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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
MARY PICKFORD
ON THESTAND
20
Americas Sweetheart" Tells
Court What She Knows of
Kidnap Plot

LOS ANGELES, July 3O.-Greet-
by perhaps the largest crowd that
has ever gathered at a trial in Los
Angeles county, Mary Pickford.
film star. took the witness stand
late Wednesday to testify against
three men charged with having plot
ted to kidnap her
The defendants are Charles Ste
phens, Claude Holcombe and Adrian
J. Wood.
The actress testified that she was
advised of the alleged plot about
the middle Of May by her actor hus-
band Douglas Fairbanks and that
she had never seen the three men
lettering about the studio as previ-
Gus testimony said they had done.
She did say, however, that she
had seen an automobile which she
was told the defendants had used
in trailing her and Douglas as she
went from the studio to their home.
As the star left the court room,
accompanied by her mother, Fair
banks and her brother, she was
greeted by the multitude with con
slant Goodbye, Mary"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
CROWDS VISIT
SWIMMING POOL
Swimming Tickets VIII Be Sold
For Ten and Fifteen Cents
Each Friday

Encouraged by the hundreds who
took advantage of the cheap rates
of last Friday at the Playground
swimming pool. the Playground As
ISOLATION has decided to make the
price of swimming tickets 10 an
ID cents on every Friday through
the remainder Of the season, accord
ing to j. T. Warren, president of
the association.
The baseball games, the swim
ming pool and other attractions
have drawn hundreds to the play
ground every day this week and the
association is planning to cap the
climax Friday with the largest
crowd Of the season. The pool viii
be filled with fresh, pure water and
everything is in readiness to handle
the expected large crowd.
The officers of the association
announce that after Friday sea
son swimming tickets will he sold
for half price. People desiring
these tickets are asked to communi-
cate with either Mr.. Harold or
Mr.. Warren.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
NO AGREEMENT
In WOODS CASE
Jury Trying Woman Charged
With Shooting Husband Fail
to Reach Verdict

MACON, July 80. = Judge H.
A. Mathews Wednesday afternoon
declared a mistrial in the case of
Mrs. Ethel Wood, wife Of H. w.
Wood, proprietor Of a local drug
store, charged with shooting her
husband last spring.
The case went to the jury Tues
day afternoon and when no verdict
had been reached shortly before l
o'clock, the mistrial was declared.
Mrs. Wood, according to the
testimony, fired at her husband four
times but only one bullet took eff
feet.
For ter DAYS after the shooting
Wood fingered, 5d recovered 1t is
said ttat the couple have settled
their diffe,ercc- AID chat Wood
did not care to see his wife con-
yicted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
BRYAN'S CORPSE
MET BY THRONC
AT u. S. CAPITAL
Group of Government Officials
Greet Commoner's Widow
and Party
FUNERAL SERVICES TO
BE HELD TOMORROW
Military Escort to Accompany
Funeral Co1tege TO Place of
Burial

WASHINGTON, July 30.-Wil-
liam Jennings Bryan game back to
Washington today to receive the
last rites Of the church before he
begins his long rest in the Potomac
hills amidst the great company Of
the nations illustrous dead.
The funeral train, which bore
him from Dayton, Tenn, where he
died last Sunday, reached the Union
station early, but its arrival found
a reverent throng waiting.
A small group of government Of
ficials greeted Mrs. Bryan at tho
station and the widow and her party
were take nto the Lafayette hotel
near the White House, where they
will remain until after the funeral
services tomorrow.
- A military escort will accompany
the body of Bryan to the grave. He
will be buried with military cere-
mony, but without the firing of the
customary farewell salute. Three
batteries of field artillery, dis
mounted, will meet the funeral cor
tege at the gates of Arlington ceme-
terry and escort it to the place of
burial.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
Citizens of Nation Start Crusade Against Criminals
National Religious
+ light Threatens In
Congressional Halls
L. II. Wittner's Law Suit May
Bring 1t Out On Floor At
Coming Session

WASHINGTON, July 30,-A ma
tional religious iight-in Congress
-ths aatens now.
1t Has with q view to starting
one that L. Il. Wittn,r, Washington
government employe, launched his
suit to tie up the pay Of Dis.
trict of Columbia educators who
teach tie sciences. All of them.
he says, are disrespecttu, Of the
Bible-if enc accepts II literally.
Wittner submits that:
The Bible says the world was
made in SIS days. Geology says
not.
The Bible saws man was special
y created. Biology says he was
evolved from . lower form Of life.
The Bible says the tongues were
confused to stop the building Of
the Tower OF Babel Philology
.ells different story.
The Bible SAYS the Creator SET
rainbow in the sky Physics ac-
counts otherwise for rainbows.
The Bible says Joshua made
the sun stand still. Astronomy
denies it.
The Bible says water was turned
into wine Chemistry says it
cant be done
Now CONGRESS, in making its last
appropriation for the District Of
Columbia public schools, forbade
the use Of any Of the money to paw
instructors who teach "disrespect OF
he Holy Bible"
Wittner asserts that's just what
all the scientific ones are doing. As
taxpayer, he wants their salaries
stopped.
Neither q fundamentals nor 4
scientist, he explains that his
suits purpose is TO force the Is
Continued ON Page Six
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
MEN FROM ALI.
WALKS OF LIFE
GATHER INN. Y.
Decide On Formation of a Ma
t;onal Crime Commission at
Wednesday Meet
EBERT H. GARY TAKES
ACTIVE PART IN WAR
Life and Property More Unsafe
In U. S. Than Elsewhere,
Say Organizers

NEW YORK, July 30.-Promi-
nent citizens throughout the coun-
try are starting a crusade against
criminals who, in view of some of
the organizers, have made life and
property in the United States more
unsafe than in any other civilized
country.
The formation of national crime
commission was decided upon We'd
nesday at a NEE ing of jurists, legi-
slators, police officials, merchants
and others, called by Ebert H..
Gary, chairman Of the United States
Stesi Corporation, presiding at the
meeting.
Gary urged that President Cool
idge be acquainted with the cru
SADIE and perhaps asked to partici-
pate.
Even while the meeting was in
session four masked robbers made
raid Oh the Drake Hotel. Chicago's
fashionable and exclusive Lake
Shore drive hostelry. which result
ed in the killing of a hotel clerk and
two of the bandits. The raid is
said to have been one of the bold
est and most daring ever attempt
ed in the city's history.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
State SOlOnS
Engage in Bit
Of Sarcasm
Idiot and Evolution Bills Bring
Forth Wise Cracks From
Debaters

ATLANTA, July 3O,-Georgia
legislators evidently do not think
much of themselves or each other,
according to those WA4 heard pas
sages OF debate in both house of
the general assembly Wednesday.
The senate was discussing Sena-
tor Huthcneson's bill to allow idiots
to be sent to the insane asylum.
Senator E. f. Andrews, of the 33d,
and Senator Ira Carlisle, of the 7th
were on the opposing sides.
up in our country, senator"
said Senator Andrews, eve send our
idiots to the legislature. What do
you folks in South Georgia do?"
Well" replied Senator Carlisle,
''this is the first time / have ever
been in the legislature and haven't
had much time to look around, but
Judging from. the sample your folks
sent to the senate, j wouldn't be
surprised but what you're right"
About the same time over in the
house they were discussing evolu-
ton. Representative Lindsay, of
Jeff Davis, author of the anti evo.
luton measure, was speaking. Rep
resentative Lanier, Columbia, arose.
81 wanted to ask the gentleman"
said Mr.. Lanier, ''if he is familiar
with the Tennessee joke?"
Eyes" replied Mr.. Lindsey, "and
if | were counsel for the evolution
lists, | should use some of the antics
of members Of this house as ex-
hibit A."
Representative Barrett, of Stew
ems, added to the humor of this lit
tie quip by saying:
'Pass it if you want to, but you
will make monkeys of yourselves of
you do"
In discussion of the "idio" bill
in the senate, Senator Hutcheson,
of the 39th, pleading for the bill
earnestly, said: Senators, this bill
touches me very closely"
He wondered why they laughed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
NELL AT HEAD
OF STATE SLATE
Columbus Man for Governor,
Dykes for President Of SEN
ale, Harris for Speaker

ATLANTA, July 30-Thc legisla-
ture, in its political aspect, some
times is peculiar. Wednesday it
was gossiped about that the lineup
slate for the next state campaign
is W. Cecil Ncill, OF Columbus, for
governor; Ed B. Dykes Of Vienna,
for president Of the state senate,
and Roy V. Harris, of Louisville,
for speaker of the house, according
to Jno. W. Hammond.
Mr.. Harris, by the way, besides
being chairman Of the house ways
and means committee, is also the
member selected by Speaker Neil
to preside over the house while in
the committee of the whole in con.
sideration of the general appropria-
tions bill said Mr.. Hammond.
Mr.. Dykes, of Dooly, vice-chair-
man of the all-powerful rules COM
mittee of the house, was not only
conspicuously identified with the
Walter F. George U. S. senatorial
campaign, but was one Of those
who conceived the idea of having
Judge George go to the senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
100000 ASKED
FOR Line FENCE
Would Prevent Florida Cattle
From Wandering Into Geor-
gas Border Counties

ATLANTA, July 3O.-An appro-
priation of $4,000 for the construc-
ton Of fence along the Georgia
Florida line, to prevent reinfesta-
ton of cattle ticks from Florida
cattle which war der over into this
state, would be leovided under the
terms 81 a bin now awaiting action
in the Georgia mouse of representa-
tiyes.
The tick-fence measure points out
that out of approximately 100
miles of fence required, 100 miles
have been built. DR.. Peter T..
Bahnsen, state veterinarian, in dis
cussing who was responsible for
the payment Of this fence-building
bill stated that the counties on the
border were legally responsible for
the building, but that they hal
built it on the belief that the STATE
would eventually reimburse them
for the expense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
FRUIT growers
TO HEAR SOlJL.EE
Agriculture College Head to APP
pear On Program August
10 In Gainesville
(Bx The Associated Pressl

ATLANTA, July 30.-Dr. An
drew M. Soule, president of the
State College of Agriculture will be
one of the principal speakers at
Farmers Fruit Growers week at
Gainesville, Fla, August 1918, an
announcement made by DR.. Wilson
Newell, director Of extension, says.
DR.. SouIe is one Of the outstand-
ing agricultural leaders of the south
and is an able speaker. The col
lege of agriculture of the Univer-
sity of Georgia has made rapid
progress under his leadership and
his ability as an agricultural leader
is widely recognized.
DR.. Soule will appear on the pro
gram Tuesday August 10.
A number of other prominent ag-
ricultural leaders and good speak
ers will also apepar on the pro-
gram during the week.
The program will last the entire
week of August 1915 and attend
ance of over 1000 is expected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
LESLIE GETS
FIRST COTTON
Bale Grown BY L. c. Hines, Is
Purchased BY o. w. Lloyd
For 30 Cents Pound

Leslie's first bale of 1925 cotton
was brought to the Sumter-Lec
Warehouse this morning by L. c,
Hines and was sold to o. w. Lloyd,
manager of the Sumter-Lee ware
house, for 80 cents a pound. The
bale weighed sos pounds and grad
ed strict middling.
The cotton crop in the vicinity of
Leslie is in excellent condition, and
the rains of Tuesday assured the
growers Of a large yield. The hot
weather has opened bolls on prac-
tically every farm and many grow
ers are now picking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
AGRICULTURE
AUDIT ASKED
Senator REtcheson Requests
That Browns Department
Be Extensively Checked

ATLANTA, July 30.-The de-
partment of agriculture was the OBJ
ject of an attack in the senate to-
day when Senator ]. r. Hutcheson,
39th, introduced a resolution re-
questing the state auditor when he
makes the audit of the state agri-
cultural department to go extensive
~ into the cost of various inspec-
tons services of the department.
He also requests the auditor to OBJ
tain the same figures on the same
services in the surrounding states
and to have them available at the
next session Of the legislature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
HARMONY PRIMITIVE
CHURCH HOLDS MEET

HIGHLAND, July 3O.-The Har-
mony Primitive Baptist church of
Richland closed a six days series of
meeting Sunday.
The pastor, R. H. Barwiek of
Cordele was assisted by Rev. D. S.
Agan of LAGRANGE, formerly of
indianapolis, Ind, one of the fore
most Primitive preachers of the
state.
Large crowds were present thru-
out the meeting, where splendid
music was an added attraction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
DETAILS
OF TRIAL.

BUCHANAN, July 30-In clear
voice and straightforward manner.
i Goldin, Ia, loved members Of
the audience TO ears in superior
court here Wednesday as he related
80 the jury why he shot and killed
his father, Ollie Goblin. month
age, rs the latter was taking his
noon nap.
The jury in the case was finished
ut 80 o'clock, and the state i'm
mediatcly began toA introduce wit
nesses, Tom Helton testified that
tie boy remarked in AUGUST, 1924,
that che was going to kill old Ollie
Goldin his father. This testimony
was substantiated by other witness
cs, some of whom were bow friends
Of Hoke's, who testified that they
had heard the boy say he was going
to kill his daddy."
The boys statement consumed
but Few minutes. but it was de-
Iivered to hushed courtroom. us
the boyish figure, dressed in a jacS-
ct and knee bound trousers, began
the recital Of his life, detailing how
his father had mistreated his moth.
er and other members Of his family
at different times as far hack os he
remembers It was when he was
telling of the alleged mistreatment
to Mrs Goldin that sobg throughout
the still courtroom were heard.
Gentlemen" he concluded. ~
hated to kill my father, but it had
to be done. and made up my mind
to do it,"
The case was tried in HARRISON
superior court, Judge +. A. Irwin
presiding. with Ed Griffith repre-
scntinq the state. W. W. MundaV.
Of Ccdartown, and NJ. ], Head, Of
represented the boy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
EARTH EAGS WHILE
INHABITANTS SPEED

WASHINGTON, July so. -
The earth is slowing down, says
recent publication OF the
Smithsonian Institution. Put
there is little danger of a CO..
sation Of ies rotary motion, 70.
the ra:e of slowing down is only
one-thousandth of a second PER
century.
This means a loss of min
ute in six million years. Scien~
lists estimate that ages and ages
ago the earth rev 5lved SO fac,
chat day was three or four
hours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
DUEL STORY LETTERS
BRANDED AS FALSE

BROMLEY, Calf. July 80. -
Officers uncovered evidence Tues
day which branded as false the let
tiers purpOrting to have been left
by John Truden telling the story Of
duel in which he killed Henry
Kirk, July 10.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
TWELVE KILLED IN
FRENCH TRAIN WRECK

TOURS, France, July 30-Twelye
persons were killed and a number
injured when an express train ply
ing between Lemans and Tours
jumped the tracks today near the
station of Stantoine. The train
was practically demolished.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
SMUGGLING OLD COINS
MADE 1000 YEARS AGO

PARIS, July 3O--An unusual
Iy large number of old coins
appearing in France and Amer
lea recently are believed to
come from a great chest of old
coins, secrcted in a little Per
sian village.
The chest was buried in s8
3. C., and was found a few
Yeas ago. The discovery was
kept secret by the peasants who
feared the authorities would
seize the chest. Smuggling OF
the coins out Of Pension is now
believed to be in progress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
REPRESENTATIVE Under
OUT FOR BROWNS OFFICE

ATLANTA, July 3O.-Represen-
tatiye Under, Jeff Davis county,
announced on the floor of the house
this morning that he would be a
candidate for Commissioners of Ag-
riculture in the next primary cleo
zion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
EARTH TREMORS
FELT IN KANSAS
Others Western States Feel
Shock Early This Morning;
No Damage Reported

KANSAS CITY, July 3O.-Earth
tremors of moderate intensity We're
felt in Kansas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Texas today, but no
property damage is reported. The
quakes occurred between 6 and 6:15
O'Clock this morning. Reports from
Kansas stated that shocks were felt
in five cities of the state. Leaven-
worth experienced two distinct
shock, occurring Is minutes apart.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
DETAILS OF DRAKE
HOTEL ROBBERY

CHICAGO, July 30.-Four mask
ed robbers, who attempted to hold
up the Drake hotel, exclusive Lake
Shore drive hosiery. during the aft
crnoon tea hour Wednesday, precip-
itated a battle between the robbers,
hotel detectives and policemen that
resulted in the death of two of the
robbers and the hotel cashier,
Another of the holdup men was
captured after a terrific battle in
the hotel kitchen, and a fourth es-
capped in an automobile With $10.-
coo Of the hotels money snatchad
from the safe and till, while bullets
whizzcd about his head.
The robbery, one Of the most dar-
ing Of many years, was perpetrated
by men under the influence of mar
cotics, the police said after eXamin-
ing hotel employees. The latter de-
scribed the holdup men as 'either
drunk or dopey."
One of the robbers was shot sew
eral miles from the hotel AFTER ne
had Communicated taXicab, forced
a woman from the car and COM
manded the driver at the point OF
a pistol to speed away with him
The taxi driver wrecked his machine
deliberately to aid pursuing police
men to ovcrtake him.
The man captured gave his name
as Jack Holmes and said he recent-
ly came here from New York. The
robber killed in the taixcab chase is
said to be Eric Nelson, former
employee of the hotel, and the man
shot in front of the hostelry was
Tex Corts, of Texas. The hotel
cashier and head clerk, Frank Rod
key, was shot in the abdomen and
died later.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30

CHICAGO, July 30.-In less than
"a hours after a daring raid on one
of Chicago's most pretentious hos
telries, surviving members of tho
bandit quintette who Wednesday
carried their plainsman's gun play
to the soft velvety carpets of the
Drake hotel, were in the tolls of the
law facing true bills for murder
and robbery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30

The census bureau found more
than $4,000 drug stores in the Uni
ted States.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30

It's warm enough to be Il classic
dance now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
WEATHER

For Georgia-Partiy cloudy to-
night; Friday local showers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-30
AMERIcUs SPOT COTTON

Middling 24c.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
MARINE CORPS
|. OFFICERS ARE
SH|F TED
Col. T. L. Rradman Is Ordered
Here From Duty at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii

Colonel r. L. Bradman, marine
corps, who is now on duty at Pearl
Harbor, Hawaii, has been ordered
to this city for new assignment.
Other changes are:
Captains s. B. O'Neil, from Paris
Island, S. c., 20 St. Thomas, Vixgin
Islands, and ]. r. Smith, from ST.
Thomas, Virgin Islands. to San
Diego, Cal Iieutenants e. g..
Hagen. from Guantanamo. Cuba, to
marine base, Quantico, and p. E..
Conradt, from Port au Prince, Haiti,
to Quantico. Va.
Marine officers graduated from the
ten-week course at the Army Chen1i-
cal Warfare Service School. Edge.
wood arsenal. Maryland; and Lieu.
tenant Colonel II. G.. Shaw and
Major F. S. N. Erskine; Captains
w. w. Aiken. r. c. Anthony, w.
F. Beattie, G. F.. Bloedel, o. a.
Dow, J. P. McCann, j. l.. Perkins,
]. P. Smith and L. G. Wayt; Lieu.
tenants w. j. Harding. L. F. s.
Horan, Francis Kane, c.. w. Le-
Gette, w. p. Leutze. r o. Sander
son. Rees Skinner, and e. e. Whit
man,
The Washington times., 1925-06-02

HORIZONTAL.
1. Feminine fribbler.
6. Pertinent.
12. Royal Academy (abbr).
13. A vase.
is. A digit of the foot
Is. Adjutant general tabbr).
II. Confused type.
Ie. Dialectic form of NEW.
90. Article.
21., Fine black fossil
"a. One who laments.
25. Abyss.
81. Egg shaped.
%. Moist soil.
80. Prefix. meaning all.
81. Article tFrenchl.
SO. Sacred book.
"a. Nova Scotia (abbr.l.
35. Fundamental.
81. Terraqueous globe.
40. Divans.
Al. Shrub used in dyeing.
43. Afar.
As. To cause to be.
AZ. For example.
40. Column on stairway.
81. Note of scale.
50. Corrode.
54. Piece of timber.
55. Creditors legal claim TO property
81. Termination.
So. To nebulize.
so. Horned horse of Africa.
81. Like either.
81. Diminutive of Nancy.
63. Myself.
SIS. Proposition.
81. Intention.
SO. Perceive.
20. Diphthong.
Il. A breastplate.
70. Affluent.
VERTICAL.
/. Edible Mexican bean.
2. Southern State (abbr.).
3. Young canine.
4. Precise
S. Compositors' half of EN- unit
z. And 0atin).
s. The lions bray.
3. Plural of man.
10. North America (abbr).
II. Self-conceit.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
G.W.U. GLASS To
BE GUEST Of
! DR.. LEWIS
Reception Also for Faculty,
Council and Board of
Trustee Members

A reception by President and Mrs.
William Mather Lewis for members
of the graduating class. faculty
members. the university council and
. the board of trustees from to Z
o'clock in Corcoran Hall will be
the principal event today on the
commencement week program at
George Washington University.
The Reverend Harry Emerson
Fosdick, new pastor of Park
Avenue Baptist Church, New York,
will make the commencement ad.
dress at the exercises tomorrow
night in the Washington Auditor
fun, when 400 students will receive
diplomas The Reverend Doctor
Charles Wood will pronounce the
invocation and benediction. Doctor
Fosdick will be introduced by
President Lewis. The program viii
be broadcast through WCAP.
Graduates made the annual pill
grinase to Mount Vernon yesterday
and placed wreaths on the tombs
Of George and Martha Washington
where a brief address was delivered
by Major General John A. Lejeune.
The faculty team yanquished the
Pyramid team in baseball game
at Central High School stadium
with q score OF IT to 16. President
Lewis pitched for the faculty. Hill
ory folsom, president of the Pyra.
mids, q group Of honor students
and head of the George Washing
ton Club. occupied the mound for
the Pyramids.
The Washington times., 1925-06-02
BOBBED HAIR NO
BAR TO TEACHERS

SYRACUSE, N. Y, June g.
Times do change Last year 1t
was hard for coed graduates with
bobbed hair to get teaching posi-
tions in some places, but that's all
over now, according to Dean Albert
S. Hurst, of the Teachers College,
at Syracuse University. today.
Not a single community listing
teaching vacancies with him this
year has made any stipulation
about the condition of woman g
crowning glory on candidates ap-
plying for positions.