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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
DEFUNCT BANK
OFS,-W. GEORGIA
PAYS 48 III PCT
Six Per Cent Dividend
Goes Out : Suit On
Directors Ends

Checks representing a dividend of
6 per cent were sent out Thursday
by L. G. Council, receiver for the
Bank of Southwest Georgia, which
failed here four years ago, to about
five hundred depositors in the insti-
tuition. This dividend brings the to-
tai thus far paid up to 4o 1-2 per
cent. This will be the last payment
OF any Importance, Mr.. Council stat
ing that the live, tangible assets re-
and difficult to turn into cash. The
total payment will not exceed SO per
cent, it is believed. The deposits
amounted to approximately 100000.
At the time he took charge of the
affairs of the bank as receiver, Mr..
Council estimated that he would be
able to pay the depositors so cents
on the dollar.
Co-incident with the payment OF
the final dividend of any consequence
came a decision this week in the
Georgia Supreme court disposing of
pending litigation brought by Mr..
Council as receiver against the dl-
rectors of the defunct bank to com
pei them to make good $4,000 OF
the banks losses alleged to have been
incurred by officers of the bank
through loans to themselves and eX-
cessive loans to others without ade-
uuate security, and for which it was
alleged they were liable under the
law. The Supreme court has sustain
ed Judge Littlejohn of the Sumter
Superior court in his ruling in favor
of the directors. Which means that
there will be no recovery from them
for the benefit of the depositors. .
The suit against the directors of
the failed bank was filed November
6. 1917. The defendants were Chas
L. Ansley, w. F. Brown, W. A. Dod-
son, N. NJ. Dudley, Thomas Harold,
and H. r. Johnson, of Americus, and
A A. Arlington, of Schley county.
The defense demurred to the pc
tition on numerous grounds, among
them -beiHgs that no specific acts OF
derehction were charged against the
directors. who under the charter OF
the bank were permitted to delegate
+be management Of the institution to
the president, who was the late A.
W. Smith; that no order had been
obtained from the court authorizing
the suit. as required by law; that the
banks charter had expired in 1910
and had never been renewed, and that
the old charter in itself, authorized
bv legislative enactement by rider
on another bill, was illegal. A spe-
cial ground of demurrer set up was
that the petition did not allege that
the directors of the bank knowingly
did anything to affect the assets OF
the bank.
Judge Littlejohn sustained the de-
murrer and the ruling was appealed,
the Supreme courts decision just
handed down being the sustaining OF
this decision.
Although the case has never come
to trial on its merits, lawyers appear
to be of the opinion that this ruling
ends the case and closes further litl-
cation.
Attorneys in the case were c. X.
McCrory and R. l.. Maynard and Will
liams. for the plaintiff, Shipp and
Sheppard and Hixon and Pace for the
defendants.
It is expected that the entire at
fairs of the defunct bank Will be
wound up shortly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
Beer Regulations
To Wait On Congress

WASHINGTON, June 16.-The is.
suance of beer regulations by the in
ternal revenue bureau, it was said
today at the treasury department,
will await congressional action on the
Volstead beer bill, unless passage of
this legislation is deferred for a con-
siderable time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
C. R. ELLIS MADE
PERMANENT HEAD
OF COLFINC CLUB
Organization Effected
By 81 Men-To En-
large List

The Americus golf and country
club, which is yet to be officially
named. was permanently organized
Wednesday afternoon at meeting of
thirty-one representative citizens,
called by the temporary organiza-
tion which was effected, last week.
Permanent directors were elected
and the directors in turn named of
ficers for the ensuing year.
The men present were called by
invitation of a secret membership
committee, they being chosen largely
because of their known interest in
the movement. The club, now def
nitely organized, will proceed,
through the operation of the same
secret membership committee and
directors to invite other citizens of
the community to become members,
to the maximum number of 100.
Names will be considered from the
standpoint both of morality and con-
geniality, emphasis having been
placed on the necessity for conduct
ing the club on the highest plane,
so that the wives and daughters of
members NAV enjoy the privileges Of
the club at all times with the utmost
safety and best companionship.
Club Officers.
The officers and directors of the
club as permanently ORGANIZED ares
President-G. R. Ellis,
Vice-President-Carr s. Glover.
Secretary-Evan Mathis.
Treasurer-W M. Humber.
Directors-Walter Rylander, W.
M. Jones, Frank Lanier, W. c. Caye,
Jr.. Thomas Harold.
It was the sense of the meeting
that completion of preliminary de-
tails. such as the obtaining of a
charter and other such matters, be
disposed of as quickly as possible and
work proceed in closing the papers
for club grounds and work be start
ed constructing golf links and other
country club facilities.
One of the chief objects Of the
organization is the ADVANTAGE of ply
sical recreation in the outdoors, fQr
the betterment of the health of bust
ness and professional men of the
community, which a rolf course and
conntrv club will afford. The So
cial side of the organization, while
secondary. is to be given the closest
scrutiny, however.
Initial Members.
The men present or renortlng at
the organization meeting Wednesday
eveninp were:
W. c., Cave. C. s. Glover, Walter
Rylandef, W. G. Turpin, Frank Shelf
field, W. W. Dykes. j. E. hightower,
7. R. Cargill C. H. Burke, Lucius
McCleskv, Thomas Harold, Lovelace
Eve G. R. Ellis D R. Andrews, Lewis
Ellis. DIR. R. P. Glenn, W. S. Kirk
natrjck, Frank Lanier. DR.. i. r.
Crubbs, Herbert Hawkins. W. M,
Humber. W. NJ. Jones, F. P. Harold
Evan Mathis. G. c. Webb, W. f.
Taylor, C. NJ. Council, W A. Dod-
son, DIR. NJ. Fl. Wheeler, c. L. Ansley'
Joseph Perkins.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
Little Store Broken
Into For 18th Time

For the sixteenth time since he has
been operating place the little
store and soft drink stand of w. T.
Dunn. at the intersection of Spring
and Church streets, near the Town
creek bridge west of the city limits,
was broken into Wednesday night. As
eh kept only a few bottle of drinks
and small stock Of tobacco, moth
ING Of importance was stolen.
Mr.. Dunn remarked that sixteen
burglaries were enough for him and
that he intended to quit business.
The store is an old frame structure
and was entered from the rear.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
BY ANN HEYs.

Miss Martha Jane Smithson had
q beau and for the first time in
ages a man carried her to the
movies. Now that very night
Peck's Bad Boy" was on and of
course Miss Marie Jane was horri-
fled at Henry Peck. After the
show she said to her escort, What
do you suppose makes boys so
bad?" Now the old fellow whom
she was with was very wise in his
own estimate) so this what he an
swered:
"Boys. through all ages have
loved mischief. They like to get
into scrapes Just to see if they
can wiggle out. and even if they
do fear their "pops" they love to
see them angry Henry Peck would
say mad) and above all thev love
excitement. Girls are beginning
to be this way but boys are, al
ways have been, always will be.
Perfectly natural, Miss Maria Jane
Smithson, perfectly natural.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
ALEXASTIRLINC
PUT OUT IN 5TH

FONTAINBLEAU, France, June
16. - Miss Alexa Stirling, of AT
lanta, American golf champion, was
eliminated from the women's French
open championship in the fifth round
today by Miss Joyce Wethered, Eng
hsh player five and four. Miss Stir
ling defeated Mrs. Thurston Wright,
of Pittsburg, in the fourth round this
morning the score being eight up
and six to play.
Miss Cecil Leitch, British champion,
also defeated Miss Christine Clark,
British, six and four.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
Union Officials Send
Angry Miners Home

CHARLESTON, W. Va, June 16
The miners who were reported last
night concentrating at number Of
points in the Kanawha coal fields pre-
paratory to marching to the aid Of
the minres of Mingo county have been
sent back to their homes by officials
Of the United Mine Workers, it was
on appeal since 1917.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
SAVANNAH PLANS
WELCOME FOR QUITS.

SAVANNAH, June 16. = Alec
Temple Shriners-those who did not
90 to Des Moines to the general con-
vention of the order-are making
preparations for an elaborate well
come in honor of Imperial Potentate
Cults upon his return to his home
here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
Murders Continued In
Warfare In Ireland

DUBLIN, June ia train from
Limerick to Ennis was fired on yes
terday and soldiers returned the fire,
killing two members of the attack
ing party. One soldier was wounded.
G. S. Walls, civil bill officer, was
murdered yesterday by an armed par
" near Cassel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
City Manager Plan
Fails At Columbus

COLUMBUS, June 16. - The
posed city manager plan of govern
ment for Columbus suffered an over
whelming defeat at the polls Wednes-
day, because of the failure of the
people to vote. The vote was 1880
for and 80 against the change. A
total vote of 1857 for the PROPOSE
ton or a majority of the registered
voters, was required.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
STILLMAN BRINGS
4 FROM CANADA
Springs Surprise In Wit
nesses At Divorce
Hearing

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. June 16
Counsel for James A. Stillman,
Wall street banker and millionaire,
centered his court fight for divorce
today upon testimony regarding the
relations of Mrs. Stillman with Fred
Beauvais, the part Indian guide NAM
ed by the banker as correspondent,
Shortly afternoon they surprised Mrs.
Stillman and her attorneys by pre-
ducing a witness said to have come
from Canada, three of them women.
Presumably they were to tell of the
relations of Mrs. Stillman and Beau
vais at camp near Three Rivers,
Quebec.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
BY NAN BRITToN.

Peck's Bad Boy" was called bad
because he was smart and bright
and active. He was allowed too
much and never stayed home and
helped his mother. He was bad be-
cause he had that nice dog to de-
pend on to help him out of trou-
BILE, and when the dog-catcher
caught his nice dog it nearly broke
his heart. He was not mean, only
boyish and impish, and when he
wanted to do something for fun he
would do it without thinking what
might happen.
am betting on him to be a man
when he grows up for he has the
making of a man inside of him.
BY KATHRYN HARRIS
Peck's boy was bad, l think be-
cause his mother was the kind that
believed in spare the rod and
spoil the child" and when Mr..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
Sunday Movies Legal
By Oklahoma Ruling

OKLAHOMA, June 16.-The op-
eration of motion picture shows in
Oklahoma on Sunday was upheld as
legal in seven decisions of the state
criminal Court of Appeals on record
today. Some of the cases had been
on appeals since 1917.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
REPRESENTATIVE MASON DIES.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Repre-
sentative VIM. E. Mason, of Illinois,
died here early today from a heart
attack following a sudden relapse yes
terday. He was aged Ii years and
formerly was a member of the senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
~ MARKETS
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling -..---.---.--- ~ l-2c
NEW YORK FUTURES
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL, June 16 - Open
steady, 3-5 points down, fully mid
ding $50; sales 5000 bales.
July Sept. Dec. Jan.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

The Ahnds, natives of Jaum, In
dia, are believed to be the most skill
ed animal trackers in the world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16
WEATHER

Forecast for GEORGIA - Partly
cloudy tonight and Friday; little
change in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-16

We want to get the people out of the idea that
things are constantly going lower and lower and we
should get some stability into the situation.-W. P
u. Harding, governor of federal reserve system.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. &O7. AnnrOYed March z. 1921.

An Act to amend Section 44O5 of Crawford & Moses Digest and to pro- ylce for the distribution of Arkansas Supreme Court reports, Acts of the Leg stature, Digest of the Statutes of Ar kansas, Etc
 Directs the Secretary of State to sell the Digests of the Statutes of Arkan- sas at $500 per volume, and sell the volumes of the Supreme Court Re. ports at $2.50 and to sell the Acts of the Legislature at cost to the State iature prior to 1917 shall be sold for $1.5o per set.
 Directs the Secretary of State to re. serve from sale a sufficient number of the copies of the Acts of the Legisla- ture and the Digest of the Statutes for the free distribution of one copy. of t1ces of the peace, county and probate judges. county clerks, circuit clerks, sherifrs tax collectors, county treas urers, assessors, prosecuting attorneys, circuit Judges chancery Judges, su- preme court reporter, supreme court Judges. supreme court library, and at torney general shall be supplied with two copies, and each of the State de- partments when requested by the head of the department and members of the General Assembly,
 Authorizes and directs the Secretary Of State to make exchange with other the, Statutes, acts of the Legislature. and Supreme Court reports. Directs the Secretary of State to furnish such digests, acts and reports to the Federal Judges of the State. Provides that said officers upon receipt of said books shall keep in good order and turn them over to their successors in office, and provides that for failing to properly account for such books shall subject them to a fine of not less than ten nor more than twenty five dollars. Pro- vides that in case of lost books said officers may obtain duplicate copies by filing with the Secretary of State a statement, under oath, containing the facts and reasons why said books were lost or misplaced and not due to any fault or negligence of said officer
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 156. Approved February Fl, 1921.

An Act to prevent the adulteration and misbranding of vinegar.
 Provides that the following vlnegarS shall be deemed adulterated: Where any substance has been mixed with 1t so as to reduce or lower it's quality or strength; where any substance has been substituted wholly or in part for vinegar; if any constituent of vinegar has been abstracted therefrom; II It be mixed, colored, powdered coated or stained in any manner whereby dam- age or inferiority is concealed; if it contain poisonous or ,deleterious in gredients. Provides that vinegar shall be deemed misbranded when it is of fered for sale under a distinctive name of another article, if it is labeled or Inisbranded so as to mislead OF deceive the purchaser. Provides that the con- tents of any package must be con spicuously marked on the outside thereof. If the package contains any design or device regarding the ingre- dients, which design or device shall be false or misleading in any manner same shall be deemed misbranded. Pro hibits any person. firm or corporation rom selling or offering for sale any adulterated or misbranded vinegar Violation of this Act punishable by a lars
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 2O3. A AnnrOVQd March | 1921

An Act to establish Munici cipal Courts in certain cities of the first class
 Provides that cities having a popu- latjon exceeding 25,Oo0 and under United States census to be subject to the provisions of this Act. Provides that such cities shall have municipal court and said court shall be a court of record having seal Said court shall exercise all the powers heretofore ex- ercised by police courts in said city and the police court in said city is hereby abolished @
 Provides for the transfer of the rec ords of the police court to the munic- judge whose term of office shall be for four years Provides that in the ab- sence or illness or disqualification of a municipal judge a justice of the peace of the township shall preside. Provides that said judge shall be city. Provides for fees and costs in like manner as that in cases before a justice of the peace. Provides for appeal to the circuit court.
 Provides that said court shall have all justices of the peace and of the circuit court over violations of city ordinances.
 Provides that the municipal court shall have power to issue all neces- sary process. Provides that the city court. Provides that the chief of po- lice of the city shall collect all fines, penalties, forfeitures fees and costs assessed by said court. Provides that the city clerk shall keep account of all fines penalties. forfeitures fees, etc Provides for the county's payment of it's proportionate part of the ex- penses of said court.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 1S3. Approved February 25, 1921.

An Act to provide for the mainte- Third District Agricultural School.
 Approprates the sum of $64 300. .00 for salaries, maintenance and all neces- sary expenses of the Third District ing June 30, 1922.
 Appropriates the sum of s64 4,5OO.0O for salaries, maintenance and all neces- sary expenses of the Third District Agricultural School for the period end ing June 30, 1923.
 Said appropriations to be paid out of the millage tax provided by Act No. 118 of the Acts of 1917. Directs the Board of Trustees to make all neces sary contracts for printing and bind ing, and provides that should the ap- propriation contained in any particular item be found unnecessary for the pur pose mentioned, the same may be used for any other purpose mentioned in the Act.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. IA. Approved February IS, 1921.

An Act to conserve the natural gas resources of the State.
 Provides that the Gas Inspector shall test all gas wells in the State between day in January of each year, and as often thereafter as in his Judgment may be necessary, in order to deter mine the open flow of rock pressure of said well; that he shall receive a fee of $25.00 day and his actual ex- penses, to be paid by the person, firm or corporation owning the we'll to be tested. Provides, that in testing a well, the State Inspector shall close the well for 8 period of five minutes and then open it, allowing it to flow for five minutes and then take a test of it's open flow volume Immediately after the test said inspector shall fur his test, showing the amount of gas which said owner or operator may take from said well each day. and shall file said report with the county clerk of the county in which said well is To- cated. Such inspector shall give five days notice before making the test and any person interested shall have the right to be present when said test is being made.
 Provides that said inspector shall have access to all wells and well rec ords, etc., in order to make the test Provides that when gas from a well is being used the production thereof shall be restrained to twenty per cent of the potential capacity of said well. i. c. that it shall not be allowed to flow more than twenty per cent of it's open flow capacity during any twenty-four hours.
 Provides that all oil and gas sands found to be unproductive shall be pro by the use of mud laden fluids or other effective methods.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 179. Approved February 24. 1921

An Act to require the race of parties to marriages and divorces to be shown. Provides that the county clerks shall the race of the participating parties where such race is other than Cau- caslan or white. Provides that it shall De the duty of every attorney filing a suit for divorce for any person of a race other than that of Caucasian to snow upon the complaint the race of shall be the duty of the circuit clerks to enter upon the records of the pro- ceedlngs in such divorce cases the race penalty for the violation at fine of $25.00.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. I91. ADnrOXRd March |. 1A21

An Act to provide for the payment of accounts incurred by the several de- partments, officers and institutions of the State for printing, binding and sta- tlonery under contract previously exist ing.
 Authorizes that the several depart mentS, officers and institutions of State Government draw vouchers to be payable out of their current expenses in payment of the accounts for the contracts previously existing and for such printing and binding as has been necessary since such contracts were the payment of accounts which will be necessarily incurred for printing. etc, prior to the time the new con- ions of Act No. I'll of 1921. Directs the Auditor of State to draw warrants upon such funds.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 147. Approved February IS, 1921.

An Act to amend Section 91 of Craw- ford & Moses Digest.
 Amends said section to provide that in case of any person dying intestate leaving a minor or minors, it shall be the duty of the Probate Court, upon the application of the guardian, to make such allowance from time to t.lne for the maintenance and educa- tion of such minor as may be necessary and proper. Upon final settlement of the administration of the estate, the amount allowed such minor shall be deducted from his distributive share of the estate
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 15O. Approved February IS. 1922

An Act to pay certain expenses of the Chancellor in the counties of Desha Drew, Chicot, Ashley and Bradley, and for other purposes.
 Provides that each of said counties above enumerated shall pay the sum of S250.O0 per annum, expenses of the Chancellor of the Second Chancery Circuit of Arkansas. Said expenses shall be paid quarterly by the re- Spective counties and warrants there for shall be drawn and delivered to the Chancellor and paid out of the county revenue fund.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 192. Approved March i, 1927

An Act to provide for the removal of clouds on real estate by reason of for feited oil or gas lease.
 Provides for penalty for failure of lessee to satisfy records when notified so to do by the lessor. Provides that it shall be the duty of every person holding an oil, gas other mineral lease upon any real estate in this State upon the forfeiting of the rights there under by failure to pay rentals and upon any of the conditions embraced in said lease upon notice by the lessor therwise remove any cloud or encum- brance upon the title to said land by reason of said forfeited lease. Pro- isfy said lease upon written notice by the grantor the lessee shall be liable to the lessor in damages in whatever sum the owner of said land may sus- tain by reason of said cloud or encum- brance.
The Home news., 1921-06-24
ACT NO. 166. Approved February 23, 1921.

An Act to provide for the mainte- nance, support and improvement of the First District Agricultural School.
 Appropriates the sunf of $64; 300 %, salaries, maintenance, labor, materials, buildings, additions, insurance, labor atory and shop supplies, live stock, tools, machinery, vehicles, etc, incl dental to the maintenance and improve ment of the First District Agricultural School for the period ending June 90, 1922.
 Appropriates se45Oo for salaries, maintenance, labor etc, incident to the operation, maintenance and inn provement of the First District Agri cultural School for the period ending June 30, 1923
 Authorizes the Board of Trustees of said school to let all contracts for printing and binding necessary for the maintenance and operation of said school.
 Provides that should the appropria ton contained in any particular item be found unnecessary for the purposes mentioned the balance may be expend- ed for any other purpose mentioned in the Act.