at a distillery site in the lower part of Jone:' county, both bodies being placed in the county policeman’s au tmobile an<l carried to the old mill site. Malone’ body had been carefully laid out on the ground, on top of his Winchester rifle, while his pis tol laid ;l few incheqs ahead of him. I licker body lay across his pumn shotgun, with an automatic pistol rd so carefully placed a few inches above his head. There was no blood on the ground and little blood in Malone’ automo bile, in which the bodies had been transported to the mill site. The two officers left here at four o’clock this morning on a hunt for pioonshiners in the southeastern part of the county. A boy, who had been fishing at Cheate’s mill observ ed the abandoned car some dis tance from the Macon-Garrison road, investigated and came upon the bodices. He immediately gave the alarm and the sheriff and a large posse of men hastened here from Gray, the county seat. FFFLING running GRAY, Ga„ Aug. 29.—E. T. Dumas was sworn in as coroner to investigate Ihe killing of Floyd Ma lone, county policeman, and his dep uty, Frank Tucker last night. The jury returned a verdict that the men came to their death from gunshot wounds at the hands of unknown parties and that it was murder. Feeling was running high hero last night. Citizens are planning a mass meeting for the purpose, it was announced, of running all moon shiners out of the county. The governor has been appealed to offer reward in addition to ■Jones county’s reward, for the cap ture of the slayers of the two of ficers. GOVERNOR TO TAKE TRIP IN SEPTEMBER ATLANTA, Aug. 29. —Governor Walker has accepted an invitation to go on an excursion through Cuba and the Isle of Pines late in Sep tember, it was said today at the executive offices. ] I All slogans must be in the > , hands of the committee by Mon t i day morning, September 7th. Mail slogans to “Slogan Com • mittee, care Times-Recorder, I Americus, Ga.” j Committee reserves right to re ject all slogans. The name of the successful per son will be published in the Times- Recorder as soon as the committee makes its award. Boys and girls, young and old, get busy, for here's S2O for some one and twenty gold dollars will boy a lot of pleasure. To give you an idea of slogans i here are a few now being used by other communities: “The Heart of Georgia. • * ' “Gateway of the South.” • “Center of Peach Industry." w “Heart of the Peeait Belt,”
