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SEASON’S RECEIPT? , Sumter County cotton > (Receipts -..-23,837 ! For Georgia—Mostly cloudy to- ? night and Tuesday; probably local > showers Tuesday in north and ? central portions; slightly warmer > tonight; S FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 237. DWIGHT DAVIS NAMED SECRETARY OF WAR JNO.W.WEEKS RESIGNS; ILL HEALTH CAUSE! Davis’ Entrance to Cabinet Ef fective Today—Was Weeks’ Assistant First Named By Harding WASHINGTON. Oct. 13. Dwight F. Davis of Missouri, was today appointed Secretary of War, succeeding John W. Weeks, resigned, by President Coolidge. He takes the place of Secre tary Weeks, of Massachusetts whose retire 1 & O.WW/4 j ment, because of ill health, was formally an - nounc'ed today at the White House. The change in the president of ficial family was effective i m - mediately. Mr. Pavis as assistant secre tary has actually been at the head of the war depart ment since last spring, when Secre tary Weeks was sent to Englan by his physicians for an operation and a long vacation. The resignation of Secretary W’eeks was forecasted in press dis patches Monday. The new Secretary of war is known and admired by all lovers of sport through his donation of the famous Davis tennis cup something like twenty-five years ago. Since that time he has been a prominent figure in directing that sport. From 1895 to 1900 he was regarded as one of the best tennis players in the country. Secretary Davis is just in the prime of life. He is 46 years of age, but because of his outdoor life and good health looks much young er. He graduated from Harvard in 1900 and had devoted most of his time since that date to public serv ive. He is said to be independently wealthy. During the war he served as a major and Lt. Colonel and for the first two years of the Harding ad ministrajion he was a member of the war finance corporation. He became assistant secretary of war in 1923. Secretary Weeks is in had health, still weakened from his operation early in the summer, and does not feel physically able to carry on the duties of his office. He returned to the capital several days ago, but has been unable to resume his place. In spite of fre quent reports during the last month of Week’s retirement, President Coolidge was still hopeful a few days ago that the head of the war department could remain, and so ex pressed himself. The war department portfolio, al ways an important one, now bears an additional importance because of the aircraft controversy, out of which have come frequent attacks on both the war and navy depart ments, begun by Colonel William Mitchell, and now voiced by so con servative a man as Representative Martin Madden, of Illinois, chair man of the house appropriation committee, who charged “criminal waste” in the way money appro priated by congress for aviation has been spent. A beautiful butterfly, found in the Fen district, England, has a scent gland in the top of its head. A spray of presume from this gland is so powerful that it drives away hostile insects. Gasoline - Cremated Body of Young Woman Is Found In Swamp WINNSBORO, La., Oct. 13.—The charred body of a young woman, which had been placed over two logs and cremated with gasoline, was discovered in the Tennessee swamp Saturday, it is learned here today. There was evidence that gasoline had been used in burning the body, Dr. J. D. Rogers, coroner of Frank lin parish, said after completing an examination of the ashes. An empty bucket, found beside the crude pyre stall bore a faint odor of gasoline, although the condition of the body indicated the crime had been com- THE ffMEsBRtCORDER ‘ PUBLISHED IN THE HE AR T. QR~ DlXlE~~ffiftl>? PITTSBURG TAKES SIXTH GAME OF SERIES 3 TO 2 Killed Two I Bit * WW-- 5 H !lit W 1 ■i ■ I . > lift V - i L C" .«■ I lift i I ® F wllf® I wli 0 OST I? « WwaWh * «■» t 1 i j|r • 1 Jmr . life SUB J Robert Noble, 9-year-o!jJ._Xanjpa_ Fla., boy-, has confessed that he shot and fatally wounded his 4-year-old sister and 2 year-old brother be cause they wouldn t mind him. ALL DAY SING HERE SUNDAY Sunday* to Be Big Day for Sing ers of Sumter County and Americus There will be an all-day singing at the courthouse, here in Americus, next Sunday, Oct. 18th. Ail sing ers and Piano Players are invited to be present and take part in the ser . vice. Singers from Macon, Cordele, [ Dawson and other towns have been invited; also the Macon, Dawson, and Ashburn Quartetts have been invited, and are expected to take part in this service. The plans are for no public din ner to be spread at the noon hour, , the people of Americus and Sum ter county are asked to take care . of the visiting singers from other counties at noon. All bringing baskets if possible, there will be a table on the lawn be tween courthouse and Fire Depart ment for the accommodation of those who bring baskets. The peo ple of Americus are asked to take care of one or more at noon, take them to your homes or some other place for dinner. Singing wil start at ten o’clock and dismiss for din ner at 12:15. Evening services will start at 1:30. Everybody invited to attend. This is expected to be the best one of the season. i i German scientists have made . leaves of gold and nickle so thin i that it would require 2,500,000 of ’ them to measure an inch in thick ness.’ mitted several days ago. No identification had been made today and as far as was known by Franklin parish authorities, no wo man had been reported missing from this vicinity. The victim, about five feet in height, had a small white-gold ring on one finger which bore no inscrip tion. A suit case lying beside the body contained articles of feminine apparel of good quality. The body was found by a negro, who had delayed reporting the dis covery through possible fear of be ing implicated, it is believed. AMERICUS. GEORGIA. TUESDAY AFTE BETTIS WINS PULITZER AIR RACE CLASSIC Lieut. Cyrus K. Bettis, in Special Curtiss Racer, Winner in Airmen’s Blue Ribbon Classic MITCHELL FIELD, NY. Oct. 13.—Lieutenant Cyrus K. Bettis, U. S. A., piloting a special Curtiss rac er, won the 1925 Pulitzer trophy contest, the blue ribbon classic of aviation Monday. He set a new record for the event of 248.99 miles an hour, which also was officially announced as a world record for a closed circuit contest. The victorp of Lieutenant Bettis over Lieutenant A. J. Williams, of the navy Pulitzer record holder in 1923 and holder of an unofficial world record of 302.3 came as a surprise. Lieutenant Williams was second in an average time of 241.7 miles. Gerald Doak, of Dayton, Ohio, to day won the Scientific American trophy for light aircraft, attaining a speed of 76.41 miles an hour in a tiny biplane propelled by a 16.7 I horsepower Bristol Cherub motor. Second place was won by Clyde | Emerick, also of Dayton, in a baby | monoplane which was equipped with a motorcycle engine capable of 19.85 horsepower and which flew at the rate of 67.55 miles an hour. J The -event was one of the pre '• ludes to the Pulitzer trophy speed [ classic of the national air races, which was postponed from Satur day until today on acocunt of weather conditions, and was a dem onstration of the speed and effi ciency of “flivver” aircraft. MAYOR TO INTRODUCE KLAN IMPERIAL WIZARD IN WALKER’S ABSENCE ATLANTA, Oct. 13. —umerous invitations are being exhbiited by public oficials of the state and lo cal governments, to a meeting and address ot be delivered at the city auditorium Wednesday night by Imperial Wizard Wesley Hiram Evans, head of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Wednesday is also to be “Klan Pay” at the Southeast ern sari, and it is understood a monster parade is to be staged that day, participated in by prominent klan officials from all parts of the nation. One of the local newspaper Mon day announced that Mayor Walter A. Sims, “because of the absence from the city of a high state of ficial,” will introduce the imperial wizard. ALBANY IS DECKED FOR VET CONVENTION ALBANY, Oct. 13.—Albany is gayly decked in bars and stripes to day, prepared to receive the ad vance guard, of the four hundred -xa ainaapajuop ajotu jo pected here. The occasion is the annual reunion of the Old Vets which opens tonight md will con tinue through Thursday. SLEUTHS INVESTIGATE MRS KEEFER’S STORY ATLANTA, Oct. 13.—Agents of' the Department of Justice investi-' gating the story of Mrs. Anna Keef er, of North Branch, Md., that she , was kidnaped, and forced at a point of a pistol to come with him to At- | i lanta. Mrs. Keefer claims that she was kidnaped last May, by Raymond Miller, 27 years of age. FED CAMPBELL HOLDS SERVICE FOR CONVICTS Fed Campbell, the blind, colored evangelistic of Americus reports a baptism and two conversions at the number eight convict camp on yes terday. J. D. Clark was baptized yester-1 day and Willie Kee Swint and Willie Orre will be baptized at an early {date. | STONEWALL JACKSON’S HOSTLER DIES AT 98 HAGERSTOWN, Md.,John Green former slave and hostler for Gener al Stonewall Jackson throughout the civil war, was found dead in bed at his home in Williamsport, near here. Green reckoned his age as 98. He was born in Virginia. Now the Plane Is Staple Merchandise / t , 5 I - -“*** I | This Ford all-metal airplane flew from Detroit to the national air meet at Mitchell Field, Long Island, and became the central figure in Congressman Crisp Declares Money Wasted In Experiments SHIRLEY SPEAKS ON SERVICE Stresses Fact That Man In AU His Work Should Serve God; Hits Bootlegger By R. H. RINER Newi Editor, Time»-Recorder “Whosoever would be great among yon, let him be your minister and whosoever will be chief among yo ulet him be vour servant. Matt. 20-26-27. With the above scripture as a basis for his remarks and with ‘The Boundaries of Christian Service” as ins subject last night, Rev. Shirley, pastor of the Central Baptist preached to a large congregation. The preliminary services were fea tured by the rendition of “The Sound of Many voices,” an anthem by Coerne, by the choir. The scripture reading for the evening was, 1 Cor. 1:13. Speaking on the boundaries of Christian service, Rev. Shirley stressed the fact that man in all his work, should render praise and credit to God, serving God in his every line of endeavor. He detail ed the difference between the call and the calling of th man to per ing of a man to preach the gospel from th ordinary duties of life. Another point stressed by Rev. Shirley was the necessity of an ev ery day religion, and not just aj Sunday religion, stating that a man should live his religion each day. Mentioning several cases of! where great people had given that 1 which had made them famous, to their fellow man, in order that he might benefit therefrom, Rev. Shir ley, further showe dthat these men! who become famous because their handiwork, were servants of God, working not for profit, but to rend er service to and glorify God. Before closing his remarks he hit the bootlegger and gambler, stating that theirs was an occupation to dis honor God and an agent of injury to mankind. He then praised the far |mer, insisting that other occupations would cease to be necessary, should the farmer stop producing foodstuff and cotton. Taken from beginning to end, it was a great sermon, full of truth, [and one which should be heeded by all men. * He extended al’ present [ a hearty invitation to attend the mid i week prayer meeting n Wednes-I day night at 7:30. SPANISH AGENT IS ROBBED OF JEWELS NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Domingo Mary Del Vai, Spanish diplomatic agent and a brother of Cardinal Merry Del Vai, has been robbed of pricieless decorations and jewels valued at fifty thousand dollars. His New York apartment was burg larized. COMMUNIST STRIKE ENDS IN PARIS PARIS, Oct. 13.—The twenty four hour general strike called by communists ended officially at dawn today. However transport workers in the vicinity of Paris at tempted a prolong walkout and have met with some success among driv ers of busses and tramears. SOON. OCTOBER 13, 192 3 I the opening of the first airplane sales department in the history of department stores, becoming the property of the John Wanamaker Agrees That There Has Been Waste of Money On Air Service Experiments “In my judgment, there has been lots of waste of money in experi ments of air service development,” and “Congress has never refused or cut down on appropriations asked for air development,” were state ments made to the Times-Recorder by Congressman C. R. Crisp, of the third district, a member of the House Ways and Means committee, and one of two Democrat members of the Federal Debt Funding Com mission. Judge Crisp agrees with Con gressman Madden, chairman of the House Appropriations committee, in his charge made yesterday concern ing waste in air development and also backs the chairman up in his position that “Congress has not fail ed to provide sufficient funds for the two military air services.” “I have always favored a unified air service, even before the begin ning of the recent air inquiries. I also favor one department of Na tional Defense, with a head, and three co-ordinate branches, army, navy and air, with each branch hav ing a separate head, responsible to the head of Department of Nation, al Defense. “Since the beginning of air de velopment by the United States, 1 would judge that Congress has ap propriated considerably more than a [billion dollars. Thirty days after J war was declared, Congress appro priated in a lump sum $750,000,000 for air development during the war.” Judge Crisp has recently re turned from Washington where he met with the Federal Debt Fund ing commission. He stated that he had heard part of Colonel Mitchell’s testimony, that was sensational and created a flurry among the people He believes and hopes that all the recent publicity will cause a prog ram of economy by the air service and bring about more efficient air development. ARMY AIR CHIEF OPPOSES MADDEN PLAN WASHINGTON, Oct. 13— Major General Mason M. Patrick, Army Air chief, opposed before President’s Air Board today, the proposal advanced yesterday by Chairman Madden of House Appro priations Committee to transfer all experimental work from the army to private enterprise. TRAVELING SALESMAN ARRESTED AT MACON MACON, Ga„ Oct. 13—R. C. Shaw, said to be a traveling sales man, was arrested here today, at the request of the sheriff of Thomas county. The charge against Shaw is not known here. “ITS THE UNITY OF EUROPE WE BUILD” LACORNO Switz Oct. 13—“ ft is the unity of Europe, which we are building now at Locarno,” said one of Europe’s foreign ministers to the Associated Press today, in com menting on the progress being made 1 at the security conference. store. Its huge size is shown by comparison with the Sperry Flivver plane under its wing. MUTILATED BOY BODY IS FOUND Police Discover Body of 11-Year Old Youth uuAttic of Vacant House ST. PAUL, Minn.. Oct. 13. —The mutilated body of Francis Pioletti was found today in an attic on the third floor of a vacant house here. Francis is the eleven year old nephew of Rev. Louis Pioletti, pas tor of the Catholic Church of The Redeemer. I The police expressed the belief that the boy was murdered at an other place, and the body taken to the house, where it was discovered by Patrolman John Rose. HOUSE OF DEPUTIES ACCEPTS BODY’S REPORT NEW ORLEANNS, Oct. 13 The House of Deputies in the Epis copal General Convention today, ac cepted the report of the committee on canons, recommending that a resolution regarding divorce and re marriage not be acepted. The reso lution was presented from the dioc ese of Southern Ohjo. The resolution would have made he Ecclesiastical authority of a diocese the final authorty for re marriage after divorce. $25,000 IN SILKS STOLEN BY NEGROES NEW YORK CITY, Oct. 13, Silks valued by the owners at more than $250,000 were stolen from a building in Madison Square this morning. Four negroes entered the building, handcuffed and gagged he watchman, then made their get away, with the loot. COLE IS SANE. SAYS JUDGE FINLEY WILKESBORO, N. C., Oct. 13. Judge T. B. Finley this afternoon declared W. B. Cole, acquitted last week of slaying Wiliam Ormond, to be in sane condition at present. Judge Finley refused to commit him to the state asylum for the criminal insane. More than forty affidavits were filed with the judge supporting Cole’s claim of normal mentality. Search Os Dwelling Without A Warrant Called “Abhorrent WASHINGTON, Oct. 13. Search of a private dwelling with out a warrant is “unreasonable and abhorrent,” the Supreme court de clared in an opinion by Justice Butler in a narcotic case from Brooklyn. Congress, it ruled, nev er authorized such a seach. “While the question has never been directly decided by this court,” the opinion stated, “it has always been assumed that one’s house can not lawfully be searched without a search warrant, except as an inci | NEW YORK FUTURES i Pc. Open 1 lam Close ' Oct. 21.83|21.63121.52|21.40 Dec. 21.72121.50121.40|21.33 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON S Strict middling 20c. PRICE FIVE CENTS WASHINGTON FAILS TODAY TO END SERIES Sixth Game Starts With Cleared Skies and Both Teams Bat tling for Their Lives BATTING ORDER WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 The line-up for today's game of the world classic is as follows: Washington Pittaburg Rice, cf. Moore, 2b. S. Karris, 2b. Carey, cf. Goslin, If. Cuyler, rs. Judge, lb. Barnhart, If. Bluege, 3b. Wright, sa. J. Harris, rs. Traynor, 3b. Peckinpaugh ss. Mclnnis, lb. Severeid, c. Smith, c. Ferguson, p. Kremer, p. Umpires: At plate, McCormick, (National); at first base, Owen, (American); at second base, Rig ler (National); at third base, Mo riarity (American). PITTSBURG, Oct. I 3.—The 1925 world series stood three all today when the Pittsburg Pirates won the sixth game by the score of 3 to 2. Ferguson was touched for sev en hits and Kremer for six. Bal lou took up the pitching in the eighth when Ferguson was re lieved for a pinch hitter. Adi ams was on second in the last of eighth, replacing Stanley Har ris- The seventh and final game of the series will be played in Pittsburg tomorrow with Walter Johnson, “the smoke ball artist," doing the hurling for Washing ton, and Meadows for Pittsburg. Goose Goslin got a home run in the first inning for the Sena tors and Eddie Moore one in the fifth. The feature of the game was the hitting of Moore and Traynor for the Pirate aggrega tion and Gosling, Joe Harris and Judge for Washington. The Pirates are reported to be very much elated because of their victory over the American League entry yesterday and are confident of being able to repeat today. At the same time Stanley Harris, youthful pilot of the Senators, is equally confident of winning the deciding game, stating that today's game would be the las tof the series. On account of the storm of today radio reception was bad and the service in furnishing the detailed description of this game was through the courtesy of Carswell Drug company, using Western Union leased wire serv ice. The game by innings: Washington at bat Rice goes out, Moore to Mclnnis. S. Harris bunts out, Smith to Mclnnis, Goslin hits a home run to right field, Joe Harris out, Kramer to Mclnnis. One run, one hit. Pittsbugh—Moore singles to left Carey goes out, Bleuge to Judge Moore to second Cuyler flew out to Rice in center. Barhart goes out, Bleuge to Judge. No runs, one hit. SECOND INNIN G | Washington—Judge singles to (■Continued on Page Eight) dent to a lawful arrest therein.” As set forth in the proceeding*, Stephen Alba and associates were alleged to have arranged to sell some drugs at his home in Brook lyn. When pretended purchasers appeared, shadowed by federal agents, they were advised that the drug was elsewhere, and they wait ed while some of those involved, followed by the federal agents, went to two houses nearby, one being the residence of Thomas and Frank ■ Angello.
