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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
OF the World Seek
Chemists of Europe Forsee Dsv When Our Natural
Supply Of Gas VIII Give Out and Are WORKING On Substitute
To Make Artificial Gas OIine

troleum.
The French method begins with
the making of coke from the coal
in coke ovens just as coke is made
at the present time.
The gases given off during the
process are then mixed with hydro
gen and passed through an electrical
furnace where chemical changes
take place in them.
The process is completed by pass
ing the gases through tubes which
contain a number of powdered me-
tallic compounds called catalysts.
The nature of these catalysts is kept
secret at the present. But the
French engineers claim that they
turn the gases into a mixture Of oils
of which about IS per cent is gaso-
line.
The British chemists are experi-
menting with a process Of distilhng
the coal at low temperature. 1855
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
$4,000 FOR ONIONS
GROWN ON TWO ACRES

Up in Macon county one farmer
has been paid $4,000 for the onions
he produced on two acres of land,
according to a statement made this
morning by J. B. Guerry, of Monte
yuma, who says that J. B. Easter
lin accomplished this feat this year.
Mr.. Curry says that farmers in his
section also made clean profits ship
ping sweet corn to the cities. The
sweet corn is pre-chilled by dipping
in ice water before packing. Much
asparagus also has been marketed,
and the peach crop receipts were
unusually profitable this year in
Macon and nearby counties. "This
section is in fine shape now and folks
in town should turn our energies
toward bringing the tourists thru
this rich section" he beliebes. Cup
our way we are ready and willing
to pull with you people in Sumter
county"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
Many Deep-Sea Wonders
Displayed On Return
OF Scientific Vessel

NEW YORK, August A. The
Sargasso Sea, tabled ocean mead
ows off the Azores, still flaunts it's
floating fronds as challenge to man.
It's mysteries remain unrevealed
to even so perfectly equipped an
expedition as manned the super
scientific ship Arcturus, now back
in port with its Cargo of deep-sea
wonders. But next sumer, when
the storms have quoted, another
effort will be made to find and xe
plore this ocean FL Dorado-if it
exists.
Meanwhile, piece by piece, the jig
saw puzzle of world of incredible
creatures at the oceans floor is be-
ing arranged in the laboratories of
the New York Geological Society.
Here the scientists have unloaded
from jars and tanks and boxes that
cluttered the Arcturus, creatures
that BATTLE the widest imaginings.
"And it merely shows us how
very, very little we know" remarks
William Beebe, eminent scientist
who headed the expedition.
perhaps we can hope to get
some sort of an incomplete picture
of these amazing creatures, who APP
parently left the sun and light be-
hind to pioneer thousands of feet
below and who demonstrate the
astounding manner in which living
things can come to adapt themselves
to strange circumstances. We can
at least gain some idea of changes
in habits, characteristics and APP
pc arance and there are many,
many things we cannot account for
yet.
ITO present our problem more
clearly, let us suppose that there
Continued on Page Three)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

COOLIDGE TO
MAP OUT FARM
AID PROGRAM
Recalls His Agricultural Confer
ence to Draw Plans for Help
ing the Farmer

SWAMPSCOTT, Aug. 4.-Presi-
dent Coolidge viii recall his agricul-
tural conference to map out legi-
slative program for farm aid.
The conference was appointed a
year ago and presented at the last
session of Congress, in which the
principal recommendation called for
the government to aid in CORPORA
tive marketing. Coming before Con-
gross during the closing days of the
session, the report failed to get a
vote of approval,
The opinion expressed by the
President here today is for a yoIun-
tary consolidation of railroads which
would pave way to a solution Of
the transportation problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
:, BY DAVID DIETZ

The chemists of France, Germany
and England are all working to
find synthetic methods of making
gasoline.
The pioneers on the frontier of
science are always looking ahead.
Consequently, they forsee a day
when our natural supply of gaso-
line will give out.
Artificial gassoline will be need
ed then to keep the motors of air
planes, autos and speed boats hum
ming.
The foreign chemists are all try
ing to make gasoline from coal at
the present time.
In Germany, the so-called Bergi-
us process has been developed. Pow
dered coal is treated with hydrogen
under high pressure and at a high
temperature.
The result is a fairly good pc
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
ANDERSON SAYS
IMBUED WALKER
70 FIRE HOLDER
Former Member of Highway
Board Repeats Charges
Against Dept. Head
WALKERS APPEARANCE
LIKELY BE REQUESTED
Editor of Macon Telegraph Call
ed From Investigation On
Account Fathers Illness

ATLANTA, August d - Promis-
ed cross-examination of w. T. An
derson, formef member of the State
Highway board, by Sam L. Olive,
counsel for the board today at the
senate committee hearing will not
materialize. Anderson today was
recalled to Macon because of the
dying condition of his father
Admitting that he inspired Gov
ernor Clifford Walker to remove
John Holder as chairman of the
state highway board, w. T. Ander-
son, editor of The Macon Telegraph
and former member OF the board.
Monday spent several hours on the
witness stand before the special in
vestigating highway department af
fairs, explaining the reasons which
prompted him in his course.
His testimony virtually amounted
to a repetition Of his former charges
against Chairman Holder, including
alleged alteration of minutes, mis-
usse of public funds, secrecy in
dealing, with padding of payrolls
and other charges.
Sam l.. Olive, attorney for the
highway board, injected new ele-
ment into the probe when he indi-
Gated that he later will attempt To-
show that the private audit made
by C. r. Dawson, Atlanta account
ant, was extremely irregular. He
announced that he would call en-
ployees of Mr.. Dawson's office and
question them as to whether they
were subjected to duress in signing
various affidavits in the audit com
tanning charges against the chair
man.
81 doubt if the men who made the
affidavits actually wrote them" he
stated.
1t is probable that the commit
tee will request Governor Walker
to appear in person to give his testi-
mony. This will be decided at
short meeting of the committee this
morning
The committee will visit the East
Point shops of the highway de-
.0artment Wednesday to make a per-
sonal inspection of the physical as
poets of the department.
Mr.. Anderson told the committee
Monady during the course of testi-
mony that he had been the man
who inspired removal of John N.
Holder, chairman of the state high
way department, by Governor Walk
err.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
KILLED WHEN
They REFUSE
BANDIT MONEY
Highwaynan Jumps On Rum
ming Board of Car and Forces
Occupants to Secluded Lane
WE NEVER HAD A CHANCE
SAYS LONE SURVIVOR
Slayer Believed to Be "Petting
Party Bandit" Who Recent
ly Wounded Couple

DENVER, Col, Aug. 4.-Blood-
hounds last night were on the trail
of a coatless, collarless hold-up man,
who Sunday night shot and killed
three members of picnic party of
tour when they responded to a de-
mand for money with the announce
ment that they were "broke."
Following slender clew. center
ing about an unidentified motorist
and a patch tweed cloth, police
were unsuccessful in their efforts to
find the man who slew Miss Marie
Mccormick, Mrs. Julia Storms, her
sister and Fred Funkner, and wound
ed Carl Perry, a fourth member of
the party.
Details of the Staying were piec-
ed out by officers from the Anco-
herent tale of Perry, who said the
bandit leaped on the running board
of their automobile as they drove
on an outlying boulevard and fore
ed them at the point of pistol to
drive to secluded lane. There, he
demanded the money and was told
by the members of the party that
they were broke. He then opened
fire with two revolvers, shooting the
girls and Funkner through the head
and wounding Perry in the arm.
When he realized that the other
occupants of the machine were
dead, Perry ran for help, he said
During his flight from the car, he
told officers he saw the slayer, and
then ran in the opposite direction
until he came to a house where he
summoned aid.
eve never had a chance" he
sobbed
Police declared the slayer I'M
doubtedly was the ''petting party
bandit" who has made a speciality
of holding up motorists parked in
the outskirts of Denver, and who
recently wounded another couple
near the scene of the last tragedy.
Michael Keller, employer Of the
two dead women, has posted a re-
ward of $500 for apprehension of
the slayer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
Big Hen Egg
Is Di Sp Iayed
BY r. e. BOWe n

The biggest hen egg in captivity
is the boast of F. E. Bowen, resi-
dent of the 10th district, who APP
peared at the Times-Recorder of
fee this morning with chen fruit"
weighing couple Of onuces, meas
uring 7 and a quarter inches
in length and two inches in diam
eter The egg, a perfect speci-
men, was laid b va Rhode Island
Red and is said, by many farmers
who saw it, to be the second Iarg-
est produced in Sumter county. The
egg is of such proportions that Mr..
Bowen is of the opinion it will only
require seven to make dozen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
Birmingham Residents
Alarmed over Recent
Series Earth SirDkingS

BIRMINGHAM, Aug. 4.-Resi-
dents of portions of the South side
district of this city are experiencing
no little alarm as a result of a re-
currence of a series of ground
"sinkings" in that section. These
'sinkings" have occurred for several
years, first in one part of the dis
trict and then in others. However,
the sinkings have been confined to
d very limited area of the city.
The latest "sink" reported hap
3ened last week when a ten foot
area in the front yard of J. w.
Brannum started downward and
kept going until a hole of 40 feet
deep was left. Mr.. Bannum moved
his family and household goods
from the home following the sink-in,
fearing that the house might go I'M
der the surface of the ground any
time. Since then, reports have been
coming in to the effect that other
portions Of the yard are sinking and
that the steps of the house have
dropped to a lower level than the
sidewalk.
Police found it necessary to stop
traffic along Twenty Fourth street,
new which Brannum's home is To-
Gated, for fear that another sink
might occur with fatal results. The
hole in the Brannum front yard
was fenced off to prevent curious
from falling in as they
peered into the depths to determine
just how deep it was. Since the oc-
currence of the last cavern, the re-
stricted are around the yard has
been widened.
The first cave-in noted in the
district happened several years ago,
when it is told, a piece of road ma
Continued on Page Six)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
CONFLICT LOOMS
BETWEEN GREECE
AND BULGARIA
Greek Troops Are Now On Way
to Greco-Bulgarian Border to
Seize BUlgar Towns

PARIS, August 4. Greek
troops were on their way to the
Greco-Bulgarian frontier today,
hating been dispatched by the
Greek government, following tht
recent assassination of M. Nico-
ladies, Greek citizen, at Stanimaki,
Bulgaria.
Allegations have been made by
the Greeks of the terroristsic acts
by Bulgarians along the border
line, and word reached here from
Athens that the Greek government
pointed out the possibility of seiz-
ing Bulgarian frontier towns in re-
taliation for killing Nicolaides, UNI
less reparation is speedily made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
NEEDED RAIN
COMES AT LAST
Precipitation County Wide -
Great Relief TO Long Suf-
fering Cotton Crop

The long drought was broken in
Sumter county Monday night when
j. Pluvius, NEUROLOGICAL god of
rain, opened up his heart and pour
ed forth on a long suffering COM
munity. The slow, steady drizzle
is county wide and present indica-
tions point to it continuing through
today and part of the night.
The welcome rain has caused a
drop of about 20 degrees in the
temperature and has afforded mois-
ture and relief to long suffering
scorched crops. The cotton crop,
the mainstay of Sumter county, fac
ing death from the suns hot rays
and lack of moisture, has taken
on new life.
Although Sumter has been with
out a real honest to goodness rain
since April, other sections of the
state, especially south Georgia, and
border states have been drenched
on numerous occasions. Counties
along the Atlantic seaboard have
received heavy rains, many resembl-
ing cloud bursts, and Admission, Ala.
had a precipitation of nearly .
inches during the month of July.
New Mexico, although several
thousand miles away, had not eX-
perienced one drop of rain in a year
and a half up until a few weeks
ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
.SLATON HAYS
INCOME TAX
Former Governor Points Out
Many Examples Where State
Levy Has Proved Failure

ATLANTA, Aug. 4.-"The whole
thing is Pandora's box of evils"
so said former Governor John M
Slaton of Georgia today in discuss
ing proposed state income tax.
Twelve states have repudiated n
state income tax" said Mr.. Slaton.
Oregon tried it in 1923 and repealed
it after one years trial, its legisla-
tive committee reporting it cost the
state Al millions Of dollars. With
the federal government, the income
tax rose from one per cent in 1913
to SIS per cent, and President Will
son and President Harding, follow
cd by President Coolidge said It
blasted industry and invited waste
and inefficiency.
Teaching the people by income
taxes to escape their share of the
burden of government, and inoculat
ing them with approval of class
legislation in it's most vicious form.
will do more damage to the public
charter than thousand institutions
of learning can remedy. Better to
continue to grow, as we have on
tried foundations, than to expert
ment with fad, adopted by less
than one-third of the states of the
Union. Every dollar collected must
be paid finally by the consumer, and
the reason for the increased cost of
living is concealed from him."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
POISON FATAL TO
GEORGIA WOMAN

NEW ORLEANS, August a. -
Mrs. Anna Lawrence, who recently
took poison in hotel here, died
in Charity hospital today in the
arms of her father who had come
here from Dublin, Ca, on receipt
of a letter saying that his daughter
was in trouble and would rather be
dead than face the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

GARY, Ind, Aug 4.-Total blind
ness has not interfered with the
success of Allen Naive, 81, as a
newspaperman.
Naive, city hall reporter for The
Gary Tribune, accepts all as
signments and, according to fellow
workmen, gets more than his share
of news. He turns out "clean copy
on a regulation typewriter.
Naive was given a place on The
PostTribune more than five wears
ago, upon completion of a course
n a school for the blind. He show
d natural aptitude for Using
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
GAS TAX IN WASHINGTON
BUILDS EXCELLENT ROADS

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 4.-The
highways of Washington have re-
ceived $6,175, 800 from the state
gasoline tax since Aug. 81, 1921.
The tax now is two cents a gallon,
having been raised from the origin
al one cent levy. At present the
yield from the tax is close to $780,
600 monthly, a sumo sufficient to
pave 10 miles of highway that al
ready has been graded.
All money from the gasoline tax
is used to build roads. This fund
and the license fees from automo-
bile drivers have been largely re-
sponsible for the improved high
way system in the state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
News Reporter Makes Good or
Naive Reporter for the Gary Tribune Accepts All Assign
ments and According Fellow Workers Gets Plenty of News
Beat Although Totally Blind

typewriter and for writing, and
made good from the start.
He has never asked special con-
slderation because of his physical
handicap, and has accepted every
assignment given to him, including
his share of night meetings. His
cane is his only companion on his
beat.
One of his recent accomplish
ments was the writing of feature
story on circus which came to
Gary. His story was as bright and
colorful as though he had been able
to see the gayety of which he
wrote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
HOUSE fight ON
APPROPRIATION
Director of B. of M. Restored to
Bill; Effort Being Made to
Put Back $4,000

ATLANTA, Aug. 4.-The entire
morning session in the house was
occupied in fight to restore T.
salaries of the director of Bureau
of Markets and State Oil Inspector
to the general appropriation bill and
to put back into the measure the
$4,000 that had been cut off from
the Bureau Of Markets by a commit
tee Of the house.
The $4,000 salary fthe Direc-
tor of the Bureau of Markets was
the first item to reach a vote and
it was restored to the appropriation
bill.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
ANDREWS TO STOP
CANADA SMUGGLING

WASHINGTON, August 4-Im-
mediate organization of a force
sufficient to patrol 100 miles from
the lower Petroit river to Port
Hudson to prevent smuggling of
liquor, aliens and contraband from
Canada has been authorized by
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

Political machines differ frora
radios. A radio works fine at times
and is very entertaining, aaa
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

Our Prediction that this would be
the hottest summer since back IN
'24 is coming true.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

A great lover is one who can tell
whether a girl is pensive or sleepy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
TAXPAYER ASKS
In JUNCTION IN
CASE,
Petition to Be Filed Today On
Grounds Children Deprived
From Being Taught Truth
18th AMENDMENT is
BASIS OF PETITION
Basis of Appeal VIII Be Limited
to Constitutionality of Ten
nessee Law

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August
4.-The second attempt to remove
the Scopes evolution case to the
Federal courts was launched here
today when DR.. John r. Neal, chief
counsel for the defense of the
young teacher, filed petition with
the clerk of the Circuit court seek
ing to restrain the state authorities
from further prosecution Of the
case.
The petition of Robert Wilson,
tax payer, seeking to restrain the
state authorities from enforcement
OF the anti-evolution law was not
filed, pending completion of the
amendments to be made to the plea.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04
AMERIcUs SPOT COTTON


For Georgia-Showers tonight
and Wednesday; little change in
temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-04

CHATTANOOGA, Aug. 4.-John
Randolph Neal, of counsel for John
l. Scopes, recently convicted of vio-
latlng Tennessee's anti-evolution
law, in a statement given the Chat
tanooga Times last night, declared
that he will file in United States
district court here today a taxpay-
er's petition to enjoin enforcement
OF the state law. DIR. Neal said
that, after filing the petition, he
will leave for New York to confer
with Dudley Field Malone, Arthur
Garfield Hays and other attorneys
interested in the case.
DR.. Neal said that in presenting
his clients petition, he and his asso-
ciate attorney relied chiefly on the
fourteenth amendment to the con-
stitution of the United States. In
their appeal in the Scopes case, DR..
Neal added, Scopes attorney will
limit their arguments before the
state supreme court to an attack on
the constitutionality of the act and
will not stress other features of the
trial at Dayton which, according to
DR.. Neal, would entitle Scopes to a
new trial, even if the anti-evolution
law should be valid.
Evening star., 1925-07-18
Demands Consolidation of
Forces to Strip Officer
of Control.
COLONEL APPRECIATES
TEXANS ADVERTISING
Says He Would Like to Pay for
27-Page Pamphlet Attack
ing Him.
BLantOn's Program
Hits T0ticabs and
"BeachIess" Basin

Here are the things Represent
ative BlantOn says he will fight
for i'm Washington:
Consolidation of eight existing
police systems in the Capital, re-
sponsible now to different heads
and controlled by different regu-
lations.
To break up exclusive mOnopO-
lies to taxicab companies to
maintain stands at Washington
Monument, Hams Point, the
Terminal station. at the princi-
pal hotels and Gin the peoples
streets" which cause taxi fares
to be higher i'm Washington
than i'm any other comparable
city in the United States"
Against issuance of retroactive
orders eating up unexpended
balances of appropriations just
before the fiscal year ends.
Legislation that will pay IN
spectOr Headley of the MetropOl-
itan force his inspectors pay,
both now and in retirement
To force the Government out
of private business.
To retain the white bathing
beach where il is and to build an
adequate and commensurate
coIOred bathing beach some
where else.
Continued opposition to the
plan for hydrOeleetric develop
ment ut Great Falls.
Evening star., 1925-07-18
VICE CONSUL SHOT
AT POST IN MEXICO
u. S. Orders Inquiry Into
Wounding of H. G. Brether-
ton at AguascaIientes.

American Vice Consul Harold G.
Bretherton, at Aguascalientes. Mexi-
co. was shot in the back and slightly
wounded on the night OF July 16.
The American Embassy at Mexico
has been instructed by the State
Department TO take up the case with
the Mexican foreign office for an in
vestigation and punishment of the as
sailant.
Advices on the shooting We're for
warded by Consul Haven at AguaS-
calientes. He said the cause was not
known, but that the shot was believed
to have been intended for a person
other tain the vice consul.
There have been no reports of any
anti-American feeling in recent weeks
In Aguascalients.
Bretherton was born in Canada, but
his father was naturalized. He spent
his early life in Montana, where he
studied mining chemistry. He was ap.
pointed TO his present post in 1915.