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AMERICUS COTTON RECEIPTS
Cotton receipts, as shown by
Sumter County warehouses 26,829 ’
WEATHER
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FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 268
.SUPERIOR COURT OF SUMTER OPENS SESSION THIS MORNING
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“Billy” Mitchell Takes Stand In Courtmartial Today
GRAND JURY
GETS CHARGE
THIS MORNING
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn Opens
Session of Superior Court
With Charge to Jury
The Superior court of Sumter
county got under way this morning
for the final session of the year.
Practically the entire procedure of
the morning taken up with the charge
to the grand jury by Judge Z. A. Lit
tlejohn, presiding. A few civil cases
were called after the charge to the
grand jury was delivered, but at the
time of going to press it was impos
sible to learn what disposition had
been made of them.
Selected to serve on the grand jury
for this term of court were T. M.
Furlow, foreman; W. F. Smith, E. R.
Chappell, J. E. B. McLendon, J. E.
Gyles, Joe Rooks, J. E. Harper, E. R.
Stewart, W. H. Emmett, Oscar Mc-
Lendon, K. H. Hines, C. G .Cheek, J.
JE. Kiker, J. E. Bacon, Richard F.
Simpson, F. W. Hines, T. M! Merritt,
Neon Buchanan, D. V. Smith, W. W.
McNeil, G. M. Slappey, Evan Mathis,
Jr., and A. J. Dupree.
The traverse jurors were the fol
lowing:
B. T. Finch, L. B. Lott, M. E. Mor
gan, J. S. Brown, H'. A. Hill, E. N.
Argo, J. C. Pace, C. A. Stanford, C.
|H. Saliba, C. L. Ledger, Lucius Har
key, C. R. Malone, W. F. Jordan, J.
E. Mathis, Casey Daniel, K. B. Brad
ley,, A. G. Duncan, R. L. Griffin E.
C. Reed, B. R. Boyd, L. E. Jennings,
J. R. Pilcher and H. R. McKee.
AGED WOMAN
PASSES AWAY
Mrs. Fannie Williams Dies at
Home of Daughter in
Richland
RICHLAND, Ga., Nov. 23—Fu
neral services for Mrs. Fannie Wil
liams, who died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. S. E. Taylor, in Rich
land Sunday morning, will be held
Monday afternoon at 3:30 at Har
mony Baptist church where she was
a faithful member.
She was sixty seven years of age
and had been ill for several weeks.
She is survived bp a brother, Mr.
J. W. Mayo of Corpas Christi, Texas
and the following children: Mrs.
Sarah Kenebrew, of Jacksonville,
Fla., Mr. J. B. Parker of Fort Myers,
Fla., Mesdames S’. E. Taylor of
Richland, Ga., and Maurice Majors
of Sylvester.
YACHT SINKS OFF
FRYING PAN SHOALS
WILMINGTON, N. C. Nov. 23.
The yacht Mosquito, a sixty-foot
craft, owned by D. B. Roberts, of
Hartford, Conn., Southbound, sank
in five feet of water on Frying Pan
Shoals Saturday night and was brok
' up by choppy seas. The skipper and
his one assistant were taken off By
a crew from Cap e Fear Life Guard
Station.
Old Saloon Stands 35 Years
PROSPECTORS FIND METALRUMMAGING IN BASEMENT
Over Rich Vein of Golf Ore
Colorado Springs, Nov. 23.—“ The
Cold Mine” might well have been
the name of the old Con Call saloon
in the Burus property of the Nuesta
Venturia company back in the 90’s
during the heydey of the Cripple
Creek mining boom for, after 35
years, it has been found the base
ment of the once famous grog shop
was a veritable find though none
knew it at the time.
Recently Edward Annette and his
son. Edward Annette, Jr., were
probing around the old basement site
and ran across what they believed a
highgraders’ cache.
They found pieces of high grade
ore showing free gold in the refuse
ERIC U S
T H E TIMESRECOR DER
PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
As Swept New Orleans' Water front
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A disastrous fire swept New Or- ships docked there. This unique)
leans’ docks at midnight, causing] photoglyph was taken as the flames
$3,000,00 loss and imperilling many; lighted'up the harbor and silhouetted)
Americus Methodist Churches
Send Good Reports to Conference
HAYWOOD AND
OUTLER LEAVE
FOR MACON
Reports for Year 1925 Are Re
ported As the Best for Local
Churches
Americus reports to the South
Georgia Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church, South, will be the
most favorable reports ever taken
a conference from this city.
The First Methodist Church and
the Lee Street Merhodist have just
closed a year of the best work in the
history of their churches according to
tatemends made by representatives
of the two churches.
This afternoon Rev. William M.
Haywood and Rev. John M. Outler
will leave for Macon where the con
erence will open on Wednesday
morning. Both have furnished the
Tigies-Recorder with a statement f
ne activities of their churches dur
ing the past year.
Reports of the Churches follow:
First Methodist Church:
Amount raised for 1925 by the
church for Orphan’s $278.36; the
church on educational $326.00; Ep
worth League all purposes, s377rf)o;
Sunday school, all purposes, sl.-
052.20; Missionary Societies, $2.
717.55; Board of Stewards, all pur
poses,slo,l2s.37; building commit
tee, $49,004.20;. Grand total, $63,-
881.65.
Amounts raised the past three
'years amounts: 1923, all purposes,
$66.82{\00; 1924, all purposes, $44,-
859,00; 1925, all purposes; $63,-
881.00; total, $175,566.00.
Additions on profesison of faith,
100.
Additions by Certificate, 154.
1925, two by profession, 30 certif
icate.
Bear in mind we were thirty-three
months in th e Court House and the
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The first piece of ore found on the
surface, apparently having been
roasted. This was believed to have
been done when the saloon burned
down several years ago.
The free gold first attracted the
attention of the prospectors. A
shipment of 110 pounds of the ore
sent to a sampler showed 45.48
ounces gold to the ton.
Bedrock was struck but ore con
tinued and the prospectors discover
ed that the former refreshment par
lor had been built over the junction
of two well-defined veins. Prepara
tions are now being made for sinking
a shaft and continuing operations
“at the old stand.”
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 23, 1925
MOONSHINE AND
FORDS WILL NOT
MIX, SAYS JUDGE
Two Visiting Negroes Find Them
selves in the Toils of the
Law
Moonshine and a Ford automo
bile do not mix well, so was the ver
dict of Colonel Hollis Fort, Recor
der of the local Police Court when
two negroes from Fort Valley faced
him this morning.
| The negroes, Henry Williams and
I Charley Floyd were arrested here
I yesterday by Redmond on a charge
]of reckless driving. On being stop
ped by the officer, the y were search
ed and handed over as perfect evi
dence, a Coca Cola bottle of perfect
ly good moonshine.
Colonel Fort looked them over
and handed out a $5.00 fine for
Charlie and a $20.00 one for Henry.
They smiled, thinking that the Judge
was being light on them, then they
changed their expression, with the
announcement that they were to be
eld to higher court for the viola
ion of the prohibition law:-.
John Thomas, who is a regular
•isitor to Colonel Fort’s highly en
ertaining Monday Morning Matinees
was fined the small amouijJ of $20.00
for fighting with his “devoted” wife.
John paid the fine only to learn
hat the said wife had sworn out a
warrant for him, charging that he
had tried to cut “her all up with a
knife.”
Lee Sampson was the next to feel
the effects of the fooling with moon
shine, and he paid the city $7.50.
Charley was reported as being a good
negro and was fined the small
amount of SB.OO for imbiding too
freely of the well known “mountain
dew.”
Others that contributed to the
city are: Joe Daniel and Forster
Joyner, fined $5,000 each; and Jim
Alford, who was fined SIO.OO.
AUTO FATAL TO
36 OVER DIXIE
Georgia Leads With Ten Deaths,
While Florida!* Second With
9 Death* and 63 Injured
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov 23—Death
riding over Dixie in an automobile
last week, claimed a total of thirty
six lives and made attempts to take
one hundred and seventy more, it is
revealed by reports gathered today
from eleven Southern states.
Georgia yielded the largest num
ber of deaths, her total being ten.
Florida pin Georgia a close second
with nine deaths. Florida led the in
jured column with sixty-three, Geor
gia trailing with twenty-seven.
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Ithe black outlines of the charred piers
against the glare.
NAVAL BAND
PLEASES BIG
CROWD HERE
Matinee Performance of the
“President's Own” Band Scores
Big Hit in Americus
By R. H. RINER
News Editor, Times-Recorder
After hearing the United States
Navy Band this afternoon we can
readily understand why it was chos
en as the “President’s Own.”
We have had the pleasure of hear
ing the same band several times in
Washington, but the performance at
the Rylander this afternoon was far
better than we have ever heard be
fore.
In Washington there is the Army
Band, the Navy Band and the Ma
rine Band. But to the Navy Band
goes the honor of being the “Presi
dent’s Own,” and for good reason,
for there is no other band that we
have heard, that is as good as the
aggregation representing Navy.
Greeting the Navy musicians this
afternoon were hundreds of children
and a large group of grown-ups who
knew that it would be impossible to
be at the evening’s performance. As
an opening the band used a March,
“El Captain,” composed by the
world’s most famous band leader,
Sousa. This was followed with an
overture, “Reinzi” by Lizt.
Other features of the matinee pro
gram were: “The Clock Store” a
novelty number that delighted the
hundreds’of children and the Euphon
ian solo, “Thoughts of Love” by
Pryor.
The piccolo solo, “Through The
Air” was also well received. As a
special request of the Joe D. Mat** is
Post of the American Legion, the
march “Legion of America” was ren
dered by the band. This number re- I
ceived great applause. ,
We urge upon every person of
Americus and Sumter county to go
the Rylander this evening and hear
the Navy Band. If you miss this you
are pasing up one of the greatest
treats ever ofered you. There are a'
few choice seats left and we guaran-'
tee that you will be pleased.
NOELSENTFNCED
TO DIE JAN. 10TH
Convicted of Slaying Six-Year-
Old Mary Daly and Ravmond
Pierce, Negro Taxi Driver
NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 23.—Har
rison W. Noel, kidnaper and slayer]
of six-year-old Mary Daly, of Mont-'
clair, today was sentenced to die in
the electric chair during the week of
January tenth for the murder of
Raymond Pierce, negro taxicab
driver, whose car he used in abduct
ing the child.
BRIANDTOBE
CALLED TO FORM
FRENCHCABINET
“The Man of Locarno’’ Rergard
ed As Certain to Be Called
Upon By the President
PARIS, Nov. 23.—Foreign Minis
ter Briand today provisionally accept
ed President Doumergue's order to
form a new cabinet.
PARIS, Nov. 23. Aristide Bri
and, dubbed “‘The man of Locarno”
since his success at the Security con
ference, is regarded as certain to be
called upon by President Doutr.ergue
to form a cabinet in succession to
the fallen Painleve government.
The foreign minister, who has held
the premiership seven time in his
lengthy political career, returned to
Paris today and had two long tele
phone conversations with the presi
dent.
NO RELIGION
FOR SOVIET TOTS
Children of Russia May Choose
Their Own Beliefs After
Sixteen Years
MOSCOW, Nov. 23.—Children
born of parents wedded on “proba
tion,” a ceremony authorized under
j the latest Soviet marriage code, are
presumed to have no religion until
they are 16, when they may choose
any form of worship or none at all.
This is another offspring in the
freedom and eace with which matri
mony and divorce can be effected
that is atributed largely to the sepa
ration of the church from the state
and to the government’s desire to
give both sexes absolute equality in
all activities of life.
MERCHANTOF '
LOUVALE DIES
J. T Pook, Age 45, Dies At
His Home After Long
Illness g
RICHLAND, Nov. 23.—Mr. J. T.
Pook age 45, a prominent merchant
of Lou Vale, Ga., ded at his home
Saturday morning after a long ill
ness. He was formerly a railway
employee of Atlanta. The deceased
was buried at the family cemetery
near Louvale Monday morning.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Anza Livsey Pook and the follow
ing brothers and sisters: Morrs.
Pelza, of Louvale, Woodson, Boliva
and Cliff of Chicago, Ben of Atlanta
and Mesdames Frank Livsey of Bir
mingham, Leon McMurrian and W.
W. Broach, of Richland, W. W.
Pook of Louvale.
COOLIDGE SHOWS
NO IMPROVEMENT
Father of the President Does Not
Improve. Condition Not
Regarded As Serious
PLYMOUTH, Vt., Nov. 23.—-Col.
John C. Coolidge, father of the presi
dent, has failed to show the continued
( improvement which had been noted
since his recovery from the severe at
tacks last Wednesday. Hi« condition,
however, was not described as radi-
I cally changed from yesterday.
Major James F. Coupa’, physician
to the executive, who is here in con
nection with the proposed removal
of Mr. Coolidge to Washington for
the winter, told newspapermen short
ly after 5:30 o’clock Sunday after-
I noon, that although the patient had
i b'en able to sit up briefly he was not
feeling *s well as he had been Sat-
I urday. 1
j It was learned that Mr Coolidge
I Has suffered another series of heart
i blocks, but Dr. Coupa l declined to dis
-1 cuss their number, or severity.
Queen Dies
"i ->IKSI
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Here is the latest photo taken of
the dowager Queen Alexndra of Eng
land, mother of King George, who
died last week from a heart attack.
She was 81 and the widow of the late
King Edward.
SUPREME COURT
RULES AGAINST
STANDARD OIL
Injunction Sought By Corporation
Would Have Prevented Inquiry
Into California Holdings
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—A mov e
by the Standard Oil Company of Cal- j
ifornia to stop the Interior Depart
ment’s investigation into the mineral
character of certain of its Elk Hifls,
California land holdings was over
ruled today in Supreme Court of the'
District of Columbia.
Chief Justice McCoy, in denying
a preliminary injunction sought by
the company, declared the secretary
of Interior was authorized by law
to press the inquiry and that no court
had the right to stop him
MONSTER MOTOR
MERGER MADE
1—
I
Graham Brothers, Largest Truck
Manufacturers, Purchased by
Dodge Brothers, Inc. i
NEW Y£RK, Nov. 23.—The pur
chase for cash of a majority interest
in Graham Brothers, said to be the
largest independent motor truck
manufacturers in the world, by Dodge
Brothers, Inc., was announced today
by Dillion-Read & Co., bankers, who
acquired control of Podge Brothers
last April in a' cash transaction of
$146,000,000. |
30 Jobless Kings Awaiting
LOCARNO SIGNING MAY MEAN MUCH TO THEM
Peace Pact With Interest
LONDON, Nov. 23.—Thirty job
less kings and would-be-kings in Eu
rope are looking forward with mixed
emotions to the signing of the Lo
carno peace treaties here December
1, wondering what it will mean to
them.
People’s minds will be relieved for
a time from the threat of war when
the treaties become effective —after
the parliamentary ratification that
will follow the signing—and will
turn to work and reconstruction.
What will it mean for the kings?
they are asking themselves. Will
it bring them closer or take them
further from the realization Os what
they regard as their divine right to
rule their fellow-beings?
It is » big question tor Europe’s
empty thrones.
It may be interpreted either as
sinister or reassuring that the king*
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FORMER AIR
CHIEF HEARD
FROM AGAIN
Testimony Hinged Upon Same
Points He Had Stressed Be
fore Aircraft Committee
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—Colonel
William Mitchell took the witnet*
stand today before the courtmartial
trying him for breach of discipline
As the result of his public criticism
of the administration of the army
and navy air services.
Much of the Colonel’s testimony
hinged upon the same points he had
stressed last spr'ng before the houcs
aircraft committee and later before
the president’s special air board.
Colonel Mitchell began his testi
mony with long and detailed accounts
of his army career, including service
in the air in France, for which be
was awarded many decorations. From
that point he was led under ques
tioning by his counsel on various
phases of aircraft development.
COUNTRYCLUB
IS BURNED
East Lake Club of Atlanta Was
Completely Destroyed Early
Sunday Morning
ATLANTA, Nov. 23.—The East
Lake Country club was destroyed by
Hames early Sunday morning, caus
ing an estimated loss of $200,000,
the second time within 13 years that
the clubhouse has burned. H. E.
Carpenter, resident manager; his
wife Charles Brittain, clerk, who
I were in the building narrowly es
caped death. Chief among Valued
trophies lost was the Havemeyer na
' tional amateur golf cup won by
Robert T. (Bobby) Jones on the
Oakmont golf course at Pittsburgh,
| Pa., last September,
Awakened at 4 o’clock Sunday
morning when he began choking
from smoke which filled his room,
Mr. Carptenter discovered the blaze
and, with Mrs. Carpenter, escaped
from the second floor of the build
ing. Mr. Brittain, who slept under
the main stairway on the first floor,
escaped just in time avoid blazing
debris which began to fall as the
wind whipped the flame through the
structure, William Shepherd, negro
, watchman, who was in the furnace
,room, discovered th e fire at about
the same moment that Mr. Carpen
ter did.
SOS SIGNAL SENT OUT BY
STEAMSHIP SUSHERICO
NEW YORK, Nov. 23. The
freight steamship Susherico wae
grounded today at Punta de Mater
nillos, Cuba. SOS calls picked up
here indicated that the steamship was
in communication with the naval ra-
I dio station Haiti.
themselves are doing most of the
■ thinking about it. They are con
stantly intriguing with the follow
ers who surround them.
I Volumes could be written about
them. Some, like ex-Emperor Wil
helm of Germany, keep up the pre
tense of a cdtirt. Others flit about
Europe like ghosts—to England, to
1 aris, to the Alps, to the Riviera;
some in semi-state, others in dingy
“royal” suites in cheap hotels.
The ex-kaiser heads the list. Then
there ar e thirteen-year-old Otto, of
Hungary, being groomed for possi
ble kingship by his ambitious moth
er, the ex-empress Zita; Crown
Prince Rupprecht, heir of the Bavar
ian throne; Frederick of Saxony, old
Ferdinand of Bulgaria, George of
Greece, Manuel of Portugal, the sul
tan of Turkey and the shah of
| Persia.