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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-09-09

o. In what professions and trades
is mechanical drafting Of use?
A. IN structural. mechanical cipiI
and electrical engineering. plumb
ing. orHauicHigl iron trork and ship
building.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
WORK Of JUNIOR
HIGH SCHOOLS
COMMENDED
DR.. Abram Simon Predicts
Establishment Of Junior
Universities Shortly.

Commencing the establishment Of
the Junior High Schools because
they abridged a gap between the
high schools and the grade schools
DR.. Abram Simon, former president
of the Board Of Education, declared
that he looked for the establishment
Of junior universities in the near fu-
ture. These, he said, would bridge
the gap between high schools and
colleges.
DIR. Simon made the remarks in
a speech before the Wapiya Club
at it's luncheon at the University
Club yesterday. ..
His talk was based upon matters
of interest in the public schools.
He said that the schools should be
under one central head, with but
little supervision from any Board
Of Education. He said that the
financial operation Of the schools
should be in the hands of the
Board of Education and that the
board should have its own archi.
tect, its own repair shop and its
own equipment to conduct business.
DIR. Simon asserted the school
children here were receiving excel
lent training and said he regarded
Superintendent of Schools Ballou
as highly efficient school head.
In speaking Of the manner in
which the public school estimates
are drawn up, and then cut by
either the commissioners, Congress
or the Budget Bureau, DIR. Simon
said that he hated to see the
school estimates judged like other
estimates, such as the removal of
garbage and street repairs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21

meeting was held at All Souls
parish hall.
Senator Norris further declared
the development would mean a re.
duction of 50 per cent In cost OF
electric current in the District.
would pay a dividend Of per cent
on the investment and permit q
sinking fund that in thirty years
would pay off the Investment.
Attacking the argument that the
development would result in the
destruction OF miles OF beautiful
scenery along the banks OF the .Po.
tomac river, Senator Norris pointed
out that the project would result
in the formation Of q lake nine
miles long and provide for q recrea-
ton park that could be made one
Of the most attractive In the coun.
try.
The association unanimously
adopted resolutions Endorsing the
Great Falls project and urging its
passage at the present session Of
Congress.
Declaring that "that there should
be change" in the District Com.
missioners, the organization sub.
mitted for President Coolidge's con
sideration the names Of Charles A.
Baker, president Of the Federation
Of Citizens Associations, and Eli
wood p. Morey, local attorney.
Marshall Morgan, chairman Of the
committee on schools, reported upon
building survey OF. the community
William B. Westlake presided.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
COUNTY B0NE-DRY STATUS
EASED BY NEW LAW

ANNAPOLIS, Feb 81. - State
wide attempt to ease the bone-dry
county local option laws was seen
when the house passed a bill by
Delegate Lednum permitting drug.
gists In Pocomoke City, Worcester
county, holding Government H.
censes, to dispense liquor on pre-
scription. ~.
A similar bill, also legalizing use
Of sacramento wines. was passed
some time ago by the house for
Washington county. It is said that
several other county delegations
plan to offer similar measures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
PROPERTY MAN
ENDS LIFE IN
THEATER
Suicide Leaves Note limiting
OF Difficulties With Es.
tranged Family.

1.-THE Lady Killer" went on
as per schedule at the Shubert.
Belasco Theater last night. The
audience sat back and enjoyed the
farce. unaware of a tragedy en-
acted in the theater.
Behind the make-believe world Of
the stage lay the body of props"
Frank B. Peacock. A gun by his
side told the story Of the suicide.
He was lying on a couch with three
pillows, stained by blood, support.
Ing his head.
Props" Peacock was not missed
until he failed to appear to set the
stage for the Lady Killer" shortly
before the evening performance.
Anxious over the delay, Samuel D.
Russell, state manager, went to Pea.
cocks room and there found him
dead.
After an Investigation by Coroner
]. Ramsay hewitt and Headquarters
Detectives Edward Kelly and Arthur
Scrivener, q certificate of suicide
was issued. The body was turned
over to his estranged family. His
widow and two daughters, who re.
side at 2417 NJ street northwest, nre
his survivors.
Police found two notes in the
room. The first mentioned some.
thing OF a settlement, probably re.
lating to matrimonial difficulties,
police said. The other, also nearly
illegtble. sent one big kiss" to
a woman whose name the detect
ives were unable to make out.
Peacock lived with his cousin at
Journeys End" a cottage on Con.
duit road about mile above the
District line in Maryland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
TRADE BODY IS.
OPPOSED To
RENT LAW
Merchants and Manufacturers
Endorses Commissioners
Reappointmsnt. !.

Opposition 10 the extension Of
any rent control legislation to bust.
ness property and hotels was voiced
yesterday in a resolution adopted
by the board Of governors Of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AS.
ISOLATION at its monthly meeting.
simultaneously with this action,
the association issued a statement
in which 1t predicted fall In prop.
erty values in the District Of Is
per cent Ia the next five years.
| disappointment Of the present
District Commissioners was in
dorsed and the board directed that
President Coolidge be advised to
this effect. Disapproval Of the
gasoline tax bill now under con.
aideratiOn in Congress was recorded
in q third resolution.
In stating its opposition to ex.
tension OF the rent control legisla.
ton, tho association declared that
there IL no justification whatever
for the proposed regulations Of
hotels. It 10 possible to secure a
room and bath in long. established
and well-known downtown hotels
Tor as little as SO day, and the
maximum charge is $11 a day for
a suite, and we believe the rate
range between these two extremes
is fair and reasonable for the serv.
ice rendered"
Even IL there should be in.
stances Of unreasonable charges,
the situation cannot be corrected by
law, but more satisfactorily by
public dissatisfaction" the state
Inent concluded.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
MARY McSvVINEY LIKENS
MACDONALD TO WILSON

DUBLIN. Feb. 2O.-Mary Mac.
Swiney, Irish woman Republican,
has written to Ramsay Macdonald,
the new British prime minister, say.
ing that the Republicans have
watched with sympathy. the rise
Of the Eaborites to power, but doubt
whether, they will stick to their
ideals "any more than President
Wilson did"
The first test of labor's sincerity,
she says, will be in Ireland, where
the Republicans refuse to recognize
allegiance to the king or partition
Of the country,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
SENATOR URGES.
GREAT FALLS .
PLANT
Norris Tells Connecticut
Avenue Citizens How 1t
Would Cut Rates.

Driving home the point that the
proposed hydroelectric plant at
Great Falls would provide more
than twice the power needed by
this city, Senator George w. Norris
told members Of the Connecticut
Avenue Citizens Association last
night there il mo earthly reason
why the water power plant there
could not or should not be develop
ed" Senator Norris Is author of
the Norris bill providing for the
development of the project. The
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
Muster BY Garrison

Plans for big social muster to
be held In March will be discussed
tonightSby the Presidents Own Gar
rison, No. 104, when It meets at
o'clock In the G. A. r. Hall, 1912
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-02-21
President's Engagements


1O:15-senatOr Magnus john
son.
1O:45-C Congressman John W.
Langley of Kentucky. ].
11O0-Congresstnan d. ID.
Beck OF Wisconsin,:
11:3O-Governor Horace. NJ.
Towner of Porto Rico.
11:45-Samuel Crowther Of
New York. j
12l5--Mrs. Hughes Griffith,
Miss Ellihed p. Trys and Miss
Mary Ellis Of Wales. /,
12:25-Dr. Mcfarland and
Mr.. Stoudt Of Hugenot Wal.
loon Tercentenary Celebration
Committee to present Memorial
Coin.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
'THUNDPING DAWN
COMES TO RYLANDER
Warren Kerrigan and Anna Q.
Nilsson In Tropic Romance
Last Time Today

Picture goers at the Rylander
Theatre last night were treated to
an excellent film spectacle of the
colorfuI life of tropical Java, in
LAUNDERING Dawn" a Universal
Super-Jewel which stars Anna q.
Nilsson and j. Warren Kerrigan.
I typhoon and tidal wave which
wipe out a dissolute port, furnish a
gripping damatic climax seldom
seen here. Few Of the picturesque
horde that frequented the leading
resort, escape with their lives.
Artificial lightning and an inrush-
ing sea are ably used to portray the
destruction violence of such a
storm.
Kerrigan, in the role Of a vIile
young easterner, leaves home in
order to safeguard his fathers
name. In time he drifts to the
tropics where he rapidly succumbs
to the level of a lotus eater. Anna
Q. Nilsson, as his sweetheart, whom
he flees, chances the unknown dan
gers of the tropics in order to bring
him back to his true estate as q
white man.
There is a woman in the LEADING
resort of this port, haif-caste Of
rare beauty who steals his love; anu
to her own surprise, loses her heacl
to him. When his fiancee arrives
she finds him a drink victim, and 5
slave of the tropical vampire.
Here Miss Nilsson does her best
emotional acting, in the struggle tC
awaken his pride and retain his
love. He struggle sto throw off hi:
craving for drink, but cannot sue
coed in freeing himself from the
wiles of the oriental woman.
In the midst of a dramatic strug.
gle in, which Kerrigan is trying t.
choose between the two women,
typhoon comes down on the port
A tidal wave accompanies thu
furious wind. Lightning bolts real
istically flash across the sky. Every
thing is destroyed.
Miss Nilsson struggles through
the wreckage and saves her enemy
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that pur,
suant to an ordinance passed by the
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus, calling an election to determine
whether or not Bonds shall be is
sued, the date of said election be-
ing fixed in said ordinance as the
22nd day of October, 1924. This
notice is therefore given that a
Bond Election will be held on said
22nd day of October, 1924, at the
usual voting precinct in the City
Hall of Americas, tbs polls being
opened at 9 o'clock a. m. and closed
at 6 O'Clock p. m. on said date.
The questions to be voted upon
are, first: whether the Governing
Body of said City of Americas shall
Issue $75,000.00 of Street Improve
ment Bonds, and second: whether
said Governing Body shall issue
$25,000.00 of Water Work Improve
n-ent Bonds. Said Bonds to bear
interest at 1-2 per cent annually
and the interest on same to be pay
able semi-annually on the list days
of January and July of each year
after their issuance.
The amount Of money necessary
to be levied and collected annual
ly TO pay the annual interest and
provide a sinking fund to retire said
$75,000.00 Street Improvement
Bond Issue will be S5,875.00, and
the amount of money to be levied
and collected annually to pay the
annual interest and provide sink
ing fund to retire the proposed $685.
100000 Water Works Improvement
Bonds at maturity will be 81, 958.OO.
All of said Bonds when issued shall
mature within thirty years from
the date of their issuance.
The registration books for this
election will be opened until the
last Saturday before the date OF
the election herein called and will
be closed at 5 o'clock pm. on said
last Saturday before tine date Oh
said election.
A. d. GATEWOOD, JR.,
- Clerk and Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
RUBBER PRODUCTS
OUTPUT INCREASED

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-(By
Associated Press. 1.-THE Depart
ment of Commerce announces that,
according to data collected at the
biennial census of manufacturers.
1928, the establishments engaged
primarily in the manufacture of
rubber products reported total
output valued at 1888, 643, 355, of
which amount $567,217,141 repre-
sents rubber tires and inner tubes
$134,986,897, rubber boots and
shoes; $58,115,453, rubber betting
and hose, and $193, 323,864, other
products, consisting of rubberized
fabrics, rubber clothing, rubber
heels, druggists and stationers' sun
dries, hard rubber goods, and other
products. The total value of pre-
ducts shows an increase of 1913 PEI
cent as compared with 1921, the last
preceding census year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

me body, to interpret it's meanings,
When they talk to you about
abolishing this written document,
have nothing to do with it."
The Senator declared that to give
Congress the right to annul the de-
cisions of the Supreme Court is TO
give Congress the rights over hu-
man life and property. "To give
to the Congress the power to create
laws and then declare their constltu-
tionality is to place in Congress an
absolute power" he said. "The prin-
ciple is wholly against the principles
Of representative government.
"The Constitution safeguards the
rights of the minority against the
assaults Of the majority, in free
speech, in the right to peaceful as
sembly and freedom of worship"
Later the Senator declared that
IF we have suffered in America it
is because of too many laws, not too
few"
He condemned in the most EN-
phatic terms the policy of pork
barrel appropriations" ''Not one
dollar should be taken from mans
pocket in the form of taxation, ex-
cept for the necessary expense OF
running the government" 81 shall
never come before you boasting of
the amount of money [ have beer
able to secure for you or my sec
ton. That is not my idea Of govern.
ment. Every dollar appropriate
must be taken from the pockets Of
the people in the same year in which
it is spent"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
Senator George
Addresses Kiwanis

CONTINUED from Page One.l
ed the Constitution" the senator
said.
The speaker declared that it was
not new document, that there was
but one new thing in it, and that
was it's conception Of human liberty
set forth in organic law. 'Mcn
were born equal and free and liber
ty rests in the man; government IS
derived from the consent of the
governed, and that is the basic phi
losophy of the American Constitu-
ton" said the senator.
"The Constitution devides the
government into three departments,
the legislative, the executive and the
judicial; they are co-equal and co
ordinate. Laws must originate and
pass the legislative branch, must be
approved by the executive branch,
and then it is the judicial branch, or
the Supreme Court, which constructs,
interprets and determines their
constitutionality," he said. One of
these departments have a final say
so and the supreme one of these
departments is the Supreme Court -
The speaker declared that in
framing the Constitution, its DRAFT
ers reversed a system that had been
in force for centuries. "The individu
al became supreme, not the king OF
other body, but the individual
man and the Constitution" said he
Senator George flayed those OF
the La Toilette school who wou,5
place the legislative branch above
the judicial; who would give tC
Congress the right to override the
decisions of the Supreme Courv.
"This fight on the Supreme Courl
is no new thing" he said, "Thoma.
Jefferson objected to it. but nix
fears were that it would fail to fun
ction; that it would not override
the wishes of Congress. The OBJ
lection today is that the court doc,
override the Congress. However
I do not believe that the Suprem,
Court has ever abused it's power.
he said.
Senator George said the America
Constitution was the only writer
Constitution in the world; othe
countries have bills of rights or de
clarations, but we have a writer
document, one that is specific in it
guarantees of liberty to the indivl
dual. To preserve this inviolate, h
said, there must be a final, a supre
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
TRIAL OF WHEELER
MAY HELP CANDIDACY
Progress:ves Believe Bringing
Up of Indictment at This
Time to Attract Votes
BY HARRY B. HUNT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-At
Progressive headquarters here it IS
believed the bringing up Of the Mon
tana indictment against Senator
Wheeler just at this time will help
instead of harm him as a candidate
on the La Toilette presidential tick
ct.
A good many Republican and De-
mocratic politicians say they think
so, too.
Progressives are even hopeful
that the senator will be tried while
the campaign is going on.
While this would interfere with
Wheeler's campaign work, his sup
porters argue that the publicity
be exactly of the right kind, that
the public generally would regard
him as a victim of persecution and
that this would bring him many
votes.
Of course this is on the assufnp-
ton that the trial ends in an acquit
tai, but there are few-no Progress
sives at all-who look for any other
result.
All the same, the prediction Isl
made that the prosecution will
make an exceedingly resolute eff
fort to convict.
This is the only Interpretation any
body puts on the prosecutors ae-
ton in calling the case up now.
AS Progressive headquarters secs
1T, the whole thing is purely polit;-
cal and it seems more than unlikely
Wheeler's opponents should care to
risk their plans collapse on the very
eve of election unless they believe
they stood, as an offset against him,
or a mistral at the worst.
1t is not to be understood that
there is any suspicion among Pro-
gressives of any unethical conduct
on the senator's part, but they are
Of the opinion it will be necessary to
remain constantly on the alert
against trickery by his political enc
mics.
From the standpoint of politics,
what gives the case a peculiarly
mixed aspect is the fact that Wheel
err, the Progressive vice presidential
candidate, has as his chief legal adj
visor Senator Walsh, chairman Of
the Democratic national convention
in New York and as one of his most
outspoken defenders Senator Borah.
chairman of the Senate committee
which investigated the Wheeler
charges and found them baseless,
himself prominently mentioned as
Republican vice presidential nos
sibility at the Cleveland convention.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
GEORGIA TEACHERS
BEHIND IN STUDIES
Statistics Show Only 3 1-3 Per
Cent Have Studied Beyond
Seventh Grade Work

ATLANTA, Sept. 20. (By Assoc
ciated Press One of the biggest
problems that confronts child life
in Georgia today, is that of the ar
rested growth of a large percent
age Of the school teachers, accord
ing to statement issued by State
Supervisor J. 0. Martin, Of the De
partment Of Education recently.
Of the ninety three counties
which were included in the recent
school survey, whose figures have
been tabulated, 373 or 3 1-3 per
cent of the white teachers were
shown not to have studied beyond
the seventh grade, according to the
statement of Mr.. Martin, who furth-
err states that approximately 700 OF
6 1-G per cent of these teachers
have only completed the eighth
grade. "That 923 or s. 1-6 per cen,
have finished the ninth grade is
also appalling" the statement con
tinues. 1t is likewise pointed cut
that 1924 have only had tentr
grade training.
"These percentages, says the
statement, total 1926 teachere OF
80 per cent, which is an average 81
81 teachers to each county. These
percentages will hold true in the
remaining counties whose figure:
have not been compiled from the
survey"
The normal age-grade classified
ton of school children shows the
following, according to Supervision
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

played by Winifred Bryson, who has
been struck by a falling timber.
Kerrigan climbs about the debris
frantically in search Of MS fiancee
and finds her holding the woman
who has ensnared him.
Others in the cast are Tom SAINT
schi, who plays Gordon Won Brock
wealthy planter; and Richard
Kean, The Professor" keeper Of
a resort. Harry Carson directed it
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
CANDIDATES INVITED
TO VISIT CONGRESS

ATLANTA, Sept. 2O.-Invita-
tons hav been extended to Presi-
dent Coolidge, John w. Davis and
Robert NJ. La Toilette to attend
the Pan American congress to be
held here October 1 to 4, it is ar
nounced by those in charge of ar
engagements. President-elect Plu-
trace Elan Gales, of Mexico, has
accepted an invitation to attend,
have tentative acceptances from
President Zayas, of Cuba, and Presi
dent Porras, Of Panama, it is stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
CENTRAL. WILL SPFyI
100000 ON LINZ

BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 20. (By 4
PA total Of $4,000, Oooo will 5
spent by the Central Of Gaoro.,
Railway on its track between t.,
city and Columbus, Georgia. i
Strengthening out the curves n d.
line, as well as eliminating varion.
trestles, according to an annonnco :
ment made public here by the -
ficials of the railway. Work on
big project is expected to beo,o
within the next two weeks
The project will require abou.
eighteen months to complete 49,
eording to officials, and when !,
has been finished, will thereby r.,
duce the operating time betw9ar
Birmingham and Columbus. as Val
as Jacksonville, Florida consider
ably, it was stated.
Also, when the project has hoo,
completed, there will remain onl,
three trestles between Birmingham
and Columbus. These will sna,
rivers, it was said.
After the work has been COM
pleted, it is believed by Officials
that there will be an elimination q
the curvatures in the system wbicI
will enable the road to check Iosso.
which have been incurred in tbei
operations over the Birmingham
Columbus division.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

Martin; A child twelve years Of a
in the seventh grade; child
years OF age in the eighth grade
child Ia years of age in the min
grade, and a child Is years of :.
in the tenth grade. :"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

Princess Xenia of Greece, who
is Mrs. William Leeds, shown at
the wheel of "The Wildcat" her
husbands speedboat on the lower
St. Regis Lake in the Adiron-
daclss. Photo was taken few
moments after her narrow escape
from death when the boat took
FIRE, which was extinguished by
Mr.. Leeds.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
POSTAL CLERK
REFUSES PENSION

SAVANNAH, Sept. 20.-Al-
though 10 years Of age, with a rec
ord of thirty-five years Of contin-
uous service to his credit, M. j.
Burke, night foreman at the local
postoffice has declined to retire md
accept a pension from the govern
ment. When advised that he had
had reached The age limit, and was
entitled to a pension, the veteran
vigorously objected and has been al
lowed to remain "on the job" two
more years.
The girl of today thinks kissing
is dangerous because it makes her
nose shiny.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

Davis has been so busy he must
be away behind with his nay pitch.
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

LOST-Brown cameo brooch encir-
cled with pearls; probably about
Burke's warehouse, OF on Jackson,
Lamar or West Church streets. Mrs.
Cooper Bradley.-19-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

FOR sALE-One gas range; one
refrigerator. Alton Cogdcll.
--1S-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20

FARM LOAN MONEY Plenty at
cheap interest rate and on easy
.erms. W. W. Dykes. Off
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-20
LOST AND FOUND

LIKE GRAPES! Drink Mi-Grape in
bOttles.-13-26t