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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
HE is BOY WHO ALONE
TUNNELED BARRIER
BEFORE OIL OCTOPUS
On Ineligible List AS Presiden-
tial Candidate, But Good
Cabinet Member
HAS KEEN LEGAL MIND
Is Hard Worker AT Office And
Fond Of Social Life During
Recreation Hours
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, February 20
Miss Democracy has a new sweet
heart. A dashing, debonaire blade
he is from out the great Oren
Spaces of the Wind-swept West.
A 1.-THE, graceful, eloquent gentle-
man. A cavalier of the sort that
Stays dragons and resources languisn
ing maidens.
Small wonder, then, that new
spirit fhope and joy has quickencd
the tagging pulses of Miss Democ5
racy.
Maybe--mabye- Who knows?
Oh, to be no longer a wall-flowera
Oh, to lead the dizzy dance againi
So, with new words to the old
dance tune. the full party harmony
coming in Heavy on the syncopated
time,s she sings:
ooh, Walsh me around again,
Tommy,
Around! Around! Aroundy'
For Walsh, Thomas j. Walsh of
Helena, Montana, is the new Loeb
invar to whom Miss Democracy
owes her new lease on life-and
hope.
Walsh is the boy who almost un-
aided, tunneled through the barrier
of words and evaeions to the hidden
lair of the Great NOil Octopus.
Whether by fault or foolishness,
thev Operations of the Octopus, he
disclosed, had been made possible
by high officials Of the ruling adj
ministration-men at the very top
in the Republican part organization.
What history will know as the Great
Oil Seandal-the end of which is
not yet--resulted.
And right there is where Miss
Democracy's hopes come in. With
the nation aroused over the disclo-
sures, she expects a popular revul-
sion against Republican rule which
will make her-whether from choice
or necessity she doesn't care much
which-the popular partner in the
1924 Presidential Cake Walk.
And as the boy who mas made
this possible, who stuck the cactus
under the COP howdah, twisted the
elephants tail and started what may
become a political stampede, Tom
my Walsh from Montana is today
Miss Democracy's fair-haired pei,
her Candy Kitd!
Now don't misunderstood. Miss
Democracy hasn't any matrimonial
designs on Thomas.
She awfully found of him, but
reasons of policy and such-Mon-
tana having only four electoral
votes-put him on the ineligible
list so far as becoming ner presi-
Dental candidate is concerned.
But she'd keep him around, III
case she gets back to the White
House newt year. In the cabines.
you know. Probably attorney gem
eral.
For even before he proved his
ability in the present oil investiga-
tions, Walsh was recognized as one
of the lleenest legal minds in Wash
ington. He has often been dubbed
an Enclopedia of Law, due to his
ability to cite legal references and
decisions from memory.
In his office and at the Senate,
Walsh is an interchangeable worker.
Away from the office and the capt.
tai, he likes recreation.
He is fond of social life and is
much in demand at dinners and par
ties among the official and social
set of the city.
As an unattached male-he has
been widower several years-he
solves the problem of many a hos
tess in making up her list. He is a
Continued On Page Threel
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
ADDING ADDITIONAL
OFFICES TO CAPITOL

ATLANTA, Feb. 25.-Plans fol
number Of additional rooms on
the first floor of the state capitol
are being drawn and work will be-
gin as soon as they are completed,
it is announced.
Many state departments with Of
fices in the capitol are badly
crowded and the new offices will
be used by various departments, il
was pointed out.
phone systems
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
200 DELEGATES ARE
ATTENDING MEETING

ATLANIA, Feb. 25.-Approxi-
mately two-hundred delegates are
attending the annual convention Of
the Georgia Association of Indepen-
dent Telephone Companies which is
icing held here today and tomor-
row. it is announced.
The delegates represent about
forty different independent telc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS

Phone 90 until P. M. when
you don't receive your paper.
After P. M. phone Western
Union Telegraph Co. and paper
will be delivered by messenger
boy at our xepense.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
HIGH COURT RULES
AGAINST AVERY IN
Ga LIQUOR CASE
Man Convicted OF DistiIling De.
MED Appeal BY Nations
Highest Tribunal
LOWER COURT UPHELD
Avery Had Contended Circuit
Court IOf Appeals Should
Review His Sase

WASHINGTON, February Us
Supreme court today refused to
pass upon the case in which Will
Avery, convicted in the federal
district courts of Southern Georgia
for the possession of illicit still
sought to bring.
Avery contended he should have
been granted a review by the Cir
cult Court of Appeals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
THREE DIE IN GRADE CROSSING CRASHNEAR ST LOUIS TODAY
Q O o Q Q Q o o 8 Q .
TEAPOT DOME tCONMIT TEEas HEARS SLENNP
CLAIM YOUTH CONFESSED DOUBLE STAYING FAST SUMNER
FORECAST
FOR THIS WEEK

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The
Weather outlook for the period of
February rs to March 1, 1924, in
elusive is as follows: For the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States:
Much cloudiness and occasional
rains are indicated for the week.
Temperatures will be near or some
what above the normal.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
FORBES PREDICTS
ATLANTA'S FUTURE

ATLANTA. Feb. 25.-Express-
ing surprise at conditions in At
lanta, B C Forbes. nationally known
financial expert stated that Allan
ia was destined to take a place
among the greatest in the world in
the near future
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
COMMIT TEE IS ASKED
RULE ANEW ON CO.
SCHOOL SUPT.'S JOB
A. B. Phillips Heads Move To
Exclude Voters OF Americas
Voting In Primary
PETITION IS PRESENTED
Claim Advanced That Country
People Capable Of Selecting
Own Superintendent

Z
icounty school superintendent, today
presented a petition to Chairman j.
A. Davenport, of the County Eve
cutive committee, asking that the
committee reconsider it's action per-
hitting Americas residents to vote
in the primary upon office of coul.
ty school superintendent. The pc
tition is signed by Phillips, and also
by Or. w. H. Houston, w. W.
Webb, E L Spann and W. c. Jor-
dan, all prominent residents of the
county. and the latter member OF
the county school board The pc
tition, in full. is as follows:
To the County Executive Com
mittee of Said County
! We the undersigned have to some
extent investigated the rules oil
law governing the selection of eoun-
ity superintendent of schools, with
| q view Of ascertaining not only what
| the law is, but the purpose of so
lenacting the law.
We find that Section LAT of The
ICode Of School laws, which is the
State law as enacted by the Geor-
| ia Legislature in 1919, that: az
There is in this county one or more
independent school systems not I'M
der the supervision of the couqty
superintendent, the voters of such
independent system or systems
.shall not vote in the election for
county superintendent"
| We are convinced from our in
vestigation that this provision as
! well as all the other well defined
provisions Of this school Code. look
to the complete separation of the
independent school systems, such as
exist if Americas, Georgia, and the
public school system such as exists
within that pjart Of the county ou--
side of the territory of Americas,
and that neither system should
have any choice in the selection of
teachers or officers for the other
system.
We believe that all the people Of
1.-THE county who are willing to con-
slider this matter from a strictly
impartial viewpoint can be led to
no other conclusion.
Therefore, believing that we are
fully carable of selecting our own
superintendent, and believing that
we' should have the unmoleste
right to do. so, as quoted above. we
provision Of law suoted above, we
Respectfully petition your Honor
able Body to reconvene your com
mittee for the purpose of recon-
sidering your action in promulgat-
ing the rule which authorizes the
people living within the cfty of
Americas to vote for county super
intendent of schools; and after SC
reconsidering, then to promulgate
your rule to confirm TO the law,
which we believe is just and right
and should be adhered to withoet
any variation. This February rs,
1884.
Chairman Davenport discussing
thepetitionwith anewspaperman this
afternoon declared he wished t.
consult with other members Of the
committee before deciding upon a
course of action. Secretary Fort
was ill at his home and had no ex-
preston to make regarding the pc
tition. Al of the committeeman will
be furnished a copy Of the petition,
Mr.. Phillips stated this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
MONTANA GOVERNOR
MAY ENTER CABINET

WASHINGTON, February rs.
Joseph M. Dixon, governor of
Montana, and at one time lead
er in the Roosevelt party move
ment, is being seriously consid-
cred for secretary of the navy
in President Coolidge's cabinet
to succeed Edwin DENLY re-
signed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25

Senator Walsh, a year ago
(upper left), and now. Typical
of tn echange that seems to have
come over the Montana senator
with his leadership in the Tea
pot Dome investigation, is his
new manner of trimming his
mustache, and in its place is the
squared-off, carefully trimmed
lip warmer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25
WEATHER

For Georgia - Rain tonight
and Tuesday; little change in
temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-25

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
COLLEGE DEBATERS
 OUTLINE PROGRAM
Birmingham-Southern Students
 Assured Of Opponents

Birmingham Southern college debat- CTS are assured of three intercollegiate debates during this scholastic year, ac- cording to announcement by Prof. Will bur D. Perry, director of debating ana oratorical contests, and head Of the English departments.
 Debates with Davidson college, Chat tanooga university and Howard college have been secured, Prof. Perry said, the dates for these being set for the second and last Friday evenings in March, and the first Friday evening in April, re- spectively.
 Try-outs for the Birmingham-South- ern debating team have not yet been held, but will be in the near future. Members of the team will be selected from the ranks of the debating club members, an organization founded at the college this year to encourage inter- collegiate debates and special oratorical work.
 Subject for the debate with Howard college has not yet been chosen, Prof. Perry said. He announced that this would be selected by November 15, thus affording the debates of the two institu- tions ample time in which to get their arguments ready.
 Regular weekly meetings of the de- batting club are now being held. Pro- grams in keeping with the purposes of the organization are carried out at these meets, which are usually attended by practically the entire membership of the club, numbering about 20 stud ents interested in oratory and public speaking.
 Another organization at Birmingham Southern which vies with the debating club for public programs, is the Paints and Patches club," which cares for the dramatic talent of the student body. This club now has membership of approximately 75 students, and a spe- cial director. The dramatic organiza- tion expects to stage three major plays for these are already underway, ac- during the year, and arrangements cording to Russell Johnson, president of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
FINANCIAL
Y
MORTGAGE LOANS
By Webster,

REAL EaitArE--LoA4is UA. tIrst mvEt- gages at and $ per cent. Henley. spurgeon Realty CO.. S22 N. 21st St
 Main 12S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
FOREMAN DIES
 OF GUN WOUNDS
Clyde c. Doolittle Be lieved To Have Ended
 Own Life

Clyde c. Doolittle, 35, of FPS Six teenth avenue, engine foreman for the Southern railroad at Finley yards, died at St. Vincents hospital Tuesday night from a bullet wound said to have been self-inflicted Tuesday noon. Funeral ar engagements will be announced later by Johns.
 City Detectives H. c. Jones and Rob- ert Walton who investigated the case were inclined to believe that breeding over the separation from his wife prompted the act. The man is alleged to have told Mrs. P. J. Cook, with whom he boarded, that 'he couldn't stand 1t any longer and was going to kill him. self" the detectives said.
 Tuesday, about noon, Doolittle came home and said to have gone directly to his room.
 A few seconds later a shot rang out. Occupants of the house found Doolittle lying full dressed across the bed with the smoking pistol in his hand. Am balances from Ridout's and Brown an swered the emergency alarm and re- moved the wounded man to St. Vincents hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
DRY AGENT FIRES
 ON MAN AT STILL
M0bilian Gets Load Of Buck
 shot In Knee

MOBILE, Ala, Nov. 11.-(Special.) Jesse F. Hamilton of Dawes in the western part of the county was shot by federal Prohibition Agent J. O. Rob- bins today when the former was caught at an illicit still and jumped behind tree with a shotgun in his hand. Rob- bins with state officers, Cannon and Tanner went to the scene of operations at daylight and watched Hamilton, they said begin the operation of his still and when they came up on him he grabbed his gun and went for a tree. A load of buckshot was poured into his legs. Hamilton is charged with manufacturing liquor and possession of q still.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
STROKE IS FATAL
 TO RAIL ENGINEER

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Nov. 11.-I. N. Hamilton, engineer of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis railway, who was stricken with paralysis as he drove his engine south from New Market last Saturday night, died to- day at the city hospital from the effects and is survived by his widow and sev- cral children, residents of Decherd, Tenn. Hamilton, in helpless condition and unable to speak, was found by his fireman as the train sped toward Huntsville. The fireman took charge and brought the train to this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
AUTOMOBILES l AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE

<
 FREE! FREE!
 FREE! FREE! 1925 License Tag Without Cost To Every Buyer of A
 USED CAR During This Great Sale At Ave. E, Ensley, Between 21st and 22nd
 Streets. WE HAVE AMONG OUR ASSORTMENT ALMOST EV- FRY STANDARD MAKE OF AUTOMOBILE ON THE MAR K EFT, INCLUDING -OP FEN AND CLOSED MODELS TOU R N G S, ROADSTERS, COUPES AND SEDANS, ALL IN VERY BEST OF MECHANI- CAL CONDITION. UNREASONABLE TERMS!! OPEN AT NIGHTS Sale Continues All This
 Week Remember the Address
 Ave. E, Ensley Between 21st and 22nd
 Streets. CRUSE-CRAWFORD
 MFG. co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
BUSINESS SERVICE c DYING. ALTERING 10

OVER 10 years experience in alter ations of men and women's clothes at prices. 2204 5th Ave, N.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
REAL ESTATE-RENT y APARTMENTS AND FLATS 09

FOREST COURT APARTMENT We have left in this beautiful apartment house two or three nice lovely 7-room apartments; this is the prettest apartment house in the city of Birmingham, located on Highland Ave. and oak St., near the Country Club; these apartments consist of ? bedrooms, living. dining, break fast room, kitchen, sun parlor and sleeping porch; has plenty of nice closet space. The peo- pie living in this apartment house are nice and refined and you will be thrown with some of the incest people in the city. If you haven't yet signed your lease, let me take you out and show you these, with which I am sure you will be we'll pleased. There are also servant houses and garages on the rear. For appointment see or call Carl Enslen, with
 ENSLEN REALTY & INS. co. 2115 1ST AVE. MAIN 4174
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12

MORTGAGE LOANS NEGOTIATED Purchase money paper bought. Bank ars MortSaKe Bond Go. Resources over s500. .OOO. Suite 1402-3 American Trust Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED-FEMALE 5

SUCCESSFUL organization wants five salesladies to work with crew manager in Birmingham and later gon on road. Can advance to crew manager as soon as ability is proven. Guaranteed salary. See MT. Miller, 408h N. 18th St. Room 2, all day Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12

REAL ESTATE LOANS-Any amount, terms and interest to suit. Mortgages bought. John w. Prude, 106 N. 22d St.. Main 5793.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12

LET MRS. MILLER relieve You or the me your wants and I will arrange all details for moderate sum. West End 1O62-J, before noon. Address, AIS Full ton Ave. .. Ill WALNUT ST, WEST END-Two 5-roem apartments in duplex bungalow, all separate conveniences; only $S6 per month each; also at 730 Ave. F, West, one 9-room, 2-story house, $46 per month. J. E. Heffernan, 500 Farley Bldg. Phone Main 6145.
 NORWoOD-Haif block car line; moda ern 3-room apartment; furnished or uI furnished; very desirable. Hemlo i607 18TH AVE-, S.-Nicely furnis
 Broom apartment; private bath
 private entrance: adults: private hCy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-11-12
ASSOCIATION TO MEET

The Cunningham School Improve ment association will meet at 3.15 o'clock Thursday with the program in charge of the members of the first grade children under direction of Miss Wright. All members are asked to be present.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-04-03
PROGRAM At
EMMA THEATRE

Thursday, April 3.--Jackie Coogan
in Long Live the King" Pathe
News.
Friday and Saturday, April and
5.-"Crooked Alley" all star
cast. Our gang comedy "The Big
Show.
Matinee Saturday at 2:3O.
Monday and Tuesday, April and
8.-Dorothy Dalton in Fog
Bound, comedy High Kickers.
Wednesday and Thursday, April 9
and 10.-Mae Murray in THE
French Doll'', News and Cartoon.
April 16 ind 17.-Buster Keaton in
"Our Hospitality
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-04-03

: which was direct answer to the con
tention of the railroads that they
! would lose tonnage under the Good
ing bill. Senator Gooding also de-
veloped the fact that only one pei
cent of all west bound traffic is now
moving by water, yet because of that
one per cent the railroads want per-
mission to lower rates on the 100
per cent of west bound traffic to the
! Pacific coast, without lowering rates
to the intermediate points at all.
Mr.. Mccarthy, speaking from the
Utah viewpoint, said agriculture In
the intermountain states can not
develop under discriminatory freight
rates such as Utah and Idaho have
| been fighting for the past twenty
| years.
Railroad representatives at the
hearing were startled when Mr.. Way
introduced in evidence costs sheets
furnishd Senator Gooding by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
showing that the new rates which
the railroads propose to put into eff
feet to Seattle and the Pacific Coast
are reasonably remunerative and will
yield a fair profit The signifi-
canoe of this statement was to show
that while the proposed lower rates
to the distant points will yield a
fair profit, the railroads are asking
permission to maintain rates to in
termediate points higher than rates
shown to be remunerative for a
much longer haul. Mr.. Way argued
that if lower rates to the Pacific
coast are reasonable, there is no pos
sible defense of rates to the interior,
a shorter haul, higher than the rates
for the long haul. Given proper
rates, Mr.. Way, said there is no rea-
son why Idaho could not manufac- !
ture it's own wool, and it's other pro-
ducts, but manufacturing is now
barred, not only because rates into
Idaho, but from Idaho to Pacific |
coast markets are grossly discrimi-
natory.
Mr.. Atkinson, for the Boise Cham
Der of Commerce, argued that the
Gooding bill will settle the rate
question that has been constantly ag-
itated for the past 20 years, by fix
ing a definite and final plan of rate
81 believe the interior west
Is entitled to the certainty which will
come from the passage of the Good
ng BILL. he told the committee The :
West, he explained, cannot afford ..
he expense of continually fighting .
'ourth section application of the .
'ailroads. that always operate to the
disadvantage of Idaho and neigh .
'oring states. s
Senator Gooding, during the hear I
ng, told the Committee that passage 4
4 his bill, provided determinations
n freight rates affecting Idaho are I
one away with, and if Idaho is CIV .
n the same freight rates as the I
last, the Middlewest, the South and !
ne Pacific Coast now enjoy that the {
RECON Short line would be compelled +
double-track its road to handle L
lie business. He said agriculture /
as not been treated fairly either by /
lilroads or the Interstate Commerce I
ommission, and cited the fact that +
hen rates on agriculture products Z
ere increased rs per cent, the lum- !
sr rate was increased 5 per cent. I
the peak Of high rates, he said !
'riculture was standing an increase i
55 per cent over the rates OF :.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1924-04-03
NEW GOOD|NG BILL
WILL HELP WEST

Washingtc hearings that
lasted 10 days on Senator Goodsng's
Dill, the committee made a favorable
report by vote of to on the
bill. The bill makes it mandatory
upon the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to rigidly enforce the long
and short haul clause, and hereafter
deny the railroads the right to-
charge less for long haul than for
a short haul. Every witness called
by Senator Gooding, including Mr..
Campbell of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, Leonard Way
representing the Idaho Public Utili-
ties Commission, w. S. Mccarthy of
Salt Lake City, president of the In
termediate Rate Association, Reilly
Atkinson, secretary of the Boise
Chamber of Commerce; ]. AL Ford,
secretary of the Spokane Chamber |
OF Commerce. j, F. Shaughnessy of
the Nevada Public Utilities Com
mission, and others from the inter-
mountain country agreed in his con-
tentlon that so long as the interior
states are compelled to pay discrim-
lnatary rates, their development
must be retarded, capital will invest
elsewhere, and agriculture and other
industries canot attain full develop
ment. In the past the interior
states, due to exceptions to the long
and short haul permitted by the COM
mission, have been held back in de-
Velopment; some have lost heavily
in population, industry has not been
permitted to thrive, and the Mount
ain St1fnc fn6au CT
raw materials in the main, whereas
with favorable freight rates, they
m1eRif manufacturer and distribute
their products in finished form, and
IN SO manufacturing, provide home
market for raw materials, attract
new capital and increased popula-
ton, none of which is possible while
rates continue.
AS author of the bill, Senator
Gooding was active in questioning
witnesses who appeared before the
committee, and was as aggressive In
,ross-examining the witnesses repre-
sntlng the railroads as in develop
ng facts from witnesses he had
jailed to Washington. 1t was noted
hat the Union Pacific was not rep
'esented at the hearings.
interstate Commerce Commissioner
campbell, replying to a question by
senator Gooding, said: There can
re no question that violations of the
ourth section always effect the
rowth of the intermediate point
etrimentally." He also said it will
ot be possible to bring about full
evelopment of the cities and states
f the intermountain country with
ut fair and proper rate structure.
lie said that lowering rates to the z
lore distant points had a tendency
) keep the rate up in the interior
, higher level than would other -
Use the case. Mr. Campbell stated =,
lere are more violations of the W. W.
'urth section in the South than in eei
le West, thus indicating that the W.
outh may be expected to join the ny
ountain states in the fight to pass We
lie Gooding bill cei
In answer to another question by nu |
snator Gooding, Commissioner on
ampbell said the traffic doubles on u
% railroads every ~ to Is years. Pc Pc