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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-29
Tom Meighan Completes New One

Thomas Meighan has completed
The Confidence Man" at the Long
Islard Studio Of Famous Players
under the direction of Victor Heer-
man and has gone to White Sulphur
Springs for vacation
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-29
Annual Children'S Play
to Be Given Next Week

The annual children's concert and
play Of the Metropolitan School OF
Music will be given next Thursday
and Friday night. The public. Is in
vited. Each teacher of the faculty
Will be represented en- the program by
one number.
on Thursdays program VIII he:
Ramona Wilson. Marjorie Carr,
Kry<tal Kegerreis. Margaret Mat
-ingly, William Hadley. Everett De
Witt Jr. Anna Aufderheide. Farietta
De Vault. Peggy simpson. Mabelle
Schumacher. Martha Jane Fromm
William Robert Craigle. Martha Doris
Nichaelis. Elizabeth TaSgart, Esther
Stamm, John Hoffman and Mildred
Winer. In tho cast Of the play are:
Jeanette Solotken, Frances Louise
Patton. Doris Blakely. Perry Ratcliff,
Hannah Louise Sector. Marjorie Jane
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-29

Fl OW comes vaudeville's first
I'M mystery play. It is called
The Merton Mystery and
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-29

MOTION PICTURES
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-03-29
BARITONE BOOKED
FOR RECITAL At
CALEB MILLS HALL
Musical Tea to Be Given at
the PropIyaeum
Wednesday,

= ANNOUNCEMENT comes from
al the Mendelssohn Choir that
- Giuseppe De Luca, celebrated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
HANDSOME GIFT MADE.
AGGIE BY JUDGE CRISP

The Crisp Library as these books.
will be called, has already been re-
.ceived by the library at that school
All of the volumes are full leather
bound, and are so indexed as to
make their use as an encyclopedia
of Confederate history exceeding
practicable.
Judge Charles r. Crisp has just
presented the library of the Third
District Agricultural and Mechani-
cal school here with 1913 volumes Of
confederate history, the gift being
by far the most handsome yet re-
ceived and placed on the shelves Of
the school library, where the vol
lumes are available for use by boys
and girls attending that institution.
They contain, in addition to a COM
plete and impartial history of the
Confederacy as compiled by South
ern historians, with great attention
given to accuracy Of facts and de-
tail in the narration Of these, a
full accoupt Of all court martials
held by both Union and Confederate
armies and rank Of those acquitted.
Recently a number of other hand
some gifts have been made the
Aggie schol here, these including a
completely equipped Fordson ira
tor, presented the school farm By
the Ford Motor company. This gift
was secured through the efforts of
EVAN Mathis, manager of the farm
machinery and tractor department
Iof the Americas Automobile com
1pany and is among the most substan
! tial yet received by the farm
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
SIS. COUNCIL TO MEET
THURSDAY AT LEE ST.
Methodist Workers from Over
South Georgia Conference
Hear Miss Kennedy

The Sunday school conference of
the South Georgia conference will
assemble next Thursday afternoon
in Lee Street Methodist church
here, with the members of that cor
gregation and other Americus Meth
odists IS hosts of the occasion The
session will be called to order at
$3.50 Thursday afternoon, and fifty
or more delegates and visitors are
expected to attend.
Miss Minnie Kennedy. elementary
superintendent for the. Southern
Methodist church, will be mere from
Nashville to attend the conference,
and she will be among the distin-
.guished speakers on the program, it
was announced this morning by
Rev. John M. Cutler, pastor of
First Methodist church, who is con-
ference Sunday school superinteEd-
ent. The public is cordially invited
TO hear Miss Kennedy at 1880 TO-
morrow night A number of others
besides Miss Kennedy will also de
liver actresses before the delegates.
Final arrangements were complat-
ed this morning to provide homes
and entertainment for all delegates
expected, and these will be guests
of Americas Methodists during the
sessions of the conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
POLITICS BEGINBOILINC
WITH COM NHETTEE CALL

Politics in Sumter county began
boiling in earnest Tuesday after
noon, with announcement that
Chairman Davenport has issued i
call for the county Democratic
committee to meet next Monday in
the office of Capt, John A. Cobb,
at the courthouse.
Candidates are already actively
at work among their friends al
though tno formal announcements
have been printed. DIR f. T. Math-
is, who will contest with Capt, Cobb
for the office of ordinary is active
ly canvassing among the voters, and
in connection with race the name Of
P, B. WilFiford is also being fire.
quently mentioned. Mr.. Williford,
however, has not yet sctively an
tered the lists, being engaged in a
study Of the law and his qualifica-
tons before responding to tae sug-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
EVERETT'S REPORT is
READ BEFORE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEET
Document Shows All Activities
Undertaken by >Americus
Trade Organization
PRAISES HELP GIVEN
Officers and Members All Re-
sponded With Activity to Ev-
cry Call Made, He Says

The annual report of Henry p.
Everett, secretary of the Americas
and Sumter County Chamber Of
Commerce, which was read before
the meeting of the directors Of that
institution here Tuesday, is one of
the most interesting documents
compiled here in many years, it con-
tains full resume of every activi-
ty undertaken by the organization
and gives full credit to those who
assisted the officers and directors
Of the chamber on their efforts to
advance the community interests,
The report in full is as follows
Introduction
Tie fiscal year of the Chamber
Of Commerce of Americas and Sum
ter County ends February / 1924,
and-fo the benefit of its members
and for the last meeting Of the
Board of Directors, the Secretary
is submitting a brief report of
some of the activities dW;ng the
year.
While some of the work will only
be referred to in a few words, yet
this work took many days or weeks
to accomplish the results obtained.
In passing we want to express
our appreciation for the interest
shown by officers, directors, ana
many members of the Chamber, and
extend to them full appreciation
for their cooperation.
Meeting-During the year many
were held in the Chamber
Continued on Page Two.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
LEE STREET Church
ADOPTS CHURCH MITE

Lee Street Methodist church has
formally adopted Church Night"
as part of its program during this
year, with all week-night activities
consolidated and carried on that
night each week. This means that
the congregation Of the Lee street
can hereafter lay aside every thing,
no social or business engage
ments for Wednesday nights, said
Rev. Luther Hhrrell today with
every other night in the week avail
able for other activities.
The new plan, which was adop5-
ed after much consideration, it IL
believed will prove very profitable
to the congregation, with carefully
worked out program to he observed.
This progrm as announced today by
the pastor, is as follows;
Wednesdays after First Sunday,
Stewards meeting; Wednesday after
second and fourth Sundays, Sunday
school teachers and officers meet
ing; Wednesday after third Sunday
Epworth League Council meets. The
hour at which these Wednesday
night services will be held viii also
be uniform
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
HERTz OG HEF TIES NAF
CONE HERE TO TRAIN
FOR LEAGUE SEASON
Effort Under Way Today to
Bring Newark Baseball Club
to Americas for Prelirninaries
FINE PLACE AVAILABLE
Playground Facilities Offered
BY CargilI and Other Citizens
Wire Invitations

An effort to bring the Newark
Baseball team to Americas for
their spring training period was IN
augurated here last night upan re-
ceipt Of telegram from Buck Her
zog manager of the team, asking
what inducements Americas would
offer his team to spend three weeks
here.
This telegram, addressed to Love-
lace Eve, presiden1 Of tie Cham
Der of Commerce resulted this morn
ing in flood of kilograms pouring
in upon Manager Herzog, offer
ing numerous pnducements to have
the team train in Americas, Presi-
dent Eve Of the Chamber of Com
merce, in his telegram offered ev-
cry facility at the disposal of the or
ganiz&tion, while L. G. Council,
president of the Planters Bank, Col.
G. R, Ellis, president of the EN-
pire Bank and Ralston Cargill, chain
man Of the Americas Playground
Col. Ellis, as president of the
Americas golf club, formally ten
dered the use of the grounds of that
institution to the CLUB members,
q conference with the club
directors, while the playground fac
ilities OF the playground association
were offered the club for training
purposes. Other Inducements were
Offered in Mr.. Councils telegram.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
CUTLER AND HARRELL
BACK FROM SHELLMAN

Rev John NJ. Cutler, pastor OF
First Methodist church, and Rev.
Luther Harrell; pastor of Lee Street
Church, returned last night from
Shellman, where they attended a
conference of pastors and laymen
of Americas district. Every church
in the district was represented aby
its pastor, Nh. Harrell stated this
morning, but there were few lay
men who attended the conference,
this being a disappointing feature.
1t was the conceusus Of those a.
tending, he said, that emphasis
should be laid upon the Sunday
school work and evangelism as q
special duty during the remainder
Of the conference year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
AMERICAN BANKERS TO
ADVANCE Is WILTON
PESOS TO FEDERALS
Three Big Financial Institutions
t oParticipate in Loan to Mex
leo City Authorities
NEGOTIATIONS NOW ON
Private Funds Of Rebel Leader
Handed HIS Wife Who is Now
En- Route to States

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 16. - Re-
ports are current mere that represen-
tatives of three banking establish
ments of the United States are on
their way to Mexico City to negoti-
tate d loan of 25 million pesos to
the Obregon government.
Private funds Of the rebel leader,
De La Huerta, which was held by
the monetary commission. have been
given to Mrs. D La Huerta, who is en-
route to the United States under
guarantee of protection given by
President Obregon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
DOWNS ELECTED TO
SUCCEED WINBURN

Il SAVANNAH, January 16--L.
A. Downs, vice-president, was
elected president of the Central
of Georgia Railway at a special
meeting of the board of directors
today. He succeeds w, A. Win
burn, deceased.
H. D. Pollard, general super
intendent, was named general
manager and the superintend-
ency was abolished.
c. T. Airey, vice-president
and freight traffic manager,
was appointed to the board of d.
rectors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
SUMTER BAPTISTS TO
BE WELL REPRESENTED

Americas and Sumter county
Baptists are represented this week
IN Atlanta at the organized class
conference of the Georgia Baptist
Sunday schools, which is in session
this week, by Mr.. and Mrs. 7. F.
Gatewood, sr., Mrs. James w.
Lott, of Americas, and Floyd Hines,
Of Leslie.
Mr.. Gatewood goes as a represen-
tative of the superintendents of the
First Baptist church of Americas;
Mrs. Lott goes as officer from the
Philathea class, while Mir. Hineg
represents the Baptist Sunday
schools of Leslie.
The delegates will return to
Americas late Saturday, and prob
ably will give an outline of the work
of the convention at their respective
Sunday schools Sunday, or later in
the week.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16

gestions of friends that he become
candidate. Capt. Cobb, it is Stated
authoritatiyely, will be candidate
to succeed himself, and his friends.
are getting busy in his behalf.
Jack Britton is busy consulting
friends regarding his entry into the
race against George D. Jones for
tax receiver and Mr.. Jones, it is
known, is also busy completing
preliminary plans in his race for the
office. In the tax collectors race,
it is reported that G. C. Thomas, OK
Cobb, will be candidatee, but this
has not been authoritativeIy an
nounced and |. B. Small, the pres
ent incumbent is confidently expect
ed to be candidate to sue
ceed himself. This situation midi
Gates there will be rather an inter-
{ Continued on Page 4.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
VESSEL FIRES
MANY SHOTS BEFORE
FLEET MOTOR STOPS
Gunners on Seneca Send 4-Inch
Shells Over Bow Illicit Craft
and Compel Surrender
10 SHIPS IN RUM FLEET
Drab Official Reports Convey
Little Of the Excitement of
Chasing Rum Smugglers
BY BOB DoRMAN
NEA Service Staff Writer

Copyright, 1924, NEA service.)
ON BOARD U. S. S. SENECA,
10 MILES SOUTH OF LONG
BEACH, N. Y, January 16.-''Be-
gin Fire.r'
The calm, even voice of Captain
P. F. Roach rose above the craekle
of rifle fire. tt was the command
that marked. the opening of anoth-
er thrilling chapter in the Battle Of
Rum Row, battle n'which Cap
tain Roach of the coast guard has
been the nemesis of rum runners.
"Wham-"
The loud roar of the 4-inch can
non Jared the bridge upon which
l stood beside the captain.
Cease FIRE.
The same calm, even voice rang
out at my side.
Even as he spoke he watched the
flight of the huge projectile.
A wall of water hid the fleeing
motor boat. Close upon the sight
of that towering veil of water hurl-
ed into the air by the explosion of
the shell, came its dull reverbera-
ton.
The boat went on.
Resume Firing"
The measured voice Of Captain
Roach again sounded. The crack
of rifles still split the air with whip
like reports.
"Whamp
Again the big gun spoke.
Fair in the path of the speeding
motor boat rose a geyser of water.
Again the dull reverberation.
Cease Fire.!
The alert gun crew., rapidly
loading for another shot, stood at
ready,
A Strange quiet seemed to de-
scend. Only the sound Of the
Seneca's engines turning over with
forced draft, broke the stiffness.
The rifles had ceased their rack
ct. The fleeing boat had got be-
yond their range,
The sturdy figure of the short,
stocky commander watched through
his field glasses the course of events
on the motor boat.
She lodged and ducked. She
sped from side to side. She was
keeping such vessels of the rum
fleet as She encountered between
her and her grim pursuer. She
took the course that led into the
path of the setting sun in order
Continued On I'age Three
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
REFORMERS
ARE BUSY

Several strenuous reform cru
sades are on. In'New York crooks
are so numerous that new dead
lines" have been fixed to keep them
outside the district where the plum
der's richest. General Butler of the
United States marine corps. Dor
rowed by Philadelphia to be police
chief for a year, is fighting what
ne calls invisible vice" Cleveland's
municipal government has stamped
out the slot machines which, US
charged, encourage gambling in
peppermint lozenges. Because II
residents met violent deaths in one
day, Brooklyn's started clean
up campaign. A throng of dry
agents have descended on Chicago
and the bottleggers have hired an
army of detectives to see that they
find no .liquor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
THE COUNTRY'S
TAXES

Republicans in the House Of
Representatives held a caucus and
decided to sidetrack everything in
favor of the tax reduction. The
Ways and Means committee was or
dered to get bill ready on the sub
ject, for the house to act on.
One Of the things tax, reduction
gets the right of way over is the
soldiers bonus. After the former
subjects been disposed of, the eau
Gus told the Ways and Means Com-
mittee to take up the matter Of adj
justed compensation" but there was
no instruction to the committee TO
bring in bill about it.
All this doesn't necessarily mean
that Secretary Melons tax reduc-
ton plan will go through unchang-
ed. Probably it will be modified.
Nor does it mean that the soldiers'
bonus is lost That remains to be
seen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
WAL SH MAKES CHARGE
AGAINT SEC'Y. FALL
Former Cabinet Officer Accused
BY Senator of Having Milead
Senate Committee

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Form-
err Secretary Albert B. Fall
was charged today by Senator
Walsh, democrat, Montana, with
having misled the Senate and pub
lie lands committee when it was in
quiring during the teapot dome in
vestigation into the source from
which he obtained funds for the en-
largement and restocking of his
New MEXICO ranch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
Countrywide SERIES
OF INDICTMENTS TO
BOND BROKER
Million and a Half Dollar Union
Depot Robbery at Chicago
Declared Solved at Last
FIVE ARRESTS ARE MADE
Secret Service Men Working on
Case AIlege Nationally Known
Business Men Are Involved

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-The ST.
100000 union depot mail robbery
here January II, 1921, has been
solved, and a countrywide series
If secret indictments will involve
brokers and other business men ma
tionally known, according to the
Herald and Examiner, which quotes
federal authorities.
Five men were arrested yesterday
in connection with the investiga-
tions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
POWER MEN.
PREPARING NEW OF FER
Supplemental Proposal to Be
Made Public Within Next 4
or 5 Days, 1t is Said

WASHINGTON, Jan. South
ern power companies who recently
submitted an offer to develop the
power projects at Muscle Shoals,
Alabama, are preparing new
proposal by which they will agree
to undertake the manufacture of nj
trates and fertilizers.
The supplemental proposal, it was
learned today, will be submitted
within the next four or five days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
WILSON RECEIVES
NATIONAL COMMITTEE

WASHINGTON, Jan. l6-Men,-
bers Of the Democratic National
Committee were received informal
ly at the home OF Former President
Wilson today
Their visit to his home followed
adoption of a resolution extending
the committees greeting to the par
ty's former leader.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
BANK DECLARES DIVIDEND.

PEMBROKE, Ga, Jan. TO- The
National Bank Of Pembroke mas
just declared a dividend of 100 per
cent payable in Liberty Bonds The
bank has a capital of $25, 900 and
a surplus Of $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
CRUISER TACOMA AGROUND

GALESTON, Tex, Jan. 16.-The
United States Cruise Tacoma is
aground in distress on the Ban
quillas reefs, Is miles from Vera
Cruz. and is sending out 5. o. s.
calls, according to advice received
at the photographic office here to-
day
Light Cruiser Richmond, which
was sent en- route from New Or
leans to Panama, has been instruct
ed by wireless to go to the assis-
lance of the Tacoma.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
TO BOOST GAS PRICE

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. 16.-Gaso-
line will advance two cents a gallon
in the Southeast tomorrow, it was
announced here today by the Stand
ard Oil Company of Kentucky.
Other companies have indicated
they will follow in the advance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
$4,000 NOVA SCOTIA
MINERS QUIT WORK
Walkout Precipitated by Failure
of Negotiations and Promul-
cation Of Wage Cut

SYDNEY, Novia Scotia, Jan. rs.
Workers in district No. 26 Of the
United Mine Workers of America,
comprising $4,000 men, walked out
today. Nine thousand of them quit
because of failure of wage negiota-
tions last midnight followed by the
British Empire Steel Corporations
20 per cent cut in scale. The other
1900 struck in sympathy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
What's Going
On In The
World
BY CHARLES P. STEWART
NEA Service Writer

Progressive bloc members landed
real wallop ON the Republicans
when they joined the Democrats in
electing one Of the latter, Smith Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
BOX PEACE
PLAN

Judging from press comment, the
winning idea submitted in answer
to Edward Bok's offer of a prize
for scheme of American co-opera-
ton in the effort to keep peace has
fallen rather flat.
The award jury, headed by EIihu
Root, found in favor of what's call
ed Plan 1869. The authors names
secret yet. For winning, he gers
$4,000. Now there's to be popu-
lar vote If he wins that, too, he
gets another $4,000.
The propositions for America to
enter the international justice court
President Harding Endorsed not to
, enter the League of Nations but to
cooperate with it upon certain con
ditto F; for the league to be opened
to all nations, and for continued
development of international law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16

South Carolina,
chairman of the
Senate Interstate
Commerce commit
tee.
This committee
is very important
because it shapes
railroad legislation
It's the committee
lmmins of love-, a
Republican, want
ed to keep the
Craftsmanship Of,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
PUSSYFOOT ASPIRANT
LEADS IN LOUISIANA
Bouanchaud, Who Openly
Denounced Khan, Second in
Race With 37,172, Votes

NEW ORLEANS, Jan. l6.-With
nearly one half of the precincts in
the state counted, Henry L. Fuqua
continued to lead for governor
with 1903 votes.
Bouanchaud had 37172, and
Long 27,447.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
COLUMBIA BANKER is
VICTIM OF APOPLEXY

COLUMBIA, S. c., Jan. To-
George L. Baker, Columbia banker
and business man .reputed to have
been one' of the wealthiest men in
the state, died today following a
stroke of apoplexy.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16

y III " Il N Do WUII Do II-N
presidency of the senate
Right after Smiths election, Sem
ator LaFollette of the progressive
bloc introduced bill to lower rail
road rates. 1t may not pass, how
ever. Perhaps the Democrats won't
go with the progressive bloc that
far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
NOT
VERY NEW

Friends of the league appear to
find no fault with the plan further
than that they don't see much new
in it. AS Senator Caraway, pro-
Lacquer, expressed it: I'm for the
league anyway" It's fer 1469's
similarity to the original idea that
anti-leaguers don't like it. Senator
Moses of the "isolationists" pus it
thus; The mountain labored and
bro Vt forth the same mouse we
TRAPPED in 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16

Picture story of the pursuit at
sea. Upper left-LieGt. L. w.
Perkins of the Seneca, coast
guard cutter, firing on men in
fleeing motor boat along Rum
Row. Center-the K-13O91
alongside the Seneca at the end
of the chase. Note the armed
crew of the revenue craft guard
over the captured boat. Upper
right-the four!inch cannon of
the Seneca which showered two
men in the K-13091 with shrap-
mel.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-16
WEATHER

WEATHER
For Georgia Rains this aft
ernoon; fair and colder tonight;
Thursday fair and much colder;
strong south shifting to west
winds.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-25

Are YOU sure that This century
plant will bloom In hundred ycarsf
Positive. ma'am. answered the
florist. III u doesn't. bring it right
hack. American Legion MeekLy.