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DRIVERS
LINE Up IN |. 4.
Jimmy Murphy and Tommy
Milton Are Favored To Win
In $50 Mile Classic

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. "a
Omitted Prcss.-The worlds greatest
automobile drivers will line up for
tho. gun in the Beverly Hills speed
way for the winter $50 miles classic
tomorrow afternoon.
The race will be the last in which
cars driven by motors of 1873 cubic
inches displacement appear on the
local course. In future races the
drivers will appear in baby racers of
but 1872 cubic inches displacement.
Jimmy Murphy and Tommy Milton
are favored to win, each having
turned practice laps on the mile and
a quarter oval at the rate Of more
than 1875 miles an hour. The keenest
rivalry exists between the two
drivers.
But there is going to be n long
grinding battle with the other famous
drivers before either OF the favored
drivers gets the c~heckered flag.
Among other drivers participating
are Ralph De Palma, Dario Resta'
Banny Hill, Eddie H~earne, Earl
cooper, Art Klein, Harry Hartz and
Cliff Durant.
New records for various distances
are expected to be hung up. 1t is
thought that over lis miles per hour
wnI have to be averaged by the
winner.
The present mark for $50 miles Is
an average Of 114.6 miles per hour,
established by Jimmy Murphy De
cember 3, 1922.
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RUTH MANAGES
TO WORK OUT
Despite R AIN
Showers Break Into Major
League Baseball Players
Schedule at Hot Springs

hot SPRINGS, ARK, Feb. "a
Omitted Press.rIntermittent showers
broke into the schedules OF the ma
jor league baseball players working
out here today, but all of them, even
Babe Ruth. who has been laid up
with a cold, managed to get in some
work.
Ruth, Carl Mays and Everett Scott,
the golf bugs of the Yankee contin'
gent. had n session on the links while
wally Schang went hiking with the
Cleveland Indians.
Carl Mays stepped on the scales and
found himself tipping the beam at
1876 pounds. 20 pounds lighter than
he was last year at this time.
Mike McNalIy Joined the Yanks and
he weighed in at 200 pounds more
than he scaled last year.
The Cleveland contingent finished
their road work by running around
the ball park four or five times and
then brought out new baseballs for
the first time this year.
Bob Shawkey and Joe Bush are on
their way here but Herb Ptnnoik is
planning to go direct 10 the Yankees
camp in New Orleans.
Frank Chance. manager Of the Bos.
ton Red Sox, wired today for reserva.
lions for himself and his wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Oldfield.
Babe Ruth is getting back In good
shape again. He is Weighing around
30 pounds, less than he has scaled
~ any time since he quit pitching
lie wants to get down to 200 before h.
leaves for New Orleans.
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AKESLONGE END
Of SCORE IN GAME PLAYED HERE
City Team Wins with "a to 70 Score;
Maintains Lead Throughout Contest in
Which Casper Suffers Handicap.

was a means of waking up his team
in the last half by some wonderful
long distance shots and by the deter
minatlon he showed in his We
tactics.
There was n period toward the
close OF the game when Casper's
chances for winning looked exceed.
ingly good, and the Cheyenne tossers
were struggling harder than Mt any
other time to score They succeeded
in meeting the increased efforts Of
the Casper payers and remained in
the lead.
Groves was also one of Caspcr's
strong men in shooting. making five
baskets from the field, only one less
than Lester.
On the Cheyenne team, Pearce and
Ryan led in the scoring. The former
collected II points. four OF which were
from free throws. Pearce is one Of
the neatest men seen on the local
!oor this year. Ryan gathered in
five field goa's. Both of these men
made several spectacular shots from
a stance that showed keen eyes for
the basket.
The guarding by Casper was
p~raiseworthy, but the local men found
the visitors forever slipping from
their grasp by unusually fast work.
Cheyenne did not do much with short
passing nor with short shots. but de.
veloped n tendency toward reaching
the man at a distance.
The game was started out with
Scawn on the Casper side in the 20
sttiOn of left forward. He was after.
ward replaced by Lester, who be.
Il OF his charley-horse gave place
to Turner.
Tho first half ended with Cheyenne
in the lead. The score at this point
vas II to 10.
The score;
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sOX PLAYERS AT SPA.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-CUnIted Press)
The first vanguard of White Sox
players will depart here Monday for
spring training camp at Marlin
Springs. Texas.
Manager KID Gleason arrived
here today and made arrangements
to transfer the squad from the Sox
park to spring training quarters.
The real training grind will begin
Wednesday with most OF the regulars
on the job, Gleason declared.
The second squad will report at
Seguin March o. Johnny Mostil, fleet
centerfielder scheduled to report at
Seguin, received permission today to
report with Gleason's vanguard at
Marlin Springs.
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OF the New Aork Boxing commission
in reply to a lot of talk going around
town that Harry Greb had been
"jobbed' out of his title last night
when the Judges gave the decision to
Tunney.
The commission. it was said, would
not act Officially on the case and
there was no cause for action. The
subject was not metioned at the reg
ular meeting of the commission to.
day.
Greb started all the commotion
with a statement that he had been
robbed out of the title and everyone
who had lost a bet on him Joined in
tho chorus and yelled from the house
top that something should be done
about it.
More money was wagered on the
bout than on any in the last year and
most of it. including all the wise
money! went on Greb and went down
with him. wise money always has
a powerful voice when it goes down.
Opinion was widely divided on the
justice of the decision even in neu-
trail circles. but 1t was unanimously
agreed that Greb was a very poor
loser and that he would not get very
far in claiming that he did not lose
on the level.
Letters written to the boxing com.
mission demanding that a referee be
named who would prevent Greb from
fouling; threatening letters mailed to
Greb and to his wife and the over
z~ealousness Of the referee in watch
ing him and letting Tunney alone
were quoted by Greb as evidence that
the loss Of his title was the result of
a deliberate plot, worked up and put
, 1923-02-25
DEMPSEY PLANS
CHANGED; Will
GO TO COAST
Champion Will Not Return to
New York, as He Intend
ed, In Near Future

NEW YORK, Feb. 4-CUnited
PresslCJack Dempsey. heavyweight
champion, has changed his plans
about returning to New York soon
and will go from Salt Lake to los
Angeles for an indefinite period, &C
cording to information received by
his manager, Jack Kearns.
Dempsey went to Salt Lake to the
bedside of his father who was ser
iously ~. While he is much better
now, the elder Dempsey is not out of
danger n Jack wants to remain
within a short distance of him.
Tho champion is not doing any
work now but he may decide to get
into the movies again II he is unable
to get a fight I'm defense of his title.
, 1923-02-25
OF EMPLOYMENT
LEADS YOUNG MEN TO
STEAL RAILROAD COAL

Two young men who had been
caught stealing coal at the North
western yard landed in police court
last night and were given a suspended
sentence Of 80 days by Judge John A.
Murray. 1t seemed to have been n
case of not having work that had led
them to the temptation.
John G. Brown was dismissed. hav-
ing been called to appear on a charge
Of vagrancy. The evidence in the
case was somewhat incomplete. and
Attorney George Myers succeeded in
freeing his client. Brown was in
structed TO find work Immediately.
, 1923-02-25
HOWARD SIGNED TO
MEET HARRY GREB

NEW ORLEANS, La. Feb. a.
United Press.CJohn Cox. manager
OF Happy Howard. New York middle.
weight, has signed for Howard to
meet Harry Greb in a 15 round con
lest at the Louisiana Auditorium here
March 10, It was announced tonight.
, 1923-02-25
CASPER DRUG DIsPENSARY
IS NEW FIRM ORGANIZED

The Casper Drug Dispensary is the
name of a new firm which viii open
its doors at 230 East Second street in
the Becklinger building tomorrow
morning. The proprietors are john
A. Hnnse and w. II. Rose, both OF
whom have had much experience IN
their line and have been working in
the drug business for the last three
years here.
Prescriptions and sick room sup.
piles will be handled by the company.
Quick service win be specialized in,
while the management states that
free delivery of articles will also be
one of the features of the company's
work.
, 1923-02-25

over 10 lntlmldate the referee and the
Judges.
Billy Gibson, Tunney's new man
ager, did write to the boxing commits.
sion n he asked that a referee be
appointed who would enforce the
rules.
AS far as the threatening letters
are concerned Greb certainly has re.
ceived them in the past because they
find their way to the principals of
every big bout, Tom Gibbons got
bales of them when he was training
for his last fight with Greb.
While Greb was doing everything
but using a radio to circulate his sad
story, Tunney refused to take part
In the controversy.
"All I know is that the judges said
I won and I thought I did win. II
they had voted Greb the winner l
would have said nothing" he said.
, 1923-02-25
FALoR WINS WORLDS
HORSESHOE TITLE

ST. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. aS.-By
United s.rHArold Falor, Is,
Akron, Ohio. won the worlds horse
shoe pitching championship today
when he defeated C. C. Davis, ex,
champion. SO TO is and Frank Lun.
din, present tit,eholder, so to "a.
, 1923-02-25
ARMY BEATS NAVY 81 TO 90.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Feb. "a
UNITED Press.lrThe army beat the
navy by a score of 81 to 20 today in
the fourth annual service basketball
game. The midshipmen could not
cope with the faster, smoother team
work OF the cadets.
II was the seventeenth straight
win for the army this season.
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Keeping the lead after the first few
minutes of play. the Cheyenne basket
bail team carried off the long end of
IA 34-to-26 score when It played the
Casper quintet in the local high school
gymnasium last night. Casper was
handicapped throughout the game by
tho fact that its stellar player, Cap
tain Bill Lester. was crippled to the
.~textent Of restraining him in the
work. Notwithstanding this, Lester
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Sport Notes

Harry WoIter, tho old Red Sov
p~aStinrr, has bIossomcd into a col.
leEc baseball coach on the Pacific
coast.
More than 100000 fa-s Witnessed
the hrst round games in THE English
soccer cup ruCe.
, 1923-02-25
TUNNEYISLlGHT- HEAVYWEIGHT
CHAMPION, NY SOLONSI INSIST
Empire State Boxing Commission Says Harry Greb
Was Not "Jobbed" Out Of Tile-Pittsburgher
Starts All Commohon with Statement to Press.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
Omitted Press Staff Correspondenl

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-"Gene Tunney is the American
ELECTROMAGNETIC champion. There was nothing wrong
with the contest or with the decision of the judges who voted
that Tunney beat Greb. The decision is on the books and it
will stand there"
This comment was made u%nofficialIy today at the office
, 1923-02-25

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-overcoming n
five point handicap in the second
period. Chicago. won from Illinois,
in a hard fought basketball contest
here tonight. "a to 20.
The Maroons were slow to start,
and Illinois defensive had them
baffled during the first period which
ended II to 6, in favor Of Illinois.
Employing the short passing game
with good effect the next half Chicago
took the lead early which they main
tanned to the finish.
PUEBLO, Colo. Feb. 24.-Basket-
ball. Centennial high school, IS;
Canon City high school, 10.
WASHINGTON. Penna., Feb. "a
West Virginia basketball team defeat
ed Washington and jefferson here to-
night 80 to 81.
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SEATTLE, Feb. 24.-The Washing
ton basketball club defeated Oregon
tonight. 80 to 27.
BY winning. Washington went into
a tie with Idaho for the northwest
championship.
The game was the last of the regu-
lar schedule. There will be a playoff
of the tie in Spokane either Monday
or Tuesday and the team winning
will play California for the coast
championship.
, 1923-02-25

MADISON. Wis, Feb. 24.-Two
field goals from the enter of the
court by Gus Tebell. guard. in the
last ten seconds OF play won a Big
Ten basketball game for Wisconsin,
20 to 10 tonight over the Purdue
quintet.
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Basketball

At Laramie-Colorado Al; Wyo.
ming university. %,
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Cheyenne.

Referee-Gantz; scorekeeper. Ward:
timekeeper, John Neff. ..-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
NAGNUS JOHNSON
ELECTED SENATOR
Kinball, Mimi, Dirt Farmer
Named Junior Senator Is
Farmer-Laborite

ST. PAUL, Mimi, July II. -
Magnus Johnson, a practical farm
cr of Kimball, Mimi, Monday was
elected United States senator from
Minnesota in succession to the late
Knute Nelson. Johnson is Farm
er-Laborite and follower of Rob-
ert M. LaFollette.
Election of Johnson, Farmer
Laborite, as United States senator
from Minnesota, was conceded by
Gov. J. A. o. Preus, Republican,
his principal opponent, in a brief
statement to the Associated Press.
Governor Preus conceded the cleo
tion after he had been told that l.
40 of the states $500 precincts
gave Johnson aalead of $4,000, the
count showing: Johnson, 107,973 /;
Preus 89,499, and Carley, Demo-
crat, 8,375.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
.OUTLER ON PROGRAM
FOR CAMP MEETING
Americus First Methodist Pastor
viii Assist in Meeting Al
Dooly Camp Grounds

Rev. John NJ Cutler, pastor of
Americus First Methodist church,
lis on the program for the Dooly
Camp Grounds meeting which be-
gins this year on Saturday. July II,
land will continue through Sunday,
July 20. The meeting promises to
be one of the best yet held at this
historic meetino place.
Besides DR.. Cutler, some of the
.ablest ministers Of the Method
ist determination have been selected
to do the preaching. Among them
are DR.. G. w. Mathews, Fort Val
ley; Rev f. O. Heath, Cordele; and
DR.. Walter Anthony, of Mulberry
Street church, Macon.
Rev. Homer jenkins, evangelistic
singer who has been with Rev.
Luther Bridges, will have charge Of
the song service. Miss Ledbetter, O.
Vienna. will be the pianist.
A few features of the camp meet
ing this year will be training school
for Sunday school teachers and
workers. One course will be given
by Rev. J. Lytle Jones, of Hawkins
vile, Ga, and another course by
Rev. w. B. Blevins, of Marhsall-
vile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
WOMEN WIN RIGHT TO
ENTER SOLDIERS, HOMES

INDIAPOLIS, July I7.-W Women
who served during world the war
will have the right to be admitted
to homes for disabled volunteer sol
diers, according to a letter received
recently by Lemuel Bolles, national
adjutant Of the American Legion,
from George H. Wood, president
Of the board of managers of the
National Homes for Disabled Vol
Iunteer Soldiers.
While present facilities of the
homes have not been designed nor
intended for the care and treat
ment Of women, executive officers
will be instructed to meet this new
demand on the service, Mr.. Woods
letter stated. Honorable discharges
from the army, navy and marine
corps were granted to approx
mately $4,000 wonRn who served
in the last war. Homes for dis
abled volunteer soldiers are locat-
ed in Ohio, Wisconsin, Virginia,
Kansas, California, Indiana, Ten
nessee and South Dakota.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
SPECIAL TAX RETURNS
MUST Be MADE soon
Penalties to Be Imposed Upon
All Taxpayers Who Fail TO
Pay Before July 81

Americus corporations and indi-
yiduals subject to special revenue
taxation will be interested in an
announcement from the office of
Collector Of international Revenue
Rose, Atlanta to the effect that to
.avoid penalty, returns and payment
must be made on or before July
.31, 1928, of the miscellaneous oc-
cupational taxes, the special tobac-
co manufacturers tax and the spe-
cial tax on the use OF boats, pro-
vided for by the Revenue Ac5 of
.1921.
Capital stock tax returns must
be made nor before July 81, pay
ment being required within ten
days after notice and demand by
the collector
The revenue act provides that
every domestic corporation shall
pay annually a special excise tax
with respect to carrying on and
doing business, equivalent to ST
for each $1,000 of so much of the
fair value Of its capital stock for
the preceding year ending June 30
as is in excess of $4,000. In es-
timating the value of capital stock
the surplus and undivided profits
shall be included. Every foreign
corporation shall pay annually a
special excise tax with respect to
carrying on or doing business in
the United States, equivalent to
81 for each $1,000 Of the average
amount Of capital employed in the
transaction of its business in the
United States during the preceding
year ending June 30"
Every domestic corporation must
make a return on Form Tor even
though the law may indicate that
it ia exempt from tax. The ques-
tion of exemption is one for de-
termination by the commissioner Of
internal revenue.
ProprietoTs of theaters, museums
and concert halls wrere a charge of
admission is made, having a seating
capacity of not more than $50, shall
pay tax of $50; having a seating
capacity of more than 250 and not
exceeding 500, 500; a seating ca
pacity exceeding 500 and not more
than 800 is taxed $3.50; more than
500, 5000 tax.
Persons carrying on the business
of operating or renting passenger
automobiles for hire are required
to pay SO for each such automobile
having seating capacity Of more
than two and not more than seven,
and $50 for each automobile hav-
ing a seating capacity Of more than
seven passengers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
CHILD HEALTH ASSN.
SEND DOCTORS SOUTH

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE com
.mittee directing the Commonwealth
Fund Child Health Demonstration
program announced yesterday,
from its offices at $40 Seventh
avenue, that DIR. 81 Crumbine, AS
sociatc Director OF Medical SER
ice of the American Child Health
Association, and DR.. R. L. De-
Saussure, formerly associated with
the United States Public Health
Service, had started on trip
thdough the southern states to con
fer with the state health officers
and to visit those communities
which have made applications to
the committee for the second dem
onstration.
This trip will take DR.. Crum-
bine and DR.. DeSaussure into prac-
tically every state south Of the Mas
on Dixon Line and east of the
Mississippi river, and to cities of
approximately 10000 population
and counties Of about $4,000, with
no large cities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
CONTROL OF SENATE looks DOUBTFUL NOW
Will SIGN PEACE
PACT ON JULY q
Allies and Turks to Formally
Conclude Peace on That Date
Russia Asked to Sign

LAUSANNE, July 1.-THE Tur-
kish peace treaty VIII be signed
July ri or 20, according to pres
ent expectations. The allied and
Turkish delegates now at Lausanne
will be the signatories of the main
treaty and the other documents Ito
be signed including the agreement
for control of the Turkish straits,
The Russian soviet government has
been invited by telegraph to take
part in the signing of the straigts
convention.
The agreement reached last night
on the disputed question of con-
cessions and the evacuation of Tur-
kish soil by foreign troops will be
adopted at a plenary session of the
conference this afternoon, it is ex-
pected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
NAMES Of BREAD
WINNERS Announced
Girls Who Attended Contests
Here Given Awards at Con-
cIusion Of Work

The names of winners in the
bread making contests held at the
Americus High school here, were
announced today by Miss Bonnie
Parkman, county home economies
agent. The first award was won
by the Crisp county team, compos-
ed of Miss Jerrell James, Miss
Artie Pickett and Miss Edna Hall,
under direction of Miss Lou Ham
ilton, county agent. Miss Hamil-
ton being unable to accompany he
team here because af illness, Miss
team heree because of illness, Miss
| Webb, of Cordele, attende dthe con
The winning team ''nOsed out"
the teams from Sumter and Macon
counties by only a few points, the
contest for first place being an
Exceedingly close one. The Mitch
ell county team was last among
the contestants, the work not hav-
: ing been thoroughly organized in
that county until very recently.
The team from Mitchell county
scored few points below 400,
which higher than numerous coun-
ties in other district scored dur
ing previous contests.
The members of the various
teams participating in the contests
were as follows;
Crisp county - Miss Jerrell
James, Miss Artie Pickett and Miss
Edna Hall. Miss Lou Hamilton,
agent.
Sumter County-Miss Emma 10
Jolley, Miss Eva Webb and Miss
Nettie Mae McLendon. Miss Bon
Inie Parkman, agent.
Macon County - Miss Carolyn
Brooks, Miss Emma Park, Miss
Willie Mae Hines. Miss Ola Sam
mons, agent.
Mitchell County-Miss Lucille
.Castleberry, Miss Helen Bowen,
Miss Ruth Henderson. Miss Morti-
mer Schley, agent.
Sumter county's team led the
district in general knowledge and
in scoring, the examinations being
held by Miss Eta Colclough, state
agent. These examinations were
very difficult tests and at their
conclusion Miss Colclough com
mended the work of the Sumter
team.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
DANIEL PLACE. BOUGHT
BY MORAN FOR HOME
Pretty West Church Street Cot
tage Property Sold for Cash
Consideration

The Emma Daniel home on West
Church street was sold today by
Mrs. Daniel to r. c. Moran for a
cash consideration Of $4,000, the
deal being consummated through
B. H. McMath, Americus real es-
tate dealer
The property has a frontage of
60 feet on West Church street and
runs back a distance of 256 feet
and contains a number of valuable
fruit and nut trees. 1t is at pres
ent occupied by w. w. Hughes and
family who have leased the home
until November, and who have liv-
ed there during the past year. Mr..
Moran will occupy the property as
a home at the expiration of Mr..
Hughes lease.
Mrs. Daniel, who disposed of the
property, formerly lived there
with her son, Homer Daniel, who
now makes his home in North Caro-
lima, but rented tSe place in order
to be with her son. 1t is well To-
Gated, close to the business sec
tion of Americus and in a desirable
residence district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-07-17
BUSSEY BILL LEVING
INCOME TAX REFERRED
To WAYS MEANS BODY
Measure of Crisp Representative
Pul In AS Amendment TO Tax
Equalization Law
LANKFORD MEASURE UP
Senate Starts Task OF Evolving
Manner of Taxing Incomes
in Georgia
LANKFORD MEASURE UP

ATLANTA, July 1.-THE Lank-
ford N2come tax bill, slightly
amended, passed the senate this af-
ternoon 45-1. The measure now
goes to the house for action.
One of the amendments to the
measure provides that the ad val
o1em tax limit shall be reduced
from five to,four mills, but efforts
to limit the tax on incomes to 4
per cent instead of 5, were defeat
ed. The debate on the measure
was the most heated since the be-
ginning of the session, President
Carswell leaving his seat as presid-
ing officer to speak in favor Of its
passage.
After the the house committee
Of the whole had reported favor
ably on the resolution to investi-
gate the highway department, it
took up for consideration one of
the bills to repeal the tax equali-
zation law, but efforts to bring
about vote on this were lost when
it was voted by a narrow margin
to adjourn until Wednesday.
The resolution by Representative
McMichael, of Marion, calling fol-
an investigation Of th4 state high
wav department, amended so as to
authorize a complete examination,
was passed by the house sitting as
a committee of the whole, 96 to SIS
The resolution was 50 reported and
placed upon the calendar.
Three other resolutions. one of
them from the senate authorizing
an investigation Of the department,
were reported by committees to the
house with a recommendation that
they be not passed Action by the
committee came after several days
of debate and the submission ot
numerous amendments to the resol-
utions.
Representative NcMichael viii
offer a resolution tomorrow ,aorn-
inp that the question Of the house
AUTHORIZING the investigation he
taken IN for consideration as early
as possible.