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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16

AGRICULTURAL
PROBE IS PUT
UP GOVERNOR
Senator Brown Insists
Taxpayers Be Given
Facts
Times-Recorder Bureau,
Kimhall House.

IlmeS-RecOrdef Bureau,
Kimball House.
ATLANTA, July Is. - Governor
/ Thomas w Hardwick is expected this
afternoon to announce his decision
on a written request from Senator
l.. c. Brown that the state depart
ment Of agriculture be investigated
since serious charges have been
brought against Commissioner }. j.
Brown. The chief executive held a
conference relative TO the matter
with Attorney General George M. Ma
pier this morning.
Senator Browns letter, which was
made public at noon, IS as follows:
Due to the fact that serious
charges have been made against j.
j. Brown, commissioner of agf1cnl-
ture, and departments under his su-
pervision, the taxpayers Of this state
are demanding, and according to my
candid opinion are entitled to, fair
showing as to the money derived
from taxation.
Il want to call your attention to
the act of 1918, page 1855 to page
1853 inclusive, which provides for an
examining commission of state gov
eminent departments supported by
appropriations ! especially call your
attention to section of said act,
which IS as follows:
BE it further enacted, that in
the discharge of its duties the said
commission shall be authorized to
employ necessary clerical help, but
the said expenses for clerical help
shall not exceed in any year the sum
.of $4,000. In addition to the said
cler.caI help, the said commission is
authorized to employ an expert ac-
countant whenever it shall deem the
same necessary for the purpose of
making the examination above pro
vided for, and for the establishing
Of such uniform system Of account
ing
= hope that you will be kind
enough to call a meeting Of the com
mission (the budget commission.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16
"FORCETTINC"

-, There is a growing disposition in
s"i7 country to critIcise France be
e, cause Of the intolerance Of her at
ut1de toward Germany on all cues
ao's relating to the enforcement of
me peace treaty. France should for
give and at least try to forget" sums
up the attitude Of many Americans.
Ems may be good advice, but the
french have suffered too greatly to
t pS "oIe to take this charitable atti-
, ,"ue SO soon after the tragic events
, ".'.y" caused the suffering. For in
n,"i.Se' 1t has just been disclosed that
u, to date there have been filed with
,.Is french government 100000 an
r,',ol'oos Tor WIDOWS and orphans
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16


ert DooIey' DooieyS pfoIner T."
came to live with them. On May
3, brothers took out insurance policy
fo,. 60 Ooo nan,ino T.vda beneficiary
~ % s4 a 1otF ~ 49, a.l I,,da
y" august . 49, Lu O'eu +''o ~
received face OF pohcy' Next DAY
Robert and LYDIA applied for joint
$500 policy, to be paid to survivor
~ oct r,o,t, ard o. b,1f l,tar
y" -. - ' C'., ',N ''. 49,
hoDerI uIeu' CerVll icdCe 'no"e'
scarlet fever as cause. On Nov. 10
Lyda's daughter died. Scarlet fever
,yas owen as the cause
Irr3rr ,o17 ~ u,:,,,o.. r.
Q1sn' l'i ~" ''u " 'l'''.'' w.
McHa11e applied Tor $oooO lhsof-
ance policy, payable to LYDIA. Six
teen months later he died. Lyda re-
nor+od FL, and bIocl- d;rbtboria o.,
pN- 'N ~ ',G -. 80
cause Mc1aIlle poIicy iapSeo just
before has death.
MARCH l9,l9l9-Marred Harlan
{. Lewis. On June IA Lewis applied
for $4,000 insurance pohG~. Twenty
SIX days later he died. The doctors
certificate said cause was acute gas
tro-enterrltls. LYDIA collected the
policy
AUGUST 10, l92O-Marrled Ed-
ward +. Meyer. Next day Meyer
took out a policy for $4,000 and
made a will bequeathlng $4,000
worth Of property to LYDIA. Twenty
eight days later ne died after an Ill
ness OF a few days. Typhola fever
was given as the cause in doctors
certificates. Two attempts were
made to collect the $4,000 policy
but the money was held up.
NOV EMBER 70, l92O.-Married
Paul Vincent Southland, her present
husband, at Los Angeles. Tele-
graphic adVlces from Honolulu
! where Mrs. Southland was arrested,
say Southland stated he had applied
Tor $4,000 insurance policy, but
that his application for so large a
policy was rejected.
States Statement.
This Is the unbiased record. This
IS what prosecutor FRANK l.. SJepn-
en- has to add to it:
We do not credit Mrs. Souhard' 5
claim that she thinks she IS a typhoid
carrier, and that it was this that may
have caused her husbands deaths.
Regardless of what doctors certifi-
Gates showed, we have found proof
Of arsenic poisoning. What is more,
all the men revealed the same symp-
toms, and they were not the symp-
toms Of typhoid.
we Will clam that arsenic was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16
20 Millions Recovered
In Income Tax Frauds

WASHINGTON, July -6.-Aprrox-
ilhately $20,O0O,O0O was added to
government revenues during the ifs.
cal year lust ended through recover.
les from false and fraudulent income
tax returns. Commissioner Blair an.
nounced today
Indictments have been returned
during the year in every section of
the country, he said, and many jail
sentences have been imposed, in ad-
dition to fines and penalties which
also were assessed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16

Rev, H. T. Brookshire, pastor Cen
trail Baptist church, begins q serles
of sermons Sunday evening on "The
Love of God" using as his text John
$40. A special musical program will
be given.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16
WE ATHER .

Forecast Tor Georgia - Thunder
showers this afternoon or tonight
Sunday partly cloudy, Thunderstorm
ers on the coast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16
MARKETS
NEW YORK FUTURES

AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Good Middling, II 1-4c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16

Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Brown and
children have gone to Atlantic City
to spend the remainder of the sum
meT.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-16

nleT
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
HCMIcIDE OVER DoC
Continued from front page.

had lust been broken up. One
word led to another, they both
got to cussing with the result
that Harrington left, went to an
old colored mans house three
quarters OF a mile away and got.
his single, barrel shotgun. He
returned and with the remark
you've got to quit cussing me"
opened fire on Kollock who had
taken refuge behind a snag. She
says she placed her arms around
Kollock in the effort to shield
him, and as a result a number OF
the shot entered her right arm
and two or three entered her
side. The witness further testi-
fed that two shots were fired.
A 12,year-old step-daughter Of
Kollock testified that she heard
the two men fussing, and proba-
bly, an hour later saw Harrington
coming back with shotgun in
his hand. She called to Kollock
to look out, that Harrington was
coming, Kollock then called to
her to run to the house and get
his gun. She did so, but could
find 70 shells, and as she came
back into the yard with the gun
she heard the report of Harring-
tons gun and reaching the pota-
to patch found Kollock dead,
She said he had been working
with a hoe, and that he had it in
his hand when he was lodging
behind the snag.
The defense in their cross eX-
animation tried to show that
Kollock was feared by the ne
groes of the community, that he
had stated that he had killed two
men in Georgia, and it was
brought out that he was charged
some years ago with having
caused the death of his first wife
by beating, and that his nick.
name, Bully" was derived from
the fact that he was considered a
bully. 1t is understood that the
defense will try to show that
Kollock was advancing with &
hoe on Harrington, and that
Harrington shot in defense
At the conclusion of the hear
ing, Squire Mullis ordered Har
rington held to July term O
criminal court, but that he b.
released on $500 bond. This
was furnished by Mr.. w. W
Smith.
Neighbors should keep theil
egg-sucking dogs at home. They
have a potential kick, and Cal
often be more deadly thar
T. N. T.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16

Washington, Especially Among the
graduates of the National Cathedral
school this year was Miss Margaret
Thorpe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w.
B. Thorpe, of Wilmington.
Goldsboro.-J ]. H. Smith, white, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rhodes
and Prohibition Agent Evans. Smith
had flve>gallons of whiskey in his pos
session
Red Springs.--A complete program
of events has been arranged for the
session of the state approved and
county summer school to be held at
Red Springs beginning June 20.
Burlington-Th movement for Co
operative marketing of tobacco among
the tobacco growers of Almance coun-
ty has gained great momentum during
the past few weeks,
Plymouth.-A fire which threatened
to wipe out a large part of the resi-
dence section of Plymouth ragged here
for two hours, burning 4 dwelling
houses and a church.
Kinston.-Th Lenoir county health
bureau has established baby clinic
at LAGRANGE. A building formerly
used by the town as a market has
been taken over for the purpose.
Wilson.-Sid Boyken is dead and
Dossey Bissett is out under bond OF
81 900 for his appearance at the next
term of Wilson county superior court
on a charge of murder as the result OF
trouble at the home of Bissett,
Selma.--Miss Hollon Bundy, age 20,
daughter of J. H. Bunday, of Selma,
was drowned in Hollis Lake, a few
miles from Smithfield, when the boat
in which she was riding with friend
overturned.
Carthage.-Advices from the wheat
belt of the northern section of the
county state that only about a hall
crop will be harvested, the damage
having been dove by the cold weather
] ehis spring
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16

Goldsboro.-J ]. H. Smith, white, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Rhodes
and Prohibition Agent Evans Smith
had flve@gallons Of whiskey in his pos
session.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
WANTED:

Salesman with Car to call on
dealers with a low-priced 5000
mile tire. $4,000 week with
extra commissions. Master Pro.
duction Corp, South Bend, Ind.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
Monday. juno 10Th.

Bebe Daniels in YOU NEVER
CAN TELL" added TOPICS
OF THE DAY" "SELZNICK
NEWS" "THE COP"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
HAMLET
OPERA HOUSE
Clean Entertainment for the
Whole Family.
PROGRAM: ].
Friday, June 18th.
5 MUSICAL FETE,
benefit
Hamlet High School
Football Team.
Saturday, June 18th.

Roscoe FATTY Arbuckle in
THE LIFE OF THE PARTY"
added End episode, ''SON OF
TARTAN" "ASTRAY FROM
STEERAGE."
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
Thursday, June 23rd.

Billy Burke in "FRISKY MRS.
JOHNSON" a Paramount pic
ture. Added, THE SPORTS
MAN."
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
Wednesday, June END.

SEALED HEARTS," a Select
picture. Added italian Love-"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16

Plymouth.-A fire which threatened
to wipe out a large part of the resi-
dence section of Plymouth ragged here
for two hours, burning dwelling
houses and church.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16

Prince Albert is
sold in toppy red
bags, tidy red tins.
handsome pound
and half pound tin
hunidors and inths
pound crystal glass
hum i'd or oifh
sponge aoistener
TOP.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
Tuesday, June 2lst.

THE OATH.' A First Ma
tional Attraction. Added, RUSH
! ORDERS"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-06-16
CONDENSED NEWS FROM
THE OLD NORTH STATE
= g.
SHORT NOTES OF NTERESTT0
CAROLINIANS.

Washington, Especially Among the
graduates of the National Cathedral
school this year was Miss Margaret
Thorpe, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
B. Thorpe, of Wilmington.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
PALLADIUM NEWS BUREAU


WASHINGTON, July 27-Although
the Sheppard -Towner maternity and
infancy aid bill was passed by the
senate few days ago there are in
dications that determined fight will
be made against it in the house.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
measure is the one piece of legisla-
tion upon which is concentrated the
full strength of the women suffrage
organizations, Miss Alice Robertson
of Oklahoma, the only woman mem
Der of congress, is its most vigorous
opponent.
Oddly enough, Miss Jeanette Ran
kin, who formerly represented Mon
tana district and was the first woman
member of the house, has been devot
ing her entire time working for the
passage of the measure. 1t was Miss
Rankin who introduced the original
maternity and infancy aid bill.
Miss Robertson has referred to the
bill as "class legislation of sex" anC
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
STREET CkR-AUT0
CRASH KILLS five
fRv Associated Press)

CLEVELAND. July 27.-Five per-
sons who were killed, four of them al
most instantly, when a shuttle car on
the Abbey avenue yiaduct and an anto-
mobile crashed head-on shortly after
midnight, were identified this morn
ing.
One family was wiped out when
John NJ Francyk. 40, a garage owner;
his wife, 81, and their two children,
Edna Mary, aged 10 years and Theo-
dore, aged 9 months, were killed. The
fifth person killed was Mrs. Anna
Branloff, SO. Max Branloff, 40, her
husband, was seriously injured.
Each of the dead sustained frac-
tured skull.
The cause of the accident, accord
ing to police, was the operation of a
shuttle car eastbound on a westbound
track, the eastbound track being
under repair The motorists were
westbound and when they saw the
street car on the westbound track
they apparently thought it was travel
ling in the same direction as their
automobile.
The automobile in which the two
families were riding had been left in
Francyk's garage for repairs, police
said.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
Glenn Carr EXPLAINS
ACCOUNT BOARD CLAIM

A bill for s179.40 against Glenn v.
Carr. ex-sheriff of Wayne county, is
among the number certified to Gov
ernor McCray by Jesse Eschbach,
examiner of the state board of ac-
counts for collection by the attorney
general.
Mr.. Carr states that the bill against
him was for mending and fixing ac-
count TO which he certified while
sheriff. He stated that the account
had been approved by the county coun-
Gil and commissioners, and always had
been paid on approval by the state
board of accounts. 1t has been collect
ed by sheriffs since 1889, Mr.. Carr
stated. as he has examined the books
back TO that date.
Mr. Carr stated that he had been
informed that the bill was held
against him in accord with some new
ruling by Mr.. Eschbach and that he
would pay it when a jury of II men
decided that he should do so.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
TOOTH ANNIVERSARY
OF BETHEL CHURCH
CELEBRATED SUNDAY
Especial to The Palladium)

BETHEL, July 27--The hundredth
anniversary of the first Christian
church in Eastern Indiana, and prob
ably in all the state will be made the
occasion of an all day celebration here
next Sunday by the members of the
Bethel Christian church.
Members of the congregation are
proud of the history of their church
and have arranged program to CON-
memorate its hundredth birthday.
An invitation has been sent to all
Wayne county Christian churches ask.
ing that they be present in force, il
possible, with some music for the pro
gram. If it is impossible for the whole
congregation to attend, delegations are
invited, to take part in the celebra
ton.
Music will be under the charge ol
Mrs. William McVay, of Richmond
Roy l.. Brown, the resident pastor
will have charge of the ceremonies
and he has secured Rev J. Albert
Brown, of Keokuk, o., as the peakel
of the day. Rev. Brown was pastor ci
the Bethel church 80 years ago.
To Give Early History.
A history of the early days of the
church will be given by Charles Ander
son, of Bethel, and the remainder Of
the time during the afternoon win b.
given to testimonials and reminicen
ces.
The regular morning service will bt
held at the usual time, following
which dinner will be served in Cen
tury Hall, the community buildin,
standing on the church grounds.
Rev Brown will preach the evenin:
sermon as well as in the morning
| The congregation was organized
July q, 1921, in a log school hous
near Bethel, with 33 members. Ser
i vices were held in the schoolhouse ur
/ til church could be built in the mex
year. John Foster was the first pas
! tor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
BANKERS DAUGHTER
IS HELD IN PROBE
CBy Associated Press)

CHICAGO, July 27.-Vivian Spur
gin, daughter of Warren C. Spurgir,
missing president of the closed Michi-
gan Avenue Trust company. who, witn
her mother, returned to Chicago from
Detroit, where tey fed following Spur
gins disappearance, has admitted that
she had knowledge that her father
had taken more than 100000 of the
banks money before he fed, it wa,
announced by James E. McShane, as.
sistant states attorney. and Ben New
mark, chief investigator for the states
attorneys office, who questioned Miss
Spurgin and her mother upon their
arrival here.
Miss Spurgin stated, according TO
the state authorities, that the informa-
tion was given to her by her mother
following conference with her father
during which he bade them goodbye.
and said he probably would never see
them again.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
SENTENCED
FROM | TO "A YEARS
FOR THEFT OF AUTO

Clarence Jefferis, 25 years old, living
north of Richmond on the Middleboro
pike, was sentenced to serve term OF
from one to IA years in the state re-
formatory by John L. Rupe, special
Judge, in Wayne circuit court Wednes-
day afternoon.
Jefferis pleaded guilty to a charge
of grand larceny, the stealing of an
automobile belonging to Guy Ander-
son. A fine OF $40 and disfranchise-
ment for two years was also included
in the sentence.
Jefferis was taken in custody by
Sheriff Carl Wadman and Chief-of-De-
tectives Ed McNally about two weeks
ago after an investigation that had
been carried on for several weeks
Jefferis confessed to having stolen
four automobiles. All but one of these
has been recovered and returned tc
the owners.
The charge of petit larceny which
was also filed against Jefferis for ar
alleged theft of chickens was nollie6
| by Prosecutor Beckett.
Friends of Jefferis crowded the
court room expecting to hear evidence
| in the case. His plea of guilty made
this unnecessary. Many of them ex
pressed great surprise that Jefferi:
was guilty as charged. They stated
that he was highly respected in hi.
neighborhood and had never been il
any kind of trouble previous to thi:
| time.
| Sentenced For Theft.
Frank Wilson, 25 years old, VIII
gave his home as Atlanta, Ga, con
| fessed to having stolen a bicycle ant
! some other articles from Richar,
/ Houseworth of near Pennville. H
was charged with grand larceny ant
| pleaded guilty. He was sentenced t.
serve from one to IA years at the stat
reformatory.
Henry Edwards was arraigned on
| charge of malicious mayhem in cor
nection with the biting off of the ca
of Porter Hunt in brawl last Satur
day night
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
DEMAND RUSS
RELEASE ALL
US. CAPT|vES
Formal Demand Made on
Soviet Government by Sec
retary Hughes-More than
Score of Americans Held.
ACTION LONG PENDING
tBy Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, July 27-Formai
demand for release of American pris'
oners in Russia, has been made on the
Soviet government authorities by Sec
retary Hughes.
The state department was advised
today that the communication had
been handed to the Soviet represents
tive at Riga yesterday, by Colonel Al
brecht.
RIGA, Letvia, July 27.-An official
demand by Secretary Hughes for the
release of the American prisoners in
Russia was handed by Consul Al
brecht to Leonid Stark, the Bolshevik
minister here last night.
More than score of Americans still
are being held prisoners in soviet Rus,
sia, according to the latest news re
ceived by the state department IN
Washington from that country.
More than a score of Americans
still are being held prisoner in soviet
Russia, the latest advices received by
the state department in Washington
from that country say. Among them
are Mrs. Marguerite E. Harrison, Bal
timore, a newspaper correspondent
Captain Emmett Fitzpatrick, of Union
town. Ala, Red Cross worker; Royal
C. Keely, an engineer; William Flick
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and DR.. Weston b
Estes, motion picture photographer
and X. B. Kalamatian, of Racine, Wis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27
RECORD Number OF
JULY DIVORCE CASES

An unprecedented number Of di-
vorces are coming before Judge Will
liam A. Bond in Wayne circuit court
The past week has been featured by
long, tedious hearings on numerous
divorces.
Six divorce hearings are on the
docket for the remainder of this week.
The court schedule for the remainder
of this week is as follows:
Thursday-Francis NJ. Stikeleather
VS.. Roy Stikeleather divorce. Mary
Stout VS.. William Stout, divorce. Hen
ry Niewoehner VS. Estate, J. B. airing.
Friday-Charles w. Turner VS.. Peo-
pies Coal and Ice company, hearing
on restraining order. Gertrude Ed
wards VS. Henry Edwards, divorce.
Saturday-Charles w. Roberts VS..
Grace A. Roberts, divorce. Samuel w.
Ketron VS.. Minnie P Ketron, divorce.
Eliza Jane Van Etten VS.. Edward c.
Van Etten, divorce.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-07-27

Restoration of our foreign trade
would have a more important effect
in improving business conditions here
than anything else" said L. S. Bow
man, cashier of the American bank,
Wednesday.
With an export trade, our domestic
business would pick up, there would
be market for our farm products,
and those three things would mean
prosperity again"
Mr.. Bowman gave as an example of
the effect of loss of export trade the
present condition of a manufacturing
company of indianapolis.
This company had a good trade in
/ South America" he said, "and had de-
veloped broad market there for it's
product. Germany needed export
trade after the war, her business men
went in there, offered the commodity
at half the American price, and as a
result the Indianapolis firm is closed
up tight now. The Germans probably
paid lower wages, and may have kept
other production costs lower. In the
same way we are losing other foreign
customers"