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Evening star., 1924-03-04
BENEFIT Card Party Tonight.

Hundreds Of District employees and
their friends will gather in the main
lobby of the District building tonight
for card party and dance. the pro-
oeeds Of which will go into the fund
for the relief of municipal workers
In time Of stress. James l. Martin.
secretary to Commissioner Bell. Is
chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements and expects the affair to
be q huge SUCCESS.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
$500 Fine for Bootlegger.

Illegal possession and transporta-
tion OF nine quarts Of whisky drew
for Jack Davis in the United States
branch OF Police Court yesterday q
fine Of $500 and, in default. 120 days
in Jail. Davis was arrested, with
William Raney. q marine. on their
way to Quantico. Va. they told the
pleaded not guilty and his case went
over. Davis did not have the cash
to pay his fine and was committed
to Jail.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
COMMISSIONED IN o. R. c.

Byron r. Patton. 1901 Cathedral
avenue. has been commissioned as q
major Of infantry. Organized Re-
serve Corps OF the Army; Laurence
A. Slaughter. Hotel Grafton, as q
major In the Quartermaster Corps.
Organized Reserves. and Grant A.
Williams, Fort Myer. Va, as second
lieutenant. general service. Organized
Reserves.
Evening star., 1924-03-04

brance from his patron. He says this,
tenuous friendship for the old lady.
who must now have been dead for
years. is one Of the -pleasantest men,
cries OF his boyhood.
Evening star., 1924-03-04
POLICE EMPLOY CLUBS
ON COMMUNIST MOB
Berlin Reports 400 Arrests in Jena
Following Attack on Assembly
- vovrn Ne $lon lists

OK xoUuE NHt1oHdI16tS'
BERLIN. March 1.-Two hundred
communists, including two deputies,
were arrested at Jena, where they at
tempted to prevnt a meeting OF an
organization OF young nationalists. The
lena police, reinforced by men from
other towns, were obliged to use their
clubs freely to disperse communist
demonstrators. 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
ROANOKE N TN IST ER
At Tackled. BEAT { n
AND CHILD TAKEN
Former Wife of Cooper Alleg-
To Have Lead Four linden
titled Assailants
WOMAN LIVE SIN ATLANTA
Party of Five Motorists Held At
Bedford, Va, In Connec-
ton With Affair
WOMAN LIVE SIN ATLANTA

ROANOKE, Va, April 17.-The
four year old daughter of Rev. j..
R. Cooper, a Methodist minister,
was kidnapped last night by four I'M
identified assailants after they had
attacked and severely beaten tie
minister at his home here.
Ike police said that they had
been informed the kidnapers were
accompanied by Mrs. Jack Lane, Of
Atlanta, the former wife of the
preacher.
A few hours after the adbuctors
left, a telephone message from
Bedford, near here, reported the de-
tention Of a party of five motorists
and a child, answering the gener-
al description of the kidnapera.
The authorities left Immediately
and are expected to return l9te to-
/ day with the prisoners.
in Americas during 1865, and who
served the congregation as senior
warden until his death in 1908,
when he was succeeded in that Of
flee by Capt. Cobb.
The cross presented Calvary
church by Capt. Cobb will be used
first on Sunday morning at IL
O'Clock in benediction of the cross
service, wherein Robert Physioc
will act as crucifer, with the serv-
ice read by the rector, Rev. james
B. aLwrence. A special invitation
to attend this service is extended
to the public ngeneral, Easter ser
vices at Calvary church always be-
ing of an interesting nature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
BESSIE Tiff GIRL IS
PARTIALLY PARALYzED
BY DIVE INTO WATER
Miss Johnson, Stricken While
Swimming At Forsyth, Re-
ported Improved To-day
CASE PUZZLES DOCTORS
Injured Girl Hurried To Macon
Hospital, Following Unusual
Accident
CASE PUZZLES DOCTORS

MACON, April 17.-Physicians
reported today the condition of Miss
Myrtice Johnson, student at Bes-
sic Tiff College, suffering from
paralysis as a result of diving in
shallow water, as slightly improy-
ed.
The young woman is in the hospl-
tai and her father, J. w. Johnson,
of Green Cove Springs, is in atten-
dance at her bedsire. The dive YVES
made in shallow pool at the col
lege in Forsyth.
Miss johnson stated that she
struck on her head in diving into
the POOL The pool was being
cleaned and refilled and the stud
ents had been warned that the wa
ter was not deep enough for diving.
Miss Johnson either thought she
could safely take the plunge or lost
her balance and went headlong intC
the shallow water, striking the ce-
ment bottom.
Other students noticed that Mis-;
Johnson was injured and they res
cued her and summoned aid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
CASE PUZZLES
MACON PHYSICIANS

MACON, April 17.-Miss Myr-
tice Johnson, Sophomore at Bessie
Tiff College, is at the OglethprpS
Private Infimary, paralyzed from
her shoulders down, the result of
a. plunge into a shallow pool of wa
ter at the college at Forsyth, Ga /,
Tuesday. She was brought to the
local private hospital early yester-
day morning.
While no bones were broken in
Miss Johnson's body, doctors are
baffled over the strange injury to
the young woman. She is conscious
yet is completely paralyzed from
her shoulders down.
Doctors at the infirmary stated
last night that probably by this
morning they could determine what,
if anything, could be done to relieve
Miss Johnson's ailment.
Miss Johnson's mother is dead,
but her father, j. W. johnson, of
Green Cove Springs, Fla, arrived
here yesterday to be with her. A
brother Dan Johnson, of Millen, AMI
a sister, Mrs. Clarence G. Pittman,
of Ridge Avenue, Ingleside, arc
also with her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
MAN ARRESTED TODAY
At WAYCROSS MAYBE
MAKER OF 0 u { { R
Attempted to Pass Alleged
Counterfeit Bill On Owner of
Filling Station
CLAIMS DAYTONA IS HoMI
Search of Car Occupied By Pris-
oner Revealed Small GUAM
tity of Liquor

WAYCROSS, April IA man
giving his name as J. R. Williams,
of Daytona, Florida, is being held
in the city Jail for federal authors
ties pending investigation on a
charge of passing a counterfeit $50
bill yesterday. Williams bought q
tire at a filling station, and attempt
ed to make payment>with the alleged
counterfeit note. The owner Of
the tire, suspecting the bill to be
bogus, communicated with the po-
lice, who said that it was counter
felt.
A search of the Williams car re-
vealed pint of whiskey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
SHOALS CONTROVERSY
BEFORE iGRIcUL TURE
SENATE COMMIT TEE
Elon Hooker. One of Bidders
For Famous Power Project
Tells of His Offer
MILLIONS FOR RESEARCH
Claims His Company Could
Save Government Huge Sum
In Operating Plants

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Elon
Hooker, one of the bidders behind
the Hooker, White & Atterbury pro
posal for the operation of Muscle
Shoals, resumed testimony today be-
fore the senate agriculture conf
mittee which is considering all bids
offered for the property.
Chairman Norris drew from the
witness that the Hooker bid pro
vides $1O,0OO,OOO for research work.
Hooker said that he is not con:
tending that his company could
give the government any patents on
process it could not get itself, but
that it could save the government
large sums of money through oper
alton on a business basis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
MOULTRIE'S BUSINESS
HOUSES ASKED TO, CLOSE

MOULTRIE, April 17.-Pronli-
nent laymen of the Moultrie
churches who are interested in var
ious lines of business will lead a
movement to get all business houses
and offices to close while the morn
ing services are being held at the
churches during the evangelistie
campaign which is to be carried on
by all the churches for a period of
two weeks beginning next Sunday.
The services win be held in the
morning from 1890 to 1880, but
the business houses will be asked
to close from 1925 to 11:35, Civ
ing five minutes to reach the
churches and five minutes after the
close to get back to the places of
business.
The movement is designed to get
the business men and office people
together with the sales people to IT.
tend the morning services.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
NEW DISCLOSURES IN
KIDNAPPING TO COME
Sensational Evidence Uncovered
In Notorious Mer Rouge
Murders In Louisiana

WASHINGTON, April I7.-Dr.
A. C. Busey, the 'man of mystery
who claimed to have knowledge OF
the inside story of the Mer Rouge
'hooded mob murders that shocked
the nation two years ago, and who
disappeared from the federal peni-
Tertiary in Atlanta several weeks
ago, has been arrested in Harling-
en-, Tex, by Department of Justice
agents, it was announced here late
Wednesday.
It was Busey who first revealed
that Thomas F. Richards, one of
the men supposed to have been
killed by the hooded mob of More
house Parish, La, is still alive
Richards, he declared, was kid
mapped and has since been held a
prisoner by the manwho killed Wat
Daniel.
Busey disappeared from the pris-
on farm at Atlanta several weeks
ago, following a number of visits
he had received from national Off
GERS of the Ku-Klux Khan. At the
time, prison officials were uncer-
tain as to whether he had simply
escaped Of his own volition, or had
been kidnapped by those who feared
the exposures he was in position
to make.
The capture ofBusey and the evil
dence which the Department of JUS
tice has secured probably will re
suit in the reopening of the whole
case, it was learned Wednesday.
William J. Burns, chief of the Blu
reau of Investigation of the, Depart
ment of Justice, whose men founC
the fugitive, declared that the de
partment now has complete evi
dence" against the perpetrators o.
the Mer Rouge killings, and tina
this information has been turned
over to Governor John M. Parkcl
Of Louisiana, foe of the Khan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
RAIL LINES MOVE
MILLIONS OF CARS

ATLANTA, April 17.-Statistics
made public here show that the rail-
roads of the country, loaded and
hauled to destination, within
period of eight and a half months,
an average of one million cars OF
revenue freight each week.
A striking method of illustrating
how large this volume of traffic
is will be shown by assuming that
these cars could all be msde up
into one train and that a locomo-
tive and a caboose would be added
to each so cars.
This movement would thus call,
it is pointed out here, for 10000
locomotives and 10000 cabooses.
Ii the 10000 locomotives were
placed at the head of the train
With the forward locomotive at
Savannah, Ca, and the train fol-
lowed the route through Jackson
vile, Fla, to River Junction, these
locomotives would extend continu-
ously for 81 miles, or to within
35 miles of River Junction.
If the one million cars were
placed behind these locomotives
they would extend through River
Junction to New Orleans; thence
through Ell Paso, Tex, Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Cal, to Port
land, Ore, thence to Seattle, to
Spokane, to st. Paul, to Chicago
on to New York, to Washington and
through Atlanta and Birmingham
to a point 96 miles west of the lat
ter point.
If the 10000 cabooses were then
added to this train it would ex-
tend 1872 miles further or to a
point 10 miles north of Hattiesburg.
Miss. In other words, the total
length of the train would be s,5S7
miles. This represents the work
done every week for. many weeks
/ in 1928 by the railways.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
WEIRD TALE TOLD BY.
WOMAN IN REPORTING
AFFAIR TO POLICE
Body of Blair Buried By Slayer
Whose Conscience Forced
Confession
Body Hacked To Pieces After
Man Had Been Shot To
Death During Fight
Bv MAXWELL HYDE

MIDDLETON, Conn, April IT,
The rosy cheeks of Lillian Tell, a
will bear mute, yet eloquent witness
for her mother, Mrs. Johanna Tell,
32 when the latter is called to bar
to answer for one of the most
ghastly murders on record in New
England.
Mrs. Tell has confessed to the
Staying of Charles Blair on has des-
ISOLATE farm at Killingsworth, near
here.
Four years ago she lived, de-
serted wife, in congested district
of New York with her daughter.
The girl was anemic colorless, dispir-
tied. The position as housekeeper
on Blair's farm offered fresh Dir,
fresh eggs and fresh milk. The
mother, thinking only of her daugh-
ter, took it.
Summers and winters passed and
the adolescent girl flourished like
all other. things that grew under
Gods sun, Yet while the mother re-
joiced in her daughters new-found
health, she worried about the rela-
tionship that had sprung up between
herself and her employer,
Then one day Mrs. Tell packed
up and took her daughter back to
New York. But Conscience rode
along. Conscience Knocked her at
every turn. 1t would not let her.
eat. Nor sleep. 1t drove her to tell
her relatives a strange, strange story
Then the pale, tried woman drag
ged herself into the Bronx police
station in New York. She retold the
story. 1t was that Blair, her en-
ployer, had tried to force his at
tentlons on her, that when she had
spurned him he menaced with ak
and that she had shot and hacked
him with the ak.
oldh want my girl to know
The police say she confessed "so
| dragged the body into the cellar
before she came from school. I
washed the AK clean. I couldn,t
sleep that night. I buried the body
next morning, but the sight Of the
grave drove me nearly mad"
She drew diagram of The
graves location. The police found
the body there.
William Thomas, attorney for
Mrs. Tell, has hired detectives. Ha
says they will reveal a story of SEN
Sational brutalities. And little TIL
han will go on the stand to cor.
rob boz their story.
Everything my mother saws is
rue" the girl declares. Il will tell
everything when the time comes ),
But her own rosy cheeks. bor
bright eyes, will tell more than b.
lips. They will tell of the fearful Fl.
price her mother paid for them. -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
ROTARIANS HEAR
NEGRO QUARTETTE

Members of the Americas Ro-
tary club were entertained Wednes-
day at their regular luncheon by
a number of the negro students
from the Americas Institute, of
which w. NJ. Redick is principal.
There were half a dozen of the
boys and probably dozen of the
girls, together with their vocal
teacher who sang number Of the
old-time negro spirituals, such as
''De Backsliding Brudder," by a
number of male voices; THE Hus-
kim Bee" was another offering by
the boys
"Swing Low Sweet Chariot" and
other spirituals were sung by the
entire institute chorus, answering a
number of encores. A s5lo from
one of the girls was another fed
ture.
Professor Reddick stated that
those composing the chorus were
just the students, taken in the
rough, right from their homes in
the towns and off the FARMS" none
of whom had other instruction t}.an
that they were receiving at the
Americas institute.
At the conclusion of the 20 min
ute program Walter Rylander, act
ing president, thanked the mem
bers of the chorus and congratulate
ed them, their teachers and Prof
Reddick ''for the very fine work
you are doing in the Americas IN
stitute, work that is known and
appreciated by the white people of
this county"
A number Of Rotarians request
ed a return of the chorus at a later
date.
Tim Furlow was reelected to
membership in the club. Mr.. Fur
low was one of the charter MEM
bers of Rotary, but was forced to
resign some time aga because Of
continued absences from the city,
making regular attendance impossi-
BILE.
Mr.. W. C. Wright and Z L. C,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
REL FINER WIRES WALSH
HE'S ON WAY TO TELL
COMMITTEE F C rs
Cincinnati Oil Refiner win Re-
spond to Subpoena Requir-
ing His Presence
OSER TELLS OF HAMON
Says Oklahoman Asked Texas
Delegates to Vote For LOVE-
den AT Chicago

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Wil-
liam Cooper Proctor, of Cicinnati,
notified Senator Walsh, of the SEN
ate oil committee, today that he viii
arrive in Washington tomorrow in
response to a subpoena served yes
terday. Proctor, @ao financed the
campaign Of General Leonard Wood
in 1922, and will be questioned con-
corning campaign contributions qnd
happenings in the Chicago cohven-
ton.
Phil E. Baer, United States mar
shall of Texas testified at todaya
hearing regarding his acquaintance
with Jake Hamon, who Baer sa'd'
was a delegate to the Chicago
convention, and that Hamen sought
to get the Texas delegation to vote
for Lowden He added the dele
cation was split among Lowden'
Wood and Harding. The witness
said he had never conserved with
Hamon about his political ambitions.
He also denied conversation with
John Smith, following the Hamon
funeral, which, Smith told the CONF
mittee Baer said Hamon intended
to make Baer rich if ne becanlS
secretary of the inteior,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
AMERICAN DELEGATES
TO ATTEND ROME MEET

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Nine
teen American delegates to the In
ternational Institute of Agriculture
which will be held at Rome
PIC, have been appointed by the
department of state or. recommen-
dation Of Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace, it is announced.
The American delegation will be
composed of agricultural experts
and business men from all sections
of the country, it was stated.
The chief proposal to be made to
the institute by the American dele
gates is that the institute encour-
age the governments to conduct
comparable national surveys cor
corning agricultural conclusion
their respective areas,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
ATTENTION KNIcHTs TEMPLAR

Election of officers, at Masonic
Hail, Good Friday, April 18th, Z p.
m. Every member of De Molsy
Commandery urged to be present at
z p. m. This election comes on reg
ular meeting of M. B. Council
Lodge No. 95, and we want to be.
through by 8 o'clock, SO as not TO
interfere with them. ]. E. Kiker
Recorder. While Marshall, f, c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Gaines and
children have returned from a stay
of several months in California, and
will again make their home IN
Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
ALLEGED COUNTERFEITER ARRESTED AT WAYCROSS TODAY
Q Q O. Q o Q Q Q o o o Q O o O Q o o 8 8
TOWNSVILLE STORES
TO CLOSE EARLY NOW

TOWNSVILLE, April 17.-The
regular o'clock closing starts next
it being the custom to be-
gin on the first Monday after Eas-
ter. The festive season was late this
year so many have already started
the early closing. The first Thurs
day half holiday will occur on the
first day of May, the regular sum-
mer schedule being started by agree
meht on the first of May each year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
FLYERS READY TO
FLY TO DUTCH HARBOR

SEATTLE, April ia wire
less message from Chignik,
Alaska, reported the world
cruisers two, three and four
were prepared to leave Chignik
this morniES for Dutch harbor,
the weather permitting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

From a small school girls essay
on "My Family;
In my family there are three
of US, my father, mother and me. I
am the youngest. London Daily
News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
THE ATTRACTION

Don't deny it, l saw you kissing
the cook
"Ah, but it wasn't the woman in
her l kissed it was the culinary
expert. "-Klods-Hans (Copenhag-
en-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS
TO SUPPORT COOLIDGE

PALATKA, April 17.-Ten votes
IN the national republican conver-
ton were today pledged President
Coolidge by the Florida state re-
publican convention here. The
delegates go to Cleveland instruct
ed with practically every county
represented.
Inauguration of the primary sys.
Fem and the elimination of the ne
gro from the party in Florida were
the outstanding features of the con
vention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

Summerford were guests of Frank
Sheffield, Jr., Miss Constance Ellis
one of the directors of Kathleen, j"
accompanied by Robert Lane and
~ of the girls taking part in the
performance, were guests Of the
club. Miss Elizabeth Pless, of Cor
dele and Lewis Ellis and Herbert
Kincey were other guests.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Cut-
ing Immediately into the heart Of
the whole controversy, the senate
committee investigating the Nor
tana charges against Senator Wheel
er opened hearings today, the test'-
mony bearing directly on the extent
of his activities at Washington in
connection with the cases involving
certain Montana cliffs was elected
from Gordon Campbell, geologist,
who said that he had employed Sen
ator Wheeler in 1922, to represent
him in the state courts.
The committee received copies Of
kilograms passed between Camp
bell and Senator Wheeler, One Of
then purported to show that Wheele
had "been advised the govern
ment courts could not intervene in
Campbell's behalf during land pro-
, ceedings against him and the other
indicated the senator had arranged
to have Campbell confer with Soil
citor Booth, of the Interior Depart
ment, regarding the Lincoln per
nit" in which Campbell was inter
ested with Wheeler. The witness
insisted that this did not constitute
Wheeler's appearance" before the
Department of the Interior in be-
half of his client, as charged in the
Indictment recently returned by a
Montana district court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
PRAYER MEETINc ToNIGHT

There will be a prayer meeting
at First Methodist Church tonight
Thursday, 1880 p. M, conducted by
officers and teachers Of the sun
day school. You are cordially in
yited to attend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

Do you use sheets in your house
They are dangerous. In Boston. {
burglar used the sheets to tie g
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

One real nice thing about phono-
graphs and player pianos is you
never have to sit around and beg
them to play.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
PuRLIc ECONOMY

Bub-I have stopped drinking.
Duh-Thst win save your friends
! lot Of moaeyl--Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

By light-years is meant the NUM-
Der Of years required SoE light TO
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17

The auto race is not as danger
GUS as the human race.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
DAUGHERTY PR0BERS
TAKE RECESS TODAY.
WHEELER GOES WEST
Senator Excused to Attend Trial
of Indictment Against Him
In Montana
CAMPBELL is EXAMINED
GeoIogist Tells of Having EN-
ployed Wheeler TO Represent
Him During 1920

WASHINGTON, April LITTLE
senate Daugherty committe stood at
recess today to permit Senator
Wheeler committee prosecutor, to
attend the opening hearing Of the
senate's investigation of his indict-
ment in Montana.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
WEATHER

For Georgia - Showers tonight
and Friday in west and north por-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-17
New York Futures

PS. Open High Low Close
Jan. ..24.38l24.14l24.2 5i24.14I24.38
Nav ..30.47l3O. SIS 30.65I30.47l30.47
July ..28. 1929. 09l29. 09l28. 73l28.89
Oct. .25.24l25.30l25.3 0l25. 01l 25.24
Dec. "a. 59l24.6OI24. 60l24.45l24.59
Americas strict middling 80 lac.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1924-02-07

f. ID. Greene, President of the First
National Bank of this city. was among
the nine bankers of the state who
were appointed by A. Kopperud, pres
ident of the South Dakota Bankers
Association, to the conference which
was held at Washington Monday to
advise upon remedial measures in the
agricultural and financial situation in
the Northwest. Mr.. Greene was. how
ever, unable to attend the conference.