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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
BANK OF OCILLA
CASEIS WATCHED
Involves Question First Raised
Here Ia COMMERCIAL City
Case

TlFTJls, April 4-Thc Citizens
I..nk of OcHla was IN the courts
gam yesterday, ", c. WIngate ct al,
Banging equitable petition in IRWIN
Superior court asking that a receiver
be appointed for the said defunct
bank, and that an injunction be
granted restraining the state superin-
tendent of banks from enforcing a
levy recently made against said
stockholders. 1t viii be remember
ed that the state superintendent OF
banks made a levy Of 100 per cent
against the stockholders of the Citi-
zens Bank of Ocilla. They resisted
SAID levy claiming that it was larger
than necessary and the levy was with
drawn. Another levy of IS per cent
was made and it is this levy that
petitioners resist. However, not all
of the stockholders of the bank are
parties to the petition. These petit
TONERS alleged that they bought their
stock at the solicitation OF D. j.
Henderson, Jr., then cashier Of the
Citizens Bank, that he frauduIently
represented to them that the bank
was solvent when as matter OF
fact it was insolvent at that time and
Henderson knew it. Therefore pc
titioners requested that the sale be
set aside. Further they claim that
even though they should be held IL
able for the Obligations of the bank,
they should be liable only for debts
incurred after they bought their
stock. Also, the tangled condition Of
the affairs was set forth and it was
set forth and it was asked that re-
celyer be appointed in order that its
affairs might be adjudcated. The
bank officials denied all allegations
set forth in the petition
Judge Eve denied the necessity
for a receiver holding that as the
bank was already in the hands of
the state officials and the state su-
perintendent Of banks had not asked
Tor the assistance Of the court OF
equity, that its affairs should remain
IN the hands Of said state superin-
teEdtnt for the present at least. 1t
was further held that the allegations
OF fraud and their denial set up a
question of facts which should DE
passed upon by a jury at the regular
tenn Of court. The state authorities
were restrained from ENFORCING the
collection of the levy until a Jury
could pass upon The matter in DIS
pute.
The Della bank case is being
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
153 CARS or HOGS FROM
CORDELE SINCE SEPT

CORDELE, April 4.-Locai hog
and cattle buyers, Pless Miller &
Co, have sold 103 cars of hogs
from their yards in Cordelc from
September | last year to April / this
year, and sixteen cars of cattle dur
ing the same period Other buvers
have slipped fifty cars Of hogs This
has proven far the largest and best
season ever reported here 1t is esti-
mated that 100000 worth Of hogs
and cattle have gone to market
through the CordeIe yards,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
WEINBERG GETS 2 YEARS
IN ATLANTA PENITENTARY

NEW YORK, April A. Stephen s.
Weinberg, charged with lmpersonat-
Ing naval officer and failing TO pay
for his costume, was sentenced III
BROOKLYN today TO two years in the
Atlanta penttentiary. weinberg
served as secretary to the Princess
Fatima and also in similar capacity
with DR.. Alfred Lorenz, famous Aus
trian knifeless surgeon, during his
career.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

a " 'nlen caused by an in1amed condition
", she mucous lining OF the Eustachian
Iuhe When this tube is inflaroed Won
nave a rnmbling sound or imperiect
lesiIng. Unless the Inflammation can
DC reduced, your hearing may be de-.
HALLS CATARRH mrDrr,rhrr, nil
do what we claim Tor. it-rid vo,ir svst m,r,
o. Caarrh or Deafness caused Nv
alarm. HALLS CATARRI MEDICINE
l1 1as Deen successful in the treatment of
Oelarrn Tor over Forty Years.
solo by al druggists.
+. }. cheney & Co, Toledo O.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04

The Della bank case is being
watched closely by Americas attor-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
SPLENDID WORK DONE
BY LEGION POST.

Some splendid work in advertising
the Golden Rule sale and baseball
game in Americas throughout the
Third district was done by the Amer
lean Legion post of Americas,
through J. E. B. McLendon, post
commanders. Direct advertising was
done with the commanders of ali 9th
er posts in the district, and the news
in turn spread to the public through
the local post memberships The
post co-operated whole heartedly
with the Playground association in
putting over the baseball game and
with Americas in general ir{making
the day big occasion. The dance
arranged for tonight by the post and
Legion Auxiliary was planned as
event to assist in rounding out a day
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04
WANTED-SALESMAN

WANTED-Sa Salesman to absolutely
beat all competition selling staple
article. Repeat orders insured. Elk
elusive local territory. $4,000 and
commission. Manufacturer, 11O8 S.
Michigan, Chicago.-3-1t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-04-04

EXCEPTIONAL opportunity for one
man your state willing to invest
500, appoint one agent each town,
wall earn you $500 monthly. Just
say SHOW me-" Magic Metal Co,
Atlanta, Gait
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
BARRETT OF AUGUSTA
NAMED BY PRESIDENT
TO BE UNITED STATES JUDGE
TO SUCCEED JUDGE EVANS.
is A DEMOCRAT.

WASHINGTON, D. William
H. Barrett, prominent democratic
lawyer of Augusta, was today nomi-
mated by President Harding to be
United States judge for the Southern
district of Georgia to succeed the late
Judge Evans The nomination was
generally surprise.
1t is understood that Judge Van
Fleet, who was sent to Georgia to
look over the field and report on the
various persons suggested, reported to
the department OF justice in favor of
F. G. Boatwright, Of Cordele, and that
Assistant Attorney General Holland
recommended to the attorney general
the appointment of Mr.. Boatwright.
Attorney General Daugherty and
President Harding, however, decided
on Mr. Barrett, who enjoyed the per-
sonal friendship of Chief Justice Taft
of the supreme court, and who was
strongly supported by Senator Under
wood, of Alabama, and Senator Phipp,
of Colorado, the democratic leader of
the senate. Mr.. Barrett was taken to
see the attorney general some days
ago by Senator /Phipp and later pre-
scented to the president.
The belief here was that the Judge
ship was almost certain to go to a
republican, and, but for the powerful
support which Mr.. Barrett had among
leaders of both parties here who are
close friends of the president that be-
lief would have been justified.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
AERIAL PASSENGER
TRAFFIC DWINDLES
RECENT ACCIDENTS ON LON
DON-PARIS ROUTE CAUSE
OF DECIDED SLUMP.

LONDON-Although the aerial
passenger traffic between London and
the continent has been falling OFT
steadily as a result of the recent acci-
dents the transportation OF freight, is
increasing. A group of Rotterdam no
rists have begun sending boxes of
fresh cut flowers for the London mark
ct The flowers are cut at daybreak
and the dew is still on them when they
are put on sale at the Covent garden
market at 8 o'clock.
Besides the de luxe parcels, such as
robes and perfumes from Paris and
mems clothing, cigars and whisky
from London, there is big trafhc IN
NEWSPAPERS between the two capitals.
Indicating the hesitancy OF people Ito to
fy. the official figures show that 1000
people flew in 1920, $4,000 last year
and only 5000 this year, with the sea-
son half over.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
PRESIDENT "SHAKES"
WITH 10000 PEOPLE
HARDING BREAKING ALL REC
ORDS FOR ANNUAL NUMBER
OF HAND CLASPS.

President Harding shakes hands
with about 10000 persons each year,
his close friends estimate. He is break
ing all white house records with his
open-door policy toward guests. The
Misunderstanding probably averages 5000
week, counting the white house re-
ceptions to official society and the
scores of conventions that meet in
Washington each year.
Hundreds of out-of-town guests
troop up to the white house daily to
shake hands with President Harding
If they have the proper letter of in
PRODUCTION from their congressman
they have little trouble in passing the
alert secret service men into the big
round room where the president
works.
The open door at the white house
has been a boon to railroads and ex-
cursion managers. Whole schools,
sometimes numbering 800 to 500,
flock in. Virtually every convention in
the city sends delegation to see the
president, who is willing to greet as
many as his crowded business permits.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
NEGROES In SILENT,
BANDLESS PARADE
PROTEST AGAINST CONTINU-
ED LYNCHINGS. THOUSANDS
IN LINE IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, D. CA silent
parade" was held today by the negro
population of Washington as a protest
against continued lynching of mem
bers of their race and in an effort to
influence early action by congress on
the Dyer anti-lynching bill now be-
fore the senate Judiciary committee.
The entire absence OF the bands, US
ually a characteristic element of street
marches in the capital, lent additional
impressiveness to the demonstration.
Several thousands were in the long
line, which was topped by scores of
posters and streamers setting forth
details of recent lynchings which were
declared to have set new record in
May.
Men and women representatives OF
every profession in which the negro
has achieved success were included
among the marchers, as were also
many delegations from the various fra
ternal and civic organizations.
The route of the parade was around
the capitol grounds, through Pennsyl-
vania avenue past the white house to
Seventeenth street The marchers dis
banded at the end as silently as they
had traversed the streets.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
STATE TREASURER
HANDLED LARGE SUM
DURING PAST YEAR APPROX
MATELY S18,OoO,000 PASSED
THOUGH HIS HANDS.

The office of the state treasurer,
William ]. Speer, approximately han
died $18000,O00 during 1921 and had
balance of $1,727, 866.35 on hand at
the end of the year, according to the
annual report OF Mr.. Speer.
The statement included the follow
ing figures: Balance in treasury jan
uary l, 1921, $1.024;l5; receipts for
lures were $15,3O1, 542.22.
The disbursement showed $685.
78O.O4 for schools; $2,052,93O for pen
sions; $1,S04,672.Z1 for highways and
1891, 1874 for the state sanitarium.
The following amounts were handled
through the treasury, but were sPeci,,
fed for special purposes. OF federal
social hygiene funds, $8709.80 and
$580.09 On the Floyd county clinic &C
count, $231.35 for the state board for
examination and registration of archi-
tects, $103,561.62 for the federal voca-
tional education fund, $2.353.29 of fed
eral industrial rehabilitation funds,
and $3,798,051.56 of federal highway
funds.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
INDIAN ACE in QUEST
OF HIS LOVED ONES
CAPT. WILLIAM SUNSET RE-
TURNS HOME TO FIND HIS
WIFE AND BABIES GONE.

OKMULGEE, Okla.-Broken in
health Capt. William Sunset, Chero-
kee Indian ace of the Lafayette esca-
drille and globe adventurer, started
east Monday on quest for his wife
and two babies, wrested from him by
poverty.
Capt. Sunset came back to the land
of his youth at the end of the world
war showered with high military dec
orations attesting his valor as an al
lied flier. He lived here with his
bride, an Alsatian whose life ne saved
overseas. They came to know poverty
the war left Sunset unfit for work,
and then last Sunday after trudging
fifteen miles seeking a job the war
hero returned to his home, to find his
wife and babies gone.
Sunset learned from friends that his
wife had purchased ticket for Pitts
burg, Pa. So he sold his little store OF
goods and with a purse made up by
friends to aid him in his search set
out on his quest.
Sunset declared that he had four
teen German planes credited to him
officially while in French service; in
addition to that he claims seventeen un-
officially He has been wounded doz-
ems of times and shot down five times.
Sunset saw service in three units, the
foreign legion, the Lafayette escadrille
and the United States army. He en-
tered the United States army after a
daring escape from Germany in Dor
rowed German plane.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
ATTORNEY WANTS
FEE OF $4,000
ATLANTA LAWYER CALLS ON
HARDWICK FOR 10 PER CENT
OF AMOUNT COLLECTED.

ATLANTA.-That Albert Howell,
IT.. prominent Atlanta attorney and
law partner of Ex-Governor Hugh M.
Dorsey, has asked Governor Hardwick
to pay him fee of $4,000 represent
ing the state in the oil inspection fee
case in the federal court, was the re-
port in circulation in the state capital
Wednesday.
Governor Hardwick declined to dis
cuss the amount of the fee requested
bv Mr.. Howell. He said the question
OF the fee was under consideration by
himself and the attorney general. Gee.
M. Napier, and he hoped to get it set
tied within a few days, so as to use
the oil inspection fees to complete
payment OF this years Confederate
pensions.
Mr.. Howell was employed by Gov
ernor Dorsey to represent the state
when several large oil companies un-
dertook by federal injunction to pre-
vent the collection Of inspection fees.
Meanwhile approximately $380,00O
has accumulated III the fund and is in
the hands OF P. H. Nell, The receiver.
Mr.. Howell, it was understood, sug-
eested that ten per cent of the amount
involved would be reasonable compen-
sation. Ten per cent would be $4,000.
This amount, It was reported impress
ed Governor Hardwick as being more
than reasonable.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
Flapper Coming Into
Own, Declares Writer

NEW YORK, N. Y.-It appears
that the fiapper grows on you like
any other acquired taste.
Whereas she was razzed by the
world, or most of it, only bit ago,
she now is being Endorsed as fig
ure of progress, sweetness and good
sense by persons whose opinions
have quite little something to do
with guiding public thought.
The Rev. Dwight McMurtie, who
came from Birmingham, Ala, to
look over New York's happerhood
from vantage point OF the Ritz and
environs, today stated that she had
been maligned and misunderstood
the short-skirted, short-haired
one
DIR. McMurtie is one of the six
members of a jury which has been
asked to sit in judgment on the
young girl of today Five of the
number found her not guilty of I'M
desirable qualities; the sixth was
against her, even while he admitted
that she is charming.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
EXPENSES HAVE BEEN
REDUCED IA BILLIONS
GOVERNMENT COST is CUT
AND APPROPRIATIONS MAY
REACH LOW MARK.

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Repre-
sentative Martin B. Madden, of Chica-
go, chairman of the house committee
on appropriations, has made com
.parative analysis of government eXpen-
ditures for the last few years, and has
submitted data and figures of the flrst
years record of the budget system
which show encouraging results.
Mr.. Madden's figures show that {
long step forward to normal expendi-
lures has been taken by the govern
ment, appropriations falling from $19,-
000,000,000 in 1919 to $3,947 100000 in
1921, with the prospect of a cut to
$3,65O,000,000 for 1923.
1T will not be possible, in my judg-
ment," says Mr.. Madden, ito reduce
the government cost much, if any, be-
low $3,650,000,000 per annum until the
public debt is reduced sufficiently to
lower the interest charges and until
the period when the need no longer
exists for so large an expenditure in
connection with the care of the vet
Grams of the world war"
1T may be interesting to know that
the expenses OF the government in 1918
were $19,000,000000; that they were
reduced in 1920 to about $6150000
900; in 1921 a further reduction to S.
500,000,G00 was made, and for 1922
the present fiscal year, the eXpendi-
lures have been still further lowered
to S3.947 100000, and the anticipated
expenditures for 1923 amount to So
650,000,000,
1T is also interesting in this con
nection to note that the appropriations
for 1920 were $939,000,000 less than
the departments recommendations
1921 they were $1,474,O00O00 less,
1922, 81, 480,000,000 less, and for 1925
the recommendation of the committee
are $312,000,000 less than the recon-
mendations of the budget director, in
dicating the thoroughness with which
the examinations are made of propos-
ed expenditures.
There nave been cases where de-
partn1ents have come to us, for exam
pie, for $l25,000,000, and an examina-
ton of the subject by the committee
on appropriations led 10 the Conclu-
sion that $4S, 100000 was all that could
be legitimately used in connection with
the activity There have also been
cases where as much as $l2,0O0,0Ou
have been asked for and an examina-
ton by the committee disclosed the
fact that no appropriation was neces.
sary. Only few days since request
came 10 the committee for an appro-
priation of S3,000,000 and an examina-
ton disclosed the need of only about
$4,000"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
NONE DISARM LIKE
THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON PUTS IN PRAC-
TICE PRINCIPLES OF PEACE.
EUROPEANS ARE SLOW.

The war department has submitted
statistics to illustrate strikingly how
the United States is leading the world
in land disarmament. This nation,
which raised an army of 100000 men
for the world war, now stands in four
teenth place in the list of armies of
the world in point of actual numerical
strength, and in twenty-fifth place if
the size of the army is compared to
the total population of the country.
According to the war department
comparison, which is based on the
present strength of the army and not
the lower figures that will obtain when
the new army bill becomes law, Rus
STA has the largest army in the world,
a force of 100000 men. China is sec
ond with l,083,000 men, and France is
third with an army of $4,000.
The other armies included in. the
comparison are as follows: Abyssinia,
$1,000; Greece, 10000, Japan, 302,-
600; Poland, 100000; Italy, 100000;
Great Britain, 237 500; India, 221,000;
Spain 216,000; Turkey, 188, 500; Ru-
mania, 100000, and the United States
$4,000.
In the United States the figures
show that there is approximately one
soldier to every 900 persons, contrasted
with the statement often made that
every European adult has to carry a
soldier on his back" 1t is estimated
that in the United States there is only
one soldier for every 100000 Of
wealth and one soldier for every Is
square miles of territory.
Arr1v exOerts also eD1DhaSiZe the
fact that virtually all the European
powers, and Japan as we'll, have COM
pulsory military service, with guar
antees that every able-bodied youth
will receive military training when he
becomes of age. Thus, they point out
despite the world cry for disarmament
the European nations and Japan act
ual1y are building up great army re-
serves which are subject to mobiliza-
ton upon short notice.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
One Auto to Seven
And One Piano to 900

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The peo-
pie of some of the more rugged
states of the west know more about
differentials and the solution of ig-
milton troubles than about music,
makers of American musical instru-
ments in convention here were told
today.
One automobile to seven persons
is the ratio of ownership in sew
eral of the western states, whereas
Gssaly one piano to every 900 per-
70 been sold, according to
STAIRS - by Robert E. Ram
say at the session of the mus
ic industry chamber of commerce
in the Hotel Commodore. A cam
paign to advertise extensively mus
ical instruments of all sorts in every
corner of the country was urged by
Ramsay.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
FIVE DIE AS RESULT
OF HEAT IN CHICAGO
WITH SNOW AND FROST IN
NORTHWEST CANADA, COOL
Err WEATHER PROMISED.

CHICAGO. I1l.-Cooler weather is
promised for Chicago and vicinity
which has been staggering under the
first fierce onslaught of summer, but
the relief will arrive too late for FIVE
victims whose deaths were reported to
the police in the last "a hours. All Of
them are said to have died of the heat
They are;
William F. Mahon, aged o.; Charles
Wi.lett, 20; an unknown man, about
90: Oscar Riberstein, 20, and Thomas
Hughes, 65.
Announcement was made by the
weather bureau that cold west winds
will arrive tonight. breaking the first
annual torrid wave. Snow and frost are
reported in some northwestern Cana
dian provinces and lower temperatures
arc predicted sor all the west and mid
die west
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
Boys Fight Pistol Duel
At Arms Length OUer Girl
One Kentucky Swain Dies of Wounds.
The Other One in Hospital.

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky.-A. Combs,
IS, is dead in hospital here and Tay-
lor Johnson, p, is badly wounded as
the result of duel fought with pis-
tolls at arms length over a girl.
The identity of the girl for whose
love the couple fought is withheld, but
it is known they had been paying her
attention for some time, neither APP
parently gaining the advantage.
Last night an ice cream supper was
given at the Fruit Hill school house,
at which nearly every boy and girl for
miles around gathered Combs and
Johnson met there and agreed to fight
out their differences with weapons.
Both drew guns and almost touching
each other began to shoot.
Combs was taken to Hopkinsville
hospital where If was found he was
shot through the liver. His death oc-
Cured soon afterwards Johnson is
wounded in the chest and in the arm.
His hand was badly burned from the
powder of Combs pistol.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
FOUND AT PITTSBURG.

Pittsburg. -Travel-stained and tired
after his long journey from Okmulgee.
Okla, in search of his wife and two
children, who the police said had de
serted him last Sunday Capt. Sunset,
famous Indian fighter of the Lafayette
cscadrille, was taken to them by de
tectives Immediately upon his arrival
here. The officer left them to decide
whether the little family was to return
to their western home and take up
their normal life.
The woman, who gave her name as
Mrs. Rochester, came here with her
children yesterday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
Bullet Hit Toe, But
Man Killed Big Snake

To awaken from a peaceful sleep
and find rattlesnake sporting nine
rattles cooled at the loot of his bed.
apparently preparing to make
spring, was the experience Of R. E.
Woods, of PortersviIle, Cal.
Woods took a revolver from be-
meath his pillow and shot the rat
tier. Woods foot was in the line Of
fire and the bullet that ended the
snakes life clipped off the tip of his
big toe. When taken to hospital
for treatment Woods took the rat
ties along to back up his story.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
Eight Hundred Pounds
Of Change Deposited
MIL Owner in Need of Room Scoops
Up $500 in Gunny Sacks.

MARSHALL, Tex.-A. B. Brown,
mil owner near here, drove into
town recently with 800 pounds OF
Change, pennies, nickels, dimes and
quarters, which he said had accumulat-
Gu IN his office for years, until he was
haTd pressed for room.
Four employees of bank helped him
uLl9ad the gunny sack and several
'o on and paper bags of money. .
/ Mall me a certificate of deposit, "
ne sad as he drove off. In a day the
money was duly counted He was
TridiIed a certificate for about 81, 500.
Nv, Iwo hundred pounds OF the change
was N pennies.
f.. anyway, l scooped up the coin be-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1922-06-20
Negro Shoots a Mule
While in Fit of Anger
Had Fuss With Wife and Took Spite
Out on Animal.

A farm hand on the place Of ]. T..
Turner, near Richiand, shot one OF
the latter's mules, and the animal has
since been in a serious condition.
Some reports state that the act was
deliberate and through pure meanness,
while other reports state that it was
an accident. First reports stated that
the darkey had been quarreling with
his wife all the afternoon and while
in a fit of anger took out his wrath
on the innocent mule.