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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 255
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EMOCRATSiMAKE SWEEPING VICTORIES
WALKER WINS
IN NEW YORK
’ MAYOR’S RACE
■ New Jersey and Virginia Both
L Name Democratic Governors
« Boston Elects Republican
Mayor
The Democrats were swept to
g victory yesterday in the New Jer-
■ sey gubernatorial race and the
■ New York City election.
In less spectacular contests the
t Republicans elected the mayor of
| Boston for the first time since
I 1907; won hands down in Penn
| sylvania state and municipa.
| elections; regained control of mu
nicipal machinery in a number of
| Indiana cities and elected the
I mayor of Louisville, Ky.
In the only two congressional
■ contests, each party held its own,
1 the Republicans gaining control
, of the Third New Jersey district
and the Democrats remaining
J successful in the Third Kentucky
' district.
Virginia, the only state besides
! New Jersey to elect a governor,
voted a straight Democratic slate
into office. The Democratic vic
tory in New York was overwhelm
ing. State Senator James Wal
ker defeated Frank D. Watter
man.
The Ku Kiux Klan was defeat
ed in the mayoralty fight in De
troit, John W, Snjith being re
elected over klan-supported can
didate, Charles Bowles. ?
£ ;OWLING GREEN
R DEMOCRAT AT
BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Nov. 4.
—A Scott Hines, democrat was elect
ed mayor of Bowling Green over his
republican opponent, Melvin Porter,
by a majority of 500 or more, ac
cording to returns received from
half the precincts of the city. His
entire council ticket was elected.
DEMOCRAT LEADS
KANSAS CITY
.... KANSAS CITY, Nov. 4.—Ben
Jaudon, democrat, was leading Al
bert I. Beach republican incumbent
in a hotly contested race for mayor
•on unofficial returns late tonight
from more than half of the city’s
prectincts. The vote in 225 out of
426 prectincts gave Jaudan 31,746,
Beach 29,829. Beach has been grad
ually whittling into the substantial
lead given Jaudon in the early re
turns.
KNAPP REELECTED AT
SARATOGA SPRINGS
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Nov.
4.—Mayor Clarence H. Knapp was
re-elected by 169 in a non-partisan
election.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y. ELECTS
ELECTS CARLSON
JAMESTOWN, N. Y.
Jamestown re-eleeted Samuuel A.
Carlson, mayor for a ninth term by
967 majority over Albert M. G. John
son in a non-partisan election. The
whole citizens party ticket headed
by Mayor Carlson was elected.
BUFFALO MAYOR
WINS AGAIN
BUFFALO, N. Y., Nov. 4.—Mayor
Frank X. Schwabb, of Buffalo, was
re-elected over Commissioner Ross
Graves in today’s non-partisan elec
tion. The mayor had a majority
over Graves of 22,233.
BANTON REELECTED
AS DISTRICT ATTORNEY
NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—Former
Governor Charles S'. Whitman, re
i publican candidate for district attor
•pey in Manhattan conceded the re
election of Joab H. Blanton short
ly after ten o’clock tonight and sent
him a telegram of congratulations
and best wishes.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET
IN RICHMOND WINS
RICHMOND, Va., Nov. 4.—The
I election of the entire democratic
[ ticket, with the exception of Treas
! urer John M. Purcell, was indicated
on the face of early returns tonight
1 Mr. Purcell, seeking reelection on
t the democratic ticket, was running
I behind John P. Bassett, his republi-
I can opponent, in the few prectincts
I in the cities heard from at 7 o’clock.
I MAYOR W. S. HACKETT
1 REELECTED IN ALBANY
ALBANY, N. Y„ Nov. 4.—Mayor
I William S. Hackett, democrat, was
I relected today, defeating Edward
I Easton, republican.
THFTIME®RECORDER
IN THE HEART OF D!XiE~~frfrft l ?
Daring Slayers Sought by Police
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MARTIN J. DURKIN
These two men are being hunted
throught the country as two of the
most desperate gunmen alive. Martil
J. Durkin shot his way out of a
group of five policemen in Chicago,
wounding two of them, when they
FLOAT PRIZE
TO BRUNSWICK
Dawson Gets Second and Bain-'
bridge Third in Pecan Page
ant at Albany
ALBANY, Ga., Nov. 4.—The float
from Brunswick, depicting lotus
flowers on rippling waters, was
awarded first prize here Tuesday,
following the parade of the floats in
the pecan pageant.
Second prize went to Dawson, a
float depicting a poppy princess on
her throne. Bainbridge, with a
float showing a Dutch scene won
third place. Waycross and Colum
bus were given honorable mention.
Twenty cities entered floats.
2 DESTROYERS
RUSH TO SYRIA
United States Navy Department
Orders Two Destroyers to
Beirut
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov.
.Two American destroyers
which have been laying nere
a-waiting orders, left hC.Tiedly for
Beirut, Syria
SUMTER TEACHERS
MEET SATURDAY
The Sumter County Teachers As
sociation will hold' their regular
monthly meeting Saturday Novem
ber 7th at 10 a. m. in the office of
the county superintendent of edu
cation.
Miss Ruth Comer, secretary of the
association urges each teacher to be
there prompttly. She states that this
meeting will be a roll call meeting
and that all are expected.
MOULTRIE DIGS DITCH
TO DRAIN SECTION
MOULTRIE, Ga., Nov. 4.—A
four-mile ditch, said to be the long
est on record, is to be blasted here
with dynamite today and Thursday,
when large shots of explosive will be
set off.
The work will be done by the E.
I. DuPont de Nemours & Company
of Wilmington, Del., and will be un
der direction of B. Alford, dynamite
expert, who has supervised blasting
of other large ditches in the south.
He estimates that 20,000 pounds of
explosive will be required for the
four mile stretch.
The ditch is being dug to afford
better drainage for Moultrie, and
obviate danger of disease.
STILL ON THE BOTTLE
CLEVELAND. —A man netered a
restaurant here and ordered a bottle
of milk. The waiter poured the milk
from the bottle into the glass, but
the irate diner poured the milk back
1 into the bottle, from which he drain
ed the last drop.
AMERICUS, GA.. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 4. 1925
Bilk,
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Harry Harris
tried to arrest him for murdering
Edward Shanahan,a prohibition a
gent. Harry Harris is believed to be
the leader of a gang that held up a
bank car in Buffalo, N. Y., killed
two men and fled with $3, 000.
BRAND PLANS
TO PRESENT NEW
COTTONBILL
Georgia Congressman Denounces
Government Estimates of Acre
age and Cotton Production
ATHENS, Ga., Nov. 4.—Declaring
that government estimates of cot
ton acreage and reports on cotton
production are almost as damaging
to the grower as the boll weevil
Charles H. Brand, congressman from
the Eighth Georgia district has is
sued a statement calling cotton esti
mates, “guessing contests,” He says
that he will introduce a relief meas
ure at the next session of congress
if other members do not.
“The publication of these esti
mates and reports is almost as dam
aging to the growers as the boll wee
vil. Under certain conditions the
boll weevil can be controlled but it
looks like it is amost an impossibility
to prevent the publication of these
estimates and reports from having
the effect of being intensely disas
trous to the cotton growers.
“I believe Hon. John Rankin, of
Mississippi, one of the best friends
the fanner has in congress, at the
next session of congress will ijnder
take by amendment to the present
laWs to correct this intolerable evil.
Unless he or some other member of
I the agricultural committee of the
Touse endeavors to do so. I shall
introduce the bill myself for this pur
pose, having in view particularly the
elimination of the semi-monthly re
ports of cotton production.
DIET OF CHICKEN
FATAL TO COON
MOULTRIE, Ga_, Nov. 4.—After
it had picked off a fine hen every
night for two weeks a raccoon de
scribed by J. F. Monk of this city,
as the champion chicken thief of
South Georgia lies dead, Mr. Monk
who had been furnishing the ani
mal its chicken diet a night or so ago
killed a hen and after sprinkling her
with a deadly poison left her lying
in the barn yard.
The next morning he went out to
investigate. The coon was stretched
out dead. Moultrians familiar with
the habits of coons said that it was
unusual for one to come into town
in search of prey.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN
FILED AGAINST JONES
ATLANTA, Nov. 4.—A federal
tax lien for past due income taxes
totaling over $16,000, was filed in the
Federal court here today against Neu
field T. Jones, former assistant pro
hibition director for Georgia.
ARGENTINE AVIATOR
ATTEMPTS FLIGHT
BUENOS AIRES, Agentina, Nov.
4.—Guillermo HiUcoat, Argentine
Army aviator hopped off early today
on his attempted flight to New
York City byway of Peru, Central
America and Mexico City.
SHOOTS WIFE
AND FATHER,
KILLS SELF
Wife, Locked in Room, Begs for
An Hour for He»-
Life
COLUMBUS. Ohio., Nov. 4.
Shirley T. Wing, former Rhodes
scholar and formerly an attache of
the American embassy in Paris, shot
and . wounded his wife, Mrs. Mar
jorie Meeker Wing, and her father,
Claude Meeker, Columbus broker,
and then killed himself in the Wing
home in Worthington near here last
ngiht.
Mrs. Wing, locked in a room with
her husband, pleaded for an hour
for her life, the shooting apparently
having been precipitated by the ar
rival of her father who demanded ad
mittance. Mrs. Wing and her father
are in the hospital, each a bullet
wound in thigh. Wing, who had
been separated from his wife for four
months, died almost instantly with a
bullet in his heart.
BOY SCOUTS
MEET CALLED
Council of Boy Scouts Is Called
By Chairman Turner. Urges
All to Be Present
A meeting of the Boy Scout coun
cil is called by Chairman B. E. (Turn
er for Thursday, tomorrow, at 2:30
p. m., in the chamber of commerce
offices in the court house.
The membership of the Council is
as follows:
Palladium Club: Dr. E. L. Thur
mon, Rev. J. M. Branch, J, T. Finch
and B. E. Turner.
Rotary Club: J. T. Warren, Dr.
E. B. Anderson, Carr Glover, and
Chas. Lanier.
Kiwanis Club: Fred Smith, W. M.
Humber, Rev. .H. H. Shirley, and
P. L. Wooten.
Chamber of Commerce: Edgar
Shipp, Cleve Tillman, W. L. Bell. A.
J. Harris.
“At the meeting tomorrow,” Chair
man Turner says, “we want all re
ports from committees so that we
may begin actively to organize these
troops of our boys at once. I urge
every member, in the interest of
Americus boys, to meet with us
promptly and let’s put this over as
rapidly as possible.”
FORT BENNING
PLANS PAGEANT
Armistice Day Celebration Will
Include World War
Pageant
FORT BENNING, Ga„ Nov. 4.
Announcement was made here today
that Armistice Day celebrations at
that Post will include a reproduction
of the phenomenal world war pag
eant stated so successfully last No
vember, to be put on in the Dough
la y Memorial Stadium, at 8: p. in.
This pageant is a symbolic rep
resentation of the events of the
World War, the first rumblings of
hostile ambitions, the invasion of
Belgium, the stand of the defenders
•against the Teutons, and finally the
arrival of the manpower of America,
turning the balance in favor of the
defenders of the Frontiers of free
dom.
In this pageant, the millions of
Americans who went “over there”
will be represented by massed troops
from the crack demonstration units
of the Infantry School, taking the
stage for the grand finale. The pa
geant was originally written by Ma
jor Joseph W. Stillwell, a Floridian,
who has served in the regular army
since 1900, and won the distinguish
ed service medal for especially mer
itorious and distinguished service in
the world war.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
IN CONVENTION
FITZGERALD, Ga., Nov. 4—The'
seventy-eighth annual convention of
the Georgia Christian churches was
well under way here today follow
ing opening session last night when
a large number of new ministers,
who recently entered the State were
presented to the convention.
Americus is being represented by
Rev. W. A. Joyner and J. A. Baugh.
PAINLEVESAYS
! MINISTRY WILL
I ‘CARRY ON’
His Reply is Made to Those
Questioning Him Today Con
cerning His Plans
PARIS, Nov. 4. —“The Ministry
will carry on,” thus replied Paul
I’ainleve, Premier, to persons who
asked him today what were his fu
ture plans.
Interrogators had in mind yester
days opening session of Parliament
when Premier was given vote of con
fidence on his reconstructed cabinets
| program, but only with the aid of
former political enemies.
The vote of confidence gives the
government a lease of life, a lease
on life over the opposition of
socialists but the opinion prevails
that it will not extend over a great
length of time.
FLORIDA VETS
GATHER FOR MEET
35th Annual Reunion Meets At
Gainesville, Fla. Governor
to Address Vets
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Nov. 4.—•
Confederate Veterans from through
out Florida are gathering here for
the 35th annual reunion of the Flor
ida division of the United States
Confederate Veterans which convene
in the First Baptist church here. The
sessions will through Thursday.
It was predicted by General L. W.
Jackson, commander of the Florida
division, that the total number of
delegates would reach 200 by the
time the session convenes.
West Florida is being largely rep
resented while south Florida is main
taining its last year’s average, ac
cording to the registration oficer.
Governor John W. Martin will ad
dress the veterans Thursday evening
at the closing session.
GOLF TREAT
FOR TOMORROW
Foursome, With Joe Kirkwood
and L. L. McCleskey Playing
Charles Byles aad Charles
Lanier. Is Planed
Golfers of Americus and those
who enjoy watching the game will
b e favored with an all star-four
some tomorrow afternoon at the lo
cal golf club.
Composing this foursome will be
|J°C Kirkwood, one of the world’s
best go. 1 ? 618 - en d LL. McCleskey.
Opposing them he Charles E,
Byles and Charles Lanier.
MF. Byles is th e professional
instructor of the local club, while Mr.
McCleskey and Mr. Lanier are rated
among the best local players.
Preceding this match, Kirkwood
will give about 40 minutes of gener
al instructions in golf and also a
full program of his world famous
trick shots.
Frank Harrold, president of the
Americus Golf Club stated today
that he hoped every member of the
club would attend this exhibition,
and extend a cordial invitation to
the general public to com e out and
enjoy an afternoon of real sport.
MOTORIST IMPATIENT
AT TRAIN CROSSINGS
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 4.—lt seems
a long time for the impatient motor
ist to wait until a freight train has
passed, before crossing th e track.
The average motorists resents stop
ping even for a passenger train. It
seems longer than it is.
An Atlanta engineer says it is sel
dom that any passenger train takes
more than 10 seconds to pass a given
point, and that “the longest and
slowest freight train, which he fig
ures a half mile long traveling at a
speed of 15 miles an hour, will pass
in two minutes.
What else would the motorist do
with those 10 seconds, or two min
utes, anyway? Probably fool them
away. Or spend eternity paying for
them.
Cobalt isused as an alloy in mak
ing cutting tools- It is principally
furnished by Canada.
IN TUESDAY ELECTION
Injured
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Miss Madeline Couzens, daughter
of Senator James Couzens of Michi
gan, was severely injured when her
horse fell and rolled on her at a coun
try club near Detroit. She in recup
erating at her home.
DAWSON BAND
HERENEXTWEEK
Has Been Engaded to Play in
Americus for Armistice Day
Celebration
DAWSON, Nov. i4.—Dawson
will contribute to ’he celebration of
Armistice day i Americus on No
vember 11th.
The Dawson band has been engag
ed to furnish the music for that oc
casion, and it is needless to say that
feature of the program will be one of
the most enjoyable of the entire ex
ercises.
The Dawson musicians are recog
nized as unusually good performers
on band instruments, and their ser
vices are frequently secured by other
towns.
They will be paid a very nice sum
for their appearance at Americus.
NOTED ACTRESS
DIES TODAY
Widow of Sidney Drew, Well
Known Comedian, Dies at
Los Angeles Home
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 4.—Lucille
MvVey Drew, widow of the actor,
Sidney Drew, a stage and screen
partner of her husband in many «
uopular comedy of married life is
dead. A fingering illness ended the
career of the actress. Hhe aied here
last night at the age of thirty-five.
SAILS ARE TRIED
IN PLOUGHING
BRIGHTLINGSEA, England Nov.
4.—Sails were introduced as an aid
to ploughing in a soil tiller’s match
near this little seaside resort of
which many of its residents are
yachtsmen as well as farmers. The
wind at times aided the horses in
dragging the plough along but at oth
er times puffs blew the implements
to one side and spoiled a straight
furrow which hindered the contest
ant’s chance of winning first prize.
Men as well as women participated
in the contest, which the judges de
cided was a great success but
tnought there was little possibility of
sails ever putting horses or motors
out of business when it comes to
plowing.
FIRST BAPTIST HAVE
I SPECIAL PRAYER STUDY
Commencing tonight and going on
for a few weeks at their mid-week
prayer services, the First Baptist
Church will study, “The Character
istics of New Testament churches,”
according to an announcement by
the pastor. Rev. Joe M. Branch.
The pastor will lecture tonight on
the special theme, “What is a
Church?" The public is cordially in
vited to hear these lectures.
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SPEAKS HERE
ARMISTICE DAY
Colonel Pace Announces That
the Former U. S. Senator Will
Will Deliver Address
Former United States Senator
Hoke Smith will deliver the address
of the day at the Armistice Day
Celebration here next Wednesday.
This was announced late today by
Colonel Stephen Pace, chairman of
the White Way and Armistice Day
Celebration committee.
The speakers stand will be erected
at the interesection of Jackson and
Lamar streets. The address is sche
duled to begin promptly at 3:30 in
the afternoon, immediately preced
ed by the American Legion parade.
Mr. Smith has also been invited
to address the Legionnaires at their
banquet Wednesday night at 7*45
o’clock. In making the announce
ment today Colonel Pace said:
“Mr. Smith's coming here will be
in the nature of a home coming, for
Sumter county has always voted solid
for him, he having never failed to
carry the county.
He has thousands of friends in
this section who will no doubt avail
themselves of the opportunity of
hearing him again. We feel fortun
ate in securing him for this occasion.
■Other plans for the day’s celebra
tion will be announced later in the
week, according to Mr. Pace.
LEGION PLANS FOR
ARMISTICE DAY
At a meeting of John D. Mathis
Post, No. 2 The American Legion at
headquarters last evening, the post
membership arranged a very inter
esting program for Armistice Day,
Nov. 11.
Among tlie features of the pro
gram will be a parade which will
start promptly at three o’clock p. m.
from Legion headquarters.
AU ex-service men* Veterans of
the Civil War, Spanish American
war, boy scouts and members of the
three civic clubs,, the Kiwanis and
the Rotarians and the Palladiums
will be requested to join in the pa
rade.
The Legion Hall will be open all
day on Armistice Day and all ex
service men and Legionnaires are
cordially invited to make it their
headquarters.
At 7:45 p. m, immediately after
the lighting up of the white way
which has recently been installed, the
local post will act as host to visiting
Legionnaires and ex-service man at a
banquet at the Legion Hall. Among
the features of the evening’s enter
tainment will be a speech delivered
by the Honorable Hoke Smith, for
mer Senator of Georgia, The reg
ular armistice day ceremonies will
then be put on by the local post. The
visitors will be further entertained
with music by an orchestra and songs
by the'Legion Quartette.
Commander Bell urges all Legion
naires and ex-service men to be on
hand for the parade and banquet.
This includes not only ex-service men
from Sumter County, but from
neighboring counties as well.
PARENT-TEACHER
ASSO. ACTIVE
Mrs. Charles W- Lowe is Named
President for This
Term
BUENA VISTA, November 4.
The Parent-Teachers Association
| held a meeting at the School Audi
torium last Tuesday afternoon. This
I organization was suspended during
the summer vocation, but we are
glad that it has begun its efficient
work again.
Mrs. Charles Lowe has been elect
ed president for this term, and we'
feel sure she will push forward the
interest of this enterprise, with a
great deal of energy.
Last year the P.-T.-A., under the
management of Mrs. J. S. Burgin,
added very much to the improvement
of the grounds and the new school
building.
ARMED BANDITS
TAKE $75,000 TODAY
VANDERGIFT, Pa., Nov. 4.—Two
armed bandits today held up a mes
senger of the Vandergift Savings and
Trust company and took a satchel
said to have contained $75,000.