Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-09
HIGH SPOTS IN
GEORGIA NEWS

Senator Harris has introduced a |
bill at Washington providing for
an. extra federal judge in Georgia to
assist In both the North and South
districts, with equal authority and
equal pay with the present Judges.
Attorney General Daugherty favors
the creation of another Judge.
The city council investigation of
the Macon City hospital has resulted
IN report that funds are not being
wasted by the institution.
A. H. Dunaaway, wealthy planter
of Oglethorpc county, his brother,
John DUnnaway, and Tom Exarin
deputy sheriff, have been indicAni at
Chattanooga on charges of pe5Nage.
m The Georgia Retail Food Dealers
will hold their first convention in the
Knights of Columbus hall at Macon
Wednesday,
Parties of leading citizens of MouI-
trie, Triton, Sylvester and other
South Georgia communities will par
ticlpate IN an auto tour to Selma.
Ala. starting Tuesday morning to
inspect the creameries at that place
planning to make use in Georgia of
their information, if favorably I'M
pressed
State Geologist McCallie has anal
wed the meteorite that fell recently
near Pitts, showing the following
composition of the metallic material:
Metallic iron 86.O8; nickel, 11.8G;
cobalt, 0.86; manganese, O.O4; cop
per, O.O2; sulphur, 0.05; phosphorus,
OF; silica and insoluble. O.55. The
analysis is accompanied by a lengthy
report on the falling of the meteor
tie.
Warden Zerbst of the Atlanta fed
eral prison, appointed in 1915 by
President Wilson, will be replaced
by a Republican July /, it is re
ported. He came to Atlanta from
the 1eavenworth prison. where he
was assistant warden, and has made
a splendid prison head.
Geraldine Farrar will give a CON
cert in Macon tonight She sang in
Augusta Sunday night.
A race with death homeward to
see his mother before he died was
won by Death Saturday ten miles
from the. goal. A few days ago ].
R. Grower, a young man Of States
boro, who was living at Beaumont,
Tex. swallowed bichloride of mer-
curry, thinking it aspirin. Physicians
were unable to save Inn. His father
hurried to him and started home. At
Montgomery he had a hemorrhage
but insisted on proceeding, as he
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came at the train was nearing States
boro.
A Rotary club has been organized
at Brunswick.
Rev f. w. HalIeck, of Louisville,
Ky, has accepted a call to the rector
ship of Grace Episcopal church, at
Waycross.
The SealIey House, Buffers no
tel and landmark of the town,
was completely destroyed by fire Fri
day night. 1t was well insured.
H. j. Quincy, of DELLA, an at
tomey for the state highway depart
ment, has resigned.
Mitchell county farmers report the
Dcanteloupe outlook good, despite the
recent cool weather, and the crop
delayed only ten days as result.
The war department has refused
the loan of army tents and cots for
the Albany Confederate reunion,
having adopted a policy of making
no such loans except to national
meetings, The requested visit of air.
planes from Camp Benning to the
reunion has also been refused, fip'
reunion has also been refused, fights
being limited to official matters.
A special train has been charter
ed by the Columbus Odd Fellows, for
the purpose of accommodating all
Odd Fellows, Rebekas and their fam
lies who desire to attend the an
nuaI convention of the grand lodge
at Athens on May 25.-It is expect
ed that about 200 people will make
the trip.
The 1922 session of the Georgia
State Medical Association Will be
held in Columbus The 1921 con
vention was held in Rome last week.
DR.. w. H. Terrell, of Lagrange, was
named president of the state asso.
citation, while DR.. +. NJ. Hardin, Of
Rome, was elected vice-president'
DR.. Allen Bunce, secretary, Is serV-
ing a term of five years.
When the books of TaXcollector
Hugh Baird, of Muscogee county
closed Saturday night 1921 white
women had registered for the cleo
ton that IS to be held next fall 1t
was announced that 2O7 negro wo-
men had caused their names to be
entered on the books.
J. S. Bates, white man OF Lee
county, pleaded guilty in Lee county
superior court last week to vlolat"
ing the prohibition law in connec,,
ton with the large still the federal
agent found in Lee county last July,