About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 14, 1925)
I""' SEASON'S RECEIPT? < Cotton receipts Sumter coun- j ty to date 24,725 > WEATHER. GEORGIA AND ALABAMA: Showers Wednesday and possibly > Thursday, following by clearing and < cooler Thursday afternoon or night. • FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 2 38 NAVY OPERATED BY ‘UNEDUCATED’ MEN DEVELOPPMENT AIR BY NAVY IS HIT BY SIMS World War Moral Head Hotly Attacks United States Navy Air Policy WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Rear Admiral William S- Sims, who commanded the American naval forces during the World war, charges that the navy is being run by uneducated men. In emphatic terms, Admiral Sims today paid his compliments to those who are running the navy, while on the stand before the president’s aircraft board hearing. The admiral started off his testimony by saying that the navy air development was be ing hampered by a policy “al most unbelievably conserva t*Ye - He immediately followed this statement by changing that the navy is being operated by uneducated men INDUSTRIESARE NEEDED HERE Rome. Ga., Banker Says An.er icus Should Secure Cotton Mill Or Other Pay Rolls “Your greatest need here is a few industries—a cotton mill or some thing like that, said George F. Nixon, president of tha First Na tional Bank of Rome, Ga., to a Times-Recorder man. Mr. Nixon is in the city on business for his bank. “You have a great section down here and evidence is that you are prosperous, but every city should have some kind of industry. We have a new million dollar cotton mill at Rome aad there is another which soon will likely come in. “You can get one if you go after It. You location is ideal. By go ing after a milll I do not mean send ing out a lot of circulars or print ed matter. Take one of your busi ness men—the best one in your com munity—and send him to interview the men who are thinking of locat ing mills in the South. They are coming South and you hav e a good an opportunity to laud one here as others have I believe.” The men- who are looking for lo cations in the South are big busi ness men, and you must send a big man to talk to them—one of your men who can inspire confidence; a man whose statements will be tak en at face value. “Some of these mills will want j ocal capital placed in with their’s but I do not recall any request for more than say 10 per cent. Other mill men looking for Southern loca tions do not care for local capital.” When tld of Souther Field and the possibility of securing the field from the government, Mr. Nixon thought it was a splendid induce ment. Mr. Nixon says his portion of the state is in good shape financially, particularly near Rome. “Some of our nearby counties will make more cotton this year than last,” he says, WEARERS OF GRAY MEET AT ALBANY ALBANY, Ga., Oct. 14—Albany was gaily decked in Bars and t Stripes as the city received the ad- , vance guard of the 400 Confederate Veterans expected here for the an-1 nual State reunion which opened tonight and lasts through Thursday.; The Sons of Confederate Veter-> ans will hold their annual meeting here simultaneously with the gath-, ering of the old fellows. , An open air concert by the 29th (J. S. Infantry band and a recep tion by the Dougherty County, chapter U. D. C. on the lawn of j the municipal auditorium opened the reunion last night. The first business sesison will be called at 10 I o’clock this morning when! addresses of welcome and greeting will be delivered by Mayor E. H. I Kalmon of Albany; Mrs. Frank] Harrold, Americus, president gen- < eral of the U. D. C., and Mrs. Wal ter Grace, Macon, Georgia Division. The response will be made by Gen eral J. A. Thomas, honorary com mander-inchief. From Americus besides Mrs. Harrold, are General Joe Day Stew art, in comamnd of the western bri gade of Georgia, H. D. Watts, Mrs. C. T. Davidson, matron of this di vision, and Miss Ira Gatewood, maid of honor. 1 St* —- •* •’ - THETiMESBWgBRDER ’cfrMl PUBLISHED IN THE HEART- OF D!XIE RAINSTORM COMPELLS LANDIS TO POSTPONE GAME Heresy toCourt l|»; >' It -jm Il ■ J A This is Judge Louis Henry Burns, new federal judge at New Orleans, who has granted an or der requiring the house of bish ops of the Episcopal church to appear in his court and show cause why they should not be re strained from removing Bishop William Montgomery Brown from office on heresy charges. COTTONRECEIPK ON INCREASE During Last Four Days 888 Bales Have Been Received, Halting Total of 24,725 • - - 4 During the last four days there has been a continual flow of cot .ton into warehouses of Sumter (County. According to a census made this morning by the Times-Recorder there has been 888 bales received into Sumter warehouses, bringing the total for the season up to 24,- 725 bales. These reports were tak en from the three local warehouses, two warehouses at Leslie and two at Plains. Cotton futures were advancing slightly, the local market standing at 20 cents for strict middling. FEDERAL CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON COTTON WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—Cot ton as consumed during September, totaled 83,266 bales of lint and 70,008 linters as compared wittr 448,665 of lint and 63,583 of lint ers in August this year.- September of last year reports were, 438,373 of lint and 50,-781 of linters. These reports were giv en out today by Census Bureau, department of agriculture. PROMINENT JURIST PASSES AWAY LEXINGTON, Ga., Oct. 14. Judge Phil W. Davis, leading law yer and farmer and one of the lead ing members of the Georgia legisla ture for several years, died late Tuesday at his home here. His death |wps unexpected and came as a dis tinct shock to hundreds of friends :and associates throughout the state. I Judge Davis formerly was a Bap tist minister, but turned his atten tion to la wand there achieved a dis tinction such a few men have enjoy 'ed. He took a prominent part in af fairs of the -state from the time he was elected representative from [Oglethorpe county until his death. He was regarded as an outstanding Georgia jurist. SALIBA TO LEAD METHODIST MEETING j The regular Wednesday evening 'prayer meeting of the First Meth lodist Church will be led by H. T. Saliba. It is announced that Mr. Saliba has an interesting program for the evening, he being a man who has traveled much and one who speaks very interestingly. It is also announced that after to-, night the weekly prayer services | will begin at seven o’clock. The | public is invited to attend al Itheii , servies. ' AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 14. 1925 CITY PRIMARY NOVEMBER!? FOR ALDERMEN Hightower, Murray and Shipp Terms Expire Registration Books Open Three members c e the Amerieus board of aldermen terms expire this year and will be filled on November 17th, when the white primary for the election of city officials will be held. The date for the primary was fixed Tuesday afternoon by the city democratic executive commit tee. The terms of the aidermen is for two years and those whose tenure expires are Aidermen Nathan Mur ray, Edgar Shipp, Jr., and Joel W. Hightower. About the city hall it has been rumored for several days that an other aiderman may resign. If this is done there will be four vacancies. According to rules of the execu tive committee “the three nominees receiving the highest majority of votes” in the primary “shall be declared nomiated as candidates. The polls will be located at the city hall as usual and will remain open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The registration books of the city were opened today for the reg istration of all white citizens who have resided in the city for at least six months previous to November 17 and have paid their 1924 taxes. The registration books are to re main open until November 11th. The entrance fee for candidates running for aidermen is fixed at S2O, same to be 'paid to Hilliard Williams, secretary of the execu tive committee not later than Oct. 31st. JEWELRY SALESMAN IS HELD FOR THEFT ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 14.—A. S. Wagner, jewelry salesman tor I. Press adn Sons, of Philadelphia, was arrested and placed in the Orange county jail here late Tues day afternoon, upon a warrant sworn out by Abraham Press, pres ident of the jewelry firm, charging embezzlzement of $382. The sales man tonight has not made bond which was fixed at $1,250. NICKLE PLATE MERGER HEARING POSTPONED WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. Agreement was reached today to postpone until Monday further hearing on Nickle Plate merger be fore Interstate Commerce Com mission. Commissioner Myers, presiding allowed delay when it appeared that witnesses desired could not attend before that time. CORN PAYS TAXES IN WORTH COUNTY SYLVESTER, Ga., Oct. 14—The Worth County commissioners, at their last meeting, passed a resolu tion agreeing to allow $1 per bushel for corn to oe applied on state, county and taxes, and will probably buy about three thousand bushels. The county has sold some of the mules and is using tractors and free labor, which are proving more eco nomical than mules and convicts. HEFLIN TO REQUEST PROBE ON COTTON CHARLOTTE, N. C., Oct. 13. An invesigation of the government cotton crop reporting board and the census bureau will be asked of the forthcoming congress, Senator J. Thomas Heflin, of Alabama, mem ber of the senate committee on ag riculture declared in a statement is sued here today. URGES MORE CHARITY AND LESS LIPSTICK; NEW YORK, Oct. 13.—Dr. S.j Parks Cadman, president of the Federal Council of Churches, believ ,that American women spend too [much money for “fripperies,” and Ihe has issued a call for “less lip [ Stick at home, and more charity to :the orphans of the Near East.” I Two Remarkable Photos-See the Ball in the Ah ' Mb BALL If Mi If „ 7' BWtW a/ ' *«<**■?* W I *Wife’ Walter Johnson won two world series games for the Senators by mixing his fast balls with some beautiful slow curves. , The photo •j— ---H —, „ L-'•<• ' _ •'■- - -A' i w Jj 1- * A ■ ..'■'Ml- .7"* M If * • '1 a ■ ■ "xWKt- - -*-" *■.* "I 4-0 show" R W P ““ bUrg P!r, ‘ e • in “>• ~"'d ser.es Wright PittsburV.ho?t J‘ n< °. Utf,e ' <,<r ’ ‘* idin « “ fe, y in ‘» ‘““nd base in the third inning, a. Wright's haTd. g ,hort,lop ’ drop ‘ a throw f— first baseman Grantham. The ball i. rebounding Lom Decision of Judge Littlejohn Upholds Action of Board DAVIS TAKES OFHCEOATH Newly Appointed Secretary of War Sworn in Today By Justice Taft WASHINGTTON. Oct. 14— Dwight F. Davis of Missouri, was to day sworn in as secretary of war. Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former secretary of war, ad ministered the oath, while John W. Weeks the retiring secretary stood by. Major General Hines, Chief of Staff, and others of war depart ment bureaus witnessed the cere mony. AMERICUS A. & M. MEETS COCHRAN FRIDAY The Americus A & M. school is scheduled to meet the Cochran A. and M. school football tteam on Friday afternoon at 3:30 at Aggie field. The Cochran team is report ed to have a strong team and this game will probably be one of the strongest of the season for the A. and M. boys. Admission fees to the grounds willbe 25 and 50 cents. FELLOWSHIP BANOUET ON THURSDAY N.GHT More than 200 men and boys are expected to hear Hollis Fort, of Americus, and W. L. Roebuck, of Cordele, Thursday night at a fel ] lowship banquet arranged by the I First Baptist church, Rev. Joe M. ] Branch announced today. “All of the men and boys, mem bers of the church or friends of the I church, are invited." Rev. Branch | stated. “We look for at least 200 * and the banquet will be served In I the lecture room of the church.” above shows that his first pitch in the fourth game of the series was a slow curve, for no camera is fast enough to catch one of Walter’s Legal Fight Between Anthony and Huntington Ends With Decision Handed Down Today The legal fight between the 1 trpstess of the Huntington and Anthony school districts came to an end with the filing of a de cision by Ju4ge Z. A. Littlejohn in wheih the Superior court jur ist holds that the County Board of Education ha dthe legal right to dissolve the consolidation of the two districts. The decision in favor of the board, was hand ed down Wednesday morning- The Text of the decision as hand ed down by Judge Littlejohn fol lows: “Mandamus in Superior Court of Sumter County, J. L. Johnson, et al, trustees vs. E. T. Moore, superintendent, et al. Th e above stated ease came on for hearing and was heard; and after consid eration of the pleadings and tes timony, I am of the opinion that the County Board of Education of Sumter Cunty had the right to divide the Huntington consol idated school district into two school districts; and since so do ing there is no Huntington Con solidated District; and the man damus absolute prayed for is hereby denied. “Let this order be entered on the minutes of Sumter Superior .Court. This IGth day of Octo- I ber, 1925.” On September 22 of this year, J. L. Johnson, C. C. Shepherd, and C. C. Bowen, trustees for th e Htnr* . ington school district filed their ap plication for mandamus, against E. T. Moore* county school superinten dent and I. B. Small, tax collector of Sumter county. In their petition I he plaintiffs stated that he Hunt ing on and Anthony school were con solidated at a meeting of the board of education in June 1925. i In September of the same year, the board met and adopted a raso fContinued on Page Eight) real speed balls. Moore of the Pi rates is up, just ready to strike at the ball, with “Muddy” Ruel and Umpire Moriarty behind the plate. EUGENE SANDOW DIES SUDDENLY World’s Strongest Man Passes In London, Where He Was Health Specialist LONDON, Oc.t 14. Eugene Sandow, once hailed as “The World’s strongest man,” died sud-j denly today in London.” Sandow had built up, what is said to be a profitable practice in Lon don as a health specialist. Death is said to be due, to the .effects of an automobile accident 1 in which he was severly injured sev eral years ago. BENEFIT FESTIVAL AT THALEAN SCHOOL Paul Murray, principal of the Thalean school announces that there wil be held, at Thalean school building, under the auspices of the Community Club, a festival for the benefit of the school, Friday even ing, October 16. Everybody invit ed and urged to be present. w BROTHERS ARE INDICTED FOR MURDER OF WIFE FITZGERALD. Ga., Oct. 14.—In dictments charging murder were [returned by the Ben Hill grand jurv | here against Oscar Mars, the al leged murderer of his wife, and Ball Mars, brother of accused held as an accessory before the fact, it being alleged that Ball had nlanned [and assisted in the slaying by furn ishing his car for his brother to make his escape. I The cases are set for trial Octo ber 19. Solicitor General J. B. Wall will represent the state. All parties to the tragedy were em ployees of the Fitzgerald Cotton mills. NEW YORK FUTURES j Pc. Open 11am Close Oct. 21.60|21.77 21.75121.41 S Dec. 21.55 21.72121 62(2131 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON < Strict middling, 20c. PRICE FIVE CENTS RAIN HALTS SEVENTH GAME WORLD SERIES Opposing Moundsmen for To morrow May Be Johnson and Aldridge PITTSBURG, Oct. 14—Jupi ter Pluvius won today s game ol the world s series. Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis, commissioner of base ball. after a wait of several min utes, postponed the seventh tilt tor the 1925 baseball struggle. Weather permitting it will be played tomorrow afternoon in Pittsburg. Smoke Ball Johnson was ready to hurl for the Senators, with Manager McKechnie of the Pirates undecided as to who would hurl the game for him. It is generally believed now that Johnson will oppose ’’Vic’’ Aldridge for the final game. Aldridge beat the Senators on his last appearance on the mound and Pirate fans are al ready counting the victory as won Stanley Harris says that Johnson can again stand the stand the Buccaneers on their heads, and that he is sure of winning the 1925 honors- RUM ROW HAS MOVEDSOUTH Eastern Operators Now Doing Business Off Southern Coast ATLANTA, Oct. 14.—Rum row, that moveable mart, for illicit trade in forbidden beverages, is now more or less firmly established in south ern waters. Present activities of the bootleg gers in the South are so extensive, it is believed the trade includes among its personnel most of those former operators who manage to escape the sharp shooting coast guardsmen, in the federal campaign to break up bootlegging business which was then flourishing off the shores of New York, Boston, and Atlantic City. MURDERER GIVES UP TO POLICE JESUP, Ga., Oct. 14.—»“1t would have always been hanging over me wherever I went—l thought it best to give up.” Thus explained A. M. Rowell, 32 charged with the murder of Fred Lightsey, former Savannah and Doctortown man, who was slain on (the night of Aug. 31, for having surrendered to local authorities late yesterday. “I was in Jacksonville | before daylight the next morning after Lightsey was killed, said Row ell to a newspaperman this morn ing. “I’ve been in Florida ever since the killing happened. “Why did I kill him?” well, we were both drinking you know. Yes We were best of friends. I remem ber saying “Can you play checkers? —and he didn’t move fast enough. It will al Icome out at the trial, how ever, and I don’t care to have any | thing more to say about it just now.” It is not unlikely that Rowell will be given a preliminary hearing be fore Judge Thomas of the City Court Monday. GREATER WESLEYAN CONSTRUCTION JUNE 1 MACON, Oct. 14. —Wesleyan College trustees voted tonight to be gin construction of a new greater Wesleyan college on June 1 of next year. NORTHERN CONFERENCE VOTES FOR UNIFICATION ELGIN, Hl., Oct. 14—The Rock River conference of the Methodist Episcopal church voted 217 to 12 in favor of unification of the Meth odist Episcopal church and Meth odist Episcopal church south. On admission to laymen into the an nual conference, the vote was 209 for and 20 against.
