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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
WILL FURNISH CARS
CARDBOARD NUMBERS
Chairman Hightower Announces
Rules Governing Cars Partics-
pating in Convention

J. E. Hightower, chairman of the
automobile committee of the Com
mittee on Arrangements Of the Coun-
ty Officers Convention, which meets
here Thursday and Friday, 4 lay
announced rules to govern cars used
for the pleasure Of guests attending
the meeting. These rules are as fol-
lows:
Cars will line up on
Jackson street between La
mar and Forsyth and on I La
mar street between Lee and Jack
son where cardboard numbers will
be placed on the rear of each car
beginning at No. 1 on the right hand
side of jackson street at the Rylan-
der corner.
2. Drivers are requested to stay
in same position in which they start
throughout the trip except in case
of car trouble, and in that case they
are to drop out of line and they will
be picked up by service car with
mechanics who will look after their
troubles.
3. Please keep 10 to Is yards
behind the car in front of you.
a. Do not drive faster than 20
miles per hour.
5. Watch for signals from party
in charge of the pilot car.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
BREACH OF PROMISE
SUIT SET FOR TRIAL
Plaintiff at Rome Expected to
Ask Continuance in Federal
Court There

ROME, May 22-Helen A. Coates
$4,000 breach Of promise suit
against James F. DeJournette is
slated to come up for trial in fed
eral district court here this week
Attorneys for the plaintiff may move
for a continuance, but the defense
will vigorously fight the move.
The case which attracted state.
wide attention when the suit was flee
is expected to do SO again when il
comes to trial.
The plaintiff, it will be remem
bered, furnished certain newspapers
with what purported to be letter.
from Mr.. DeJournette and these wer,
printed in full under prominent head
lines.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
REV. N. A. GRACE
HEADS NEW CHURCH
Waycross Baptists Organize New
Congregation in United Breth-
ren E.difice

WAYCROSS, May ga new
church was added to those already
existing in Waycross when Calvary
Baptist church has been organized
at Gilchrist Park. Some of the Bap-
fists of that section of Waycross
who have been renting and using the
abandoned church of the United
Brethren met and organized the new
Baptist church.
After electing Rev. NJ. A. Grace, of
the First Baptist Church of Waycross,
moderator, and 0. E. Davis, of Shep-
ard Baptist church, clerk, the follow
ing presbytery was elected: Rev. NJ.
A. Grace, Rev. w. B. Catlin and Rev.
Omer Jones.
The following persons were receiv-
ed Into membership by letter or
voucher:
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott, Mrs. D.
S. Harris, J. r. Wood, Mrs. D. A.
Dickerson, John Q. Yates, Jr.. Mss
Nettie Mae Yates, G. C. Barfieid, B.
r. Leonard and Carlton Coke.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
GA. FLA. PECAN MEN
IN SESSION TODAY
Motor Ride Planned at Waycros5
Postponed Until Thursday
Afternoon

WAYCROSS, May 22-Vica Pres
ident A. C. Snedeker Of the Georgia
Florida F'ecan Growers association,
announces that the motor trip which
was scheduled for Wednesday at
noon will be Thursday at noon on ac-
count of there being no afternoon
session Thursday which will permit
the delegates to be taken to see a
larger number of groves. Mr. Snede-
ker will serve lunch at his home near
Blackshear to all delegates.
The delegates will begin arriving
in Waycross this afternoon. The
program for Wednesday morning is:
Inyocation-Rev. E. f. Morgan.
Address of Welcome-Mayor Dan
Cowart.
Response-A. S. Perry. Cuthbert.
Presidents Annual Address. M.
Patterson, Putney, Ga.
A New Method of Treating Pecan
Stock for Transplanting- Director H.
P. Stuckey, Experiment. Ga.
Cover Crops-Otis Woodard, Tlf-
ton, Ga.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
STANFORD WOULD TAX
DRINKS TO PAY VETS
Lowndes LEGISLATOR Issues State
ment Giving Reasons for Pro-
posed Legislation

VALDOSTA, May 22.--Dcelaring
his purpose in proposing to intro
duce a bill providing for a sales tax
on soft drinks at the coming term
Of the legislature is to provide funds
for the payment Of pensions due
the Confederate veterans ana for
the provision Of free school books
for Georgia children, Witl II. Stan.
tord, representative elNct from
Lowndes county, today issued the
following statement:
For the information of the peo-
pie of the state, let me state that
my purpose in proposing this sales
tax Is to raise, first, sufficient reve-
nue. with which to meet my states
obligations to those old heroes of
the CO.'S, since their ranks have been
thinned by the Grim Reaper until
they are no longer catered to for
political purposes, are being treated
almost with contempt and allowed,
during their extreme old age, to
suffer for the actual necessities of
life by the people of the state for
whom they gave their all in their
all in the years of the youth.
IF, after meeting our obligations
to those old Vets, there yet remains
revenue raised by this proposed tax,
it is my purpose to so draw the bill
that the remainder Will be used ex-
clusively for the purpose of pro
viding the children Of my state with
free text books.
As this specific proposed tax is
the one and only proposed means of
raising the revenue with which to
provide the very few remaining
years of their lives-and is further
the only tax measurec which has
been proposed for the purpose Of
raising revenue with which to pro-
vide the children of the state with
free text books, L feel confident
that | will have the unstinted assist
ance not only Of the United Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy but of all
patriotic organization Of 'co-eitizens'
as we'll as of every person in Geor-
gia who honors the heroes Of the
past and has faith in our citizens Of
tomorrow.
"The commander of the United
Confederate Veterans has thanked
me for the interest which | have
manifested in behalf Of those old
defenders of Dixie who saved this
s5atc and section to white supremacy
and Anglo-Saxon civilization during
the darkest days of American his
tory and with the praise Of those
old heroes ringing in my ears / will
gladly wage this fight in their be-
half to whatever conclusion may
come"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
ACCEPTANCE CABINET
PLACE IS ANNOUNCED
BY BRITISH MONARCH
New Premier Had Had Very Brief
Experience in Political Affairs
of Empire
APPOINTMENT DIsAPPOTNTs
Lord Curzon Had Been Consider
ed Practically Certain to Get
Place Up to 2 Days Ago

LONDON, May 22.-(By the As
sociated Press. STANLEY Baldwin is
Great Britain's new prime minister.
lie has accepted the premiership of.
tered him this afternoon by King
George.
Baldwin's period of political ex-
perience is one of the shortest among
Britain's statesmen who have attain
ed this goal Of their ambitions, as
it is only within the last few years
that he has been promoted in poll.
ties and only in the last few months
has become at all a commanding
figure.
The solution of the premiership
problem thus suddenly thrust upon
the country is regarded as unques-
tionably a keen disappointment to
Lord Curzon who two days ago was
regarded as almost certain to suc-
ceed Bonar Law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
ANERICUSI. D. D. F.
ATTEND STATE MEET
House, Edge, Pouncey and Others
in Macon Today TO Be Pres
ent at Grand Lodge

Americus Odd Fellows will be well
represented at the annual conven-
zion of the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows which is in session at Ma
con today and Wednesday, with del
egates from all parts of the state
attending. Those going from Amer
icus today included S. H. Edge, G..
E. House, and J. C. Pouncey, who
are Representatives of Sumter Lodge,
No. 264; Mrs. S. H. Edge, state
president of Georgia Rebekahs; Mrs.
Fannie Crabb, representative from
Americus Rebekah lodge; Miss Ella
Camtron and Mrs. E. B. Banks, who
is chairman Of the credentials COM
mittee of the Georgia Rebekahs or
ganization.
The occasion of the Macon gath
ering in the 80th annual session Of
the Georgia Grand Lodge Of Odd
Fellows and Grand Encampment,
the 23rd annual session Of Georgia
Rebekahs, and the P. K. o. S. an
nual meeting, and besides those
named above a number of other
Americus Odd Fellows and Rebekaha
are also attending. Mr.. House is
attending the Grand Encampment, as
well as the grand lodge, he being
a member of the Encampment as
well as of the Odd Fellows.
This evening the Rebelah degree
contest will be held. Wednesday
evening six Georgia lodges viii en-
ter the contest of degrees which
will be held at the Grand theater.
James a Perry, of Atlanta, rail-
road commissioner, is grand master
of the Odd Fellows, and C. A. Fret
well, of Fitzgerald, is grand patri-
arch of the Grand Encampment. Mrs.
S. H. Edge, Of Americus, is presi-
dent of the Rebelsah assembly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
EXTRA SESSION TALK
ALREADY BEING HEARD
Tax Reform to Be Only Subject
Embraced in Event Call for
Special Session is Issued

ATLANTA, May 22.-If the leg
islature does not stick to its knit
ting and produce constructive tax
reform legislation in the regular ses-
sion-a system which will more
nearly distribute the burden of tax
alton than the present one - Gov
ernor-elect Walker is prepared to
call an extra session to deal solely
with the question of tax reform. That
statement was made by the incom-
ing governor here last night to
friends upon his return from a trip
through the East, where he has been
making a study Of tax systems in
other states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
C0MBING WAYrO0ee
AFT TER DELINQUENTS
Authorities There Getting $4.OO
From Residents-Seventy
Are jailed

WAYOROSS, May ,22-The au-
thorities of the city Of Waycross are
going over the city with fine comb,
as it were, and bringing up every
man who has not paid his street tax
for this year in recorders court. Af-
ter the completion of the regular
weekly business at recorders court
Judge Jerome Crawley occupied the
better part of an hour calling names
of those who had been summoned to
appear in court.
Since the police authorities believe
in the direct method rather than the
indirect, they are going right to the
ones who have not paid and are either
getting the $4 tax and the 81 delin-
quent fee or haling them into court.
Last week 70 men approximately
were put into the city stockadc for
failure to pay this tax, it was stated
at the office Of Chief J. w. Colley.
These men have all paid out. 1t is
expected that others viii meet with
the same situation during the present
week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
FORD DEALERS MEET IN
AMERICUS THIS WEEK
Americus District Ford Deale.
to Hold Service Convention
With Full Equipment

On Wednesday morning all au-
thorized Ford dealers included in
the Americas district of the Ford
Motor company will meet here for
a two-day service convention.
Among the prominent visitors who
will be here for the convention are
w. w. Mitchell, manager of the AT.
lanta branch, Ford Motor Co.; Slo-
cum Ball, manager Jacksonville
branch, Ford Motor Co., and Arthur
Langford, of Dallas, Tex, southern
division supervisor for the Ford Mo-
tor company. Altogether there will
be approximately seventy five visi-
tors, representing dealerships from
Albany, CordeIe, Fort Valley, Daw-
son and 20 other points. The meet
ings will be presided over by w. wv.
Mitchell, Atlanta branch manager,
who is holding a series Of district
conventions in the interest Of inn
proved service to Ford car owners.
A very unique feature of the con-
vention, according to Mn Walter.
Rylander Of the Americas Automo-
bile company, local Ford dealers.
will be the Ford Service Caravan.
which is a complete Ford service sta
tion mounted on six Ford trucks.
demonstrating in actual use every
type Of machinery especially design
ed to speed up and improve repair
work done on Ford cars.
This travelling service station will
be demonstrated to Ford dealers and
their shop experts all day Wednes-
day at the plant Of Americus Auto
mobile company, and in the evening
the public will be given an oppor-
tunity to see this interesting outfit
in full operation on Lamar street,
opposite the Windsor hotel.
The convention program sollows
Wednesday morning and after
noon, registration of visitors, demon
stration of travelling service station
at Americus Automobile company,
talks by Ford Motor company ex-
perts and representatives of Ozburn-
Abston company of Atlanta. equip
ment and machinery distributors
Wednesday evening, public dem
onstrations of Ford travelling serv-
ice station on Lamar street, opp0
site Windsor hotel, and talks by rep
resentatives of Ford Motor company
and Ozburn-Abston company.
Thursday morning, instruction and
demonstration by exDerUs of correct
methods of assembling Ford cars.
Thursday noon, luncheon to all
convention visitors at the Tea Room.
Thursday afternoon, visits TO
points of interest and adjournment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
100000 HAVE LEFT
FARMS OF GEORGIA
DR.. A. M. Soule Estimates Mum
Der of Farms Already Aban-
doned at $4,000

ATHENS, May 22.-An estimated
total Of 100000 persons is the num-
Der of white and black Georgians
who have left farms in this state
since last January l. Of this num-
Der the greater part is composed of
black citizens, although the number
of whites who have abandoned the
farms is placed at above $4,000.
These astonishing figures and others
that will be given were compiled
by county agents throughout Geor-
gia, grouped at the Georgia State
College of Agriculture, and given to
the public through newspaper cor
respondents for the first time last
night, by Dr. Andrew M. Soule,
president of the institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
GUS BROWN, DEMENTED,
is HELD AT WAYCROSS

WAYCROSS, May % Captain
Justice, of the Waycross police de-
partment, captured Gus Brown, 40
year-old negro believed to be insane,
on Albany avenue and turned him
over to Sheriff H. J. Sweat for hold
ING until lunacy trial could be given
him.
The negro, who is said to have dis
turbed the citizens who live up and
down Albany avenue, was brought to
the court house today by Captain
Justice. 1t is stated that the negro
was laboring under the delusion that
he was a minister and that he
preached in a wild incoherent man
ner.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
NO 7
TO GIVE WOMAN PLACE
Montreal Assembly Declines to
Act Upon Overture Made by
Florida Presbyterv

MONTREAL, n c., May %. -
Disapporval was stamped today on
the overture Of the Presbytery of
Stl Johns, Florida, asking shat at
least one woman he placed on each
executive committee in the major
ty report of the standing committee
on Bills and Overtures prepared for
the general assembly of the Fresby-
terian church here.
At the concluding session of the
General Assembly here today San
Antonio, Tex, was selected as the
next meeting place.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
AMERICUS GUN CLUB
SOLICITS NEW MEMBERS

The Americus Gun club now meets
every Thursday afternoon at $50
O'Clock north of Bob Anglin's place.
This club has in recent months held
many Smoothing matches and these
occasions have always been looked
forward to with interest.
A campaign is now on for new
members and everyone interested in
field sports Of this kind are invited
to be the guests of the club. Pros
pectiye members are asked to see
either Jap Pinkston or ]. w. High
tower.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
PROF. HALE GETS LIFE
TEACHERS CERTIFICATE

Prof. C. NJ. Hale, principal OF
Americus High School, has just re-
ceived his life teachers certificate
from Prof. NJ. NJ. Park, state. school
superintendent at Atlanta. The GER
tificate is handsomely engraved, and
entities Frof. Hale to teach in Geor-
aia schools during the remaining
years of his life without examination.
The certificate is granted only to
graduates Of some standard college
who have attained ten years or longer
as teachers and whose moral charac-
ter is above reproach.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
COMPLETE DEADLOCK
AT THACCHWANG.

IIENTSIN, May 22.-(By The As
sociated Press 1.-The latest advices
from the Thacchwang confirmed the
complete deadlock reported in the
negotiations conducted by the Pek-
ing government in its effort to OBJ
tain release Of foreigners held by
bandits in the Shantuhg mountain
stronghold.
Conditions under which the sew
eral foreign captives are held at the
summit of PactSuku mountain is
described as terrible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
2 POLICE KILLED, 2 OTHERS WOUNDED BY SAGE
KIWANIS LUNCHEON
WEDNESDAY NOON

Because of the meeting q the
State County Commissioners in
Americus Thursday and Friday, the
weekly luncheon Of the Kiwanis club
will be held tomorrow, at 1916
O'Clock in the dining room of the
Windsor hotel instead of Friday.
The members of the Kiwanis club,
desiring to participate in the cele-
bration for the visiting commission
ers, decided to meet earlier this week
in order to welcome the visitors to
the city and make their convention
one Of pleasure and profit as well.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
COTTON ACREAGE NORMAL.

ROME, May 22-ContraTy 60 The
common impression, bad weather has
not seriously reduced the amount of
cotton acreage in Floyd county, ac-
cording to Farm Demonstration
Agent Collins. There are, Mr.. Col
Inns explains, a few farmers who will
admit that this is fact. However,
there are even fewer, he says, who
will not admit, when closely ques-
toned, that they have planted all
they intended to plant. 1t is a9gays
the "other fellow" whose cotton has
not been planted.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
DOES ADVERTISING PAY?
SURE, MIKE.

When M. E. Albright called the
Times-Recorder office and asked
that a classified ad be Inserted for
the sale of &n electric fan which
he was not using, he said he
would like for It to go three times
because it might take that long
for the public to see the ad.
Not 50, however, as results
manifested. Thirty minutes aft
er the parer came out in the aft
ernoon, Mr.. Albright said, he had
received several calls for the fan,
making the sale on the first call.
Having been committed to the ef-
fcacy Of advertising all along,
Mr.. Albright says when he or his
friends have anything for sale on
want anything, to use the Times
Recorder. It gets results.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
SLOW PAYMENTS IN SCHOOL
TAXES REPORTED BY CLERK

WAYCROSS, May 22-W While only
10 more days remain in which to paw
school taxes the great bulk Of the
taxes remains to be collected, accord
ing to City Clerk Walter E. Lee. Mr..
Lee stated this morning that very
few payments were being made daily.
and that the rush at the closing dsv
bid fair to be enormous.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
AFTER PLEDGES FOR
ADDITIONAL HOUSES

WAYCROSS, May 22-Dan Lott,
chairman of the Chamber of Com
merce subcommittee to secure un-
conditional pledges for the construc-
ton of more houses in Waycross, has
called a meeting of all those who
pledged houses for next Monday eve
ming at 8 o'clock at the Chamber
of Commerce so that their names
may be added to the list.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
WAYCROSS GOLFERS ASKED
TO PLAY AT BAENBRIDGE

WAYCROSs, May 22-The Way
cross Gdlf Club is in receipt OF an
imitation from Bainbridge to send
some Of the Waycross players to that
city to take part in inter-club games
between the cambridge and Way
cross clubs. The invitation was eX-
tended through P. r. Bomeisler of
this city who is member of both
clubs. President P. A. Hay has not
yet mode any selection of players
who will go to Bainbridge
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
TRIP pOsTpOMrn

ROME, May 22-The camping
trip Of the Darlington school, which
was to have been taken Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of last week,
was postponed until the latter part
of this week on account of the high
water and rainy weather. The school
will pitch camp ON Ship Island, about
thirty miles UP the Oostanaula River
from Rome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
MAN WITHOUT HANDS
MAKES GOOD LIQUOR

ROME, May 22.-youngblood
pleaded guilty Oh a charge of MAX
ing liquor, when acraigaed before
United States Commissi)par John G.
Printup. Youngblood was captured
while operating a 4a-gallon still,
along with IL gallons Of whisky, and
about 100 gallons of beer, and the
equipments was destroyed. Bond
was assessed at $500, and furnished.
Youngblood, although minus Of
both hands, made the best of pure
corn liquor, it was stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
PARSONS HEADS GRAND
ENCAMPNENT,. EDGE IS
NAMED GRAND MARSHAL
AmeYicus Man Elected to Place
in Grand Encampment Organ
izaticn Meeting in Macon
GRAND LODGE TOMORROW
c. c. Parsons, Of WatkinsvilIe,
Chosen Grand Patriarch at
Session This Morning

MACON, May &c. C. Par
sons, of Watkinsville, was elec5eG
Grand patriarch Of the Grand En-
campment of Georgia Odd Fellows
here today, with Sam II. Edge. of
Americus, chosen grand marshal! Of
the encampment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
MISS SMITH WINNER OF
LIONS CLUB RECITATION

Miss Elizabeth Smith, student at
Americys High school, won the med
al offered by the Lions club of
Americus, in the recitation at the
school auditorium last night. She
recited "The Anarchist" displaying
great talent, and today at the club
luncheon, Miss Smith complimented
the members by again rendering the
composition most charmingly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
CONDITION w. M. HUMBER
REPORTED MUCH BETTER

His many friends in Americus
and throughout this section of the
state, will be delighted to know that
the latest reports from the bedside
of w. NJ. Humber in Atlatna is that
he is better today, having spent a
good night last night.
His attending physician says that
his chances for recovery are excel
lent, but that it will be a long time
before he regains hsi accustomed
health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
CONSTITUTION ADOpTF.D

ROME, May "a constitution
and bylaws prepared by a special
committee were adopted by the Floyd
County Poultry Association at a spe-
Ella Injecting at the Chamber of Com
merce. The meeting also endorsed
the cooperative poultry sale which
will be held here in June and appoint
ed committee to help arrange for
the event.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
CAN'T SEIZE HOUSEHOLD
GOODS UNDER PROHI LAW

ATLANTA, May 22-Because a
"shiner" sits in 4 split-bottom chair
while brewing a bit of mountain dew
and, maybe puts his feet on the
kitchen stove and throws his SOM
brero on the bed over in the corner
that's no reason why his household
furniture may be confiscated as part
of an illicit distilling outfit if he gets
caught
So the state Supreme court has
just ruled in the case Of w. B. Little
brought up from Mcintosh county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-05-22
ZERO HOUR PAST. NO
EXECUTIONS YET MADE
BY SCH0N BANDITS
Government Troous Withdrawing
as Demanded in Ultimatun1,
According to Reports
CAPTIVES SUFFER
Complete Deadlock in Negotia-
tons Reported From Thac-
chwang Early Today

oHANGhAI, May p (By the As
sociated Press zero hour
for the Suchow bandits has passed
and no announcement from the gri-
gand stronghold Of any executions.
Government troops are withdraw
ing, as the bandits demanded. The
nearest soldiers to the bandit strong
hold now is six miles distant.