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FORTY SEVENTH YEAR—NO. 272
AMERICUS GETS 1926 SOUTH GEORGIA METHODIST CONFERENCE
Youth Killed By Own
SESSION WILL
BE HED HERE
IN NOVEMBER
Local Civic Clubs Extended Urg
ent Invitations to Body for
1926 Session
The South Georgia Methodist con
ference will hold its 1926 session in
the First Methodist church at Air.eri
cus, according to Associated Press
dispatches received Saturday after
noon.
Rev. John Outler, pastor of the
First church, and John Sheffield, lay
delegate, now in attendance at Ma
con on the sessions of the South
Georgia conference, extended the in
vitation in the name of the local con
gregation.
The local delegates had with them
urgent invitatins frm the Americus
KSwanis, Palladium and Rotary clubs,
the Chamber of Commerce, and in
vitations from the city and county
officials.
It is expected that the city will
have something like 600 ministers and
lay delegates as their guests next
November. The 'sessions will be
held in the new Methodist church,
the delegates being entertained in the
homes of the city.
When it became known that the
local congregation would invite the
- conference here, the pastors and
members of the other churches, of
all denominations, joined in the invi
tation.
SEVEN CLERICAL
DELEGATES NAMED
MACON, Nov. 28. Election of
seven clerical delegates to the the
general conference was completed,by
the South Georgia Methodist confer
ence in session here Friday on the
sixth ballot. Os the seven, four are
anti-unificationists, while three favor
the merger plan.
TWO MURDER
CASES NEXT
WEEK’S DOCKET
Case of J. D. Clifton, Charged
With Embezzlement Comes Up
Lee County
The Superior court, with Judge
Littlejohn presiding, wil ldevote its
attention next week to the trial of
criminal cases. The docket as given
out today contains two cases of mur
der, one being E. _J. Fulbright,
charged with the murder of a ne
gro soldier; the second that of a
aegro, C. J. Calloway, charged with
the murder of another negro.
From Leesburg, on a change of
venue, comes the case of J. D. Clif
ton, charged with embezzlement.
Raving and making whisky cases
predominate on the calendar which
is fixed through. Thursday of next
(Continued On Page Five
GOVERNOR S!GNS
CHAPMAN STAY
Action Again Defers Death Sen
tence of Master Criminal Un
til Early Part of 1926
HARTFORD, Conn., Nov. 28.
Governor Trumbull Friday afternoon
issued a second reprieve for Gerald
Chapman to expire March 3, 1926.
The purpose of it is to allow time
for Chapman’s appeal to the supreme
court of the United States to Uphold
his right to refuse a presidential
commutation of his 25 year federal (
sentence which he claims stands in
the way of his execution by the state
of Connecticut for the murder of Po
liceman James Skelly of New Brit
ain, October 12, 1924.
John Coolidge, son of the presi
dent and Mrs. Coolidge, happened
to be a visitor in the governor’s of
fice when the lawyers interest in the
case appeared before the governor
with the petition for the reprieve
and witnessed the signing of the stay
of executloa.
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board of the Scripps-K'oward newspa
pers, returns to San Francisco with
Mrs. Howard from a three-months
tour of China, Japan and the Philip
pines. His investigation, he said,
convinced him that America should
not give the Philippines immediate
independence; but he insisted con
gress must make some out and out
declaration of the nation’s policy at
the coming session.
ELLA VILLE MIN
PASSES AWAY;
FUNERALTODAY
George McElhaney Dies at Pri
vate Sanitarium Wednesday
Night; Funeral at EUaville
ELLAVILLE, Nov. 28.—Funeral
services for Mr. George McElhaney,
aged 44, were held this morning at
10 o’clock at the home of his father
in-law, Mr. J. R. Holloway, near mere,
Rev. C. D. Carter officiating. Inter
ment took place in the County Line
cemetery.
Mr. MdElhaney was reared in
Monticello, but moved to Schley coun
ty in early manhood, where 17 years \
ago he married Miss Jewel Rolloway,
who survives him. A few years ago
he moved to West Palm Beach, Rla.,
and lived there until his death, which
occurred at a private sanitarium.
Wednesday night. |
Mr. McElhaney is survived, be-'
sides his wife, by four children, Ger
trude Willard, Myra Louise and Palsy
Ruth; one sister, Mrs. A. L. Hollo
way, of River Junction, Fla.; seven
1 brothers, John McElhaney, of Schley
county; Ed, Willie and Herbert Mc-
Elhaney, of Monticello; B. L. McEl
haney, of Atlanta; R. V. McElhaney,
of Charleston, S. C., and Lindsay
McElhaney, of River Junction, Fla.
BAPTOISASK
$100,000,090
That Much is Asked by the For
eign Mission Board. Special
Collection December 7th
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 28.
$1,060,000 is being asked of the
thousands of Churches in the terri
tory of the Southern Baptist Conven
tion by the Foreign Mission Board,
Dr. J. F. Lover, secretary of the
board announced today.
1 While many Churches have already
contributed toward this fund, a ma
jirity of them are expected to take
a special Christmas collection Decem
>ef 7th, he said.
VON HINDENBURG
SIGNS RATIFICATION
BERLIN, Nov. 28.—President von
Hindenberg today signed the bill
yawed by the Reichstag yesterday
notifying Security Pact and Arbitra
tion Treaty negotiated at Locarno.
AMERICUS. CA.. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOVEMBER 28.
NEW TRAFFIC
ORDINANCE
IS ADOPTED
Five Streets Made Boulevards
Reverse Turns On Certain
Street Unlawful Now
j A new traffic ordinance was read
jfor the third time and passed by the
i mayor and council Friday night and
goes into effect at once. However,
City Engineer Walker stated today
that no case would be made for vio
lation of the new features embodied
• in this ordinance until the streets had
bee n marked. This will be done
Monday and Tuesday.
The mayor and council instructed
1 the police department to study the
»jnew ordinance and enforce it to the
; Tetter. Wherever previously passed
.' ordinances conflicted with the new
| law, those were repealed. ,
'j beginning Monday morniifg the
. city forces under Mr. Walker will
| mark off all parking spaces and
J signs will be placed to aid the public
in observing the new ordinance,
which is as follows:, l
1 The following strets and avenues,
'! r portions of streets and avenues,
1 in the city are designated and estab
| lished as boulevards or arterial
streets, and all conveyances and Ve
hicles passing or traveling on, along
| er over the same shall have the right
of way, and all cosveyances vehicles
’ approaching said boulevard or arter-
al strets shall come to a full and
complete stop before entering or
J driving into the same:
Lee Street, south of Forsyth
street..
Jackson street, South of Lamar
street.
r Cotton Avenue.
■J Forsyth street.
J Lamar street west of Lee street.
{ No reverse or “G” turn may be
made at the following corners or
interestcions:
| Lee and Church streets; Jackson
| and Lamar streets; Lamar street and
Windsor Avenue; Cotton Avenue
and Lamar street; Cotton Avenue
■ and Forsyth street; Jackson and
Forsyth street; Jefferson street
and cotton avenue; Forsyth street
and Windsor Avenue.
| All cars and other vehicles park
ing on or along the streets and aven
ues hereinafter named shall be park
ed only along that portion or section
f the same hereinafter designated,
xcept such portions or sections
thereof as may be declared, estab
-1 shed and designated as non-parking
.rcas, and only in the following man
ner.
I Straight with the curb: Prince
treet, on west side only; Windsor
Avenue, on west side only; Forrest
I street, south to Church street, on
west side only; Cotton Avenue, north
t> Jefferson ■ on west side only
,’ntton Avenue, from Jefferson
treet north to Wheeler street on
(Continued on Page Eight.)
Gun, Minister By Automobile
YOUTH KILLED
WHILE HUNTING
THIS MORNING
I George D. Jones, Age 14, is In
stantly Killed This Morning
Near Sumter City
Hunting took another ttool of hu
man life in Sumter county when
young George D. Jones, aged 14, was
intsantly killed with hrs own shot
gun near Sumter City this morning.
From reports received by a report
|er of the Times-Recorder, young
|Jones, a son of Roy P. Jones, deputy
| sheriff of Lee County, was out hunt
ing with three young boys friends,
when in some manner his gun dis
charged, blowing the entire right side
of his face and head off.
His little brother came running to
the home Mrs. J. C. Webb, whom
the Jones were visiting, and said to
his father and mother, “George is
killed.” The parents rushed to the
scene and found the youth in a pool
of blood. Death was thought to
| have been instantaneous.
The young boys with him were not
I able to explain just how the gun was
discharged. They were about a mile
from the Webb home when the acci
dent happened.
The youth was the grandson of
the late George D. Jones, former
tax receiver for Sumter county,
j Surviving are his father and moth
er; one brother, Roy Jones and one
■sister, Sarah Jones.
Funeral services will be held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o’clock from Lib
erty Primitive Baptist Church at
Sumter City. Rev. Monroe Murray
of Ellaville will officiate. Interment
in the Liberty Cemetery.
FUNERAL FOR
MRS. SKELTON
THIS MORNING
Former Resident of Americus
Died In Atlanta; Rev. Shirley
Officiates at Funeral
The body of Mrs. Missouri Ann
Skelton, who‘died in Atlanta Thurs
day was brought to Americus last
night for funeral services which
were held in the chapel of the Amer
icus Undertaking company this morn
ing at 10 o’clock.
Mrs. Skelton was the widow of ft.
E. Skelton, and was well known in
Americus where she had made her
home for a number of years before
moving to Atlanta.
She was a member of the old Fur
ow Lawn Baptist Church now known ,
as Central Baptist Church.
Twenty years ago the family mov- ,
ed to Atlanta, and have since made (
that city their home.
Surviving are: two daughters, Miss
| Martha Skelton and Mrs. F. M. Roe
'buck of Atlanta; seven sons, A. E. I
and H. T. of Orlando, Fla., T. H., of
Thomaston, W. P., of Savannah, R.
W. of Eustice, Fla, J W. and Brady (
of Atlanta; two sisters, Mrs, S. W.
Adams of Tifton and Mrs. A. W.
Fordham, of Bainbridge; four broth
ers, T. B. Brady, of Los Angeles,
Cal., W. D., Brady of Ty Ty, Ga., I
J. M. Brady of Bainbridge, Ga., and
P. H. Brady of Madison.
Funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Hoke H. Shirley, pastor of
Central Baptist Church. Interment
at Oak Grove Cemetery.
The following citizens of Americus
were pallbearers: W. T. McArthur,
I. B. Small, G. H. Horne, C. I. Brady
John F. Monahan, and H C. Davis.
MRS. FRANK TINNEY
GIVEN HER DIVORCE
MINEOLA, New York. Nov. 28. I
A decree granting a divorce to Mrs.
Frank Tinney, wife of the black face
'comedian was handed down today by
Reighelman, Mrs. Tinney
1 was awarded custody of their aon
and S2OO per week alimony.
Doesn’t matter much, . but we
sometimes wonder how many house
cats you need to make n sealskin
coat.
Lots of Mammas !
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This four-month-old yonugoLcr uas
been adopted by the whole congre
gation of a United Brethren church at
Toledo, O. He was found abandoned
in an automobile in front of the
church, and everybody wanted him.
The church women have named him
Arbine, after the founder of the
church and arc taking turns in car
ing for him.
PARENTS ARE
BLAMED FOR
CHILD CRIME
Rev. Crawford Jackson Says Pa
rents Are Ignorant, Carless and
Neglectful With Children
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 28. —Recent
investigators of the cause of juvenile
crime do not hesitate to place the
blame squarely upon the parents, it
was pointed out here today by offi
cials of the Juvenile Protective As
sociation, which organization has
been engaged in child welfare work
for many years throughout the
South. Rev Crawford Jackson, sec
retary of the association, said that
this will come as a shock to all those
who consider themselves eminently
fitted to perform this most important
function of bringing up children.
“Yet the facts prove,” Mr. Jack
son said, “that a large percentage of
parents are guilty either of ignor
ance, neglect or carelessness, with
the inevitable result that the children
get off to a bad start. And the in
jured party is not the parent, nor
the outraged society, but the poor,
unfortunate, misguided child.”
Mr. Jackson, who is widely known
both as author and minister, having
written a number of books on birds
life, does not hesitate to say that it
is indeed time that steps were taken
to educate parents in the privileges
and duties of the high office of par
enthood.
The Juvenile Protective Associa
tion together with other agencies
which it helped to establish, has been
largely instrumenta lin creatin
juvenile courts and probation system
throughout the South. The associa
tion is backing a movement at the
present time to build “The Junior
Republic of the South,” for wayward
boys and girls. It will be a village
with every modern equipment for
work and study. Both boys and girls
will be taught trades.
FLOOR FALLS WITH
FLORIDA GIRL STUDENTS
TALLAHASSE, Fla., Nov. 28-
Six hundred girl students of Florida
State College for Womer. narrowly
escaped Injury when the floor of the
gymnasium of the institution, a frame
structure, fell eight feet during a
“pep" meeting. Mildred Bruce, of
Orlando, by on the piano
during the excitement maintained or
der during the disturbance, which en
-1 m bled the students to file out calmly.
CITY COUNCIL
SEMI-MONTHLY
MEETING HELD
Petitions of Kiwanis Club and
Other Citizens Heard and
Ordinance Granted
The regular semi-monthly meeting
of the City Council was held last
night with Mayor J. E. Poole presid
ing.
0.. H. Burke appeared before the
body asking that an ordinance be
passed granting the Southwest Rail
way Company the right to run a side
track up Hampton street.
A petition carrying the majority
oi names of the property holders was
read. Colonel W. P. Wallis, repre
senting Han-old Brothers Company,
who are opposing the passage of the
ordinance, read the contents of an
injunction granted the opposers in
November 1919.
After much discussion the City At
torney, W. T. Lane, explained that
the injunction would not have any
bearing on the petition as presented
by Mr. Burke.
On motion of Councilman Mitch
ell, seconded by Councilman Cars
well, the body voted unanimously in
favor of granting the petitioners re
quest for an ordinance allowing the
Southwest Railway Company to build
the side track.
G. C. Webb on behalf of the lo
cal Kiwanis Club appeared asking the
passage of an ordinance to widen
Lee street from a point South of La
mar up to Lamar street.
He explained that all the property
owners with one exception had grant
ed the right to take from them a
small strip in order that the street
might be straightened.
The city engineer stated that this
improvement w<4p greatly needed
and that in his estimation it could be
done at a very small cost.
After some discussion the request
of the Kiwanis Club was granted
and the City Attorney instructed to
draw up a suitable ordinance.
Empty Stocking Fund
Open For Contributors
We of Sumter county have enjoyed
a bountiful harvest, neither floods
or scourges have devastated our coun
ty or city. A reasonable share of
prosperity has blessed us and never
have we had a brighter future.
Among us are some who are less
fortunate; some to whom Old Santa
Claus may not call unless others pre
pare the way.
Today the Times-Recorder opens
its ungual Empty Stocking Fund, th«>
total proceeds of which go toward
making the unfortunates happy on
’hrirtnus day, The funds are dis
tributed by the Associated Charities.
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PRICE FIVE CENTS
REV. R. B. ROSS
KILLED BY AUTO
IN FLORIDA CITY
Was Formerly Located at Ander
sonville; Son a Student at Lo
cal A. & M. College
PLANT CITY, Fla., Nov. 28.
Rev. R. B. Ross, a Methodist minis
ter, formerly residing at Anderson
ville, Ga,, died here last night as
the result of injuries sustained when
he was struck on the streets here
by an automobile.
Tliie accident was unavoidable, a
coroner's jury verdict being returned
today to that effect.
Mr. Ross was struck and instant
ly killed by an automohile driven by
W. B. Tomblin as minister stood on
the street conversing with his son,
Willie Ross. Young Ross was not in
jured, however.
in his statement to the coroner’s
jury, Tomblin claimed that the glar
ing headlights from approaching cars
blinded him and that he Hi i not see
the deceased.
Rev. R. B. Ross was located on
the Anderson ville circuit near Amer
icus, several years ago. He was well
known here, where he had many
friends and acquaintances. A sec
ond son, Rollie Ross, is a student at
the local A. &M. College. He left
early today for Florida, when word
was received of the death of his fa
ther. No information as to the burial
of thle remains could be learned at
this time.
MUSCLE SHOALS
REPORT MADE
Minority Report Was Submitted
to President Coolidge By Prof.
Curtis of Yale
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. The
j Minority report on Muscle Shoals
was submitted today to President
Coolidge by Professor Harry Curtis
of Yale, one of two members of
investigating commission who de
clined to approve findings of major
ity.
The president has indicated that
he will make majority and minority
views public before their transmis
sion to Congress.
FOOTBALL GETS
COURT CROWD
Mitchell Court-Martial Gang to
See Army-Navy Game During
Week-End Adjournment
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28. A
new tension hung over the Mitchell
court-martial proceeding today as
most of the court sought diversion
from the stormy atmosphere by tak
ing in the Army and Navy football
game during the mid-week adjourn
ment.
A row between Brigadier General
Edward L. King, a member of the
court, and Representative Frank
Reid, chief defense counsel, has pro
duced more troubled-waters for the
tribunal and sequel is not yet record-
To make happy the heart of the
kiddies, we will publish every letter
they write Santa Claus, provided
10 cents is enclosed in the letter for
the Empty Stocking Fund. Write
on one side of the paper only and
address letter to Santa Claus, care
Times-Recorder.
The first contributions to the Emp
ty Stocking Fund are as follows:
Rotary Club „..$8.85
. Dr. pud Mrs. E.L. Thurman 1.00
Danyse Walters ............... 61
Billy Mac Eve 50
Miao Lovelace Eve M
Miss Lochlyn Eve .......... .25
