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New Britain herald., 1923-05-12
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| Judging from stories and rumor,
now current about the city New Brit
ain will soon be in the midst OF q
general theatrical shake-up. 1t Is
known that William Fox's lease or
the theater which he now occupies on
West Main street expires the first OF
September. The Palace theater own
ers have acquired this property and
it Is expected that they will take hold
Of the Fox theater at that time.
An unofficial report has 1t that the
name of the amusement house will
be changed to the Capitol" where
only the best in vaudeville will be
shown with few single reels OF mo-
ton pictures. tits also rumored that
tho Palace theater. now the home Of
Keith vaudeville, will be devoted to
playing pictures exclusively and will
feature an augmented orchestra
H. S. Parsons, manager Of Parsons
theater in Hartford, the only theater
housing legitimate attractions in that
city, has interested himself in the
Lyceum theater and before another
week has passed it is expected that
he will endeavor to secure control of
the local house.
From what can be learned Mr.. Par
sons intends playing only the best in
road attractions for two days week
and placing a stock company in the
house for the remaining four days. He
does not expect to continue the house
as a vaudeville and movie theater as
it has been for the past several years.
The Lyceum was the former home of
good musical and dramatic attractions
n this city.
New Britain herald., 1923-05-12
VOTE INCREASE FOR O'BRIEN
SALARIES 0ansaissae FssaFs Gisias
superintendent az sessr DeRaFs,
Hlaai IsAise af s30a.

The eommsn council COMMITTEES
on salaries a. a meeting last night
voted 10 recommend 10 the eommaa
council that the salary Of the super,
intendent % sewers, Michael T.
o'brlen, be Increased from sl,sna
% ss,sae, and deferred action unin
next "Wednesday evening On petition
for sle0 increase in the salary az
the building department clerk,
Chairman f. ", Grove Of the pubs
lie works department appeared n
support Of the sewer superintendent,
request, and Chairman u, ], Dixon
and Commissioner ], WeKler Of the
building department in support 81 the
second petition,
New Britain herald., 1923-05-12

80 This Is London registered its
s00th performance at the Hudson the
alter, New York, on Thursday of this
week. ~
New Britain herald., 1923-05-12

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several years. 1t FIRST started with q
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
CRISP IN CAPITAL
ATTENDING MEETING
Congressman Expects to Be Away
While Funding Commission
Works on Debt Problems

Representative Charles R. Cfisp
has returned to Washington, it was
announced today, to attend sessions
Of the foreign debt funding COM
mission, of which he is member. he
expects to be gone about two months.
though the duration of his STAY will
be determined by the progress at
tained in reaching agreements with
various interested foreign govern
ments, and the formulation of a gen
eraE funding plan.
Attending the funding commission
sessions will make it impossible for
congressman Crisp to spend as much
time in the district this summer as he
had planned, but it was stated by
his friends today that he intends to
return to Americas as quickly as his
duties will permit, when he will again
resume his custom of visiting various
parts Of the district to ascertain the
views of his constituents on ques-
tions of general interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
GREAT WORK DONE
BY FIRST METHODIST
Conference Collections Out OF
Way - Many Accession to
Local Church

L, G. Council, chairman OF the
hoard of stewards of the First Meth
cdist church, made public acknow-
Judgement on behalf of the board
ct the services yesterday morning Of
the good work which Rev. j. NJ. Out
Ter has accomplished since he came
to Americus as pastor of the church,
and especially during the past two
weeks during the revival servicess
which closed yesterday, this was dur
ing the collection of a free Will
offering made at the suggestion of
the pastor at a called meeting of the
board Friday night when he asked
that S1,250 be raised at the Sun
day morning services to be applied
on conference collections assessed
against the church. Subscriptions
for 1906 were pledged, the bal
ance to 20 to the building fund.
Mr.. Cutler has made fine progress
since he has been in Americas and
a spiritual awakening has been mani
tested everywhere. Something over
one hundred new members have been
added to the church roll, forty dur
ing the progress Of the revival by
letters and on profession of faith,
many family alters having been es-
tablished
At the meeting for the young folks
held in the courthouse Sunday aft
ernoon plans were perfected for q
reorganization Of the Epworth
League, which win be done soon.
1t is announced that the new mem
bers who have applied during the
meeting just closed will be received
into the Church Sunday morning,
April 20.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
LIQUOR PEODL.EHS ARE
TRAPPED WITH BOOTY
Trade With Officer for Pint -
All Fined in City
Court

Gcod work on ths part of city
Speed Office Arlington Saturuay
aitarnoon made trouble for three
negroes. The officer followed the
negroes into town from the city linz
its, was offered pint of whisky
from gallon jug after agreeing
upon 9 price. After the officer got
the negroes into town he went away,
supposedly to get a bottle to get his
LIQUOR, but the trade was never con-
summated. Instead, the officer
brought back an officer from the
sheriff's office, ,ewho pulled the whole
bunch. Warrants were issued and
the three We're hailed before Judge
Harper Of the City court, who fined
each one $50 or 8 months on the
gang for having whisky in their pos
session.
Inc negroes names were Essie and
Evans Perry and VIII Shannon The
car belonging to Essie Perry, was
eontiscated by the sheriff when CON
demnation proceedings was instit,t-
ed today. Essie Perry paid his fine
ana was given his freedom. The 9TH
er two negroes had not arranged
Tor thelr fines late today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
ANOTHER ALLEGED
LyNCHER ACQUIT TED
-,,,yv in schley Superior Court De
clares Arthur DeV ane lSo'
Guilty After Brief irlal

Arthur DeVane, indicted III Neiii0'
sunerior court for murder in con.
nertion with the alleged lynching Of
win Jones. a negro, was acquitted
Saturday after a brief trial at Ella
Vile DeVane is the third defend
amt named in the indictments to be
placed on trial, two others, Benne
DeVane and Henry Harvey, having
been convicted of shooting at an
other, and the other acquitted. Three
others. John DeVane, Clarence Rob
inson and Tom Brown, are awaiting
trial, being at liberty on bond, Dc
Vane and Robinson being held IN
$4,000 bail, with Tom Browns bail
fixed at $4,000. All the remaining
defendants were ready for trial at
the session Of court just ended, Zach
Childers, their attorney said today,
but Solicitor General julie FELTON, de-
clined to call the cases for hearing
The alleged lynching occurred during
February Of last year, and created
much excitement throughout this en-
tire section at the time. The several
defendants, except two Bennie De
Vane and Henry Harvey, who were
wounded during a fight at the nome
of the dead negro, left the county
following the alleged lynching and re-
NAMED away several months. Fol-
lowing the acquittal of the first of
the fugitive defendants to be arrest
ed, the others returned to Ellaville,
whore they were kept in Jail a brief
time before being admitted to bail.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
7 HREE REVIVAL
SERVICES SUNDAY
Wherever Ycu Find Religion You
Find Man Sacrificing to His
God" DR.. Owen Declares

Three services were held Sunday
morning, afternoon and evening by
DR.. William Russell Oven, revivalist
at First Baptist church. All were
held in the church, the hours being
$50, go o'cock and 7;30 p. m.
The congregation at the evening
service was declared by many pres
ent to have been the largest ever
assembled in the church here.
At the evenign service DR.. Owen
preached on "The Passover Lamb, 3"
and the message made a profound
impression on the congregation. He
said in part, "When the sword of
the death flashed over Egypt and
destroyed the first born, the blood of
the Lamb guaranteed safety, and
when the thunders of that great final
day shall roll the soul that has been
washed with the blood Of Jesus will
be secure.
"When I see the blood l will pass
over you" was the text taken from
the book of Exodus, 18th chapter and
18th verse. wherever you find man
you find man religious" said Dr.
Owen. ''Where you find religion
you find man sacrificing to his God.
The origin of sacrifice arose from the
idea that has It's seat in the blood.
Sacred animals were supposed to have
been part human and para divine ma
ture in their blood. When this was
poured out through sacrifice, both the
human and the divine were thought
to be brought into agreement or an
atonement was affected between man
and God. You know what mean
when I say the tears of a man has
saved a cause. You understand what
mean when I say the tears of a man
has saved a cause. You understand
what it means to save civilization by
the blood of 100000 soldiers and
you know what it means when I say
Jesus blood saves from sin"
1t is announced the revival will be
continued throughout this week, with
services at the same hours as hereto
fore.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
FINANCE COMMITTEE ANER|CUS To- FURNISH
lis CONSIDERING MEAT CONT TESTANTSIN H. s.
KILLING ISSUE TODAY STATE MEET IN JUNE
Meeting Called for 2 O'Clock
This Afternoon in Office of
DIR. j. Wade Chambliss
ESS MEN INVITED
Expect to Form Definite Solution
of Sanitation Problem to Pres
ent Council Members

The Finance committee of city
council, of which C. J. Witt is char
man, began consideration of the
Meat slaughtering problem here in a
meeting at the office of Dir. j.
Wade Chambliss this afternoon. The
meeting was called for 2 o'clock, and
just Chairman Will said this morn
ing he expected to develop some
definite solution of the problem for
presentation to council before the ses-
sion ended.
The Tmes-Recorder was asked to
send representative to the meet
ing, and it was indicated that any
interested citizen desiring to attend
would be welcome. In addition to
the suggestions contained in his con-
clusions printed in The Times-Recor-
der Saturday, DR. Chambliss, said
today he would present the commit
tee a compilation of figures showing
the average number Of beeves and
hogs slaughtered here, together with
the saving accomplished through the
use of native beef and hogs as com
pared with shipped meat.
In this compilation of facts, DR..
Chambliss declares that "there are
20 sative beeves slaughtered and
sold and three beeves shipped per
week, and 43 native hogs sold per
week. Now, the 20 beeves estmiat-
ed at 500 pounds each, bought at 9
cents per pound against 29 beeves
shipped selling at Is cents per pound
is a saving of S27 ,144.OO, that is, for
all beeves bought from western
packing houses, the same amount
would cost the city to feed the clty"s
people S 27,144.0O, more than it
would cost to feed them on native
.beef, besides the effect it would have
.on the farmers not to use the home
stuff. There would Be saving oil
S6,26O.80, on the purchase of hogs
averaging the number OF hogs USED
at the markets, to weigh only 70
pounds each, or total of $33 ,404.80
saved annually by using native stuff
rather that shipped. Whatever part OF
this s83,4O4.80 could be caused by
the manner of slaughter, or MAIN
tanning a slaughter house would De
TO maintain an abattoir. This world
necessitate a material advance in the the
price of meats sold here. This mino
Won. y is the difference in wholesale
nrices and I would prefer leaving the
fgures to the committee as to what
if would really be in retail price
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
N D R { SMUGGLED
ALIENS CAPTURED
Man Accused of Engineering IlIi-
cit Operations From Havana is
Declared to Be Detective

FOR LAURERDALE, Fla, April
16.-Four more aliens alleged to
have to have been smuggled into the
United States from Cuba were cap
tured at Deerfeld, near here this
The men were preparing to
board a northbound train when ar
rested. Nineteen others of the
same party were taken into custody
by officers near the Palm Beach
county line late last night.
According to one of the aliens IN
the party arrested here today a
former American detective, located
in a real estate office in Havana is
alleged to be the man who arranged
the adventure and accepted a large
sum of money for smuggling the
aliens into this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
SUMTER AND SCHLEY VETS
ARE BACK FROM REUNION

Eighteen confederate veterans
from Sumter and Schley counties,
members of Sumter Camp No. AZ,
who attended the annual reunion
held in New Orleans last week re-
turned Saturday afternoon coming
over the Seaboard Air Line from
Montgomery. They report having
had great time and enjoyed every
moment of their time in the Crescent
City. In the party were: Commander
H. D. Watts, Joe Day Stewart, W.
S. Moore, T. R. Murphy, H. E.
Countryman, H. G. Walker, j. B.
Nicholson, N. T. Fulford, W. 7. A.
Dunn, W. 7. Persons, T. J. Bowden,
R. A. Darden and J. A. Simms, all
from Sumter county, also ]. W.
Dozier. A. Allen, P. z. Hill, 7. r.
Strange and W. W. Dykes from
Schley county.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
Third District Representatives In
clude Cutler, Stukes, Eleanor
Ross and Ann Heys
8 FROM ENTIRE DISTRICT
Cuthbert Meet Won by School
Here, and Hale Gets Place
On Executive Committee
By JOHN WEST SHEFFIELD

Americas won the Third Distriet
High School Meet at Cuthbert Thers.
day, Friday and Saturday. and of
the eight representatives who will 70
from the district to the State Mees
in Athens during June four, Albert
Cutler and Eleanor Ross, in debate,
Ann Heys, in Music, and Lionel
Stukes, in defamation, will 90 from
Amerieus. Besides these Sumter
county will be further represented
at the state meet by one contender
for athletic honors representing
Plains High school.
At Cuthbert the Americus and the
Reynolds high schools, which by pre-
vious winnings in their respective
circles n the district, put forward
their representatives in this event as
the initial performance of the con-
tests; and Americus, represented BY
Albert Cutler and Miss Eleanor Ross,
won the decision.
Pitted against thirteen other CON
testants, Miss Ann Heys won the
music medal, while Lionel Stukes,
of Americus won the medal in dec
tnat for thSGep.stietaoinetaoi
lamation in class of sixteen con-
testants for that honor. Americas
was third in the spelling contests
which had been held in the senior
classes Of the various schools prior
to the Meet. Miss Ann Heys made
the highest individual grade in the
district, in spelling.
In the music Ashburn won Sec
ond place, and Montezuma third
place; while in defamation Cuthbert
won second place and Plains thirs
place. Reynolds won first place in
spelling, Lumpkin coming second in
this event.
Fitzgerald won first place in boys
essay, Ashburn second place, and
mpkin third. Reynolds won first III
girls essay, Cordele second, and
Dawson third. In recitation, Cuth-
bert was first, Dawson second and
Cordele third. In home economies
Dawson was first, Fitzgerald second,
and Vienna third.
In athletics Ashburn and Cordele
tied for first place, Fitzgerald came
second, while Americas and Vienna
were even contenders for third place.
The various athletic events resulted
as follows: relay race-Ashburn first,
Fitzgerald second, Americus Hooks,
Bell Purvis and Barton third. The
individual stars n this event was
Robert Bell; Hooks was under the
disadvantage of having to run with a
sprained ankle. In shot-put Ashburn
was first, Vienna second, and Ameri-
Gus (Beu) third. In the 100 yard
dash, Plains first, Vienna second,
Americus (Hooks) third. High jump,
Cordele first, Dawson second, Fitz-
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
Do DISEASE BEARING
MOSQUITOES OR MEN
CONTROL. IN SUMTER
DR.. lie Prince Puts Question of
Community Health SquareIy
Up 10 Americus Citizens
PEST CONTROL PROSPERITY
No Active Aggressive Organiza-
ton Here Interested in Elini-
nation of Mosquito, He Says

DIR. j. L. LeBrince, federal govern
ment drainage expert, today puts the
question of elimination squareIy up
to the citizens of Americus, by
straightforward explanation of the
danger that threatens the com
munity from that quarter.
"What is our local problem; what
does it mean to us, and how shall we
attack it," asks DR.. LaBrince. And
he continues:
The disease-bearing mosquito is
SO yitally important to our welfare
and progress that we can not afford
to ignore her A book has been
written called Mosquito or Man,
Which? IQ our county as in coun-
ties inadjacent states that are not as
attractive nor prosperous as they
might be and can be, it is the mos
quito and not man which rules. The
mosquito now controls our prosperi-
ty our welfare our commercialgrowth
and our health. How long are we
going to be satisfied with this state
of affairs and allow business Indus
tries to locate in towns in other coun-
ties when they should come and To-
cate here among us.
"Why do we not have more pro-
gressive farmers moving into our
county and helping us to develop its
extensive agricultural possibilities
There is just one reason. We have nc
organized body of aggressive citizens,
actively interested in the control
and elimination of the disease bear
ing mosquitoes.
eve have two types of disease
hearing mosquitoes in this county and
Continued on Page Two,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
CONFESSED PRIEST.
SLAYER GIVEN LIFE
SENTENCE BY COURT
Kalamazoo Assistant Rector
Pleads Guilty 10 Staying Su-
perior at st. Augustine's
SLAYING UNPROVOKED
Father O'Neil Must Serve Life at
Hard Labor, Despite Clerical
Vocation

KALAMAZOO, Mich, April 10
Rev, Father Charles Dillon confess
ed slayer of his superior, Rev.
Father Henry O'Neil, rector of St.
Augustine's Catholic church here
last Thursday, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment at hard labor by
Judge Weimer, in Circuit court here
this morning. When arraigned
Father Dillon, clad in clerical garb,
entered a plea of guilty.
The killing which Father Dillon
acknowledged was declared to have
been wholly unproVoked, and grew
out of the alleged "brow-beating
attitude of the superior priest to-
ward his assistant rector. The killing
occurred in the parish house while
the two priests were at breakfast.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
CLARA PHILLIPS IS
HIDING IN SALVADOR
Expect Arrest of Convicted Ham
mer Slayer, Who Made SEN
sational Escape

LOS ANGELES, April 16.-Mrs.
Clara Phillips, convicted hammer
murderess, who escaped from the
Los Angeles jail, December 5, 1922,
has been located in San Salvador, ac-
cording to a copyrighted story print
ed to today in the Los Angeles Ex-
aminer. Her apprehension is momen-
tarily expected.
Mrs. Phillips at the time of her
escape was under sentence to serve
80 years for beating Mrs. Alberta
Meadows to death with a hammer.
She effected her escape by saving
away the steel bars of her cell, leaV-
ing prison over the roof of an ad.
joining building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
BURRELL GOODWIN IS
KILLED BY BLACK
Slayer Asserts He Shot in SeIf-De-
fense, After Dead Man
Threatened Own Life

WAYCR0SS, April 16.-An in
quest is expected to be held here
during today over the body Of Bur
reIl Goodwin, who was shot and killed
by Herbert Black last night at
Pleasant Hill, a Waycross suburb.
Black, when arrested, charged
with the Staying, declared he fred
at Goodwin in self-defense, after the
dead man had made threats against
his life. The killing occurred in
the front yard Of Blacks home, and
the two men are said to have had
trouble previously over family diff
ferences.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
ANERICUS NEGRO
HOSPITAL READY
Institution VIII Afford Ample Fa-
cilities for Members of Race
Needing Medical Attention

The Americus Negro Hospital, To-
Gated on Wild street between
jackson street and Cotton avenue,
is now ready for the reception of
patients, and there will be a general
reception held there Tuesday, in or
der that the public may call and in
spect the building and its equipment.
The hours between 2 and 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon have been set
apart for inspection Of the building
by white people, and a committee Of
ladies from the United Charities will
be there to conduct visitors through
the hospital Punch will be served
and every room and ward in the
building will be thrown open to visi-
tors, every white person in Ameri-
Gus being asked to attend this re-
ception.
At night between the hours of 7
and there will lbe a reception for
negroes only with a committee of
leading Americus negroes in charge.
Light refreshments will be provided
for negro visitors as in the. case Of
white callers who go there earlier
the same day.
A Times-Recorder man visited the
hospital today and, as a guest of DR..
w. S. Prather, inspected the struc
ture throughout The building is Of
brick construction, having 30 rooms,
every one of which is available for
patients, should emergency require
Ordinarily, however, there will be "a
rooms for the reception Of patients,
with office, operating room, apart
ments for nurses, and two wards
having more than one bed in each.
Two negro graduate nurses were
on duty there today, and they are to
be attached to the hospital perman-
ent staff One Of these nurses, Minnie
Morton, is a graduate of Grady
Hospital, Atlanta where she complet-
ed the full course, and the other,
Leah Hood, is graduate Of Spellman
University training class, Atlanta,
and thoroughly equipped for her
work. Both were neat regulation
nurses uniforms today. In addition to
these, DR.. Prather informed the re-
porter, there will be a number of
negro girls placed in training, espe-
cial care being given to the morals of
all accepted ,as candidates in these
classes.
The structure, which is surrounded
by commodious and attractive
grounds, cost approximately $25, 900,
and is, it is said, the most complete
institution of its kind in Georgia. 1t
VIII be used exclusively to care for
negro patients and its facilities are
available to every physician in Geor-
gia whites and negroes alike being
permitted to practice there. Besides
ample room for patients there is an
entire section Of the building set
apart to provide quarters for the
nurses and those in training, this sec
tion being equipped with every mod.
ern facility. The dining room and
kitchen is located in this section, and
in the rear there is a large space
which will be devoted to gardening
purposes. The entire building is
heated by steam.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
MAYOR POOLE WELDED
RECORDERS GAVEL

Mayor Poole, acting for Recorder
Hollis Fort, who is out of the city,
this morning made short order of
several cases brought before him.
Bonds were forfeited in three cases
violation Of traffic ordinance. Bonds
was forfeited in a drunkenness case
and in a case of fighting and dis
orderly conduct brought against Nat
Jordon, colored and Ralph Bostwiek,
white, Jordan was given a street sem
tenee and the case against Bostwiek
was dismissed,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1923-04-16
BILBO STARTS SERVING
3O-DAY JAI- SENTENCE

OXFORD, Miss, April 16.-For-
mer-Governor BiIbo, of Mississippi,
went to the Lafayette county jail
today to serve so days for contempt
of court. He pleaded guilty in fed
eral court here to a charge of con.
tempt when arraigned for failure to
appear as a witnessin a suit brought
by Miss Frances Birkenhead against
Russell last fall, Governor Bilbo was
fined 500, ...,m AIS