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I SEASON’S RECEIPTS 5 Total number ba-?s received through W ■tc d y 10,231 I WEATHER For G s '- R; t r.i’.g’ct and I Friday. FORI Y-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 207 SHENANDOAH CRASHESTO EARTH-14 DEAD Giant Dirigible Breaks In Three Parts In Storm AIR U/ I P I 1 F I SQUALL AND FALLS NEAR CALD- WELL, OHIO, FROM ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEE T, SHORT- I 5 „-°,” CL0CK THIS CORNING—COMMAN ?n R f’rli’ VO ch>n J y ENANTS AND TEN ENLISTED MEN n EN ROUr E FROM LAKEHURST, Jk'ool?A J JIr I r'Y. EST ’ AND HAD PLANNED TO VISIT C.t-OKCiiA. CI i itS. CALDWELL, Ohio, Sept. 3—The giant dirigible Shenan doah is no more. it went dour, here early today in three j Rees, killing its commander, Lieutenant-Commander Zucl.ry L.nsdown. and al least I 5 of its officers and men. The airship struck a line squall—the variety of storm most feared by airmen—shortly after five o'clock this morning near this vdlage, while traveling at an altitude of 3,000 feel e n route from L akehurst, N. J., to the west. The Shenandoah’had plan ned to visit Atlanta and Savannah in October. . 1 here was no explosion. Ihe big ship simply met wind of sur.b- strength which it was unable to combat. Alter encounter i.:g a storm at a high altitude, the ship headed heavenward io an altitude of approximately 5,000 feet, when suddenly it came down again and broke down into three pieces. One piece, 450 feet or more in length fell wit) tin about a mile and and a half from Ava. The control compartment, in which the com mander and the navigating crew were riding, fell 50 feet away, while the third section, 150 feet long, drifted through the air. Those lifted as dead are: Commander Landsdown, Green ville, Ohio; Lieutenant Commander Hancock, Austin, Texas; Lieutenant J. B. Lawrence; St. Paul, Minn.; Lieut. A. R. Houghton, Allston, Mass.; Lieut. E. W. Shepherd Wash i ngt on. Enlisted mon listed as killed: Everett P. Allen, Omaha; Charles Brook, Tom River, N. J., James W. Cullinan. Bing h.ampton, New York; Ralph T. Jef frey, St. Louis, Mo.; Celestino P. Mazizuco, Murry Hill, N. J. James A. Moore, Jr., Savannah, Ga., George Bartholomew O’Sullivan, Lowell, Mass.; George C. Schnitzel’, Tuckerton, N. J., and William H. Spratley, St. Louis Mo. CRASH REPORTED AT COLUMBUS < OLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 3.—Re „s received at Belle Valley are lo the effect that 11 persons were killed when the Shenandoah broke in two during a wind storm early this morning. WORD OF CATASTROPHE REACHES WASHINGTON WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—The air cruiser Shenandoah crashed in a windstorm eight milees north of Caldwell, Ohio early this morning, (he navy was informed in a message received early today. The message said that two men were killed and the big airship was a to tal wreck. Tn a telephone conversation with the navy’ this morning, Mrs. W. W. Richardson, of this city, wife of the chief navy photographer aboard the (Continued on Page Six) Queer Replies Made By Some Applicants In Civil Service lest LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3.—lngen ious reasoning may at times serve in the absence of accurate informa tion, but it is not always a safe substitute. This was the general ization formulated by Carl V. King, secretary of the Los Angeles civil service boat'd, after going over the examination papers of a class of candidates recently seeking munici pal employment. “What is a labor distribution sheet?” was one question. A candi date, evidently flying upon his reas oning faculty rather than knowledge replied, “One that is edited by the laboring class in the form of a newspaper and is distributed for the purpose of keeping their fellowmen enthusiastic.” To the question, “What is arson?' another candidate replied, “The act of trying to poison a person wit a .arsenic.” Other question and answers w< rt: Q. What is a moruc? A. A piece of paper held against propertv for borrowed money. Q. What does habeas corpus mean? A. The red corpuscles in the blood. Q. What is a kletomaniac’ A. A Person with a mania caus- . .. _ * / THE TIMESBRKORDER SHED IN HEART OF DIXIE Rev, Brtinch is Ch ief Speaker At Rotary Meet l Pastor of First Baptist Church Gives Interesting Talk On “America of Tomorrow” “America of Tomorrow’’ was dis cussed by Rev. Joe Branch, jfhstor of the First Baptist church, before local Rotarians Wednesday. “We should be profoundly grateful for the America of yesterday,” said the speaker, “for it truly has given us a godly heritage. America has made contributions to the govern ments of the world—politic?) and social. “However, it is the America of tomorrow and some of the problems that face us which I desire to touch on very briefly. lam no pessimist, I nor am I unreasonable optimist, but we have some serious problems to solve for the America of tomorrow which we must face now. “There’s the problem of the city. In 1800 only 4 per cent of our pop ulation lived in the cities; in 1925 there are 54 per cent of our people concentrated in the cities. Among the problems of the cities is the poor and the rich, as well. Have you stopped to think of the great con centration of wealth in the hands of a few. Today centralized wealth is dictating to our churches and our educational institutions. There’s a problem there, gentlemen. “Then there’s the problem of the newspaper, the problem of vice and the problem of the politician. In America last year there were 10.000 murders and more than two billions of dollars in forgeries. The prob lem of lawlessness and the problem of the liquor traffic. We have had (Continued on Page Four.) , ipg him to lie unnecessarily. 1 Q. What is a moron? j A. A man who has mere than one ' wife. Answers found in the examina tion papers of another class re ’ vealed that the motor truck still | holds mysteries for even in , this mechanical age. , “What causes heavy black smoke j to come out of the exhaust pipe of la truck?” The class was asked. “It is the only place it can come ' out.” replied a candidate. i “What is the purpose of a fan on la motor truck?” was another ques , tion. “To supply fresh air to the car i buretor,” was one answer. I “Give a reason why a motor truck i fails to start when cranked,” di | rected the examiner. “A motor truck will sometimes ' fail to start if the driver is too weak ;to crank it.” answered one job ■ seeker. “If you found a man with a se- ■ vere cut on the head that was bleed - I ing freely, what would you do?” an j other class was asked. “I would put a turniquet on his ' neck.” announced one student of ' first aid, ~ .... AMERICUS. GA-, THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 3. 192 s Did These Men Go to a Watery Grave? ~ - fmW * ! c A- w > * Kt < OM. JOHN RODGERS Commander and chief offic'i/ of the huge navy .seaplane PN-9, No. •1, which fell in the Pacific ocean i Tuesday while attempting to fly from San Francisco to the Hawaiian Islands. Naval men Heclare that unless the plane was damaged in landing they should be afloat, SEAPLANE STILL MISSING Planes and Cruisers Continue Search for Seaplane Which Fell in Pacific Ocean Tuesday in Attempt to Fly From San Franc’sco to Hawaii. 1 WILBUR POSTPONES FLIGHT OF PLANE ? 2 WASHINGTON, Sept. 3. < Secretary Wilbur today ordered ? the proposed San Francisco ? Hawaii flight of the naval plane HB-1 postponed indefinitely. No reason was given for the secretary’s decision. HONOLULU, Sept. 3.—Early this morning- seaplanes and cruisers en gaged in a search for the PN-9, DROUGHTLAST FOR 3 MONTHS Von Herrmann Says Storm Must Come Before Georgia Gets Relief ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 3—There must be a storm in Texas sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico into this section, before those sections of the southeast suffering the most disas trous drought in more than fifty years can expect any relief. This is the opinion of C. F. Von Herrman, meteorologist in charge of the djnited States department of agriculture weather bureau here, who said that local rains, slight in nature, have no significance as har bingers of relief. AT present there is no sight of even a slight disturbance in the lone star state, where all the precipita tion in this section originates. Mr. Von Herrman also said that Septem ber, October and November are the dryest months of the year, especially the two latter. December, he said is recognized as the wettest month and therefore he can see no prom ise of real relief before that time. Although the drought in existence now is described by Mr. Von Herr man the most disastrous in fifty years, he does not mean that it i.i the longest duration, as there have been several since 1879, the first year of the operation of this bureau which rival this in length. He meant that this one, coming, as it does just I at the crucial time to have a bad effect on cotton anil corn crops, has brought disaster in its trail. The present drought has been in prog ress 38 days including today, the last measurable rainfall having oc curred July 26. We are going to discuss the Riff I question soon as they capture a, town whose name we can pro-; Distance on water is deceptive. A ' man may think he is all at sea over something when he isn’t. $ Wr** * t ' * -'r. . > ' Sr 9 r * 2 I T. B. .1. CONN ELI. drifting before the wind. Messages from the zone, of search indicate that beyond passing rai n squalls weather conditions are favorable. The airmen had supplies that would enable them to exist some time. Rut the lonely mysterious wastes of the Pacific have swallowed them. | navy plane which fell in the Pacific • j Tuesday in attempting to fly from 11 San Francisco to Hawaii, reported r i the unfortunate air giant still un -11 accounted for. “Commander John will bring I her through,” it was declared, as i the commander of the missing plane praised for his resourcefulness, ability and courage exhibited when I he was in charge of tli# Pearl Har ’ bor air station here. i Aside from that person element, the situation brought about by the . | sudden ending, through lack of fuel, > j of the attempted non-stop seaplane I flight from San Francisco, at 2:55 ! I p. m., Monday, Pacific time, is seri- I ous. She flew safely through the j night, but Tuesday morning ran in ; to fogs which held her back and forced an extra use of gasoline. ,; Then she ran into rain which kept CIVIC CHIBS TO HEAR GOSNELL * Representative of Furman I. of P. to Deliver Lecture on the World Court The Rotary, Kiwanis and Pallad ium clubs will hold a joint luncheon Thursday, September 10 at noon at which time Cullen B. Gosnell, of the Furman Institute of Politics, Fur man University, Furman, S. C. will deliver a lecture on “The World Court.” Mr. Gosnell is one of the best in ternational politically informed men in the South and has addressed civic organizations in practically all of the large cities of the south. He will address a joint meeting of the Albany civic chibs Thursday night September 10. Members of the three clubs may bring an invited guest provided they notify their respective secretaries within the next few days. STETTINIUS, MORGAN’S PARTNER, DIES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—Edward R. Stettinius, partner in the bank ing firm of J. P. Morgan and com pany, died at his home in Locust Valley today. He had been ill for several years. In 1923 the financier underwent an operation for the removal of an abdominal abcess, and was treated again in February for stomach trou ble. Wednesday his condition be came critical. CHINAMAN SHOOTS ANOTHER IN BROOKLYN NEW YORK, Sept. 3.—A On Leong tong man last night was the first to break the truce entered into by the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs when Sam Wing, 19-year-old mem ber of the former tong, shot and se riously wounded Tom woo, a Brook lyn laundryman. The shooting oc curred when Wing entered Woo’s laundry and fired five bullets, thre of which hit the victim. ices | w > w Ae ** / < ft ■'/ 1, m 7 is a >r ; 1 ■ LT. ARTHUR GAVIN Drift of the plane, as analyzed by wind, air and sea currents is prob lematical. IfZt drifts off the steam er track without being sighted it might be months before the plane is sighted again or drifted upon some distant beach. the ships previously stationed to protect the seaplane from seeing her and finally, her gasoline gone, was forced into the ocean, after she had signalled her passing of the U. S. Aroostook, 1,800 miles away from the California coast. That was about 1:45 p. m. Tues day. Silence since has surrounded the seaplane. From daybreak to dusk all day al! available ships joined in seeking the seaplane in an ocean area of some hundred square miles, north eastward of the island of Maui. The faster ships went around in ever reducing circles, starting with a circumference of nearly two hun dred miles, reducing to one of 35 miles. Navy officers declared they would not abandon hope of rescue until “every drpp of water in the area had been searched over.” HUGHES SCORES LAXITY COURTS Make America Safe for Free dom, Is Plea of Former Secretary of State DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 3.—-De spite the fact that Frank B. Kellogg present secretary of state, spoke last night, and in his talk gave out for the first time the news that Silas H. Strawn had been named as American special commissioner on important question of relations with China, the feature of Wednesday’s meeting of the American Bar Asso ciation, was the speech of Charles Evans Hughes, former secretary of state. Mr. Hughes’ keen analysis of the trend toward intolerance, the multiplying of laws,and the laxity of courts which grant “inordinate lati tude,” to lawyers, was listened to with deepest interest. He expressed himself as firmly convinced that “the most ominous sign of the times is the indication of an intolerant spirit, made even more dangerous because it is usually armed with sincere convictions.” There was much interest also in the talk of Charles B. Warren, of' Detroit, on relations with Mexico. DAN CUPID GETS BUSY DURING AUGUST Daniel Cupid went on a rampage here in August and fired sufficient! darts to cause 37 couples to se cure marriage licenses, the first step on the road to matrimony. Os the 37 licenses issued by Captain Cobb, 12 were to white couples and 25 to negro couples. There were only 16 licenses is sued in July, but this was due, ac cording to Captain Cobb, to the hot weather and the fact that the ma jority of eligible brides and grooms were o ntheir vacations. Snow high up in the Rockies is ! melting this summer. But that's! proper. Everybody’s doing it. 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Mr. Wooster was again elected treasurer of the organization and says the Athens meet was possibly more productive of lasting results than any other. “We shall concentrate this year in an effort to sell Georgia chickn to Georgia people, said Mr. Woost er. “We know the Georgia hatch eries are producing chicks as strong and fine as can be bought any where out of the state. Another thing we will do this “year is to test all flocks in the state for white di arrhoea, which is heredity and con tagious, in an attempt to control and eliminate. “Georgia poultry production is progressing splendidly, we found. The progress is safe and sane, and I think the industry now is on a safe footing over the state. Sumter county is among the lenders; it is very near the top and I look for no reaction in the industry here or in the state as a whole. “Egg prices are 20 per cent high er this year than last, with food stuff for poultry lower than last year. The outlook for the season is fine, for we now are producing both quality and the quantity. “Undoubtedly the baby chick ns ( Continued on Page Four.) Public Schools 7o Open September 21; Record Enrollment Expected The Americus public schools will open for their 1925-26 term Mon day, September 21, and Professor J. E. Mathis, superintendent, is ex -1 pecting a record breaking enroll ment and one of the best school years in the history of the Ameri cus institutions. Three new teachers have been ob tained for the high school, and I practically all members of the gram ' mar and high school faculties have attended summer schools at the leading universities in the country. Professor Mathis, who is one of the most capable and enthusiastic educators in the South, has writ j ten a very interesting and instruc- I tive article on “back to school which follows: Vacation will soon be over and “back to school” will call the young folks to the class rooms. 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Os course some of them arise from the pure perversity of the individual, but the school, with the proper home co-operation can cure that too, therefore it is to an opportunity that the Public School is calling the children <>f Americus the third Monday, the twenty-first day of September. “To give more for making sched ules and other arrangements nec essary to the opening of school the registration books will be opened Monday, the 7th., and be open every week day until the opening <*f school. “High school pupils onnly will be taken the first week and Grammar School, the second week. All pupils must have been successfully vac cinated before they, can be admitted. “The order of registratio n will I be as follows: “First year High School, Monday, 7th; Second year, Tuesday; Third year, Wednesday; Fourth year Thursday. All conditioned pupils and those from other systems, Fri day. “First year Grammar School Mon day, 14; other grades Tuesday, Wed nesday and Thursday. Conditioned pupils and those from other syss <Continued on Page Two!
