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The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
CONCERT GREAT

"I consider the rendition of Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise by the Birmingham Choral society Sunday afternoon at the Lyric one of the highest achievements of this organization of this season." said John Cathey. Good leadership shown and seemingly the huge audience was highly pleased.
 "This same organization gave delightful interpretation of "A Tale of Japan last, sum mer at the Lyric and I think similar work should be done this summer.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
NOT CUT SAYS CLoE

"The report that the police department is going to be cut besides being unauthorized and untrue is demoralizing to the force" said Commissioner w. B. Cloe. ''We have one of the most efficient departments of public safety in the country as the number of notorious criminals caught here indicates.
 "Our police officers are doing good work and they should be backed up and encouraged in their work rather than made believe that they may lose their jobs any minute"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
PAUL COOK.

porary men, women and events, burning scorn, whitening irony, to be found in any literature. If read aright, the play dazes and astounds tho reader by its keenness, it's satire, the stinging lash of it's language, it's mockery or condemna- ton of some of the very greatest personages in Elizabethan England
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
BRISBANE ASSET

"The Age-Herald is to be congratulated on being able to offer its readers the splendid daily editorials by Arthur Brisbane said P. S.. Mewhinney, architect.
 q read this new feature of the paper first thing every morning and l want to say The Age-Herald management has certainly made wonderful stride forward in journalism when they added this valuable department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
A SLIGHT OVERSIGHT

"Your honor, I'll admit was not quite my self. I was uplifted by religious fervor.''
 "This officer says you were standing on street corner singing at the top of your voice." Exactly, your honor. I was joining in hymn with the Salvation Army
 'But the Salvation Army wasn't there and besides, it was after midnight"
 ''Your honor, kindly assess the minimum fine
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
SAYS HENRY VANCE THERE"

q want to compliment The Age-Herald sports department" said Marven McMeans of Rogersville. "It seems to get all the news first and it is dished up in such readable form. I am naturally interested in baseball, so that the sporting page is the first one that I read every morning.
 "The Town Pump by Henry Vance, is especially interesting. glean my knowledge of the baseball world through the daily sport department of The Age-Herald and I am sure many others do also"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
"IRRECoNCILABLEs'

'sYou were a bartender in the preV Volstead era?"
 'Yes.''
 Tt must be rather tame serving soft drinks" "oh, I don't mind it so much, except when some of my old customers drop in and hold an indignation meeting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
WHY TRAVEL?

What will you do next?"
 "A photopay in the great north woods" "When are you going?"
 "Where to?"
 "The great north woods"
 "You don't understand the possibilities of the movie. Our next location is just half mile from where we did South Sea island stuff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
SUFFICIENT ENLIGHTENMENT

What do you understand by the term, 'an enlightened voter?'"
 "So far as I am concerned" said the chronic office seeker, Ian enlightened voter is a con- sttuent who shakes me fervently by the hand and tells me that if his vote will keep me in public life I'll never live to see the prefix 'ex' printed before my name"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
4ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES
CAMPAIGN PSYCHOLOGY

press them that you public servant?"
 Always" said Senator Snortsworthy. 'Tm a great believer in the power of suggestion. By continually dwelling on the fact that am servant of the people hope to convince them that I am as necessary to their happiness as a dependable cook or competent chauf- feur'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
A FATAL DEFECT
dIscharged ms prIVate secre-

tary"
 For inefficency?"
 q judge so. He couldn't remember where MT. Grabcoin put his golf clubs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
STILL sKEPTICAL

According to this spiritist, 'ectoplasm' makes a table move during seance." "Umph! That's new name for it. ''For what?''
 ''The mediums knee"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-25
Some innoesnts 'scape not the thunderbolt.
 Anthony and Cleopatra
A MORNING PRAYER

o lei me look upon the past with sorrow that i4 has been darl, but with abiding joy in that my sins were not great thy mercies. Amen. M. s. B.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
CONSOLIDATION
RIGHTS UPHELD
School Districts In Adjoining
Counties Permitted To Unite
Without County Action

ATLANTA, May 16-The Georgia
Supreme court has upheld the right
Of school districts of seperate coun-
ties to consolidate without concur
rent county action, the decision be-
ing based on case originating at
Maysville, where sections of Banks
and Jackson counties have united Tor
educational purposes. w. II. Norris
and others, in suit against Jackson
county officials resisted collection of
taxes for school purpose on the
grounds the two counties had not
acted concurrently and that the coun-
try districts were not represented on
the Maysville school board. The Su-
preme court held the two counties
some ten years ago laid off school
districts, and if those districts adj
jacent to Maysville wished to consoli-
date they had that right.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
u s. REFUSAL DISAPPOINTMENT AT GENOA
HOW TO CHANGE CHARTER;
LEGAL STEPS NECESSARY
Former Representative Stephen Pace On Request
Outlines Procedure Required For lnfor-
nation Of Public

lished once in the newspaper in
which the sheriff's sales are adver-
tised or in a newspaper published in
the town or city whose charter is
proposed to be amended or effected,
and shall be posted at the door of the
court house, thirty days before the
introduction of such bill"
These notices should, >as stated,
include the title of the proposed bill.
Your next step would be the most
important, that is selecting a COM
mittee, composed of men and women
| should think, to draft the proposed
charter. take it that the bill will
carry q referendum, submitting to
the people, by special election, the
questlo nof adoption or rejection of
the proposed change in management,
which election can be held at any
time subsequent to approval of the
bill.
After completion of your proposed
charter, the bill providing for same
should, of course, be submitted to
the members of the general assembly
from this county, who will, | am sure
be pleased to introduce same, eth
cr at their own instance or "by re-
quest" In the event the local rep
resentatives do not oppose the bill
it will pass the general assembly as
a matter of course, the only require
ment being to make proof of the pub
lication of the notices. In the event
the bill is rushed it can be passed
and approved within five days after
it is introduced, but the usual time
Is abo@t 10 days. The election on
adoption or rejection can then be
had in accordance with the provisions
Of the bills, which usually provides
that if adopted it shall become eff
feetive the next January 1. The
fiscal year for the city is now from
January l to December 81.
The general assembly always con-
venes on the fourth Wednesday in
June, which this year will be June
28, 50 you have until May 20 to pub
lish notices in order to introduce bill
on first day of session.
STEPHEN PACE,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16

The legal steps necessary to OBJ
tain a ohange of form of government
for the city of Americus are some
what obscure to the average indl-
vidual. Realizing this, and the inter
est in the subject at this time when
the question of making a change to
the commission-manager form has
been proposed and is being discuss
ed 1he Times Recorder today asked
Attorney Stephen Pace, who served
four years in the Georgia house and
in his official capacity handled sew
eral charter changes at the request
of local officials, to outline briefly
the steps necessary to bring about
such a change.
He has done so as follows:
Editor, Times-Recorder:
In response to your inquiry as to
steps necessary to effect an amend
ment to the charter of the city of
Americus by the next session of the
general assembly, beg to advise:
The city government at present OPP
crates under the name and style of
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus" under a charter granted i'll
1889, entitled,
An act to amend, revise and con-
solidate the several acts granting
corporate authority to the city OF
Amercus,' which was approved No
vC-l3cr II, 1889. This charter has
s.aco been amended esveral times.
In the event you desire to propose
a change in your form of manage
ment to that commonly called the
! commissioner manager form, it would
be necessary for you TO amend the
charter or act of 1889, and as this
would bring about such sweeping
changes it would, in my opinion, be
best, in fact necessary, to rewrite
the entire charter, retaining such
provisions in the new charter as are
desirable under the changed man
agement.
Your first step then would be tC
publish notice of your intention tc
apply for the passage of a local bill
which, according to Code Section
357, must be done as follows:
"The title of the bill shall be pub
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
LADY EDITORS ASSIGNED
IN GEORGIA-WEEK EDITION
Producers Having Products To Exploit Asked Tt
Communicate With Editors Or Reporters
AS Listed

Here is the editorial lineup of the
'Made-in-Georgia' edition of the
Times-Recorder which will be issued
under the auspices of the Woman's
club, Friday, May 10.
Read the list if you have anything
you wish exploited in the woman's 5
sheet and call up the particular edi-
tor or reporter that has charge Of
your particular line.
Editor, Mrs H. B. Allen.
Managing editor, Miss Carrie
Speer.
News stories and interviews with
club presidents, Miss Mary Earl All
len, Miss Gertrude Davenport.
Curb Market, Mrs. George Van
Ripper and Mrs. G. C. Davis.
Cotton Market, Mrs. Lee Council.
State Manufacturers, Mrs. w. d.
Ivey.
Local Manufacturers, Mrs. F. l..
Cato, Mrs. +. L. Carswell.
Merchandise and Window Displays
of "Made-in-Georgia" Goods, Mrs. l..
F. Grubbs, Mrs. j. w. Harris. Jr.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
CAPT. WATTS THANKS
ALI. AIDING BENEFIT

On behalf of the veterans of Camp
Sumter, U. C. ", | wish to thank
everybody who assisted in the benefit
performances at. the Rylander theater
last week to make it the success it
was. | want to thank the ladies for
their work in selling tickets, particu-
larly the ladies of the Eastern Star
under the direction of Mrs. Qaurter-
man who led the sales with $50 turn
I'd in. | want to thank the entertain
ers and the Messrs. Rylander for
their theater at the cost only of ac-
tual expenses. Those who sold tick
cts at Plains, Leslie and elsewhere
outside of Americas also are due ap.
probation. want to thank the pub
lie generally for their splendid re.
sponse. We cleared $233.5o above
expenses, in spite of the bad weather
Friday. This is not enough money
to carry all the veterans to Rich
mond aad back, but will care for
those unaale to pay their own way
believe. | also desire to thank the
Times-Recorder for its part in the
benefit.
H. d. WATTS,
Commander Camp Sumter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
WIDE INTEREST In
MEETING TONIGHT
ON CITY CHARTER
Meeting Clearing House For Ideas
On Proposed Change To
Commission Form

General interest was shown today
on the streets of Americas in the cltl-
zens' mass meeting called for 7:4o
O'Clock tonight at the city hall for
consideration of the proposal to
change the form of government OF
the city to the commission-man-
ager form. The meeting was called
by w. M. Jones, chairman of a citl-
Zens' committee, at the suggestion
of a number of citizens, he said.
1t is expected that Mayor Sheppard
and most if not all the members OF
the city council will attend the meet
ing for the benefit they may obtain
as representatives of the people from
the discussions that are expected to
take place. 1t is indicated that
Mayor Shepard may discuss the re-
cent auditors report of city finances
and show that general city govern
ment has been conducted at consider
able saving in the last 8 l-2 years,
The period covered by the last audit,
when actual added city assets are
considered, instead Of being operat-
ed at continuous deficit as would
appear on the face Of the report at
a curaory reading. A special lnVi-
tation to the mayor was extended by
Mr. Jones yesterday.
Because of the widespread interest
in the subject, and the general eX-
pressions of approval Of the proposal
to change TO the commission-manager
form here, it is believed the meeting
will authorize the naming of citi-
zens' committee to draft q proposed
charter change for submission to
the legislature with the provision
that it be re-submitted to the people
at an election to be ratified or reject
ed. 1t is rointed out that the object
of tonight's meeting is to furnish a
clearing house for ideas and a vehi-
Gle for action should the citizens
present consider action desirable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
aids
REVIVAL SERIES
Splendid Interest Reported Being
Shown In Lee Street Metho-
dist Meetings

A seven-piece orchestra composed
of the best available musicians in
Amercius is furnishing music for the
special meetings being held at the
Lee Street Methodist church each
afternoon and night this week. This
feature replaces NJ. L. Lifsey, singing
director, who was forced by break
down in health to leave the meetings
last week.
Splendid crowds are attending the
meetings and much interest is shown.
The pastor, Rev. L. A. Harrell, Is
doing the preaching, presenting plain
gospel sermons. Services are held
at and 7:45 p. m. daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
HUGHES SENDS NOTE
DECLINING INVITATION.

WASHINGTON, May 16.---Amer-
lea has declined the invitation to
participate in The Hague conference
on Russia.
In a note to the powers assembled
|at Genoa, Secretary Hughes deelar-
ed: This government is unable to
conclude that it can helpfully parti-
cipate in the meeting at The Hague
as this would appear to be a contin--
uance under a different nomencla-
ture of the Genoa conference and
destined to encounter the same diff
|culties if the attitude disclosed in the
Russian memorandum of May IL le-
mains unchanged"
1T should be added" Hughes CON
cluded the note, that this govern
ment is most willing to give serious
attention to any proposals issuing
from the Genoa conference or any
later conference, but it regards the
present suggestions as lacking
in the definiteness which would
make possible the concurrence of this
government in the proposed plan"
The official statement given ont
by Secretary Hughes late Monday
night, read:
"The secretary of state has direct
ed Ambassador Child to deliver the
following reply for the American
government:
"This government has carefully
considered the invitation extended to
it by the president of the Genoa con
ference, under the conditions set
forth in the agreement of the inviting
powers, to join the proposed com
mission to meet at The Hague on
June Is. This government is most
desirous to aid in every practicable
way the consideration of the econon-
ic exigencies in Russia and wishes
again to express the deep friendship
felt by the people of the United
States for the people of Russia and
their keen interest in all proceedings
looking to the recovery of the eco
nomic life and the return of the pros
perity to which their capacities and
I resources entitle them. The Ameri-
can people have given the most tan
gible evidence of their unselfish in-
terest in the economic recuperation
of Russia, and this government would
! be most reluctant to abatain from
any opportunity of helpfulness.
This government, however, IS un-
able to conclude that it can helDfal-
| ly participate in the meeting at The
Hague as this would appear to Re a
continuance under different nomen-
clature of the Genoa conference and
destined to encounter the same diff
! fculties if the attitude disclosed in
the Russian memorandum of May l
remains unchanged.
''The inescapable and ultimate
questions would appear to be the req
toration of productivity in Russia, TIE
essential conditions of which are still
to be secured and must in the nature
of things be provided within Russia
herself.
while this government has be-
Ilieyed that these conditions are reas-
onably clear, it has always been
ready to join with the governments
extending the present invitation in
arranging for an inquiry by experts
into the economic situation in Russia
] Continued on Page Three.l
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16

Mrs. Lovelace Eve, Miss Emmae
Borum.
Society Editor Mrs. w. Ii. C.
Dudley.
The District Club Meeting at vi
emma, Mrs. B. C. Keister.
School Exhibits, Miss Martha
Wheatley, Miss Martha Cobb.
Sporting News, Mrs. Charles Coun-
ell, Miss Paula Smelling.
Flower Show, Mrs. d. r Andrews.
Church Garden, Miss Susie Tay-
lor.
Book Reviews, Mrs. Frank Shelf
field, Mrs. j. E. Hightower.
Music, Miss Ella Polk, Miss Melva
Clark.
Georgia Products Dinner, Miss
Bonnie Parkman.
The entire paper will be under the
supervision of w. S. Kirkpatrick,
through whose courtesy the Fridays
edition was turned over to the Wo-
mans club.
All copy will please be turned in
by Thursday morning except abso
lute news.
! CAROLINE BONNER SPEER,
Managing Editor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
ATLANTA GIRLS OFF ON
AUTO TRIP TO ALASKA

ATLANTA, May 16-Two Atlanta
girls, highly accomplished and filled
with the spirit of adventure left here
Monday in an automobile for Seattle,
Washington, from where they will go
to Nome, Alaska. They are Miss
Helen Douglas, one of the first wom-
en- attorneys admitted to the Geor-
gia bar and her sister, Miss Jean
Douglas, until recently the editor of
the City Builder, a publication issued
by the Atlanta Chamber of Com
merce. They are daughters of Judge
Hamilton Douglas of this city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
HARDWICK IN MOULTRIE
FOR A., E. & A. DEAL SPEECH

ATLANTA, May 16.-Governor
Thomas w. Hardwlck headed dele
cation from Atlanta that arrived in
Moultrie Tuesday morning to put ma
chinery in motion to prevent the
"junking" of the A, B. q A. rail
road The Association for State Own
ership of the road is to discuss plans
for the state purchasing the road un-
less some individual corporation takes
it over. Mayor Key, president of
the association, declared the proper
ty is entirely too valuable, for the
state to sit idly by and see it
'junked." SIS
fs s SssF,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
DOG MUZZLING LAW
ENACTED IN ATLANTA

ATLANTA, May 16.-An ordi-
nance requiring all dogs running the
streets or public parks to wear muz-
zles was adopted by city council with
out dissension Monday afternoon in
spite of a strong fight waged by the
Atlanta Humane Society, which de-
clared the law inhumane. The ordi-
nance is to go into effect 10 days aft
er it receives the signature OF May
or Key. An alarming increase in the
number of rabies in Fulton county
prompted the State Board of Health
to recommend passage Of the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
MUCH UNFINISHED
ASSEMBLY BUSINESS

ATLANTA, May 16.-A calendra
showing the status of the unfinished
business of the general assembly Of
Georgia carried over from 1921 to
the 1922 session has been prepared
in printed form by DevereauX f.
McClatchey, secretary of the senate,
and w. Cecil Neil, +. B. Moore,
clerk of the house, and sent to men,
bers Of both houses for the perusal.
On the calendar is contained many
important pieces of legislation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
WILDCAS we'll.
BLOWS CRATER
Natural Gas Fields tgnited And
r. >e Of Stopping Blaze Is
Abandoned

ELDORADO, Ark, May 16. - A
crater two hundred feet ACROSS was
blown out early today at the wild
Murphy Gas well, ten miles north
Of here. Gas from it and all other
craters in the vicinity was ignited
and is blazing fiercely. The roar of
the flames can be heard for miles.
All hope cf extingUishins the blaze
has been al andoned.
Gas is seeping into eli the wells
i'll the vicinity.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
ROBT. ]. TRAVIS
AT GRADUATION
Prominent Savannah Attorney
Accepts Invitation To De-
liver Address

Robert j. Travis, prominent Sa-
vannah attorney, has accepted an in
vitation to deliver the commencement
address to the Senior class of Ameri-
Gus High school on the occasion of
the annual graduation exercises on
the night of Thursday, June /, Supt.
j. e. Mathis announced today. This
practically completes the details for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
LARGE DELEGATIONS
IN ATTENDANCE.

MOULTKIE, May 16.-Large dele
cations of citizens from towns serv-
ed by the road attended the state
wide mass meeting called here to-
day to initiate a movement to save
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlan-
tic railroad from the scrap pile Gov
ernor Hardwick was the principal
speaker A number of members of
the legislature also were on the pro-
gram.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
IRELAND TO BE FREE OF
BRITISH TROOPS AT ONCE

LONDON, May 16.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Questioned in Com
mons today regarding British troops
in Ireland, Sir Hamar Greenwood,
secretary for Ireland, replied that
there would be no British troops in
Southern Ireland by the end of this
week, except those in Dublin, and
those used for coast defense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
u. 6. MOVING TO KEEP
COAL. PRICES DOWN

WASHINGTON, May lG.-SteFs
are being taken by the government
to forestall tendencies toward rising
prices of bituminous coal at the
mines, it was said today at the White
House. The matter is in charge OF
Secretary Hoover, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-05-16
LEAGUE COUNCIL
ALSO REFUSES TO
CONSIDER RUSSIA
Hughes In Reply Declares The
Hague's Problems Same As
Genoa's

WASHINGTON, May 1G. - The
American note of yesterday declining
to participate in The Hague meeting
was intended to leave the door open
for further conversations, it was said
today at the White House.
GENOA, May 16-(By Associated
Press. premier Lloyd George does
not feel, it was indicated this after
noon, that the American refusal to
participate in The Hague meeting is
her final word, as the document i'm
dicates great American interest in
Russia's economic reconstruction,
and the reply is regarded as one
forming a basis for further corre-
spondence. Ambassador Child hand
ed the communication from Washing
ton Lloyd George shortly after noon.
GENEVA, May 16.- (By Assoeiat-
ed Press.) - The Council of the
League of Nations refused today 10
take up the Russian problem and re-
ferred to the Genoa conference the
Norwegian governments request for
immediate inquiry by the League into
the general situation in Russia and
the effect of the famine on economic
reconstruction in Europe.
Italian Foreign Minister Sehanzer,
upon learning today that the United
States would not join the proposed
commission on Russian affairs at The
Hague, expressed great surprise, es-
pecially at the rapidity with which the
decision was taken, which may have
great influence upon further discus
sion at Genoa. Great disappoint-
was expressed generally in confer
enee circles.