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The Democrat-herald., 1923-07-27
Buster

This country has been blessed
with good rains ceops look fine.
There was large crowd out
at Sunday school Sunday.
There was a bunch of young
folks went to Utleyville Wednes.
day night.
They have young peoples
meeting at Lewlsville every
Sunday night. Everybody is
welcome.
George Hanegan got hurt last
week. The horse ran over a calf
and fell with him-he was un-
conscious from Tues day till
Satur day. They took him to
the, Lamar hospital. He is bet
ter at this writing.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-07-27
Deofa

An ice cream social was given
at the home Of f. e. Allison
Saturday evening.
Mark Weeden made a trip to
Springfield Friday to the doctor
with his son Lloyd to get tha
boys arm set.
Crops are looking good again.
Mrs. H. C. Falk and son Mel
viz made a business trip to La
mar Monday.
Jesse l.. Dockum made a busi-
ness trip to Springfield Friday
with Mr.. Richie.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-07-27

Dr.. Blrnett Jones of Sto oning-
ton was In town Tuesi day. He
Is expecting in short time to
take an outing in the mountains.
Mike Hammond ani son John
OF Joycoy were in town Tues LAY.
Will Sitton was up from Went
worth Tuesday.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-07-27

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Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
BIG MILL DAM IN
MACON DESTROYED
Section of Wheatwater Creek
Dam at Mckenzie Power Site
Undermined and Broken

A section of the concrete dam on
White Water creek, at the Mckenzie
power site in Macon county, blew
out Tuesday afternoon shortly aft
er 2 O'Clock, destroying the dam and
causing damage estimated at nearly
$15, 900 The dam had been COM
pleted more than a year, and work
men were engaged in erecting a pow
er house upon piling there when the
big dam gave way. The road run
ming from Oglethorpe to Garden Val
ley crosses the creek upon the dam,
but fortunately no travellers were
upon the roadway at that point when
the dam gave way without warning.
C. w. Clark, travelling salesman for
the Glover Grocery company here,
had passed safely over the dam only
short time before the dam was
destroyed. The site of the destroy-
ed power dam is four miles from
Andersonville and when completed it
is planned to furnish power for
Oglethorpe, Ideal, Montezuma and
other towns in that section from
current generated there.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
RTHERN BAPTISTS.
MEET THROWN IN MILD
UPR0AR BY STRATT0
Objects to Appearance of Pres
ident of Brown University as
Speaker on Program
CALLED LIBERAL
New York Pastor. Strict Fund
amentalist, Kissed Down
While DR.. Faunce Rises

ATLANTIC CITY, May %. =
DR.. John Roach Stratton, pastor of
Calvary church, New York, caused
the opening session Of the Northern
Baptist convention to be thrown into
an uproar today when he objected
to the presence of President w. H.
P. Fuance Of Brown University as
a speaker. Stratton, a strict funda-
mentalist, protested against the pres
ence of DR., lFaunce on ground that
the university was too liberal in its
views.
A roar of disapproval and Kisses
drowned STATIONS protest as
Faunce arose. to speak.
When DR.. Faunce mounted the ros-
trum to speak he was given an ova-
ton. The delegates gave him a ris-
ing vote of approval.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
ROTARY CLUB URGES
MOSQUITO ERADICATION
Ending of Malaria Here Consli.
tutes Most Serious Fight Be-
fore People, Saws Glover

A resolution offered by Carr
Glover at the luncheon of the Rotary
club Wednesday urged the officials
of Sumter county and the officials
OF Americus to employ the best pos
slble malarial experts to carry on the
malarial campaign Instituted by the
Chamber of Commerce. Mr.. Glov-
er stated that the elimination of ma
larla is the most important fight be-
fore the people of the county. The
resolution requested the officials of
the county and city to act Jointly
in financing the campaign and in
employing an expert to head the
campaign. The resolution was unan-
imously adopted.
President John Sheffield created
quite a lot of amusement for the
Rotarians by instituting today at his
first meeting an auction sale Of
'Whle elephants" articles owned by
Individual members no longer of use.
Practically every member brought his
white elephant which was offered,
each bringing from five cents up to
as high as quarter.
The following committees to serve
during the ensuing club year were
announced by President Sheffield:
Rules Committee-T. C. Tillman,
chairman; Thos. Harold, Frank La
nier, Henry Lumpkin, Sam Cohen.
Finance Committee-H. l. Mize,
chairman; Arthur Rylander, Jr.,
Herbert Hawkins, J, NJ, France, Sam
Coney
Fellowship Committee-P. E.
Westbrook, chairman; w. c. Caye,
Jr., Lovelace Eve, Dr.. NJ. II. Wheel
er, Frank Sheffield, Sr.
Grievance Committee-Dr. S. F.
Howell, chairman; w. L. English,
DR.. L. T. Grubts, G. W Riley, j.
e. hightower.
Educational Committee "A. J.
Harris, chairman; Franz Sheffield,
Jr., w. W. Dykes, G. r. Ellis.
Boys Work Committees. E.
Statham, chairman; j. E. Mathis,
Roy Emmet, Chas. Lanier, r. E. AL
Hson.
Music ommittee-Frank Harold,
chairman; Ralston Cargill, w. H.
Emmett, w. G. Turpu.
Education in Rotary-G. r. Ellis.
Relations With International
Headquarters S. Glover.
Correspondence to Rotarian
Lovelace Eve. ---- n
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
ST LUKE'S Church
TO SPEND $4,000
Columbus Methodist Congrega,
ton Win Make Expensive Ad-
ditions and improvements

COLUMBUS, May 23-As soon as
approval of the state legislature can
be obtained for the construction of
the $50, 900 addition to the St Luke
Methodist church here, which is ex-
pected within the next thirty days
work will begin on the building of
the two wings. This announcement
was made last night following the
regular quarterly conference, when
resolutions were adopted approving
the matter. This action confirmed
that taken by the congregation last
Sunday morning.
Because of the fact that the land
in the church square was given to the
two churches by the state. permission
will have to come from the state be-
fore any other buildings can be
placed on the lot, it is understood
When, the legislature meets next
month the matter will be presented
and it is thought that approval will
be immediately given.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
SUMTER EQUALIzERS
GET down TO WORK
Board Busy Now Revising and
Equalizing Tax Returns for
Current Tax Year

The board of tax equalizers of
Sumter county is bus ynow revising
tax returns for the current year and
equalizing values as Endcated by
comparison of the returns Of tax
PAYERS. The board is composed of
Frank A. Wilson, Of Leslie, chair
man; B. f. Thrasher, of Plains, and
P. B. Williford, Of Americus.
The board has quarters IN the
grand jury room on the second floor
of the courthouse, and sits daily,
morning and afternoon. No notices
have as yet ben sent taxpayers
whose returns are being revised, as
these are to be held by the board
until a sufficient number have been
completed to permit giving the time
necessary to hearing complaints and
reaching adjustments. The board
vtill adjourn this afternoon until
Saturday in order to permit the mem
hers to assist in entertaining Vlsl-
tors at the County Officers con
yention which meets here thursday
and Friday.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
GAR TNER DIES
SUDDENLY 7 ODAY
ElIaviIle Man, Well Known Here,
Drops Dead While Visiting
Sons Home

/. P. Gartner, Of Ellaville, died
suddenly this afternon while visiting
at the home of his son James Peter
Gartner, on Barlow street. Death
was due, it is said, to a stroke of
apoplexy. No funeral arrangements
had been perfected this afternoon.
Mr.. Gartner came to Americus
this morning to attend the convention
of Ford service men and dealers at
the Americus Automobile company,
and was going into the home Of his
son when stricken. He was formerly
a resident of Americas, having NOV
ed with Mrs. Gartryr to Ellaville
only a few years ago, going there
to assume charge of thcl Schley
County Automobile company, and
announcement of his death will be
learned with deep regret both here
and in Elaville.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
NEGRO At NORTH IS
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
Troutman, Moultrie Negro, Now
in Ohio, Writes Friends, Say
ing Family in Bad Shane

VALDOSTA, May 23.-A negro
named Ed Troutman, formerly of
Moultrie, is working in Columbus,
Ohio, but be writes to his friends at
Moultrie that is longing to get back
home. He asked some of them to
telegraph him that some of his folks
are very bad off, so that he can get
him a pass to Moultrie, where he
says he will remain He says that
old David, Of old, who wanted to
drink water out of the old we'll,
did not feel as bad as he does, as
he bankers to @et back home one
more time, in the land of the long
leaf pine, where the whippor-will
sing early in the spring and the
moclHing birds make music from
morning until night Ed is working
in big railroad shop and the lob
does not suit him a little bit.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
CONSPIRACY CHARGED
TO GIRARD OFFICER
Policeman VIII Hill and Num-
Der of Others Nabbed by
Federal Officers

COLUMBUS, May 23.-Officer
VIII Hill, of the Girard police force,
was lpaced under federal bond yes
terday on a charge of conspiracy to
impede jutsice, it being announced
that the accusation was made in con-
nection with the recent shooting Of
Deputy Sheriff w. T. Miller in Gil
rard by Charlie Jinnett. 1t is I'M
derstood that United States war
rant was issued against Frank Os-
borne charging conspiracy in the
to case, but that he was not IN Girard
when Deputy Marshall w. J.. Duffy
went there from Opehka.
Seven other Girard men face
charges Of conspiracy to violate the
national prohibition law, according
to information obtained from offI-
cials. Although they were not
placed under bonds, it was stated,
they were instructed to appear IN
court in Opelika for hearing before
Judge j. B. Duke.
The names announced by Deputy
Marshal Duffy were; Goodwin DAVIS,
G. A. Holton, w. B. Stanley, w. F.
Folds, w. D. Walls, W. L. Rice, c. l..
Windham. Those not seen said they
would appear in court, according to
Deputv Duffy. Isaac Greer, of
Pbenix City, was seen near Smith
Station, according to the deputy
marshal. He is charged with vio-
lating the prohibition law.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
lions POSTPONE TRIP
TO ERECT SCOUT HUT
Members to Assist in Entertaining
Visitors at County Officers
Convention

At the weekly luncheon of the
Lions club held Tuesday at the Tea
Room, it was decided by the mem
bers to postpone their trip Thurs
day to Kidds mill where it had been
planned to erect Scout hut for the
clubs Scout troop, until Thursday
of next week. This was done in or
der to permit the members a more
complete participation in entertain
ment feature of the County Officers
convention, which will be in session
here Thursday and Friday.
Besides postponing their to trip to
erect the Scout hut the Lions
pledged a total of sixteen automo-
biles for use of the convention en-
tertainment committee, and all of the
members present indicated their
purpose to do everything possible for
the pleasure of the visiting county
officers. DR. Milo H. Massey, pas
tor of the Central Baptist church,
was received as a new member and
Miss Elizabeth Smith and r. C. Mo-
ran were guests of the club at the
luncheon.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
u. s. RESADY TO ACT
TO SAVE LIVES.

WASHINGTON, May %. = The
United States government stands
ready to do everything possible to
save the lives Of the American citiz-
ems held captive by the ShaAtmg
train bandits, bIt will act onIy on
advice of Jacob Gould Schur.nan, the
.43lctican Miriste, IL Pekin. it was
al.nornced at the White House Tues
day afternoon after the Cabinet
lnet ting.
Tee entire session OF the Cabinet
was devoted 20 Il discussion of the
Chinese situation, and it was made
plain that both President Harding
and Secretary of State Hughes re-
card it as extremely serious,
The State Department has had no
advices from Minister Schurman
within "a hours, and the lack of def
mite information has made it i'm
possible for officials here to deter
mine what new steps, if any, should
be taken by The government to in
sure the immediate liberation Of the
American prisoners.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
MIXED RECEPTION
COMMITTEE NAMED

A number of men and women OF
the citv and county will act as recep-
tion committee Wednesday night
welcoming the incoming delegates TO
the Georgia State Officers assoclac
ton. Besides the commissioners OF
Sumter county, accompanied by their
wives, a special reception committee
con1nosed of Mr. and Mrs. George
Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. J, W. r Har-
ris .Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Pace
M and Mrs. Edgar Shipp, Lewis
Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralston CargiH'
NJ and Mrs. Lovelace I've. Com
mittee will meet at the hotel at
o'clock.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
OKLAHOMA CITY LOW
SECTIONS FLOODED
Hundreds of Families Have Fled
From Inundated Section in
Southern Part of City

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 23. -
Flood waters of the North Canadian
river were pouring down over the
lowlands here Tuesday afternoon,
flooding the southern part of this
city. More than a hundred families
fled the inundated districts.
The death toll from storms
which swept Western Oklahoma on
Monday and early Tuesday is placed
at seven, according to reports re-
ceived here Tuesda& The seven are
to have lost their lives IN
the Panhandle" country. Six of
these lives were lost in Dewey
county at Leedy, according to re-
ports. Damage to growing crops
is estimated to several hundred
thousand dollars.
Railroad and wire service are de-
moralized.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
SWIMMING POOL OPEN
TO VISITORS H { R {
John B. Ansley Authorizes An
nouncement That Municipal
Pool VIII Be Filled

John B. Ansley, chairman of the
Swimming Pool committee of the
Americus Playground association, to-
day announced the pool be availble
for recreation to visitors attending
the County Officers convention,
which meets here Thursday.
The pool will be filled tonight with
sparkling water and will be ready
for swimmers Thursday afternoon at
3 p. m, Arrangements have been
made to keep the pool open on that
day between the hours of 3 and 7
p. m.
On Friday the pool will be open
to swimmers between $50 and 1880
p. m, according to the present plan,
and Saturday the pool will be open
all day, beginning at $500 in the
morning.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
MANY IN COLUMBUS WANT
ADOPT ABANDONED BABE

COLUMBUS, May 23-Friday
morning about five o'clock Philip
Boss. who lives near Phenix City on
the Opelika road, heard a little noise
coming from the direction of his
front yard and on going out to in
vestigate, he found tiny little girl
who appeared to be little over two
weeks old. All her clothes were with
her and she was in a little box on
the sidewalk. Mr.. Boss had herad a
car stop a little while before that
but said that he did not thiuk any
thing of it.
The baby came into the hands Of
Mrs. G. L. Gilbert, general secretary
of the Phenix City Family Welfare
Bureau, and now her little boy thinks
God has sent him little sister. AL
ready some eighteen applications
have been made by those anxious to
adopt the baby, but Mrs. Gilbert says
she is so good she doesn't want tC
to give her up,
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
PEARSON OFFICERS
CAUGHT IN TRAP
Prohibition Officers Allege They
Accepted Marked Bills to Re-
lease Seized Liquor

WAYCROSS, Ga, May 23.--
Charged with receiving bribes from
liquor runner, Tom Smith, chief of
police of Pearson, J. j. Starting. de-
putty sheriff Of Atkinson County, and
w. G. Davis, and ]. R. 0steen Of
Pearson, last night were released un-
der $500 bonds each for their APP
pearance at the preliminary hearing
in this city on Monday, May %. IF
the evidence is held sufficient they
will be bound over to the federal
grand jury. The men were alleged
to have been caught in a trap set
for them by Prohibition Director
Dismuke who had received informa-
ton that Atkinson officials were al
lowing liquor runners to pass through
the county upon payment of speci-
fed sums of money.
Director Dismuke sent two en-
forecement officers in a captured IL
quor car containing several gallons
of liquor out on the Pearson road
with several companions closely fol-
lowed the car. About a mile from
Pearson the car is said to have been
stopped by the Atkinson County men
and searched. The driver of the
ear is reported to have offered the
officials 5000 in marked bills, which
is said to have been accepted. At this
moment Director Dismuke arrived
on the scene and arrested the At
kinson County officials The bills
which We're marked We're found in
the pockets of Chief Of Police Tom
Smith, the officer sasd. The men
were brought to Waycross this
morning, where q hearing was held
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
HUGE BETHLEHEM CO.
CLAIM TURNED DOWN.
S48, 100000 CLAIMED
New and Sweeping Interpretation
of Government Contract
Rights Basis for Action
u. S. SHIPPING BOARD ACTS
Decision Only Tentative. but Said
to Have Been Approved by
Majority of Members

WASHINGTON, May 23.-The
claim of the Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration for $8,500,Q00 alleged to
be due under wartime contracts has
been tentatively disapproved by the
Shipping Boards claim committee in
a decision which was said to have
had the approval of 4 majority Of
the board.
The decision is based on a legal
opinion setting forth a new sweeping
Interpretation of government con-
tracts which, if sustained by the
courts, will result in the recovery by
the government Of hundreds Of mil
lions Of dollars paid out in settlement
of emergency construction.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
MANY KILLED IN RUHR
OCCUPIED DIS TRIO I.
POLICE FIRE IN CROWD
Huge Demonstration Held in Pub
lie Square at Dortmund BY
Dissatisfied Workmen
CROWD ATTACKS POLICE
Several Killed in Similar Demon
onstration Occurring at
Scharnhorst Nearby

DUSSELDORF, May 23.-lBy
Associated Press Rioting is in
progress in the Dortmund district
and several miners nave been killed,
and others wounded in conflict
with police
According to reports received at
French headquarters, 10000 strik-
ing miners held a demonstration in
the Square Dortmund.
The Dortmund police in endeavor-
ing to dispose Of the gathering, fired
into the crowd, killing several per-
sons and wounding many others. The
angered crowd attacked the police OF
whom many we're wounded.
Similar demonstrations occurred at
Scharnherst nearby, where several
workmen were killed and others
wounded by the police.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
AGAINST Department
President Of American Cotton
Association Declares Bureau
Padded Cotton Estimates

ST MATTHEW'S, S. c., May ga
Charges that. the. crop eporting .bll=
reau of the Department of Agricul-
ture arbitrarily added five million
acres to its estimate of the cotton
harvested in 1921 and that the fig
ures were left to stand Is a basis
of comparison for the crops OF last
and this year were made today by
J. S. Wannamaker, president of the
American Cotton Association in an
other statement attacking Secre-
tary Wallace for the failure of the
latter to acknowledge that the crop
forecasts issued last month were in
correct, as alleged by Wannamaker
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
BULLDOGS BEAT
COLLEGE ST, 32-14

In an exciting game feaJufeu Dy
the large number of runs scored on
both sides, College street defeated
the Bull Dogs Tuesday afternoon,
% to IA. The game between the
two teams of youngsters was played
on the College stsreet diamond and
tbe batteries were Boggs and Guepp
for College street and Everett and
Ford for the Bull Dogs. Hawllns
DYKES acted as umpire, and Sam
Walker knocked 3-bagger, there
being no home runs.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
MUSCLE SHOALS is
SUBJECT DEBATE
Affirmative Side Chosen by Every
Contestant; Negative Fails to
Find Champion

Tonight at Americus High school
the annual Kiwanis debate will be
held, beginning at 8 o'clock and par
ticipated in by five students. The
subject to be debated is Resolved,
That Ford's Offer to the Government
Regarding Muscle Shoals Should be
Accepted" and it is expected there
will be large crowd present to
hear this interesting topic discussed.
debaters.a are Aubrey Hart,
Lillian Medford, Gilbert Purvis,
James Furlow and Massie Lane, and
all of the debaters are champions of
the affirmative, the negative having
failed to secure a single champion
among the several students who
elected to participate in the debate.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
Announced
FOR COMMISSIONERS
MEET HERE THURSDAY
Executive Committee Meets We'd
nesday at Windsor, Followed
By Reception in Lobby
CONVENE IN RYLANDER
Poole and Ray to Deliver Well
come Addresses With Re-
sponse by Wallace Pierce

With everything in readiness for
the convention oh county commits
sioners which meets here Thursday
and Friday, the program arranged
for. the gathering is announced to-
day. Preliminary to the delegates
gathering, there will be a meeting of
the members of the executive COM
mittee at O'Clock Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Windsor hotel, and
this will be followed by the regis
Continued on Page SIX
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
RELIEF WORKERS REACH
TSA0CHNANG..L NO
CAP TNES YET KILLED
C. D. Musso, Italian Among, Cap
lives, Reported in Serious
Physical Condition
ALL OF OTHERS ARE WELL
United States to Act Only Upon
Advice of Schurman. Ameri-
can Minister TO Picking

SHANGHAI, May 23.-(By the
Associated Press.) Relief workers
at Tsatchwang, the nearest point to
the Suchow train bandit, reported
the arrival of messengers from the
brigand S N )un.aIn retreat with the
information that the outlaws had
rot carried out their death tnleat
against the foreign captives.
The prisoners, it was stated are in
good health except C. d. Musso, an
Italian lawyer of Shanghai, who has
been i'll a number of days.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
DWIGHT IDEAS. AUGUSTA
MAN. HEADS |. o. D. f.
Ways and Means for Maintaining
Griffin Home Occupied Morn
ing Session Today

MACON, May 23.-Dwight Deas,
Of Augusta, was elected Grand Mas
ter Of the opening session of tho
meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Georgia Odd Fellows here this morn
ing.
Among other officers ele.tsl was
Milton j. Daniel, of Griffin, Deputy
Grand Warden.
Ways and means of maintaining
odd fellows home at rJoa@riaw
the odd fellows home at Griffia was
considered at the mornings session.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
DR.. MANNING TO PREACH

Rev. Stanley Manning VII preach
at the Universalist church, Taylor
street, Thursday evening, May "a,
1928, at o'clock D. m.
Several years ago during Mr.. Man
ning's early ministry he was pastor
of this church and made many friends
who will be glad to know he will be in
our midst again.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
ROOTS" ANSLEY TO
MEET HOLLIS SULLIVAN

COLUMBUS, May %. - Boots
Ansley, local bantamweight, will
meet Hollis Sullivan, of Atlanta, in
a return match here in the main pre-
lin of the Stribling-Darcy card, it
was announced lats Friday by the
American Legion boxing cor mittec.
The bout is scheduled for ten min
ute rounds. This is the fist pre-
liminary fight that has been arranged
for the June 4th program.
Sullivan won close decision over
the local pug in the preliminary of
Stribling-Nelson fight in Atlanta,
last Thursday night. Ansley is anX-
ious to get another crack at the CAPT
tol city boy and the Legion com
mittee is giving him the opportunity
Ansley gave Sullivan hald tussle
but appeared to the afflicted with
stage fright at the BEGINNING of the
bout. II was stated that Ansley
wasn't in his bes form.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-05-23
NEW ERA GIRL WINS
ROTARY GOLD MEDAL

The Rotary club gold medal Of
fered the pupils in the country
schools in Sumter county for the
best ready writer's essay was won
by Miss Martin of the New Era
school, John France reported today
to the Rotary club. The medal was
awarded by Mr.. France several days
ago.