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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

The graduation exercises will
be held Friday evening, May %,
in the high school auditorium.
The speaker will be DIR. Waldo.
president of the Bellingham state
normal DR. Waldo is talented
speaker and the school is fortun-
ate in having him here for that
time. The members of the class
of 1928 are; Consuelo Ramquist,
Marian Garvin, Marie Lokke, Ivie
Cowan, Katherine Garrod, Ward
Prigg, Carl Bridgman, Walter
Stevenson and Reginald Cutler.
The baccalaureate services for
the class of '23 will be held Sun
day evencing, May 20, at the Wash
on Community church. Rememb-
cr that the graduates need your
encouragement and your pres
ence at this service will show your
interest. The junior class will
decorate the church for the oc.
casion, the members Of the dec
Grating committee being: Mr..
Hardingcr, Marjorie Bridgman,
LoSi Berringer and Dayton Depue.
Every Monday morning the
Girls club arranges a short pro-
gram. This week they gave a
comedy skit entitled, cat Res
taurant. Following the comedy
the orchestra rendered two num-
bers. Next Monday morning the
sophomore English class will
dramatize the court scene from the
Merchant of Venice" The
principal characters are: Portia.
Pauline Weiss; Shylock, Norman
Harrington; Bassanio, Bob Mills;
Antonio, Barlow Cowan.
The annual, the 'Purgola," will
be published the latter part Of
next week. 1t is costing rore
than expected and to help defray
the expenses the Girls club Will
Continued to last page
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Woods en-
tertained a party of fourteen
young friends of their son and
daughter from the University
over the week end, and Judging
from the happy voices and gay
laughter they enjoyed the outing
Continued to last page
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

Miss Caughey has had her
grounds Handicapped most artist
ically, and new fence painted a
woodsy brown which ennoses but
does ont hide its beauty from
passers by.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

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Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1923-05-18

Walter Cliff has made a great
in the appearance of
his property by painting his
house.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
j. s. UNEnPL LOYMENT
DROPS To LOW POINT.
Georgia Cotton Mills Running on
Full Time Basis
Now

WASHINGTON, June 14.-Un-
employment ldltring the month
ending May 81 dropped to the low
est point during the last II months,
and in many major industries the
demand for common and skilled la
Dor has been far greater than the
supply, accoring to a. survey issued
by the United States Department
of Labor.
The survey says that industrial
employment and general business
conditions in Georgia is considered
to be in healthy, robust condition
with the outlook for the immedi-
ate months considerably more OPP
timistic than was a year ago.
Cotton mills in Georgia are rum
ming on a full time basis, and re-
veal increased employment during
May over April.
The shortage Of farm labor is
beginning to be felt, though not
considered serious at this time.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
NINE ARE KILLED IN
DEADLY BATTLE At
SEA NEAR new YORK
Every Member of Crew of Brit
ish Schooner Killed in Duel
With Chinese
FIVE OF LATTER ARE DEAD
Owner of Alleged Smuggling
Craft Deserts Ship When
Rations Get Low
JEW YORK. June IA. -

NEW YORK, June Ia. - The
crew Of 5ffohr men and five Chinese
passengers missing from the two
masted British schooner "Mary
Beatrice" which was found drift
ing off Sandy Hook last night, were
killed in a battle of pistols, and
according to stories told by sur
vivors to immigration officials
when the craft was brought into
quarantine today.
Three Of the Is Chinese surviv-
ors were taken to the hospital at
Ellis Island and the remainder de-
tanned pending investigation.
The owner Of the vessel with
whom the Chinese had bargained in
Havana to clandestinely land them
on American soil and was said to
have abandoned them and the ship
when food stores ran low eight
days ago.
The story, told in Chinese to an
interpreter, was of pitched battle
with axes, pistols, marlin spikes
and Delaying pins. The battle was
precipitated, it was believed, by
failure of the skipper to acrry out
his part of the bargain with the
Chinese.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
.STANBOULSKY SAID
TO Be MAKING STAND
WITH PEASANT GUARD
Several Casualties Have Already
Been Sustained on Both
Sides
EX-PREMIER ABSCONDS
Four Million Swiss Francs Taken
From Treasury Used For
Private Purposes, Report

SOFIA, June 14.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. l-Ex-Premier Stam-
boulisky is reported to have been
halted near Tartar Bazardjik and
is said to be making stand
against government troops With
several hundred peasant guards.
Several casualties have already oc
Cured.
Part of this band fled in mo-
tor car, but was caught and arrest
ed.
It was Officially asserted that
last March Stamboulisky received
from the treasury four million
Swiss francs ostensibly for state
purposes, but really for other ends.
1t is reported that large guam
tity of machine guns and ammu-
milton was discovered at Stamboul-
isky's home near Sofia.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
WESLEYAN ALUMNAE
ORGANIZE CHAPTER
Americus Women Who Attend
ed Methodist College VIII
Work For Its Interests

Americus alumnae of Wesleyan
held an organization meeting We'd
nesday afternoon at the Sign of the
Fine Tea Room when formal organ
ization of the alumnae chapter was
consummated. Officers elected at
this meeting were Mrs. Floy Chap
pell, president, and Mrs. Reese Hor-
ton, secretary and treasurer.
Those present at this meeting
were Miss Carrie Speer, Miss Mary
Goodwin, Mrs. Floy Chappell, Mrs.
Charles Ansley, Miss Cornelia Shi-
yer, Miss Rossie Andrews, Miss Or
lean Ansley, Mrs. Emmett Anderson,
Mrs. Eugene Bailey, Mrs. Charles
Hale, Mrs. 7. G. Hudson, Mrs.
Reese Horton and Mrs. Fred Nor
gan. Miss Mary Thomas, Of Lula,
and Mrs. Hinton McGehee, Of Tai
bottom, who is the guest Of Mrs.
Emmett Anderson, were visitors at
the meeting, both of these being for
mer Wesleyan girls.
1t was agreed at the meeting that
each member present should write a
brief chapter upon their school life
at Wesleyan, each chapter to con-
tain a resume of the most interest
ing incidents at the college during
the period covered.
There are altogether thirty-two
former Wesleyan girls in Americus
and all of these viii be enrolled IN
the alumnae chapter. When this pre-
Iiminary work is completed it is
planned by those promoting the
movement to work earnestly for the
advancement of the interests of
Wesleyan in this community. An
other meeting Of the newly organ
lied chapter will be held at an early
date.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
MRS. TEASLEY LAID.
TO REST WEDNESDAY
Many Friends Attend Obsequies
Conducted by Rev. Jason
Shirah at Rylander Church

Funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. Annie Decker Teas
ley were held from the Rylander
church near Americus Wednesday
afternoon at 3 o'colck, the obse-
quies being largely attended by
friends and relatives throughout
the county. Death followed a short
illness of ten days of pneumonia.
Rev. Jason Shirah, pastor of the
Plains Methodist church, conducted
the services, and the pailbearers
were Wright Minis, Earl Croxton,
W. A. Chappell, Henry w. Virgins,
Grady Bridges and G. A. Moore.
Interment was in the Rylander
churchyard, and the floral offerings
were many and beautiful.
Surviving are her husband, I. j.
Teasley, a daughter, Lee Ola Teas
ley, who reside on the farm Of DR..
Taylor Lewis; her mother, Mrs
Victoria Decker, and brother, B.
B. Decker, of Americus.
Mrs. Teasley, who was 40 years
of age, was one of the best known
and most universally beloved wo-
men of Sumter county. Possessing
a disposition of rare sweetness and
gentleness, she surrounded herself
with friends who loved her for her
sterling worth and happy disposi-
ton.
She was member of the Meth
odist church, and lived its tenets in
her daily life, radiating Chris
tian influence about her.
Greatly loved by children, these
young friends brought designs of
handsome flower with which to
cover her casket and ,the. grave in
which she rests beside her father
who died in Americus several
years ago. Her untimely death has
cast pail of sorrow over the en-
tire community in which she re-
sided.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
GEORGIA NAM FOUND
DEAD NEAR COLUMBIA.
WAS KILLED WEEK AGO
Decomposed Body Believed to
Be That of Joe Maracas, Of
Madison
BOOK IDENTIFIES BODY
Bullet Hole in Body and
Crushed Skull Show How
Victim Met Death

COLUMBIA, S. c., June IA. -
The body of a man believed to be
Joe Maraeas, of Madison, Ca, was
found lying in clump of under
brush three miles from Columbia
shortly before noon.
The man had been shot and his
skull crushed, examining physicians
said. The man had been dead a
week or ten days.
Partial Identification was made
by means of a bank book founc
in his pocket showing that he had
a deposit in a Madison bank.
The body was discovered by two
boys who were hunting in the neigh
borhod, They notified authorities
here, who at first believed the body
to be that of a negro as there was
la negro dance hall nearby. Closer
examination, however, disclosed
that the body was that of a white
man.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
TAT NAL Imam VANT
BASIC LAW REVISED
TO CHANGE TAX LEVY
In Open Letter to Hardwick and
Walker Elders Declares This
Is Needed
STATE MUST HAVE MONEY
Points to Other States Where
New Tax Methods Have In
augurated Prosperity

REIDSVILLE, June 14.-H. II.
Elders, representative in the legis-
lature from Tattnall county, has
addressed an open letter to both
Governor Hardwick and Governor
elect Clifford M. Walker, in which
he declares a constitutional con-
vention necessary to remedy Geor-
gia's financial ills. The letter, adj
dressed to the outgoing and in
coming executives, is as follows:
"Honored Gentlemen: In two
weeks both of you will send a mes
sage to the legislature, one sending
his last message and the other his
first. AS you both know, | am a
member of the next legislature
and | take the authority to write
you about the things want to
hear from you on. You will tell
us Fof the sad condition of our
state, and you should recommend
to us the remedies. In my opinion,
neither of you have come plainly
to the actual remedy. 4 4now
both of you know the fatcs and
know the remedy. Governor
Hardwick, you are talking about
investigating different depart
ments of the state government,
economy and reducing .appropria-
tions. Governor Walker, you
have been talking about invisible
property" being put upon the tax
digest. "hsow are you going to
get it on there?
Il want both of you to tell us
that for the want of money our
public schools have been closed
our school teachers made to wait
one year for their money; our
state university and every state
school getting only bne dollar
where they ought to get ten dol
lars; sour state sanitarium is I'm
need of funds; every state insti-
tuition is in need of help; and the
Confederate soldiers hungry. The
above things cannot be remedied
without rewriting our entire tax
laws and raising twenty million
dollars instead of ten million dol
lars year. Both .of you know
that must be done and you know
how it can be done.
"Our state in area is the larg-
est East Of the Mississippi river,
and rich in undeveloped resources
Of many kind, and it is the home
of almost three million people
The present condition of our state
affairs is a disgrace to all Of us
We need money and plenty of ii
and VIC have already taxed beyond
the limit our farmers and labor
ing people and our poor citizens.
We must raise two dollars where
olina has progressed more in the
talize yourselves.
Both of you know North Caro-
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
CHULA SCHOOL BONDS
ELECTION CALLED OFF

Triton, June 14.-Ihe special
election for the Chula Consolidated
school district to authorize bonds for
an addition to the school building
has been called off.
The election was called at spe-
ical meeting of the board of trus-
tees on May 9, ODE held on the 18
of June, to authorize a bond issue
of $4,000 for the purpose Of pro-
viding additional school facilities
for the Chula Consolidated school.
The board of trustees decided to
call the election off for several
reasons, one of these being that
it would not be possible to sell
the bonds and make the additions
to the building in time for the
opening Of the fall term of school.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
TAX EQUALIZERS ARE
CUTTING FEW RETURNS

Tax equalizers Of Sumter county
today completed practically the
whole work Of revising tax returns
of white taxpayers, only a portion
of the 9th district returns remain
ing to be revised. This work, it
is expected, will be finished this
week, when the work of revising
negro returns will begin. Accord
ing to reliable information, the
board this year really is equalizing
tax values in Sumter county, with
an average reduction in returns Of
approximately 10 per cent, where
returns have been altered at all.
Very few changes, however, have
yet been made in any returns, but
in none Of these have any substan-
.ial raises been made,
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
MRS. CHURCHILL TO.
Be VETS CHAPE.B0NE
Former Popular Americus Wom-
an VIII Come Back From
West TO Aid at Rome

Mrs Bessie Moore Churchill now
a resident of Omaha, Neb., will re
turn to Georgia to be local chape
rome at the Georgia Confederate
Veterans reunion in Rome. This
will be learned with interest here
where Mrs. Churchill resided sew
eral years while her husband, Major
LAWRENCE Churchill, was commander
at Souther Field. The appointment
was recently offered Mrs. Church,
i'll by Major General A. ]. Twiggs,
commander of Georgia Veterans,
and writing to a friend in Americus
Mrs. Churchill expresses her very
great pleasure in accepting the ap-
pointment.
In this letter Mrs. Churchill says:
"All through your love and interest
in Mr.. and Mrs. Yankee Major
and the Little Yankee, Major Gen
eral Twiggs has given me very
nice appointment on his staff. +
& Nothing will make me hap
pier than to represent the Georgia
Veterans and while Omaha is long
way, if the Lord so wills l will make
a special effort to be back here with
you"
In concluding her letter Mrs.
Churchill refers to Major Churchill,
saying he is in Omaha, and "thinks
he will like it fine" She will join
him there during the last of this
month, being now at her former
home, Rome, where the Floyd Camp
No. 1868, recently presented her
young son, Lawrence, with hand
some color-illustrated Bible.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
GERMANS HORRIFIED
At DEATH Sentence
Extreme Penalty Pronounced
Against Paul Georges
Aroused Criticism

BERLIN, June 14.-(By the AS
sociated Press. Horror was eX-
pressed by the Berlin press today
over the French announcement at
Mayence of the pronouncement by
courtmartial of the death sentence
on another German, Paul Georges,
an agriculture engineer employed
in the Baden Aniline and Soda
Works at Ludwigshafen, convicted
of sabotage.
Georges was arrested on the
night of May % while passing over
Rhine bridge between Mannheim
and Ludwigshafen near which rail-
road sabotage had been committed
the same night.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
FORMER BARNEY BALL
HON ESOLD TO HEARON
Property Located at Spring and
Dudley Streets Figures in
Interesting Deal

A rea lestate deal consummated
this week in Americus Of general
interest is that of the sale of the
former Barney Ball home on the
corner of Spring and Dudley
streets. This attractive home was
purchased by w. W. Hearon from
Mrs. j. H. Miller, the sale having
been made through John Il. Oliver,
real estate dealer. The considera-
ton involved was not made pub
lie, but it is understood the home
was bought at satisfactory price
to the purchaser.
While Mr.. Hearon has not stated
definitely his plans, it is expected
that he will use it as a residence
for his family.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
CHILD SERIOUSLY HURT
IN UNUSUAL. ACCIDENT

CAMILLA, June 14.-James Nc
Carly, the five-year-old so nof Mrs.
Hattie-Sap MeCarty, was painfully
injured at Camilla when a flower
box was overturned on him, break
ing his thigh. The little boy was
trying to climb upon the porch and
took hold Of the heavy box to pull
himself up, when the box became
unbalanced and fell on him.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
INSPECTION PARTY
VISITS AT TIFTON

TIFT0N, June 14.-Prof. NJ. H.
Pearson, L. T. Wells and w, Win
ston Of the government extension
service of the State of Alabama,
with headquarters at Auburn, spent
Tuesday night and part Of We'd
nesday in Tifton.
The party was travelling by mo-
tor and was on a tour of inspection.
They came to Tifton from Ashburn
where they visited the creamdry
and familiarized themselves with
the Turner county plan for diver
sified agriculture,
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
SHEPPARD PICTURE
PRESENTATION OPEN

Americas Masons, members of
Americas Lodge No. Is, and M. B.
Council lodge, No 95, today an.
nouneed that N. H. Ballard, who
will present the picture of J. E.
Sheppard to the fraternity here,
would arrive in Americus Friday
afternoon. The presentation will
be open to the public, Masons and
non-Masons alike being invited to
attend. The public session of the
lodges will begin at $3.50 Friday
night, when it is expected many
friends of the dead mayor and Ma
sonic leader viii be present. Ladies
are especially asked to be present.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
YET SHROUDS
SHOOTING OF RODGERS

VALDOSTA, June 14.-No light
has been thrown on the killing of
w. Tillman Rodgers, 22-year-old
white man, who was killed at an
early hour Sunday morning, seven
miles below Waycross, as he and
a party of young men were driving
through a lumber yard. Mr.. Rod
gers was driving the car and when
it slowed down to go through the
lumber yard some one shot into the
car with a pistol, causing the driv-
er's death. Efforts to find out
who did the>shooting have not been
availing.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
MANY ATTEND BAPTIST
PICNIC AT MYRTLE

Many Americus people, Baptists
and friends of Baptist congregation
are enjoying a picnic today at Myr-
tie Springs. The picnickers left
Americus in cars early this morn
ing, going to the resort where ar
rangements had been made for
spending a day Of pleasure. All
the facilities of the resort are at
the disposal of the picknickers, with
plenty of good things to eat pro-
vided in abundance by the ladies'
of the congregation. There are
several hundred attending the pic
mic, which is the largest staged in
Americus to date this season.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
FRIGHTENED NEGROES
SEEK POLICE HELP

VALDoSTA, June 1.-Two small
negro children a girl and boy,
came to the police station Tuesday
night for protection, being in search
of a county officer. They said their
father, Math Sirmans, living about
five miles from the city, had beaten
their mother during the night and
created a scene which alarmed
them.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
NEEDS OF CLUB GIRLS
HEARD BY KIWANIANS

CORDELE, June ID. Miss
Mineola Hall, a graduate club girl
who has found inspiration in the
girls club work of the past six
years in Crisp county, was the hon
or guest at the Kiwanis luncheon
Wednesday.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
CHINESE PRESIDENT is
4 PRISONER. SEALS Of
STATE ARE GIVEN UP
Ii Yuan-Hunp Turned Over In
sigma of His Office to
Captors
IS NOW AT TIENTsIN
News Dispatch From That Place
to London Evening News
Tells Details

LONDON, June 14.-(By the
Associated Press President Ii
Yuan Hung, of China, has resigned
and has returned over to his cap
tives at Tientsin the government
seals which he took with him in
his flight from Peking, says a dis
patch to the Evening News from
Tientsin.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14


If ditcnes are used, they should
be as straight as possible and
properly maintained, that is, kept
clean, 50 that the water can flow
freely and there will rot be slack
pools or breeding places in the
bitches.
If the land does not drain
promptly and the water stands, it
should be sprayed with thin coat
of oil. Crude oil, diluted with
kerosene, is the best.
Poisonous larvacides can be used,
such as nitre cake, carbolic acld,
etc, Owing to their poisonous
character, they should be used on
Iy persons trained in the use Of
sucn agents.
pon0s or stock pools can be
stocked with the gamDusia atfinls
or top minnows, the ordlnary MN
now known to fishermen as the
"pot-bellled minnow." Ihis little
fish is top feeder, lives on IN
sect larvae and - rapidly destroy
the mosquito larvae ih a pond.
Breeding Spots
Draining and oIling are the best
methods to eradicate the anopheles
or malaria mosquito. The aedes
or yellow fever mosquito and the
culex variety that transmit dengue
are known as household mos
quitoes.
They breed near the houses, in
cisterns, rain barrels, tanks, roof
cutters, old tin cans that have been
thrown in the yard and such SINH.
lar places. One of the favorite'
spots is the ice box drip, under the
back porch.
This type of mosquito is dis
tinctly a problem OF the house,
holder and should be eliminated by
each property owner. This can be
accomplished by close survey of
the premises, followed by meas
ures to screen or cement over, all
cisterns; emptying all receptacles
that hold water and cleaning the
gutter pipes. If water stands un-
der the house, have it filled in at
once Or sprayed with oil.
, The drained oil from the crank
case of an automobile, mixed with
q little kerosene, makes an excel
lent solution for this purpose.
Creosote oil is an excellent agent
also.
Industrial plants, such as lumber
yards, cotton sheds and saw mills,
that are required to have water
barrels for fire protection, should
have the barrels trented with a
larvacide or empty them very Of
ten,
Easy Work.
Mosquito eradication is not COM
pl@aked and excellent work can be
done very little expense.
It part Of the scheme of the
general cleanup of town and
prompt removal or destruction of.
tin cans, boxes, broken bottles and
similar articles is necessary. School
children should be taught the meth
ods of mosquito control and dcontests
can be held and made very inter-
esting for the boys and girls in
the rural communities.
The eradication of the salt marsh
mosquito, that causes SO MUCH an
noyance at the summer resorts
along the coast, must be handled
by ditching, filling, diking and tide
eating.
The problem of the mosquito is
a serious one and all communities
that are bothered by this pest
should start early each spring to
exterminate them and destroy their
breeding places before the summer
months.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14

LAID IN water ana
there hatch out
into larvae Cor
wiggIe tails.)
From the lar
vac in a few. days
they develop into
pupae, and then
in two or three
days into the
adult mosquito.
Therefore, the
f i rs t essential
thing for a COM
munity to do, in
order to eradi-
cate the mos
Ouito. is to drain.
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
REVOLUTION
IN BULGARIA.

Bulgaria's present cabinet un-
der Alexander Stambulisky has
been overturned and its members
locked up, the result of revolu-
ton engineered by the military
class.
Prof. Zankof succeeded Stambu-
lisky as premier.
The reyolutionists, although
they pledged fulfiIlment Of Bull
garia's peace treaty o6lganons
CONTINUED on Page Oh
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14

tai system, incline to look for im-
mediate results from the New
York governors signature of the
state dry repeal bill that can't
possibly ensue unless and until the
Volstead laws changed also.
Nevertheless vets and drys
probably will agree that Smith has
but ia concrete form, for the first
time. the wet demand for amend
ment of the Volstead one-half OF
/ per cent standard up to what the
Governor calls an honest" com
nonsense" dividing line btween
legal intoxicants and non-intoxl-
cants.
the consensus Of opinion that
Smith made the yet and dry issue
one which will count, perhaps
predominantly, in the next nation-
al campaign whether the politi-
clans like it or not.
4
Americus times-recorder., 1923-06-14
rApP GIVEN ONE YEAR

VALDOsTA, June 14.-E. A.
Tapp, former cashier of the Ocilla
Bank, was sentenced to one year
and day by Judge w. H. Bar
rett in federal court here,