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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
ELUSIVE KNIGHT
CAUGHT ATLAST
Man Who Led Officers Merry
Chase Is Apprehended Near
Andersonville

The long chase after Adolphus
Knight, resident of Sumter county.
charged with selling mortgaged
property, came to an end Wednes-
day morning when Deputy Chappell
apprehended ''his man" in house
five miles from Andersonville, in
Macon county. Knight was lodged
in the county Jail Wednesday aft
ernoon, but will probably give bond
today.
About 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning, Deputy Chappell was adj
vised by friend in Andersonville
that Knight was at a house about
three miles from Andersonville, but
upon going to the house, Deputy
Chappell was informed that Knight
had not been seen.
Believing the man he wanted to
be in the neighborhood Of Ander-
sonville, Deputy Chappell rode to a
house about five miles from And
efsOnVlile, where ne inquired OF
Knight. The occupant, a man, an
nounced that Knight had not been
at his home, bat while making his
announcement, the man waved his
arm toward the rear Of his home,
which Deputy Chappell took to be q
signal to someone to vamoose.
Running to the read of the
house, Deputy Chappell caught sight
Of Knight beating it toward the
woods. Realizing he could not over.
take the fleet footed Knight, the Of
ficer pulled out the difference"
and commanded him to halt and
knight lost little time in applying
the brakes, and said "well you got
me at last"
Knight, charged with selling an
automobile upon which the Americas
Automobile company held a mort
gage, led the county officers a mer-
ry chase for three weeks before his
capture Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
TO
ADJOURN IN Less
THAN TEN DAYS
Adjournment Sine Die Will
Come On Saturday of Next
Week, August %
GOVERNOR ANXIOUS TO
AVOID MIDNIGHT RUSH
AS No Bills of importance Have
Been Passed Talk CT Extra
Session Continues

ATLANTA, Aug. 18.-Tbe Ceor.
gia Gener&! Assembly Wednesday
completed dts fiftieth day. If i
We're operating under the 5O-day
session Of the annual sessions a.
formerly the two houses would have
adjourned today, sine die.
Under the biennial plan, however
;he sessions are 60 days, and the
legislators have 10 more DAVIS in
which to complete the work of the
session. And indications are that
the 10 days ahead win be crowded
ones.
Legislators have not only been
working with the knowledge that
there is more time at this session
than previously, but a much larger
number of measures have been in.
PRODUCED at this session, to be acted
upon, than at any in the past.
Adjournment sine die viii com,
ON Saturday Of next week, Angus
%, and Governor Walker has aske4
that there be no midnight legisla
tive rush, but that the Assembly
adjourn by six o'clock OIL Saturday.
Whether or not the solons will be
able to comply with the Governors
request is a question, for there is q.
tremendous mass of legislation stil
awaiting the action of the lepisla-
ture.
The rules committee, which took
charge of the calendar in the house
on Monday, is being subjected to
tremendous pressure. Every mem
her who has a pet measure-and
those who haven't are few--is in
sisting that his bin be put on the
calendar. And with more bills, men,
bers say, than can possibly be CON
sidered before adjournment await
ing action, the committee on rules.
acting as a steering committee, finds
itself in what, to say the least,
members of that committo consider
an uncomfortable position
AS the session approaches its
close, with so much legislation Of
importance-at least to those most
interest in it-unacted upon the
talk of necessity for an extra SEES.
sion continues,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
BOY CONFESSES
$500 FORGERY
While Youth Talks to Police
Sixteen Year-Old Wife Bears
Child

NEW ORLEANS, La, August IL
While Bernard Klotz( 10, was
confessing the forgery of five
checks detailing $500 at police
headquarters here last mite, his 1G
year old wife was being rushed to
the maternity ward of charity hos
pital.
The news that he was father
was conveyed to the youthful pris-
oner just after he had admitted
forging the name of Crawford H.
Ellis, vice president Of the United
Fruit company, to five checks, each
for 500.
Klotz had been employed as a
file clerk in the fruit company's Of.
fee, and blames his failure to earn
more than $13 week for his pre-
dcament
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
Prison Record Is Only
Entrance Requirement
TO StangeSt College
College for Ex-Convicts is Start
ed by An Ex-Convict in
Washington
BY LARRY BoARDMAN

WASHINGTON, Aug. IA col
lege for eX-convicts, started by an
ex-convict, is being founded here.
1t is Letha Watts Memorial Uni
versity-possibly the strangest edu-
cational institution in the world.
Its only entrance requirements is
a prison record.
Its founder and president is DR..
Earl Z. budding, who served time
in the West Virginia State Peniten-
tiary.
F ourteen years ago budding was
a prosperous merchant in Hunting
ton, w. Va. Then he became in
volved with his uncle in contro-
versy over some property.
They quarreled- and budding
shot his uncle to death
He pleaded self defense, but was
sentenced to five years in Mounds
vile.
After serving four years he was
released-only to find his earning
power gone, his wife i'll, his two
daughters ostracized by their friends
and his life apparently wrecked
Then it occurred to him that thou
sands of other eX-convicts must be
in the same plight.
Decided to Help ConVicts
In the penitentiary he had care
fully studied his fellow prisoners.
He had become convinced that the
majority of them would respond to
humane treatment and fair play
And he decided to help them make
good.
With a borrowed $14 his entire
capital, he started in. Miss Letha
Watts, one of his few remaining
friends. offered to help.
budding and Miss Watts started
the Prisoners Relief Society, and
wrote letters to 10000 businessmen.
asking if they would take one ore
more convicts into their employ.
They received but one favorable
reply-from Daniel Willard, presi-
dent of the B. and o. Railroad
Some time later Miss Watts died,
but the Prisoners Relief gradually
became a success.
1t persuaded more and more en-
ployers to put men and women with
CONTINUED on Page Six
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
MOTHER STAYS FAMILY
THEN TAKES OWN LIFE

BOSTON, Aug. 13.-George Fl.
Curtiss, of the West Rosburt dis
trict, and his wife, Mary, and their
daug liter, Marjorie, are dead and
another of their children Beloved
dying at the city hospital of a bull
let wound in the head. Dorothy, a
daughter, the only member of the
family who escaped injury, told po.
lice that her mother hot the others
early today in a fit of depression
and then committed suicide.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
WISCONSIN ASKED NOT
SEND ANOTHER RADICAL

OSHKOSH, August 13.-Voters
of Wisconsin heard appeals today
by Senator Lenroot, of this state,
to see that no man hostile to Presi-
den tCoolidge be sent to the Unit
ed States senate.
Senator LenrotO was addressing
conference of Republicans gath
cred here to select a candidate for
the seat made vacant by the death
Of Senator LaFollette. lie assail-
ed leaders of the so-called pro9res-
sive administration, Of Wisconsin,
as radicals and denounced their adj
ministration of Wisconsin affairs as
a dictatorship.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
STATE TROOPERS
OUELL KHAN X

READING, Mass, August 10. -
After racing over roads from four
different barracks, strong force
of state troopers modified here to-
day and stamped out Ku Klux
Khan disorder which threatened to
end in bloodshed.
Before the arrival of the troop
ers several tear bombs had been
hurled. A score of klansmen and
anti-klansmen had been injured by
stones and clubs, a shot had been
fired and two alleged klansmen had
been arrested. The trouble began
early last night with a meeting of
klansmen near here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
DAYTON PEOPLE
LAUNCH NJ Owe
FOR UNIVERSITY
Bryan Memorial Association
Formed to Raise Fund of
6,500,0C0 for Building
RAULSTON DENIES
DARROW'S CHARGE
Stewart Calls Chicago LAWYER
"Chief Menace to Present
! Day Civilization"

DAYTON, Tenn, Aug. 13.-Tbe
Bryan memorial association was or
ganlzed here last night with it's an
hoanced purpose the creation Of q
luhd to establish a FUNDAMENTALS
school in memory of William len
nlngs Bryan at or near DAYTON
scene of the commoner's last great
Sight. = N''
The association determined to set
as goals the raising of one and =
half million dollars for buildings
9Rd five millions for endowment Of
the proposed fundamentals educa-
tlonal institution, whose establish
ment the former secretary of state
endorsed in his last DAYS and pro-
vided a financial fund for in his
will.
Clarence barrow, counsel for the
defense in the Scopes case, was de-
nounced before the meeting as an
enemy of the youth of the land"
and as "the chief menace to present
day civilization" by A. T. Stewart,
Who-w was in charge of the prosecu-
ton in the trial of the school teach
er.
John T. Raulston, presiding judge
in the evolution trial, replying to
. charge smade by Mr.. barrow yes
terday, denied that he had ever used
his fundamentalist beliefs to fur
Their his political interests and de-
clared that he never would seek ad-
vantage because of his connection
with the case.
} Officers of the permanent organ
ization elected last night were: F.
f. Robinson, chairman of the Rhea
county school board, president; F.
R. Rogers, Dayton pharmacist in
whose home Mr.. Bryan died, vice
president; H. H. Fraza, secretary
and B. L. Morgan, treasurer.
Judge Raulston is replying to Mr..
Darrow's comment said:
81 have read Mr.. Darrow's criti-
cism in which he says that | am
.endeavoring to use fundamentals
as a means to secure my reelection.
This statement is without justifi-
cation. If l seek reelection it will
be wholly upon my record as judge
and I don't believe Mr.. Darrow's
sarcasm can prejudice the minds Of
the people against me.
During the trial, as I recall, he
referred to the people of Tennessee
as ignorant and bigots. In my
speech at Chicago l said in sub
stance that he was not warranted
in, referring to the good people of
Tennessee in this manner; that
Tennessee had won for herself the
title Of the volunteer" state by be-
ing loyal to truth and justice; that
we had contributed to the national
service such men as Jackson, Polk
and johnson and Judges Sanford
and McReynolds, now on the SUI
preme bench.
"My Chicago speech seems to
have irritated Mr.. Darrow and ne
now refers to me as being ignor-
ant and intimates that l am un-
worthy of the office which / now
held. | prefer that the latter
question be referred to my people
in my district rather than to him"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
Rats in Coal Mines Warn Men
OF A pprOaching Danger

picions of the elder Koknsiki, who,
directing his to follow him, went
out of the pit.
They had proceeded only about
20 feet when the roof crashed in,
bringing down such a mass of coal
and rock that would require three
weeks to remove it.
The ability of the rats to warn
the miners of approaching danger
has resulted in many of the men
making pets of them. The aver
age miner hesitates to kill a rat,
especially if he is working in a
chamber where caves are likely to
occur or where there is bad air or
gas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13

WlLKESBARRE, Ia, August IS
Rats in the anthracite coal mines
on many occasions have demon
strated that they are friends of the
miners in giving them warning of
approaching danger. A recent in
stance occurred in the Empire Col
liery.
Anthony Kopnski and his son
while eating lunch were attracted
by the peculiar actions of two rats
which continually annoyed them.
Five times they drove the rats
away by throwing pieces of coal
at them, but each time the rodents
returned. This aroused the sus-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
Parts Bears Anatomy Sought
AS Death Charms BY Chinese

healsh charm, Such talisman
when worn around the neck, it
was averred, assured the wearer of
1000 years of life.
Although the supposed curative
qualities Of bears feet were not
disclosed, the hunters have been in
structed to forward the first set
of bruins feet available to the
Olympia office for reshipment to
Washington. They also have been
instructed to use salt unsparingly
in the curing process. This essen
tial was neglected in the case of
the gall bladder, with the results
that the warmer the weather the
more powerful the charm would
prove.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13

OLYMPIA, Wash, August -. -
Chinese faith in the curative
qualities of selected portions OF
bears anatomy has resulted in sew
eral unique assignments for gov
eminent hunters operating in this
state, declares DR.. Glenn R. Bach,
field leader for the federal bureau
Of the biological survey in the
Washington district.
Recently a Chinese resident of
Washington, r. c., requested the
feet Of bear while some months
ago another asked for bears gall
bladder. In the case of the gail
the information was yolun-
teered that it was wanted as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
OREGON GUARD SEARCH
FOR ESCAPED CONVICTS

SALEM, Oregon, August 10
The Oregon national guard was
today ordered to mobilize to search
for three conVicts who escaped
from the state penitentiary last
night. Bert Jones, notorious pris-
on breaker and highwayman, was
fatally shot after he had killed two
prison CARDS in his sensational dash
for liberty. Three cOnvicts escap-
ed while the shooting was going
on
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
FRENCH CABINET TO
DISCUSS GERMAN PACT

PARIS, August ID. - Premier
Fainleve has called his cabinet
council to Get this evening 10 re-
ceive from Foreign Minister BRAND
a report on the result Of his talk
with Foreign Secretary Chamber
lain on the proposed security pact
with Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
a. B. PHILLIPS TO
TEACH AT RICHLAND

F'rof. A. B. Phillips, chairman of
the county school teachers associa-
ton and a teacher in the county
schools for a number of years, has
recently been elected principal of
the Richland high school and has
accepted. Mr.. Phillips has made
an excellent teacher while at the
head of the Thalean academy and
the members of the Board of Edu-
cation regret his leaving.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13
RECONSIDER
TAX AMENDMENT
House Votes 92-4S IN Favor
of Remembering Action
Income
RECONSIDER

...-.-.. .--....-.- go.
The Georgia House today voted,
so to AZ, to reconsider its action
Wednesday in failing to pass the tax
income constitutional amendment.
The bill takes its place at the foot
of the calender, but may be broughc
up for early consideration by the
rules committee.
There will be no opportunity for
arguments by counsel for either side
in the Senate investigation of the
Highway Department. This was
made clear this morning by a can
vass of members of the committee.
The hearing will conclude Friday rs
soon as all testimony is in.
ATLANTA, Aug. 13.-A propos-
ed amendment to the constitution Of
the state to authorize the levying Of
an income tax was defeated in the
house Wednesday.
The vote was 100 to 70.
A constitutional amendment
measure requires a vote of 1873 for
passage, and the bill therefore. fail
ed of passage by margin of 80
votes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-08-13

For Georgia Partly cloudy to-
hglht and Friday; probably local
thundershowers; not SO warm Fri
day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
A Free Prescription You Can
Have Filled and Use at
Home TJSe ROn.OptO.

Philadelphia. Pa.-Do you wear gas
ses? Are you "A victim OF eye ST. III, nj
other owe yea knesses? II so. you VIII
he glad 10 know that according to Or.
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one man says after trying IL: Il was
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A lady who used II says: THE atmos-
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@xe troubles of many descriptions may
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
Doctor Tells How to Strengthen
Eyesight so Per Cent. in One
Weeks Time, in Many Instances

be wonderfully benefited by folio wing
the simple rules. Here is the prescrip-
tion: Go to any active drug store and
get bottle Of Bon-opto tablets. Drop
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NOTE: Another prominent physician
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markable remedy. Its constituent in
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eye specialists and widely prescribed by
them. The manufacturers guarantee II
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the very few preparations I feel should
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city by Peoples Drug Stores and all
good druggists.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19

hams Vegetable Compound was
surely the right thing for me. ], took
four bottles then and in the fall OF the
year / took three. ! had been treated
by a doctor but he gave me an iron
tonic and that did not help me. Il
seemed that the tonic did not have N
It what the Vegetable Compound did.
That gave me the strength and ambi.
ton I needed and / have gained In
weight, This year before ] started to
clean house got four bottles Of the
Vegetable Compound and am taking
it right along. / tell all my friends
about it and how much good it does
me. They can notice it because ! have
gained in weight. / weigh 118 now
and do all my work myself again. -
Mrs. EMIL o. BRANDENBURG, COL 9th
Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
Address on "Serfdom"

THE New Serfdom, u. S. Style"
outlining the subsection of the West
Indies by American landlords, will
be the toric discussed by the Rev
erend r. A. MCGOWAN, Of the Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference.
before the Penquins tonight at 1712
] street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
now DOES
ALL Her WORK
Has No Backache, NoBadFe elings
Because Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
; etable Compound Drove Her
Illness Away
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. -"1was IN
a badlyrun-down condition and would

get weak SpSuS
and terrible head.
aches. / felt 50
badly last year
thatI could not do
any houseclean-
ING. The minute !
would lift or stOop
it seemed as if I
was going to fall
to pieces. ! told ..
neighbOrhoW1felt
and she said that
Lydia =. ink
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19

Thomas Duffy, colored, seventy
70 o street northwest, accidentally
fell down the steps Of his home
Yesterday and broke his neck.
Physicians from Freedman's Hos
pital responding to. the call pro-
nounced him dead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
St. Joseph's Club Dance

Tonight the st. Joseph's Club
will give a dance in the St. Josepffs
Hall, Second and C street northeast.
The dance will begin at 8 O'Clock
and a program of good music is
promised by the committee IN
charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
| ADDITIONAL WORKERS
QUIT JAPANESE MILLS

SHANGHAI, Feb. 80. Additional
mills closed today, in the strike Of
workers in the Japanese cotton
manufacturers and brought the
number Of strikers to $4,000.
The strike is directed chiefly
against Japanese foremen,5 accused
of cruelty.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19

-Sturdily Construct
ed Kitchen Chairs. of
strong wood with un-
finis h e d seat IN
inches thick. Spindle
backs. Built for SER
vice.
Fourth Floor
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
" Busy Corner Specials "
Luncheon Sets
S1.15

-1S-piece Luncheon
Sets, consisting of six
6-fnch. six 10-inch,
and one 24-inch CEN
ter. Regularly $3.50.
Street Floor.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-19
Makes a Family Supply
of Cough Remedy
cough eyrups, and saves aboutaq2.
Easily and quickly prepared.

If you combined the curative M
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This Pinex and Syrup prepare
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A days use will usually over
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Pinex is q most valuable con.
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10 avoid disappointment AJAX III
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-04-02
AwQrd Prizes
At Merrimack

Purils of tha MerrimaCk schools
have been working on posters and
essays for which the w. G. T. y.
had offered prizes Of money. On
Tuesday, March 81, the contest
closed. Mesdames Ella Barber,
George Carpenter and George Han
son of Baraboo composed the COM
mittee in charge of judging the
posters and they went to Merri-
mack on that day and were guests
of Mrs. c. b. King.
At five clock the teachers were
invited to be present and all en-
ljoyed very substantial repast
around Mrs. Kings table.
The work showed much careful
study on the part of the pupils.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
First Donald Mather
Second Lucille Gallus.s
Third Elton Blackjack.
Fourth-ChaTity O'Keefe.
The essays entered in the con-
test will be judged later.