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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
SCHOOLS
OPEN ON MONDAY
Trustees and Officials Anxious
to Have Parents Meet With
Teachers at Opening

The rural white schools of Sum-
ter county will resume their SEES
sions next Monday morning, all of
the schools opening simultaneous
ly, according to an announcement
authorized this morning by ]. E. D.
Ship, chairman of the county
school board, and a number Of
trustees of the several schools.
1t is planned by the school off
Gals to have the parents meet with
the teachers at all the schools with
the opening of the session, so that
all may know one another, and that
the work Of the schools may ges
away under the best possible circum
stances. All Of the trustees of the
several schools are likewise asked
to be present and participate in this
get-together at the beginning Of
the session.
AT Thalean school it is planned
to have one of the best school meet
ings of the year with the beginning
of the new school year. A. II, Jen-
nings, chairman Of the board of
trustees there, was in Americas to-
day and conferred with Chairman
Ship and E. T. Moore, superin-
tendent-elect of the schools, and
plans were made for staging a real
get-together meeting there at that
time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
BURGLAR SURPRISED
IN NAM yANCEY HOME
Police Officers Enter Home and
Find Occupant Returned
Without Notifying Neighbors

Chief John T. Bragg and Off
Ger Redmond surprised a burglar"
in the home of Hamilton Yancey
here a night or two ago when they
answered the call Of a neighbor who
stated he had seen a flashlight NOV
ing about in the rooms of the home,
and that the members Of the Yancey
family were away on vacation.
Some excitement attended the ad-
ven ture. as Officer Redmond going
TO The rear of the house noG only
saw light but heard voice in the
darkness. He told Chief Bragg
what he had learned, That officer
went into the porch and found the
door unlocked. Easily he opered
this and peared within. There was
no sound, Stealthily, pistol in one
hard and billie in the other, the
intrepid officer moved ahead. sud
denly he saw a CLEAN Of light I'M
del a doorway. He stopped still.
There was no sound.
fter short wait, Chief Bragg
heard a voice, Immediately he told
who he was and demanded to know
who was in the house. 1t was MIR.
Yancey himself. He had returned
without taking precaution to notify
Che neighbors and had not lighted
the entire house. His occasional
light as he moved about had ct
tracted attention across the street,
and John B. Ansley, who lives OPP
posJe him, had notified the police.
Mutual explanations followed
Yancey's revelation of his presence
at home after a brief vacation, and
the officers returned to headouar-
tiers The facts in the story leaked
out this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
WHITE FACES TRIAL
FOR ROBBERY Of
CLEWIS At TAMPA
First of Alleged Participants in
$4,000 Daylight Faces
Court To-day
3 OTHER DEFENDANTS
Banker Was Held Up While
Transferring Large Sum From
Branch to Tampa Bank

TAMPA, August 26.--The trial
Of George B. White, the first Of the
four defendants facing charges Of
robbing A. C. Clewis, Tampa bank
er, Of $4,000 last April, began
here this morning.
Three other defendants will be
brought to trial later, it is said.
One of these, a former Tampa
policewoman, it is alleged, has con
fessed and told the authorities full
details of the conspiracy resulting
in the holdup. The robbery was
staged while Clewis was transfer
ring the money stolen from q
branch bank to a large Tampa
bank, of which he is president.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
.SEABOAPD PAT RONS
TO MEET At C0RDELE.
Effort VIII Be Made to Arrive
at Satisfactory Changes in
Schedule on This Line

Patrons of the Seaboard Air Line
on this division will meet at Cor
dele Wednesday, September 8 to
work out, if possible, a satisfactory
new schedule over the line through
Americas and between Columbus
and Albany. The proposed dis
continuance of the Seaboard Shoe
Fly train is responsible for the com
ing conference.
Seaboard- officials have worked
out a new schedule known as Plan
No. l." which they will submit at
this conference. This provides for
the operation of Trains IL and IL,
east of Americas on approximately
the same schedule as now exists
between this city and Savannah,
only slight changes being made in
this schedule. West of Americas,
trains Is and 16 would be OPP
Grated under this plan, train Is
leaving Cordele at 7:45 Eastern
time, arriving at Americas at 8 a.
M, Central time, andI Montgom-
cry at 1880 pm, Central time. Re
turning this train (No. 16) would
leave Montgomery at $3.50 p. m.
Central time, arrive Americas at
GAS, Central time, and Cordele IL
p. m. Eastern time.
This plan has been worked out
by Seaboard officials and will be
discussed at the coming meeting in
Cordele. This meeting, it is plan
ned, will be attended by several rep
.resentatives from Americas,
among these being a special com
mite appointed by the Rotary club
to handle the proposal to remove
the Shoe Fly train. Changes af-
fecting the Columbus-Albany line
will be discussed at the same time,
but these, it is stated, have little
bearing upon the interests of Ameri-
Gus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
CONCERN OFFERS FREE
WATER SUPPLY TO POOL

ANNIsToN, Ala, August 20
An offer has been made BY the An
niston Ice and Coal company to
the city of Admission STIMULATING
that if the city win build a swim
ming pool near near their plant
on Ninth street between Noble
street and Gurnee avenue, to be
used by the poor children Of the
city under sixteen years of age,
the ice company viii furnish free
water from its large artesian we'll
up to the amount of three hundred
gallons per minute.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
ANDREW HARRIS is
HELD FOR THEFTS

Andrew Harris, a negro, IS held
i'm police barracks on a charge of
stealing, as the result of a clever
piece Of detective work pulled off
by Chief Of Police John 7. Bragg.
Harris, was formerly employed as
a porter by the Pinkston company.
and numerous articles of wearing
apparel had been missed by that
firm. Investigation by Chief Bragg
resulted in the arrest of Eva Lou
Patterson, a negress, who stole
pair of shoes from Pinkstons Sat
|urday night. Questioning, based
upon secret information possessed
by the police resulted in her admis-
sion that she had bought skirt ana
other articles from harris. Later
these articles We're identified by
J. E. B. MeLendon as belonging to
the Pinkston stock. Harris was ar
rested and is being held, but Ia
denies the charge, saying the wo.
mans story is untrue.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
COAD TO ADDRESS
C0RDELE WEE TING
Famous Authority on Boil Wee
vii VIII Speak There Thurs
day at IL O'clock

NATLANTA, August &c. - Plans
have been perfected by an Atlanta
committee of business men assisting
in promoting the aeroplane busting
demonstrations, to have two demon
STATIONS instead Of one. The first
is to be at Athens for North Geor-
gia and the second at Cordele for
South Georgia. Urgent requests
coming from the latter place to give
South Georgia chance to see this
new method of weevil poisoning
were met with a favorable answer
when it was definitely learned that
the planes could be obtained for
the second demonstration and that
B. R. Coad, the great government
authority on boil weeviI control
could also be at Cordele.
In addition to busting cotton, a
demonstration of busting pecans
will be given at Cordele.
The busting exhibition will be
held at Athens on August 26th and
at Cordele on August 28th. An
address on boil weevil control will
be delivered by B. R. C9ad to the
assembled crowd from II to -
o'clock. Then will follow the
aeroplane demonstration lasting for
about an hour. This will be follow
ed by a barbecue and address by
notables of the state.
Frof. j. Phil Campbell, director
of extension of the Georgia State
College of Agriculture will pre-
side at the Athens meeting, and
Prof. Campbell will preside and the
college forces including county
agents will cooperate for the sue
cess of the Cordele demonstration,
as well as for that of Athens.
A party of distinguished officials
of the United States Department of
Agriculture has planned to attend
the Athens demonstration This will
embrace one of the assistant secre-
taries of agriculture. They come
on an official visit to make a study
of the aeroplanes which have been
designed for busting and are to be
given initial tests at Athens.
Special railroad rates are being
put into effect for both the Ath-
ems and the Cordele demonstrations
The reduced rate win be one-way
fare for the round trip.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
CAROLINA COAST
is WIND-SWEPT

NORFOLK, August ga north
east storm, accompanied by winds
Of hurricane force and driving
rains, was raging along the North
Carolina coast last night in it's
march up the Atlantic seaboard,
sending ships scurrying to shelter
and threatening a number of coast
settlements.
Moving rapidly in north-north-
east direction, it was expected by
weather bureau officials to reach
the height of its fury off Cape Hat
teras about daylight this morning
and then pass out to sea.
Reports received here last night
indicated that points along the
coast south of Cape Hatterans as far
as Wilmington were feeling the eff
fects of the tropical disturbance
which began in the Bahamas a few
days ago.
Advisory storm warnings were is
sued by the weather bureau at
different times. hurricane warnings
going out at 4 o'clock in the after
noon covering the territory from
Beaufort, N. c., to Cape Henry,
Va9 and northeast warning moving
up to Atlantic City, N. j.
ocracoke Island, just off the
coast from Beaufort, was reported
flooded by high tides during the
AFTERNOON, but as telegraph and tele-
phone lines gave way and COM
munlcation was suspended, life
guard stations at intermediate
places were unable to ascertain how
the 600 or more inhabitants were
outstanding the gales. However,
II was believed all were safe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
GOVERNOR At MANILA
PRAISES TIEDENAN
Malaria Prevention Work of
Former Americas Man in Phil
ippines Proves Valuable

MANILA, August 26. IL The
Rockefeller Foundation has agreed
to continue to supply one-half Of
the expenditures incurred in the
campaign for the control Of malaria
in the Philippine Islands, undertake
en- jointly about two years ago by
it and the Philippine health depart
ment, according to an announce
ment by Eugene A. Gilmore, vice
governor, under whose jurisdiction
the health department operates.
Vice-Goyernor Gilmore said:
For more than two years the
Rockefeller Foundation has support
ed very literally experiments in ma
larial control in the Philippines. The
experimental work has been CON
Quoted in the province of Laguna
under the direction of Walter D.
Tiedeman, an export from the foun-
dation on the subject of malaria.
Before coming to the Philippines,
Iiedeman was an assistant sanitary
engineer in the United States army
and directed the sanitary engineer
ing at Souther Field, Americas,
Georgia. He came here from
Americas, where he served follow
ing the armistice as city sanitary
engineer.
"Certain methods Of malarial
control have been devised which
have proved very successful. The
foundation has offered to continue
the services of Tiedeman for the re-
mainder of this year and to supply
one-half of the expenses necessary
to carrying on the work"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
GRE Of TEN ESCAPE
WHEN TUG MILDRED
NJ NALLY GOES down
Caught in Hurricane in Pamlico
Sound Last Night PhiladeI-
phia Vessel is Lost
TELEGRAPH LINES DOWN
Coast Guard Stations Question
ed Regarding Safety of 'Ber-
muda" and Three Barges

NORFOLK, August Caught
in Pamlico Sound in hurricane
which swept Virginia and Carolina
coasts last night, the tug Mildred
MeNally' of Philadelphia, went to
the bottom. The crew Of 10 escap-
ed in own life boats.
Coast guard stations between
Cape Charles and Cape Remlopen,
were questioned this morning re-
garding the safety Of the South
ern Transportation company's tug
Bermuda which with three lighe
barges behind her, was due at
Cape Henry at daybreak. Coast
telegraph lines are down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
KHAN ATTEMPTS TO
USE RESERVATION
FOR HOODED MEET
Thirty-Five Placed in "Hoose-
Cow" at Camp Custer Fol-
lowing Roundup by Troops
PUTS BAN ON MEETINGS
General MoseIy Viii Deal Sc
verely With Further Attempts
to Hold Similar Gatherings

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Aug
26.-Thirty-five persons were
placed in the guard house at Camp
Custer late last night after d.
tachment of the guard had broken
up a khan gathering on the military
reservation.
General Mosely, commanding Of
ficer, was in charge of The round
up, and declared that further meet
ings of the khan or similar organi'
cations would be severely handled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
ANTI-KLAN DEMOCRATS
TO PRESENT DEMAND.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 26.-
Anti-klan democrats Of the state
executive committee are prepared
to demand the adoption of strong
anti-ku klux plank by the state plat
form convention today, hoping to
have formal approval before the
democratic presidential candidate
appears upon the platform for his
address.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
FINAL DEMAND FOR
DEATH PENALTY is
LAUNCHEDBY GROVE
Prosecutor is Unmoved BY Tear
ful 9|les of Clarence barrow
That Lives Be Spared
MERCY PLEA ATTACKED
Asserts Court Has No Right to
Forgive Injuries to Law 1t Is
Sworn TO Uphold

CHICAGO, August Demand
ing again the death penalty Tor
these tive. poor sons of multi-mil-
lionaires," States Attorney Grove,
in final argument, today launched a
vigorous attack upon the mercy plea
of the counsel TO Nathan Leopold
and Richard Loeb. n
"The law says" he shouted, that
in cases of extreme violence the
penalty shall be the death--you nor
| have the right to forgive injuries
to the law, we are sworn to defend. .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
OFFICIALS WITHOUT
REPORT FROM FLYERS
Assumed Tentative Schedule as
Previously Worked Out Will
Be Followed

WASHINGTON, August 20
Lacking detailed reports OF tHe
plens of the world fliers, Officials
assumed here they would follow the
tentative schedule worked out by
the army air service, proceeding
from Invigtut, Greenland, to Indian
Harbor, Labrador, as soon as the
planes could be put in proper cen
dition for the 500 mile drive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
Common Honesty Davis
Only Message To Country
MRS. FERGUSON'S
MAJORITY 81, 900

pALLAS, August &c. = Tie
alsjority of Mrs. Miriam Fergu-
Son over Felix Robertson for the
Democratic n5m'nation for gov
rnor passed $1,000 this morn
ng, with more returns to be r;
eived..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
STAGNATION FOLLOWS
WHITES WITHDRAWAL
Other Large Concerns Also Re-
Trained From Buying Live
stock During Entire Day

CHICAGO, August 26.-stagna-
ton resulted in the cattle market
on the livestock exchange today
from the withdrawal Of Wilson e
Company from buying. Other large
companies also refrained from buy.
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
DIES IN EXPLOSION

MANILA, August 26.-James e.
Egan of Omaha, Neb., a chief petty
officer, was killed today in an en-
CINE room explosion on the sub
marine So lying at Cavite navy
yard. The submarine was undam-
aged. Investigation of the explo-
sion has already begun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
FRENCH SENATE BEGINS
DISCUSSION OF PACT

PARIS, August 26-The French
senate began discussion Of the pact
negotiated at the recent London in
ternational conference with the in
tention of voting on it before night
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
WILSON g. COMPANY STAY
OUT OF MARKET TODAY

CHICAGO, August Follow
ing the announcement yesterday
that Wilson & Company packers
would fight receivership, the com
pany stayed out Of the livestock
market today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
STAT CONVENTION
PUTS STAND OF DAVIS
IN PARTY PLATFORM
Pronouncement in seagirt Adj
dress Adopted By Cleveland
Convention Early Today
CHEERING IS GENERAL
Delegates Give Voice 10 General
Approval as Clerk Reads
Committees Plank

COLUMBUS, August 26.-The
democratic state convention adopted
today as its platform plank on tha
khan the pronouneement Of John w.
Davis, in his Seagirt address.
The resolutions committee had ap
proved the anti-klan plank, and
there was general cheering when
the secretary read the plank.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
Democratic Nominee in Speech
AT Columbus Tells Aims
To People of Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August 90
John W. Davis told the people Of
Ohio that he had only one message
and that was of common honesty
in the government" Mr.. Davis
came to address the state democ-
cratic convention in session today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
New York Futures

r. CpeH hlgh Law CiDse
Mar. "a 35l2450B25 T3l24. 50I24.7S
May -2453Ig4. Il24.90I24. 5sl24.90
Oct. IA OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Dec 402!24.15l2445I24.10t24.45
Americas niddling spots "a cents
Receipts today 161 bales.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
WEATHER

For Georgia Fair tonight and
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

be SO technical that 1t takes q
genius to write, 1t. Shorthand Is a
popular subject and everyone should
learn some system regardless of its
name, The Boyd system Of short
hand, which represents the latest
and best in shorthand writing, is
pot only easy to learn but it 10
equally easy to write. A student
can read 1t as though it was long
hand. 1t is true that many people
do not thoroughly believe In the
system because it is so much more
complete and much easier mastered
than many of the old systems. 1t
embodies everything essential in ac-
curacy and speed. Before you study
any system of shorthand investigate
the various methods, and try to
ascertain why there are 50 many
failures in one system. and SO few
in another. Study a system Of
shorthand which is easy to learn,
complete and rapid. You VIII not
earn any better salary by going to
certain school for one year, an.
other school one month or two.
Your employer will pay you for what
you actually do and not for the
system of shorthand you might use.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BOYS ACADEMY
OPENS SEASON
SEPT. 10
Harrisburg, Pa, institution
Has Fine Record Extend
ing Over 141 Years

The Harrisburg (Pa.l Academy
reopens September 1S for the one
hundred and fortieth year. Found
ed in 1884, it has continuously pre-
pared boys and young men for the
best colleges and universities IN the
United States. Its location IS ideal
as country day and boarding
school. on the east bank of the
Susquehanna, two miles from the
Blue Ridge Mountains.
With campus with approx
mately twenty acres of playing
fields, tennis courts amply shaded
with graceful elms, makes it one
OF the most attractive school sites.
All buildings are modern and
new since 1908. All are of trick
and concrete construction, making
them commercially fireproof.
The masters DIT the Harrisburg
Academy are chosen from the ex-
perienced successful teaching alumni
Of the great university. They are
devoted to their pupils, live with
them, study with them and play
with them.
Small classes and individual in.
etruction are two of the great fea-
lures at this school.
How to Study" is one of the
iirst lessons a boy should be taught,
hence the day and evening study
periods featured at Harrisburg.
According to. Doctor ARTHUR e.
Brown, headmaster, a small school
SCunnra ANn rOVVrnuc
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

business world equal to knowledge
OF shorthand and typewriting. ''In-
deed" says Mrs. Stephen, "the
Gregg Publishing Company has
just published a pamphlet by Doc
tor Crane which states forcefully
and .suceinctly what ! say nearly
every day to the pupil who comes
in for a catalogue. The pamphlet
I speak of is, Why Don't You
Learn Shorthand?' Doctor Crane
says: If you are a college or high
school student, learn shorthand. II
you are a young lady at home,
learn shorthand. You never know
what will happen. Learn shorthand.
Your time will not be wasted
What Doctor Crane has said, many
other noted men have emphasized
Edward Box, Fred Irland,. late dean
of the official reporters Of the
House of Representatives and
Frank Vanderbilt, to mention only a
few.
1.-THE Temple School," continues
Mrs. Stephen, lis equipped to teach
either the Gregg or the Pitman sys-
tenn Of shorthand. These systems
are the standard ones taught
throughout the United States. Can
ada and England-indeed, one may
say, wherever the English language
is spoken. The publishing houses of
these systems publish dozens of text
books, magazines, ETC.. which are of
incalculable help to the student of
shorthand. After a pupil has mas
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

SCHOOLS AND COLLlAIEs.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

tered the principles Of shorthand
and finished the keyboard in type
writing. he enters the business
office department, where he is mi
tiated into actual office routine,
The work in this department in
cludes all the secretarial training
which the stenographer needs to
successfully fill any position in
a business office. This department
is termed by most schools, 'secre-
tarial training We call 1t simply
business office practice. We have
g corps of teachers Of recognized
pedagogical skill. both in the teach.
ing OF the principles and in the
dictation classes. Great care is
taken in the presentation Of ali
lessons; there is no liaphazard work.
The demand Of the Government
and of business men OF Washing
ton for the graduates Of the Temple
School is very gratifying. We have
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

SCHOOLS AND COLLEGEg.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
| s.
MADE EASY
TO LEARN
Boyd's System Concentrates
Mind on Rapid Dictation.
Plan Is New

Shorthand as a study IL most
interesting subject. 1t trains the
mind to. think and to concentrate.
1t is impossible for a stenographer
to be taking rapid dictation with
out thinking what he is doing
unless he is old and experienced
in the game. Shorthand is some.
thing every human being ought to
know. One does not have to be a
stenographer to, appreciate the in
trinsic value OF this subject. One
can use it in many ways. The
most popular one is the earning of
livelihood in the case Of an
emergency. A stenographer can
generally find employment when
there are hundreds and thousands
OF people out of employment.
A system of shorthand should not
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
SIX PASSENGERS BURNED
TO DEATH IN MOTOR BUS

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 26.-Six pas.
sengers were burned to death here
today, when a motor bus exploded.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
STENOGRAPHY
ADVISED BY
TEACHER
Way to Success Made Easier
BY Shorthand knowledge,
Declares Mrs.c.B.s Stephen

The Temple School OF Shorthand
and Typewriting is now located at
1416 X street northwest. The pres
ent building. with it's large rooms.
high ceilings, excellent light and
ventilation, lends an atmosphere Of
dignity not usually found in the
average business school.
Mrs. Caroline B. Stephen, presi.
dent Of the Temple School of
Shorthand and Typewriting, Inc,
considers that there is hardly
tunity to the young man. or woman
Of today for advancement In the
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