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AMERICUS COTTON RECEIPTS Cotton received by Sumter / County Warehouses -27,113 j ; For Georgia—Fair tonight; heavy \ |i south and killing frost in > i noth portion; Sunday, partly cloudy. I 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. THE fiMi|SR®CORDER ' iSoll PUBLISHED IN THE ■ JrxJ~SrfA-.~~HEARr~Sr DiXlirlteg 5 ? Calls for Action on Philippines ,■■■ d|fßi ; ; > 5 < ■- ’ ■ X w * ; JW*S W® -A ww* W / J A 1 igWv;,, , . IT, sS a WWIpW ■■ fp3- ; > : V X ' w i ' j#- i?- * >•• B 1 f 1^' Z z ; tl jraaWnK?i :«» z I a J SB Z « JriMOirfooSM HSfcs' r > I B ■ < : < xV t4b j Roy Howard, chairman of the 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 ! 1 ■ ■ ' - 1 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. < Pc. Open 1 lam Clo.-e \ { Jan. 20.1 l 20.08J9.90119.80 > ■ Mar. 20.06 19.95 19.88 19.80 > < > < Middling, 18 3-4 c. 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