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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
ALBANY POSTOFFiCE
RECEIPTS INCREASE

ALBANY, January 22.-If postal
receipts are a barometer of a com
munity's growth in business and
prosperity, and it is generally ac-
cepted that they are, Albany did
more business and was more pros
porous in 1923 than in 1922, ac-
cording to figures furnished the
Chamber of Commerce by Post
master ] L. Damn. The figures
show that receipts at the Albany
postoffice in 1928 were $97, I14,05,
compared with $88,111.5O in 1922,
representing an Increase of So
002.45, or more than 10 per. cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
CORDELE CHAMBER.
FEED TONIGHT

CORDELE, January 22.-The
indications for a large gathering al
the Board of Trade dinner this eve,
ming at the Suwanee hotel are very
promising.
Up to noon yesterday very few
of those were invited and who are
members of the five organizations
that are expected to attend, had
sent in notice that they would not
attend. Those who received lnyi-
tations were urged to give notice
at the Board of Trade if they could
not attend, otherwise plates would
be provided for them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
REED, OF MISSOURI, TO
ENTER CA. PRIMARY

ATLANTA, Jan. %. - United
States Senator James A. Reed, OF
Missouri, will enter the presidential
preference primary in Geogia as q
candidate for the Democatic nom
nation 70 President, and petitions
asking that his name be placed on
the ticket will be circulated in all
PARTS of Georgia at once, it was
learned definitely in Atlanta Monda
A conference of prominent friends
of the. Missouri senator was held
Monday and plans were outlined for
an aggressive whirlwind campaign in
his behalf,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
GAMBLER LOVE BREACH
CASE SET FOR JAN. BOTH

ATLANTA, January 22.-Asa G.
Gambler, ST., who is defendant in
breach Of promise suit brought
in Federal court for the Northern
District of Georgia by Mrs. 0nezima
de Bouchelle, Of New Orleans, has
just been drawn by the federal jury
comission to serve during the week
when his case comes up for trial.
According to the calendar of
Judge Samuel, A. Sibley's court, the
suit has been set down for trial
on January so. Mr. Gambler is to
be called to courtsMonday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
LOWNDES TO USE GAS
TAX FOR HARD ROADS

VALD0STA, January %. -
Lowndes county is now officially
committed to the plan of using its
money due from the state gasoline
tar for hard surfacing its graded
roads. The adoption of a reso-
luton to this effect was an out
standing feature of the meeting Of
the county commissioners Monday
morning. The resolution also con-
tanned an official request to the
state highway commission to join
the county with such funds as it
may have for increasing this fund.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
MAN UNDER ARREST
DENIES HE'S BUNTIN.

MOULTRIE, January %. - A
man positively identified by local
officers as Coy Buntin, wanted in
this county on a charge of burg
larry and Jail breaking, arrested at
Triton, is now in the Colquitt coun-
ty Jail, having been brought here
yesterday. The suspect declares
that it is case Of. mistaken iden-
ity. He aserts that he has never
even been in Moultrit in his life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
IN HOSPITAL,
EDITOR IS JAILED

WAYCROSS, January %. = Dr..
Henry Corbett, well known physi-
clan, is in critical condition at a
local hospital here, and Walter Hay,
editor of the Willacooehee Times, in
Jail at Willacoochee following a
affair which occurred there Satur-
day, the details of which became
known today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
N A n Y Candida ES
ENTER PRIMARY LISTS
indications Now Are That the
Race VIII Be Lively, With In
terest High

With the ball started rolling
Monday afternoon, Sumter county
politics took on lively interest today,
number of new candidates an
nouncing for various offices to be
contested for in the primary of
March 10, An interesting develop.
ment during this afternoon is foun1
in persistent reports that an Amer
Gus woman will seek election as
county school superintendent. Such
an entry would mark woman's first
active participation in politics as an
office seeker here, and consider
able discussion is expected to cen
ter about this development, as the
campaign grows older. Diligent effort
this morning failed to bring forth
any authorized statement from the
lay in question, though it
may be stated she is an experienced
educator, and that issue of besom,
ing a candidate is being seriously
considered by her, at the insistance
of a number of friends.
Another development that is be-
ing discussed quite generally is the
misrepresentation certain individuals
seem to be laboriqg to the effect
that the office of solicitor general
is to be decided in this primary. In
this connection is. explained that the
solicitor generalship, now held by
julie FELTON,, of ,Montezuma, is q
judicial circuit office, and is in no
wise affected by the county con-
test now being waged The office
of solicitor to be filled at the
March 10 primary is that of solicit
tor of the City Court of Americas,
now held by Dan Chappell, this be-
ing a county office, the incumbent
to be selected by voters of the
lcounty This explanation is offee-
ed in justice to certain candidates
who will make this race, but have nc
present ambition to be solicitor gen
eral.
While up to@hoon there had been
mo entries for sheriff, and it was
said that efforts are continuing to
get at least one candidate into this
race before Thursday.
Friends of w. T. McMath auth
orized his announcement for the OF
flee of ordinary shortly before noon
paying his fee at the office of The
Times-Recoder, and ordering his an
Inouncement for that office formally
inserted in today's paper.
Candidates who had announced up
to noon today and the office each
seeks -ae as follows Ordinary, Dr..
E. T. Mathis, Capt. John "A, Cobb
and w. T. McMath; Tax Receiver,
j. R. Britton and Geo. D. Jones
Tax Collector, B. E. Thrasher, and
Claude Johnson, l. B. Small, Judge
of City Court of Americas, Judge
Harper; Solicitor of City Court OF
w. NJ. Harper; Solicitor of City
Court of Americas, Robert c. Lane,
Dan Chappell; county School Com
missioner, E. j. McMath, E. 7.
Moore; County Treasurer, H. D.
Watts; Clerk of Court, H. E. Allen
Coroner, Ed Jenkins,
Other announcements it is known
will come in within the next few
days, and there is every indication
that the race for several offices to
be filled win be exceedingly interest
ling.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
POWER DEVELOP ENT
TO REDUCE BILL OF
EVERY j. s. INDUSTRY
Would Eliminate Cost of Haul
ing Coal by Generating Pow
er at Mine Mouth
IS SCHEME PRACTICABLE?
Calls for Combination of Steam
and Hydro-Electric General
ing Plants Widely Separated

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-(By NEA
service)-Light your home, cook
your meals, wash and iron your
clothes, run your sewing machine
and clean your house
All by electricity, for less than
a dollar month!
Get electrically the equivalent of
12O hired men on your farm, for
SO cents a day!
With electricity SO cheap that it
will not pay to install meters and
keep accounts!
Coupling a moderate play of mag
nation with engineering facts, Carl
D. Thompson presents this as the
outcome of the 'super-power pro-
ject,"
Thompson is secretary of the Pub
lie Ownership League of America.
One of its goals is mobilization 6f
all available electric power in the
United States and Canada into one
public owned system.
as it practical?" Thompson count
ers that question. 1T is demon
strated reality already. The rates
of the Hydro Electric Power Com
mission of'Ontario, Canada, is proof
More than million customers Of
this system use current at an aver
age cost of 2 1-2 cents per kilowatt
nour. In American cities, we average
three times that MUCH.
"Sir Adam Beck, chairman of the
Ontario system, fought until this be-
came a reality. He is active now
as president of the Public Owner
ship League, in making a unit of
power production in the two coun-
tries"
Super-Power means simply more
and cheaper electricity supplied
from a unified system which gen
crates by both horsepower and
steam plants.
Nearly 10000, 900. horsepower
now running away down our stream
beds would be harnessed into the
system. Coal, instead of being haul
ed in bulk, would turn dynamos at
the mine mouth and send out it's
energy by wire.
A federal super-power commits
sion to direct, and control the de-
yelopment is the first step to real
ize the dream, says Thompson. 1t
would not only develop generating
plants but lay out main trunk lines
for distribution of current The
2318 municipality owned electric
plants, some of them in every Amer
lean state, would be the starting
points to be linked into the new sys,
TEN.
For hydro-electric production, at
tention would center upon the Colo
radio. Columbia and Mississippi Riy.
er systems, and Niagara Falls and
the st. Lawrence River Muscle
Shoals would be kept under public
control, completed and placed if
| service.
Next would be the Boulder Can
yon dam on the Colorado River, for
which a bill already has been in
troduced in Congress That dam
would be 600 feet high, cost $40,-
100000 furnish 750 continuous
horsepower and irrigate 100000
acres.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
MRS. BILLIARD AND
MR.. FRYER MARRY.

ALBANY, January "a we'd
ding of pleasing interest to the en-
tire community, and one which
came as surprise to many friends
Of the bride and groom, occurred
Saturday evening at 4 o'clock when
Mrs. Maude billiard Morris and Mr..
Herman o. Fryer were united in
wedlcok at the home of the bride
on South Jefferson street. Rev. j,
B. Turner, pastor of the First Bap-
fist church, performed the cere-
mony.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
100000 FIRE At
LLYND0NVILLE. Vt.
One Woman Killed and Several
Persons Injured When Bust
ness Section is Wiped Out

LYNDONVILLE, VT, January %
One woman was killed and a
number of persons injured in fire
which virtually wiped out the bust
ness section of this town today.
The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
UNION SERVICES TO
BE HELD AT LESLIE

LESLIE, January >22.-It was de-
cided on in conference Sunday at
the Baptist church to have a union
prayer meeting at the Methodist
and Baptist churches, services to be
held on Wednesday evening. The
first service will be held at the Bap-
list church
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
REACHING
COMMITTEE TELL OF
NEEDS OF ANERICUS
Principal Hale of Americas
High School Gives Ideas Con
corning Community Assets
FACTORIES ARE NEEDED
Says Cotton Cannot Be Aban-
doned, But Acreage Should
Be Reduced on Farms

Many lettes are reaching the
Chamber of Commerce Committee
named recently by President Love-
lace Eva to- sound members of the
chamber as to the best methors for
Increasing business activity in Amer
icus and expanding community pros
perity. This committee is composed
of E. B. Everett, George o. Mar
shall and ]. Ralston Cargill, and
Continued On Page Four
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
GEORGIA
Brief Items of News Events
Throughout the State Con-
densed for Busy Readers.
FEAR TOBACCO PLANTS
RUINED BY FREEZE

VALDOSTA, January 22-The
second freeze-up within two weeks
blew out of the Northern skies Sun
day night and much damage is re-
ported to plants and vegetation that
had been lately planted. There is
much fear for the tobacco plants,
though the freeze. was not as Sc
we're as it was two weeks ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
FAVoRs REDUCTION J
IN TAXES

CLEVELAND, Jan. 22,--Reduc-
ton Of taxes so the fullest extent
possible" and defeat Of the soldiers
bonus bill were policies advocated
by Senator Oscar Underwood, eandi-
date for the Democratic Presiden-
tial nomination, in an address here
today opening his campaign in the
north. The speech, delivered at
Chamber Of Commerce luncheon,
also stressed law observance.
Taxation Of the people of Amer
ica, federal and state, is approach
ing the danger point, Senator
Underwood declared, giving figures
to show that about one-eighth of the
national income was paid to tax col
lectors.
The soldiers bonus, he asserted
was the the one impediment" to
tax reduction and he declared he
could not follow the mental gym
nastics. " of those who advocated the
bonus and tax reduction at the
same time.
From every standpoint said
Senator Underwood, 4 believe tina
it would be unfortunate to pass the
bonus bill and put this additional
burden on the taxpayers Of Amer
ica. 1t is unnecessary and also I'M
fair to the soldier himself. A few
dollars in the pocket today are not
as beneficial to the young men Of
America as permanent, stable and
successful business conditions
throughout the country, which un-
'doubtedly viii be jeopardized if re-
lief from governmental budeus is
mot received in the near future"
In his discussion Of law obser
vance the Alabama senator saiu
there vas Organized defiance
against some of the sacred guaran,
ties Of the Constitution, such as
trial by jury, protection Of props
erty."
And these fundamental warran-
ties of Individual liberty, secured by
that great charter" he continued,
must fail when passion and petty
prejudice are allowed to direct the
course Of government, and when an
unrestained mob directs the affairs
Of man instead of even-handed jus
Itice proceeding from courts of Law.
1.-THE honest and effectual en-
forcement Of law and order by tho
courts should and must always be
TIE sentiment foremost in the hearts
of the people, if in the end, this re-
public is to endure. 1t is the plain
and unmistakable duty of every de.t
cent citizen of this land to throw
the weight of his disapproval against
fragrant violators of the Constitu
ton and the law, in whatever garb
they may be found"
In speaking for tax reduction,
Senator Underwood said the people
were being "overbudened by, ex-
travagant appropriations Of public
moneys, on one hand, and the reck
/ less and oppressive levies Of taxes
on the other"
The drain upon the private re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22
DISCLOSES
WHERE DOLLAR GOES
Manufacturers Get Almost Half
of Ultimate Value of Cotton
Grown By Planters

WASHINGTON, January 22,-
Manufacturers receive almost one
half, retailers about e one-third,
and the growers of cotton less than
one-ffth of each dollar spent for
cotton cloth, it was revealed in a
preliminary report Of the depart
ment of an analysis it has made.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

Mrs. Eugene Bailey left Monday
for Birmingham, Ala, to be the
guest of her sister, Mrs. L. G.
Steele, for some time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

Women teachers in the United
States outnumber the men s to 1,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-01-22

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
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Strictly middling SO cents.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
High Prices

The booze they sell is priced so
high poor man can't get drunk; a
beaker of their deadly rye will cost
you half a plunk. A man must be
absurdly rich if he'd acquire bun
and roll around in yonder ditch and
have all kinds Of fun. They used to
make their booze of grain, of barley,
corn and rye, and one could take his
bitters plain and not go blind or
die. The barley and the rye and
corn were inexpensive stuff, and
fifteen cents would buy horn, and
that seemed dear enough. But now
they're using costly dyes and drugs
of noxious smell to make the bour-
bons and the ryes the bootleg deal
ers SELL. 1t costs to manufacture
booze, the way they make it now, to
gather up old ovcrshoes, and horns
and cast-off hats, the rinds of rancid
cheese. to get the blood of vampire
bats, the sap of upas trees. One
cannot get without expense an
alligator's nest, the rusty barb wire
from a fence. that gives the bitters
zest. One cannot without money
buy a vat of purple ink. .cross-cut
saw. a keg of lye, to make the
modern drink And SO the price of
flowing bowls is up, and up to stay,
and only men with ample rolls can
kill themselves that way. But one
may to the hydrant trek, in peace
and great content, and pour three
gallons down his neck and not
cough up cent.
(Copyright) WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
TODAY'S ADJUSTMENTS.

NATIONAL-"Cherry Blossom Time" /"
| at $50 pm. Matinee, 2:20 pm.
BELAsCO-"The Cat and the Ca
| nary" at SEQ pm. Matinee, 2:2C
pm.
POLPs-Grifith's America" at 2:15
| and 8:15 daily.
KEITH's-NelIie and Sara Kouns,
vaudeville, at 2:i5 and S:15 pm.
TIvOLI-New stage, screen and
musical features, continuous show,
2 to II pm.
COSMOS Will Stanton and Nat
Martins Orchestra, vaudeville and
pictures, continuous show, from / to
IL pm.
STRAND-"The Dance Shop" vaude-
willie and pictures, at 2:45. $50 and
$40 pm.
GAYETY-'Let's Co." burlesuue, at
2:15 and Sis pm.
CE-"Scaramouche," at 10:35
m, 1910, 2:45, 4:50, z, and 10 pm.
METROPOLITAN - Douglas. Mac
Lean. in The Yankee Consul" at
1O:45 am, 1920, 2:20, 4:20, $50, 1850
and $50 pm.
,RIALTO - Harold Lloyd, II. '-'
Shy" at 11:20 am, 1. 2:45, 4:30, 6:lv,
1855 and 9:45 pm.
COLUMBIA-"The UNLIMITED Guest"
at 1895 am, 1920, 2, 4, s, 7:45 and
9:45 pm.
A NJ BA = = A ID O R-Elinor Glyn's
Three Weeks" at 2, 4, 6:15, and
9:45 pm.
CENTRAL-"Three Weeks" at 1885
a IN, 1875, 1886, 5:35, 1885 and 9:40 pm.
CRANDALL'S-Mae Marsh, in Dad
dies" at IL am, 1890, 2, $3.50, S, $50,
s and $50 pm.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
SENATOR'S SON WINS
GEORGETOWN DEBATE
Chosen as Victor in Final Elimina'
ton Contest-Will Receive
Faculty Prize.

George Needham Dale, son of Sena-
tor Dale Of Vermont. a senior, was
selected as the winner of the final
elimination debating contest last night
at the Georgetown University School of
Law. AS the best individual debators
Mr.. Dale will receive faculty prize
of $50 i'm gold at the commencement
exercises on June s.
Unusual interest centered in the
contest in view of the fact that each
of the four participants, representing
members of the senior and junior de-
batting societies, was winner in pre-
liminary debates held at the Law
School.
Mr. Dale also was a member of the
winning negative team, the debate
being on the question of requiring at
least seven members of the United
States Supreme Court to concur in an
opinion pronouncing an act of Con-
gress or a statute of state uncon-
Stitutional.
Judges for the event, which was
held before the faculty members and
student body, were Frederick X. Mel
uIty, Arthur J. Brosseau of the local
bar, Robert S. Regar, chief clerk Of
the Post Office Department, and Rep
resentative O'Connor of Louisiana.
The members of the winning mega
tive team were Mr.. Dale and John
Francis Victory of the District OF
Columbia, both seniors. The junior
debaters were Martin Francis O'Don-
oghue of the District of Columbia and
John Thompson Hicks of Virginia.
Each of the four men will receive a
cash prize of s25 - commencement
day as winner of 4 preliminary de-
bate.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
A Hope Diamond.

FrOm IIlfr.
Liza-Dat certainly is a beautiful
engagement ring. What size is dat
damon?
Rastus-Dat is de twenty-year in
stallment size,
Evening star., 1924-04-26
affidavit Supports
Kramer Charge of
.D.C.Ta Sale Ring

A recent claim of Frederick H.
Kramer that there exists a ring"
among purchasers at tax sales in
the District building and that the
collector of taxes knows Of it's
existence is supported by an affi-
davit filed yesterday in the District
Supreme Court by William H.
Manogue, a lawyer. who declares
he has attended every such sale
for the past thirty-five years. Mr..
Kramer is suing the District Com
missioners for an injunction and
submitted the affidavit of Mr..
Manogue to the court in support
of his contention.
Mr.. Manogue says he has heard
conversations among these buyers,
in which they parceled out the
lands to be bought in by each and
agreed not to bid any sum in eX-
cess of the amount of tx due 20
the District, no matter kLw val
liable the property may be. MIR.
Manogue declared the mater has
become settled custom"
Evening star., 1924-04-26
WOMAN COMPOSERS
APPEAR AT ARTS CLUB
Play Accomplishments for Wash
ington Singers in Fine
Program.

Five of Americas foremost woman
composers were presented by the Arts
Club of Washington last evening in
one of the most notable programs
ever given at the clubhouse. They
were Mrs. II. II. A. Beach, Gena
Rranscombe, Mary Turner Salter,
Ethel Glenn Hier and Harriet Ware.
Ethel Fergus. who was to have ap-
peared, was prevented from doing so
by illness. \ reception and dinner
preceded the entertainment.
The composers played their own
compositions as accompanies for a
fine Washington quartet: Gretchen
Hood, soprano; Flora McGill keefer.
rontralto; Warren l.. Terry, tenor,
and John L. Marville, baritone. jules
Falk, who was TO have played violin
selections, was unable to attend.
The full program was broadcast by
station WCAP as follows: Quartet
songs' % "Krishna,S II Sent My Heart
Up to Thee" at the Postern Gate
and II Bring You Heartsease," by
Gena Branscombe, sung by Mr.: MAJ Mar,
Vile; three songs, incantatIon,.
Last Night I Heard the Nightingale
and THE Sweet o. the Year." by Mary
Turner Salter,- sung by Mrs. Keefer,
tHFee songs, 01rlS, stars ana bOdl
Song" by Harriet Ware, sung by Mr.
Terry; suite of piano compositions
entitled "A Day in the Peterborough
Woods" by Ethel Glenn Hier, played
10y Miss Hier. being descriptive pieces
of bird and woodland life; three
= songs. June" "Ah, Love But Day
and For Me the Jasmine Buds In
fold" by Mrs. Beach, sung by Miss
Hood; group of songs entitled
Loves Epitome," by Miss Salter
sung by Mr.. Terry, and {
finale, by the quartet, THE Years al
the Spring" by Mrs. Beach, which
was repeated in response to an ova-
ton given by the large audience tc
both composers and artists.
Explanatory remarks were made
by all of the composers except Mrs
Beach. The necessity of proceeding
with the program within the time
limit fixed on the radio schedule pre-.
vented the audience at the Arts Clut
from demanding the encores which
all present showed every inclination
to request. Edward Hood Watson. il
introducing the program, expressed
the opinion that it was unique il
Washingtons musical history.
Evening star., 1924-04-26
TWO STREETS LIMITED,
Varnum and Webster Eliminated
From Extension Plan.

Varnum and Webster streets be-
tween 18th and 14th streets have
been eliminated from the highway
extension plan of the District of CO.
lumbia in order to permit of the pro-
posed development in another way of
the reservation on which the Munic-
ipal Hospital is located. The action
was taken by the District Highway
Commission, composed Of Secretary
Weeks of the War Department, Sec
retary Work of the Interior Depart
ment and Gen. Beach, chief of engi-
neers of the Army.
The closed area is crossed by the
valley of Piney Branch. Though in
cluded in the general plan of high
ways approved several years ago, no
steps had been taken by the District
commissioners for opening either of
the two streets at that point. 1t was
stated at the War Department that
the two streets have now been dis
continued between 18th and 14th
streets, on the recommendation of the
District authorities, with view to
improving the area in another way.