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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
NEW u. S.-BRITISH
RUM TREATY SIGNED

WASHINGTON, January ga
The new rum treaty with Great
Britain was signed today at the
state department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
CANDIDATE SERVED 81 YEARS

DAWSON, Jan. 23.-Walter s.
Dczier, of this city, who on his next
birthday will be sixty seven years
old has served in the capacity Of
clerk of superior court for thirty
years and is now serving his thirty
first. He has announced that he
will be a candidate for reelection,
in the next campaign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
CLEMSON COLLEGE
HEAD DIED TODAY

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Dr. W.
NJ. Riggs, president of Clemson
College, at Clemson, s. c., died in g
hotel here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
TAKES
OATH AS PREMIER

e LONDON. Jan. 23.& Labor
headed by j. Ramsey Mc>
Donald as prime minister, formally
took office today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-23
New York Futures

Eve. Open High Low Close
Jan. 32.83l32.85I32.5 0I32.85I33.50
Mar. 33.O7I33.1nI83.s5I32.9 7I33.85
May 80. 28l33.3OI34,0 5l33 .22I34.O2
July ..32.2OI32.1 1888. 04i32.12l32.93
Oct. .27SOI2LS0i28.3 5I278OI2s.25
Strictly middling 80 ga cents.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29

western North Carolina, says Fed
eral District Attorney Linney, of
Boone, who places figure at $1,000
600, which has been paid within two
years for worthless stock sold within
radius of 100 miles of Statesville.
RALETG H.-United States Sena-
tor F. M. Simmons, Governor Nor
risOn, A. w. Mclean, Democratic
nominee for governor and John G.
Dawson, chairman of Democratic
state executive committee, hold spe-
cial conference at which effort is
made to iron out internal differences
which recently have clouded party's
prospects in state.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. property
damage is caused in city and out
lying districts by rainfall of 260
inches in three hours. Reports say
crops suffered severely.
Observation-Disclosures of dam
10000 to 10000 estimates Of Rich
mond county's cotton crop this year,
Ellerbe community fair is called off.
ASHEVILLE.-Part of Georgia
legislature members. interested in
highway development, led by John
n. Holder, chairman of Georgia
highway commission, make tour
over western part of this state in
spectino highway system. Towns
visited include Gastonia. Charlotte
and Asheville, each town showing
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29

ing for more than 800 orphan chill
dren at Bakers mountain school and
orphanage, which lost its executive
when Johnson died recently. He
gave all he possessed to service of
needy humanity.
RALEIGH checks in final
settlement by North Carolina Coop
eratiVe Cotton Growers association
for 192S-1924 crop are mailed, and
CHARLOTTE.-N per cent Of
cotton mills in America operated at
loss for past several months, accord
ing to statement by w. ID. Adams,
secretary of American Cotton Manu-
facturers' association. Conditions in
industry perhaps never before We're
so distressing"
GASTONIA. - Twenty-Five per
cent of mills of nation spinning
thread yarns are located within
limits of Gastonia, according to
chamber of commerce survey. This
state has total of thirteen such
mills.
JEFFERSON-In hot legal bat
tie a Ashe county courthouse, Will
liam Baldwin, eighty. lettering Con-
federate veteran, tells of losing arm
at Spottsylvania courthouse and jury
awards him $500 damages in suit for
Islander against Samuel Caudill, who
had asserted Baldwin lost arm when
shot attempting to steal chickens.
CHARLOTTE.-F stock sales
men are finding easy picking in
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Probe to Be Made
OF Alleged Duress
In Mayfield Election

WASHINGTON, July 26.-Chair-
man Spencer, of the senate commit
tee hearing the contest over the
seat of Senator Mayfield, Democrat,
Texas, announced today that at an
executive session of that body held
recently at Atlantic City permission
was given for a reopening of the
case along strictly limited lines.
Representative of George E. B.
Peddy, the Republican candidate
contesting Mayfield's election, would
be allowed, under the plan to enter
evidence as to whether in six spe-
cific counties in Texas, to be select
ed later, there had been intimation
or duress used to affect the casting
of ballots. Senator Mayfield's coun-
sci would be notified in advance as to
what districts are chosen by Peddy.
The committee expects to sit in
Washington in November to hear
testimony.
At the conclusion of the last con-
gress, the committee held that the
evidence concerning unlawful eXpen-
ditures was insufficient to justify it
in reporting adversely against his
seating. Attorneys then were mott
fed that opportunity would be Civ
en- them to argue the question as( TO
whether other phases Of the cam
paign could be investigated and it
was on this point that the Atlantic
City meeting acted Senator Spencer
said
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
,isitors high consideration.
ALABAMA

MONTGOMERY-F. w. Gist, state
agricultural statistician, estimates
this years cotton crop at $4,000
bales, which would be biggest yield
since 1915.
ASHEVILLE.--- Judge Samuel r.
Highs auto is wrecked in collision
with another, but three cases of dy-
Mantle in car IRE not exploded.
BOLL1NG.- Peaches in carload
lots are now being shipped from
Boiling Farms, near here.
SHORTER.ZJ Lightfoot, son
of DR.. and Mrs. =. NJ Lightfoot
dies of infection of arm, aggravated
by swimming.
observation-disclosures Ed
B. Almon, of Eighth congressional
district, says he is confident that
Henry Ford's bid for Muscle Shoals
will be accepted when congress
meets N December
MONTGOMERY. Alabama S
blue sky securities law is held
constitutional by supreme court, in
case of state versus Ross Skinner,
of bankrupt Preston Motor Car com
pany, of Birmingham.
HUNTSVILLE.-Bo weevil are
reported in great numbers through
out this section, and farmers are
using much poison.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Camilla Tobacco Mart
VIII Open August 6
With Bright Prospects

CAMILLA, July 26.-Camilla' to-
bacco market will open August 6.
All the warehouse force is on hand
and buyers are arriving daily.
There probably has not been a
market in Georgia that sold for the
first year anything like as much to-
baccO as apparently Camilla will sell
during her first market year. There
are 1000 acres planted to this new
crop in Mitchell county and assur-
ances have been received from four
other counties that they would have
tobacco on the local market
Demonstrators in south Georgia
and from around Wilson and other
sections Of North Carolina, who are
acquainted with the management of
the Camilla market, have stated
their intentions TO bring at least
part of their product here for sale
According To the system Of the
sales for Camilla all sellers will be
paid for their products within five
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
PHOTOGRAPH FLASH
At LY|VCHBURG SETS
F|RE;L0SS 100000

LYNCHBURG, Va, July 26.-Fire,
which started from the flashlight of
a photographer who was taking pic
lures of the industrial exhibition be-
ing held in the Bookers' Tobacco
warehouse here this morning caused
property damage estimated at over
100000.
For an hour and half the fire
ragged before it was finally brought
under control. Besides the ware
house, which was destroyed, entail
ing loss to over fifty exhibitors, three
store buildings were Quilted and sew
eral other business establishments
were damaged
The three stores which suffered
lossa were the Perrow-Evans Hard
ware Co., which had stock on hand
estimated at 100000, and which had
declared dividend to stockholders
only a few hours before the fire
broke out. The Army and Navy
Sales company and the Woody
Evans Co. stores were connected
with the warehouse by doorways.
G. r. North & Co., wholesale gro
GERS, suffered heavy water damage
to a $4,000 stock, and Anderson
Stone & Co. suffered water damage
to their stock of groceries and feed.
One hundred and fifty pounds of
dynamite was removed from the
hardware store Just as the flames
euveloped the building but carload
of cartridges and shells could not be
gotten out, and was exploded by the
fire. No one, however, was injured
in the explosion.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29

TUSCUMBIA.-New Irish potatoes
are selling on streets of Tuscumbia
at 81 per bushel
CLANTON.-Cotton crop of Chill
ton county indicates heavy yield
this fall. Boil weevil has done little
damage.
AUBURN.-Dr. Spright Dowell
president of Alabama Polytechnic
Carolina, Virginia and other eastern
points. This is his first rest in four
years.
GADSDEN. - Many citizens are
witnesses in investigation before
grand jury Of recent hooded mobs
in this county.
M-Birmingham es-
tablishes, heat record Of 80 degrees
in shade.
BtISSEMER. - Bessemer pipe
plants are operating full time, with
many orders being received daily.
MONTGOMERY branch
of American Legion and Alabama
Woman's auxiliary want likeness of
General Joe Wheeler engraved on
Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Ga.
Observation-Disclosures Ramsey,
of Birmingham, donates 100000 to
Alabama College for Women, here.
TROY.-Five surviving members
of Quitman, Guards, which numbered
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ONLY BAD WEATHER
CAN BAR DIG CROPS,
!. SAYS BANK OFFICER

Only unfavorable weather cond1-
tions within the next three weeks
ian prevent Georgia from making
the finest crop of cotton, corn and
peanuts since 1918, in the opinion
of Stewart McGinty, vice president
of the Fourth National bank, who
returned to Atlanta yesterday after
an extensive motor tour of the state,
= sAmong the counties included IN
Mr., McGinty's recent tour were Wal
ton. Oconee, Wilkes, Lincoln, Column
~bia, McDufie, Burke, Screven, Bull
ioch, Gambler, Tattnall, 'Toombs,
Montgomery, Emanuel, Johnson, De
Kalb, Rockdale, Newton, Jasper,
Butts and Henry.
Discussing his trip, Mr.. McGinty
s5id yesterday:
"Within the past three weeks L
have visited the cities of Logansville,
Monroe, WatkinsviIle, Washington,
Lincolnton, Thomas, Harlem,
Waynesboro, Sylvania, Statesboro,
Meter, Reidsville, Collins, ClaXton,
Lyons, Vidalia, Mt. Vernon, SWANS
boro, Wrightsville, Stone Mountain,
Conyers, Covington, Locust Grove,
Monticello, Hillsboro, Jenkinsburg,
McDonough and Stockbridge.
''At each of these places l talked
with one or more bankers, and also
some of the merchants. In many
instances [ have visited the cotton
and cornfields with a banker friend.
and [ have seen for myself the ac-
tual crop conditions. The boil Wee
vii is scarce, generally speaking.
TIE farmers in most instances are
using poison effectively, and the
prospects are brighter than they
have been since 1919.
Some of the farmers with whom
| have talked are confident that
they are going to make a crop of
cotton regardless of the weeVil, and
certainly they are making an heroic
effort.
= 'Traveling in an automobile, J. had
ain opportunity to observe, and did
observe, the crops in the territory
;raversed. The stands of cotton and
corn are splendid, but, of course, IN
some sections they are a little bet
ter than IN others. Every w Hei Z,
however, the improvement over for
mer conditions was so pronounced
that tkey all looked good to me.
1.-THE weather has been favorable,
and of course helpful to the farmers.
The cotton has thrived under the
neat of the sun, but just now few
local showers would help both the
cotton and the corn.
Tin great many sections they
are planting peanuts, and the south
) eastern sections have fine crops of
tobacco, on which they expect to
Realize a handsome profit. The mar
kets for the tobacco crop will open
ut different salesplaces on August 6.
HPhey are expecting an average of
25c or better per pound.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA.-Girls of state indus
trial school here receive letter from
Mrs Calvin Coolidge, expressing APP
probation of picture of yellow rose,
named in honor of Mrs. Coolidge,
sent by students recently. Picture
was drawn by one of students.
COLUMBIA.-Batte A, Eighty
third motorized field artillery, spends
night here, travelling overland from
Fort Benning, Ga, to Fort Bragg,
n. c., Captain Charles w. Gallagher
in command.
CHARKESTON-Th thousand
attend opening of Santee river
bridge, when Senator Dial, Congress.
man Byrnes and Gsque and others
deliver addresses. Bridge cost APP
proximately million dollars, and is
said to be largest of kind in south
GREENVILLE. = Eight-months-
old Harold Smith is, killed when
hurled from car driven by his moth
err, which collided with another car
Baby was in mothers arms. Two
hours after baby's funeral, S. A.
~Burnett, babys grandfather, is bur
Ted. Mrs. Smith is in critical state
as result of shock from dual loss.
i ANDERSON. - Representatives OF
silk weaving mill company are ne
gotiating with local commercial or
sanitation for location here of $15,-
1000 plant.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Albany Electric Chair
Brings Painless Death
To Homeless CANNES

ALBANY, Ga, July 25.-Albany
is said to be the only Georgia city
/ that owns apparatus of the kind it
uses for the wholesale electrocution
of dogs condemned to death under
provisions of the municipal dog ordi-
nance. TO date, PA dogs have been
put to death in a painless manner
by this method since the ordinance
went into effect the first of June.
The electric chair which is used
for the execution" of unclaimed and
worthless dogs is more like plat
form than a chair! 1t consists of
piece of sheet iron, on which the
dogs stand, securely tethered Col
lars, adjusted to the dogs necks
have copper .rivets extending
through to touch the necks. The
collars are attached to an electric
wire. When the current is turned
on, the dogs, always yelping or
barking up to that time, fall instant
ly. Death is instantaneous, al
though the current is usually left
on for 80 seconds as a double pre-
caution.
Although more than 200 dogs have
thus been disposed of, city officials
declared thta not a single valuable
dog has been killed. Good dogs are
always held longer than the regula-
ton four-day period, and if not
claimed, some dog lover takes them
out on payment Of expenses.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Body Of Bishop Had
Lies in State Awaiting
Funeral on Tuesda,

CHARLOTTE, y. C.. July 26.-
The body of Right Rev. Leo Haid,
o. S. B.. dean of the Catholic HER
archy in America, bishop of the
Nicarate Apostolic of North Caro-
lima, and, since 1885 abbot OF Bel
mont Abbey, and president of Bel
mont college, who died Thursday
night, was removed in solemn pro-
cession, Friday evening from the alb
hey to the church nearby, where it
will lie in state until Tuesday morn
ing. when the fune' services will
be held.
Right Rev. Abbot Charles Mohr.
o. S. b, Of st. Leo's Abbey. ST. Leo,
Fla, will be the celebrant at the
Pontiflcal Requiem mass Tuesday
morning.
Augustin Haid. brother OF the late
bishop. and Mrs Annie Alderman,
sister of the deceased, have arrived
from New Castle, Pa. Other rela-
tives are expected.
kilograms and cables have been
sent to all parts of the world Off
ciaIly notifying church dignitaries
and officials of the death of Bishop
Had, which followed a long period
of i'll health and an acute illness of
several days.
In addition to churchmen of high
rank from many parts OF the coun-
try. hundreds OF leading Catholic
laymen from I'll over the Carolinas
are expected TO attend the funeral
Tuesday.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Woman Denies Part
She Once Admitted
In Flogging Party

FREDERICK, Md. July 90
Mrs. Mary Shank, held in Jail here
in default of $4,000 bail as the ring
leader in the tarring and feathering
of Miss Dorothy Grandon at Myers.
vile Thursday night, today dis
claimed the responsibility she as
sumed for the affair when she testi-
fled at the preliminary hearing last
night and laid the blame for it on
men of the village.
Harry Leatherman, one of the
eight men released in 1000 bail and
who denied knowledge of where the
tar and feathers came from, was
named by Mrs, Shank as thearing-
leader of the mob Tar was taken
from a road oiling outfit, she said,
and a woman ripped the feathers
from a pillow case. Mrs. Shank de.
clared that she was threatened with
the same treatment accorded to Miss
Grandon if she did not apply the
coat of materials to the victim of
the mob's rage Witnesses at the
preliminary hearing, she added. re-
fused to give information under
pain of also being tarred and feath-
cred
Prisoners in the same cell tier
at the Jail and with the corridor
accessible to both. Mrs. Shank who
had accused Miss Grandon of i'm
proper relations with her husband
Lloyd Shank, and Miss Grandon,
have recOnciled their differences. the
latter saying she had forgiven the
MyersVille woman for beating her
and declaring that she would ask
the court to be lenient when the
cases are called for trial at the Sep
TENDER term, in the event there are
indictments by the grand jury.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29

40 men in Civil war days, hold re-
union at home Of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Reeves.
MONTGOMERY. - During past
year United States government spent
$1O3 900 in keeping Alabama river
open for traffic, by construction OF
jetties, removal of snags and other
Instructions, and construction OF
steel barge to supplant craft already
engaged.
CAMP MCLELLAN,-Mo than
5000 witness sham battle, staged by
reserve officers training camp here.
WETUMPKA.-Me of civic
organizations and citizens in general
hold big meeting, looking to building
large cotton mill here.
BIRMINGHAM. Birmingham
Southern college gets 42,250 as first
payment on gift of $150,000 from
general educational board of New
York city.
ANNISTON.-Fa from all
sections of alhoun county form au-
tOmobile caravan and go to Auburn
on weeks visit to state agricultural
college and experimental station.
CENTERVILLE.- S. J..
Bowling, one of most prominent citi-
zens of this section, is dead.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
MUCH COLD STILL
THOUGHT HIDDEN IN
CALIFORNIA RANGES

SAN FRANCISCO, July 26.-De-
spite the fact that gold placers IN
California. have produced more than
81 .OO0, 000,0 since their, discovery IN
1S4S. they are not exhausted, accord
ing to a statement issued by the
state mining bureau.
The bureau has completed an in
vestigation of mining conditions, COW
ering two years and finds that the
principal placer area Of the state Les
in the Sierra Nevada mountains be-
tween Susanville on the north and
Mariposa on the south. This area IS
tributary to the Sacramento and San
Joaquin rivers, which are classed as
navigable streams. There also is a
big yardage Of available gravel re-
naming on the tributaries Of the
klamath river. The district within
the Sierras, however. is deemed the
most important from an economic
viewpoint.
According to estimates based on
the investigation. there is total of
something like seven billion yards of
gravel distributed among the differ
ent drainage areas. Not all of this
is practicable for working, but the
bureau considers it safe to assume 60
per cent is feasible for mining. 1t
should yield an average of about Is
cents yard, says the report, and un-
der hydraulic mining approximate
ly $1,000 900 could be recovered
from these drainage systems alone.
The report says: "A perfectly
feasible plan for the working of this
ground, under the provisions of the
Caminetti Act, is now suggested and
is to some extent being carried out
by private corporations. Should the
work be amplified to cover the whole
drainage system, it should properly
be under the control of the national
and state governments in commune
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Davidson Family Reunion

IRWINTON, Ga, July 25.-The
annual Homecoming of the Davidson
family of Wilkinson county was held
at the old home place in the lower
part of the county, July %, the
birthday of Mrs. NJ. j. Davidson. be-
ing chosen as the date for the an
nual event. The spot selected is near
where the first Davidson settled in
1903, after having come to Georgia
through Maryland and the Carolinas,
and Mrs Winnie NJ Davidson Hall,
"a years old, showed where the first
house was built. She told of her
grandfather. Joseph Davidson. whom
she can we'll remember. having died
in 1852 at the age of 80 years of age.
a veteran of the Revolution, who
first came to this county and settled
this place
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
Commission Approves
Purchase Of 1926
Acres Of Forest Land

The national forest reservation
commission. at a recent meeting.
authorized the purchase of 102 ,236
authorized the purchase of l02 ,256
seventy seven different owners III
nine states at an average price Of
S4.16 per acde. according to adVices
received in Atlanta from the United
States department of agriculture at
Washington.
In addition, the report says. the
commission approved the extension
of the Alabama national forest so as
to embrace III, 140 acres lying TO the
southwark of the present boundry. Of
that forest area. this acreage to be
purchased in the future.
The purchases approved at the re-
cent meeting. the advices state,
bring the total area which is being
acquired for national forest pur-
poses in the east up to 2,4S7 ,55S
acres. The largest purchase APP
proved by the commission was in
Tennessee. where +7,S67 acres were
acquired.
In Georgia purchase Of d small
tract OF forest land in Union county
was APPROVED.
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sNN
Swamp King Bandit
Slips Through Lines
nv Al r. DECKER,

stSpeclil Cable to TIE Atlanta journal ana
Chicago Daily NewS--Copyright, 1924
VIENNA, July 26.-The swamp
king bandit, Terento, who for
months has terrorized the territory
about the mouth of the Danube riv-
err, robbing isolated houses and
small vessels, is believed to have
escaped through the military lines
drawn around the swamp. His lat
est, exploit was robbing the crew of
a. Hungarian tug at Braila. The
bandit is a well educated man, and
began his adventures by killing his
sweetheart. With two accompliCes
he took to the swamp in a well-armed
naotorboat, and since has robbed and
murdered with impunity, for the
swamp is vast Finally the Ru-
naaians organized an expedition to
capture him with troops. boats and
-Airplanes.
copyright 1924 by the Chicago
-s-. Daily News company
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
DAVIS HANDS OFF
IN KHAN PLATFORM
ROW IN NEW YORK

DARK HARBOR, ISLEBORO,
Me-, July 26.-John w. Davis, Dem
ocratic presidential nominee, declar-
ed today that he had no desire to
dictate state Democratic party plat
forms.
His statement was in response to
inquiries concerning published re-
ports that he had been urged to re-
turn to New York early next week
ened clash with Governor Alfred E.
Smith over the question of the adop-
ton of a strong anti-ku klux Khan
plank by the New York state con-
vention in September.
II naturally am interested in the
state platforms" Mr.. Davis said,
''but my observation has been that
state conventions reserve the right
to write their own plaforms.'
Reports that he had been urged
to return to New York before the
scheduled date of ending his vaca-
ton next Thursday were character
lied by the nominee as pure imagi-
nation"
Would you object to Governor
Smith as a candidate to succeed
himself as governor of New York?''
Mr.. Davis was asked.
Il would be very glad to see him
RIM WAS the raO1V.
The Democratic candidate varied
his routine today by abandoning his
golf game to watch a race Of some
40 knockabouts over an eight-mile
course in Gilkey's harbor and Penob-
scot bay. He spent several hours in
his study completing the first rough
draft of his speech accepting the
Democratic presidential nomination
and later conferred with Joseph Pu-
liter publisher of the St Louis Post