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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
SECRETARY WILBUR
BROUGHT HOME TO
INVESTIGATE GRAF
To FERN Special Board to Go
Into importance of Air, Sub
marine and Surface Ships
ARRIVED HOME FRIDAY
Speaking Tour in West Ended
When President Recalls Viii
bur to Washington

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-(By
the Associated ess.)-Secretary
of the Navy Wilbur, whose western
speaking tour was cut short when
he was asked to return to Washing
ton by President Coolidge, today
visited the White House and at the
termination of the interview with
the president announced that a spe-
cial board would soon be appointed
to investigate the relative impor-
lance of the air, submarine and
surface craft of the navy.
The tall, atAletically-built cabi-
net officer came back to the city
with a smile, apparently ignorant
of the reason for his recall. There
was not a trace of worry on his
boyish face, His hurried trans
continental trip which began at
San Diego, Calf, Monday with an
airplane jump, ended Friday after
noon at 4:3O, when he stepped from
he train here, and looked about
casually.
lie drove from the station to the
Navy Department and went into
conference with Assistant Score
tapy Of the Navy Roosevelt and
Admiral Eberle, chief Of naval OPP
grafton He notified the president
over the telephone of his arrival.
Smiling and genial, Wilbur talk
ed amiably after his arrival, appear
ing very much unconcerned over
The furore that his sudden recall
has created. He looked down for a
moment when asked why he had
been summoned to return, with his
trip not completed, and said limo
Gently enough that he supposed il
was to discuss navy matters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
SENATE OR GEORGE
ADDRESSES EAWANIS
Club Observes Constitution
Week and Applauds
Junior Senator

Senator Walter f. George, of
Vienna, by invitation, addressed the
Americus Kiwanis club and a large
number Of guests on the subject Of
Our Constitution" the JUNIOR sena~
tor being introduced by W. M. Hun
Der
Senator George devoted his time
largely to a plea to preserve the
Constitution as it was handed to
US by its trainers and in condem-
ing those who would limit the pow
er of the supreme court, giving the
right to Congress to make laws and
then interpret them.
lie described the long process
through representative government
hal come down to the people from
the ages. past and declared that "the
Federal Constitution is the Am
-erican system of government" He
was emphatic in saying that it was
specifically frame dto protect 'the
mi GRITTY from the assaults Of the
ma jority."
The English historian and ex-
ambassador, James Bryce, in his
works on the American form of
government, said: "There never
was a wiser set of men ever gather
ed in one hall, than those who fran
Continued on Page Six)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
WAL TIERS LAT LEGAL
HANGING IN STATE
Blamed Judge for Not Sending
Him to Changing for
Moonshining

HAzELHURST, Sept. 2O.-The
last legal hanging in Georgia was
that of Warren Waters, here yes
terday. Waters was hanged Tor
the murder of City Marshall T. A..
Kersey, here last December.
Walking straight to the barn,
which sheltered a rude scaffold
where he was to die, Waters was
joined by his wife at the door. Not
tear did he shed while bidding
his wife goodbye. Tile woman, rath-
er frail and pallid from her long
hours of mental strain, completely
broke down and wept bitterly. He
tried to comfort her.
Accompanied by officers, he
crossed the threshold OF the barn,
shutting out his view of more thaa
1000 persons, who crowded around
the square in morbid interest.
Before mounting the scaffold
Waters told officers he had state
ment to make.
The group of authorities, who
were to bring death to the man SEN
fenced to hang, gathered around
him silently awaiting for him to be-
gin.
81 blame Judge Highsmith with
my plight" he began. "Had he sert
me to the chaingang, when l was
convicted of making moonshine
whisky, I never would have been
in this trouble.
81 am sorry I shot Officer
Kersey. God knows I'm sorry. But
I know that doesn't bring his life
back-and Pm ready to pay with
mine.
eff there are friends enough Of
mine in Hazelhurst to bury me, l
want them to do it. I want to be
buried in the Oak Grove church
cemetery near here. If the county
has to bury me, it can do it any
time. If my friends are going to
bury me, please keep my body I'M
til tomorrow"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
WARRANTS FOR II
FOR TAPPING WOMAN
Was Accused OF Receiving At
ttention From Married Men
in Neighborhood

FREDERICK Md, Sept. 20. -
(By the Associated Press. War
rants were issued today for the ar
rest Of eleven persons indicted for
completely in the tarring and feath-
ering Of Dorothy Grandon at My
ersville, Frederick county, last July.
The woman was accused of hav-
ing received the attentions Of mar
ried men in the neighBorhood, was
waylaid and tarred fro mhead to
feet.
Hearing her screams, a nan and
his wife nearby interviewed, dispers-
ed the mob, carried her to their
home and gave her treatment there.
Twenty persons were indicted,
but nine are now at large on bonds
of $4,000 each.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
IAPAN'S INTEREST IN
CHINA REVOLUTION
GROWING INTENSE
Press Alleging American Inter-
ests Are Supporting Wa Pei
Flu, MiIitary Head
SHANGHAI SURRENDERED
Invading Forces of Kiangsu
Pushed Back and Chekiang
Positions Strengthened

TOXIC, Sept. 20.-(By the
Associated Press. because of
the reported breakdown in Che
kiangs defense of Shanghai, and
the possible resultant defeat of
General Lu Yung Hsiang, who
is said to be the fZvorite of the
Japanese government by reason
of his association with the old
Anfu party, Japanese interest is
today growing intense.
The vernacular press is giving
prominence to the reports from
correspondents .in S h anghai,
which are alleging that American
interests were supporting WI
Pei Flu, military head Of the Pek-
ing government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
CLERGYMAN TO Be
TRIED FOR MURDER

MOUNT VERNON, Ills, Sept. %
(By the Associated Press" Impor-
tant additional information" has
come to light within the past few
hours in the case of the Rev. Law
renee NJ. Hight, clergyman, now
in Jail charged with the murder of
his wife.
F. G. Thompson, states attorney,
issued this announcement today.
"We have evidence now to go to
trial on a murder charge" Thomp-
son said. However, the states at
torney refused to disclose any part
of the nature of the evidence he
now has in hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
ROME. GA. MAN AND
WOMAN IN DICTED
At CHAT ANO0GA
Alleged They Murdered Aged
Aunt Sixteen Years Ago,
Buryil1g Body
INDICTED EARLY TODAY
Suspicion Was Directed to Them
When Bones Were Found in
Basement Sometime Ago

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn.
Sept. 20. - (By the Associated
Fress.)-Mr. and Mrs. w. II.
Bennett, of Rome, Ca. were in
dicted by the Hamilton county
grand jury here this morning for
the murder of Miss Augusta
Hoffman.
Miss Hoffman was spinster
aunt Of the BENEFITS, who dis
appeared sixteen years ago. A
skeleton. thought to be hers, was
found under the former home of
the BENEFITS. This aroused
suspicion, which led to an IN.
vestigation and the indictments
tode-r.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
U. S. INTERVENTION
NOT CONTEMPLATED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 This
government contemplates no inter-
vention in the Chinese fighting
around Shanghai, having already
taken all necessary steps to safe
guard American lives and property
in the vicinity, the White House an
nounces.
President Coolidge went over the
whole situation during a conference
with DR.. Jacob Gould Schurman,
minister to China, this week, and
concluded that there is little cause
for uneasiness. Few casualties
have been reported in the fighting,
was stated, and practically no Sc
rious property damage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
cLEMENcY DEMANDED
FOR TWO YOUTHS
BY GEORGE BRITT

CHlCAGO, Sept. ZU.-Nalndil
Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, their
lives saved, in Joliet .Penitentiary
Bernard Grant and Walter Krauser,
under sentence Of death on the gal
lows, awaiting their fate.
This is the spectacle in Cook coun-
ty today which has caused not only
cynical noding of heads but a
statewide investigation of the judi
cial scales and a rumbling, increas-
ing appeal for clemency.
In his plea for mercy for Leopold
and Loeb before Judge Caverly,
Attorney Clarence Darrow made the
assertion:
"If we fail in this defense, it
will not be for lack of money.
Money has been the most serious
handicap we have met. There are
times when poverty is fortunate,
and this is one of the times"
Consider now the parallel stories
of Darrow's young clients, whose
parents are estimated to possess
an aggregate of SIS, 100000 or
more, and of Grant, son of carpen-
ter who lost both legs in railroad
accident, and Krauser, son OF a
street car crossing flagnan.
Gu Dec. 81, 1921, Policeman
Ralph Souder was killed while
trying to prevent the robbery Of a
small grocery, Krauser and Grant
were arrested, Krauser admitting
participation in the crime and Gram
denying it. They fought the case
on plea of mot guilty."
Leopold and Loeb kidnapped and
slew little Bobby" Franks last may.
were detected, pleaded guilty and
fought the death penalty in a hear
ing before Judge Caverly, council
asking mitigation on the grounds
that they were affected with "sick"
minds.
Leopold and Loeb were each 10
when sentenced. Grant was 20 and
Krauser 10 when they were senten-
ced.
The motive of the robbery, ac-
cording to Krauser, was to get so ne
money for Christmas. The motive
for the murder of Bobby" Franks
was a desire for a thrill and for the
$4,000 the two plotters hoped to
extort from the boys millionaire
father.
Grant and Krauser each had less
than the eight grades Of common
school education, while Leopold and
Loeb were university graduates.
Grant and Krauter lived in rented
frames houses "back O the yards /;
Leopold and Loeb, in fashionable
Hyde Park mansions.
Krauser was represented at the
trial by a lawyer serving without
pay by appointment of the court.
Grant had a lawyer retained at a
cost of $1,700, all the family could
scrape together. Leopold and Loeb
had Clarence barrow and the Bach
rach brothers.
Krauser's family testified he was
"queer," following a bow on his
head from a brick when he was 3
years old, but the evidence carried
little weight Expert alienists at
$3.50 a day built up for Leopold and
Loeb their elaborate Psyehiatrical
mitigation theory of emotional de-
fciency."
And today Leopold and Loeb are
safe in Joliet Penitentiary Grant
is under sentence to be hanged on
Oct. II, and Krauser is awaiting
the action Of the Supreme Cours
upon his verdict which imposed like
wise a death sentence.
Such are facts, if one cares 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
ENGAGEMENT STARTS
AT DAYBREAK

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2O.-(By the
Associated Press.) i'm an engage
ment which started at daybreak,
the reinforced Chekiang troops, on
a front extending from the Shang-
hai-Nanking railway lines to Kait-
ing, succeeded in pushing back the
invading forces of Kiangsu. This
action is said to have strengthened
their lines. Thsy also gained po-
sitions near h'wangtu, about 10
miles west of Shanghai.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
| g z 5 SESSIONS Of
AMERICAN LEGION TO
nT urIn At nHHEIVa
BIT HILL Al UMAHA
Delegates Pledged Renewed Eff
forts in Rehabilitation and
Child Welfare Work
TRENTON WOMAN NAMED
Newly Elected Commander Was
Captain in Spanish
American War


ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept. 20. (Bg
A. P.) -Pledging their increased
efforts in rehabilitation of wounded
soldiers of the world war and in
child welfare work, the hundreds
of delegates today en- route to tdeir
homes fro mthe sixth annual con-
vention Of the American legion,
which ended yesterday.
Yesterdays session ended with
the election of James A. Drain, Of
Washington, D. c., who announced
after his election that he would
move his home to Indianapolis.
Commander Drain is an attorney by
profession.
The vote on national commander,
before the convention made it
unanimous, was: Drain, tbs; Me-
Quigg, 142; Spafford, 90; absent
81.
Mrs. 0. Z. Olliphant, of Trenton,
N. j., was elected national presi-
dent of the American Legion
auxiliary. She succeeds Mrs. Frank
lin Bishop, of Boston, and was
chosen on the third ballet from a
field Of six candidates.
The following were unanimously
elected vice commanders without
opposition:
Eugene Armstrong, of Connecti-
cut; Frank Mcfarland, of Kansas;
A. L. Perry, of Panama; William
Stern, of North Dakota, and Pey-
ton H. Hoge, Of Kentucky.
Commander Drain in his address
declared that the legion would have
no entanglements in politics.
eve shall stand for God and
country" Commander Drain declar-
ed, without partisanship in poll
ties, without intolerance in religion,
making as we always have, care
of our disabled buddies our first
concern, and cSre of orphan chill
dren the second consideration, and
we stand for a business-like admin
istration of the American Legion.
eve shall strive to make better
citizens of Americans in and out of
the legion wherever we can be eff
fective; in short, to translate
through the American Legion into
peace-time life precisely the same
spirit which moved us in war"
Father Joseph Lanergan, Durand,
ILL.,. Catholic priest, was unani-
mously elected national chaplaip.
Dates for the 1926 convention "A.
Omaha will not be decided on I'M
til the January meeting of the
executive committee, it was learned
today.
Commander Drain, an attorney
of Washington, began his military
career in the national guard of
Washington stale, where he rose
from private to a brigadier gem
eral.
He was a captain in the Spanish
American war, and in the world
war he was ordinance officer with
the tank corps and a member Of
the Anglo-American tank commits
sion.
For twenty months he served as
commander of the department of
the District of Columbia He has
been chairman of the fourth district
rehabilitations committee, a member
of the national executive commit
tee and of the board Of directors
of the American Legion.
He was chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the National
guard association and president of
the National Rifle Association of
America.
Born in Warren county, Illinois,
September 30, 1890 Mr.. Drain has
practiced law in Nebraska, Wash
ington state and the national cap
ital.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
WILLIAM 4. White
FIGHTS XII KLUX
Kansas Editor Independent Can.
didate for Governor, An
nounces klan Issue as Slogan

TOPEKA. Kans., Sept. 20. (By
Associated Press declaring III
ringing tones that his slogan viii
be Free Kansas from the Ku Klux
Khan, William Allen White, famous
Emporia journalist, opens his cam
paign as an independent, got the
governorship Of Kansas.
In a statement issued today Mr..
White says ne is in the race to
stay, and to win.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
SAVANNAH ISSUES
VISITORS GUIDE

SAVANNAH, Sept. 20 See
ing Savannah" a now tourist leaf
let showing 81 principal points Of
interest about Savannah, has been
placed on distribution by the board
of trade. Besides the brief de-
scriptions of the various points, di-
reetions for reaching them are civ
en- The leaflet is Illustrated with
a dozen typical views Of Savannah
and a road map OF the county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
S. SCHOOL DELEGATES
BEGIN SESSIONS MONDAY

Many delegates from The Ameri-
cus-Cordele districts will be guests
in the city next week to attend the
standard training school at the First
Methodist church, which begins its
session Monday evening at 6 o'clock.
,held under the direction of the gen
eral and conference Sunday schools.
Lunch will be served each even
ing of the session in the church be-
tween the two lessons periods.
Rev. Cutler, pastor Of the church
emphasizes that the Sunday school
workers of the churches, regardless
Of denomination, will be welcomed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
MERCER TO OPEN
FOR 92ND TERM

MACON, Sept. 2o.-The ninety
second school term will open at
Mercer university September q,
with an expected enrolment Of / !
600 students, according TO President
Rufus w. Weaver. DR.. S. v. San
ford, professor of English and
journalism at the University Of
Georgia, is scheduled to deliver the
conyocation address.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
BEE KEEPERS TO
MEET OCT. 1880

SAVANNAH, Sept. 20.-The am
nual convention of the Georgia
Beekeepers Association win be held
here on October 20 and 80, it is
announced. One Of the principal
topics for discussion at She meeting
is a destructive disease knows as
American foul brood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
SURRENDER OF SHANGHAI
To KIANGSU ADMITTED

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2O-(3;8O a
m. Surrender of Shanghai to the
Kiangsu armies seeking to capture
it was admitted this morning at the
headquarters of the defenders al
Lungwha, to be a possibility.
It was asserted, however, that
contrary to common reports, the de-
Tending Chekiang soldiers were not
in retreat.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
NAME AUGUSTA ELK
AS DISTRICT DEPUTY

AUGUSTA, Sept. Zoe. L.
Brigham, exalted ruler of the local
B. P. o. E. lodge, has been appoint
ed district deputy grand exalted
ruler for the North district of Geor-
gia, it is announced.
Mr.. Brigham will be personal rep
.resentative in Georgia Of the high
est official of the B. P. O. e. arc
will have supervision Of a larga
membership Of the order, it Is scat
ed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
GOV. SMALL GIVES
BERNARD GRANT 90
DAYS REPRlEYE
Chicago Youth, Awaiting Death,
Was Poorly Educated--Was
20 When Committed Crime
RESPITE TO JANUARY Is
Condemned Bow Believed Some
Good Would Come From
Mothers Plea
sPRINGFIELD. ma. sept. q

SPRINGFIELD. Ills. Sept. 20
(By the Associated Press. -
Governor Len Small today
granted ninety days reprieve to
Bernard Grant, the Chicago
youth awaiting death sentence
penalty. The reprieve is dated
January 10.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
WORLD FLYERS OFF FOR
Ell PASO, 645-MILE FLIGHT

LOVE FIELD, Texas, Sept. 20.
(By A. P)-With Lieutenant 10.
well Smith, flight commander Lead
ing, plotting the Chicago, the army
world flyers took off for FL Paso,
GAS miles away at $40 Saturday
morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
BODY BURIED TODAY
IN OAK CITY CEMETERY.

HAAELHURST, Ca, Sept. ZU.-
iBy A. PO-Conforming to the
wishes expressed before he stepped
on the gallows YESTERDAY afternoon,
the body Of Warren Waters, Sc
years of age, will be buried in Oak
City cemetery today. Waters was
hanged for the murder Of Citp Mar
shall Kersey.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
HAVE PASSED OVER
ABILENE, TEXAS.

ABLlNE, Texas, Sept. 20.--Tha
world flyers passed over Abilene al
1903 this afternoon on their way
to FL Paso,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

Putting your best foot forward is
all right. but you only move along
by dragging up the other one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
SPOT COTTON MARKET

WEATHER = Probably showers
tonight and Sunday; warmer.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
NO. 2 BOWERS AT
CALLAHAN MAKING
100000 FEET
Hoad & Schmbauer's Cas-
ser to Increase San An
tonio's Supply.

The wild gas well on the Fisher
lease that formed crater five weeks
ago shows signs of quoting down and
experts state that it will mud itself
in in the course Of three weeks. The
lake it has formed is now approx
mately 400 feet wide. The latest Off
sets are HOad 4 Scharbauer No. 4
Fisher, spudded in Saturday 400 feet
north. The No. III. x s., 300 feet
west. The Southern Gas Company, 500
feet south of the No. 1 Lark, has
drilled the plug out at CIT feet. This
well will be brought in this week.
Hoad & Scharbauer brought in the
largest gas well north of the Frio on
their Bowers No. last Saturday. The
pressure steadily increased and Sun
day afternoon it registered 1o,S0O,OOO
cubic feet on the gauge. Since that il
has grown stronger until Wednesday
Mr.. Hoad wired his partner Mr..
Scharbauer. president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Fort Worth, that their
well was making u, 100000 cubic feet.
This well with others that are coming
in will relieve the gas shortage in San
Antonio that had become so acute that
the railroad commission revoked their
gas regulations and are now permit
ting all gas to be taken by the South
ern Natural Gas Company. instead of
80 per cent as formerly. A further
reason for this revocation was due to
the fear that the uncomfortable Fisher
well would diminish the gas supply in
the field.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-16
DRILLING IN
GUADALUPEON
BIG INCREASE.
Said to Be Largest Cam
paign Ever Launched in
Southwest Texas.
DERRICKS TOTAL so
Twenty Wells Are Drilling,
Five Producing, and
Several Nearly In.
DERRICKS TOTAL 50

Luling. Tex, March 15.-WAat rs
said to be the largest drilling cam
paign undertaken anywhere in South
west Texas in the history Of the oil
game is well under way in the Quad
alupe county extension to the Luliux
oil field. Twenty wells are drilling and
five are producing.
Derrick patterns and drilling ma
chinery are being hauled out Of Luling
in almost a solid stream now and
large numbers of operations are being
carried on in the old field in Caldwell
county in addition to the new Develop
ments in Guadalupe.
The major oil companies and big in
dependent operators are beginning to
take note of the Luling field more
than ever before and their men are
here all the time looking over choice
bits of acreage, for which some fancy
prices are being paid.
The Magnolia, Atlantic. Rio Bravo,
Texas Company, ]. X. Hughes Devel-
opment Company and Danciger Broth
ers are all actively interested in the
field. The Atlantic's pipe line from
the Guadalupe field to Sullivan is
carrying oil daily from the five wells.
with from 80 TO 40 cars being shipped
per day, while the Magnolia's big tank
farm east of Lulins now shows 81
81 1000-barrel steel storage tanks full
of oil in addition TO that used by
their topping plant, which is capable
of handling around 5000 barrels per
day.
From the Grayburg and National
Petroleum Company's loaking racks on
the Sap the contracts made BY them.
while Elliott Jones & Company and
the Mutual Pipe Line Company are
both making heavy shipments over the
Southern Pacific. The Mutual conf
pany has installed large portion OF
its big portable refinery and is ex-
pecting 10 have it in operation within
the next ten days, converting Luling
crude oil into various products.