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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
LINCOLN. SCIENTIFIC
KILLER DISCLOSES
WHERE HE HID HEADS
Days of ConsEadicting State
nents End When Aurora Law
yer Makes Revelation
FOUND IN RUBBISH HEAP
Revelation Places Long Sought
Evidence in Hands Of Au-
thorities Handling Case

AURORA, Ills, January 26. -
Sealed in a concrete block on the
city's dumping grounds, police to-
day found the heads Of Mrs. Lena
Lincoln and her brother, Byron
Shoup, missing for nearly year,
and for whose murder the We
mans husband, Warren J. Lincoln,
eccentric lawyer and horticulturist,
is in jail.
A new confession by Lincoln that
he killed both, although he pre-
viously had said he killed his wife
in self-defense after she shot and
killed her brother, led the way to
clearing up much of the long nys.
terry.
After days of contradictory
statements only to end in Lincoln's
returning to his original confes-
sion that he killed his wife when
he saw her kill her brother ard eX
peeted her to attack him, the
wrenched mind of the man tore out
the history of the double murder
and disclosed what ne mad done
with the bodies. Just as he finish
ed telling of Remembering the bod
les and sealing up the heads in the
concrete block, police rushed TO the
dumping ground and found the
block, a chunk Of concrete about
"a inches long, 18 inches wide, and
II inches thick. When the police
Clipped off the hardened plaster,
the heads of the two victims were
barred.
In finding the heads authorities
at last had evidence of the killings
which they had sought for months
to find. 5 "a vac.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
Johnson CITY HORROR
COSTS LIVES OF 80.
Eight Of Those Rescued Not Ex-
pected to Survive Their In
jur;es Early Today

JOHNSON, CITY, H.. Jan. 26.-
The check-up today definitely
placed the number of the dead in
Yesterdays mine explosion at 80.
Two more are reported missing,
eight ale in the hospital, with two
not expected to recover.
The explosion occurred late Fri
day in the McClinton Mine and en-
tombed thirty men in two rooms off
the main entry. The dead man was
so badly burned Identification was
impossible. These entries have been
battened off from the main section
and rescue teams are working in
shifts to combat a raging fire and
reach the entombed men.
At the time Of the explosion $50
miners were in the mine but most
Of them We're on the 25O-foot level
and We're not affected. The mine
5 owned by the Crerary Clnch Coal
Company Of johnson City.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
CONVICTED WOMAN
COLLAPSES IN CELL.
Mrs. Hughes HystericaT Follow
ing knowledge That She Must
Die On Gallows

ATLANTA, Jan. 26.-Charles f.
Wells, counsel for Mrs. Ida Hughes,
has filed motion for new trial for
his client in Fulton Superior court,
but no date for hearing the petition
has been set by Judge Howard.
Mrs. Hughes, who had maintained
remarkable composure throughout
her trial for the murder of her aged
mother-in-law, Mrs. M. C. Hughes
why hysterical in her cell all Of
last night, and today was in highly
nervous condition, it was said.
Mrs. Hughes sentenced to hang
Friday morning, almost IL hours
after the verdict was read Thurs
day night. Standing upright and
with head erect, Mrs. Hughes re-
ceived her sentence without out
ward signs of emotion.
1t was not until Mrs. Hughes
stood before Judge Howard that she
knew her fate. Sire was spared the
realization that she was to be hang
ed until actual sentence was ina
posed.
Almost Immediately she became
pale and tremblingly took her seat
beside her husband, who was al
ready plainly terrified by the verdict
against his wife and his own pred
cament, he beng under indictment
as an accessory before the fact in
connection with the crime.
The passing of the sentence Fri
day brings to end the trial Of the
fifth woman in the history of Geor-
gia to face the moose, and if the
sentence is executed, will be the
third woman to be hanged in the his
tory of this state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
NOW CLAIM WEEVIL
HIBERNATE IN SEED

ATLANTA, Jan. 26.-Discovery
that the boil weevil is alternating
inside the kernel of warehouse ?stor-
ed cotton seed was made in Conyers
Thursday by Eugene Crutchfield,
Rockdale county farmer.
If the kernel of cotton seed is a
natural winter sleeping ground of
the weevil, his partial elimination
may be Effected by special treatment
of the infected seed. As soon as
the discovery is investigated by the
state entomologisb, a report will be
released which will give more light
on the subject.
Reports from Conyers indicate
that weevils have been found in
great numbers inside of kernels of
many bushels of seed stored in
warehouse there. Seed infected by
the weevil have taken on black
color, having shed all linz which
usually adheres to ire ginned seed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
TATTNALL PRIMARY
ELECTION RESULTS

REIDSVILLE, Ga, Jan 20
Tattnall county nominated the fol-
lowing in the primary Thursday:
Ordinary, E. E. PVrvis; sheriff,
J. H. Kennedy; clerk, R, N. Odum
tax collector, B. H. Beasley; tax re.
ceiver, B. D. Kickhghter; superin-
tendent of schools, j. 0. Bacon
roads and revenues committee, c.
w. Rogers, H. C. Beasley, Ralph
Holland, W. A. Burberry and J. T..
Strickland; coroner, E. R. Collins.
The closest contest was between the
candidates for sheriff. J. H. Kenn.
edy defeating E. H. Bacon, Jr., by
three votes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
JAMES WRIGHT LAID
TO REST AT FORSYTH

FORSYTH, Ga, Jan. 26.-Fun-
eral services for James W. Wright,
go, prominent Monroe county farm
er, whe died suddenly at his eoun-
try home about seven miles frors
Forsyth Wednesday were held at
the First Baptist church here Fri
day with Rev. r. L. Bivins, assisted
by Rev. c. C. Heard, of Locust
Grove, and Rev. L. B. Harvey, Of
Forsyth, conducting. Mr.. Wright
moved here from Butts county. He
also lived several years in South
Georgia. -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
SAWS WAY OUT OF STEEL CAGE
AND DISAPPEARS DURING NIGHT

Dick Jester famous Fulton convict the
county cangang here Thursday night it became known
us today and is still at liberty Paul Ryan, white county
convict who escaped with Jester walked miles through
rain to the soeade Ameus where
John Ansey county was effected nv
ing away several bars of iron Ryan were
confined with by the county in some I'M
known manner The work of saving freedom
ing on during rainy weather for days. selecting
rainy days in which to their operations No trace of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
DEBATE BRINGS PLOT
TO LIGHT IN GERMAN
PETTY PARLIAMENT
Finance Committee at Wurtem-
burg Unearths Alleged Com
munist Activities
REVOLUTION IS PLANNED
Large Quantities of Explosives
Said to Have Been Seized Fol-
lowing Disclosures

BERLIN, Jan. 26, -- An alleged
communists plot for the overthrow
of the government was brought to
light today in debate Of the Il
nance committee of the Wurtem-
burg parliament, according to adj
vices from Stuttgart. Large guam
titles of explosives are said to have
been seized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26

ALLEGED BY GEORGE

WASHINGTON, Jan. &c. - The
refusal of the recently organized
Emergency Fleet Corporation to ac-
cord southern ports the same rates
as north Atlantic ports on export
shipments originating in the middle
west has occasioned vigorous pro-
test by Senator Walter F. George 20
the Emergency Fleet Corporation
and the Shipping Board. 1t is
pointed out that this action by the
Emergency Fleet Corporation will
nullify export rail rates to southern
ports on large movements of Euro
pean traffic from central western
points.
Senator George today also pro-
tested to the Interstate Commerce
Commerce Commission against fay-
orable consideration of the petition
filel by the Boston Chamber of
Commerce and allied Associations of
Boston and Massachusetts to inter-
vene in the complaint of tire south
Atlantic PORTS. The southern ports
are seeking to have import rail rates
established from those to the mid
die west not in excess of those MAIN
tanned from Baltimore and Norfolk.
1t is believed that great inroads
would necessarily be made into the
volume of commerce passing
through south Atlantic and Georgia
ports, if the petition filed by the
Boston Chamber of Commerce and
Allied Associations of Boston and
massachusetts is granted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
JAP ROYALTY WED
UNDER OLD CUSTOM

TOXIC, January 26,-In ac-
cordance with an ancient custom
the wedding of Prince Regent
Hirohito and Princess Nagako,
eldest daughter of Prince Ku-
MIA, was celebrated at the i'm
perial palace lis morning with
Shinto rites.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
HALF MILLION DOLLAR
FIRE SWEEPS INDIANA
VILLAGE EARLY TODAY
Blaze Started in Green Drug
Co. and Was Still Raging at
g O'Clock This A. NJ.
CALL SENT FOR HELP
First National Bank Block APP
paYently Doomed, With Gin
cinnati Asked 10 Aid
L SENT FOR HELP

CoNNORsVILLE, Ind, Jan. 26.
Fire starting early today in the
store of the Green Drug Company
spread at the First National Bank
block, and at 8 o'clock, six hourA
after it was discovered, was still
unchecked.
Early estimates of the dam
age were as high as 100000. The
aid Of the Cincinnati and Richmond,
Ind, fire department were requested
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
GEORGIA
Brief Items Of News Events
Throughout the State Con-
densed for Busy Readers.
WORK ON CEMENT
ROAD PROGRESSING

SPARTA, Jan, 26.-Work on the
new cement and steel bridge over
Town Creek" the boundary line
between Hancock and Baldwin eoun-
ties, is progressing despite unfav-
orable weather conditions. This IS
the last link to be completed of the
Hancock section of the Macon-Au-
gusta highway. When completed
this structure will be permanent
one and a great improvement over
the old wooden and steel frame
bridge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
FORESTRY CONGRESS-
STARTS ONDAY

SAVANNAH. Jan. &c. - r. D.
Forbes, secretary of the southern
forestry congress, which will being
a three days series of conferences
here Monday, arrived in Savannah
today to complete final preparatory
work for the meeting.
President Bonnell H. Stone, of
Blairsville, Ga, is expected to ar
rive early Sunday. He said by
phone today that the congress will
measure up to all expectations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
WAYCROSS CHAMBER
DIRECTORS NAMED

.WAYCR0Ss, Ga, Jan. 90
Seven new members have been elect
ed to fill vacancies on the members
council of the chamber of com
merce.
Those elected include f. X. Ben
nett, DIT Bibb, Rev. W. E. Mott,
c. NJ. William and George w. Pope
we'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
CLUSTERING GALE
AT N. Y. USHERS IN
Sd OF COLD WAVES

NEW YORK, Jan. ga blus-
tering gale from the northwest that
attained at times ~ miles an hour
today ushered in New York's third
cold wave within fortnight, the
mercury tumbling IA degrees be-
tween midnight and 9 o'clock to IA
degrees above zero.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
CRIMINAL ACTION MAY
FOLLOW TEAPOT DOME
.0A LEASE EXPOSURE
Department Of Justice to Press
Separate Investigation Into
Circumstances Of Leases
MAY ANNUL ALL LEASES
Former Cabinet Member AlIeg-
ed to Have Received Huge
Sums From Oil Barons

WASHINGTON, Janaary &c.
While the senate oil probe COM
mittee was seeking further light to-
day on the relations between for
mer Secretary Of the Interior Al
bert q. Fall and Harry Sinclair,
oil baron, who leased the famous
Teapot Dome naval oil reserves
from the government through Fall,
President Coolidge asked the in
terror department to submit to him
expert advice as to the wisdom Of
the policy under which Sinclair and
the Doheny oil interests secured
many leases from Secretary Fall
for oil reservs in Wyoming and
California.
President Coolidge also asked
the interior department to furnish
him at the earliest possible moment
a report on the question Of wheth-
er the leases in question properly
protect the interests of the govern
ment in the oil reserves so leased.
Furthermore, if the government
il found to have suffered hx any
of the leases, steps to annul them
will be instituted. Despite the de-
parture of Attorney General Daugh-
erty for Florida Friday, the de-
partment of justice, at the insist
ent instruction of the White
House, will press its own investi-
cation and prosecute if a grand
jury indictment can be obtained.
This development came just aft
er another apparent falsehood had
been hailed on ex-Secretary Fall
by the sworn statement of Colonel
James W.Zecely, personal attorney
for Harry +. Sinclair, that he ad
vanced Fall $4,000 ON behalf o.
Sinclair. Dooheny had Sgready
testified under oath that he adj
vanced Fall 100000. So that it
appears Fall received large ad
vances fro mthe two oil magnates
who obtained the richest leases dur
ing his incumbency.
President Coolidge is strongly Of
the opinion that criminal action has
been committed somewhere in con-
Inection with the oil leases. Those
who are guilty of criminal acts
must and will be punished, it was
stated on behalf of the president
at the White House.
This emphatic statement was
made after the president had read
the amazing testimony Of Edward
L. Doheny who confessed to adj
vancing 100000 to Fall while the
latter was a member of the cabinet,
and prior to receiving the Califor-
mia oil lease out of which a profit
of $100,O00,00O was anticipated.
These disclosures are all the more
amazing in the light Of Falls state
ment to the senate committee--in
writing-one month ago: at should
be needless for me to say that in
the purchase of the Harris ranch
or in any other purchase or ex-
penditure l have never approached
E. L. Doheny or any one connected
with him or any of his corporations,
nor have ] ever received from eth
err of said parties one cent on ac-
count of any oil lease or upon any
other account whatsoever"
Fall at first said he borrowed the
100000 from E. B. Mclean,
Washington publisher, who corrob-
Grated statement until the senate
committee put him under oath.
Then when Mclean changed his
story and denied giving Fall the
cash, Fall admitted the truth of
this
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
HOLLOWAY HIGH POINT
MAN IN FAST CAME

Andersonville High defeated Wen
ma in a fast cage game Friday eve
ming at Andersonville, % to Is.
The game was said by spectators
to have been well played through
out and thoroughly enjoyable. NJ.
Holloway was high point man for
Andersonville, scoring 3 Of the "a
points madss
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
HENRY FORD TO BE
ASKED TO TESTIFY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Henry
Ford will be requested to appear
early next week before the house
committee to discuss his Of
fer for Mucle Shoals,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26


Confined in the same cage with
Jester and Ryan were King Avery,
Bibb county, serving 2 to years
for auto stealing; F. H. Daniels,
Cherokee county, serving life fo1
murder; Milton Hinson, Cook coun-
ty serving life for murder, and
James Moran, Spaulding county
serving 6 years for highway robbery
These men were all prevented from
escaping only because of their size,
the hole through which Lester and
Ryan crawled to freedom being
only about ten inches square, ac.
cording to prison officials. All of
the men named are hardened Grim
inals, and most of them had escaped
either from the Sumter
county gang or from some other
county where they had served por-
tions of their sentences before b.
ing sept to Sumter Ryan, is a youth
sent up short time ago for year
after conviction for stealing an au-
tomobile belonging to Edwin Tim
norman, of Plains, and he had been
confined with under the gun men"
because of his previous association
Continued on Page Four)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
JESTER FAMOUS CONVICT ESCAPES
COOLIDGE ORDERS Observation-Disclosures TO BEGIN PROBE
WEATHER

For Georgia-Fair tonight
and Sunday; colder tonight
with freezing temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-26
New York FasaEes

FG Open High Lew Close
May SS13I33. S7lss. Al ISIS Ia 1873 III
July 32.31I32. IS 80. 1885,. 20l32.22
Oct, 28.03I2s.IOl2s f0l27 .95l27.95
Americas strict middling SO ! -2c
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-12
NEW FISHERIES BILL
DRAFT is COMPLETED

ATLANTA, June PA perfect
ed draft has been completed of u
bill providing for complete reor-
ganization of the state fish and
game department, providing for the
creation of a fish and game control
board, and scientific regulation of
the tidewater rights along the Geor-
gia coast, THE measure to be pro-
posed by the fish and game commit
tees of the two branches of the
General Assembly, as worked out by
a special subcommittee.
1t provides for a board of game
and first control of three members
to be named by the Governor, one
from North Georgia, one from South
Georgia and the third from. one of
the tidewater counties. The board
will select state fish and game
commissioner, who shall be execu--
tive officer, and also a tidewater
commissioner, who shall
be assistant game and fish commits
sioner, and who must be a resident
of one of the tidewater counties, and
man practically experienced and
trained n coastal fisheres. He will
be required to maintain an office in
a tidewater county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-12
STATE COLLEGE IS
BEHIND CAMPAIGN
Early Poisoning Advocated by
DIR. SouIe and Staff of Ath-
ems Institution

ATHENS, June IA drive is
now being made by the college of
agriculture, through its county
agents and specialists, to get farm.
ers to poison the ola wintered-
over weevils before squares form,
and thus get rid of them before
they lay eggs.
President Andrew M. Soule says
that since cotton is late most of the
old weevils will be out of winter
quarters and on the cotton by the
time squares appear and that poison
applied previous to the appearance
of squares would have chance to
kill many of them before they find
a place to lay eggs.
Prof. j. Phil Campbell who has
charge of county agent work, sent
put an urgent letter to county
agents on June /. calling upon them
to put on countrywide campaigns to
promote early poisoning. In the let
ter he says: due to the lateness OF
the season we have not thought it
opportune to wage a statewide
campaign until the week beginning
June 8. You who have not nj
ready covered your counties with
school house or community meetings
should do SO then or soon there
after. Let us make the fight for pre-
square poisoning at this time. The
papers and various organizations
have promised their support"
The early poisoning advocated by
She Georgia College of Agriculture
and by all other agricultural col
leges of the South consists of one
application of either liquid or dust
poison Immediately preceding The
appearance of the first squares, OF
before they are big enough to at
tract weevils, this to be followed BY
ia second application in a week OF
ten days if weevils are still present
IN the cotton. Two applications arr
considered sufficient in an effort 4
kill the wintered-over weevils. The
liquid mixture is to be used at the
rate Of one to two gallons per acre
and can be mopped on. If dust il
used it can be applied to the tops
OF the plants with machine or dust
bag at the rate of two pounds tc
the acre.
For poisoning when the cotton
stalks are large calcium arsenate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-12
LAURENS COMMITTEE
SETS PRIMARY DATE

DUBLIN, June 12-The Laurens
county executive committee met
here and selected Sept. 10 as the
date for the primary for nominating
judge, solicitor, representatives and
state senators in Laurens.
This date is the same as that fix
ed for the state primary, and al
rules of the state executive commit
lee were adopted for the primary in
this count y, with the addition that
the candidates for representative
must specifically state which one of
the present representatives they are
opposing, or desire to succeed.
In fixing the assessment, the com.
mittee went out of the usual routine
little and decided that where can
didates for representatives had no
opposition they should pay $40 more
than those who had opposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-12
Help Kidneys
By Drinking
More Water
Take Salts to Flush Kidneys and
Help NeutraIize lrri-
tating Acids

Kidney and bladder irritations often
result from acidity, says a noted au-
thority. The kidneys help fltet this
acid from the blood and pass it on to
the bladder, where it may remain to
irritate and inhame, causing burning,
scalding sensation, or setting up an irri-
tation at the neck of the bladder, oblig-
ing you to seek relief two or three
times during the night The sufferer
in constant dread; the water, passes
sometimes with a scalding sensation and
is very profuse; again, there Is diff
Guilty in voiding it.
Bladder weakness, most folks call 1t
because they can't control urination.
While it is extremely annoying and
sometimes very painful this Is often
one of the most simple ailments to over
come. Begin drinking lots of soft water,
also get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from your pharmacist and take table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast. Continue this for two or
three days. This will help neutraIze
the acids in the system so they no. longer
are a source of irritation to the bladder
and urinary organs, which then act nor
NAL again.
lad Salts is inexpensive, and IS made
from the acid of grapes and lemon Juice,
combined with lithia. and is used by
thousands Of folks who are subject to
urinary disorders caused by acid irri-
tation. Jad Salts causes no bad effects
whatever.
Here YOU have a pleasant. eiferves-
cent lithia-water drink which, may
ouickIy relieve your bladder irrAation.
By alt means have your physician exam
inc your kidneys at least twice q ysars
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-06-12

said of course it does, and when
stopped over to kiss her she whitsled
loud in my face. I said, Ida, /
am going to get even with you be-
fore leave here, she said alright,
that's your privilege, she said jim.
l bet you eat more candy in that
store where you clerk than you sell.
said, oh! Ida that makes me thlak
of it, | have stick of candy in my
pocket, part of this candy is mite,
part of it is yours on conditions
she said, what is the condition, |
told her l would put one end of TIE
stick in my mouth and she must put
the other end in her mouth and see
which one could eat the most of the
candy. She said,all right, lets get
at it, / am starved for some candy.
| got close up in front of her placed
one end in her mouth, the other end
in my mouth and in little whila
our noses was touching and in lit
tie while our lips was touching, then
all at once she jumped up and
screamed as if rattle snake had
bit her. And her mother came in
the parlor and said whats the matter
with you Ida? Jim bit me on MY
lips. She said what were you do
ing with your lips in Jims mouth
then she said Jim what did you bite
Idas lips for? Just little while ago
Ida whistled in my face and
| told her | was going to get even
with her and l was just making my
promise good. Her mother told hen
to come in her room, that she had
a remedy that was good for snake
bites. Ida looked back and said CONS
to see me again. l said all right, II
bring two sticks next time.
jim SIMS.