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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-14
Yoo-Hoo, Skinnay,
No School Today!

Tho spring vacation for Seattle
and King county schools opened
Monday. releasing thousands Of
school children for ono week. The
schools viii reopen next Monday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-14

Rapid movements ana changes IN
sun spots are closely related 20 cleo.
tricai storms
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
DISABILITY CLAIMS
MUST Be ENTERED
BEFORE JANUARY |.
All Claims for Allowances
Should Be Entered
AT Once

After january no more ser"ice
connected disability slams will be
considered by the United States gov
eminent, according to information
furnished by the Veterans Bureau.
Ex-service men suffering from tu-
berculosis and neuro-psychiatric dis
eases will also have to file their
claims with the government before
the first of the year.
This applies to those who have
service disabilities and have not yet
made any claim for any allowances
from the government. This goes
into effect by virtue Of the Time
limit set in the Ac: Of June Z, 1924.
Capt. F. E. Lester, in charge of
the bureau here, also made the fol
lowing announcements relative to
War Risk Insurance.
"All lapsed insurance must be re-
instated by June ;, 1925" ne said
Furthermore, 70 waf risk, or term
insurance will be reinsrated or coz
verified after June 2, 1926 and all
converted insurances must be rein
stated within +wo years of date of
lapse"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
PRIZE WINNERS IN
HOME LIGHTING
Manager Ewing Announces
Names in Contest of Sum-
ter Electrical League

Prize winners in the Home Light
ing contest of the Sumter County
Electrical League, sponsored by the
South Georgia Public Service Co.,
were announced today by r. P. Ew-
ing, manager of the branch office
Of the South Georgia Public Ser
vice Company of hmericus.
Prize winners are asked to come
to Mr.. Ewing's office and receive
their rewards.
Mr.. Ewing states that prize win
ners in the local contest are en-
tered in the international contest
for a first prize of $4,000 home
and six other smaller prizes.
Those winning prizes in the local
contest are: Norma Dunaway,
Aughtry Oliver, Maude Holiday,
Gladys Gatewood, Vivian Jones,
Elinor Rodgers, Fannie Lee Bare
field, Margaret Lee, Helen Lassi-
ter, Walter Martin, DIN Williams,
Leland Bell, Fred Statham, John
Rartzog.
Miss Georgia Bena Dodson, Miss
Louise Marshall and Col. ]. Lewis
Ellis officiated as judges in the To-
cal contest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
MORE HELP ADDED
At POS0EFICE HERE

One new clerk, two additional
carriers and another automobile
have been added to the post office
force, according to a statement, by
Postmaster Davenport, to handle
the large volume of Christmas bust
ness that already has begun to pour
into the post office.
Since Monday the incoming mail
has doubled and Mr.. Davenport
states that this is a sign that the
people in other cities are doing
their Christmas shopping early, as
the majority of the packages are
coming to individuals and not to
merchants who usually buy heavy
at this time of the year.
With Christmas less than three
weeks off Postmaster Davenport
wishes to call attention to the peo-
pie, the importance-of mailing their
Christmas packages early so as to
insure their delivery bv Christmas
day. On the score of additional
help the post master says. "the post
office department has been very gen
erous in allowing MS extra equip
ment and men at this early date
and unless the people get THEN
packages into the post office by Sat
urday week at the latest this adj
'ditional help will be of no assistance
to us, I procured these clerks on
the supposition that tbs year the
people would do their Christmas
shopping and mailing early"
In accordance with the custom,
established last year by the post Of
flee department there will be nc
mail delivered over the rural routes
on Christmas day and ell carriers
will be called off the streets al
II o'clock on that day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
.NISTRIAL RESULT rs
IN HOLIDAY CASE
Jury Unable To Agree On Ver-
dict in Case of First OF Al
legged Rioters To Be Tried

Failure of a jury to agree after
celebrating from 6 o'clock Tues
day evening until noon today, re-
suited i'm mistrial in the case of
Edward Holiday of Cordele, who
was tried on charge of rioting in
the southern end of Sumter county
last January.
Holiday, along with Leonard
Whitfield, Bert Cain, J. e. Russell
and Carl Williams, were indicted
by the grand jury at the November
term of court after they had gone
to the home of a negro, Oscar
Clark, presumably to get Clark and
bring him to the sheriff on the
grounds that he CLARK had used
abusive language to Holiday after
Holiday had whipped his (Clark's)
boy, because he had done some
thing contrary to Holidays wishes
while employed at the Holiday saw
mill.
During the shooting that took
place at the Clark home one of
the members of the rioting party
was killed. Clark escaped that
night and is now fugitive from
justice.
The five men indicted with Hol-
liday will be tried during this term
of court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
BASKET BALL. SEASON
TO Be OPENED FRIDAY
Girls Team of Local High VIII
Journey to Richland To Play
Richland High

The basket ball season will be
ushered into this section, Friday
afternoon when the gtC!s team OF
the local high school play the Rich
land high school team at Richland.
Miss Dorothy Cass, coach of the
Americas team has been putting her
chargers through strenuous practices,
for the past three weeks at the Ry-
lander Hall and she states that the
outlook is bright for her team start
ing off the season wit. a victory.
The Misses Massie Lane, Harriet
Rylander, Katherine Harris, Vir-
ginia Moreland, Josephine Buc-
hanan, Jeanette Slappey, Mary Har
ris, have been working hard to make
the team and it is stated that Miss
Cass will select from these the team
to make the trip to Rich!and.
Many students and local cage
ball fans have signified their irtcn-
tions Of accompanying the team to
Richland. A definite hour has not
been set for the starting of the
game but it is thought mat the two
teams will argee on $50 as the
hour.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
RADIO LISTENERS
TO HEAR Do " Ms
President of Central RIv and c.
of Ga. Shop Band on w. S. B,
Program

Thursday, December 18th from 8
to pm will be Central of Geor-
gia night at the broadcasting sta
ton of the Atlanta Journal, WSB
apo. The famous Central of
Georgia Shop Band will give a pro
gram OF typical Southern melodies
and L. A. Downs, President of the
railroad, will make brief address
on the resources Of Georgia and
Alabama.
Last April the band gave a con-
cert which was heard in % differ
ent states and which was so well
received that it was asked to give
another program.
Those hearing the concert are
asked to communicate with J D.
Mccartney, Assistant to the Presi-
dent, Central of Georgia Railway
Company, Savannah, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
BANK ROBBED OF
$4,000 BY BANDITS
President and Cashier Locked
In, TiIls Filched and Three
Men Escape
(By lie Assoeiated Pressl

SHAWNEE, Okla, Dee. It.
Three men held up the Federal Ma
tional Bank here teday and es-
capped with loot estimated at from
fifteen to twenty thousand dollars.
However, an official check Of the
loss has not yet been made
Just as the bank was being OPEN
ed for business today the robbers
entered and at the point of guns,
forced the cashier and president of
the institution into one of the
vaults where they were locked up.
The robbers made good their escape.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10

This little mite viii loose faith III
that grand old man, Sluta, unless
you play his part for n day. 1t is
up to you and to all of us to keep
that smile on the little childs face,
we can do this by contributing to
the Empty Stocking Fund.
We, who are fortunate Enough to
be blest with good homes, comfors-
able Surroundings and a bountiful
cupboard can't realize that there
are number of children in Sumter
county like the one pictured above,
who are actually in need of nourlsh-
ment to keep their little bodies to-
gether.
The Empty Stocking Fund must
be large this year, larger than it
has ever been, conditions are such
that the laboring man has been I'M
able to get steady WORK and It is
up to US to act as SANTA Claus to
his children by contribu' ing to the
fund, SO they can at least enjoy,
with their parents, the ONE day of
the year.
Those who have contributed to
the fund are:
Miss Danyse Walters. 48 cents;
Mrs. Vela Roach, 100, Mrs. w. H,
Simmons, $1.O0; Herbert Hawkins,
$500; Miss Essie Roebuck, $1.00.
and Miss Lucille Mcdowell, 25
cents. g
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
NINE WOMEN ON
KID MCCOY JURY
States Attorneys Predict Con-
viction of Fighter For Wo-
mans Murder

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 10.-Nine
women are in the jury box, trying
Kid Mccoy for tn emurder of Mrs.
Theresa Mors.
Attorneys for the State will pre-
sent testimony today which they
predict will prove the one time
prize ring idol guilty of murder.
Prosecutors of Norman Selby,
alias Kid Mccoy, former puglist,
charged with the murder of Theresa
Mors, divorced wife of an antique
dealer, last August, expect to prove
that the once-idol of tie squared
circle killed her thro,!gh jealousy
and stole from her body jeweiry
valued at $4,000, according to
opening statements made to a
jury Of nine women and three men
here by Deputy District Attorney
Dennison.
Dennison opened his statement by
declaring that Mccoy lived with
Mrs. Mors "upon her bounty" after
he had stolen her love from her
husband.
"The evening before the discov-
cry of Mrs. McCoy's body" ne
said, Mccoy was under influence
of liquor and in an ugly mood
Later in the night he visited his sis
ter, Mrs, Jennie Thomas, told her
that he had killed a woman, left
100000 worth of jewelry with his
sister, made a will and left"
Dennison then described the
movements of the ex-fignter which
led to the Hollywood police station
shortly before dawn on August IL,
when a policeman tool, him to the
apartment in an intoxicated condi-
ton.
The alleged movements of Mccoy
were then traced in detail to the
Mors' seventh street art shop the
! following morning, where it is
! charged, he raided the store ard
patrons with a subsequent sho oting
and wounding of three.
During the raid, according to the
prosecutor, Mccoy sought to cal up
Mors on the telephone and later
said, "the only woman ever loved
was Theresa Mors and ! am going
to the chair for her."
eve expect to prove" Dennison
told the jury, "that McCoy's mo-
tive, murder was Jealousy, that he
pilfered the body after death and
previously had stolen articles from
the art store.
at was a sordid murder" the
prosecutor concluded, without a
semblance of romance, and Mccoy
slew in cold blood the woman who
had befriehded him."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10

Consideration of the Underwood
consideration of the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill was in order
today in the Senate when the Sena-
tors met at noon. Leaders are
hopeful of speeding the progress
of the measure so as to permit
final vote before the end of the
week.
The Muscle Shoals question moV-
ed slowly toward final settlement
as the senate disposed of number
of amendments to the Underwood
bill. Every amendment which Sem
ator Underwood opposed was de-
feated, and those he favored were
adopted without a record vote. OPP
ponents of the measure as we'll as
it's supporters looked upon the
votes on the amendments as test
on the bill, which is regarded as
certain of passage.
Several senator's are prepared to
discuss the issue at length. Chair
man Norris of the senate agricul-
ture committee, who is vigorously
opposed to the Underwood bill
said today he would analyze the
measure in a speech and reiterat-
ed that he probably would intro
du eanewbillintheformzfin zfzffi
duce new bill in the form Of an
amendment.
Two amendments to the Under
wood bin were passed by the sem
ate without record vote yester-
day. One by Senator Mcclellan,
democrat, Tennessee, provided that
the lessee of Muscle Shoals must
be either an American citizen or
an American controlled corpora
ton. The other, by Senator Glass,
democrat, Virginia, struck out of
the bill the requirement that funds
Of the operating corporations should
be placed in federal reserve banks.
The amendment of Senator
Bruce, democrat, Maryland, which
would have placed government en-
ployes at Muscle Shoals under the
civil service commission, was voted
down, GO to 6.
Another amendment rejected by
the senate was that of Senator Har-
ris, democrat, Georgia, which
would prohibit the lessee from
transferring any lease or interest in
Muscle Shoals without the consent
of the secretary of war.
The vote was 81 to 90, twenty
three republicans and IA democrats
opposing the amendment, while 20
democrats, republicans and one
farmer-labor, supported it.
A second amendment by Senator
Harris which would have given the
secretary of agriculture authority
to regulate the prices and sale Of
fortified manufactured at Muscle
Shoals was rejected Is to Az.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
LOW SCORE CONTEST
ON AT GOLF CLUB

A unique contest has been ar
ranged by the Americas Golf club
to extend over a period of twenty
weeks, de luxe safety razor be-
ing offered for the lowest score
each week.. No entrance formali-
ties, merely turning in of the
score cards, SO that the result may
be recorded.
Winning once bars a contestant
from participating further in the
event, as only one prize will be
awarded any individual. Keen in
terest of the players is anticipated
by the club officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
SHOALS MEASURE
PASSAGE APPEARS
4 CERTAINTY NOW
Alabama Senator Has Cons
plete Control Of Situation
In Upper House
CBy The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec.
l0.-Tbe Senate has unanim-
ously agreed today TO hold the
Muscle Shoals issue before it
until this long agitated question
is finally disposed Of.
The first legislation to re-
ceive consideration following the
final disposition Of the Shoals
bill will be the consideration OF
the Isle of Pines treaty which
will follow Immediately.
An amendment to the I'm
derwood bill, now under cen
sideration, to come ur today in
the Senate was offered for the
Secretary of War. Il would
regulate the rate of charges on
the power produced at the
shoals. The amendment was
voted down.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
PARTY SPLITS IN
MAKING IN SENATE
! SEAT CONTEST
Fight Between Brookhart and
Steck May. Smash Party
Lines
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Sen-
ator Reed Smoot Of Utah IS a Re-
publican-a conservative ore.
Senator Henry F. Ashdrst of Arr
iona Is Democrat liberal one.
Senator Smith w. Brookhart of
Iowa is Republican, !..eral enc.
Daniel j. Steck, who is going to
contest Brookhart's Senate seat in
the next Congress, on the ground
that he, Steck, would have wen it
in the last election, if the votes had
been counted right, is a Democrat
"a conservative one.
Smoot is for Steck.
Ashurst is for .Brookhart.
1t just goes to show tl,at party
realignment really is going on.
Smoot prefers a conservative
Democrat to liberal Republican.
Ashurst perfers a liberal Re
publican to a conservative Demo-
crat.
Ranks Divided
There are other conservative Re-
publicans who will join Smoot in
fighting for Steck. There are other
liberal Democrats who Will join
Ashurst in fighting for Brookh&rt
Smoot and Ashurst just happen to
be leaders in the opposing groups
who have announced themselves def
nitely.
Out of total of rnoie than ;
. 900, 600 votes cast, BrooKhart, who
was running for reelection to the
Senate from Iowa, was declared win
ner by a majority of about 755.
Steck insists he would have Won
bod not the election officials thrown
out large number of ballots cast
in his favor, but marked, by over
jealous supporters of mis- owr, not
only with crosses but with arrows
pointing to them, which invalidated
them, the officials held.
Voters 1nntent" Counts
Smoot, taking Steck's> side, says
the voters intent" is what really
matters in counting ballots. He ar
CUES that all those cast in Iowa
which obviously were meant for
Steck ought to be counte d for him.
AS a precedent, he cites the case of
his Utah fellow senator William H.
King, Democrat, who was seated
on the ground that it was the Sin
tent" of certain electors who cast
improperly marked ballots, to vote
for him.
Ashurst, Democratic member 81
the Senate committee m privileges
and elections, answers that the stat
utes require the commit tee to OBJ
serve state laws in deciding cor
tests.
He admits that the Utah law pro-
vide sthat the "intent of the voter"
shall govern when election disputes
arise, but he points out that the
Iowa code calls for decision solely
on the law, which, he adds, throws
out improperly marked ballots.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
MUSCLE SHOALS ISSUE STILL BEFORE SENATE
PLANNED IN NEW YORK
S8-STORY SKYSCRAPER

: Fearing. no doubt for her
reputation as the city of tower
ing buildings at which the world
might twist its neck, New York
architects are planning to go
still higher into the blue.
An office building, eighty
eight stories high, is contem-
plated, according to an Asso-
ciated Press dispatch today. The
building is to occupy an entire
block. Gotham realty men say
and will oe located somewhere
in the downtown section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
BABIES BODIES
FOUND IN WATER
Virginia Officers Drag River
After Discovery of Bodies
Under Bridge

NORFOLK, Dec. 1o.--The find
ing of bodies of two infants in the
shallow waters under the Algonquin
Park bridge here today led authori-
ties to start systematic drag of
the river to ascertain If there are
more bodies in the water.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
LETTER
CALLED authentic
Premier Baldwin Makes State
ment To Commons Regard
ng Zinoveff Missive
(By The Associated pres.l

LONDON, Dee. TO- The Zinovi.
eff propaganda letter was today
declared authentic by Prime Minis
ter Baldwin. Speaking before the
House of Commons today, the Pre-
mier stated that a Subcommittee of
the cabinet after examining al the
evidence before it, had come to the
conclusion that there was no doubt
in their mind as to the authenticity
of the letter in question.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
COUNTY AGENT
ANNOUNCES HOG SALE

G. 0. Marshall, county agent, an
nounces that he will conduct a CO.
operative hog sale at the Americas
pens Tuesday, December 10th.
All farmers who have hogs ready
for market are asked to particiL ate
in the sale. The county agent states
that the present out look on the
hog market denotes an advance in
prices by this date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
POPE Plus RECEIVES
AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN

ROME, Italy, Dee. NO meet
ing of the Council of the League of
Nations was held this morning, out
of courtesy to the British Foreign
Secretary, Austen Chamberlain, who
was received today in audience by
Pope Plus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
TWO MEN DIE IN
PICTURE THEATRE FIRE

WILSON, Okla, Dec. IO.-J. T.
Horton and H. A. Edmonston, both
IS, employees of a moti3n picture
theatre were burned to death early
Tuesday in fire that DESTROYED the
theatre, where they We're sleeping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
SUCCEEDS
JUDGE SUNMERALL
Governor Appoints Waycross
Man To Place Made VACANT
BY Death of Jurist
nv nc Assoeiated Pressl

ATLANTA, Dee 10.-Aller p.
Spence, present solicitor general Of
the Waycross circuit, was today APP
pointed Judge to succeed late
Judge ]. l. Summerall
4 Governor Walker in announcing
the appointment said that the place
had been rendered but that as vet
Mr. Spence. has not acknowledged
iacceptance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
STUDENTS CAPTURED
BY CHINESE BANDITS
% Returned Today While Eight
Still Remain In Hands Of
Brigands

CANTON, China, Dec. 10
Twenty-Five of the thirty students
captured Saturday by CHINESE kan
dts were returned,here today. Eight
still remain in captivity. The stu-
dents were taken while en- route
to Christian college.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
ESQ GIRLS, THINLY
CLAD, ESCAPE FLAMES
Fire Destroys Three Dormitor-
les With Half Million Dollar
Loss
(By Nc Associatnd Press

DNADN Il W n I11V' NR'eF9.' Nv TT
When fire broke out in the
dormitories here today ESQ girls
were driven out into the cold,
scantily clad in their effort to es-
cape the flames. The blazes de-
stroyed three buildings ut the State
Normal School here with loss es-
timated at half million dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10

In one year the Royal Mint Of
England produced 287, 500, 151 sill
yer and bronze coins.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10

The greatest lead-producing dis
trict in the United States is south
east Missouri.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10

WEATHER Cloudy and colder to-
night; Thursday, fair and GARNER
in west Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-12-10
AMERIcUs SPOT coTToN

Strict Mlddhng .--.--.-----.-.----22 1-2c
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
OUTING NEXT TUESDAY
Eastern Conn. Power Co. Plans Event
 For All Employees

Employees of the Eastern Connce- ticut Power Co.,, and it's affiliated com panies, are to have a joint outing at Red Top. the training quarters of the Harvard boat crew, just below Gales Ferry, on next Tuesday And there is one thing that everyone is hoping that no thunderstorm will come to mar the pleasure of the party.
 This hone is ereRteh because of the storm that literally broke up last years outing. The storm not only sent everyone seurrying indoors. but into their automobiles and home. for great damage was done to the power lines of the company, especially in Putnam, Danielson and vicinity.
 At next Tuesdays outing, luncf will be served at 1 o'clock. After. ward will come the sports program with a ball game and other contests Employees of the Putnam Light and Power Co.,, and the Danielson an. Plainfield Gas and Electric Co.,, vii participate in a tug of war and ths winner of this event will take on tug of war team representing ths Eastern Connecticut Power Co.
 After supper there will be moving pictures and dancing.
Putnam patriot., 1924-06-20
SHARPE ISCHOSEN
 ALUMNI ASSN. HEAD
Annual Reunion of P. Fl. s, Graduates Held on Wednes-
 day Evening

The annual reunion of the Putnam High School Association was held in the gymnasium of the high school on Wednesday evening. At the conclusion of a short business meeting the follow ing officers were elected
 President, Kenneth c. Sharpe; vice presidents. Archibald Macdonald, Jr., Mrs. Mayo Dyer Hersey of Pittsburgh, Pa., Frederick Howard Case of Wor- eester, Miss Ruth Carpenter Child of University of Michigan, Kenneth Clark Ballard of Simmons College Miss A. Isabelle Byrne of New York City, George Stanley Shaw of Put. nam: secretary, Miss Florence De. vine; treasurer, Miss Marion L. War. ren.
 Kenneth C. Sharpe officiated as toastmaster. Addresses were made by Mrs. Edgar Nj. Warner, chairman of the school board; Superintendent Ralph c. Jenkins. and Principal Mark E. Stinson of the high school
 Refreshments were served. The various new committees will be ap. pointed by the new president.