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Evening star., 1925-04-04
FLEET MANEUVERS
TOBE GIVEN REALITY
No "CirCus" Stunts Planned
in Hawaiian Practice,
Gen. Hines Declares.

Joint Army Navy maneuvers in
Hawaii will be an actual war game.
not circus. Maj. Gen. Hines, chief
of staff of the Army. and one of the
chief umpires of the game. said today
on. the eve of his departure for San
Francisco to join Almiral Coontz.
commander-in-c chief OF the United
States fleet, the other umpire.
THE maneuvers are not expected
by the War Department to produce
any dramatic action. nor reveal any
facts" Gen. Hines added. But they
are expected TO make up in practical
value for whatever they lack in SEN
sation or color"
Gen. Hines and Admiral Coontz .
will sail from San Francisco April
II for Hawaii and pass judgment
upon the moves made by the CON
tending black" and blue" forces in
the theoretical attempt of the fleet
and it's Marine Corps landing force
to capture the key to the Pacific
coast defenses.
Training in Teamwork.
The chief purpose of the Hawaiian
exercises" Gen. Hines said. "is To
train both the Army and Navy forces
in joint operation in order that they
may become practiced in cooperating
with each other. If this purpose Is
realized, even if only partially. she
maneuvers will have been highly sue
cessful.
For many reasons much difficulty
has always been experienced in joint
operations during war. Failures
have been only too common. They
have been especially common in the
early portions of a great war.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
MISS POPE GETS POST.
Y. w. C. A. officer Goes to Bates as
Dean Of Women.

Miss Ruth Vesta Pope. executive ~
the education department of re
Young women's Christian Asss0nAs'
ton, has been appointed dean OF
women, with the rank of professor
of educa ton, at Bates College, Lew
iston, Me. Prior to her position with
the Washington Y. w. c. A. she was
dean of women of Des Moines Uni
versity. During the world war Miss
Pope left the field of school admin
istration temporarily to become as
sistant office manager of the bureau
of imports. War Trade Board. She
was subsequently appointed to be
supervisor of reconstruction aides.
L. s. A.. where she had charge of the
appointment, transfer and discharge
of aides in the Army hospitals. Shh
will remain with the Y. w. c. A ul.
til July and will take up her COY
lege duties September /.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Praises John Burroughs.

NEW YORK, April 4.-Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt, addressing the con-
servation meeting held at the Wana
maker Auditorium yesterday in honor
of the birth of John Burroughs, said
that the best monument that could
be erected to the AnaturaHst's memory
was the practice of his ideals of CON
servatiou of forests and streams.
Evening star., 1925-04-04

A deep-sea camera Is revealing the
wonders of a Roman city discovered
at the bottom of the Mediterranean.
Evening star., 1925-04-04
Police Seek Borrowing" Student

Police began a search today for a
young man, representing himself as
a student of the University of yir-
ginia, stranded in Washington, who
has succeeded in borrowing" rail-
road fare from DR.. F. Scott Avery,
1898 Massachusetts, avenue and some
Of his patients.
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
200 White WAY
FLAGS ARRIVE
Will Be Distributed Among Mer
chants AS Soon AS White
Way Cable Is Laid

The flags to be used in decorat-
ing the white way at it's opening,
and on special occasions thereafter,
arrived Monday morning and were
turned over to the city engineer,
who will distribute them among the
merchants as soon as the white way
cable is laid, Walter L. Bell, Com
mander of the AmericanLegion an
nounced today.
The flags, 200 in number, meas
ure by 6 feet and are the very
best material They will be erect
ed between the white way posts on
special occasions and on all legal
holidays. The sockets in which the
flags will be placed will be installed
along with the laying of the white
way cable.
The members Of the local post
of the American Legion are re-
sponsible for the idea of beautify-
ing the city on special occasions
and devoted a great deal of time in
selling them to the merchants of the
city. Merchants who have signed
contracts for the flags are request
ed to mail checks to Commander
Bell.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
2O2 WHITE Way
POSTSARE HERE
Arrived Monday Afternoon
and VIII Be Installed AS
Soon AS Gable Is Laid

To hundred and two white way
posts arrived in the city Monday
afternoon, and will be installed in
the business section as soon as the
white way cable is laid, which will
be within the next week, City Engi-
neer Walker announced this morn
ing.
Mr.. Walker stated that he was
going to make every effort to have
the posts and other white way equip
ment in place by the end Of the
first week in October, Gangs will
be put to work Immediately laying
the cable and making molds in
which the concrete base for the
poles will be cast.
"Once get my labor organized
and all equipment on hand it won't
be long before the business district
will be sporting one Of the snappiest
and brightest white ways in this sec
tion," said Mr.. Walker. IT have
practically finished the control
board, which is to be located in the
city hall building, and expect to
complete it in every detail this af-
ternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
WILL We HAVE
AN EXTREMELY
COLD WINTER?
Prognosticators Who Predicted
a Summarizes 1925 Missed
Their Guess
ARCTIC EXPERIENCED
UNUSUALLY COLD SUMNER
Weather This Summer, AL
though Freaky, Has Not
Been Abnormal, Say
Authorities

The prognosticatOrs who during
the recent cold spring asserted that
we were in for Summarizes YEAR,
have been conclusively proved TO
have missed their guess, it was
pointed out here today by weather
prophets. And now comes predic.-
tions"Of an exceedingly severe wint-
er,
Although the average citizen be-
lieves that the present year has been
thoroughly abnormal and freaky in
respect to the weather, weather bu-
reau authorities maintain that there
is nothing particularly queer about
it. except possibly inthe matter Of
the long drought. There has been
some unusually hot weather recent
ly, it's true, but authorities here do
not regard these waves as particu-
larIy abonrmal for the season al.
which they arrived.
What the weather bureau hopes
may prove a clew to some further
light on weather conditions and
their causes, was contained recent
ly in reports from Macmillan Arctic
expedition. Macmillan found an
unusually "cold summer" in the Arc
ties, and this was the primary rea-
son for calling off the expedition
for the remainder of this year.
Up the coast of Labrador Mac
MILAN found more ice than had
been present in that season in the
memory Of the oldest sealing skin
pers. While the mercury was rising
to heights in this section that broke
the records for many years, abnor-
mally low temperatures were OBJ
tanned over the Arctics and inroads
into the United States of subnorrn-
al temperatures in the latter part
of June, are suppose to have been
a reflection Of the unusually cold
weather in the far north.
II this unusual cold of the Arctics
does actually follow the sun south
ward during the next few weeks,
It may be that fears of a very Sc
we're winter in this section may be
realized. However, it is perhaps too
early yet to be apprehensive.
II the weather over the United
States thus far this year has really
been averaging about normal, as
The weather bureau maintains, It
was pointed out here. that is good
reason to hope that there may con-
tinue something like normal temper
atures for the next few months, az
any rate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
SHERIFF. Chief
shot TO DEATH

PEORIA, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-Sheriff
Orville Litchfield, of Marshall coun-
ty and John Leonard, chief of po
lice, of Toluca, H., were shot and
killed last night by Joseph Spenraz
a former coal miner, whom the Of
ficers tried to capture at ToluCe
After the shooting Spenraz barri-
caded himself in his home and de-
Tended capture.
A crowd Of men, we'll armed, sur.
rounded the house where Spenraz
had barricaded himself but leaders
of the posse said no attempt to
storm the place would be made uD
til day light.
Litchfield and Leonard were
called to Toluca early tonight fol-
lowing many complaints from the
neighborhod that mines were theat-
ening them. Spenraz opened fire
on the men with a double barreled
shot gun as they attempted to enter
the house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
SENATOR IS HELD
In TAG ROUNDUP
Weller of Maryland, Accused
With Others Of Using o. c.
License Plates

Silver Springs, Md, ga round
up by Montgomery county authori-
ties of Maryland residents using
fictitious automobile tags" result
ed in the arrest of United States
SenatorO. f. Weller, Maryland,
along with 1T othe# motorists.
District of Columbia license
plates cost 81 a year while the
Maryland fee runs as high as $50.
To evade the heavier tax thous-
ands of Marylanders have been us
ing District of Columbia tags IN
their machines.
Sheriff Plummer, Montgomery
county, learned that the state
treasury was being defrauded of
approximately $4,000 year by
this juggling process and opened a
"trap" to arrest offenders.
Weller was one Of the first cap
tured" The senator will be ar
before Judge Riggs at
Md, next Tuesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
MITCHELL LOSES
HIS ARMY POST
Relieved of Duty AS Eighth
Corps Air Officer AS Result
of Charges

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Sept. %.
Colonel William. Mitchell, center of
a storm of criticisms of the army
and navy air services made in Sc
ries of a stements beginning Sep
TENDER 5, has been reliever of fur
Their duty as eighth corps air officer
by order of Major General Ernest
Kinds, area commander. The or
der. issued Saturday, was made
public Monday without comment.
Associated Press dispatches from
Washingtonfi however, indicated
thta General Kinds felt that Colonel
Mitchell's language in recent utter
ances had been insubordinate to his
superiors and that it would not be
fair to have him in a place where
he would require obedience from
his subordinates.
Captain Thomas W. Hastey, as
sistant to Colonel Mitchell, auto
matically becomes acting corps air
officer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
OLD MISER HIDES
GOLD FROM HEIR
Relatives of Aunt Ann Search
for $4,000 Believed Buried
In Vicinity of Home

HUNTSVILLE, Ark, Sept. go
In the heart of the isolated Ozark
hills, far from the railroads, the
movies and other forms of civfliza-
ton, "Aunt Ann" Hawkins lived
alone for many years in her noun
tain home.
Her few neighbors and her many
relatives called her a miser.
Like so many of the Ozark
mountaineers, she trusted no one,
and openly voiced her hatred for
her relatives, saying she hoped
they never would get a dollar Of
her money.
They found her dead the other
day.
There was no will but much
wealth, for her father had left her
$4,000 in cash in 1895 and for
thirty years she has spent almost
nothing.
The funeral was no sooner over
than relatives began to swarm to
the little mountain home to claim
their share Of "Aunt AIMS" for
tune.
The relatives soon found that
"Aunt Ann" in her efforts to
keep relatives from getting her
her money had hidden it all over
her home and little farm.
A great money hunt began at
once.
The houuse and farm are almost
wrecked, but the hunt for gold
continues. So far about $4,000
of the $4,000 believed secreted on
the place has been found.
The money was hidden in every
conceivable place.
When the great eight-fOot walnut
was removed form the
wall, gold worth $1,000 tumbled
out.
The native stone hearth was torn
up and beneath it was found a can
of gold. An old gourd in the
kitchen, when emptied of string
melted SIS.
Coins worth 1920 were sound in
the cellar.
Asack of old ginned cotton was
worked over by hand and gave up
many gold pieces.
Excitement prevailed when some
one found an old pocketboOk con-
tanning $1,000 in bills but this
proved to be old Confederate
money.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
FROM
CHIEF CUERRY
Fire Department Head Asks
That Dead Leaves Be Re-
moved Roofs, Sheds

Get out your brooms and sweep
the dead leaves from roofs and
sheds. This little tip is given out
hv Fire Chief Query, who announ.
ed this morning that his men would
make an inspection of the residen-
tial sections of the city within few
days to see that all roofs and sheds
are as clean as hounds tooth" be-
fore fall breezes begin to blow.
"Dead leaves are the cause of
more fires than any one thing"
SAID Chief Query. "Soon it will be
cool enough, I hope, to warrant fires
in the house, and this means that
we will be called out on an average
of three and four times day to ex-
tinguish flue blazes. The danger is
not so great if the fire remains In
the chimney, but if a spark or flame
should reach the roof while it is pill
ed high with leaves, the chances are
the roof would be practically de-
stroyed before we arrived. The fact
that we have had no rain TO speak
Of this summer has dried out the
caves and made them very inflam-
mable."
eff you want to save the fire
fighters great deal of work and
trouble and yourself considerable
money have the leaves removed
from roofs and sheds within the
next day or two"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
COMPLAIN TO BOYKIN
Many Prominent Business Men
Have Purchased Neatly
Wrapped, Beautifully Color
ed Bottled In Bond Stuff, On
ly to Find That They had
bought a Poor Grade Drink
ing Water.

Atlanta liquor levers, as smart as
they are alleged to behave proved
easy pickings for a syndicate of
'colored water" bootleggers, who
have been reaping harvest in the
capital city during the past two
weeks, according to story coming
from Solicitor General John A
Boykin's office.
MANY prominent business men
called at the solicitors office dur
ing the past week have explained
in detail just how they negotiated
for liquor and obtained water for
their money" said Mr. Donaldson.
According to their stories, the
scheme was the same in every case.
A suave stranger would call uDon
prospect, explain that he had a
few quarts of real stuff-bottled
in bond-left, but that he had to
return to Florida in a hurry and was
willing to sell to the man he ap-
preached because of recommends
tions by friends.
With the price arranged the al
legged whiskey, neatly packed in
cartons, would be sent to the pur-
chaser by a negro messenger boy,
and since it would bear every ap-
pearance of being o. K. in each In
stance the money would be given
the boy who would deliver it to the
salesman, receiving a small tip
When the inevitable investigation
came, the salesman would have dis
and the messenger would
not have the slightest knowledge of
his whereabouts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
WOMAN'S DEATH
STILL MYSTERY
Police Unable TO Determine
How Richmond Woman
Came TO Her Death

RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 22.-
How Mrs. Herbert E. Richardson
Jr., came to her death was as much
a mystery today as when her body
was found yesterday, after her
husband, with a self inflicted bullet
wound asked physicians to go to the
house to see if his wife was still
alive.
Richardson's condition was first
discovered when citizens of north
Richmond heard a shot yesterday
morning and notified police. Off
GERS who hurried to the scene found
the man suffering from a serious
wound in the abdomen and rushed
him to a hospital where an imme-
date operatito nwas found neces--
sary. Meanwhile, however, Rich
ardson turned over keys to his
apartment and directed the off
GERS to go there to ascertain If his
wife were still alive
Already in a state of partial de-
composition, the body was found
nude, lying in bed and to all appear
ances death had taken place several
davs previous. Officers reported
thew found no signs OF violence and
that the perfect order Of the house
told nothing Of any struggle that
might have taken place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
GOVERNOR SCORES
LYNCHING OF BLACK

JACKSON, Miss, September %.
The time has come when the law
abiding citizens OF Mississippi
should assert themselves in no un-
certain terms against such mob ac-
ton and should rally to the support
of the peace officers in maintaining
the integrity of the law" Governor
Whitfield declared in a signed state
ment issued Monday in which he de-
nounced the lynching of L. @. Ivey,
a negro near New Albany yesterday,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22

ATLTNTA, Ca, Sept. 22-Sen-
fenced five years ago to an indie
terminate term in the state reform
atory as a thoroughly dad boy"
William E. Ireland is today super
intendent of the institution and is
expanding every effort to help its
youthful inmates mend their ways
and become good citizens again.
Ireland's case is surprising
enough when you consider that in
five years he rose from prisoner to
superintendent; but when you learn
that the reformatory, under his
guidance, has become one of the
model schools of the nation, it be-
comes fairly amazing.
Ireland was sentenced to the re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
PET WALLABY SENT
TO COOLIDGE AS GIFT

WASHINGTON, Sept. %. In
formed that a pet wallaby was on
its way to the White House as a
special gift for him, President Cool
idge went into a hurried confer
ence with Secretary Sanders on the
nature of the prospective addition
to The executive mansion.
It finally was determined that the
wallaby is a species of kangaroo,
and it will accepted and turned over
to the keeping of the son.
The gift is from J. A. Newman,
of Tasmania, in rembrance if the
visit of the American fleet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22

formatory which is located at Mill
edgeville, Ca, and known as the
Georgia Training School for boys.
after long series of boyish pranks
and misdemeanors. He found a
woman in charge, Mrs. Orian Man
son, and she worked wonders with
him. Convincing him that delin-
quency was only another name for
weakness, she soon had him show
ing all the strength and courage of
young manhood.
He became trusty. Then ne
was made superintendent of the re-
formatory farm, to become Mrs.
Manson's secretary a--little later.
Then Mrs. Manson died. And
Ireland was elected superintendent
by the trustees-not from senti-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
FATHER OF FLOYD
COLLINS is MISSING

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Eept. o.
Police had been unsuccessful in
their search for Lee Collins, father
of Floyd Collins, who died after be-
ing entombed at Sand Cave, KY,
last winter. Collins disappeared
Saturday night, after leaving the
fair grounds where he has an exhi-
bit. He is said to have carried a
large sum of money and officials
fear foul play.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
MRS. LILLE HOLT
BELIEVED A SUICIDE

WAUKEGAN, Sept. 22.-Belief
that Mrs. Lille Holt shot herself
is held by DR.. John Taylor, Lake
county coroner, it was disclosed to-
day.
An autopsy may clear Mrs. Clara
Haroq, 80, and her step father,
Arthur Holt, 40, held in connection
with the fatal shooting of Mrs.
Holt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
BELIEVED HAVE
BEEN PLACED In
FIRE BOX ALIVE
George Syrnuclk, Fireman, Has
Been Arrested in Connection
With the Murder
DENIES HAVING SEEN
WOMAN IN THE YARD
Fled When Questioned BY Of
6cer Regarding Screams
Coming From Furnace

NEW YORK, Sept. y. - Mrs.
Sophie Poleski, whose body was
found by police today in an East
Side lumber yard kiln, was placed
in the furnace while still alive and
was burned to death, Medical Ex-
aminer Schwartz announced fol-
lowing an autopsy.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-One of
the most heinous crimes committed
IN this city in several years was un-
covered by the police this morning
when the body of Mrs. Sophie Po-
ieski, young East Side woman, was
discovered in the furnace of lum-
Der yard kiln. George Symuck, fire.
man for the lumber yard, has been
arrested. Police said they believed
the woman had been placed in the
FIRE box alive.
Patrolman William Merrick, who
was on duty near the lumber ward.
hearing the woman's screams COM
ing from the lumber yard, investi-
gated. AS he scrambled over the
pile of lumber in the direction of
the large furnace, the screams ceas-
ed.
Merrick found Symuck near the
furnace, but the man denied that
the woman was on the premises.
He declared that he had heard no
screams and that he had seen no
one near the furnace in the last half
hour. AS Merrick questioned him,
ymuck fled, and the officer fired
his revolver in the hope of stopping
him.
Realizing that he could not ap-
prehend the fireman alone, the of
ficer summoned two more patrol
men and started in search Of him.
Symuck was caught within a few
minutes and brought back to the
furnace room, where the officer
found the woman's body inside the
furnace.
Mrs. POleski's cloths had been
burned from her body and her fea-
lures twisted in. agony, were evil
dence that she had been placed in
the fire box alive.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
REGISTERED MAIL IS
STOLEN AT TOLEDO

TOLEDO, Sept. %. United
States registered and first class
mail of undetermined value were
stolen today from the registered
mail room at the Union station
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
CITY OF TLAJUANA
HAS 81 600 600 FIRE

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 22.-Flamss
early today swept through an en-
tire block In Tiajuana, that included
some of the best known resorts in
the border city. causing an estimat-
ed loss Of $1,000, 0Ooe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22

mental reasons, but because they
were convinced that he was the
ideal person to lead all the "bad
boys"at the reformatory to the path
of good citizenship.
Ireland has installed many
changes. First of all, there are no
guards at the reformatory. The
windows are not barred. The boys
govern and discipline themselves
through an honor system. They are
taught how to work, they are al
lowed to come and go to town on
frequent occasions, they are given
training that will enable them to
live honestly when they return to
Continued on Page Eighty
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-The
maintenance of the navy air service
in substantially it's present form
was advocated today by Secretary
Wilbur before the Presidents air
board.
Called as the first witness of the
day by the board Mr.. Wilbur en-
iphatically opposed the creation of a
department of national defense, de-
claring that it would be ga we'll nigh
frreparable mistake"
He asserted that the air forces
from an essential part of the fabric
OF the navy itself, and it's admins
tration and organization will be
solved with the same efficiency and
results as has been obtained with
other problems in the past.
For seven and a half hours Mon
day the board heard those charged
with the administration of the army
discuss the policy, fundamental
ground work and prospects for it's
air service, about which Acting
Secretary Davis said there was no
cause for alarm, despite that it was
operating with inadequate equip
ment and was in need of additional
funds.
Although Mr.. Davis and two Of
his high ranking officers vigorous
ly opposed the creation Of depart
ment of national defense, with a
directing head Of all air forces,
which has been urged by Colonel
William Mitchell, this proposal drew
the favor for Major General Patrick
chief of .e army air service.
General Patrick said that such a
department would Ultimately be ad-
visable in the system of national
defense but in the meantime the air
service should be made "semi-auto-
nomous" with a position similar to
that of the marine corps in it's rela-
ton to the navy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-09-22
EASY PICKINCS

Shrewd Atlanta Liquor Lovers
Are Riled Becauae They Have
Been Taken In By Syndicate
of "Colored Water" Bootleg
gers, who have been Operat-
ing IN the City for Two Weeks