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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 251
Prosecution Fails to Throw Out Landsdowne Testimony
MAJOR DARGUE
SUPPORTS AIR
CHIEF’S CHARGE
Says Air Service Was‘ Muzzled’
During Anti-Aircraft
Tests Recently
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13.
Prosecution in the Mitchell court
martial failed today in an effort
to throw out of court the testi
mony given yesterday by Mrs.
Margaret Lansdowne.
After hearing arguments by the
opposing counsel the court over
ruled the prosecution’s objection
that the evidence given by the
widow of the Shenandoah’s com
mander was irrelevant and in
competent.
Major Herbert A. Dargue, of
the Air service, supported Colonel
Mitchell’s charge that the Air ser
vice was ’muzzled” while the
“lid was taken off for Coast Ar
tillery in the seciond corps area'
so far as publicity was concerned,
during the anti-aircraft test at Fort
Tilden, New York-
The evidence referred to was that
in which Mrs. Landsdowne claimed |
hat Captain Paul Foley of the Nav
al Board had written her a letter that
was an insult to the memory of her
husband.
According to the statement of Mrs.
Landsdowne the letter also suggest
ed that she state her willingness to
waive legal deefnse on behalf of her
hllsband and authorize Naval court
to act for him.
WHITE PROMOTED,
GOES TO FLORIDA
AT EARLY DATE
Becomes Freight Traffic Agent
for Central of Georgia
Railway
H. C, White, local agent of the
Central of Georgia railway, leaves
Americus Saturday with his family
for Jacksonville, Fla., where he be
comes freight traffic agent for Flor
ida for the Central of Ga. R’ly.
In his new position, which is a de
cided promotion, Mr. White will have
charge of all freight traffic matters
in the state of Florida and Cuba,
with a large number of freight so
licitors and others under him.
W. E. Andrews, of Macon, has ar
rived in Americus to assume the
duties formerly performed by Mr.
White. Mr. Andrews is said to be an
able railroad official, coming here
from the office of the assistant gen
eral manager of the system. He and
his family will make their home here,
Mr. White came to Americus about
two years ago. He has been active
in civic and religious affairs and is
a member of the Americus Rotary
Club.
MRS. DON SNIPES
DIES THURSDAY
Funeral Services Were Held
This Morning at Hopewell
Church
ELLAVILLE, Ga., Nov. 13.—-Af
ter an illness bf several month’s dur
ation, Mrs. Don Snipes died at her
home here Thursday at nine o’clock.
Mrs. Snipes was 34 years of age. She
was the second daughter of Ordinary
and Mrs. C. R. Tondee, and was born
and reared in this community.
The deceased was a member of the
Methodist church and was highly es
teemed by a large circle of friends.
Funeral services were held at 11
o’clock Friday morning at Hopewell
church near here, and were conduct
ed by Rev. H. H. Reisler, pastor of
the Ellaville Circut.
Beside her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tondee, Mrs. Snipes is survived by
her husband, and three children,
Edna Kate, Mack and Herman
Snipes, three sisters, Mrs. Henry'
Chapman, Mrs. Alvin Snipes, Miss
Mary Tondee of Ellaville; three
brothers, Welton and W. T. Ton
dee, of Ellaville, and Bob Tondee of
Columbus. Interment was in the
Hopewell cemetery.
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Endorskd By Hoke Smith
COOLIDGE ASKED
TO AID THOSE
IN DROUTH AREA
Congressman Bell Appeals to
President for Aid to North
Georgia Farmers
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—An ap
peal for federal assistance for res
dents of 32 counties in northeast
Georgia which have been seriously
affected by' drouth was made to
President Coolidge Thursday by Rep
resentative Bell, of Georgia.
Mr. Bell told the president that
approximately’ one million people
lived in those counties and many will
be in sore straits this winter because
of crop failures. He added that they
are in need of food and clothing to
tide them over until a profitable crop
can be produced.
The drouth, Mr. Bell declared, has
ruined the crops in 20 of the coun
ties and seriously danlhged those in
12 others, all of them being in the
ordinarily rich sections of the cotton
belt.
At the suggestion of President
Coolidge, Mr. Bell plans to confer
with officials of the department of
agriculture, to determine whethter
they can provide any relief. Mr.
Bell announced also a plan to ask
congress to appropriate money to
provide the residents of the affect
ed districts with necessities during
the winter.
DE UH CLAIMS
VISITOR TO CITY
Charles Hay Barringer Expires at
Home of Mrs. C. B. Veats
While On Visit
Death early this morning claimed
Charles Hay Barringer, aged 73, who
passed away at the home of his sis
ter-inl-law, Mrs, C. B. Veats, who
lives on Barlow street.
Mr. Barringer was here on a visit
and while he had been in bad health
for sometime his death was a sur
prise. Heart failure was given as
cause of death. His home was in Ab
beville where he had lived for some
time,
Surviving are his widow, one son,
Hardy Barringer of Reidsville, Pa.,
and one sister, Mrs. C. C. Shiver of
Harrisburg, Pa.
The deceased was a member of
the Lutheran Church, his member
ship being in the Church of his for-
I mer home, Harrisburg, Pa.
Funeral services will he held at
I the home of Mrs. Veats, 520 Barlow
street Saturday afternoon with Rev.
John M. Outtler, pastor of the First
' Methodist Church officiating.
The pallbearers will be H. E. Al
len, Dr. E. L. Murray, Dr. W. A.
Rembert, A. C. Denham, J. C. Cam
eron, J. E. Courtney, John W. Shiv
er and T. E. Brooks.
Interment in Oak Grove Cemetery.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 13, 1925
Naval Band Known As “Presi
dent Coolidge’s Own,” Will
Be Here Monday
During th e course of his talk be
fore the Rotary Club Wednesday at
noon, former Senator Hoke Smith
stated that the United States Naval
Band, which is to give two concerts
n Americus Monday, November 23rd
s generally considered the finest
,and in the United States. “It is the
Presidents band,” said Mr. Smith
‘and of all the bands in the city of
»Vashington, the Naval band is by
ar the most popular. When I was
in Washington I frequently at
tended itts performances, and no
lover of good music should fail to
■ear it when it appears in Americus.’
The appearance here of thte Navy
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NEW MARKET
FOR AMERICUS
White Way Market Opens Here 1
Saturday Morning at Old
Fashion Shop Stand
An exclusive market for the sale
of fresh fruits, fresh vegetables,
cured and freshed meats will be
opened Saturday morning by A. J.
Hambrick and F, C. Cribb, proprie
tors, in the store room formerly oc
cupied by Hightower’s Fashion Shop.
“We believe that Americus will
support an exclusive market of the
kind we are opening tomorrow,” A.
J. Hambrick said today. “We have
former special connections with
some of the best produce and pack
ing houses in the south and will have
daily everything the markets of the
South afford.
“While we are conducting a strict
ly cash business, we will receive
phone orders and deliver all orders
course, will be sent c. o d.
The store room has been complete
ly renovated, painted white from
ceiling to floor, new fixtures install
ed and the stocks were arriving to
day..
Both Mr. Hambrick and Mr. Cribb
have been in business in Americus
for some time and have a large num
>er of friends here.
SUPREME COURT
AFFIRMS DECISION |
ATLANTA, Nov. 13. The death
sentence imposed upon T. L. Cogge-]
shall and F. W McClellan in the
Putnam Superior court forth' 1 mnr
der of Professor W. C. Wright, aged
superintendent of Putnam county
schools, was affirmed today by the
Supreme court of Georgia,
COLLEGE GIRL IS
FOUND DEAD IN ROOM
NORTHAMPTON, Mass., Nov. 13.
Miss Jeanne M. Robeson of Eliza
bethtown, North Carolina, a senior
at Smith College, was found dead
today in a kitchenette of her dormi
tory of Park House. Death was due
to accidental asphyxiation, according
to Medical Examiner Edward A.
Brown, who was called in by the ma
tron.
DEBT AGREEMENT
IS NOW READY
FOR SIGNATURE
Italian Commission Well Pleased
With the Agreement for
Funding Debt
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Ameri
can and Italian Debt Commissions
tomorrow will sign an agreement for
funding of Italy’s war debt to the
United States, calculated for set
tlement at $2,042,000,000.
| Terms of funding agreement
agreed upon after ten days of nego
tiations and accepted by the flalian
Commission as “very generous” treat
ment of problem that provides for
usual sixty two year amortization
period.
SUBMARINE M-l
LOCATED TODAY
Disappeared During Maneuvers in
English Channel; Is Located
Today
PLYMOUTH, Eng., Nov. 13.
The Submarine M-l was located to
day on a bed of sea twelve miles,
southwest of Starpoint, Devonshire.
There is a slight chance that the
members of the crew of sixty-eight
are still alive.
The M-l which disappeared during
maneuvers in -the English Channel,
' is said to.be lying at too great depth
to permit diving operations or at
tempts to bring her to the surfacp.
Naval ships have reported that the
;M-1 had not suffered from any col
lision and for this reason it is
' thought that men aboard might be
still alive.
If they are, experts say that they
face a terrible lingering death as
boat is of too great a size and lying
[ in too deep a water to permit rais
ing' her.
MUSCLE SHOALS BODY
CEASES TO EXIST
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—The
Muscle Shoals Commission will pass
out of existence tomorrow when
President Coolidge will be tendered
Commission’s majority report.
I The minority report is not expect
ed to be sent to the White House
| intil somethime later. The final
meeting of the Commission has been
called for tomorrow when final draft
>of report bill will be prepared.
TURKEY CROP
REPORTED SHORT
ATLANTA, Nov. 13—The Thanks
giving turkey crop is short, about
15 per cent under last year, and
Georgians and other Southerners will j
pay more for their dinner than a
'.year ago, it was stated by produce,
dealers here today. That’s good news]
for the farmers, but disappointing
to the housekeepers. The average
price today is 27 cents a pound.
Georgia farmers with a drove of
turkeys will clean up a neat profit
this year.
Americus Reality Board Elects
Officers And Seven Directors
MAIL CARRIER
DIED SUDDENLY
LAST NIGHT
Was 111 for Only a Few Minutes;
Heart Failure Was Cause
of Death
After an illness of only a few
minutes, E. J. Parker, aged 52, a
mail carrier of Leslie died at iris
home last night.
Mr. Parker with his son, Grady
and a friend, Carl Pellcck had gone
for an oppossum hunt early in the
evening. A short time afterwards he
felt ill and was carried to the Leslie
Drug store where he was given a
treatment by Dr. Wood. After re
ceiving- this treatment he was carried
to his home where he died only a few
seconds after having been put to bed.
Acute heart failure was given as the
cause of death.
The deceased had lived in Sumter
county all his life and for a number
of years had made Leslie his home.
He was a rural mail carrier working
from the Leslie postoffice.
Surviving are three daughters, Mrs
Roy Harp, of Cordele; Mrs. Willie
Howard Campbell, of Pelham, and
Mrs. Cecil Thomason who was mak
ing her home with the father; one
■ in, Grady Parker; two sisters, Mrs.
Donna Beddiford, of Savannah and
Mrs. I. A. Perry of Miami, Fla., one
brother, Edgar Parker of Americus.
Funeral services will be held from
the Leslie Baptist Church Saturday
morning at 11 o’clock with Rev. J. S.
Winn, his pastor officiating. Inter
ment in Leslie cemetery.
TOURISTS LEAVE
FRENCH WITH
SMART PHRASES
Words Ending in “Ing” Have
Special Fascination for
the French
PARIS, Nov. 13. William of
Normandy’s rather forceful conquest
of the British Isles gave thousands of
Norman-French words to the English
tongue. In these latter days the
ever-more-numerous invasion of Eng
lish and American tourists has added
a heterogeneous collection of isolat
ed words- and phrases to the vocabu
lary of the smart Parisian.
Words ending in “ing” have a spe
cial fascination for the Parisian who
wouldn’t think of trying for a compre
hensive English vocabulary, but who
likes to interlard his sentences with
words of bizarre sound. A dinner
jacket is always a “smoking”, one
travels in a “sleeping,” or sleeping
car, and one even goes for a nafter
noon’s “footing” in the Bois de Bou
logne of a bright autumn day.
“Week-end” came into general use
during the endless conferences of the
post-war year, when English states
men insisted upon getting away Fri
day night for a rept over Sunday from
official cares. In a similar way Pa_
risians have learned to take their
“five o’clock.” “Flirt,” used as a
noun and not as a verb, is in good
usage.
Sporting terms, such as “knock
out,” “uppercut,” and the “deuce”
and “love” of tennis, have gotten
almost national circulation, despite
the efforts of a number of eminent
sportsmen to persuade their followers
to use the pure French.
REGULAR FRIDAY
COURT VERY LIGHT
Friday, November 13th was an un
jlucky day for the few that faced
Colonel Hollis Fort in th regular po-
I ice court.
I Arthur Rushing, a negro charged
with reckless driving was fined $5.00
He was charged with running down
1 n aged and crippled negro named
Mack Miller. Other cases were of
a minor nature and were assessed
, fines by the recorder.
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Thoma- E Clark of Detroit, has in
vented an automatic radio control
device for locomotives that, it is be.
lievled, wifi makte railway wrecks
nearly impossible. The device flashes
a red light in the cab is there is
anything on the track, and if the
engineer is disabled and cannot act
it stops the locomotive automatically.
Railway men are testing the device
near Detroit and are enthusiastic
about it.
1 oday Is
Iriday 13th.\
Friday the thirteenth unlucky?
Since the days of Norse mythol
ogy the number 13 is put under a
curse. According to tradition, sun
god Baldur had to die because there
were 13 gods in Valhalla—a thing
which could not be tolerated.
And for possibly a longer perior
Friday has been eyed askance by the
superstitious. This is believed to be
due to the fact that Christ was cruci
tied on Friday.
But let us investigate and see just
how much the people of Americus
believe that Friday the thirteenth is
unlucky and how many believe that
it is lucky.
The writer searched the telephone
directory to find 13 and found that
it was none other than our good
triend Professor J. E. Mathis,, who
upon being questioned concerning
the date said: “The day and the
date are alright. It holds no fear
for me. My wife was born on Fri
day and the 13th. My post office
box is 13. The bill creating the or
ganization that has given me employ
ment all these years, the board of
education was passed on January 13,
was approved on Ferbuary 13 and
there were 13 men named on the
board. I have just written the Sec
retary of State asking that as a spe
cial favor he granted me automobile
license number 13 tor my Ford for
1926.
Stephen Pace, lawyer, says that
Friday the 13th is the luckiest day
of the year, especially the 13th part.
“I defy superstitition and from my
own observation 1 hav e found that
13 is a lucky number.”
Frank P. Harrold, cottoin man,
says that Friday the 13th does not
bother him in the least. He also stat
ed that there was only one way in
which was superstitious and that was
that he would not eat at a table at
which 13 persons were seated. “My
father taught me not to do this that
it was unlucky and I have always
observed that rule.
Rev. W. A. Joyner, Minister and
merchant, says that Friday the 13th
is a double unlucky day and that
makes it a lucky day. He further
said, “the 13th chapter of Ist Cor
inthians has 13 verses, it is Pauls
epistle on love, is the most quoted
chapter in the Bible and also the
most consoling.
Dr. J. T. Stukes, physician, says
that he attaches no importance to
the day or the date. When asked if
he would refuse to operate on such
I a day he replied, “not for the reason
that it was Friday or the 13th. I
am not superstitious.”
L. G. Council, banker and cotton
man, says that there is nothing to
the day or date being unlucky. “I
am not superstitious. I take no
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PRESIDENT AND
OTHER OFHCERS
ELECTED SOON
C. B. Grice, of Federal* Land
Bank of Columbia, .S. C.,
Speaks
lhe Americus Realty Board stock
holders met in the court house Fri
day night., accepted the board’s char
ter, adopted its constitution and elec
ted a board of seven directors to
have charge of the business of the
corporation.
More than a majority of the stock
holders were present and voting
when the constitution was read and
adopted section by section.
in the election of board, nineteen
of the stockholders were nominated
then elected by secret ballots, each
nominee being compelled to poll a
majority of those present before an
election was declared.
The seven members of the board
elected were Luther Hawkins,
Hollis Fort, M. M. Fletch
er, Lovelace, Eve, J. T. Warren, T
B. Hooks, Sr., „nd R. I*. Stackhouse.
The directors will meet in the next
day or two and form their number
elect <■ president, vic e president and
secretary-treasurer. Its next step
will be the employment of a man
ager to take charge of the office and
complete other details
The meeting last night was the
most enthusiastic and the best at
tended of any of the previous gath
erings of those who have now per
fected the organization of a central
ized agency for the handling of
Americus ami Sumter county real
estate.
A number of short talks were
heard on the possibilities of the
board, its policies and other details.
James W. Lott declared that the
organization of the realty board Was
the most important step taken by
Americus citizens this year. “We
are off to better hings,” he said,
“the future is bright if each of us
will pull together, boost and stop the
knockers wherever they are. I tell
■you if you don’t like Americus, move
on. If there’s a man in this town
who can’t boost, let’s buy him a
[ticket and escort him to the first
train out. We don’t want him here.”
Chairman Fort declared that the
average citizen in the county had no
idea of the interest already being
i -■lifested in Sumter farm lands.
‘You haven’t the slightest notion of
the number of people who already
have been here prospecting. With
out exception they like this section,
its lands and its people. There was
a man of wealth from the East here
today in my office. He’s coming
back. I can’t say more to you now.”
H. S. Walker spoke of an Atlanta
man who is negotiating for eight
acres of the most valuable land in
the city. Nathan Murray spoke of a
Cleveland man who told Mr. MuiTay
| he could sell every acre of Sumter
jland in Cleveland; that that section
of the country was intensely inter-
I ested in Southwest Georgia lands.
“You can’t equal Sumter lands,”
i interposed Chairman Fort. “I know
la Sumter farmer who sold 18 bales
j of cotton this year from 17 acres of
j land. He has money in the bank he
' doesn’t owe a cent and he is one of
[ those fellows who make a crop whe
i ther it be wet or dry. He’s a work
[ ing farmer. What he has done oth-
I ers can do on these lands if they
will.
1 C. B. Grice, a representative of
i [ the Federal Land Bank, of Columbia
; I S. C., was introduced by C. B. Mar
■ shall. Mr. Gride spoke of the abso-
. lute need of winter cover crops.
• “If you want to catch a Yankee
farmer, grow something green on
i your lands during the winter,” he
advised. “One of the largest land
sales in your state was brought about
| because an Indiana farmer, riding
j through, on his way to Florida, saw
vetch growing on the roadside in De
cember. He stopped, made some In
quiry and bought a large farm.
“The most necessary thing for you
! men who seek to locate settlers is
' to plant vetch or oats or some other
jgreen crops along your foad sides.
When the Northern farmer passes
I (Continued on Page Eight.)