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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST IS, 1920


when he busts window. Scrub his
teeth.
On the Other Hand:
A learned criminal lawyer (see al
so next paragraph insists nine.
tenths of crime committed is the
product of youth, and that old per-
sons seldom are criminals. Which
statement may go hand in hand with
that of learned doctor (see also
next paragraph who says the aver
age flock of teeth are better is young
heads than old ones.
This is the next paragraph above
referred to:
Why in the name of goodness is a
lawyer tickled pink when you call
him the noted criminal lawyer? Try
calling physician a criminal doc
tor, or banker criminal financier.
and judge who hears cases of crime
daily would send you to Jail for a
million years if you called him a
criminal judge.
London Is On the Map.
You heard lot ABOUT how air.
planes scared the dickens out of Lon
don, Eng, during the late fracas
with Germany, and maybe you gar
nered the idea that London and air.
planes are familiar with each other.
But London saw its first airplane
just the other day. For the first
time in London's entire history an
airplane flew over the place. Inhabi-
tants of London, most of whom had
never seen an airplane anywhere be-
fore, considered the airplane's flight
the most remarkable incident in all
London's history.
P. S.-This happens to be London,
Kentucky.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
THE GEORGIA PRIMARY LAW

lations in conventions, and the rea-
son that the recent presidential pri-
mary got into a convention wrangle
was because the combined minorities
overrode the rules of the state COM
mittee, which were based upon the
law, but not part of the written
law, as is the case with primaries for
United States senator and governor.
Therefore, to be perfectly plain, it
takes only plurality vote for any
candidate for senator or governor to
secure the unity of any county, but
it does take majority of such units
to nominate.
The popular vote in any county
or in the state as a whole, does not
enter into the situation in any way.
To illustrate there are three can
didates in the field for governor
Say county may poll 1900 votes.
Hardwick could receive 50l of those
votes and Holder 500 and Walker 499
and yet Hardwick shall receive the
unit of that specific county, though
500 votes out of total of 1900
shall have expressed opposition to
him.
Suppose some other county shall
give to one of the loyal Democratic
candidates a majority over both the
others, one Of whom shall be Hard
wick, his surplus of votes in receiving
he unit of that county can avail
nothing in offsetting or evening up
the loss III another county; hence a
governor can be nominated in Geor-
gia-and the same law applies in
race for senator-withou the winner
having received a majority, or any
thing like majority, of the popular
Jotes in Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
THE STATE SNAG

Railroad increases have against the state
Possibly bump be encountered when the application
increases in Georgia heard by the State Railroad COMMISSION IN
Atlanta although hint has that the application
will or will not be granted
There public utilities commission refused to boost the
state passengers and the freight increase tenn
orary and contingent upon improved service hese rulings OF
course only nrastate traffic and do not reeVe e
interstate traveller nor freight going from another state INTO OF
through Illinois. ,.
is possible other will refuse rate increases Tor state
traffic And wild tumble different will PREVAIL railroad
tons on OF near lines will become popular stopping points
where one may long enough purchase another railroad
ticket !,
Railroads doubt will their agitation tor complete and
exclusive federal control vested the Interstate Commerce Com
mission difficult keep AZ different com
missions especially bodies much popular super
vision and influence
Advocates control of railroads within state borders
point with pride to the Illinois commissions action
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

A. o. Blalock, collector Of Internal
Revenue, of Atlanta, has furnished
the following statement from the Bu-
reau of Internal Revenue. at Wash
ington for the information of all cor
porations and individual stockhold-
ers:
MO decision of the Supreme Court
IN of the United States in recent
years has been Of greater Importance
to the financial interests of the coun-
try than that handed down on March
s, 1920, in the case Of Eisner VS..
Macomber. This decision has given
rise to numerous inquiries as to just
what stock dividends are for the pur-
pose of the income tax acts, how they
are to be determined and treated,
and distinguished from other divi-
dends.
The following rulings, embodied
in Treasury Decision 1862, cover the
questions which will most frequently
arise and which are of widest inter
est to corporations and taxpayers
generally.
Where a corporation, being author
lied so to do by the laws of the state
in which it is incorporated, transfers
a portion of its surplus to capital
account, issues new stock represent
ing the amount of the surplus so
transferred and distributes the stock
so issued to its stockholders such
stock is not income to the stock
holders and the stockholders incur no
liability for income tax by reason of
its receipt.
Where a corporation, being there
unto lawfully authorized, increases its
capital stock and simultaneously de-
clares cash dividend equal in
amount to the increase in its capital
stock, and gives TO its stockholders a
real option either to keep the money
for their own or to reinvest it in the
new shares, such dividend is a cash
dividend and is income to the stock
holders whether they reinvest it in
the new shares or rot.
Where corporation which is not
PERMITTED under the laws of the state
III which it is incorporated to issue a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
ATLANTA Constitution.)

AEAOAdlAb1
THERE seems to be great deal Of
misunderstanding as to the pro-
visions of the Neill primary law with
regard to the senatorial and guber-
material contests in Georgia.
This misunderstanding has been
occasioned, no doubt, by confusion
resulting from the much discussed
rules governing the April 20 presi-
Dental primary.
In the latter case the Georgia pri-
mary law per Sc did mot apply, a
presidential primary not being stipU-
lated in the statutes.
In a general state primary, how
ever, for United States senator, gov
ernor and state house officers, the
Georgia law provides as follows:
First, that for United States sena-
tor or governor, the candidate receiv-
ing the highest number of votes in a
county "a plurality shall receive the
unit of that county.
Second, that the candidate for
senator or governor receiving a ma
jority of such county unit votes shall
be the nominee; and in the event no
candidate for senator or governor
shall have received in the primary a
majority of the county unit votes, the
two candidates receiving the highest
number of county units shall enter
into a second primary
For all offices except senator and
governor the candidate receiving the
largest number of county unit votes,
or plurality, shall be the nominee. u
Therefore, there can be no "con-
vention fight" as has been suggested
by some of the state papers, it mat
tiers not what the outcome of a tri-
angular contest for senator or gov
ernor in the first primary may be.
The Neill las was passed following
the famous Macon convention in 1914
in order to prevent further manipu-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
A BUSY MONTH

August month of swelterng heat living Apex of the
silly Enemy of pep Month osy hot eepess
nights The poets have little good o say of it.
And few months present such substantial epoch
marking achievement as this same lazy August
On August l. 1907 Robert Fulton successfully sailed his first
steamboat
On August IS 1911 T. the United opened the Panama
Canal to navigation
On August 1858 the cable message was flashed across
the Atlantic.
On August %, 1918 the first transatlantic steamboat was
launched
Each of these August achievements landmark human
August 10 a. when the Kaiser declared war on civilization and
the train of evil he started hasn't stopped yet
Another peace ship wouldn't go bad right now
What's become of the haired inventor who was goino n
make cheap alcohol fuel out of potatoes?
New York infested with loft robbers Have the old second
story workers graduated into higher class
Captain Amundsen has started on iveves north nol exna
ton. Maybe he'll Doc Cook
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
500 Reward. 500

The readers of this paper will
pleased to learn that there is at lea.
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that Is catarTh. Catarrh being greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment Halls
catarrh Medicine is taken internally and
acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Sur.
faces of the System thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease. giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In the curative power OF HalrR
Catarrh Medicine that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that ii fails
TO cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY 81 CO, Toledo.
Ohio Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

Oh do be careful of your teeth
And wash 'em without fail
Or you'll become a criminal
And find yourself in Jail.
Or if somebody holds you up
And takes your kale don't beef
But just remember the poor chap
Forgot to wash his teeth.
Our jails and penitentiaries
Would be but empty husks
If each N every mothers son
Would only scrub his tusks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

nR. LOUIS Suberanta, of Univer-
~ sity of Madrid argues that neg
lect of teeth makes criminals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
GEnzUuA@1A

Law and equity God hath joined but which man
both put asunder.-Coon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

Loans on Farm Lands at 6 per
-ent interest Local money or
: arm or City property.
GORDON HOWELL.
Eson Bldg. Phone $40
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16
RAILROAD SCHEDULES

Arrival and Departure of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ca.
The following schedule figures
published as information and not
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

New York is infested with loft robbers Have the old
tory workers graduated into higher class
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

Another peace ship wouldn't go bad right now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

What's become of the long-hai inventor who Wa
make cheap alcohol fuel out of potatoes?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-16

Captain Amundsen has started on fve-year north poll
on Maybe he'll run across Doc Cook
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
CONVOY DRIVER
 SERIOUSLY HURT. Motor Truck Skids and Goes Down Embankment On
 Jasper Road

Andrew Garrison, a driver of one of the motor trucks in the United States Motor Transport Corps, which left Bir- ningham yesterday morning. is in the St. vincent's hospital today in probably fatally injured condition.
 The motor truck which he was driving skidded and turned over an embankment near Sayre on the Jasper road late yes- terday afternoon and he was pinned un- derneath.
 When the truck was raised from Gar rison's body, he was in an unconscious condition. He was taken to Jasper where medical aid was given, but it was found that he was in such a serious condition that 1t was decided to bring him to Birmingham.
 Immediately upon his arrival in the city he was rushed to the St. Vincents hospital where he was placed upon the operating table. Attending physicians have but little hope for his recovery as they say his skull was fractured.
 The motor convoy arrived in Jasper late yesterday afternoon, and were met by a reception committee composed of the leading citizens of the town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
COHEN RELEASED ON S2,500 BOND ON CHARGE
 OF GRAND LARCENY

Morris Cohen, who operates dry goods store at 2230 North Second ave- nue, made s2,50o bond last night and was released, He was arrested by City Detectives DeGroat and Dobyns on charge of having $1200 worth of suits and clothes in his store that the de- tectives claim were stolen from the American Railway Express Company on July 1, when $6,000 worth of clothing which was consigned to Birmingham merchants, was taken.
 Late yesterday afternoon warrants were sworn out against Cohen charg- ing him with grand larceny of an inter- state shipment, and with buying, re- ceiving and concealing stolen property
 Cohen denies any Knowledge of the theft of the merchadise and states that when the proper time comes he will produce receipt to show that he bought and paid for the clothes that the city detectives found in his store in the regular order of business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
RECEPTION PLANNED
 GOLD STAR MOTHERS
 ATTENDING REUNION

Plans for the reception and enter time for complete restoration of the tainment of the Gold Star mothers at tending the reunion of Rainbow vet erans in Birmingham this week will be completed at meeting to be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in the office of Mai. Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States court.
 Fifty gold star mothers are expected to arrive in Birmingham today to at tend the reunion, and they will be at the Louie Compton Seminary. In honor of these mothers the local Gold Star society has sent a huge bas- ket of flowers, the center of which Is a large gold star made of yellow flowers to greet them. In addition they will present them with small flags with a gold star in the center, to use in the parade.
 A reception will be given for these mothers and the members of the loca1 association will go in a body to mees them Tuesday morning. Major Allison president of the association, urged al members to be present at the meet ing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
POLISH WITHDRAWAL ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
 IS NOW IN PROGRESS
(Continued from Page One) Caucasus by the borsnevii<i seems inevitable.
DENIES GOVERNME ENT
 LEAVING WARSAW

Washington, July 10.-The Polish government is not leaving Warsaw, declared Prince Casimir Lubomirski, the Polish minister in a statement to- day denying report cabled from Ger many yesterday that it was the in- tention of Poland to move her seat of government from Warsaw. The state- ment said the Polish legation desired to emphasize the fact that news such as this was originated in Germany with the aim of spreading confusion and panic outside of Poland. and of doing her as much harm as possible" !"
 The statement declared that news of quite another character was received by the legation today from Poland, to the effect that the Polish army was holding back the bofshevik forces, that the entire nation as well as the army was full of patriotic enthusiasm and that all the parties were united in an unbroken front.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF REV. T. K. FIERCE

Rev. T. K. Tierce, age 67, for several
 years member of the North Alabama
 conference. died at the family resi-
 dence, 1922 South Eighteenth street, late
 yesterday afternoon.
 Dr. Tierce has been retired from ac- tive service for the past ten years, but when his health would permit he always
 took an active part in church affairs. The deceased is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. B. T,
 Rochester. and Miss Katherine Fierce of this city.
 Funeral services will be held from the St. Johns Methodist Church this afternoon at o'clock. pr. P. B. Wells, pastor of the South Highland Methodist Church will officiate.
 Burial will be in Elmwod cemetery Lige Loy in charge. The active pall- bearers are: Dr. George Hogan, F. M Jackson. Mir. Mosely. Rev I. T. Miller Walter Beasley and pr. A. D. Rochester Honorary pa1lbearers: pr. Cunningham Wilson, pr. John A. Moore, Robert Alp bot, Dr. J. W. Johnson, Dr. J. D. Simp- | son and Rev F. s. Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
WARRANTS CHARGE 2
 T REED TO DEFRAUD w A K RISK BUREAU
By Associated Pres.

New Haven, Conn, July 10-warrants l from the office of the United States Dis trict Attorney were served today upon Daniel E. OKeefe. an attorney of New Britain. and Aloyisus Young of that city both war veterans, charging them with attempting to defraud the federal war risk bureau.
 It was stated by Assistant District At- torney Cohen that William IT. Salisbury, employed in the disability compensation office at Buffalo, IN. r., also is being held for a hearing.
 It is alleged that various persons have had scheme to secure from veterans of the late war, who have disability claims pending, a payment, or promise of payment, of a cons siderable part of the expected relief in cons ideration of ef- forts to expedite approval and payment , of the claim in Washington.
 Both o'Keefe and Young were held in l,0o0 bail for trial before the United States court at Washington, D. C. They waived examination. The charge was that of "eonspiring to violate federal statute bribng federal official and that they conspired to remove docu- ments. the property of the, United States"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
ENGINE HOUSE FIRE
 CAUSE OF SUSPENSION
 OF WOODWARD MINES

Fire in the engine house of the Woodward Iron Company at the ore mines on Red Mountain on Saturday destroyed valuable machinery and has temporarily put the three slopes op- erated from this engine house out of commission.
 Incidentally several hundred men are idle for tke time being. The fire Is believed to have been caused by a de- fective switch. The building is of brick veneer, but the frame roof caught fire and that caused the in- terior of the building to become q red-hot furnace. Three big air com pressors. two hoistinE engines and much electrical apparatus were ruined.
 Makeshift repairs will enable par Ntial resumption of operations in the next few days. but if will take some entire outfit of machinery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
Unrestricted Liberty Will Be Given Enemy
 Aliens After July 15
sy AssoeIst,d pre,,

 <. Washington. July 10.-Enemy aliens interned during the war and since re- leased on parole will be given their un- restricted liberty July IS, except in cases of those under suspicion. An or der for their release was signed two or three days ago by Acting Attorney Gen eral Frierson. Most of the aliens in termed during the war on their release were compelled to give bond and sub 5ect themselves to the restrictions of a parole MT. Frierson said tonight that inasmuch as sufficient length of time has now lapsed, all except those still considered menace to public safety are to be given their full release. De- termination to those to be held under parole will be left to the United States attorneys in the districts in which the aliens live, MT. Ericsson said.
 Department of justice officials were unable to give an estimate tonight of the number affected blythe order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
John C0rnett Receives
 Victory Medal and Clasps

John H. Cornett of the composing room of The Age-Hera1d received his victory medal, with five clasps. yes terday. The clasps represent the five major engagements in which the 167th regiment Rainbow division, took part, namely: Champagne -Marne, Aisne- Marne, St. Mihiel. Mouse -Argonne and defensive sector. He was private first class of the Headquarters company of the 167th regiment, and in addition to taking part in she above engagements was in many of the minor Scraps" of that famous regiment and was severe ly wounded twice.
 John is very popular with all the force on. The ge-Herald, who are proud of him and his war record
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
WARRIOR SWEPT BY DISASTROUS FIRE
Business Section Destroyed. Buildings Dynamited to
 Check Flames

Two dwellings. a restaurant. ma-
 ;hine shop and several stores were de-
 Stroyed by fire at Warrior, Ala, yes
 terday afternoon.
 The fire started as the result of the
 Explosion of an oil stove in a restau-
 Fant about s:30 o'clock. The flames spread rapidly to adjoining buildings. hnd it looked for while as if the whole town was to go up in smoke.
 Two kegs of gunpowder was used in an efort to blow up buildings in the bath of the flames
 Lines of men were formed with buckets of water, but soon the fire became so intense that no one could get within twenty feet of the burning Buildings.
 The wind abated, one-story build ing was wrecked that was in the path of the flames, and the fire burned it. |Self out after completely destroying .six buildings at an estimated loss o; over S30.0O0.
 No one was injured. and much of 1.-the merchandise in the stores and household goods were removed before the buildings caught fire.
 The explosion in the restaurant |lthrew the fire in every part of the building. Ten minutes after the ex 'iplosion occurred the building was a mass of flames.
 The general merchandise store be- longing to T. W. Street, Jr., adjoining l the restaurant, was the next to catch Hire.
 About half of the merchandise was fremoved and piled upon the other Eside of the street. The building was burned to the ground. A machine shop 1 with pressing club upstairs, was the Enext to catch on fire. Mrs. Ragland's boarding house caught fire from the pressing club Much of the household goods were re- 1 moved, but the dwelling, like all the Eothers that had caught fire, was com pletely destroyed.
 keg of gunpowder was used ir Il blowing up the office of pr. Cox, which BadJoined his residence. The first kee of powder failed to blow up the one |lstory office and a second keg of DOW. der was used The second keg of powder blew the one story building to pieces, and the fire was checked. Wet blankets were used to cover the roofs of the houses across the street to keep them from N catching on fire from the intense heal and flying sparks.
 Household goods, parts of automo.
 piles from the machine shop, and groceries and clothes were piled ir the street safe distance away from the fire.
 The town boosts of no fire equip ment of any kind, and the people were unable to smother the flames or te
 throw buckets of water upon the houses. The damage is estimated al sso,0o0, but it is believed that the en-
 tire damage will be nearly double this 4 amount when the damage to both l property and household ennds is falsen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-07-11
Peking Menaced and Martial LaW
 Put Into Effect
Hv Associated Pre-.


 Peking, July 10.-Generais Wu Pei-Fu and Tsao-Kun are reported to be moving forces toward PektnE along the Peking-Hnnkow railway in defiance of the warning given the government by the diplomatic corps yesterday thnt in case of m uprising no fight must take place In Peking and the city must not he subjected to bombardment.
 General Yuan Chi-Jui, former premier, who has dictatorial pow CTS, has appointed Yuan Chi-Kuei. n former war minister, tO he chief of the forces moving to check the ad- vance.
 Martial law hns ben put into ef- feet and the western gates of the city are guarded against the unau- thorized entry of troops.