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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
7 NO FIREAEN | OSE
LIVES WHEN WALL Of
DANCE HALL CRASHES
Spectacular Fire Destroys New
Plaza Hotel in Brooklyn
Last Night
FORTY-SEVEN ARE INJURED
Most of Those Hurt Members of
Fire Department Engaged
in Fighting Blaze
FORTY-sEVEN ARE INJURED

NEW YORK, August 81. - Two
fremen were killed when the roof
and one wall of the new Plaza hotel
in Brooklyn crashed during a spec
tacular fire there last night, accord
ing to a casualty list compiled by
the police this morning. Forty
seven men, most of them firemen,
were injured. First reports placed
the number of dead at ten, but
these reports were later declared
unfounded.
Ambulances were rushed to the
scene from Brooklyn and Manhat-
tan bringing doctors and a corps
of nurses who assisted in the res
cue work. Four alarms of fire
brought additional firemen who al
so assisted in the work Of rescue.
The fremen had carried lines of
hose into the structure and were
fighting the fire under the glare
of a half dozen powerful search
lights. Without warning the entire
room and one of the walls crush
ed, burying all those in the build
ing A number of spectators close
to the wall were believed to have
been victims.
Seven firemen were on the roof
when the crash came. They were
plunged into the flaming building.
Between Is and SO fremen, fire
officials estimated, We're included
in the group fighting the flames
in the building at the time of the
collapse. .rs
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
DIVE SWIM CONTEST
FOR BOYS announced
VIII Be Feature of Tnter-City
Rotary Meet Here Thursday,
August 30, at Playground

A diving and swimming contest
between one representative from
each of the seven Rotary clubs
which will visit Americus Aug
ust Both has been arranged under
the auspices of the Americus clubs
boys work committee.
Each club is to select one repre-
sentative, a boy between the ages
of IS and 18. Americus does not
compete. Prizes for the boys have
been provided.
The swimming events.
50-yard free style swim.
50-yard back stroke swim.
200-yard free style swim for dis
tance.
Underwater swim for distance.
The diving events.
Front dive.
Back dive.
Front jack knife dive.
Back Jack knife dive.
Half twist dive.
Full twist dive.
One-and-a-half flip dive.
Full gamer dive.
Half gamer dive.
Tower dive.
Scoring: One-third for each APP
proach, dive, and entry
The contest will take place in the
Playground pool,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
FIVE SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTOMOBILE CRASH

MACON, Aug. 2t-F'ive people
were injured, one seriously, yestcr-
day afternoon at Z o'clock when a
Ford touring car colIided with an
automobile truck at Smarrs, Ga, a
short distance above Macon. The
injured people were rushed to the
Macon hospital in the private am
bulance of@he Independent TaXieab
Company.
our Of the injured people are
from Savannah and were en- route
to Indian Springs, Ga, The other in
jured person, Harold 2r;tchett, of
Forsyth, was on the truck.
Mrs. Sara Stone suffered the most
serious injury, sustaining a dislo-
Gated left shoulder, scalp Iacera-
tions and a possible fracture of the
skull. She was critically i'll last
night. The others were Mrs. Sarah
Shiflin, Miss Yettq Stone and a Mr.
Stone. ---. .-- ,---.---.-----
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
BUSY NOW UNLOADING
MATERIAL FOR SCHOOL
Handsome New $4,000 Struc-
ture Being Reared at Ander-
sonviIIe by Trustees

A score or more of workmen are
busy at Andersonville today clear
ing away the site for the handsome
new $4,000 school building to be
erected there. Excavation activi-
ties are also under way with teams
assisting the workers in removing
the earth necessary to the laying
Of the foundations.
Large quantities of material for
use in the new structure have al
ready arrived and this is now be-
ing unloaded and placed upon the
ground ready to be placed in the
walls Of the new building. Sew
eral carloads of brick have already
been unloaded and one of these has
Just been rejected by the trustees,
who are watching every detail of
the building operations very close
ly.
The building is being erected
according to plans prepared by the
state board Of education, every
room being constructed with conr-
plete daylight Illumination facili-
ties, and electric lights will be add
ed for use when these are desired.
Modern water facilities win also be
installed in the school building,
which will be screened throughout,
and when completed, it will he one
of the handsomest not only in Sum
ter county, but anywhere in this
section of Georgia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
lNERICUS R0TES ARE
PREPARING PROGRAM
F Or MEETING HERE.
LoveIace Eve, Cobb Miner and
Sam Coney Constitute Cen
eYai Committee
MEET BEGINS AUGUST 30
Albany, Columbus, Macon, Quit
man, Moultrie, ThomasvilIe
Valdosta Rotes Coming

Americus Rotarians are formulat-
ing final plans for the great inter
city Rotary meet which will be held
in Americus August 80, with Dis
tirct Governor Ken Guernsey num-
bered among distinguished visitors
who will be here. The general
committee in charge of the meet is
composed Of Lovelace Eve, chair
man, Cobb Miner and Sam Coney,
and numerous other committees
will assist in entertaining the visi-
tors.
The program as arranged by the
central committee and announced
today is interesting and replete with
features of interest to all who will
be here. The program is as fol-
lows:
3 100 P. M.-Report at Americus
Continued on Page Two)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
YIELDED TO ROBBERY SO
AS TO SEE MACON AGAIN

Because he "did not desire to
lessen his chances of seeing Geor-
gia again." Cyrus Crumbly, coIored,
did not resist an alleged colored
friend" who took him out for a
good time Saturday night and then
held him up, according to the story
he told Sergeant Davis at the Third
and De Eancey streets station,
Philadelphia.
Acting on the youths informa-
ton, police later arrested Fred
Shaw, colored, Reese street near
Pine. Crumbly told police that he
recently came here from Macon,
Ga, and that he was going back
again as soor as he could earn the
carfare,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
MRS. MYERS CRITICALLY
Ill. AT PLAINS HOSPITAL

Mrs. James Il. Myers, Of ThaIean
district, is critically i'll at the Wise
sanitarium at Plains, and grave
fears are entertained for her recov-
cry.
Mrs. Myers is one of the best
known and most widely loved wo-
men Of her community, being the
wife of Tax Collector Myers Of
that district and her illness is of
great concern to hundreds of their
friends throughout this section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
F FRENCH REPLY TO
BRITISH NO T Is 5
HANDED IN At LONDON
Reparations Note Declared to Be
ConciIiatory in
Character
WILL PREVENT RUPTURE
Text Of Missive Said to Be
Mostly Controversial in
Construction

PARIS, Aug. 21-The rench re-
ply to the recent British reparations
note was handed the British en-
bassy today.s There is a feeling in
French official circles that the Brit
ish will find the note conciliatory
and the contents will prevent rup-
ture in the Entente.
The note is said to be mostly con-
troversial in its nature. 1t is also
stated that Poincare is unyiesding
in the essential points demanded by
the French. but the British will
probably find the note ineonclu5-
i've.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
ROTARY PROGRAM FOR
SEPT TEMBEP ARRANGED
September TO Be "Big Time"
Month Among Americus
RotarIans

Amreicus ROtarians are anticipat-
ing unusual activities during Sep
tember, which is described in "The
Rotary Messenger" as a Big
Time Month with the club here.
The Messenger in its current issue
contains program assignments for
September, these being taken from
thot publication as follows:
Wednesday September 12 -
Frank Harold, chairman Septem-
Der IL is the fifth anniversary Of
the Americus club Frank Harold
being the first president of the club
(succeeding Franc Mangum. who
did not complete his term), his ap-
pointment for that date is a for
tunate choice and insures a good
program.
Wednesday, September 19-Bin
Dykes is arranging one of the
most important programs of the
year, this date being named by the
Americus Bar Association as Con-
stitution Week. Bill will secure an
eminent jurist who will speak at
this luncheon.
Wednesday, September 26. -
John France will steer his program
and has been requested to give the
club something along the line OF
agriculture, poultry or livestock
production, a subject that is most
pertinent to US lust now.
September will be a "big-time
MONTH in Rotary, with four of our
best men in charge. If you miss
one of these meetings fellows
you'll miss something worthwhile.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
TWENTY EIGHT HOUR
AIR MAIL SERVICE
INAUGURAL Ed TODAY
Burt Wilson Hops OFF From San
Francisco in First Trans Con-
tinental Mail Flight
FLY DEHAViLAND PLANE
Carried Sixty-Four Pounds First
Class Mail in Effort to Test
Schedule

NEW YORK, Aug, 2f-(By As
sociated Fress) )-Twenty-eight-hou
mail service between San Francisco
and New York was inaugurated to-
day when Burt Wilson, air mail SER
vice pilot, hoped off at o'clock.
He is flying a DeHaviland plane,
carrying sixty-four pounds of first
class mail.
The flight is the first of num-
ber of test flights of this nature to
be made during the next five days,
the success of which will determine
the permanency of the schedule. An
other plane is scheduled to start
from New York today on western
cross country flight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
SIGHTSEEING PARTY
ENDS FATALLY F Or
NEAR NICE TODAY
Five Americans and One French
man Fatally Injured in Crash
of Car
WENT OVER PRECIPTCE
Besides Those Dead Fifteen Hurt
in Plunge Over Hundred
Foot Canyon
WENT OVER PRECIPICE

NICE, August 21.-Five Amer
leans and one Frenchman were kill
ed when a motion sightseeing bus
crashed through a parapet on the
highway between Nice and Evian
yesterday, plunging down a 100
foot precipice into the river.
1t is known that e were iniur-
ed, some probably fatally. Eight
cen of the % passengers were
Americans. The injured included
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Strayhorn, Of
Durham, N. c., and Mrs. w. A.
Hooker, of Miami, Fla.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
BUSINESS SURVEY
WELL UNDER WAY

The business survey of Americus
now being made by the Eckford
Publicity Co., under auspices of
the Times-Recorder, is making rapid
headway, with favorable receptions
according Eckford representatives
in the work. Mrs. Maybe Eckford
and Mrs. Beth Irwin, who have
been conducting this work with
George Eckford as director-general,
have succeeded in interesting prac-
tically every firm of prominence
here, they stated today, and the
completion of the survey is expect
ed to be announced one day this
week. -E-lA-l.M
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
KHAN OFFERS REWARD

MACON, Aug, 21-M. 0. Dun
ming, of Atlanta, chief of staff of
the Georgia Department Of the Ku
Klux Klan made public state
ment announcing the Klan's offer
of $500 reward for the arrest and
conviction of the parties guilty OF
fiogging here. Local rewards now
total $4,000. and this exclusive Of
those offered by the governor. No
developments in the arrest of the
three Hudson brothers today and no
additional disorders.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
WESTBOUND PLANE
TOOK OFF AT EE.

HEMPSTEAD, N. Y, August 2I.
Westbound mail plane took off at
II O'Clock today, and it is expect
ed this plane will pass the east
bound flyer in the air between the
two coasts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
MARYLAND MINISTER'S
WIFE FRIGHTENED TO
D { A I \ BY FIRE
Destruction of Parsonage Satur-
day Results Fatally For Mrs.
J. r. Bicking
HAD BEEN ILL SOME TIME
Two Men Held Under Arrest
Charged With Firing House,
Other Arrests Expected

POCOMO CITY, Md, August 21.
Mrs, J. R. Bicking, wife of Rev.
j. r. Bicking, died today as a result
of a fright caused from the burn
ing Of the parsonage Saturday
night.
Mrs. Bicking had been in i'll
health for some time past, but her
condition became suddenly worse
after the fire. Two men are held
under arrest, charged with firing
the house, while four other arrests
are expected today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
COLUMBUS CHILDREN
HAVE OUTING AT EELBECK

COLUMBUS Aug. 21-More than
100 Columbus youngsters, children
of poor families for the most part,
are enjoying a two weeks outing
at the girl scout camp at Eelbeck.
The outing is under the auspices of
the Family Welfare Bureau
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
REASONABLE ATTITUDE

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-PHesi-
dert Coolidge told White House
callers today he had decided to
adopt a reasonable attitude in the
matter of clemency toward war time
violators, but that he recognized
that some Of those still imprisoned
were receiving just punishment for
their crimes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
CRUIsER GOEs ASHORE

SEATTLE, Aug. 21-The cruiser
Seattle, flagship of the United
States battle fleet went ashore in
Puget Sound in a fog today, radio
said. 1t is not believed in
danger but vessels are standing by.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
LATE NEWS
BULL
CAPTAIN COoK -sHoT DOWN

GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 21-
Rum pirates who boarded the Nova
Scotia schooner j. Scott Hankenson
off Roekport yesterday shot down
Captain Cook and took away twenty
thousand dollars in cash, police said
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
DEFENDANT ON TRIAL

SAVANNAH, Asg. 21-The third
defendant in recent whisky raids
placed on trial, was Charles c. Jor-
dan, proprietor of a cafe six miles
from the city. His case is expected
to go to the jury this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21

Mrs. Viola Damon left Monday
for Lumpkin for visit of several
days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
WEATHER

For Georgia - Fair tonight;
Wednesday unsettled; probab-
ly thundershewers in interior.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-08-21
Spot Cotton

American AIlddling --.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11
Celebrating Our 2 Anniversa

The only way to reduce retail prices is to lower the cost of doing business. We have done that by saving on rents and by elimi- hating expensive sales force. We wait upon our customers ourselves
 The manufacturers of finer furniture, from whom we buy, do not give preferential dis counts to any merchants for large purchases. The dealer who claims to make lower prices because of large buying power" isn't talk ing of the kind of furniture you get in this store and in this sale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-11

GSA sA4A AaENe. .: ssesS esS>Ns SrSA. .ses$ ITITIItITsIilll: ITglHliI1TnilHIrIIIIf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-21

Extra Heavy
 Sheffield" Plated
 Silverware
 Here Is another small lot of this famous silver plated tableware, a shipment that should have reached us a month ago. We will dis pose of them at the same sensational price that they were offered at during our last big sale. The assort- ment consists of table knives, table forks, tea spoons, orange spoons, salad forks, tablespoons, d ert spoons, soup spoons, oyster forks, butter knives, gravy ladies, sugar spoons, cold meat forks, etc.
 Buy as many as you wish. Values up to $2.OO each. Sale price, regardless of the items you select, 1c- each xON
 (Per dozen, $1.8O)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-21
Please Note:

No4e. This partial list of ! AOoSO A>OeC' Toletry You nd al alcum Dpatoes Roug Lpscks 
 full list in this advertisement.
 
 these  this NOW These absolutely the America Don't let this
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
ST. GEORGE = :lE, CHURCH

1T. NyerSOn Rector.
Sunday school at 10 a. m,
Morning service and sermon II
a. m.~
Until the Lenten season opens
Holy Communion will be celebrated
the third Sunday of the month at 3
a. m. and the first Sunday at II a,
m.
The corporate communion of the
girls from the Indian school will he
in November.
Each Wednesday afternoon the
rector will be at the Indian school at
4 p. m.
st. Georges church is to be con.
graduated in having secured th-
services Of Mrs. Hermann Scheffer IS
leader o their choir. No teacher of
music stands higher m the music
world of North Dakota than MIS-,
Scheffer. The choir will hold their
ilrst practice next Thursday even.
ing.
The time spent by a boy or girl
IN the average Protestant SUNDAY
school in the SCHOOL year is not over
4O hours, and yet with only 40 hours
IN year for the faithful teacher to
teach the thing. of eternity, parents
On the most flimsey excuses will
keep their children out of Sunday
school.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE
SALE BY ADVERTISEMENT

ohLC Adv
Notice is hereby given that GER
tain chattel mortgage, executed and
delivered by VIM. Ryan Of Wing
North Dakota, mortgagor, to the
Arena State Bank, corporation OF
Arena, Burleigh County, North Da-
kota, mortgage, on the 18th day of
January, 1921, to secure the payment
of Three Hundred Forty-five and
prOmissory note of even date of said
rate of ten per cent per annum from
date until paid, payable September is,
1921, said mortgage being filed in the
office of the Register Of Deeds of
Burleigh County, North Dakota, on
January Is, 1921, and ga default in
the terms of said mortgage having
been made in that said note has not
been paid.
Now, Therefore, Notice is hereby
given that said chattel mortgage will
be foreclosed by a sale of the chat
tells in such mortgage contained. and
hereinafter described, at the front
door of the Post Office in the Town
of Wing, Burleigh County, North
Dakota, at two o'clock p. NJ on the
Bird day of November, 1923, to sat
isfy the amount due on said mort
gage at the date of sale.
The chattcfs which are described
in said mortgage and which will be
sold to satisfy the same are des-
cribed as follows, to-wit:
7&orses, mixed cattle, 5 cows.
That there will be due on said
mortgage at the date of sale, the
sum of Four Hundred Forty four and
No-1OO Dollars ($444.O0) and the
costs Of this sale and foreclosure.
Dated at Bismarck, North Dakota,
this goth day of October, 1923.
ARENA STATE BANK. Mortgapee.
Arena, North Dakota.
O'HARE & cox,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Bismarck, North Dakota.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
First Presbyterian Church


The pulpit is being supplied by tn,
Rev. Harper r. Burns, State Pres
ldent Christian Endeavor Society
who will also be glad to render an,
pastoral services.
Residence, III Thayer street, phone
92sLR.
Morning worship at 1880 a. m.
Sermon-theme: 1.-THE Manhood OF
the Most Manly Man"
Special music by quartette.
Anthem: Morning vHymn" by
Buck.
Anthem: prepare You the Way of
the Lord" by Garrett. \
Christian Endeavor at $3.50 D. m.
Subject: Glow Can We Answer
Those Who Say That Prohibition
Cannot Prohibit ?"
Evening worship at 1880 p. m.
Sermon theme: Lessons From the
Life of Theodore Roosevelt"
Special music, chorus choir led by
Mr.. Humphreys.
Anthem: ~ Will Lift Mine Eyes "
Anthem: america, the Beautiful"
Junior Bible School at $3.50 a. m.
Senior Bible School at IL o'clock.
Junior Christian Endeavor Tues
day at 4:15.
Subject: Temperate in All Things"
leader, Orma McCurdy. 2
Bible study and prayer service
Wednesday at 1880 p. m.
II your attendance does not impel
you elsewhere to worship, we cor
dialiy invite you to worship with
US.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
Organ prelude.

| ~ Y
Organ prelude.
Anthem, 20 Come, Let Us Sing" BY
Parks. Sung by. Double Quartette.
Organ offertory.
Anthem, "The Harvest Time is
RAISING By" by Thompson, Sung by
Double Quartette.
n Sermon, Rev. John Morange, Dis
trlet Superintendent of the Bismarck
District.
\ Organ postlude.
The public is cordially invited.
Wednesday 1880 m. Service of
Prayer and Praise.
During the week community sur
vey will be made. On Monday eve
ming meeting will be held at the
BAPTIST church preparatory to the
survey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-27
NOTICE OF CHATTEL MORTGAGE
FORECLOSURE SALE

Notice is hereby given, That Whefc-
as default has occurred in the con-
ditions of that certain chattel mort
gage, executed by VIM. Ryan as
Mortgagor to Burleigh County State
Bank as mortgage, said mortgage
dated the 9th day Of October, 1920
and filed in the office Of the register
of deeds in and for Burleigh County
N. ID. on November 10, 1920 and
thereafter assigned to Simon Jahr,
and that certain mortgage executed
by VIM. Ryan as moftgagor to Simon
Jahr as mortgage, said mortgage
dated Apra q, 1928 and filed in the
office Of the Register of Deeds Of
1923, said default consisting in the
failure of the mortgagor to pay the
indebtedness secured by said mort
cages and whereas there is due and
unpaid on said mortgages at the datc
of this notice the sum of $2l6.4b,
now therefore, the property des-
cribed in such mortgages, to wit,
Four black cows coming 2 years
old, bought Of c. r. Wilkinson,
red, white face steers coming l year
old, 8 red white faced heifers, COM
ing l year old, bought of Matt Noon
an, all increase of said described
animals, ] brown heifer 1. year old,
blue roam heifer one year old, I
red heifer one year old, spring
calves, same being the increase of
the cows hereinbefore- described,
will be sold. pursuant to the power of
sale in such mortgage contained, at
the front door of the livery stable,
in the village of Wing, County of
Burleigh and State of North Dakota
at the hour of O'Clock in the
afternoon on the Bird day of Novem
Der, 1923 to satisfy the Indebtedness
secured by such mortgages and the
costs and expenses Of these fore
closure proceedings.
Dated at Bismarck, N. d., October
~, 1928.
SIMON JAHR,
Mortgage.
G. OLG1ERSON and HYLAND
and FOSTER,
Attorneys for Mortgage,
Bismarck, N. ..