Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-01
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The Fulton county grand jury COM
ments on the remarkable growth of
crime in Atlanta this year, and urges
a strict enforcement of the criminal
laws.
An investigation as to the petition
of the Macon Gas company for an
increase in the rates has been started
by the Chamber of Commerce. The
petition already filed, asks an in
crease of from $1.35 per /, 1000 cubic
feet to $2.05.
The Albany District Shrine club
will be well represented at the big
Labor Day ceremonial Alec Temple
will stage at Waycross Monday Thew
have chartered two Pullmans and ex-
pect to take between fifty and sew
enty-fve Shriners to Waycross.
Chattooga county farmers have
given up hope of gathering more than
SO per cent of normal crop of cot
ton.
According to the opinion of Judge
Evans of the federal court at Macon
the stockholders of the Commercial
National Bank are liable to the Am
erican National Bank for 100000,
alleged amount lost by the American
National Bank in liquidating the af-
fairs of the former institution. This
is another chapter in the famous
bank case which has been in the
courts five years, involving litigants
of several states.
Construction operations on the
100000 shops and round house of
the Central of Georgia began in Co
lumbus yesterday when Swift & Co.,
Chicago contractors, placed nearly
100 workers on the ground.
Columbus industries requiring mo-
tive power for operation, may be
forced to close down this coming fall
or winter because of failure of the
Columbus Power comapny to get
coal, according to announcement
made by General Manager Harding.
Clifford Walker, candidate for the
governorship, has accepted an invi-
tation in Macon to deliver an address
Thursday night at $3.50 o'clock at
the New City Auditorium. General
Walter A. Harris will introduce him.
Tom Watson, candidate for the
United States senate, will speak in
Macon tonight at O'Clock at the New
City Auditorium.
Mayor Glen Toole, of Macon, an
nounces that he will support Cover
nor Hugh Dorsey for the United
States senate in the coming election.
He gave among his reasons that Dor
sey is straight, human, impartial,
safe and sane He said Hoke Smith
is Gin the wrong gang"
The Terrell county school opened
this morning. The Dawson city
schools will open Monday, September
6, instead of a week later, as plan
ned.
Townsville is facing acoalfamine,
the dealers having hundreds of or
ders they are unable to fill.
Mrs. Lucy Ann Waller, of Macon,
died yesterday at the age of SO years.
Manager Sapp, of the Western
Union office at Townsville, has
been transferred to Brunswick. He
is succeeded by Frank Pittman, who
comes here from the New Orleans
office.
Georgia peanut growers are advis'
ed to hold their crop of this year
harvest until December l, or such
time as a profitable price may be
obtained, and to retain at least one
third of their cotton seed or tneir
farms to be used as fertilizer and
hold the remainder for a fair price,
by the executive committee OF the
Georgia Peanut Growers Association
which met at Albany yesterday.
A chamber of commerce has been
formed at Zebulon. 1t will be known
as the Pike County Chamber of Com
merce.
The Lagrange Reporter announces
that it is not supporting any candl-
date for office, and that it is making
the announcement so that its readers
NAV know any boosts appearing are
maid advertising. Its editor, John
nv Tones is a candidate for legisla-
ture from Troupe, and has hlred an
editor to run the paper while the
campaign is on.
F. L. Jackson, young merchant
of Southwest Lagrange, disappeared
from his auto on the Reidsville road
Saturday night. His pockkeetbook
said to have contained S750, was
found in the car empty. He has not
been heard from.
The special term of federal court
at Columbus has been changed from
September 10 to September II.
Sheriff Woods, of Terrell county,
is in a quandry. Prince Albert
negro under sentence to the penlten-
tiary for shooting his wife, has gone
crazy and has become violent IN JAN
C. C. Brim, of near Sasser, reports
through the Dawson News that the
cotton crop in his section, due to rain