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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-24
Physical Test First For State public.

Physical Test First For State Public
Candidates for State police jobs who
will go into camp for training at An
napolis on September IL will be given
their written test after they have com
pleted all of their physical tests in the
camp, according to the plan that has
been adopted by State Employment
Commissioner Oliver c.. Short.
Heretofore the written tests have
been held before the candidates went
into training. AS result of this sys-
tenn, Commissioner Short says Sthat
good material for police work may
have been eliminated before they had
a chance to demonstrate their ability.
He pointed out that under the new
system the candidates who enter the
training school will have an oppor-
tunity to study traffic regulations and
automobile. laws, or at least get
more practical viewpoint of them than
they would get out of "craming" be-
fore examinations.
Commissioner Short expects no less
than IS candidates to enter the train
ing camp. He will be in Salisbury to
oversee the motorcycle riding test of
Is candidates. He is in Cambridge
conducting an examination for oyster
inspectors.
When the training camp is opened in
September only candidates who have
passed the strict motorcycle riding
tests will be allowed to enter. They
are next given a personal interview
and physical test. This creates an
other elimination test. Those who
survive these tests will then receive
their training. When the training is
completed they will be given the reg
ular written examination. This exam
nation usually consists of questions
concerning automobile and traffic
rules, as well as queries concerning
the use of Judgment in handling cases
on the road. The candidates receive
81 day and board during their train
ing period.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
PRESIDENT is CALLED
"a SICK MAN"

SAN FRANCISCO, July so. -
President Harding is a sick man.
How serious his illness is, attending
physicians have not said, beyond the
statement last night saying that
new symptoms had arisen during
the day, indicating complications
in the case of the president" but
his indisposition was regarded as
sufficiently serious last night to
cause cancellation of his entire
California program, and to bring
about a consultation into which
two leading California physicians
were called.
Four physicians participating in a
consultation concluded their meet
ing early today without issuing any
statement, although General Saw
yer, President Harding's personal
had previously announced
a bulletin would be made public.
None of the physicians attending
the consultation would make any
personal statement bearing either
upon the illness of the president or
the conclusions reached during the
consultation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
MAI. FORT GIVES HIS
VIEWS ON NEW BILL
TO SUMTER S0LONS
Says Provision Should Be Made
For Automatic Expiration Of
Added Tax Provision
COMMISSION IDEA IS GOOD
Wants Debt Commission Given
Broader Powers In Passing
On Claims Discharged

Major James A. Fort today
transmitted to the Times-Recorder
his criticism of the proposed sub
stitute school-debt bill formulated
by the Sumter delegation in the
house and senate, taking up the va
rious section which, in his opinion,
may be improved setting forth the
changes that he believes necessary
to adapt the measure to the needs
of the situation. The communi-
cation is an intelligent, construc-
tive discussion Of the bill and along
the long invited by the members
of the Sumter delegation, present
ing as it does the opinion and con-
clusions of the writer regarding the
measure and the problems it is de-
signed to solve.
Major Forts letter reads as fol-
lows:
Editor, Times-Recorder: Acting
on the suggestion of the Sumter
delegation in the legislature, | sub
NIT the following as my views on
the school-debt bill:
This bill makes the temporary
tax of mills permanent. Provis-
ion should be made in the bill for
Continued on Page 81
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
GRAND MASTER To Be
VISITOR HERE TONIGHT
Grand Master Bowden and
Grand Secretary Baker Beth
To Be here

J. W .Bowden, grand master OF
Georgia Masons, ana Grand Seero
tary Frank Baker will be guests of
Americas Masons tonight when they
will witness an eXemplification OF
the Council degree by Well Chap
ter, No. AZ, r. A. NJ. The work will
begin promptly at o'clock, Sam
H. Edge, high priest of the chapter
here, stated this afternoon.
The grand lodge officials are
en- route to Vienna where they go
to attend the annual convention OF
the Third District Masonic conven-
ton, which meets there Tuesday Tor
a session of two days. Both Grand
Master Bowden and Grand Secre-
tary Baker are Masons Of high
standing with an unusual knowledge
OF the work, and it is expected there
will be a large attendance of Amer
icus Masons to hear them tonight
at the chapter meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30

Above: Mrs. Eula Thompson. Be-
low: William Mcclure.
A rich undertaken, William NJ,
Mcclure, of Kansas City, was found
dead on a slab in his own morgue.
His employe, Mrs. Euia Thomp-
son, 35-year-old widow, was found
dead at the bottom CT the cstab-
lishment's elevator shaft.
Into McClure's heart had been
plunged sharp knife.
The theory first advanced was
That Mcclure, seeing Mrs. Thomp-
son dying in the shaft, where She
mad accidentally fallen, became
temporarily insane and killed him
self.
Folice and coroner split on the
possible solution. The former think
Mrs. Thompson could not have TaII-
en- down the shaft accidentally and
suffered the injuries alleged TO
have been found on her body.
These We're said to be marks ap-
parently made from a dull instru-
ment. ~/ Isl
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
UNDERWOOD
TO TOSS HAT IN RING
Alabama Man VIII Touch on
Presidential Politics Tuesday
in Montgomery Address.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 30.
The eyes of an entire nation will
be on the Alabama capital Tuesday
when United States Senator 0s-
car w. Underwood is expected to
state his position concerning prob
able candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for President OF the
United States in 1924.
Senator Underwood has eX-
pressed bis intention Of touching on
his position in the 1924 race for
president in his, address before the
Alabama legislature, as well as n
world affairs.
The Alabama senior members OF
the senate is said to be looked on
with favor by the Democrats OF the
entire nation fer the 1924 cam
paign. He was a strong contender
for the nomination in 1921 at the
Baltimore convention at which time
President Woodrow Wilson was the
nominee.
Senator Underwood, who is at
home in Birmingham this week has
recently returned from an extend
ed tour of Europe and the eastern
hemisphere where he was close
student Of foreign affairs.
No intimation of the stand the
stand the Albanian will take has
been made yet and just whether he
will toss his hat formally into the
ring while in the Alabama capital
is a matter of speculation.
Hotel facilities are saidSto be al
most wholly taken at present with
reservations being wired rapidly.
Visitors from the entire section
will probably crowd the city to
welcome the senator.
Senator Underwood is expected
to spend several days in Montgom-
cry.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
BRIDGES RESIGNS AS
CLERK AFTER HOUSE
DEFEATS RESOLUTION
Man Accused of Counting Out
Amendment Leaves Position
Voluntarily
RESOLUTION IS DEFEATED
Effort To Bar All Former Em-
pIoyees of State Depart
ments Intellectual

ATLANTA, July 3O.-The resig-
nation of Fred Bridges, reading
clerk of house of representatives,
of the general assembly, was ac-
cepted today by Bismarck Moore,
chief clerk. Bridges was attacked
in a resolution charging a miscount
of the vote on an amendment relat-
ing to the department of agricul-
ture last week. The resolution di-
rected at Bridges was defeated in
the house after several hours de-
bate, the amendment which It was
alleged he had counted being the
one removing all appropriations from
the bureau of markets. The reso-
luton provided that no one Who had
held any office III any state de.
partment within the past slX months
could hold any position III the house.
Bridges was for ner'y connected
with the department Of agtIcu.tuIe.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
NEW COTTON STANDARDS
EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1ST

ATLANTA, July 3O.-The regu-
lations for the enforcement of the
United States Cotton Standard Act,
which goes into effect August /,
have been announced by the United
States Department Of Agriculture.
This Act requires in interstate
and foreign commerce none but
the official Cotton Standards of
the United States shall be used.
None Of the regulations relates to
the mandatory provisions of the
Act.
The regulations provide for the
administration of the Act by the
Chief of the Bureau of Agricultur-
al Economics in the Department of
Agricultural and specifies how the
Act shall be administered with re-
spect to its optional features.
Among the most important provi-
sions Of the regulations are those
relating to Section 4 of the Act
which give the owner or custodian
Of cotton the privilege of submit
ting samples to the Department of
Agriculture for classification and
makes the department final GER
tlficates of such classification pri-
ma facie evidence in United
States court. The regulations pro-
vide in detail how such samples are
to be submitted for classification.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
NEGROES ATTEMPT TO
DANCE WITH WHITES
One Dead, Two Dying and Sew
eral Seriously Wounded Dur
Fight That Followed

CHICAGO, july 30.-One negro
is dead, two county highway po-
licemen are believed dying and two
other men are seriously wounded
as the result of a fight at Worth,
ILL.,, between one hundred and fif-
ty negro construction gang work
ers, citizens and policemen yester-
day, according to the Chicago Her
ald-Examiner.
Fifty of the negroes who occupy
a camp just outside Of Worth at
midnight invaded a dance hall in
Worth where community dance Of
white persons was in progress. The
negroes, armed with knives, razors
and reyolvers chose as partners,
white women, taking wives from
the arms OF their husbands, says
the Herald-EXaminer Resistance
on the part Of the whites was met
with oaths and threats Of death,
says the newspaper.
The screams Of the women were
heard by the officials of the village
When they entered the place the
negroes began firing. Additional
help was summoned and when they
arrived they were reinforced by
100 other negroes, and the police
called for further aid More than
200 shots were exchanged and there
was a hand-to-hand-fight before the
negroes were overcome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
SLIGHT DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN TWO NOTES
French and Belgian Replies to
British Message Agreed on
Main Points

PARIS, July 30.-(By the AS
sociated Press.) )-The French and
Belgian notes in answer to the
British reparation communication,
were both slightly retouehed before
being transmitted for their expect
ed delivery in London this after
noon. This came as the result
Of exchanges of views between
Paris and Brussels.
1t is asserted in well informed
quarters that Premier Poincares' is
set squarely on the treaty of Yer
sailles and on the Fra%co-Belgian
outlined on January 11-that ne
gotiations with Germany are i'm
possible until German passive re-
sistance ceases and that the evacu-
alton of the Ruhr is impossible un-
til the payment of reparation is
absolutely guaranteed.
The Belgian note is in accord
with the French on these two points,
it is stated although differing on
other features of the reparation
question such as new conferences
o fix Germany capacity today,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
JUDGE CRISP TELLS
OF ALASKAN RIP
BEFORE kINANIANS
Agricultural Possibilities of Ter
ritory Very Limited, Com
gresham Believes
10 TIMES sIZE OF GEORGIA
Rich Minerals, Furs and Fish
cries, Territory Has Decreas-
ing Population Of $4,000

Congressman Crisp was guest OF
Kiwanis club at its last meeting and
delivered an address on Alaska that
held the close attention OF the club
for 30 minutes or more.
He had just returned from an
extended trip through Alaska, ac-
companied by Mrs. Crisp.
eve purchased Alaska in 1868
for $7,200,0O0," said the speaker,
"and already we have taken out
Of Alaska more than 100000, 600
III gold, besides furs and other vii
liable products.
Alaska is ten times the size of
Georgia, having a population of
about $4,000 whites and $4,000 ma
tives, the congressman said, the ma
tives being Indians and Esllmos.
He says that the population has de
creased, until some of the towns
look like "Goldsmith's Deserted
Village" 1t is a country of rocky
hills, mountains and valleys, with
large deposits Of copper and coal.
The highest mountain is Mount Me
Kinley, 10000 feet in altitude.
In my judgment agricultural
possibilities are extremely limited
because Of thas-s short summer sea-
SON. Judge Crisp said. The news
papers have quoted the federal sec.
retary of agriculture with saying
that it has possibilities. I can not
agree with him" Radish, strawbcr-
rIes, onions and a few other sum
mer vegetables that mature quick
~, he says, can be produced. Wheat,
hay and such cannot maturs, he
SAID, the wheat being yer ysoft.
Judge Crisp said the most inter
estlng experience was watching the
sun set, then rise again ten min
utes later, for this is the time OF the
year when Alaska has perpetual
daylight.
He said the Alaskan railway
would never be a paying PROPOSE
ton, in his opinion, that the gov
ernment already has lost several
millions of dollars in its operation.
lie spoke at some length on the
salmon industry, the glaciers, ma
tlyes and their death and birth
rates.
Our party was entertained by
the hiWanis club of Panama, by
the Kiwanis club of Seattle. buI
the most pleasing feature of nv
"Trip IS coming back home to YOU
ana 5l beng again with the Americus
hl"anlans,' Congressman Crisp said
IN conclusion.
A new member was welcomed in
TO the club in the person of DR.. S
+. StapIeton, whose classification is
veterinarian. He was given the XII
wants name of VET
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
IRENE CASTLE DENIES
DIVORCE Proceedings
4 Have not a Divorce and Have
Not Instituted Proceedings
Dancer Declares

NEW YORK, July 30-hene Cas-
tie. the dancer, today added an
other touch of mystery to her ma
trimonial affairs lhen, returning on
the Lafayette, she announced that
contrary to cabled advices, she had
not obtained Paris divorce from
Robert E. Tremain, a manufacturer
of Ithaca, N. Y, to whom she was
married shortly after the death OF
her first husband, Vernon Castle.
'I have no divorce and | have
not instituted proceedings for one,
declared the dancer who added that
she would meet Mr.. Tremain when
she returned to New York next week
on the Majestic.
She was filan in her denial de-
spite dispatches received last week
quoting court records to show that
she had been granted a decree. The
matrimonial affairs of Mrs. Ire
main recently have been beclouded
several times.
Shaking her large fur-trimmed
Partisan hat, Mrs. Iremain, after
making the danial said:
q don't see why tine public should
be interested in my affairs. They
should be discd lraged rather thaI
encouraged about following my mat
rimonial matters. ] don't give a
darn what the people think They
can keep on quibbling for a month
if they like as to whether or not
I am divorced"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
ALABAMA COUNTY tn
TRY OUT NEW SYST EN-

SELMA, Ala, July 30-The Dal-
las county board of revenue have
instituted some important changes
in the system of working the coun-
ty roads which, it is believed, will
result in greatly increasing the ef-
1iciency OF the work and place this
department of the public service on
higher plane of usefulness to the
taxpayers. The changes in the sys-
tenn will require that daily reports
be kept and made to the county
commissioners, setting forth from
day to day the activities of the su-
perintendents and overseere. These
reports will call for the amount of
roadway covered, gravel put dowa,
roads dragged, number of mules
worked, men worked, mules idle and
why; distance materials hauled, and
all the numerous details involved in
road construction.
These daily reports must be mail.
ed at the end of every day by the
county superintendent of roads and
also by the beat overseers. These
overseers under law must put in ten
days in the year, but heretofore no
reports were ever made or kept Of
their work, or at least, not kept in
any adequate way It is believed
by the commissioners that the meth
cd requiring these daily reports of
road work will not only enable them
to keep a more efficient watch on
what is being done but will lift this
important branch of public service
to a better and more gratifying
basis in every way. 1t will mean
the introduction Of business system
into the county's road activities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
GOAT FOUND WATCHING
QUANTITY MOONSHINE

SAVANNAH, July 3O.-A goat
that stood watch over moonshine
whiskey caches is the latest story
from police headquarters. Two
detectives received a telephone cab
to go to certain place and were
told there they would find some of
the illicit beverage. 1t will be easy
to find, the informant said, for a
goat stands watch. Sure enough,
they found the goat and moonshine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
COLUMBUS TO VOTE ON
BIG BOND ISSUE

COLUMBUS, July 3O.-Tenta-
tive date for the holding of mu-
nicipal bond election here has been
set for October 10. The maunot
of the issue to be determined upon
has not been decided but is be-
lieved that it will be held under
100000. Approximately $780,
600 for school purposes is expect
ed to be proposed as well as pro-
posed Indebtedness for play
grounds, park improvements sew
ers and additional fire stations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
WOMAN GETS FINE
IMPOSED ON HUSBAND

SAVANNAH, July 30.-A fine
of $3.50 imposed Judge John
Rourke on Leroy Gragg for wife
abandonment was turned over to
the wife after the sheriff and
court officials had waived their
usual interest in it. The officials
are entitled to fees out Of fines in
city court but they let the $3.50
remain intact for the woman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
JOINER BRINSS IN
TWIN WATERMELON

L. Y. Joyner, farmer living out
four miles from Americus, brought
\ real curiosity to town today in
the shape of a twin watermelon
weighing in the neighborhood of
20 rounds. The melon was one Of
q crop totalling more than three
cars and the only one produced on
ten acres devoted to the crop any
hting out of the normal. The
growth of the two melons is COM
nlete including the stems which,
though separately marked from the
vine itself, are grown firmly to-
pether. The cause of the unusual
growth is unknown.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
$15,247 EXPENDED ON
WARE ROADS IN JUNE

WAYCROSS, July 30.-Expendi-
lures of $15,247 were made on the
eight road projects in this district
during the month Of June, accord
ing to figures raade public by the
highway department. More than
half of this amount was spent in
Ware and Clynn countless Work on
the acknowledgements highway
in Glynn county IS being rushed,
$4,000 being appropriated for his
project in June,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
EXPECT REPORT ON
FREE BOOKS soon
Representative McCrory, of
SchIey, Wants Ito Provide
Free Text Books to Schools

ATLANTA, July 30.-A report
on his measure to design to provide
free school books for all children
in the first grades Of. Georgia com
mon schools is expected early this
week from the appropriations com
mittee by McCrory, of Schley.
Twenty-nine other representatives
have signed the bill.
The measure is as follows:
"Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia
{ Continued on Page Sd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
FLEMING WANTS new
TAX SCHEMES PUT OFF
UNTIL NEXT SESSION
Representative From Hancock
and Fourteen Others Join In
PoStponement Effort
WORKING TIME is SHORT
Only Fourteen Days Remain In
Which To Dispose of All
Pending Legislation

ATLANTA, July 30.-Opposition
to any move in the assembly to
delay consideration of tax reform
measures until 1924 was expressed
by Governor Walker today before
the house subcommittee of consti-
tuti0nal amendment committee,
which wa sconsidering a resolution
requesting postponement of action
on constitutional amendment tax
measures until next year.
Resolutions of Representative
McMichael, of Marion, urged a de-
lay to the consideration OF tax re
form measures until next year, and
called a meeting II all legislators
interested in the invesLgation OF
the Highway department and the
agricultural department tonight at
the capitol.
The house resolved itself into a
comittee of whole and took up the
consolidation al the general Appro-
Friations bill early thi afsternoon.
ATLANTA, July 30.-Asserting
thac sufficient information cannot
be obtained at present and that only
fourteen working days of the pres
ent session of the assembly remain
a resolution by Representative
Fleming of Hancock and fourteen
others, asking that ali tax reform
measures be postponed for consid-
creation until next year, was intro
duced today.
The resolution enumerates as rea-
sons for the postponement request
the presence of various bills in the
senate and house, the general al
preparations bill, the general
act, and the pending investigation
INTO the affairs of the department
OF agriculture, and other pressing
matters already having been refer
red to the rules committee. ANY
tenn of the state is of too grave inn
reformation of the entire tax sys-
portance to be attempted withou;
complete and authoritive informa-
ton. the resolution states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
FEAR REVOLUTION
IS NEAR IN GREECE
Ronald MacNeil Tells Commons
Government Hears of Effort
to Upset Monarchy There

LONDON, Juyl 30 (By Asso-
ciated Press.) - Reports have
reached the British government of
an attempt to set up republic in
reecer in place Of the monarchy,
Ronald MacNeil, under secretary
for foreign affairs, told the house
of commons this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
PLANS
TO CELEBRATE

SAVANNAH, July 30.-The Sa-
vannah Cotton Exchange plans to
celebrate the 51st birthday August
/. The exchange was established
Aug. /, 1872. 1t has been quarter
ed since September 1887 in its pres
entbuilding overlooking the Savan-
nah river.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
POLA NEGRI-CHAPLIN
ENGAGEMENT is ENDED

LOS ANGELES, July 30.-Pola
Negri, motion picture tragedienne,
made the smiling announcement
Saturday that five weeks ago she
had broken her engagement to
Charley Chaplin, the Los Angeles
Times says:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30
TO RUSH PRESIDENT
TO WASHINGTON SOON

SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. =
President Harding will be rushed
back to Washington by special train
as soon as he RECEIVERS from his
present Illness sufficiently to travel,
and probably within the next weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-30

President Harding spent fairly
comfortable night according to a
bulletin issued today at IL o'clock
by General Sawyer.
The Presidents condition is re-
garded as acute, with temporary
overstrained carda'ic vascular sys-
TEN caused by carrying on speaking
engagements while i'll, the bulletin
continued.
1t will be necessary for the Ires-
ident to have complete rest during
the peeriod of acute symptoms.
It was stated by attending spec
ialists that President Harding's
temperature at o'clock registered
101y pulse 118 and respiration 33.