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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
VET MEMORIAL In
NORTH CAROLINA.
Borglum Plans to Use Stone
Mountain Idea: Assured of
Financial Backing

CHARLOTTE, N. c., July 90
Gutzon Borglum, deposed sculptor
of the Confederate Memorial at
Stone Mountain near Atlanta, de-
clared here today that his original
conception of the massive memorial
one the face of Rock mountain, ex-
pressive of the true spirit of the
Confederacy, would be carried out
in North Carolina.
The sculpotor stated that the ex-
act location Of the proposed me-
mortal had not yet been selected,
but that he was assured of ample
financial backing to carry the new
project to a successful conclusion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
MEASURES AWAITING ACTION IN THE HOUSE WOULD
PREVENT THE INTERMARRIAGE OF PERSONS OF DIFF
FERENT COLOR; WOULD DEFINE SUCH PERSONS, TOO

ATLANTA, July 2O.-A measure.
awaiting action in the house would
prevent the intermarriage of per-
sons Of different color, would de-
fine who are persons of color and
who are white persons, and provide
system of registration of mar
riage licenses as a means of ac-
comprising this purpose.
Under terms of the bill, all me-
groes, mulattoes, mestzes, and their
descendants, having any ascertain
able trace, no matter how slight, Of
either negro or African, West In
dian or Asiatic Indian blood in their
veins, and all of their descendants,
however remote would be known in
this state as persons of color.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

Another section of the measure
provided that the State Registrar OF
Vital Statistics, under the super
vision of the State Board of Health,
shall prepare form for the regis
tration of individuals wherein shall
be given the racial composition Of
such individuals, as Caucasian, ne
gro, Mongolian, West Indian, Ash
attic Indian, Malay, or any mixture
thereof, or any other -Caucastic
strains, and if there were any mix
ture then the racial composition Of
the parents and other ancestors in
sofar as ascertainable, SO as 20
show in what generation such mix
ture occurred.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
ADMITS Taxing
STORY TO SAVE
RUSSELL SCOTT
Detroit Telegrapher, Who
Wired He Saw Killing, Ad-
mits He Was Romancing
SAYS HE FAXED STORY
FOR SAKE OF HUMANITY
SCOTS Predicament Preyed On
Mind and He Wanted to Help
Him, Ball Reasons

DETROIT, Mich, July 20. -
James M. Ball, telegrapher, who
On Friday said that he had witnessed
the shooting of Joseph Mauer, a Chi
cago drug clerk and claimed that
Russell Scott did not commit the
murder of Mauer for which Scott
now faces the gallows in Chicago,
last night said he faxed the story
"for the sake of humanity"
Scott's predicament preyed on his
mind Ball said. 81 wanted to do
something for him so first decided
to concoct a telegram purporting to
be fro mhis brother but thought it
ought to go a little further-my
mind doesn't go very far as rule
and lastly struck the idea Of re-
porting myself as a witness.
st was not until after had
told the papers about it that |
found | was not accomplishing any
thing and so | am now admitting
the whole story a fake. There was
nothing dishonorable in it, anyway.
/ told lie to save one whom be-
lieve innocent. l wanted to do
something for him and his children"
Ball said he and Leslie Small,
son of Governor Small, had been
good friends since boyhood days, in
the governors home town of Kan
kabee, III. "They are probably
laughing right now and calling me
fool. l didn't have sense enough
to anaIyze it all until it was too late
and mp wife and mother pointed out
the fallacies in my statements"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

Sunday.
''We have laws prohibiting hunt
ing and fishing or playing baseball
on Sunday, and | am sure that these
three indulgences are just as clean
sports as dancing.
81 have been informed that three
places in Georgia had public dane
ing last Sunday. Two of these were
said to be in hotels and the other
was at Tybee Island.
81 have no objection to dancing
in the proper time and place, but
there is a time for all things, and
it is my belief that the Sabbath
should be observed in a sacred man.
ner"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
BIackSheGr Preparing To Sell
1O,OOO,OOO Ib. Crop of Tobacco

Warehousemen and other experts
stationed here at this time.
Four large warehouses, contain
ing an aggregate floor space of
$4,000 square feet, will be in readi
ness to care for the ten million
pound crop of golden leaf experts
predict will be sold on the floors of
the warehouses on the opening day.
Crop conditions are extremely
favorable. 1t is said that this sec
ton has one of the best crops of
tobacco to be found anywhere in
the tobacco belt, and that the quail
ty of the cured leaf will easily equal
that of last year,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
Willie Swint Went On Joy Ride
When His Employer Was Out
of City for Weekend

Willie Swint, negro, got himself
into a peek of trouble when he took
his boss Ford truck Saturday night
and visited Dawson and other near
by towns, returning early this
morning.
The man who pays Willie off ev-
cry Saturday, left Saturday after
noon to visit nearby town until
Monday morning. Before leaving
he stored his car in Hudson's ga
rage and left the check and key with
Willie.
Willie, DESTROYS OF dailing on one
of his dusky bellies in Dawson, took
advantage of his boss absence and
calling for the car at the garage
sailed forth on hisfwsak-end wed
ing. He had be- gone /:
XVI t.s<,.y
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
Stole Boss Car, Sold Samples
NOWFaceS Chain Gang Sentence

boss, who returned to the city Sun
day Afternoon to find Willie and the
car still missing.
EARLY this morning WilHe re-
turned to the city attired in Daw-
sons latest thing in mems clothing.
The polio chad been notified Of his
fafthfulness to his boss and as soon
as the truck rolled into the city,
Willie was nabbed.
Upon investigation it was found
that the negro had pilfered a mum
Der of his boss silk samples, had
sold them, and with the proceeds
bought his new clothing.
Willie's boss is off him for life,
and indications are that Willie will
be changed man, if not chained
man, after the local authorities
pluck a few feathers from him and
turn him over to the sheriff on two
warrants, charging Nth la1aenS and
taking his employees automobile
II smat bis consent.
s<4ontl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
CHINESE TROOPS FIRE
ON BRITISH MAN-O-WAR

SHANGHAI, July 2O.-A wire
less dispatch from Luchow, in
the province of Szechuan, re-
ported that Chinese troops had
fired on two vessels which were
escorted by the British battle
ship teal that had arrived to
bring down foreigners from
Chengtufu and other ports of
the Szechuan province. The
Teal replied with two six-pound-
ers. The British suffered no
casualties. ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
u. S. TO INVESTIGATE
SHOOTING OF CONSUL

MEXICO CITY, July 2O.-The
Department of Interior has ordered
an investigation of the shooting of
Harry G. Bretherton, United States
Vice Consul at Aguas Calientes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

DAYTON, July 20. - Judge
John T. Raulston today cited Clar-
ence barrow, defense attorney in
the Scopes evolution trial, for CON
tempt of his court and directed the
Chicago attorney before him Tues
day morning to show why contempt
proceedings should not be instituted.
The judge named as the grounds
Tor the citation the remarks made
by barrow to the court on Friday,
when the court excluded the testi-
mony of scientific experts from the
Jury. The Chicago lawyer was di-
rected to make a $4,000 bond for
his appearance to answer to the ci-
tation tomorrow.
The large crowd that thronged
the court room this morning, expect.
ing to be present at the closing of
the evolution trial which has placed
Dayton on the map, experienced the
greatest thrill and shock of the
trial, when Judge Raulston cited the
famous criminal lawyer for con-
tempt of court.
The court received the guarantee
of Darrows security and the trial
proceeded by an effort of the de-
Tense to introduce documentary
evidence in the absence Of the jury.
The defense contended that it
should be permitted to read the
statements to the court in the hope
that the court might be convinced
of the error in having held the law
constitutional. Raulston finally
ruled that one hour be given to the
defense to read portions of the
statements.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
COLLIER TOFORM
INSURCENT BLOC
In Effort to Force Extra Session
to Oppose Walkers Tax
Reform Program

ATLANTA, July 20. - The for
nation of an insurgent bloc in the
senate, led by Senator j. c. Col
lier, chairman of the senate finance
comm ittee. to force an extra ses-
sion of the general assembly in
November to oppose Gov. Walk
er's tax reform program and to
substitute therefor a general sales
tax, was forecast this morning by
Senator Collier.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
WOULD CHANGE
ROAD SYSTEM
Chatham Delegates Desire Re-
Organization of System Into
IS Trunk Zones

ATLANTA, July 90. = The re-
organization of the State Highway
system into 13 trunk line zones was
proposed in three measures intro
duced in the huOse today by the
Chatham county delegation.
The zones would be empowered
to issue bonds subject to the vote
of the people of each zone. The
bond issue proposed by the bill
would total over $27,OOO.OOO. To
accomplish this purpose the meas
ures seek an amendment ID ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
FROM Is STORY WINDOW

CHICAGO, July 20. j E. W.
Wagner, formerly one of the big
gest figures in the Chicago grain
trade whose firm failed for several
million dollars a few years ago,
plunged to his death today from
the fifteenth story of the West
minister building in the central
business district, 8.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
KILLED BY LIGHTNING

MOBILE, Ala, July 20.-David
Ellis, 80, was struck by lightning
and killed while in his home here
Sunday during an electrical storm
that visited this city. The house
was badly wrecked blythe crash, His
wife was badly shocked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
PHILLIPS NAMED TO
SUCCEED ANDERSON

ATLANTA, July 20. = Governor
Walker this morning nominated
John R. Phillips, of Jefferson coun-
ty. to be am ember Of the State
Highway commission for term be-
ginning today and ending January
1, 1926, to succeed W. 7. Ander-
son, resigned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
Each Tobacco Buying Company
to Have Two Buyers on
Hand During Sales
Season

BLACKSHEAR, July 2O.-That
the local tobacco market will open
under the most favorable conditions
that have yet attenied a tobacco
sales year here on th official open
ing day, July %, add that Black
shear will be we'll phpared to care
for the bumper croB predicted for
this section of the Georgia tobacco
belt, is indicated by statements of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
Harvest Moon Will Find Terrell,
Sumter and Lee Gathering One
OF The Largest Crops In Years

This Section On the Threshold
of Prosperity AS Cotton Pick
ing Season Nears. Lee Ex-
pecting to Gather One of the
Heaviest Crops of Cotton and
Corn in History of County.
Fair Prices for the Crop Pro-
duced VIII Put Sumter and
Adjoining Counties Back on
Financial Feet, According to
Experts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
~ MISSING IN OPEN
BOAT ON MOBILE BAY

MOBILE, Ala, July 20. -
Elliott C. Rickarby, prominent
Mobile attorney and a party of
IL are missing in an open boat
in Mobile Bay. They left their
summer home at Montrose on
eastern shore Sunday and were
due back at noon, but at 1880
this morning had not been heard
from. Several heavy squalls
were reported on the bay Sum
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
$4,000
IN ISLANDER SUIT

CHICAGO, July 10. Albert K.
Leland was awarded damage OF $40,
900 Friday by jury in his $4,000
SANDER suit against T. l., Hartig,
wealthy official of the Gal: Park
church Of which Leland formerly
was parishoner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
BARROW CITED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT
Chicago Attorney To Answer
10 Judge RaulstOn For Remarks
Made When Scientists Excluded

Leading Attorney for the De-
Tense Directed to Make a
$4,000 Bond for His Appear
ance to Answer to Citation
Tuesday. Court Room
Thrown Into Excitement
When Judge RaIston Calls
Famous Criminal Lawyer -
No Degree of Conflict Be-
tween Evolution and the Bible,
Says Expert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20

There are nearly 500 species Of
roses.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
Script Reveals Philip Knapp
AS JekyH Hyde Character

A facsimile of the check made out
to Louis PAMELA and the signature
believed to be forged by Philip
Knox Knapp, which is the basis of
this handwriting analysis.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-20
AMERICAS SPOT COTTON
WEATHER

For Georgia-Fair tonight;
Tuesday, fair in south, showers in
north portion; slightly warmer in
extreme north portion tonight;
moderate east and southeast winds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
BOUNDING SOUTH
ON CHILD LABOR
Proponents of Federal Amend
ment Begin Campaign to
Have Rejected Measures
Reconsidered

ATLANTA, Ca, Oct. 5.-Prop-
onents of the child labor amend
ment to the federal constitution,
winch has been rejected by eonsid-
erabiy more than the number of
legislatures required to defeat it.
intend to continue their campaign,
In the hope of securing favorable
action in the future, according to
advlces received in Atlanta.
The movement, it was shown
here, Is directed chiefly at the
Southern states, which the alleged
densely ignorant people of the ex-
plotting child labor, and to which
they refer as the backward states
Their propaganda, it was asserted
here. is based largely on misinfor-
nation so inexcusable that it
might be taken almost for deliber-
ate falsehood. For instance the
statement is reported to be COM
mon that Georgia has $4,000 child
workers under fifteen most OF
whom are employed in the cotton
mills, whereas as a matter of record
the total of all operatives in the
cotton mills, men, women and chill
dren, black and white, was only
slightly more than $4,000 and there
were only twenty children under The
legal age of fourteen so employed,
these working because of the pow
erty clause in the law which per
mitted them to help support a FAM
lily.
Really, opponents of the measure
here assert-and Georgia was the
first southern state to reject the
amendments is no wonder that
so many people of he North do NOT
know and understand the South
when people who might be ranked
as leaders are so deplorably ignor-
ant on the subject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
Reaping What
They Sow

Let no city pity itself for hav-
ing crime wave.
For crime waves are only
new proofs of the truth of the
old saying about men reaping
just exactly what they have
sown.
If city, through its political,
business and social leaders, sows
an easy-going morality in pub
lie and professional affairs; a
desire for riches, either private
or public. at the expense of all
else; a carelessness for all things
that cannot be reckoned in dol
lars and cents; a heedlessness Of
the welfare of its children who
are doomed to be born and live
in squalid Sums
Then a reaping time must
come, and that city will won
der why it has crime wave.
4 + y.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
Wasted Energy

A Kansas w. c. T. u. has
passed resolution urging CEN
sorship of Mother Goose tales to
eliminate all reference to intoxi-
eating drink.
Old King Cole with his pock-
etful of rye seems to be the
specific object of attack of The
women.
The next logical step Tor
these good, but fanatical wom-
en-, will be to censor all history.
George Washington must drink
buttermiik at all state functions.
he wayside tavern of We olden
days must be termed a ladies
rest room; all mention of beers,
wines and whiskies would be
eliminated from history.
Wen bet that some Of the
worst drunkards never learned
a Mother Goose rhyme in their
childhood and that some of the
foremost advocates of prohibi-
lion were once able to recite
many OF the verses from mem
OrV
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
EDITORIALS
LIGHT WINES" WOULD
NULLIFY A BEER LAW

1t is scarcely conceivable that the
brewers and the Anti-Saloon
League will be able to agree ON anv
side of law enforcement.
But at least on one thing every
body ought o agree. That is to cur
out the "and wine" from all this
beer and wine" talk.
There is no "and wine" involved
The brewers do not make wine.
There We're, if memory serves
eighty-four "beer and wine" bills
And there was not a word about
wine in any of them
! Good attorneys had doubtless ad
vised their introducers that the in
clusion of wine would make the bill
indisputably unconstituutiona anC
would lose whatever chance there
was of the beer bills surviving tn,
Supreme court.
Light wines" are twice a
strong as rather heavy beer, or fv,
times as trong as the heaviest bee
that could POSSIBILITY pass the 81
preme court if it passed congress
Nobody is trying to pass al
"and wine" law, it would be invalli
if it were passed. Why not, 70
truths sake, cut the 'and wine"
"Beer and wine" means beer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
SALARY INCREASE
COMES WITH
PROMOTION

CHICAGO. Sept. 29.-After a
"a, eful survey of the entire labor
situation extending from office boy
70 president. indications are tnat
positions showing Increases " sal
aries require experienced help:
Consulting the president OF one
Of our largest industries, the writ,
or INQUIRED regarding the rapid
success of a certain young man VINO
had become general manager, and
who a few years ago was but office
how. his answer was, Brown start
ed as office boy, the lowest salarled
uosition in our office, he was am
bitious and managed to purchase a
typewriter on email monthly pay
Ir.ents and after three weeks OF
practice at home he was promoted
TO bill clerk, which position gave
him knowledge of the selling price
of all merchandise. His next ad-
vance was that of typist, which
taught him the numerous forms OF
letter-writing and enabled him to
hold a stenographic position, CIV
| ing NM cOmpleIS hIlOWACN6O " Nv
ter-writing. He was then made sec,
rotary, bringing him into contact
with all business details and quail
fled him for the general managers
office at ten thousand per year.
The same opportunity awaits ev
cry young man and woman. Educa
ton or age have nothing to do with
operating so simple a machine a;
the type writer. We are informed
that a great piece of benevolent
work is being carried on by large
Chicago mail order house in fur
nishing typewriters to people wor
thy of credit, by selling on small
monthly ihstallmerts - low as tC
average about eight cents per day
and actually teaching their custom
ers how to use and operate any tpe'
writer in about three weeks time
You can get other information by
writing the international Type
writer Exchange, 1874 w. Lake st.
Chicago, Illinois. (adv.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
MONDAY. NON paper published.)

cacy of government.
We complain of ''too many laws, y
not praise the legislature that does
not pass, or the governtr who We
toes them. The long strain on our
thought of theRoosevelt era and It's
aftermaths, and the emotitnal exal-
tation of the war tired us, and we
have grown mentally lazy, apathe-
ic and conservative.
We think that eve want rest"
But we don't We want moro
laws-only each of us wants his
own and complains when the other
fellow gets his.
We want more government. We
want the things that only Congress
can do.
1t is a mood; not thought or g
fact.
We have merely the habit of com
planning. It's a crouch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
LIFE AND DEATH
IN SHANGHAI

Shanghai is parading a dozen
bandits a day through Marking
Road, and then haging them at the
Lung VIVA arsenal outside the town.
There are 1870 on the present list.
so the show will last some time.
The people seem to enjoy it, and
such is Chinese stoicism-even
the bandits do not particularly OBJ
ject.
DeDath is a relatively minor evil,
and life presents many greater ones
The prise min which they have been
incarcerated is doubtless a much
greater one, in their estimate.
SO the holiday goes on, the bandit
population is slightly decreased, ant
beyond this, not much happens.
1t is the Chinese way, and, ir
their present stage of development
perhaps an unavoidable one. We
more advanced, are one stage ahead
of it.
We lock up our prisoners more
humanely, and hang fewer of then
and do not make a show of those
We do hang.
But will our really civilized sue
cessors, looking back, be much more
shocked at the Chinese way than a
ours?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
THE STANDARD

For This Week a Host of New Pur-
chases With Genuine Economy in
Each Item Read Over The Whole
List:
AT zoe Yd.-Over five thousand
yards of the best outings; regularly
Csc.
At 48c - Plain or striped dress
serge, 26 inches wide; regularly 79c
At $1.79.-Heavy Blue and Black
storm serge, so inches wide; reg
ularly $3.50.
At S9c-Shepherd checks in sew
eral size checks, As inches wide ;
egularly 81.
At 98c-Every color in new silk
crepes, all So inches wide; values
up to $3.50.
At $1.98.-Silk Jersey slips in
every color, all sizes; regularly
$3.50.
At $1.25.-Guaranteed Alarm
clocks, each in separate box; regu-
larly SITS.
At .98-Men's English broad
cloth shirts, attached or c6llarless
style.
At zoe Yd.-New, SO inch fall
uiting, pretty patterns; value soc.
At $2.98-Ladies pretty patent
Gather slippers, new just from the
actory.
At $3.95-Ladies patent and sa-
in slippers, new models, just from
he factory.
At S1.25-54 inch dress flannel,
tripes and plaids; regularly 50.
At 48c Pretty curtain net in
white and ecrue regularly 79c.
At 5Oc-Pretty mercerized ur-
derwear crepe, all light shades; full
width.
At S1.-Pretty all wool flannels
extra fine finish.
At 79c-Pretty Sd wool white
flannels, full width and beautifully
finished.
At 5Oc-Half wool white flannel,
full width and we'll finished.
At S3.95-Hat boxes with trays,
two good shapes.
At 1Oc-Safety razors, guaran-
teed to shave as well as the dollar
kind.
At 1Oc-White and ecru curtain
scrim. SO inches wide, double
border.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-10-06
EDITO ORAL S
Autos and
Prosperity

The first half of 1925 has seen
more automobiles made and
sold in the United States than
ever before, according to the
latest figures.
AS an indication of our gen
eral prosperity that isn't so bad.
And as an indication of the
growing amount of enjoyment
and plain, everyday happiness
that the average citizet u Bile
to grasp, i is even better.
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