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' Bales received Thursday 244 Total bales received _„.i-....12,088 WEATHER For Georgia—Local thundershow ers tonight and Saturday; cooler in extreme north portion. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 114 Pacific Aviators Found-Were On Verge of Starvation CREW HAD BEEN WITHOUT FOOD FOR FOUR DAYS United States Submarine Finds PN-9 Floating Swanlike On Choppy Sea PLANE LOST FOR 218 AND HALF HOURS Intrepid Flyers end Commander Plainly Showed Strain They Had Been Under —HONOLULU, Sept. 11. Com mander John Rodger* and hi* in trepid crew of four of the lost trans-Pacific airplane PN- 9, No. 1, are alive and well. The crippled eagle, with its pre cious burden of trail-blazing adven turers, was found late Thursday, riding swannlike atop the choppy seas by a monster of the deep, the United States submarine R-4. The plane had been lost for 218 and a half hours, after 25 hours hurtling from/Jan Francisco toward Honolulu, in the first such flight ever attempted. The brave force, in every sense except officially, had been given up as lost. When the happy crew was brought ashore the men were taken to the Liuhu hotel, where doctors in spected them. Commander Rodgers was the last man to leave the plane, thereby upholding the navy tra dition. The members of the crew plainly showed the strain they had been under for nine days. They were heavily bearded and their faces were tanned by the tropical sun. They had been without food for four days. In a darkened suite of rooms in the little old-fashioned Lihue hotel five men lay unconscious in sleep this morning. It was the kind of sleep denied them for nine days. Families of the aviators were notified as soon as Lieut.-Com mander M. B. McComb, junior com mandant of the Pearl Harbor Air station received the official news. Aviation officers here estimated that the plane had fallen from 175 to 200 miles from Kahalu, Island of Maui, the first objective of the flight. The position of the sea plane when picked up was the point where the navigators, estimating from their knowledge of winds and currents around the island had fig ured the seaplane to be last Satur day at 8 a.m. As soon as word of finding of the plane was received, Admiral S. S. Robinson, commander in chief of (Continued On Pane Five! Harrison Noel's Crime Spurs Demand for More Large Insane Asylum? Mary Daly Would Be Living Had "Madman” Been Kept in Confinement By GEORGE BRITT MONTCLAIR, N. J. Sept. 11— Weeping and shuddering cannot bring back the lives of little Mary Daly and of the taxicab driver, Ray mond Pierce, slain by the madman, Harrison Noel. But can’t men reduce the freq ency with which Fate sends such tragedies ripping through the peace ful rhythmic threads of normal life? “You can,” answers Dr. Henry G. Smith, who was assisting super in tendent of the Essex County hospi tal at Overbrook when Noel, a for mer inmate, was brought back in the course of the investigation into the original mystery of the child’s dis appearance. “Quadruple the capacity of all Hhe insane -hospitals and then keep tlem full. 1 "Os course you can’t lock un the eitire human race, even though ev eiz person has has an abnormal at tibde toward some one certain sub jett or other. It would not be dif fisilt to devise a set of thoroughly sctntifie tests which would con demn 10 per cent of the population. But tightening un iust reason ably and holding on to those who havHgiyen clear indications that theyhre dangerous would require enlarted space. It would be worth 11- oi. r orming at the South Angle »hid lot, this the same lands H to grantors by warranty deed tided in book JJ. pages 345 and \Snd book PP, page 331 of the 1 i&ord of Sumter County. f \n*nt in possession notified In 1 “ of the law. \ W. P. M’ARTHUR; \ Sheriff Sumter County. THE TIMESBRECORDER feoff PUBLISHED IN THE ' ~HE AR T OF MOUND IN OHIO YIELDS PEARLS, OTHER JEWELS i Wrapped Around Bodies of Four Mound Builders Un earthed By Explorers MCfcT VALUABLE FIND IN NUMBER OF YEARS . Many of the Pearls As Large As Hickory Nuts— Mound Is Heavily Guarded CHILLICLOTHE, Ohio. Sept. 11. ' —Discovery Thursday of thousands of pearls, many of enormous size and exquisite color, on the bodies of four mound builders in the end of the Charnel house of what is known as the Pricer mound of the Seip group near Bainbridge, Ohio, beginning of what is ex pected to be the most valuable find of the mound builders in recent years. Curator Harry Shetrone, of the state archaeological and historical museum in charge of the opening of the mound, declared the four occu pants of the grave undoubtedly were personages of high rank among the ancient inhabitants of Ohio. Copper helmets covered the skulls of two while ornaments of tortoise shell, pottery, beads, cop per and silver were found in pro fusion. Armed guards were posted about the mound to prevent souvenir hunt ers, collectors or vandals from dis turbing the find, which will be re moved today. Dr. C. W. Mills, director of the Ohio museum, and Girard Fowkes, world famous mound explorer, were present when the find was unearth ed. Some of the pearls are as large as hickory nuts. Never before, it was said, have so many pearls been found in the grave of four bodies. 7,538 CARS PEACHES HANDLED BY SOUTHERN In the movement of the 1925 Georgia Peach crop, the Southern Railway System set a new high rec ord as to number of cars handled, with the same practically 100 per cent performance which has char acterized its handling of this highly perishable fruit in other years, 7,- 538 cars having been transported to markets in other states and 136 cars to points in Georgia, making the Southern’s total movement 7,674 cars. This compares with 6,014 cars in 1924 and 5,700 cars in 1923, the previous high records. the cost.” ’ . Dr. Smith says one of the prin cipal difficulties is in persuading judges and courts to keep danger ous persons in confinement. Af ter deranged persons show improve • ment and their families desire their return home, courts are qquite ready to grant writs of habeas cor- ■ pus setting them free.. - The hospital in the present case haj_been blamed for permitting ■; Noel to remain at large after ' his “elopement” in June, merely upon ', his father’s declaration that he i would assume full responsibility for ', his behavior. Dr. Smith says it l would have been almost impossible ■ i to hold him if the family had raised the question in the court. | “Dementia praecox. so far as we ■ ( know, is induced by heredity or ex ( cessite alcoholism in parents or grandparents or by an environment , which causes wprry and irritation,” Dr. Stiith says. I “WKat caused the condition of , Harrisin Noel, we don’t know. Our records include in his family his tory a <ase of suicide.” I Harrfeon Noel by his family was considered simply eccentric. ’ His ( parents are reported to have lived apart for considerable periods. His , father, Dx Noel r is a successful law yer with an office in Wall Street, i His mothsr was educated in Ger : many and was a writer of short ■ stories, seling her work to the At il (Contnued on Page Five) ueorgia Levied upon as property of estate of J. J. Simmons, deceased, under | and by virtue of a City Court of Americus fifa in favor of Natt E.l Harris, Governor, vs. J. J. Simmons and M. N. Edwards. Levy made by Lucius Harvey, then Sheriff on' May 4th 1923, and tenant i nposses-1 sion notified in terms of the law This September 9th, 1925 ' AMERICUS? GEORGIA FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11. 1925 They Rest With Nation's Heroic Dead ith imnressive ceremonies the. Arlington National cemeterv near kets containing the bodies of Lieu With impressive ceremonies the. bodies of several victims of the I Shenandoah disaster were buried onj the beautiful wooded slopes of! Large Acreage In Cover Crops Here This Fall Thirty-One Hundred Pounds Vetch Received By County Agent Cliett Thirty one hundred pounds of vetch seed, consigned to H. A. Cliett County Agent, for use by the far mers of Sumter County arrived in Americus this morning. This megns that the farmer is on the right road to cutting down his fer tilizer expense, according to the agent. The seeds valued at approximate ly SSOO, wil plant 150 acres, and are due to enrich the soil more than 20 per cent the first year and ap proximately 60 per cent after the third or fourth year. This is the first year that Sum ter county has planted the winter legume on a large scale. Last year only a few acres were planted in vetch, while in 1923 and 22 the local agricultural school and one or two farmers were the only cultivators of the soilbuilding legume. The seeds will be removed from the Central freight warehouse late this afternoon end will be ready for distribution by Saturday morning. County Agent Cliett is anxious that the farmers desiring to plant Vetch this fall procure the seeds within the next week and have them on hand at their homes so that they may be planted as soon as the land is prepared. Seed stores in the city are also offering vetch and it is estimated that approximately 7,000 pounds will be planted in the county this fall. FRENCH TROOPS PUSHINGNORTH American Aviators Bombard Riffian Stronghold and Kill One Hundred FEZ, Eept. 11.—The French troops began their northward push from the Ouergha river against Riffian tribesmen today, it was of ficially stated. Satisfactory prog ress is claimed. AMERICAN AVIATORS KILL HUNDREDS RIFFS * QUEZZAN, Sept. 11.—American aviavtors. of the Sherifian scadrille, in a bombardment of the Sheshuan Riffian stronghold, are reliably re ported to have killed more than 100 warriors. Their bombs also greatly damaged the Riff military establish ment and disorganized troops con centrated there. TAMPA BANDIT GIVEN 50-YEAR SENTENCE TAMPA. Sept. 11—Albert House alleged bandit and yeggman, today was sentenced to serve 50 years m the'state prison as a result of con viction of two charges. • OFFICIALS TO AID IN FOREST FIRE FIGHT BRISTOL, Va., Sept. 11.—With meager reports to the local govern ment forestry office, indicating no abatment in the spread of flames in the Unaka mountain, forest offi cials from Washington are arriving on the scene to relieve local offi cers who have been battling with for the past two weeks. sell, hold, invest in and generally 11 deal in stocks, bonds, securities, i notes, mortgages, and all other ' forms of indebtedness, security and j Investment; to loan its own money the money of others, and re ceive a commission, interest and or a premium on same; to negotiate, pro- Icure, supervise and manage for I others loans on real estate sonal property; to issue and sei. Its .Arlington National cemetery near Washington. Not far away is the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The [picture shows the flag-draped cas- EMPTY WATER FROM TIN CANS Wiggle Tails find Breeding Places in Water Filled Ves sels, Says Silver With the dangerous and pestifer ous mosquito practically eliminated in Americus, Chief Sanitary Inspec tor Silver is desirous that all cans and other containers which were fill ed wih rain water Wednesday, be emptied immediately to prevent the breeding of wiggle tails. “We have very few mosquitoes, now, said Officeres Silver, “but if the water is permitted to stand in tin cans for several days the pests will breed by the millions and all the health department’s excellent work this spring and summer will have been undone. Cool weather will be here in a few weeks and the people cooperate with me until then Mr. Mosqflito will be finished in Americus until next spring.” “The health department is anx ious to keep its affairs out of police court, but unless the people cooper ate with us during the next three or four weeks we will have to make cases against them as a means of safeguarding the public’s health,” said Officer Silver. PROBE PLEASES COL MITCHELL Fiery Airman Would Welcome Investigation By Acting Secretary of War SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. 11. —Gratification was expressed late last night by Colonel William Mit chell, eighth corps area officer, when he learned that Dwight Davis acting secretary of war, favors a full investigation of his charges by disinterested agencies. “That’s bully,” Mitchell said “It’s just the sort of an investigation I’ve been fighting for. because I know I can convince a disinterested body of men of tEe verity of the charges I have made. I believe the people of America are interested in remedy ing defects in admiration of the air service, and for this reason the members of the. trial body should be composed of men not personally and selfishly interested in the outcome.” Dr. W. T. Dunning, Texas com mander of the American Legion, in a second statement relating to Mitchell said: “If having the welfare of the United States at heart and having the courage to sound a warning to the American people in the face of the strongest opposition imaginable in insubordination, then Colonel Mitchell is guilty. However, I take the view in which I believe every man who wore a uniform during the world war will concur, that Colonel Mitchell proved himself as courage ous a soldier in time of peace as in war. “If the man who during the war commanded the combined air forces of all the allies is not competent to advise the American public of its air peril, then we have no man, either in public or private life, who is.” 1 ' ’ I Countv, Georgia, being the east I half of one certain brick store house and lot known as the Larrimore huiHinfc in the town of Leslie, said lot fronting on Commerce street and running back south— feet to warehouse of J. L. Jones; said one-half of building to begin meas urement in center of .partition wall, and being bounded oA the north by Commerce street ani on east by Griffin & Wallace, south by Jones, kets containing the bodies of Lieut. Com. Louis Hancock, Lieut. Edgar W. Sheppard and Lieut. J. B. Law rence. Biackji e d Here In Florida City Anderson Henry Criminally As saulted Carl Beechum Nearly Two Years Ago Anderson Henry, colored, has at last been apprehended. Negro who assaulted Carl Beechum, resident of the New 16th. District in March 1924, was arrested in Bartow, Fla. Tuesday, and will be returned to Sumter County Friday by Sheriff McArthur, who left for the Florida city Thursday afternoon. Anderson will probably be tried at the November term of Superior court on the charge of assault with intent to murder. At the time of the alleged assault a county wide search was instituted ttir the negro, but no trace of him was ever found. It is believed that he left for Florida immediately aft er his difficulty with Mr. Beechum. Deputy Sheriff Chappell is of the opinion that Anderson’s arrest was the result of his failure to keep his mouth shut while in Florida. Henry’s attack on Mr. Beechum took place in the New 16tl). District near the Lee county line in March 1924. Mr. Beechum, according to Deputy Chappell, was severely beat en and at the time it was thought he would not survive the attack. QUITS HOSPITAL, WALKS 80 MILES Aged Indian Sneaks Away to Bring Tribe Through Moun tain to Celebration BANFF, Alta., Sept. 11.—Eigh ty-year-old, Peter Wisely, chief of the Nordegg branch of the Stoney Indians, dressed and departed from the Sarcee hospital, where he was confined for eye treatment, and walked to Morley, 80 miles, in two days. Fearing that the doctors in charge would not permit him to leave in order to bring his tribe through the mountains for the In dian celebration at Banff recently, he sneaked away early in the morn ing and walked across the prairies through the extreme heat( sleeping in the open and surviving on berries and water. He has only one eye left, and; that does not serve him very well, but his Indian instinct carried him across country to his goal. REV RICHARD SIMPSON RETURNS TO AMERICUS Rev. Richard Simpson, pastor of the Presbyterian church, returned to the city Thursday morning after six weeks study at the Presbytery of East Alaba'ma, and will fill the pul pit at his church at the morning and evening services Sunday. GEORGIA ROAD FUND DECISION DEFERRED WASHINGTON,' Sept. Jl.—The decision on road funds to be made available in drouth stricken areas of Georgia were deferred until the af ternoon session today, following a conference between Georgia offi cials and Acting Chief P. S. Wilson, of the Bureau of Public Roads. M. E. Morgan, as guardian for ! T. J. Morgan, Wilbut Morgan and s Mildred Morgan, minors, having I made application for leave to sell : their one-fourth undivided interest, : each, in “the timber suitable for I saw mill purposes on 152 1-2 acres • of land lot No. 195 in the 27th dis , trict of Sumter County, Ga., said r tract of land being all of said lot ; ■ except a fifty-acre strip off of the south side thereof in the shape ofa i COMBINED PLANE AND DIRIGIBLE IS SEEN BY FORD Combination of Types Pointed Out By Automobile “King” As Aircraft of Future WOULD HAVEAVERTED RECENT AIR DISASTERS Flivver Manufacturer Purchases Liberty Motors to Use in His All-Metal ‘Fly Trucks’ DEARBORN. Mich., Sept. 11.— Henry Ford believes the aircraft of the future will be a combination of the dirigible and the airplane. “A combination of the types pro bably will fly better than either type alone,” says the automobile manufacturer, whose fcatories and engineers are now aiding in the de velopment of aviation research and commercial flying. Might Avert Disasters If a combined dirigible and air plane had been developed both of the recent naval air disasters might have been averted, experts say. They point out that the greatly increased pressure in the helium bags of the Shenandoah, when the digirible was suddenly shot to a higher altitude by a line squall, caused the framework of the craft to give way. \ A dirigible with airplane wings might have been able to either nose down and prevent the ‘skyrocketing’ or if the dirigible part of'the craft had collapsed, the wings might en able to volplane safely down to the ground. If such a craft had been avail able for the Hawaiian flight, instead of the I’N-9, No. 1, the dirigible part of it would have kept it in the air after the gas supply was ex hausted and it might have drifted back over one of the patrol ships. The necessity of landing in rough sea and the possible smashing of the plane would have been averted. Engine Is Big Trouble The Ford Motor company has just gone into both ends of commercial aviation—operation and manufac ture. It has agreed to carry the airmail for the government from Chicago to Detroit. But Henry Ford smiles dryly at the suggestion /hat this signifies complete success for commercial aviation is near. “I wish I could see it,” he com ments. From the Ford airport at Dear (Continued on Page Eight) Americus Business Men Organize Mammothßeal Estate-Loan Office Here Corporation to Be Known As Americus Realty Company; Capital Stock SIO,OOO Increased interest in real estate activities in this county and section, and the promise of an organized effort at an early date to promote the development of the farming and business enterprises in and around Americus, is indicated thru the publication in this issue of a petition for the incorporation of the Americus Realty Company, which is to be a corporation with a capital stock of SIO,OOO and total authoriz ed capital of SIOO,OOO. Those organizing this new real estate organization are four active business men of the city, being Lee Hudson, cashier of the Bank of Commerce; Edgar Shipn, Jr., own er of the Shipp Grcoery company; S'. R. Heys, deputy clerk of the Su perior court, and Stephen Pace, at torney. In addition to the real estate business, the petition shows that the company will z also make loans on real estate, lending its own mon ey and the funds of other investors, and will also engage in the sub-di vision, improvement and develop ment of farm lands. When asked about the plans and purposes of the new company, Stephen Pace, speaking for the four incorporators, said: “We believe irf the future of Americus, of Sumter County, and of South Georgia; we believe the day is not far distant when this sec | tion will be recognized at its true vernoer nrst, 1924, amounting to $40.00 and said security deed pro viding that upon default of the payment of any interest the grantee or his assigns may declare the prin cipal and remaining interest due. And whereas the said Mrs. Clem ents has heretofore conveyed all of her rights under said security deed and transferred all notes to one S. F. Pollock and the .said Pollock has declared all a>£ said indebtedness i,.,. ... XL NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open Ham Close Oct 23.54|23.69|23.52|23.53 Dec 23.85|24.00|23.82|23.94 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Middling, 22 l-2c. PRICE FIVE CENTS HUSBAND OF ’ MRS. COOK WILL BE QUESTIONED I Sheriff Not Satisfied- With Ex planation As to His Where abouts Night of Killing PREACHER SAYS SLAIN WOMAN WAS KLAN HEAD Six Men Who Threw Rotten Eggs at Cook’s Home Are Released On SI,OOO Bail VINTON, Sept. 11 c. B. Cook, whose wife. Myrtle Cook, president of the Benton County W. C. T. U., was shot to death in her home Mon day night, wilt be questioned at «. closed session of the coroner’s in quest today. Sheriff Huniz said Cook had not given satisfactory ex planation as to where he was the night of the shooting. The names ot the Ku Kluux Klan twice was mentioned last night as the authorities continued attempts ♦ to solve the murder of Mrs. C. B. Cook, Benton county W. C. T. U. president. At funeral services this afternoon for Mrs. Cook, who was slain Mon day night, the Rev. A. A. Wright, pastor of a rural Christian church’ said the woman “holds the highest county office in the women’s organ ization of the Ku Klux Klan.” Meanwhile, according to a story by Mrs. Kleckner, wife of the pas tor of the Christian church here, tjyo masked men entered her home and demanded to know if Mr. Kleck ner was a klansman. The pastor at the time was attending the funeral services. • , “TeH us the truth.” Mrs. Kleck ner quoted one of the men as say ing. “la he a klansmen, coming here to raise more hell?” Mrs. Kleckner, who came here with the pastor about a week ago, said she told the T>en she did not think her husband was a member of the klan, and they departed. Six of the seven young men ar rested in Connection with throwing rotten eggs at Mrs. Cook’s home the night of July six, have confessed, it was announced. None of them are suspected of any connection with Mrs. Cook’s death, but they were taken on the theory that they might be able to supply the names of liquor sellers. All seven were released in SI,OOO bail. The authorities are looking for (Continued on Page Eight) value, that is, that i| is the best farming scetion, for all purposes, in the United States. While the ‘light’ of our natural advantages is not hidden, we do not believe it properly displayed. One of our main Objects in establishing this compa ny is, through an active and ag gressive business organization, to flash to all sections of this nation the brilliance of the promise offer ed by our lands and natural resourc es, to ‘tell the world’ that here in Sumter county they will find not only sunshine and flowers, but also fertile fields, an all-year crop sea son, a delgihtful climate; a healthy pfece to live, the best of school ad vantages, good churches, Christian friends and neighbors, and a sure return for honest labor. “And believing the possibilities of this section, when properly pre sented, will interest outside invest ors. we propose to have an organi zation to handle their inquiries and satisfy their needs. “None qf the parties organizing the company propose to change their present occupations, but will handle the company’s business through f> highly reamed, efficient and reliable real estate agent as manager, for whom we are now car rying on active negotiations. The incorporators will merely act as an advisory board, standing behind the actions of their manager, and giv ing him the benefit of their busi ness experience and connections. “We hope we can be of benefit in promoting hte material interests of Americus and Sumter county," Mr. Pace con.iud.J. oura power OT sale in ' said deed to secure debt are hereby • made a part of this advertisement. • Said property will be sold and 1 deed made to the purchaser by the undersigned as provided in said power of sale in said deed to secure debt, as hereinbefore stated. ’ THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, By Ellis, Webb & Ellis, ’ * Their Attorneys, . ■ .a- . <
