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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
Black 4Wanted
Here Captured
In Florida City
Anderson Henry CrirninalIy AS
saulted Carl Beechum Nearly
Two Years Ago

Anderson Henry, colored, has at
last been apprehended. Negro who
assaulted Carl Beechum, resident of
the New 10th. District in March
1924, was arrested in Barlow, Fla.
Tuesday, and will be returned to
Sumter County Friday by Sheriff
Macarthur, who left for the Florida
city Thursday afternoon.
Anderson will probably be tried
at the November term of Superior
court on the charge of assault with
intent to murder.
At the time of the alleged assault
a county wide search was instituted
for the negro, but no trace of him
was ever found. It is believed that
he left for Florida Immediately aft
er his difficulty with Mr.. Beechum.
Deputy Sheriff Chappell is of the
opinion that Anderson's arrest was
the result of his failure to keep his
mouth shut while in Florida.
Henry's attack on Mr.. Beechum
took place in the New 18th. District
near the Lee county line in March
1924. Mr.. Beechum, according to
Deputy Chappell, was severely beat
en- and at the time it was thought
he would not survive the attack.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
PROBE PLEASES
COL. MITCHELL
Fiery Airman Would Welcome
Investigation By Acting
Secretary of War

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. IL.
Identification was expressed late
last night by Colonel William Nit
chell, eighth corps area officer.
when he learned that Dwight Davis
acting secretary of war, favors a
full investigation of his charges bv
disinterested agencies.
That's bully" Mitchell said "It's
Just the sort of an investigation I've
been fighting for. because 1 know I
can convince a disinterested BODY of
men of tie verify of the charges |
have made. l believe the people of
America are interested in remedy
ing defects in admiration of the air
service, and for this reason the
members of the, trial body should be
composed of men not personally and
selfishly interested in the outcome. +"
DR.. W. T, Cunning, Texas com
mander of the American Legion in
second statement relating to
Mitchell said:
eff having the welfare of the
United States at heart and having
the courage to sound a warning 10
the American people in the face Of
the strongest opposition Imaginable
in .insubordination, then Colonel
Mitchell is guilty. However, take
the view in which believe every
man who wore uniform during the
world war will concur, that Colonel
Mitchell proved himself as courage
Gus soldier in time of peace as in
war.
eff the man who during the war
commanded the combined air forces
of all the allies is not competent to
advise the American public of its
air peril, then we have no man,
either in public or private life, who
is" ~l~Ew
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
Harrison N0eI;S Crime
Spurs Demand for More
Large Insane ASylun1S

Cne cost.
DR.. Smith says one of the prin.
clpal difficulties is in persuading
judges and courts to keep danger
Gus persons in confinement. AZ.
ter deranged persons show improve
rnent and their families desire
their return home, courts are uouite
ready to grant writs of habeas cor.
pus setting them free.
The hospital in the present case
haE- been blamed for permitting
Noel to remain at large after his
"elopement" in June, merely upon
his fathers declaration that he
would assume full responsibility for
his behavior. DR.. Smith says it
would have been almost impossible
to hold him if the family had raised
the question in the court.
"Dementia praecox. so far as we
know, is induced by heredity or ex-
cessive alcoholism in parents or
grandparents or by an environment
which causes worry and irritation, I"
DR.. Smith says.
"WAat caused the condition of
/ Harrison Noel, we don't know. Our
records include in his family his
tory a Ease of suicide"
Harrison Noel by his family was
considered simply eccentric. His
parents are reported to have lived
apart for considerable periods. His
father, DIX Noel. is a successful law
yer with an office in Wall Street.
His mother was educated in Ger
many andwas a writer Of short
stories, selling her work to the At
CONTINUED on Page Five)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
ICOMBINED PLANE
AND DIRICIBLE
IS SEEN BY FORD
Combination of Types Pointed
Out BY Automobile King
AS Aircraft Of Future
WOULD HAVE AVERTED
RECENT AIR DISASTERS
Flivver Manufactures Purchases
Liberty Motors to Use in His
All-Metal Fly Trucks

DEARBORN, Mich, Sept. Ii
Henry Ford believes the aircraft of
the future will be a combination
of the dirigibIe and the airplane.
"A combination of the types pro-
badly will fly better than either
type alone," says the automobile
manufacturer, whose factories and
engineers are now aiding in the de-
velopment of aviation research and
commercial flying.
Might Avert Disasters
If a combined dirigible and air.
plane had been developed both of
the recent naval air disasters might
have been averted, experts say.
They point out that the greatly
increased pressure in the helium
bags of the Shenandoah, when the
digirible was suddenly shot to a
higher altitude by a line squat,
caused the framework of the craft
to give way.
A dirigible with airplane wings
might have been able to either nose
down and prevent the 'skyrocketing'
or if the dirigible part of the craft
had collapsed, the wings might en-
able to volplane safely down to the
ground.
If such a craft had been avail
able for the Hawaiian flight, instead
of the PN-9, No. 1, the dirigible
part of it would have kept it in the
air after the gas supply was ex-
hausted and it might have drifted
back over one of the patrol ships.
The necessity of landing in rough
sea and the possible smashing of
the plane would have been averted.
Engine Is Big Trouble
The Ford Motor company has just
gone into both ends of commercial
aviation-operation and manufac-
ture. 1t has agreed to carry the
airmail for the government from
Chicago to Detroit. But Henry
Ford smiles dryly at the suggestion
that this signifies complete success
for commercial aviation is near.
~ wish I could see it." he COM
ments.
From the Ford airport at Dear
Continued on Page Eighty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
Large Acreage
In Cover Crops
Here This Fall
Thirty-One Hundred Pounds
Vetch Received By County
Agent Cleft

Thirty one hundred pounds OF
vetch seed, consigned to H. A. Cliett
County Agent, for use by the far
mers of Sumter County arrived
in Americas this morning. This
means that the farmer is on the
right road to cutting down his fer
tllizer expense, according to the
agent.
The seeds valued at approximate
iy $500, viii plant $50 acres. and
are due to enrich the soil more than
20 per cent the first year and ap-
proximately so per cent after the
third or fourth year.
This is the first year that Sum-
ter county has planted the winter
legume on large scale. Last year
only few acres were planted in
vetch, while in 1923 and % the local
agricultural school and one or two
farmers were the only cultivators of
the soilbuilding legume.
The seeds will be removed from
the Central freight warehouse late
this afternoon and will be ready for
distribution by Saturday morning.
County Agent Cliett is anxious that
the farmers desiring to plant vetc1
this fall procure the seeds within
the next week and have them on
hand at their homes so that they
may be planted as soon as the land
is prepared.
Seed stores in the city are also
offering vetch and it is estimated
that approximately 1000 pounds
will be planted in the county this
fall.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
HUSBAND OF
MRS. COOK WILL
Be QUESTIONED
Sheriff Not Satisfied With Ex-
PLANTATION AS to His Where
abOuts Night of Killing
PREACHER SAYS SLAIN
WOMAN WAS KHAN HEAD
Six Men Who Threw Rotten
Eggs at Cooks Home Are
Released On 1000 Bail

VINTON, Sept. lie. B. Cook,
whose wife, Myrtle Cook, president
OF the Benton County w. c. T. u,
was shot to death in her home Mon
day night, will be questioned at a
closed session of the coroner'a i'm
quest today. Sheriff Huniz said
Cook had not given satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION as to where he was the
night of the shooting.
The names Of the Ku Kluux Khan
twice was mentioned last night as
the authorities continued attempts
to solve the murder of Mrs. C. B..
Cook, Benton county w. c. t. u.
president.
AT funeral services this afternoon
for Mrs. Cook, who was slain Mon.
day night, the Rev. A. A. Wright
pastor of rural Christian church
said the woman ''holds the highest
county office in the women's organ.
lzat1on of the Ku Klux Khan"
Meanwhile, according to a story
by Mrs. Kleckner, wife of the pas
tor of the Christian church here.
TWO masked men entered her home
and demanded to know If Mr.. Kleck-
ner was a klansman. The pastor at
the time was attending the funeral
services,
"Teli us the truth" Mrs. Keck-
ner quoted one of the men as say
ing. "Is ne klansmen, coming here
to raise more hell?"
Mrs. Kleckner, who came here
with the pastor about a week ago,
said she told the rpen she did not
think her husband was member
Of the khan, and they departed.
Six of the seven young men ar
rested IN connection with throwing
rotten eggs at Mrs. Cooks home the
night Of July six, have confessed,
it was announced. None OF them
are suspected Of any connection
with Mrs. Cooks death. but they
were taken ON the theory that they
might be able to supply the names
Of liquor sellers. All sever were
released in $1,000 bail.
The authorities are looking for
Continued on Page Eighty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
AmericuS Business Men
Organise Mdn1nOthRedI
EState-LOan office Here

value, that is, that ~ is the best
farming section, for all purposes, in
the United States. While the
light of our natural advantages is
not hidden, we do not believe it
properly displayed. One of our main
objects in establishing this compa-
ny is, through an active and ag-
gressive business organization, to
flash to all sections of this nation
the brilliance of the promise offer
ed by our lands and natural resource
es, to tell the world that here in
Sumter county they will find not
only sunshine and flowers, but also
fertile fields, an all-year crop sea-
son, a delightful climate, a healthy
place to live, the best of school ad-
vantages, good churches, Christian
friends and neighbors, and sure
return for honest labor.
"And believing the possibilities
of this section, when properly pre-
sented, will interest outside invest
OTIS. we propose 10 have an organl-
cation to handle their inquiries and
satisfy their needs.
'None Of the parties organizing
the company propose to change
their present occupations, but will
handle the company's business
through : higfiy rtained, efficient
and reliable real estate agent as
manager, for whom we are now car
rying on active negotiations. The
incorporators will merely act as an
advisory board, standing behind the
actions of their manager, and Civ
ing him the benefit of their bust
ness experience and connections.
''We hope we can be Of benefit
in promoting hte material interests
of Americas and Sumter county"
Mr.. Pace cor -IuG i.
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Corporation to Be Known AS
Americas Realty Company;
Capital Stock $4,000.

Increased interest in real estate
activities in this county end section,
and the promise of an organized
effort at an early date to promote
the development of the farming
and business enterprises in and
around Americas, is indicated thru
the publication in this issue of a
petition for the incorporation Of the
Americas Realty Company, which is
to be corporation with capital
stock of $4,000 and total authoriz-
ed capital of 100000.
Those organizing this new real
estate organization are four active
business men of the city, being
Lee Hudson, cashier of the Bank of
Commerce Edgar Shipp, Jr., own
err of the Ship Grocery company
S. r. Heys, deputy clerk of the SUI
perior court, and Stephen Pace, at
torney.
In addition to the real estate
business, the petition shows that
the company will ralso make loans
on real estate, lending it's own mon
ey and the funds Of other investors
and viii also engage in the sub-di.
vision, Improvement and develop.
ment of farm lands.
When asked about the plans and
PURPOSES of the new company
Stephen Pace, speaking for the four
incorporators, said:
eve believe in the future of
Americas, of Sumter County, and
of South Georgia; we believe the
day is not far distant when this sec
tion will be recognized at it's true
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
Mary DAILY Would Be Living
Had "Madman" Been Kept
in Confinement
By GEORGE BRITT

MONTCLAIR, N. J. Sept. H.
Weeping and shuddering cannot
bring back the lives of little Mary
Daily and of the taxicab driver, Ray
mond Pierce, slain by the mailman,
Harrison Noel.
But can't men reduce the freq
ency with which Fate sends such
tragedies ripping through the peace
full rhythmic threads of normal life? ?
"You cam" answers DR.. Henry
G. Smith, who was assisting superin
tendent of the Essex County hospi-
tai at Overlook when Noel. a for
mer inmate. was brought back in the
course of the investigation into the
original mystery Of the child's dis
appearance.
"Quadruple the capacity of all
Hhe insane hospitals and then keep
item full.
"0f course you can't lock up the
eitire human race. even though ev-
ely person has has an abnormal at
tfi1de toward some one certain sub
jdt or other. It would not be diff
fiSllt to devise a set of thoroughly
scintific tests which would con-
dehn 10 per cent of the population.
But tightening up lust reason
abA and holding on to those who
havAgiyen clear indications that
they hre dangerous would require
enlared space. It would be worth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
CREW HAD BEEN
WITHOUT FOOD
FOR FOUR DAYS
United States Submarine Finds
PN-9 Floating Swanlike On
ChOppy Sea
PLANE LOST FOR
21S AND HALF HOURS
Intrepid Flyers and Commands
Plainly Showed Strain They
Had Been Under

HONOLULU, Sept. II. - Com
mander John Rodgers and his in.
trepid crew of four of the lost
trans-Pacific airplane Pm 9, No.
I, are alive and well.
The crippled eagle, with its pre-.
ciOus burden of traiI-bIazing adven,
turers, was found late Thursday
riding swannike atop the choppy
seas by a monster of the deep, the
United States submarine R-4.
The plane had been lost for 2Te
and half hours, after rs hours
hurting from San Francisco toward
Honolulu, in the first such flight
ever attempted. The brave force, in
every sense except officially, had
been given up as lost.
When the happy crew was brought
ashore the men were taken to the
Liuhu hotel, where doctors in
spected them. Commander Rodgers
was the last man to leave the plane,
thereby unfolding the navy ira
dltion. The members of the crew
plainly showed the strain they had
been under for nine days. They
were heavily bearded and their faces
were tanned by the tropical sun.
They had been without food for
four days.
In a darkened suite of rooms in
the little old-fashioned Lihue hotel
five men lay unconscious in sleep
this morning. It was the kind of
sleep denied them for nine days.
Families of the aviators were
notified as soon as Lieut. Com
mander M. B. McComb, junior COM
mandant of the Pearl Harbor Air
station received the official news.
Aviation officers here estimated
that the plane had fallen from It's
to 200 miles from Kahalu, Island of
Maui, the first objective of the
tight. The position of the sea-
plane when picked up was the point
where the navigators, estimating
from their knowledge of winds and
currents around the island had fig
ured the seaplane to be last Satur-
day at am.
AS soon as word of finding of the
plane was received, Admiral S. S.
Robinson, commander in chief of
Continued On Page Fival
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
in OHIO
YIELDS PEARLS,
OTHER JEWELS
WIlapped Around Bodies of
Four Mound Builders I'm
earthed By Explorers
MOST VALUABLE FIND
IN NUMBER OF YEARS
Many of the Pearls AS Large AS
Hickory Nuts Mound Is
Heavily Guarded
CHILLICLoTHE, Ohio. Sent -

CHILLTCL0THE, Ohio. Sept. II.
Thursday of thousands
OF pearls, many of enormous size
and exquisite color, on the bodies
of four mound builders in the end
of the Charnel house of what is
known as the Pricer mound of the
Seip group near cambridge, Ohio,
marked the beginning of what is ex-
pected to be the most valuable find
of the mound builders in recent
years.
Curator Harry Shetrone, of the
state archaeological and historical
museum in charge of the opening Of
the mound. declared the four occu-
pants of the grave undoubtedly were
personages Of high rank among the
ancient inhabitants of Ohio.
Copper helmets covered the
skulls of two while ornaments of
tortoise shell, pottery, beads, COP
par and silver were found in pro-
fusion.
Armed guards were posted about
the mound to prevent souvenir hunt
ers, collectors or vandals from dis
turbing the find, which will be re-
moved today.
DR.. c. W. Mills, director of the
Ohio museum. and Girard Fowkes,
world famous mound explorer, were
present when the find was unearth-
ed.
Some of the pearls are as large
as hickory nuts. Never before, it
was said, have so many pearls been
found in the grave of four bodies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
OFFICIALS TO AID IN
FOREST FIRE FIGHT

BRISTOL, Va, Sept. 11.-With
meager reports to the local govern
ment forestry office, indicating no
abatment in the spread of flames in
the Unaka mountain, forest Off
cials from Washington are arriving
on the scene to relieve local Off
GERS who have been battling with
the flames for the past two weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
1888 CARS PEACHES
HANDLED BY SOUTHERN

In the movement of the 1925
Georgia Peach crop, the Southern
hallway System set new high rec
ord as to number of cars handled,
with the same practically 100 per
cent performance which has char
acterized its handling of this highly
perishable fruit in other years, T.
53S cars having been transported to
markets in other states and 1876 cars
to points in Georgia, making the
Southern's total movement 1874
cars. This compares with COLA
cars in 1924 and $500 cars in 1928.
the previous high records
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
REV. RICHARD SIMPSON
RETURNS TO AMERICAS

Rev. Richard Simpson, pastor of
the Presbyterian church, returned TO
the city Thursday morning after six
weeks study at the Presbytery Of
East Alabama, and will fill the pull
pit at his church at the morning
and evening services Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

M. E. Morgan, as guardian for
7. ]. Morgan, Wilbur Morgan and
Mildred Morgan, minors, having
made application for leave to sell
their one-fourth undivided interest,
each, in "the timber suitable for
saw mill purposes on 152 l-2 acres
of land lot No. 1876 in the 9th dis
trict of Sumter County, Ca, said
tract of land being all of said lot
except a fifty-acre strip off Of the
south side thereof in the shape of Al
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

County, Georgia, being the east
half of one certain brick store house
and lot known as the Larrimore
building in the town of Leslie, said
lot fronting on Commerce street
and running back south - feet
to warehouse of J. L. Jones: said
one-half of building TO begin meas
urement in center of partition wall,
and being bounded OF the north by
Commerce street and on east by
Griffin & Wallace, south by Jones,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
GEORGIA ROAD FUND
DECISION DEFERRED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE
decision on road funds to be made
available in drouth stricken areas Of
Georgia were deferred until the af-
ternoon session today, following a
conference between Georgia Off
Gals and Acting Chief P. s. Wilson,
of the Bureau of Public Roads.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

georgia
Levied upon as property of estate
of J. j. Simmons, deceased, under
and by virtue of City Court OF
Americas fila in favor of Matt E.
Harris, Governor, VS.. J. ]. Simmons
and M. N. Edwards. Levy made by
Lucius Harvey, then Sheriff on
May 4th 1928, and tenant nposses-
sion notified in terms of the law
This September 9th, 1925
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

sell, hold, invest in and generally
deal in stocks, bonds, securities,
notes, mortgages, and all other
forms of Indebtedness, security and
Investment; to loan its own money
and the money of others, and re-
ceive commission, interest and or a
premium on same; to negotiate, pro-
cure, supervise and manage for
others loans on real estate ar per-
sonaL property; to issue and sell It's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
AMERICAN AVIAToRS
KILL HUNDREDS RIFFS

QUEZZAN, Sept. 11.-American
aViaytors. of the Sheridan scadrille,
in a bombardment of the Sheshuan
Riffian stronghold. are reliably re-
ported to have killed more than 100
warriors. Their bombs also greatly
damaged the Rift military establish
ment and disorganized troops con-
centrated there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

yemDer hrst, 1924, amounting to
$40. 90 and said security deed pro-
viding that upon default of the
payment of any interest the grantee
or his assigns may declare the prin-
eipal and remaining interest due.
And whereas the said Mrs. Glenn
ents has heretofore conveyed all Of
her rights under said security deed
and transferred all notes to one s.
+. Pollock and the said Pollock has
declared all OF said Indebtedness
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
FRENCH TROOPS
PUSHING NORTH
American Aviators Bombard
Riffian Stronghold and Kill
One Hundred

FEE, Eept. 1.-THE French
troops began their northward push
from the Ouergha river against
Riffian tribesmen today. it was Of
ficially stated. Satisfactory prog.
ress is claimed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

i = ---.,. 44sssrIVrIa ot. FORMING at
R4intersection the South Angle
II bid lot, this the same lands
IA to grantors by warranty deed
Pfded in book j. pages 345 and
and book PIP, page 331 of the
record of Sumter County.
.lnAnt in possession notified In
Of the law.
W. P. M'ARTHUK,
Sheriff Sumter County.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

----------~--s sssfu pUwer VI SAFE IN
said deed to secure debt are hereby
made part of this advertisement.
Said property viii be sold and
deed made to the purchaser BY the
undersigned as provided in said
power of sale in said deed to secure
debt, as hereinbefore stated.
THE MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
BY Ellis, Webb & Ellis,
Their Attorneys.
Arnaric1la. Ca
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
TAMPA BANDIT GIVEN
5O-YEAR SENTENCE

TAMPA. Sept. 1l-Albert House
alleged bandit and yeggman, today
was sentenced to serve SO years IN
the state prison as a result of con-
viction of two charges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11

Bales received Thursday ..-.-. 2
Total bales received --.--s-.. .12, %
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
WEATHER

For Georgia-Local Thunderstorm
ers tonight and Saturday; cooler
in extreme north portion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-11
lew YORK FUTURES

AMERIcUs SPOT COTTON
Middling, % lie.