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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
ANCIENT DECISION
UPHOLDS MARRIAGES
Couple United Stree August 1s
in Georgia May Put Fears
Aside as to Union

ATLANTA, August 26.-That
marriage is founded in the law OF
nature, and is anterior TO all hu-
man law" was an excerpt of a deer
sion CLEANED from the supreme court
records of Georgia which led As
sistant Attorney General T. R. Gress
to change his earlier opinion, and
hold that marriages performed IA
Georgia, when licenses we're issued
after August 18, were legal. 1t was
a long time ago, way back in 1859,
when the decision was rendered, but
Mr.. Gress thinks that it justifies his
action Of reversing his opinion on
the subject.
When Secretary of State S, G..
McLendon first held that marriages
contracted on old form licenses were
issued after August Is, the date Of
the signing of the new Georgia mar.
rage law, were illegal, Mr.. Gress
upheld the opinion, but after con.
sulting the law books changed his
views.
The text of the decision upon
which the decision of the attorney
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
WAYCROSS SHOPS
SET NEW RECORD

WAYCROSS, August 26.-Wha,
is believed to be worlds recora
has been established by the Atlantis
Coast Line Railway SHOPS in way
Icross. The Emerson Shops at ROCKY
Mount and the Waycross Shops wcre
matched against each 0Jher for d
time contest in the dismantling ana
rebuilding of a freight car. Tie
work began here at z a. m. and
closed at 11:05 a. m. The opera
ton included the dismantling o.
the car, repairs to the, trucks and
steel work, completely rebuilding
the car, and double coat of pant
and stenciling.
Expressed in one man hours the
record was So hours ana 36 min
utes. A number of prominent rail-
way officials including F. P. Howell,
superintendent of motive power; S.
E. Porter, master mechanic, aud
officials of the Chesapeake and
Ohio and the Seaboard Air Line
roads, were present.
The record was established under
the supervision Of C. A. White, shop
superintendent; V. R. Carlson, car
department foreman, and j. E. Al
kins, gang foreman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

The friends of 4. F Hina
George w. Riley announce tSs and
candidates for reelection , ~ F. as
General Assembly of Georgis ~. 'Ge
ject to the action of the Demo mo, auo-
primary on September 10. '''lc
In announcing the candidates.. .
Messrs. Hines and Riley their fr viz VI
direct attention to important mus a
valuable service already rendo ",,I
Sumter county by these two n.y. ~
tlemen. Both are now mem6 bo,,,
of important house committees a,, ,
rank high in the counsels of m1
body. Committees Of which tbn, o
are members will have control ~
direction of legislation vital fl ma
prosperity of this section during tbe
next session of the legislature ano
their friends have prevailed unon
them to again become candidate
solely because of their fitness md
value as representatives in bo
lower house.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
ROME AUTOTSTS
FACE RECORDER

ROME, August 26.-Auto own
ers of this city having been warn
ed about the lighting ordinance,
the police went on the warpath re
Gently with the result that the pc
lice docket looked like register
of the automobile owners of Rome.
A case was made against every mo-
torist who appeared with only one
light, no lights at all, excessively
bright spot lights and for no tail
lights. Officers stopped calling
each case but waited until they had
"a note book full before reporting.
Police officials announced that the
traffic war will continue until mo
florists begin observance of the law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
60OIDOGSfNoCUlATED
BY THRASH IN COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS, Aug, 20 More
than 600 dogs have been inoculated
here as required under ,he ordin-
ancc recently passed by the City
Commissioners which provided chat
all dogs must undergo This treat
ment, according to DR.. ]. A. Thrash,
City Health Officer. The LOCO
mark is expected by the first OF
September, il the opinion of the
health official, when the round up
of all dogs by the police under CHIEF
NJ. D. Gill will be started.
1t is estimated that there are be
tween 1000 and 5000 dogs in the
city, and a large number of these
are expected to be unclaimed when
the big roundup is inaugurated
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
TWENTY-FIVE GALLON
STILL CONFISCATED

ROME, August ga huge
still, complete with cap and worm
was captured in the Pocket" here
recently by officers. The still was
of ninety-fve gallon capacity and
was made of solid copper. About
$500 gallons of beer was also
found near the still. The still had
been taken apart and was hidden
in different places but all parts
were collected together by the Of
ficers and brought back to Rome
where it was destroyed after being
viewed by hundreds of people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
AGRICULTURE EARNS :
SMALL DIVIDENDS
Department Report Shows Com
mercial Interest Rate Has Not
Been Earned Since 1920

WASHINGTON, August 20
That American agriculture since
the slump of 1920 'has not yielded
a commercial interest return on its
invested capital or a fair wage for
the average farm operator and his.
family, is the result Of studies corr
pleted by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
"They attempted to measure the
extent to which the farming business
has been going behind" continues
the statement, and the low point Of
the depression, it is shown, was
touched in 192O-21. There was SOME
Improvement in the following year"
For the past two years, the report
shows, the improvement has been
quite noticeable, and the department
says indications are that it will con-
tinue.
Interest paid on total farm in
debtedness consumed all capital
earnings in the crop years 1920-21
and 1922, the studies show" &C
cording to the report. 'In the next
two years, there was return of
81 per cent on the total capital in
vested in agriculture including re-
wards of management. This in
vestment, however, was written
down from $79,607,O0Q,OO in
1920 to $50, 409, 100000. Land aud
buildings by themselves were writ
ten down from $66, 316,000,O 10000 20
$48,30O,0OO.
"This is the departments est
mate of the extent to which the
value of property used in agricul-
ture declined from 1919 to 1929
"a. Land and buildings, machinery,
livestock and working capital, MAKE
up the total agricultural investment.
TO arrive at its present estimate Of
khis capitab the department wrote
down the Census figure Of 1920 for
land and buildings on the basis CT
the reported decline in improved
farm land values in all parts of tie
country.
st figured the decline in the
vale of equipment o nthe basis of
current prices and estimated mr.
chases of equipment by farmers. Thr
livestock estimate rests on the de
-partments inventory as of January
l. Working cpaital is estimated at
] per cent Of the total inventory
While the decline in the current
value of the countrys agricultural
, property represents to large de,
2 gree a paper loss rather than an &C
tual loss, it is nevertheless importaid
to the large numbers of farmers who
bought, land and equipment wher
prices, were at their peak.
The department has estimate
for the 5-year period the return 81
all the capital invested on agrlcul
ture. 1t puts this rate at 6.2 PEI
cent for 1920; O.6 per cent fol
- l920-21; IA per cent for 1921-22
81 per cent for 1922-23; and 81
per cent for 1923-24. Even ti.r
meager showing was only made b,
E valuing the labor of farm operator,
and their families at no more thar
=, The current rate for common labor
While agricultural capital as a Who'll,
had only the small returns above
: mentioned, it was paying an aver
age of more than 81 on mortgage
and other Indebtedness.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
VALUABLE GUIANA BEDS
FOUND IN PHILIPPINES

MANILA, August 26.-The discov-
cry of guano deposits in the pro
vince of Cebu which are easily ac-
cessible by land and sea is expected
to increase the use of fertilizer rot
only on sugar cane plantations but
in other lines of agriculture. 1t is
estimated that 100000 tons of qua
no are available in one locality Of
Cebu.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
general is based is as follows:

general is based is as follows;
fThe CONCLUSIONS to be deduced
from the whole matter are these:
That marriage is founded in the law
Of nature, and is anterior to all hu-
man laws that in society il is a civil
contract; that if the contract is per
verba de presenti-that is, l take
you to be my wife, and take you to
be my husband though it be not
consummate by cohabitation, or If
it be made per verba d future, ard
be consummated, it amounts to a
valid marriage, in the absence of all
municipal regulations to the con
.trary; and that notwithstanding
there be statutes directing a license
to issue, as in this state, and i'll
flicting a penalty on an" minister
or magistrate who shall unite the
parties in wedlock, without sucn
license, yet, in the absence of any
positive enactment declaring that all
marriages not celebrated in the pre-
scribed form, shall be void; a mar
rage deliberately and Intentionally
entered into by the parties, who are
able to contract according to the
rules of the common law, without
conforming to the enactment, is still
a valid marriage"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

banklng methods are likely =
revolutionized by a newlp.i 's 10 De
machine that sorts money invented ipta :
various denominations on, '"'O The
it. ~ counts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

Journeys in British Guiana, which
usually take six weeks by river, are
now being done by airplane in three
hours.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

Some men cuss weather as If
they had a perfect right to expect
winter this summer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
CUSTOM MATCHING
Diamond Poultry Farm

Eggs in Mammoth Incubator every Tuesday at 3c
per egg tray lots. We will also help you sell your chick
if they of purebred stock.
Phone 845
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

FOR RENT - Desirable garage,
Neon Buchanan.-19-tf.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26

Princess Marie, 9year-old
daughter of the king and queen
of Italy, likes to row. This new
photo shows her on lake at San
Rssore, near Pisa.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-0ne mouse $40 Jack
son avenue. Possession Sept.
1st. Apply to H. d Watts.-23-3 st
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-08-26
WANTED

WANTED-By young man and
Is wife, furnished room with board.
No children. Prefer private home,
close in to business section of city.
Must have modern conveniences.
Address Room, care Times Recorder.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
BEARS AND RED SOX
PRACTICING AGAIN
AFTER BAD WEATHER
Teams Take Light Work.
out Monday-the Rest
of the Schedule.

The Boston and San Antonio base
ball clubs practiced as best they could
on a wet field Monday after Sunday
of idlcness because Of rain. Even the
Irishmen were out in uniform; no
holidays If the weather is good, even
on st. Patrick's Day. .
The next game will be played We'd
nesday, between the Sox and the
Bears. Saturday and Sunday games
will follow for two weeks. On We'd
nesday and Thursday, April and 3.
the Bears will go to Austin for games
with the Texas Association team of
that city. Saturday and Sunday. April
. and @, the Austin nine Will play the
Bears here. The Saturday and Sunday
before the Texas League begins are be-
ing held open for games here with the
new Corpus Christi South Texas
League club il Pat Newman can get
going by that time.
About the only news in either train
ing camp Monday was sore toe de-
veloped by frankie Fuller as the result
Of an accidental spiking from Dudley
Lee Saturday. frankie could not have
played Sunday even if the weather had
been good. he says.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
NEW VAULT RECORD
Investigation Shows Brownelrs Leaps
Smasles All Existing Marks.

Chicago, March 17.-AlI existing
worlds indoor records for the pole
vault were shattered by Dean Brow
nell Of the Illinois A. c., in the
Western Conference indoor champion
ship meet Saturday night, with leap
Of 10 feet 5-S of an inch, it was certi-
fled today. Illinois ran away with
the meet, scoring 80 1-3 points. Mich
igan was second with 10 points.
The record-breaking leap of Brow
nell, a rangy, blonde-haired youth,
was made in stiff competition with
BROKER of Michigan. The Wolver,
ines best effort, however, was Il
feet 10 IL inches.
The worlds indoor intercollegiate
record was - feet 10 5-S inches. es-
tablished by Brownell in the Illinois
relay carnival two weeks ago. The
best indoor performance in open COM
petition was made by Laddie Mey-
ers of the Chicago Athletic Associa-
ton and Eddie Knourek of the IL
linois A. c.. who cleared II feet
10 "a inches in the Central A. A. L.
here a year ago.
Illinois athletes. in addition to the
worlds mark. smashed two confer
ence records and tied two. The H.
lini scored in seven of the ten events,
capturing first place in six of them.
They also picked up two seconds and
pair of fourth places.
Iowa finished third in the table OF
points with 10 IL, with Chicago
fourth with 13. The balance of the
points were split up as follows: Ohio,
3; Northwestern. Z 1-3; Minnesota,
6 ID: Wisconsin, > 1-3. Purdue
failed 10 place.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
ALAMO-PECKS PLAY
FIREMEN IN RAIN;
WIN BY 1871 SCORE
Schraub .Hurls Well in Seu-
en-inning Opening
Game.

The Alamo-Peck Indians made their
debut Sunday in spite of the rainy
weather aud muddy condition of the
Schwab Field diamond and defeated
Captain Hakelberg's Fire Fighters,
13 to 1, in q seven-inning practice
game.
George Schwab. owner of the In
dams, was pleased with the show
ing made by the warriors. The field
ing and hitting of the new Indians
was good as was the performance of
Schraub on the mound.
The Fire Fighters failed TO over
come Schraub's smoke" in the seven
innings and garnered only a couple of
hits. One of these was a three
Dagger which resulted in the only
score made By the team. Graef
pitched for the Fire Fighters.
Manager Pendleton of the Indians,
used Leipart behind the bat, Pat
Dryer at first base, Bill Philips at
second, Whitney at short. Wasserman
at third, Huntress in left field, Moos
in center field and J. Philips in right.
Vasserman was an outstanding per-
former on the infield.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
VOTE ON PADDOCK IS
NOT COMPLETED, SAYS
PRESIDENT OF A.A.U.
Denies He Told Lacy of
Western Division to
Make 1t Unanimous.

Boston. March IL. - William C..
Prout. national president OF the ANA
teur Athletic Onion, commenting on
statement by President Verne c.
Lacy of the western division of the
A. A. L., to the effect that four men,
bers of a special committee of five
had voted to reinstate Charles Pad
dock, suspended Splinter, asserted
that the vote had not been completed.
President Lacy did not know the re-
suit of the other members votes, he
said. He denied he telegraphed Lacy
20 make it unanimous.
"That is not So" Mr.. Prout said,
referring TO a dispatch stating that
he had Informed President Lacy that
four members OF the special commit
tee of five had voted in favor of re.
Installing Paddock.
MIR. Lacy does not know how the
other members Of the committee voted.
The vote has not been completed. NJ.
Lacy knows how he voted, but be does
not know how the other members
voted
Mr.. Prout declined to comment fur
Their, stating only that the result Of
the committees vote would be made
public when it was completed.
Lacy made public a letter he said he
had written to Mr.. Prout declining
to vote for reinstatement of the star
Splinter because of the failure of
Paddock to refute or disprove any Of
the charges made against him.
The five specifications against Pad.
dock as outlined by Lacy are:
His failure to provide an itemized
account of his receipts and expendi-
lures AS provided by the rules; his
infractiOn of the rule of the inter
national federation which provides no
expense money TO an athlete, but TO
the member Of the federation Of ath-
letes' country; Paddock's failure 70
return money said to have been boz
rowed from the American Olympic
committee in 1920; Paddock's failure
to account for receiving double ex-
pense money in travelling from New
York TO Los Angeles after his return
from the Olympic games. and Pad
docks statement regarding the A. A.
L. officials and athletes as pub
lished.
= The other members OF the special
committee are: Frederick Ruben,
New York: Robert Weaver. Los An
geles, and Sam Goodman, San Fran
CISCO -
Prout's telegram said, according to
Lacy:
Paddock committee again meeting;
for reinstatement. Paddock agrees to
handle 1920 financial matters to our
satisfaction. Has stopped lecture trip.
far ss to a,u dsiy lsctarcs pna rseeiyed
no other expenses. Leeturing due TO
Viewers advice. Do you want 20
make report unanimous? Please wire.
(Signedl
~WILLIAM G. PROUT.. Z,
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17

A couple OF years ago, a slim little
fellow of Mexican extraction came
out to League Park one spring day
to try for the job of first-baseman on
the San Antonio team. His name was
Leonardo Alaniz. A few days later
he was gone-and forgotten. Last
summer, Leonardo Alaniz Najo burnt
up the ranks of Southwest Texas
semi-pros as an outfielder for the
Milmo Bank team of LAREDO. The
young man was none other than our
old friend, Alaniz, but with more
name and more experience and more
size. "Najo' is a nickname. Play.
ing as Najo. Alaniz has had a rapi,l
rise in popular estimation and so he's
officially Najo when playing ball from
now on. The word is pronounced as
IL it were spelled Nah-ho." with the
accent on the first syllable: that IL.
of course. it's pronounced now and
then that way. Bob Coleman calls
it "Knock-o, sand the majority OF
cash customers probably will shout en-
couragement to "Nay-Joe.s
"Knock-o' is not inappropriate, for
Najo has demonstrated that he can
knock 'em. His hitting. as well as
his outfielding and general deport-
ment on the field OF play. encourages
Bob Coleman into thinking he has in
his employ that fnuch-sought- after
rarity, a Mexican ball player OF Texas
League class.
Najo is born citizen of the United
States. He consequently doesn't give
low, musical, Spanish cuss whether
Hucrta beats Obregon or not. Meth
er does he worship at the shrine Of
the succulent chill pepper or the vul-
canized tortilla. Ham and eggs and
beef steak for this lad. He was born
in Brownsville % years ago. He play
ed ball at Mission until 1921. when
he saw some stray pesos down in
Tampico, Mexico. and went down and
gave them a home. The Laredo Mil
mos organized a fast semi-pro team
in 80 and Najo allied himself with
the enterprise. IL flourished and in
1928 the lucrative border baseball at
tracted stars galore. Yet Najo stood
out. The result was that he became
a Bear tryout again. This time he
has chance TO make good. Najo
Is five feet nine inches tall. weighs
1862 pounds. bats and throws right
handed and can run like a northern
tourist seeking water after his first
bite into an enchilada.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
JUNIORS TO- PLAY
Two Games In Basket Ball Series at
"Y' Monday Night.

The Sunday School Junior basket
ball "world series" continues at y
O'Clock Monday night on the Y. NJ.
G. A. court. The st. Marks Episco-
palians will meet the First Baptists,
and the Prospect Hill Presbyterians
play the Travis Park Methodists.
st. Marks is leading the series
with four games won and none lost
and win over the First Baptists
Monday night practically gives them
the title. st. Marks closest competi-
tors are the Prospect Hill Presbyter-
ians who have won two and lost two
games. The Travis Park Methodists
and First Baptists each has won one
and lost three.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
FOUR STARS SEEDED
Best Woman Tennis Player In Ma
tional Indoor to Olympics.

Brool,line. Mass. March t7.-Four
prominent women tennis players, one
Of whom probably will have a place
on the American Olympic lawn ten
mis- team. are seeded in the draw for
the national woman's indoor singles
tournament. which starts today on the
covered courts of the Longwood
Cricket Club at Chestnut Hill. They
are Mrs. Marion Zinderstein Jessup,
of Wilmington. Del: Miss Lillian
Scharman. of Brooklyn, y. Y; Miss
Leslie Bancroft. of Brookline. and
Miss Martha Bayard, of Short Hills,
N. J.
1t is generally believed that the
player who makes the besr synw1ng
here will be named with Mrs. George
Wightman of Brookline. Miss Helen
Wills of Berkeley, CAL. national
woman's champion, and Miss Eleanor
Goss of New York. as Americans rep
rcsentatives on the Olympic team.
Mrs. Benjamin f. Cole OF North
Andover. will not defend her title as
indoor champion. There are 81 en-
tries.
The national indoor women's dou-
bles and mixed doubles also will be
played here this week.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-17
SOUTH TEXAS LEAGUE
ASSURED; TOWNS TO
BE SELECTED SUNDAY
Enthusiastic Meeting Held
at Victoria Attended
BY 300.

Victoria, Tex, March IL. - The
South Texas Baseball League is as
sured. At an enthusiastic meeting held
in the auditorium of the Central Fire
Station here Sunday, with about 800
people present, organization of the
league was begun and first formal ac-
ceptance of entries made.
The exact towns to form the cir
suit will not be known for week or
so. Far more applied than can be
accommodated. Corpus Christi and
Victoria are assured franchises. Bee
vile, Yorktown, Runge, Kennedy. Con-
zales, Lockhart, Luling, Seguin. Kings
vile. Schulenberg and Bay City are
among the other applicants.
This week, Pat Newman of San An
tonic, who will manage the Corpus
Christi team. and 4. N. Scott of VIC
toria, one Of the prime movers in the
league Organization, will tour these
towns investigating prospects and on
their report, to be made at a meeting
at Kennedy next Sunday, viii hinge
the selection of the remaining MEM
bers of the new league.
No election of officers was held Sun
day but there was n strong movement
for choosing Jim Burns Of Goliad
president. Victoria's delegates will go
to Kennedy instructed to vote for Mr..
Burns. who is Golied banker.
Nat Newman. p. 8. (Spitz) Chrke
and Charles n. Wuest were San Anto-
mans who attended Sundays meeting.
The salary limit was fixed at $3.50
a month, with each team required to
make monthly statements and other
statements available at the call Of the
president.
It was also decided that Visiting
teams will be guaranteed s35 a game,
and. in addition. will receive twelve
and half cents of each paid adnis-
sion.
The league probably will affiliate
with Organized Baseball under Glass
Il rating.