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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
CONGREGATION MEETS
SUNDAY N BIG TENT

Heavy rains coming for three
nights in succession have cut down
the attendance at the tent meetings
on Jackson street but even with this
handicap many have braved the ele-
ments in order to hear forceful les
sons now being presented by Evan
gelist A. B. Lipscomb of Nashville,
Tenn.
On Sunday the First Christian
church adjourned it regular morn
ing service and came in body to
worship under the tent. The visiting
evangelist expressed his appreciation
of the act Of courtesy. He an
nounced that the meetings would
continue this week with preaching
and song service daily at 8 p m.
The special theme for Monday eve
ming will be Future Recognition"
or Shall We Know Each Other in
Heaven" A large crowd is expected
in view of the popular interest in
the subject.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
] j D GE IITTLEJOHN
SCORES DIVORCE | \
TALK TO GRAND JURY
Trouble Lies in Home Training of
Young Men and Young Wom-
en-, Sumter Jurist Declares
ENFORCE EXISTING LAWS
Filing of Divorce Action by White
Couple, Once Sensation,
Now Commonplace

The May term of Sumter Superior
court convened this morning in tn.
courthouse, with Judge z. A. Littl.
john presiding and julie FELTON, rel.
resenting the state as solicitor gem
eral. After jurors had been given
opportunity to file excuses and the
grand and traverse juries organiz4
ed, Judge Littlejohn began his
charge to the grand jury.
Judge Littlejohn devoted the ma
jor portion of his charge to the
question of divorce He was en-
phatic in stating that in his opinion
the great number of divorces now
before the courts oS the country
could not be decreased by the pass
age of new laws. he said that the
remedy lies in the homes.
Judge Littlejohn said that he did
not believe we need more laws on
the statute books, nor did he believe
that we have too many laws. What
lis needed is the enforcement of the
laws now already on the statute
books of the state.
Recently | read of court in a
certain state giving 225 divorces IN
PTS minutes" Judge Littlejohn said
to the jury. He did not believe that
this condition could be remedied by
the enforcement of law, stating that
laws. do not suppress crime or I'M
morality. "The trcubId is in the
home-training of young men and
young women.
He said that the young people Of
today are getting everything they
want, and when you rear children
in this manner, they do not know
how to respect authority or law, and
that they know little or nothing of
restraint, or of restrictions or sac
rifices necessary.
Judge Littlejohn stated that when
he began the practice of law as a
young lawyer, the filing of divorce
by a white couple caused a sensa-
ton in the community; that today
he had read the startling statement
that in one large city of the country
once out cf every five marriages
ended in divorce, whereas II or 15
years ago the ratio was only one
to IL.
In charging the jury on nrohibi-
ton law he stated that in his opinion
the law could not be broken through
ignorance.
He requested the grand jurors to
pay particular attention to the in
vestigation of offences which are
against the minor laws of the state,
stating that those crimes which
come under the head of murder,
burglary, ETC., take care of them
selves, but that it is the duty of the
grand jury to investigate the car
rying of concealed weapons, gamb-
ling, etc, because it is through the
disobedience of these minor laws
that crimes are committed. an
practically every murder trial you
will find three elements present" he
said. THAT is, whisky, concealed
weapons and cards"
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
SUMTER JUDGEI IN
STRONG CHARGE
ROME COURT To HEAR
ACTION FOR LOVE BALM
Spicy Revelations Exjected at
Trial of Breach of Promise
Case Against DeJournette

ROME. Nav 28.-The Coates De
Journette breach of promise suit, ex-
pected to be one Of the most sem
81 tional ever tried in Floyd coun-
ty, is scheduled to come to trial be-
fore Judge Samuel Hart Sibley in
the federal district court here Tues
day morning.
SO far, attorney for the prosecu-
ton have not renewed overtures
made to the defense a short time
back looking to a postponement.
There is an impression in court cir
cles, however, that an effort to have
the case 90 over will be made when
it is called for trial Such a move
will be bitterly fought by the de-
fense, it is announced.
Helen A. Coates is suing James
IF. DeJournette for $4,000, alleging
that the latter promised to marry
her and then failed to keep his prom
Use. Letters which she claims De
Journette wrote shortly after the
suit was filed, attracted statewide
attention.
The trial gives promise of being
"spicey" in spots. The fact that the
woman in the case is said to, have be-
come a memeber of a New York the
atrical company, the Midnight
Rounders," and the possibility that
the defense may make good its
threats to put the woman's letters in
evidence, is lending interest to the
affair.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
ANER|CUS K1VANIANS
ATTEND ALLAN IA MEET
: DR.. Minor and Bradley Hogg, Of
ficial Delegates, Accompanies
BY Strong Delegation

Americus klwanians are well rem
resented in Atlanta at the openinp
of the Kiwanis International con,
vention, which met there this morn.
ing. DR.. Carl w. Minor and Brad.
ley Hogg are the official delegates
representing the Americus club, but
they went to Atlanta accompanied bv
a large delegation of Kiwanians.
several of whom will remain there
during the entire four-day session.
Others will go from here tomorrow
and Wednesday and at the closing
session Thursday night, it is etsi-
mated there will be TWENTY-FIVE
Americus Kiwanians attending the
international meet.
Under the suggestion of the Inter-
national headquarters the Georgia
delegation has fostered work on deaf
and dumb children as their part of
the program of helping the under
privileged child. On Tuesday night
DR.. M. M. Stapler, of the Macon
club, will present five or six chill
dren patients who have been under
his treatment One child is from
Miami, Fla, and another IS from
Alabama. The time the children have
been under Dr. Stapler's care varies
and the Improvement in them is re-
markable. 1t is expected that the
Georgia delegation will enlarge the
scope of the work after the demon
stration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
ALMOST NINE INCHES
RAIN DURING N A Y
Sunday Nights Downpour Precip-
itated .49 Inches, According
to Record Kept by Bryan

Almost 8 inches of rain, or to be
exact, $50 inches, have been pre-
cipitated in Americus during the
month of May to this morning, ac-
cording to records kept by Joe NJ.
Bryan, official weather observer
here. Of this total 40 inches fell
during the observation period end
ing this morning, or during Sunday
and last night These figures indi-
cate an excessive rainfall for the
month, but as yet the average pre-
cipitation has not been greatly ex-
ceeded, and dry spell now might
even result in a decreased annual
rainfall when the final figures are
totalled up.
At Macon for the 12-hour period
ending at s o'clock Sunday night
the rainfall was 81 inches and The
rainfall for the preceding "a hours
there was 3.48 inches.
All streams in middle Georgia
were out of their banks yesterday
because Of continued rains. Rail-
roads were operated with difficulty
throughout the night, but so far
as could be ascertained no serious
damage occurred. Automobiles
found roads almost impossible.
During Sunday and last night
number Of A., B. & A. trains were
detoured over the Seaboard Air
Line and Central Of Georgia tracks
from Cordele to Oglethorpe, due to
washouts on that line between Lilly
and Byromville, in Dooly county,
where it was said water was running
over the railroad tracks to depth Of
fifteen feet in esveral places.
A freight train was caught on
the track with washout in front and
behind it and has stood there since
early last night. The regular pas
senger train from Fitzgerald to At
lanta left Cordele at 1880 last
night but was stopped between Lilly
aud Byromville. IA miles from
Montezuma. After standing on the
track till dav light the train back
ed to Cordele, where it proceeded
to Americus on the Seaboard Air
Line and then came to 0glethonpe
on the Central.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
SENIOR SENATOR
IN ADDRESS HERE
SEVEN BIG RAILROADS
GRANT WAGE INCREASES
New York Central, B. & O., Great
Northern, NJ, C. & St. L. and
Alton to Pay Men More

NEW YORK, May 28.-The up
ward trend in the wages of railroad
labor has given added impetus by an
nouncements Of increases on seven
roads. The New York Central,
Baltimore & Ohio, Rutland, Pennsyl-
vania, Great Northern, Nashville,
Chattanooga & St. Louis and the
Chicago and Alton railroads have
granted higher schedules to employ
es in many classes.
The increase in the New York
Central involve an additional annual
expenditure of S1,600,000 affecting
approximately 10000 men.
The advance wages adwarded by
the Baltimore & Ohio affect
principally shopmen and mechanics
The total number covered by this in
crease is approximately 5000.
The Rutland adjustment affects
the wages Of certain classes of main
tenance of way and shop depart
.ments.
Increases on the Pennsylvania
railroad will affect some 1900 cleri
cal and shopcraft employees. and
range from 8 to IL cents an hour.
On the Great Northern certain
classes Of maintenance Of va en-
ployes were increased 2 to 8 IA
cents an hour A new feature of
the increase on the Great Northern
is the seasonal raise for common
labor, cents additional an hour
being paid during the summer
months.
The increases on the Nashville
Chattanooga & st. Louis affect shop
men only, and amount to 2 and
cents an hour.
Maintenance Of way employees on
the Chicago and Albany, to the num-
Der of $500, received increases
which will mean an annual expendi-
ture of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
LYMAN HALL CHAPTER
I D. A. R. FL &c 7 5
Mrs. J. E. Wadley Named Regent,
With Strong List of Other
Chapter Officers

WAYCROSS, May z8.-The regu-
lar May meeting of the Lyman Hall
Chapter Daughters of the American
Revolution, was held at the home of
Mrs. E. D. Dimmock on College Hill.
The usual business session was held
followed by the annual election Of
officers. All officers were reelected
as follows:
Mrs. j. E. Wadley, regent; Mrs. E.
d. Dimmock, vice regent; Mrs. S. T.
Wright, recording secretary; Mrs. D.
M. Parker, corresponding secretary
Miss Mary L. Mcknight, treasurer:
Mrs. H. j. Carswell, registrar; Mrs.
w. G. Parker, historian. Mrs. H. II.
Burnett, parliamentarian: Mrs. T. S.
Singleton, chaplain; Mrs. Jerome
Crawley, custodian of book.
Mrs. Q. L. Garrett read a very in
teresting paper on Colonial Spots of
Savannah and the Revolutionary Sol
diers' Graves in Ware County," and
the address of Mrs. Minor, president
general of the y. A. R. to the last
Continental Congress. read by Mrs.
Dan Lott, was enjoyed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
DEVALERA A DVIS { s
HIS FOLLOWERS I D
END ARMED STRUGGLE
Head of Irish Republicans Issues
A General Order to Cease
I Resistance
USELESS TO CONTINUE
Says to Drop Arms Now as Patri-
otic as Was Action in Taking
up the Struggle
USELESS TO CONTINUE

DUBLIN, May 28.-(By the AS
sociated Press.)-A document adj
dressed by Eamon De Valera to all
ranks in the Republican army cali
ing for immediate discontinuance of
armed struggle had been taken by
the Free State authorities from the
captured Republican leader, it was
announced today.
The note declared that further
sacrifices by the Republican army
now would be in vain and a con-
tinuance of the struggle would be
unwise in national interests.
The note concludes; laying aside
your arms now is an act of patriot
ism as exalted and pure as your
valor in taking them up"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
FORMER VALDOSTA MAN
FLAYS KU KLUX KHAN

VALDOSTA, May 28.-Rev. w. H.
Wrighton, formerly of Valdosta but
now pastor of the Baptist church at
Princeton, West Virginia, preached
a very interesting sermon recently
on the Shaking of the Nations" in
which he discussed lawlessness in
all of it's forms. After referring to
to lawlessness in all of the different
countries and of the great in
creased number of crimes in the
past few years, he paid his respects
to the Ku Klux Klan, which he de-
clared should get rid of their mask
or quit calling themselves 100 per
cent Americans.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
z ARE KILLED IN
BOCHUM RIOTING

WERDEN, May 28-( (By the Assoc
ciated Press) Seven persons have
been killed and 9 wounded since Sat
urday night in clashes between civil
ians and volunteer police on the one
side and communists on the other, at
Bochum, which seems to be the storm
center of the disturbances in the
Ruhr.
Firemen and police arc marooned
in fire headquarters armed only with
revolvers, while the communists pos
sess rifles and are otherwise well or
ganized.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
L. C. COUNCIL HOST TO
HARRIS AT LUNCHEON

Senator Harris was entertained at
luncheon Monday by L. G. Council
in one of the private dining rooms of
the Windsor hotel The invited guests
were Capt. John A. Cobb, Judge z, a.
Littlejohn, j. A. Hixon, N. A. RAY,
Frank Lanier, John Sheffield, 7. q.
Marshall, T G. Hudson, j. E. Pools,
r. S. Oliver, Frank Harold, Lovelaee
Eve, Steve Pace. A. E. Hines, juie
FELTON,, G. w. Riley, Rev. J. NJ, Out
Ter and Carr S. Glover.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
ASSASSINATE WHILE
STR0LLING IN WOODS
WITH WIFE SUNDAY
Four Children of Lowndes County
Couple Witness Enactment of
Awful Tragedy
POSSE is AFTER MURDERER
Sandy Armstrong Sought by Citi-
zeps Deputized by Sheriff to
~ Effect His Capture
POSSE is AFTER MURDERER

VALDOSTA, May 28.-Four small
children witnessed the killing of their
father, c. A. Hunter, a farmer of
Fargo, near Valdosta, late yester-
day afternoon by Sandy Armstrong,
d negro, while the farmer and his
wife and children were strolilng in
the woods near their home, accord
ing to a report reaching here.
A deputized posse is reported at
nooA today to he close on the trail
Of the negro.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
MUST PAY SPECIAL LICENSE

|. B. Small, Sumter county TAX
collector has been instructed by
Comptroller General William A.
Wright to proceed with the collec-
ton Of special taxes levied against
hotels, cafes and lunch counters. The
tax was recently held constitutional
by the Georgia Supreme court. 1t
is assessed on a sliding scale, accord
ing to the population Of the city
in which the business is located.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
COMMISSIONS MEETS

VALD0STA, May 28.-A meeting
of the Charter Commission, recent
ly appointed in Yaldosta to study the
proposed new charter, has been call.
ed to meet at the Chamber OF
Commerce next Monday afternoon
at four o'clock. The meeting is q
important one and every member OF
the committee ought to be on hand.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
To SEND REPRESENTA- Es

PELHAM, May 28.-Ihe BUSINESS
and Professional Women's club, of
Pelham, will sponsor an exhibition
of the valuable industries of that
place at the national convention of
the Federation of Business and Pro-
fessional Women's club in Portland,
Oregon, from June 8 to is The
manufacturers and business houses
of Pelham been invited to help
make it ereditable exhibition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
FINE PROGRAM READY
FOR DISTRICT MEETING

SPARKS, May 28.-A program
of more than ordinary interest has
been prepared for the conference OF
the Valdosta district of the Meth
odist church, which convenes in
Sparks this week. All Of the church
es in the district will be represent
ed by the pastors and the lay dele
gates and Sparks is preparing to
entertain the visitors with a great
basket dinner on the ground during
the second and last day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
2 IN j sAL EscHEpULED

DUBLIN, May 28.-y-A comDIHeu
hog and poultry sale IS to be held
here on May 31st. There has been
some misunderstanding as to wheHh-
er they would both be combined into
one, but County Agent ]. / Hart
Jr., very definitely stated that boen
a hog and poultry sale would be held
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST

WASHINGTON, May q. = The
weather outlook for the period, May
l28, to June 2, inclusive, for tha
South Atlantic and East Gulf states
as forecast by the United State
weather bureau today indicates scat
tered thunder showers. with tenn
peratures about normal,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
HELD ON LIQUOR CHARGE.

WAYCROsS, May 26.-J. L.
Marqueen, 20 year old white man,
and George Edwards, "a years of
age, are in the Ware county Jail on
a whiskey charge, in connection
with a recent raid on alleged run
runners on the Dixie Highway, in
which a car said by officers to have
contained a quantity Of illicit liquor
was captured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28

Canada's Parliament has request
ed that no more British titles be
conferred upon Canadians.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28

Extending about a mile, 5000
mourners were present at a funeral
in Derbyshire, England, recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28

Every Chinese merchant deals
with foreign firms through a "com-
prador," who acts as interpreter and
liaison officer,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
WEATHER

For Georgia: Unsettled tonight and
Tuesday; probably local thunder
showers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-28
AMERIcUs SPOT COTTON

Strict middling,2 3-4 cents.
New York Futures July Oct De,
Previous TIoca tOT 1 OlOA eOIO3 o,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
Men Long With One Firm Advise
Others to FoUow Their Example

with some other firm. With that one
move | lose two years time and all OF
the benefits that l should have de-
rived had ] remained with my first
employer Then suppose | make an.
other move. Then / have wasted four
years time and | am still at the bot.
tom of the ladder with no privileges
whatsoever. My advice is for all young
men to work for the same organiza.
ton as long as possible"
Although he is by no means a dis.
loyal employe, Otto A. Stenzil. pat.
ternmaker, is not at all of the opinion
of his fellow-workers. He has beer
with the company for II years and hi.
length of service alone bears witnes:
that he is loyal.
The main point that Mr.. Stenzi
stresses is. not that it is of no use &c
remain with the same company so long
but that it is much better to 90 into
business for ones self. Asked why h,
did not 60 into business when he wa.
young he said that when he came Il
San Antonio there was little oppor
tunity to go into business without
money.
IF 1 were a young man today
there is nothing that could make me
stay with the same organization.
would own my own business, no matte,
how small, and / would build it up
"Of course man with as long a ser
vice record as have, is bound to have
few privileges that the younger EN-
ploye Of the company does not enjoy
But they are not so many as to be suf
ficient inducement for me to repea,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
WALLACE RO6ERs WALLACE ROGERS A125 WALLACE ROGERS ToDM

the Public Service Company, starting
as a meter reader. Staying with the
company for five years, he rose to the
position Of assistant purchasing agent.
His first venture in the real estate
business was in 1912, when he resigned
from the Public Service Company and
took a job as salesman with a real
estate firm. After working as a sales
man for one year he organized the
Rogers Realty Company with offices
at 400 Navarro street. One year lat
er Russell c. Hill was taken into
partnership and the firm was changed
to its present name, Rogers-Hill &
Company. The firm has opened up
and developed the Monte Vista sub.
division. one of the best improved ad.
ditions in the city, has organized the
Travis Investment Company for the
purpose of developing downtown bust
ness property, is building the new
ten-story hotel on Travis street, the
Robert E. Lee. and is interested in
the new office building that is to be
built on the corner of st. Mary's and
Travis streets, construction TO start
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-29
Employees in Service Of
Alamo Iron Works Many
Years Assert "A Rolling
Stone Gathers no Moss"

Does it or does it not pay to remain
IN the employ of the same firm year
in and year out?
Out of five men in the employ OF
the Alamo Iron Works, four of whom
have been with the same concern more
than forty years and the other having
been with the company for thirty-three
years, four answered in the affirma-
| tive and one in the negative.
| j. Czarniski, the oldest man in the
employ of the Alamo Iron Works.
started in with the company at the
| age of 20. He declared that he thought
a man benefited by working for the
same firm instead of jumping from
one to another.
When / was young man." he
said, Il was very fond Of tramping
through the country. Up until I was
16 years old, I had tramped my way
over the greater part of the United
Stntes. / met Mrs. Czarniski then and
we were married. ] then realized that
it was imperative that l settle down
and take care of my wife.
| Il worked four years in Alabama
and then came to San Antonio, where
obtained work at the Alamo Iron
Works. have been here now for
AZ years and am now foreman of the
foundry. My advice TO all young PEG.
pie is to be loyal and stay with the
same firm, provided they are able 10
get along with their employers"
Cites the Rolling Stone.
Vincent Elzbut, core maker in the
foundry, has been with the company
for the last 33 years. He came t.
work when he was 16 years old. ASKED
what he thought of staying in tn,
same place, he replied, "A rollin,
stone never gathers any moss, does it
Well, you let one stay in the sam,
place for a long while and you viii
find that it is completely covered witt
moss.
| at is the same way with a human
being. l am married. have my fam
lily, j own my own home and ltd,
other property around town and be
sides that, have money saved. Nov
II / had been jumping from one plac
TO another / would never have save,
any money, / would possibly not owl
my own home today and ! would no
enjoy a great many OF the pleasur
that a settled man does"
Robert Elster. foreman Of the orna
mental iron shop, has worked for tn
company for Al years. He is very vel
pleased and declared that if he had hi
life to live over again that he woul
start to work for n firm while youn
and, provided he could agree with hi
empolyer, would remain with it.
AS is the case in every concern,
new man never enjoys the privilege
that man with a long length of ser
vice does. figure it this way. II
go to work for this company and wor
say two years. ! have a good star
then. am we'll acquainted with my fe
low-workers. and above all, I am ac
quainted with my employer.
Now suppose jump Up and leov,
Then l have to start in all over sgai