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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
SALES TAX
BILL IS DEFEATED
South Carolina Legislature Turns
Down Measure Aftare Being
Flooded With kilograms

COLUMBUS, S. c., April ga
GeIuge of kilograms, coupled with a
storm of newspaper criticism and
verbal complaints by constituents. re-
Gently turned the South Carolina
state legislature from what was re-
garded as probably the most revolu-
tlonary piece of tax legislation ever
attempted in the state and possible
IN any state in America.
The state senate, seeking means of
raising revenue needed for public
buildings at the six state colleges
and universities, the penitentiary
and the various reform schools and
public institutions, decided at the
eleventh hour on a sweeping meas
ufe which its proponents called
sales tax bill" The measure car
.ried with it, however, a sweeping oc-
eupational tax measure that did not
stop at workers and professional
men making comparatively comfor-
table incomes, but also imposed
tax on more modest wage earners.
The measure as passed by the Sem
ate taxed manufacturers, merchants,
retailers, professional men and work
ers one-haIf or one per cent on their
gross receipts from whatever source
realized, after an exemption of
$500 had been allowed This fea-
lure touched the housewife who un-
der the law was compelled to keep
account of the sale of old clothing,
old furniture or anything else for
which she received money. In order
that none might be missed, the bill
required that every worker and bust
ness man must pay license of So
year for the privilege of engaging in
business and must keep said license
posted in his or her office. Sales of
farm products by the producer alone
were exempted.
Hardly had news Of the passage of
this measure, which was in the form
Of an amendment to a House tax bill,
been carried over the newspaper wir-
es of the state, when deluge of
kilograms struck the solons. The
House refused to concur in the
amendment and it went to confer
ence.
The conferees reported modified
bill but still carrying the occupational
and gross receipt features. This was
rejected. A new conference COM
mittee was formed and the second
report eliminated the occupational
feature but retained a modified
gross receipt feature together with
a ten percent tax on tobacco, amuse-
ments, jewelry and other SO called
luxuries. This in turn was rejected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
FIND MANY MOSQUITO D.
BREEDING PLACES IN
BUSINESS DISTRICT
DR.. LePrince And Assistants Busy
Informing People of Menace
To Health
SAYS USE MINNOWs FREELY
Drainage Expert Tells How To
Protect Water Against Pol
luton By Mosquitoes

Special Officer J. C. Arlington and
DR.. j. A. LePrince federal drainage
expert, spent Friday inspecting
premises in the business district.
searching for mosquito breeding
places and directing the sanitation
campaign now being waged.
"We found mosquito breeding
places 100 per cent in every block
in the business section of Ameri-
Gus" DR.. LePrince said last night.
almost everywhere we saw empty
tin cans, barrels, buckets and other
receptacles filled with stagnant water
these furnishing excellent breeding
places for mosquitoes. Literally nil
lions of these dangerous pests were
destroyed during the single afternoon
we We're at work, but these are only
few compared with the vast mum.
Der which will germinate as soon as
hot weather sets in, unless the breed
ing places are destroyed
"Stagnant water must not be al
lowed to remain upon any premises
within Americus, if the community
health is to be protected. A single
bucket or tin can filled with water
may provide mosquitoes enough to
infect the whole community with the
deadly virus of dengue and malaria
fever. Already we have found mos
quito breeding places in SO many
places where people should know
better, and l am afraid the people of
Americus are not sufficiently arous-
ed to a danger that threatens. Work
done now will be Of infinitely more
community good than later in the
season when the mosquito propaga-
ton season has become more ad-
vanced.
"Those who have buckets, barrels
or boats which must be kept filed
with water to prevent falling apart,
should put minnows into these. The
minnows will eat the mosquito lar
vac, and prevent breeding over a
period of several months, while
oiilng lasts only about two weeks un.
der the best conditions" "84h
DR.. LePrince carried Times.
Recorder reporter with him for short
trip in the business section Friday,
and illustrated the me5hods used to
destroy the breeding places which
me pointed out as being so dangerous.
First Of ALL, and more important than
anything else, is that all cans and
bther receptacles be emptied of their
watery contents and turned upside
down, SO that water cannot occumu-
late there. Wherever there is
drain which cannot be en-
tirely emptied of water, DR.. Lei
Prince, says, the surface of the wa
ter should be carefully covered with
oil. The best oil for this purpose is
ordinary kerosene mixed with l per
cent of castor oil, which gives the
kerosene, "life," causing it to spread
entirely over the surface of stagnant
water
Without the castor oil content, it
is probable the kerosene viii not
spread uniformly over the water
and the places not covered will GER
tainly be found by the female mos
quito when she hunts a place to de-
posit her eggs, according to DR.. Le-
Prince.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
BOY BEATEN To DEATH
At HANDS Of CONVICT
GUARD IN Fl LORIDA
Examination Of Body of Frank
Patterson discounts Theory
Of Fall At School
INDICATES SEVERE BEATING
Has Three Large Fracture On
Skull, Say Those Who Exam
ined Body

ORLANDO, Fla, April 23.-An
examination of the body Of Frank
Patterson, the youth who it is alleg-
ed in letter to his parents, by in
mates of a reform school at Iona,
Michigan, died from the effects of a
whipping received at the hands of a
guard, indicated, according to the un.
dertaker who examined the body, that
the youth had been beaten to death.
Three large fractures were found
on the skull, the principal wound be-
ing on the top of the head, which it is
said by those examining the body,
which reached here yesterday, did
away with the theory that the boy
had come to his death from the effect
of a fall on the floor during riot at
the institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
SANITARY INSPECTOR
NOW MAKING SURVEY
OF LOCAL CONDITIONS
DIR. J. Wade Charnbliss, CITY Ply
stefan, Makes Report On Prog
ress of Work
ASKS CITIZENS TO HELP
Two Meat Markets Only Fair
One Excellent; Others In
Good Condition

DR. j. w. Chambliss, city physi-
clan, is just starting a survey. of
mosquito conditions in Americas ae
wen as a sanitary inspection of the
nillk and meat market in the CITY,
IRON which report will be made
that the people of Americus may
know as a matter of information lust
how conditions are here, and that
sufficient interest may be stimulat-
ed. He asks the cooperation of all
citizens of Americus in this under
taking.
DR.. Chambliss' report of the prog
ress OF the work to date as given
the Times-Recorder follows:
THE sanitary Inspector has in
spected this past week 299 premises
in the city of Americus, with fol-
lowing find; Unsanitary conditions
as to the accumulation of trash, va
rious forms of garbage that is detri-
mental not only to the family's
health, but to the health of the
neighbors on 19 premises. Also five
(5) open wells unused except to
breed mosquitoes for general sup
ply. Six (6) surface closets were
found which is against city ordi-
nance if clean, but they were also
found in unsanitary condition. Fif-
teen (15) breeding places were
found to actually contain lavae Of
malaria producing mosquitoes and
dengue fever mosquitoes in abund-
ance This inspection has shown
that there is one or more breeding
places in each block inspected. This
is sufficient 50 far as the inspection
has gone to supply each house in
a block all the mosquitoes necessary
to produce the above disease. Mr..
LePrince who has been working with
us states that owing to the earliness
of the season that in the breeding
places possibly only one per cent of
the mosquitoes are being Matched
with this warm weather in two weeks
from now.
"The inspector is making house
to house canvass and we ask the
good people of Americus to clean up
their premises, placing the trash, un-
used tin cans and bottles out on the
sidewalk near the curb and to see
that there is not single place left
tba+ contains water or will contain
water after rain that mosquites may
hrood in. No breeding place, no
mosquito.
"The active inspection Of meat
markets by the Inspector began
Thursday last with finding two meat
narkets only fair, ono excellent,
igh4 in GOOD sanitary condition. The
.nenection of carcasses other than the
information gained in an ordinary
manner will require week or more
~ order that the farmer bringing
meat to town may know OF the re-
a1irements necessary for inspection.
GAS to cooperation it means IN
tho Mock where I live there is only
one nlace found TO breed mosquitoes
mon inspection, but it was estimat-
ag g bv an expert that sufficient
,s,,.a,,i+oas w. we're being breeded
~ tnO 1--WE each family at least five hun
dped Sp d mosquitoes per day, so 1t IS l!
not nT " onlv necessary for you, but 1t
is % necessary for everyone to CO.
operate"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
Believe It Or
Not!

WOODBURY., N. j., April 23.-
A duck owned by Walter Fowler,
while "roosting' in a little puddle
of water late in the winter, was
frozen fast during the night and
had to be cut out next morning. A
day or two ago the duck laid four
eggs within four hours. Mrs. Fow-
Ter is willing to vouch for this fact
because, after she found the second
egg, she watched asd soon found
two more. There are no other ducks
around. The duck was weakened
by overwork, and apparently had
little life but has recovered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
REED HEADS MOTOR
CLUB OF WAYCROSS

WAYCROSs, April 20. The
Waycross Motor Club has just been
organized with sixty-eight members.
Permanent officers have been elected
and committees named as follows
President, H. D. Reed; vice-presi-
dent, A. J. Armstrong, treasurer, g.
w. Bellinger; secretary, H. A. STALL
ings, Directors; Roads, streets, and
bridges, Jesse Strickland; legislation,
Q. L. Garrett; legal aid w. G. Park
er; mechanical service, G. r. King;
publicity, DR.. B. H. Minchew; acci-
dent prevention and street and high
way Identification, W. S. Rysdon; fl
nance and membership, K F. Ry-
mer; touring and contests, J. a.
Wall. "a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
PENSION PAYMENTS SOON

ATLANTA, April 23.-Efforts
are to be made to pay the pensions
daring the next few days, accord
ing to statements at the office of
William J. Speer, state treasurer.
This payment, which will be for the
first half of 1928, will total around
hal fla million dollars, it is stated.
The payment was made in 1922 on
April 27.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
VON KNILLING SAYS
FRANCE WANTS To
SPLIT GERMANS APART
Bavaria Made Crazy-Quilt in Ef-
fort to Make France Dominant
in Europe
APPEAL MADE To AMERICA
his country Has Economic. Nor
al and Political Power 10
Handle Situation
By BOB DoRMAN


MUNICH, April 23.-poIitical
propaganda is getting to be one Of
the leading industries of Munich
Bavaria is a crazy-quilt of political
plots and publicity; with mystery
man Hitler disturbing factor. with
General Won Ludendorff dominat-
ing another group, with people talk
ing monarchy and Fascist and with
former Crown Prince Rupprecht
close by, this German state is a
whirlpool.
Finding out what the people think
Is difficult matter. You hear curses
Tor France, and appealslto America.
dismal prophecies of rum and other
forecasts more cheerful,
To get one viewpoint l talked with
Dr.. Won Knilling, prime minister Of
Bavaria. I cannot vouch for the ac
curacy of his Interpretation of public
opinion in south Germany, but this
is what he says:
IF France realizes her ain-to
ianneX the Rhineland and perman-
lently occupy and exploit the Rhur-
| It will mean the establishment of
ltrench dominance in Europe.
This policy, if carried out, will
~caken Germany economically to
such an extent that the German peo.
iple will be doomed to political de-
lstruction and ruin"
DR.. Won Knilling quoted figures tA
support his assertion that the inva.
sion of the Ruhr had been an eco
lnomic failure He believes France
hopes eventually to split up the Ger
man federation, concentrating par
ticularly in divorcing Bavaria from
the other states. This plan, he de-
clares, will fail
The unanimous passive resistance
of the German people" he says, will
cause the collapse of the French in
tentions, provided the people in the
unoccupied area remain as firm and
determined as their fellows in the
occupied territory.
German national spirit has never
been so alive, so unanimous, and SO
vigorous as at the present time. The
will of the German people to national
se@-assertion within their own boun-
daries has become stronger since the
, occupation of the Ruhr. Patriotic
feeling probably is stronger in Ba-
varia than in the other states"
4 Former President Wilson'S Ia
points remain uppermost in most
German minds, DR.. Won Knilling
says, and he hopes eventually for
some sort of American help in solv-
ing the Franco-German problem.
America has the economic, poll
tical and moral power" he says, "to
bring France to a comprehension of
the futility of militarism and a policy
of force in the establishment of per-
manent peace"
DR.. Won KnilHng, who is member
of the Catholic party, believes the
German people have definitely given
up faith in radicalism and are
growing more conservative.
"As far as the German republic
is concerned" he added, "this must
surely lead to a general revision Of
the Weimar constitution-particu-
larly twoard decentralization Of
power in the hands of the federal
government, and the strengthening
of the rights of the individual states,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
TO PROTEST FEDERAL
AGRICUL TURAL REPORT
AS TO CROP ACREAGE
Wannamaker of American Cotton
Association Makes Public
Telegram
WEST WILL COOPERATE
National Conference Suggested
Of Farmers and Friendly
Allied Interests
WEST WILL COOPERATE
ST. MATTHEW'S. s. G.

ST. MATTHEW'S, S. c., April %.
Proposal for a national confer
ence of Representatives of agricul-
ture and rfiendly allied interests
to meet in Washington. to protest
against the department of agricul-
ture and friendly allied interests"
of the principal crops is made in a
telegram sent to NorrBn Mayer &
Co., of New Orleans, by ]. S. Wan
namaker, president Of the American
Cotton association and made public
here.
Wannamaker in his telegram, said
he had assurances he could secure
the cooperation of agricultural in
terests in the West and other sec
tions of the country for a national
conference with prices Of agricul-
tural products"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
SWIFT OPENS FEEDING
STATION FOR POULTRY
Big Packing Plant AT MouItrie
Behind Movement To Foster
Industry In GEORGIA

MOULTRIE, April 23.-Swift &
Company, through its local manager,
H. Mcdowell, announced that a poul-
try feeding station would be open
ed here Immediately in connection
with the packing business. Mr.. Nc
Dowell made the announcement fol
lowing his return from Chicago,
where authority to go forward with
the plans for opening the station
was obtained. he also stated that
a killing plant would be established
if the industry develops so that
poultry can be had the year round
in sufficient quantities.
What will be done for the presest
lis to convert one entire floor Of the
welfare building into a feeding sta
tion for chickens. They will be
bought in the same territory from
which hogs are bought by the pack
ers for the Moultrie plant. The
chickens will be carried through the
regular system of feeding with milk
and other food products, and will,
after a week of this intensive feed
ing, be killed and marketed. The
killing, for the present will be the
simple '"by hand" method that has
been employed for some time in a
small way.
The opening of the feeding sta
tion will afford a market here for
5000 chickens a week. At the rate
the poultry business has been de-
veloping, Mr.. Mcdowell believes
that the plant will soon be receiving
all the poultry it can handle with
the present facilities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
REPEAT LECTURE ON
MENACE OF MORMONlSM

BY special request, Mrs. Lula
Loveland Sheppard win reepat her
lecture on "The Menace of Mormon
ism" at the First Baptist church to-
morrow night at 1880 o'clock, this
talk to be to ladies only, and 1t is
requested that all members OF the
Philathea classes in the city will at
tend in a body
At the courthouse Wednesday
evening at 7:30 o'clock Mrs. Shep-
nard will lecture to the general pub
lie on the same subject, this lee
ture to be given in lieu of the regu-
lar mid-week prayer service OF the
First Methodist church.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
story on cUTHBERTs RECORD DANCE A HOAX.

Editor Howell says: News Edi-
tor Telegraph, Macon, Ga. Dear
Sir: find that a news story has
been sent an Atlanta paper regard
ing some one here breaking the
dance endurance record. There is
no foundation for it. 1t is simply
joke that has been put over the
newspapers. We have some fools
here, but not one big enough to
dance 116 hours without stopping.
| think. Yours, j. j. HOWELL" !"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
MONROE CHILD IS t,rApr
SA~OT SHOT THROUGH HhAR1
,.nn1nnr CHILD

MONROE CHILD r,,... c,,r.
ao,, - FanIkner, 5-year-old son Of Mr.
and and Mrs. W. A. Faulkner Of Monroe =
anu, anu W. met instant death Friday af-
ternoon ] when a gun he was attempt
ion tol"g ~ take from a rack over the door
,nas lms u discbarged, sending its discharge
t,'ronab @',9 his heart. The father of the
VA Va ' b9d lust returned from hunting
l"" nna bad 1laced the in its accustomed
Mace, nj and as the child was trying to
tal,o I Tho oun from the rack the wea-
non slipped or fell, causing it to dis
charge.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23

The Associated Press wires bring
the following, which so far as we
know, breaks all other dance records:
DALLAS, Tex, April 23.-R. l.
Newman, local athlete and veteran
of the World War quit the dance floor
here this morning at 1852 o'clock,
after having set a new world record
for dancing. Dean danced 107 hours
and 2 minutes. He was allowed a Is
minute rest period at the end of each.
hours of continuous dancing In his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
FEDERAL. COURT TIES
UP MILEAGE ORDE2 R
,...,xs.ase Commerce Commission
WIN Appeal 70 hignest ~o"''
For Final Decision

WASHINGTON, April 28-Ihe
r,,+ +"rstote "rl Commerce Commission
1lieel ef:a;aIs @S'.' said that the federal court
1ll ;nnnod today at Boston, restraining
tl,a tssue" commission's railroad mileage
nook 'le installations from going mt9 10
oGEn offaet would probably be appealed
ot ot-[ once to the Supreme court Tor
a final decision
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
w. Nj. HUMBER IMPROVING
AFTER MAJOR OPERATION

At the mems class Of the First
Methodist Sunday school yesterday
morning, members of that class, Of
which w. H. Humber is also men1-
Der, voted to send a floral offering
to Mr.. Humber who is now in At
lanta hospital, where last week be
underwent major operation. Late
seports from the bedside Of Mr..
Humber is that the operation was
successful and that he is now rest
ing easy, -a
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23

1--WE have some fools here, but
not one big enough to dance 116
hours" Editor J. j. Howell, of
the Cuthbert Leader, writes the
Macon Telegraph. An Atlanta pa
per carried a story Sunday to the
effect that a Cuthbert couple had
danced 1f6 hours and some odd
minutes, when an irate brother of
the dancing lady broke up the show
by carrying away his sister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
GERMANY NOW READY
TO NEGOTIATE TERMS
Correspondent Authority For
Statement That Germans Want
Conference With Allies

LONDON, April 23.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.)-The Berlin cores
pondent of the Central News says
that he learns on good authority that
the German government is preparing
positive offer to the Allies.
The government, he adds, will de-
clare its readiness to negotiate and
discuss questions of reparations and
guarantees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
mEATHER For WEEK

WASHINGTON, April z3--W eaIIl.
er outlook for the period April 23
to April 28, inclusive, for the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States; Con-
siderable cloudiness and occasional
showers are indicated for the week,
with temperatures somewhat above
normal, ...-...-,---- -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
JAIL. Ed FOR Shooting
HIS FATHERINLA A v
Lon Brooks n Hospital Resulting
In Quarrel Over a Wagon
Ownership --~--

MARIETTA, April IS. = Lon
Brooks is in hospital suffering
with four bullet wounds, and a SON
inlaw, Jack Brooks, is under ar
rest as a result of quarre1 between
the two today.
Trouble is said to have started
Saturday night in an argument over
a wagon belonging to the company
where both are employed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23

self-imposed endurance test. Dean
started out on his marathon last We'd
nesday at 4 AS o'clock.
On the basis of Is minutes rest
every a hours, Newman had total
respite of about 6 1-2 hours Of the
107 total
Six contestants started Wednesday,
but five, including three girls, drop
ped out after about go hours. Ply
sicians pronounced Newman in 'Sfaif-
" good condition when he quit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23

Billinsgate, in London, was
fish market 1000 years ago.
'9iy wedding ring was adopted by the
Anglo-saxons about the year $50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
WEATHER.

For Georgia = Partly cloudy to-
might; Tuesday local showers; no
change in temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-23
:. AMERIcus SPOT COTTON

mlddllng, II lac.
Ne" York Futures May July Oct
Evening star., 1923-12-28
AIRCRAFT FACTORY
TO GET LABORATORY
Removal Of Equipment to Phila-
delphia From Local Navy Yard
Deemed Advisable.

Plans have been made for the re-
moval to the naval air craft factory
at Philadelphia Of the aircraft power
plants laboratory at the Washington
navy yard, where 1t was originally
established in 1916.
According to Rear Admiral Moffett,
chief OF the naval bureau of aeronau-
tics, the very limited space available
at the local yard has greatly handi-
capped the adequate expansion OF ia
ciifties and required the selection of
another site for the plant. The Phila-
delphia aircraft factory. he says, was
found to be the most advantageous
location for the plant. as there ex-
perimental work for both power plant
and for aircraft structures could be
under one head.
with the new equipment at Phil
adelphia, which will be In complete
operating condition during the COM
ing fiscal year." says Admiral Mof-
tstt, "the bureau will be in a posi-
tion to undertake all necessary ac-
ceptance testing, duration testing and
own personnel, and thus avoid many
Of the delays and inconclusive results
which come from the present practice
OF conducting work of that nature by
contract with various engineering Or
ganfzations. The equipment is now
being SO arranged that all engines
may be tested under conditions SIM
ulating those which may be expected
in flight service. from sea level to
approximately 10000 feet altitude.
The establishment of these facili-
ties will be of inestimable value as an
aid to development of better power
plant equipment and to the eIfmfna-
ton OF the many difficulties which
have been encountered in the past In
aircraft operations"