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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
Burgin's Bill Calls for Local
Laws to Be Made BY City or
County

ATLANTA, July 18.-Purely To-
cal laws would be made directly
by the counties or municipalities
affected, without action by the leg.
islature, under provisions of a meas.
ure by Representative Burgin, OF
Marion county, which is now be.
fore the house committee on con.
stitutional amendments.
Mr.. Burgin's measure seeks t.
amend the constitution so as to EN-
power the legislature to enact gen.
eral laws whereby local laws could
be passed upon by the county OF
town itself, without the measure
ever having to come before the leg
islature. The present law seeks to
go on further than amend the con-
stitution to provide that the legisla-
ture could enact such general leg
islation.
At the next legislature, if this
amendment were adopted, Repre-
sentative Burgin has in mind the
legislation which would provide for
enactment Of local laws. Under
this plan, a county would have
so-calied legislative committee, to
regular term Of Superior court.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
GUY THURMANTO
VISIT MASONS
Chairman of the Board of Gus,
todians to Spend Sunday AS
Guest of Local Order

Americas Masons have invited
Guy Thurman, chairman of the
board of custodians. Masonic Grand
Lodge of Georgia, to spend Sunday
at the local masonic hall, Mr.. Thur
man has accepted the invitation and
will be in the masonic club rooms
all day Sunday, July 18th.
During the morning Mr.. Thur
man will examine Master Masons
desiring a blue card - instructors
and will issue cards t. those passing
the examination.
In the afternoon Mr.. Thurman
will give instructions to the degree
team Of the M. B. Council and
Lodge No. 10, assisting them in the
perfection of their work.
All Master Masons are cordially
invited to visit the hall during the
day and welcome the Grand Lodge
official to Americas.
Officials of the two local lodges
are arranging the work for the day
SO as not to interfere with attend
ance at Sunday school or church
services, so far as possible.
Mr.. Thurman will arrive early to-
morrow morning and will be met
by a committee from the two lodges.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
DEFENSE STENOS
ARE KEPT BUSY
Preparing Scientific Statements
for Record in Case Scopes
Is Convicted

DAYTON, July 18.-With scien-
tific testimony before the jury def
nitely excluded in the Scopes case,
members of the defense counse,
spent today with a group of experts
in, many fields of investigation.
preparing statements 20 he placed
on record in the case. The docu-
ments on which a coIr3 of stenog-
raphers will work all today and part
OF tomorro wand for the information
of the courts to which the appea!
will be taken should Scopes be con
victed of violating the Tennessee
evolutio nlaw. Scientists who were
not permitted 30 enter tI.n wintess
box will leae Dayton after complet-
ing their statements
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
CentraI'S N w
Wat err Z an K
States LargeSt

The latest thing in water tanks
describes the mammoth water tank
being erected in the Central of
Georgia Railway yards here, at a
cost of $1,000, which will be com
pleted within a few days as soon
as valve houses and pipe lines are
installed.
The tank, the largest and most
modern on the entire system, is 90
1-2 feet high, 80 feet in diameter,
with concrete walls measuring 8
inches in thickness. The capacity
OF the tank is 10000 gallons.
greater than the city water tank.
The system of pipes and valves
are so arranged that an engine can
take water in less than minute.
Eighteen engines can be filled from
one tank of water, according to
Freight Agent White. An artesian
well, said to be the largest in the
city, supplies the water for the
tank
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
WHISKY ring,
USING TRUNKS,
ISBROKEN Up
Liquor Syndicate Operating BY
Shipping Bootleg in Trunks
By Express
EIGHT ARRESTED ON
CONSPIRACY CHARGE
Keys to Trunks Sent to Custom
er BY Mail and Empty
Trunks Returned

NEW YORK. July 18.--A boot
leg ring operating throughout New
York and the entire. middlewest by
shipping liquor by express in trav-
cling trunks was broken Friday, pro
hlbition agents said, after the arrest
of seven men and one woman and
the seizure of books and papers con
tanning the names and addresses OF
clients and showing that approx
mately 5000 orders had been fill
ed.
Keys to the trunks, the agents
said, were sent to the customes by
mail and the empty trunks were
then retuned by express. More than
40 solicitors went throughout the
middlewest takin gorders for liquor,
United States Attorney Emory r.
Buckner said.
The eight persons arrested on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
prohibitio nlaws were arraigned be-
fore United States Commissioner
Cotter, who issued a warrant for the
raid on the Broadway apartment in
which the ywere found.
Mr.. Buckner declaring that the
raid had uncovered "the biggest boot
leg ring since Mamie Kess,er's pros
ecution," said that a federal grand
jury investigation would be asked
Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
WOMEN DRIVERS
CAREFUL AS MEN
According to Statement Issued
BY A. A. A., After Scien-
tific Tests

ATLANTA, July Women au-
tomobile drivers are every inch as
competent, if not more competent
than men, from standpoint of
safety, says a statement issued by
the American Automobile Associa-
ton, just received here. This has
been proved by scientific tests, it
is claimed.
The A. A. A. statement, which is
direct challenge to the popular be-
lief that a woman at the wheel of
an automobile is less dependable
than man, is not only based on
one but on a series of tests recent
ly carried out here by scientists and
psychologists. So far as the tests
have gone the women have scored
higher average than men in quail
ties essential to good driving.
The tests themselves were con-
Quoted by DIR. F. A. Moss, of the
Institute of Government Research,
leading psychologist, DR.. Moss
was assisted by H. H. Allen, anoth-
err expert, who is attached to the
mechanical engineering department
of the Bureau of Standards.
Two of the tests in which the wo-
men outscore the men are of par
ticular Importance because they are
among the primary factors that con-
stitutes driving ability.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
Marion REPRESENTING Would
Tighten Legislatures Burden

judge, officers of the Superior
court, and the county grand jury.
Any proposed law would be submit
ted to this legislative committee at
regular term of uSperior court.
Ii the proposed law received the
approval of two-thirds of the mem
bers Of the legislative committee,
the question would then be submit
ted to the pepole of the terriotry
affected-county, school district, or
municipalities an election, or, if
the question were of sufficient urg-
ency, a special election might be
called.
The primary object of the meas
ure, Mr.. Burgin stated, is to relieve
the legislature Of the burden of To-
cal legislation. A large percentage
Of the laws enacted at each session
of the general assembly, he explain
ed, are purely local in character.
They receive neither the interest nor
the consideration of members not
directly affected, but, nevertheless,
take up the time of the legislature
and clutter up the volumes contain
ing the acts of any legislature.
The second object is to take the
power of enacting local legislation
out of the hands Of single man
the representative Of the county at.
feeted,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
SOUTH'S COTTON
MILLS ACTIVE
Manufacture Four Times AS
Many Bales Into Cloth AS
the Mills of New England

ATLANTA, July IS. Southern
cotton mills are now manunfactur-
ing nearly four times as many cot
ton bales into cloth as the mills of
New England and other sections.
This is indicated in the current re-
port of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture on cotton
movements during the period Aug.
!, 1924 to July 10, 1925. Virginia
mills have shaded this increase of
cotton manufacturing though there
are as yet few mills in the old
Dominion. Georgia, North and
South Carolina have been the heavi-
est users of homegrown cotton
which formerly mostly found its
way into the markets of England or
of the New England states, espe-
cially Massachusetts,.
The cotton movement into South
ern mills for 1924 cotton was g.
715,814 bales compared with
Northern spinners movement of l.
1889; the 1925 cotton movement
of 1 ,974,089 bales for the Northern
spinners.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
MANY REQUESTS
OF COMMITTEE
Georgia Teachers Ask Appro-
priations of $4,000, 600 for
Common Schools

ATLANTA, July 1S.-The house
committee on appropriations today
was asked for large increases in
maintenance funds for various in
stitutions and departments and for
numerous special appropriations for
building equipment deficiencies.
In addition the Georgia Teachers
Association asked the committee for
IS, 100000 for common schools in
crease of a 81, 100000 over last year
and for a $1,OOO,O0O equalization
fund.
At moo ntoday 10 institutions of
the departments had asked for ap-
preparations totalling S2,000,000.
The committee hearing is expected
to continue throughout the day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
SCOTS VARIED
CAREER

Russell I. Scott at 80, was head
of a $40, 100000 Canadian corpora
ton organized to build $30,000,-
600 international bridge between
Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor,
Ontario. A few years later, after a
career as salesman, actor, bootleg
ger an ddope peddler, he was sent
enced to hang for murder in Chi
cago, for the death of a drug clerk
killed in a robbery.
In jail awaiting the hangman
Scott devoted much of his time to
writing books on how to succeed.
Before his difficulties overwhelmed
him he produced a dozen books ON
business problems and commercial
ethics. His volumes Humanity and
Business" and "Mind Your Mind"
were considered texts of more than
mediocre worth.
His plunge from fortune and So
cial eminence to murderer's cell,
he attributed to affairs with wonl-
en-.
With some 80 branch offices of
the bridge corporation in operation
throughout Canada, Scott's first de-
scent came when disagreement de-
veloped among associates over his
business methods. Forced to leave
the company, he parted with a per-
sonal fortune of $2.000,000 in set
ting his affairs Penniless, few
months later, he faced a $4,000
breach Of promise verdict obtained
by young woman formerly en-
ployed in his office. Unable TO
satisfy the judgment, he fled Cana
da to launch upon varied career in
the States.
On April 2, 1924, he was arrested
Continued on Page Three
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
Tiff THANKS
PEACH GROWERS
A., B. & A. Engineer Predicts
Great Things for Georgia
in Near Future

F. C. Tiff, engineer, freight con,
tainer bureau of the American Rail
way Association, who has been spend
ing several months in this section
of Georgia, during the height of the
peach shipping season, instructine
peach shippers in the proper method
of packing and loading, recently
left for his New York office.
Mr.. Tiff spent several days in
Americas, and before leaving issued
the following statement in which
he thanks the peach growers for
their cooperation and predicts I'M
precedented prosperity for the
South, especially Georgia.
"My sincere thanks are extended
to the peach shippers of Georgia,
the Kiwanis Club and the Georgia
Peach Exchange for their courtesy
and hospitality. Not anywhere has
anyone been unwilling to listen to
me or to give me of their valuable
time. appreciate this spirit of CO.
operation more than / can express.
I also wish to thank the press for
their willingness to print the sew
eral articles that | have prepared.
This method of imparting new meth
DDS of crate construction and load
ing of cars has been invaluable to
me, especially since it has been i'm
possible for me to visit every pack
ing house"
Georgia impresses me very
strongly and it is my opinion that
the State of Georgia holds forth ex-
cellent opportunities for men of all
ages and in all walks Of life. Geor-
gia is just coming to the force as a
producer of all kinds of fresh fruits
and vegetables, feed crops and man
ufactured products. I believe that
the South of today is the West of
tomorrow, especially as applied to
Georgia"
"I hope that l will have the OPP
portunity to again visit in Georgia
and renew the many friendships
that I have made. l will always re-
member them and the pleasant time
that have had here"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
WACNON BACK
FROM MEETING
Sumter's Representative De-
clares Much Accomplished
By Publicity Association

John Wagnon, Sumter's repre-
sentative at the meeting of tie
Georgia Development and Puplicitv
Association held in Savannah to
make plans for advertising Georgia
to the world, returned to the city
Friday with glowing account Of
the spirit OF harmony anu the work
accomplished by the rel resentatives
from all sections of the state. Mr..
Wagnon was appointed a member Of
the rules committee, one Of the
most important committees.
The meeting, loIntly calico Nv The
Mayor of Atlanta and the Mayo
of Savannah, was attended by lead
ing men in industrial, public. pro-
fessional ani commercial life, Tor
the purpose of organizing a move
ment and putCiag it into successful
action.
A number o. prominent men ad-
dressed The meotins. said Mr.. Wag.
gon, but in my opinion, the out
standing spec;1 was ,hade by Mayor
Sims, of Atlanla, who declared that
the time had arrived when all ami
mostly between sections of the state
if any existed, should be forgotten
and the various sections and ccm-
munities should bind themselves To-
gether in an effort to launch the Al
vertising prograin whlri, will Rene
fit every person n every section Ct
Georgia"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
BRETHERTON'S
WOUND SAID TO
Be ONLY SLIGHT
Assailant Makes Escape After
Firing Shot Into Back of u.
S. Representative
STATE DEPARTMENT
ORDERS INVESTIGATION
Consul at Aguas Calientes, Be-
lieves Shot Was Intended for
Another Person

WASHINGTON, July 49,
American Vice Consul Harold G.
Bretherton, at Aguas Calientes, was
shot in the back and slightly
wounded on the night of July Is.
The American embassy at Next
CO City has been instructed by the
State Department to take up the
case with the Mexican foreign Of
flee for investigation and punish
mnet of the assailant.
Advices on the shooting were for
warded today by Consul Haven,
at Aguas Calientes. He said that
the cause was not known, but that
the shot was believed to have been
intended for another person other
than the vice consul.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
GAMBLER NOTE
IS HELDYALID
Supreme Court Holds That By
field Held Legal Claim to
Note for $4,000

ATLANTA, Jaly IS. The Geor-
gia Supreme Court toiay affirmed
the decision of the Fulton Superior
Court, which held tliat Clyde X.
Byfield held legal and valid claim
to a note for $25,0pa he is said to
have received froGi " alter Cardler,
Atlanta business man, while On an
ocean trip aboard TIE Sercngaria
few years ago.
Gambler alleged that the note was
obtained under the duress Of By
field, who claimed that Gambler con-
Quoted himself improperly toward
Mrs. Byfield while aboard the ship.
The note was said to have been re-
ceived by Byfield shortly after the
alleged misconduct.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
HIGHLAND SHIPPING
MANY CARS PEACHES

HIGHLAND, July 18.-Richland
trade territory is realizing much
benefit from peach sales, more than
thirty cars having been shipped
from this point this season. Orchard
lists are still shipping a few Georgia
Bellies but more of the Elbertas.
Prices are holding up very good and
the quality of the peach surpasses
that of many years. Only a few
are in the peach industry but with
farming conditions as they are.
more are going into the raising of
peaches and peeans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
MAN CONFESSES
TO Staying FARMER

SALISBURY, Maryland, July IS.
james Baker, % years of age,
confessed to Whining detectives to
the murder and robbery of James
Carey, aged well-to-do farmer,
whose body was found lying along
the railroad track east of Willards,
Friday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
Two MEN KILLED
IN STILL RAID
Jasper County Officer and Farm
er Shot to Death - Second
Officer Wounded

GRAY, Ca, July 1S.-Two men
are dead another is wounded and
korganized posses are securing the
surrounding territory in search of
a negro, as result of gun battles
Friday between officers and alleged
moonshiners in Jones and Jasper
counties.
The dead are: Joe S. Grubhs, GO,
county policeman of Jones county.
Hugh Tillman. rs, alleged moon
sinner of Jasper county.
RI. Oxford, of Monticello, coun-
t. policeman Of JASPER county was
only slightly wounded during TIE
exchange Of shots.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18

49, N'@'NA ~'NAAtSLOAA P1ctGdIO "
the inset, is a closeup of his face.
al sections and the southwest.
In DAYTON its banners scream at
those " gather in the courtyard
with sucn slogans as "Hell in the
High School" In Dayton the ma
jor-domos of this organization have
sent forth manifestos and resolu-
tions condemning evolutionary teach
ing.
Who is this man and how did his
movement start?
"Did you ever hear of Blue Noun
tain, Mississippi" he begins. "Well,
that's the place. It's a little town
about the size Of Dayton, not far
from Memphis.
cts town SO years old and in
that time there has never been a
divorce nor a murder. And why is
it SO? Because we have devout peo-
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18

wall in Dayton, Tenn. Below, in
DAYTON, Tenn, July 18-A few
years ago it was "Pussyfoot' John
son, and prohibition.
Now you begin to hear of "Deac-
on" Martin and anti-evolution.
DIR. T. T. Martin is his full name
small man with great shock of
white hair upon which perches a
southern colonel swell-bent cam
paign hat.
"Field Secretary of the Anti-Evo-
luton League of America" is his
title, and here, in the storm center
Of the notwithstanding fight, he
has gathered the generals, field mar
shals and high privates of his league
in preparation for a march on the
rest of the United States as soon as
Tennessee has settled its question.
Already organization is under
way in great middle west agricultur-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
FORMER GEORGIAN is
KILLED AT PELHAM

PELHAM, July 18. - William
Barrow, negro, is under arrest at
Albany, charged with the murder of
l.. c. Billiard here last night. He
is held in Albany for safekeeping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18

The America npeople at $780,
600, 600 worth of prunes last year
Parrots work better than most
radios in summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18

CHICAGO, July 18-In the mean
while Robert Scott, who promised
n message to the governor that
ne would give himself up, has not
yet appeared. But other messages.
purporting to give information
which would save Scott from hang
ing, have been received by authori-
ties and by SCOTS relatives.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
SCOTT HOPES
TO ULTIMATELY
ESCAPE MOOSE
Witnesses, Located AS Result of
Wire, Declare Condemned
Man to Be Innocent
DRUG CLERK SHOT BY
BROTHER OVER LIQUOR
Occupant of Death Cell Attrib-
utes His Downfall to AZ
fairs With Women

Russell Scott, erstwhile Canadian
financier, who is counting the hours
of the week Of life given him. in
the county Jail death cell, has been
buoyed up in his hope of ultimately
escaping the gallows by the devel.
opment arising out of strange.
telegram, which brought him one
week reprieve.
This was the finding of three new
parported witnesses, two here and
one IN Detroit, who declare that the
murder of Joseph Maurer, Chicago
drug clerk, for which Scott is con
demned to die, was not committed
IN holdup but was the result of q
quarrel over bootleg whiskey, and
that Robert Scott actually fired the
shot taht killed Maurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
AMERIcUS SPOT coTToN
WEATHER

For Georgia-Fair tonight and
Sunday except local thundershowers
in extreme south portion Sunday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-18
NEW YORK FUTURES

Pc. Open liam Close
Evening star., 1925-01-21
HEAVY REALIZING
IN STOCK MARKET
Another Day of Irregular
Changes-Majority Are
Downward Swings.
BY STUART p. WEST.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK. January 2l, - The
stock exchange movement today was
much the same as that of the preceo-
ing day, namely, a series OF irregular
changes, with prices for the most
part inclined downward. The volume
was again small in comparison with
the daily average of the past several
weeks. Operations for the rise in a
number of the low priced rails anu
in some of the industrial specla4tles
we're more than offset by losses III
other directions. Stocks in which the
selling showed most included the ue
partmeut store stocks, the rubber anu
tire shares, the woolens and most OF
the motors.
Break in Chandler Feature.
The break in Chandler was the big
feature among the motor shares. IT
plainly reflected uneaSlneSs regarding
the dividend. In September. the dlvl-
dend was cut in two-that is, 10 the
present So basis, this being a com
promise supposedly between the
proposition TO maintain the rate as II
was and the opposite proposition 70
pass it altogether. The trouble with
Chandler all along was that the dlNl-
distributed S1.6S0000 to shareholders
surplus account.
In 1928 the balance was consider
ably larger - S375,267 - still II was
small In comparison with the sum
paid out. For the six months ended
June 80, last, there was only the pal
try surplus of S12,S75, as against
xS40,O00 voted in dividends.
Other Motors Depressed
Other motor shares were more or
less depressed by the break in Chan
dler. Jordan. Studeballer, Moon and
same powerful support appeared,
however, in General Motors as the
stock got around -.
American Woolen was very weak.
The principal reason was the expec-
tation that the forthcoming annual
report would completely discourage
any idea of resumption OF common
dividends. At the same time the i'm
preston that the new England tex
tile situation had not yet turned de-
cidedIy for the better was intensi-
fed by the news that the Amoskeag
mills, the largest of all, had cut prices
on some OF its products.
Announcement that 1925 was the
price fxed UP the L. S. Steel Cor
poration for the annual offer-this
time 100000 shares-for subscription
BY employees, had evidently been dis
counted.
Department store shares were all
more or less shaken by the drop in
the new Kresge Department store
stock, which was down over 6 points
in 4s hours. There was some SYM
pathetic selling in Gimbel Brothers
snd in r. H. Macy shares and a bad
break in Kinney stock.