AMERICUS COTTON RICEIPTS ;
Cotton received by Sumter (
County Warehouses -27,113 ’
WEATHER
For Georgia—Partly cloudy to- $
night; Saturday, fair and colder, t
FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 271
‘MA’ FERGUSON, TEXAS GOVERNOR, MAY FACE IMPEACHMENT
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Stephen Pace Chosen to Head Local Kiwanis Club 1926
LEGISLATURE OF
LONE STAR STATE
HOLDS SESSION
Her Being Woman Would Not
Cause Any Hesitation, Says
Satterwhite
AUSTIN, Te xas, Nov. 27.—The
fact that the governor of Texas is
a woman would not cause the state
legislature to hesitate in impeachment
proceedings if evidence is sufficient,
Lee Satterwhite, speaker of the house
said today.
His reference to Governor Miriam
Ferguson in connection with sugges
tion of impeachment is the first time
that her name has been used by the
state officer.
Heretofore when the purpose of
the proposed special sesison of the
legislature was mentioned as for im
peachment, any state officer was
mentioned and no one in particular.
MITCHELLCASE
NOW IN HANDS
OF PROSECUTION
Prosecution May Take Weeks
to Complete Their Side of
Army Courtmartial
WASHINGTON, Nev. 27.—Under
a shower of objections from defens.-
which resulted in the production of
evidence of some of the secret files
of the War Department, the- prosecu
tion in courtmartial of Colonel Wil
liam Mitchell set out today to ans
wer the Colonel’s charges of nation
al incompetency in air.
Many high army and navy officers
are on the prosecution’s iist witness
es and their examination is expected
to run over a period of weeks.
W. H. SAWYER
PASSES AWAY
Former Resident of Americus
Died at His Home in
Jacksonville
A telegram has Just been received
announcing the death of *W. H. Saw
yer, for many years a resident of
Americus.
Mr. Sawyer, who was 75 years of
age, died Thursday afternoon at his
present home, Jacksonville, Fla. He
had been in bad health for some
time.
The deceased was born in Salem,
Mass., but made his home in Amer
icus until a few months ago.
Surviving are two sons, Ned Saw
yer and Fred Sawyer; two daugh
ters, Miss Mabel Sawyer and Mrs.
Charles Bostwick, and several grand
childrenj
No information concerning the fu
neral arrangements were received.
VIENNESE INFLUENCE
FELT IN NIGHT LIFE
ROME, Nov. 27.—The influence
of Vienna, before the World war a
rival of Paris as the capital of Euro
pean gayety, again is making itself
felt in the night life of Rome.
Vaudeville “turns” and cabaret
performers from France and Eng
land gradually are giving way to
Austrians. As a result, the soft
Viennese German is heard more fre
quently than French in places where
Romans go to amuse themselves.
WOULD ENCOURAGE
MORE INDUSTRIES
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 27.—The
concerted endeavor of business lead
ers here and in other sections of the
state to attract to Georgia new in
dustrial enterprises is among the
most noteworthy harbingers of fu
ture growth, Atlanta manufacturers
here state.
Georgia will continue to be an ag
ricultural state—as it should be—
business leaders show, but more fac
tories are needed and. more will
come.
THETiMESgWfcORDER
(frajIPUBLISHED IN THE HEART- OF DIXIE
Reorganizer
II
Scott Turner of Lansing, Mich., is
the new director of the federal bu
reau of mines, and will reorganize
the bureau under plans recently ap
proved at Washington. He is a
graduate of the University of Michi
gan and the Michigan College of
Mines.
FORMER PASTOR
PREACHES HERE
•
Rev. Silas Johnson, Formerly Pas
tor of Lee St. Methodist
Church to Preach Here
Rev. Silas Johnson, now pastor of
Trinity church, Savannah, will
preach here Sunday evening at seven
o’clock in the Lee street Methodist.
Rev. Johnson comes on special invi
tation from the church he served be
fore being transferred to Savannah..
A special and delightful musical
program has been arranged for this
service, T. M. Furlow announced
Friday. “We will be delighted to
have all of Silas Johnson’s friends
welcome him with us Sunday even
ing,” Mr. Furlow stated.
The Americus Rotary club Wed
nesday when told that Silas John
son would preach here Sunday eve
ning agreed to attend the service and
will likely be present in a body.
LAND SALE HELD
AT SMITHVILLE
Smithville was the scene of much
activity on Wednesday when 57 lots
were sold in the a subdivision sale
on the highway north of town.
The lots brought from 40.00 to
$600.00, many of the buyers being
non-residents. The Dawson band
played during the sale, which was
handled by Ben Johnson for the
Georgia Realty and Option Company
of Atlanta. ,
NO DOCTORS NEEDED
IN CALIFORNIA TOWN
OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 27.—New
ark, a town with a population of 1,-
000 people, situated near here, has
never had a doctor, dentjst, under
taker, ambulance, drug store, or a
cemetery.
Mayor Louis Ruschin, authority
for the statement, attributes the
health of the community to home
cooking. Newart is also without a
restaurant.
SOFT DRINKS ARE
REPLACING HARD ONE
CHICAGO, Nov. 27.—Hard liquor
in the United States is being super
seded by ginger ale and other car
bonated beverages, in the opinion of
Captain R. Q. Merrick, assistant tto
the prohibition administrator for the
Chicago district.
When asked if moat of the soft
drinks were not being used as “chas
ers” or diluents for alcoholic bever
ages, the officer said the sodas were
being consumed for their own worth.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 27. 1925
Union Thanksgiving Services At
First Methodist Much Enjoyed
REV. SHIRLEY
DELIVERS THE
ADDRESSOFDAY
Miss Louise Thayer and the High
School Quartet Give Special
Vocal Numbers
Featured by vocal numbers by
Miss Louise Thayer and the High
school double quartett and with the
address delivered by Rev. Hoke H.
Shirley, Union Thanksgiving Day
Services were held yesterday at the
First Methodist Church.
The services opened with a special
Tnanksgiving prayer by Rev. Richard
F. Simpson,fpastor of the First Pres
byterian church.
Miss Louise Thayer then rendered
a vocal solo followed by a special
Thanksgiving number by the High
school double quartette. Miss Hallie
Walker, organist of the Lee Street
Methodist Church presided at the
mammoth First Church organ.
Rev. Shirley used as his subject
“Blessings For Which We May All
Be Thankful.” He divided his ad
dress into five major points, taking
as his point, “We should be thank
ful for the countless small or com
mon place blessings.”
His second point was, “We should
be thankful that we live in the first
part of the twentieth century” In
speaking on this point, Rev. Shirley
said that it was great to live in this
age and that it was heavenly to be
young.
“We ought to be thankful for our
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WIFE SLAYER
FOUND INSANE
Superior Court Jury of Muscogee
County Finds That Sheppard
Is Not Responsible
COLUMBUS, Ga., November 27.
R. L. Shepherd, 56, charged with the
murder of his wife, Mrs. Lula Shep
herd, September 28, was adjudged
insane in Muscogee Superior court
and was ordered sent to the state
sanitarium at iMilledgtville. The
verdict was directed by Judge C.
Frank McLaughlin after five defense
witnesses and one state witness had
testified.
Testimony was to the effect that
the defendant was irresponsible, not
being capable of advising with his
atorneys and showing no Interest in
his case. The state witness, a physi
cian from the state sanitarium, tes
tified that Shepherd was insane or
suffering from a serious mental dis
ease. Testimony also showed that
hqpwas in bad physical condition.
If he is ever cured, Shepherd will
be subject to trial on a charge of
murder. The killing occurred at the
Shepherd home at night, the man
lashing his wife’s throat after an
argument. She died almost immedi
ately.
CAILLAUXMAY
BE NEW MINISTER
Reports Are to the Effect That
He Will Be Offered the Fi
nance Portfolio
PARIS, Nov. 27. —Aristide Briand,
premier designate, has asked Former
Finance Minister Caillaux to call at
Quai D’Orsay todya.
It is regarded as certain that he
will offer him the finance portfolio
in the new cabinet.
Premier Painleve today agreed to
assume the post of minister of war,
in the cabinet, headed yb Briand.
MANSION IS GIFT
LONDON.—A country mansion
valued at $150,000 has been given to
Cardiff infirmary as a testimonial of
gratitude to the community by Sir
Edgard W. Nichols, milling mag
nate.
U. D. C. President
SIL.. x a
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Mrs. St. John Alison Lawton of
Charleston, S. C., was elected presi
dent of the United Daughteis of the
Confederacy at their 32nd annual
convention in Hot Springs, Ark. She
succeeds Mrs. Frank P. Harrold, of
Americus.
MARTIN DURKIN
IS REPORTED TO
BEONRAMPAGE
Two Men Killed and Two Are In
jured in Chicago Gun
Battle Today
CHICAGO, NoNv. 27.—Two men,
one a policeman, were killed and two
others including a policeman were
wounded in a tobacco shop early to
day in a shooting affray in which one
of four assailants was described by
wounded policeman as Martin Dur
kin, fugitive police slayer. The at
tackers escaped.
Shortly after midnight while the
police were talking to several loung
ers in shop the quartet entered and
shooting began.
It was thought that policemen had
been assigned to the shop on a tip
that Durkin might visit there.
MAYOR POOLE
HOLDS COURT
Mayor Poole was presiding as re
order in the Police Court this morn
ing with the lightest docket that has
appeared before th e court for some
time.
Two cases were postponed until
the next session of the court, one
was dismissed and one bond of •
SIO.OO forfeited.
Consult Your Library First; Therein
By CARRIE SPEER
Lies Progress of Community
According to Mrs. Arthur Bris
bane, the acid test of a community’s
progress lies in the use that is made
of its library. Chicago, in his esti
mation, is a larger city than New
York because the records show a
much larger and constantly growing
circulation of books.
In other words the use of its lib
rary privileges is th e test of a com
munity’s intelligence.
The library is not intended for
high brows or for readers of fiction
alone. It’s shelves are open to all
the people. The Cleveland Public
Library has compiled the following
data showing the varied benefits re
sulting from the free use of its
shelves:
1 Book on lathes enables a work-
I man to hold his job.
2. The faculty of a medical school
saves |SOO by drawing from the lib
rary information on Egyptian med-
YOUTH KILLED
WHILE HUNTING
HERE THURSDAY
Robert T. Raby Dies at 5:45 at
City Hospital From Accidental
Gun Shot Wound
Thanksgiving hunting took a toll
of life here yesterday when Robert
T. Raby, 19 years old, was accident
ally killed.
Reports from those with him are
to the effect that young Raby was
unloading his automatic shot gun,
when trying to push down barrell to
get what he thought was an empty
shell out. The gun went off inflict
ing a wound in left lung just over
his heart.
He was immediately brought to
Americus and taken to the City
hospital where he died at 5:45
o’clock, just an hour and forty-five
minutes after he had received the
wound.
The youth with two young men
friends, Luther Barrow and Milton
Martin, were hunting near Souther
Field when the accident occurred.
I Raby had been living in Sumter
County for about twelve years,
I making his home with an uncle,
Frank Barber, a farmer living in the
28th district.
Funeral arrangements have not
been completed but the Americus
I Undertaking Company state that his
, body will be carried to La Grange,
. Georgia for interment Saturday.
Surviving are: his father, C. M.
Raby of Columbus, Georgia; two
brothers, Harold Raby of Detroit,
iMichigan; and Frank Raby of Sum
ter county; one sister, Miss Bessie
Raby of Chickasaha, Olahoma; and
: his uncle, Frank Barber of Sumter
county.
BANDITS ARE
, ACTIVE AGAIN
Christians in Syria Seek Protec
tion in Compounds of For
eign Missions
BEIRUT, Nov. 27.—Fresh bandit
outbreaks have occurred at homes
in northern Syria where many school
have been closed.
Some of the Christians are seeking
protection in compounds of Foreign
Missions while others are fleeing in
the direction of the Mediterranean.
REICHSTAG RATIFIES
SECURITY PACT
BERLIN, Nov. 27.—The Reichstag
today ratified Security Pact and Ar
bitration treaties negotiated at the
ecent Locarno Conference and ap
proved Germany’s entry into League
of Nations.
The vote was 300 to 174.
icine. l*¥*[
3. A doctor gets the chemical in
gredients in stove polish by telephon
ing the Librarian and thereby saves
the life of a baby who had swallow
ed some.
4. A chemist spoiled a batch of
dyes, costing $2,000 because he did
not consult the library first
5. A man asked what percentage
of seed was in cotton bolls, "If I had
known that earlier it would have
saved $6,000.”
C A damage claim for smashed
eggs is settled by finding the price in
a newspaper of that date on file at
the library.
Does our own library dar e to ad- ,
vertise as it might for lack of boogs?
Are we using the books we have for
the growth of our community mater- ;
tally mentally,, spiritually? These (
are questions for the individual to
answer.
Long Flight
t .i|
■
Alan Cobham, British aviator who
is known as the “taxi man of the
air,” is off with two companions on
an 8000-miles flight from London to
Capetown, at the southern tip of
Africa. The route is from London
to Cairo, Egypt, and thence up the
Nile and cross trackless African
Jungles.
VOL FIREMEN
TO BE GUEST
OF PROF. MATHIS
Surviving Members of the Ameri
cus Volunteer Fire Department
Now Number Eight
All of the surviving members of
the old Americus volunteer fire de
partment will be guests Saturday
evening of Prof. J. E. Mathis for
dinner at his home on Lee street.
On the place cards these names will
appear: Coot Stanfield, Jim Daven
port, Jim Perry, Levy Tower, Arth
ur Rylander, Bob McMath, Ed Mathis
and George Sirine.
Mr. Sirene, who now lives in
Greenville, S. C., is a guest of
Arthur Rylander, Sr., and the din
ner is given especially in his honor.
Mr. Sirene served on the board of
education here and he is now presi
dent of the board of education at
Greenville.
“To be a member of the old volun
teer fire company was a social hon
or”, Prof. Mathis said today when
questioned about the organization.
“I became a member in 1878 or
about that time. One secured en
trance into that organization by in
vitation. It was considered the
highest social honor. We paid dues
and purchased our own uniforms and
fought fires for the glory of the
fighting and the good times we en
joyed as a social organization. There
are but eight of us surviving and we
will dine together once more.”
SUMTER COTTON
SHOWSINCREASE
An Increase in Ginning of 3,600
Bales Over 1924 Is Shown By
Reports
Sumter county cotton ginning for |
1925 show an increase of 3,600 bales
over 1924 according to the official i
report of W. T. Persons, cotton re- I
ported for Sumter county.
Prior to November 14, the Sum
ter ginnings were 22,699 bales,
counting round bales as half bales,
as compared to 19,099 bales for the
same period in 1924.
MRS. SULLIVAN NOW
RESTING VERY NICELY,
Reports from the City Hospital ;
this pio rn * n K were to the effect that
Mrs. W. C. Sullivan, Jr., who was
very seriously burned Tuesday morn
ing was resting as.. comfortably as
coqld be .expected. _
Airs. Sullivan was severely burned
w'*»n '-ni- eloth>n<» i<rnite<) from a
blue from an open fire place at her
1 home on Jackson street.
Pc. Open 1 lam / ise }
j Jan. . -20.26 20.27i20.3W J. 14 ;
< Mar. . 20.16 20.15 20.19/J0.06 \
5 Middling, 19c.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
SIRINE SPEAKS
TO AMERICUS
KIWANIS CLUB
High School Football Team to Be
Guests of Kiw a nis Club in
Near Future
I Stephen Pace will head the Ameri
cus Kiwanis Club during the year
1926 as president, with James Ixitt
as vice President, Rev. Hoke Shirley
secretary-treasurer and Sam Heys as
trustee of the local civic body.
These officials were nominated
Friday by the regularly appointed
committee and nomination is equiv
alent to election.
The board of directors for the
next year as nominated by the com
mittee will be composed of Lee Hud
son, G. C. Webb, J. P. Luther, C. A.
Ames, Edgar Shipp A. F. Faning and
Fred Smith.
| Unless ten or more members
bring in an opposition ticket by Fri
day, December 4, the above named
, Kiwanians will be duly elected by
acclamatiton
| Using as his subject, "Americus
of Long Ago,” George W. Sirine, of
Greenville, S. C., spoke after being
I introduced by Prof. J. E. Mathis,
who also was a guest of the Kiwan
ians.
| “Seventy years ago, as an 8 year
.old Yankee boy,” said Mr. Sirine, “I
’ came back to Americus, a stranger.
I “When 3 years old, at the death of
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AMERICUSHIGH
HANDS BLAKELY
HIGH DEFEAT
Local Team Challenges Thomas
ville to Game for Champion
ship of Southwest Ga.
By BO BRINER
Featured by som e of the most bril
liant plays ever seen on the local
field Americus High got off to a
I victory of 60 to 0 over the Blakely
High team yesterday.
| The largest crowd of local fans
for this season witnessed the Turkey
Day grid feature, the support of the
| local fans seeming to put pep into
.the aggregation representing the
1 High School.
| Blakely never had a chance to de
feat the local boys and in the last
| quarter they seemed to have lost all
interest in the game.
| Easterlin of Americus proved him
self the “Red Grange” of High
School football in the last quarter
when he received the kick off and
raced 80 yards for a touchdown.
Thaddeus Bell starred when he in
tercepted a forward pass and bucked
through the Blakely left end for 33
yards and a touchdown. Nor was
this the only way in which Bell
starred. His defense work was the
most brilliant ever seen in High
school football.
In the last 27 minutes of play the
I locals scored 41 points, and in the
last 12 minutes of play went wild,
I putting over 5 touchdowns for 32
points.
The feature players for the after*
I noon were hard to determine but
after going over the play by play*
report we give the honors of the
afternoon to Easterlin, Bell, Ansley,
|Thayer, Gammage, Swain ap'd Hines.
For Blakely, Yarborough,/Hutchins,
(Continued on Page Eight.)
KILLS HIS WIFE,
THEN HIMSELF
Miami Hotel Is Scene of Double
Killing. Police Say It Was
a Suicide Pact
MIAMI, Nov. 27.—Alfred Pa
quette, 22, formerly of Lynn Mas
sachusetts, shot and killed his wife in
their room at a local hotel and
committed suicide.
Both died instantly
A note fiuud by the police indi
cate a sul-ids | act, they Mid.
