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The Washington times., 1923-08-24
]. PHELAN LEADS
IN TIMES GOLF
CONTEST
Others Make Good Scores.
w. ]. Cox Ahead Of Field
In Glass B.
Continued from First Page,

Continued from First Page.)
Melton. SO; John Watson. So; David
Morris, 8s; Page Hufty. 81.
Glass B-William J. Cox, SO; Jack
Doran, SO; Carl Cordes. 80; r. ].
Abbaticchio, 90, Harold Moses, 81;
Walter Nolan, 81; Richard w. Cook,
90: Raymond Billings, 96; H. c.
Erwin, 90; Leo Bishop, SO; j. III. Bill
bruy, So; Damon Abel, 100; Albert
Loeb, 1O3: Duncan McLaren, los;
Howard Robinett, 105: Otto Herr
mann. 1O6; John B. Taylor, 1O8.
Class C-John A. b. McElveney,
81; A. b. Gardner, 97;SWiIliam Young,
9S: r. e. Perry, 80; Walter White.
log; Raymond Eareckson, 100; j.
s. Hardester, 1O2; Charles s. Cole,
102; Harvey Humphrey, 10; Forrest
Thompson, 116.
Eighty-four golfers, the last
quota of the 266 to enter the COM
petition in Glasses Al, B and G Of
the first annual District municipal
championships are today playing
their first qualification round over
the East Potomac Park course.
Today's schedule will bring out
such well-known stars as George
municipal player; Bill Melton, Page
Hufty, Eddie Upton, John Miller,
Bill Miller, Hy Tennyson,. Dave
Morris. and Dick Whitley in Class
A.
Climatic conditions are ideal for
today's playing and the prediction
is being freely made that William
McGuire's Is, the lowest round SO
tar turned in by any Class A player,
will have been battered before the
first of the qualification rounds have
been completed.
The complete schedule and pair
ings for the second round which Is
scheduled to get under way next
Monday will appear in The Wash
ington Times of tomorrow.
TOday's complete scores viii ap-
pear in the Pink and Green
editions Of The Washington Times
1 EOO2Ne
The Washington times., 1923-08-24

T0day's complete scores will ap-
pear In the Pink and Green
editions Of The Washington Times
today.
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j. s. Man AIDED
PLOT To GET
BERGDOLL
Lieut.. 0riffis, Prisoner in Ger
many, Tells Of Kidnapping
PIans-Funds Plentiful.
BY MINOTT SAUNDERS.
International News Service.

WURZBURG, Germany, Aug. "a.
IF the Germans want to make
. martyr of me, all right; / don't
care, but it would be a mistake, y
declared Lieut.. C. H. Griffis, Of
Hamilton, Ohio, one of the mem
bers Of the band that tried to kid
nap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, to-
day. The message was sent
through third party who had a
long talk with Griffis in his cell.
Cannot See Reporters.
If the Germans attempt that, I"
Criffis continued, 1T will alien.
ate American sympathies away
from Germany. That is what we
want to do anyway"
No reporters are admitted to
see Griffis nor his companion, Vic
tor Nelson, who is also in Jail
in Wurzburg. They managed to
communicate their views to Inter.
national News Service through an
underground channel.
Critic emphasized that he had
no part In the actual attempt az
Kidnapping. He snilingly admitted,
however, that he twas part of the
intelligence behind the attempt"
Griffis is twenty-eight years old
of medium build, and affable. He
refuses to take his position seri
ously but jokes with his guards,
Nelson is twenty-five years old
tall and slender. He is married
to q French girl.
Influential Man Interested.
Griffis intinnated that q well
known and influential man In the
United states was the directing
genius behind the attempt to seize
Bergdoll dead or alive"
This man is also said to have fur
nished the money. GFiffis il said
to have made the remark that this
American was prepared Ito back us
to the limit"
Griftis is in good health and
spirits but complains of the fail
food.
''Tt is rotten" he declared.
The trial probably viii be held in
two months. II the charge is at.
tempted murder there WIN be q
trial by Jury. If the accusation ID
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taught for about a year in Santa
Barbara College, later establishing
a kindergarten in San Francisco.
She was married in 1880 to Samuel
B. Wiggin, a San Francisco lawyer.
Eight years later the couple moved
to New York. Mrs. Virgins first
story appeared in 1873.
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SO KILLED, 100 INJURED
m POLISH TRAIN WRECK

VIENNA, Aug. 24.-Fifty per-
sons were reported killed and 100
injured when a railway train
bound from Warsaw to Wilma was
derailed near Roshanka today fall
ing into q river.
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modified five Judges wiz sit with
out jury.
American Consul Aiding.

modified five Judges win sit with
out q jury.
American Consul Aiding.
American Consul Moorehead
came down from Stuttgart but was
not permitted to see the prisoners
alone. A high German official
was present while the consul was
with them.
Nelson said he lived ct Butte.
Mont. He admitted driving the
ki0napefs bue claimed he did not
know its destination. Nelson was
ordered by an officer to take the
wheel.
Both Griffis and Nelson were
attached to the Graves registra
ton service at the American mill
tary cemetery at Ronagne.
sDuring. the war" said Griffis
'I admitted German heroism even
though they were our enemies
Now should think the Germans
could understand my motive and
not sympathixe with q coward
/ only did my duty az / did in
the war. could not expect Berg
doll to do his any more than he
did IN the war. The Germans
should not worry about Il.
Proud Of His Act.
81 am proud Of what little I had
to do with this matter. am sure
the people at home understand
That IL all I care about.
"I am not worrying. have
funds. Certain OartiAs In the
United States are willing to back
me to the limit"
Friends have hired Herr Siebert
Of Wiesbaden, one Of the best
criminal lawyers in Germany tc
defend Griffis and Nelson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
LIGHTING CO. WANTS
CITY TO PAY IN Cash
Account Well Saturated With
Paper Already, Manager
Ewing Tells Council

r. P. Ewing, manager of the
Americus plant of the South Geor-
gia Public Service company, was be-
fore city council Wednesday night
to present the claim of his company
for payment Of account for cur
rent furnished in lighting Americus'
streets. The city has paid nothing
on account since January /, Mr..
Ewing stated today
Last year back bill owed by
the city to the Americus Lighting
company was funded into notes due
January !, when a partial payment
OF $4,000 was made. Since that
date no further payments have been
made either on current or back bills,
and authorities of the new operating
company at Albany are getting
anxious for the cash. Manager Ew-
ing told council Wednesday night
the city's account with his company
was already pretty well saturated
with paper, and that the Albany
management feels now that time has
arrived for Americus to pay in cash
for service being performed.
No action was taken upon the re-
quest, which council received with
out comment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
KRESS { CO. HERE
SEEK To ENJ0IN CITY
COLLECTING LICENSES
Judge LittIejohn Declines Grant
Temporary Order and Suit Is
Filed to Test Ordinance
CASES TO BE MADE DAILY
$150 Annual license Tax Declar'
ed Discriminatory and Unjust
BY NONRESIDENT Corp.

s H. Kress & Co., through their
attorney, L. l.. Maynard, nave filed
suit in the Superior court of Sumter
county to test The validity of that
portion of Amcricus' license tax or
dinance placing a tax of $3.50 per
annum on such stores as that con-
Quoted by Kress & Co. here.
Previously Kress & Co. applied to
Judge Littleiohn for an injunction to
restrain the city authorities from col
lecting this tax. which they declare to
be discriminatory, unjust and illegal.
Judge Littlejohn, however; declined
to grant the relief sought through in
junction proceedings and the suit was
filed in order to test out the law. The
filing of this suit was brought to the
atteption Of council Wednesday night
when City Attorney Lane recon-
mended that eases be made against
the Krcss manager here daily and he
be brought before Recorder Fort ev-
cry day upon criminal charges while
Kress & Co. continue to do business
in Americas without paying the re-
quired license tax.
This view was shared by the en-
tire council, and on motion of Alder
man Allison, seconded by Alderman
Mize, a resolution was adopted in
structing the city marshal to make a
case against the Kress manager ev-
cry day their store here remains
open until the tax is paid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
SHORT LINE COAL ROAD LEASED BY BIG SYSTEM
City Schools Will Require 8 Mills For Next Term
AS Ye Have
Done 1t Unto
One of The
Least of These ,

With tears streaming down their
cheeks; feet swollen and blistered
from the long, long tramp; little or
nothing to eat hours and hours; clad
in only one garment each; two
youngsters We're found wandering
about the streets in the residence
part of Americus Tuesday morning.
They were little girls-one about
s, the other about 9 years, we un-
derstand.
And they were lost--knowing no
one; completely bewildered and
suffering as only a child of that age
can suffer when there are only
strange faces and stranger sur
roundings staring at them from ev-
cry direction.
Long before "sun-up" they had
been sent from farm down on the
Smithville road to another farm near
"to get their things" Coming into
Americus, they lost all sense of di-
rection. They wandered from South
Lee to over back Of the cemetery;
from there out again toward the
Central Depot; from there out
again on South Lee.
With each move they became more
befuddled than before. Crying
and lodging from place to place,
they were calling for Mother"
Colored nurses discovered them.
The word spread rapidly through
the homes on Lee street Good wo
men gathered them in.
They were bathed and dressed.
Walters of hot food were sent over
and as the tears ceased to flow, the
little tummies were filled with a
meal, the like of which they prob
ably had never seen before.
Some one volunteered an automo-
bile and the search for the mother
was begun. At the suggestion that
the police be appealed to, the little
girls became desperately frightened
again. SO the search was made with
out the aid Of the police.
They knew neither their names
nor where their mother could be To-
Gated, except that she worked out on
a farm somewhere near a camp.
The mother finally was located. She
said they were two of seven children
that she had quit" her husband and
sought work on a farm.
Bather, dressed and with stom-
achs filed, the little girls were re-
stored to that heaven of heavens, -
mothers arms.
What matters it if they were only
a couple of little dark-skinned pic
caninies? To the white mothers who
found them, and the several negro
mothers who aided in bathing and
clothing them, they were just
Lost children whose one desire
was to be restored to a mothers
arms. CAS- We have done it unto one
Of the least of these"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
BIG PLANTS HEADED
DOWN DIXIE Way
Factories to Make Cotton Mill
Machinery Soon Be Built in
South tor Operation

ATLANTA, May 17.-The next
logical step in the manufacturing
industry of the South, according to
Atlanta industrial leaders, will be
the locating in this state and other
Southern states of great shops to
manufacture cotton mill machinery.
With two mills already here and 9th
ers being built at a rapid rate, and
with the raw material of iron, tim
Der, coal and power within easy
reach, the machinery manufacturing
plants are bound to follow! it is
stated. There is evidence now, it is
pointed out, that they are already
headed toward the South.
Business men here, discussing the
subject today, say it will only be a
few years until not only the profit
from growing the cotton will remain
in the South, but the profit from
the manufactured product will re-
main here, the contractors profit
for building the mills will remain
here, and the profit from the manu-
facture and installation Of the ma
chinery will remain here.
A noted business counsellor Of At
lanta has pointed out that this will
not only mean the addition Of hun
dreds of millions Of dollars for eX-
pansion of business and investment
in other industries for this section,
but what is more important, he says
will furnish profitable employment
for hundreds of thousands Of people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
$500 BENEFICIARIES
To GET MILLION Cash
Icy and Certificate Holders in
Masons Annuity Benefit by
Court Decision

ATLANTA, May IT, A million
dollars, salvaged by receivers from
the Supreme Lodge Of the Mason's
Annuity, will be divided proportion
ately among the approximately s.
500 policy and certificate holders
of the company, it was learned when
Judge George Z. Bell, OF the Fulton
Superior court, signed decree to
that effect.
The decree was singed after jury
had returned a verdict declaring the
order insolyent and specifying the
classes of policy and certificate hold
ers who were to benefit by this dis
tribution. The decree contained all
the decisions Of the jury.
The case has been in court for
more than a year, bankruptcy pro-
ceedings having been instituted
against the company. Receivers
were appointed by Judge Bell. 1t
was carried into the United States
District court on the bankruptcy is
sue. An appeal from Judge Bells
ruling on the question of receiver
ship carried it to the Supreme court
Of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
AFTER YEARS LIBERTY
AGAIN WEARS STRIPES
Arrested in Florida, Escaped Muir
derer Is Returned to Dodge
Gang to Resume Sentence

EASTMAN, May l7.-At liberty
during seven years, /. B. Hall today
resumed serving a life sentence on
the Dodge county chaingang, from
which he escaped during 1913. he
was recognized recently by a sheriff
at Bushnell, Fla, and arrested. Dur
ing the time he was at liberty, Hall
had resided in Florida, where he
was engaged in growing oranges.
He killed Dennis Hall, who was not
a relative but lived in the same house
in Tifton, in May, 1913. He was
tried at the July, 1913, term of
Tiff Superior court, was found gull
ty Of murder and sentenced to hang
After a long, hard fight through
the courts and before the prison COM
mission, his sentence was committed
to life Imprisonment, and he was
sent to Dodge county. He escaped
from the camp in that county the
following year and went to Florida,
engaging in truck farming at Bush-'
nell, with measure Of success.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17

Presbyterian Extension Commit
tee Recommends Employment
of Additional Men in Field

MONTREAL, N. c., May 17.-An
increase in the number Of sabbath
school workers in the SO Presbyteries
of the Southern Presbyterian church
was recommended here today be-
fore the general assembly in the an
nual report of the executive commit
tee of Publication and Sabbath
School Extension as read by R. E.
Magill, of Richmond, Va, secretary.
The report also urged superintend-
ent of Sabbath school and young
peoples work be placed in each of
the II synods, and the establishment
of missions schools in every large,
well organized church. 1t further
recommended that a budget for the
coming year of $150,000 in order to
allow the committee to NEE tobli
cations and opportunity regarding
the thirteen million spiritually IL
literate young people under 25 years
of age in the South today.
A new record, the report stated,
was made during the year in the
award of copies of the Bible and the
New Testament for the memoriz-
ing of the Catechisms, total of l.
76O Bible and 4,93O Testaments be-
ing awarded During the last 20
years the committee has given 20,
374 Bibles and 57,578 Testaments.
The total sales of the publication
department for the year amounted
to $491,385, a slight increase over
the year previous. Since 1903, the
report stated, more than ten million
tracts and three million books and
pamphlets have been issued.
The report showed the largest gain
ever made in one year in organized
Christian endeavor societies and
membership, there being 1905 socie-
ties with a membership of $1,000,
against 1879 societies with mem
bership of 43,278 a year ago. Since
1905 these societies have increased
from 226 to / 800 and the member
ship from $4,000 to $1,000. The
societies support two missionaries in
Africa, two in Brazil, and noun
tain school in Kentucky.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
HIGGINB0THAN TRIAL
HAL TED WHEN VENIRE
IS ORDERED QUASHED
First Of Defendants 10 BE Put On
Trial for Murder of Tabert in
Florida Convict Camp
NEW PANEL READY FRIDAY
Court Orders Recess Until z
O'clock Tomorrow Afternoon
When Motion Sustained

CROSS CITY, Fla, May 17.-(By
the Associated Press. THE trial of
Walter Higginbotham, charged with
first degree murder in connection
with the death Of Martin Tabert, of
North Dakota, in convict labor camp
in this state, was halted temporarily
this morning. The halt was caused
by the necessity of drawing a new
panel Of venir6men after the court
had sustained a motion to quash the
panel already in court. The motion
was based upon the allegation that
the panel was not legally drawn.
Judge Horne, presiding, instruct
ed the sheriff to have the new panel
in court Friday afternoon at 2
o'clock, and an adjournment until
that hour was then ordered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
FURLOW STUDENTS TO
PRESENT MAY FESTIVAL

Students Of Furlow Grammar
school will present Spring Festival" "
an annual feature of the commence
ment exercises, Friday morning at
$3.50 o'clock on the school campus.
The festival will portray the splen-
did work done by the pupils Of Fur
low Grammar school in singing and
delineating parts in line with musical
training Under the direction of
Mrs. Walter Maynard, the children
viii represent flowers Of spring, in
cIuded in which are poppies, daffo-
dis, dandelions, roses, buttercups,
and other blossoms that come with
the spring.
Charlotte Sparks will be queen of
the Lily Bells, and surrounding her
will be mads of honor, pages and
court attendants, all costumed in the
garments of spring.
The parents and friends of the
children are cordially invited to par
,Jicipate in the exercises, and an
hour Of real enjoyment is promised
TO all.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
CITY COUNCIL AND
EDUCATION BOARD
AGREE ON 3 MILLS
This VIII Give Board Total of 8
Mills for Operation OF Amer
icus School System
ADDS / MILL TO LEVY HERE
Previous Action by Council Re-
Considered After Beard Pre-
sents Demand for More

City council and committee
from the Board. of Education of
Americus Wednesday night formal
ly agreed upon the introduction in
the Georgia legislature next month
OF a special tax act, under the pro-
visions Of which the Board of Edu-
cation will receive 3 mills additional
ad valorem tax money during the
next five years, while the city will
continue to get mills special taxes
for the liquidation of the existing
floating Indebtedness.
The bill, if passed, will give the
Board Of Education a total income
OF 8 mills ad valorem taxes and will
add / mill to the tax levy in Ameri-
Gus. Previously council had advcr-
tised its intention to introduce a bill
in the legislature allowing an cmcrg-
ency levy Of 5 mills, mills of which
was to be given the Board of Edu-
cation and 3 mills to be used in
liquidating floating indebtedness.
When council convened Wednes-
day night q committee composed of
W. w. Dykes, e. B. Everett, T. f.
Gatewood, A. j. Harris, Sam R.
Heys and D. r. Andrews, represent
ing the Board of Education, was
present, and Mayor Poole invited
them to present OF council any mat
ter in which they might be in
terested.
Mr.. Dykes, president Of the
board, acted as spokesman for the
committee, and he went Immediately
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
POPE DUNCAN CALLED
TO CORDELE PASTORATE

CORDELE, May 1.-THE con
gregation al the First Baptist church
here in conference has extended a
call to Rev. Pope S. Duncan, at pres.
ent pastor Of the First Baptist
church, in Glasgow, Ky. There were
seven names under consideration in
the conference. Mr.. Duncan on the
first ballot, stood in the lead and in
the conclusion of the balloting, he
was given an unanimous call. That
he will accept is generally believed,
although there is no definite infor-
nation up to this time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
ELEVEN SENIORS TO GET
DIPLOMAS AT LUCY COBE

ATHENS, May 17.-Eleven mem
bers of the senior class at Lucy Cobb
institute are scheduled to be grad
uated at the commencement exercis-
es June 4, according to announce
ments here today by President Mil
dred r. Nell.
Members Of the senior class who
are scheduled to get diplomas in
clude: Misses Mae Bostwick, Louis
vile; Gladys Bum, Fairfax; Sara
Elder, Athens; Mary Sue Hood,
Athens; Helen McDorman, Athens ;
Kathleen Merry, Athens; Fanny
Murry, Athens; Sarah Price, Ath-
ems; Lucy Robinson, Covington
Frances Wade, Sewannee, Tenn. ;
Evelyn zettler, Guntersville, Ala,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
WITT SAYS LET
THE PEOPLE RULE E
Alderman Opposed to Board OF
Education Getting Extra Tax
Wants Matter Go to Voters

Alderman E. j. Witt, who We'd
nesday night opposed permitting
levy of mills for schools in the
emergency measure to be presented
the legislature this summer, today
declared the people should be allow
ed to pass upon the proposition be-
fore any additional tax, emergency
or otherwise is levied here.
Il take up the statement of Mr..
Dykes" said Mr.. Witt "and l am
willing to go before the people with
the issue if that is what he wants.
The gist Of Mr. Dykes argument last
night was that he was willing to
cooperate with council, provided
council did exactly as he said. Now,
| suggest that we cooperate by re-
ferring the whole matter to the vot-
ers Of Amoricus. / say now and
all the time, let the people rule
Are Mr.. Dykes and the members of
the board willing to cooperate in
this manner?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
COLORADO GOVERNOR
IGNORES WILSON IN
NAMING new SENATOR
Alva 5. Adams, Democrat, Ap-
pointed to Succeed Senator
Nicholson in Upper House
RANKS AS CONSERVATIVE
Wilson, McAdoo and Bryan All
Urged Governor Sweet Name
Other Men for Place

DENVER, May 17.-Alva B. Ad-
ans, of Pueblo, is Colorado's new
senator
Adams was appointed today by
Governor Sweet, who has had the
appointment under consideration
during several weeks.
He is q Democrat and succeeds
the late Senator Samuel P. Nichol-
son. who died in Washington during
April, and the new senator ranks
as a conservative.
In making the appointment, Gov
ernor Sweet ignored the recommen-
dations Of former President Wood
row Wilson, William G. McAdoo and
William j, Bryan, all of whom urg-
ed that he appoint one of two other
men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-17
TEN WILL GET FREE
MOVIE TICKETS TODAY
Interest Growing Fast in Times
Recorders Contest for Fifty
Dollars IN Gold

Monday the Times-Recorder gave
away absolutely free ten tickets to
the Opera House and Rylander the
ater. Today this paper is going to
give away the same number of free
tickets to readers. VIII you be one
Of those to attend movie today as
the guest of the Times Recorder?
You can, if you will. Read the con-
ditions on page 8. Besides free
movie tickets there is also $4,000
in gold to be distributed among
readers Of that page. Read the ads
every time they appear. The $4,000
in gold is going to be given away
absolutely free-get your share of
this fund.