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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-19

fine liquors, estimated at holiday
prices to be worth nearly 5000,
and three men were captured.
Invitation TO Presldent-elect
Warren G. Harding to visit Column
bus and Camp Benning early next
year was extended Friday in tele-
gram addressed to him at his Marion,
Ohio, home by the Columbus Cham
Der of Commerce.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the depot of the T. A. & G.
Railway at Menlo Thursday night.
The Georgia-Alabama Power COM
pany will give a largo barbecue at
Cordelle's Mill, Fort Gaines, in cele-
bration of the completion OF the
large dam across the Pataula Creek.
Telling his wife that he not feel
ing we'll Friday night j. r. Milsap,
of Columbus, went to bed and died
within one hour. Heart trouble Is
the supposed cause of his death.
The residence of Judge S. w.
Sturgis was burned at Dublin Friday,
both house and furnishings being a
total loss. The fire started from
unknown sources.
h. l., FdJJen, OIL MltiIOWhs HAS ali
nounced his candidacy for represen-
tative in the legislature of the new
county of Lanier. :,
The Ga. Normal and Industrial
Beauty Special will leave Milledge-
willie Tuesday, carrying the students
home for the Christmas holidays,
Henry Favero, of Abel, died
Thursday from gun wounds receiv-
ed in France.
Hattie Jackson, who was run down
and seriously injured by an auto in
Macon Thursday, had filed suit for
$4,000 damages in the Bibb county
SUPERIOR court.
F. S. Bussey, of Atlanta, a tax
driver. was shot and seriously wound
ed Friday night by G. G. Miller
street car motorman, as result OF
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-19
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

Confessing that he killed a man
five years ago in Florida, Lester E.
Logan, white, gave himself up to of
ficers at Lyerly, Ga. He stated that
he was tired of being a fugiutive.
The rate dispute between the city
of Albany and the Georgia Railway
and Power company has been set
tied. The dispute arose over meter
reading, the city contending that the
bill should be for only actual current
used and company contending that
it should be made on basis of high
est peak load of the day.
Mayor Glenn Toole, of Macon,
was elected potentate of the Al ST.
hah temple for the eleventh time at
the ceremonial Thursday.
Milo Smith, of Dublin, was badly
burned Friday while playing Santa
Claus for the First Baptist church.
One of the lighted candles on the
tree ignited his Santa Claus coat.
Mrs. Randolph Avera, aged 90
years, died at her home in Quitman
Friday.
The Cecil Hotel of Atlanta has
been bought by John A. Magnet, for
mer state fair price commissioner.
w. j. Johnson, of Moultrie mys-
teriously disappeared Wednesday
night and no trace of him has been
found. His wife, bride of few
months, has appealed to the police,
suspecting foul play.
Two japanese cotton men, repre-.
sentatives of the cotton experiment
station of the Japanese government,
have arrived in Savannah to study
the cotton business.
The Bank of Smyrna was entered
Thursday night but nothing was tol-
e" 1t is thought the robbers were
frightened away before they could
get into the safe.
T. J. Suggs, news butcher on the
Central of Georgia, was wounded
when j. S. Clements, passenger,
started shooting at another passen-
ger near Columbus, and hit Suggs.
Bonds amounting to $4,000 have
been voted by LaGrange for munich
pal improvements.
A federal jury Thursday award
ed w. X. and Annie Schley, of Col
umbus, q verdict of $97,875 for q
IT'S acres of land now used by the
government as a part of Camp Ben
ming.
The report of DR.. W. F. Drummer,
Savannah health officer, for Novem-
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Der shows the percentage of deaths
from typhoid fever for the first elev-
en- months of 1920 has been the low
est ever recorded for Savannah.
A new $4,000 Methodist church
has just been completed at Butler.
Enlisting the assistance of wire
less telegraphy and aviation, federal
prohibition enforcement officers at
Savannah Friday made the richest
haul of contraband liquors in years
when a gasoline yacht, 400 cases OF
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quarrel about traffic holdup, in
which Bussey and Miller were
caught.
The Georgia Supreme court has
affirmed the life sentences of John
T. McCracken and William Radney,
prominent Colquitt county farmers
convicte dof murder in the connec-
ton with the killing of Henry T.
Jones, a sawmill man in June, 1917.
The defendants will ask the high
court for a rehearing of their
claims.
Miss Ruth Campbell, 15-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Campbell of Waycross, Friday was
severely burned on her back end
arms when her dress caught fire
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from and open crate.

from and open CRATE.
Jim Caswell, young man, who
was convicted in the Jasper county
Superior court Thursday for assault
with intent to murder for shooting
Powell Ezell, was sentenced Friday
by Judge James B. Park to serve
two years in the penitentiary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-12-19

1t is believed that wireless waves
have started many fires among the
oil wells of Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
BIG MAIL ORDER
HOUSES CUT PRICES
10y Associated Prsss.)

Chicago. Sept. 23.-Price cuts were
announced today by Sears, Roebuek d
Company and MOntgomery-War d
Co. two OF the largest mail order
houses in the country. Sears -Roebuck's
reductions range from 20 to 60 percent
and those OF Montgomery- Ward and
Company are from 80 to 20 percent
Some Of the Sears-Roebuck cuts:
Sheetlng IS percent; standard mus
lin, co percent: automobile tires. p
percent women's shoes. 20 percent:
mems overalls. 30 percent; jumpers. 10
to 20 percent. Although no radical
cuts in foods We're announced. prices
on sugar, rolled oats, prunes. and a
few other articles were reduced from
five TO 10 percent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
Benton Says He Refused
To ThrOlU Baseball Game
n ew York Giant Pitcher
Turned Down Chance to Make.
easy Money" CrOOkedly.
(5y Associated Press.)

Chicago, Seept. 23.-Jacob "Rube"
Benton, pitcher of the New York Ma
tionals. today told newspapermen, pre-
viously to testifying before the grand
jury. now investigating Charges of
gambling in baseball games. that Hal
Chase. former member of the New
York Nationals, made approximately
$4,000 by placing wise bets" on
worlds series games.
Benton was the chief witness heard
at today's session, having come here
from New York in response to a sub
poena issued several days ago.
Benton made a statement before
entering the jury room in which he
said Hal Chase and Charles Buck"
Herzog of the Chicago Nationals had
offered him some easy money if he
would throw game between the Chi
cago and the New York National
league clubs.
bers, Benton told newspapermen that
the substance of the testimony given
to the jury was as follows:
That Hal Chase had cleared ap-
proximately $4,000 by betting on
worlds series games;
That he (Benton) had been offered
some easy money" by Chase and
Herzog if he would throw" acertain
game between the Cubs and Giants
and,
That Henry Zimmerman, former
member of the Giants, had called
Benton "a poor fish" and that -four
hundred bucks were waiting" for him
had he thrown the game"
Herzog Nehemently denied the
charges of the New York pitcher.
To newspapermen, Benton declared,
that he did not know of any case Of
out and out crookedness," but said II
do know that just before the final
game between the Giants and the Cubs,
Herzog, Chase and myself held con-
ference at which 1 was asked II ]
wanted to make some easy money.
/ was then informed that 1 was to
throw the final game to Chicago.
Benton said that he joked with the
men and then went out and won the
game.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
NEGRO SHOOTS
Wife and NIECE
Zelia Cole Shot Through Lung
and Bebe Johnson Through
Body by Edmore Cole.

Zelia Coles is in a very dangerous
conditions at the Pensacola hospital
and Bebe Johnson is seriously wounded
as a result OF pistol wounds inflicted
by Edmore Cole in a family quarrel
last night. Following the shooting
Cole made his escape and until a late
hour this morning had not been caught.
All available officers OF the police de-
partment were called in to assist In
the search for the negro.
Cole, his wife and Bebe Johnson. his
wifes niece, were at the home OF Cole.
10 s. Baylen, when Cole became en-
ragged at his wife, secured a 39-calibre
automatic and fired. the first ball strik-
ing Bebe. lie turned the pistol on his
wife and fired twice. one Of the balls
passing through the womans right
lung. She was later taken to the Pen
sacOla hospital. The niece was struck
near the right thigh, the ball, passing
through her body. lodging just under
the skin.
According TO the statement OF Bebe
the three were playing with a chair,
when one Of the legs broke. Cole
became enraged, using violent language
and his wife told him to hush. He then
secured the pistol and began firing.
Following the shooting Cole left the
building, stating that he was going to
the jail and give up. He left the
house barefooted and without a coat.
Instead Of going to the jail he went
10 a relatives house and borrowed a
coat. stating he was going out in the
bay. The negro carried the automatic
with him.
Cole is well known in the city and
bears the reputation OF being a quiet,
orderly negro. He has been an employe
Of the Mckenzie 0erting Co. and the
Green Fish Co. for the past several
years. He was brought up in this
city. Extra police were called in to
assist in the man hunt following the
shooting and descriptions were sent I'D
the road for officers to watch out for
him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
COUNTY BONDS
SHOULD CARRY
Thomas A. Johnson of Bruce
Dry Docks Co., Says Issue
Means Permanent Roads.
IMPORTANT TO FARMERS
Increased Haul in Shorter Time
Will Be Possible When Hard
Roads Are Built.

Thomas 4. Johnson OF the Bruce Dry
Docks Company said yesterday that
permanently paved highways will 10
more than any other thing to build I'D
Pensacola and Escambia county. Hard
roads, Mr.. Johnson said, will make il
easier for the farmer to haul his pro-
duce to town and will likewise make
It possible for the farmer TO haul big
ger loads
Mr.. Johnson believes the road To- the
Gulf beach will do much 70 make Pen
sacola one of the Fairgrounds Of Amer
lea, and that every part Of the country
will benefit by the increase in perma-
nent residents, which will follow the
building of hard roads.
THE voters of Escambia county are
confronted with a very important duty
on September 20. which will mean a
great deal in the development Of the
natural resources Of our county. and
each and every voter should remember
to go TO the polls on the 29th and put
the Good Roads movement over the
top" said Mr.. Johnson.
Escambia county must have first
ClaSS permanent highways ne auucQ,
"and the greaer portion OF the present
road tax levy will be used in paying
for these permanent roads instead OF
on the maintenance Of temporary roads
Every registered qualified voter is
entitled TO vote on September %. This
includes the ladies, persons registered
who voted IN the last primary election.
newly registered voters who have just
completed their legal residence or who
have just arrived at voting age In
other words a person does not have TO
be a property owner to be qualified to
vote for good roads.
The carrying OF this election means
among other things, increased haul in
shorter time to the farmer, a direct
paved highway to the Gulf, employ
ment to a lage number of skilled and
unskilled workmen and Greater Pen
sacoIa and Escambia county.
Now is the opportune time. Let's
march onward. Cast your vote FOR
BONDS" on next Wednesday"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
STATE AUDITOR
ORDERED here
Governor Sends NJ. c. Mcintosh
to Examine Books of City
of Pensacola.

Governor Cats has announced that
he has ordered Hon. NJ. C. Mcintosh,
q state auditor, to come to Pensacola
and audit the books Of the city, Mr..
McIntosh's expenses to be paid by the
city. The audit has been ordered by
the governor in confOrmanee with a
petition signed by about 10 voters Of
the city nearly month ago. The pc
tition was prepared just after the
commissioners introduced an ordinance
TO raise the water rates
]. n. Andrews and others were in
strumental in having the governor ap-
point the auditor, their petition 10 the
governor saying that they were mot
satisfied" with the present condition
OF the city's financial affairs.
The governor wrote Mr.. Andrews and
Sheriff Whitaker yesterday in part as
follows: ....
Upon consultation with a represen-
tative Of the office Of the attorney gen.
eraI, ! was advised al9t 40 officer
should be appointed except one who is
a State Examiner OF Public Accounts,
and therefore | am sending Hon. NJ. c.
Mcintosh, one of the state auditors
please render Mr.. Mcintosh every
assistance and courtesy possible and
am sure his audit will be correct and
complete "
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
BOMBEXPLOSION
Still UNSOLVED
New Mystery is Added By Dis
covery of Dynamite Package ct.
at B. r. 7. Station.
fsv Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 23.-After a week
had passed without investigators be-
ing able to solve the mystery of the
Wall street explosion, they were pre-
sented today with another mystery
who placed a package of dynamite in
the Reid Avenue elevated station in
Brooklyn this morning?
The package was found by police
man doing strike duty on the Fulton
street line. which is operated by the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company. He
soaked 1T in a bucket of water and
then carried it to his headquarters
in Brooklyn. Later it was taken to a
laboratory in Manhattan for analysis.
Accounts differ as to whether a splut-
tering fuse was attached. Some of
ficials reported that Patrolman Santeln,
who found it, stamped out a fuse.
At the laboratory. where the package
was taken, it was said there had been
found two pipe cleaners impregnated
with nitrate. The pipe cleaners, it
was said, could have served as fuses,
but it had not been established wheth-
er either had been lighted. Author
tiles seemed to agree that no percus-
sion caps had been found.
Meanwhile detectives investigating
the Wall street explosion reported that
through the health department they
had been able to identify the tag found
near the horse attached to the death
cart which is believed to have been the
center of the blast.
This tag, it was learned, had been
issued in 1913 to the Reid Ice Cream
Company, of Brooklyn, to certify that
one of it's horses was not afflicted
with CHAMBERS, but since then the horse
had been sold three times. The name
of the latest owner, if known, was not
made public.
Chief William J. Flynn, of the Bu-
reau of Investigation of the Depart
ment of Justice, had this to say of the
latest clue:
TT looks good, but like any clue, it
ruay blow up at any time
Meanwhile, in addition to discovery
Of the bomb, at the B. r. T. station,
New York and vicinity were subjected
to more bomb scares today. An anony-
nous warning that the Grand Central
Station would be blown up at 2 p. m.
caused detectives to be rushed to the
terminal and also to the Pennsylvania
station and the postoffice. Nothing
happened.
The grand jury investigating the ex-
plosion of last Thursday, continued to-
day to hear witnesses.
Kiegler, Kessler, and Dulchin. hard
ware dealers, teestifying before the
grand jury, described man who they
said had appeared at their store ask
ing for nine pounds window weights,
who they were unable to furnish him.
Sawed up weights of this nature were
found after the explosion and are be
Iieved to have been part of the bomb.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
WEIRD MURDER
IS REVEALED
Body of Los Angeles Merchant
Found Buried in Cellar Af- ..
ter Months Searching.
(5y Associated Press.)

Los Angeles. Cal, Sept. 23.-Dis-
covery of the body of Jacob Charles
Denton, Los Angeles capitalist, who
disappeared four months ago, buried
under several tons of earth in a her
meticaIly sealed box in the cellar OF a
house at SIS Catalina street today,
brought to light what the police char
acterized as the most weird murder
mystery in the history of the city.
Physicians said Denton had been
dead about three months. The body
was found by a private detective en-
gagged by Denton's attorney, Judge
Avery, when Denton's continued alb
sence aroused his suspicious. Judge
Avery said Denton had been divorced
and had a daughter, Frances Denton,
living in Phoenix, Ariz.
Denton had left a will with Judge
avery and when the latter wished to
consult his client about the instrument
he was unable TO find him.
The house in which Denton's body
was found was his property. but had
been occupied by tenants for some
time. The present tenant took the
property through an agent about a
month ago. The former tenants were
the subjects of search today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
Anti-Saloon League and Prohi-
tion Officials Attacked By
Alcohol Congress.
CALLED "BUCK PASSERS''
Commissioner COler of New
York Says Whisky Can Be
Bought Almost Anywhere.
(5y Associated Press }

Washington, Sept. 23.-Prohibition
enforcement officials, the New York
branch of the Anti Saloon League and
its superintendent, William H Ander-
son, shared alike a vitrolic attack
made today by Bird S. Coler, New York
commissioner of public welfare, in a
speech before the international con-
gress against alcoholism.
Mr.. Coler's prepared address although
censored by officials of the congress
to eliminate personalities, charged
open violation" of prohibition laws,
and accused Mr.. Anderson of attempt
ing to incite race and religious hat
red.
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer.
also on the program, answered the at
tack on his bureau personally and Mr..
Anderson, who was absent, replied in
a formal statement in which he ac-
cused Mr.. Coler of injecting Tam
many politics" into an international
meeting.
Launching into his speech, Mr. Coler
levelled a bitter attack on the mass of
dry workers, particularly those asso-
ciated with the Anti Saloon League,
had not forced the candidates of either
of the major parties to take a definite
stand as to retention and enforcement
of the prohibition laws. AS for fed
eral enforcement of prohibition, the
speaker demanded that something be
done right now" There was no reason
for quibbling, he added, because "ev-
erybody knows liquor can be bought
at most places and at most any time
if you've got the right look in your
eyes
THE prohibition commissioner, If he
wanted to, could take one or two men
and could round up senators, govern
ors, federal officials, and scores of
others for violation of the liquor laws.
New York could, be cleaned up in sixty
days. But the department of justice
and Mr.. Kramer's bureau and the other
government departments have got to
work together. AS it is, everybody s
ducked. The Anti Saloon League has
ducked. Even Cox and Harding have
ducked-except when heckled and
that's not a satisfactory way to get
assurances"
Replying to Mr.. Coler's charges of
violation of the prohibition laws, Mr..
Kramer said that "to a considerable
extent" they were true, but he insisted
the New York commissioners should
provide "bill of particulars in ord
er that the small force Of the bureau
might know where TO go on the trail OF
the bootleggers. He told the congress
he was doing his level best" to en-
force the laws and explained that his
force numbered only 1000, adding:
'think of that number policing no.
600, 90 people, for that is what it is,
policing"
Mr.. Anderson in his reply to Mr..
Coier's charges said:
ANY statement that I have made
any attack upon any church is utterly
untrue, but fear of misrepresentation
has deferred me from exposing and
thwarting the Tammany scheme TO
capitalize politically against prohibition
the influence of a great church many
of whose clergy and lay members have
been noted leaders in the fight to de-
stroy the liquor traffic"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
POISON VICTIMS
ARE IMPROVING
Csy Associated press.)

Greenville, Ala, Sept. 23.-Texanna
McChondico. and her husband. negro
servants employed at the local hotel
where twenty six persons were pois-
oned Tuesday night by arsenic, which
chemists later discovered in biscuits
served at dinner. were held tonight in
Jail here without bail pending further
investigation as the result of state
ments today by fellow servants.
The police announced that Katie
Sanders and Jessie Goldsmith had
given to a relative of one of the vic
times statement declaring that the
MeChondico woman had told them
Tuesday night not to eat any biscuits
that evening as she had mixed bug
poison with the flour. The four ne
groes named and Joe Washington had
been arrested during the day, but the
Sanders and Goldsmith women and
Washington were released.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-24
Conditional Offer of Retirement
of Aaron S. Watkins From
Race Turned Down.
POSITION is EFIN e d
Speaking on League, Democratic
Leader Says He Favors End =.
ing War for All Time.
(5y Associated Press.)

Albuquerque, N. NJ, Sept. 23.-Gov-
ernor Cox will ignore proposals from
the prohibition party for retirement
of Aaron S. Watkins. presidential can
didate OF the prohibition party, from
the race il the governor will pledge
himself to certain measures regard
ing the Volstead law. Governor Cox
made this announcement upon his ar
rival here tonight. It was understood
a similar proposal was made to Sena-
tor Harding, the Republican nominee.
The prohibition party's proposal,
the governor stated, came in letter
about two weeks ago from Virgil C.
Hinshaw. who said he acted officially.
The letter was in the nature of a
QUESTIONABLE regarding action upon
the question of the Volstead law re-
garding prohibition questions. Mr..
Hinshaw. il was stated, expressed
confidence" that Mr.. Watkins would
retire from the presidential arena
should Governor Cox reply favorably
to the QUESTIONABLE. No reply has
been or will be made. Governor Cox
has declined to comment on similar
offer by Mr.. Watkins.
tions was defined in further detail by
Governor Cox in an address here to-
night.
'T favor going in, to put an end to
war for all time said the governor.
This Is my position. am determined
10 secure the earliest possible en-
trance into the league of nations with
the least possible delay and with the,
fewest possible reservations needed to
accomplish that result.
1T have no doubt that Republican
and Democratic senators alike will
loyalty fulfill the peoples mandate.
which my election will signify. shall
endeavor to meet all reasonable de-
sires for proper reservations which are
offered in sincerity and not merely as
trumped up for political purposes"
The governors statement was made
in response to questions in local Re-
publican newspapers which he said he
was informed were inspired by two
advance agents of Chairman Hays OF
the Republican national committee.
These men, named Headly and Smith,
the candidate said, were Hays scouts
and endeavoring to embarrass and
minimize his western travelling a Few
days ahead on the governors itiner-
asy.
ITO one of the local newspapers
question on prohibition, Governor Cox
also reiterated his position, stating:
No liquor organization has ever dom
ated dollar to any of my campaigns
TO my knowledge. nor have I ever
owned a share of stock in any brew
cry. / suggest that this question be
asked of the reactionary candidate.
The 18th amendment is part of the
constitution. The president takes an
oath to uphold the constitution and
Tho law