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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
Portland Movies
Announce Sunday
Show Starts 1890

PORTLAND, Ore, May 6.-Mod-
ern crusaders of the church won a
victory here over Sunday movies.
Announcement was made at the
meeting of the Portland Ministerial
Association that movie exhibitions
had capitulated to the demands of
the Portland Council of Churches
and will not open Sunday theaters
until 1880 p. m.
The crusade was made on the
grounds that Sunday movies kept
people from church.
The churchmen forced the issue
with pledges to boycott movies that
opened before 1890 p. m. Sunday.
Thirty thousand pledge cards were
circulated.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
ACCUSES JUDGE
lands MAKING
UNTRUE CHARGES
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Assist-
ant Attorney General Middlekauff
of Chicago today told the Daugherty
investigating committee that there
were no Irregularities in connection
with the pardon of Phil Grossman,
Chicago saloon keeper, by President
Coolidge. Middlekauff declared
Judge Lands had "made statements
untruthful, misleading and unwar-
ranted' in charging the errors.
The chamber was thrown into an
uproar over Middlekauff S state
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
Press to Receive
Returns Here
. Tonight

Election returns will be flash
ed from all parts Of te state to
the ETess office here tonight
by means of the United Press
telegraph service.
AS sool. as the first returns are
received shortly after seven
o'clock they will be posted.
Thereafter as fast as the returns
come in, they will be given out.
The Press office will be open
all evening to the public, and
everyone is invited to take ad-
vantage of this special service.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
BLAST SHAKES HOUSES
FOR 20 MILES AROUND

FRANKLIN, Pa, May 6.-An ex,
plosion of nitro glycerine wrecked
the Pease magazine at Brandon S
ferry. ten miles south of here short
ly before noon today,
First reports reaching here were
to the effect that several men work
ing in the magazine were caught in
the explosion and probably killed.
rhe shock from the blast was felt
over radius of 90 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
Coolidge Being
Congratulated
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, May 6.-Iresi-
dent Coolidge today received adj
vance congra tulations on the prim-
AIRY vote now taking place in Cali.
fornia.
c. Bascom Slempy secretary of the
President, received telegram dat
ed yesterday from Raymond Benja
min, former Republican state chair
man of California, declaring your
candidate will carry this state to-
morrow. Congratulations and best
wishes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
u. S. FLYERS ARE
AGAIN DELAYED

CoRDOVA, Alaska, May g.
Lieutenants Lowell Smith, Leigh
Wade and Erik Nelson, Amer
lean round the world flyers,
will be unable to get away from
Nazan, Island OF Atka, for Chi
cagoff, Island Of Attn, today
. as planned, according to re-
, ports reaching here.
A otorm has arisen which
made. flying conditions unfav-
orable.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-06
S11, $50 FINES FOR
BOOZE VIOLATORS
by United Press Leased Wire

USCON, Ariz., May s. -~ Fines
aggregating $ll,35o and Jail SEN
tences of from three months to one
year were today imposed by Federal
Judge William H, Sawtelle on 80
prohibition law violators.
Among those sentenced was Alex
McCay, 50, a widely known pioneer
prospector, McCay will serve three
months and pay $500 fine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
NOT CONFIRMED BY
STATISTICS

In his masterful argument
to the court in defense of
Loeb and Leopold, the kidnap-
ers and murderers of young
Franks, Clarence Darrow de-
clared that it is easy to bang men
as the public clamor for hang
ing.
But this statement is not con.
tirmed by the Investigations of one
OF the leading life insurance COZ '
panies of the country, the Metro
politian.
The Metropolitan. according to
its statistics based upon actual
experience, last year paid 1924
600 in homicide cases. 1t has been
able to obtain complete informa.
ton regarding only 146 out of
446 homicides among it's policy.
holders. In these cases there
were So penitentiary sentences,
one parole. one fine and one ex-
ecution. "The rest are either ro..
apprehended, have been set free.
or are awaiting trial"
And SO it seems, after all that
1t IS not such an easy matter 70
hang men in this country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
A HOPE POSTPONED

Georgia was once the Empire
State of the South" There is no
use trying to blind ourselves 20
the fact that that day has pass
ed. North Carolina and Florida
have left us far behind. Others
VIII do so, too. unless something
is done about it. The reason can
not be that we are poor in resour-
ces-the possible wealth. neglect
ca and unused. is greater than
mat of MANY States whose actual
wealth doubles ours. Whatever
the many reasons which enter IN
70 this condition. it is lamentable-
~ true that short-sighted nolicies.
and the failure of political bodies
70 recognize and meet problems
m a spirit of true statemanship,
bear large share of the blame
When it is clearly shown that
other neighboring States ara
forging ahead of US, the remedy
might be 10 bring the matter be-
fore TIE Legislature in the true
LIGHT. It NAV be nleasant to hear
about Georgia's high stand among
the United States. aSbut Il is noth-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
That Something

How many of US really lack
an incentive to push ahead in
this world?
How many are lacking That
Something's"
Naturally you are asking your
self just what are we talking
about If you would know, go
around to the Carnegie Library
on Jackson street, and get that
little book called That Some
thing. " Read it. and then read
it again, and see if it fits YOUR
case, or perhaps the case of
some special friend that you
would like to see succeed in this
LIES work.
That Something" is a short
little story of a man who, after
graduating from college, found
that he was incapacitated for
life s work, and gave up all hope
of ever succeeding. He went
from bad to worse, until one
rainy day, he found himself on
street corner begging aims
from strangers. One day,
prosperous looking citizen of the
town stopped to talk to him, and
REFUSED to help him, with the
reply that be didn't need food,
he didn't need clothes, but what
he needed was THAT SOME
sTHINGr
1t woke him upl He found
that somethingl
Perhaps right here in Ameri-
Gus we have a number of peo-
pie who have not found THAT
Il SOMETHING, who need to
wake upl
Read this little book, and then
read it again. and recommend it
to some of your friends. They
may need it if you don't.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder Sept.
30, 1894.)

(From Inc IlmeS-Recordef Sept.
80, 1894.)
An old citizens, who was discuss
ing the Gotten situation at Council
and McUarran.s sala that he sold
cotton in 1912 for 3 1-2 cents, and
didn't starve either. After th,I,
time the market advanced and dc
olined alternately until about 1897,
when 80 cents per pound was paid
for middling cotton at that same
warehouse.
The injunction and receivership
cases growing out of the trouble
among the members of Bethesda
Baptist church, colored, was enter
ed upon before Judge Fish yestor-
day morning. An able array of law
Yers represented the opposing fac
tions, while Pastor McNeal and a
large crowd Of interested colored
people assembled to witness the e-
gal battle.
Mr.. M. Galloway received a half
dozen letters yesterday from farm.
ers and professional men III Mary
land, making inquiries as to the
price of land hereabout, business
prospects and other matters of reia-
tive interests They had heard Of
Americas and the fine farming
country surrounding and were N
clined to come here this winter.
Mr.. Henry Glover, Jr., has de-
termined to study dentistry, and to
this end left yesterday for Nail
vile, Tenn, where he will enter the
dental department of Vanderbilt
University for the full course.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
THREE KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS AUTO

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept 80
Three persons were killed and two
probably fatally injured when a rail
road motor car on which they were
riding coilided head on with a South
ern railway freight train shortly be-
fore o'clock Monday near Peaks,
S. c., about % miles mort of ColIm-
bia.
News of the collision reached here
late Monday when the injured were
brought to a Columbia hospital for
medical attention. The dead:
Killian Chapman, Z of Peaks,
white; Hayward Nets, Of Littleton,
S. c. white; Charles Brown, Of
Peaks, negro,
The injured: James Daley, of
Peaks, white; James Henderson, lie
gro.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
CAPITOL REMOVAL AGAIN

CAPl OL- REMOVAL AGAIN
The Macon News, for one
has never felt that Macon had a
right to abandon the effort to
bring the Capitol to this city
Local pride would be gratifed by
the change, to be sure, but the
movement is based on something
broader than pride or selfishness.
1t is not Macon's fight
1t is the struggle of what we
frankly believe to be the MAORI
ty of the people of Georgia. In
our opinion, there has never been
a time, at least within the past
ten or fifteen years, when the yer.
dict of the people would not
have been in favor of capitol re.
moval.
a 1t is not necessary to adopt the
ballyhoo methods to keep this
matter before the General Assem-
bly,. The fight should be main.
tanned on high and dignified
plane. But we do feel that the
people of South and Middle Geor-
gla-in fact, majority of the
people of this State--think the
State capitol should be most ac
cessible to the greatest number
of people.
There IS one way, and only ona
way, by which the issue can be
settled, and that is at the polls
Macon News.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
LA FOLLETTE'S ASSAULT ON
SUPREME COURT

President Coolidge scored z
telling blow at La Follettism
when he called the attention of
the country to the sinister and
far-reaching import of the La
Toilette campaign involved in
his attacks on the Suuroma Court
and its fundamental guarantees
La Toilette would empower Con.
gress to override and nullifv the
decisions of the nigh tribunal by
two-third majorities, Just as are
required to set aside veto ne
the President. The method would
be radical departure from the
inherent PRINCIPLES of the Ameri-
can system of government ord
would enthrone the Iawmakinr
branch with supreme nower in
governmental affairs. President
Coolidge declares that this CO.
vert design in the program of ra
dlcallsm has for its object the
contiscation of property and the
obstruction of liberty. and that
the time to begin to check those
who would loosen and weaken
the fabric of our government is
before they begin.
1t is hoped that there will be n
sweeping reputation Of La F3l-
cite, root and branch, all ovcl
the country but is will not be
denied that there is an unusual
amount of unrest and animosity
and Bolshevism abroad in the
land and La Toilette VIII be the
beneficiary of this immense vol
ume of radical sentiment. How
ever. should he by any sort of
upturn or complication of the
political factors, become the next
president, he would be powerIess
to shake the enduring founda-
tons of the countrv's judicial
system. 1t has long been a fash
ion to critise the Supreme Courr
and perhaps it is fair to assume
that IFS decisions have not al.
ways been right, because it would
be a supernatural BODY. if thew
We're. But taken all in all it
represents our greatest contribu-
ton to the art Of government. -.
Selma (Ala.) Times.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
Man Must Work

Writing to the editor of ma
tcral magazine, one who signs
himself Anonymous, asks for
help. He wants to know how
to 1--we without working. Says he:
Dear Sir: ! know you as a
friend Of the poor and oppressed
and / am therefore writing to ask
you to do something for me. l
am a poor man who has just had
q vacation; not an extensive one,
but Just a little, innocent holiday
in the course of which | never
harmed a dumb beast or neglect
ed to reward my fellow-man as
requested from time to time.
Now have come back to work
and l find work impossible. Man
was not made for work. Never
theless, | am compelled to seek
my livelihood and have nothing
to look forward to in the future
except another vacation followed
by another resumption Of toll.
What | would like you to do is
to write your Congressman, if
you can remember who he is,
asking him to introduce suitable
legislation abolishing either vaca-
tons or work. ! know, dear Sir,
that you have Influence; l know
you never work yourself and are
therefore not troubled with my
problem; l know, if you will, that
you have both leisure and power
to Do Something. What will it
BE? | am hopefully yours.
We wonder if there are many
who think as does this unfor-
tunate fellow. Probably there
a few, but not many.
His trouble is that he has
failed to find PLEASURE in
his work. 1t may be that he is
round pig in a square hole, and
again it may be that he is just
one Of those VINO would become
'wanderer and a vagabond if
others dependent on him did
not make such a step impossi-
bic.
There is no happiness without
work. FIistory's pages are fill
ed with accounts of busy men
who have retired" only to find
that in retirement there was nei-
ther pleasure nor rest. The most
miserable, the most disconnected
man on the globe is the idler,
the loafer.
There is happiness in work.
1t is there for him who looks for
it. ldleness brings discomfort
and sometimes crime.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
Daugherty Continues to
Dodge

John w. Davis severely crit
cised Harry NJ. Daugherty, in his
own State a few days ago.
Daugherty replied to Davis in a
letter in which he declared that
Davis did him an injustice.
A few days after CASTOR B.
Means, one of the witnesses
testifying before the Senate com
mittee W hic h Investigated
Daughertys conduct in office,
came out in what was said to be
an uninfluenced Reputation Of
his testimony.
Later, so the press informs US,
Means declares he is ready to
again appear before the Senate
committee with evidence more
damaging than ever.
Around and around the Re
publican corruptionist chases one
statement with another, like
dog after its tail.
Harry Daugherty is afraid.
After months of buster he re-
fused to take the witness stand
and face the question on his
record. He is still cowarding
behind a technically, says The
Nation, adding:
He is not the kind of man who
fights in the open. Twice he has
exposed himself as the slimiest
kind of fighter Once he confer
red with the secretary and anoth-
er employee of the Republican
National Committee; the latter
forthwith departed for Montana
and arranged with federal of
fice-holder to have Burton K.
Wheeler indicted on trumped-up
evidence. Senator Borahs com
mittee investigated and reported
that Mr.. Wheeler had "observ-
ed at all times not only the let
ter but the spirit of the law"
Iaugherty lapsed for a time into
silence, appearing in the newspa-
pers only in connection with his
brothers fight to keep their bank
accounts from. examination. Now
he plays another card. One of
the many witnesses who testified
to the rottenness and corruption
in his department was CASTOR B.
Means, a former department en-
ployee, an intimate of Daugherty
and friend of Andrew Mellon.
Mr.. Means was under indictment
IN New York for violation of the
liquor laws No sooner had he
appeared against Dauoherty than
the prosecution was pressed.
Means was convicted and sentenc-
ed to two years imprisonment.
de told Senator Wheeler that he
had no money with which to an
peal, and that a representative
Of Daugherty had approached him
promising relief if he would re-
pudlate his testimony Wheeler
told him to do as conscience babe
him. Now, in the midst of the
campaign, Daugherty produces
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30

an alleged repudiation-whlch
repudiates in its turn. This
Means, somewhat equivocally
suspicious set of circumstances
should be cleared up. Has
Daugherty still influence enough
in the administration Of justice
to arrange reprieveS for men wao
perjure themselves 20 dc MS eia-
ding and help his political asSo-
ciates?
Daugherty viii continue to
dodge and buster and unless
Democratic Congress and a
Democrats President takes a
hand. the chances are that
Daughcrty VIII 80 UNPUBLISHED.
Nh. Coolidge and has courage
have no, been able 10 get to-
Ee,her sufficiently 70 force gov
eminent boodisrs where they
belc1s.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
COUNTESS CALM MOTHER
OF z POUND BOY

NEW YORK, Sept 3O-Countess
Ludwig SalmVon Hoogstraten, for
merly Miss 'Millicent Rogers, to-
day was reported as doing well fol-
lowing the birth of a son in a pri-
vate hospital yesterday that the boy
weighed seven pounds at birth.
Count Saln-Von Hoogstraten, to
whom Miss Rogers was married last
January 8, now is in Europe. He
has been estranged from his wife
since last May, four months after
they were married against the
wishes of Miss Rogers parents, Col.
and Mrs. Henry H. Rogers. Countess
Salm-Von Hoogstraten is the heir
ess to a sum estimated at 100000
600 left by her grandfather, the
late H. H. Rogers, oil magnate
After the marriage the countess
went abroad with her husband. In
April her father sailed for Europe
and she returned to this country,
her husband going to Vienna,
where he is head of the Austrian
house bearing his name. he was
said have been virtually penniless
at the time of his marriage. Col.
and Mrs. Rogers We're present at
the birth of their daughters son.
A mans rights to drink booze are
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times Recorder Sept

80, 1904.)
The blue tag is tied to September
today, and not a drop Of rain dur
ing the blessed sweatful month
Verify, there is no balm in Gilead.
Mrs. T. N. Hawkes. and son, Mel
son, 60 to Atlanta today where Mr..
Hawkes. will study dentistry.
The statement in the Times-Rc-
corder yesterday that w. D. Ell. S
of the British American Mortgage
Co., which holds a claim aginst the
Windsor Hotel, was in the city en-
deavoring to bring about a settle
ment of the intricate legal differea-
ces concerning this property, crea.
ed considerable interest in Ame}i-
Gus. 1t is well known fact tnat
citizens of Americas put 100000
IN this once splirdid property and
1t goes withopt saying that the
stockholders Of the Hotel are any
lous to recover at least a portion Of
their holdings and see the Hotel re-
habilitated to its former condition.
Americas buyers continued 10
pay ten cents for cotton yesterdav
morning, though the condition of
the market scarcely warranted chat
price. A million dollars has been
paid to the farmers about Americr
already for the cotton marketed
here up to date. These are STARTLING
hgures but a pencil and bit of pa.
per will show the result easily.
Inc pretty suburban home of Mr.
and Mrs. George H. Seig was tie
scene last evening of a most ham,
and interesting occasion, the mar.
rage of their daughter, Miss Mag
gle Seig to Mr.. Emmett Ethridge
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
Old Days In Anne ricuS

flowing alfalfa a new lease of life.
Remember, how after the civil war
the man who ran for office
without affecting a long and flow
ing decoration on his chin and
cheek never had a chance. Wei,
heres another war, and with it Is
the beard. There are several ii
ready started here in Americas.
Mrs. L. D. Lockhart, who sepnt
the summer season again very plea
tains of North Carolina, returned
sanity at Banner Elk, in the noun
last night toher home in Americas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY
(From The Times-Recorder SEP.
80, 1914.)

- ~ ~ p.
80, 1914.)
Tomorrow morning Americas will
miss her Times Recorder, but N
the afternoon she will be introduced
to the Americas Evening Times
Recorder carrying Associated Press
Dispatches. The change from a
morning to an afternoon edition,
which was announced several day S
ago, will be perfected on this day.
Americas warehouses were vety
far from being storm centers of in
terests yesterday. The price of cot
ton (There is no market) remain ID
at the low ebb of the season, 6 81
cents the best offering and no great
amount wanted at that figure. Sure,
ly there will be a return to high
level ere long.
The beard is coming back. Why'
Oh, for no other reason except chat
any war automatically gives the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
FoLAR

Did you "catch" that new scien
tific theory about freakish wea.he
this year? They figure that pockets
or tunnels suddenly open in our at
mosphere, permitting rushing wed
ges of frigid polar air to sweep down
on us from up north.
The cold breads through just rs
a river through a broken levee Or
dam. Then the funnel-shaped 20 k
ct suddenly closes up and rays are
warm again.
The cause PROBABLY is connected
with our sun, which for several
wears has been on the sick-li5t
Now it's convalescing sitter a pc
riod of giving off 5 per cent lie IS
heat than normal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30

ing but empty air. If she wishes
to maintain her standing she will
have to get to work and work
hard. Nothing but the adoption
Of broad, liberal policies and the
united thought and labor and eI
thusiasm Of all her citizens will
start her back on the road from
which she has lost her way
Savannah Press.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
E71&iazu6
~ A hgNbcyt Arpae

MIAMI
If you have been wondering how
the scientists are able to tell 50
much about conditions on Mars,
here is a sample: The Lowell OBJ
servatory ii Arizona recently found
that the temperature on Mars is As
degrees, instead of below zero. rs
had been supposed. This was learn
ed by using the Coblentz radiomter
which is so delicate that it accurate
ly measures the heat of a candle 100
miles away.
Human brains that can make sucl,
wonderful mechanism will not be
baked at finding a way to commuui,
cate with the people on Mars, if
any.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
PRCDIGAL

Things do not always run true 10
precedent. A prodigal son. return
ing home in New York, failed to
find a fatted calf awaiting him.
There was a warrant out for the
prodigal.
His father, a plainclothesman,
served the warrant-took him to
Jail.
This is not without its note of trag.
edy. Can you imagine the mental
and suiritual tortues this father
went through?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
EGO

The public used to sheer and
gutfaw when imaginative scientist. :,
far in advance of their time, sug-
gested that people may live on Mars
and other heavenly bodies beside,
the earth.
Mans egotism, knowing no boun-
ds, tancied that the stars and their
satellites far off in space existed
only as tiny points of light for men
to glance at when they felt like il.
Now we know that our world is
in the universe, less than a single
crop of water in the oceans. With
knowledge, man becomes more hum.
bic.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
A THOUGHT

The thoughts of the diligent tend
only to Righteousness; but of every
one that is hasty only to want 49,
Prov. 21:15.
Diligence, above all, is the mother
of good luck.-Samuel Smiles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-30
WEATHER

Weather experts are on the thru
shoId OF new discoveries in the do
main Of forecasting, predicts M.
Vin' He's head weatherman for In
Gle Sam.
The main obstacle is that wealth
er involves so much of the unexpec-
ted and that's something no one can
anticipate. The human animal has
TO rely largely on precedent.