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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

That our people under this system
were slaves to a credit system that
made progress impossible. We had
to make up our minds to i've at
home and grow cotton as clean
surplus No sensible man will deny
that the COW, the hog and the hen
have been the salvation of Georgia.
/ We know that there is great
future for the county or the state
where the type Of agriculture thu
is adapted to her peculiar conditions
/ is followed with a county WIDE IN
tensive effort. We must come to
see that no individuaI can live unto
himself alone, but that the indivld-
ual owes certain obligations to the
other individuals of his group and
to the community as whole, and
that Gene veal or wee, whatever Is
to come should perforce be shared
in common
Now, | have shown you many OF
the results of diversified farming
| in Georgia. Bank clearings show
that the state is in better condi-
ton today than ever in her history
The city of Atlanta alone has spent
more in buildings during the past
year than all damages done by the
boil weevil in the state, We al
nit that some sections were hlt
hard by heavy rains and that the
crop was cut short by the weevil
but at the same time we contend
that the law of supply ard demand
is now governing the price of cot
ton and that the South produced
all the cotton that there was de.
mand for. A greater yield would
have made lower prices. This
world is not consuming cotton as q
few years ago The world war
caused this condition and not the
boil weeyil. When conditions OF
war are over there is no doubt but
chat spinners will need more than
we are now producing, therefore
we contend that the short cottor
crop has been the salvation of Geol
gia and the South.
Now let US see about the cottor
situation in Georgia. In 1922
Georgia, according to State College
of Agriculture, produced $4,000
bales of cotton and sold this crol
for $94,4OO,OOO. Add to thi,
amount the amount derived from
the sale of all other products anC
we find that products of the farm
sold for more than fifty milliol
dollars more last year than ever il
the history of the state. Compare
this with the crop before the wee
vii, in 1914 weAproduced cotton ant
nothing else to market. We solt
2,723,0 94 bales for SOL $4,000
only seven million more than w
received for one fifth less last year
Five years before 1914, the yea
before the weevil came to Georgia
! for a five year average we sold flo
these years an average of 2.297
! TIC bales Of cotton and tt
price received averaged $122,294
1000 each year, while taking fly
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
MISSING FARMER FOUND
IN JESUP SANITORIUM

BAILEY, Ga, April John B.
Herndon, a farmer of Appling
county, who disappeared March 30
has been located in Causey's sani-
forum in Jesup by his relatives
who live near here. His family
located him late yesterday after
fears had been expressed as to his
safety
Herndon left here to go to sa,
yannah, where he expected to enter
hospital. He was suffering from
high blood pressure and complica-
tons. On his way to Savannah,
Herndon became delirious and left
the train at Jesup. He was taken
to the hospital there. His condi-
ton is reported to be serious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

7. Belts said: / want to emphasize
.7the fact that the returning pros
perity to Turner county is to be
attributed solely to the county wide
adoption of the dairy COW, the hog
and the hen on the farms in the
county. And the wonderful change
in the spirit Of the people of the
county is due to their having
proved to themselves that farming
with the dairy COW, hog and hen is
profitable enterprise.
| am not going further in tee
consideration of the individual
county, but will take the State of
Georgia as a whole. Has the boil
weevil been beneficial or harmful
to her?
According to figures furnished by
the department Of Agriculture the
agricultural products OF Georgia
sold for more money last year than
ever before, in fact fifty million
dollars more, than the year before
This increase has been caused by
Investigation and nothing else.
In 1919 Georgia had at the close
Of the year 5,250,O00 head of poul-
try valued at 100000; while in
1920 wound up the year with T.
100000 head of poultry valued al
more than $6,750,000.
Another striking comparison: IL
1909 Georgia produced $3,971,760
worth of eggs while in 1919 she
produced $9,736,414 worth of eggs,
or more than 800 per cent IN
crease for the ten year period.
These figures tell an eloquent
story. They show that the poultry
business is fast forging to the front
and is taking it's place along of
cotton, corn and potatoes as "A
source of revenue.
For years it was out of the ques-
ton to think of shipping car of
poultry from Georgia, but thanks
to the boil weevil in 1928 we ship
ped from the Georgia to the out
side markets more than 100 solid
cars, besides many solid cars of
eggs.
In 1916 the peach crop in Geor-
gia was valued at $7,995,00O and
in 1928 at $9,341, 900.
These statistics that I am giving
on Georgia were sent by the State
College of Agriculture and THEN
accuracy is beyond ques ion.
In 1916 the Pecan crop of Geor-
gia was valued at $482, 900, in 1925
at $1,782,000. In 1916 Georgia
produced 100000 bushels peanut.
while in 1928 77324,OOO. In 1915
she produced 1,534,OO0 pounds OF
tobacco and il. 1928 11,237,0oC
pounds.
What has caused the change il
the products that Georgia is produc
ing? Diversified farming is The
answer.
Taking all things in considera
ton we must come to the conclusion
that weevil or no weevil, the on,
crop has been serious mistake
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
MONDAY AFTERNOON APRIL 7. 1924

vears since the weevil hit Georgia
the average was 1,914,072 bales
and the average price was 1925
O26. 600. From these figures we see
that while we have been taking
five wear average, 383,644 less
bales in the state, we have received
an average of $106,732,000 more
for the crop that we did get than
for the enormous yield before the
weevil came.
1t is easy to sit up and howl hard
times and the boil weevil has us
roing. but the facts are that such
is not the case. These are not my
figures. They are here for your
inspection and I wish taht every
doubling Thomas, and every man
Who yells hard times i'll Georgia
would write the State College of
Agriculture and see for fact how
much real damage the boil weeyil
has done for Georgia. 1t is true
tnat every man has not projpered
under the weevil, but all those vino
have adopted the COW, the hog ard
the hen slogan, with his cotton as
a clean surplus is or the road to I'M
heard of prosperity. The South
has come to the fullness of the
breaking of our day that the great
Grady spoke about, and Georgia,
the home of Grady, is leading the
way. The boil weevil has made
the farmers of Georgia break away
from the one crop idea. We eat
our own chickens and eggs and
have some to sell, we eat our but
ter and hams and sell enough to
pay expenses of the farm, we eat
our peaches, pecans and water
melons ard pay just any old price
for gasoline to drive that splendid
car. Times may be hard for some
! but the man who has seen the light
has found market for all the pro-
ducts of diversified agriculture and
has assumed the leadership in the
fight to make Georgia indeed the
Empire state of the South.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
INTEREST MANIFESTED
IN ASHBURN REVIVAL

ASHBURN, April 7.-Consid-
cradle interest is being manifest
ed in advance in the revival
meeting that begins next Sunday
morning at the Methodist church
and will continue until April 20,
Easter Sunday. The pastor Rev.
c. C. Ernest, will be assisted in
the meeting by Rev. E. o. Heath,
pastor of the Methodist church
in Cordele The singing will be
a fine feature of the two
weeks service. There will be two
services daily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
BETTER SENTIMENT
EVIDENT IN BUSINESS

NEW YORK, April IA more
cheerful sentiment developed in
business and financial circles last
week. Considerable optimism was
expressed with regard TO the Daw-
IS committee report. Attention al
SO as given reports of better pros
poets for taxv reduction. Securi-
ties and commodities rallied briskIy
apparently because the market was
oveFsold. Foreign exchange rates
also displayed considerable strength
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
DECLARE Martial LAV
IN ALBANIA AFTER
AMERICANS MURDER
Authorities Take Drastic Steps
to Prevent Further Outrages
BY Bandit Bands
WAYLAID ON HIGHWAY
Robert Coleman and George
belong Killed According to
News Agency Message

ROME, April MARITAL law la.
been proclaimed in Albania follow
ing the murder of two American
merchants, who were waylald on the
Tirana-Scutaru highway, according
to advices from Albanian headquar-
tiers today.
A dispatch to Steafeni Agency,
which first reported the crime last
night, says the two Americans
killed were named Coroman and De-
Long. The names of the murdered
Americans were given out as Robert
Louis Coleman, Of San Francisco,
and George B. belong, of New
York.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
CORDELE CONERN GETS
BIG MELON SEED ORDER

CORDELE, April Halle g.
Company had an order yester-
day for their local house for
eleven thousand pounds Of Geor-
gia water melon seeds to go to
an Arkansas house. This is prob
ably the largest single order Of
the kind ever coming here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
NINA WILCOX WILL
ESCAPE INDICTMENT

PROVIDENCE, April 7.-AI-
though her decree of divorce was
vacated by Judge Chester w.
Barrows, Mrs. Nina Wilcox Put
nam Sanderson, authoress, will
not be prosecuted for presenting
false affidavits in connection
Herewith. The grand jury
which investigated her case filed
a special report late Friday, in
which it stated that no indict-
ment had been found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
BOIL WEEVIL FOUND
ALTERNATING IN PIT

BUTLER, April Word is
sent to US by Mrs. Leonard
Peterman, wife of one of the
county's best farmers, that if
anyone believes that all of the
boil weevils have been killed BY
the long, hard winter, that per-
son is very much mistaken. In
removing her pot flowers from
pit, Mrs. Peterman discovered
that some of these pests had
been alternating there for the
winter.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
TAYLOR COMMISSIONERS
CLOSE ROAD CONTRACT

BUTLER, April 7.-Ihe coun-
ty commissioners, it is learned.
have closed contract with the
State Highway department for
the grading and re-topsoiling of
the road from Butler to Central
school building near the resi-
dence Of E. G. Perkins. The
survey several months ago will
be followed. The work will be
gin in June it is learned.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
PEACE CONFERECE
SOUGHT BY PEPPER
Pennsylvania Senator Would
Have New World Conference
Summoned BY America

WASHINGTON April 7. A
joint resolution proposing a world
peace conference was introduced to-
day by Senator Pepper, republican
of Pennsylvania.
The senate would advise the res
ident under the, resolution that the
time is now suitable for assembling
another conference similar to the
past. two held at the Hague.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

Liv-o-Lax, and the demand for it
grew so rapidly from one mother
recommending Liv-o-Lax 20 anoth-
err that / finally had to give up the
drug store and start a factory.
Available To All Now
Now / am able to tell this story
of Liv-o-LaX to every family
and to say that you can get 1.-Two
at your own drug store.
If any one in the family is bill
ious, constipated, stomach not do
ing its duty, or with a cold coming
on, get Liv-o-Lax and give it try.
Really a Double Action
u will guarantee hat Liy-o-Lax
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
$4,000 FIRE IN
ATLANTA FRIDAY

ATLANTA, April "A loss,
estimated at $4,000, was caused
by flames which destroyed the
garage of the Atlanta Auto club,
329 Marietta street, about 3 O.
clock Friday morning, cremating
the negro night Waterman, ].
Brown, and his dog, who were
asleep in the building at the
time.
lnaddition to destruction O
TIE building, Is trucks and six
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
fAST MINUTE NEzNNS

passenger cars were lost in the
blaze, which had gained great
pheadway before the fire depart
menG could be summoned. The
roof of the building collapsed as
the fire fighters arrived.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

II. got to studying this problem
and found that if I could get hap
py balance between certain vege-
table ingredients, some of which
act on the liver and some on the
bowels, / would be able to fill this
very universal and very definite
need.
Il employed scientific methods
and tested one combination after
another until, finally, I hit upon a
formula which proved up exactly
right.
Mothers Pleased.
After that, | answere the daily
question by handing out a bottle Of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07
Southern Mothers suggesteu
This New Kind of Laxative

Second of Series of Three Interviews With W. l. Hand
During the that drug Charlotte,
everyday for something
form to be given the children in caome
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

will not only clear the bowels, but
relieve liver congestion as well, and
it is in this latter respect that so
many family laxatives fail short.
81 viii be glad to send a sample
Write me-"
w. L. Hand, president W. L. Hand
Medicine company, Charlotte, N, C.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-04-07

Another sure sign of spring IS
when you worfder if you hear a
saw mill or a mosquito.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

machine support which costs him
nothing.
It il similarly alleged that with
out large campaign expenditures for
propaganda and publicity among
the voters in meetings and in their
homes the nominations for all Of
fceg would always go to the n.
vorttes of the purely professional
politicians.
Such are some Of the COnsidera.
tons which have led Congress- to
hesitate In carrying out the recon.
nendatious Of the Kenyon commit
tee for g limiting Of presidential
campaign funds.
Against such considerations there
il placed the fact that the Leonard
Wood fund and the Lowden fund
In 1920 were regarded by a large
part Of the public as scalidalous and
were thought by multitudes Of
voters to justify and require Con-
gresgiona1 action.
Senator Caraway holds the view
that Congressional action should
now be takesl 1t once in order 10
put ell candidates on their good
behavior between now and the nom
insltlng conventions.
(CoDy right, 1924, Warrington Press
0erV1uo.l
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Welded Six Years Ago.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Jan. b.
C. s. Dimes, victim of the Los An
geles shooting, in which Mabel Nor
mand is involved, was the divorced
husband Of Mrs. Harry T. Harley,
widow, of this city. She married
Dimes six years ago and recently OBJ
tanned q divorce.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Shooting More Vivid
Story Than Any Stars
Enacted Upon Screen
OoamopOlltan NeWe eervlee.

Cosmopolitan News Service.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 2.-Lacofit
and unimaginative as the official pc
lice bulletin ID Of the shooting Of
CORTLAND s. Dimes, wealthy young
oil promoter by the chauffeur OF
Mabel Normand. famous motion pic,
ture actress, the story itself is more
vivid and dramatic than any in
which either Miss NOrmand or Miss
Edna Purviance ever appeared on
the screen.
This, with the police spelling, Is
the official bulletin which was de.
livered to the reporters room at po-
lice headquarters shortly after 3
o'clock last night: u
Courtney 8. Dimes, thirty-four,
an oil man, formerly Of Denver.
Colo, was shot at his apartments.
325-B North Vermont avenue, at
about S:15 p. M, by r. c. Greer,
alias Joe Kelley. twenty-seven. Ma
bel Normand's chauffeur. Greer sur.
rendered himself to Wiltshire police.
Said Mabel sent for him and he took
a .26 automatic pistol from hel
dresser and also carried package
containing some hair brushes. Greer
n said to live at the Clement apart
ments, Bixel and Maryland. Three
shots were fired"
Central Figure In Mystery.
The name Of Mabel Normand is
like an electric shock to the Los An
geles newspaper men, for she was
one Of the central figures in the
mysterious murder Of William Des-
mond Taylor, one Of the best known
ana highly paid motion picture d.
rect0rs.
TAYLOR was killed February /,
1922, III his bachelor apartments IN
the same section Of the city where
Dimes was shot last night. Taylor
was shot some time during the eve
ming and his body was not found
until the following day. He had
been shot through the back with .
revolver Of large caliber. 4
Miss Normand was the last per
son to see Taylor alive.
So when the police bulletin wa
handed into the police reporter
last night 1t created more excite
ment than II the mayor of the cit.
had been shot. Despite all polio,
theories, the Taylor murder ha
\ never been solved.
Because OF the mysterious disap
pearance OF Taylor's valet, Edwar,
Sands, the finger OF suspicion ha
always pointed to him, but circun
stances which have developed fron
time to time have led the police Z
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Rebels Moving Upon
Mexico City, Report.
SAYS: Hold Pueblo

VERA CRUZ. Jan. 2.-FederAl
troops, after three days Of futile
effort to advance toward Vera
Cruz from Tehuacan. state Of
Puebla, have evacuated the town,
revolutionary headquarters an
nounced today. Revolutionary
troops are advancing through
Puebla. #-4.
According to revolutionary head
quarters, Gen. villa Nuena Garza's
forces are moving in the direction
OF Mexico City to give battle to
the federals defending the capital.
Huertista headquarters were adj
vised that revolutionaries under
Gen. Marcial T.avazos, defeated the
federals In thu state OF HidaG0,
occupying the important mining
town of Real Del Monte. near
Pachuca.
General Rueda, commanding the
Huertistas at Tuxpan. published .
proclamation advising merchants
that property rights will be re-
.spected and the lives OF all citizens
guarded.
,Fugitives from Mexico City re-
ported that federal troops were.
sacling ranches, carrying off funds
and driving away livestock.
Revolutionary troops have given
battle TO the federaIs at Techan1a-
chalco, state Of Puebla, defeating
them. The federals retreated.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
Divorced Wife Heard
Stories of Romance
With Movie ActreS

DENVER, Colo, Jan. 2!-Court'
land s. Dimes, who was shot and
seriously wounded by r. c. Greer,
chauffeur for Mabel Normand, movie
actress in Los Angeles. IL the son Of
Tyson 8. Dimes. millionaire oil man,
broker ana prominent social leader
in Denver. and IL thirty-three years
old.
Dimes retired from business in
1918, selling his interests here to
Wilson and Cranmer, brokers, and
went to Los Angeles, where he en-
gagged in the oil business. He was
said to have had more than 81 ,000,-
900 the year previous to disposing Of
his interests here.
Tyson 8. Dimes, father OF Court.
land. was out Of the city today end
could not be reached this morning,
but q brother, Eugene Dimes, denied
cmphatically that the wounded man
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

was engaged to either Miss P1rviance
or Miss Normand.
1t was rumored in society circles
here some time ago that Dimes was
infatuated with Mss Purviance and
following his divorce from Mrs.
Eleanor Harley Dimes, left Tor Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Robert Van Setback, Dimes
divorced wife, when told of the
tragedy, said:
IT had heard Of Mr.. Dimes affair
in Los Angeles with a movie actress.
The affair was common talk around,
but no one seemed to know any thing
definite Of who the actress was"
Dimes was granted a divorce in
1918 as a result Of disagree nent
which came within a year after the
couple were married.
Dimes was a crack athlete aid sew.
eral times golf champion Of the
Denver Country Club.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
N 7 Err 5
IMMIGRATION
PROTEST
Proposed Cut In Quota Leads
MussoIini to Take
Action.

The italian government has filed
a formal protest with the State
Department against the proposal Of
Secretary Of Labor Davis to reduce
the number Of immigrants arriving
in. the United States from counties
bordering on the Mediterranean sea,
1t was announced today.
Secretary OF State Hughes has
transmitted the protest to the
House immigration Committee,
where It win be considered in con-
necti6n with hearings on the Ad.
ministration's new immigration re-
striction bill.
Would Out Quota
Under the terms Of the immigra-
ton bill drafted by Congressman
Albert johnson, Republican, Of
Washington, the committee chair,
man, immigration quotas would be
based on the 1890 alien population.
when there were not 30 many
southern Europeans in the United
States. The basis would be per
cent Of the 1890 alien census, in
stead Of s per cent Of the 1910 cen.
sus, as at present.
The italian quota, which is now
comparatively large, would be con-
siderably reduced In the legislation
Is enacted.
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

believe that the true story Of Tay-
lor's killing IL yet to be told.
Miss NOrmand Cleared.
Greer Is not the same chauffeur
who was in Mabel Normand's en-
ploy at the time of the Taylor MUIR
der. Miss Normand, however, was
absolved Of any responsibility. Nor
was any blame attached to Mary
Miles Minter, blond film star, who
told the police she was engaged to
Taylor.
Miss Purviance went to the apart
ments Of Dimes at 3 O'clock Tuesday
afternoon. Dimes apartments are
az S26-B North Vermont avenue.
This is IN what is known as the
Wilshire district, an exclusive resi-.
Dental section Of Los ANGELES. and
which adjoinB the Hollywood dis
trict. It
The Washington times., 1924-01-02

White House Rests Up
After Strenuous
New Year

President Coolidge, a little
wearied from the ordeal 81 the
New Year Day celebration,
made no formal appointments
today in the executive Offices
Of the White House.
Among the few callers were
Matthew s. Brush, president Of
the American international
Corporation, Of New York city,
q personal friend Of the Pres
ident, and Senator Richard p.
Ernest Of Kentucky.
Mrs. Coolidge visited the
downtown shopping district to-
day. The White House, in gen
eral, rested up"
The Washington times., 1924-01-02
TA|NPICO SAVED.
FROM REBEL
FORGE
Fsderais Crush pc Lara's
Army Y. s. suppIies
Reach obregon.
BY ARTHUR CONSTANTINE,
Internationsl News service.

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 2.An
attempt by rebels under former
Governor Lopez de Lara, Of the
state Of Tamaulipas, to seiss
Tampico, Mexico's greatest Oh
port, failed, it was announced ~
the war department today.
''Tampico is ours" the war de-
partment stated in reply to Z re-
port that the city had fallen into
the hands Of the revolutiCnaries.
Rebel Chief I'm Right.
Lopez de Lara started his move.
ment against the federals IS miles
west Of Tampico. The federals gave
battle. routing the reYolutionax1ss
at Ell Cefro Hacienda. Lopez a.
Lara was last reported III flight
toward the United States border.
A division OF picked troops win
be organized equipped with rifles,
airplanes and machine guns acquired
from the United States G0velIl-
ment to control the TampicO OIL
fields. It will be under personal
command Of Former Minister Plu-
tarco Elias Gales.
Seeking Four Cruisers.
This new army viii cooperate
with the Federal forces under Gen.
Eugene Martinez. now near Esper-
ANA. and those under Gen. Vicente
GonzaIese. moving nofthward from
the Isthrnus Of Tehuantepec. All
three armies are to converge upon
the rebel stronghold at Vera CrtlG.
1t IL officially confirmed that the
Mexican government is seeking the
purchase of four American built
cruisers for use against the rebel
war craft In Vera Cruz harbOr.2