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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05
Death Sentence Not
yet Carried Out

Moscow The death sentence i'm
posed on Vicar General Butchkavitch
has not. yet been carried out, it was
announced today at noon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05
WATERLOO PRISONER ESCAPES.

Waterloo, Iowa Charles Hanson,
under sentence OF ten years for rob
berry and assault, escaped from the
county jail here today by squeezing
through a window and dropping to an
alley.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05

Automobile tourists take more than
$500, 100000 into Florida annually.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05

England has $4,000 more motorcycles
shan passenger automobiles,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

Ten-elevenths Of the worlds pop
ulation live north of the equator.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
COUNTY FARM AGENTS
DOING GREAT WORK

ATLANTA, Dec, The process
OF reaching the southern farmer
and interesting him in improved
agricultural methods, modern farm
ing machinery, crop Investigation
soil building and the like, has been
slow and tedious, according to
Georgia agriculturists.
IN some sections Of the South,
farm demonstration, agents few
years age found their welcome writ
ten in the same terms that had
peeled the discomfort and humilia-
ton of school teachers back in thl
lays when fundamentals of rural
ducation lay in the ability t.
hoot straight and run a furrov
rue to line" said leading farm
sar at the State Capitol today.
: That was some years ago. 10.
day, in Georgia, the progressive
farmer looks upon the county farm
agent as his one great ally in the
light Against the boil weevh and
seeks him out fcr advice on almost
every phase Of farming.
The farm agent no longer con
lines his activities to EDUCATING
the planters in methods Of weayil
control, but his scope has been
broadened SO in recent years thai
the running board of his f.:vver i.
lie seat for dozens Of farmers who
depend on him for advice along ev.
cry IMAGINARY line"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
FARMERS, BANKERS
WANT OIL 7 ARIFF rs
Southern Congress Begins Fight
To Prevent Reduction Of Tax
On Vegetable Oils

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Dec. s.
Passage of a resolution authorizing
appointment by the president of a
committee to defend and MAIN
tain the present tariff rates against
reduction on vegetable oils and ami
NAL fats before the United States
trade commission" was the out.
standing featrue of the preliminary
session Of the Southern Tariff as
ISOLATION which opened its general
meeting in this city.
More than 40 representative
Southern manufacturers, bankers
and agriculturalists spoke their
sentiments, paying respects to the
interests which they said were self.
ishly trying to tear down the wall
of tariff protection necessary for
the existence of Southern farmers.
j. j. Brown, commissioner of ag-
riculture for the State Of Georgia,
presided at the morning session, at
which addresses were made by 90
representatives Of Southern indus.
trial and agricultural life.
Among those making addresses
were Commissioner Brown, Prcsi-
dent j, H. Kirby, Of the association;
w. S. Weston, president of the
Western Tariff association; Com
missioner Moore, of Alabama; Ed
Woodall, of the Texas Cottonseed
Crushers' association, and Or. An.
Soule, president of the Georgia
A. & M. college at Athens.
At the afternoon session the fol.
lowing resolution thanking the
Southern press was adopted:
Whereas, the Southern press
has rendered invaluable service TO
the producers Of the South by Civ.
ing their news and editorial space
to discussion favoring the same
5ariff treatment for productive in
dustry that is extended manlfac.
yuring pursuits; and that
1.-The Southern press has given an
exceptional amount of publicity to
he present session of the Southern
Tariff congress.
Therefore, be it resolved that.
Ne extend hearty vote Of thanks
o these newspapers for their veiu,
lble service and request them to
continue to carry editorial discus.
ions presenting the viewpoint OF
he producer in shaping our tariff
egislation, and that they give dill.
gent study to the tariff as an eco.
aomlc conception Of this important
lroblenl may prevail among the
itizenshp of the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
.LAXITY OF PARENTS
RESPONSIBLE FOR
GUNNEN'S PLIGHT
Three New York Youths Face
Chair Now For Alleged
Murders
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
NEA Service Staff Writer

NETWORK, Dee. Good,
sound padding, administered by
their fathers during childhood,
might have saved three young
men from going down the path
that leads to the murder trial
courtroom-and beyond
But their parents were 100 Kind
ly and the lure Of adventure 600
great So Tony Pantano, %, Joe
Diamond, 81, and his brother Nor
ris, 27, find themselves IN the tolls
of the law, with the death penalty
not improbable.
All three are charged with the
murder OF two bank messengers
who were shot down and killed by
gang that robbed them of $45,-
GOT.
Its the parents laxity and fail
ure properly to direct their chill
dren that leads to crime, says
George Russell Peabody, vice pres
ident of the Marshall Stillman
Movement that helps ex-convicts
get back and keep straight. Had
these three boys had such direction
their entire lives might have been
different.
''The boys were not brought up
in poverty, They took the path
they did because there was no one
to stop them except their parents
and they seemed to let their great
kindliness stay them from rigid
directions.
It's failing too common with
some loving fathers and mothers"
All three were "papa's boys"
They lived in large, comfortable
homes in Bensonhurst, prosperous
suburb, and had everything ever
desired
Morris was on his high school
football team. Whitley" they
called him.
Joe was favorite Of the neigh
borhood.
And Tcny went to night school
to finish his course when he started
helping his father in business.
All lived at home with their par
ents, surrounded by the comforts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

In eastern Prussia Sunday. bap-
tisms are believed to offset the un-
lucky auspices of children who are
born on Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
SEASON FOR HUNTING
GOOD IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, Dec. Now that
the hunting season is well under
way there is every promise Of one
IF the finest seasons in Georgia in
many years, according to Tram
nell Scott, secretary-treasurer Of
the Georgia Fish and Game asso-
citation, who has received reports
from practically every section of
the state at the associations head
quarters at 60 North Broad street,
in Atlanta.
t has been many years since
birds were more plentiful than thew
are this fall reports state. With a
great deal more land lying out than
has been the custom in many coun.
ties, due to the negro exodus.
patridges HAYES been disturbed less
than usual and with "a comparative
ly dry nesting and Matching sea-
son, there was less fatalities among
the young jail than heretofore.
The Georgia Fish and Game as
sociation, Mr.. Scott states, is work
ing in the interest of sport for
sports sake and will enlist all
sportsmen in the work of propaga-
tlon, protectio nand perpetuation of
the game and fish of the state. An
plications to join The association
have been received from every sec.
ton of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
STRAP OIL MIGHT HAVE SAVED BOYS NOW HOLDU


Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Mcdonald spent
the holidays in Milledgeville with
her sister who is attending G. S. c.
w this year
Jokes.
We have our mighty foot bali
yells, and songs that seem quite
nifty. But the universal school
yell--Is Dad, please wire me
fifty"
Bernice: What pity it is that
handsome men are always con
ceited
Joe; Not always little girl. I'm
not.
Women's faults are many;
Men have only two;
Everything they say and
Everything they do!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
ATLANTANS TO GET
CHEAP WATER RATES

ATLANTA, Dec. 8.-Reduction
n the water rate, effective Decem,
ner /, 1928, and postponement. un,
I'll January Of delinquent tax adver-
Using both We're approved by May
or Walter A. Sims late Friday aft
ernoon, following approval by the
Sldermanic board Thursday.
The mayor vetoed the $500 bonus
voted to j. r. Leach for raising ST.
500 worth Of corn on city proper
ty this year, He explained that
the city has no legal authority to
award bonus to anyone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
MRS. H. C. HORTON
DIES At HOME HERE
Funeral Services To Be Held
Sunday Afternoon From
Family Residence

Mrs Susan Catherine Forest Hor-
ton,. aged rs years, died at the fam
lily residence 630 Fielder street this
: morning at 40 O'clock, death fol-
lowing an illness of a week Of plie'i-
in6hia and complications.
E Funeral services will DC held at
3 o'clock sunday afternoon from
the family home, Rev. John NJ Out
Ter, pastor Of the First Methodist
church, officiating, ASSISTED by Rev
Milo H. Massey, of the Central Bap-
fist church. Interment will be
in Oak Grove cemetery beside
her husband who preceded here sew
eral years ago.
The pallbearers will be r. M
Furlow, A. J. Harris, D. r. AM
drews, John w. SILVER, J. 7. Bragg.
w. P. Wallis, J. A. Pinkston and
A. e. Hines.
Surviving are four sons, wv p
Horton, w. H. Horton, Of McRae;
Il. H. Horton, Of Americas, and II.
d. Horton, of Charlotte, n. c.; two
daughters, Mrs. |. Odoin, Of Ma
con, and Mrs. Joe Brown, Of Cos
lumbus, all of whom were with her
when the end came. Two brothers,
J. r. Forrest, and NJ. E. For
rest, Of Doerun, Georgia, and =
sister, Mrs. Georgia Duke, OF
Union, Ga, also survive, besides
q prominent family connection
throughout the state.
Mrs. Horton, who had lived in
Americas 80 years, was one of the
Oldest and most universally beloved
women of this community, being
known far and }''e FOR her sweet
Christian characteristics as well as
for a wide and helpful Influence.
Gathering about her hundreds Of
friends and acquaintance through
out her residence here, her last
/ hours were made happy with the
ministrations of these friends and
the loving attention from the inn
mediate members of the family.
She was a member of the First
Methodist church and was active.
in its departents, serving when
called upon and living its principles
in her daily life Her death has
cast deepest sorrow over his com
munity and throughout the county
where she was well known.
In eastern Prussia Sunday bap-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08
BODY OF MAN FOUND
PINNED UNDER AUTy

AUGUSTA, Dec. 8.-The body of
G. |. Belt, 40, wealthy planter, liv-
ing on the Midwife road II miles
from Waynesboro, was found late
Thursday night pinned under his
automobile in a lagoon besides a
fridge three miles from Waynes-
6oro on the ACCOMPLISHMENTS road.
It is thought that he lost control
IF his car as he neared the bridge.
Mr.. Belt was en- route to Angus
ia to visit his wife at the time Of
the accident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

of a good home life.
But now they are IN cells await
ing trial for murder.
It's unbelievaoe says Far
tano, senior, My Tony is a good
boy. He always was g good o.,
He was home-loving, studious. he
never was rough.
In fact he never played foot
ball or any other strenuous games.
| would not let him f0r i was a1ls,lvi
that he might get hurt.
after school Tony would NJ
ways come right home and help me
in my store. When he was grad
uated he went to work for q large
wholesale house. Then about two
years ago he went into the bank.
He quit when the hours become too
long, and interfered with his night
school work.
Yet this is the boy who the pc
lice say helped plan the robbery
that ended in a double murder!
The elder Diamond, now dead,
was no less q loving father. He
built up a, large wood company for
his two boys. When he died two
years ago he left a fortune estimat-
ed at $150,000
Shortly after his death Morris,
the elder of the boys, got into his
first jam with the police. He was
arrested for carrying gun. In
November, 1922 be was charged
with stealing an automobile in Con-
necticut. He was sentenced to six
months IN Jail.
Joe, the younger brother, has al.
ways been slender, weak, often sick
ly.
Yet he, and Tony, the student,
and Morris, the football idol, are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

The glrlS baSket-balI team Wul
have game Friday afternoon with
Plains High school at $3.50 o'clock
on Aggie indoor court. Aggie play
ers are captain and right guard,
Willie Mae Giles; left guard, Mae
Atkins; center, nellie France; side
center, Annie Lee Byrd; right for
ward, Bernice Parker; left forward
Catherine Swain.
Steve Sdyder was elected cap
tain, John Simmons manager and
of the boys team will being prac-
tice next week. We would like to
have the basket ball fans of Amer
icus to come out and watch the
progress Of the team, and to give
us their support.
Farm News.
A few of the Aggie boys spent
their Thanksgiving holidays work
ing on the farm They have been
building fence, road across the
branch, grubbing bushes and re-
pairing the harness.
We have learned that farmer
has to work twelve months out az
year and this is his busiest sen.
son. A hustling farmer has a lob
ready for the rainy days.
We have 20 acres of corn, soy
beans and peanuts. Soy beans
We're planted in the row with tho
corn, aud peanuts were planted in
the middle of the furrow. After
the corn was gathered about fifty
rors' N-o"a t',,c"aed in the field. and
'ney are dclaG liae. This was
about the :.il.-.o ~ Ccto9e. s,a
there are enough soy beans ana
peanuts left to run them until
about the first Of February.
1t IS pleasing to those who love
the soil and farm life to note that
TWO OF the famous writer's of Geor.
ga. and of the South have written
| thelr latest books touching on farm
lie. Cora Harris latest, "Dauqh-
Ter OF Adam" is said to peAan am
OF the soil. The theme of Mrs
Helen Topping Miller's latest Dgo.
hills. 1' anu
Person Is
Miss Georgia Shaw re+nrnod
sunday from visit to Lakeland
RIA, She came through in a ca,
with rs mother and father VIVA
nave been in Florida c:Yeo tbo firet
Of Sontoroha,+ -
Mr.. 0. w. Caswell attended thl
District Agricultural Teachers
meeting at Granite Hill, Georgia,
last Friday.
Miss Lucie Roberts spent
THANKSGIVING with Mr.. and Mrs.
j. G. Forehand, of Vienna, Georgia
Prof. and Mrs. j. E. Owen and
little daughter, Mildred, spent the
holidays with relatives in North
Georgia.
MIR. Henry Morrison spent the
holidays with his parents. in Ella
vile.
School was dismissed last Wed
nesday at noon SO that the students
could all get home in time to eat
inner with grandma" on Thurs
day.
Those who spent Thanksgiving 1t
Aggie were: Catherine Collins.
Qerle Wilson, Mildred Harris,
Eubye Jenkins, Steve Snyder, Fred
Kerr, Joe Chambers, Clemens
scarborough, John Lee Scarbor-
ough. Joe Carter. Gilbert Douglas,
lin Bryan and Hubert Parks. 2
Miss Ruby Brown, of Baconton,
spent the holidays with Miss
Lucy Furlow.
Misses Irene and Clifford Ma
tion spent the holidays with their
parents at Sasser, Georgia.
Mr.. Waller went to Atlanta We'd
nesday night to see the Tech-Au-
burn football game on Thursday.
MIR. J. A. Nation, of Sasser, was
here Wednesday.
Miss Melba Brooks spent Thanks
giving with her parents at Mauk.
Miss Susie Greer spent the holi-
days with her parents at Ogle.
thorpe.
Mr.. Earle Gamnage very delight
fully entertained the students with
his radio in the auditorium last
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

believed by the police, to b the
principal of a gang of gunner, au-
tomobile thives, murderers.
And this 1923 tale of lust for
money, midnight planning in sub.
urban outskirts, wild flights and
embarrassing, has for it's master
minds, according to the police,
these three young men whose way
through life might have been
smoother had they in younger days
been treated occasionally to a dose
Of STRAP oil"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

Experiments are being made III
raising flax from European seed in
Egypt, where the Egyptian flax mas
been largely replaced by cotton
cultivation in the 100 years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-12-08

Farmers in practically any part
Of the United States can now re-
ceive by radio, reports Of agricul-
tural prices and movements at the
leadin gmarket centers.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
BLOW Up MONUMENT.

Won N0lkc's Likeness in Berlin Is
Knocked Into Fountain.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
FIREMEN rescue
KITTEN FROM TREE
Members Of Engine Go. No. 5
Perform Humane Act

Not ali Of a 1remen's life consists
OF extinguishing the flames in burn
ing buildings, carrying hysterical
women down ladders or over root
tops to safety or forcing their way
through walls of smoke to save some
ones baby, overlooked In the rush.
according to f1remen of Engine Com
pany No. 8.
These men have learned that some
times a fireman must face the dan
gers OF the deluge as well as the con-
ftagration.
Somebody's kitten was lost 1t was
on New Years Day. January /, 1928.
The tiny kitten, household pet of a
family on Beaver street had wander
ed away from its favorite fireside for
the first time In It's life. All Of sud
den the rain, which had been falling
steadily, came down In torrents. 1t
seemed to the poor little frightened
kitty that the very heavens had burst
and all the waters of the universe
were being poured upon its adventur-
Gus head.
It looked about for a place of SAT-
ETY.. Instinct told 1t to look up.
Years and years and generations Of
cat life came to 1t In a fash and
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
178 Main Street
OPEN TONIGHT FROM 7:3O TO O'CLOCK

Mrs. Knox was placed in a cell in
the county Jail at demphill. She did
not protest her arrest and during the
half day she has been behind the bars
she has had no visitors except a few
of her servants, who came to see
her needs Attorneys have been en-
gagged for her, it was announced.
There will be other arrests said
District Attorney +. Il. Adams tonight,
adding that they would be deferred
until after the preliminary hearing.
Mr.. Knox was reputed to be one of
the wealthiest men in the lumber bus
mess, having inherited an estate worth
nearly s10.000,000 The knoNes were
known 70 rtheir liberalfty, and Mrs.
Knox gave with lavish hand at
Christmas time to all the children OF
Hemphil and of the saw mill town of
East Mayfield,
Mrs. Knox built the Bronson ana
Hemphill Railroad to crafty the
wishes of her ncighbors. Many times
she imported theatrical troupes to en-
terrain employees.
In the operation Of the railroad and
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

| kitty scrambled for the protecting
branches of a tree.
"Meouw," in a weak, frightened
voice, shivering with cold came from
a tiny bedraggled bunch of fur in the
topmost branches of the tree. Some
one called attention of the boys in
Engine company No. 8, TO the plight
of the feline explorer. Come on
boys" said Captain Michael Butler,
lets do good deed on New Years
Day and rescue the kitten"
We're right with you. Cap"
echoed Firemen Joe Murphy and
George Sparmer Grabbing a ladder
the three men rushed through the
drenching downpour to the tree. The
ladder held in position by the captain
and Fireman Murphy, Sparmer climb
ed the tree and carried the kitten
safely to the ground, where 1t dashed
away to it's home wet and frightened,
but uninjured.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
beautiful WIDOW
HELD FOR MURDER
Lillian Knox, Texas Lady Bounti-
full, Accused Of Husbands Death

Beaumont, Texas, Jan. Mrs. Lii
liam Knox a widow, young and strik-
ingly beautiful, charged with the
murder of her aged husband Hira m
Knox, wealthy lumberman, on the
night of Nov. IS, will have a pre-
liminary hearing on Wednesday at
Hemphill. She was arrested here on
her return to Hemphill from Beau
mont, where she had spent the Christ
mas holidays. Knox was found dead in
bed with a bullet wound in his head,
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

the Knox sawmill she was the domi-
nant figure. She paid off the men and
performed the duties of general
manager. In addition she looked after
retail lumber yard at Mission, Texas.
First appearances were. police said.
that Knox, who was found in bed with
bullet wound through his head on
the morning of Nov. IS, had commit
ted suicide However. ten days later
Judge Pratt, acting as Coroner, re-
turned verdict of murder. but
blamed no one. An investigation re-
suited in yesterdays arrest, which
was made by w. II. Afford, retiring
sheriff, as the last act of his admins
tration.
Friends of Mrs. Knox said bail Of
any amount could be furnished.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

mental group comprising an e1ues-
trian statue of Emperor William |
and monuments to Bismarck and Won
Moltke. The latter monument was
hurled into the basin of the fonn-
tain.
Attempts to destroy the victory
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02
CASCARETS To-
For Constipated Bowels Bilious Liver

tonight will empty your bowels COM
p'etely by morning and you will feel
splendid. They work while you
sleep" Cascarets never stir You up
or grippe like Salts. Pills Calomcl,
or Oil and they cost only ten cents
a box. Children love Cascarets too.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

That aspirin put into water will
keep flowers fresh for a longer period
than without 1t, is claimed.
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

column in front of the post office
and the home of well known bank
er were frustrated by the police.
1T is said that closely packed leaves
will make better fire for cooking
than wood
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

The incest cathartic- laxative to
physic your bowels when you have
Headache Biliousness
Colds Indigestion
Dizziness Sour Stomach
Is candy-like Cascarets. One or two
New Britain herald., 1923-01-02

Berlin, Jan. o.-Reports from
Halle state that an attempt was made
last evening to blow up a large monu-
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20

socket and then between the ninth and tenth ribs to the chine. This gives the "set of ribs" The first six of these are brine" and the last two "chuck" ribs.
 The prime ribs are divided into one, two, or more rib cuts and are used for oven roasts, sometimes standing" but often bound and rolled. The boned rib roast has not quite the fine flavor of the un- boned, although the carving does not present the same. difficulties. The first cut makes better small roast, as it can be cut the proper thickness without unduly ncIeas- ing the weight. The third cut con- tains the tip of the shoulder blade on the eighth rib side, and is, there fore, not quite so desirable, al- though it makes an excellent large roast.
 A chuck roast would contain some of the shoulder blade. It is coarser in texture than the prime ribs and does not bring so high a price. The flavor is good, how ever, and it is desirable purchase and economical if roast of from eight to ten pounds is purchased.
The Connecticut labor news., 1923-07-20

Continue in this manner until the cover of the can is reached. Punch with the mallet handle or spoon handle occasionally to make sure that the packing is solid. Then place on top a layer of ice. It is we'll to be careful not to use salt above the cover opening. This eliminates the possibility of any salt getting into the cream.
 When the freezer is packed turn the crank steadily and evenly, but not necessarily quickly. After the cream has frozen to a mush the turning may be more rapid. Do not draw of any of the salt water during the freezing unless by chance it rises so high that there