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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
Great COn1n1Oner
In Arms of Sleep
When Death Comes
Body VIII Move On to Washington In Special
Car Early Wednesday; Grim Reaper Cheats
World of Memoirs Being Penned by Bryan,
Physicians Believe Death Due to Excitement
Experienced During Trial of Scopes

DAYTON, Tenn, July 27-Wiiam Jennings Bryan d;cd SUNDAY
AFTERNOON during following his
was in perfect health when he of
TO heart disease during his the Bible and
luton The heat and the Of
an effect the
The participant in political be laid to res, IN
Arlington which mis- the SPANISH
entities him.
IN speaking of her husbands today, Bryan said so
wanted him to be left
things ne needed for He writing memoirs and the world
nceaed MS memoirs They told of
and we so wanted him TO make his
Inc body OF the great will special railroad car from
layton to Washington at S:45 o'clock Wednesday
announced through her friends today.
religious leader will be the Arlington National cemetery at time
be determined later, she
The burial in Arlington cemetery is in accordance with the wishes
expressed by Mr. Bryan National Ca,ito o
man year At that of intimate
friend Ben G. Davis requested Dav;, to do bi ~.
favor of Arlington at matter. NOT be
may de- but want to be buried Arlington you remember this
request the said
Bryan had told his wife Of was to the I,
yer that Mrs Bryan turned Sunday authorizing Telegram from
layton to carry out the of her husband
bryan was Colonel of volunteers in the
dOnina in tLod
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
new GAS TANK
ISCHRISTENED
County Saves $3.50 On Fws'
Carload of Fuel Purchased
From Refinery

Sumter county saved $3.50 on its
first carload shipment Of gasoline
which was placed in the county
owned tank tins morning, Charles
Wheatlcy county engineer, an
nounccd Monday noon.
The county authorized Mr.
WhcatIcy to buy the tank some
weeks ago. 1t was erected on the
Central Of Georgia tracks near Nc
Garrah street and ha, q caplCity Of
$4,000 gallons. IT, FIRST car Of
gas was placed in the tank this
MORNING and cost the county IA -
cents a gallon, &c a gallon freight
and a handling charge added by
Mr., Wheatley 1T one cent a gallon,
making total cost Of II lie per
gallon.
Gasoline is retailing today AT "a
cents, including the state tax" Mr..
Whcatley says. "By buying direct
from the refiners we save this state
tax Of l-2c and also Wholesale
and brokerage frees. The county,
in its heavy trucks and road machin-
cry, uses an immense quantity Of
gas during the years we are paving
our roads. and the saving to the tax
payers of the county by buying di-
rect will be quito sizablc sum each
year"
The gasoline is removed by gray
ty from the tank, placed in tank
trucks and transported to the
places on the roads where the CON
struction forces are at work and it
this rehandling that Mr., Wheatley
figures as costing the county the
one cent per gallon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
More Than 5000 Hear Famous
Georgian at Atlanta Trust
Co. Gathering Saturday
BY LOVELACE EVE

Under giant oaks, that for gen
erations have lowered their lofty
heads toward the skies, more than
three thousand happy, optimistic
men, women and children gathered
Saturday on The old Schrutchin
place as guests of the Atlanta Truss
company at one of the most success
full barbecue held in this section Of
the state and to listen to a message
of unbounded optimism from Eu-
gene Black, Atlanta bau&rr, law cr
and official host of the day.
More than 600 automobil,s wcr.
parked on both sides of tie grove,
with four long tables weighted down
with pork and kid and beef. pickles.
bread, brunswick stew ard lemon
ade.
On the faces of every one there
was a smile. The handyliake was a
bit heartier; the greeting more joy
Gus; the smile happier; the eye
brighter; as rriend greeted friend
and stranger made himself brown.
The forlorn look of hope lost had
/ disappeared and in its PLACE there
was the CLEAN of restored faith, rs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
Twelve Sets of False Teeth In
Seven Members of the Upper Body Admit Dase fer Hose
Supporters and Trust TO Luck fer Their Socks to Remain Up
The Senate, Three Bald HeadS

shave themselves, while the rest
swell the Golfers of the tonsorial
artists.
The senate contains two ministers
Of the gospel and no end Of lawyers.
as we'll as number Of business
men. Everyone claims some con
nection with the extraction from the
soil Of producc-farming.
Ages Of the senators range all
the way from 20 to 60 years, and
heights run from around five feet,
seven, to six feet, two. While there
are some fairly corpulent members,
the overwhelming majority run 20
average weight
Shoes average in size eight and
one-half, although the sizes range
from seven to twelve! Collar sizes
average fifteen and half. -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
LITTLE HOPE
FOR INJURED
Two Hurt in auto Accident
Near Vsldosta Not Expected
to Live

VALDOSTA, July 27.-The two
persons who were hurt SUNDAY
when the automobile in which thew
were riding turned over, killing
Goodman Query, Palatka, Fla, the
driver, today are not expected to
live. Dan c, Ashley, Valdosta and
Miss Annabel Converse, of Valdog.
ia, both received internal injuries
which may prove fatal.
1t is thought Query was trying
to pass another automobile and lost
control of his car. The party had
been to White Springs, Fla, and
were returning to Valdcsta, Guer
ry driving.
The party was picked up by a
bus coming from Lake Z .ty and
brought to Valdosta. Physicians
hold out little hope for the recovery
of Dan Ashley, and also f2ar for
the life of Miss Converse.
Query was the son of TIE ,atn
Judge Query, of Macoa. Ga. and
a nephew of Dupont Query. form
er president of Wcsleyaa college.
Until a fe% months ago he was
editor of the Palatka (FlaD News.
Query and Farrell had been
here several days getting options
on local real estate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
William Jennings Bryan Will Be Laid to Rest Among
The Many Famous Americans In Arlington Cemetery
Eugene Black Sways.
'Cue' Multitude With
4 nSp iring A ddreSS|

these people from dozen counties
listened to the speakers of the day.
Mr., Black struck the most re
sponsive chord of the day when hc
declared that Georgia has come into
her own, that we have pass d
through the period of depression and
from this good day, Georgia will en-.
joy her greatest prosperity, saying
that GcorGia's trouble was largely
mental; that we had lost faith, bu.
were now regaining that faith in
ourselves and our state.
Or. Andrew NJ. Soul sounded the
same note when he declared that
what Gcorgians needed was tar
fighting spirit, and in stcntoria0
tones that resoundod throughout
the grove shouted, Lets go, Ccor-
giansw
"Thc darkest hours have passed
and we arc coming into our own
said J. J. Brown, state commission
er of agriculture, Eve are not com
ing to a period Of prosperity, but
we have arrived there" he declared
and again the note of OPTIMISM was
welcomed by the throng who listen
ed to these three speakers of state
wide prominence.
DR.. Soule spoke before lunch, be
ing introduced by F. l., Forester,
of Leesburg. Tn part Or, SouIc
Continued on Page Six
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
PLAINS HIGHWAY
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
Mile and a Half of Paving Com
pleted Saturday; Project
Finished by Novmbeer

The county gangs are at work at
the Plains end of the Plains road
today, working back toward Ameri-
Gus on the paving of this road be-
tween the two Sumter county cities.
Sunday a mile and half of new
paving was opened to the public.
There is now six and half miles of
the road paved, measuring from the
top of Scarborough hill out toward
Plains.
The entire road will be completed
before November 1, County Engi-
neer WheatIey, said today, ready
Tor traffic before the winter rains
set in.
The construction gangs beginning
at Plains today will work straight
through from Plains to the point
where the paving already is conplet-
ed.
Next year, it is thought, the Com
missioners viii again take up paw
ing on the Dixie highway, though
the commission has not yet def
ritely determined at which point
the work will begin.
With the balance of the county
bond money remaining after the
completion Of the Plains road. there
will be left enough money in this
fund to complete the Dixie Highway
from Andersonville to where it now
terminates and then on through to
the Lee county line at the south
end, provided Federal aid and other
plans the county has in mind are
carried out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
'WILLSCOTT,C ONDEMNEDKILLER
ESCAPE HANGMAN NOOSEAGAIN
Ex-MiIHonaire
Insists He Is
Not Dement, ed

CHICAGO, July 27.-Therc are
two doors in the iron corridor that
runs through the death house in the
Cook county Jail here.
Neither door bears any inscrip-
tion. But every prisoner knows
that one should be marked Life"
and the other Death"
For one leads to the outside
world-to freedom, where there
are fresh air, sunshine, gentle
breezes and hustle and chatter of
busy people.
And the other leads to the gal
'lows-a substantial little platform
with curiously contrived trap
door, over which bangles a strand
of yellow rope.
Through one of these doors Rus
sell Scott must walk.
Twice he has nerved himself 20
take the short walk to the gallows.
Each time there has been J. respite
Just in time. .-.t .
Fight for Freedom
And now friends on the outside
are fighting to see if perhaps it
may not be the other door that will
swing open for him.
Only a few faint echoes of this
fight ever penetrate to the silence
of SCOTS cell.
And Scott, who crammed whole
eternity of nervous agony into a
few short hours the other night,
sometimes acts as though he didn't
care greatly what happened.
When he learned that two at
torneys who were retained for him
through the efforts of Detroit club
women had gained a stay of execu-
ton on the ground thai he was in
sane, he fairly exploded.
'I'm not insane, he shouted.
"And I'd rather hang than spend
the rest of my life in an insane
asylumn."
But Thomas Scott, his father, and
Mrs. Catherine Scott, his wife, have
not given up their efforts to see
that he is released.
They are sending out frantic ap-
peals for his brother, Robert Scott,
CONTINUED on Page F'our.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
TWO NEGRO WOMEN
RUN DOWN BY AUTO

People in the business section
Saturday, especially the Ethiopian
element, were thrown into a state
Of excitment when word spread that
two negro women had been knock
ed down and killed by an automO-
bile at the intersection of Jackson
and Forsyth streets.
Although painfully bruised the
negro women were not seriously in
jured and were, when a Fimes-Re'
corder reporter reached the scene,
far from dead. The driver of the
car, a negro boy, has cot been ap
prehened,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
SERVICES IN HONOR OF
WILLIAM J. BRYAN

The evening services this coming
Sunday at the First Baptist church
will be held in honor of the late
William. Jennings Bryan, according
to announcement by the pastor,
Rev. ]. NJ. Branch, who has select
ed as the topic for his sermon "The
Reward of the Commoner,"
A special musical program has
been arranged and several members
Of the church will pay tribute, along
with the pastor, to the great man IN
whose honor the service is held.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
BLdCkShear Tobacco Market
Is Prediction of Bakshear Boar Trade But Which Declares
in Same Statement That City viii Have Two Representatives
WiH Be The Highest i'm the State

BLACKSHEAR, July 81. The
Blackshear tobacco board of trade
ir statement issued here predicts
that prices of tobacco this season
will perhaps be higher in Blackshear
than in other Georgia markets.
The statement after declaring
that prices will naturally be higher
where the competition is keenest
and the most buyers located, calls
attention to Blackshear's four ware
houses, all working in competition
with each other for the biggest
sales, adding that it is in a peculiar
" fit position to draw and hold I'M
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27

precedented large sales and top
notch prices for the golden leaf.
at is generally understood" the
statement reads, "that the smaller
markets Of North Carolina and Vir-
ginian are gradually doing less and
less business owing to the fact that
since the advent Of the automobile
and better roads, the farmers do
not count distance but seek the
larger markets in which to sell their
tobacco for the reason that they
find better prices, due in turn 20
the greater competition found there.
{ Continued on Page FOur.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
$250,oO0 TOMB WILL
BE PART OF MEMORIAL

RICHMOND, Va, July 27.-A
tomb for an unknown soldier" of
Virginia who died in the world war
probably will form part of the
$3.50. 600 war memorial to be erect
here by the state. .
Morgan R. Mills, chairman of the
memorial commission, said today
that the grave of an unknown
Virginia soldier had been located b.
the French government in sector
where Virginia units fought and
that if present plans arc carried out
the body will be brought here for
interment in a tomb that will form
part of the memorial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
MAYOR OF MIAMI IS -..
FOUND DEAD IN BED

MIAMI, Fla, July 27--Parker A.
Henderson, mayor of Miami, and
prominent in the city's business and
banking circles, was found dead
Sunday morning at his home here
when his valet went to awaken him,
Physicians summoned to attend him
declared death due to apoplexy,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
WASHINGTON'S MONKEY
QUESTION SHOULDERS

WASHINGTON, July 27--Wash-
ington authorities have asked the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme court
to dismiss the action of Loren H.
Wittner, who charged the school
authorities with teaching disrespect
for the Bible. The court was ask
ed to set Friday as the date for the
hearing on the motion and this will
probably postpone the hearing on
Wittner's complaint, which was
scheduled for tomorrow,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
CENTRAL BAPTIST
CHICKEN SUPPER

All men Of the Central Baptist
church will be the guests of the
Junior Missionary Circ,a of the ".
NJ. S, Tuesday evening tomorrow
8 o'clock at a chicken supper in the
new Baraca hall. A good fellow
ship as well as an excellent supper
is promised to all who attend. Prep
arations are being made for a large
crowd.
California's timber resources are
valued at $750,OOO,O0O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27

cratic party for nearly sixteen wears.
William j. Bryan was three times
nominated and defeated for the
presidency. Then, like Elijah of old,
ne cast his mantle upon the Elisha
OF Princeton and exerted a potent
Influence in bringing about Wood
row Wilson's first nomination for
the office to whiche h himself hal
Vainly aspired.
Known in his youth as "the sill
ver-tongued boy orator Of the
Platte it was Mr.. Bryan's elo-
quence in his famous "cross of
gold speech at the democratic ma.
tional convention in Chicago in 1896
tlat made him the choice of his
party He polled more than $780,
600 votes in his first campaign.
His career has been 1kened t.
that of Henry Clay who also was
three times nominated for the presi.
dency and as many times defeated
Clay, too, became a Secretary of
State. Friends Of Bryan insisted
that, like Clay, he was too conscien-
tious, consistent and .crupulous for
politician end that the famous
Wings declaration T would father
be right than be President" well de-
<Cribed the man from Nebraska.
The former Secretary of State
was born in Salem, ILL.,, March 10,
1860. Hi 5father was Silas L;llarl
Ryan, native of Culpepper cour-
ty. Virginia, a lav.,er and Judge.
Trc son. after CIRCULATING from IT,
nois College IL 1851 and Union Col
l,ge of Law, CHICAGO, in 1882 en-
ttIed the law office of Lyman
Trumbull, former United Suites
senator. Subsequent! he removed
0 Jacksonville, III where he prac-
ticed law unSii .Is1. when Sc settled
in Lincoln, Ncb.
During the presidential campaign
of 1883 young Bryan's speeches in
behalf of the Democratic ticket at.
tracted attention and in 1890 he ae-
cepted a nomination for Congress
III the First Nebraska district, a
Republican stronghold, because, no
one else would have it," he said.
Continued on Page Twol
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27

day in a fall from the window of his
apartment here.
His body was discovered Sunday
morning by hsi wife, when awaken
ed by cries Of his young son, no
ticcd the open window and looking
down upon the ground saw the
crumpled body on the ground two
stories below.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
FALL FROM WINDOW
FATAL FOR ALBANIAN

ATLANTA, July 27.-Comer
White, "a, assistant manager Of
local theatree, met his death Sun
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
MISS CONVERSE
KNOWN HERE

Miss Converse was we'll known in
this city. she having visited Mrs. I.
L. Gatewood, Jr,, on several occaS-
sions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27

For Georgia Fair tonight; Tues
day local thunder5hower5; cooler III
north portion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-27
AMERIcus SPOT COTTON
WEATHER

Middling 25c.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-31
COUPLE OF YUMA
SECURE LICENSE
AFTER SHOOTING

A marriage license, iSsued yester-
day at the county court house, to
Ira Lacy and Ruby Lacy, comes as
Il climax to sensational ease which
has attracted considerable attention
in the east section of the county and
at Yuma, Arizona, for several weeks
past.
Lacy was acquitted in the super.
ior court at Yuma last week, on a
charge of assault with intent to
murder, following a shooting scrape
with Horace Ratcliff, drug clerk at
Sommerton, some time ago.
Lacy accused Ratcliff of being
too intimate with Mrs. Lacy, and
as being responsible for their di-
vorce. Bad feeling between the
men eliminated in the shooting, and
the arrest of Lacy.
During tb" trial last week, Mrs.
Lacy appeared on the stand as a
witness for her husband, and it was
largely through her testimony that
Lacy was acquitted.
When making application for the
marriage license, Lacy gave his resi-
dence as Somerton, Arizona, and his
wife's address as Los Angeles. He
did not state when the marriage
would take place.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-31
Death Blow Dealt Drug Traffic in Calf by Solons
Amundsen Will
Fly to Pole
Soon

by United Press Leased Wire
OSLO, Norway, Mar. 31.-Cap-
tain Raold Amundsen, left Oslo
today for Tronso, Norway, from
which point he will go to Spit
Zenbergen, there to start his
proposed airplane flight over the
north pole.
Amundsen said he would at
tempt the flight late in April if
weather permitted.
He revealed that he hopes to
find land or solid, smooth ice
on the North Poe and if he
does he will land there.
Otherwise he proposed to make
such reconnaissance around the
pole as conditions permit flying
at a low altitude. He expects
to fly from spitzenbergen to the
pole, a distance of 700 miles, in
one day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-31
Brawley Woman
Seeks Divorce

Marital happiness did not last
fong for Clifford and Irene Marsh,
who were married in Brawlev on
August 9, 1924, according to a com.
plant for divorce filed by the lat
ter in the county clerk s office this
morning, through her attorney
Frank Birkhauser.
The complaint charges Marsh
with intolerable cruelty since his
marriage with the plaintiff, and
cites numerous occasions of alleged
abuse, both mental and physical.
The defendant was frequently in
toXicated during the time they liv-
ed together, the plaintiff asserts,
and ON such occasions accused her
ef infidelity, called her improper
names, and in one or two instances,
struck her.
The latest alleged offense of the
defendant occurred on Saturday
and Sunday, the plaintiff finally
deciding to end the marriage rela-
tiOn Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-31
BY LUDWELL DENNY,
United Press staff Correspondent

(Umted PreSS starr CorreSpondent)
81 WASHINGTON, Mar. 31.--There
Fwill be no Washington arms con
ference this year unlcss France can
be incuced to change her hostile
attitude, as expressed in official
Nrcports from Paris today.
State department officials were
surprised by tho Paris report that
Ambassador Dueschner had been in
structed to notify this government
officially that France is not at pre-
sent interested in President Cool
idge s proposal.
81 1--WE have requested no opinion
from France and can make no furth-
Ger comment" Secretary Kellogg
said.
France s unfriendlincss to .he pro-
posal has caused much uneas:1ess in
official circles here for two months.
as exclusively reported by the Unit
( ed Press.
Since France. at tho first Wash.
ington conference, blocked limita.
stion of cruisers, submarines and
+ a uNliidIN naval CIdll, WHIGH rs lHc
primary purpose of the proposed
conference, unofficial negotiations
with Paris for further arms limita7
stions havn been an uphill task.
Italy, though in favor of the con-
ference, feels that she must balance
French sea power in the Mcdfer-
rancan and viii probably be forced
by French opposition to withdraw
her support Of the naval limitation.
No naval conference is possible
without the full participation of the
five major sea powers, !. is agreed
here.
Although it is too early to fore
see the effects of frances reiec-
tion of the President = arms pro-
icct it is believed hore that there
will be moro vigorous efforts to
force France to refund hr $4,000
600 COO debt to this government.
There is n general feeling that
France should pay her debt unless
she is will;ag to reduce armament
expenditures and permit the United
States to do likewise.
If the United States is forced
against its win to enter another
armament race, it is understood the
admin istrG,ion will not hesitate to
use this cOuntry's superior wealth
to put the Unitad States in he
lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-31
MEXICAN TRIO
FACE CHARGES,
THREE COUNTS
Believe They May Know
of Other Valley
Crimes

Jose Rodriguez, Jose Monterez
and Pedro Ramos, who were arrest
ed yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Cor
nelson, following an exciting chase
to Heber, were arraigned before
Judge Mayfield in the Ell Centre
township court this morning, charg-
ed with burglary, assault with a
deadly weapon, and carrying CON
cealed weapons.
The court set Thursday of this
week as the date for preliminary
hearing.
The charge of assault with a dead
the trio fired several shots at a pur-
suing possee, as they endeavored to
escape toward Heber, following the
alleged robbery of Ross Armstrong s
home in this city early yesterday
morning The charge of carrying
concealed weapons is equally as seri
Gus as the other two charges, due
20 the fact that the men are aliens,
and the California law provides a
heavy penalty for conviction on this
charge.
AS the complaints were read to
each man by Richard Cohen, Off
cial court interpreter, the defend
ants paid strict attention to every
word and apparently realized the
seriousness of their predicament.
As they were warned that anything
they might say can be used against
them in the trial, they made little
comment, except to make perfume
tory der'ial of their guilt.
Belief is held by the authorities
that those men have been response
bic for other crimes which have
been committed in the county dur
ing the past few months. Their
movements are being checked up
and an effort will be made to as
certain if they have been implicated
i'll any other criminal activities
Brawley authorities believe they
may have been responsible for burg
laries in that city recently.