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Newspaper Page TextCotton receipts in Sumter warehouses 26,487 > For Georgia—Partly cloudy and j silghtly warmer tonight; rain in west 1 and north portion Sunday, colder in ■ central and west portion FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 257 —" * '■ _ y” - _ ■ Ed Harrold Injured in Auto Collision Near Valdosta MACON MAN IS WELL KNOWN IN AMERICUS Brother of Frank and Tom Har rold, of Americus Seriously Injured in Auto Crash Ed Harrold, of Macon, brother of Frank and Thomas Harrold, of Amer icus, was seriously injured Saturday about noon in an automobile smash near Valdosta, according to infor matiton reaching the relatives here. Mrs. Ed Harrold and Dr. C. C. Harrold left Macon for Valdosta im mediately on receipt of the news of the accident. Mr. Harrold, accompanied by Ed ward Burke and others from Macon, have been visiting at Fort Lauder dale, Fla.; for two weeks and were en route home, when just outside of Valdosta their car smashed into an other in a headon collision. Mr. Harrold’s shoulder was badly crush ed, both arms broken and internal injuries are feared, Mr. Frank Har rold was informed . It is said that all of the occupants of both cars were injured, but none killed. Frank and Tom Harrold expect to leave tonieht for Valdosta. STEWART COUNTY VETERAN PASSES George Ammons, Former Tax Reeceiver of Stewart County Died At Home Yesterday RICHLAND, Ga., Nov, 7.—Mr. George Ammons, one of Stewart County’s most prominent citizens and cne of the few remaining beloved Confederate Veterans of this county, died at his home near Benevolence yesterday afternoon following a long illness of several months dura tion. T uneral services were conducted at the Sardis Methodist Church, at Barges, by Rev. M. B. Brown, of Richland, Friday afternoon. Mr. Ammons served his county as tax receiver for a number of years and was considered one of the coun ty’s most honored and beloved citi zens. He is survived by his widow and several children and grand children. bagleYWart DIES SATURDAY Well-Known Sumter County Citi zen Dies at His Home Near DeSoto Today As a result of Uremic Poison, Bagley Stewart, age 47, died at the his Uncle, George Stewart Sr.&t De Soto today at noon. Mr. Stewart was taken violently ill apst night and was carried to Dr. Gedrge Bafleys office, while there he was taken with a convulsion and afterwards went blind. He was unconscious until the time death of his death. The deceased, before last night seemed to be alright having made a trip to this city yesterday to bring • his wife to the train to go to Albany. Surviving are his wife and moher, Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker who resides in the 28th district, two daughters, Mrs. Emory Hurst, of Albany, Mrs. Lovett Bell of Leslie; a brother, Joe } Stewart of the 28th district; a sister, Mrs. E. F. Try of Mauchunk, Penn.; three half brothers, Gladstone, David and Bascom Tucker who also reside | in the 28th district. The funeral arrangements have not been completed. COUNTESS KAROL YI REFUSED ADMISSION 1 ■■■ "■ WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. The 'State Department today refused to grant the renewed request of Coun tess Karolyn, the wife of the former President of Hungarian Republic for admission to the United States. CANDLER’S CONDITION REMAINS UNCHANGED jfc ATLANfTA, Nov. 7.—The con. dition of Asa G. Candler, Sr., aged Atlanta capitalist who has been crit t "fcally ill since Monday today was re ported to be unchanged. THE TIMES RECORDER U>ftj<_PUBLISHED IN THE ■ HEART Os DIXIE Once 100 Often w I I '—Jr If " « j w George “Dutch” Anderson, lies at the end of his trail on a cold slab in the Muskegon, Mich., morgue. The notorious murderer and mail bandit met death from his own gun in the hands of Detective Charles Hammond who was also killed in the duel. The photo of Anderson was taken at the morgue. ANSLEY STARS AS AMERICUS REAIS ASHBURN Swain, Bell and Easterlin Also Star in Locals 27 to 0 ’* Victory Featured by spectacular plays by Ansley the Americus High yesterday handed '♦the Ashburn High defeat to the tune k »ot 27 to 0. Other stars in the great victory for the local boys were Swain, Bell and Easterlin. For Ashburn there were no stars. T ans expected to see a close score in this game and were disappointed in the poor show made by the Ash burn boys. Ansley was easily the hero of the day scoring two touchdowns for Americus. It seemed that it was im possible for any of the opponents to stop him. He is without the great est football player seen in High School games this year. He will be a big star for some College team. There was only one unpleasant thing about the game and that was the poor sportsmanship of the visit ing team. Had they been penalized every time they deserved it, the score would have been about 54 to 0. Their men were continually holding ■and using rough unnecessary tactics. There is one certainty, Americus High School team step and the im provement that they have made since they played DJwson High her e is just about 100 per Cent. In the matter of first downs Amer icus made 16 and Ashburn 4. Coach McKee was loud in his praise for the wonderful work displayed by his boys yesterday. BEAUTY PARLOR OWNER SLAIN WITH HAMMER OGDEN, Utah, Nov. 7.—The body of Mrs. Han Jensen, forty three, beauty parlor operator was found in a thicket in the south part of this city today. Nearby was broken hammer and small knife. The woman had ap parently been struck on the head with the hammer and effort made later to cut her head off. MAN IS KILLED BY DRY OFFICERS CHESTER, S. C., Nov. 7.—Sid Clyburn, of Rockhill was shot to death here today when Chester county officers fired upon automo bile in which Clyburn and two com panions were believed to be run ning a load of whiskey. SWEDES HAVE FRESH FISH FO RBREAKFAST STOCKHOLM, Nov. 7. Fish caught in the North Sea during the night will be taken into Cothenburg loaded into an aeroplane and be on the table in Stockholm at nine next morning. This is Sweden’s latest venture in air transport and will be carried out by two planes, each < irrying half a tou. AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOV EMBER 7, 1925 TAX REDUCTION BILL CERTAIN OF SUPPORT Chairman Green Says Measure Bears Almost Unanimous Support WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Prac tically united support both in Hoise and in committe on tax reduction bill now in preparation by House Ways and Means committee—an almost unprecedented prospect—is now con fidently expected by House leaders. With virtually all of the vital and controversial points of tax reduction aready acted upon by the commit tee, Chairman Green declared today that a non-partisan measure “bear ing almost unanimous support” seems certain. SALESMEN SAY SOUTH GEORGIA HOTELSPACKED Valdosta and Waycross Hotels Being Filled to Overflowing Every Night MACON, Ga., Nov. 7.-—Hotels in Valdosta and Waycross are being filled to overflowing every night, ac cording to reports brought here yes terday by traveling men. G . R. Barnwell, who has been stopping at hotels in those cities for years, said last night that he tried to get accommodations in both cities and failed. H e said that he thought the hotel men were not treating the commercial men right, who had been keeping the hotels going during lean years, not to make provision for their accomodations when business’ was booming. “However, I’m glad both cities are booming,” said Mr. Barnwell. “The rush is going to extend to Macon before we realize it. We’re bound to get a good share of it.” Mr. Barnwell said that he found in Valdosta property was changing hands in some cases two and three times in a day. On the strength of ths situation in Southern Georgia, one Valdosta man who owns property in Macon and who had held it for $1,500, yes terday raised the price to $5,500 and said that he might ask more. In fact, he wasn’t very anxious about seling it with the bright out look ahead. LONDON POLICE NAB‘BUNCO MEN’ Two Wanted in Atlanta Are Ar rested By Scotland Yard Officers, Report ATLANTA, Nov. 7. —Reaching out across the Atlantic, the long arm of the law has closed around two alleged members of the Floyd Woodward “bunco syndicate,” which fleeced victims out of more than $1,000,000 while operating in Atlan ta in 1919. Through the agency of Scotland Yard detectives, the two men, Charles McCord and George Ken nedy, have been arrested in London, it was announced here by Solicitor General John A. Boykin. They will be brought back to At lanta to stand trial as soon as extra dition papers forwarded today through the state department at Washington, are received by the British authorities, it is said. Bert Donaldson, special investi gator for Solicitor Boykin, is pre pared to leave for Washington to se cure the necessary papers and cre dentials with which to go to London. An indictment has been returned against McCord here, charging lar ceny after trust in connection with alleged fleecing of C. S. Meaders, Fleetwood, Pa., out of $27,500 in a fake market transaction, McCord was arrested. in Huntsville, Ala., | short after the breaking up of the Woodward gang here, but forfeited his SIO,OOO bond and disappeared before he could be extradited from Alabama. .The charge against Kennedy is the alleged swindling of $24,000 from O. Wynne during operations of the syndicate in Atlanta. LOVING HAS GREAT FAITH IN AMERICUS Buys Two Pieces of Property; To Erect New Service Stations Sooti We have faith in AlKicus and are going to spend our J|oney here was the statement a repre sentative of the TimeqS?corder to day by G. O. Loving of the Loving Oil Company, who have just made more investment of local property. Mr. Loving has just closed a deal for two lots. One of the lots is lo cated on Brooklyn Heights and was bought from the board of education. The other was what is known as the old Sandy Hill place and the lot on the corner which was bought from Mrs. Heidt. The purchase price of the two pieces of propertv was $2,- 750. . The Loving Oil Company will be gin next week to construct at a cost og SB,OOO, two filling and service stations. The Brooklyn Heights sta tion will be on route three and the road to Columbus, while the other station will be on the Dixie Highway and the road to Cordele. J These stations according to the plans as seen today will include at each of the stations a lunch room for tourists, and will be equipped with the best Ladies’ Rest Room of any filing or service station in the south. The stations will be leased out to local people and will give employ ment to several more mejj. Mr. Lov ing in his statement stressed the fact that he had faith in-Americus and Sumter county and was out to boost it in any way that he could. LOCAL BANK HAS NEW VAULT Installation Completed On New Safe Deposit Vault for Bank of Commerce Today Th e Bank of Commerce announces the installation of a new Safe De posit vault, containing more than 300 individual safe deposit boxes. This new feature of the Bank of Commerce will be for the use of the public and for other banks in this section of Georgia, and is now avail able. In a statement issued today by Lee Hudson, cashier of the bank Tie said, “the vault is as safe as hu man genius and mechanical skill can conceive. It’s wall ars of 36 inch concrete, reinforced with large rail road iron bars. The foundation is imbeded in the ground, the vault rising 25 feet into the banking building. It’s immense swinging door, weighing 11 tons is guarded at night by three time locks making it impossible to open after closing until opening hour the next morn ing. Inside are additional steel walls protecting the individual safety de posti boxes. These boxes have two keys, one of which remains in the hands of the renter of the box and the other with the bank. It is im possible to open the box without the use of both kkeys. This is another protection, which we will gladly ex plain, in detail.” The people of Americus and Sum ter county are invited to visit the bank and see this newest improve ment. ATLANTA HAS DOWNTOWN FIRE ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 7.—Ton-j gues of flame licked through the I fifth story window of the Rhodes building annex, here Friday in the heart of Atlanta’s business district resulting in a loss estimated at $20,- 000 which is covered by insurance. The fire originated in the “nega tive room” of the Wrigley Engrav ing Company’s plant when celluloid sheets used in the manufacture of half tone engravings became ignit ed. Paul Fleming, a fireman, was in jured when a piece of equipment in the plant fell on his right foot. His injuries were pronounced not seri ous at the hospital to which he was taken. * Oil made from swarms of locusts is being sprea din northern Caucasus by Russian airplanes. HARRIS URGES GOVERNMENT TO OPERATE SHOALS Says South is Vitally Interested In Securing Nitrate at Low • Prices WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—The op eration of Muscle Shoals for several years by the Government before any private leasing contract is entered was urged upon President Coolidge today by Senator Harris of Georga. President was told that the south was vitally concerned over the pro duction of nitrate at low prices and that this phase of the project should take precedence over the generaltion of power. 12 ARE HURT IN TRAIN CRASH Passenger and Freight Collide Near Fort Pierce, Florida, Y esterday FORT PIERCE, Fla., Nov. 7.—12 persons were injured, none seriously when a southbound Florida East Coast passenger train and a freight train collided headon three quarters of a mile above Indrio, near here Friday. The accident is said to have been due to the non-delivery of orders to the passenger engineer at New Smyrna, informing him that the freight was heading north and would wait at Vero. The engineers and firemen of both locomotives jumped. Engineer McCauley of the passenger train be ing the only one of the four injured, sustaining bruises about the face, head and arms. A freight car containing dynamite overturned, but there was no ex plosion. The freight engine and-one freight car were demolished, the first ex press car next to the engine of the passenger left the tracks and turned over. TOMORROW RED CROSS SUNDAY Will Be Observed By Ministers All Over the United State WASHINGTON, Nov. 7.—Clergy men throughout the land will extoll from their pulpits tomorrow the hu manitarian peace-time activities of the American Red Cross. The day has been set aside as Red Cross Sunday, observance of which is preliminary to the society’s annual roll call which begins Armistice Day, Nov. 11, and is the period during which begins Armistice Day, Novem ber 11, and is the period during which the people are given opportun ity to endorse th e first aid movement by joining the ranks of the Red Cross. Because of its memorable service in the world war, said a statement by society, there is a disposition to re gard the Red Cross asprimarily a war machine, and to overlook the fact that it has a peace mission of equal importance.” LOUISIANA GOVERNOR HAS A UNIQUE DESK BATON ROGUE, La., Nov. 27 The desk at which the governor of Louisiana sits daily is a handsome piece of furniture made of Circassian walnut, curved and carved with matchless skill, and once served maximilian while he occupied the throne as Emperor of Mexico. Legends say that, after the execu tion of Maximilian, the desk and two other pieces of furniture from the ill-fated emperor’s office were brought to Louisiana and placed in the executive offices. In the reception room is a mirror, approximately -15 feet high and three feet wide, framed in the finest of walnut, that once was a part of the furnishing ts lb.- St. Louis Hot>i st New Orleans,*’which was famous in ' the early history of the city and state. Hero I WB® I fPmlf 1 L 7 'W / ■JjF, I This is Detective Charles Ham mond of the Muskegon, Mich., police force, who shot and killed “Dutch” Anderson, famous hold-up man and pal of Gerald Chapman, and was himself killed by Anderson. His fam ily is expected to receive the big re wards that had been offered for the capture, dead or alive, of Anderson. TWO SISTERS FOUND DEAD IN BATHROOM Misses Annie and Marjorie Greene Believed to Have Been Asphyxiated ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 7. —Two sisters, Misses Annie and Margeret Greene, aged twenty-four and twen ty were found dead here today in the bathroom of their boarding house. They apparently had been asphx iated by the fumes from a gas water heater several hours before their dis covery by other boarders. The two young women are daugh ters of the Rev. and Mrs. Bryan Greene of Curryville, Georgia. A. &M. DEFEATS COLUMBUSTEAM Local Boys Shut Out the Electric City Team by the Score of 32 to 0 Americus A. & M., seeking re venge for their deefat of last week came back strong yesterday and de feated the Columbus Inustrial High School team by the score of 32 to 0. The Columbus boys did not have a chance to stronger team just walk ing away with the Electric City aggregation. Dunbar was the only star for Columbus and his starring was that he was just the whole foot ball team. Morrison and Hogg were doing the honor for the local boys with the whole team crashing the opponents lines at all time for substantial gains. It was the ast home game of the season for A. & M. AUGUSTA LOSES TWO CITIZENS Judge Dunbar and Joe a Mull arkey Die in Augusta Today; Both Very Prominent AUGUSTA, Ga., Nov. 7.—Death today claimed two of Augusta’s most prominent citizens.' Judge W. M. Dunbar, former May or and for several years City record er died at the age of 79 years. He had been in feeble health for some time. Jo<‘ V Mullarkey, one of the old est and best known merchants of Augusta died following an illness of eight days. He was 57 years of age at time of death. ’Gaß<Jline fkodtaction'3n the United States is now almost at the normal level of 21,666 gallons a minute. Pc. Open Ham Close j ! Dec. . .20.05.19.80 20.46,20.30 5 ; -Lin. . 19.80,19.80,19.93 19.85 5 S Middling, 18 3-8 cents. PRICE FIVE CENT? CONSUL GENERAL STEWART AND WIFE VISIT HERE Enroute to Constantinople From Tokyo, Japan, Where They Have Been Stationed As the result of a transfer from Tokyo to Constantinople, Nathaniel B. Stewart and wife will spend some time in Americus as the guests of I aptain John A. Cobb, the fattier of Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Stewart is already in the city and will be joined next week by Mr. Stewart who is at present in Wash ington on official business. Mr. Stewart has been Consul-Gen eral in Tokyo since 1923 and is one of the highest ranking officials in the consular service. He was ordered from Tokyo to the United States in September for the purpose of assign ment to duties as Consul-General at Constantinople. Reports are to the efect that Mr. Stewart will act as United States Commissoiner to Turkey in co-opera tion with High Commissioner Rear- Admiral Bristol as well as fill the duties of Consul-General, and wil succeed Gabriel B. Ravandal who was transferred to Zurich, Switzer land. General Stewart, a Georgian was born in Taylor County near Butler, in 1871 and was educated at the University of Georgia from which University he received the degree of AB in 1893. In 1911 he married Mrs. Stewart, the daughter of John A, Cobb of this city, immediately after their mar riage Mr. and Mrs. Stewart went to Burban, Souuth Africa where they were stationed for some time. Im mediately after receiving his degree he entered the United States Civil Service, and served successively in the War Department, Washington; with the Military Government of Cuba as disbursing officer of the Public Works Department; and in the Philippines as Provincial Treas urer. After the reorganization of the Consular Service of the United States in 1906, Mr. Stewart was de signed for the first examination held under the new system, and hav ing passed it was assigned Consul at Castellamare di Stabia on August 5, 1907. He Wps successively promoted and appointed Consul at Madras in June 1908; Consul at Durban Natal, De cember 1910; Milan Italy, July 1913; Consul-General at large July 1914; Consul General of Class 3 in April 1920; assigned to Mexico City, but did not go to the post, detailed in the Department of the State at Wash ington 1921; appointed Chief of of fice of Consular Service, September 1921 ; Consul-General of class 2 in 1921 and Foreign Service Officer of Class 1 in 1924. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart will be in Americus until after Christmas. They are to report to Washington by | January 1, and after a short confer- I ence there they are to sail for Con stantinople. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stewart have many friends in this section of Geor gia who will elarn with great pleas ure of their stay in Americus. MORE ARRESTS MADE IN ITALY The Conspiracy Against the Life of Premier Mussolini Was Widespread ROME, Italy, Nov. 7.—Further important arrests and detentions were reported in various parts of Italy today in connection with the plot against the life of Premier Mus solini. The conspiracy which was of wide spread ranifications is declared in some quarters to have been aimed not alone at Mussolini but at the overthrow of the Savoy Dynasty and the establishment of an Italian Republic. PAINLEVE’S FINANCIAL MEASURE APPROVEVD PARIS, Nov. 7.—Premier Pain leve’s financial measure were ap proved by the cabinet members to day. They are being sent to the fi nance committee of the Chamber of Deputies immediately.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, November 07, 1925, Image 1