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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

dance hall musician in a row over
so cents.
At Mellarkey's death the widow
married Alfred Bollinger, an timer
ant worker. Bolilnger slew Alex
Summers with an AK last year after
he had become inflamed with jeal-
ousy because of the mans atten-
tions to his wife. Mrs. Bollinger
gave evidence that caused his ar
rest and conviction.
The woman, who has lived with
four murderers is SO years old, a
frail, worn little person who does not
seem the type that would attract
men. Her letter to her mother was
brief announcement of the wed
ding, concluding with the statement
my new husband wants me to
tell you he's not afraid to take a
chance"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

EAST POINT, Ca, 23.-Sensing
the realization that death for her was
but matter of hours, the dying wish
of Miss Jewel Archer, %, was grant
ed her Thursday morning when she
was married to her lover, E. K.
Wheeler while she struggled to pro
long that union against the grim
hand of the reaper. That evening
the end came for the bride who went
to her last sleep with smile upon
her lips.
Love, marriage and then death, all
coming within twelve hours, was the
fate that came to Miss Archer, but
she died with the belief that she was
the victor even in death.
For two weeks she had been the
victim of typhoid fever, but it had
never occurred to the immediate
family, nor the man who had asked
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
MTCHE CHARGED WITH INSTRUMENTATION" TO WAR DEPRT
WILL CARRY
BRIBE CASE TO
SUPREME COURT
Conspiracy and Bride Liquor
Case Will Go to Nations
Highest Court

News was received in Americas
today from Atlanta that the United
States Circuit Court of Appeal ha
affirme dthe verdict of guilty in the
cases of conspiracy and attempt to
bride a Federal prohibition officer.
The defendants arc Wade Lara
more, prominent Lee county planter;
P. c. Coxwell, then sheriff of Lee
county; Epp Moreland, Fred More
land of Lee county; Walter Womble
and V. +. Slappey, of Albany; Roy
Salter, of Newton; Jack Gordy, of
Richland, and Bart Moreland, of
Terrell county.
The defendants were charged with
trying to bride an officer and CON
spracy 10 violate the prohibition
law, the officer in question being R.
l.. Hudson, of Camilla Bart More
land and Gordy were convicted of
bribery only. Sam Brown Lippett,
Albany attorney, sought to have the
verdict set aside on the ground that
the defendants were indicted in Sa-
vannah, outside the district in which
they lived. Regarding the adverse
action of the court, it is said, the
defendants have decided to send Mr..
Lippett to New Orleans Immediate
ly to present to the United States
Court of Appeals, a petition for
stay of sentence until application
can be made for a certiorari, then
take the case before the United
States Supremec curt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
LEAGUE TAKES
HAND IN BULCAR
GREEK WAR
M. BRAND Calls Council of
League of Nations to Consider
War Between Bulgaria and
Gre ece

PARIS, Oct. 23.-The machinery
Of the League of Nations was set in
motion here today in an effort to
prevent another Balkan war.
NJ. BRAND, presiding officer has
summoned League Council to meet
here next Monday to investigate
cause of dispute which has suddenly
flared up.
His actions follow receipt of pro-
test from Bulgaria based on articles
ten and eleven of the League Cow
enant against Greece's alleged viola
ton of Bulgarian territory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
TRAIN-KILLED BULL
NETS $500 VERDICT

COLUMBUS, Ca, Oct. 20. I'm
Municipal court yesterday morning
in the trial of the suit of 7. w.
Howard against the Seaboard Air
Line Railway for the loss of bull,
which, it was alleged, was killed sew
eral weeks ago by a train near Cot
tondale, Ala, verdict of $500 was
found for the plaintiff. The jury
docket was taken up at 9 o'clock
and the verdict was returned at moor
after the suit had been founght.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
TWO ARE KILLED
in PLANE WRECK

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Two
enlisted men of the Milwaukee were
killed late Thursday when a seaplane
from the cruiser crashed in a tail
spin near Guantanamo, Cuba.
A brief dispatch to the navy de-
partment said the plane was severely
damaged. 1t gave the mems names
as Sidney N. Smith, chief aviation
pilot, of Norfolk, Va, and A. NJ.
Summey, aviation machinizt's mate,
first class, of Barberton, Ohio.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
FFTY-FOUR KILLED
AT RELIGIOUS FAIR

LONDON, Oct. 23.-A Cairo dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph
company says that fifty-four per-
sons were killed and 43 injured at
Tanta, Egypt, where a great relig-
ious fair was being held, attended, it
is estimated, by million persons.
The fatalities occurred when
mounted police were clearing the way
for one of the ministers through the
masses of seething humanity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
WHEELER SAYS
NEW SENATOR DRY

WASHINGTON, October 23.-
Wayne B. Wheeler, general counsel
of the Anti-Saloon League, claimed
an addition to the senace's prohibi-
ton ranks in the selection of Arthur
j. Robinson, Indiana attorney to sue
coed the late Senator Ralston.
''The appointment of Senator Rob
inson in Indiana is very encouraging
to the dry forces" he said. HE led
the fight in the state senate for pro-
hibition when the state went dry. He
will greatly add to the strength of
the prohibition forces in the United
States senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
WALKER FAVORS
STATE TAX
Favors a State Inheritance Tax;
Appears Before the Ways and
Means Committee

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The
State Governors brought their case
for repeal of Federal Inheritance
Tax before House Ways and Means
Committee here today at it's hear
ings on tax reduction and reform.
Governor Clifford M. Walker of
Georgia, who with five other State
executives was allotted time and who
initiated canvass of sentiment among
them, stated that he favored a State
inheritance tax.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
GREAT BRITATN'S
PLANE WRECKED

BAY SHORE PARK, Baltimore,
ct. 23.-Great Britain's mystery
plane" super-marine Napier S-4
crashed heer this morning during
navigability trials and is a total
wreck.
Captain Henry C. Hard is suffer
ing from immersion and shock but
escaped injury.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
CLIMBS TO PILOT
TO SAVE CHILD

BEAVER CITY, Neb., Oct. %
Climbing from his bat and posing
ing on the pilot of the engine, r. E.
Sutton, Burlington railroad fire
man, snatched a two-year old child
from in front of a moving train near
here Thursday. The squirming child
slipped from the fireman's gloved
hands before the train stopped, how
ever, and fell between the rails. He
was picked a few cars back, suffer
ing only minor scratches.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
STATE AUDITOR
O.K.'S MOORE'S ACCOUNTS

Without having to change a fig
ure in the county school superinten-
dents accounts, Tom Wisdom, State
School Auditor returned to Atlanta.
Mr.. Wisdom was here to check up
the accounts of Rev. f. T. Moore,
County School Superintendent. He
stated that the accounts were in ex-
eellent shape, so good in fact that
no one figure had to be corrected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
LUTHER BURBANK
33D DEGREE MASON

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Luther
Burbank, of Santa Rosa, California,
naturalist of international note, was
awarded the honor of being elected
to receive the 33rd Masonic degree
by the supreme council, Scottish
Rites southern jurisdiction Of the
United States in recognition of his
general beneficient labors in behalf
of humanity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
BANK LOOT is
FOUND ON GYPSIES

SELMA, Ala, Oct. %. - One
thousand dollars alleged to have been
stolen from Centerville bank We'd
hesday was recovered by officers
mere last night when they arrested
learly forty gypsies travelling in five
curing cars, according to announce
nent by the sheriff's office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

Passengers rescued from the S. S.
Comanche when she caught fire off
the coast of Florida praised the work
of these two members of the crew.
Left to right they are John Sweeny,
night waatchman, and Boettgen, 3rd
officer. Much criticism has been
directed at other crew members and
a government investigation has been
ordered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
FOUR KILLED;
EIGHT WOUNDED.

LONDON, Oct. ga dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
at Athens stated that Greeks had
four killed and eight wounded, one
of latter captain, in fighting which
ended in Greeks re-occuping post SO
at Demikapu.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23

The largest map in the world is
being made at San Francisco. It is
to be 600 feet long and Is feet wide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
AMERiCUS COTTON RECEIPTS
WEATHER

Increasing cloudiness followed by
howers Saturday; warmer tonight
and Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-23
NEW YORK FUTURES

AMERICUS SPOT, COTTON
Middling, zoe
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Drownings on Sabbath
Day Total Half Score
1S BALLOONS OFF
IN FIRST renewal
FOR BENNETT CUP

Brussels, June 7-(AP)-Eighteen
balloons, representing seven coun-
tries, took the air this afternoon and
this evening in the first renewal OF
the Gordon Bennett cup race for
lighter-than-air craft.
The start was made in perfect
weather, although the heat was ex-
cessive. A light breeze was blow
ing from the northeast, and II II
continues the course of the gas bags
will be over northern France and
southward or westward toward the
Atlantic ocean. The balloonist VINO
succeeds in keeping away from the
English Channel or Atlantic ocean
for the longest period will win the
race.
Ernest De Muyter, the Belgian
champion, who won the original
Gordon Bennett trophy. WADE L:
Van Orman, United States, ana
Maurice Bienaime, are the favorltes
~ win the race. Van Orman carried
with him a wireless outfit ana VIII
attempt to raise American s1atioii'
while in the air. oo
watched the imitation of the pailoohe
and the start. The great bags were
late in getting away and II was
nearly eight o'clock this eVehlhs
when the last of the competitors cas'
loose Besides Van Orman's balloon,
Tho United States will be representeo
hv a second bag manned by Lieut.
enants Flood and Mccormick.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
June Refunding
Of Federal Govt.
Smallest Since War

washington, June 7.-(AP)-Mark-
~ another advance in the gradual
Summation of the floating debt of the
government, the treasury's June finan-
cial operation will constitute the
smallest refuding since the World War
necessitated the sale of vast blocks
M federal securities.
The June fiscal plan, as announced
tonight by Secretary Mellon, calls for
ne disposal Of only $125,000,000 in
new securities. The issue, another se-
RES Of certificates of indebtdness to
bear only per cent. interest and to
nature in one year from June Is, to-
sether with balances on hand and June
y tax receipts. will retire from than
!, Aoe.oo0,000 in maturing paper.
Ine securities maturing are all
treasury notes which have been hear
ng Il per cent, so the operation not
only affects reduction in the amount
q debt outstanding but saving in the
interest payments on the remainder
saat Is replaced by the new issue.
The June issue Is the second of the
usual quarterly offerings this year, the
tnfd Of which will come in September.
receipts from the June Is tax INSTALL
ment, and customs revenue and mis-
eelianeous receipts arriving at the
treasury daily, will meet the govern
nent's needs until the September tax
payment Is made.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Pres. Coolidge on Way
to Minnesota Celebration
PROFESSOR SLAIN
At BATON ROUGE, la,
AS RESULT CRUDCE

Baton Rouge. La, June 7.-(AP)-
oscar B. Turner. professor in agrono-
my at Louisiana State University, to-
day was found lying at the foot of
flight of stairs in the university
agronomy building with his throat and
face gashed into unrecognizability, evil
IDENTIFY with small fire axe which
was found nearby. A blood-stained
hand print on the handle was the only
clue.
The professors face was hacked
open from the forehead to the chin,
with numerous gashes about the throat
and chest. He was found by r. G.
Markham, senior agricultural STU
dent who had been serving as an as
sistant instructor to Professor Turner
Mr.. Markham said that papers which
were to be used in compiling examina-
tions had been missing from the
agronomy building, and that he and
Professor Turner were to have insti-
tuted an inquiry on the missing papers
this morning.
The victims purse and contents
were found intact on the body, and
police believe the assailant was a stu
dent who bore a grudge against the
professor.
Officers tonight announced that fin
ger and palm prints will be taken of
students in Professor Turner's depart
ment of the university, which will be
compared with the print found on the
axe.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
General Forecast

The disturbance that was over the
southern Rocky Mountain region
Saturday night has moved north
eastward to the middle Missouri val
ley with gradually increasing in
tensity and the barometer has fallen
eastward to the Atlantic coast, ex-
cept over New England, where it has
risen. Another disturbance of very
slight intensity extends from north
east New York southwark to the Vir-
ginia coast. The barometer remains
relatively high off the south Atlantic
and north Pacific coasts.
The heat wave has broken in New
England and the plains states. The
temperature has fallen more than
35 degrees within the last "a hours
at Boston, Portland, Maine, and
North Platte, Neb. The temperature
is still high, however, from the mid
die and upper Mississippi Valley
eastward to the middle Atlantic
coast. The highest temperature re-
Philadelphia.
somewhat warmer weather pre-
vailed Sunday west of the Rocky
Mountains.
There have been local showers or
thunderstorms within the last "a
hours in the Missouri, the Ohio and
upper Mississippi valleys, portions of
the lake regions, Maine, the south
Atlantic states, the plains states, the
central and northern Rocky Noun
tain region and the northern plateau
states.
Indications are for scattered thun-
dershowers east of the Mississippi
river Monday and in the Atlantic and
Gulf states on Tuesday and there
will be generally thunderstorms on
Tuesday in the lower lake region,
the Ohio valley and Tennessee.
There will be relief from the heat
Monday in the middle Atlantic states
as far south as northeastern Vir-
ginia and cool weather will over
spread the lower lake region, the
Ohio valley and Tennessee Tuesday
or Tuesday night.
Winds: North of Sandy Hook:
Moderate to fresh east and southeast
and weather overcast Monday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08

Washington, June 7.-(AP)-The
war department desires and expects
full and complete" participation by
women in the defense muster July
4, Acting Secretary Dwight F. Davis
said today in letter to Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cook, president-gen-
eral of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. Mrs. Cook had COM
planned that in some instances last
year women were not permitted to
participate actively either on local
committees or in the parades.
1.-The war department stands
squarely behind the maintenance of
the traditional part that women have
played in the defense of America. its
ideals and it's institutions, ever since
those days of the struggling col
onies' Mr.. Davis said.
AS the war department views the
approaching muster day, it sincerely
hopes that every patriotic woman In
the land will join with the men in
establishing the practicability of the
plans for the common defense"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08

Practically Complete plans for the
s.ss,.rtainment n of the governors of the
,,tion who will meet in their 18th
skrua, conference this year at Poland
rrt,nr House from June 2S to July l.,
xsere given out at the executive offices
y the Capitol today. They forecast
shat the conference will be one of the
INST memorable events ever to be held
n New England. President Coolidge
m address the conference IL his en-
sagements at Washington will permit.
The plans, which are subject to the
apuroyal of the executive committee
N the conference, will take the visit
inr governors into every section of the
site and along her entire coast line.
Due to the fact that the navy de-
,ixrtment has seen fit to send the navy
difigible balloon Shenandoah, together
With her parent ship Patoka, to Bar
Harbor during the conference, the vis-
i,prs will be accorded the opportunity
4 taking a cruise in her as observers
around the entire border of the State
md over her inland lakes and noun
iains.
The visiting governors will also be
ehle to fly as observers in the new am
phibian planes which the army will
demonstrate during the conference on
he lakes at Poland Spring. Other
last airplanes will come from New
fsrk (Mineola, L. - under the au-
ihoriration of Sec. of War Wilbur and
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Relief in Boston

Boston was relieved by a soothing
wind but before this arrived three
more deaths were recorded. Lynn
and Fall River, Mass, each had one
heat death. Hoboken. N. J., had two
fatalities; Hackensack, three, with
two deaths by drownings; Elizabeth
five. and Bayonne two.
Middletown, N. Y, thermometers
registered 102 and farmers were
eagerly awaiting cooler weather after
laborers indicated their intention to
cease to work on the farms if the
heat continued.
Baltimore reported a toll of three
deaths by heat and two by drowning,
but New Hampshire, Vermont and
Maine entered clean slate with no
fatalities.
Many Prostrations
The maximum temperature here
today was "a, two degrees lower than
yesterday with the days average OF
Sc showing a corresponding decrease.
Scores of prostrations were reported
by health authorities who could not
furnish any accurate figures.
Coney Island experienced the
greatest day in it's history when
crowds variously estimated at from
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Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Seven Caused by Upsetting OF
Canoes or R0w-b0ats -
Triple Tragedy at Mont
pelier, Vt.-Two Boy Survl-
yors Lose Lives in Charles
River

Boston, June 7-(AP)-Ten deaths
from drowning were the holidays
toll in New England today. Seven
of the fatalities were caused by the
Iapsizine of canoes or rowboats. Two
boy swimmers met death in the
Charles River, one in Boston and
the other near AIIston, and a man
drowned while bathing near Hamp-
den.
Montpelier, VI, reported triple
drowning. Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Pow'
ers and their nephew lost their lives
when their boat was sucked INTO
whirlpool. Near FairIee, VT, Lillian
Gray, 16, drowned after her canoe
capsized. Ten year old Rita Ryan
sank after a rowboat turned over az
Oakland Beach, r. !. The other
deaths were those of Nellie Fortuna
ia of Salem, N. H., Joseph Sabin at
Great harrington and Hewitt Lasher
in Hampden.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Fatal Shooting
Follows Attempt
To Collect Beer Bill

Chicago, June 1.-(AP)-At-
tempted collection at the point of a
revolver of the illicit proceeds of
beer running was the best theory
obtained by authorities in the killing
early today of Harry Hassmiller, af-
fluent hotel resident, and the critical
wounding of Walter O'Donnell gang
ster, in an Evergreen Park Inn.
Hassmiller gave an assumed name
at the hospital where he died.
Hassmiller and O'Donnell arrived
at the inn after midnight bent on
forcing a collection Of beer running
fees, according to the police version.
Hassmiller carried two revolvers
They demanded money of Thomas
Mclaughlin, the owner, who shouted
to his bartender to "give them the
money" Hassmiller placed one or
his weapons on the counter ana
reached for the cash, and as ne dld
SO a bystander seized it and started
to shoot. Hassmiller was shot nve
times and O'Donnell twice. NC
Laughlin and several men were held
for questioning.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Girls Club Delegates
Recovering from
Unknown Illness

Webster, Mass, June 7.-(AP)-
With all but five of the young wom-
en-, delegates to the convention of
the Massachusetts League of Girls
Clubs recovered from the illness
which affected them almost stimuli
taneously late last night, the advis-
ory committee of the Webster Girls
Club which has been entertaining
the convention Informed Miss Emma
S. Alden of Brookline, acting presi-
dent of the league, today, that a
thorough investigation into the
cause of the epidemic would be
made without delay. Reports gath
cred from physicians today increased
the number that were taken i'll to
$50.
Physicians were not prepared to
state definitely what caused the ILL
ness. Some of them ascribed 1t to
the heat but others said the symp-
toms were similar to those of
ptomaine poisoning. None of the
patients was in serious condition
and before noon today all but the
five were ready to participate in the
convention activities.
The five yet under care OF phy-
sicians are expected to be able to
leave for their homes tomorrow.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
Three Deaths at Boston

Boston, June 7-(AP)-A cool east
wind swept across greater Boston
early this afternoon and ended the
most prolonged and disastrous heat
wave in recent years. Before It ar
rived, however, the heat had claim
ed three more victims and caused
several prostrations in Boston.
Joseph McQuiggan was found dead
in bed this morning and an unidenti-
fled man died at hospital after
collapsing on the street John Malo-
ney of South Boston also collapsed
on the street and died in a hospital
During the morning hours of today.
the heat bid fair to equal its high
marks of the last four days. The
drop in the mercury in the early af-
ternoon was one of the sharpest on
record.
The crest Of the torrid wave came
yesterday afternoon when a reading
of 100 degrees was officially recorded
for the fifth time in more than so
years., 1t was the. hottest June day
ever recorded in Boston displacing
mark of SO degrees set June 20,
1874 and June 3, 1919.
During its four day sway the heat
caused 13 deaths in and near Bos-
ton. The toll of deaths in the state
jumped to 35 tonight when Fall Riv-
er and Lynn each reported one fatal
ity. The total deaths in New Eng
land stood tonight at 46.
The reaction was as sudden as 1t
was unexpected, the thermometer
tumbling from 81 at one o'clock this
morning to 81 this noon. The tenn
perature continued to fall during the
afternoon and evening and late to-
light stood at 54 with a raw wind
threatening to drive it lower.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-08
To Assist in Observance of
Morse American Centennial
Executive Will Deliver Ad-
dress at State Fair Grounds
Weather Cooler as Party
Nears Destination

Chicago, June 7-(AP)-Presiden
and Mrs. Coolidge passed through
Chicago today on their way to Min
nesota to attend the Morse American
centennial celebration. Their special
train was running ahead of sched-
ule, less than half an hour being re-
quired to make the transfer through
a maze of yards for the Baltimore
and Ohio, from the Chicago and
Northwestern tracks.
An overnight drop in temperature
made travel enjoyable and the presi-
dent had in prospect comfortable
day ride from here through Wiscon-
sin to st. Paul, where he will de-
train.
The president, remaining up later
than is his custom, did not retire last
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