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SEASON’S RECEIPTS Bales received Tuesday 290 Totatl bales received -13,606 WEATHER For Georgia—Probably showers in north portion tonight and Wed nesday. FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 21 7 No Disorders Reported in Gotham’s Greatest Primary Walker and Waterman Win in Aeiv Y ork- ¥oung Bob Leads in the West Mayor John F. Hylan, Stormy Petrel of New York Politics for Last Seven Years, Bows to Senator James J. Walker, Tammany Designee. Young LaFollette Leads Field of 3 Candidates in Wisconsin Sen atorial Race. Senator James J. Walker and Frank D. Waterman, pen manufacturer in New York, and Eobt. M. LaFollette, in Wisconsin, won big victories. Walker got the Democratic nom ination for Mayor over Hylan, Dem ocratic incumbent, after a sensa tional campaign, marked by clashes between Smith and Hearst. Waterman, organization designee, won the Republican nomination for Mayor over Bennett and Lyons. Young Bob La Follette got the 'Republican noir‘’"’>Hon...fj?r.t’”' sen ate his father occupied. “Young Bob” Wins MILWAUKEE. Wis., Sept. 16— Robert M. LaLFollette, Jr.,contin ued in the footsteps of his late fa ther today, when he won the Re publican nomination for the United States Senatorship. His victory came in a decisive manner against three other Repub lican candidates. He will go into the final election Sept. 29. From the first returns “young Bob” as he is known throughout the country, displayed vote getting tendencies as good if not better than his father, who was known to bold the Wisconsin vote in the hol low of his hand. Hylan Concedes Defeat NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—Mayor John F. Hylan, stormy petrel of New York politics for the last seven years, was defeated for renomina tion in today’s primaries by State Senator James J. Walker, Tammany designee, by a majority of more than 60,000 with about two-thirds of the vote counted. He gained steadily all night and the Metropoli tan newspapers with the exception of Mayor Hylan, predicted that Walker’s plurality finally would Teach 100,000. Waterman Wins Easy NEW YORK, Sept.l6. The Re publican contest proved a walk away for F*rank D. Waterman, pen manufacturer, the regular organize tion candidate. He was leading William M. Bennett and John J. Lyons, insurgent candidates, by an -8 to 1 basis. The Republican con test was overshadowed by the fight among the Democrats. The Re publican vote was tabulated slow ly, as the Democratic votes were counted first. Governor Smith’s old East Side district, under the shadow of the Brooklyn bridge, gave Senator Wal ker one of tUe biggest majorities of any district in the city. The vote ■was Walker 365; Hyan 15. dr. ANTHONY AND PROF. M'Niel AT FIRST CHURCH Dr. Bascom Anthony, presiding elder of the Savannah district, will preach tonight at the First Method ist church, Rev. Outlet announced today. It is also expected that Prof. E. H. McNiel, the blind organist, will , preside at the organ again tonight. This marks the third day of the Methodist celebration of the open ing of their new church auditorium and another large crowd is expect ed. The general pubilc is extended a cordial invitation to all meetings. COURT PARTS FATHER AND SON FOREVER EAST PROVIVDENCE, R. 1., Sept. 16.—Albert Rossi, 17 years ♦ old, forbidden by the order of Judge Champlin to see his father again, gathered his baggage and faced the world alone. Joseph Rossi, Albert’s father, under penalty of incurring court punishment, must likewise keep away from his son, Judge Champ lin ruled. “They simply can’t get along to gether,” commented the judge. “Therefore I rule that they must stay apart.” THETIMESBRECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE OF CONDEMNED MAN IS TAKEN INTO CHURCH; PREPARES FOR DEATH CORDELE, Sept. 16— Bunse Napier, condemned to die in the' electric cha'ir at Milledgeville state prison farm on October 5 for an attack on a 12-year-old girl here a month ago, was bap tized in the pool at the First Baptist church here last week by Rev. T. H. Horton and has been enrolled as a member of Zion Hill Baptist church, east of Cordele. He has named those he wants to accompany him on his death journey and specified the little country church cemetery where his’ sister is buried for his grave. He has told members of his family that he was willing for story that the little girl told on the stand when he was on trial for his life to stand as the truth. H'is attorney, Judge Max E. Land, has filed a motion for a new trial as a precautionary measure, but ’pless there are developments in vuc t man’s favor, there will be no tight for a new trial when the | date for the hearing is set. Wife Beating Is AkinTo Killing, Judge Tells Man Mate Withdraws Complaint, Thus Saving Husband From Serving Term in Jail NEW YORK, Sept. 16.—“1f we permit a man the right to beat his wife, it won’t be long before he wants the privilege of killing her,” Judge Boote told Arthur Voss, 36, No. 10 Edgewood Ave., Yonkers, when he was arraigned in Yonkers City Court recently on complaint of Mrs. Margaret Voss. She charged that Arthur slapped her face in a domestic tilt. Voss admitted -the allegation, but asked Judge Boote what a man is going to do when his wife exasperates him so he loses his temper. “No matter what your wife or any other woman does, Judge Boote said to him, “you have no right to strike ’ her. It isn’t done in this country.” Voss was also informed that un less his wife requested mercy for him he would have to go to jail. Mrs. Voss withdrew the complaint. TONGWRCOSTS SIOO,OOO WEEK Out-of-Town Chinese Fail to Do Their Shopping in China town Since War New York, Sept. 16.—The recent re-opening of the Chinese tong war has cost merchants of Chinatown more than SIOO,OOO. according to statements made to detectives of the Gangster Squad. Frightened by the shootings of the last week, out-of-town Chinese who usually make their weekly pur chases in Chinatown on Saturday and Sunday remained at home. Chinatown thus presented its quet est appearance for many years. Three Chinese were relieved of revolvers for which they had per mits. They were told the weapons would be returned after the sign ing f* “peace” between the war ring tongs. A BIG DEAL THAT WASN’T CONSUMMATED IN FLA. CAPE MAY, N. J. Sept. 16. The biggest real estate sale in the history of the oldest seashore resort in America was closed here recent ly when William J. Ryan, Inc., of Philadelphia, through Joseph P. Day, of New York City, sold over $350,000 worth of lots. These lots are some of the choicest in the city. They include Columbia Base Ball Park at Co lumbia Avenue and Madison Aven ue. The Cape May Collegians will be forced to build a new park at the shore because of the sale. AMERICUS, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER lb. 1925 KEEPS WETS ON THE GO IN 2 WESTERN STATES aK-.... . . g st I 4Z\ j Col. Ned Green of Los Angeles, is the new federal prohibition di rector for northern California and i Nevada, with headquarters at San I Francisco. He succeeds E. C. Yel lowley who has been transferred to Chicago district. BIC YEAR FOR ALL MERCHANTS Storekeepers Anticipating Busi est Fall and Winter in the Five Years Americus merchants are all set for one of the busiest fall and win ter seasons in many years, accord ing to the statements of managers and proprietor's of business houses, who declare that the few cool days have brought hundreds of buyers to their establishments. Practically every store in Amer icus sent buyers to New York and other large markets during the summer, and now have their shelves stocked with the very latest thing in fall and winter merchandise. Beautiful coats, dresses and other wearing apparel have been purchas ed for the city’s fair sex and the men will be shown the very latest things in their line, including the wide bottom trousers, double breast ed coats and 1925 shaped hats with the gaudy bands. “When the hot weather abates the Americus merchants is going to have all the business he can handle,” said one merchant Tues day. “The few cool days we have experienced during the past two weeks, have brought hundreds to our store, and I believe the other merchants!* were also rushed.” The merchants are bringing in considerable more Christmas goods than they did in 1924, believing that the present price of cotton is going to enable Santa Clause to visit more homes this year than last. DROUTH RETAINS BULL DOG CRIP Local Thundershowers Serve Temporarily Only to Cool Off the Atmosphere ATLANTA, Sept. 16 The drouth, which has gripped the south eastern states for one of the longest spells in history, hung tenaciously today despite brief thundershowers in several localities, which offered little relief beyond a temporary cooling of the atmosphere. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REPORT WASHINGTON, Sept. 16— Showers and more moderate temp eratures were benificial in the west ern portion of the cotton belt, but in the eastern portion much of the week had extremely warm weather and showers were insufficient, ma terially, to relieve the drouth, ac cording to the Department of Agri culture’s condition report issued to day. Some injury to the open cot ton from rains reported, but in the central and eastern portions of the ' belt picking and ginning continued. DISASTERS MAY HALT DIRIGIBLE DEVELOPMENT Aviation Placed On Defensive As Result of Loss of Sea plane and Shenandoah Crash PUBLIC CONFIDENCE HAS BEEN SHATTERED All Dirigibles Are Destined, Sooner or Later, to Disaster, Says Martin WASHINGTON, Sept. 17—Avia tion has been placed decidedly on the defensive in this country by the near loss of seaplane PN-9 No. 1 in the attempt to fly from San Fran cisco to Hawaii, by the failure of heavier-than-air craft tc accomplish the most important part of the MacMillan expedition's mission in the Arctic, and especially by the I Shenandoah disaster. The dirigible is far harder hit than the plane, so much so that it is quite likely a full stop has been put to its development in the United States, at any,rate for the present. Pttuli? confidence even in the plane certainly has been consider ably shaken. Not only were army and r.r.yy flyers looking forward hopefully to very kindly consideration of their plans by Congress next winter, but a strong movement was afoot in the interest of a government subsidy for commercial aviation. The army and navy men may still get, more or less, what thev want, but an extremely black eye has been dealt to the argument that airhsips have rendered surface fleets obsolete for sea warfare. ' The subsidy advocates contend that an impetus simply cannot be (Continued on Page Two.) 1,500 Reward For Anderson, Chapman’s Pal “Dutch” Believed to Be in This Section—Wanted for Mur der of Ben Hance and Wife The person who is fortunate enough to effect the apprehension of George (Dutch) Anderson will not only render the Chief Post Of fice Inspector a great service but will receive a reward of $1,500, one of the largest even_.offered for the arrest of a criminal, A description of Gerald Chapman’s pal, believed to be in this section of the United States, was received by Chief Bragg this morning. Anderson is wanted for his escape from the United States penitentiary, Atlanta, and for murder in Dele ware county, Indiana. He is al leged to have slain an elderly cou ple because he believed they were responsible for Chapman’s convic tion. Anderson, so states the descrip tive sheet received by Chief Bragg, is well educated, speaks several can enter any society, is fond of music, good literature and good living, often frequenting good hotels and • high class furnished apartments. Lately, however, he has been dressing roughly and liv ing in small towns, and at times at lake resorts where, with pals, he j rents a furnished cottage. Ht speaks with Swedish accent. He is a safe blower, all around bandit, pick pocket, forger, bank-burglar and general thief. “Dutch,” who has a name to fit every occasion, escaped from the Atlanta pen December 30, 1923, while serving a 25-y.ear sentence for the holdup of a mail truck in New York City, with Gerald Chapman, (latter now under sentence o\ death for murder in Connecticut). On August 14, 1925, Anderson, in company'with one Charles Wolfe (Wolfe now in custody) in Dela ware couqty, near Munice, Indi ana, killed Ben Hance and the lat ters wife. Any one attempting to arrest Anderson should be armed with more than a pocket knife and should exercise extreme caution, as the man is a killer and will likely resist. ! HE HOLDS SPONGE TO I LOS ANGELES DISTRICT W.fRtW Robert E. Frith, retired army Colonel, has been named, federal prohibition director for district 22, with headquarters at Los Angeles. NEW VAULT FOR BANK COMMERCE Strongest o ( Its Size Ever Con structed Wilk Be Installed Within Four Weeks A vault, said to be the strongest of its size ever constructed and . which would give expert 1925 cracks , man considerable trouble before reaching the interior, if he ever did, ' is being installed by the Bank of ! Commerce, and is scheduled to be completed within the n§xt four weeks. ’ The vault is a product of the York Safe company, York, Pa., and i sclaimed to be absolutely burg lar proof, and enables the bank to I secure the lowest insurance. It will be equipped with 700 individual safety deposit boves said to be ade- I quate for Americus for tile next 15 or 20 years, a large vault in which the bank’s money will be kept and compartments in which will be stor ed books and paperes. The walls of the valut, which are ' of concrete reinforced with large 1 steel beams, were erected by the Caye-Andrews Construction com pany. The doors of the vault ’ weiglyng several tons, are being put in place by a representative of the York safe company. Six days were required in transporting the huge steel doors from the Seaboard rail road freight shed to the bank. The vault which is now being used by the bank as a storage place for currency will not be abandoned, but will be as a book vault. RIFFSATTACK SPANISH CITY Tetuan, Spanish Capital, in Danger of Being Taken By Ab-Del-Krim’s Rebels FEZ, Sept. 16.—Information re ceived here from the Spanish area of operations indicates that the tribesmen are preparing to make a fresh attack on Tetuan the Span ish capital. It is reported that the French troops have captured the mountain range of El Bibane, one of the Riffians strongest positions. • MELILLA, Spanish Morocco, Sept. 16.—Spanish aircraft are bombing rebel concentrations and gun emplacements at Cala Bonita Roscosa and Yebel Ma Lmussi. CYCLONE DESTROYS CHURCH AND BUILDING DANVILLE, Sept. 16. The • Methodist church at Witties and a two-story building, used for a fer : tilizer storehouse were completely i demolished today by what was de -1 scribed as a cyclone. Several > building were unroofed, but there were no personal injuries. — — - .... ... * urn— Middling Cotton Jumps 7o 23 and Three-Eight Cents Per Pound 1 oday THIS MAY BE BULL, 1 BUT LET US HOPE IT IS THE GENUINE TRUTH The boll weevil has found good picking by birds and tur keys and now reports state that “our old friend”—the 'bullbat— delights to make his supper of weevils. This story eomes from the Adel, Ga., correspondent of the , Tifton (Ga.) Gazette: “One of the members of the Farmers' Union of Cook coun- I ty, F. T. McDaniel, said there ( were a large number of bull bats flying over his cotton field f every afternoon and he helieved ' they were eating boll weevils, i So he killed one of the bullbats to see. i “Cutting open the craw of i the bullbat, Mr. McDaniel said he found 95 boll weevils, a fourth of which were still alive.” ' The Adel correspondent there upon gives this advice: Don’t kill bullbats. Protect them. They are worth their weight in gold to the cotton farmer. Killing of Guest Ends Merriment Os Girl’s Party I Argument During Gaiety in N. Y. Home Brings Shooting Second Victim Seriously Wounded NEW YORK, Sept. 16—16—A SatuKU.y night party, starting in frivolity and ending in tragedy, re sulted Monday in th? death oi one man and the wounding of another. The 12 guests invited by Rose Phillips to her apartment at No. 260 W. 124th St., were in the midst of merriment when an argument arose. Fohr male guests went to the hallway outside. Shots were heard and the remainder of the guests rushed out. There they saw William Crump, 45, No. 226 W. 126th St., lying dead, with three bullets in his body, and William Howard, of the same address badly wounded and unconscious. James Germaine, taxi driver later told police that two jnen rush ed from No. 260 W. 124th St., pointed revolver at him and com manded him to drive them to Lenox Ave., and W. 137th St. There, he said, they gave him a dollar and dis appeared. GIRLFEARING KNIFE, LEAVES —————— Could Not Bear the Thought of Having Operation Performr ed On One of Her Fingers NEW YORK, Sept. 16—Terror at the thought of an operation to one of her fingers has resulted, po lice believe, in the disappearance of Grace Warren, 13, No. 553 Court land Ave., the Bronx. Her mother, Mrs. Freda Schatz, ! said Grave left home Sept. 12, to go to St. Vincent’s hospital at Brook Ave., and 142nd St., for a minor operation to the index finger of her right hand. She refused to allow her mother to accompany her. Police of the Missing Persons Bu reau found the girl had never reach ed the hospital. A general alarm ( has been sent out for her. She was dressed entirely in white, wore no hat and, her mother believes, had no money. HERBERT PARSON, G. O. P. PARTY LEADER. DEAD PITTSFIELD. Sept. 16—Her bert Parsons, of Lenox, former congressmen and prominent Repub- . lican party leader of New York, i died at the hospital here today. I i MME CASARES. WHISKY BOAT OWNER. ARRESTED LONDON, Sept. 16. Madam Mabie Cascares, part owner of the whiskey ship General Serrett, was arrested today on a charge, pre ferred by a large Oxford street firm, of obtaining goods under false pretense. (NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open 11am Close 0ct_24.43|24.15|24.05|24.44 , Dee24.42|24.50|24.05|24.77 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON ! Middling 23 3-Bc. r's-- —— - PRICE FIVE CENTS Market Gains 40 Points Over Tuesday’s Close; Warehouses and Representative Farmers of Opinion That Staple Will Bring 25 Cents Within Next 60 Days—Crop Shortage in. Alabama, Georgia, Texas and Oklahoma Cause of Advance. Today’s cotton market advanced 40 points over Tuesday’s close, bringing the price of the staple at local warehouses to 23 and three eighth cents per pound. A crop shortage in Alabama, Georgia, Ok lahoma and Texas is given as the reason for the rise. Warehousemen and representa tive farmers are of the opinion that the price of cotton will reach 25 cents per pound within the next 60 days. Their contentions are based on the belief that the pro duction in the United States will be cut at least an additional half mil lion bales when the next govern ment report is issued. Cotton men who have traversed the cotton Tgrowing sections of Ala bama, Georgia, Texas and Oklaho ma, told local warehousemen that the production in these states would be considerably smaller than the estimated production announced in the last government report. Men who are in a position to know are still of the opinion, in spite of the recent heavy rains, that Sumter will produce between 25,- 000 and 27,000 bales this year, while the fields in the cotton grow ing counties in the northern and eastern sections of the state will yield only about one-tenth their normal production. Although the market is higher than it has been for almost a year, people are not selling their cotton, but are holding for a higher price, which they believe Is on the way. MOV£ NORFOLK S. A. L. OFFICES TO SAVANNAH NORGOLK, Sept. 19.—Arrange ments are being made to move the officeres of the operating depart ment of the S. A. L. railway from Norfolk, Va., to Savannah, it be came known today. BOY DIES OF POISON STEW HE HAD COOKED BOSTON, Sept. 16.—Poisoned by wild cuccumbers which he found in a vacant lot in Roxbury and stewed for himself and his play mates, Louis Donofrio, 8, died at City hospital Monday. It was the boy’s ambition to be a chef, ac cording to his relatives. Three other children who ate the cucumbers are at City hospital. They are: Henry Balzarini, 6, Leo Di Pauli, 6, and Rose Deltufo, 11. Four other children are sick at their homes. ENGLAND’S AGREEMENT WON’T EFFECT FRANCE WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. Frnace’s war debt to the United States must be settled without any reference whatever to the terms of the agreement that the nation may have reached with Great Britain, it was asserted today by Senator Smoot, Republican, member of the American debt commission. BULLETIN ATLANTA. Sept. 16—luuaic* of one hundred million dollar* in state highway bond* probably will be placed before the Georgia lawmak er*, in the event an extra session of the General Assembly is called. Governor Walker made this an nouncement today, after a confer en with citizens to discus* mean* of providing relief for people in North Georgia who have suffered heavy financial losses a* a result of the drouth. The chief executive previously had stated that an. extra, session would be called in gvent of good discount rates could not be ob tained on the two hundred and fif ty million dollars scrip issue, re cently voted by the general assem bly.
