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!''^GCSreßicusT6rrorFR eceipts"? Total cotton receipts Sumter ; County - 25,603 WEATHER For Georgia—-Fair and warmer to- ’ night; Thursday partly cloudy and < warmer. l~*— FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 243 DAUGHTERS TESTIMONY SENDS BATCHELORjTO ELECTRIC CHAIR JURYSHOWS NO MERCY TO MURDERER His Own Daughter’s Graphic Ttstimony Sends Jones Coun i ty Man to Electric Chair GIAY, Ga., Oct. 21. —Largely on apiic testimony of his own small tuihter, John D. Batchelor, 43, istgo to the electric chair for the ’.rd>r o£ his mother-in-law. The ec verdict returned by jury in ■ s bounty court here, was read rA-ning, the verdict being, Itv ’without recommendation to Pi”! I. defendant received the ver : with smile, while his aged fath gid mother showed deep emotion, Bister fainting. The formal sen te of death will be passed during i’day. Jatchelor was convicted of mur— ring his mother-in-law, Mrs. Fan s Anderson, on April 28th. Myrtle Batchelor, his nine-year -1 daughter testified that she with r mother and grandmother were ting on the front porch of the Aderson home about seven o’clock i the morning, April 28th. “He came up to the porch where a were sitting and asked for my rgndfather, W. T. Anderson,” she id, “grandmother told him that Irndfather was down in the field. ther told' her to send me down to iid Jiim as he wanted to see him. andmother replied that I did not ow where he wwas. “It was then that father drew a, tol out of the front of his shirt 1 fired. Mother rushed to get the tol from him, while grandmother s lying on the front porch, with lod running out of a hole in the ie of her face. After mother got t father, he again fired the pistol a grandmother, while she was lying a the porch. He had to push his nn over mother’s shoulder to fire at shot. TSTIMONY IS UNSHAKEN "He then gave mother the pistol wnt into the house and took a shot ga from off the wall. Mother rush een to get that and he told her she hi better be looking after grand mther. Mother told him that she w» doing nothing, but hold onto ;ht gun. He let it go and ran out >fthe back of the house.” WLKER SILENT ON ETRA SESSION PLANT A, Oct. 21.—Governor Cl ord M. Walker, on the eve of his departure for Washington to me ow, declared that he had no sta ir.ent to make regarding the -Sall g of an extra legislative session. ' ie chief executive said that he was contemplating attending the Southern Governors conference in firliingham on October 28 and 29th. OLDER ON VISIT TO SOUTH GEORGIA ATLANTA, Oct. 21.—State High way Commissioner, John N. Holder it on a three-day swing of South (eorgia towns conferring with vari ous officials in the interest of road improvements. The commissioner is in Cordele to day and will spend tomorrow in Moultrie. Bob Fitzsimmons Widow May Die In Charity Ward CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—The history of Fistiana has many stories of prize fighters who battled their way to fame and fortune only to fall later into oblivion and poverty. This is the story of the wife of a famous fighter who has met that fate. She is Mrs. Phillip Reiner, widow of Bob Fitzsimmons, the heavp-weight who took the cham pionship from James Corbett more than a score of years ago. Mrs. Reiner lies on a cot in the Presbyterian hospital here, incurably ill of heart disease. She has been ailing for three years and has been eared for by the hospital without compensation. Monday doctors told her she could not recover. Mrs. Reiner is old now. Her money has gone and) with it many of her friends of better days. She lives among her memories. “I married Bob in France after he became | champion,” she relates. ‘‘l was a little French girl who knew no Eng- THEfMSCTECORDER •gal! PUBLISHED IN THE ■ S. S. Comanche Burns Off Florida Coast •— ft <. . . < • j 4 ;■ • • 'I% - y i . J* ■’> I 4^/ \ •- L ' • Tua""* '" *** 1. t K % ...... ' The £. S. Comanche which caught, Florida. It is believed that the en-| saved, Mrs. W. D. Fraser of Atlanta fire and foundered off the coast of, tire list of passengers and crew were, was among the injured. SUMTERFAIR NEXT TUESDAY I Cliett Requests All Exhibitors to See Department Heads By Saturday Morning From all reports coming to Amer icus, the Sumter County Fair will be bigger and better than ever. A larger number of exhibits are assured, and one of the best shows in the country, the Littlejohn Shows, are to furnish the midway attrac tions. The fair will open next Tuesday, October 27 and run through October 31. However all those that intend to have exhibits are requested to get in touch with the heads of depart ments by Saturday. The departments heads as an nounced by H. A. Cliett, county agent are: Agriculture, H. A. Cliett; livestock, A. H. Jennings; Poultry, R. S. Wooster; Educational, Mrs. E. T. Moore; Womans Work, Mrs. T. C. Tillman, Furlow street; Home Dem onstration Club, Mrs. Tom Finch; and Canning Club, Miss Bonnie Parkman. Mr. Cliett wishes to stress the nec essity of each exhibitor seeing the head of the department in which they intend to place exhibits. It is necessary that this be done by Sat urday. An interesting feature of this year’s fair will be the exhibits of Schley county and Ellaville. ELLAVILLE METHODISTS HOLD CONFERENCE ELLAVILE, Ga., Oct. 21.—The fourth Quarterly Conference of the Ellaville Methodist church next Thursday. Rev. E. M. Overby, presiding elder of the Americus district will preach at the eleven o’clock service. A bountiful dinner will be served in the grove adjacent the church at the noon hour. In the afternoon reports will be heard from the various organ izations of the church including the five Sunday schools on the charge, the Missionary Societies and the Ep worth eague work. The Ellaville church will report all financial obligations paid full and an increase in membership. The other churches on the charge will also make splendid reports. Rev. H. H. Heisler is the preacher in charge. It is expected that visitors will be present at this Conference from Americus, Plains, and all other near by towns. Movies are educational. In New Orleans, La., a little boy hit a police man with a pie. lish, and Bob no French, but h e soon learned to say, “I love you.” Fitzsimmons married the little French girl in 1903. After becom ing Mrs. Fitzsimmons she completed her musical studies and with her voice earned a measure of fame and enough money to divorce her prize-| fighter husband. She has given a great deal of mon-' ey to charity, enough perhaps to keep her out of th e charity ward of Presbyterian hospital. But the money is gone and the fighter’s widow does not begrude it. In one of her evangelistic crusades sh e built a hospital for babies in Los Angeles. Before her marriage to Reiner from whom she has been estranged three years, the champion’s widow appeared many times in light opera here. Since her second narriage she has become the mother of two chil dren Marvin, 5, and Avalon, 4. She wonders what will ecome of them now that she must die. AMERICUS. GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 21. 1925 LADIES NIGHT MEET HELD BY PALLADIUMS Musical Program Featuring Misses Olive Howard, Wylene and Katherine Brown and Boyd, Stackhouse By R. H. RINER News Editor, Times-Recorder With ladies outnumbering the men and with an unusual musical pro gram, the Palladium Club of Amer- I icus held their regular ladies night program last night. The meeting was presided over by Dr. J. T. Stukes, who handled in |his usual pleasing mannei the pro gram of the evening. The following was the program, America, sung by entire group, In vocation, by B. E. Turner, president of the club; Community songs, led by Frank Harrold; Reading, by Miss Wylene Brown, piano solo, Robert Boyd; talk, “The truth about Flor ida” by B. E. Turner; Introduction of visitors; speech, “I Lied,” by Clyde J. Williams, secretary and treasurer of the club; vocal solo by R. P. Stackhouse, reading, by Miss Katherine Brown; vocal solo by R. P. Stackhouse. The piano accom paniments were rendered by Miss Olive Howard. Every person appearing on the lentertainment program were real entertainers, each number being rendered in a most pleasing man ner. The vocal solos of Mr. Stack house and the piano accompaniments of Miss Howard, the piano solo of Mr. Boyd and the readings by the little Misses Brown all receiving a great applause. One feature of the evening was the bringing of charges against two members of the club. These charges were brought by Dr. Stukes, but were instigated by C. J. Williams, and was directed at “Pals” Brown and Smith. The charges were that Brown had run Smith out of town. In explaining the charges Mr. Wil liams said the argument had come about, by Smith claiming to be a better looking man than Brown. Both “Pals” stated that their differ ence had been settled, that they had decided that they were the two best looking men in the club. This was received by much merriment on the part of the members and their lady guests. A delicious salad luncheon con sisting of chicken salad, saltines, po tatoe chips and hot coffee was pre pared by some of the ladies, sitsww taoinetaoi etaoin etaoineet MANY HURT AS BUS AND TRAIN HIT MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 21.—Sev enteen persons were injured, one severely, when a bus and an Illi nois Central passenger train collided late Tuesday at a grade crossing on the outskirts of Memphis. The bus was en route from Mem phis to Millington, a suburb. Most of the passengers were women. Miss Marie Crenshaw, 19, Milling- I tqn; Miss Annie Lee Wright, 18 1 Kerrville, and Frank Smith, Lucky Tenn., were seriously hurt. All of the other passengers and the driver of the bus, James Reynolds were cut or bruised but their injjuries are not regarded as serious. Accounts of the accident differ. Several per sons who witnessed the crash declare the bus reached the railroad tracks when the driver swerved his car, but too late, while the engine crew re ported that the bus drove into the locomotive striking the right cylin der. Railroad officials reported the train traveling at a normal speed of about 25 miles an hour. RIVERS SEES INCOME TAX CUT Tax Expert of Atlanta Says That Drastic Cuts May Be Expect ed At An Early Date ATLANTA, Ga., Oct 21 Tax reform.—drastic cuts, may be expect ed in next congress according to tax experts in Atlanta who are keeping in close touch with proposed legisla tion. Frank P. Rivers, well knowwn in come tax expert of Atlanta, said today that advice received from his business connection in the national capital, show that tax reductions pro posed by the democrats will approxi mate between five hundred and six hundred millions of dollars. So large a reduction, it was stated, will be re sisted by the Treasury which pur poses to hold any cut within its esti mates of what will be available ex cess revenue. The Treasury, howev er, it was pointed out, is sully de termined to pursue its present pro gram of retiring the public debt. Leaders in both houses of con gress, Mr. Rivers is advised, are confident that definite action will be taken In Congress by February 15th of next year* “It will be mid winter before a showdown comes on the tariff contest,” Mr. Rivers said today, basing his statement on late advice. W. FLOYD JOHNSON BURIED IN ATLANTA ATLANTA, Oct. 21.—Funeral services for Mr. W. Floyd Johnson, 60 years old, a prominent Atlanta business man, who died suddenly Sunday morning at his home, 118 Church street, Decatur, were held Tuesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at the residence. Rev. A. J. Moncrief, pastor of the Decatur Baptist church, officiated, and in terinent was in Decatur cemetery. Mr. Johnson was vice president of the C. G. Aycock Realty company and a brother of S. R. Johnson, of New Orleans, who is now visiting his son, Coleman P. Johnson, of this city. Mr. Johnson had a number of relatives and friends at Americus who will be grieved to learn of his death. SIGNALMEN MAY QUIT COAST LINE CHICAGO, Oct. 21.—The strike order of the Order of Railroad Tele graphers on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad is in danger of spreading to the signal men of that toad, D. W. Helt, grand presiden t of the Brotherhood of Railroad Signal Men of America, warned today. Mr. Helt in a communication to the board, said his general chairman on the Atlantic Coast Line had in formed him that the management was attempting to replace tower men who belonged to the striking organ ization with members of the signal men’s brotherhood. He asked the board to advise the road to refrain from such action, as it “would be very liable to involve another organ ization on that property.” CROP REPORT SAYS SITUATION IS BETTER WASHINGTON,, Oct. 21.—Abun dant precipitation breaking the drought over Georgia has materially improved cotton situation according to weekly crop and weather reports of the Department of Agriculture. Ginning of cotton is progressing rapidly. All corn is gathered and wheat, rye and oats are being sown rapidly. Plowing and seeding has been de layed in Tennessee, but forage crops, pastures and grains are doing well. There has been no progress in pick ing. ROBINSON GIVEN PLACEINSENATE Indianapolis Lawyer Is Named to i Succed the Late Senator Ral ston, of Indiana INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Oct. 21. I Arthur R. Robinson, Indianapolis at torney, Tuesday night was appointed United States Senator from Indi ana to succeed the ’ate Samuel M. Ralston. Mr. Robinson, republican, was named by Governor E. Jackson to serve until the state election in No vember, 1926, when a senator will be elected to serve the remainder of Mr. Ralston’s term, which would Tiaxe expired March 3, 1929. AARON COHEN PASSES AWAY Well Known Merchant of Ameri cus Expires After Long Ill ness; Funeral Thursday Aaron Cohen, 73 years of age, died at his home on Jackson street last night after a long illness. The body will be carried to Albany Thursday for interment, after a ceremony at the house tomorrow morning. Dr. Landau, Jewish Rabbi, of Al bany, who is now in Savannah will come direct to Americus to conduct the funeral service at the home to morrow at 12:30 o’clock. Surviving are Mrs. Amelia Loeb Cohen, widow of the deceased, and his three children Samuel, Ferdin and and Jerome Cohen, and two grandchildren. Aaron Cohen was born in Kronie, ermany, coming to Americujn 18'6 landing in New York with determination to make his way alone and unaided in his adopted coun try. It is said that friends offered him financial aid when he landed, which he declined, stating that he would always earn his way through life. His first job in New York paid him SI.OO a month and board. Soon he had found more remunerative em ployment and by 1877 had moved to Americus to engage in business with his brother. A year or two later, Mr, Cohen had purchased his brother’s interest in the business, which he continued, along with his sons, until his death. In 1899 Mr. Cohen married Miss Amelia Loeb, of Columbus, Ga. who survives him. The deceased is a member of Americus Masonic Lodge No. 13 and Wells Chapter. These two Masonic bodies will have charge of the burial services at the grave in Albany, where the deceased will be interred with Masonic ceremonies. The pallbearers are P. E. West brook, H. E. Allen, C. J. Sherlock, E. Markowitz, Julius Schroeder, B. • F. Clore, W. L. Morgan and Wallis Mott. Few men in this section had more devoted friends than had Aaron Cohen. He was always quiet, unas suming and of that even-temper with attracted and held his friends* through a long life, and use-1 ful life spent almost entirely be- i tween his family and his business. A host of sorrowing friends are extending their deepest sympathy to the family of the deceased. Quite a large number of Masons and oth ers will accompany the body to Al bany, leaving here Thursday at 1:45 p. m. FEDERAL AGENTS CLEANING MACON MACON, Oct. 21.—Federal agents I here today had sixteen men under I arrest and a quantity of whiskey in ' custody as the result of overnight raids on Macon’s alleged saloons and blind tiger joints. Fred G. Dismuke, State Prohibi tion Director, stated last night, “We are going to dry up this town in ninety days. The bootleggers and liquor runners will have to leave Macon or go to the chaingang. MERCHANTS WILL CLOSE DOORS FOR HALF HOUR All. dry., good., merchants., of Americus will close their stores for a half hour tomorrow out of respect for Mr. Aaron Cohen. The stores will be closed from 12:15 to 12:45. Several of the dry goods merchants suggest to the other merchants in Americus that they close their doors at the same hour. , I I Kidnapped? Illy ■ ’■OX ' ' ' Posses began scouring mountains near Eureka, Calif., for traces of Carmen Wagner, 18, above, and one of her suitors after the shooting of Henry Sweet, 21. Authorities be lieved a rival of Sweet for Carmen’s hand shot him and then kidnaped the girl- WELL KNOWN FARMER EXPIRES T. M. A. Finch Dies Suddenly at His Home Near Americus; Funeral Tomorrow T. M. A. Finch, prominent Sumter county farmer, died suddenly at his home near Americus at 9 o’clock this morning. Mr. Finch had been ill in the early morning and the family physician was called. Soon after the arrival of the physician, Mr. Finch expired. The cause of his death was due to heart trouble. The deceased was 56 year of age and had lived in Sumter county all his life. He numbered bis friends by the scores, practically every one in the county knowing and loving him. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Lou Finch; his widow; three sons, J. F. and B. T. of Sumter county and W. P. of Dawson; one daughter, Mrs. J. E. Stevens of Sum ter county; two sisters, Mrs. F. M. Webb, of Americus and Mrs. W. H. . Turner, of Smithville. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock at Rehoboth church, with Rev. E. T. Moore officiating. Funeral arrange ments in charge of Americus Under taking company. | FRENCH GOVERNMENT PREPARES PROPOSAL • PARIS, Oct. 21. The French government is preparing a counter proposal on the debt question. This proposal will probably be sent to Washington next week. New Discouery Proves 1 hat Moses Really Lived 1 BERLIN, Oct. 21.—Through the research efforts of a German geolog ist, it is claimed that the existence of Moses, the great Jewish law giv er, has been established and the his toric origin of the ten command ments apparently has been determin l ed. s Professor Grimme, the scientist who brings these claims to bear, an nounces that he has succeeded in de ciphering the Hebrew tablets which were found on Mount Sinai in 1905 I by the English archeologist. Flind ers Petri. Grimme declares the de ciphered tablets convey the thanks of Moses for his rescue from the Nile by th e Pharaoh’s daughter. If j this were true, much of the atmos ' phere of legend which many have believed surrounded the story of Moses would be removed. Numerous German scientists her ald Grimme’s achievements as of NEW YORK FUTURES Pc. Open Ham Close J Dec. - 21.65|2145|21.49|21.45 Jan. . 20.90’20.70 20.77120.70 AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Middling, 20c. | PRICE FIVE CENTS ALBANY ROAD TO COUNTY LINE WILLBEPAVED Construction to Begin By April 1, and Will Cost Apprixomately $169,000 “The next project will be the paving of the Albany road to the Lee-Sumter line,” was the statement issued here today by B. A. Alderman, division engineer for the State High way board. Mr. Aiderman stated that construc tion should begin by April of next year, to be completed by Christmas. I’he probable cost of the construction will be $169,000, state and federal aid to the amount of $127,000. Mr. Aiderman also stated that there was no allotment made for work on the road to Andersonville. However the highway department will do all they can to keep this road in passable condition. He further stated that roads over the county were in good shape at the present time, with the exception of the hill just north of Anderson ville. Another point stressed by Mr. Aiderman was that State Route No. , 3 would be the first road running ■ north and south through the state to be paved completely. He declar < d that this road was in excellent shape from Americus to Atlanta, with 'the exception of a short stretch just this side of Butler. FIGHTINGON GREEK FRONT American Navy Hold* Two De stroyer* in Readiness to Pro tect American Live* and Property LONDON, Oct. 21.—An Athene dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph says fighting has been progressing for the last nineteen hours on the Greece-Bulgarian frontier near De mirhisar. There is no confirmation i of this report from other sources, i According to the dispatch, Bul garians attacked a Greek post near Demirhisar, killing a Greek official. ' When a Greek capton went out with a white flag he was shot dead. A general engagement then devel oped. NAVY HOLDS TWO DESTROYERS READY WASHINGTON, Oct . 21.—Th* Navy Department has ordered two ■ American destroyers from Gibraltar i to Alexandria, Egypt, to remain. there in readiness to proceed to Sy rian ports should presence become* necessary for the protection ot American lives and property, GREEK GOVERNMENT DEMANDS SATISFACTION ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 21. A note couched in severe terms was forwarded today to Sofia, the Bul garian capitol, demanding full sat isfaction for Monday's "unwarranted ■ attack” on the Greek frontier post near Demirhisar. i _____ ; Greak oaks from the little acorns > grow, and friends criticize them for not being other kinds of trees. e great importance. They point out that if Grimme has discovered the key to the language on the tablets found by Petri and has connected ■ them with Moses, this apparently ■ would dispel the doubts which have surrounded the historic origin of the ■ ten commandments. The characters on the tablets discovered by Petri ; resembled closely the Hebrew of the Bible and would indicate definitely that the commandments were the work of Moses.*' Scientists agree, however, that the commandments were the work of Moses. Scientists agree, however, that the elimination of these doubts neces sitates further study of the Cinai i tablets. An expedition to Sinai has ; been proposed as a result of Grim ’ me’s announcement. It is not believ ed the British who control this Bib- - lical territory, will object to such an ! expedition. ...
