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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
NOAH'SAR
ENDS CRIME
Vessel Comes into Port With
Many Animals and Reptiles
For New York Zoo

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-The Ark
of the celebrated navigator Noah
had very little on the American
Trader of the American Transport
line, which locked recently with IA
passengers and a large number OF
Extraordinary one whose immedi-
ate destination was the Central
Park, Bronx, and other local zoos.
In addition to tropical birds of
every genus, the vessel carried four
emus. Is zebras, eight antelOpes
and ~ storks, as we'll as a consign-
ment Of snakes.
According to the captain, hub
bard S. Fish, one Of the emus died
the first day out from England, an
iufallible sign, according to the OIL
salts on board, that bad weather
was in the offing.
Sure enough, the captain said
the vessel struck a number of hur-
ricanes and experienced January
weather for the whole crossing. A
number of the feathered passengers
died.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
U. S. NAVY BAND
Be HEARD HERE
VIII Give Two Performances at
Rylander Theatre Monday,
November %

By special permission of the
President, the citizens Of Americas
will be enabled to hear two con-
certs this fall by the famous navy
band.
Because of it's official character
and duties. the Navy Band cannot
go on tour withoutu the express
consent of the Chief Executive.
This was accomplished during the
summer and negotiations started to
bring the organization here. Due
to the zeal of citizens this city was
placed on the itinerary. The band
will be heard here Monday Nov. %,
at the Rylander.
This a distinct triumph for the
city, as so many requests for Az
pearance of the band were receiv-
ed by w. L. Radcliffe, head of the
Radcliffe enterprises, who is hand
ling the tour that scores perforce
were refused. Had all requests
been complied with. Mr.. Radcliffe
asserts, the noted musical organi-
cation would be kept on tour
throughout the winter, were such a
thing possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
MARJORIEDENIES
STEALING Love
Noted Emotional Actress Calls
Charge of Actors Wife
Absurd and Ridiculous

NE WYoRK, Oct 2.-Marior;e
Rambeau, motel emotional actress
spent most Of Thursday in confer
ence with her lawyers, after which
she reiterated vigorously her denial
Of having "stolen" the love of Ke-
witt Manton, English actor.
In a highly coIorful forecast Of
suit said to be contemplated by
Mrs. Mabel Manton, the actress was
charged with having been found
with Manton in her hotel room, but
the papers necessary to instituting
such action had not been filed up
to 4 p. m. yesterday, the official
closing time 70 rcourt matters.
lam perfectly innocent of any
wrong-doing," said Miss Rambeau
"and at the proper time shall con-
vince even those who are now skep-
tical and smile at my denials.
"The whole thing is absurd if lot
a malicious fabrication"
Miss Rambeau's mood was de-
cidedly indignant while making this
statement, and not only she, bur
friends to whom she had given her
confidence and kno wthe truth
about her relations with Manton,
gave the impression the star intend
ed to take action against the per-
sons responsible for the stories Of
misconduct attributed to her.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
Lone Desperate Shot In Second Eloldup In "a Hours
FORCER ENDS
HIS life BY
LEAPTODEATH
Cornered BY Police, J. D. Stokes
Jumps Through Heavy Plate
Glass Window

RICHMOND, Va, Oct. 2.-Jos-
eph d. Stokeks, Is, escaped the
hands of the law late last night by
leaping twelve stories to his death
after ne had been captured by To-
cal detective agency on charge Of
forgery and turned over to the DO.
lice. Cornered in the detectives
office in the Mutual Building,
Stokes jumped through the heavy
plate glass window and was instant
ly NiIled s.
Stokes had been sought for three
months by local police and was said
to have been wanted also in Nor.
folk. Estranped from his family
here, T. was found in a hotel and
taken 10 the offices of the detec-
tive agency in the mutual building
where officers say he admitted a
number Of forgeries.
After officers had been summon
ed by the detectives, Stokes asked
and was granted permission to 90
into an adjoining room to use
telephone. An instant later the
crash Of broken glass told Of his
lean THROUGH the window and his
hodv law on the cement ~ ii'tlo
count twelve floors below
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
ROBBED UNION
PACIFIC TRAIN
ON WEDNESDAY
Winged BY Trainmen AS He
Alighted From the Observa-
ton Car
BANDIT MAKES HIS
ESCAPE IN DARK
Negro Porter Collected Money
While Bad Man" Held
Revolver to Head

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. "A one.
man train robbery, the second with
IN "a hours, ended in the probabIa
4a'al shooting Of the bandit as ho
"..ShIed from the observation GOV
oI aunlon Pacific passenger tram,
last night. Ivy mere late
After robbing passengers NJ two
pullmans an dthe observation car
the man swung from the platforn,
ana was fired upon a special agont
he was shot through the head and
reg ana was rushed to a hospital IN
a serious condition Only a small
amount of money was taken from,
the passengers.
he is believed to be the same das.
perado who robbed passengers on
a Missouri Pasific train here We'd.
nesday night and escaped
AS In the previous robbery
negro porter was pressed into serv.
ice and while the bandit le-ulIed 81
gun at his head he went dc,yn the
line of passengers and collected
their money.
After robbing the passengers in
the observation car the man forced
the porter to accompany him
through the two pullmans, where
the passengers were robbed in the
same manner.
In the last pullman, the man en-.
counteded flagman, and ordered
the ported to one side while the
flagman was robbed to search tho
remaining passengers.
AS the train slowed down - r',-,
and was fired upon bv thu
officers who had been notified b.
the robbery
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
HEALTH OFFICER
TO VISIT FARMS
Typhoid Serum Will Be AID
ministered Where Is Persons
Are Gathered

Next week the county health
board officials will be able to go
to the farms in the county where
at least rs persons are gathered
and there administer typhoind Sc
rum, DIR. Chambliss said Friday
morning.
''For the past two weeks we have
had more than we could attend to
and some requests for our services
had to be refused" pr. Chambliss
stated today. However, next week
we can make two or three engage
ments and will go out if requested.
"The health of the community
right now is fine-most satisfac-
tory to US and we base this state
ment on reports coming into the
office as well as personal ob5er-
walton.
80 far as we are able to learn
there is no malaria in the county.
| know of one county school prin-
cipal who was asking the Otehr day
what had become Of malaria, that
in the past he had had pupils ill
with malaia at this season of the
year, but this term he had none.
eve know of only one case now
suffering from preventable dis
ease in Americas and that is a case
of diphtheria.
Typhoid is checked in every sec
ton of the county. This is the first
year when the light children's dis
eases did not crop out at this sea
son, but there is very little Of thai
in the county.
"In the past week or two W,
have vaccinated more people in thu
health office than in the enrtire Il
months prior to the past Ia days
"The county has had some ty
phoid and diphtheria, but so has thu
rest Of the country and reports from
the Federal health department be
ing our authority" concluded the
chairman of the health board.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
NECRO'TAKEN IN
FOR $50 BUCKS
Smart Pair of Ethiopions Depart
With Jenkins Roll Left AS
Deposit On Car

Police late Thursday afternoon
and last night combed the negrr
section of the city in an effort Ia
apprehend two negroes who Thurs.
day afternoon stole $1O5 from a
negro farmer after accepting this
amount as part payment on a Ford
car, which was to have been deIiv-
cred to the victim as soon as he
proved to the satisfaction of the
statesmen" that he could produce
the balance due on the car within
two weeks.
The negro victim, Greeley Jer-
kins, according to J. F. Monahan,
had just received S1O5 for a bale
of cotton from a local warehouse
when he was accosted by the
"slick" negroes and offered a Ford
car at the very reasonable price
of $3.50.
jenkins agreed to purchase the
car, but declared that he had only
sos. The two negroes, after some
deliberation. offered to turn the
Ford over to Jenkins, providing he
left the$1O5 with them until they
could be assured that he could raise
the addition S45 by October 10.
1 After reaching this Sgrement4
Jenkins left the two negroes the
sos and the car and hurried
around to Mr.. Monahan's where he
obtained 800, evidence that he
could meet the balance due within
the specified period.
Upon his return to Hampton
street, the place where the negroes
were to have met him with the car,
jenkins discovered the negroes had
departed with the car and his sos.
Jenkins said he placed a great
deal of confidence in his black
brothers, they being well educated
snappily dressed and extremely
courteous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
$50, 900 MAIL LOOT
FOUND IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, Oct. 2.-Approxi-
mately $4,000 in loot, alleged 70
have been stolen from the United
states mails In Ioiedo, ONO, vas
recovered by postal inspectors
Thursday, andMary I. Elsberry, me-
gress, was placed under arrest and
her preliminary hearing set for Oc-
tober 9. The amount involved IN
the mail robbery was not disclosed
but it was learned that the amount
recovered represents only frac-
ton of the loss.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
LEE STREET ELEVEN
TRIMS HAROLD AVE.

In a game replete with thrills, the
Lee street eleven downed the Rar-
rold avenue team in the first inter
street football battle Of the season By
the schore of 14-7 Thursday after
noon. The battle ragged on the
Playground grid. Billy Fort and
Phillip Curtis made touchdowns for
the victors, while Chas. Howard
crossed the line for the losers,
Walker and Wagnon,, backfields..
men. starred fer the Lee street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Duck-
ing the income tax is easy
II - you have the money!
For the poor, the salaried man,
or the man in the moderate crcum-
stances, it Is virtually impossible
at least, legally.
But for the rich man there are
at least three methods, all sane
toned by law, by which he can cut
down his tax.
The first-and by far the most
commons by investment in tax
exempt securities.
Tax-exempt securities mean very
little to the man who has very lit
tie to invest. Suppose he saves up
$4,000 and puts into taxable bonds
at Z per cent bringing a return Of
$700. On this he pays a tax of 2
per cent or $14, if his total taxable
income is less than $4,000, so he still
has left $5a6.
He couldn't make as much by
buying tax-exempt securities at the
unheard of rate of CTS per cent
as these would net him only $675.
But if an investor whose other in
come totals 100000 over his de-
auctions, invests in taxable securi-
ties he must pay normal tax of 6
per cent and surtax Of 40 per
cent-a total of 46-on the re-
turns.
If he buys $4,000 worth of 7
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
TWO MORE
BODIES EOUITNN

On board U. S. S. Camden, Oct.
1.-The toll of known dead of the
submarine s-51 was raised to four
today when divers recovered the
bodies of two of the crew in the
engine room compartment of the
ship.
The men were identified q.
Walter F. Lawton, electrician mato
first class, of SomerviIIe, Mass and
E. D. Lindsay, engineman second
class, Pensacola, Fla.
Discovery that the engine com.
partment was flooded was made nv
Harry Reinhartfen, a diver, who cut
the hole in the hatch. He report
ed that only a few buddles of ,ir:
were emitted and that further in.
vestigation showed the section of
the ship filled with water.
It took seven minutes to cut the
hole with the aid of an oxy-acetv-
lene torch.
The condition of the motor COM
partment, adjoining the engine
room is still uncertain and divers
will repeat the process of drilling
an exploring hole there today if
weather condition permit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
MRS. WOODROW WILSON
REPORTED ENGAGED

PARIS, Oct. "A possible ro-
nance. in which the names of Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson and DR.. Sterling
Ruffin, Of Washington, D. c., have
been linked together has been the
subject of much speculation both
in Geneva and Paris in the last few
weeks. Mrs. Wilson now is being
entertained by her friends here
but DR.. Ruffin was a passenger on
the steamer Majestic which sailed
for New York Sept. %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02

be taxed for it until he does, and
by that time he hopes taxes will be
reduced.
The third method of income
avoidance is also corporation af-
fair, commonly practiced when one
man or small group of men owns
all the stock.
The profits of the corporation
are simply not distributed, In this
way the corporation pays a much
smaller tax than the stockholders
collectively would have to pay.
A student of the income tax sit
nation in Washington cites the
Fords as an example. He says:
"The tax paid by Henry and
tEdsel indicates an income of
around $6,0OO,OOO each $4,000
900 in all.
"They own 100 per cent Of the
Ford company, which indicated
through it's tax payment an income
in excess of 100000, 900.
Therefore the actual income
for Henry and Edsel--using the
same definition of income for them
that applies to the salaried man.
was at least $4,000. 900 each--in
other words, total Of $112,00O,-
900 instead Of $12,O0O,OOO.
'But under our present law, it
does not become taxable until dis
tributed."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02

per cent bonds, his $500 return is
cut down to 1878.
He can better this with tax-ex-
empt securities bearing only A per
cent, which will bring him a clear
$400.
An outstanding example is Sen
ator Couzens of Michigan.
About the time the income tax
law went into effect he sold out his
interest in the Ford Motor Com
pany for approximately $33,00O,0O0
and invested the bulk of his fortune
in tax-exempt municipal, state and
government bonds.
Now, although one of the coun-
try's multi-millionaires, he pays ar
income tax of only $1,000.
And Couzens is only one Of many
According to Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, tax-exempt secur-
tiles now total $13,284,O0O, 900 and
are increasing at the rate of one
billion dollars yearly.
The other methods of avoiding
high income tax payments are a
trifle more complicated.
One is the practice in vogue with
many corporations of paying divi-
dends in shares of their own stock
A stock dividend is not subject
to any tax unless the holder sells it
or the corporation redeemed it.
Of course, the holder will ever
tually realize on it. But he won't
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
RODGERS HURLS
CHALLENGE AT
COL. MITCHELL
Commando of PN-9 Defies
Anyone to Make "Just Crit
ClSm OF FacIrlc right

WASHINGTON, Oct. z.-Taking
q direct issue with Col. William
MlEchelfs charges, Commander
John Rodgers, witness today before
the PRESIDENTS air board, issued d
challenge to any one to make a
Just criticism" of arrangements
for the Hawaiian flight of the sea-
plane PN-9 number one.
Disciplinary action against Col.
William A. Mitchell, aircraft storm
center, will be renewed by the war
department as soon as Col. Mitchell
completes his testimony before tie
airboard, which is expected to be
within the next day or two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
SHENANDOAH CREW
WARNED OF SYSTEM

LAKEHURST, Oct. I'm ap-
proving the gas valve system change
in the air ship Shenandoah, the
Bureau of Aeronautics at Washing
ton warned those on the ship that
the system was not as "foolproof"
as the original installation and that
extreme care should be taken in the
operation of the ship.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
ANDREWS GETS CITY
UNIFORMS CONTRACT

D. R. Andrews was awarded the
contract for Quitting the city po,
lice force and fire department with
winter uniforms. The CONTRACT calls
for II uniforms for the fire fight
ers and eight for the police depart
ment. The city marshal's unifornl
is also included, 5 are overcoats
for each member of the two depart
ments. The cloth wal be the same
color and texture as last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
SHIP REFUSES
TO BULGE

The Ssh refused today to bulge
from her bed of sand at the oceans
bottom. She withstOod the efforts
of two giant floating derricks that
strained at their cables in a des-
perate effort to bring her to the
surface to determine if the spark
of life by any chance remained in
the bodies of any of the other 81
remaining men who went down with
her when she was rammed by the
steamer City of Boston, last Fri
day night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
FOUR TROOPERS
MAKE BIG HAUL
Capture SIS Rum Runners and
$500, 900 Cargo of Imported
Liquors

BURLINGTON, Oct. 2.-Four
state troopers, one of them ho.4sr
of the distinguished medal for BRAY
cry in the world war, and another
winner of $1,000 award for hero.
ism, with a private detective, today
captured Sc rum runners and
$4,000 cargo of imported liquors.
six trucks, four automobiles and
a barge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
TESTIFY TO
MISS COLES REPUTATION

Richmond County Court House,
Rockingham, N. c., Oct. 2.-Ten
witnesses for the defense testified
to "the splendid reputation" of Miss
Elizabeth Cole today in the progress
of the trial of her father for the
murder of w. W. Ormond, one time
sweetheart of the young woman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
CLAIMS HE FIGURED
500 AUTO Thief is

ATLANTA. Oct. claims that
he figured in the theft of more than
500 automobiles in different parts
Of the country were made this
morning by J. H. Hunter. young
man arrested by city detectives in
connection. with the theft of an au-
tomobile in Macon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
HOLSTON CONFERENCE
AGAINST MITIGATION

CHATTANOOGA. Oct. 2.-The
proposed plan of unification Of
Methodism failed to receive a con-
stitutional majority in the Holston
annual conference of the Matho1
ist-Episcopal church of the Sortt
here in a vote taken TO-DAY Tt
vote stood 163 for unification and
1852 against, with 244 necessary for
.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
HUGE LITERS
ORDERED FROM
SCENE TODAY
Two More Bodies Found in En-
CINE Compartment By Div
ers This Morning
HOLD OUT LITTLE HOPE
FINDING OTHERS ALIVE
Divers Report Engine Room and
Other Compartments Filled
With Water

NEW LONDON, Oct. Rear
admiral AZ H. H. Christy, in charge
OF rescue operations at the scano
OF the wreck of the submarine S.s1
To-Day recommended the release of
the two big floating cranes which
made an unsuccessful attempt to
raise the Rome's victim.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
SEASONS RECEIPTS
WEATHER

For G~5-sia-Fa-- tonight and
probably Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
NEW YORK FUTURES

AMERiCUS Spot COTTON
MiddIing % lie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-02
Iax DOdging Is Easy For Rich,
But Impossible For The Poor

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Duck-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-10
HERE'S MORE ABOUT
SMOKE
STARTS ON PAGE 1

called the 6Sth consecutive dry day.
Worry over the drouth condition
has turend many minds towards rain
for relief from smoke and dryncss.
The tourist bureau OF the Chamber
OF Commerce is particularly bothered
by the dry spell.
Harold Crazy speaking for tho bu.
reuu. said; Folks here do not prop.
erIy appreciate the tremendous eco.
nomic value OF rain. II makes for.
ests and preserves them from fire;
II makes crops and water power; It
makesB wooded scenery, aud II keeps
tho air so that tho scenery can be
enjoyed. We surely need some Of 1t
now"
Tho smoke situation was touched
upon by Crazy when he reminded
the reporter Of efforts indorsod by
the Chamber OF Commerce TO secure
legislation absolutely prohibiting
burning Of brush or slashings In July
and August.
This alocn would ubntc tho SMOKE
nuisance and minimize the fire hnA'
ard" Crazy snid I'VE will renew
efforts for some such Legislation"
Tho weather forecast for Monday
night and Tucsdny promises no
change in conditions now prevailing
thruout the Northwest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-10
IS ARRESTED IN
DANCE RAIDS
Week End Toll OF Sherift'S
Deputies at Halls Large

In series OF raids Saturday and
Sunday nights. Sheriff starwich's
deputies arrested 10 persons In
various dance halls I'm King county
w Il. Burton Is held In tho
county jail under $3.50 bond for
driving while drunkson the Bothell
highway. A, n. Mcrrick. his COM
panlon. II charged with bcing
drunk lie posted 800 bail Har-
old H. Hopper was arrested NJ
Angle lake with two quarts or wine,
Leslie Hammond also arrested A.
Angle lake. WAS charged with hay
ing bottle OF moonshne. Their
bail was set at $3.50 each.
A. Rcnton Junction dance hall
I'd Larson resisted the deputies and
~ held under 1000 bail Albert
Greene and Ernest schcl were
charged with being drunk and dis
orderly. Carl A. Roalund was charged
with possession OF liquor and his
bail set at $3.50.
AZ tho farmers picnic grounds
near Enumclaw, deputies arrested
George Aberhame. Arthur York.
Conrad Hansen mud Charles J. Mes
ton for possession OF liquor, and
Gerald Berg. Wlllie hcCutcheon,
Robert Cope. Henry Sylvester and
John Whitcbrook on charges OF
drunkenness.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-10
HELP FOR
PHILIPPINES
Woman Takes Job OF Rails
ing S5,000,000

Mrs Mary Frances Kern, who
arrived in Seattle from Manila, sun
day on the American Oriental Mail
liner President Grant, might be
called a missionary from tho Phil.
lppineH TO the United States. tho SHE
lives In Chicago and has been IN
tho Philippines only four months.
Her mission Is 10 raise money. S..
600, 600. IN all, 10 MD tho unfortunate
Of the islands,
The first thing on her list. and for
which she was called 10 Manila, Is
The Guardian association. She wants
100000 FOR this. The object Of
this association Is 30 educate and
care for The rs 900 McstiLO children
~ the Philippines, most OF whom
have native mothers and white faith
ers and few Of whom have amy re-
spanEibie homes, Her plan ia to ere
alto this endowment fund and use
tho income for educating and caring
FOR these unfortuuucs,
While in Manila, Gen. Leonard ~,
Wood interested her IN the lcpcr hos.
pitfalls and colonies, and she VIII also
undertake 10 raiac fund OF $4,000, =
600 for this purpose.
Mira Kern calls herself n hospital
specialist Her lie work is helping
hospitals, both in organization and tn
financing, She and her secretary.
Miss Laura Kennedy visited China
and Japan while ia the Orient.
They will leave Wednesday FOR
San Francisco, and viii so from
there 10 Chicago. planning 20 open
The financial campaign In Scptem.
brr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-08-10
GIRL ABANDONS
CHANNEL SWIM
=
Argentine Woman 10 Miles
Out When Forced TO Qat

CAPE Girls SEz France Aus
te.-Liltan Harrison, Anglo,Argen'
tine swimmer abandoned, At TAO
this evening. her attempt TO swim
the English channel
The Eirl from Buonos Aires start
ed from Capt Griz Nee al lsls y,
m. aud appeared 10 be making good
progress. altho unfnyorahle weather
conditions developed after shc left
the Frnech coast
After five hours OF swimming
with favorable ude. Miss Harrison
hard reached a point more than sew
en- miles from Girls Neg. but two
hours later she was forced 20 quit.
II was az a point 10 miles from
the Frnech shore that the girl was
taken from tho icy waters aboard a
tug had followed her from Girls Nez,