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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-07
WRITING MOTION PICTURES
JACK CUNNINGHAM

Adapter Of 1.-THE Covered Wagon"
which will be shown at The Haines
Theatre. WatervIle, March t0-11;
Augusta Opera House, Augusta
March ~ 10.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
DAVIS A SOUTHERN
NAN. SAYS COHEN
Defends Nominee Against AT.
tacks Of Khan For Recent
Speech

In a statement issued to the vot-
ers of Georgia, and addressed to the
Times-Recorder, National Commit
teeman John S. Cohen and National
committeewoman Mrs Edgar Alex
ander, reply to the attack being
made on Mr. Davis by the Ku Klux
Khan official organ, the Search
light.
However, neither Mr.. Cohen or
Mrs. Alexander mention the khan
by name or refer by name to the
khan organ. Their statement to the
voters follows:
"Our attention has been called
to a publication Of date Saturday,
October 25th, in which the state
ment has been made that hon. John
w. Davis, Den.ocracy's candidate
for President, in an address in In
dianapolis, used the expression that
he believed in complete equality of
the races.
eve have heard several Of Mr..
Davis matchless speeches, and we
have read them all, and we affirm,
without fear Of contradiction, that
Mr.. Davis made no such statement.
What Mr.. PAWS may have said in
Indianapolis is what he has said in
all of his speeches, that he believed,
as the Constitution provides, in the
complete equality of every man and
every woman before the law, which
is entirely different from the inter
probation which has been placed up
on his elleged remarks.
John W. Davis is making a Won
derful and winning campaign for
President. He is entitled to the
votes of every white Democrat in
the South, and not only stands on
the Democratic platform as written,
but he stands. through birth, asso-
citation and spoken word, for the
best traditions of the South.
"This misintelpretation Of his
language may have been innocently
made, but nevertheless, it has done
Mr.. Davis a serious injustice, and
we cannot permit it to go meor-
rected."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
LABOR CRUSHED IN
BRITISH ELECTIONS
Conservatives Returned With
Strongest Majority Recorded
In a Century
Adv The .Associated Preasl

LONDON, Oct. 30.--The people
of Great Britain put i crushing de-
feat and an end to their. first eX-
pertinent with q labor government.
In the election yesterday they re-
turned the Conservatives TO power
in Parliament with one of the strong
est majorities that Is recorded dur
ing the last century.
In this sweeping political change,
the Liberal party SINKS too the low
est position in It's experiences since
the realignnent CT the British poll
teal parties more than 80 years
ego.
With 585 out of 6l5 seats in the
House of Commons accounted for
at 5.:5O this afternoon, me Conser-
vatives have 384, a gain Of lab;
Labor has 148, with loss of 40;
the Liberals can count bit 40, hav-
ing lost 1O4; all other lrtics have
the balance accounted for, l3 in
number.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
ARPLANE COTTON
BUSTERS IN COUNTY
Experts Here Today To Discuss
Busting Sumter Fields Next
Summer

Two aviators Of the Deland Cot
ton busting Co, accompanied by
j. Phil Campbell, director from the
State College of Agriculture will
visit Americas today to look over
the local situation regal ding land
ing facilities and the possibilities OF
establishing two machines here next
summer for the busting of cotton
crops.
George Marshall, county demon
strator will interview the apialofs
on their arrival and any infcrma-
tion about their method of busting
the calcium arsenate over the cot
ton can be obtaind from him.
Mr.. Marshall states crat the pro
cess of spraying the poison from
aeroplane for boil weevil destruc-
ton, has proven verv Successful
wherever it has been used and no
doubt many of the cotton planters
of this section will adopt the meth
cd this summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
NEW YORK CHAIRMAN
REFUSES TO APPEAR
Claimed That Carraway Must
Have Something 10
Hide

WASHINGTON. Oct. While
the Washington end Of the Senate
Campaign fund pro6ers inquired
into the Republican collections
in the East today, Acting Chairman
Carraway announced that one wit
ness had refused to appear before
the committee.
George X. Morris, Republican
state chairman of New York, re-
fused to appear for questioning
except on certain stipulations, said
Chairman Carraway. ''The commit
tee is not making any stipulations
or understandings with witnesses,
end Morris can refuse to come if he
wishes, but he will be compelled to
take the consequences of his re-
fusal. l assume there is something
he does not care to expose"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
GUN THIEF IS AGAIN
WORKING IN ANER!CUS

Wednesday afternoon man an
swering the description of the per-
son who borrowed Mr.. Stevens gun
worked the same ruse of Mrs. C. B.
Burke, who lives in Brooklyn
Heights.
Several weeks ago The Times
Recorder published a story about a
man coming to the home of Mrs.
Richard Stevens on Church street
and borrowing shot gun to kill a
sheep, The man apparently knew
Mr.. Stevens well and told Mrs. Stew
ems that her husband had sent him
for the gun.
When Mr.. Stevens came home
his wife told him that she had loan
ed his gun to the man. This was
all news to Mr.. Stevens; he did not
know the man and had told no one
they could borrow his gun. The
shot gun was brand new and they
are still waiting for the man to re-
turn it.
Mrs. Burke says the man, very
neatly dressed, came to her door
and asked to borrow Mr.. Burke's
gun to kill a few goats with. Mrs.
Burke told him that her husband
had no shot gun but kept a pistol
IN the house. The man then inquir-
ed if he might borrow the pistol.
Mrs. Burke says she hesitated about
lending the pistol, but the man as
Sured her that he was a good friend
OF her husbands and stated that he
thought Mr.. Burke would not OBJ
lect to him using the pistol Mrs.
Burke, believing what he said, gave
INN the pistol. Until now he has
tailed to return the firearm.
The police department has been
notified of the theft and are trying
TO trace the man. Chief Bragg
washes to warn the people against
Lending firearms to any one unless
they know the person themselves.
This kind of stealing has been
occurring in the vicinity of Macon
veral weeks and believe the
sane thieves are operating here"
says Chief Bragg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
chinese RUSHING
VALUABLES INTO
FOREIGN BANKS
Battle Near Between Eeng And
WI Marching On
Peking

PEKING, Oct. 30.-(By AS
sociated Press.1-Word receiv-
ed here that the battle lines OF
the warning forces are being
drawn up close to Picking is
causing much apprehension ir
the city. Chinese residents have
filled all the hotels in the for
eign legation quarter and are
rushing all their valuables into
the vaults of foreign banks.
Feng Yu Hsiang, the Christ
ian general" departed from Pc
king today for Fengtai. about
seven miles east of the city,
where he will take charge of his
army there. He anticipates a
battle with General WI, who is
now approaching Picking from
that direction.
General Wus objective is Pc
king, where he will attempt to
reinstate himself as the military
head of the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
MYSTERIOUS 'L00NY GAS CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM
ONLY 10 OF 40
WORKERS ESCAPE
EFFECTS OF POISON
Antidote Fails To Save Victims
OF Lost Reason-Five Suf-
fer Violent Death

NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-(By
Associated Press. )-The fifth
victim to the mysterious loony"
gas poisoning died today. Her
bert Fuson. the last victim to
give up his life, failed to rally.
successfully under the treatment
of an antidote, which for a time.
seemed to help him. When first
administered he showed decided
signs of Improvement; however,
this was only temporary and he
died today.
The last three victims have
died at approximately the same.
hour on three successive days.
All of them became violent lust
before death claimed them.
Only 10 of the As workers
in the research laboratory of the
Standard Oil plant have failed
to show symptoms of loss of rea-
son from the mysterious 'loony
gas. The total number of vic
TINS now under treatment is
81.
The government has started
an investigation of the catastro-
phe which occurred in the Bay
way laboratory of the oil con-
Germ.
Eleven more suffered from
the mysterious gas fumes re-
ported @oday, which already has
caused the death of five and has
robbed scores of others of their
reasoning powers.
1t was announced than an ant
tidote has been discovered. One
man treated with the antidote.
after showing temporary i'm
provement. suffered a violent
death today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
COUNTY'S CROP T0IEXCEED 10000 BALES
GINNING REPORT
To OCTOBER rs
is I603l BALES
WiII Reach $4,000 Bales ssfw-
day With Possible Total
10000 For Year

Sumter county's co4on crop
will exceed 10000 bales in che
estimation Of warehousemen in
Americas as expressed today af
ter seeing the most recent gin
ming report for the county.
Jp TO October W. more than.
id6,000 bales had been ginned
"a inc county and estimates were
based on the figure, taking into
consideration the number Of
bales ginned in previous wears
lfter the mid October ginning
eport
William p Persons, reporter
FOR the county for the Federal
reau of Census, issued the
following statement Thursday
morning:
There were ginned i'm Sumter
county, previous to October liz, 49,,
036 bales Of cotton, counting round
bales as half bales, from Tho crop Of
1924. This compares with 10,2G2
bales ginned TO October lis,
1929
G. H. Burke, Of the Commercial
Warehouse, stated today that in his
opinion the 1924 crop will exceed
10000 tales. Taking into consid-
erat on the number Of bales Gin-
med IN previous years afg r. thl3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
CAMILLA PREACHER
KILLED IN AUTO WRECK

CAMILLA, Ca, October 90
Rev. A. Fl Sausburn, pastor of the
First Methodist church of Green's
boro, was killed instantly and his
wife injured when a machine in
which they were en- route to Cairo
to visit relatives sped off the Dixie
highway Wednesday afternoon Just
beg ond the city limits of Camilla.
Mr. Sausbnrn was driving.
The accident occurred near a
curve at which it was necessary to
detour because of improvements
being made on the highway. Wit
nesses said that the ear turned over
twice after leaving the road. Rev.
Sausburn was pinned against it as
it struck a fence and stopped.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
BATHS DENIED
COLLEGE GIRLS
MURFREESBORO. !

MURFREESBORo, Tenn,
Oct. 30.-Tennessee college girls
here can't battle. Their bath
rooms are on the second floor Of
the dormitory, and because of
the long drouth Murfreesboro's
water supply has reached such
low ebb that the pressure IS in
sufficient to carry the water to
the girls bath tubs.
The girls have been visiting
private homes for the last few
nights to perform their ablu-
tons.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30

The average annual consumption
of lea, reckoned in its dry state, in
this country is seven pounds per
petson-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
BANDITS ROB ANK
AFTER GUN ATTLE

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, October 30.
Bonds worth SIS. 600 and $4,000 in
cash were obtained by robbers who
early today wrecked the vaults of
the Valley Savings Bank, of Soldier,
Iowa, and escaped after engaging
the president of the bank in a pistol
fight. No one IS known to have
been injured BY the fipiqGulgo ya
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
NEGRO is HELD
FOR MAIL THIEF 7
(Rv ne Associated Pcs

ATLANTA, Oct. 3O.-Grover
Cleveland Love, a negfo mail car
rie rof this city is being held un-
der bond of $3.50 until the session
of the federal grand jury on a
charge of stealing a parcel post
package. The packag was said to
have contained a boIIel nam.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
AUTHOR OF LORD
FAUNTELROY' DIES

NEW YORK, Oct. 3O.-Fran-
ces H. Burnett, author and play
wright, known particularly for
her novel and play "iLttle Lord
Fauntelroy," died last night at
her home, Plandome Park, at
Plandome, on ong Island. She
was rs years cid and had been
in poor health for several
months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30

Frank Knight of Sussex, England.
lacking either legs OF Id lds. writes
his letters holding the pom between
his teeth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
BILL BRENNAN'S SLAYER
GIVEN 20-YEAR TERM

NEW YORK, Oct. SO.-Twenty
years Imprisonment in Sing Sing
was the sentence imposed today on
Joseph Pioli, %, chauffeur, after
ne had pleaded guilty to first de-
gree manslaughter charge, growing
out of the murder of William (BilD
brennan, heavyweight pugilist, shot
TO death in his Washington Heights
cabaret on June Is last.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-10-30
AMERICUs SPOT COTTON

WEATHER-Fair tonight and Fri
day; slightly warmer in southwest
portion tonight.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06
pb|e1,1,
I==.'b-oeop1
Uncle John

My Aunty Flapper's caught
the craze to pattern after
youthful ways; she loves the
girlish PAGES. Her painted
fowls defies the stage-besides
her other camouflage, in various
other places. She never does a
thing by halves, an SO displays
her fatted calves with native
erudition. She spends a
lot fer fancy hose-till every
skinny neighbor knows she
banters indiscretion! I couldn't
say. her wealth Of bust was
somethin' to excite disgust IN
any whiskered artist. In fact l
wouldn't sign my name to any
dope that carries blame to one
who looks her smartest. "This
world is all a feetin' show
our transient natur' makes it SO,
we're all averse to sorrow,
and, while we can't guess
Amty's age, because Of that-aif
canaouhage-she may be gone
tomorrow! And while she tray
els with a zip, I reckon wa
should let her rip, with gifty-
sir3y JUNCTION. My heirs
can't throw much dust at me. Il ]
prove good an pure as she, when
/ have ceased to function.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06
@1So4 by NEA Service u

The driver came first. his arms
stiffiy aloft. Then three figures IN
single file from the tonneau, the last
enc wearing skirts. The person wit h
tine heavy voice coughed nervDusly
Wen give you five"
shut up" commanded the Wreck
You'll give me anything I want
You three" He indicated the pas
:engers with a wave of the gun. "You
three step out in front Of those lights
where I can keep a good eye on you.
That's business. Stay there. Now
driver. got a CAM"
."Ah-ah-yes. sir"
Get it and be careful you don't
get anything else"
The man in uniform moved eau
tieus..; tn the side Of the car and
gns;: appcd a five.gallon contalner
from the running board.
Its full. sir" he said.
Full Ell? Carrying extra gas and
wouldn't give me a drop, Ell? All
right. you pick up that can and
inarch-straight up the middle Of the
road.
For 4 few seconds it puzzled the
Wreck what to do with the trio who
still stood with their hands up "a the
glare of lights. He solved It by order
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06

ing them to a.poln, rh.i"ay between
the two es.rs. whe,a he made them
sit down and told ~ .. hot to adde:.
MY partner uly'isre In the fiv-
YER" lac explained. rs looking at
you over a pm o. =, Ks. hes
pretty gvod shot. He { nervous, too
The man with the ..ie-seiion can
walked ahead until the Wreck halted
hina within half a dozen PAGES OF
the. stalled ear, The Wreck stepped
ahead to speak to Sally. lie found
that sshe, had dismodpted aid was
standing by, the roadside. beyond the
5eanT.. of light
.,,r'Y6u crazy
u He placed a hand roughly across
Tier lips.
-.Shut up" ne whispered. Stay
there you are and say nothing. I'm
{ snning this,2
Sally was boiling. bat she obeyed.
T 1t seemed the only way to keep. him
from some other wild folly.
The Wreck called 10 the man Will
the can and ,Sas he reached the fiiv.
yer, told kim nc would find a funnel
on the floor.
Pour that stuff into the tank, and
see. to it that youN don't spill any OF
it."
| It gave him small thrill Of salts
| faction 10 find himself smartly
| obeyed. Then he marched the chauf-
feur ahead of him. back to the big
j car. AS he pissed the group In the
road he tossed them cheerful word
! Of caution.
my partner" he said, noticed
one of you didn't keep his hands In
plain sight. He says he wouldn't
like to have 1t happen again."
The Wreck and TIC 6raees weE'
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06

|.c I'u2;e w''h E!'v''a, -.
cared r'SlS' wreck. slowly ARE not
;:as hos, ssIf / lad as n.dc,i gas as
you've -. n s.our toi,k ! could run
from ht.e 10 New Yvri1. You're
what 7 C.. {. damned bog AN I'm
asking is "~a .a!lons III a. LI-!ay for
- 40 get ~"
You Ga-;.nt
There was an abrupt change in
H. Wrecks demeanor. He stepped
? Lack, a pace. pulled his cap close
over his eyes and brought to view
nm 6,ajaefhe had been concealing be-
hind kfN3flck Even in the gloom
i wass POSSIBLE to get an idea q
what it Mas.GS
"a Stick sefi,. up" he barked. "All
herds Be In hurry now,
4y,,;nreS,pas feminine, Shrek from
til. ,asnneau, and the Wreck the
!, end there first learned that one 9.
ti,em wSsVa woman. Bar Z. was II
Nine f.ay sourtesies.
"a H-everybody!. You there. In
ne frQnt seat! That's the idea.
Z vant 10 Esee eight hands up all the
ta.,e. A4d ] don't want to see any
.ll,,rS, Movements. either"
81 He hsd,to take it for granted thai
sss3st sgssts were upy he could MOI
"a sssns' then Very clearly in the dark
s+,rtic.iaaly as his eyesight was none
IS Ken, Eut that, of course, wa.
4 smeta,iag they did not know.
Il .yI.is&e:i hard. now" he said, brisk
~ @1sslIen l tell you to do some
hing do 1t quick and don't give mt
my back talk. want everybod!
ut OF that car. on this side OF TIT
!. ed. And just keep thrss hands up
esey 4 omen the doors. Is'a be awful
a FER you, health If you bear IL
ct I'm nervous. I'm apt t
5 Everybody out, now
~, |11l1a - Line up.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06
I've u so,,J p.na :"

I've u sorj 'Ino -
trin,miu,;, said the w.
haven't got time to do 70 eight. /
mot all kinds OF hogs l" - e" ;
but you're in the b'.''-r'. "a & -
Maybe you don't know T"I''e ~",tsa-
off light. but take I, f,ot" ~" ''od q
If you think GvvHr IL fu"Ty, -
going to give you a "i'"ne" 10
with it. Hump youic"lf.
He urged tho la~oc ',.an IN ti.e'J'
rection CT the fliy~Ar Ea"'rc tbs -
! p.aindcr of the '"'"'"d y" 4
Sally had CLIMBED INT" III" sea. I.
! and the Wreck jed her. H@ 4
I.sw!rchcd on his headlights and:ts~ 4
| the wheel. but he still had tl.a, ~ I.
| in his hand. M
Now, you just lay hold of that
crun. and get to work. hog
/ The gentleman with loud signs Of
wealth seized the crank and yanEed
| it violently.
"Spin It," ordered the Wreck.
He spun IT. but there was 40 an
swer from the engine.
spin it some more" Q.
| Not even q sputter. ~ "
| Spin it again-harder." 81
Still there was no Response. The
large man painted heavily aid wip.'d
his forehead.
You going to keep tic here az
J night?" demanded the Wreck. IL
you don't spin that crank"
| There was another fur'o"s sr-'i
of whirling. Sally pino!.nd H.. CO."
panion.
How can he start it VIXEN '"'
haven't turned on the snit';,n"
said.
"He can't" said the Wreci:. Is,
gone 1t, what did you butt In foi
I wanted to see him spin II"
j. Go Be Continued =
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06

George Teller, Ten ycaTs OIu' ~
Pennington, Mich, WHO won -
national chsNlri,nship with ~
steer at the st. +, Vi junior Llv5
Stock show We receir"'l SO CO.
a pound on tl'e hnof fof the amin.
The pure ,ssefS tacn returned me
steer-to h',n. Gs,ras viii pres:Fit
his pr WinSsts,'e 80 '.>e-' e
at th, l;'.AsA' ,ss.si Ai.c" N G..i-
ca ~ this Insh,A.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-12-06
directly to tho rear Of the .gas.eat'
monster

directly to tho rear OF the .gas.eat'r
monster.
"FIow much in that tar*?.. 'i':.
nsanded the Wreck.
About fifteen. Sir"
"Pet.cock in the tottom' w !.
better have. IL you don't want 'nc :"
shoot a hoe in The idnk."
Yves. sir. We got pet CO.;
stick that c1r unl' + it Az. Is:
her 60"
Presently tn. driver s".orn'
that the can was iuli, am .l:- Wrc'G
verified the Ss1temerl.
"All right. Dump i; cat in 'l'a
road"
1.-the driver st.ircd Through IT,
& plrp ii eattv And lie 1rsA 4,
eyecftsQ ths ot.cr ..1a@a.i4iy h.c,'-
- .s so filj'iS'slss. sps.e e,m.andea.
tn seco4a f:Ars VS. s.-co.n
plishcd.
"Thntll do. That leaves you 60
gallons It's too mucn f.r I hc:. 81
that. Come along with the cca
now"
They n.ode second tn, = tie
iiivver and emptied Il seco~. do%->
into the tank under the Sea-.
Now we go back again." said the
Wreck. "And when 7 tell you 10 90
something. don't want any ai:s.
tionSs asked -
"N.no, Sir
once more at the side of the sig
car, the Wreck ordered his servant
TO lay aside the five-gallon can.
Got tire pump on that enGinc?"
he inquired.
"Ycs, SIR
Rotten luxury. But it's going TO
save, your back a lot Of work. Get
busy now and let the air out OF
those tires. All Of it"
The driver hcsltated, from bewild.
erment rather than INSTRUMENTATION.
But he jumped to the task when the
Wreck prodded him with the cluzzle
of Sally's six-shooter. The tires fiat.
tened themselves under the wheels.
each with l"Hg, shriil sigh.
open up those valves on the
spares" dils% ted the Wreck.
The sra:"- n:.o sang a swan cong.
There. T'nt'll keep yop busy for
while. C''.,," along"
They jcined The group Of s'tter5 In
the middle o. tie road. Standing
with his back 10 the headlights and
carefully shielding his own fac fsom
illumination, the Wreck cont-inpltli.
ed his victims for o moneE:.
You" re said. suddenly. eth a
sig~'ncant gesture Of the 6Il.. The
s.s one who didn't want to sell any
g. =. -. up"
?-e ~ NJ of ~ -