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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
STABBINC HELD
AN ACCIDENT
Coroner Clears Wife for
Fatal Affair

Coroner W. II. Corson Thursday
morning declared upon investiga-
ton that the fatal stabbing OF
James p. Henry, IS. street car
motorman. was an accident
Henry was injured by his wife
last Saturday when he grabbed her
In a playful mood and she turned
suddenly and struck him with a
butcher knife with which she had
been cutting a cake. The investi-
CATION mado by the coroner VIII
probably result In clearing Mrs.
Henry OF any blame for the tragedy.
Henry died in the West Side hos
pital early wednesday morning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Two Auto Crashes
Result in Arrest

Accused Of having run into the
automobile OF Il. S. Millward. us
Eastlako ave-. in front Of that resi-
dence on March 10 and Of having
run into another parked automobile.
owned by Albert II. Cooper. 1ii4
Eastlake ave. at Prospect St and
Eas,lake. on tho following night.
George w. wcstmund. 20. OF Gel p.
lsrd St. was arrested and released
on bond on two charges OF reckless
driving Thursday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20

Lieut.. Arnold. In plane No. 2. an
eneort who has flown with thn men
since they left California. was the
first man 10 Riight lie landed al
Sand Point juts fsw seconds be
torc siaj. Martin.
Tho world flyers wsra crested In
N air b. three scout planes from
tho air base here. headed by Lieut..
r. J. KoeniE. conimandant a, Sand
Point.
The three planes flew 20 the
south and me, thu approaching air.
men just before noon. They then
preceded thsm 70 the field.
KoeniE landed Immediately after
tho escort plane gllded along the
ground. He jumped from bis plane
and went over 10 greet MAJ. Martin.
who was next 20 land.
The three syiators were then ton.
dered greetings by tho committee OF
Seattle citizens. beaded BY David
whitcomb. president OF the Seattle
Chamber OF Commerce.
County Commissioner w. A. Gaines
new with Koenig whom tho latter
went out 10 greet tho flyers.
Tho three Douglas planes will bo
fitted with pontoons here and will
then prepare 10 hop off the last
OF the month on tho start Of tho
globc. circiing trip.
VANCOUVER, wash. March 30.
Bound for Seattle. the round.the.
world flyers took OFF from vaneou.
yer field al 1876 q. m.
MAJ. r. l.. Martin. In plane No.
I, took the air first. followed In
order by Lieut.. Lowell Smith In
plano No. and Lieut.. Leigh Wade
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20


And what. b. tho way. has become
OF the old-fashlonsd mo,her.ln-iax
The senate OIL committee = now
investigating tho .carp~n.
tier fight films When arc they
going 20 probe tho David-Gollath
battle?
why did you fire young Jonesy
HE spent too much time reading
success stories"
Tho first sign Of spring When
he umpire carols. "Zchxyshenxcpsiz
eating for Observation-Disclosures
Nah Jonsg. What are you look
lns for. fatherT'
Paw Jongs ION his hands and
knees under tablet; I'm looking
FOR the East wind"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
NO. 4 EN- ROUTE
World Flyer Rushes Toward
Seattle and Mates

EUGENE. Ore. March s0.-Tak.
ing advantage OF BIT OF clear sky.
Lieut. Erik Nelson. plotting plane
No. OF the Douglas round.the.
world fleet. hoped Off At 1875 n. m.
today. bound for Seattle.
Lieut.. Nelson left without know.
Ing whether the rest OF The fleet
had departed from Vancouver.
Wash. saying no would stop there
II his feet mates were stlll on the
field.
Accordingly. Il II expected that
he WIFI ascertain that his compan.
Ions have left Vancouver. and then
hurry northward without landing
there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20

IN plano No. 2.
An escort fleet rose into the air
shortly afterwards. and all started
north together.
The planes struck out under
lowering skies with the expectation
OF reaching Seattle about i1:fs a.
m. weather permitting.
After making start for Seattle
from Vancouver yesterday. the air.
men and escorts were forced TO
turn back by heavy fog. rains and
wind near Ridgefield. wash. and
landed at Vancouver field az ale
p. m. for tho night.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
IN N N { N

Al Austin and J. c. Dean, pro.
prietors OF The Grove roadhouse.
were 20 be tried on indictments
charging them with being jointists
Thursday.
Tho two men. said 20 be owners
Of The Grove. were indicted by the
recent King county grand jury.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Man Is Killed by
Train Near Seattle

Identified by papers in his peck.
cts as Harry T. Anderson, about 40
years old. n man was struck by a
souihbound Suunyslde local train
and instantly killed Thursday at
$40 n. m. while walking on the
Northern Pacific railway tracks
three miles north Of the BLACK
River junction.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
SPORTS NOTE

Now that the amateur garden
ing season Is here, golfers and
fishermen win have a little COM
petition.
The Star Is going 20 run series
OF articles on how people 20 to the
poorhousc
This ought TO BE- OF interest 10
every owner Of a second hand car.
The round. the-worid flyers didn't
arrive in Seattle yesterday. Evident.
~ delayed by the muddy roads.
Today's Fable: Once upon time
newspaper reporter wrote a story
about an aviator and didn't call him
'bsrdman.r
YE DIARY
March ISj
Ip betines. and 10 the office, bat suf-
fering with the iaryngitis now rpiden,lr
in the city. -, after a day NJ foil 20 a
coffee house with u. Reynolds, and did
eat sweeibreads, slriein steak. New York
cut. Doiatoes hsshed In cream, and Ca
msrnbert cheese, and woaId have ordered
more hut that am on a diet. ThI. dsy
did promise my wife. who Il progressing
nightly on the hsrmonics, 70 send her
70 Europe to study.
The pew dIaI telephones work very
satisfactorily.' but how Is a man with
a felon. on hiz finger 10 call up his
tWeetleE
County Auditor d. Il. Ferguson Il
chargedsEvith having assessed. his
employee to pay-for teeth 20 replace
those knocked out by a political op-
ponent.
We think the charge and the ,ekE
are both false.
The trouble with many prize fight.
ers Is that they arc hardly human.
They have tin ears. glass Jaws. gold
teeth and ivory heads.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Smock to Speak

r. Monroe Smock. commissioner OF
public welfare for King county, viii
speak Thursday evening at n meet
ing OF the Mems Brotherhood Of the
University Christian church on
Robert Burns" Dinner will 10
served at $50. AT which Lincoln high
school boys will be guests.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Maj. Martin
Is First to
Reach City
Lieuts. Wade and Smith Close Behind
Leader of Air Expedition; Airmen
Met by Lieut.. Koenig of Sand Point

Maj. F. L. Martin, commander Of the three round-the
world fiers arrived the Sand Point field Thursday at
1244 p in plane No. l. the first of three airmen to
complete the preliminary trip from Los Angeles TO Seattle
He was followed by Lieut.. Leigh Wade in No. 3, who
arrived at 1852 Lieut. Lowell Smith third landing
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
This way out.

PORTLAND. March 2o.-waiklne
with her umbrella I'D In front of
her facs, Mrs. q. Bycrs. 20. g,epped
directly IN front Of an interurban
train and Was instantly killed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Ferguson's Employees
Deny "Toll' Charges
Sign Statement That No Monthly
Assessment Is Made by Auditor

does not come under criminal laws.
All OF the county officials denounced
any policy OF collecting donations or
toll from county employees. II any
exists ~ charged in the letter. The
statement by employees OF the audi.
tors office follows:
A sourrilous. anonymous COM
munication. OF an extremely iibelous
nature, has been directed 70 the
board OF county commissioners. at
lacking tho character OF County
Auditor y. r. Ferguson and making
several charges which reflect upon
the entire personnel Of this depart
ment.
This letter purports 10 come from
a self-stylcd Protest Committee. 8
consisting Of three employees OF this
office
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
Z MEN
LOCKED
in SAFE
$4,000 Payroll Is
Taken by Pair
Who Surprise De-
partnent Head

Two armed and masked ban.
dts Thursday morning held UP
the MacDougsll-Southwick de-
partment store, at Second ave.
and after locking two men In
the steel vault escaped with be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. the
largest single haul made by
bandits in Seattle in the last
two years.
Charles G. Cant, receiving room
manager, had Just opened the vault.
a; 7:2o a m. when the two bandits
appeared as II by magic behind him.
Cant was astonished and thought the
men were Joking when they com
manded him to enter the vault ahead
OF them. They pushed guns against
his side and forced him into the little
room. Then the men wheeled outside
the wooden box In which the money
was kept.
Al this point William z. BURGESS
appeared. Burgess. assistant stock
man. saw the two men choppIng the
Lid from the money wagon with Il
Ratchet He called out Hello, boys.
What's going on here?" Instantly
the two bandits turned on him with
their guns and motioned for him to
so into the open vault with Cant.
You'd better come in" CANT
told him They've got guns and
We haven't. Wed better let them
do what they want" Burgess
then went inside, and the ban
dts finished chopping the lid
OF the box away. A huge pile
OF currency and cash rewarded
their efforts. They then turned
TO lock the vault.
Don't lock the door," Cant plead
ed. Wen suffocate in here. You've
got the money. Just shut the door
part way SO we can breathe"
ESCAPED THRU BACK
DOOR INTO ALLEYWAY
Tho bandits, both OF whom APP
peared young. and wore blue ban
danas over their faces, shut the door
partly. leaving a narrow crack. The
bolt held. and Burgess and CANT
werc prisoners. The bandits escaped
thru an unlocked door on the alley.
For 10 or 10 minutes Cant and
pounded on the heavy steel
door and called for help. At last
Bob Mckay. an employee. heard
their shouts and turned the bolt
enough TO release them. A score
OF detectives and policemen reslse...i-
ed to the alarm which was sent in.
While the exact amount Of
the loot has not been checked
up. the loss will be about SIS.
900, according 10 c. c. Car
penter. general manager OF the
MacDougaIl-Souihwiclk Co. The
payroll of the store amounted
10 over two-thirds Of the total.
and the rest Of the money was
a fraction of the DAYS receipts
from the MacDougaIl-South-
wick anniversary sale.
Had the bandits obtained the en-
tire receipts from the sale from
the loss would have
been multiplied several times. II Is
said. The money was kept in the
wooden case which runs ON. wheels.
During the day the case is kept In
the cashiers office on the top floor.
but at night It is taken down
stairs to the basement and locked
In the vault.
According TO the police. the
bandits had apparently been locked
in the store all night. hiding in a
narrow passage piled with bcxe,
and merchandise and which is viii
in 20 feet OF the vault door.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
HtFome Brew

Howly. folks;
Years nj the spring,
Days at the morn,
Mornings at seven.
And I am dead tired.
Tho party was grand,
must get 20 work.
Tho boss will be sore,
It's heiuya world.
The marble season win open soon.
when the king pin among the kids Is
the boy with the most chapped pair
% knuckles.
Turkey has hanished the eaiiph
and IL Is reported that many OF his
wives are coming 10 America
They won't find any hRrems over
here unless they Eo to Hollywood.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20
BRAND STATEMENTS
As FALSEHOODS

We, the undersigned, comprising
the entire staff OF tho county aud
i'or's office. refuse 20 believe that
there Is in our midst a single crea-
turc who has sunk 30 low into tho
depths or depravity that he would
become a party TO such vile SIAN
der. and even n ono OF our force
had fallen so far. VIC believe that
hs would nj least have tho moral
courage 20 affix his signature TO
any statement coming from him.
Under ordinary circumstances We
would ignore such n cowardly at
tack. but inasmuch as the press has
seen NJ 20 take notice Of an anony-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20

LII GEE GEE, TIL OFFICE
yANIP. SCI:
Tn big problem confrontin'
many Of our young men these
days Is whether to ret = wife or
a second hand car.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-03-20

MacDougaII-South Store Held Up

Cloudy tonight Fr8ey fair
moderate rortherly ,ciads
Temperature Last - Hours
Maximum. 81. Minimum, 81.
Today noon, Is.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
ANDERSONVIL.LE

Friday, School Day ct the fair,
was enjoyed by all whc attended.
Our entry in the Educational
Department won second place.
Mr.. Dupree visited orr school
last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Parks, Of Reynolds
were the guest of Mr.. aad Mrs. J..
B. Strickland Sunday.
Miss Bill Kitchen, Of Byromville,
Is the guest of Miss Helen johnson.
Miss Thelma Hill of Byron, spent
the weekend the guest Of Miss An
ME Laurie Gilmore.
The singing given by Miss Eva
Williams was enjoyed By a large
crowd.
Mrs. S. s. English IS visiting hel
son, Mr.. E. K. English at Americas
Mrs. Nellie Rouse has returned
from visit to her sister, Mrs. R. l..
Scott of Barnwell, S. c.
Mrs. Leon Slappey visited Mr.. c.
A. Slappey Sunday.
Mrs. L. A. Rouse, of Albany was
the weekend guest of Mrs. Rouse
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
Compensation
Insurance

Veterans, you are losing mon
ey until you apply for your ad-
justed compensation. created by
the last Congress.
In case of your demise, your
relatives will receive a mere pit
lance, and that spread into 10
payments, rather than a lump
sum for the policy value.
The adjusted compensation
insurance is based upon the
number of days of service. When
a veteran applies. the govern
ment issues a service certificate,
and if there was over 10 days
service, an insurance policy of
the 20-year endowment type,
worth about two and one-half
times the face value of the serv-
ice certificate.
Should a veteran apply for
insurance, and die the following
day. the full value of the COM
pensation insurance policy will
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
Eliminate Single
Roofs

The publication, Safeguard
ing America Against Fire. is
sued by the National Board Of
Fire Underwriters, in its Sep
TENDER issue, graphically illus
trates with Photographic repro
auctions the danger of the wood
en- shingle as means of spread
ing FIRE.
One of the most striking
scenes in a row of houses in
Berkeley, during its recent $780,
100000 FIRE when 584 homes
were totally destroyed with
their single roofs all ahre be-
fore any other part of the house
was damaged. 1t is not uncom-
mon for burning embers to be
carried by high wind for near
ly a mile and ignite a single
roof.
Commenting on this fire men
ace, the National Board of Fire
Underwriters says that it has no
special quarrel with the wood
en- single in itself but that in
the scheme of things structural,
there are proper uses for wood
en- shingles where as perpendicu-
lar siding they are but little
more vulnerable than clap
boards. Used on roofs, how
ever, they have proved them
selves fire spreaders without
rival.
Every material has its proper
uses and as city building be-
comes more congested, it is es-
sential that every effort be made
to reduce the fire hazard which
has taken an annual toll of some
IS, 900 lives in this nation in
addition to loss of over $780,
100000 in property.
Already lI8 communities
have barred by ordinance the
wooden single but this is only
a start. That such action has
been beneficial is evidenced by
conditions in Braunfels, Texas,
which began in 1897 to rid it
self of wooden single roofs.
This city of 5000 inhabitants
has not had a roof fire in IS
years.
The surest way to prevent
fires is to remove fire hazards
and as the fire loss caused by
sparks on roofs during the past
five years totals $50,6I6.652, it
is a self evident fact that roof
ing of a noncombustible charac-
ter would cause direct reduc-
ton in fire destruction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
Paper Making in the
South

Millions and millions of dol
lars goes out of the South every
year to the Northern paper mills
for newsprint alone. Just how
many millions it would be idle
to guess. In the near future
these millions may be kept in
the South, according to predic-
tons made by the Georgia
Forestry Association, for it
claims that paper making is
heading South and in a few
more years the South will lead
the world in this industry
Recently a special edition of
the Monroe (Ga.) News-Star
was printed on paper made in
the South, of Southern wood.
Within a short time, with few
more experiments and some re-
search, paper can be made eco
nomically in Southern mills of
Southern wood, the Georgia
Forestry Association says.
This is just one more straw
that shows which way the wind
is blowing. The South has at
last realized that to become
financially independent it must
turn it's raw materials into a fin
ished product. For generations
we have given the North and
East the cream by selling them
at their price our raw materials
and buying these raw materials
back-again at their own price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Nov.
u. 1917


~, 1914.)
The annual Thanksgiving turkey
will cost about rs per cent less this
year in Americas than twelve
months ago. The war has had the
effect of reducing the prices on
fowls of all kinds. The decline is
especially noticeable in the market
value of turkeys. Fine dressed
turkeys may be bought at II cents
pound, while they may be pur-
chased at Is cents with the feath-
ers on. Last November dressed
turkeys were worth % cents and
the fowl with feathers on cost
about 20 cents.
Mr.. Frank Lanier, Judge and
Mrs. Charles R. Crisp, James Da-
venport, Jr., Charles Crisp and
Charles Lanier made up congenial
party going to Macon yesterday in
Mr.. Lanier's car to see the fair.
"There ought to be quail for ev-
erybody this season." said one of
Sumter's leading hunters today.
The dry season this summer seems
to have made lots of birds, for the
young ones were not drowned out
by excessive rains, as so often is
the case. The Georgia quail sea-
son opens on Nov. 20 and licences
will be necessary before any sports
man can take a shot at brown par
fridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12

be paid his relatives in one lump
sum.
Should veteran die without
making application for compen.
sation insurance, his beneficiary
is paid only the value of the
service certificate-$l day for
domestic and $l.25 day for
foreign service, less the 500
bonus paid in 1919. And this
smaller sum is not paid in one
lump, but in quarterly payments,
stretching over two and a half
years.
For example, a veteran serv-
ed 500 days in domestic serv-
ice. IF he applies for compen-
sation insurance policy, and
should die before its maturity.
his relatives receive approx
mately $l400.
Should he fail to apply for
the insurance, bis relatives, in
case of his demise, would re-
ceive only $40. paid at the
rate ol $44 every three months
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
TONGS

A New York newspaper claims
that the tongs, which recently sent
a lot of American-resident Chinese
to the undertakers, are unknown in
China. This isn't so.
The Hip Sing tong invaded Amer
lea only about IS years ago. But
in China, where its membership
runs into the millions, the Hip Sings
were at war with the On Leongs
several thousand years ago.
X X X
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
HATCHE MEN

Even in their criminal ramifiC;,-
tons, our Chinese population is
more desirable than some others.
You may have noticed that when
Chinese conduct tong wars, black.
mail murder or otherwise run true
to sensational fiction, they confine
their operations TO members of
their own race and leave the white
man alone. Exceptions ere rare.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12

coming South. Why should we
not have some of them2 They
have some money to invest, they
bring new ideas and new ener-
gy. They need Sumter county
land and we need them.
1t is a splendid suggestion
that's made by Mr.. Downs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
A THOUGHT

Inasmuch as ye have Done it unto
one of the least of these, my breth.
rem, We have done it unto me-
Matt. 25:40.
Kindness has converted more sin
ners than either zeal, eloquence or
learning.-F. w. Faber.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
CHINESE

China is buying five times as
much American-made goods as in
1914. Though our orGars from her
row total 125 million dNllars a year,
she still ranks only eighth among
our customers. The day may come,
however, when China will rank
first. Our real Japanese problem
is to keep Tokyo from getting eco
nomic control of the Chinese. That
appears to be their dream of chr
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
LEGAL AID NO. 767.
Notice to Debtors and Creditors

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
All creditors of the estate of ].
w. Harris, late of Sumter county
deceased, are hereby notified to
render in their demands to the I'M
dersigned according to law, and all
persons indebted to said estate are
required to make immediate pay
ment to me. This Nov. 10, 1924.
J. E. B. McLENDON,
Admr., Estate Of ]. w. Harris, de-
ceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
WEATHER

You know how the SIN early in
1922 began giving off iess heat,
playing havoc with our weather. A
complicated scientific chart shows
that, to date, the sun has only re
covered halfway to norma al radia
ton. Several very cold winters are
ahead, experts predict.
Long-range weather forecasting,
two or three years in advance, ma"
result from recent studies of tire
sun. It's now believed that solar
heat regulates temperature OF
ocean currents, which in turn slow
ly control inland weather.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From the Times-Recorder, Nov

(From the Tlmes-Recorder, NOV.
IL, 1904.)
Council is going to look after
the PHYSICAL condition of Cotton
avenue, especially the sidewalks in
the vicinity of the Hawkins House.
While the futures market, like
the [ emocratic party, went up a
few points yesterday there was lit
tie change in the situation locally.
Americas buyers readily paid 8 IL
cents for good middling cotton and
this price absorbed whatever was
offered.
An important deal in real estate
which means much for the develop
ment of the fruit growing interests
of Sumter county was consummat-
ed yesterday in the purchase of a
considerable body of land near
Americas, which, will be devoted
to that purpose. Seven hundred and
fifty acres, belonging to H. A
Countryman, Roam Smith and C. W..
Parrot, respectively, and lying in
body along the Central railroad
was purchased. The purchaser of
this desirable tract, three farms in
one, is Mr. C. F. Ware, of, Day
ton, Ohio, and the purchase price
was $40 to $40 per acre, the sum
total paid for the property being
in the neighborhood of $4,000
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12

The Osprey Mill located at Port
erdale, and owned by tie Bib Man
ufacturing Company, Macon, has
$4,000 spindles, constructed three
years ago with a capital stock Of
100000. Production is prm-
cipally tire fabric, small ropes and
lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-12

Sunday.
Miss Mary Williams vas the week
end guest Of Miss Sara Williams Of
Aries.
Miss Laura Mae Peek, was shop
ping in Americas Thursday after
noon.
Miss Mollie Williams visited rel
atives in Americas last week