About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1925)
SEASON’S RECEIPTS ' Received Thursday 167 ' j Total bales for season. 16,017 < J ; WEATHER ? For Georgia Local thunder- s show tonight and Friday. I 1 • * FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 224 Andrews’ Hawks Swoop Down On Veterans Caravan SPANISH W ARVET TRAIN IS RAIDED FOR WET STUFF Dry Force Swoops Down On Special Carrying Delgeates to Convention POLICE OFFICER AND SHERIFF ARE ARRESTED A Number of Grips Filled With Unclaimed Liquor Are Con fiscated By Raiders CINCINNATI, 0., Sept. 25.—0 n orders from Columbus, govern ment prohibition agents assisted by police, raided aspecial train carry ing several hundred members to the ■Spanish-American war veterans con vention at St. Petersburg, Fla., while the train lay over in Cin cinnati last night. Three men, all city or county employees of Detroit and Wayne county, Mich., were arrested on liquor charges when they admitted ownership of grip's in which liquor was found by raiders, liquor was found in six other grips and suitcases but no one claimed claim ed them. The suitcases and liquor were confiscated. Those arrested were Police Lieu tenants Samuel Smith and City Fireman Patrick O’Hanlon, of De troit, and Deputy Sheriff William Albrecht, Wayne county Mich. An entire train load of veterans, several hundred strong was held for search. The police were sta tioned at the doors of all cars with instructions to let no one pass. Witn the cars blocked, the raiders went systematically through all coaches, examining every piece of baggage. Big Enrollment Public Schools For First Week Prof. Mathis of Opinion That This Year’s Registration Will Surpass 1924 Evidence that Florida is attract ing very few people from the city of Americus is contained in the weekly public school report, which shows that there are only 11 less pupils in the three grammar schools and high school today than there were at the end of the first month of 'the 1924-1925 school term. Professor J. E. Matfvs, superin tendent of the public schools, an nounced today that 239 pupils had registered at the high school through today. This compares, he stated, with an enrollment of 236 for the first month of last year’s session. While the high school showed an increase of three in its enrollment, the three Grammar schools report a slight decrease for the first week, as compared with the first month of last year. Furlow school has 10 less pupils at the end of this week than it had on the last day of Oc tober 1924; East ‘mericus school 2 and Prospect Height two. This de crease is due said Prof Mathis, to the fact that a number of the young er children have not yet been vac cinated. The negro enrollment is far short of last year. This is due to a num ber of negro children of school age, working on the farms as cotton pickers. “I feel assured. said Prof. Mathis, “that the number of negro children in the schools on the first of November will exceed the number reg.stered on the same date last year. ... Last year there were 1,816 chil dren registered in the public schools at the expiration of the term, an Prof. Mathis thinks that this num ber will be passed this year CAPT. COBB’S* CONDITION REPORTED IMPROVED Friends of Captain John A. Cobb, who has been ill at his home on Lee street for several weeks, will be glad to learn that he is resting well and has shown considerable im provement during the past few days. Although still confined to his bed, he is suffering no pain, and it is the opinion of attending physicians that he will be able to sit up within the next week or two, if his condition continues to improve. :er i c u THE TIMESWRECORDER ‘PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF D!XIEJv jfl TWO HONORS ARE BESTOWED UPON HIM && < A 4 Ernest Camp ERNEST CAMP IS HIGHLY HONORED Editor Is Named President of G. P. A. and Publicity Director of Coin Drive Ernest Camp, of Monroe, editor of The Walton Tribune, president of the Georgia Press Association, and one of the best known news paper men in the state, has been appointed by Governor Clifford Walker as Publicity Director of the Harvest Campaign to complete the sale of Georgia’s allotment of Con federate Memorial Half Dollars. • Governor Walker’s selection of i Mr. Camp as Publicity Director of I the Harvest Campaign in Georgia is considered a most appropriate one, j in view of Mr. Camp’s mature expe rience in newspaper business and i his high standing and universal [popularity among the editors of the state. His newspaper, The Walton is one of the best weeklies in Georgia. He has been for years a leader in the affairs of the Geor gia Press Association, and was elected President of that body at their annual convention in West Point this week. SHORT SESSION OFDEBT MISSION French and Americans Meet Only 10 Minutes “But Made • Progress As Usual’’ WASHINTON, Sept. 25.—The American viewpoint was given to the French debt commission today in a meeting at the trasury between negotiators of the two nations seek ing a basis for the settlement of the French war debt of $4,000,000,000. Hardly more than 10 minutes was 'required for the second joint con - ference between the debt missions, which is described as "having made progress as usual in such negatia tions.” CONDITION OF MAYOR POOLE MUCH IMPROVED The condition of Mayor J. E. Poole, who suffered a sl-'ght break down Thursday morning while at his place of business, is greatly im proved today, and indications point to him being back at his office by the first part of the week. The attending physician stated that Mayor Poole’s illness was caus ed by him becoming overheated while making a survey of one of his farms Thursday morning. He is not confined to his bed today, but the doctors have advised him to re frain from doing any work for the next day or two. DEAD MAN FOUND IN DESERTED CAR NEW YORK, Sept. 25 —The col lision of a sedan and a taxicab on the upper east side today resulted in the discovery of a man’s body in the automobile, which had been de serted by three occupants after the crash. The dead man had been shot through the head. AMERICUS. GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON SEPTEMBER 25. 1925 FIFTEEN PLANES 1 Survey of Army Air Fields Show What’s Wrong With Avia tion. Writer Brings to Light the Startling Fact That the Army Air Service Has Only Fifteen Planes Fit for Combat REST ARE OBSOLETE Data Relative to the Equipment at the Various Fields, Taken From War Department Rec ords, Shows That the Fif ty- Planes at Brooks Field Are. Only Fit to Be Used for Training Purposes WASHINGTJON, Sept. 25.—0n1y 15 airplanes fit for combat use should America suddenly be forced to go to war’. That’s the fighting strength of the army air service, an official sur vey of all the military flying fields shows. The remaining equipment is com posed of training planes, messenger planes and obsolete heaps of junk. Sending one of these obsolete planes into battle against a modern aircraft “would be exactly like a river steamer going into a naval en gagement against a first-class bat tleship,” a high army officer says. “It wouldn’t even have a ghost of a chance.” The following data relative to equipment at the various fields is taken from War Department rec ords : At Brooks Field, Tex., are 50 training planes for “green” student flyers, and at Kelly Field, nearby, 27 training planes for more ad vanced students. These can be used for training purposes only. Mitchell Field, L. 1., has 30 planes All of them were built during the war and are now obsolete. • The fifty planes at Langley Field, Va., include 15 obsolete war-time Martins and 35 training planes of various types. Os the latter, one is a new up-to-date Loening amphi bian. The others are old and worn out. At Selfridge Field, Mich., there are 40 pursuit planes. Os these 15 are modern, first-class Curtis . and Boeing planes. The rest are Thomas Morse planes, which are not battle planes. At Bolling Field, near Washing ton, there ar§, 12 old DeHavilands, three of which have been rebuilt; two Sperry messengers; and one small Vought training plane. Rockwell Field, near San Diego, has six old DeHavilands. That sums up America’s flying strength now in commission. McCook Field, near Dayton, 0., is simply an experimental station. An army air service headquarters officer, who for obvious reasons re quested that his name be withheld, summed up the condition of the country’s air forces as follows: “General Mitchell stated that we have only 19 planes fit for combat use. “When he made that statement about a year ago. it was undoubted ly true. “Os the 19 planes he referred to, I kne” that at least four have crashed and are now out of commis sion. “Our entire combat strength in the air is represented by the 15 Curtis and Boeing pursuit planes at Seiridge Field—and there may not be that many now. “The only other -n-to-date plane we have is the Loening amphibian. I “The old planes, built during the, war, are obsolete and "bsolutelv unfit for combat. “Some of these are known as “flaming coffins.” They have caus-, ed the death of many a good flyer. And yet we go on buying them* “The training planes and mes senger planes serve their purpose well enough, but of course these are not combat planes. “Besides the planes now in us< there are a number of planes in storage. These ( however, are all old wartime models, now entirely obsolete. “Secretary Weeks has stated that. we could put 1500 planes in the air in a pinch. all the train- I ing planes and the planes in stor- I age, we probably could. “But we have 15, not 1500. first- I class fighting planes.” [evening prayer 'at calvary church ! Evening prayer will be said in 'Calvary Church tonight at 7:30 o’clock. ) DANCES IN THE NUDE < STARTLE POLICEMEN LOS ANGELES, Sept 25. J ) Nude men and women dancing ( to the tunes of a mammoth jazz ? ( orchestra was the startling i sight greeting the eyes of offi- j i cers when they raided the ( Nourse Studio club in Holly > wood recently. Fifteen persons, including 3 J ( women, were arrested and held S s as witnesses, while the names of ( 125 other guests were taken by police. Many of the guesti v /ere said to be prominent. Two officers* attending the ' dance as guests, reported wild > scenes prevailed at the club dur- < ) ing the night. S $15,000 BALM New York Jury Awards This Sum to Woman Who Sued Her Elderly Married Suitor for Breach of Promise, After He Made Ardnet Love to Her and Promised to Marry Her LETTERS IN EVIDENCE Comely Divorcee Registers Joy at Verdict; “I’m So Glad They Have Done Right By Me. I Felt Victorious in My Heart AM the While,’’ She Tells Judge Henry E. Acker son. NEW YORK, Sept. 25. The game of love proved an expensive pastime to Walter James, 68, wealthy retired engineer, of New Rochelle, who lost the SIOO,OOO breach of promise spit instituted against him by Miss Ernette W. Bauer, 38, of New Rochelle, come ly divorcee. A jury in the Hudson County Circuit Court at Jrsey City brought M a verdict of $15,000 befor> Judge Henry E. Ackerson, after be in g out three hours. Miss Bauuer, flushed with joy at the verdict, exclaimed aloud : “I am so glad that they have done right by me. I felt victorious in my heart all the while. The suit was based on Miss Bauer’s claims that her wealthy ad mirer had made love to her and promised to marry her, although he is married and living with his wife. I To support her case, amorous letters | written to her by James were intro duced in which the defendant dis cussed their future life. | At one time, according to one letter, James instructed Miss | Bauer as follows: “Go in persop to the City Clerk ,of Jersey City; bring all your Ger ma nlegal'paperes, and 72 hours aft er you get the marriage license we jean be legally married by the may or or Judge Sullivan. This looks straight and quick to me." In another letter he wrote: “Ask for leave of absence from your office Saturday until Thurs day. That will be 11 days. At about 9 p. m. take train at Jersey- City for Philadelphia then go to 'Baltimore. We will spend several | days at a good, quiet hotel I think this will be wise for us both.” It was James’s letters, it is report ed that influenced the jurors to declare the verdict that proved the Jiigh cost of living. I “For every letter was read, the verdict mounted higher and higher.’ one juror said. NATIONAL PECAN CO. LOSES LARGE BARN The National Pecan company’s stockade, located near Flint Side, was totally destroyed by fire Wed nesday night, according to infor mation reaching the Times-Recorder this morning. The total loss is esti mated at $5,000. A number of head of mules were removed from i the blazing structure, and the value ' of the food stuff consumed amount-| ed to only a few hundred dollars. J D. PRICE, PROMINENT GEORGIAN, DIED TODAY; ATHENS, Sept. 25.—James D ; Price, member of the public service i Commission and forni«r Commis- i sioner of Agriculture, died sudden-: ly here today. Mr. Price was at his home at the time of death. He is I survived by his widow, three l 'sons, and one daughter, Dr. Addison Price, Memphis, Francis Price, At lanta, Pinckney Price, Griffm and Marie Price, Athens. Placed Live Girl In Furnace rW : Mr! * ® go*' i IK ■■ - < ■■■ J <t tiffin < / H ggfa. aMBgBL *• ■ Er H »- w _ |B I #,***>». | V I Sib iW W /j I HI I /■$- 1 George Symuk, 44, is being held by New York police charged with one of the most cruel murders in criminal history. Maddened by an infatuation for Mrs. Sophie Poles ki, 28, they charge, he struck her ‘By Sumter’s Crops You’ll Know Submitted By Miss Eleanor Ross Her’, Is Prize Winning Slogan Miss Eleanor Ross of Americus, has been awarded the Kiwanis S2O cash prize far a slogan for Sumti r county. The slogan, which received the unanimous vote of the commit tee is—By Sumter’s crops you’ll know her. The committee selecting the slog an was Fred Smite, president Ki wanis Club; J. T. Warren, presi dent Rotary; B. E. Turner, presi dent Palladiums; W. T. Anderson, Plains, and R. L. Greer, Plains. Steve Pace, speaking for the white way committee, announced at the Kiwanis club today that “be cause of the very able work of City SOUTH IS LEAPING AHEAD OF THE WEST NEW YORK, Sept. 25.—The South is succeeding the West as the most rapidly growing section of the 'country in originating American foreign trade, the National Foreign Trade council declared today in an nouncing that its 130th convention will be held in Charleston, S. C. DIRIGIBLE OBSERVER . RE-EXAMINED TODAY LAKEHURST, Sept. 25.—Re-ex amined today before the naval court of inquiry, Col. C. G. Hall, U. S. Army observer aboard the Shen andoah on her fatal flight, said his statement of Thursday, that the failure of two engines of the ship furnished a possible contributing cause to the disaster, was more in the nature of assumption than a statement of fact. GIRL THREW BOTTLE INTO COURT, CHARGE NEW YORRK, Sept. 25.—Mrs. Bernice Paige, 25 and pretty, whi told Magistrate McAndrews she was an actress, was arraigned in West Side Court on a charge of dis orderly conduct. It was charged Mrs. Paige ereat :ed a disturbance in her room at [the Hotel Alamac, 71st St, and ! Broadway, Monday night, which ended by her throwing a bottle to the courtyard from her apartment. She was arrested by a hous“ detetc ive 1 Magistrate McAndrews ordered | her held in SIOO bail for examin ation Sept. 24. over the head, gagged her and thrust her alive int oa furnace, where she burned to death. He in sists she was trying to poison him. Above is shown the furnace in which Mrs. Poleski died, with an inset of Symuk. Engineer Walker, the city has se cured an agreement from the South Georgeia Public Service Corpora tion to supply current for the white way lights at two cents per killo wat.” Mr. Pace says that with this rate, the city will pay very little more to light the white than it now pays for the present street lights on those streets where the white way is being installed. Thirty or more members of the Kiwanis club pledged themselves to pay 75 cehts per month or more for one year as a contribution toward maintenance of boy scout troops in Americus. WOMEN’S CLUBS ADOPT IMPORTANT REOLUTIONS The Georgia Federation of Wo men’s Clubs held their semi-annual Meeting of the executive Board Wednesday, September 23, at the Chamber of Commerce. Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. A. P. Brantley, Blackshear Ga., presiding. Among the Reso lutions passed was one endorsing the Bankhead National Highway as it now stands including the Lincoln i National Highway. A Reso’ution' pledging the clubs to urge congress-1 men and senators to support a na-' tional gallery at Washington was endorsed. The first of the resolu tions was sponsored bv the South eastern Council in session at Chat tanooga recently and he latter is sponsored by the Geier i’. Federa tion of Women’s Clubs working through the state cuairmen. Mrs. jo aeautuqo ajrpi ’aojsuqof Fine Arts presented the resolution o the Georgia Board. SUCCESS OFTEN COMES TO ONE LATE IN LIFE NEW YORK. Sept. 25.—“ Many a good tune has been played on an old trumpet.” says a New York writer, who advises that folk should not be discouraged if they have done but little at the age of 50. Be states that Socrates, the Greek philosopher, learned to play musical instruments after he had past 70. That Cato, at 80 took it info his venerable head to learn Creek, and that Henry Spelman, who lived more recently, became a great lawyer after starting at 50. Chaucer began his Canterbury Tales at 54, and finished them when he was 61. NEW YORK FUTURES ( Pc. Open Ham Close > Oct 23.37| |23.48|23.60 S Dec. 23.72|23.95|23.82|23.88 ; AMERICUS SPOT COTTON ? Middling, 22 5-Bc. ! PRICE FIVE CENTS PEACEORWAR UP TO QUEEN OF RUMANIA Her Skill in Love end Diploma cy May Prevent a Conflict in the Balkans RUSSIA AND RUMANIA WANT RICH BESSARABIA Diplomats Avree That a Most Menacing Situation Again Exists in “War Hatchery” LONDON, Sept. 25.—The diplo matic skill of the world’s most beau tiful and skillful queen, which al ready has won her several victories ■ in love and politics, now faces its .supreme test. Can the lovely Queen Marie of I Romania prevent the threatened I war between her country and soviet Russia over the possession of the rich and fertile country of Bessara bia? | For centuries war making (jpems to have been the chief occupation or rovnlty in that tinv section of the world known ss the Balkans In I this area wars hive Carted over I things that seemed trival to the rest of the world. I Yet almost overnight these con i flicts have embroiled nearly all the | Balkan states and then spread to I other parts of Europe, as was the case with the World War. Diplomats agree that a most men acing situation again exists in this “war hatchery.” Should war coma it is almost certain to involve other [ countries than Rumania and soviet Russia. 1 Queen Marie’s great ambition has* been to make her country dominant in the Balkans by making each one of her beautiful daughters a queen. lln this way the “mother-in-law of the Balkans” has believed it would be possible to unite the tiny coun tries and preserve peace. I In this she has been partly suc cessful. 1 One daughter is now queen of Jugoslavia and onther married the now deposed king of Greece. During the last year Queen Marie ( < tinued on Page Four.) DIXIE EXPRESS CREW IS BLAMED Held Responsible for Crash Be tween Two Fast Passenger Trains Thursday CHATTANOOAGA, Sept. 25. Responsibility for the head on col lision between two fast moving pas senger trains at Whorley, in which, one was killed and 50 injured, was placed on the crew of the Dixie Ex press, Superintendent Kelsey an nounced today. Both trains were badly wrecked and plunged from the track, the Dixie flyer turning over twice down an embankment, on one side of the track and the express train landing upside down on the other side. 1 FIREMAN’S STORY J. M. Cooper, of Atlanta, fire man on the north bound train, who i jumped before the crash and suf fered only minor injuries, told the i following storv: “I was coaling and Hamby, of Smyrna, Ga., was at the throttle. I could not say just how fast we were going, but I think it was pretty fast. We rounded the curve and I heard Hamby cry out ‘Lord of I Mercy’ or something like that. Glancing out of the side of the cab i I saw the locomotive of the other train roaring down upon us. I jumped, striking on my right hin by -the side of the track. I could not venture on opinion as to how it happened or whose fault it was. I was all over so quickly." POLICE BAFFLED AS TO \VI'V MOTurp SPOT RARE BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 25.—While surgeons worked feverishly here to day to save the life of an infant shot by 'its mother, Mrs. Martha Sewell, officers were trying to as certain the cause of the act. Authorities said the woman was probably aroused from a state o* I despondency when her first shot failed to kill the child, which will I probably recover. >
