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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
TWO ARRESTED FOR
MURDER OF GIRL

NEW YORK, Sept. 2O.-Fire-
men Joined police in a search
through West Central park and adj
joining that fashionable apartment
district for six men who stabbed
George Volland as he sat on park
bench with his sweetheart, covered
his bleeding form with newspapers
and dragged the struggling girl
away. The couple were attacked
shortly after midnight Two hours
later the youth regained conscious
ness, and staggered to a fire box
and turned in the alarm. His in
juries are such that physicians say
he may yet die.
In the ensuing search two men
were routed from a clump of BUSH
es, the girl having been found near
by i ma dabed condition. These
two were arrested after a chase
in which they jumped from a 20
foot cliff,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
ATLANTA TO HEAR MANY
NOTABLES IN LECTURES

ATLANTA, Sept. 20-Russell
Bridges, president of the Southern
Musical Bureau. today announced
that in the lecture series which has
been arranged for Atlanta this Win
ter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, daughter of
Hon. William Jennings Bryan, will
speak on "Opening Doors"
Other noted lecturers and enter
tainers include Sir Wilfred 7. Gren-
fall, famous Labrador physician and
explorer; Prof. Stephen D. Leacock,
of McGill University, English HUI
morist; DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, distinguished
preacher and orator; Raymond Rob
ms, noted social economist; viii
Rogers, humorist, magazine writer
and Ziegfield Follies entertainer,
and Houdini, magician, in an expos
ure- of spirit'.s lism.
The lecture series will be given at
the Atlanta Women's Club audito.
rum.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
SOL0N SAYS
AGRICULTU RAL DEPT.
SOUGHT HIS DEFEAT
Agents of Brown Accused of Be-
ing Active to Prevent His
Election Last Year
EXPENSES ARE IRREGULAR
Representative Stewart to APP
pear Before Committee at
Tomorrow's Session

ATLANTA, Sept. 2O.-Testi-
mony that the agricultural depart
ment actively worked against him
in his campaign for the legislature
in 1922 was given the LEGISLATIVE
committee now investigating that
department by Representative
Parker New, of Laurens county.
While considering some expendi-
lures Of the department excessive
and irregular, witnesses said they
were not unlawful and that under
the presnt laws Commissioner
Brown has the right to authorize
them. Representative Stewart,
whose charges against the depart
ment during the recent session of
the legislature brought on the in
quiry, advised the committee today
he would appear tomorrow to give
testimony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
BETTER SERVICE HERE
PROMISED BYCOMPA ANY
Council Committee Reports
Huge Hawk on Lines Caused
Recent interruption

The ordinance committee of
council, of which Alderman Har-
ris is chairman, reported to that
body last night that after a con-
ference with L. l.. Ferree they
were convinced that better lighting
service will be furnished in Amer
icus hereafter.
The report was made for the
committee by City Attorney Lane,
who stated that he had been in
formed by Mr.. Ferree that a huge
hawk, found dead upon the trans
mission lines between Americas and
Albany had caused at least one of
the Interruptions. That there ex-
lists any defect in the machinery
of the company, either at Americas
or Albany, was denied by Mr.. Fer
rec, though he informed the com
mittee that it is not unusual for
newly constructed high tension
electric lines to develop defects
that cause Interruptions in service.
All of these that are likely to
happen have now been discovered
and remedied, according TO Mr..
Ferree, and it is now believed that
uninterrupted service. insofar hs
this is possible, will hereafter be
furnished by the company,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
SURVEY SHOWS MARKET
FOR POULTRY EXISTS

SELMA, Ala, Sept 20-Effort to
establish poultry market and cold
storage system for Selma and the
territory around is being made by
the chamber of commerce, cooper
ating with a business firm of this
city, and it Is believed that all ar
rangements VIII be completed in
time to sell Dallas raised poultry
in the Thanksgiving market.
A survey made of the trade by
the chamber of commerce shows
that Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta,
Birmingham, New Orleans and other
points within a radius of several
hundred miles of this city will take
all the poultry offered, and will care
for an indefinite expansion of the
industry.
1t was found that Sc cents a
pound is paid for turkeys on foot
in the southern market, and this in
creased price will induce many per-
sons to raise turkeys for sale, it is
believed. Up to this time 80 cents a
pound on foot has been considered a
good price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
COTTON PRODUCTION
PROGRAM IS AGREEDON
At MEETING HERE
Fund to Be Raised to Carry on
Campaign to Educate Farm
ers Of Section for Fight
COMMITTEE. is NAMED
Meetings to Be Held Soon in All
Ten of Sumter's CONSOLIDATE
ed Rural Schools
COMMITTEE IS NAMED

A definite and complete prog
ram for the successful production
of cotton in Sumter county was
arrived at Wednesday by a large
committee of bankers, farmers,
and weevil experts in conference
in the assembly room of the cham
Der of commerce. In opening the
discussion of how to successfully
produce cotton under boil weevil
conditions, George 0. Marshall,
county demonstration, went exhaus-
lively into the subject, together
with Frank Ward, weevil expert
from the State College of Agri-
culture.
at is first necessary to destroy
all cotton stalks and that must be
done now," said George Marshall,
in discussing the program arrived
at. "The season is early this year
and all the cotton will have been
picked now very soon. To make a
success next year | believe it is
necessary to- reduce the number
of acres per plow, but before we
go into that we must secure the
active cooperation of every farm
er in the county in destroying the
cotton stalks in each field. The
object in this is to keep the wee
wills from reproducing from now
until Christmas, and to force them
into winter quarters. Early whit
ering causes a high mortality of
the weevils and stops Information.
The second step to be taken
in the proposed program is early
poisoning, using a home mixture Of
calcium arsenate, molasses and
water. The application of this
does not need a machine, Mr.. Mar
shall said, and is effective up to
blooming time; it is cheap poison
ing and cheap fighting, he de-
clared.
Following the use of the syrup
MIXTURE, the program recommends
the use of dry calcium used in
quick succession.
Mr.. Marhall stated in support
Of his recommendation, that he
knew of one field in Sumter coun-
ty thus treated on which eight
Continued on page A.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
LITTLEJ0HN HERE TO
P REPARE FOR FAIR
STARTING NEXT WEEK
General Manager of Sumter Fair
Has Force of Workmen Busy
at Grounds Today
TO BE READY FOR OPENING
Lease Closed by Association for
Use Of Grounds at South End
of Jackson. Street

Thos. P. Littlejohn, general man
ager of the Sumter County fair,
arrived in Americas from his home
in Troy today. He will remain
here until after the fair next week,
directing activities at the fair
grounds and assisting Henry P.
Everett, of the Chamber of Com
mercc, in arranging all the details
of the big show that remain unfin-
ished.
This year Sumter ounty will
have the greatest fair ever attempt
ed here, if the size and maginifi-
cence of the attractions are con-
sidered in making up an estimate, +"
said Mr.. Littlejohn this morning.
1.-THE big Littiejohn Shows will be
gin their fall season here, and a
number of new attractions never
carried by the show before will be
exhibited in Americas for the first
time. During the summer season
all of the paraphernalia used by the
shows has been carefully repaired
and renovated, and everything is
spic and span for the opening Of
the fair here next Tuesday.
"The work done by the local
committees in preparing for the
fair, apparently has been of the
very highest order, and the exhibits
already promised assure the fair be-
ing classed among the best to be
seen in this section during the cur
rent season. The women have
been especially active in prepara-
ton for the fair, which assures the
excellence of exhibits in that de-
partment, and the cattle and poul-
try shows this year, am informed,
will be especial attractions at the
fair. I will be here from until the
last visitor has passed out of the
fair gates Saturday night, Sept.
20, and I feel confident in predict
ing that the attendance this year
will exceed by several thousand per-
sons any previously recorded here"
Mr.. Littlejohn will spend a good
deal of his time at the fair grounds
where there is some work to be
done between now and the opening
day of the fair next Tuesday, and
when not there exhibitors and 9th
ers interested in the success of the
fair may reach him at the Chamber
of Commerce where he has estab-
lished his headquarters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
CITY TO SETTLE SUIT
BROUGHT BY CENTRAL
Dispute Over Repairs Made to
TrestIe During 1919 to Be
Compromised, Believed

City council Wednesday night
voted to compromise the suit of
the Central of Georgia railroad to
recover SEQ for repairs made to
the trestle used by the city in I'M
loading coal at the water plant
here. The repairs were made dur
ing 1919, it was brought out at the
meeting, and the matter has been
in controversy since that time.
Recently, council was told, there
was a conference between Super
visor Dedd and, Il. L. Maynard,
representing the railroad, and John
B. Ansley, Charles H. Wheatley
and w. Z. Lane, representing the
city at which the matter was
threshed out, with Mr.. Ansley fur
nishing expert information for the
city. Following visit to the water
plant by those named, City Attor-
ney Lane, Attorney Maynard and
Mr.. Dodd held a conference, at the
conclusion of which Attorney Lane
said he had offered without au-
thority of council, to compromise
the matter by the payment of fiji
ty per cent of the amount claim
ed. This statement was offered,
he said, taking into account the
fact that the same trestle is used
by another concern for unloading
its coal, or had been used during
the years since it was repaired by
that corporation.
The city being under contract
with the railroad to keep the tres
tie in repair, it was agreed that
Attorney Lane had proposed an adj
vantageous way out of the diff
Guilty, and he was authorized to
conduct further negotiations with
the railroad authorities looking to
a compromise based UPON the
proposition already unofficially
made. The railroad had threaten
ed suit to collect the amount claim
ed, it is said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES
ASSESSED S PER CENT

ATLANTA, Sept. 20.-Employ-
ees of the Department of Agricul-
ture were assessed per cent of
their monthly salaries to assist
Commissioner J. j. Brown in his
race for reelection, according to
the testimony of J. M. Hilburn, Civ
en- at the late session Wednesday.
Hilburn, a resident of Atlanta, was
formerly an employee of the depart
ment.
Walter Vance, warrant clerk I'M
der Governor Thomas w. Hard
wick, testified that false statements
were circulated throughout the state
as to payment Of the expense ac-
count Of c. H. Kittrell, representa-
tive from Laurens county in 1922,
and member Of the port and har-
Dor commission, at a local hotel
had beer on a state warrant APP
proved by Commissioner Brown or
l.. F.. Jackson, director of the mar
ket bureau.
Governor FIardwick ordered the
treasury department to stop pay
ment on a requisition for the hotel
bill after it had been approved by
Secretary of State McLendon, as
chairman of the port commission,
and the chief executives name
signed to it by Miss Myrtle White,
secretary, Mr.. Vance testified.
The former warrant clerk added
that the voucher was not approved
by Commissioner Brown or Director
Jackson, but the department. re-
ceipted it after it had been drawn
for payment.
The manager of the~hotel testi-.
fled Mr.. Kittrell paid the bill with
currency.
Decision was reached by the
committee that the division of en-
tomology as branch of the De.
partment of Agriculture would be
included in the investigation. No
evidence in connection with the di-
vision will be taken until Monday,
however, the chairman ruled, in or
der to allow Sam Olive, counsel
for Commissioner Brown, to pre-
pare his case.
Representative Charles B. Stew
art, of Atkinson, informed the COM
mittee he could not appear before
n
Monday. The legislator brought
charges during the past assembly
session which resulted in the in
vestigation being ordered. After
the>committee was appointed he as
serted be would not submit his al
legged evidence to it on the ground
it had been 'hand picked"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
ROTARIANS HERE HEAR
JUS TICE GILBERT IN
CONSTITUTION TALK
Associate Justice of Supreme
Court Says People Should
Study Document Closely
HOME IS MADE SACRED
Federal Pact Guarantees the In
dividuaI Rights That Sup
port Nation, He Says

Associate Justice of the State
Supreme Court, Judge Price Gil
bert, addressed the members and
guests of the Rotary club Wedne.
day on the subject of the Federal
Constitution, in the clubs observ-
ance of Constitution Week which
is being observed all oyer the
country this week.
Judge Gilbert was introduced by
W. w. Dykes who explained that
the American Bar association had
requested the observance of the
week because Of it's desire to cause
the .laymen to study and know
more of the services and benefits
guaranteed him by the federal con-
stitution.
"The Bar association wants peo-
pie to think seriously of what the
federal constitution means to you
and to know its services, meaning
and guarantees.
"a Supreme court justice is a
busy man and it is exceptional
that one of them can afford to
take the time to leave Atlanta to
address gatherings. Their work Of
interpreting the constitution is
most important, for a decision may
and often does effect your bust
ness vitality"
Justice Gilbert's subject was the
purposes, needs and benefits of the
federal constitution. Judge Gill
bert is a native of Stewart county
and has spent much of his life in
Columbus. He has many close
friends here, he said.
Justice Gilbert said Their was a
need &C some one speaking plainly
on the subject. that he was very
g'al that he lad the privilege of
framing a till chat was Introduced
hy Senator Steve Pace which COM
pcls the study cf the federal and
state constitutions ~ al pupils in
&c tcia schools and ctiIeges.
''The time came when Rome
could not govern ITSELF" said he,
"the government had broken down
because of the selfishness of those
in authority. Later in history the
time came when the colonies broke
from Great Britain because of her
selfishness and despotism, and that
Continued on aPge Eight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
WATER RATE RAISE is
CONF IRMED,VITT GOES
ON RECORD OPPOSING
No Time to Increase Burdens of
People, He Tells Council,
in Regular Session
MINIMUM IS NOW $500
Manufacturers Pay New Mimi
mum and Excess Water Costs
Them lie Thousand More

Water rates Were boosted at
Wednesday nights meeting of city
council, as indicated at the last
meeting of that body, the minimum
rate effective at once being $500
quarter The same minimum APP
plies to both domestic and manu-
featuring consumers, with domestic
users icing required co pay 20
cents a thousand gallons for all
used in excess of 1875 gallons. and
manufacturing consumers paying
10 cents a thousand for their ex-
cess water. The raise of excess wal
erNused applies to manufacturers
only, being 16c instead of Is c
as heretofore. The manufacturing
minimum is 100000 gallons, in
stead of 1876 gallons, the minimum
fixed by domestic consumers.
In the matter Of privately own
ed fire hydrants, council fixed the
rates for outside MIGRANTS at $25
a year, with inside hydrants taxed
SO year and the fee for keeping
water in shrinking systems put at
SO annually The rate fixed for
the Seaboard Air Line railroad
tank was Is cents per thousand gal
Ions for all water used in excess
of 100000 gallons, which minimum,
it is understood is donated to the
railroad in consideration of its
shops being maintained here.
The water raise was one of the
livest issues brought up during
the meeting of council, Alderman
Witt, Immediately Directing to
adoption of the ordinance provid-
ing for the increase in minimum
rates. He said that this is no time
in which to increase the burdens of
the people, and expressed the opin-
ion that any raise in rates at this
time would not be justified. He
was especially anxious to have his
position made plain, he said, being
conscientiously opposed to raising
water rates, and believing such
action to be in contravention to
the principles upon which he had
been elected as alderman.
Under the rules the ordinance
would have gone over until the
next meeting of council, following
objection by Alderman Witt, but
he volunteered not to press the OBJ
lection, saying later that he felt
the ordinance would be passed any
way, and that he had no desire to
merely delay its final passage. He
refused to vote on +he measure,
however, it being passed with AL
dermen Mize, Carswell, Allison
and Harris voting favorable and
Alderman Witt not voting. Alder
man Mitchell was not present dur
ing the meeting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
COTTON ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS TO NEE 7
President Wannamaker Calls for
Gathering in Columbia
Oct. 10

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. 20. - A
meeting of the official members
of the American Cotton association
from throughout the South is to
be held in Columbia October 16,
J. S. Wannamaker, president of
the organization, announced today.
Formal addresses will be elimi-
mated from the program of the
meeting, it is said and speakings
will be confined to a discussion
of the boil weevil situation, farm
labor situation, and the financing
and marketing of crops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
WIT I OBJECTS AND
.BL locks FIXING 0 F
TAX RATE BY COUNCIL.
8 Mills For Schools Objected to
By Alderman Who Gives
Reasons For Action
BUDGET IS BROUGHT UP
Contends Budget Fixes 2 Mills
For Schools and No More
Can Be Appropriated

An effort to fix the city tax rate
at 20 mills total was blocked in city
council last night when Alderman
Witt objected to the proposed levy
of mills for school purposes. Other
levies proposed in ordinance, intro
duced by Chairman Carswell of the
finance committee, were: For gen.
eral expenses 5 mills; for bonds, 2
mills; for floating debt 5 mills. This
with the 8 mills for schools, would
make total levy OF 20 mills, or the
same as now levied by city author
tiles.
With the introduction of the or
dinance Alderman Witt objected,
which automatically caused it to go
over until the next meeting of coun-
ell He then stated that it would be
his purpose to- oppose the levy of 8
mills for schools so long as his pro-
test would delay the passage of such
an ordinance, and that in his opinion
such a levy was not justified. that
the board had not made any state
ment to council that would justify
such levy. In addition to stating his
objections as above related Alder
man Witt declared that some doubt
existed in his mind as to the legal
ity of any levy in excess of the
amount provided in the budget
adopted by council previously and
providing for all expenses during
the year 1928. That the school year
overlaps the city's budget year made
no difference, in the opinion of Al
derman Witt, who called upon City
Attorney Lane for an opinion there
on.
This Attorney Lane said he was
not prepared to give with accuracy,
stating that he would prefer to give
written opinion, however, that the
budget covers all items written
therein for the year stated. Whether
or not the difference in the school
year and the city's fiscal year can be
reconciled Attorney Lane declined
to say. The budget, he believed,
binds the council until Dec. 81, as
stated therein, but he would give no
positive opinion to that effect.
Having his Directing clothes on
Alderman Witt also objected to the
digging of ditch" out on North
Jackson street. He said he had seen
the work in progress there, and that
so far as he knew the budget made
no provision for permanent improve
ments during the year. He asked the
city attorney for an opinion as to
the legality of the expenditure COM
planned of and Attorney Lane re-
piled that ''there is no provision in
the budget for permanent improve
ments." Alderman Witt then stated
he wanted to go on record as OPP
posed to the expenditure there, it
having developed that a sewer is be-
ing laid in that section of the city.
He declared his purpose to live with
in the budget and to oppose any ex-
penditures not provided for therein.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
WILL OFFER BILL
TO ABOLISH mask
Oklahoma Legislators Say
They're Not in Sympathy
With Khan Activities

OKLAHOMA, Sept. 20.-As
refutation of Governor Walton's
charges that movement to assem-
bic legislators in special session to
investigate the conduct of the ex-
ecutive was inspired by the Ku
Klux Khan, several members Of the
lower house, proponents of the
movement, have issued a statement
saying they would introduce a bill
in the next session banning activi-
ties Of the masked organization
from this state.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
RESOLUTIONS CONDEMN
kU KLUX KHAN WORK

BATON ROUGE, Sept. 2O-Gov-
ernor Parker made public today the
contents of resolutions adopted at a
mass meeting of the citizens Of
Jackson Parish which were for
warded him charging that super
government has been established in
the Jackson parish.
This government disrupts the
judiciary machinery of the courts
in such ways as to punish innocent
persons, while guilty ones go free,
and practically disenfranchises
those voters who are not in sympa-
thy with the Ku Klux Khan, the
resolutions said, -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
SOLICITOR TO DEFY
BRANDON IN ALABAMA

BIRMINGHAM. Sept. 20 soIic-
itor Davis will proceed with his in
vestigation of the treatmen; Of con-
victs at Banner mines despite Cow
ernor Brandon's letter yesterday in
which the executive said inquiry
would not be tolerated, as sole au-
thority governing convicts rested fl
nally with the governor, he said.
The solicitor is prepared to go be-
fore the grand jury today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
COMMISSION VOTES
WITHDRAWING APPROVAL

COLUMBIA, Sept. 20. - The
South Carolina railroad commission
has voted TO withdraw its approval
of The proposed lease Of the Caro-
lima, Clinchfield G. Ohio railroad
by the Louisville & Nashville and
Atlantic Coast Line,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
SCHOOL BONDS VOTED
IN CAIRO DISTRIC'

CAIRO, Sept. 20-An' issue Of
$500 in school equipment bonds
was authorized with plnety of votes
to spare in the Cairo school district
yesterday. The vote was for bonds
314; against, 35. This is a rate OF
nine to one. The money is to be used
in equipping the auditorium of the
Few school building here as the
cholo building issue did not carry
enough for this purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-09-20
EVIDENCE FINISHED
IN COPELAND TRIAL

STATEWIDE, Sept. 2O.-Evi-
dence in the case of Mrs. Joe Cope
land, charged with the murder of
Joe Roberts at Mayday, was COM
pleted just before noon. The de-
Tense started its representation of
its case. Mrs. Copeland declared
that Roberts was attacking her
with a stick when she fired the
four shots at him.