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WEATHER K Cloudy tonight and Sum.’ay; slight- . I ly warmer Sunday. FOR" ’-'-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 252 [Government Will Press Fraud Charges Against Miller Miller denies | BEING GUILTY 1 OF CHARGES I Charges Will Be Pressed Vigor ously By the Department of Justice ■ NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—For what ■ the government regards a-' a seven- ■ million dollar fraud, involving bribes I totaling $441,000, prosecution of I Colonel Thomas W. Miller, former I property custodian is to be pressed ■ vigorously by the Department of Just- I ice, according to announcement made I late today. Thle government is ready for im- I mediate trial after investigation of I matters involving the Americaln I Metal company, which were begun I when Harry Daugherty ended his ■ career as attorney general. The I occurrences under tire were during I the Harding administration. I The following statement was is- I sued today by Colonel Miller’s coun- I sei, Robert S. JoJhnson: “The charge against Colonel Miller I is entirely without foundation, Col- I onel Miller, however, does not in fl tend to try the case in the newspa fl pers. The charge will be met and B answered in epon court and the facts K will be brought out. “The records of the Department Hos Justice itself show that the action, Oof the alien property custodian with ■ reference to the return of the property turned over by the Amer -Ilean Metals Company was entirely ■ proper. The department of Justice ■ ‘ltself passed upon the claim and al < lowed it. ■hl “Colonel Miller invites the most ■earching investigation of his admin istration of the office of alien prop wk °rty custodian. The investigation k owever, should be conducted open and publicly and by persons who re actuated by a desire to ascer tin the truth.” On October 1, 1921, it is alleged hat Merton paid $391,000 of the ’7,000,000 total returned to him- by ie United States tto Thomas W. filer, John T. King and Jesse mi hin the Waldorf Astoria Hotel., .he Mertons, controlling the Swiss etals Society, re ceived the money >m the treasury of the United 'tes when Miller authorized the • of 49 per cent of the stock in American Metal Company and med this money over to the Mer ns through their Swiss Society. ‘filler, a native of Wilmington, ~ held several state positions e before he was appointed alien jerty custodian, March 17, 1921. held that office until March 17 of this year. He was formerly head of the Fidac an interallied war vet erans organization with headquar ters is Paris. MEMPHIS WOMAN SHOT AND KILLED Mystery Sorrounds Slaying of Mrs. Lee Scott, Divorced Wife of Capitalist MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 31.—Mrs. Mary Lee Scott, divorced wife of Fletcher Scott, formerly an execu tive oficer of a chain store system here was shot and killed in her apart m nt here late Friday. The police were without definite information as to the circumstance in connection with the shooting. Information hurriedly gathered, however, indicated that Mrs. Scott, who returned Friday from a visit to Chicago, had been escorted to her dwelling from the office of an auto mobile concern by an employee who reported that she had alighted from her car at the doorway of her home I and went alone to her apartment. When he parked his car and returned to the house he found her lying on the floor fatally wounded. Mr. Scott moved from Memphis to Florida some months ago, GENERAL SARRAIL IS RECALLED PARIS, Oct. 31.—General Sarrail, France’s High Commissioner in Syria who has been reticent with regard to recent fighting in Syria and espe cially Damascus which recently un derwent severe bombardment has been ordered home by the gov ernment to furnish a full explana tion of situation. He will not re turn to his post. THE ■ PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE FLORIDA MAN CONVICTED IN DYNAMITE CASE Jury Returns Verdict cf Assault With Intent to Murder in Unique Case in Florida BRADENTON, Fla., Oct. 31.—“ “We the jury find the defendant Coen Miller, guilty of assault with intent to murder in the first degree.” That is the verdict returned at 11 o’clock Thursday night in the case of the state against Coen Miller, who was charged in the circuit court with having fastened three sticks of dynamite under the motor car of Alfred J. Hill. A cap attached to the dynamite I exploded, injuring and endangering the lives of Mr. and, Mrs. Ethel Hall, his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Thomas. Dewey A. Dye, state’s attorney, finished the concluding argument to the jury at 9:45 o’clock. Judge W. T. Harrison in his charge gave the jurors the law in the case and the jury retired for deliberations soon after 10 o’clock. Under the law the defendant may be sentenced to serve not more than 20 years in the penitentiary. firemankilTed THREEAREHURT IN TRAIN CRASH Two Southern Railway Engines Crash, Grinding Fireman Be neath Heavy Wheels ATLANTA, Oct. 31.—A negro fireman was killed and two white engineers and another fireman bare ly escaped with their lives Friday afternoon when two engines on the Southern railway sideswiped each | other at the Humphries street cross ing of the tracks. Pinkey Williams, fireman of a yard engine, was kiklled instantyl when he was knocked from the en gine by the force of the collision and crushed beneath the locomotive. W. E. Fallon, 109 Woodbine ave nue, and J. S. Sorrow, of 237 Form ! wait street, drivers of the two engies escaped with slight injuries as did W. H. Price, fireman of the other loco motive. The crash occurred when the yard engine, running down the south bound track of the double-tracked line, hit a crossover switch and struck the engine drawing an extra train of coal cars, all loaded. The yard engine suffered most from the the crash, but knocked several cars of coal from the track and scattered contents for some distance. Traffic on the southbound track was tied up until 5 o’clock, but tracks were cleared by using the northbound track for traffice in both directions. .ERRANT PASTOR IN HEART PACT CHICAGO, Oct. 31.—A love pact between Charles M. Stirdivant 51- year-old evangelist and Miss Ethel McKee, 22, of Valley City, N. D. was disclosed Friday after his arrest in Lansing, Mich., on a non-support charge preferred by his wife The pact read: “We do hereby pledge our love and fidelity to each other as long as we shall both live and we will as soon as they way - s open become husband and wife.” The young woman was said to have left a hospital bed, insisting on accompanying the prisoner to Chicago. OFFICER AND WIFE ATTACKED BY SOLDIER NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Oct. 31. —First Lieutenant Joseph T. Mor ris and Mrs. Morris were attacked in their home at Langley Field near Piere ' last night and today military and civil authorities are searching for privat? Lewis K. Neu, of Sa vannah, Georgia. Lieutenant and Mrs. Morris are in a hospital suffering from serious injuries. Officials declared that Neu harbored grudge against Morris because the latter had disciplined him for infraction of military rules. French opera has been performed in New Orleans almost every year since 1810. AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 31. 1925 When the “ Sunny land” Express Left the Rails 1 C” ' ‘ . ' —— . | Ik .a ;-. •*. w | > I ssl&ih ; wwtWr ' f iM *'' \\ 'yil-1 <V” *> II < au. w ' wk' / Z % vw*"'■’♦A " L— * • I as . jftiF / f Twenty peope were killed when west, was derailed near Victoria, stick of taffy as the train plunged the “Sunnyland,” crack Frisco flyer Miss. Photo shows how steel rails over a 30-feet embankment, from Florida to Kansas City and the were bent and twisted like a warm NORTH GEORGIA KIWANIANS TO BEHEREMONDAY • , ... ,1- Special Luncheon Planned for North Georgia Delegates to State Convention at Albany North Georgia Kiwaniaris will be guests of the local club Monday when at 1 o’clock more than fifty proimnent North Georgia delegates to the State Kiwanis Convention at 1 Albany vili stop here for luncheon. ! These delegates will represent sis-, teen North Georgia Clubs and special plans are being made to furnish them with a splendid program which they l are the guests of the local club. T. I O. Marshall, secretary of the local club announced today that the lunch eon would be held prompty at 1 o’clock and that all the members ■ would be expected to be there at that time. He also announced that a large i group of the local Kiwanians would gather at the Windsor at 4:30 o’clock i and escort the North Georgia dele- ] gation to Albany. Those intending to make this trip are requested by Mr. Marshall to b e prompt in gath ering. BROWN WILL PREACH SUNDAY To Preach at Rehoboth. Is For mer Newspaper Man Who Has Gained Popularity As Minister Rev. M. B. Brown, of Richland, pastor of the Shiloh Baptist church in this county, will preach at the j Rehoboth Baptist church, three miles east of Americus Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Although “Big Brown’’ as he is generalyl known among the news paper fraternity with whom he was associated as one of Georgia promi nent editors for a number of years, has only been in the ministry for a bit less than two years, his time is in constant demand throughout the state as a minister and evangelist. Under his pastorate at Shiloh more than fifty members have been added to this church and during this time quite a number of Americus and Sumt recounts' people have become acquainted with him and will be glad 4o avail themselves of the oppor tunity of hearing him again at Re hoboth Sunday morning. A cordial invitation is extended by the Rehoboth church to all who will to worship with its members Sunday. MRS. TEX L. RICKARD DIED LATE FRIDAY NEW YORK, Oct. 31. -- Mrs. George L. Rickard, wife of “Tex” Rickard, prize fight promoter, died at her home here Friday. Death followed an illness of several days complicated by pneumonia. U.D.C. FIGHT ON MEMORIAL COIN | BRINGSBIGSALE , Mrs. Betty Reynolds Cobb An : nounces the Sale of 1,100 Coins to Byrd S. Lovett ATLANTA, Oct. 31. Mrs. Betty I Cobb, of Carroiton, today announced | th.e purchase of 1,100 Confederate i Memorial coins by Byrd S. Lovett as I a protest against the action of the I Georgia divison of the United I Daughters of the Confederacy in re- I fusing to participate in the coin sale ' campaign in Georgia. 1 Lovett is a business man of San- I dersville where the state United I Daughters of the Confederacy was held. His purchase was the entire amount of coins alloted to Sanders ville. GENERAL AGNUS PASSES TODAY I Was Veteran of Two Wars and | Newspaper Publisher. Had Confined to Bed 3 Months « BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 31. General Felix Agnus, veteran of two wars and a newspaper publisher, died , at his home here today at the age of !87 years. Death came peacefully | with members of his family at his I bedside. Agnus had been suffering , with infirmities of age for about eight month and for the past three I months had been confined to his bed. AMERICUS HIGH WINS HARD GAME Local Team Is Pushed to Gain; Victory Over Fitzgerald High; Final Score 15 to 13 In a hard fought game, Americus High yesterday defeated the eleven representing the Fitzgerald High school at Fitzgerald by the score of 15 to 13. The teams were evenly matched and the game was not won until the last few minutes of play. The Fitz gerald boys having the local boys strutting their stuff to win. Starring roles for this game are handed to Gammage, Hines and Swain for the Americus aggregation and to Davis and Royal of Fitzger ald. “The Americus team was loud in their praise of the Fitzgerald boys and the spectators for their splendid sportsmanship, and they shall look forward with keen pleasure to future contests with this school. The game was made in perfect fairness and no discussion was contested by eith ’ er captain,” were the remarks made I today by Coach McKee. i James Hoban was architect of the white house. MITCHELL TRIAL COUNSEL PLAN THEIRNEXTSTEP Are Taking Advantage of the Ad journment of the Court Un til Monday WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. The counsel in court-martial proceedings against Colonel Mitchell were taking advantage of adjournment today over the week-end to prepare for the next stage of their legal tussle. This will be the actual trial of the officer on the charge of conduct violating good order and discipline, a stage of proceeding barely reached after nearly three days taken up by ef forts of the defense to halt the trial when court took adjournment yester day until Monday. FOUR MEN ARE FATALLYBURNED Twenty Are Believed to Be Trap ped By Blaze Sweeping Thro Workings of West Va. Mine Wheeling, W. Va., Oct. 31.—Four men are reported to have been burn ed to death in a fire which was sweeping through the working of the Contanza Coal company’s mine at Warwood, near here Thursday night. Upward of 20 men are believed to have been trapped in the mine. An official of the company said no checkup yet had been made on the number of men supposed to bo working in the pit. Some are report ed to have reached the surface he said four of them were believed dead. Rescue workers have been un able to make much headway because of the fire. Its cause has not been determined. RICHLAND MAN ENTERS NEW FIELD RICHLAND, Oct. 31. Rev. J. I T. Goare, who has been on his new ‘ field at Enterprise, Ala., for the past; ten days, arrived home Wednesday night to spend the week-end here. The family will move to thjeir new home at Enterprise next week. It is with sincere regret that our people will lose such an esteemed family. , YOUNG MAN IS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT MOULTRIE, Ga., Oct. 31.—Suf fering from a gunshot wound when the shotgun held by Irwin, his 14- year-old brother, accidentally dis charged, Talmadge McCoy, 20, is near death at the home of his father, Joe McCoy, at Berlin. The boys were hunting at the time of the ac cident. The entire load of shot struck Tqjlmadge McCoy just above the right hip and tore a ghastly hole in his side. It was said that he had slight chance to recover. KIWANISCLUB HOLDS BEST MEET OF YEAR Officials of Fair and Sumter Farmers and Club Boys Their Guests at Meet Held at Fair Grounds IV ith one of the most interesting meetings of the year, the Americus Kiwanis Club held forth last night at the fair grounds, supper was furn ished by the ladies of the First Bap tist Church and talks were made by leading farmers and business men of Sumter County. Fred Smith, president of the club was presiding. H. A. Cliett, county agent introducing the visitors anil guests of the evening. ( hairmen of the fair committees from the different communities and the heads of the various departments of the fair were introduced by Mr. Cliett. Those present were, Rev, E. T. Moore, chairman of education; John Wise, chairman of the Thomp son community exhibits, winners of first prize in community exhibits; J. L. Johnson, chairman of the Hunt ington community exhibit; Rev. Em mett Daniel, chairman of the Shiloh community exhibit; Mrs. J. J, Wil son, winner of first prize in indvid ual exhibits, her exhibit being pro nounced by judges and visitors as be ing the best ever shown in Georgia; Mrs. R. D. McNeil , head of the County Woman’s Council; Mrs. T. C. Tillman, superintendent of woman’s work; Mrs. S. E. DeLoach, chairman of Concord community exhibit and Miss Bonnie Parkman, county home demonstration agent. Other guests of the evening were A. E. Adams, of Sioux City, lowa. Mr. Adams stated that he was looking for the sunny south but had tailed to see it as his time in Amer icus had shown only cold weather. (Continued (in Page Fivoi SENATORSSPEAK AT CENTENNIAL Walter F. George and Hoke Smith Deliver Address at Jack son Celebration JACKSON, Ga., Oct. 31.—Fea tures of the second day of the Butts County Centennial celebration in cluded an address by Senator Walter F. George, in which he predicted the complete come-back in agriculture and a wonderful industrial develop ment, a talk by Hoke Smith, which was a message to the people of Butts County and the people of Georgia to b e of good cheer and keep their faith undaunted, com munity singing in which all school children of the county took part, concerts, awarding of prices in all al departments, an old fiddleds con vention, moving pictures and old time dance as the concluding fea ture. In a notable address, Senator George sketched the history of the United States during the 100 years of Butts County’s existence. ‘“The people of the county and the peo ple of Georgia have met every test,” he declared, “and they leave to the future a noble heritage. Nations fall, because ofan invading enemy, because of a depicted soil.” He showed the importane of soil improve ment as the means to increase agri cultural production and the part that forests play in annual rainfall. In spite of the dry year and severe 1 handicaps under which all North Georgia has labored this year, he predicted 4 great future for this section. Almost all Mr. Smith’s address was taken up with advice to farmers to stick to their farms and hold for better prices, to keep up a brave front and prepare for a better year. He was greeted by an audience • that filled the superior court room to capacity. WEARS 30-INCH PANTS, FOUND KNOCKED COLD PUEBLO, Col., Oct. 31.—Dale Sechrist, a high school pupil, ap peared at class wearing a pair of 30-inch Oxford bags. Half hour later he was lying on the school grounds unconscious and his trousers were floating from the top of a nearby tree. • School authorities are investigat ing. < N. Y. FUTURES Pc Oj»en Ham Close < Dec. 19.25 19.21:18.8248.86 Jan 18.55 18.52 18.18 18.21 j AMERICUS SPOTS ( Middling, 17 3-Bc. PRICE FIVE CENTS NEGRO BURGLAR MEETS DOOM AS SLEUTHS ENTER Dr. Ragsdale and Floyd Israel Turn Sleuths and Catch Negro Burglar Cars will run out of gas. Negro burglars will sometimes be caught, but there is on record now that a car running out of gas was the means of catching a negro burglar. Dr. Ragsdale of Sumtsr was the driver of the car Will Fall is the burglar that is now spending a time as the guest of Sumter county in their hotel. He has been given a nice room, with nice iron bars al around to protect him from the me nace of out side freedom. The negro had successfully en tered the store of E. R. Chappell of Sumter and removed therefrom one sack of loot, containing among oth er things, shoes, shirts, overalls, cig ars, cigarettes and pocket knives. Dr, Ragsdale gave out of gas . .id went to the home of Floyd Israel, a clerk for Mr. Chappell, asking Mr. Israel to open the store and sell him some gas. Ragsdale and Israel pro ceeded to the store and on arrival there found that the door was open. They entered softly and caught the negro attempting to open he cash register. <- Deputy Sheriff Chappell was called and arrested the thief, bringing him to the Sumter County Hotel. He gav c his name as Will Fall, his home las Alabama asd stated that he came to this county from Macon. Mr. Chappell is of the opinion that Fall is wanted by other law authorities, but tsate.i that he will no, doubt be a member of the Sumter county gang for some time to come. PARENT-TEACHER MEET POSTPONED Reason Asigned is That So Many Women’s Club Meetings Are Held at That Time Prof. J. E. Mathis wishes to an nounce that due to so many wom en’s clubs holding meeting Monday afternoon, the scheduled visit of Mrs. Goode Price wlli be postponed. Mrs. Price, who is vice- president of this district of the Partent-Teach ers’ asociation was to haVe been preesnted to the parents on Monday. The exact date of the visit of Mrs. Price wi|l be announced later in thjese columns. M’RAE WINS FROM LOCALS South Georgia College Defeats Americus A. & M By the Score of 10 to 6 In a game featured by many in jured and time called at each play the local A& M. College met defeat yesterday when the fast South Georgia College from Mcßae gained a well earned 10 to € victory. In the first quarter neither team scored, in the second quarter Mor rison succeeded in getting a touch down for the local boys but they fail ed to kick goal, the visitors placed a beautiful drop kick over the goal making the score at the end of first quarter, A. & M. 6 to Mcßae 3. In the next quarter, the boys from Mcßae were aklittle more successful On an attempteflfcnass one of the Mc- Rae boys recovered the ball and rac ed 60 yards to a touchdown. Score Mcßae 10 to A. & M., 6. . And it ended just that way, the final quarter being a rather see-saw affair. In summing up the game we must say in all respect to Mcßae that the local boys have the team, it was simply a case of the breaks go ing to the visitors. But we will say also that they are good clean sports-- men as well as the local boys. The cold weather made injuries easy and as a result the visitors lost one man for the season when Mc- Bride received a broken collar bone in the first quarter. Hays of the A. & M. team received a severe kick on the left side of the head and was unconscious for some time. He went back in the game in the third quar ter to be knocked out again in less than five minutes of play.
