Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-05-10
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GEORGIA NEWS

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Recommendation that the state
sell its governors mansion property
on Peachtree street, Atlanta. and an
ply part Of the money obtained ia =
payment of bonds amountjno fol
5000 which will mature Jan.
1922, and for which no sinkino fnnd
was provided, IS one of the outstand-
ING points IN the annual report of
State Treasurer w. J. Speer.
More than sixty obsolete forts and
military posts, Of no further military
value, have been recommended to
congress by Secretary Weeks for
abandonment, Many Of them are in
timately identified with the early
history of the country. The list
includes Camp Hancock and Fort
Pulaski, in Georgia. :.
n Frank Orme, secretary and treas
'urer of the Southern States Life In
surance Company, of which he was
one of the organizers. died at his
home at Atlanta Sunday night about
9 o'clock. He was one Of Atlanta's
foremost citizens.
J. f. Dyches, Of Oklahoma, has
been appointed warden of the fed
eral penitentiary in Atlanta to sue
coed Fred G. Zerbst, whose resigna-
ton was asked for, says a Washing
ton dispatch. The appointment is
entirely political one, as Dyches is
a republican and without previous
experience in federal penal institu-
tons. Warden Zerbst will become
warden, it is said, Of one of the larg-
er state institutions.
Judge Beverly D. Evans Monday
confirmed the sale Of the Valdosta,
Moultrie and Western Railroad 30
c. L. Jones, of Valdosta, for $751;
500. Receivers of the road will dis
continue operations Immediately, but
modified control of the property will
remain in the court until July.
j. +. Roberts, special state tax in
vcstigator, reports that he has uncov-
cred $11, 100000 worth of personal
property in one county in Georgia
belonging to two unnamed people
which has never even paid a poll tax
to the state At the state rate Of 5
mills, this would represent an income
To the state Of $50, 600, or more than
is paid by the entire balance of the
tax digest Of the county in which
these properties are held. .--.
An epidemic of birth certificates
is swapping the Macon health office.
During the past few days over 1000
certificates have arrived. They cover
period Of seven years. Certificates
for births since the year of 1914 are
being sent in by doctors. One doctor
alone sent in 200 certificates. The
epidemic is result Of the action Of
the grand jury in which it criticised
the slackness of enforcement OF the
law requiring births to be register
ed.
information is that Charles Adj
amson, Of CedartoWn, one Of the
three members of the Republican
Patronage Steering committee IN
Georgia, has consented to accept APP
pcintment as Internal Revenue Col
hector. to succeed A. O. Blalock. 1t
is reported that D. c. Cole, of Mari
eta, will be made chief deputy col
lcctOr,
FITZGERALD merchants will stage a
cooperative sale and will spend ST.
0O0 on advertising it.
D The Dublin Chamber of Com
@nerce announces that all arrange
ments have been completed for the
erection of a creamery in Dublin,
provided a sufficient number OF
COWS can be secured to produce the
required amount of cream. 1t is
estimated that between 600 and 800
gallons of milk will be necessary
which would require about 500
cows.
Charging that his wife would not
90 with him to Atlanta to live, Bar
ent Ten Brock, Jr., has filed suit IN
the circuit court at St. Louis for d!-
vorce from Mrs. Grace A. Ten Brock
on the grounds of desertion.