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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-20
TOTAL COTTON CROP
FOR 1928 LESS THAN
II MILL ON BALES

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The
total cotton crop last season was
10,128,478 bales, equivalent to- 500
pound bales exclusive Of linters, ac-
cording to the final ginning report
for the season issued today by the
census bureau.
The total slightly exceeds the es-
innate of last December.
The cotton crop for Georgia is
$4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-20
WEATHER

For Georgia-Cloudy in south and
rain in north portion tonight; cool
er tonight; Friday fair and cooler
in southern portion, strong south
shifting to west winds. se
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-20

PC. Open High Low Close
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May .2S.95l29.05l29.O5 I2S.8OI28.88
July ..2S.36I2s.3OI .45I28.24I2s.29
Oct. -.2578l25.7Gt25. S6I25.67I25.72
Dee. .25.42I25.S0l25. 5OI25.35l25.42
Americas strict middling % ga
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
CHARITIES STILL
NEED S17,152
F0REUND
Balance Must Be Made Up in
Two Days to Reach Total
of SIS, ooO.-

A balance OF $17,152 must be
raised In two days If the Associated
Charities and Citizens Relief Asso-
ciation are to obtain their needed
budget Of $4,000, it was announced
today. Since the Easter campaign
opened eight days ago, the number
OF contributions received I'm I'LL
today was 1,106. This brings the
total up to 1876. Amounts to date
total $37,S4S.
Point was made today that the
two organizations are city.wide. non.
sectarian, dealing with applicants
irrespective Of race or creed. The
Citizens Relief Association, which
Is solely a relief fund. is directed
by q Board OF Managers appointed
hy the Commissioners of the Dis.
trict.
The fund, it is further announced
Is distributed without cost to the
association by the visitors Of the
Associated Charities.
The funds of both organizations
are raised by a finance committee
representing them jointly, OF which
Milton e. AilesN is chairman and
Ord Preston, 1922 Eleventh street
northwest, is treasurer.
Each organization has its own
treasurer, John Joy Edison being
treasurer Of the Associated Chart
ties and William y. Father, treas
ton. I'll '~'s' \ N
One may send contributions to
each treasurer. at the Social Service
House. on Eleventh street. or
through the Joint Finance Commit.
tee OF which Mr.. Preston Is treas
urer, to be distributed between the
two ORGANIZATIONS,
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
ASSOCIATION To
SEEK GAIN IN
MEMBERS
Body for Race Advancement
Plans Mass Meetings With
! Noted Speakers.

A drive to obtain new members
and renewals Of memberships, to
continue until May is was inaugu.
rated today by the District of Co.
lumbia Branch OF the National As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of
Colored People. It Is announced by
Shelby J. Davidson that the city
has been divided into four geo.
graphical sections for the drive, and
IT is hoped tc secure over 10000
members.
Mass meetings with prominent
speakers in attendance are planned
as a feature of the drive. It Is
SAID the courtesy and assistance of
street car companies, as well az
taxi companies, has been extended
the association in this drive and
the publicity is to be city.wide.
DR.. Charles Edward Russell. Jour.
nallst, and Prof. Kelly Miller will
De the speakers at a meeting SIM.
Day, April "a, at the John Wesley
church. Thursday, Nav i. At 4
o'clock at the metropolitan A. M. u.
church, DR.. w. e. b. Dubois. editor
OF the Crisis and founder OF the
Pan American Congress, win speak.
Senator Arthur Capper Of Kansas
also y included on the proqraln
with Mrs, Coralie Franklin Cook.
Inc point is made that the organ.
ization has been very, effective in les
Iignt against lynching throughout
the country. and Is one Of the best
known IN the city, having for It's
prime object the uplift and better.
ment Qf the race.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
PAY Bills
AWAITING
ACTION
Senator Ball Is Confident That
Rent Act Extension viii
Be Enacted.

District Legislation in the Sem
ate viii be speeded up in the near.
future.
The teachers salary bill and.
the policemen's and firemen's pay
bill are two measures which must
be acted upon before long if they
are to escape the legislative jam
in the final month Of Congress.
Both Through House.
Both have been passed by the
House and are awaiting a favorable
report from the Senate District
Committee. There is virtually no
opposition to them and they are
merely delayed by technical formal
tiles in connection with reporting
them to the Senate.
Senator Ball, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, expressed
confidence today that no difficulty
would be found in enacting them
at the present session. He also said
that he was inclined to wait upon
House action regarding the rent ex-s
tension bin, and that q resolution
extending 2he measure, az now pro-
posed in the House, would be en-
tirely acceptable to him.
If there should be any unnue
DELAY in the House over rent legis-
lati0n. Senator Ball probably VIII
take independent action in the
Senate so as to avoid loss Of time.
He does not think there will be
any substantial opposition to the
extension proposal in the Senate.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
Divorced -Four Years,
Couple Is to Wed
Again Here

Back to his first love-" said
Benjamin U. Benton, a thirty
nine-year-old wood finisher, re-
siding at 1923 East Capitol
street, employed by the Western.
Electric Company, as he applied
today for q marriage license
authorizing him to marry his
former wife, Mrs. Sadie Benton.
of Norfolk, from whom he had
been divorced four, years ago
in Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Benton said they have
one boy and three girls, the
former being with his mother
while the girls are in a board
ing school. The reunited couple
will make their future home in
this city. The Rev. T. E. Davis
will perform the marriage cere-
mony On Sunday.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
TEA HOUSE RAID
CLIMAX TO
REVELRI
Twenty Taken as Witnesses.
With Three Held on Charges
by Police.

To the tune Of a ragtime mel
ody. twenty men and young girls,
many in evening dress were
herded together. in patrol wagons
following a raid on the Georgia
Tea House, 6441 Georgia avenue
northwest, early this morning.
They We're held at the Second pre-
cinct as Government witnesses.
Dramatic scenes took place at
the station house, when parents Of
the girls netted in the raid, rushed
in to claim their offspring. One
woman, it is said, nearly tainted
when she saw her daughter at the
precinct.
Nellie Elizabeth Northway, TWEEN,
ty-nine, proprietress Of the tea
room, was booked on charges Of
conducting q nuisance, Illegal pos
session and sale Of whiskey and a
statuatory offense1 She gained
her release on $226 collateral. s
The others arrested were Leslie
Ford Rice, thirty-three, GAS a
street southeast, on a statutory
charge. and William q. Freeman,
colOred, said to be head waiter at
the place. He was charged with
making three sales Of whiskey and
illegal possession.
Sergt. McQuade and Lieut.. Davis
found about five gallons of whis-
key, It is alleged, beneath the
tables at which the men and the
women were seated. Glasses, con-
icocted Of ginger ale and liquor,
the police say, were spilled on the
tables when they entered.
While the, raid was in progress
in the dining room, Lieut.. Davis
and Policemen Bauer and Holmes
ran up to the second floor, where
they say they came upon the
Northway woman and Rice, who
wore the uniform Of a naval petty
officer.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
G. N. BOWEN CANDIDATE
FOR EVANSVILLE OFFICE

George N. Bowen. one Of the
most prominent business men Of
Hyattsyille, Nd. today announced
that he would be a candidate for
2 seat in the city council, from the
Third ward.
The city convention win ( meet
"Wednesday night In the Municipal
building at HyattsviIle to nominate
Candidates for council. There win 80
pne member elected from each 81
the three wards. N T.s n
Mr.. Bowen is regarded as one az
most progressive business men "A
the town. For twenty-five years ho
has been in the lumber trade. nine.
teen years Of which time have been
spent in HyattsviIle. T y
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
GIRLS I'VE LOVED,
mo. 12)-TTLLY

silly lilly, fair and frilly,
Once loved you well;
Matilda then you were to men,
Who ALI proclaimed you swell.
Your cherry pies delighted guys
Around the countrywide,
You won ronOwn, and through the
town.
We greeted you with pride.
silly lilly, fair and frlIly,
ClOthess you used to wear,
Seemed quite simple. but your dimple,
And your golden hair,
Excited men, delighted men,
E And then, OH what q pity,
You left, departed, you had started,
Fer the cruel city.
silly lilly. fair and frllIy,
Now you call ms s'hicks,"
Say we're 'sdr0ll," down in this
SshOIe,"
Secluded in the s'sticks,"
Now you may seem to be supreme,
To those who Judge by wealth,
But while you've gained, you've not
Your common sense and health,
JOE H. HOLMAN.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
PLAN
|SEXPLA|NED
BY BELL.
Commission Intending to Make
No Radical Change:
Says Chairman.

The plan adopted by the Zoning
Commission to permit citizens as
sociations to make recommendation
for desired changes in the coming
Of their localities does not mean
that radical system Of rezoning
large parts Of the city win be
adopted, Engineer Commissioner
Bell. chairman, said today.
I'm adopting this method to
check up on existing conditions"
Commissioner Bell declared, 1--WE
are only endeavoring to get the en-
tire District zoned as II should be-"
1 Commissioner Bell pointed out
that, although the coming law has
been in effect for about four years,
people in many sections do not
know how they are zoned until APP
plication is made to the commission
for change In the present status.
In the letters that viii be sent to
all citizens associations, the request
win be made to check up ON all
parts OF the localities In which the
associations function and determine
what changes, IL any, are desirable
at this time. y
/ In this way, Commissioner Bell
said. the commission expects to get
the District zoned properly. The
plan, II Is believed. will do away
with the. necessity for Consideration
OF the proposed amendment to the
law that would permit the commits
sion to suspend any OF It's regula-
tions pending "a public hearing.
The amendment. II Is feared,
might be held unconstitutional BY
the courts.
Calvert Street Case.
The proposed TO rezone Calvert
street and its comrneFc alizatlon was
made BY business organizations Of
the District, through their represent
tatiVe. r. j. Abba icchiO.
Before the next public hearing Of
the commission, May rs, ft Is
planned to invite suggestions from
ali OF the citizens ssociations OF
the District aa 10 any changes
deemed necessary IN the present
coming system. The proposed amend.
ment to the coming law which
would give the commission power
to rescind a building permit while
the style Of and size OF a building
Il being considered. will also be
considered at the next meeting.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
AND WHEY RETURNED HOME
AT ONCE.

Mrs. Rush was suddenly called
to y nearby city on business.
Reaching her destination she
missed one of her valuable rings.
and immediately telegraphed her
housemaid to sweep the dining
room floor carefully, keep the
findings for her, and send by.
mail list OF same.
In special letter she received
the following list:
Seventeen empty bottles and
TASKS, nine empty packages az
cigarettes, forty haIf-snOlSed cigars.
many burned matches and one
pink satin jeweled Iady's hose sup.
porter"
Mrs. Rush Immediately rushed
home on the next train.
H. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

~ Bill PRICE 60 49,
EUlgNYOL. 0GIOAIIsY ePEAIKING.

FUlsNYOLO CaIuAI1L.X SPEAKING,
1gse bfIIbourd, they sag, spiIi
soon be d thing 0f the past, bit
me- board bSlE u here To stag.
BoWs bolI clubs are common,
but ipe note from the Hartford
cONMtN, ND, Demo s.zt !, that they
ore Ofg0RizSas0 hogs bull clubs
~ that county. The idea Is to
Improve The breed 0f bulls, az
though there could be also an
inlpTovenss1tt a. the Crude of
ebwEg that q 80 psOnsiscM0lgs.
aLOM1Iom PNatch'' seems. 10 be
0r0Ssisg NTH The British he0v1I-
speigkts. It, stuff has no punch \
GtGM
ssVOtGaU VetOed prison issVesti-
NGtiOal, IL Is charged. We'll,
Tiers seems 10 be nobody scEo
sCiu VetO VOtGsO.
Those spIedged' Coolidge dele
gGtes are not signing Up for the
sOGter sOGgOp. It's tie b0ad
iCdgoH they are getting aboard
sof.
In q recent rough and tumble
tight the fighter aUhO Outbit
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
Polio HOLD FOUR ON
DRUG PEDDLING CHARGE

Four alleged dope peddIers were
arrested last night by Headquarters
Detectives Saunders and Evans and
charged with violating the Harrison
narcotics act. The roundup was
made after detectives had trailed the
dope sellers for several days, 1t was
stated. Another suspect arrested
yesterday 10 held for investigat ton.
Those against whom charges have
been placed are Herman Hawkins,
twenty-four, 338 Maine avenue
southwest: william Al. Green, 700
Fourand-a-Half street southwest:
Josephine Hamilton, 527 Twenty
sixth street northwest, and John 81.
Tyler. 9 Aliens court southwest. All
ere cplofed, NJ
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
.coMMIss loNERs 70 BE
SWORN I'M NEXT TUESDAY

The oath Of office win be admin.
istered to District Commissioners
James #. Oyster and Cuno. II.
Rudolph next Tuesday morning al
10 O'Clock, It was announced today.
The commissions have been FOR.
warded TO Daniel r. Garges, sec.
rotary to the Commissioners, who
will admia he oath to Com.
missioner Oyster. &,
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
IT COULDN'T BE WORSE.

There was . commotion IN my gar.
den
The roses cried they were pricked
by thOrns,
1he rubber plants were FIAT, suffer-
ing from blewOuts; M.
ANA the potatoes were suffering
from COrns.
Tho pitcher plant was eheIlinr the
oyster plants "a
their IHeads.
Inc egg plants rot hard-bOlIed and
bled the beefs
And watermelOm vines were living
IN the pansY beds.
HANK HAWKINS.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
THE BROKEN toy,

Little girl. with eyes 20 blue.
What L. it that troubles you?
just because Won broke your toy
Has the world lost all lts Joy
Come with me; III take you where
There are many toys, passing fair,
90 just let all your troubles faSleN
And dry your eyes, my little maid"
Il all my cares would only float away
A. quickly IS hers did on that day,
A. dawn Of day from blacklist night.
but we live to see In the later years.
That few there are who dry OuF tears,
Or take the trouble to share our I0ad.
II we stumble Or fall along the road.
KEVINO,
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
/ seal
BY TRICK |
'0FFATE
Bus and Truck Meet III Head
on Collision With Fatal
Results.

+ Z s. - =
Two colored men were instantly
killed while four white men
miraculously escaped the slight
est injury early today when q
Columbia pike bus and q light
produce truck figured in q head
on collision just beyond "Death
Curve" between Cherrydale and
Greenwood, va. This stretch of
the road ia feared locally and q
number Of accidents have hap
pened there since the first Of the
year.
Two Are Killed.
The dead are: Walter Weaver,
fifty years. employed at the POST
office Department here.
Ernest Byrd, forty-four years. EN-.
ployed by the Chesapeake and Po-
tomac Telephone here.
Those who miraculously escaped
INJURY S9llow:
/ SunnmeFrille Taylor. prodnce 4ner-
chant Of Falls Church, Va, and
owner Of the truck.
James w. Taylor, his brother.
who was sitting on q box in the
rear of the truck beside one of the
colored cmen,
William Taylor, sixteen.year-old
son OF SunnmerviIle Taylor, who
was driving the truck at the time
of the accident.
Roy Marcy, driver Of the bus
which figured In the tragedy.
Both Machines Speeding.
Sheriff H. b. Fields, who together
with Traffic Officer Bruce Smoot
were on the scene shortly after
the collision occurred. declare that
both OF the machines were speeding.
It is hard to understand just how
the two wer ekiIled while the others
were uninjured, in as much as none
OF them had an opportunity to
ting In the most precarious posi-.
tiOns.
Marcy, who was driving the
was in the middle Of the road pre-
when 1t saw his machine it tried to
swerve out. but hit the front wheel
OF the bus, swapping the steering
rod and plunging the bus into q
gulley. At the same time the truck
was slxuttled down the road a hun.
dred yards, breaking three wheels
OH and completely wrecking it.
. Have Big Families.
Both Of the dead mems heads
were crushed, one Of their bodies
remaining in the rear Of the trucix
while the other was@ thrown on a
hill about twenty yards away. They
are married, one having six chill
dren and the other seven.
"A pathetic scene was enacted
when one Of the mems wives was
brought to the scene. After one
look she was necessarily rushed
away. The bodies were permitted
to lie In the exact positions they
we're after the accidents for a num-
Der OF hours. -
Coroner b. H. Swain, Of Airing
ton county, and six members Of a
coroner's jury viewed the bodies
shortly after the accident and win
hold an inquest at o'clock this
afternoon. 78t 80
The senior Mr.. Taylor said today
that the colored men live in Falls
Church and that he had been In
the habit Of giving them a lift to
Washington.
RAYMOND Marcy, driver Of the
bus, told the police that the truck
swerved Into his side Of the road.
He said that his left front wheel
struck the left front wheel of the
truck lightly and both machines
careened into bitches on opposite
sides OF the road.
When the bodies Of the negroes
were found they were badly man.
gled. Death was instantaneous.
The machines were more than one
hundred feet apart when officers
first arrived.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
DRUG TRAFFIC FARLEY
ENDORSED BY SENATE

n The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee today ordered favorably
reported a resolution authorizing
American participation In two In
ternational conferences for the SUP.
preston OF traffic In narcotic
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

There are more men Gn1ions
to prey on the public than to
pray for it.
"A pro- lessor has discovered
that the art of leUitGtiOm 1UGs
eUGs k1soaOM to- the Gaciemts, bat
sthey didn't haze so many hold
ups as 1t0eO. u. ~.
Uncle Zeb says: "TobGcco has
lost sO1lse of its flagOr because
there are feaoer open fireplGces."
Mary had little lamb,
But would have yOa note
Tho column has no little lamb
0IDONO.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
Injured liz Fan.

When he fell down a flight Of stairs
last night. Charles Gray, colored,
nine, 1924 Twenty-eighth street
northwest. received d broken ankle.
He was removed 70 Emergency
Hospital.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

Scientists haze 9sOaD discOV-
cred a fish that shouts.
Probably related TO the poor
fish 1Ohich sing Yes. We
Haze No BGnG1Gs. "
ARIZONA IKE.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
SHE WAS ONE.

have never met" he said,
''but two lovely women
"Ahg she said, looking up, "whO
was the Other?" DICK JAMES.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

JUST WAITING FOR THE
PHONE TO RING
Jdst victims y tIas syening, alone and
WcnderlnG IL there 4 anyons a-think-
In Of you.
Just wonderlng Il he's naiselng you
ana Wishing you were near,
b0yS then the telephone a'ringing Il
tlle best sound ycu cnn hear.
When the whole world seems 70 have
forgotten you,
Ana there Il no one else &c home,
Ana You Just cit there and wish and
wonder n he'll phone. ~
Then the phone lust starts TO King-
llnE. Gee. don't your heart re-
When some one asks Il Dot h home.
and you recognize his voice.
CHORUS.
Hello. Bin, a that YOU?
Yes how about ehOW9
Well was thinking Of staylng home.
But l4 It's you, I'D love to 80,
SRARKY.
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

Prairie Rose Butter, the
best made, lb. ......... SIC
Strictly Fresh Eggs, doz. 27c
Fresh Killed Frying and
Roasting Chickens, h.. 4Oc
Fresh Killed Stewing and
Baking Fowls, ID. -. 3Sc
Kidwell's Favorite Oleo,
H.. 21c
Sweet Virginia Cider, gal. 2Sc
New Sauerkraut, qt... 1Oc
The Washington times., 1924-04-18
Smoked Hams
Home-Dressed Pork

Home-Dressed Pork
Loin Pork Chops, h.. 49,. Csc
Fresh Hams, 8 to 10 lbs,
Fresh Pork Shoulders,
small, ID: ....... :. Lave
All Pork Sausage Meat,
Fresh Spare Ribs, Ib. .12Kc
Smoked Hams, Standard,
8 to 10 lbs, h.. -. 19c
Smoked Shoulders. 8 to
3 lbs, 10. ..v.......... lie
The Washington times., 1924-04-18

Fancy Large Florida
Oranges, doz. il. 45s
Fancy Medium Florida
Oranges, doz. i 25t
Fancy Large Grape Fruit,
LOE... ss...s.ss...... Z6l
Fancy Winesap Apples.
A lbs. for. ,......... 25C
Yellow Globe Onions,
lb. 1855. &c
Tomatoes, large No. 8 can 12C
Tomatoes, No. 2 can. -. 81
Milk, fresh pasteurized,
pint. .................. 81
Bread, 16-oz. loaf $685.. &c
The Winslow mail., 1924-05-09

court injunction or whatever you cam
1t, to compel me to-"
''YOu think 1 am unjust, Mr.. Gar.
rettT'
Let's call it greedy, Judge"
Has 1t occurred to you. Mr.. Gar.
rett, that the syndicate was the orig
inal holder OF the claim? We are only
taking back what should never have
passed out of our hands. You can sell
to US, or you can have a run for your
money my friend-a months rum"
"I'll rum" said Winton, putting has
name to the blank transfer.
The judge put 1t back in his desk.
"Mr. Garrett. you interest me very
much" he said
Well you interest me-" said Win
ton. "You are the most extraordinarily
brazen hypOcrite that have ever met
''Now do you think that?" inquired
Judge Davis, apparently in surprise.
"I have heard that said about me be-
fore"
"It didn't worry you, did it?"
"NOt in the least, my friend. Hy.
pocrisy, young man, is a mere tribute
to the forces that rule the world"
"What are they?"
Greed. selfishness and injustice"
"You think there are no higher mo-
tives?' asked Winton, amazed at the
Judges frankness
Undoubtedly, my dear sir. Every
quality has its opposite, of course. But
note this: the good qualities are those
of the fools and failures"
"'What shall it profit man if ne
gain the whole world and lose his own
soulY"
What shall it profit a man If, hav-
ing lost all that makes life dear, he
loses the rest? Listen, young mani
The Winslow mail., 1924-05-09

Twenty-Five years ago | was an ideal~
istic, middle-aged fool. Look /"
He opened drawer of his desk and
pulled out a faded photograph Of q
comely young woman. He flung 1t
down before Winton.
"a young man married and young
man marred" he said with a cOncen"
trated bitterness that astonished Win
ton again, and touched his heart as
we'll
The judges chest heaved, and he
pushed his throat cOnvulsively out OF
his high collar AS he did so WintOu
saw a round scar like bullet wound
in the side of his neck, of flaming
red.
"She left me for another man." said
should have killed him."
He took up the photograph and re
placed il in the drawer. WintOn ha(
not spoken
Il don't know why l told you this
young man." he said Perhaps 1t
because l find you interesting. YOl
have so little common sense, and We
you are not fool The money will b
repaid one month from today, or th
shares pass to the syndicate. car
not. unfortunately. charge you broker
age, because | have not broker
license"
He wrote out the check, and hande
it to WintOn, who pocketed it and hel
out his hand Good day, Judge"
said.
"Good day, my dear young friend
said the judge, resuming his quave
wait a minute! l can't charge y
brokerage, but there's a sixpenr
stamp on the transfer. I'll sell "
one. Thank you"
ITO be Continued)
The Winslow mail., 1924-05-09

During 1923 one hundred and three
persons were killed and four hundred
seventy-four injured at highway crossings
on the Santa Fe Railway.
These regrettobIe accidents might
hnDe been AVOIDED If these motorists
had been careful
The rapid increase in these grade-cross-
ing accidents is due to the greatly in
creased and general use Of the auto1no-
bile in the hands of drivers ignorant or
willfulIy disregardful Of the perils which
attend careless driving. Sometimes it is
the careless driver alone who pays the
penalty, but usually innocent ones pay
it in part or entirely.
Automobiles should be safer at rail-
road crossings than horses, because they
You are urged TO giUe this ".Safety F
tion. Better be safe than sorry.