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The Republican., 1924-07-31

Miss Elva Shaffer returned home
last week from Morgantown, where
she had been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Darrell Brown, for some time.
Mrs. Matte Engleke, of Roanoke,
Va, and Mrs. Jessie Weeks, of Fair
field, Va, and Miss Sadie Weeks, of
Lexington, Va, are guests of the lat
ter's brother here, Mr.. H. NJ. Weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Loughridge and her
granddaughter, Miss Margaret Cross,
Of Barton, spent the weekend here
with the formers daughter, Mrs. c.
E. Hardesty.
Mrs. c. F. Bill and children and
Mrs. Gladys Weeks and son Ralph
and Geraldine and Owen Crane at
tended the Crane reunion at Terra
Alta last Saturday
Mr.. B. L. Hardesty has purchased
Ford touring car.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the U. B. Ladies' Aid Society will be
held at the home of Mrs. Henry
Gauer.
There will be the usual church SER
vices in both churches here on Sun
day.
The funeral of the late Earl
Wrightsman, which was held in the
U. B. church on Thursday of last
week, was very largely attended. Rev.
Bauman, of Terra Alta, officiated. The
floral tributes were many and beauti-
full. The interment vas made in the
Pleasant Valley cemetery.
The Republican., 1924-07-31
GORTNER

Mrs. Alvin Taylor, of Clarksburg,
Mrs. Paul Dewitt and Miss Nellie
Spoerlein, of Oakland, visited Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Spoerlein at this place
last week.
About seventy people attended the
Mosser reunion in Martins grove at
the Swan Meadow school house on
Sunday.
Miss Nora Eggers, of Oakland, is at
the home of her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Eggers, at this time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Miller and
two children motored to Gortner on
Sunday where Mr.. Miller preached
in the morning and afternoon instead
of in the evening. They returned to
Springs later to attend the old peo-
pies community singing.
Misses Linda Swarey, Lydia Click
and Mr.. Samuel Click, of Belleville,
Pa, spent the weekend here as the
guests of Mr.. Harvey Swartzentru-
! Der.
Misses Vernie Hershberger and Su-
sic Petersheim visited Miss Mary
Lichty on Sunday evening.
! Mr.. We E. Spoerlein and family and
Miss Leila Stemple were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Spoerlein at Somer-
set, Pa, on Sunday.
The following were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Swartzentruber
on Sunday: Misses Anna Hershber
ger, Mary Lichty and Fannie Yoder
and Messrs. Alvin Yoder, Charles
Lewis, Joel and Eli Beachy and Dan
and Ross Lichty.
Mrs. Alvin Taylor and the Spoer
lein family called on Miss Leila Mos
ser Friday evening.
Misses Susie Petersheim and Emma
Burkholder were visiting Mrs. Sam
Barkman at Underwood on Tuesday.
Miss lone Kelley spent Friday ev-
ening with Mr. and Mrs. Artie Dodge.
Mr.. Lester Dewitt and family were
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Slabaugh
last Sunday.
The Republican., 1924-07-31
LOCH LYNN

Mrs. Mary Kifer and two children
Louise and Donald, of Cumberland,
are visiting Mrs. Kifer's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paw, at this place.
Mrs. Abe Moon has returned from
Eagle Rock where she visited her son
during the past week.
The Republican., 1924-07-31

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
DINKLERS TO TAKE OVER
COLUMBUS HOTEL SOON

COLUMBUS, Nov. Reports
from dependable sources are that,
beginning January l, tie Ralston
Hotel will become one of the cham
of Dinkler hotels operating in Ala
bama and Georgia and which, ii
is understood will shortly be extend
ed into Tennessee and later int1
Florida, making what viii then be
the most extensive chain hotel sys-
TEN in the entire south.
While details of the transaction
can not be learned at this time, in
formation is that deal has pfacti
cally been closed whereby the Dink
J Ter Hotel Company takes over The
Ralston the first of the year, anc
will make it one Of the principal ho'
tells of the large chain
CARING L. Dinkler, vice presiden-
and general manager of the Gom
pany, will give personal attention
to the Columbus hotel at the outset
in getting the company's new acqd
isition well launched Under thu
Dinkler system.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
WHAT DOD LINCOLN SAY
ABOUT POOLING PEOPLE?

Talking to a man from Richland
today and now that the election is
over there was nothing for us to
talk about but the old question of
prohibition. He told lac that he
had bought quart of whisky from
a bootlegger that was supposed to
have been brought from the Ba-
hama. 1t was properly labeled and
sealed and looked like the real vlnt-
age, he said On opening the b5ttle
he said that the STUFF was nothing
but shine and it was OF such poor
grade that you could soe the meal
husk in it.
When we were earning our bread
in Washington (no political job,
we really worked) there was a port
or in one of the Embassy who used
to steal whisky and sell it to the
neighbors, he got a fancy price for
it because the people knew that il
was the real stuff. After awhile
the negro built up such {, big bust
ness that he could not get eno4gl
of the embassy whisky to supply
this traed. So he started buying
made in Washington Gin" from ;
hootlegger at a small figure anc
sold it to his customers for tn
same price that real gin was bring
ing. The people who bought TIL
whiskey would have never been tn
wiser but the police caught TIL
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07

er, but has no church at this time
that pays hin. an income, we are
informed.
In the following letter addressed
to the Recorder, the aged
minister appeals for aid:
editor, Times-Recorder:
81 take this method to notify my
friends of my heavy loss by the re-
cent fire at Plains, with no insur-
ance, l have spent some 4O-odd
years in the pastorate but have nc
churches now and we were living
on the rents from this property
which is now cut off.
81 have spent my life in trying
to help others, and never was there
a time when I could so keenly ap
preciate helping hand. "A frienc
| in need is a friend indeed
GA. c. WELLONS."
Nov. 6, 1924
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
CHINESE BOY
RULER DEPOSED

PEKING, Nov. 7. - Eighteen
year-old p U-Yi, boy-emperor of
the Manchus and last of the Great
lure Dynasty" as his modest fore
bears chose to designate themselves,
has reIinquished his rank, proper
ty and perquisites at the demand
of an upstart Christian general
who thought SO little of the last Of
the Manchu line that he sent a
lowly police chief to obtain the alb
dication.
p U-Yi is no stranger to the
process of relinquishing birthright.
In 1912, when the republican era
was beginning for the celestial en-
pire, young p u surrendered his
position as emperor of China which
he had held for years, while China
struggled under the evil influence
of. the dowager-empres who com
bined the escapades of Catherine of
Russia, with the administrative
blindness of a Bourbon.
Lu Chung Ling, General Feng
Yu Hsiang's Picking chief of police,
entered the sacred and hiterto UNI
violated precincts of the imperial
palace in the forbidden city Wed
ncsday and seized young p u. He
was taken to his fathers house,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07

where he Will remain while feng
obtains an inventory of his proper
ty, all of which has been sequester-
ed by the republic.
No reasons were given for the
sudden seizure of the boy emperor.
1t is generally believed that
Feng and his ally Chang Tso-Lin,
who now control Manchuria and the
area around Peking, feared that
the defeated trops of General WI
Pei-Fu might seek to rally China
to a tardy defense of p U, who has
been a prisoner in the forbidden
city since 1912.
p u smiled as he place his graph
ic signature on the art les oil abb
dication. His long imprisonment is
at an end. He said ne was glad to
to lose his last titles and that now
he hoped to travel-oeriaps to visit
England and America.
Feng has agreed to continue an
annuity of approximately $250,0O0
to P'Ul When the boy abdicaCed
in 1912 he retained the title as
emperor Of the Manchu imperial
house which was to lapse at his
death He also was permitted to
keep large real estate holdings and
other property which had been ac-
cumulated by his ance.tors since
1644, when the first Manchu as
Cended the throne.
p u now is a private citizens,
possessed of a few more wives than
is the custo mof the western w)rid.
well educatedand unfortunate last
incumbent of a throne tat pageant
for pageant and jewel for jewel,
outshone the most pretcntious mon
arches Of the west.
The Manchus brought their man.
sions tumbling about their ears
when the dowager empress instigat-
{ dthe Boxer rebellion. Since the
ancient house has been declining.
The extent of its decay may be
reckoned from the fact that a chief
Of police whose ancestors probablt
were stopping about in lice fields
when p US were at TIE height of
their glory, entered the imperial
palace and ordered tie Marchu's
to sign on the dotted lire.
by their chiefs abdicaton.
Destitute Manchu3 will benefit
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
CHRISTIAN CHIEF
LOPS LAST TITLE
FROM BOY RULER
Last of Mapchu Emperors OF
China Signs Abdication Pa
per Brought Him BY Chief
(By the Associated Press.

eTIENTSIN. Nov. THE troops
of General ChanG Tso Lin, victori-
Gus Manchurian war lord who has
Detected the armies of the Picking
govermnet arrived here last night
from. Sanhaikwan The Manchurii-
an army includes 5000 Russians and
400 apanese.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
REV. A. c. WELLONS
APPEALS FOR HELP

Among the buildings destroyed at
Plains in the fire Wednesday night
was the frame and brick structure
belonging to A. c. Wellons, with a
loss of $4,000, with no insurance.
Mr.. Wellons is a Baptist preach
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
When the Cub
Ism Covering
Assignments
BELIEVE 1T
OR NOT.
BY w. K. S.

ok NOl.
We went out to the tai.' last night
along with two of ouf friends end
had real nee time. After riding
on the Ferris wheel AMI caterpillar
end after seeing some rhenominal
man throw all Of the PARTS OF his
anatomy out of joint except his
shin bones we vert into the pouI.
try exhibit tent. This WIS a reyala-
ton to US. Absolutely we didn't
know they grew chickens so laig
One bird we looked at and which
was only year old was Of enormous
proportions. If it grow any more
| l.now that it will be as big as an
ostrich and that it can be easily
saddled and ridden in few years.
Another hen we looked at was a
very big girl The man IN the ex-
hibit tent said she laid eggs SC
large it only took eight TO make ?
dozen. Somehow we don't be.
lieve this but we a~a gong to an
W. G. Turpin abou. il anyhow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07
ALAS!


This tomb encloses
Bill McChugger;
She stepped on the gas
When he tried to huEGer.
Houston Post Dispatch.
And this one here
Hides Patrick Lisser;
She joggled the wheel
When he tried to ll!sscr.
Macon Telegraph.
And this un, bud, .
Covers Bill McGraw;
Dern car skidded
When she slapped ms jaw.
Savannah Press.
Here they planted
Johnny Boil
Kissed her once
And lost control.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-11-07

bootlegger and he squeaIed on the
negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
WORKMEN DROWN
 AS CABLE SNAPS
Army Major And Little Daugh- ter Have Narrow
 Escape

FLORENCE, Ala, March Rush King and Edward Jones. both negroes, and both employed by the government at Wilson Dam, were drowned short ly after 9 o'clock this morning when the overhead cable of ferry broke and one end of brge on which they were riding across from the north shore to Patton island dipped under throw ing them into the swift current in the main channel of the swollen river The only other passengers on lthe barge were Maj. Malcolm Elliott, in charge of construction division No. at Will son Dam, and his little daughter, Mar garet. The barge, freed by the broken cable and manageable, was carried at high speed by the swift current for more than mile before it was caught by pursuing skiffs and Major Elliott and his daughter rescued.
 Neither of them suffered any in- jury.
 The bodies of the negroes have not been recovered as the river is high and the current very swift. It is not probable that they will be found for several days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
NEW COTTON MILL
 SOON TO OPERATE
Union Springs To Give Barbe-
 cue To Forces Soon

UNION SPRINGS, Ala, March 1.--- Especial. )-Following four months of construction, the Conner cotton mills have every appearance of cotton mill almost ready for business. The roof is over all buildings, with the exception of the weighing room and waste shed. The sSAor of the main building is of Pennsylvania rock maple, the interiors are all done in enamel white and give a clean, light appearance.
 The electrical installation is under way and the big transformer which steps the 2,300 voltage to $50 for the motors and to 110 for the lights will soon be installed.
 A water system independent of the city will be installed in which 60,000- gallon tank will be kept filled from the city mains. This will be used to give water to the boilers and for the safety sprinkler system throughout, IL is planned by the business men of Union Springs to give the biggest bar becue ever attempted in the city to the mills and operatives at later date, when the black helt' will again dis Day it's famed reputation in this direc- tiOu.
 The machinery for the most part is on the ground and much has been in- stalled. with three carloads on the road to arrive at an early date. T|. mill is expected to be in operation in April. R D. Jones is general superintendent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
ANNUAL WOMENpS
 MEETING IS SET
MOntevallO Will Be Host At Annual Con-
 ventiOn

MONTEVALLO, Ala, Feb. o. Especial. )-Mrs. John Tilley and Mrs J. Brevard Jones of Montgomery, and Mrs. T. w. Palmer, Montevallo, Have prepared the tentative program for the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the State Federation of WOmen's clubs, which is to be held in Montevallo April S-11. Mrs. Palmer, with the aid of local representatives, is busy preparing suggestions for the completion of the program.
 Among some of the distinguishing features will be the annual address of the president. Mrs. Val Taylor, of Uniontown. During her administration the federation of clubs has made won derful progress, not only in the organ izing of new clubs but in broadening the scope of the work in every line of endeavor. Mrs. Taylor has served as president for one year.
 Among the distinguished out-of-state visitors will be Mrs. J. F. Hays, the corresponding secietary of the General Federation of WOmen's clubs.
 Alabama college faculty is preparing musical program to be followed by reception on one evening.
 Tutwiler Club Host
 The Tutwiler club. one of the student organizations. is federated club. and while it has been d member for several years this is its first experience in help ing to entertain the state federation. Miss Winifred Castleman of Greensboro is president and will deliver one of the addresses of welcome. Other welcOm- ing addresses will be given by Mayor J. A. Brown. for the town; President Palmer, for Alabama college; Charleton G. smith. president Exchange club Mrs. Y. w, Palmer, president of the StudioSis club; Mrs. George DeShazo. worthy matron. EaSetrn Star, and by representatives of other organiza ti0ns in the town of Montevallo.
 Twenty years ago, the federation of clubs held it's annual meeting in Montevallo. Since then the federation, the town and the college have greatly enlarged their field of activities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02

Drawings are shown of two highway projects in Alabama, one in Sumpter county and the other in Hale. county. where the state highway commission has disregarded the straight and mar row. way for a circuitious route.
 The state board at its meeting last week voted to connect Eutaw and Liv- ingstOn. county seats of Greene and Sumpter counties via Gainesville, home of Chairman John Rogers. This route was selected instead of the short one via Boligee and Epes. Why the de tour," was the question propounded by packers of the shorter route.
 Somewhat of similar position is presented, it is claimed, in the Hale county proposition Tentative plans have been made by the board for a highway from Greensboro to Newborn, which ultimately would be extended through Uniontown and on to Linden, county seat of Marengo county
 fWhy the detour," is again being ask ed by many Hale county citizens who maintain that the highway should ex- tend down the center of the county, and in an almost direct line to Linden. Such n route would be a much shorter one to cOnect the two county seats as pro- vided in the highway laws it is argued. In both cases the highway planned by the commission takes the three sides of quadrangle rather than a single side.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
GREENSBORO PLANS
 TO CHERT STREETS
New School Board For Hale
 Metropolis Chosen

GREENSBORO, Ala, March l. The mayor and council of Greensboro at their last meeting passed resolu- ton to have Morris Jones, civil en- gineer. come to Greensboro and make an estimate on cherting Main street from the Methodist church to the station. Some ten years ago during the term of Robert Otis as mayor, this entire street was cherted from the cemetery to the station, but the better part of it has long gone heaven ward, and fresh supply is needed.
 Ask Teachers Return
 Dr. Elisha Young, who has so sue cessfully conducted the classes doing extension work at Greensboro and other points throughout the county, made his work so interesting that the be sent back next year. Dr Young were passed by those taking the course under him. The teachers are required to do this work in order to keep alive their certificates.
 Decides On Road
 T. k. Jordan, sent out by the state highway department. was in Greens boro this week for the purpose of de ciding at what point work should be- gin on the Greensboro Newborn road. He said that this road had been defi- nitely decided upon by the highway de- partment.
 School Board Elected
 A new school board was elected We'd nesday night for the town of Greens boro. They are J. H. James for three years J. P, Northup for two years {: John Martin for 1 year; T. E. Ward for four years; A. J. Powers for five years. l.. J. Lawson and Virgil Crab tree were put up for nomination but were both on the town council, and therefore not eligible to serve.
 To Honor Wilson
 Interesting accounts come from Thomas Seay Lawson. the bright young son of Mir. and Mrs. l.. J. Lawson, who is at school at Davidson college, North Carolina of the various activi- ties afoot there to preserve the memory of Woodrow Wilson, who was once n student at Davidson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
GADSDEN WAKING UP TO VALUE OF
 TRADE SCHOOL
Institution To Be Asked For Training Of
 Hotel Experts EXPECT $3.OO0,0O0 WORTH GOVERNMENT EQUIPMENT Half Work And Half Study
 To Be Aim, Says Brown
(GADsDEN BUREAC

GADSDEN. Ala. March 1.--Gadsden citizens dN not realize the great Oppor- tunity which has come to them through the location here of the Alabama School of Trades and Industry, according to Matt T. Brown, chairman of the board of trustees. who was in the city this week to confer with Dr. A. w. Rails. another member of the board regarding future plans for the institution.
 One feature which has not been given great emphasis thus far is that the school is to be used by the hotel men s association of the United States and Canada as one of four to be fostered by that organization for the training of ho- tel executives and experts. The hotel men, engaged ill the fifth largess in dustry in the country. have set aside S2 20OO. 900 for these four schools and it is anticipated that one fourth of this amount will come to the Gadsden school which will serve the southern territory.
 May Get Equipment
 In addition there is strong prospect that about $300,OO0 worth of govern ment equipment and apparatus used in vocational training may be sent to Gads- den in the near future. At present this equipment is billed to be shipped to Chil- icothe, Ohio. from southern points. but efforts are being made to have it. or at least part of it. sent here for use in the new trades school. This equipment will come from schools in which the govern ment has had vocational courses for ex- service men.
 That there is a distinct trend in edu- cational circles to the Vocational train ing, is the opinion of Mir. Brown. He explained that boy may become a student of the Alabama School of Trades without having to meet certain educa- tional tests. as is required in most insti- tutions now doing that work in the state, and that, under the half and half" plan, by which a boy works one week and goes to school the next. boy need not remain outside the school for lack of funds. This. he said. means that the size of the school and it's attendance, will be limited only by the ability to care for the hundreds of applications for en- trance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-02
JURY DHAGREES
 IN CONVICT CASE
Mistrial Results And All Other
 Cases Are Indefinitely Postponed

COLUMBIANA, Ala. March 1.- After the jury had deliberated since 30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Judge K. s. Lyman declared a mistrial short ly before noon today in the case of Ed Dugger. negro. convict. charged with complicity ill the mutiny at Ald- rich mines on January H.. It was re- ported the jury stood eight for con viction and four for acquittal .-
 Similar cases against five other state convicts have been postponed and will probably be tried at the May term of court, according to Solicitor w., w. Wallace. The convicts brought here to testify are back in the mines at work. .~..f r, <
 Dugger, as brought out by Judge Lyman in his charge Friday afternoon, was indicted on four counts. One charges assault with intent to kill C. R. Davis, another assault with intent to kill Jesse l.. Dollar, mine superin- tendent, and the other. two conspiracy to assault the two officials. The judges charge explained the law and conduct of the jurors, clearly. The indictments were returned under section 3610 of the code of Alabama.
 Dugger is serving a sentence of IS years for highway robbery in Jeffer son county