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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
KEISTER BUNGALOW SOLD
TO DR.. THOS. M. MERRITT

A real estate deal of interest in
Americas is that Of the sale of the
Keister bungalow on West Church
street to DR., T. NJ. Merritt, the sale
having been consummated last week.
While the consideration involved was
not mentioned, it is understood that
the price paid averaged $500.
DR.. Merritt it is understood,
bought the property as an invest
ment, and will continue an apart
ment house, one of which is at pres
ent occupied by J. NJ. Gary, at
ChurchwelPs store.
The bungalow is one of the hand
soonest in the city, it having been
formerly the home of Mrs. J. B.
Hudson, who sold it to Dr.. B. c.
Keister about three years ago. Mrs.
Keister made improvements in the
property, converting it into two
apartments
DR.. Keister will arrive the latter
part of May by automobile from
Washington, D. c., where he is To-
Gated, and will take Mrs. Keister
and Miss Helen Keister back with
him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
GEORG1tNS, INC. TO
PLAN CAMPAIGN At
CONVENTION IN MACON
Prominent Georgians From Every
County Expected At Orgsni-
cation Meeting Tomorrow
AMERICUS REPRESENTED
Senator George To Speak-Plan
To Make State Attractive
For Cotton Mills

When Georgians, Incorporated,
meet at Macon Tuesday, May 8, a
definite program will be adopted for
vigorous campaign looking to the
bringing of additional manufacturing
enterprises to Georgia.
Mayor J. E. Poole is one of the
delegates appointed by Governor
HardWick and will likely attend.
Lovelace Eve, as president of the
Americus chamber of commerce also
will attend.
Hundreds of prominent men from
every county in the state will be
present to help plan a program that
will induce manufacturers to come
to Georgia. Particular effort will
be made, it is said, to attract tex,
tile industries to Georgia.
Among the senators will be Sena.
tor Walter F. George, w. f. An
derson, editor of the Macon Tele-
graph, will preside. Delegations
from various parts of the state will
join in discussing the best means
to accomplish the aims of the move
ment.
This meeting has attracted wider
interest than any other announced
gathering of similar purpose in .
number of years. The organization
is the result of a dinner Gently
given at the Capital City club, At
lanta, to mayors and prominent
citizens of over forty Gcorg towns,
at which occasion it was the unan-
Continued on Page Six)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
1000 TRAIN BANDITS
HOLD MANY AMERICANS
ON SHANTUEG BORDER
Troops Pursuing BEigands Who
Held Uu Shanghai-Peking
Express
BRITISH SUBJECT KILLED
Situation Regarded In Washington
AS Seriously Menacing Good
Relations With China
BRITISH SUBJECT KILLED

PEKING, May 7.-(By the Asso-
ciated ss.)-Reports are trick
ling in slowly from the Shantung
border at Lincheng where early yes
terday one thousan dbandits seized
the Shanghai-Peking Express train
and took captive $50 of its passen-
gers.
1t is indicated that British sub
ject named Rothman was Killed and
a number of Americans, probably
all men, still stood in peril at the
mercy of, the ,brigands this after
noon.
Troops were believed to be pursu-
ing the bandit army.
Among the Americans reported
held were Robert Scripps, the pub
Usher; Major Pinger and two other
officers of the American army NAM
ed Roland and Allen and four 9th
ers whose names are given as Hen
ley, Lee, Solemn and Levy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
SOUTHERN DELEGATES
PROTEST CHANGE Of
VEGE TABLE OILS DUTY
Walker And Brown Among Those
Going To Washington To See
President
2EFINERS WANT REDUCTION
Oil Crushers Said To Be Behind
Movement To Remove Import
Tariff DUTY

WASHINGTON, May IA dele
cation of Southern state agpicul-
tural officials and representatives of
peanut growing sections came to
Washington today to protest to
President Harding and the tariff
commission against any change in
the present tariff on vegetable oils
The action OF the oil refiners in
requesting a removal or reduction
on vegetable oils imported from the
Orient and other foreign countries
is said to be behind the proposed
action.
The Southern delegation is an
nounced as including Clifford M.
Walker, governor-elect of Georgia /;
J. J. Brown, of the Georgia Depart
ment of Agriculture, and others.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
HOSPITAL AMBULANCE
in ATLANTA KNOCKS
DOWN PEDEST RAN
u. S. Marshal of Covington Kill
ed While Crossing Street
AT Five Points
WAS RUSHED TO GRADY
Dies On ODerating Table Without
Regaining Consciousness -
Skull and Legs Fractured

ATLANTA, May I'll. D. Bush,
deputy United States marshal, resi-
dent of Covington, died at Grady
hospital here today as a result of In
iuries suffered this morning when he
was knocked down and run over bv
Grady hospital ambulance at Five
Points, in the center of Atlanta's re-.
tail district.
:, Bush was thrown to the ground
when the right fender of the ambu-
lance struck him and the right front
and rear wheels passed over his body.
His skull and both legs were fraetur-
ed and internal injuries suffered.
He died on the operating table at
Grady hospital without regaining
consciousness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
MACON CENTENNIAL.
To OPEN WEDNESDAY
Expect $4,000 To Join In Cele-
brating Its Founding-Runs
Through Friday

MACON, May Final prepare
tions for Macon's Centennial cele-
bration have been completed and
more than fifty thousand people Of
Georgia and the south are ex-
pected to join the citizens of this
city in celebrating the Tooth an
niversary of its founding. May
Oil.
Final rehearsals of the 5000 peo-
pie who will take part in the his
toric pageant have been held, the
mammoth grandstand at Central
City park has been completed and
every business establishment in
downtown Macon has been decked in
gay colors.
Residents Of every section of the
United States have been invited to
come to the celebrations and inquiries
regarding the fete have been re-
ceived from forty-f9e states of the
Union.
One Of the most comprehensive
programs ever arranged in the south
has been prepared for those who
visit Macon during the three days.
The musical feature of the celebra-
tion win be the six concerts by Gre
atore's band, which will come t,sre
from Atlantic City.
/. The celebration will be formerally
opened Wednesday morning with the
festival of flowers in which several
hundred flower decked cars will be
seen, together with the 5000 per-
sons who will participate in the his
toric pageant.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
Believe It Or
NOf!

SHERMAN, Tex, May IA re-
port came from Fannin county a
few days ago that a 5-months-old
youngsters of that county boasted of
nine grandparents. and all of those
who read the report stopped and
took a second look, for nine grand
parents is many a grandpa and
grandma for one youngster, but
what is more interesting is the fact
that there is a 2-month-old young
man in Sherman who has the Fan
min county baby outclassed by two
grandparents, he having eleven.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
TRACK AND FIELD MEET
AT MONTGOMERY MAY Is

MONTGOMERY, May Z - Atm
letes from sixteen Dixie colleges
will aupear here at Champion Bowl
on Nav 18 and 10 for the Southern
intercollegiate Track and Field
meet. and experts in the college
sporting world today are expected
to fall.
Extensive preparations are being
made, according to the officials in
which will insure the meet of be-
ing one of the greatest ever held IN
the South
The colleges which will send their
track squads here are Alabama, Au-
burn, Mississippi A. & M, Louisiana
State University, Tulane. University
Of Mississippi, University of Florida,
Vanderbilt, University of Tennes-
see, University of Kentucky, Univer-
sity of Kentucky, University of Mary
land, University of North Carolina,
University of South Carolina, Glenn
son, University of Georgia and Geor-
gia Tech.
First place winners will be award
ed gold medals: second placers will
receive silver medals, and third and
fourth fnishers will get bronze med
ais. The team that wins the mile re-
lay will be awarded the f. J. Crarlp-
ton trophy. The Georgia Tech conf
petitive trophy will again be a stake
in that three wins by one team are
necessary before it can be perma-
nent possession. Louisiana has won
it twice and so has Sewanee
The latter team, however, will not
compete this year as they are not
members of the S. I. c.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
AUTOPSY IS ORDERED
MADE ON TABEBT BODY
Resolution In Florida Legislature
Probing Death of Poppell
Saturday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May T.
Representative Davis, Of Leon, stat
ed he would introduce a concurrent
resolution in the house this after
noon looking to an autopsy on the
body of Jerry Popell, star witness
in the Martin Tabert death investi-
cation. who died suddenly at Quincy
Saturday night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
R. S. HUTCHINSON
is SLOWLY SINKING

R. S. Hutchinson, who has been
50 desperately ill for the past week,
is gradually sinking. All day Sun
day and Sunday night he lay in a
stupor, only rousing to consciousness
once or twice during the "a hours.
His sisters and brothers have been
with him for the past week, and
Mrs. M. B. Smith, of Ellijay, and
Mrs. j. D. johnson, Jr., of Turin,
Ga, sisters of Mrs. Hutchinson,
have been summoned to his bed
side.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
NEW YORK GOVERNOR MAY
ADDRESS GEORGIA SOLONS

ATLANTA, May 7.-Governor
Smith, of New York, is to be invited
by the Municipal League of Georgia
to appear before the legislature in
an address. according to informa-
ton received here from Gordon
Saussy, Savannah president of that
organization. The date for his ap-
pearance will probably be fixed at
July 10, it is stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
RoDy FOUND IN ALAPAHA.

VALDOSTA, Nav Tt was re-
ported that the body of negro wo-
man named Katherine Thomas was
found floating on the surface OF
Alapaha river, in Berrien county, by
a party of fishermen. The woman IS
said to have carried insurance and
her grown daughter was named the
connection with her death, though the
coroner's jury in its investigation.
returned a verdict that the deceased
came to her death from unknown
causes,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
BRITAIN DISAPPROVES
GERMAN PROPOSALS
VIII Send Note In 36 Hours And
Urge More Practical Solution
OF Problem

LONDON, May 7,-.tBy the Asso-
ciated Press. Great Britain will
dispatch note to Germany within
36 hours expressing disapproval Of
the latest German reparations pro-
posal and urging Germany TO pre-
sent more practical, liberal sold
ton Of the problem.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
GERMANY BELIEVES
THERE Is YET HOPE

BERLIN, May Icy the Assoc
ciated Press.)-Despite the acrl-
monious tenor of the French reply
) ,he German reparations note, the
foreign office is not inclined to IN
terpret it as wholly barrlcadlng the
path to negotiations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
MILLS. 1921 FRESHMAN
WANTED FOR KILLING
MOUNT, is ARRESTED
Sought BY Authorities Since Skele-
ton Was Found-Apprehend-
ed At Akron
MISSING SINCE KILLING
Mount Slain in Class Fight-Body
Believed To Have Been
Thrown Into Lake

CHICAGO, May ii. Allen Mills,
freshman at the Northwestern Uni
versity in September, 1921, when
leighton Mount, also a freshman,
disappeared after the class fight and
who has been sought by authorities
since the skeleton, partly identified
as that of Mount was found a week
ago, has been found by the Akron,
Ohio, police, according TO a mes
sage received here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
SERIOUSLY MENACES
RELATIONS WITH CHINA

WASHINGTON, May IA stu
alton apparently regarded as seri-
0usly menacing the good relations
between the United States and Pell-
ing governments in China is describ-
ed today by American Minister
Schurman in his first official report
to reach the State Department re-
garding the capture Of American
citizens by bandits near the Shan
tung border.
The American minister is under
stood already to have made infor-
NAL representations on his own re-
sponsibility, and it is expected that
he will be instructed by the gov
ernment here to pursue a most Vi
gorous course to secure the release
of the prisoners, unharmed.
The use OF American troops to
sectre the release of Americans
help captive was suggested today as
among the possibilities of the sltu-
alton.
A force Of nine hundred men with
headquarters at Tientsin has been
maintained in China for purpose OF
policing and keeping open the TAent-
sin railway. In addition there IS a
marine detachment at Peking.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
LESLIE B.Y.P. U. ENTERTAINED

LESLIE, May The Junior B.
7. P.U. of the Leslie Baptist church
were entertained at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Deriso Friday
evening. The reception had and sun
parlor where the guests were enter
tanned were beautifully decorated
with cut flowers and ferns A spien-
did program was arranged for the
evening which was thoroughly en-
ioyed by the thirty guests present
Punch and a salad course We're the
erfreShmentS served.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
JOHN D. MATHIS
POST MEETING TONIGHT

The regular monthly meeting Of
John D. Mathis Post, American Le-
gion, will be held this evening at
1870 o'clock in Legion headquarters.
All members are urged to be pres
ent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

only as per cent of the passengers
paid full fare.
The number of government de-
partments this month goes down to
only 8. Each cabinet member has
the right to but one motor car. Sub
sides, pensions, tax exemptions and
the like have been reformed to the
tune of 180 billion pape rcrowns saw
ing a year.
What Austria needs is what every
other country in Europe needs: Eu-
ropean stability and security against
hell being to pay to tomorrow, Aus
tria, thanks to the league, is going
p pull through-9f let 4ione by
her neighbors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
How The Clubs
Stand
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesferdav's RosuIts

At Chicago, A Detroit, 8.
At Cleveland, 4 St. Louis, 5.
At Washington, 5; Boston, L.
At New York, /; Philadelphia, s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
Today's Games
Little Rock at Atlanta.
Memphis at Birmingham.

A Bohemian glass polisher has
finished clock which, with the ex-
ception of the springs is entirely
of glass.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
SOUTHERN LEAGUE
Yesterday Results.

At Mobile, / !; Birmingham, 0.
At Memphis, 0; Chattanooga, ).
At Nashville, 10; Little Rock, 6.
At New Orleans, IA; Atlanta, 9.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ynsferhau,c RnruItc

At st. Louis, 10; Chicago, 4.
At Cincinnati, 8; Pittsburg, 7.
At Brooklyn, 7; Philadelphia, 4
Only three games scheduled.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
Today's Games S

Brooklyn at Boston
New York at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Pittsburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

R. C. Wilson returned to his
home in Savannah today after a
weekend visit to Mr.. and Mrs. l..
u. Wilson on Forrest street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

Spain win present TO England 9
model Of the Santa Maria, one Of
the ships in which Columbus sailed
to America.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
NEXT MONTHS DECIDE
FUTURE Of AUSTRIA
DEPENDS ON LEAGUE
Commission To Visit America
To Sound Out Money
Market
WANT AROUND $15O,OO0,OO0
Austria Wants Stability And
Security Against Impending
Chaos
Special. Cable to NEA Service and
The Times. s.Recorder

AG AAAAE@~AA~~SA&%E
VIENNA, May Whether Aus
tria is to live or die will be deter
mined during the next few months.
Incidentally, the League of Ma
tions will soon have flung the lie in
to ehface of those who dubbed it a
rope of sand, the impracticable dream
Of a visionary. That ST. if Austria
survives.
If Austria succumbs the league
will have fost its first big case and
will have received very considera-
BILE blow.
Late in April or during May, the
Austrian minister to London, c.
Franckenstein, with former Russian
Minister of Finance (czarist regime)
NJ. Bark, and Commissioner Nixon,
Of the League of Nations. plan a
visit to America. They are coming
to sound out the money market with
respect to Austria.
Already this commission has visit
ed the capitals of urope-London,
Brussels, Rome, The Hague - on a
similar mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
Are ENCOURAGED

| understand they have met with
considerable encouragement Ameri-
ca is not at all vital to their scheme,
but America will have a chance to
come in if America wants to. Ameri-
ca, | understand, will not be pressed.
In fact. the mission will not go TO
America at all if there comes the
slightest hint before they said that
the United States will receive them
coldly.
Austria's deficit - while getting
her house in order so she can bal
ance her own budget unassisted-is
calculated by the leagues experts
at something like 150,000,000.
A short time loan to carry Austria
over the spring months has already
been negotiated--at Paris, Brussels.
Rome. London. Amsgetdam ana
Christiana.
Something like 100000, 500 or a
title mcse will be needed in addi =
tion. This Ian will De for 30 years,
guaranteed hy \ Is-ras tobacco
monopoly ana her customs.
The commissioner general Of the
league, here, told me he considers
this guarantee more than sufficient
and absolutely sound.
The income from these sources are
already being paid into the newly
created Austrian Bank of Issue-the
government can no longer print pa
per money at will--to a special ac-
count and not a cent of this can be
used to defray any government
expenses without an order from DR..
Zimmerman.
More Retrenching
Austrians are beginning to use the
deposit department of the banks
again, deposits now growing at a
rapid rate. This, DR.. Zimmerman
explained, is one Of the very best
possible signs. It shows the conf
dence of the Austrians themselves
once at the disappearing points
returning.
Free rides on the trains and re
duced fares are to go, In December
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
Today's Games

Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

First English stamp was black.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07

Carp have been known to live 200
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
WEATHER.

For Georgia.-Fair tonight and
Tuesday. Little change in tempera-
ture.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-07
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON

Strict middling, 25 cents.
N. ~. Futures May July Oct
Previous Close i26.65t25. 1929 S
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
Star Cars Make
Splendid Record

Excellent records were hung up
this week by two standard Star
touring ears, which left the local
agency Of l.. 4. Kavanagh at s
o clock Wednesday morning for
Yuma, Arizona, and returned at l:05
p. m. in n total time record of five
hours and five minutes.
While the cars made excellent
time. the fuel records of each has
furnished the principal topic for
dealers in the city for the past few
days. The ears averaged 22.4 miles
to the gallon of gasoline, neither
used any oil, and each consumed a
pint of water. Road conditions
were none too good, due to the winds
prevailing in the early part OF the
week. which blew the sand around,
but this handicap had little Or no
effect on the stars, and according to
Ted Curry, manager of the local
agency, the above records are in line
with the usual performance of the
Star under heavy touring conditions
Ted piloted one Of the ears. and
d" BOSS" KaVanagh was at the wheel
of the other.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
Imperial Valley Society
Miss Weir Hon0ree at
Miscellaneous ,Skolcer

Miss Gladys Weir, whose marriage
TO John Barron of Los Angeles Will
take place soon, was the honoree al
charming miscellaneous shower
given last night at the home of Mrs.
Ray Martin on Hamilton Avenue.
The surprise was quite complete, as
Miss Weir had been Informed that
the event was to homer Mrs Martin.
but that it was 4 secret Upon
arriving at the Martin home Miss
Weri found that the tables had been
eleverly turned and that the surprise
was on herself.
The evening was spent in making
tea towels which were presented to
the blideto-be. At an early hour
large dish pan was brought in con
tanning numerous paper rwrapped
parcels which proved to be kitchen
utensils, while "A second shower of
more elaborate gifts occurred later.
Refreshments were served by the
hostess, assisted by Miss Needham
Those honoring Miss Weir were
Mesdames William Webher. u. e.
-Hdftiil' W. II iSdNSoh, JACK AaG-
dox, i. G. Weir, ana S. Z. Stewart,
and the Misses Gwen johnson and
Estelle Needham, and the hostess,
Mrs. Ray Martin.
Miss Weir is one Of the popular
girls of the valley, having graduated
from the local high school. Sne
has recently been employed in the
assessor 5 office She is. the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. I. G. Weir, well |
known valley residents.
Mr.. Barron, Miss Wcir's fiance.
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. John Bar
ron, former pioneers OF this dis |
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
We Used to Be
1S Feet Tall
by United Press Leased Wire

OAKLAND, June Mankind
has shrunk to his present five-foot
to six-foot heighth, from a giant av-
eragin2 IS feet tan, says Samuel
Hubb"rd, archaeologist Of the Oak
land Public Museum. who plans an
other trip this month into the Grand
Canyon, TO secure evidence this
country was inhabited by race of
monsters some IS millions of years
ago.
Hubbard thinks the modern crea
ture that calls himself man is a
mere pygmy-that Adam and Iva
would have been ashamed of him.
They were at least 18 feet tall, says
Hubbard, who thinks also that their
garden Of Eden probably was here
in California.
Man probably originated on the
continent Of Atlantis, now covered
by the Atlantic, Hubbard says, and
mankind spread from Atlantis into
Europe, Africa and America, and
continued his spread over the world
from there.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
Girls at Camp Youchas"
HaUing Wonderful Time

The few reports SO far received
from the Girl Reserves at Camp
Youehas, Hipass, indicate that the
girls are acquiring snnburn and hap
piness az record breaking speed.
So many El Centre girls are present
that they have been divided into
two camps, Of which Maurine
Brockett is lieutenant of one, and
Edith Kluck, the other.
Extracts from the daily paper =
at the camp which was received to-
day show the headlines devoted TO
a big hike into Mexico on which
bandits" were reported to have
captured three, and Miss Watt, the
camp secretary, proved herself the
brave heroine of the day.
Mrs. r. p. Kepiey, whose knowl-
edge and interest in plants makes a
walk in the hills with her a real JOY.
accompanied the expedition and toli
the girls about the various forms Of
vegetation which flourish so luxur-
iantly in that part of the noun
tains.