Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-06-02
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Lit Hartman, the Miller county
begro VINO surrendered the first of
he week after killing Dutch Jor-
#ian and wounding Jordan's son in a
dispute over his pillow handle which
said he found in Jordan's nos
u c->iOn, has been taken from Albany
yr Macon for safe keeping.
u j. r. Miller, editor of the Savan-
u ah li""keye, was found guilty with
n recommendation of mercy bv a
Jury in the Federal court there
8IUesday afternoon. Miller was
y harged with sending unavailable
#laatJer through the mails. The mes-
#tionable articles were published in
4the HaWkeye. Frank o. Miller. his
"a, secretary-treasurer of the Hawk
who was indicted with his faith
a, was found not guilty.
The salaries Of teachers at the
Ashton and Lynwood rural schools.
bear Fitzgerald, recently enlarged bv
consolidation of six schools. viii he
INCREASED by an aggregate of nearly
z$3OOO next year. it was decided by
sthe boards of trustees of the two at
Nthcir last meeting.
The farmers of Monroe county are
8buslly engaged in harvesting the grain
crop, which is said to be the best
in years. More grain was planted
last fall and spring than in many
years and most of the farmers will
harvest enough to sell a great deal
after supplying their needs for an
other year.
After a speech by Capt. L. E. Ap-
pIeby, acting air officer of the
Fourth Army Air Corps, the Atlanta
Lions club began action Tuesday
looking toward the establishment of
a municipal landing field near the
city. A committee was appointed, |
and it began work at once by an
bouncing it would investigate anvil
site offered by real estate dealerI
or property owner
Over sixty members of the Atlanta
kiWanis club have signed up to at !
Tend the 1921 convention of Inter
national Kiwanis clubs in Cleveland
IN June, according to a report made |
at the regular luncheon Tuesday by
Simon Selig, chairman of the Con to
Cleveland" committee.
Asserting that the state railroad
commission, in reducing the gas rate
in Atlanta from $40 to $1.65 a
thousand cubic feet, acted without
notice, without granting a hearing
and without extending an opportuni-
ty to be heard, the Georgia Railway
and Power company, through Presi-
dent Arkwright, filed formal pro-
test with the commission Wednes-
day against the commissions action
in the case.
Legislation designed to place a
tax on soft drinks, including bottled
ones, will be introduced in the leg
stature at its next session, according
to State Senator Frank Manson, of
Clayton county.
Former Postmaster M. l.. PuWis, !
Of Eden, Ga, pleading guilty in Sa-
yannah to embeZZlement of govern
ment funds, was sentenced by Judge
Beverly d. Evans to serve a year
and a day. He was charged with
issuing postal money orders and pay
ing personal obligations with them.
The Chatham post Of the Ameri |
n Legion, following an executive
'pnmittee meeting, has communal
Gated with Ormonde Hunter, one Of
the representatives from this coun
ty, requesting him to introduce a |
measure in the coming legislature to
make May 80 a legal holiday mi
Georgia, in commemoratiOn of the |
heroism of the heroes of the World |