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I SEASON'S RECEIPTS Received Thursday 167 < Total bales for season 16,017 ? WEATHER For Georgia—Fair tonight and > probably Sunday. < FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO 225 ■ THIRTY-FOUR DIE IN SUBMARINE CRASH City Os Rome Sends S-51 lo Bottom Off Rhode Island Coast • ONLY THREE MEN SAVED WHEN GIANT UNER SENDS UNDER-WATER VESSEL TO WATER GRAVE AL THOUGH OIL WAS SEEN ON WATER, BOSTON NAVY YARD OFFICIALS ARE IN HOPES THAT CREW MIGHT YET BE ALIVE—-SECRETARY WILBUR REPRIMANDS CAPTAIN OF STEAMER FOR LEAVING SPOT AFTER RAMMING VESSEL. WASHINGTON, Sept. 26.—The steamship City of Rome ! should have remained on the spot unless urgently impelled to , > leave, after ramming the submarine S-51 last night, Secretary J Wilbur declared today. The conduct of the captain of the City of Rome, the Sec- ; retary added would be inquired into in connection with the ; investigation that would h<= ordered, and if it is found that ; , there was any criminal act or negligence on his part, action i would be taken against him. BOSTON, Sept. 26.—Thirty-four members of the crew of the sub marine S-51 lay imprisoned at the bottom of the Atlantic today, after their vessel was rammed last night by the City of Rome, of the Ocean Steamship company, on her voyage from Savannah to Boston. Three survivors were picked up by the steamer, and it is a matter of conjec ture as to whether the remainder were drowned or were alive in the under-water vessel While a fleet of rescue craft from Newport, New York and New London, the submarine's base, was rushed out to a point 20 miles east of Block Island where the disaster occurred, those on shore eagerly awaited news of crash. The City of Rome was proceeding to Boston, and Captain Diehl, her commander, gave no details in the first terse message to officers of the company in Savannah. ONLY THREE SURVIVORS OF LATEST SEA DISASTER NEW YORK, Sept. 26.—Thirty-four officers and men of the Unit ed States submarine S-51 apparently perished last night when the coast-wise steamer City of Rome rammed and sank the submarine four teen miles east of Block Island, Rhode Island. Only three men, DiQrey Kile, M. Lira and A. Greer are reported by naval communications to have been saved. HOPE EXPRESSED THAT OTHERS MAY YET BE ALIVE NEW LONDON, Sept. 26. —Hope was expressed at the submarine station this morning that those aboard the sunken S-51 might b e saved. It was said that while oil was seen on the water after the submarine had gone down in a collision with the City of Rome, this would not show definitely that the boat was a total wreck. The S-51 7as 1,500 tons burden when submerged, and of 1,200 tons burden when running on the surface. The S-51 mounted a four-inch gun forward and five torpedo tubes, firing 21-mch projectiles. The vessel’s complement, when filled, was of 36 men and four officers. The commander was Lieutenant Dobson The Boston navy yard had no details. It was said there that a radio message by one station to the City of Rome brought the reply that there no information to give out at present. C.C. READY FOR CRIMINAL WEEK Solicitor Marshall Hopes to Fin ish Next Week’s Calendar By Thursday Appearance docket was sounded this morning by Judge W. M. Harper, ana everything is now in readiness for the convening of the criminal session of the City court Monday morning at nine o’clock, Solicitor Marshall announced this morning. All civil business, with the ex ception of a few cases which will be heard next Friday, has been dis posed of, the Solicitor stated. The civil docket for this term was one of the lightest to come up for dis position in several terms. The Solicitor stated that he was going to make an effort to dispose of every one of the 50 cases on the criminal calendar by Thursday, which means that all day sessions will be held the first four days of the week. Indications point to Charles Wheatley, county engineer, receiv ing quite a few additional workers at the expiration of the September term of City court, unless the col ored “gentlemen” prove to the safe, isfaction of the jury that they are not guilty of the crimes with which they are charged. PAROLE SAVANNAH “RUM RING” MEMBERS ATLANTA, Sept. 26.—The three Harr brothers and J. F. Williams, members of the so-called Savannah “rum ring,” will be released on pa role during the day, Warden John W. Snook, of the Atlanta peniten tiary, announced this morning. THETIMfeSfeECORDER PUBLISHED IN THE HOLD UP’ DI FUN FATAL TO YOUTHi , Prank On Clerks in New York Bank Will Cause Death of Young Man From Shot NEW YORK, Sept. 26—The ‘'make-believe” holdup," which caus-l ed one young bank clerk to shoot! another while long lines of deposi tors stood before the paying tellers’ windows in the Bronx branch of the Com Exchange will result in the death of the wounded youth, it was said last night. The Com Exchange Bank, like others, provides its paying tellers, with revolvers as a protection. against bandits attempting hold-1 ups. Recently, two young clerks in , the paying teller’s division took two, of these weapons and went through the motions of what they would do, if “stick-up men” made their ap-, pearance. ’ “Hands up” commanded Joseph j Hertz, one of the youths to Hugh , Hickey, the other. Hickey a close friend of Hertz as well as his fellow | employe, turned like a flash, and, almost simultaneously the weapon in his hand was discharged. Hertz sank to the floor with a bullet in his groin. John Furlong, another employe of the bank, retained his presence of mind, and running into the cage , where Herta lay, attempted to stop, the flow of blood with a tourniquet. ’ ■An ambulance from Lincoln Hospi tal soon arrived, and Hertz was tak- j en to that institution, where it was said last night he would die. A charge of feloniour assault was made against Hickey, but this was later withdrawn, Assistan*- District Attorney Addelman being convicted the shooting was an accident. AMERICUS, GA.. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SEPTEMBER 26. 1925 Boy's Life Saved by Stitches inHis Heart "* ' '■' : / a -wS BMI w' \ ' ’*<•■ • an - >■' - ■-■■•' "* ' ■ y T ** . i Hi II W * Uh ■■s- I ' '. / . rs. «•. ••-<***, ■’ .tfk K ♦ H 111 yL' jJH ■Bl Sr 4'. ■ ; r El '■*•* Xj# j H’ t * • j Although his heart was pierced by the point of a pair of scissors, Melvin Jones, 5, of Washington, P. .C, soon - will be romping with his NEITHER SCOTT ' GIVEN DIVORCE Judge Renders Decision Today, in Famous Case Which Star tled the Capital ALPENNA, Mich. Sept. 26. Frank D. Scott, Michigan Congress man, and Edna James Scot, his wife, both were denied divorces in a decision handed down today by Circuit Juudge Frank D. Emerick. Congressman Frank Douglas Scott and Edna James Scott, his wife, separated during Christmas week 1922, after an all night con ference in the Scotts’ -Washington apartment had failed, to bring a re conciliation of their differences. It was a year later before Frank Scott filed a petition for absolute 'divorce in the Alpena circuit court, . charging extrvagance and miscon jduct, both under the heading of ex treme cruelty. I In a cross bill Mrs. Scott denied i all the charges made by her hus |band and countered with allegations that the charges congressman gamb led “for high stakes” and that his I j conduct in others ways was of a 'nature making continued living to gether impossible. Mr. Scott, in attempting to sub 'Stantiate his charges of misconduct, inamed three men: Captain Wilbur : “Jaizzbo” Sumners of the air service, Harry Wyckoff, a clerk at the Wardman-Park apartment hotel, Washington, and an unnamed man with whom Mrs. Scott is alleged Ito have become acquainted while .traveling in Europe in the summer of 1922. The hearing of the case before Judge Frank Emerick at Alpena early this year was interrupted to permit both sides to obtain addi tional data and was resumed early in August. The testimony was fringed with stories of liquor-drink ing and gambling parties at Wash-j ington and the names of several | congressmen of former congress-! men were heard. On the congressional .trip to Pan ama aboard the steamer Cristobal, Mrs. Scott charged that her husband and other congressmen gambled and drank. There was testimony that a | quantity of liquor was taken aboard the steamer at Panama and that what was not consumed was un iloaded from the boat at Norfolk, ,Va., and taken to the Washington homes of some of the congressmen. It was testified that some of the liquor went to the Scott apartment, although Mr. Scott denied this. That Mr. Scott was “indiscreet? in entertaining men guests in her apartment during the absence froi* jWashingtoin of her husband charg ed by the congressman. This was denied by Mrs. Scott for whom wit jnesses testified that her conduct was orderly. The Scotts were married in 1914. j I Mrs. Scott prior to hw marriage was , i a graduate nurse. Pending a decis-; lon on the petitions, Mrs. Scott has | > been allowed SSO a month tempo- ,< rary alimony, in addition to special 1 playmates again. The boy fell on the scissors while at play but a re markable operation by Dr. Herbert H. Schoenfeld saved his life. Three PISTOL B ATTLE IN HOTEL ENDS IN DEATH OF 2 Insane Man Barricades Himself in Birmingham Hostelry and Fights Police USE HOSE IN EFFORT TO ROUTE THE MANIAC Body of Rose Found in Bed Al most Shot to Piece* —2000 People Watch Battle BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 26 C. Rose, of Pratt City, employe of the Tennessee Coal, Irion and Rail road company, was shot to death and City Detective J. T. Moser, was shot through the hand in a battle between a score of police and depu ty sheriffs and Rose here late last night. Rose had barricaded himself in the room of a downtown hotel and the siege continued for two hours. The room of the man was wrecked by gun fire and the second floor of the hotel flooded when firemen used hose in efforts to route Rose. Rose, according to hotel clerk, registered Thursday night as Chas. Fosse, retired to his room and was not seen again until last night when the clerk, fearing he was ill, attempted to wake him. The man is said by the clerk to have answer ed his raps on the door with a shot. Shouts to the man inside : were answered by more bullets thru ' the door. A policeman was called' but was held at bay by the man inside. Riot calls brought a score | of officers to the scene. Hoping to reac hthe man, whom they believed to be insane, without killing him, ammonia bombs were thrown into the room. These for ced the man to a window and he began firiing into the crowd in the street. Firemen were then called and a hose was turned into the room. This was of mo avail and po lice used their guns. After shoot ing in the door of the hotel, offi cers found the body of Rose, almost shot to pieces, lying on mattress on the floor. Traffic in the vicinity was blocked as 2,000 persons jam med the streets during the battle. 13,819 BALES GINNED UP TO SEPTEMBER 15 There were 13,819 bales of cot ton, counting round bales as half bales, ginned in the county up to ( September 15, according to an nouncements made today by W. P. Persons, representative of the U. S. Bureau of Census. This com pares with 9.260 bales ginned up to September 15, 1924. Six men escaped from the jail in Seattle and now will have to worry about keeping warm this winter. allowances to enable her to obtain depositions which were used at the trial. ribs were sawed off and pressed out of the way, the pericardium o. en velope of the heart was opened and spread apart and two stitches taken in the heart wound. Is Fall Fell, \ Or Ain’t It'\ By KIRK SUTLIVE Fall has fell—Or atleast it has stubbed its toe! The writer is no weather prog nosticator, (this word sounds big but means very little) but every in dication points to summer having released its bull dog grip on suf fering humanity, and now mother can begin to think where she stored little Jennie’s heavy undies last sum mer When she placed them in moth balls. How do I know fail is with us? That is easy. My newspaper in stinct tells me so, and I have been very, very observant this morning. My first information that fall was about to tumble was gathered this morning about five o’clock when I awoke to pull the sheet over my shivering form. The second intui tion that summer had vanished came when the Mrs. advised me, up on poking her unpowdered nose out of doors, that this weather ab solutely rendered her summer bon nets passe, and she must have a ifelt hat to protect her cranium from the frigid air. As I walked to work this morn ing, with chest expanded every bit of two inches, I noticed several overcoats hanging out of windows. As I approached the seething busi ness section of our municipality my attention was drawn to two of the city’s fashion plates sporting vests I —also gold watch chains. J At noon today I made a visit j to several of the large gent’s fum i ishing stores. All reported a rush .on the winter suit department. This jis a sure sign that fall is with us land winter is not far distant, for a man (speaking from experience) will not part with the pile of money it takes to purchase a fall or win ter suit until it becomes necessary. If the reader (providing any body reads this) will permit me tn leave local fields for a few para graphs I will show conclusively that “fall has fell.” When the French debt mission landed in Washington several days ago, aside from being met by the FContinued on Page T» HOKE SMITH LAWYER IN VERY UNIQUE CASE ATLANTA, Ga., Sept. 26.—For mer (J. S. Senator Hoke Smith, of Georgia was in Gainesville Ga a dav or so ago looking after a damage suit in which he is employed as at torney. It was the case of Hoke Smith Gentle who had his hand cut off by the sudden backing of a car while he was adjusting the coupler, during last year. Thirty-two years ago young Gentle’s father sued a railroad for the loss of an arm, and Hoke Smith successfully prosecuted the case Hence the boy's name and hence the employment of the lawyer in the son’s suit. The case will probably not be reached until next January term of court in Gainesville. Happenings On King Beaten at Balliards One Legged Hiker Whale Offered Ruler Highest. Price for Grapes i o Clean Opera House Caillaux Leaves Valet Will Sell His Freedom I he LONDON, Sept. 26—The billiard cue with which he won a victory over King George on the green baize at Balmoral, will be carried home soon by George 11. Merrill, of Washington, who was a recent week-end guest of the king at the royal estate in Scotland. After a day of deer stalking, the king challenged Mr. Merrill to a match at 250 points. The Ameri can finished twenty points ahead of his royal host. The king, it is known, can wield a wicked cue at times, but he is not as good a bil liard players as his father was. King Edward VII often belied his own dictum that “no gentleman should b<- capable of making a break of more than 25 points.” What would King George do with a whale if he were presented with one? Was the question prompted recently by the chase of one of these mammals of the deep off tjie English coast by fishermen who sought to capture it for their ruler. ! The idea of presenting a whale to the king is in accordance with an act dating back to the days of King Edward 11, under which all [whales and sturgeons with one ex ception caught around the coasts lof Great Britain belong to the reign ing monarch. King George has rarely had the refusal of a whale, but he has had several sturgeons presented to him during his reign, the first such gift being made at the time of his coro nation. A few days ago the king visited the Cardigan Bay district, .in Wales and according to the an cient custom was presented with a I sturgeon which had been taken off | the Welsh coast. FRENCH PAY HIGH FOR GRAPES | PARIS, Sept. 26.—The highest I prices ever paid for grapes from I the famous “King’s vine,” at Fon tableau were realized at the annual sale when a sum nearly double that of 1924 was taken in. The 1925 production, which was of good average quality, brought 11.700 franca for 36 lots of 25 | pounds each, at against 900 francs in 1924. The grapes come from the cele brated vine planted by King Henry HL in the 15th century. With the care given it by Louis XIV, and de spite Napoleon’s indifference, it is now considered the finest specimen of its kind in Europe. It has a counterpart in Hampton Court, England, which produced this year six hundred bunches of grapes. A proposal to remove the smoke, soot, grease and other dirt that Ijas accumulated on the outside walls of the opera house during the last ten years has raised a sharp controversy in artistic circles Some ardent admirers of tha great building are crying out firce-| ly against the idea that some morn ing they may go down town and .find an entirely white opera loom ing before them, deprived of the many shades of color “artistically” ■ laid on by time. j I The French debt funding mission' to the United States sailed unac ' companied by a single woman as sistant although some of-the dab - gates have along wives. The fair ; sex is not represented even among , the stenographers, secretaries and , ' clerks. Strict economy ruled when the mission was created and Finance | Minister Cailaux said: “I am not j • even taking mv valet with me. In ■ these days of financial penance w-, : must show the Americans we do not • intend to spend a single franc of p 1 France’s money without absolute ■ necessity.” ; ’” I | Scheidl claims that many days he j; l is able to walk as much as 20 miles. . He started from Munich and his I -oute la yfirst through Saxony, Si- j lesia, Brandenburg, Pomerania, and \ Mecklenburg. He was last seen ' passing through Kiel, having al- ' ready gone through Hamburug and • Altona. ( NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open 1 lam Close > Oct. 2:i.60|2.T61|23.81|23.63 5 Dec -23.82|23.85|24.07|23,85 ; AMERICUS SPOT COTTON <’ Middling, 22 5-Bc. ! PRICE FIVE CENTS WHITEWAYTOBE ILLUMINATED ON ARMISTICE NIGHT Steve Pace Tells Council Every thing Will Be Ready to Pu# Switch Nov. 11th i ATTRACTIVE PROGRAM IS BEING ARRANGED Oil Engine Question Discussed At Length By City Fathers At Last Night’s Meet On the night of November It, Armistice Day, the business district of the city will be bathed in the soft glow of more than 200 white way lights and thousands dancers will glide over the newly laii asphalt paving to the tune of sever al excellent orchestras,, according t» Steve Pace, one of the most active members of the citizens committee which is sponsoring the white way who announced at the regular meet *ng of the city council last night I that the mammoth lighted area would be illuminated for the first time on the night that brought peace to the world. Mr. Pace read a letter from L. L. Ferree, general manager of the South Georgia Public Service com pany, in wihch it was stated that the city would be granted current for the lighting the white way at the rate of 2 cents per kilowat hour. This rate, said Mr. Pace, would enable the city to light the 202 ! white way lights at a cost which .would not he in excess of the cost of lighting the street lamps now being used in the white way area.. Council voted to accept the light ing company’s offer of 2 cents a kilowatt hour, but reserved the right to discontinue the service at any time that it did not prove sat isfactory. j Mr. Pace declared that the pres ent plans of the citizens committee calls for the opening of the white (Continued on Page Six) MISS LOUESA ENGLISH IS CHAMPION SPELLER Miss Louesa English, represent ing the Thalean school, Saturday morning was pronounced the champ ion speller of the county. In a county-wide spelling be eon ducted in the office of Supt. Moore, Miss English bested all of her com petitors. The match lasted for some time, with representative* from the county schools only. No competitor appeared in behalf of the city schools. Miss English will reprseent Sum ter county in the state-wide spell ing bee which is to be conducted in Atlanta dfuring the Southeastern fair. BOY SCOUT COUNCIL WIILL MEET MONDAY Members of the Boy Scout coun cil of Americus are urged to be present at thhe Palladium Hall at 4:30 Monday September 28. The meeting is call\l by B. E Turner chairman of the Scout council, and several important matters will be discussed. 1 You can enjoy thinking you may be rich some day. But the rich lean only fear they may be poor. ‘I LAWYERS FAIL. INMATE t PLEADS HIS OWN CASE j NEW YORK, Sept. 26 , Undaunted by 47 previous fail- ’ \ urea, Fred Day, for 17 year* a ’ prisoner in the Mattewan State > Asylum for Criminal Insane in > Beacon, has just procured his 48th writ of habeas corpus and i is due to appear in court be- J fore Supreme Court Justice < Taylor, of Mount Vernon, nest Wednesday. » Day was arrested for shooting ■> a policeman. I Lawyers have had so little J J success in trying to procure his '• ? release that Day has studied { ■ law and is now gonig to plead i i his own case.
