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FORTY-THIRD YEAR.-NO 43
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER 22/192-1
HEART OF Diy,C~g^,
EDITH
• PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OPTIMISM FOR NO RAILWAY STRIKE GROW
MINISTER SAYS
PRIEST HIT HIM,
THEN HE FIRED
ENGINEERS OWN SUCCESSFUL BANK
Took Hip To Teak For Marry-
in's Hi* Daughter To
* dustman
DRAMATIC CLOSE TO
WEDNESDAY’S HEARING
Bridegroom Stands Silently In
View of Jury While Father-
In-Law Is On Stand
f BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 20.—'Testi
n 'ony probably will be completed in
the trial of Rev. Edwin Stephenson
on the.charge of murdering Father
■lames Coyle, late today, according to
forecast! of counsel on both sides.
Yesterday’s sersion was brought to
a dramatic close by the appearance
' f I’iedro Gusaman, whose marriage
to Stephenson's daughter, Ruth,
caused the killing, before the jury
r before Stephenson had concluded his
tes’.-mony on the stand. Gussman
stood before the jury u few moments,
I then left without saying a word. His
w ! fe, Stephensyn’s daughter, testi
fied he was an native Porto Rican.
Stephenson testified he told the
ptics*. “You’ve treated me as dirty ur
a dog” by marrying his daughter to
Gussman, that the priest struck him
and then ho fired.
When recalled to the. stand today,
Stephenson testified he did not fire
**, at the priest as he fell, but all three
i shots were fired while Father Coylr
-CriL stood. He said the priest broke one
/ ! ! °f the witness’ suspenders in t'f.e as-
” sault on him and he repeated an un
printable name the 'priest applied,to
him. >
Shifting questions, Solicitor Mor
row asked, "la Picdrd Gussman a nc-
gro?"
The defendant shot back, “I look
cd upon him as such.”
Tho defense rested its caso after
the hearing of 38 witnesses shortly
before noon.
t ;
TREAT CONVICTS * HERE’S THE RAILROAD STRIKE CAPITOL’ STRONGFEELING
HUMANELY, PLEA
OFPAfflRSON
.State Prison Commissioner •
Speaks To County Boards
: Assembled Here
PUBLIC DEMANDS AND
EXPECTS IT, HE SAYS
CLEVELAND, Oct. 20.—Most of
the U*J,000 members of the •'lirothcr-
hund of Locomotive Engincrs have
healthy sayings accounts in the broth
erhood’s own co-operativo national
bank that was organized here in No
vember, 1920.
The primary purpose of the bank
was to care for the funds of the or
ganization and to handle the moneg
of widows and orphans of dead broth
erhood members. '
Original deposits, were 9601,000.
Today the institution has drawn in
deposits, from coast to coast, mo-a
than $10,1)00,000 and is gaining at
the rate .of $1,000,000 a month.
The president of the Bank is War
ren S.- Stone, who also is chief of the
Tmthithobd and who once rar, n loco-
motive on a single track division of
t'ic Fork Island.
.’ We’ll pay at icast six per cent
dividend on stock in the first year of
our existence,” says Stone. He’s
now creating savings clubs among
the 876 lodges of the brotherhood,
Our main object ie to inculcate
thrift' among the men,” he says.
"When they accumulate savings,
we’ll recommend good investments.
"Our brotherhood pays out $3,000,-
000 a year to widows and orphans of
State Highway Engineer Also
Sneaks—-Visitors Enjoy ’Cue
At Noon
ITINERANT TIN
CAN PAYS BRIEF
STOP EN ROUTE
A dilapidated tin can, bearing
express tags numbering about 50
and the stamps of every part of
the United States, was dropped off
here by an express messenger yes
terday into the possession of W. H.
Morris, local express agent, on its
aimless wanderings, fqr a brief
stop, and was sent by him to Mont
gomery this afterno n via tho Sod-
board.
The can was a'furiosity. Hear
ing the date of Maten 14, 1921, It
evidently, had started from El l’a;o,
Texas, for LaJunta, C oin. It was
first topposed to h r.v been collect
ing funds for a poor 'attic girl, but
deceased membero. In the past 76 ! main hanking counter once served ns
per cent of this money disappeared ! „ ), n r.
in a year, for the inexperienced folk
A strong pTca to the county com-j
mi-isioners of* Georgia t» intake it
thru- rersoral business to see that *hi j
wardens of the chain gangs treat the |
convicts humanely was made before
the county commissioners of the •
i'kiil congressional dstric' al th«j
i-ii.v'-'fiAuhe toduy lv Judge T. L.!
r.-if'ivsou, -t tho state j.r'nn coni-j
mission. He said it tvas expected!
time the -onvicts sheiii I work, and j
fh.il woi’i would not hurt then, If;
t's> were well treat-: I, hut lie salt
The main counter in the B. of the BOMtc demanded and expected!
it. E. Bank, that once was used as that they should he treated as;
a bar, and Warren S. Stone, presi- Buuian beines, and that it was. the j
’ ‘ ‘ policy of the - prison commission to
have them so treated that they would
be better men when they had finish
ed their terms.
.Judge I’atterson was the first
tpcaker of importance at the second
quarterly meeting'of the 1 commis
sioners oC thid district. State High
way Engineer Warren Neel also
spoke at fho forenoon/ session. At
noon the Visitors were guests of the
Sumter edunty board and the.Third
District Agricultural school at a bar
becue at the Aggie campus.
The meeting was ’ attended by
about 50 commissioners, practically
all of the 10 counties in the district
being represented,. Judge J. A. Laing,
OF SETTLEMENT
AT CONFERENCE ?
, ‘Bii? Four* And Switchman*#
Chief To Meet Labor |
! " r Board
| ELEVEN OTHER UNIONS
AWAIT FIRST PARLEY
In
■«»!
Full Support 01 Government Be
hind Labor Board In
/Rulings
dent of the institution.
anil jn the power of labor,
' "If labtfr would only cos
only conserve Its
resources and put it In tho banks, It
would be able to dictate the financial
policy .of the country in 10 years,”
he says.
“Labor's income i» $25,000,000,-
000 a year. The whole problem is
one of education in co-operation, a
problem that we hare tackled in real
earnest.’’
The brotherhood hank in now locat
ed In an unpretentious building, for
merly occupied by n saloon. The
brother
got into 'ffiSTiSK'drSr
perleneed folk |_ But the brothcrhoodjwiis suffi- nfJDerre
Ina sharpers, cienf; land adjoining to accommodate mul Con
Now our trust department takes care j a 21-story bank building, for/which
of the funs for these people.” .plans already have been drawn, and
“ on ® n flrni believer in the fu- j which is to be built within two
turc of the co-operative movement j years.
of'Dooly,
CONVICT TAKES ANDREW JACKSON
DOGS; IS CAUGHT!DIES SUDDENLY
Commiiiioler Qur r f- __ „
cecretary. W. T. Lane, of Amcricus,
delivered the address of welcome, al
though. not a county official, and he
tvas responded to uu behalf of the
visitors by Lucius Woodward, of
Dooly county.
County's Buslneti, Too
Judge Patacrson declared that too
many county boards considered 4 the
state commission’s business to look
after the welfare of the convicts, but
said that this could be done only
. Here is tho 14.-stor> Brotherhood of Locomotive Eng
in Cleveland, which will house the hcadqdaVtcrs of all the r
hoods and be tho "national capitol” of the. rcailrond 'strike.
chiefs of four of the brotherhoods loading the strike: Top, left to right 'W,
S. Stone! of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers; W. G. Lee, of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Below, left to light. W. S. Carter,
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and I„ E.'
Sheppard, of the Order of Railway Conductors.
CIIICAGC^ Oct. 20.—Tin- prospec
tive railroad strike ennnot he post
poned, hut it can ho settled.
This was the opinion of the fopr '
big brothel bond chiefs and the presi
dent of the Switehmcn’3 union after
a conference here this morning, at
which it was learned they had cousid-
ered ail possible phases of the satua-
tlon as they may be presented at the
meeting th
road Labor ba
th the Rail*
CHICAGO, Oc
the “Big Four"
the Switchmen’s
this nlorning an
prep;
board.
Union It
mid there
ing that th
0.—The chiefs Of
otherhouiis and
ion arrived hers
vent into confer- ■
meeting this af-
th the Railroad Labor -
atory
ulqu
'I ii
mental dep
$600,000,000 YEAR STAKE
IN RAIL WAGE STRUGGLE!S?3
Hall Brock, Who Fled Terrell Aged Man Who Was Pivot Wit-i through tlm county bo.-.rda. i.
G*n, Cwjgbt By Web,ter [ no* in Ch.pnun TriaJi, Drop, !
Dead In Gammage Garage j enable the various boards to look bet®
j ter after their own roads and thus
Reductions Made By Railroad j
Executives Exceed Half Bil* |
lion Yearly
• tors was optimistic .
•strong evident feel-
■ii 1*1 In- no “trike
••.standard” unions
y awaiting the out-
r board meeting,
d will into con-
iip.mil- of full sup-
iiiterested govern-
t, its members said
wii'ST nil executive session at
ii they went over the case. One
ber intimated he believed the
I had found a legal method of 3
ruling. Heretofore Hi* 1
inteinrd that it had :
its decisions
and railroads each
th'* other with violating
rulings
’•tintonimce*of way exe
lly yesterda^
Sheriff
W.
PRESTON, Oct. 20.®—8heriff C.! Funeral services for Andrew ...
M. Christian, of Webster county, lastj Jackson, who died suddenly Wednes-
county. , t"'* afternoon at 3 oclock in Friend-
Btok escaped about 8 n. m. yesier-
day. The Terrell connty dogs were
. . pieced oti Ilia track and overtook him.
something happened to whatever it i Ho raptured tie dog, tied them fo.-
e>er contained, for i'. wu* mintu i a while, tjjen turned them louse mid
one end, and otherwise battered up. ' luo '.them on with him and Inter da'c
It bore no forwarding address, but {’hunt away.
each agent where it had stopped | . Sheriff Christian was notified r.f
had tagged it with a message. It i *h'-‘ 'edenpe and' was f»on on Brock's
had ben ( to Seattle, Los, Angeles, il'-tU- finaljy locating him trying to
San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, j • >'*- 'he chains’ from his limbs. When
Tampa, Atlanta, and score* of oth- 1 "'dered by the sherif to throw up his
er places. The I.os Angeles tag told i 1- *- ”—
of its visit their to assist "Fatty” 1 .
Arbuckic, who Juat then needed , I* 1 ® other, but he was immediately,
help badly. The Atlanta message ’ knocked down by the sheriff before
be cuUid use It,
Brock was convicted in Walker
county of burglary and. given a ten
years’ -sentence.- Soon after hia cup-1 *■»
»urc- be waa turned over to Warden
Simians and taken heck to the Ter
rel! county gang.
L-es. The Los Angeles tag told ! hands, Borck threw up one hand and Doerun. A number of nieces
visit their to assist "Fatty” 1 reached for n .'4.7 ColtY pistol with __ nc P" ew * nl *° survlvo him'.
better please the people. He said
that (here were only conviclq enough
to provide ono mnn for every 16
miles of road over the stato and that
thcrofore the boards had been unable
ship church, of which ho was a niem-1 to fulfill the public expectations, thus
ber. Rev, Charles Carter, of Ella-
yill,, officiated at the funeral, and
interment followed in the cemetery
of Friendship church. The pallbear
ers. war. selected from among hia
friends in Friendship community, and
• cicuu, in r nenuMiip community, ami pri ,» n t nuiirt
a number of relatives and friends at-. wou |,| | t
creating n constant dissatisfaction
which resulted in constantly chang
ing personnel of the boards. He said
that the new system whereby the
state department would maintain nil
state system roads, which are the
present ipain arteries of travel,
BY HARRY HUNT.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. — Six
hundred million dollars in annual
wages Is the stake for " Mcli railway
workers have declared to strike Oct.
30, for the rc-estahlishment of wage
schedules in offset during tho last
half of 1020 and the fifst six months
-r ip-’i.
Mom than $300,000,000, or over
half this sum, already has been or
dered stricken from the rail workers’
payroll. This was by tho dteisien of
the Railway Labor Board, effective
July 1, 1921, cutting wago schedules
of railworkers an' averag* of about
12 per ' mmm
-pull for my entire ,
vugc
• y .Of Other CIs:
they to
ivoly. | w
pert-uiiaijj
we do not want a 1
question unless
will not go Into i
classes,-foi
ing, - same
the Itnilroi
»y of <u
Labi
ngetnqn. $183; ftiel
247; freight.darken
foremerf, $11)1 • yiyd
switrh tcridc
iductorB r 325
1020,- pi
' Ik out with tiu* lii'othcrhoodn
s w< * h«v»- definite promises edr t
. ration, which «o far have not be#rt
rthco^iing from them.” said J. G.
lork, nuiintenance of way vice •
iiKht.
320(T; 'and ho
Reductions*'
The remainder* aggregating about* the fin
tended-the service. He Is survived
by on# sister, Mix Agnqs Cato, of
Geneva, and a brother, James Jack-
possible for all county
*aid it .had been in Georgia, but
the Ku Klux Klan had gotten ill
behind it and it had kept going.
Another tag bore the label of
“Florida Fish” from Kisaimee.
MARKETS
LIVERPOOL -COTTON
LIVERPOOL, O4 20. — Market
opened Arm; 25-34 up. Quotations,
fullys, 12.73. Sales 8,000 bales.
Futures: Nqv. Dee. Jan. Feb. i
Mr. Jackson, who was 72 years of
age, was' a pivotal witness in th*
riaj$ of Dr. C. K. Chapman and
' I. Johnson, for the murder
i.triiU of
Warren' 1
I of Waltci
boards to maintain and develop their
Sccomjpry roads all over the county
twie* as well as heretofore.
State Engineer Neel stated that It
was of advantage to the counties
themselves to assist the department
in the‘development of th* state roads
within the counties. The new law,
’he exp
- — -—-- ne explained, provides for the dis-
. n Wh 55. he - ‘^ro h-: tribution of auto tax money to the
r'kniFepok* to Dr. Chapman in the variott* counties *n a state rood mile-1
_ bottom” where he was then cm- 1
pley.d a* a night wratchman for a
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR
ON JOB IN CORDELE
, _ , CORDELE, Oct. 20—Miss ' Fier-
Prev. Close 11.66 11.55 U.40 11.24 i£, n f° Dow - '»>*» will be director of
Open 1201 ’ * n * «• — • (.OtBintlBifv Swwtf!.. I. r* * e .« .
f Close ■.*,
| noon with her mother from Bcllfon-
NEW YORK FUTURES j U,n *’ 0h, °- She will take up the
Dec. Jan. Mch. May | w " l | onc »-
Close 18.37 18.08 17.89 17.50!_ *. Dow •* a college-trained wo-
11.91 — ii.go j Community Service in Cordeic this- •*83 lln .* “V 0
12.02 11.87 11.73 I win,er > arrived here Tuesday after- ’Vf* C0n "'derably weakened.. He was
$250,000,00$, is the further reduc
tlon tho railway executives have an
nounced their' intentio nof asking,
even in the face of the strike elite.
In simple terms, tho strikers, are
demanding thu maintenance of
wage scbcdnles established by tho-
Kail Board in 1020, while the rail-
load executives arc seeking tho re
turn of rail pay to the basis estab
lished by the United Stales Railroad
adminirl ration.
There exists a general feeling
that the strike call is rather for the
puipese of frustrating the executive# -
lafe voted,'to
sfag*ra«ir;fu-;
frelgh
und h
cents* a 4ay.
, ,toU| .of ,loc
through all tiie rim
fvrc«a> -contained Ja
s, feed and luber
>'101; yard RATE CUT NEAR
Iperr, $181,j WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Dec|»-
d engineers,j ionn by th-- Interstate Commtvc#!
. • I C-Jifsriiwion In the p riding eanca fit-
Ich the inch, vn-yirfe* riv|ue.‘;t<*ii icduct^onc lit
for cutting j freight rati* on gidin, hay, feed aitd .
inctors, bag- lumber, wet-e understood to ba itrintl* ;
ikemen, $18; nent today after a ronferanew on tho
crvice cm-} railroad situation in which Prcflidnpt
ler help, 04 Harding,Chairnuiu ilcCTioni, of the
I commi ion, and acting Attorney
et\ running (Jemin! (lolf imrtii
mj clerical
lownwnrd j
bein’
tlW
bund;
ADMIRAL BENSON
ztiroat^d nt bctvvoehj
"And four hundred mip
S I^gIVEN SWORD
y employment, however, $330,-
JO is believed about correct. - j’ <-i$
The board Itself estimated the in- 1 o ' ... ,, _ ..
c.fare of July, 1920, to have .-iiblcil; CRlM,on M • c, • Ml
Frank Harvotd For U. C.
At Waycr
18.55 18.35 18.20 17.87
10:15 am .. .18.55 18.26 18.10 17.70
.18.66 18.40 18.10 17.79
18.73 18.42 18.25 17.83
18.08 18.40 18.23 17.81
18.67 18.38 18.21 17.80
18.73 18.46 18.27 17.86
18.62 18.34 18.16 17.73
18*2 18.35 18.17 17.77
12:15 pm ....18.67 18.39 18.22 17.70
man in the rpecial work shp will do
here nnd served Community * War
Work throughout the period of the
war. Various branccs of the work
await her doming. This community
got much out of Community Service
lost winter and the people expect 1
this time.
plans for a further reduction thorn) six Kundtad mlilloh dollars to the ah-!
nfe basis. Ail of this money, lie Fnitl.; in the hope of gaining reconsideration nual rAH Itayrdll, Which ’IaAvo«‘ ui-l
lumber rMmSnir"'i|7~ ; "“ wi " bo «*«•» if to for *W redudtions already ordered.- *$h$r two'Jmhdted and fifty milli.'mv?
state roads. If the counUes, j Average Railway Wa f «. , which the exeentivosmJ^fSSSi
ho showed, eon construct permanent How the wages of the various! off. • L
classes of railway. labor are affected! Tntn! w,'li"r„f..'«o'...li.e ., . ‘
bj$ the recent reductions, against
which the strike was called. Is shown
by the following average figures on fellows:’ a
rail pay. . , , - ’ ’ ‘
Pasrengcr engineers, under the
scales which Ilia Brotherhoods seek
to have retained average $288 a
month. The’ new scale would cut
their .pay 4A
(wjhtnly; h»vip:
The monthly rate uvidi
orborated a vital part of the story of
’Mtt. ,¥4ftio Howell, star witness for
the prosecution In the two trials.
; He had been in declining health
for more than a year past, and re
cently asked advice of physicians re-
action of hia heart which
greater benefits i
...18.60 18.33 18.10 17.72
...18.65 18.36 18.14 17.70
18.58 18.29 18.08
18.62 18.33 18.09 17.71
18.63 18.35 1S.16 17.72
18.67 18.39 18.17 17.85
18.85 18.54 18.33 17.90
18.84 18.59 18.37 17.95
18.99 1861 18.42 18.01
18.75 18.45 18.35 17.80
18.77 18.55 18.35 17.97
JUDGE’S BROTHER-IN-LAW
DIES IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
RALEIGH, Oct. 20—J. T. Htrris,
brother-in-law of the late United
States Judge Peter Pritchard, waa
clcc hocuted at the state prisbn this
me rnlng for’killing F. W. Monnbih, a-
rhiirnthropilt cf Tuscaloosa. Ala., at
Ridgecfest, N. C,, over a yrnr ago,
I.arrls no statement regarding
the killing.
.then advised to use extreme caution
nof to over-ekert himself.
Wednesday afternoon he left the
Wore of W. N. Edwards,' on Cotton
•venue, appm-ently In gb«f health,
and.walked’herons the street into the
gmrag* operated by Brooha Gam-
mage. Upon gaining the'inside of the
huiiaihg he fell to (he floor. Dr. J.
F. McMalh, who waa on the opposite
. aid* of th* Street, Ms immediately
summov-d, Jackson being -lead be
fore Id” arrival; He raid depth was
due to l.’r.it failum. 1 ,
Mr. Jackgon, whe was never mar
ried, had livad many . yean* In
Amcricus and Sumter county, having
been* far-lit: for .i *i-i,l.„, of years
amf later night watchman for »"
Amcricus mqnufacturing plant.
iUofrfte E. Thornton." clerk of th*
Webster Superior court, was here
/ram 1 Preston Thursday and nttemi-
ed the county eoiAmialionefs’ barbe-
cue.. , - v-
■■■I MiH
roads or such roads that will permit
of low expenditures for proper up
keep,, the remainder due the county
from the tax money will be turned
over for other highway purposes.
Mart Alter Conititulicn.
He raid the national conference
of highway engineers had developed
that It would be nccesaary for Geor
gia to aend her constitution so at
to permit state road tax levies if
the state-is to continue to - ,-
federal aid, as it will ahoHly hc the
policy of Ihc government fb deal on
ly with the .states, in th* matching of
federal aid funds, the government be
lieving tha) the coqnty fun)la should
hi- employed for county ro,d purpos
es only. Ke said ii was contemplat
ed to nmetid the constitution next
year so that a state road bond issue
could be floated. He said the auto
tux would take care of the bond pay
ments and Interests, but tch bonds
gould not be t*ld until the consti
tution prohibition agafnrt such a tax
was changed.
Tho barbec ue was served by a bevy
of pretty girls from the Agrlcuil
htel under direction of Principal j the fi .-i-i.
L nee. Jbt ’cue was pr*p*yed by} Th# afternoon imsIgn'wefotttliAt
Tolnl roll forces,which would bb.' d ,„
.-.fleeted by a general;railwav .seriket,*** *'
weifld nppproxlma;# lAWLpW, as f, - '
!lQyr»:* f ^
Engine porvicq employes, 136,000. ■ I}!”,""
r Train service employe-, 189,060. '<
Shop employes, 445,000.
Tejcaraphevs, etes, 77,000.’
I by U I>ara?!®»
cv.v thouiuinl
n lino. SworJ
•• by tho slat*
Mm. Fraik
administration averaged $253, whlfcl
isst&z&sre "fl CHIEF OF POLICE <
. - - - 1 LOSES. 5 TEETH
Freight eaginaers, • who tmder the
aergrd of July, 1920s averaged $275'
mentbiy. tow only an’ aWragd of
$256;under the July, Ji2|, scale.
Under governmetn, operation these
men fvcjegd $.259, wbilo tp J917
their average was $176. The reduc-
tlon ygainst which they strjk* is 04
cehta a d4y. . ii
^ The. average flrerpaiA pay, #H n
t$roqtn rnn,.wea $219 on
FINDS $700 IN CASH
, AND PINT ON NEGRO
cordeLe
. .AT.SINGING'bee!with°:mTn.'1
Chief of Police John Brag-,; I for'reported' 1
cadie back from the singing con- I the cause h-in
vcntion at Hebron church Weil- I !y $790 in c::.-
neaday night minus live front
teeth. /.Ott/iasa who atU nded-the
the .teeth
cqojeplipn tvfsttd tbpt, t
gave way under til e ‘pro,
I liqUu
30— Sheriff C. O.-,
ppiug his waap
he went aff
" to urrest him i
in his possession,-^
liseovery 0 f near, t
ie negro's ]
int of ninon,)
‘ro put hnlb
ft
trajus, and $202 on freights,. un i. i
Itural i were guests of the ecmrolsisoiiers at|
-no volume or music pouring front
the chief’s throat. He said it was
• '•hriifce; WhMt ggf#’ way nt
critical moment.
( A MERIC
Dudley Gatewood and with general, the auditorium of the Agricultu
approbation. All county officers) school main building.
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