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Evening star., 1924-09-02
SODA BUSINESS GOOD.

CLEVELAND, September tSpe-
ciaD D.-Bishop & Babcock, makers of
soda fountains, has made a gradual
increase in earnings and the show
ing is regarded as creditable for this
year.
Evening star., 1924-09-02

Farmer A.-That city chap that
bought Stones place is purity green, 1
hear.
Farmer B.-Green? Why, he tried
to borrow my churn to make some
apple butter.
Evening star., 1924-09-02

Does your birthday mark years
only, or years plus deeds?
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
SAWYER RETIRES AS
 WHITE HOUSE MEDIC
Plans 10 Devote His Time on
 Memorial Work

Washington, June 25.-Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer yesterday announc- ed his retirement as White House physician, d place he has held nomin- ally since President Harding's death. He will return to Marion. O.. where work on the Hardi . memorial will now be Centercd.
 Gen. Sawyer said that through the Washington headquarters the Hard ing Memorial association has received in cash and pledges s900,04441. with four state and many county organiza- tions still to report.
 The committee appointed by fresi- dent Coolidge. consisting Of Secretar- ies Mellon and Weeks and Charles Nj. Schwab, has decided, said Gen. Sawyer to begin work on the structure at once. In consultation with Mrs. Hard irg and representatives Of the Marion Cnic association, site has been selected.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
City Items

The cast of "Farmed Out" ke play written by Rev. Dr. George w, C. Hill and presested this spring at the South Congregations church, is in Cheshire this afternoon holding pie nic.
 Our childrens shoes are of the same fine quality as our Walk Overs for men and women. Manning's Walk Over Shoe store.-advt.
 Henry E. Moore sold today through the Camp Real Estate Co. a cottage on Park Drive to Paul W. Seelye.
 Have the Herald follow you on your vacation. 1sc a week. cash with order. -ad't.
 St. Joseph's Ladies Aid society will hold regular meeting this evening.
 Home cooked lunches at Cro"el, $.
 --adVt
 Officers will be elected and q recep- ton rendered the class of 1924 st the meeting this evening of st. Joseph's Alumni association.
 Victrolas and Pianos. Henry Morans --adit.
 A. G. Hammond camp auxiliary will IlFtt ct AltE dl ihpi lOlii6 Aih Ht o'clock.
 Open nights at Eddie's starting tonight. orchestra, dancing from g to 8. m. daylight saving, miles north Of Berlin. 5 miles south Good win park, Newington on the turnpike. -adyt.
 The Scandinavian ". C. T. L. will hold a meeting at the home Of Mrs, A. Swanson on Pennington avenue, Plainyils, at 2;S0 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Members are requested to meet al Central park at 2 o'clock.
 Our chidrens shoes are of the same fine quality as our Walk-Overs for men and women. Manning's Walk Over Shoe store.--adVt.
 Miss Irene Cowlishaw, daughter Of William r. CoHlishaw, who vas resident of the Philippines for four years and who spent two years in China. left yesterday for New York where she will open a business i'm porting Chinese curios and embroid- cries.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
PRISON SCANDAL
TcNas Guhcrnatorial Candidate UN- poses Alleged Brutality and E,rn Murder at Convict Farm.

Huntslille, Tex. June 25.--Charres by George W. Dixon. candidate for governor, that q prisoner at the Ram say state farm was shot 0 death by a guard on April 17, and that prison CTS at the Eastman farm, recently were iogged, are being investigated today by members Of the state prison board.
 DiNon's charges are supported by an affidavit Of .. =. Newton, discharged prisoner, who declares that three men at the Eastman farm were beaten. one so severely that he was confined to hospitsl for several months Dixon said he had some Of the bloody clothing worn by one of the convicts.
 He declared that the prisoner killed at the Ramsay farm was shot be cause he Jagged bit behind his squad. None of the facts regarding the shooting has been made public, he said.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
SHENANDOAH HAS TEST
Giant pirigible Back In Hangar
 After suecessful Flight

takehurs,. \. j.. June 2S.--The Shenandoah. giant dirigble Of the navy, vas returned to her hangar this morning, at GAS. daylight time, after q test flight Of nine hours and lS minutes over New York city and tho New Jersey coast between Barnega' snd Sandy Hook,
 The trip, which was undertaken to test engine repairs made sine the lihsny flight, was declared success fui.
 Commando t.ansdowne announced that the craft would mage her next flight Saturday. when she is to fy over Miller Field during aerial maneuvers by the New York National Guard.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
TWO MEN ARE KILLED BY
 EXPRESS AT WINDSOR, CT.
Unaware nf Trains Approach, They Drive Directly in Front
 of Locomotive

Windsor. Conn. June 25.--panlol J. Callahan, 5l years old, and Henry Copenhagen. 6I. were killed yester- day afternoon when their automobile was hit by tho White Mountain eX- press al the Windsor depot. The men were returning home from work and were not aware that the train Was due, as the express had been running but two days. Copcn- hagen was carried for half a mile on the front of the train while Calla- mans body was thrown several feet from the crossing. Callahan leaves q wife and three children and Cop"n- haG-n is survived by wife i.d two sons
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
PAYS HEAVY FINE
Tine Of S40000 and Check for
 Stis.0o0 for TaNes. Handed Over
 by Guilty St. Paul Manufacturers

St Paul, Minn. June @5,--fines totaling s40.0tn and a check for s14S,o00, representing taxes due. were paid to the federal government yes- terday by three officials of Brown and Rigelow. St. Paul speciality manufac- turers, who pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of dcfrau uding the gov crnmrnt of income taxes.
 H. H. BigeloW, head of the firm, paid d si0.0n0 fine, In addition he was sentenced to serve two years at the federal prison at LeaNcnworth. with a stay or sentence granted until November 1.
 William r. priestcr, comptroller Robert Galloway, secretary and treasurer. and the corporation were fined sl0,0a0 each.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
WINS wIIIfsTo> Ho>oRs.

John szepczyk Of i4i Broad street. an honor student at williston Is at home for the summer vacation. Mir. ezewczyk won a tsO scholarship for hts high standing in his studies. He also pon special prize of fin in English composition work. Besides being proficient scholar, Mir. szew- ezyk took prominent part in school attistic. He played Jeff field on The baseball team. and bstted more than 800
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
HIHT IN FALL FROM TREE

Arshak Nooradian, age 2S years, Tell from 8 cherry tree at his home al ai Franklin street at about S:S0 last night. He suffered a severe shak- ing up. an injury 10 his right arm and slight injuries about the head and body He was removed to,the New Britain general hospital where il was learned that his injuries were not serious
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
CATCHES RIG BLACK FISH.

A nine and one-half pound black fish was the catch Of Albert Peplaw Sunday when, with several others, he went fishing at Matches Reef off saybrook. His companions were Will liam Lange, Edward Menoushek and Michael Groman. The second largest catch was that or William fange who hooked black fish which tipped thc scales at six and one-half pounds.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
MARIE LEFEBVRE DIES

Pasadena, Cal, June 25.-Marie Lefebvre. formerly Mrs, Charles Her man Steinway, widow of the piano manufacturer, died yesterday She was native of New York. A short time ago she married Captain Edward D. Lefebvre, a soldier Of France, who came here after the war.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
] MEN MISSING IN
 BLAST 0N STEAMER
Terrific Explosion on Standard
 Oil Boat at New York

Neu York. June 25--Authorlties to- day continued their investigations Of the explosion aboard the Standard oil Co freighter Egrement Castle al a Brooklyn wharf yesterday in which five men were reported missing and six others were perhaps fatally lnjur- sd The missing men, one of whom Was Charles Keller, an inspector for the standard Oil Co, ire thought to have been burned 10 death or drown- ed in the flooded hold Of the ship.
 The Egremenf Castle Of British reg tstry was beached al Go"anus Flats. IL IS estimated that the damage wiI exceed s3oo,0oo.
 The origin of the explosion on the ship which was loaded with 25o.p6n gallons Of naptha. kerosene and gaso- line bound for the Far East, is still q mystery,
 Trapped Below Decks
 The explosion, which turned the ship into 2 mass Of flame. trapped the men in the hold and so intense Nas the heat that it Has impossible to
  seemed imminent the frcighter was lowed by fire boats to Red Hook point fats, opposite the Statue Of Liberty where she was beached. Four Of the missing are steNedorcs. The fifth Is Charles Keller. an inspector for the Standard oil company.
 Had Inaammahle Cargo
 The vessels cargo included l60,oo0 gallons or high test airpiane gasoline, no, Oo0 gallons of naphtha and a large quantity of motor oil. The blaze spread so rapidly that hremen flared other explosions. and the freighter ras towed into the East river and or dered sunk,
 The vessel belching heavy black smoke and flame from it's portholes vas conveyed toward Erie basin but s decision to beach her there was abandoned because Of the proximity te the United States arsenal on Gov ernors island,
 Bearhed m Hats
 Later the efforts of the fire fighters began 10 have an effect and il became snparent that the blaze could be con- fned to the after hold where Ii start cd. Then orders were given to head the burning ship toward GraNesend tay and beach her in the flats out Of the path of the shipping. The hre- boats William J. Gaynor and New Yorker remained on the side of the burning ship and literally flooded her holds with water. Three distinct explositions occurred tsfors 1t was decided to cut the ship loose from her moorings,
 The fire department rescue squad wearing gas masks, made frantic et- forts 10 find the men trapped In the hold,
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
Hides in Bath Tub

Paris-After, searching four days for Andre Coauin, bank bandit, police found him hiding beneath an over turned bath tub, just outside Paris When placed under arrest Coquin told the authorities that he would ike 10 take a bath before going to tail.
New Britain herald., 1924-06-25
TREATIES RATIFIED

Sofia, June ?5,--American Minister Wilson exchanged notifications yestor. day with Foreign Minister kalloff Of the treaty of extradi,ion recently nc. gotiated between the United states and Bulgaria.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20

tanned one extra switch engine
at Americas, using an additional
shifting crew in It's operation and
affording continuous shifting serv-
ice throughout the entire season.
Accepting Potomac Yards, Va, as
basis of ejaculation, the average
freight on each car of peaches for
warded from Americas represented
revenue of 1926 to the various
railroads handling it to destination.
Many cars were diverted, however,
from this preliminary billing desti-
nation, and it is impossible to esti
mate accurately the total freight
revenue produced. Including ev-
cry car shipped from Americas dur
ing the season and fixing Potomac
Yards as the destination of each,
an apparent revenue of $94,225 ac-
crued to railroads handling the
peach crop from Americas alone,
but as stated above, these figures
cannot be accepted as even APP
proxin.ately accurate.
During the month of July which
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20

infested. The spread has been pro-
gressive, notwithstanding the re-
pressive measures made use of.
In 1922 over 700 square miles
we're involved. Last year South
New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsyl-
gania and Northern Delaware wer9
invaded by this dangerous pest. Now
comes a report showing great MI
grafton of the beetles across the
Delaware river into Philadelphia.
indeed, if reports are to be believed
such numbers drifted or flew over
from New Jersey that they actually
occasioned annoyance to residents
of the city.
"All of this is being recounted III
order that Georgians may again be
warned of this danger. Do not place
orders for nursery stock to be ship
ped from Southern New Jersey,
Eastern Pennsylvania or Northern
Delaware unless you are assured
chat every preeaution will be taken
to ship non-infested material"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
WEAK AND NERVOUS
Georgia Lady Says She Has
Grown Stronger by Taking
Cardui - Thoroughly Con-
WINGED of It's Merits.

Clyattville, Cain a statement
which she gave at her home on R. F.
D. /, here, Mrs. T. A. Copeland said:
81 have, / believe, avoided a good
deal of suffering by the use of Cardui,
and am thoroughly convinced that it
has been of great benefit to me.
"Before the birth of two Of my
children, grew so weak and nervous
l could hardly GO, and suffered +.
l had friend who told me of Carduir
so the next time when l grew sc weak
and rundown | began to use it. !
used it three months. grew stronger
and less nervous. The baby was
stronger and a better baby, and |
really believe it was because l built
up my strength with this splendid
tonic"
Cardui has been in successful use
for more than forty years. Thousands
of women have written to tell of the
beneficial results obtained by taking
Cardui, and to recommend it to others.
1t is a mild, harmless, purely vege-
table medicinal preparation-a prod
uct Of practical experience, scientific
investigation and pharmaceutical skill,
Sold everywhere. NC"16S
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
Central Handled
293 Cars Peaches

Continued from Page One.)
that should rightly be credited to
Americas production, Altogether
there were 49G care re-iced and
handled in the Americas yards dur
ing the season just ended, these
figures including cars originating
here, these received from connect
ing lines, and others sent here from
nearby station after loading in pre-
cooled cars, for icing only, being
billed through from such stations.
The size of the crop may be il
Illustrated through comparison of
figures showing shipments for the
past and preceding seasons at this
station. During the past season a
total of 293 cars originated or
were received at Americas from
connecting lines, which con- pares
with a total of IS during the pre-
ceding season, while 436 cars were
re-iced here, comparing with 10
re-iced at Americas during the
1928 shipping season. During the
season just ended the Central main
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
JAPANESE BEETLE
FEARED BY BOARD
Georgians Warned Not to Re-
ceive Nursery Stock from Ger
tain Sections in East

ATLANTA, August 20. Danger
that the Japanese beete, one of
the most serious insect pests at
lacking plant life, may reach Geor-
gia, despite efforts being made to
keep it out, is contained in report
given to The Associated Press from
the Georgia State Board of Ento-
mology.
ats range of host plants is great,
says the report, lover 200 different
plants having been found infested
in New Jersey" The insect feeds
on foliage and fruits as an adult
and on the roots of grasses as a
grub. Shade and ornamental trees
are attacked, as we'll as fruit trees.
says the report.
This pest was introduced into
the United States" continues the
report, cit is beloved, through the
medium of shipment of iris bulbs
from Japan consigned to a alarge
nursery concern operating at River
ton, N. j., but having offices in
Philadelphia. 1t became established
at Riverton. In 1916 only about a
half square mile of territory was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
LEGION REHAB BODY
CLAIMING MILLIONS
Chairman Miller Takes Issue
With Ruling of Veterans Blu
reau Barring Claimants

WASHINGTON, D. c., August
20.-The payfent of millions OF
dollars back compensatioi.to
disabled veterans of the
World War hinges upon the out
come of a controversy between the
National Rehabilitation Committee
Of the American Legion and the U.
S. Bureau.
The Legion Committee, through
ITS chairman, Watson B. Miller, has
taken decided issue with Director
Hines against his preliminary in
structions to the field offices tina.
payment of retroactive compensate
to those persons whose cases have
been presumptively connected With
service under section 200 of the
world War Veterans act Of 1924,
may not be made for any period
prior to the date of the passage and
approval of the act, June Z, 1924.
The preliminary ruling of the bu
reau does not affect any of those
claims which have been connected
with service by historical facts,
wherein under the provisions of
section 210 of the act compensation
year prior to the filing of claim,
Inc amount depending upon the ply
seal condition of the claimant dur
ing that period. 1t is the Legion's
announced purpose to place upon
,hls same status those claims which
nave now been connected with ser.
wee through the operation of the
presumptive" clause in the new
act. q"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
BANKERS SPEEDING UP
BIG LOAN TO GERMANS
Early Sale of International Loan
to Follow Ratification of Lon
don Protocol

NEW YORK, August 20.-With
The successful conclusion of the in
ter-allied conference, American
bankers today began speeding up
the machinery for flotation of their
sbare Of the $2OO,OOO,OOO interna-
tional loan to Germany upon which
onerations of the Dawes plan WIN
hinge. ,;+;,,u
this huge financial transaction VIII
he started at once, international
bankers indicated, with prospects
that the ratification of the London
nrotocol by France and Germany
will be followed by an early sale OF
loan. The offering, however, Is not
expected before October
The presence of leading Amcri-
ran bankers in Europe, it was point
cd out in Wall Street today, would
axpedite arrangements for the Ger
man financing. j. P. Morgan,
Thomas w. Lamont and George
whitney al partners of J. P. Nor
gan G. Co., whoh will head the Amer
lean syndicate, are now in England
Other bankers, expected o partic-
mate in the flotation of the local
who are either in Europe or on
their way there, are Charles E.
Mitchell, president of the National
City bank, and Everett B. Sweezy,
vice president of the First Natiinal
bank of New York.
Offering of the international
loan will mark only the beginning
of Americas financia aid to Ger
many. To the $25,OO0,00O credit
extended earlier in the year to the
German gold discount bank, organ
lied by DIR Hjalmar. Schacht, and
a 100000 credit arranged for
the German sugar industry will be
added numerous loans and credits
for other industrial enterprises. One
of the first of these will be a re-
volving credit of between $5,000,-
600 and $1O,OOO,OOO for the Ger
man potash industry, on which
bankers now are working
Representatives of many Ameri-
can banks and trust companies re-
Gently have sailed for Germany to
negotiate loans and to re-establish
relations with German financial
institutions. Sveral important
transactions also were expected to
result from the visit of German
bankers and manufacturers to this
country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
RAILROAD SCHEDULES
Arrival and Departure Of Passenger
Trains, Americas, Ga.
Central of Georgia RY.
sEABoARD AIR LINE
PACE FIVE
By Swan
BY Martin
By Blosser

NOeHtLaI 4Im8J
Arrive Departs
1905 am Cordele- Hel'na T:15 pm
l2:26 pm Cols-M't'g'y $40 plH
3:1O pm CoRdele-Savh 1925 pm
S;1S D@A Eichland-C Coils 1905 am
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
GEORGIA HAS ENORMOUS
MINERAL WEALTH STILL

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug 2O.-S11.-
4',S4O represents the value of min
erals of economic Importance that
are now being mined in Georgia.
@cordlng to data compiled by State
oeologist S. w. McCallie. All
statistics are from the United States
Geological Survey, Mineral Re-
sources, which in the last few years
nave been collected in cooperation
with the state survey.
More value has been realized
rom brick and tile than any other
lesource, according to the survey.
In'ch gives the value of this in
uustry at $4,151,688
Marble comes second with value
Of S1,867,228. All OF the marbles
OF this state, which have been work
ed up to date on a commercial scale
are confined to a narrow belt from
one to tire miles wide and sixty
miles long in Fannin, Gilmer, Pick
Flckens and Cherokee counties.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
SUMMERVILLE MILL
MAKES IMPROVEMENTS

SUMMERVILLE, Ga, August
20.-Work of installing new ma
chinery and other improvements to
the cotton nils here which is esti-
mated will cost approximately
100000 has been started. The
improvements will increase the out
put of the mill about one third
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20

included the whole of the peach
shipping season, with small excep-
ton, there were handled upon and
over the Central yards here a total
of 1888 cars. These include Cyl
cry car passing through Americas
on all trains discharging freight
of every class here, carload ship
ments delivered to Americas mer-
chants and received and delivered
to connecting lines at this station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-20
NSs made on improved
GaOGA1 N1farm lands at chem.

est rates for terms of 5, or 10
years with prepayment option given
Money secured promptly. We have
now outstanding over 81, 100000 on
farms in Sumter county alone, with
plenty more to lerd.
MIDDLETON MCDONALD
Correspondent Atlanta Trust Co.,
in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley,
Macon, Stewart, Randolph and
Webster counties. 81 Planters Bank
Building, Americus. Ga. Phone SO
OF All.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-04-30
you CAN'T SHAKE
HANDS WITH HOPPE
Friendly Greetings Nearly Spoil
Champions Game.

Willie Hoppe. champion OF the
world at 49, balkline billiards, like
the late Col. Theodore Roosevel, and
the Prince OF Wales, has discovered
tina, popularity and greatness have
their penalties.
Some time ago the cue wizard suf-
iercd from a slightly strained liga-
ment in the right shoulder which
made It difficult for him to execute
masse shots in the international tourn-
sment year ago
After the tournament. II oppc
started on a tour OF the Middle IVES,
giving exhibitions OF his skill i'll the
principal cities. Everywhere he wer;
sStrt ,rf.s;yssss p, hillisId
Enthusiasts who wanted To ;. STAKE
hands and congratulate him oil Isl
cuing the worlds championship .Hpfil
Jake Sehaeier's professions ipsTarch
Hoppe was in ST. Louis y;Sheu he
noticed a return OF his old trouble
He wrote casual letter to r. B. Ben
jamin, his manager. The latter didn',
wal, to pack grip but jumped
aboard the first train 10 St. Louis
There he discovered that Hoppe had
been shaking hands from three &c
four hundred times every day. Ben
iamin stopped i, Immediately and put
Hoppe in the hands OF a doctor and
an expert masscur who soon cleared
up the trouble. Since then 10 one
has been allowed to shake the cham
pion's hand.
Hopes arm has at various timei
been insured by Lloyds OF London foT
100000.