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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

ijoyed by all. DR. Barker also gave
an address to the, women and girls
over IA years of age on Tuesday af-
tenoon at 3 o'clock at tn First
Baptist church on "a mothers rela--
ton to her daughter" Thalean was
well represented.
Then at 1880 o'clock At the Ry-
lander Theatre he gave an address
to the men and boys over IA years
lof age. The ones representing
Thalean were Mr.. j. B. Fite, T. NJ.
A, Finch, Hunter Leslie, A. Fl. Jen-
nings, f. F. Hall, Dennis Hall, Wal
ter McCrary, Joseph Williams,
Ernest Shipp, William Brantley,
| Hugh Fussel, Howard Countryman,
John Beacham.
Dennis Hall was in Americas
Tuesday afternoon on business.
Miss Carrie Nicholson spent Tues
day night with Miss jamie Fleming.
Rev. E. 7. Moore preached an in
teresting sermon at Rehobeth church
! Sunday, January 6.
The farmers of Thalean COM
munity are now preparing for an
other prosperous year.
Thalean school announces the
new name given to its community
which is now Thaleanville, Ga.
Miss Bonnie ParAman, the county
home demonstration agent was al
Thalean High school Jan. to or.
ganize a girls club. -.
w. O. HozeI is recovering fas
from serious wound he received
from his work at the sawmill.
Mr. Robert Allen is i'll at hi,
home.
James Fite and Francis Webb o.
Thaleanville are attending til,
Americas High school.
Miss Katie Mae Smith has re
turned to school afttr having beel
4 absent for a week
A. w. Smith who has been critic
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

A big turtle soup factory has
been started in Australia, much to
the disgust of the turtle.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
CHRYSANTHEMUM CLUB
TO MEET WEDNESDAY

The Chrysanthemum club will
hold the first meeting of the new
year Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Frank E. Matthews
on Fielder street.
The recently elected officers will
prside at the meeting, these being
Mrs. w. H. Emmett, president; Mrs.
Emory Mahtis, vice-president, and
Mrs. w. P. Macarthur, secretary
treasurer.
Discussion of the selection of
plants to be used in the club this
year will take up a portion of the
program, and other matters of i'm
portanceA viii be brought before the
membership. It is urged that every
member be present to participate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
ATLANTA POLICE FORCE
WILL BE RE-ORGANIZED

= ATLANTA, Jan. IA. - Steps to
carry out the administration
program of police department re-
organization will be taken soon af-
ttr the return to Atlanta of Ed
ward H. Inman, chairman of the
new police committee of council,
and no definite action may be ex-
pected before that time, it was IN
Dictated at city hall Saturday. Mr..
Imam is recovering from an opera
ton at a Baltimore hospital and
probably will be back early in Feb
ruary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
EASERN STAR TO
MEET TONIGHT

The regular meeting of the Or
der Of the Eastern Star will take
place this evening at 1880 o'clock
in the Masonic hall in the Planters
Bank building.
Important matters will come be
fore the membership, and it is urg-
ed that every member be there to
assist in the work.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

Another earthquake is reported in
Rome. When in Rome mountains
do as Roman candles do.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
SHORTAGE OF HOUSES
EXISTS NOW IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Jan. 14.-With peo-
pie pouring into the city from all
sections of the United States and
from Australia, France, England
Greece, Germany and from far-oft
China and other Oriental countries
practically every available apartment
and small residence in the city has
been taken, and according to lead
ing real estate and renting agents,
the demand for three and four-room
apartments and medium sized homes
is greater, perhaps, than ever in
Atlanta history.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
COLLINS THoRToN

Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hill, OF Monte
yuma, announce the marriage OF
their daughter, Eunice Ethel Hill,
to Mr.. {. B. Thornton, of Miami,
Fla, which was solemnized Wednes-
day, January 9, at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. j. w. Gillespie,
in Miami.
The bride is a sister of Mrs. S.
C. Collins and Miss Jewel Hill, of
Americas, and has visited here fire.
quently, where she was widely and
greatly admired.
MI. and Mrs. Thornton will
make their home in Miami, where
the groom is regarded as one of
the rising young business men of
that city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

Auto guards are being placed
around Seattle fire plugs, when pc
destrians need them most.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

ally ill is recovering very fast.
Mrs CordeH who has been serious
ly i'll is a convalscent in our conrs
munity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
MRS. GRAHAM'S CLASS
ENTERTAINED FRIDAY

Mrs. R. P. Stackhouse, Mrs. r. Z.
Hearn and Mrs. J. B. Short enter
tt.ined Friday afternoon at tire pref
ty home Of Msr. Stackhouse on Bar
low street complimenting the men,
bers of Mrs. T. A. Gramham's class.
Z A few friends were invited TO
participate in the pleasing program,
and an enjoyable afternoon was
spent.
Mrs. Boyd Stackhouse assisted
the hostesses in serving salad
course with hot coffee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
SHIPPING PROBLEM SOLVED

AUGUHTA, Jan. 14,-With the
abonment of Savannah as a port of
call in favor of Charleston by the
American Hawaiian Steamship
company a shipping problem de-
veloped for this city. It has been
announced however by the port au-
thorities in Savannah that another
shipping company having lines from
the Pacific coast has been scheduled
to call at Savannah thus re-estab-
fishing water route from the Pa
ciflc coast to Augusta. A great
many goods are shipped to this city
from the West coast and the carry
ing bye&ater is a great advantage.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION
TO MEET TUESDAY

The regular monthly meeting of
the Amerirus and Sumter County
hospital will meet Tuesday after
noon at 8 o'clock at the home Of
the president, Mrs. c. C. Hawkins,
on College street.
All members are urged to be
present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

in the pogram and lend ideas to
the selection Of the plants.
The plans for the year promise
to make the Chrysanthemum club
the best and the most prosperous of
any previoos years, and it is expect
ed that each member will give in
dividual assistance in the carrying
out of each and every plan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-14

Nothing is impossible. Over in
London they are making movies
worse than American movies.
Evening star., 1924-10-13
ESCAPE SENSATIONAL.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga, October 13.-Ofi-
cials at the Federal prison last night
said they had received a request from
the police at New Britain, Conn.,, for
photographs and other data regard
ing Gerald Chapman, who is believed
to be one of the slayerS of q New
Britain policeman.
Chapman escaped from the prison
here on the morning of March 27.
1923. in company with another pris-
oner named Gray, who was recap
tured shortly afterward. Chapman,
with George Anderson, was serving
a term for a million dollar mail rob-
berry in New York at the time of his
escape. Anderson escaped from the
prison in December following Chap
mans escape in March and has not
been recaptured. Deputy Warden
Fletcher of the prison last night said
Chapman and Anderson were sup
posed by officials to be operating
together.
At the time of his escape Chapman
made his way to Athens, Ca. where
he was captured by police there and
wounded so badly in q gun fight in
cident to his capture that he had to
be taken to a hospital, from which,
in his wounded condition, he escaped
during the night by means Of a. rope
ladder made from bed clothes.
Deputy Warden Fletcher said dis
patches from New Britain was the
first news the prison has had of Chap
man since his escape.
Evening star., 1924-10-13
sHEAN AID AGENCY HEAD.

By the Associated Press
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, October "a
Walter E. Shean, held in New Britain
in connection with the shooting of
Policeman James Skelley, Is the pres
ident of an advertising agency and
the son of Charles T. Shean, prom
inent resident and hotel owner hero.
Shean was involved in the theft Of
$1S0,0o0 in certificates from the
Peoples Trust Company of Wyomis-
sing, Pa, February 4, 1921, and was
charged on June II Of that year with
being an accessory before and after
the theft of bonds from the bank
Shean was not extradited from Mas
sachusetts for a hearing there due
to the case against him being dis
missed because of lack of sufficient
evidence. It was announced in court
at that time that $4,000 of the Sc
curities stolen from tho bank had
been recovered from Shean in this
city.
Most of the $1so,ooo ultimately -as
recovered, but six men connected
with the case were sentenced to from
13 to 20 years. -..
Evening star., 1924-10-13
RAIL MERGER PLAN
PUT BEFORE |. c. c.
Consolidation of Eastern
Lines Into Four Great Sys-
TENS Is Proposed.
A completely revised plan OF con-

A completely revised plan OF con-
solidating the great trunk line rail
roads of the East into four systems
instead of the nine tentatively pro-
posed by the Interstate Commerce
Commission is understood to have
been placed before the commission as
an outgrowth of Saturdays confer
ence here with President Patrick
Crowley Of the New York Central
lines, Daniel Willard of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Samuel Rea of the
Pennsylvania lines and o. V. and N.
]. Van Sweringen. of the Nickel
Plate system, whose proposed Nickel
Plate merger would upset the com
missions tentative plan.
The substitute plan, it is under
stood, contemplates four great East
York Central, Pennsylvania, Balti-
more and Ohio and Nickel Plate sys-
TENS.
According to information in well
informed railroad circles, such a plan
would assign the Read Company
and the Central of New Jersey to
the Baltimore and Ohio system, which
owns the controlling interest in them.
N. and w. TO Go to p. r. r..
The Norfolk and Western, given d
system of it's own in the commissions
tentative plan, would be assigned to
the Pennsylvania lines, and the
Lackawanna and the Virginian Rail-
roads, grouped by the commission in
the New England-Great Lakes and
the Chesapeake and Ohio systems,
respectively. would be assigned to the
Nickel Plate.
The New York Central would be
given trackage rights over the Cen
trail of New Jersey Railroad and the
Philadelphia and Reading into
northern New Jersey and northeast
ern Pennsylvania
The New England roads would
either be grouped together into a New
England system or distributed to the
four proposed Eastern systems. II
grouped Independently, the commits
sion would require bridge lines into
New England for the Eastern groups,
such as, for instance, the Delaware
and Hudson and the Lehigh and New
England.
Evening star., 1924-10-13
RICE PUT ON TRIAL
IN TARR|NG CASE
Husband Says Mrs. Shank
Received Threatening Let
ters, One From D. c.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
FREDERICK. Md, October i3-It
looks like the trial of Arthur Rice,
third Of 20 Myersville. Md, citizens
indicted for tarring and feathering
Dorothy Grandon last July, will be
draggy. Rice pleaded not guilty and
the procedure was simplified, as IN
the Leatherman case two weeks ago,
by the court overruling demurrers
in six of the nine cases against him.
Then he was placed on trial, charged
with tarring and feathering, and the
work of drawing a jury was begun.
Only one juror had qualified up to
II o'clock.
Lloyd Shank. husband of Mrs. Mary
Shank. who applied the tar and
feathers to Miss Grandon. after beat
ing her in the presence of a mob on
the highway near Myersville, stated
today that Mrs. Shank has re
ceived two threatening letters signed
xxx" one from Myersville and one
from Washington. 1t was on ac-
count of Miss Grandon's alleged at
tentions to Shank that the attack
occurred.
Mrs Shank paid her usual friendly
visit today to Miss Grandon, who is
prisoner in the County Jail. held
as a material witness under $500,
bon1.
Harry Leatherman was convicted
and is awaiting sentence, while Mrs
Shank pleaded guilty and will be
sentenced followin; disposition of the
other cases, II of which, besides
those of Rice, Leatherman and Mrs
Shank, are pending.
Evening star., 1924-10-13
NOTED MAIL THIEF
SOUGHT AS KILLER
Chapman, Escaped Convict,
Accused by Aide as Po-
Iiceman's Slayer.
by the Associated Press.

l
NEW YORK. October 13-Gerald
Chapman, mail robber, who escaped
from Atlanta, in April, 1923, now is
being sought for the murder early
Yesterday of a policeman in New
Britain. He has eluded the police of
New York, Connecticut and MaSSa-
chusetts with the same skill he show
ed in escaping three times from the
authorities after his capture in 1921
for a million-dollar mail robbery in
this city. His confederate in a rob-
berry which yesterday led to the kill
ing of a New Britain policeman was
Walter E. Shean, son of a we'll known
family of Springfield, Mass. Shean
was captured as he was entering an
automobile waiting near the store
which the pair undertook to rob. In
the automobile the police found bur-
slary tools, a revolver and 5000 in cur
rency, which the police believed was
all the robbers obtained from the
store safe which they blew open with
ni.roglycerin.
The pair were preparing to blow
open second safe when the employe
Of a livery stable nearby turned in an
alarm which brought five policemen
on the run. One of them, James
Skelly, was shot as he entered the
store and died three hours later.
Fired Fatal Shot.
Chapman, according to the police,
fired the fatal shot. He then escaped
by the front door of the store. Shean
said his companion was Chapman.
Shean admitted to the police, they
said, that he had been working with
Chapman in the attempted robbery
of the department store. He pointed
out, however, that he was not in the
store when the shooting occurred.
Despite this fact, he will appear in
court today charged with murder. A
Connecticut law permits a charge of
murder against all members of a
band when a murder is committed.
Evening star., 1924-10-13
MRS. COOLIDGE AIDS
TREE DEDICATION
Attendance at War Mothers
Exercises Unexpected
and Informal.

Mrs. Calvin Coolidge yesterday par
ticfpated in the dedication Of a tree
at Lincoln Memorial to honor the
mothers Of the men and women Of
the District of Columbia who served
in the World War.
The attendance Of the wife Of the
President was unexpected. She was
out for stroll with the White House
Airedale when she was espied by
some of those assembled for the exer-
cises. Mrs. George G. Seibold, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia
Chapter, National American War
Mothers, under whose auspices these
impressive exercises were held, es-
corted Mrs. Coolidge to the little
stand that had been erected for the
occasion.
the chapter, turned the spade of earth
that dedicated the tree. An address
was delivered by Lieut.. Col c. o. Sher-
rill, officer in charge Of public build
ings and grounds. A bugler Of the
3rd Cavalry Band brought the gather
ing to order with the sounding Of
assembly" Thereafter the program
was interviewer with selections by the
band. Following the dedication of
"The Star Spangled Banner" A poem
by Joyce Kilmer, entitled, 1.-The Tree"
was recited by Mrs. S. E. Deeds, first
vice war mother of the local chapter.
A hymn, Tree Planting" written for
the occasion, was sung by the assem-
bly, to the tune of America" The
Rev. Vincent o. Anderson, pastor of
st. Agnes Episcopal Church, delivered
the invocation. The benediction was
pronounced by the Rev. F. ]. Hurney,
assistant pastor Of St. Patricks
Church.
The exercises were brought to q
close with the band playing STARS
and Stripes Forever"
Mrs. Bradley A. Snyder, chairman
OF tree dedication, had charge Of ar
ranging the exercises.
Evening star., 1924-10-13

to the cause Of peace, but intended
to achieve peace through the mutual
agreements of all nations in equal
good faith to refrain from war. Now
1t has become an association of ma
tlons to protect each other against
the consequences of attack, while
each nation conforms to the obliga,-
tions laid upon 1t by the covenant in
the matter of keeping the peace. 1t
is, in a word. no longer an associa-
tion Of nations pledged to avoid war
and arbitrate differences, it Is in ad-
dition an alliance of nations pledged
to act together against any nation
which does resort to war. And on
the basis of common contributions to
common defense the league Is now
preparing to discuss Individual re-
duction of armaments, having politely
dismissed an American proposal for a
conference on the same subject under
American auspicAA
Copyright, 1894, u IL Mcclure Newspaper
2xl6leetek
Evening star., 1924-10-13
LEAGUE MAY FIX ARMIES SIZE
IF PROTOCOL WINS VIDE OK,
instrument Guaranteeing Projection of Members to
Enable France and Other Continental Ma
tiOns to Cut Forces, Senator Asserts.

ducing the number of French divi-
sions kept ready for war, but the
reduction will be based naturally
upon the number of British divisions
which would be ready to come to
French assistance in case of an ag-
gresSion
And, in precisely the same way, one
may conclude, Poland, Rumania, all the
Central European states which stand in
danger Of Russia or Germany, will con-
slider the reduction of their present
standing armies on the basis of the out
side help which would certainly come
to them in case Of attack. All reduc-
ton, then. must be conditioned upon the
extent and certainty of league aid in
case of aggression.
If the British Parliament, as is quite
possible if not probable, should under
take to cover the protocol with reserva-
tions, following the example of the
United States Senate and thus reduce
the degree Of British liability in case Of
any aggression, then the British cam
paign for the reduction Of the standing
armies of the continent would go by the
board instantly. 1t is the perception of,
this fact which has led to the postpone
ment Of any disarmament conference
until the action Of the various member
nations upon the new protocol is known.
q. 8. Relation Peculiar.
But even assuming-and it is a large
assumption-that the British, as well as
the other member nations, accept the
protocol substantially as adopted at
Geneva and a disarmament conference
is called for next June or next Novem-
Der, it is plain that American relation to
that meeting will pc peculiar. All the
other nations present will be discussing
a reduction of armaments based upon a
common contract to support each other
in case of attack, but the American
representatives will be discussing dis
armament without assuming any re-
sponsibility, urging European nations to
disarm without promising them any aid
if after disarmament they are attacked.
The truth, Of course, is that the
tocol represent an enormous triumph
for the French and the continental
view generally of the league. France
and her associates have successfully
framed the protocol in such shape
that it becomes no more and no less
than an alliance between all member
nations; that is. the league itself be-
comes an alliance not alone against
war, but to make war upon any ma
tion which fails to keep the peace and
ventures upon an aggression.
All Of the continental nations, as
sociated with France and like France
fearing aggression, have combined to
write a protocol which puts the Brit
ish in the uncomfortable dilemma of
having to agree to share in the de-
fense of the continental nations II
want only attacked or to abandon
all agitation for disarmament and
surrender practically all influence
within the league. Thus, in fact, the
league, which was an Anglo-Saxon
conception and in its original form
to large degree an Anglo-Amer-
ican affair." has been taken over by
the continental nations and remade
in accordance with their own views
and their own necessities.
Originally the league was dedicated
Evening star., 1924-10-13
BARROW NOT CARING
WHO iiCKS COOLIDGE
Assertion by Chicago Lawyer. Ref
cree of Debate on Merits of
Davis and La Toilette.
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK. october 13.-Clarence
Darrow. Chicago lawyer, acting as
referee of debate under the auspices
of the National Labor Forum al
Madison Square Garden yesterday be-
tween Morris Hillquit, Socialist lead
er, and Samuel Untermyer, New York
attorney, on the relative merits OF
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette and
John W. Davis as presidential candi-
dates, declared in his Introductory
address that he did not care who
licked Coolidge"
At the conclusion of the debaters
opening speeches. Mr.. Darow said
Il am not satisfied with the debate
No one could get me to debate 80
minutes without saying something
about heavy wines and beer"
The speakers were frequently ap-
plauded and heckled.
The subject of the debate was:
Resolved, That, viewing the concrete
circumstances of the pending elec-
ton, the cause of sound progressive
government will be best promoted by
voting for La Toilette rather than
Davis" Mr.. Hillquit upheld the af-
firmative, Mr.. Untermyer the mega
tive.
The debaters came to grips over
the question of popularity elected
JuuSeS anu operation OIL
railroads. Mr.. Untermyer championed
the Democratic party as foremost in
fighting monopoly" and characterized
the Independent party's platform as
CONTRARY to the letter and spirit OF
every line and word of the Constitu-
ton"
Mr.. Hillquit retorted that 'consti-
tutional guarantees of personal free
dom have been invoked in but few
pressionS of the strong, but they have
been perverted in numerous cases to
the destruction of legislation de-
signed to protect the workers from
the merciless greed of the employ
ing classes"