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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
Dp boil T0NS SERMONS
|MPRESSING HEARERS
RevivaIist at Centra! Baptist
Church Proving Himself a
Strong Preacher

Great interest was shown in the
services Thursday night at Central
Baptist church. The sermons of Dr.
Bolton are making deem impressions
upon his hearers, it is said, and he is
proving himself an unusually strong
preacher. Those in the city and adj
Joining communities who have heard
him before are taking advantage Of
their opportunity to hear him dur
ing this meeting. Quite a number OF
out-of-toWn visitors are attending
the services nightly.
"The Supreme Mission Of the
Church" was the theme at Thursday
nights service. The speaker cited
the example of Andrew, who
brought his brother, Simon Peter, to
Jesus, and beginning with that as a
typical case showed that the SUI
preme interest of every true Chris
tian as well as Of the church, ought
to be the winnino of the unsaved TO
the knowledge of Christ as per
sonaI Saviour. There was a general
and enthusiastic rally OF the Chris
t.12 Tc0nla present ucOn Tie sUggcs-
ton That the value Of the lives that
are at stake and 'he urgency OF the
cali that opportunity gives ought
to prompt to immediate and per
sistent effort to carry the GOSPEL in
vitation to every one who has not
heard and responded thereto.
The Friday mornin" study was
continuation of Thursdays theme-
e 1f.sI va Nf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
MOULTRIE STILL HOPES
FOR PLACE In CIRCUIT

MOULTRIE, June 22.-moultre
failed to find a, berth in the South
Georgia semi-pro league. Americas
didn't drop out as it had been re-
ported it would, and the other clubs
declined to take Colquitt in on ac-
count of that town being too small
and since the admission of Moul-
trie would have made an odd city
and upset the schedule.
1t was learned here Thursday
however, that Quitman probably
would put team in the field and
if this should be done Moultrie and
Quitman both could be taken in,
the number Of clubs in
the circuit from six to eight. Moul-
trit is ready to go. The money
that will be needed has been pledg-
ed and all that is standing in the
way of baseball for this city is a
place in the league.
Quitman fans stated they would
know before the end of the week
whether it would be possible to put
out team.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
FULL BRIGHT TALKS Of
TAX SYSTEM
State Tax Commissioners De-
clares Ad Valorem Plan
Wholly Inadequate

ATLANTA, June %. - The
present ad valorem system of tax
alton employed by the Statl of
Georgia to raise it's revenue does
not conform with the fundamental
principles of taxation, keen stu
dents of tha state tax system and
the problems of the state, declared
here today, and the hope is ex-
pressed that the iueoming legisla-
ture will remedy the present de-
fects.
"The contribution by the aiti-
zen to the government should be
in accordance with the resulting
benefits to him." declared Henry
j. Fullbright, state tax commits
sioner, "and the contribution re-
.quired of the citizen should be in
accordance with his abality to pay,
In other words, every citizen en-
joying the benefits and privileges
resulting from govern
ment shoull make eontri-
button in accordance with his ability
to do So The uniform ad va
loren system does not conform
with this principle, especially in the
matter of state revenues"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22

Order Restrains Emperor Will
liam J. Simmons from "Giv-
ing Away Secret Rituals"
EVANS. FACTION IN COURT
Court Sets Temporary Order
Fer Hearing Saturday Morn
ing at Atlanta

ATLANTA, June pa tenn
rorary injunctnon restraining En-
peror Simmons of the Ku Klux
Khan and others from giving
away" the secret rituals of the
Klan to the newly organized
Knight of Kamelia," was signed
late yesterday by Judge Humphries
it became known today, -
The order was issued in response
to a petition filed by representa-
tives of the Klan faction headed
by w. H. Evans, Imperial Wizard.
The court order mas set a hear
ing for Saturday.
The defendants named in the pc
tition are William Simmons, emper-
or, former Imperial Chaplain Rev.
Caleb Ridley, ]. 0. Wood, editor Of
Searchlight, Henry Norton, W. II.
Lathrop, Jr., William Thompson, &.
j. Jones, Thomas Knight, C. w. Be
som, N. H. Moore and the Knights
of Kamelia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
HERBERT CLAY DIES
SUDDENLY IN ATL ANITA
HOTEL EARLY TODAY
President Of Georgia State Sem
ate Expires During Night
With Acute Attack
DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES
Coroner's jury Finds That Mari
eta Lawyer Succumbed TO
Disease

ATLANTA, June ga verdict
of death due to natural causes was
returned by the coroner's jury in
the case of Herbert Clay, presi-
dent of the Georgia senate and a
prominent lawyer of Marietta who
died suddenly early today at
downtown hotel.
Mr.. Clay became i'll about 1
O'clock this morang and succumb-
led before medical AID could be
summoned.
Mr. Clay has been active for sew
eral years past in state politics.
He was elected president of the
Georgia senate in 1921 and was re-
elected to that position at the 1922
session.
Retiring from the senate he then
was returned by Cobb county as a
member of the house of represen-
tatives, which VIII convene here
next week.
Mr.. Clay was a son Of the late
U. S. Senator Clay and is survived
by his wife, his mother and sew
eral brothers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
TWO RAIL lines HERE
MAY BE CONSOLIDATED
ec2h~ard and Central 20 Be Op'
Grated as One System Under
Federal Plan

A very interesting report origl
mating in Savannah and concerning
the two railroads serving Americas
shippers reached here today. Ac-
cording to the report plans are now
being perfected by the Interstate
Commerce commission to provide
for consolidation Of Illinois Cen
trail, the Seaboard Air Line, the
Tennessee Central, and the Gulf
and Ship Island railroads, all into
one organization to be operated as
the Illinois Central system. This
will take away from the Central OF
Georgia its identity, and if the plan
is ever carried into effect viii mean
the removal of the head offices
of the Central Of Georgia TO Chi
cago. where the nam offices of
the Illinois Central a5e now locat-.
ed.
What effect such a consolida-
ton of rail lines would have upon
Americus is interesting to contem-
palte, but nobody here today was
in position to confirm the report,
which may or may not have a basis
in truth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
VAUGHAN QUARTET To
SING HERE SUNDAY
Famous Singers VIII Be a
Courthouse Dugin~ Sing Start
ing at 3 O'clock

Announcement was made by W.,
N. Stephens that the famous
Vaughan Ouartette will be in Amer
icus Sunday afternoons and that
they will sing at The courthouse in
the afternoon beginning at o'clock
The public is invited to attend the
singing, which is free to all.
This famous quartet has just re-
turned to Georgia after stay Of
scme time in Indiana where they
made a number Of records for talk
inc machines, and doing broadcast
radio work. Their songs were recent
w broadcasted by radio station
at Lawrenceburg, Tenn, and
they are in great demand wherever
they are known, according to Mr.
Stephens. A gospel song program
will be rendered at the meeting
in the courthouse Sunday and At IS
planned to have a great crowd pres
cnt to hear the singers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
FOREST FIRES
OCCURRED IN GEORGIA

ATLANTA, June %. - Moro
than twice as many forrest firos
occurred in Georgia as in anv 9th.
er state, the total number exceed.
ing t"enty Thousand in five wears
according to report prepared. bv
the state board of forestry which
viii be presented to the Legislature
IN connection with an appeal for
establishment OF a state Fire
Warden organization 70 check
fires and save the states forest re-
source.
According to the report, Georgia
ranks first during the five, years
period in the total number of fires.
total area 5urae over. and fourth
was third lmoag the states in the
total damage done by the
fires. Massachusetts with 5000
fires was second to Georgia with
20,059. Louisiana was first in tho
total area burned over with 5000,
600 acres rayaged by the flames,
Florida was second with 1900, 900
and Georgia was third with 5,051,-
600 acres. The total damage done
by the fires in Georgia amounted
to approximately five million dol
lars which was exceeded only by
the damage done in Minnesota,
North Carolina and Florida.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
KHAN WILL DEFY
NEW YORK'S MAYOR

NEW YORK, June 22-The Ku
Klux Khan will parade in New York
with complete regalia in defiance of
Mayor Hylan's threat to break up
any such demonstration with the
police, King Kleagle Johnson, OF
New York State, announced today.
I'VE have complied with the pro
visions of the membership corpoz
alton law and other laws and have
a right there" he asserted.
More than 1000 candidates are
reported to have been initiated at
the klan meeting at East lslip on
Long Island, last night, at which 25,-
GEO members are estimated to have
been present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
MORE CHINESE
CONFUSION.

With Ii Yuan Hung's resigna-
ton as president of China, the
powers are talking more than ever
of intervening" there to protect
their resident citizens and inter-
ests.
They might grab a few cities.
The Chinese haven't an army or
arms worth mentioning and don't
stick together well. A small, we'll
armed force could hold given
spot or cut a path across the coun-
try quite easily. Cruisers and gum
boats can control the coast and big
rivers,
But to police all China Isl diff
ferent. 1t would take millions Of
soldiers a generation or two, and
they might fail then.
However, foreign meddling can
keep the Chinese squabbling
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
BOYS ARE NATIONS
GREATEST ASSETS.
R0TARIANS TOL D
Everett Hill, Chairman of Inter-
national Rotary Boys Work,
is Speaker
GUEST TALKS TO ROTES
The Supreme Challenge of Each
Generation Is the Next, Says
Frank Slutz
GUEST TALKS TO ROTEs

ST. LOUIS, June 22.-Conserv-
ing thn nations greatest natural
resource-the boy-to the end
that he will grow up with the idea
that che profits most who serves
best" is the idea underlying the
boys work of Rotary International
as outlil cd by Chairman Everett
Hill of the International Boys
Work Committee, during session of
the Rotary International ponven-
tion here Thursday.
Rotarian Frank d. Slutz, of Day
ton, Ohio, and Eddie Guest, the
newspaperpoCt of Detroit, also
spoke.
The supreme challenge Of each
generation is the next generation,
Mr.. Slutz told the convention. The
supreme challenge of Rotary-an
organization Of men--is the boys,
he said.
Boys are history and civiliza-
ton at the source" Mr.. Slutz con-
tinued. A fraction of the time
spent upon the influencing of
adults-of man-if spent unon
boys will establish boys, their low
alties and their ideals. Every CON
sideration of business efficiency de-
mands that Rotary train boys in the
new ideals.
Rotary can teach the boys of
the world that service must be
above self, if the game of living
IS to be played in mans way.
With service above self, public re-
sponsibility will be placed before
business smugness and satisfaction
Wealth will 'he regarded as an op-
portunity for service.
The boys can be taught that
human personality is the most sa-
cred creation of the universe. Not
property, but persons must be first
IN the eyes of the law.
Truth must be honored above
opinion. Let every mas have his
opinion where the facts cannot be
obtained. Let every man be tol.
9r"nt Of every mans opinion. Let
+yety man label his opinion as an
opinion and not as a truth. Men
can understand one another in
terms of truth. They fight each
other over opinions.
The ;, boys can be taught how to
oulld world of peace. NOBODY
but boys can ever do this.
= How can we do these THINGS ?
BY example! Every Rotarian must
peheye and practice these thjngs
by cooperation with tbe
organization now existing for
boys; by arranging international
conventions of boys and by a Po-
tary school for leadership" +"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
YEARLY HONOR ROLL
FOR FURL0W SCHOOL
Names of Pupils Who Attained
Eight First Honors Are
Made Public

Miss Sarah Cobb, principal Of
Furlow Grammar school, today
made public the names Of children
attending that school who attain
ed the yearly honor roll during the
past session. In order to attain
this distinction pupils must attain
the monthly honor roll eight times
during the year, or receive eight
first honors. Pupils who attained
the honor roll nine times during
the session receive honor diplomas.
and list Of these has already
been published.
The names of those on the year
iy honor roll this year are as fol-
lows:
First Grade, Section GLADYS
Adkins, Alleen Murray, Mary
Hogg, Beatrice Parker. Frances
Parker. Section 2 Gus Harris.
Katherine Dixon, Elizabeth Lang
lord, Ada Bell Seig, Ida Mae Tyson.
Second Grade, Section Joe
BosWell, Wilma Castleberry, Annie
Lucille Fay, Wianifred Jackson.
Lucy Poole, Mae Rose Sanders
grade 2-Tom Heys, Clarence Nj.
Jones. ''SssA
Third grade, Section Oscar
Beil, Bessie Bell, Margaret Har-
rell. Grade three, section 2-Tack
Bel, Frank Broadhurst, Louis Ross
Ella Sheppard, Willis shivar
Cornelia Ann Hill, Estha Jarvis
Fourth Grade, Seets- 1-Eliza.
netn p5 English, Ruby Horne, Miriam
rIayer, j. W. Chambliss. Fourth
grade, section three - Virginia
Fifth Grade, Section 1-obr;s.
tlne Baker, Hazel Council Fift6
GRADE GRADE section Elizabeth Broad.
Sixth Grade, section 1.-Flor.
nn,a4s fnee Dixon, IIt, FIorrie Warren.
norothy : Witt. Sixth grade. SEE,
ton 2-Thelma Guy Edith Carney.
Sixth grade, section 3.-Robert
English, Mildred LeMaster.
Seventh Grade, Section 1-Annie
Turpin, Warren C, Speer, Yoland,
Pierce, Louisa Cole, Charles Laney,
Seventh grade section 2-Lois
Adams, Rachel Carruthers, Norma
Dunaway, Virginia Moreland,
Charles Council. Seventh grade
section 2-Loraine Weed, Eugenia
Johnson.
Prospect Heights School
Frst grade-Theron Toler.
Second grade-Harvey Coving-
on, ]. c. Logan, Frank Majors,
Third grade--Christine Coving-
ton, Helen Lassiter-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
PRESIDENT HARDING
AND PARTY REACHED
KANSAS CITY TODAY
En- Route 10 Pacific Coast Party
VIII Spend Day at Missouri
Packing House Center
VIII MAKE GIVE ADDRESS
Trip From St. Louis, Following
Talk on World Court, With
cut Incident of Interest

KANSAS CITY, June 22-Presi.
dent and Mrs. Harding and mem.
bers of their party en- route to the
Pacific coast and Alaska, arrived
here at 10 o'clock this morning for
12-hour visit which will conclude
with an address by the president to,
night on the transportation prob
lem
The trip from st. Louis, where
the chief executive made his first
prepared address last night, speak
ing on the World Court, was with
out incident.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
RANDOLPH TAX RETURNS
SHOW BIG FALLING OFF

CUTHBERT, June %. = The
board Of tax equalizers of Ran
dolph county have completed their
work of revising the tax returns,
making very few changes that were
protested.
Tax receiver Page has finished
footing returns of the various dis
tricts and reports that the total
shows the assessed values for 1928
are a little more than one Sundred
thousand dollars less than those of
1922. The figures are as follows;
Returns for 1922 S3.67I,T45; re-
turns for 1923 $3,568,615. De-
crease $103,130.
Mr.. Page says the loss is prin-
cipally due to a falling off in COR
poration values and money re-
turned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
PROHIBITION AT
SEA

PROHIBITION AT
SEA.
The administration admits it's
Sin the air" over the question of
letting foreign ships bring liquor
into American waters for their
own use-under seal while here.
Our laws says they mustn't. Sew
eral countries have laws compelling
their ships to serve wine to their
crews. They must break THEIR
laws to obey OURS. The admins
tration says they must obey OURS
any way. This causes such a snari
that they're told, on the "a. t."
they won't be bothered if they're
VERY CAREFUL.
The administration realizes this
positions dangers so keenly that
Congress is to be asked to change
the law The trouble is, Congress
surely won't. Most drys won't
vote for a change. Neither will the
wets-for one like this. They want
wine and beer IN THE UNITED
STATES. They don't care about
foreign ships. They're glad the ad-
ministration' in trouble. They fig
ure trouble will hasten a change
la big change, not the little one the
administration wants.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
BAL TIC WITH 6, 81
BOTTLES Of LIQUOR
ABOARD At NEW YORK
Officials Declare Customs Off
cials Have Instructions to
Seize Such Cargoes
DRY LAW is DEFIED
No Question, Authorities Say as
TO Course to Be Pursued
IN PREMISES

NEW YORK, June 22.-While
treasury officials concentrated
their attention on the Berengaria,
the Steamer Baltic slipped into
quarantine this morning with 6182
bottles of liquor under the British
government seal for her next east
bound voyage in defiance Of the
American dry regulations.
The Baltic reached quarantine
while the Berengaria was approach
ing Sandy Hook and reached her
pier shortly after IL o'clock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
COMMISSION WILL HEAR
CARRIERS AND SHIPPERS

ATLANTA, June 22.-Criticisms
Of the rate schedules of various
commodities, prepared by the Geor-
gia Public Service commission and
submitted to both carriers and ship
pers, will be heard at a hearing to
granted Tuesday, July "a, accord
ing to an announcement here TO.
day
The rates included by the COM
nilsson in these commidity sched-
ules cover some of the most impor-
tant articles moving between points
in Georgia, the commissioners de-
clare, affecting cotton, sugar, cot
ton ties, canned gooda and manu-
factured iron articles, in addition
to various other commodities.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
TIFT FARMERS FIGHTING
WEENIL WITH POISON

TIFTON, June 22.-J. T. Ever
EFT, who was in Tifton Thursday
from the Omega section, says the
cotton growers in that territory
are fighting the weevil fer this
years cotton crop. Nearly all the
farmers are poisoning the weevils
many of them using poison who
never used it before.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
TIFTON LIONS TAKE
FREE SHOW TO OMEGA

Triton, June 22-The Tifton
Lion club took its free show to
Omega today to give a perform
ance in the Omega school audi
toriun. beginning at $3.50 o'clock
tonight. The program will consist
of selections by the Tifton Lions
band, vocal solos, instrumental Sc
lectiont songs by the Lions and
a few comedy skits. he show has
been put on at Ty Ty, Brookfield
and Chula and was attended by a
large crowd at each place. II is
expected that Omega will turn out
in full force for the performance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
BRITISH ADMIT ]. s
HAS RIGHT TO BREAK
SEALS IN PORTS here
If American Government Confis-
Gates Liquor Stores Of Beren-
garia Officers WilI Submit
NO CHALLENGE TO U. 5.
Declared in Well Informed Quar-
teEs That No Challenge Is
Intended
LONDON, June 22-(By The A

LONDON, June 22-(By the AS
sociated Press. i'm connection
with the arrival OF the liner Beren-
garia at New YORK, it is declared
in wen informed quarters here that
the British government in no way
challenges the authority Of Ameri-
can officials to break the British
consular seals and confiscate liquor.
1t is recognized tnat the juris-
diction of the British government
in case of liquor or any other
woods, sealed at a British port,
ceases once the three-mile limit is
passed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
DRINK SMUGGLING
PROBLEM.

One administration plan is to
allow foreign ships to bring liquors
under seal into American ports if
their countries will let America ex-
tend her Notwithstanding
raids from three to IL miles out at
sea.
British newspapers call atten-
tion to the fact that England al
most went to war with Russia a
few weeks ago rather than permit
the latter to stretch her territor-
ial waters limit from three to II
miles.
The French and Italian press
takes the view that the United
States is trying to dry up" for
eign ships so that they'll no longer
have a big advantage in getting
passengers away from Americas
own dry merchant vessels.
x
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
OFFICIALS STATE
AMERICAN POSITION

WASHINGTON, June q.
Treasury officials arriving at their
desks today to find the British
steamed Baltic had arrived unex-
pectedly at New York with a supply
of liquor under seal, declared that
the New York eutsoms officials
had instructions to seize all such
stores and that there should be
no question of their authority to
proceed at once against che Bal
tic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
MANY TAKING SWIMMING
LESSONS AT PLAYGROUND

MANY persons are now taking
swimming lessons at the Playground
pool, according to Chairman Ralstou
Cargill of the Playground commits
sion. The pool is now open daily
from $50 am. to noon and from 3
pm. to 10 at night. Most Of the
learners are taking their swimming
lessons during the morning hours,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
COAST GUARD CUTTER
GOES TO SIBERIA To
PROBE SOVIET SEIZURE
American Vessels Reported Held
BY Russian Authorities on
Alleged Illegal Charge
TACOMA VESSEL IS HELD
Secretary Hughes Informs Own
ers of Vessel That Investiga-
ton Is Started

TACOMA, Wash, June 22-The
coast guard cutter, Bear, has left
Nome for East Cape Siberia where
four American schooners including
the Iskum, of Tacoma, were recently
seized by Soviet authorities osten-
sibly charged with violating trading
regulations.
This information reached Gen.
J. NJ. Ashton, one of the owners of
the Iskum in a telegram from Sec.
retary of State Charles E. Hughes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
MEETING IS
POSTPONED.

The president was gong TO meet
the governors Of the states to talk
over with them plans for making
prohibition work. He's postponed
this meeting, he decent say for
how long. OF course, the vets say
he found out that some governors
meant to tell him they don't think
the law ever can be made to work.
The administration answers that
when the president called the
meeting, he really intended to have
one-"in good faith"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
F. B. TRENT, &c, DIES At
E[S HOME IN WAYCROSS

WAYCROSS, June 22.-F. B.
Trent, 10 years of age, a close
friend of the late v. L. Stanton,
died Thursday after an illness of
long duration. Mr.. Trent was
born in Brooklyn, N. Y, and moved
to Waycross at the age of twenty
seccn. For number of years he
ran q sawmill supply store here.
At the time of his last illness, Mr.
Trehd Represented a Jacksonville
firm.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
CONVENTION HEARS INTERNAL TI0NAL Head
What S Going
On In The
World
DRY DIFFICULTIES
BULGARIA
CHINESE TROUBLES
By CHARLES P. STEWART
The Weeks Chief Events
Briefly Told

Every day it becomes palmer
that, to the average voter, prohi-
bition wi llbe the main issue Of the
1924 POLITICAL campaign.
The politicians would like to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-06-22
MURRAY RECAPTURED
AFTER DARING ESCAPE

WAYCROSS, June 22.-Lollis
Murray, 52-year-old negro, who es-
capped from the court room during
the June term of City court in
1921, after being convicted on
liquor charge, wSs apprehended
Wednesday in Sanford, Ala, and
brought back to the city Thursday
by County Policeman o. M. HERS
and County Commissioner A. w.
Woodward.