About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1925)
5 Cotton receipts in Simn •; j warehouses ...2*3 '• I For Georgia—Fair tonight and ; Saturday; moderate southwest and J west winds. I 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. THE TfiO&;R£C(SRDER ■ cMIt published IN THE > lhe President’s Own Band to Play Here san gwi. pi *L. ;-'*»H 'St*?' ’’xSv '-sTjy? jg'”' paa ■ J , ■ A «i J , ji * A’.t-tWV j*m S 1 kBIfH m ■ B t ■ i • 1 ifc , "'* w S **SsoK' zSSSkSA i i I imua fit ini''nr m -V .‘i *t ' '*•"'■■■ ' •*'' *- -L®.’ F'J > z .... Navy Band Visits Amercus Is 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 Continued on Page Three 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. Saves Train ... k ■ 'AHA' BUj. *aigwM| i $ * ** I •- a V-&SBW HL 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 (■Continued on Page Eight) Pc. Open Ham Close [ De. .. 20.60 20.40 20.39120 35 / ■ lan. 20.30 20.03 19.98 19.76 |M d Me. | price: five cents 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.)
