Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-19

is- " The Times-Re
corder hasn't heretofore contributed
to the daily supply in this line, but
today We feel ike bursting into this
sort Of verse, and so, here goes
A guy we ike is Malcolm Jones
He rattles reekiug closet bones.
A Macon news item of this morn
ing supplies the inspiration for this
visitation Of the muse, and We be.
heve it is worth passing along. 1t
says:
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JUDGE Malcolm D~Jones, on the
y bench in Superior court yesterdaS
hurled monkey wrench into che
divorce mill that has been gfihdIng
for years in Bibb county.
He appointed Glenn Powers astef~
ney for the state for the day and in-
straeted-M Mr.. Powers to contest all
the-divorce cases, even where the
defendant was represented and didn't
care to contest the case. As result,
there are three couples. who expected
second verdicts and DEGREES vester-
daw, who woke up this morning to
find they are still married.
A first verdict had been given at
the@April term to w. W. Duncan in
his suit for divorce from his wife,
Mrs Myrtle Duncan, on the ground
that Mrs. Duncan knocked her hus-
band down twice in an Atlanta hotel.
judge Jones took a WALTON at the
plaintiffs case and knocked it out of
court. He dismissed the suit on the
ground that Duncan hadn't proved
cruel treatment.
Eloise Growers, negress, suing her
husband, Robert L. Growers, on the
ground that her husband drew a gun
on her, also ran against Judge Jones
stone wall. He told her attorney, +.
l.. Wheaton, that pulling a gun on an
other person didn't constitute cruel
treatment.
Judge Jones also dismissed the pc
tition of Josephine Reynolds in her
suit against Williams Reynolds, on
the ground of desertion, saying that
in hts opinion, the testimony of the
wife did not make out case.
In the trial of one case whore the
attorney for the defense announced
I'VE do not care to defend this suit"
Judge Jones ordered Mr. Powers to
question the witness.
II object to the questioning" the
plaintiffs attorney interiected. "The
defendant is represented here and
doesn't care to contest this suit"
"The State of Georgia is not rep
resented" declared Judge Jones.
Proceed with the questioning, Mr..
Powers"
The attorney for the state today
will be Walter Johnson.
Judge Jones recently declared that
too many divorces are being granted
FUDGE Jones has started something.
He viii find a vast throng who
agree with him that divorces are too
easy to obtain-which means that
marriage, too often, is made a mat
ter of convenience, to be dispensed
with at a whim We believe divorce
entirely proper under certain condi-
tions, but we believe it to be to the
interest of society to make certain
that those conditions may exist be-
fore divorce may be granted. Some
lawyers may not agree with this
opinion, but most of the great public,
who have more interest in justice ana
right than legal procedure, probably
will agree.
president Harding and Secre,
tafy of State Hughes have reason
to congratulate themselves on the
quick. and enthusiastic responses to
the suggestion for a conference on
disarmament and the problem of the
Pacific
With the exception of Japan every
nation to which the suggestion was
made~ias agreed to the proposal
without modification or reservation.
In The case of Japan she has ex-
pressed her willingness and desire to
discuss the question of disarmament,
but has withheld acceptance of the
proposition as it relates to the prob
lem Of the Pacific"
This is the only fly in the ONT
ment.
The fact that japan has not def
nitelq refused but simply withheld
approval as to the Pacific feature OF
the suggestion, is to be noted.
There is great difference, and IL
seems TO be not too optimistic a
view that in the near future Japan
csc statesmen will overcome whatever
tears they may have and send the
american government a blanket
w tEfHER they do or not, the de.
yelopments up to date are a suf-
ATient guarantee of the Importance