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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
ASKS PRISON SURVEY
EXSERVICE MEN MADE
Wisconsin Governor Writes To
Hardwick Suggesting 1t Would
Be Beneficial

ATLANTA, March 2.-Governor
Thomas w. Hardwick is being urged
to have survey made of all former
service men in Georgia state prison
and reformatory in a letter from
Governor John Blaine, of Wisconsin.
Governor Blaine states that such
a survey has just been completed in
the Wisconsin prisons and that he
has found it very beneficial, adding
that as a result of the survey a
number of men who were in the
wrong institutions have been remov-
ed and are being given proper treat
ment at other institutions.
In the Wisconsin state prison, the
governor says, 81 per cent of tbs
former service men who were con,
fined there were found to be men.
tally abnormal. Forty per cent Of
those confined in the state reforma-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02

1000 a day during the year, includ-
ing Sundays and holidays. The
amount paid to polieyholders averag-
ed $803.81 a minute Of each business
day.
Along with this great increase on
the business side, the welfare work
done by the Company, in behalf of
its Industrial policyholders kept pace.
Metropolitan nurses made more than
two million free visits to sick Indus
trial policyholders, bringing the total
number made since this service was
inaugurated to over sixteen million.
The Company has distributed alto
gether two hundred and seventy-two
million booklets and pamphlets giving
hints on hygiene and prevention of
disease and this in cooperation with
the general activities which are wild
ening each year on the part of all Of
fetal and semi-ocicial health organi-
cations, has resulted in extending the
life expectancy among Industrial pol
icyholders by eight and one-half
years since 1911.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
ALL INSURANCE
RECORDS BROKEN
The Year 1922 Showed Increas-
ing Prosperity and. Improving
Business Conditions

The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company broke all records in amount
of business done in the year 1922, ac-
cording to a report published today.
The amount of new business placed
on the books exceeded the phenom-
email year of 1920 and was far in ex-
cess of what had been done in 1921.
The Officers Of the Company believe
that this certainly reflects improved
business conditions.
Particularly significant is the fact
that Industrial insurance, which is
taken largely by wage earners and
their families, had such great vol
ume. The total amount of Industrial
insurance placed during the year was
ever $775, 100000. The income of
the CoCmpany increased by over thir-
ty-eight and a half million dollars
that of 1921, reaching the tocal of
S340,668,301. The assets of the
Company increased $144, 267, 800 and
at the end of the year stood at ST.
259,S50,325. The mortality increas-
ed somewhat as compared with the
previous year, and the total number
Of claims paid was 365,276. This
was an average of one claim paid
every "a seconds of each business
day of eight hours, or just about
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT
MUNICIPAL. MATTERS

SAVANNAH, March 2.-Members
Of the Municipal League of Georgia.
consisting of all mayors, city al
torneys, county commissioners and
health officers in the state, have
been invited to attend a convention
in Savannah March %, according to
announcements.
The invitation is being rendered
by the Savannah Board of Trade
and the City of Savannah. Among
other matters to be discussed during
the meeting will be plans for car
rying electric power into such sec
tions of the state as now have no
current and the control of hookworm,
malaria and tuberculosis.
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tory were also found to be mental.
~ abnormal.
Forty per cent Of those examined
were physically diseased, the gov
ernor states; 20 per cent Of them HAD
been disabled in service; 70 per
cent Of the cases concerned proper
ty or money; so per cent of those
examined at the state prison were
confined for trivial offenses and 6S
per cent of those at the reformatory
were serving sentences for trivia!
matters.
The total number of former serv-
ice men who were examined, Cover
nor Blaine states, was 225, 81 of
which were at the reformatory and
134 in the state prison.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
NEGRO BAPTISTS HERE
UNITE IN CHURCH
Quarterly Series OF Services To
Be Held In Which Congrega-
tons OF Churches All Join

Americas negro Baptist churches,
which have been more or less divided
in spirit during the past quarter of a
century, have buried the Ratchet and
are now smoking the pipe of peace
and unity, joining together in an eff
fort to consolidate the work in which
the members of the various churches
viii participate.
Wednesday night services were
held in Union Tabernacle on Hamp-
ton street, led by ]. H. Ponder. His
remarks urged the necessity of con-
certed action in bringing the con-
gregations of the various churches
together in a series of services in
order that each might know what IS
being done in religious work in other
congregations. He stressed the i'm
portance of work among the MEM
bers, work of the pastor in his con-
gregation, and especially urged the
young people to get into harness and
learn the methods of uplift in relig-
ious movements.
Thursday night the sessions were
held att Mount Olive church on Jeffer-
son and Winn streets, with Rev. J,
j. Chisholm leading, in the absence
of the pastor.
Tonight services will be held in
Bethesda church on Forrest street
led by Rev, ]. ]. Chisholm. This scr
vice will conclude the conference at
this time.
Beginning Thursday evening, April
26, the second quarterly series viii
begin, with services Thursday night,
Friday night, Saturday night, and
concluding with an all day service
Sunday. ne .a..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
STEWART AND WEBSTER
INCREASE COTTON AREA

RICHLAND, March Stewart
and Webster county farmers have
been signing contracts this week
with the Cotton Growers Co-opera-
tive association, and the representa-
tives of the association state that
fully 70 per cent of the land own
ing farmers have signed up to han
die their cotton through the ex-
change. Stewart farmers to the num-
Der Of 128 and rs Webster farmers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02
GEORGIA DELEGATE
TO MEDICAL. CONGRESS

BAINBKIDGE, -larcn 2.-Dr. P.
M. Lewis, of this city, is expected
to attend the Congress on Medical
Education in Chicago March 81,
representing the Georgia Medical
association in the meeting at the re-
quest of the Georgia organizations
secretary.
DR.. Lewis was designated by Gov
ernor Hardwick as a representative
from this states to the conference.
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have already signed up, and more are
expected to do so shortly. Cotton
acreage viii be increased through
out both Of these counties this year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02

The hundred-yard dash and
broad jump are popular college
sports which may be encouraged
by auto accident insurance COM
panies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-03-02

The Congress on Medical Education
is said to be a part OF the American
Medical association and its work Is
actively supported by that organl-
cation.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
MO HERSPENDS
ALL To Be At
TRIAL
Mortgages Home IN Florida to
Be Present When son-ln-Iaw
Slayer Is Tried.
TnternationaI News service.

NORFOLK, Va Sept. 26.-Many
Of the features necessary for an old.
time drama are present in the case
Of Mrs. Emma c. Owens. Of sneads,
Fla.
Mrs Owens, q frail, sickly woman,
mortgaged her humble home in the
far southern village in order to OBJ
tain railroad fare to come to Nor.
folk to attend the trial Of the con
fessed slayer Of her daughter, Ruth
OWENS Conley. nineteen, who was
hacked to death and almost decap-
itated In a roonaing house here by
her sailor husband, Fred Ffenchie
Conley, twenty-one, the night Of
September /.
But when Mrs Owens reached
this city, worn and exhausted from
the trip in day coach, she found
that the trial had been postponed
from today until October. 10, and in
her despair she broke down and
wspt. But women interested in her
case found accommodations for her
at the Door OF Hope branch Of the
Union Mission and there. she will
remain until the trial OF Conley be-
gins next month.
Police had notified Mrs. Owens to
come here for the trial and believing
the woman was on the way when
the postponement was decided upon.
tailed to notify her Of It,
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
LEAGUE STICKS
To SELFISH
ARTICLE
Canada Loses Its Fight for
Change in Part Ten Of
the Covenant.

GENEVA. Sept. 25.-The Canal.
ian resolution interpreting Article
x of the covenant Of the League cf
Nations. so that it could never be
utilized for selfish purposes. failed
to pass in the assembly OF the
League today.
Twe1ty-nine states voted ia the
affirmative, thirteen failed to vote
and one state IPersiaD voted against
1t.
President Della Torriente an
nounced that, as the motion lacked
an absolute majority, it must be re.
jected.
Delegates representing Persia and
Panama denouncsd the resolution.
M. Politis, OF Greece, supported
the resolution, saying it would faciIi-
tate entry into the League by the
United States.
The French delegate supported It
because OF Canadian sacrifices for
France in wartime.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
YOUTH, RE BlIKED
BY PARENT
MISSING
Parents Seek Mark obIegard,
II. Who Has Been Missing
Since August 8.

Mark Koblegard. seventeen years
Eold. Of 1851 Mount Pleasant street
northwest. has been missing from
his home since the night Of August
Is. His worried mother today asked
The washington Times to join
with the police department in
searching for him.
Young Koblegard left his parents
apartment at night. saying he was
going to buy a newspaper. Earlier
in the evening his father had
spoken sharply to him because of
his inability to find employment
Mrs. Koblegard had spoken more
gently to the boy and he said he
would get paper and search the
Help Wanted columns.
Mark had about $685. In his
pockets, but carried no hand bag
gage. He is about five feet and
ten and one-half inches in height,
with light complexion and hair.
After completing his studies in
Junior high school OF Columbus,
Ohio, he came here about a year
ago to live with his parents.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
BOARD OF TRADE PLANS
FIRST FALL MEETING

Plans for the first fall meeting
Of the Washington Board of Trade,
to be held October at the New
willard Hotel, are being completed
today, following a meeting of the
executive committee yesterday.
The speakers of this meeting will
include Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune,
commandant of the Marine Corps:
Brig. Gen. Smedley D. Butler, com
nlander of the marine east coast
expeditionary force; Lieut. Col. C.
o. Sheriff., officer in charge of
nublic buildings and grounds, and
Engineer Commissioner j. Frank
lin Bell.
The board will hear reports from
three Of the most active committees
Of the body, the parks and reser-
vations committee, Fred G. Coldren,
chairman; streets and avenues.
George C. Shinn, and public order,
Odell 8. Smith.
Eleven new members were elected
at yesterdays meeting, as follows:
Harry s. Baker. William H. BOYD.
Edmund Campbell, Edward v. Lee,
w. II. McCarty, Thomas p. Nor
ran, jr. Robert G. Quick, NJ. H.
Rittenhouse. Charles A. Stevens.
Henry S. Welsh, jr., and DR.. B. r.
Woodward.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
EYE AND THROAT MEN
CONVENE HERE OCT, is

Preparations are being completed
here this week for a convention of
the Academy Of Opthalmoloey and
Otolaryngology. to he held in Wash.
ington the week Of October 8.
Several hundred of the nations
leading authorities on eye. ear. nose
and throat disorders are expected
to be in attendance. The conven-
ton Will include a reception at the
White House at 1880 o'clock, Octo.
Der Is, This will be followed by a
sightseeing trip. plans for which
are now being completed by tho
washington Chamber of Commerce
and by a tea at the Chevy Chase
Club.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
.CITY'S PIGEONS
RIVAL Fl 0GKS
Of VENICE
Hundreds Make judiciary
Square Their Rendezvous.
Fed Mostly BY Clerks.

Il Ii not necessary to travel 70
Venice to see the great flocks Of
pigeons which makes st. Marks
Place rendezvous Of tourists.
Washington has its own pigeon
concourse.
Pension Office Park and Jul
dietary Square is the great meet
ing place here These two reserva.
tons are dotted with magnificent
trees. which offer ideal roosts and
resting places for the birds. There
are at least 500 or 600 |of them,
according to the park police, and
they seem to have no owners. The
police agree that they are not the
property Of the Government, yet
these guardians protect them from
harm.
Every day at noon when the
hundreds Of clerks from the PEN
sion Bureau, the Court House and
neighboring offices take their noon
day recess. the pigeons are on
hand.
Meet Clerks at Noon.
It is the hour for meals for the
workers as well as for the birds.
The latter scurry from place to
place, wherever food is offered, and
there is food in abundance.
There Is certain woman who,
according to the police, has made
it her business to feed the pigeons
every day at the noon hour, for"
many years. They don't know
who she is, but are inclined to be-
lieve that she is paid by the Gov.
eminent to look after these pets.
The cornices, pillars, columns and
inches Of the District Supreme
Court building seem to have a par
ticular attraction for the birds,
who select these vantage places
protected against storm, rain or
other interference. for their nightly
roosts and nurseries. They have
made friends with many Of the
officials in the Court House, and
without leave or hindrance often
fly into the windows and pick up
whatever they may find Of nourish-
ment.
Leave Much Refuse.
There is only one Objectionable
feature about their roosting around
the roofs of the Court House. In
building their habitats they make
use of straw and whatever they
can find which they take up to
their little homes. The refuse of
their hor1es leaves It's unn1istakable
traces over the bigger part of the
stately columns, defacing the whole
front of the temple of justice.
Measures have been discussed to
dislodge the pigeons from their
nests at the Court House, and it
has been proposed to- build thin wire
encasings around the tops of the
pillars and cornices and inches and
other places now in the possession
Of the birds.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
GARRETT ? ARK
CITIZEN To Be
BURIED
John r.. Davis Was for Many
Years Law Examiner in
s'2a US Lard Office.

ROCKVILLE, Md Sept 25.-
Funeral services for John H. Davis
for many years law examiner in
the United States Land Office al
Washington, who died Sunday al
his home at Garrett Park will be
held this afternoon at the family
residence
Mr.. Davis was for many years in
the Government service at Wash
ington. He was native of Ohio
and graduate of Union College
Of that State, and also OF George
town University law school. He
belonged to Centennial Lodge OF
Mascns and Lafayette Chapter OF
Washington.
Mr.. Davis wife. who survives
him, was formerly Miss Mary Nc.
Falls, of Washington daughter
Of the late Capt. Thaddeus McFalls
who was chaplain in the United
States army. He also leaves a
daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Chamber.
lain, OF Garrett Park. who is the
widow of Lieut.. Guy Chamberlain,
who was graduate Of West Point
and who was killed in France In
1918, during the world war.
The funeral of Mrs Helen Del
mar Burdette, who died Sunday
afternoon in the Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital, aged thirty
seven years, after undergoing an
operation. viii take place this after.
noon. Mrs. Burdette was a daugh-
ter Of James Young, Of Damascus,
and was a lifelong resident Of this
county. She is also survived by
her husband, James Burdette, Of
Gaithersburg
Licenses have been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for
the marriage of Miss Theresa Cor
nett and Herbert G. Grinder, both
of Washington; Miss Sarah A.
Digran and Abraham Tack, both of
Glen Echo, and Miss Ethel Greshon
and John H. Grimes, of Brooke
vile.
For violations of the motor We
hicle laws the following have paid
fines or forfeited collateral in the
police court here: H. E. Edge,
$24.50; William e. Whiteheart, $35;
James Roliopus, $1,000; Leonard
Williams, $13.15; E. c. Burgdorff,
$40; s. T. Butt, SIS; Milton Addison,
$4.55; w. S. Gardner. $3.50.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
200 CITIES SEEKING
PLACE ON MAIL AIR MAP

NEW YORK, Sept. 25..Two hum
dred cities and towns not served by
the existing transcontinenfaI air
mail service want postoffice Aiers
to visit their communities, accord
ing Ito a statement issued by the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce.
The board of trade of st. Louis
plans an intensified effort the next
ten days to get air mail service.
The New York chamber OF COM
merce is attempting to secure air
mail service between New York and
Boston, Pittsburgh. Los Angeles,
Minneapolis, Seattle, Detroit, At
lanta, Ca, New Orleans and Dallas.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
TO BE SUBJECT OF TALK

Truth in Advertising" is the
topic Of talk by Howard M. Cool
director of tho Better Business
Bureau, at the weekly luncheon
meeting Of the Washington Adver.
Using Club tomorrow at the City
Club.
A report on arrangements for the
clubs proposed Lloyd George Day
during the visit OF the former Brit.
ish premier to Washington. is ex
pected to be made at this meeting.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
66, 75s WERE ARRESTED
LAST YEAR IN DISTRICT

Arrests for misdemeanors in
Washington outnumber arrests for
felonies twenty-five to /. II was
shown in a civic organization in.
vestigation report.
There were 6s.75s arrests Ia at
year. of which 38,96S were of white
people and 27.790, colored.
The arrests for misdenea nors
totaled 63.87S, of which 37.613 were
white and 26,265 colored. The ar.
rests for felonies amounted to AS
white ana 1925 colored, a total of
1850. -
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
TROOPS AT CAMP MEADE
SENT TO OTHER STATIONS

Transfers involving organizations
stationed at Camp Meade were made
public today by the War Depart
ment as follows: Headquarters and
headquarters company of the Six
teenth infantry brigade, from
Camp Meade to Fort Howard, Md.
Sixth field artillery, to Fort HoyIe.
Nd: Thirty-fourth infantry, less
Third battalion, to Fort EustiS
Va; Company F.. First engineers,
to Fort dupont, Del; Twelfth in
fantry, less Second and Third hat
talions, to Fort. Howard; Third
battalion, Twelfth infantry, less
company M, to Fort Washington
Md.
The changes in station follow the
conclusion of training courses al
Camp Meade.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
RENTS FIXED IN TWO
APARTMENT HOUSES

Rents in two apartment houses
the Charlotte, 2120 p street north
west, and the Homestead, 1914
Eleventh street northwest-were
fixed yesterday by the District Rent
Commission.
Six apartments were affected in
the Charlotte and eighteen in the
Homestead.
The rent board set a value of
$40, 900 on the Charlotte. made a
maintenance of $1.872 annually and
computed rents to permit a return
of s per cent. The Homestead was
valued at $72.0 900, with an allow
ance Of $1O.618 An 8 per cent
rate Of return was authorized.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
NORFOLK OFFICIAL GETS
BLOOD FROM FRIENDS

NORFOLK, Va, Sept. 25.-More
than dozen friends of Deputy City
Clerk John d. Corbell, who is seri-
ously i'll at local hospital, volun-
teered to give some of their blood
when they learned that blood
TRANSMISSION was necessary to save
his life.
Blood tests were made and hos
pita1 authorities state that the
operation will take place today, fol-
lowing a restful night for the
patient.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
OF
CLARENDON
BODY QUITS
c. r. Taylor Is Given Honorary
Post in Citizens
Association.

g = e Sa i =
CLARENDON, Va, Sept. 25.- The
members of the Clarendon Citizens
Association received a shock last
night at their regular meeting
when the secretary read the resig-
nation of President G. r. Taylor
Mr.. Taylor Said that he needed a
rest, that the office of president
required more time than he felt he
could give and that he could not
do justice to the association and
his business that now needed all
his attention.
On motion of George McCrillis the
resignation was accepted with re-
gret.
Mr.. Taylor was unanimously
elected president emeritus" Of the
association, and in a brief reply he
said he knew of no honor that
could be conferred on him that
he would appreciate more, and that
he would at all times be ready to
do all he could for the associa-
ton.
w. H. Tapp, OF East Falls
Church, arrested by Deputy Sheriff
James East and officer Walter X.
Hanson, charged with Illegal pos
session OF whiskey, was tried be-
fore Police Judge Harry r. Thomas
yesterday. and held for the action
Of the grand jury. He was later re-
leased on $500 bond. al
Mrs. Charles II. Pickin, of CIar.
endon. who has been visiting her
son. Roswell Piclln, OF Cleveland I
will be the guest Of her daughter.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dawson, of EIlerson
avenue, Tor the winter.
The Rev. Edward Wright, pastor OF
the Arlington Presbyterian Church.
has accepted a call to the Cold
Spring Brick Church. OF Cape May.
New Jersey. He announced yester-
Gay that he would leave for his
new charge early in October.
a farewell to Rev. Edward Wright
viii be held by Columbia Lodge No.
265. A. F. and A. NJ, in the Ma
sonic Temple at Clarendon. Of which
he has been chaplain for the nast
three years. Saturday evening al
8 o'clock.
Harry K. Green, commissioner of
revenue Of Arlington county. left
Yesterday for White Sulphur
Springs, W. Va, to attend the aix.
teenth annual conference on tara.
ton. which win be in session Sen
TENDER 24-2s.
Mr.. Green was named a DELEGATE
from Arlington county by Gov. p.
Lee Trinkle.
N, D. Mitchell, secretary az the
Arlington District Sanitary Com
mission. reported to the association
last night the following recommen.
cations of the engineering commit
tee: That the sewer districts he
changed to conform to the natural
drainage area, that each area be
self-contained In that 1t shall have
It's own trunk sewers and disnosal
plants. and that these disposal.
plants be located at or near fhS
lower terminus Of each svaf.yo az
trunk line sewers.
The committee also recommended
that Asa Phillips, of Washington.
De present at the public hearing
before the court in the canacitv Of
an expert sanitary engineer.
Work on the Peoples Bank OF
Cherrydale will be started about
October 1, and the building is to
be completed by January 1.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
MAN WHO KEPT TO ROOM
ALL DAY FOUND DEAD

James Bridges. thirty nine, of 1912
Potomac avenue northwest, was
found dead in his bed at that ad-
dress last night when Mrs. Lumea
Baymude, landlady, told Policeman
NJ B. Moore, Of the Seventh pre-
cinct, that he had not come out
Of his room all day.
Policeman Moore opened the door
and found Bridges lying dead in
bed. Acting Coroner Herbert Mar
tyn said that the man apparently
had died of natural causes.
The Washington times., 1923-09-25
Of FATAL
JOY RIDE IS
STARTED
Liquor Bottles Found in Car in
Which Princeton Student
Was Killed.

AsBURY PARK, N. J., Sept. %.
County authorities are investient.
ing today the automobile accident
on Sunday morning which cost the
life of Louis Gordon Lorrie. prorni.
nent Princeton student, perhaps
fatally injuring Miss Adele Ryan.
granddaughter of Thomas Fortune
Ryan, and injuring several others
comprising a gay party. Two ma
chimes collided while the occupants
were returning from q dance.
Liquor bottles are said to have
been discovered in the wrecked
cars.
Miss Jane Scales, of Richmond,
Va, who was in the Lorrfes car, es-
capped with minor injuries. :