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The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
NON-COTTON
AREA PLANTED
Nine Counties of Texas and Two
Parishes i'm Louisiana Under
Ban Account Boil Worm

Washington, April 9-Prohibition of
cotton plantingin portions of nine coun-
ties of Texas and three parishes of
Louisiana, comprising an aggregate of
1000 acres. was recommended today
by the federal horticultural board as
the only hopeful means of exterminat-
ing the pink boil worm which has in
fected those districts
Governor Hobby agreed to promulgate
Immediately the non cotton zones, and
has tagen steps to establish other re-
strictions. Louisiana has already taken
steps, for non-cotton zones.
The recommendations also provide
for a regulated zone twenty miles wide
around the nom cotton area of Texas.
with similar zones ten miles wide
around all oil mills in Texas known to
have received infected seed in the last
three years No regulated zone is
deemed necessary in Louisiana. but
mile zone sare recommended around oil
mills known to have received infected
seed
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
TO FIGHT FOR
TICK DIPPING
Business Men and Cattle Owners
Retain Attorneys to Aid in
Enforcing the Law.
OPPOSITION TO MEET
Farmers Who Are Combating
Dipping Will Gather at Court
House This Morning.

Businessmen and cattle owners of
Escambia county who are in favor
of the cattle dipping law have re-
tanned Watson & Pasco as attorneys to
assist State Attorney r. A. McGeachy
in pressing mandamus proceedings
against farmers and cattle owners who
refuse to obey the tick dipping law. An
organization of those in favor of the
law has been perfected and it was an
nounced by the State Livestock Sani-
tary Board yesterday the Messrs.
Watson & Pasco had been retained.
Cattlemen who are opposed to the
law will meet at the old court house
at 10 o'clock this morning to perfect
an organization and perhaps to make
arrangements for attorneys who will
attempt to have the law set aside
1t has been said that a prominent To-
cal attorney has agreed to break the
law if he is retained.
Interest in cattle dipping has been
arranged all over Escambia county
as we'll as in many other counties OF
the West F1orido district. Dipping
has been going steadily forward in Es-
Gambia county and members of the
State Sanitary Board expect that the
present season will see completion
of the work here
The number of farmers in atten-
dance at today's meeting Of the anti
dipping cattle owners is expected to
indicate the strength of the opposition
There have been no public meetings
of those in favor of dipping but il
is said that there has been very little
opposition to dipping, except in GER
tain communities.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
smith PROBE IS
CREATING STIR
New York District Attorneys
Investigation Widest Since
RoSenthal Was Killed.

New York, April g. Investigation
of the bank accounts and stock spec
ulations of five police officials was
started today by Assistant District
Attorney Smith with the announce
ment that he is after bigger game in
his crusade against vice and graft
than inspector Dominick Henry or any
of the other men already under in
dictment.
With the Indictment of Inspector
Henry, Mr.. Smiths crusade against
the police department has created
greater stir than any shake up that
has occurred since Lieutenant Charles
Becker had the gambler Herman Ros-
enthal killed for "squealing."
Henry, who has been in charge Of
the tenderloin district had deposited
more than $50, 900 with brokers in less
than a year and $4,000 is now due
him according to a transcript of his
accounts made public by the district
attorneys office. His salary is s4,40o
a year and the Indictment charges him
with neglect of duty in failing TO sup
press SO specified establishments in
his district that were violating the
law.
Smith said today that in tracing
bank accounts of various police Of
ficiaIs, he would endeavor TO connect
their deposits with large amounts paid
for protection by keepers of disorderly
resorts. The Rev. John Roach Stra-
ton. who has figured in the inquiry
since ne described in a sermon what
Broadway district, said he had been
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
NEELEY'S name
PASSES SENATE
Confirmed to Be United States
Attorney for Northern Dis
trict of Florida.
NOMINATED IN FEBRUARY
Resigned From State Legisla-
ture in 1915 to Accept First
Appointment to Office.

Col. John l.. Neeley was confirmed
yesterday to be United States attor-
ney for the Northern District of Flor
ida. the senate acting on President
Wilson's nomination in its first ex-
ecutive session In several weeks. Mr..
Neeley's nomination was sent TO the
senate February Is.
Col. Neeley started life over in Jef-
ferson county When he got big
enough he went to Georgetown where
he graduated in law. Soon after this
he became secretary of the State Rail
road Commission at Tallahassee. This
was in 1897. In 1898 he was admitted
to the Florida bar but did not begin
the active practice of law until 1901
when he closed his connection with the
Railroad Commission.
In 1909 Col. Neeley represented Leon
county in the state legislature and
was re-elected in 1915 but resigned TO
accept the appointment of United
States Attorney for the Northern Dis
trict of Florida.
Col. Neeley's first big job for the
government was in connection with
the gun-running cases. He filed the
libel against the schooner Lucy III.
which was engaged in carrying arms
and men to Mexico to aid the Huer-
tistas. A number of miner civil cases
occupied his time until the outbreak
of the war when he became exceed
ingly busy with draft enforcement and
espionage matters. He handled the
Lutz cases and a number of others.
Almost coincident with the criminal
cases brought forward by the war,
were a number of important civil mat
ters Mr.. Neeley handled the gov
ernments local end of the shipyard
title matters and only recently was
instrumental in aiding the plant to
obtain from the government large
amount of financial backing which as
sures the plant of continued activity
and prosperity.
Col Neeley has also conducted
sweeping investigation of the High
Cost of Living and his findings are
now before Attorney General Palmer
for further recommendations. Mr..
Neeley is also conducting the investi-
CATION of the recently exposed alleged
conspiracy cases
In addition to being lifelong
Democrat. a station in life to which
he saws he was born and did not have
to be converted, Col. Neeley is a mem
ber of a number of fraternal organi-
zations He candidly admits that
when he first started mixing" he was
a genuine joiner.
The senate also confirmed the NOM
ination of Nathan H Boswell to be
United States Marshal for the South
ern District of Florida.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
COUNTY REGISTRATION
WILL BE HEAVY ONE

With 1926 new votes regis
tered on the county books in the
city and 500 new voters regis
tered in the county precincts,
indication is given that the reg
istration for the June primary
will b e exceptionally heavy.
There are approximately 1900
old voters on the county books
in county precincts who are not
required to re-register, making
a total of 5,524 registered voters
with country precincts yet to
be heard from. 1t is believed
that fully 5000 voters will be
found TO be qualified in the
county this year.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
ALABAMIANS TO
WEAR OVERALLS
Demonstration Against High
Cost Clothing Spreads Rap
idly in Two Cities.

birmingham. Ala, April g Two
thousand men in all walks of life have
ioined the birmingham Overall Club
in a campaign against the high cost
of clothing.
Started in a spirit of jest, the idea
rapidly gained converts and today the
headquarters of the club was thronged
with volunteers anxious to sign the
roster. Monday night a mass meeting
will be held in the largest auditorium
of the city when a vote win be taken
on the proposition to don overalls the
following Sunday morning and wear
them until the cost Of clothing
tumbles.
Theodore Larmar- a prominent busi-
ness man and secretary of the organ
ization is responsible for its organi-
cation. He advanced the idea in con-
yersation with several friends and
within twenty-four hours he was
joined by hundreds of men, some of
whom, constituted themselves mem
bership committees in the city's latest
drive
Gadsden. Ala, April - Following
action of the Kfwanis club in adopting
a resolution urging men and women
bring down the high cost of clothing.
Rotarians here appeared at their
weekly luncheon today dressed in
oyeralls Senator Underwood was
among the guests OF honor at the meet
ing. which was arranged 10 discuss
relations between capital and labor,
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
>AU BROTF1ERE1OOD FIGHT OUTLAWS
sCAMBIA FARMERS ORGANIZE TO SUSTAIN DIPPING LAW
Chiefs of -Four Big Railroad
BrOtherhOOds De1lOuuce Strike
SENATE VOTES DOWN
COMPULSORY TRAINING

Washington, April o. After
the senate had voted forty six
to nine today to substitute vol
untary military training for
compulsory training, fight was
started to eliminate this also
but it went over until Monday.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
BELGIUM SENDS
FIRST TROOPS
Detachment Moves Forward to
Give Support to French in
Ruhr District Occupation

Paris, April 9.-Dr. Won Mayer. Ger
man Charge D'Affaires, has handed
a note to Premier Millerand, from the
German government declaring that
Germany will hold France responsible
for consequences of the violent Incl
dents in Frankfort.
Coblenz, April 9.-Notification has
been given through the Belgian mill
tary mission here of formal participa-
ton by Belgium in the French action
in occupying frankfort. Belgium is
sending detachment of troops with
the French to mark its cooperation, it
was announced.
Paris, April 9.-The British attitude
regarding the French occupation OF
Frankfort will cause the opening of a
diplomatic conversation between the
powers of the entente concerning the
whole subject of action with regard
to Germany, it was said today in Of
ficial circles.
In this conversation the French atti-
mo 2-Contnued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
SOUTHERN PORTS
RATES ATTACKED

New York, April Representative
of commercial organizations OF
score of North Atlantic ports met here
today to formulate protest against
freight rates alleged to discriminate
in favor of Gulf and South Atlantic
ports
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
MAIL BANDIT is
POORLY AWARDED

Kansas City, April 9.-Less than
hundred dollars was obtained by ban
dit who rifled the mail car Of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe train
last night, postal officials announced
today.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10
LEGION OPPOSES
DeVALERA SPEECH

Jacksonville. April 9-ResoIutions
protesting against an address here next
week by Eamon DeNalera. provisional
president Of the republic Of Ireland. !"
were adopted today by the Jacksonville
post, American Legion.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10

CNo. @Continued ON Page Two)
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10

No. Acontinued on Page Two.)
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10

FIGHT HIGH COST OF LIVING
Your old furniture. office fix
tures or machinery can be QUICK
~ turned into cash through The
Journal Want Columns
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10

No. 8. Continued or Page 2.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-10

(No. 2-continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
PRETTY COMPLIMENT TO
MISS ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE

Mrs. Hershel Smith entertained
yesterday afternoon at her home on
Lee street complimenting Miss Eliza
beth Eldridge, a bride-elect of the
early fall. The living rooms were
adorned with japanese sunfowers
and yellow daisies, and the refresh
ments further detailed the color
scheme of yellow. Bridge was play
ed at five tables, at the conclusion of
which sandwich course was served.
Miss Eldridge was presented with a
bottle of French perfume. Playing
were Miss Eldridge, Miss Annie
Cochran, Miss Bailey Cochran, Miss
Lillian Cochran, Miss Lula Mathis.
Mrs. John Hudson, Mrs. Willis Haw-
kins, Mrs. Dan Mckay, Mrs. George
Anderson, Mrs. Will Green Turpin,
Mrs. D. K. Brinson, Mrs. E. j. Ell
bridge, Mrs. W. S. Ivey, Mrs. Edward
Mathis, Jr., Mrs. Eugene Cato, Mrs.
Edgar Ship, Mrs. Barlow Council.
while assisting the hostess were Mrs.
A. d. Gatewood and Mrs. Cliff Will
liams.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
HAS A GOOD PLATFORM. TO
THE PEOPLE OF THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF
GEORGIA.

l am a candidate for Congress sub
ject to the Democratic primary. Let
me take this public and direct method
of asking every qualified voter for
his influence and support. A Geor-
gian living in your District twenty
three years, / aspire to represent you
in Congress. If you honor me with
your official trust at Washington.
pledge is here and now given you to
ever champion the rights of the
masses of the people, and to resist
and uncompromisingly oppose every
effort made to use the powers of gov
eminent to lay tribute on the indus
trial, laboring and producing classes
for the enrichment, subsidized or fav-
ored interest. The need of the masses
of the people today is a government
fairly administered where men and
all lines of business and every section
of the country, are equal before the
law, and equal before the tariff col
lector, and equal in every right and
opportunity that popular government
owes and should guarantee to its
humblest cottage and bestow upon
it's humblest citizen. L believe that
the authority lodged in the Federal
government when the emergency of
war was upon the country must be
returned to the States.
I believe in the immediate and full
restoration of those great rights
which our forefathers secured with
their blood and treasure The free
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
HON. J.. GORDON JONES ANNOUNCES
FOR CONGRESS FROM THE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT

dom of speech, the freedom Of the
press, religious liberty, the right of
peaceable assemblage of the people
to petition their government. These
rights have suffered serious impair
ment, and should be regained and
held by the people. Let them 90 Der
manently and the loss of liberty will
accompany them.
do not believe in Transforming
our nation into a great military gov
eminent. To tax the people to the
limit to build up great military es-
Enlistment would surely produce
war, as our war masters would want
to try out their machine, when it was
perfected. l am opposed to univer-
sal compulsory service. We are the
greatest nation, and can best work
for good ourselves and to others by
determining our own conduct. To
enter into treaties, binding ourselves
to every war, everywhere, in the fu-
ture, is departure from our best
traditions.
For the triumph of this cause an
appeal is hereby made for the vol
untary aid and support of men who
dare at the ballot box to vote for
country. Resolute in purpose and
undeterred by any political assault
l pledge you an honorable campaign,
and if selected from my place in pri-
vate ranks of the common citizenship
to serve you in Congress, loyalty and
fidelity to the trust reposed shall
guide me always. Sincerely yours,
J. GORDON JONES.
Cordele, Ga.
advertisement
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GI8Q5I]iFD
Department Conducted by Mrs Moran residence II East
Church Street; Phone $40.

Gree by little Elizabeth Worthy, who
wore a dainty white organdie.
Bridge was played at four tables, at
the conclusion of which salad
course was served. The high score
prize was a daintily hand embroider-
ed cuff and collar set. Those play
ing were Miss Davis, Miss Evelyn
Bell, Miss Elizabeth Eldridge Mrs.
Alton Cogdell, Mrs. W. c. Randolph
Miss Margaret Jones, Miss Brownie
Hodges, Mrs. A. B. Turpin, Miss
Ruth Macarthur, Miss Louise Will
ford, Miss Anna Murray, Miss Lois
McMath, Miss Mary Glover, Miss
Eugenia Parker, Miss Melva Clark,
Mrs. D. K. Brinson, Mrs. Harold
Ahearn, Mrs. Dudley Gatewood, Mrs.
George Andrews, Miss Leta Merritt,
Mrs. w. B. Worthy, Jr., Miss Mar
garet Wheatley. Assisting the host
ess in serving were Miss Julia Glenn,
Miss Pauline Broadhurst, Miss Isa-
bel Wheatley, and coming in for re-
freshments were Mrs. Frank Cato,
Miss Lizzie Worthy and Miss Alice
Worthy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06

treasurer, Tax Collector Small col
lected and turned over to the various
district school trustees a total of
$228,471.93, which is not included
in the amount above set
forth as being handled by the
county treasurer. In their audit of
the accounts of the county the au-
ditors handled approximately 5000
charges, and in all of these found
errors totalling only $13.17, WHICH
they said in making their report to
the commissioners speaks very COM
mendably for the care apparently
exercised by the collector in hand
ling his records" In his handling
of the school tax moneys passing
ehrough his office, Collector Small
made five minor errors against him.
self amounting to net over-pay-
ment of $3.50, with which the au-
ditors furnished him a memorandum.
Division of Tax Receipts.
The total state and county taxes
collected by the county during the
period audited was $177,183.95, this
being divided as follows: AID va
loren property taxes, $161, 070.07
poll taxes, $2,825.00; professional
taxes Qicense fees) $4,000; corp
Grafton taxes, $12,375.03, and inter
est collected from delinquent tax
payers of all classes, $273t85. 1t
may be explained that corporation
taxes are collected by the state at
Atlanta, and RENTED to the county
authorities, and these include the
payments made by the several rail
roads operating in the county as well
as the public service corporations
which deal directly with the comp
troller general in the matter of tax
es, and over which the county au-
thorities have no jurisdiction.
On the various moneys collected,
$124,384.60 was paid over to the
county treasurer; $40, 1906 was re-
mitted to the state treasurer at At
lanta, being the amount paid by Sum-
ter county toward maintenance of the
state government; George D. Jones.
county tax receiver, who is paid on
commission basis, received $780,
55, and County Tax Collector Small
received a stipend totaling $2,725.58.
These amounts make total of $177,-
170.78, leaving an unaccounted for
balance of $13.17, which the au-
ditors say is an unusually small diff
ference, considering the large num-
Der of items handled by the various
fiduciary officers.
Road Money Interest.
In their audit of the permanent
road funds of the county the auditors
found that, with receipts of $237,-
1874 from the sale of 232 five per
cent Permanent Road Bonds, the
county has received in interest pay
ments from the five banks with which
the road funds are deposited total
of $7,534.54, the repositories paying
the county IL per cent interest
per annum on the average monthly
unused balances. The federal gov
eminent, which is cooperating in the
construction of the permanent high
ways, has contributed $1,432.02, be-
ing a single installment and applying
to the payment of expenses incurred
in the completion of Project No
1O1."
Under the heading "Disburse-
ments," the report of the auditors
shows a total of $95,8O8.45 has been
disbursed by the road builders, leav-
ing an urexpended balance on hand
amounting to $150,315.75. These
expenditures are divided as follows
For road construction to date, $751;
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BRADBURY.MOO

PLAINS, Aug. 6.-An announce
ment of much interest to Plains PEG,
pie is that of the engagement OF
Joe Moore to Miss Winifred P. Brad
bury, of Dover, Mass.
MIR. Moore is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Moore, of Plains. He was
graduated from Georgia School OF
Technology with first honors out OF
a class of thirty-fve. He has for a
number of years been associated in
business with Barber Coleman q
Co., Rockport, H., and has held i'm
portant positions for them. At one
time he spent six months in England
establishing knot-tieing machine. In
Dover, Mass, where he now lives he
is prominent in society and in the
business world.
Miss Bradbury is a prominent
young woman of Dover, and also an
honor graduate. She was graduated
from Smith College, Northamton,
Mass
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06

83O.76; for equipment to date, $780,
956.55; deposits placed with State
Highway Department against trucks
delivered, s5,483.6O; interest on av-
erage balances transferred from this
account to county general fund, ST.
534.54. All of the unexpended bal
ance of the permanent road funds
was found intact on deposit in the
several banks, by the auditors, who
commended the business-like methods
of the commissioners in handling
these funds,
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BIRTHDAY PARTY AT
HUNTINGTON WEDNESDAY

Hoyt Murphy, Jr., complimented
number of his friends with par
ty at his home at Huntington near
Americas Wednesday afternoon, the
occasion being the celebration of his
twelfth birthday The living rooms
were bright with midsummer flowers
in vases and bowls, and games were
played on the porch and broad
lawn. Pinning the tail on the DON
key was the most thoroughly en-
joyed and box of candy was the
prize for the successful contestant.
The refreshments consisted of ice
cream served with individual cakes
and lemonade and candy came in be-
tween. The dining table held for its
central decoration the birthday cake,
all in pink and white, with twelve
lighted tapers cleaning from its sur
face, and around this were placed
bud vases filled with pink rosebuds.
The birthday symbols were in the
cake, and much merriment was caus-
ed by the search for the trophies in
the slices. Miss jeanette Slappey, of
Americas, attended the party, and
spent several days with the family.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
MISS DAVIS HONOREE
AT LOVELY SHOWER.

Miss Carolyn Worthy and Miss
Nellie Worthy entertained jointly
this afternoon at their home on Han
cock avenue for Miss Elizabeth Da-
Wis, a bride-elect. Japanese sunfiow-
ers combined with yellow daisies and
zinnias made a pretty floral adorn-
ment in the living rooms The gifts
for the bride-to-be were placed in a
covered basket filled with flowers,
with a fluffy bow tied to the handle,
and this was presented to the hon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
Helped Father and Son
"Zion Did Us Both Coca, " Writes Mr. Geutyy
of Moreno, Tenn.

1T is well-known medical fact, that
l. iron is necessary constituent of the
blood, and that blood lacking iron is
the cause of many troubles that only iron
will cure.
Ziron, scientific compound of iron
with other valuable ingredients, is the
remedy 10 take when your blood needs
more iron, and your system requires a
tonic. Ziron is mild and harmless, does
not stain the teeth, and is good for chill
dren as well as adults.
MIR. P. 9. Gentry, of Moreno, Tenn,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06

writes: "Ziron Iron Tonic has made good
in my family. have used it to a very
great advantage to myself and my IA
year-old boy. 1t did us both good.
think 1t is good medicine for what 1t is
recommended"
If you are pale, weak, tired, feel down
and out, take Ziron. 1t will put iron into
your blood, and should help build you up,
Get bottle from your druggist today.
and give ZIRON fair trial. Sold by
him under money-back guarantee.
Ask him about it. He will tell you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-06
c1B i h S |

Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Thayer, OF
Savannah, announce the birth of g
son, who has been named James Ed.
ward Thayer. Mrs. Thayer is pleas
antly remembered here as Miss Clara
Weeks, being a daughter of Mr.. anC
Mrs. j. NJ. Weeks, and having other
relatives here as well. Before going
to Savannah to reside, Mr.. and Mrs
Thayer lived in Americas.