Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-08

championship meet at Cleveland yes
lterday by defeating Miss Ethel Cum
mings, of Chicago in hard match
Lucinda Bailey, Is year old Rome
girl, who disappeared at the same
time a carnival left that city, was
found at a farmers house 3 miles
from town. A young man is held III
connection with her disappearance. =.
John Anthony Frazer, formerly OF
Rome. died at Tallahassee, Fla, aged
81 wears. He was buried in Rome yes
terday.
Thirty emtpy gallon receptacles'
lately filled with moonshine whlskey
and three quarts of liquor was cap
tured in a negro barber shop IN Attn
ems bv revenue officers and local
police. The negro, Collie Creedel, es-
capped.
The Rome Ministerial Association
has decided to initiate movement TO
have the Bible read here in the pub
lie schools.
Governor Dorsey has received
touching appeal from Vienna asking
that a number of Austrian refugees
who are suffering in that country, be
allowed to emigrate to Georgia and
here work out their future destiny.
The communication was addressed to
"the high government Of the State OF
Georgia" While the governor has
not yet formulated reply it is prob
able that the only one ne can make
is that the immigration laws of the
United States govern, and the State
of Georgia, nor any other individual
state, has the right to grant the Jer-
mission asked.
Mrs. Mary E. Waters, of Savannah,
is asking the city for $4,000 as dam
ages for injuries alleged to have
been sustained in an automobile acct
dent on Park avenue.
Senator Hoke Smith let it be known
that he voted Wednesday for Hard
wick.
Decatur county where Hardwick's
contest was thrown out, went for him
this time by two to one.
Macon Kiwanians have. decided
they do not wish to become private
detectives in the crusade against
speeding.
A parcel delivery wagon, contain
ing $1,000 in dry goods packages,
was stolen from the Atlanta streets
| Wednesday.
The salaries of Atlanta's five mu-
nicipal judges has been increased by
the county commissioners by 500
per month each, the chief judge now
\ getting $4,000 per year and the 9TH
ers $5,400.
College Park and Decatur, Atlanta
suburbs, which have continued to en-
| ioy 5 cent street car fares when the
| fare inside the city was 7 cents, will
fight the ruling raising their rate to
| 7 cents.
Among the bodies of 81 soldiers at
Camp Gordon from overseas, sent to
their homes today under military es-
cort, was that of Private VIM. ID.
Chester, of Dawson.
The Baptists of Arab will build
new church and hope soon to have
preaching twice monthly instead II
only once as at present.
Fulton county including the city of
Atlanta, gave Hardwick majority of
1O3 votes Wednesday, he receiving
5,1O9 and Walker 4,963.
The semi-annual convention of the
18th district ]. 0. O. F. is being held
in Rome today and Saturday.
James Tribble was elected mayor
of Forsyth Wednesday.
Franklin county will have coun-
ty police officer to enforce prohibi-
ton. He will be paid by subscription
until January /.
DIR. M. L. Britain, state superin-
tendent of schools has written a num-
Der of letters urging the people of
Georgia to vote for the ratification
of two constitutional amendments
now pending. One amendment is that
embraced in the Elders-Carswell act
recurring each county to levy from
one to five mills school tax. The 9TH
err is an amendment by Representa-
tive George Carswell removing the
constitutional restriction of state sup
port for high schools.
The Fulton County Democratic ex-
ecutive committee has voted to re-
turn to various candidates in both
the Anril and September primaries