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I AMERICUS COTTON RECEIPTS > KTotal cotton receipts K Sumter county 26,124 4 I WEATHER ! | For Georgia Fair tonight and ) I colder; Probably frost Thursday. > BfORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 249 MITCHELL DRIVES THREE FROM COURTMARTIAL BENCH f CHARGED W ITH I PREJUDICE B Y COL MITCHELL Vacancies Will Not Be Filled —j Remainder of Board Will Try Defendant WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Colonel William Mitchell began' his defense at his army courtmar- ‘ tial here today by driving from! the bench three members of the' court, including its president, j Major General Charles P. Sum merall; Summerall withdrew on his own motion, after he had been charged with prejudice against defendant, and JBrigadier General Bowley was disqualified by his colleagues on the court after a defense challenge had been lodg-l ed against him on similar grounds. A premptory challenge was then made against Major General Fred Sladen( superintendent of the Military Acadpmy at West Point and he was also excused- The vacancies caused by the challenges are not filled in army courts, the remaining members having full authority to act. PECANPAGEANT BIG FEATURE AT KIWANIS MEET $5,000 Expended By Albany in Staging Pageant During Ki wanis Convention Americus people ar e much in terested in the big Pecan Pageant to be staged at Albany Tuesday of next week, November 3rd., as the I principal entertainment feature of the Georgia .State Kiwanis Conven tion, which will be in session there Monday, Tuesday and Wedneesday. Albany Kiwanians have gone to ex pense in excess of $5,000 in prepar ing this elaborate and colorful spec tacle, which they claim will be the most elaborate and colorful event ever seen in Georgia. The costumes are of the richest and most gorgeous materials, being ordered directly from New York some of them being gowns worn by female stage and screen stars and loan.j'i to the Al bany Kiwanians for this particular event. More tean five hundred men, women and children from Albany I and other South Georgia points, will' take part in the mamoth spectacle, which it is said, will draw 10,000 people to Albany. E Preceding the pageant will be a magnificent parade, in which Prin cesses” from a score or more of . Mborgia Kiwanis cities will ride. , Some of the most beautiful and elab- I ©lately decorated floats ever seen in Georgia will be in this parade. si’ Albany and all of South Georgia are very much in the limelight just aow, and the Albany Pecan Pageant j is expected greatly to emphasize the ■jWosperity and promise of this sec tion. Prominent men from all parts I of the country will be there for the ILJpteeant, including John H. Moss, of *| Milwaukee, Wis., Kiwanis I <terna tfonal President, and they are ex ’ jpected to carry home glowing stories TgaKthis section. The size of the crowd at the pageant will have an important baring on the impressions the visitors gain of South Georgia, and for that reason, Albany Kiwan- W' ians are striving to have a record- S® tweaking attendance. The sale of ■ Bine Springs to Barron G. Collier, | I OOted New York millionaire, is ex ; I pocted to cause hundreds of people to go to Albany for the pageant and * to see this wonderful body of water. member of the Americus r cSub has agreed to attend one or more of the sessions. (.GOVERNORS SEE PROSPERITY AHEAD Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 28.—Great M||fosperity f° r the South with bright - ’ «st prospects ever seen for business of the section and a generally hope fnl outlook for the nation next year re foreseen by six southern gov ernors here today in attendance up on a conference called to consider ' 'Reclamation projects in the South.— ® Keeping a daughter at home is all ri right, but she is liable to set a bad g example for the old folks. thetimeslrecorder ” PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF D!X IE Tourist Says State Route 3 Best Route To Florida Greeks and Bulgars Battle on Frontier Historic Rebel Indian Tribe Allotted Rich Farm Lands “Cherokee Indians” 188 * * &Jr’ MF V Jr F WjlfcßtßLg if / V" j A I - ■ i CHerokee Indians on the Blue Ridge reservation waiting for the medicine man before they start their festival games. Below Samson Owl BAPTIST WOMEN HOLD MEETING IN PLAINS Women’s Missionary Union of Friendship Association Elect Mrs. R. L. Maynard As President The twenty-fifth session of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the Friendship Baptist Association, met at the First Baptist Church in Pains yesterday. * The meeting was presided over by Mrs. L. B. Lott, of Americus, super intendent of the W. M. U. of the Friendship Association. There were sixteen churches represented with about seventy-five messengers. Aft er a devotional read by Miss Ruth Jinks, of Plains, a round-tdble was conducted by Mrs. C. F, Cater, Pres ident of the Southwest Georgia di vision, and very interesting and help-1 ful reports were heard from all the churches. At twelve o’clock the meeting was addressed by Rev. Joe M. Branch pastor of the First Baptist! Church of Americus «n the subject, “The Larger Life.” a picnic din ner was served in the Sunday school Annex of the church. At the after noon session, Mrs. C. F. Cater again addressed the body on “The Tasks Before Us.” Mrs. L. B. Lott, who has been Superintendent of this body for the last ten years, resigned on account of failing health, and was presented with a loving cup as a token of thanks and appreciation for her splendid service. Mrs. R. L. May nard was elected to succeed her. PARIS WAR LIBRARY GROWS PARIS'—The war library in Paris which started as a reading center for American soldiers has continued to exist and grow since the war. There are now about 30,000 books there. The chief interest of the library is the collection of political and com mercial facts. These are to aid American commercial houses in maintaining overseas commerce. AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 28, 1925 (center), chief of the Cherokees. At right a tribal “flapper” and at left a typical Cherokee squaw. NEW FARMERS LOCATING IN TERRELL NOW As Result of Advertising, Many Farmers From North Ga. Are Searching for Homes in Terrell County DAWSON, Ga., Oct. 28. As a result of the advertising campaign that has been conducted by various committees representing the Kiwanis club and the citizens of Dawson many farmers from the northern part of the state are almost daily coming to Terrell county looking for homes. Almost every one of the farmers who comes here to look around de cides to move, and were the tenant houses suitable for white people to live in It is thought by those who are promoting this work that 1,000 could be located in the county. The only handicap in bringing them in large numbers is the great necessity of housing quarters. If the land own ers of the county would fix up these houses it would be but a short time before every idle acre of cultivatable land in the county would be put to work. OPTIMISTIC FINANCIAL OUTLOOK BY BELGIUM BRUSSELS, Oct. 27.—An optim istic view of the Belgian financial stiuation is taken by M. Janssens, Minister of Finance. In an inter view he declared that, far from be ing in danger of devaluation, the franc is boupd slowly but surely to improve its position. No loans would be issued during 1926, he said, to cover new expenses, and although a foreign olan would have to be floated, it would be used to “consolidate” the franc, to make reimbursements to the Bank Nation ale, and to build up a strong cash balance that might be the means of steadying efectually the financial market. Eat, drink and be merry and to diet and count you calories, morrow you will have to go on a OLD CUSTOMS BE REVIVED BY BIG CHIEFS Cherokee Indians Win War of Wits; Government After Lon-? Delay Allots Land to Chero kee Tribes CHEROKEE, N. C„ Oct. 28.—The unconquered Cherokees, whose proud tradition of victory stretches back to the only successful rebellion on American soil, have scored again. What the United States govern ment failed to accomplish by force of arms almost a century ago is now being undertaken peaceably—dis persal of the eastern Cherokee res ervation in the Blue Ridge moun tains. And as the vast area is parceled off to individuals of the tribe by a special allotment officer the big chief of the Cherokee nation know well that they have blocked the efforts at turning these Indians into white men. So long as they constituted the -Cherokee national and lived lipSirh reservation their tribal customs could be checked and were. For years the rites and dances of the bygone days were suppressed. The primi tive costumes were done away with. Only the harvey. dance was allowed, and this was invariably followed by the more American custom of base ball. Superstitions have been frowned on, too. But compromises had to be effected by which the Indians went to church, but afterward enjoyed a tribal pow-wow. The old chiefs have cherished the (Continued on Page Eight) j “PESTS” j An anthropoid ape from Amsterdam Met a manlike monk from Macon. The ape was fed on the ham what am, While the monk was fed on bacon. —Bugtown Bugle. “ Somewhat Simian” The ape was dressed in silk and wool, But the monkey’s clothes were cot ton; And the ape had a line of the finest bull, While the talk of the monk was rot ten Loonville Lancet. Ape was a member of the G. O. P. And monkey was a Bolshevist; And ape had a temper like T. N. T. But monk never doubled a fist. —Doberfe Democrat. Ape smoked a cigar as big as a Zep While monk pulled a Missouri cob; And ape was flush and full of pep, But monk was a penniless slob. —Gaythorpe Gazette. Ape wore a nifty derby hat, While monk wore a sorry cap. Ape sly and wily as a cat, But monk didn’t give a rap. —Styxton Herald. Ape had naugh in the way of a tail, But monk had one quite long; A little point that does not fail To make evolution strong. —Jinx Journal. I Ape took the side of the Darwin crown, And spun his arguments fine. Then monk jumped up, and yelled out loud: “Man is no kin of mine!’’ —Jungleland World It can’t be settled, it seems to us; But it’s time for fights to cease: So, Davev and Doc, please stop you: fuss; And write us rimes of peace. —Made in Americus NEW TROUBLE ARISES WHEN TROOPS CLASH Each Side Blames the Other inj Fresh Outbreaks Today Along the Bulgarian Frontier New incidents along the fron tier of Greece and Bulgaria threat en to interfere with the pacifying efforts of the League of Nations. Each side blames the other for’ the fresh outbreaks. Sofia officially declares that the Greeks opened fire on a Bulgarian frontier host early today, while Athens says that preeks near Ram I ma, in Greek territory, were at-1 t 6ALONIKI REPORT BLAMES BULGARIA LONDON, Oct. 28.—An exchange Telegraph dispatch from Saloniki, Greece, declares that while Greek troops were withdrawing from Bul garian territory today they were at tacked by Bulgarians. “It is believed that evacuation must have ceased the dispatch said. GREECE ORDERS TROOPS TO EVACUATE Paris, Oct., 28.—Greece announc ed at today’s meeting of the league of nation’s council that she had or dered her troops in Bulgarian ter ritory to retire behind her own iron tier. She assured the council that complete evacuation of Bulgaria would be carried out within the sixty hour limit laid down by th council. FRANCE WANTS PAINLEVE TO FORM CABINET French President Requests Pre mier to Form New Cabinet Replacing Those Resigning PARIS, Oct. 28 —President Doum ergue today summoned Premier Painleve for the purpose of asking him to form a new cabinet in suc cession of the one that resigned yes terday. Painleve replied to Doum ergue that he would consult with his friends and party leaders before def initely accepting the problem of forming a new cabinet. BIG MENIN LIQUOR PROBES CHICAGO, Oct. 28.—Several Chi cago office holders, officials of Joliet, Aurora and Peoria, 10 Chi cago police captains and employes of five railroads have been drawn in to the federal investigation of Chica go’s $9,000,000 a year beer syndi cate. Some of them were reported nam ed by eight employees of the New York Central roilroad, questioned by James L. McDowell, as its federal prosecutor. Representatives of the Erie and Bailtmore and Ohio rail roads also were interrogated. W. L. Harper, general coal and '■oke agent of the New York Central, threw light on reports that beer was I run into Chicago from the east with, railroad employees’ connivance, fed eral prosecutors said. Harper ex plained that shipments of beer were reconsigned an'd rerouted by forg ed orders. He produced records, the govern ment men said, that showed that his name had been forged to orders of beer shipped from a Corning N. Y. brewery causing it to be recognized at Elkhart, Ind., in an attempt to confuse prohibition agents. One city official questioned was Thomas Keane, city collector, who had been under inquisition during the sacramental wine investigation several months ago. Prosecutor© | would not disclose anything told 1 them. 'Dig!'Says Anne or I'll ■~ u "' 'I ' I ’ orW \\ wKT ' \\ y / w M ■ ' t 1 Q Demand that John W. Hubbard, shovel king, shovel out half a million is made in a suit filed at Pittsburg by Anne Caldwell, actress. Hubbard failed to carry out his promise, says the actress, to make her the “shovel queen’’ of America, and install her in the beautiful Pittsburg mansion shown with Miss Caldwell above. MAN IS BURNED TO DEATH LN COCA COLA FIRE Warren Moore Burned to Death and T. C. Smith is Serious ly Injured in Fire Today ATLANTA, Oct. 28.—Warren Moore, age 40, shipping clerk was burned to death and T. C. Smith, age <35, was seriously injured in a fire which today virtually destroyed the Coca Cola bottling plant here. The property damage wa»» estimat ed at $200„000. FOUR ARE HELD INDUALMURDER JASPER, Ala., Oct. 28.—William Dockery, his sister, Eunice Dockery, Gilber Emerson and Lee Cooper, all of Payne’s Bend, Walker county, are held in the Walker county jail here charged with the murder of Mrs. Wil liam Dockery, 25, and Lois Dockery, 5, wife and child of William Dock- I ery. Sheriff Kilgore said Eunice Dock-| ery had confessed that her brother - William, knocked his wife and child in the head with a pistol and threw < them into the Warrior river Sunday at midnight. The girl said that the group had been boating and that the day ended in a “wild party.” Following a quar-' rel between William Dockery and , Mrs. Dockery. Eunice Dqckery told the sheriff that her brother attacked his wife with a pistol and later threw her into the stream. He then threw his daughter overboard. The bodies have not been recover- ! NEW YORK FUTURES { Pc. Open 11am Cfoqe | Dec | .20.0^20.32'20.28|20.06 ( < Pan. . 19.38 19.65'1962'19.49 j AMERICUS SPOT COTTON 1 Middling, 18 l-2c. > PRICE FIVE CENI WILLIAM NOON, IOWA TOURIST, PRAISES ROUTE Says It’s the Best All-Through Route He Has Struck in His Travels By R H RINER, News Editor, Ti<ne»-Rrcord«r “Georgia has the best ro.-'ds we have traveled so far. and we have motored through seventeen states,” was the statement of Wifiuim Noon and wife of Charles City, Icwa, who passed through Americu." t< lay en route to Clearmont, Florida. “People are misinformed about the roads to Florida or they would avail themselves of th eopportunity of cut ting the mileage to Florida by using route 3. I found this route to be in excellent shape, the best roads that we have struck thus far. At Zebu lon there is some construction going on, but even there, the roads are good,” were added remarks of Mr. Noon ami wife. Mr. and Mrs. Noon motored out from the Pacific coast to lowa and thence to Americus. They stated that they were well pleased with Sum ter county and Americus and Hoped to return here sometime for a longer stop. Mr. Noon is half owner of a large tract of timber land in Clear mont. When a-ked why he selected route 3, Mr. Noon replied, “ I was told by parties at Wilson’s tourist camp in Atlanta that the roads were excellent by this route, so we changed our route and found them to be the best we had travelled.” The number of tourists using this road is steadily increasing and with Americus taking the lead and adver tising the route many hundreds more would pass through Sumter county and Americus en route to Florida. Mr. Noon and wife are only two of the large number passing through daily who are high in their praise of route 3. With the winter season now in full swing many will be added to the large number already coming this way. BAKER ASSAILS DANCEHALLS Says Dance Hall is Biggest Curse and Worst Hell Hole in Georgia Today MACON, Ga., Oct. 28.—“ The dance hall is the biggest curse and the worst hell hole in the State of Georgia today,” declared the Rev. A. C. Baker at the revival services of the Tabernacle Baptist Church last night. “And you mothers of today, allow your daughters to go to these places and dance their virtue and purity away,” he added addressing rhe mothers of the congregation. The great debt that mankind owes to the mothers of the nation was pointed out by the pastor who also explained the duty of children to their mothers. “The world’s biggest job has been i thrown to the mothers of the nation That is in the rearing and training k of the youth. To the mothers must we turn for the leaders of the future . The rules of the world they hold in their hands. Mother’s is the most I powerful influence in the world,” he , added. The importance of fathers and mothers setting the right example be fore their children was pointed out j by the minister. In order to make the influence of 1 the mother direct itself in the right way the pastor urged that all non- Christian mothers ally themselves , with the church and set the right ex- I ample for their children. GABRJEL PREDICTS STIFF WINTER PARIS.—A severe winter is pre dicted for 1925. Father Gabriel, the astronomer-priest of France, declares that this winter will be unusually cold. He basis his predictions on the ' lunar-solar cycle of weather condi< ■ tions.
