About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1925)
RECEIPTS' * Previously reported 5,414 j Bales received Wednesday 358 I Total Bate received ..... For Georgia—Generally fair to- j night and Tuesday; slightly warn:- | er in northeast portion tonight. j FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 204 FIVE WARRANTS ISSUED TODAY IN JONES MURDER CASE Babe Ruth, Petted (Son of Baseball,’(to Quit Diamond $10,000.00 IN CARS AND ciFTS GIVEN AWAY GUILTY WILL BE APPREHENDED BY NOON TUES. Coroner Holds Morning Session Investigating Death of Two Policemen BELIEVE ONE OF SLAYERS ESCAPED Unsigned Letter, Believed to Have Lured Officers to Death, Is Found (.RAY, Ga., August 31. Five warrants, charging complicity in the murder of Floyd Malone and Frank Tucker, Jones county police men, were issued at noon today on direction of Acting Coroner A. M. Greene, following an all-morning session of the coroner's jury and members of the investigating force in closed session, 1 hat three men figured in the slaying of Floyd Malone, county policeman, and his deputy, Frank I ucker, on Friday afternoon, is said to have been revealed before a cor oner’s jury which is still investigat ■ng the double tragedy. Sheriff J. C. Middlebrooks says he knows them. The possemen who have been investigating the case have the same information. One of these men boarded a train at Macon on Saturday and left for "parts unknown”; the other two will be under arrest by Tuesday flight, according to cbuftt'y officials. Joe Duke, solicitor general arriv ed here today to aid in the investi gation and to systematize the work of capturing the slayers of the two officers. He was urged to take charge of the situation at a mass meeting' of citizens at the court house Sunday morning at the time that the coroner’s jury heard furth er evidence in the case. Much of the investigation is being done secretly thus far. But the in vestigators say that a chain of evi dence is slowly coming out which implicates three men, the names of whom are not revealed. An unsigned letter, which Floyd Malone received Thursday after noon urging him to go to Choate’s Mill bridge early Friday morning and meet rum runners leaving their stills, was presented to the coroner's jury. It was at this' scene, 100 yards off the- Garrison road, that the two officers were shot to death. Alvah .Green, acting coroner, says that there will be considerable addi-i tional evidence to be presented Lo the coroner’s jury tomorrow and the following day. He indicated that the investigation is far from com plete. “It has been reported that I am sick,” said Sheriff Middlebrooks. ‘1 didn’t refuse to go with the posse be cause of that. I’ll take one man and go and get the three men who did the shooting. I know who they are. But I am waiting to get the evidence necessary to convict'. “If a crowd goes after the men some one is going to get killed. There’ll be a gun battle. But I can get them without bloodshed.” Partners in Drought Stricken Vegetation Practically Destroyed in North and Middle Georgia; Horses and Mules Being Given Away to Prevent Starving to Death Aaea Appeallto Cliett for Aid The drought in north and north middle Georgia has reached a se rious stage, according to reports re ceived here by County Agent Cliett and cotton warehousemen, who have -been appealed to by farmers in these arid sections of the state for work .this fall and winter. . The crops above Atlanta have been destroyed because of a scarcity of rain and farmers are selling their horses, mules and cows for one \tenth their value to keep them from starving to death on the farms. Many farmers have already left and umbers have their household goods •eked on trucks ready to leave as Ii as they have been assured they be given work, he farmers who have written hty Agent Cliett asking for are white and have expressed | willingness to pick cotton or 1 . “ ~ 7” THE TIMESQ RECORDER in the heart -or di xi e \ A NEWSPAPERMAN | HATCHED UP THIS; BELIEVE IT OR NOT J The story here related is ) ! vouched for by none less per- S i sonage than G. J. Meredith, Sen- i > eca, S. C., agent for a South $ Carolina daily newspaper. Mr. < I Merediths wife found that a hen ( < in his barnyard had quit her nest, t ) after having occupied it for one $ '! week. The hen resisted all at- ) < tempts to persuade her to occu- ( / py the nest again, and at a last ? / resort Mrs. Meredith took the ? > eggs to her house where they ) > were deposited among the featb- ( ers and placed in a spot in the < / sun. I ? Recently her efforts have been / / rewarded by the pipping of live > j eggs and the emergence there ; from of live tiny chicks. “Laid in i (the shade and the sun hatched ' them,” Mr. Mereditch Explains. j This is probably the first time ? in the history of the poultry in- ? j dustry that Old Sol performed ) \ the functions of a hatchery. The j < five chicks have been added to ( ; the Meredith flock. SLATON PRAISES GEORGIA SOLONS Former Governor Declares ft Was What Body Didn’t Do That Counted Most ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 31.—Back from a vacation trip in Connecticut, Former GmM'aw Jno. M. Slaton of Georgia today commended the woi k ot the recent Georgia Legislature as much for what it did not do as for what it really did accomplish. tor one thing,” said the former governor, “the legislature left the state constitution unimpaired. This constitution has stood the of time and despite some agitation there was nothing written in it that would alter its beneficent provisions It was drawn by statesmen of the old school statesmen who knew knew what they were about and it admits of no change except, I might say, for the worse. The haz ardous income tax, likewise the clas sification tax, were not upon us. The state income tax has- been tried in a number of states and found want ing. The classification tax puts the real burden on* land and for an ag ricultural state, like Georgia, it is not needed and fortunately was n<£ passed.” The former governor called at the fact that the session of 1925 was the first biennial session of the legislature. “It was the mandate of the peo ple that the legislature should not meet but once every two years,” he said. “Talk of an extra session has very properly subsided. If the leg islature cannot transact the business required of it during 50 days there if something radically wrong with its machinery. Let there be an end of extra session talk.” It’s a good thing we don't see our selves as others see us. Chancees are we would drop dead. perform any other farm chores in order to make enough money to purchase food. However they de clare that will not pay them to move their families to this section unless they can be guaranteed at least 3 weeks work. Farmers, who still have the bulk of their'cotton in the fields and who are anxious to get it to the gins before the rainy shell sets in which is expected at any time are asked to post the number of hands they could use with either of the three cotton warehouses or with the county agent. In posting the number of hands wanted, farmers are asked to des ignate the class of work whether or not transportation will be paid; how long a period the hands will be | guaranteed work and whether board 1 ing and lodging can secured. AMERICUS, GEORGIA. MONDAY AFTERNOON. AUGUST 31. 1925 1 imes-Recorder 7 oday Inaugurats Mammoth Campaign Big, Beautiful, Luxurious Motor Cars, Wonder ful, Genuine Gems of Rare Beauty, and Thous and In Cash and Other Gifts MOST STUPENDOUS UNDERTAKING IN WHICH EVERYBODY WINS SOMETHING Distribution, Part of Huge Circulation Building Program, Should Appeal to Scores in Americus and Vicinity Presenting a dazzling airay of awards, The Times-Recorder!'' elsewhere in this issue, announces the inauguration of a most stu pendous 'Tree Gift Distribution'' in which more tha n$ 10,000.00 in gifts, including three big. beautiful, luxurious latest model auto mobiles, leaders in iheir class, and thousands of dollars in cash and valuable gifts will be distributed to the enterprising people of Americus and this territory. I he cars and other valuable gifts were all purchased here in Americus from local dealers, and they may be viewed at the sales rooms of the respective dealers. All of these gifts—and there are just as many gifts as there are participants—will be given to the enterprising men and women, boys and girls, of this section with in the next few weeks by the Times-Recorder. It is predicted that this distribution of gifts, which is part of a mammoth circula tion building program for the Times-Recorder, will be the most successful in the annals of newspaperdom in this section. There is to be no red tape connected with this distribution. The gifts—including automobiles and other valuable rewards, in cluding cash—are to be distributed absolutely free. Any man or woman, boy or girl, married or single, residing in the territory of which Americus is the hub is eligible to enter the distribution and to secure one of the gifts. It is not even necessary that the participant be a subscriber to the Times-Recorder. And every participant is absolutely guaranteed either one of the valuable gitfs or a cash gift, according to the rules of the distribution. Nor does it cost a participant one cent, either now or later, to parti cipate and secure any-of the gifts. The only stipulation The Thnes- Recorder makes in connection with entrants is that no employes in the office carl enter. Children under 16 will be allowed to enter only up on written consent of their parents. Interest Should Be Great The liberality of this offer; the fact that everybody wins something, and the ease with which even the biggest of the gifts may be won— just a little earnest application and effort in vote-getting during spare moments, will do it—is expected to create genuine interest among our people, and there should be a good ly number of entrants. The char acter and the class of the automo biles and the very fact that every one who participates wins a prize is expected to attract candidates from every section of the territory of which Americus is the hub. Anyone would be proud to own any one of the automobiles and gifts which the Times Recorder is giving you the opportunity to obtain free And anybody can certainly use any of the sums of cash which the Times Recorder will distribute to those who do not win cars and listed gifts. To become a candidate in the gift distribution is an easy matter To win even the biggest of the enrs is just as easy, if you but apply yourself during spare moments. Elsewhere in this issue there ap pears an entry or “nomination” blank which properly filled out and mailed or brought to the campaign (Continued on Page Five) HUNTINGTON SCHOOL OPENS NEXT WEEK The Huntington county school will not open until next Monday, September 7th, Mr. Lee Johnson said Monday. Many of the children are needed in the fields, picking cot ton and others attend the Agricul tural-school, said Mr. Johnson. For this reason we are delaying opening the Huntington School one week. MITCHELL NARROWLY ESCAPES DEATH TODAY SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 31. Col onel William Mitchell, of the army air service, narrowly escaped death today at the eighth corps area air service landing field, near Fort Sam Houston, when his plane crash ed and was demolished as he was taking off. MitcheH was uninjured. WAGE WAR ON DIPHTHERIA Chambliss to Administer Com plete Treatment Toxin-Anti— Toxin for 13 Cents For the sum of 13 cents the coun ty board of healv-i will administer a complete treatment of toxin anti-toxin, in three doses, which immunizes for life from dreaded diptheria. “We have immunised 34 children this mornth,” Dr. J. W. Chambliss said Monday morning, “but there are a great many more, of course, who should take the treatment against diphtheria. The total cost 13 cents, which covers the cost of the serum to us. This is very much cheaper than the dcotors can buy, as we get it from the State Board of Health. No charg'e is made lor the treatment, and the office is open from 9 a.ir.. to 5 p. m. “When a child is exposed to diph theria, it is too late then to inimun and a physician should be consult ed or the parents may come to the health board for consultation. “There is no reaction in toxin anti-toxin, as in the serum for ty phoid fever, for instance, and it is harmless. School opens soon and all children should be immunized,” ’.he chairman of the health board said. MACON MANUFACTURING CONCERN DESTROYED MACfI.N, Ga„ August 31.—The plant of the Adams Manufacturing company, makers of overalls and duck trousers, was completely de stroyed by fire Sunday night. Noth ing but the walls of a two-story building, 220 by 110 feet remain. The loss is estimated at $200,000. The cbmpany employed 150 per sons and had 125 machines and mod ern electrically driven equipment. It has been in operation only a year and a half. A big stock of denim and duck was carried. Things could be worse. Some day they may be wanting permanent waves put in their toothbrushes. Claims Throne hr “ irfy v v k JI / * DUKE OF ORLEANS LONDON,, Aug. 31.—A big heav ily built man in loose-fitting, com fortable clothes brushes past us in this London shop run by French men for Frenchmen and where the chief articles on sale are French newspapers, magazines and books and the vile French cigarets put out by the French government through its tobacco monopoly. Three or four clerks, violent French republicans all, run up to greet the big man and ask solicitous ly about his health. And he asks about theirs. Then he brings them, closer by a wink and tells them n naughty story, and a group of happy Frenchmen laugh together. But one soon notices they do not address him as “Monsieur.” “Mo nseigneur” is the word that is used. Monseigneur, Monseigneur! Then it comes back to us—that big felt hat, that bold nose, that projecting chin, that blonde beard now streaked with gray. Ah, of course, it’s the Duke of Orleans, head of the Houses of Bourdon and Orleans, principal pretender to the throne of France. He was born in England and he lives part of his time near London and part near Brussels. His personality remains a mystery although in republican France there is an active royalist party which elects members to the French Par liament, maintains an army of agi tators, the “Camelots de Roi,” anil a savagely bitter daily newspaper “L’Action Francaise.” But few of his French followers have ever seen him close up and simply human, as we feave just seen him in this French shop. Over in France they know he has been a great hunter. They know he did tome exploring in the Arctic re gions of Greenland years ago. POLICE HAVE BUSY WEEK-END Eleven Drunks Taken In; All Cells Occupied for First Time in Years For the first time since Mr. Vol stead introduced his famous bill which resulted in the enactment of the 19th amendment to the consti tution of the United States, all cells in the guard house were occupied by drunks over the week-end.. Eleven inebriates, all colored except one, were picked up by Chief Bragg’s men Saturday night and Sunday. None of the law violators gave the arresting officers the slightest bit of trouble, and seemed to take the arrest as a part of the revelry. Practically all of the inmates of the police “jug” are farm hands, which will result in all farmers doing' a bit of cussing this morning when they find a cotton picker missing. Chief Bragg is of the opinion that the drunks brought their whiskey, or whatever it was they were unhid ing, to the city with them, as he and his men failed to locate anything in the business section that resembled a blind tiger or any person who look ed as though might be peddling the fire water via the hip pocket route. AN INTERNATIONAL ENOCH ARDEN STORY BROUGHT TO LIGHT s NEW YORK, August 31.—An ' 5 international Enoch Arden story ? ! in i cal life, with its tragic ending < < has been disclosed with the sui- s cides of Walter J. Fitzpatrick, j s manufeaturer, and his wife. > . Mrs. Fitzpatrick, a Belgian <. J girl, was married previously to a < S British officer in a war romance. S > Believing that he had been killed / > in action, she came to this conn- 2 try and married Fitzpatrick. They ? ( lived happily for a brief period, ■ until Mrs. Fitzpatrick’s first I.us- ( I hand reappeared, relieving him- J self of her. The British officer had left the $ home of his wile only a few min- <’ lltes when she put on a beautiful > yellow silk evening gown, closed '> the doors and windows of her J home and asphyxiated'herself. ’ Mr. Fitzpatrick, who was in < Deland, Fla., shot and killed him- ;• G self when notified of her death. ; MRS. JACKSON IS INJURED Americus Resident Run Down By Automobile at Cordele Saturday Mrs. W. R. Jackson, 303 South Jackson street, received cuts and bruises about the face ante, arms Saturday afternoon at Cordele, when she was run down by an au tomobile while crossing the street in front of the terminal station.. Clarence Williams, negro, operator of the car, was arrested. Mrs. Williams was rushed to the Cordele hospital, where it was fear ed for a time that she had suffered internal injuries. She was reported resting well last night and in all probability will be removed to her home here within a few days.# An examination failed to reveal any broken bones. Mrs. Jackson and her young son on their way to the terminal station to catch the train for Amer icus when the accident occurred. The youth ran when he saw the au tomobile approaching and escaped injury. RECKLESS DRIVER KILLED BY OFFICER CLARKSTON, Ga., Aug. 31. Joe Terrell, a negro, of 123 Fort street, Atlanta, while resisting ar rest was shot and instantly killed here Sunday afternoon by Ed Wal ton, speed officer at , Clarkston. Walton observed the negro driving through Clarkston in an automobile at a reckless rate of speed and in a zigwzag movement, endangering pedestrians and other motorists, and when hailed by Walton, Terrell, it is said, resisted and sought to wrench the officers gun from his hands, whereupon he fired upon the negro. Men are not polite. One will take a girl out and kiss her when she would lots rather have an ice cream soda. Insanity Pleas By Drake Hotel Two Bandits Who Participated in Chicago’s Fashionable Hostel ry Robbery Are Entertaining Hopes of Escaping Rope ‘Nut’ Plea Holdup Men are Now Expected CHICAGO, August 31.—The in sanity defense, now all the vogue among the criminal gentry as a means of beating the rope, may be invoked by Joseph W. Holmes and Jack Woods two of the five bandits who staged the wild-west raid on J the Drake hotel July 20, and killed ' Frank Blair Rodkey, assistant cash- [ teer. 1 This was plainly indicated when the bandits were visited in the coun- i ty jail by Dr. Harold Hulbert, wide ly known alienist, who testified for | the defense of Nathan F. Leopold ! and Richard Loeb. Dr. Hurlbert at first was not pro mitted to examine the men as he wished to do. He was told that an, order from the court would be nec essary to do this. He obtained the NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open 11am Clone \ Oct. , ?2.55 22.53i22.44!22.35 > Dec. -22.80 22.75 22.67122.59 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON J Middling 22 3-Bc. PRICE FIVE CENTS TELLS FRIENDS HE IS THROUGH WITH YANKEES Bitterly Assail Manager Huggim for Suspension and $5,000 Fine FAILS IN ATTEMPT TO SEE LANO& ’ Charges New York Pilot With Making Him “Goat; ’ Rup pert Upholds Huggins ( Hl( AGO, Aug. 31. Babe Ruth, bad boy of the New York Yankees, failed today in his plan to appeal personally to baseball coipmissioner Landis against the $5,000 fine and suspension disciplinary penalties im posed by manager Huggins of the Yankee’s. The commissioner hud gone to his summer place at Bird Lake Michigan. < HICAGO, Aug 31.—Babe Ruth is through with the New York Yan kees for this year and “will not play in 1926,” he told a group of news paper men here last night shortly after his arrival fi l om St. Louis. Ruth, in company with a group of Chicago newspapermen, went at once to a hotel, there to submit to an interview. “Huggins has been pulling the wool over Ruppert’s eyes for a long while, and now he’s running out of excuses and I’m the goat.” Ruth said. The bambino was yesterday fined $5,000 and suspended for miscon dict off the field, by manager Hug gins at St. Louis. “If Huggins is manager, I am through with the Yankees. I wil not play for him. Either he quits or I quit, regardless of my contract which expires next year.” Ruth told newspaper men that his purpose in coming here was to see Commissioner Landis, and an effort was made to reach baseball’s chief executive Sunday night in the hope that Ruth could continue to New York today. He plans to leave here at noon on the Century. Ruth said he wanted to seek a re duction of the $5,000 fine. “Why I know of guys killing peo ple, and even bootleggers, who do not get that tough a fine. It ain’t right.” This was the first statement Ruth made in regard to the fine. Previous ly he made some scathing remarks about Manager Huggins, whom he charged with “passing the buck of the New York team to me,” be cause of its alleged failure to make a better showing during the pres ent season. W. C. CARTER NOT EXPECTED TO LIVE Word was received here today by Neil Carter, that his brother, W. C. Carter, who was removed to the sanitarium at Milledgeville several weeks ago, is seriously ill and is not expected to survive the day. Mrs. Carter is at the bedside of her husband, who has been In declining health for several years. order, and then conducted the ex amination. The bandits’ trial be gins Monday. The state anticipated an insanity i defense when the men were arrest ! cd, and following indictments, had ’ the bandits examined. They were I found sane. Assistant State’s Attorney John E. Gorman was aroused at the clear • indication of an insanity defense, j "It’s just about time,” he said, ‘that. I we have a showdown on this sort of j thing. There ought to be some sort I of arrangement whereby the state I could be represented at the defense examination. Woods and Holmes are the only* two of the five to be tried. Two of them were killed during the holds up and one escaped. . ?
