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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

What Do Doomed Men Think?
3 Dixie Slayers' Conduct Tells
Fox, Cappins And Kirby To Die
Same Day At Columbia,
S. c.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 20
What does a condemned man think
about?
In the death house of the South
Carolina state penitentiary are three
murderers who will die on the same
day, within the month. in the first
triple execution in this state. i
NO. /
The youngest of the trio, Jesse
Gappins, %, has turned to his Bible
in his last days. He talks continually
on the eternity ahead of him, and
hopes most for Gods forgiveness.
81 have read and re-read the story
of Christ on the cross and his for
giveness of the thief who was dying
nearby" says Gappins. Il believe
any man would be forgiven who had
not committed the objectionable sin
who had not rejected God to the
limit.
"As long as any man can get down
on his knees and cry over what he
has done, and ask forgiveness, + be-
lieve God will listen"
NC. 2
hilOItiCl VI JIC Sl O
Kirby, has one wish he wants grant
ed before he pays the penalty. He
has requested the prison photogra-
pher to take his picture when he is
clean shaven, and has a collar on, so
that he may send the picture to his
12-year-old daughter
He merely says: 81 wish it were
all Overp'
NO. 3
The third, c. o. Fox, glares
through the cell bars-and says little.
His jaw sags low on his throat and
his eyes cover in frown. But now
and then, his lips culver, and he NUT
ters:
81 don't know why-I don't know
why | did it."
Their Crime
And the crime for which they must
pay?
William Brazell, Columbia taxi
driver, was lured to lonely spot
and brutally murdered. Gappins
Kirby and Fox wanted to steal his car
and sell it.
Hiding the body in a field, the trio
drove toward Georgia. but they were
captured and confessed.
A jury found them guilty and a
judge sentenced them to death Es-
Gaping a mob at Augusta, they were
secretly taken to Savannah, then to
Columbia, where, in the state pen,
they are counting their days till Oct.
21-the daterset for the triple execu.
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
ARBUCKLECETS
HISFREEDON ON
BONDOF $4,000
Murder Charge Against Film
Comedian Dismissed AT
Preliminary
TO FACE MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGE FO RGIRL'S DEATH
Women In Court Room Clasp His
Hand When Court Allows
Him To Go

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20. Ros-
coe (''Fatty') Arbuckle was at lib
erty on $4,000 bond today after his
preliminary hearing on a charge of
murder He will be tried on a charge
of manslaughter within a few days
if the district attorneys plans ma
terialze.
Police Judge Sylvan Lazarus in
the police court here late Wednesday
ruled that Arbuckle be held for man~
slaughter and that the murder charge
against him be dismissed.
The courts decision yesterday
came after attorneys had argued for
an hour regarding various phases
of the case
Arbuckle was plainly pleased and
courtroom spectators seemed to be,
too.
The California law provides peli-
atty of an indeterminate sentence of
from one to ten years in the state
prisoh for manslaughter
81 see nothing in the evidence pre-
sented here which would warrant
holding this defendant on a charge
of murder" Judge Lazarus comments
ed in announcing his dtcision.
Arbuckle's attorneys Immediately
asked release of their client on bail.
Judge Lazarus set the bail at $40.
600 bonds or $4,000 cash and law
yers left the court room Immediate
ly to arrange posting of the cash
and to order "Fatty's" $4,000 car
brought to the hall of justice.
When the decision was announced
/ clubwomen from the audience
swarmed to the rail which stood be-
tween Arbuckle and the audience
and began wringing his hand, pat
ting him on the back and congratu-i
lating him.
Arbuckle hardly changed express
sion. He looked about as sober as
he has always looked since his ar
rest two weeks and half ago.
Minta Durfee, his wife, broke into
tears and wept with joy on the big
comedians shoulder.
Arbuckle shook the hands of club
women with one hand and with the
other caressed his wife.
Mrs. Emma Philip Ina, one of the
clubwomen attending the trial, press
ed book into Arbuckle's hand. It's
title was, ''How to Be Happy.
Mrs. w. B. Hamilton, chairwomaii
of the delegation of clubwomen
watching the case, bitterly attacked
the prosecution.
"Ihe only thing that the state
brought out in this case was the
fact that Miss Rappe was dead,' she
said.
1t was expected that an immediate
assignment Of Arbuckle's case to the
court of Superior Judge Ward would
be made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

cite, registers, believe, the turn of
the industrial tide. 1t is the first in
crease III the wholesale price index
in the past 5 months"
Gillette bases his price-and- d-wage-
level prediction on a complicated
mathematical formula, which he has
tested hacl. orcr 30 ved"s ard found
that it fitted each years prices and
wage sec,'urate y.
Rise and Fall
According to this formula, average
Wholesale prices will continue rising
until they 60 per cent above 1913
level They may go higher, but prob
ably would fall back, in that event.
and settle at the 60 per cent figure.
Further indications that business
decline has halted and is rising out
of the depths, getting ready to stabil-
ize. are pointed out by Gillette, as
follows:
CONE: Between June, 1920, and
April, 1921, bank clearings declined
about rs per cent. But, for the past
four months@ they have remained
almost stationary.
II WO. similar COH5IdHty ~
the number of freight cars loaded
weekly has occurred during the
same four months. while the tons
carried one mile {ton-miles) have
increased SLIGHTLY"
Money Dancer.
"Most economists hold that ware
and price levels change with changes
in the volume of money and check
ing deposits-the two combined be-
ing the measure of total buying pow
er" saws Gillette.
az have shown that. had this been
the case. wage levels would be al.
most twice rs high as they are, for
bank deposits increased twice as
much as money during the last 80
years.
"Jt has not been realized by
economists that bank credits repre-
sent frozen purchasing power be-
cause it is necessary constantly to ac-
cumulate funds with which to meet
maturing loans. When a business
man is building up his deposits to
meet his obligations. he cannot at the
same time be using them for the pur-
chase of more goods. Checking de-
posits would onerate exactly like free
money were it not that they are
handcuffed to maturing obligations. :
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
TOCUT COTTON
CROP NEXT YEAR
That Is Purpose Of Conference
Of Southern Farmers Meeting
At Memphis

MEMPHIS, Sept. ga confer
ence of all Southern farmers, bank
ers and merchants will be held here
on Oct. II.
The conference has been called by
]. P. Norfleet, chairman of the Cot
ton Acreage Redua&ion Committee, Of
the South.
1t is being held for the purpose of
following up the campaign started
last winter for crop diversificatlon
and reduction of cotton acreage.
At that time a conference was
held here of farmers, bankers and
merchants Of the cotton growing
states. They agreed at that time
to unite their efforts for a smaller
cotton acreage and more feed and
food crops.
Judging from the small cotton
crop and the largest feed crop in
history they lived up to their agree.
ment.
High prices for cotton, caused by
the short crop this year, it is feared
will cause many farmers to plant a
heavy acreage of that staple next
year, unless the committee follows
up the advantage it has gained By
waging q systematic campaign for
diversification this winter and next
spring.
Every cotton growing state will be
represented at the conference BY
large delegations of bankers, mer.
chants and farmers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

pital in Boston, had contracted with
Cornell to picturize his book, "a
Thousand Faces"
Mrs. Francis was among those who
applied for parts.
She claims that she called at a
Back Bay apartment and posed for
Cornell. During her posing she was
given something to drink, she says
which stupefied her. While in this
stupor, she says, she was mistreated.
Mrs. Francis wrote letter to o
New York film conrern wfich ad-
vertises that it produces only" clean
pictures" and told of her experiences
asking help to rid Boston of what
she said was pitfall for young girls.
Miss LeVome was sent to Boston
to procure evidence. She says that
she has obtained it while posing as a
candidate for part in Cornell's pic
ture.
In addition to the summons for
Miss LeVome, summonses have been
issued for three other girls who are
said to have posed for Cornell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
LLOYD GEORGE
. INVITES IRISH
TONEW PARLEY
Sim Feinn Given Final Word In
Note Of Reply To De
Valera
MUST COME ONLY AS
PART OF BRITISH EMPIRE
October II Set AS Date For Con-
ference In London-FIoIds
To Position

LONDON, Sept. 29.-(By Associ-
ated Press.) of the Irish
Sim Fein have been invited to take
part in al conference in this city
October II in a note dispatched to
Eamonn de Valera by Premier Lloyd
George early today and which is con-
sidered to be The British government 5
final word i'll the exrh.ng> OF mes
sakea between I.on0on and Dlbiin.
Lloyd George informed de Valera,
however, that :he British government
could net alter its fundamental po-
sition, which was vital to the en-
blre's existence This position was
that Ireland could not lie allowed TO
seporate from the british empire. but
Tuust base her p"opositioni upon self
government as a member of the Sis
terhood of British dominions.
Llody Georges note carried a de-
clination to meet the Sim Fein ne
gotiations ma basis of the previous
correspondence, the prime minister
holding this to be basis which might
involve Great Britain in recognition
of Irish sovereignty. He renewed
his offer of conference with a
view of ascertaining how the asso-
citation of Ireland with the community
Of nations known as the British en-
pire may best be ireconciled with
Irish national aspiration"
In view of recdht declaration If
de Valera and Arthur Griffith, the
belief is held in some quarters that
the Sim Fein can now accept the in
vitation without abandoning its own
standpoint.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
ADVANTAGE

Farmers may be getting low prices
but now they have one big advan.
tage over the rest of US.
The city chap pays SO per cent of
his income for food and has to pay
income tax on the dollars that buy
the food.
But the farmer gets his food, rent
and often other living expenses be.
fore he beings reckoning his taxale
income.
Is that right? Ethically, no. For
practical purposes, yes. Too many
are concentrating in cities. They
must be gotten back TO the land, For
that purpose, almost any form OF
bonus is advisable.
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
COTTON ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN BIRMINGHAM

ATLANTA, Sept. 29.-The Ameri-
can Cotton Association will meet in
Birmingham Octobtr 26-29 in its an
nual convention for 1921, according
to announcement made here by Har-
vie Jordan, secretary. The opening
day of the convention will be held
in joint session with the Birmingham
semi-centennial celebration to hear
the address of President Harding.
On the following day the business
sessions Of the cotton association will
begin from all sections of the cotton
belt, and several thousand delegates
are expected to- attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
NEWBERRY BAD
SAY DEMOCRATS;
- PURE, SAYG. O. P

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. =
Opinions conflicting along party
lines were presented today by the
majority and minority reports of
the senate privileges and elections
committee on the Ford-Newberry
senatorial election contest from
Michigan. The majority cleared
Senator Newberry of corruption
and all other charges and recon-
mended that he be seated. The
minority asserted that Newberry
was elected "by corrupt and ille-
gal methods" recommended his
seat be declared vacant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
HOME

A hermit named Romberg, at
Dubuque, Iowa, had lot of Gagged
birds State law against caging song
birds freed his pets. One, a Kentucky
cardinal refuses to leave its cage.
That cage is home and nothing looks
quite SO good to the cardinal.
The home instinct is as powerful
among animal life, all through ma
ture, as among animals. Every
form of animal life reaches by
highest point of its expression by es-
tablishing home, with ma looking
after the kids and the housework, and
pa bringing home the bacon.
Don't worry. home is one institu-
ton nothing can destroy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29


BOSTON, Sept. 20. = Another
movie scandal!
Columns have been printed about
the Arbuckle case,sbut Boston has its
own scandal. reads it, sympa-
thizes, condemns and moralizes.
There are three principal charac-
ters in Boston's drama man and
two women.
The man is Bert Cornell of Brigh.
ton, moving picture producer.
The first Woman is Mrs. Anna
Francis, who alleges she was mis-
treated By Cornell while posing for
a vampire role in his new picture,
"a Thousand Faces.
The second woman is Yvette Gull
bert LeVome, a New York film ac.
tress, who played the detective
against Cornell and has been sum-
moned as one of the principal wit
nesses againt him.
Cornell was arrested on Mrs. Fran
els charges.
Dr. George W. Galyin, founder and
former head of the Emergency hos
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
NO GEORGIA LAW TO
STOP FIGHT BETTING

ATLANTA, Sept. Betting on
a prize fight is not against the law
in Georgia, according to a decision
by Judge Andy Calhoun, in city
criminal court, who ruled in favor of
NJ. Gold and C.. H. Argue, who had
been arrested Monday night at the
Lawler-Ferns fight by City Detective
Caldwell.
The judge ruled that the two men
had not violated any law when the
point was made by Attorney Ernest
Buchanan that there was no law on
the statute books of Georgia covering
the case.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
Gillette Declares Subsequent
Events Bears Out Forecast
Of Last March
BY ALBERT APPLE.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29-"When bust
ness settles down to normal again,
the new average level of prices and
kages will be 60 per cent higher than
in 1913.
81 made that prediction last March.
Recent business developments are
proving its accuracy" says Halbert
2. Gillette, economist and editor of
Engineering and Contracting
Gillette calls attention to the price
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD

DAYTON, O., Sept. 29.-Lieuten-
ant John A. McReady, test pilot at
McCook field yesterday shattered the
worlds altitude record, attaining a
height Of 40,800 feet in the same
La Pere biplane used by Rudolph G.
Schroedr, who set record of 49,
18O feet on February 29, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
PLOT TO seize
THRONELAID TO
KINGS COUSIN
Great Sensation In Rome Over
Charges Against Duke
d'Aosta

LONDON, Sept. 29.-Violent at
tacks on the Duke dAosta, cousin
of King Victor Emanuel of Italy,
have created a great sensation in that
city, says a Rome dispatch to the
London Times. A newspaper charges
the duke with inspiring and protect
ing the facisto, or extreme nation
alists, striving to gaining the throne,
with the support of certain generals
and other officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
REPLY REACHES
MANSION HOUSE.

DUBLIN, Sept. 29.-(By Associ-
ated Press. The reply of Lloyd
George to de Valera was received at
the Mansion House this afternoon and
was read by de Valera and Arthur
Griffith, the foreign minister, in the
Dali cabinet. A reply may be draft
ed today and. placed before the Dali
cabinet, which will Inject Sept. 80.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
YOU AND !
HAVE 1T FROM CHINA
THAT RED is LUCKY,
GREEN UNLUCKY
WHY do we wear black for mourn.

WHY do we wear black for mourn
~ ing? Because it is somber, you
probably think. But Mohammedans
use purple when they go into mourn
ing. Chinese, to advertise grief. wear
white and blue.
Papers of pins wouldn't sell read
lily in our country if the paper were
black. Neither did pins from Eng
land, in blue paper, sell in China.
Along came the Germans, flooded the
Chinese market with pins stuck in
red paper-and walked off with all
the business, for red is the lucky col
or of China, green the unlucky.
That simple thing like color can
regulate foreign trade, brings home
that any important venture is apt
to be wrecked by a seeming minor
detail
Psychology of color is valuable
knowledge for you What is your
favorte color? 1t 'gfvfs your
number"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
Los ANGELES SHAKEN

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20. a
slight earthquake shock was felt in
the southwest section of this city
early this morning. 1t lasted few
seconds and no damage was reported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
AMERIcUs TEMPERATURES

the Americus squad is working hard,
and taking on the Third District Ag-
gle squad for scrimmage work sew
eral evenings each week.
An effort is to be made to have
uniforms for the Americus team by
the date of the Albany contest. The
game will be played at the Play
ground, easily accessible to the pub
lie
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
PRICES TO STAY UP so
PER CENT, SAYS EXPERT

index compiled by the governments
Bureau of Labor Statistics. This
index shows that, on the average
the wholesale price of a given amount
of commodities has been as follows:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
MOTHERS

Mrs. Pencak, Chicago widow and
mother of eight dependent children
under IL years of age, gets the larg-
est mothers pension ever granted
$3.50 a month. She will have to be a
good manager and pare her potato
skins thin, to make ends meet on
that.
But it's step forward. Some day
every mother will be eligible for a
pension, with bonuses for big fam
lilies. A good investment. Babies
are the nations real wealth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

WHAT shall be the instruction
" to
committee wants suggestions select from
I'LL the following blank and bbrbng send it the
later than Saturday night committee
morning the matter and order the tablet
be limited to twenty words and should be much shorter
They e quotations or original.
suggest the following inscription:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29

Miss Belle. Mcdaniel is spending
few rays in Albany as the guest
of friends.
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MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good Middling, 20 lac.
LIVERPOOL, COTTON

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 29.-Market
opened quiet, 2-7 down. Quotations,
fullys, 1911. Sales, $4,000 bales.
Receipts, 24,537 bales, of which 10,-
251 are American.
Futures. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-29
WEATHER FORECAST:

For Georgia = Partly cloudy to-
night and Friday; probably showers
in extreme south portion.
The Yale expositor., 1921-10-20

George Groves, of Valley Cen
ire, and Miss Evelyn Cascadden,
of Melvin, were married. at the
county clerks office, Sandusky,
on Monday, Oct. 18th, by Justice
of the Peace John Hyslop.
The Jolly Farmers Club will
meet with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Fer
guson Thursday, Oct. 27. A pot
luck dinner and a good program.
Mr.. Kidman will give a talk and
there will be songs and recita-
tions.
We neglected to mention the
name of Mrs. Clifford Peacock
as being one of the party from
Yale attending Grand Chapter in
Saginaw last week. Mrs. Peacock
spent Sunday in Lapeer with her
mother.
A number of the members of
the Music Club will attend the
Cadman concert in Port Huron on
Friday evening. Tsianani, (Chee-
ah-nee-nah) translated "The
Wild Flower" the famous Indian
prima donna is to sing.
Fred d. Mathews, VIM. |. Hold
gins, James Melrose and James
Welch started Sunday morning by
auto for VanNettan Lake where
they will camp for a week in the
Welch cottage. Their time will
be put in hunting and fishing.
The st. Clair County Road COM
mission is surveying the ground
for the erection of the new repair
shop at Twenty-eighth and Goul-
den streets, Port Huron. Work
men started Tuesday to break
ground to lay the foundation.
Several of Yale's foot ball en-
thusiasts are planning on going
to Ann Arbor for the Ohio game
with U. of M. on Saturday. Sew
eral of Yost's best men were dis
abled at the "Aggie's" game and
there is not much chance for
Michigan to win this game as
Ohio has an exceedingly strong
team.
George Heath, of Avoca, and
Lois Bradley, of Yale, were unit
ed in marriage at the Methodist
Episcopal parsonage on Friday
October Ia, at noon. Miss Mae
Alexander, of Croswell, and Tor
Guilliat, of Yale. witnessed the
ceremony. Rev. F. D. Mumby of.
ficiated. Mr.. and Mrs. Heath viii
be at home to their friends at the
farm home north of Avoca.
Merchants should begin now
on their Christmas advertising
campaign. Get the people inter.
ested in buying early and do away
with much of the last minute
shopping. Looks as though this
would be a Christmas when near
ly all the gifts will be Of tie use.
full kinds, and our merchants al
ways carry stocks that are suit
able for the useful and sensible
gifts.
Mrs. A. T. Greemnan has re-
ceived a box of botanical speci
mems sent by Eugene Cooper from
San Diego, Calf. The assert
ment contains pomegranates
dates, figs. persimmons, the fruit
of the pepper tree, sprig Of
cedar of Lebanon and many other
specimens of interest to the pu
pills in the botany classes anC
others. The specimens were most
ly taken from the garden of H
G. White, who is well known il
this city.
The Yale expositor., 1921-10-20
Church
Sunday at 1870
"The Cost of War
and Armed Peace"
BY Special Request

Special communication Brock
way Lodge F. & A. M. at Masonic
Hall, Yale, Thursday evening,
Oct 9th. Work on first degree.
Henry Pearce, Sec.
Mrs. Geo. B. Green received
word Tuesday that her father at
Croswell was seriously i'll. Mr..
and Mrs. Green left for that city
Wednesday morning.
Several families in our city are
quarantined for diphtheria and
every precaution is taken to avoid
the disease spreading. None of the
patients are seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Taylor. with
their guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Ora
ham and Mrs. Frasier, autoed to
Canada on Sunday for several
days stay among friends and rel
ativeS.
Art Dennis and family, Kinde,
visited Mr. and Mrs. James Wal
lace Saturday and Sunday. Mrs.
Wallace, Mrs. Mailman and baby
accompanied them on their return
to visit for a few days.
Geo. B. Green and family have
moved into part of Earl Hutton s
house on Wood street. James
Stirling and wife are moving into
the house which they purchased
from Mr.. Green, and VIM. Davis
will move his family from Peck
and occupy the Stirling house
which he recently purchased