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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
BUSINESS CONDITIONS
ARE BEST SINCE 1920
Report OF Federal Reserve Bank
For Atlanta District Filled
With Optimism

ATLANTA, April 2. - Business
conditions throughout the Sixth Fed
eral Reserve Bank, made public Sat
urday, which quotes reports from
business houses in the district. Flor
ida, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi,
Louisiana and Tennessee comprise
the Sixth district
Desperate interference by weather
conditions during February and ear
ly March, which affected CONNER
cial activities and farming, there are
evidences of continued progress, the
report says. Recent sudden tempera-,
ture drops failed to hinder the buy
ing of spring goods, retail mer-
chants reported to the bank, and
dealers are looking forward to good
business during the spring months.
Farmers are in better shape firan-
cially to prepare for the season than
they have been in several years, the
review asserts, quoting reports from
correspondent banks. Figures avail
able indicate a small but fairly
steady increase in taking place il
both demand and savings deposits,
showing favorable comparisons with
the same period of last year.
Commercial failures in the Sixth
district in February were 24.4 per
cent less in number than in Janu-
airy, but liabilities involved were
nearly so per cent lower, the report
shows. The number of failures was
so per cent lower than in February
of last year and in liabilities de-
cline of 24.4 per cent was registered,
Further increases in the number
of workers employed in the district
were registered during February, the
report asserts, a shortage of build
ing craftsmen being reported at
several points where extensive build
ing operations are under way. New
Orleans and Savannah have some
little unemployment, the bank he
ports, but employment in most cit
les of the district is fayorably re-
ported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS Mo-, April
2.-Jess Wizards training camp has
become a hive of activity, with the
former champ preparing for his first
real boxing match in three years. He
is hardening his muscles with the
hope Of stretching Floyd Johnson on
the canvas in Madison Square Garden
when they meet Nav u.
Each day finds big Jess up early,
and, in company with Harry Drake,
London heavyweight, out on the road
for a long walk over the rugged hills
that surround this Missouri health re-
sort.
Drake, and some heavies from Kan
sas City form his squad of sparring
partners.
Wizards mental attitude Just now
is the most interesting current study
in pugilism.
No youngster coming fast and due
for a title contest ever entered the
training grind with more determine
ton to make good than the 42-vear
old Kansas farmer. Instead of the
genial Jess, one finds a man OF
serious mein who listens carefully
to his advisers, with an ovewed in
tention of forcing Jack Dempsey in.
to the ring for championship fight
berore the summer is over.
He looks upon the Floyd Johnson
fight as a sort of tryout. He is moi
Understanding the ability of the
youthful Iowan, but he does expect
to win decisively by clean-cut
knockout.
Wizards desire to whip Dempsey
really amounts to ~assion. He has
worked up a cold, calculating hatred
for the present champion. who licked
him numerically and left him in q
heap on the canvas at Toledo.
Toward Johnson he holds no per
sonal feeling whatsoever. He re.
CARDS him as just a fighter he mus
beat in order to regain the right tC
challenge the champion. But fol
Jack, however, it is entirely differ.
ent.
He thinks Dempsey a much over
rated fighter. He believes thai
there are two or three other heavy
weights who can whip him. But h,
only names one. That one is Jes.
Willard.
And unless all signs fail, F1oyc
Johnson will enter the ring On MAY
2 pitted against the athletic marve
of the age. For Willard, at AZ, ex
poets 20 be in the finest condition
since he defeated Johnson.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
GLEN ARVEN COUNTRY
CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS

TOWNSVILLE, April 2.-The
members of the Glen Arven Country
Club have just met for the purpose of
selecting directors for the coming
year. The following were selected
Hansel Baker, R. c. Balfour, Jr.,
John Watt, John Searcy, R. G. Mays,
c. A. Trice, C. K. Wall, C. Watt,
E. H. Smith, R. S. Pardee and ]. F.
Achbold. The directors selected the
following officers: Hansell Baker,
president; R. C. Balfour, Jr., vice
president; John Watt, secretary
John Searcy. The dues for the year
were fixed at $4,000 for men. La
dies and junior memberships remain
at SIS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
GROWTH OF OUR TRADE
WITH THE ORIENT CONTINUES

Oriental colonies of the European
countries, the Dutch East Indies,
Australia, New Zealand, the
Mslayan Peninsula, India, and
French Indo-China, sent the bulk
of their exportable products direct
to the mother country, from which
large parts of it were re-exported
to the United States but accredited
in our own reports to the coun-
tries from whose ports it was sent
to us. Much of the india rubber
of the world, of which we are such
very large consumers, originates
in British and Dutch colonies in
the Orient, and was prior to the
war sent chiefly to the mother
country and thence to the United
States, and this was also true of
tin, chiefly the product of the
Malayan Peninsula, and the Dutch
East Indies; jute, exclusively q
product of India; manila hemp, ex-
clusively product of the Philip
pines.
With the opening of the war,
however, transportation conditions
changed, aud the habit of sending
the products of the colonies to the
mother country from which it
would pass to the United States
was discontinued. War conditions
rendered inadvisable the move
ment of merchandise of this char
acter across the Mediterranean or
even around the continent of
Africa as ships floating the flag of
Great Britain or any of the Allies
were liable to destruction en-
route, and the habit developed of
sending the products of the Orient
directly across the Pacific to avoid
dangers of this character, and this
was rendered feasible by the fact
that the opening of the Panama
Canal offered new facilities equal
to those by which the merchandise
had formerly been sent by way of
the Mediterranean. But in send
ing this mer~ landise of the ORR
entail colonies to the United States,
the market in which it would be
consumed, the habit of passing ii
first to the mother country, Great
Britain, Netherlands or France,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
HUXFORD URGED JUDGE
BONNEVILLE CITL COURT

BONNEVILLE, April Folks
Huxford, representative-elect OF
Clinch county, is being urged for ap-
pointment by Governor Hardwick as
Judge of the City court of Homer
Vile, to succeed Judge L. Burkhalter,
who died last Wednesday.
Attorney General Napier has rem
dered an opinion in the case hold
ing that Mr.. Huxford can be ap-
pointed can be made provided the
appointment is made before he quail
fies as a member of the legislature.
After his qualification, he could not
appointed to a state position until
the expiration of the term to which
he was elected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
AID No. SIT

GEORGIA, Sumter County.
! The petition of l. f. Wilson and
& C. NJ. Council, both Of Sumter Coun-
tv. Georgia, and R. c. and Dr.. j. F;
Wilson of Chatham County, Ga, and
Mrs. Theo Cogswell, of Leon County,
Florida, for themselves and their as as
sociates, show unto the court as fol-
FIRST. That they desire to form
a body corporate under the name OF
The Americas Ice Cream & Cream
cry Co., with its principal offices N
Americas, Georgia, with the mini I'M.
mum capital stock of twenty-five
T non Dollars, in shares of the
nar value of One Hundred Dollars
each. all of which has been subscrlp-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
EIpOEts 10 Asia have grown from So
to I2$ in last 9 years; imports
fun 15$ in 1913 to 26H% for
iass 10 months Of 1922.

The Oriental taste. for American
S.au=fartures continues to grow as
docs also the American taste for
Oriental raw material. Trade be-
tween the Ua4ted States and Asia
rs a whole formed larger share of
oitr totsl forei.- trade in 1922 than
in any earlier year. Whether this
IS due in any considerable degree
30 the opening of the Panama
Canal which brings the great man
rfactrring and consuming centers
al the country in close touch
with the Orient cannot be stats
'Scally determined, but it is a fact
that trade with the. Orient has
formed a steadily increasing share
of our total foreign commerce
Since the opening of that gateway
which gives direct passage be-
tween the Atlantic frontage of
she United States and the Pacific
frontage of Asia and Oceania. The
Trade Record issued by The Ma
tional City Bank of New York es-
Inmates that American merchandise
sent to Asia formed less than 5go
OF our total exports in 1918, the
year preceding the opening of che
canal, geo in 1920, ii%o in 1921, and
1296 in 1922. Imports from Asia
which formed 1879 of the merchan-
disc entering the country in 1918
were 200 in 1916, and 261ze6 in
the 10 months ending with Oc-
tober, 1922. and for the single
month of October 28@d.
This big increase in the Share Of
our trade which goes to or comes
from the Orient is not necessarily
due in any considerable degree to
the opening of the new gateway,
since there are other and equally
important reasons which have
stimulated the direct interchange
Of merchandise between the United
States and our neighbors across
the Pacific. Prior to the war the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
RISE OF ALTAMAHA
ROUTS SHAD FISHERS

BRUNSWICK, April 2.-The sud
den rampage of the Altamaha river
has completely routed shad fishermen
and practically all of the camps To-
Gated about twenty-five miles from
Brunswick are no more. At many
places where tents and other shelter
used by the fishermen, there is water
waist deep and small batteaus have
been used to remove cooking utensils,
bedding, etc. 1t means the end of
shad fishing for this season, one en-
gagged in this vocational said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02

ed and ten per cent paid in, with
the privilege of increasing the capi-
tai stock to Fifty Thousand Dollars.
newal
SECOND. The purpose of said
body corporate is for pecuniary gain
and profit to the stockholders. and
the business they propose to carry
on IS the making, manufacturing and
selling OF ice cream, and to run. OBJ
crate and carry on a creamery. at
such place or places in the State
OF Georgia as the stockholders may
desire; to organize and maintain To-
cal offices and plants at such other
place or places as they NAV wish,
and generally to do and carry on
any business in connection with said
Ice cream, and creamery plant they
may desire.
THIRD. That they may have the
right to sue and be sued, to buy,
own and sell property, either real
or personal, to borrow money and
to pledge its property as security
therefore; to elect such officers as
the stockholders may desire; to en-
act rules and bylaws for the gov
eminent of the corporation and
specify powers and duties of its Of
icers; and generally to have the
power and authority to do all things
needful and necessary in carrying
out the purposes of said body cor
porate, and so long as the same is
not inconsistent with the laws of
che State of Georgia and of the Unit
ed States.
Wherefore, petitioners pray that
a charter may be granted, creating
said body corporate, with all the pow
ers herein enumerated, for a period
of twenty years, with the usual priyi-
lege of renewal.
r. /. MAYNARD,
Petitioners Attorney.
Filed in office this the 10th day
of March, 1923.
II. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court.
GEORGIA, Sumter County.
l, H. E. Allen, Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Sumter County, Ga,
hereby certifies that the above is
a true copy of the petition now on
file IN my office as clerk Of the Su-
per;or Court Of Sumter County, Ga.
This March 16, 1923.
H. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court, Sumter Co.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
RISING TEMPERATURE AND
LOCAL RAINS FOR WEEK

WASHINGTON, April Wealth
er outlook for the period April 2
to 7 inclusive. For the South At
lantic and East Gulf states: Local
rains are indicated about the mid
die of the week, otherwise the wealth
err will be mostly fair. Rising tenn
peratures are INDICATED Monday and
Tuesday and cooler weather about
Thursday. ---
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
WALKER AND HARRIS AS
GUESTS AT LUNCHEON

BRUNSWICK, April 2.-Bruns-
wick Rotarians will entertain two dis
tinguished guests at their weekly
luncheon on Tuesday, April 10th.
when Governor-elect Clifford Walk
er and United States Senator William
]. Harris will be in the city at at
tend the convention of the Country
Bankers, which will be in session
on that date for a meeting of two
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
CLEANUP FOR VISITORS

CORDELE1 April 2.-You- orders
have already gone down the line to
clean up-you'll help to pass the or
der along. The visitors who are com
ing here as delegates of the Geor-
gia Baptist Sunday school associa-
ton next Thursday and Friday will
see you and your town. Both want
to be in Sunday dress-all spick and
span and smiling.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
JUDGE wHIPPLE NAMED

CORDELE, April chairman
Cordell Hull of the Democratic Ma
tional committee, has appointed
Judge U. V. Whipple to act as
special representative of the ma
tional headquarters in organizing a
National Democratic Victory club"
in Cordele.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02

office in the federal building to con-
slider the application of the COM
missioners of Glynn county for APP
prevail of plans for the construction
of draw bridges connecting Bruins
wick and st. Simon island there was
not an objection interposed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
GLASS MADE MANAGER

CAMBRIDGE. April Is. E.
Glass, who has been in charge Of
the plant department for the South.
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph
in cambridge for the past
year and who has been connected
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
OWENS SERMON BY RADIO

Rev. William Russell Owen, Of
Macon, who is coming to Americas
next week To conduct revival serv-
ices at the First Baptist church, now
in Shreveport, La, had his sermon
broadcasted by radio so that it was
heard by his congregation in Macon
yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02

with this company for number OF
years, has been appointed local man
ager of the cambridge exchange.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02

PLANS APPROVED.
BRUNSWICK, April AT the
public hearing held at the engineers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-02
R. L. MAYNARD

PetltlOners' Attorney.
Filed in office this the 10Th day
of March, 1923.
II. E. ALLEN,
Clerk Superior Court.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Crippled Ossipee
Returns to Portland
After Breaking Ice

Portland, Jan. 2S-The cast Guard
cutter Ossipee arrived yesterday
morning after three days of arduous
work in the st. CroiX river, where
she was occupied breaking the ice.
The Ossipee left Portland on Mon
day with the schooner Annie p. Chase
in tow for Rockland. The Chase had
large cargo of coal for that port.
After bringing the schooner to her
destination tho cutter sailed for East
port where she picked up the schoon-
err Marguerite Weymess, bound for
Calais with cargo OF coal. She
commenced her trip up r.e st. Croix
river with the schooner in tow, and
found that the ice covered the river
from one side to the other. This ice
was over fot thick and the Ossipee
had considerable trouble in clearing
a path for the schooner.
While engaged in this task of break
ing the ice, her compressed air steer
ing gear was brok en-, close TO the rud-
der, by one of the trrcH miniature
bergs, and itw a. necessary to bring
the vessel into Calais by her hand
steering apparatus. The Ossipee was
three days reaching Calais through
the ice, and upon arriving there.
temporary repairs were made upon
her steering gear, to enable her to
reach Portland safely.
Captain Ridgely plans so remain at
the State Pier where tne cutter is
tied UP for few DAYS 70 the crew
may obtain q little well earned rest,
an, complete the necessary repairs
upon her rudder.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Prisoners Watered
The Wet Evidence at
SacO Police Station

Saco, Jan. o7.-Thc mystery connect
cd with the turning OF Is gallons of al
cchol that was locked in a cell in the
Saco police station into water in a sim
gle night. a mystery that has been
puzzling the deputy sheriffs and police
officers the past "A hours, was solved
today when Anthony Salcmc of Port
land. who has been confined in Jail
since Tuesday on an illegal possession
charge, confessed that he and George
Slbuikln We're responsible for the con-
vcrting of the alcohol into water.
Saleme and Sibulkn. who have been
in Jail this week. were allowed the
freedom of the cell room When the
1G gallons of alcohol taken from these
two men was brought to the police
station it was locked in a cell with a
paddock by City Marshal Lonsdale
The officers were positive that the
cans containing alcohol were placed in
the cell Yesterday when City Ma al
LonsGalc removed the containers to an
other part of tho Jail he found that
water had been substituted for alcohol
during the past II hours. The matter
was reported to the deputy sherffs
who had been responsible for the APP
prchcnSion of George Sibulkin.
When Anthony Saleme was question
cd i'll court this forenoon he admitte
that he and Sibulllin had picked the
lock on tho cell whore the alcohol had
been placed for safe keeping. He said
they had turned the alcoho! into the
sewer and filled tho containers with
water. Then they had put them back
into the cell and locked the door with
the paddock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Mrs. Robbins Birthday i.
Remembered Ey Friends

A happy surprise was given Mr..
and Mrs. o. p. Robbins, Saturday
afternoon at their home, the occas-
ion being the celebration of Mrs.
Robbins birthday by her friends of
the Methodist Episcopal church, the
w. G. T. u, and the Seth Williams
Independent Relief Corps.
Mrs. Robbins received many tokens
of esteem and affection, including
two beautiful Towering plants. one
from her daughter, and the other
from the w. c. T. U. of which Mrs
Robbins is an active and highly es-
teemcd member. Friends who were
unable to be present sent their fell
citations in the form Of booklets and
cards. A very pleasant social after
noon was enjoyed. Dainty refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Harry
Jones and Mrs. Peter Bush, assist
ed by Mrs. Grace Morrell and Mrs
Ada Halves. 4 beautifully decorated
birthday cake was presented Mrs.
Robbins by friends of the Methodist
Ladies' Aid.
The following guests were present:
Rev and Mrs. Ralph F. Lowe, Mrs.
Amy Drummond. Mrs Caverly. Mrs.
Florence Longfellow, Mrs. Hannah
Beale. Mrs. Lutte Folsom, Mrs. Jen-
ME Chapman. Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins.
Mrs. w. d. Hutchins. Mrs Louisa
Morrell. Miss Grace Morrell, Mrs.
Augustus Sawtelle. Mrs. Alice Shell
don, Mrs. Florence Littlefield, Mrs.
Harry Jones. Mrs. Peter Bush. Mrs.
a. NJ. Larrabee. Miss Mary Paine.
Miss Theresa Gormley. Mrs. Ada
Halves, Mrs. Mary Fletcher.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Maine Has Every
Facility for Winter
Sports, Says Gannett

That Maine has every facility for
Winter Sports that is found in Swift
Zerland was the statement last night
of Hon. w. II. Gannett who returned
Sunday morning from that country,
where he visited at st. Mortz. the
worlds winter playground. Mr.. Gan
nett said, however, that Switzerland
is not hampered by winds which
drift the snow or by thaws in the
winter as we are, but on the other
hand the altitude in Switzerland is
such that exercise quickly tires, until
one becomes accustomed to it.
Mr.. Gannett said that he had a
wonderful time at st. Moritz. Every
where there were winter sports and
winter sportsmen bent on healthful
play in the cold clear air. Sliding,
skiing. skating and other sports are
INDUCED in by all and every one is
happy.
While in st. NORTH, Mr.. Gannett
tried his skill with "boblet" which
is small double runner He tried
out the Sunny Corner" slide which
is about Il half mile long and made
it in the fast time of one minute, 10
seconds, which was declared by an
official there to be the fastest time
ever made on tn course. This was
particularly pleasing to Mr.. Gannett
as he was also pronounced the old
est man that had ever tried the run.
Others trid later to best this mark
but could not accomplish the feat.
This run Is parallel to the famous
Crystal" slide.
This 10 the one feature Of winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Isle o. Smiles" At City
Opera House Tonight

Everything is now ready for the
Isle O. Smiles" which will be staged
this evening at the City Opera House.
Several trunkfulS of costumes have
arrived from Boston and New York
for tho 100 or more singers and dan
GERS in the play. \ novel moving
picture effect, used in the Dixie
number in act two, has also been re-
ceived from the New York Calcium
Light Company. Mrs. Louis Phil
brook. who has staged the dancing
numbers in Isle O. Smiles will ap-
pear with Muriel Robinson in an ORR
ginal version of the "Palais Royal"
made popular by the famous Paul
Whiteman orchestra. Reserved seats
may be procured at the box Office all
day today beginning at o'clock. No
Philbrool production would be COM
plete without a part for Miss Julicttc
Paganucci, and in her role of Miss
Caroline Pcckhan, an elderly adm
sophisticated spinstcr, the inimitable
Julictte is bound to shine. Miss
Paganucci and Francis Bartlett have
a dancing speciality in act two which
causes the gentle Terpsichore to turn
somerSault in her grave. In his
number "Mr. and Mrs" the nmble
Il IdHClS dSdlH SIdkcS Il mean 1Oot,
this time accompanied by the Misses
Muricl Robinson. Lucille Sandncr,
Ascentionette Clouticr and Bcrnad-
cite Breton. George II. Goedecke.
whose fine tenor voice was n feature
of the Legion minstrcls. has n lead
ing singing part in isle O. Smiles"
and will be heard in the Magic of
Your Eyes" and "Maytimc." Hoods
augmented orchestra will render the
score of the play.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-29
Get Three Boys for
EVading Rail Fares

Portland, Me-, Jan. 2S.-Three boys
who were picked up several days ago
by Deputy Sheriff Charles w. Gcrow
at Yarmouth on a charge Of evading
their railroad fare. have confessed
to breaking into slot machines in the
Union and Grand Trunk railroad
stations and n local hotel.
The boys who gave their names as
Thomas fitzpatrick and Daniel Re-
pucce of Revere, Mass, and William
r. Cunningham of Dorchester, Mass.
are now serving time in the county
Jail, being unable to pay 50 fine
that was imposed on each of them
when they We're arraigned in the Mu-
nicipal Court on Friday.
Deputies John J. Mcneil and Gerow
questioned the trio when they were
informed that slot machines had been
ri1ed about the city during the early
part of the week. The boys, ac-
cording to these officers. finally adj
mittcd that they secured 1915 when
they broke several machines on
Tuesday night in the Union Station.
and $3.50 in the Falmouth Hotel and
$500 in the Crank Trunk station on
Wednesday night