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COUNCIL POSTPONES
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bers of council and the mayor
thought the unanimous vote of the
council on the matter was best.
Question Interest brought out
by the city attorney was on the ques
ton of registration for bonds. Up
to 1918, said the city attorney, the
state law provided that bonds must
receive two-thirds favorable vote CT
all those on the registration list. In
1918, by constitutional amendment
the law was changed so that now
the law provides that a majority Of
those on the registration list must
vote, and of those voting, two-thirds
must vote for bonds; otherwise the
election is lost.
Edgar Ship, chairman of the
street committee, stated to the coun
ell early in the session that he and
the city engineer, Mr.. Wheatiev,
were considering bringing in a park
ing ordinance that would effect the
one block on Jackson street, be-
tween Lamar and Forsyth street.
This idea as expressed by Mr..
Ship was to COMPEL parking in the
center of the street in that block
instead of against the curbson both
sides. Because of the congestion in
this block, particularly on Satur-
days. the fire hazard. he says, Is
greatly increased. By parking in
the center of the street, with cnrs
parked at an angle. the hazard will
be eliminated and it will be ca sire
for the non-parking cars to drive
through the block.
Present last night were Ma5or
Pool City Attorney Lane, Council
men Murray, Carswell, Allison and
Shipp.
E. L. Carswell, chairman of the
finance committee, Saturday stated
that he had communicated by paoue
with Auditor Dodge AMI that Mr.
Dodge would arrive in Americas
Monday for the purpose of pfepar-
ing the financial statement desired
and to advise with the mayor and
council and the city attorney.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
80 Complete Course
In Training School

Continued from Page Une.)
and J. P. Daug'htry and is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, the Standard Training
School for the Americas and Cor
dele Districts has been in session
during this week in the City OF
Americas and;
Whereas, there has existed such
fine Christian spirit in every depart
ment of the work, and
Whereas, the success Of the work
has depended on the thorough CO.
operation of all those concerned,
therefore,
Be 1t Resolved;
l. That we express our appre-
citation to the pastors and Methodist
people of the city for thclr cordial
hospitality, in opening then hon e6
to entertain the visitors, thus max
| ing it possible for a greater num-
Der of Sunday school workers to at
tend.
2. That we give rising vote
of thanks to the ladies of First
Methodist church and Lee Street
Methodist church for their untlring
and faithful work in preparing and
serving the lunches each evening.
They have given us an opportunity
TO become better acquainted and
thus made possible the best spirit
we have ever knawn in a Standard
Training School.
8. That we express our love ana
annreciation to the instructors r
| Rev. G. E. Rosser, Rev. Z. W.
Hutchinson, Miss Miss Lois Rogers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
MEMBER OF FAMOUS
CLOTHING FIRM DIES

CHICAGO, Sept. 27,-Jamea
Max Hart, 81. one Of the executives
of Hart, Schaffner and Marx, is
dead, at Asheville, N. c., after a
weeks illness, according to word re-
ceived at his home here.
He was the son of Max Hart, one
of the founders of the clothing con-
Germ.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
STUDENT INJURED
BY LIGHTNING BOLT

SPARTA, Sept. 27-Douglas Har
rison and Joe Turner, students at
the Tenth District A. and M. school
were badly frightened and stunned
by a bolt of lightning, which strucl,
the wire fence near the school.
The bolt of lightning knocked the
boys several feet away from the
fence, the shock stunning them 50
that they were unable to arise from
the ground for several minutes.
Doctors said they We're uninjur.
ed, except for the shock.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27

and Miss Ethel Smithers, for their
most EXCELLENT leadership during
these days and assure them that they
have helped us to see an ideal of
greater service.
4. That we thus express our
thanks to the Times-Reeorder for
the splendid publicity given the
school throughout this section. In
most excellent manner this paper
has rendered us a great service, for
which we are profoundly grateful
5. That these resolutions be
adopted by a rising vote.
Respectfully submitted,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
PEACH EXCHANGE TO
CHANGE CONTRACTS

MACON, sept. zl.-oeVerdl
changes will appear in the contracts
which will be offered by the Geor
gia Peach Growers exchange next
year, it was announced. The exact
nature of the changes will not be
made public until after a meeting
of the board of directors next Tues
day.
Following a meeting of the board
tive weeks ago, it was definitely de-
cided to keep the exchange alive ehd
to broaden the organization SO that
it will be able to care for greater
quantity of fruit than during the
last season.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27

Through NJ. Adachi the Japanese
Withdrew the amendment after tie
commission refused to accept it. and
then announced that Japan would
be obliged to make reservations o.
else to withdraw from the arbit a
ton, security and disarmament pro-
jcct. This is interpreted to mean
that Japan will refuse to sign the
protocol.
The amendment would have per-
mitted Japan to carry the immigla-
ton dispute to the league council if
The Hague court declared it to be
a purely domestic question. 1t i,
predicted that The Hague court
would certainly make this ruling in
the dispute.
Seek for Compromise.
Sir Cecil Hurst, of Britain, to-
gether with representatives of Aus
tralia, Brazil, and France, opposed
the japanese amendment, declaring
that it would make the league a
super-state.
Following Adachi's announcement
M. Louis Loucheur, of France, re-
ouested Adachi to confer with him,
together with Sir Cecil Hurst, in ar
effort to each a compromise before
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
BROKEN MAIN FLOODS
BOSTON BUILDINGS

BUSTUN, Sept. II. = -CoP'y
Square, about which are grouped
the public library, churches and no
tells, was flooded by the bursting of
a 42-inch water main. The waters
surged up like a geyser for nearly
hours. The damage ran into thou.
sands of dollars.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
BUSINESS COLLEGE HERE
BEGINS NIGHT SESSIONS

The Americas Business College
opened its day school September 1
in the Merritt building with a
large attendance and will open a
night school Monday, Sept. 20, with
classes every night from eight until
ten o'clock. Miss Lillian Braswell,
president, announces that she will
be assisted in teaching by Mrs. H.
C. Landlord, a college graduate,
specializes in English and CONNER
cial specializing.
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j. LYTLE JONES,
0. L. EVANS,
]. p. DAUGHTRY.
By Martin
BY BIosser

During lunch hour delegates and
visitors heard the colored Bethesda
Baptist church mixed chorus in a
number Of religious songs. The
chorus was headed by Prof. M. w.
Reddick, pastor Of the Bethesra
church and principal of the Ameri-
Gus Institute. The applause after
each song was great and those pres
ent expressed appreciation of Prof.
Reddiek and those composing the
chorus
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-09-27
BUREAUCRACY IS
DUE FOR FIGHT
} IN NEXT CONGRESS
gule By Departments. Bureaus
and Boards to Be Fought
By Law Makers
BY HARRY B. HUNT
NEA Service Writer

WASHINGTON, Sept. III
Bureaucracy" unquestionably is 60
big to have a fight ons it hands in
he next Congress.
AS Congressman Steagall of Ala
bama put it recent, cts about time
I'VE foud out whether we have free
government or are ruled by lotgo+s
departments and divisions, bureS, /
commissions and boards .
Steagall is member of the corn
mite engaged in investigating the
charge that big punches of war.
fime government bonds were printed
IN duplicate, that one set of these
duplicates was sold by the govern
ment in the regular way, that the
other set was sold by individuals
who put the money in their pockets,
that THE treasury can't tell the sets
apart now, and consequently has to
redeem them both.
Certain treasury records were
needed in connection with the in
quiry and Manager James F. Mac
oughtry of tthe securities section
of the treasury's division of loands
andd currency said the committee
couldn't have them.
His refusal raised such a storm
that finally he yielded, but only as
a great favor, not as a matter of
right on the investigators side
This is only just one illustration
Similar cases come up all the time.
1t isn't alone that numerous bu-
reau chiefs think themselves above
the law, the courts, Congress and
everybody else, when they're called
on for something. They not only
demad to be let alone. They claim
the right to interfere with others.
What's more, they get away with
it. ep~
There are plenty OF things in
this country that a citizen can or
can't do, not as the courts or any
cleary defined laws decide, but simp
ly according to what some single in
dividual in a swivel chair in Wash
ington says about it.
This system has been growing for
10 years or so. Since the war it
has been growing very fast.
q
Congress started it.
1t would pass some sweeping gen
eral law, leaving, however, all the
details to the Imagination, and then
create bureau or unit or sec
ton of some department to de the
interpreting"
This made the chief of that par
ticular little group practically die
tator within his sphere of authority.
If one of his subject citizens did
something along any line of acti
witty over which that chief elaine
jurisdiction, maybe waht he did was
right or maybe it actually was crimi-
nal and he could be fined or locked
up for it, deepening on the bureau
chiefs Interpretation.
Although Congress started all
this, now it's getting sick of it.
SO are others.
"Too much bureaucracy" is a 10.
gan much heard in campaign oratoty
and heard from orators of all
parties.
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the commission is obliged to report
the final text of the arbitration,
security and disarmament protocol
to the assembly on Monday.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
DOUBTS MARS SIGNALS.
English Professor Sees Other Ex
planation of Sounds.

BY the Associate Press
LONDON, August 23.-Prof. A. NJ.
Low, who was among those present
at Dulwich this morning at l O'Clock
when strange and unidentified sig
nails were received on a 24-tube radio
set. is not of the opinion that they
came from Mars.
Il think it must have been a com
bination of atmospherics and hetero-
dyning,' he said-"that is, interfer-
ence between various stations. /
think it impossible that it could be a
message from any outside planet"
Commenting on his presence at the
tests, he said he had not expected
that messages would be received
from Mars, but that he would be
ashamed of himself If he had ignored
the very meritorious efforts that Were
being made to obtain communication.
In these days of progress and scien-
tific achievements. he added, nothing
was beyond the range of possibility
The sounds recorded by the special
set employed were received on wave
length of 0000 meters. They con-
sisted of harsh dots, continuing off
and on for three minutes in groups OF
four and five. Representative of the
Marconi company and of London uni
yerSitieS were present.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
HARVIE w. WHITLEY JOINS
WOR ENGINEER STAFF
Former Member of Westinghouse
Research Laboratory Force to
Aid Radio Exploitation.

NEWARK, N. j., August % (SpeciaD
-Harvie w. Whitby, former member
of the research laboratory of'the West
inghouse Electric and Manufactur-
ing Company, has joined the engi-
neering staff of WOR.
1t was Whitby who built and
operated WGM. tho old reliable sta.
tion of the South, maintained by an
Atlanta newspaper. Among other
broadcast stations built and operated
by this young engineer are WDBE,
maintained by large electrical
house in Georgia, and Axe, which has
been said to be the first amateur sta
ton to successfully communicate
with Europe at a distance of more
than 5000 miles.
For years Whitby was a CONNER
cial ship operator on the S. S. Rich
mond plying the blue waters of the
Gulf of Mexico and prior to his join
ing the WOR staff he was associated
with WSB, the Voice of the South,
and VIDAL. controlled by the Atlanta
and West Point Railroad. He is an
active member of the Institute of
Radio Engineers of the c. c. N. Y.
One of his most important successes
in radio was the construction and
operation of station WLAV at Pensa-
cola, Fla, which was used in connec-
ton with the United States navy
yard located in the town and which
in the early days communicated with
airp1anes aloft to direct their ma
neuvers in a mimic aerial attack on
Pensacola.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
INDEPENDENTS PLAN
FOR SOUTHERN BASE
Atlanta or Birmingham Considered
by La Toilette Committee
Here Today.

Advisability OF establishing a
southern headquarters either in At
lanta, Ga. or birmingham, Ala,
was one of the subjects before mem
bers of the committee directing the
La FolletteW Wheeler campaign, who
gathered here today for conference.
Arrangements were made for the
meeting after word had been re-
ceived that John NJ. Nelson, national
campaign manager and chairman OF
the committee, would be here from
Chicago, where he has headquarters,
to discuss the political situation with
Senator La Toilette. and his running
mate, Senator Wheeler OF Montana.
Attorney General Eker OF Wiscon-
sin, who is in charge of soliciting
campaign contributions from the
public. also was here to make re-
port to the candidates and the COM
mittee, which includes William H..
Johnston, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists, who
is directing the collection OF money
for campaign use from members or
labor organizations.
While decision has been reached
to establish a regional headquarters
in the South, with d view to con-
ducting IA vigorous campaign in that
section, the campaign managers were
in doubt as to where the offices
should be located, although it was
generally agreed they should be
established either in birmingham or
Atlanta.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
ARGENTINE MISSES CALL.
Station Observes Silence Until It
Finds q. S. Senders Working.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOS AIRES, August 23-Be-
ginning at midnight Thursday. the
Argentine highpower station at Monte
Grande suspended transmitting 10
minutes during each hour for four
hours, awaiting possible signals from
sent out from Mars the officials here
declare they could not have been
heard, for the Monte Grande station
apparently was the only one which
Observed the request for world de
radio silence at fixed periods during
which Mars was in closest proximity
to the earth.
Officials at the Monte Grande sta
tion explained that they had suS-
pended transmitting at intervals at
the request of the Argentine govern
ment, which said that the suspension
had been asked for by the United
States Government. On discovering
that high-powered stations in the
United States had continued sending
as usual, the Monte Grande station
resumed its full hour service. after
having kept silent a total of 40 min
utes. The request for the suspension
is said to have been made by Honorio
Pueyrredon, the Argentine Ambas-
sador in Washington, who indicated
that the idea, which was first advanced
by Prof. David Todd, formerly of the
astronomy department at Amherst,
had been approved by all the Ameri-
can government departments.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
COM MUNISTS SEIZE
SWEDISH NEWSPAPER
Reds Acting Under Moscow Orders
Use Armed Force to Gust
Moderate Editor.
BY GEORGE WITTE,

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
STOCKHOLM, August 23.-Stoc!l-
holm has just been treated to the un-
usual spectacle, SO familiar. however.
in Russia and Germany, of unkempt
and collarless individuals armed with
rifles protecting the property of the
proletariat."
This is the result of Zinovievs or
ders to Swedish reds to oust the
moderate editor, Hoeglund of Folk
etsdagblad Politiken, the Communist
organ.
Use force if necessary" read Mos
cows command and local reds acted
upon it to the letter. Under command
of Karl kilbom, Communist member
OF the Rikstag, they marched upon
Polltiken's plant armed with rifles
and red flags, just as the paper was
going to press a few nights ago. The
print shop was occupied and kilbom
installed himself as censor lin behalf
of Moscow"
Suppress Editorial.
When Hoeglund sent his editorials
to the shop, Kiibom refused to pass
them and instead the paper appeared
the following morning with an edi-
torlal by Robert Stewart, an English
man, who is executive representative
of Moscow here. This has been going
on for several days and red pickets
have been patroling the streets on
which Politken's office is located. day
and night.
This has stirred up feeling of in
tense resentment on the part of the
Stockholm population and the bour-
geolS newspapers deride the govern
ment police for 'tolerating a foreign
country, not only to mix into purely
internal affairs, but to use armed
guards to defy the local authorities"
Press Derides Government.
The leading Stockholm daily,
| Svenska Dabladet, asks the govern
ment:
"Are 'spartacus' methods from the
German revolution to be introduced
here, the methods employed by the
Communists when they took the
plants of Norwaerts, Tageblatt and
other papers in Berlin?' -y
The foreign office informed th e
| writer today that measures were be
| ing considered to counter this ex-
| traordinary and unprecedented move
by the Communists, which took the
Swedish authorities quite by surprise
Copyright, 1924, by Chicago Daily News CO..
Evening star., 1924-08-23
BUS FARE FIGHT
MAY co TO COURT
Rapid Transit Company Con-
siders Legal Fight Against
Commission.

AS final resort, the Washington
Rapid Transit Company may take
into the courts it's long and unsuc-
cessful fight before the Public Util-
tiles Commission for a straight 10
cent fare on it's bus lines. Leon
Arnold, president and general man
ager OF the company, after a confer
ence with members of the Utilities
Commission today, intimated that
such action is not unlikely.
Ihree successive times the plea
or the transit company for an in
crease in fare has been rejected by
the commission on the ground that
1t Is earning fair return on its in
Festment. The company now sees
as its only recourse. it was said. d
decision on the legality of the COM
mission to deny it a 10-cent fare in
the face of it's present financial con-
dition.
Mr.. Arnold would not indicate def
nltely whether the company had de-
termined to carry it's campaign for
hlgher fares into the courts, but said
ne and other officials would make a
thorough study of the commission $
action before ultimately reaching a
decision. Il can't say today what ac-
'lon We contemplate" said Mr.. Ar
nold. Put We must do something
~ III ioiiiStu 10 announce the COM
pany's plans Monday.
Bell Announces Finish.
Engineer Commissioner ]. Franklin
Bell, chairman of the Utilities Com
mission. following the Conference
with Mr. Arnold announced emphati-
cally that the fare question is set
tled. The commission now, he said, is
Interested only in the service which
the bus company will render.
AS a somewhat dramatic climax tc
'he conference. members of the com
mission, at the request of Mr.. Arnold
inspected in front of the District
building the new special design ed
bus which the company had planned
10 put INTO operation to replace the
Older types now in use, had a
straight 10-cent fare been granted
IN view of the action of the COM
mission Thursday in denying the
company an increase in fare. it is
not likely that additional husses OF
the new type will be purchased a,
the Present time
Mr. Arnold brought the bus to the
District Building especially for the
inspection by Commissioner Bell
oyster and Rudolph who constitute
the Utilities Commission. Officials OF
the company with him were H. II
England, manager, and Norman E
BROOKE, ecretary-treaSurer. E. V
FISHER, executive secretary of the
commission accompanied the commits
sionerS.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
CHINESE WAR THREATS
CAUSE BOND PANICS
Rumors of Fight Preparations Be-
tween Provinces Brings
Financial Scurries.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
PEklNG, August 23.-Rumors Of
impending warfare between Gen. Lu
fung hsiang, military governor of
Chekiang province, and Gen. Chi
Shieh- Yuan, military governor of
kiangsu province. have caused a
panic in the bond markets in Peking
and Shanghai. This has caused Sir
Francis Aglen. inspector general of
the Chinese customs. to issue a re-
assuring statement to the effect that
the sinking fund under his control
Is more than sufficient to meet all
interest payments due, although a
trifie shortsof enough to carry out
the amortization program. He says
there is nothing in the situation to
Justify fluctuations.
The grounds for the uneasiness on
the part of the spectators, however,
are based on the report that Gen. Lu
is conducting warlike preparations
which aroused the suspicious, of Gen.
Chi, who is governor of Anhwei and
Kiangsi as well as of kiangsu.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
COOLIDGE RECEIVES
VERMONT NEIGHBORS
President Considers Davis Chal-
lenge to Join in Declaration
Against Klan.
BY the Associated Press.

PLYMOUTH. Vt, August 23.--It is
Hometown day" here today. Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge received
friends and neighbcrs in their first
really public appearance since com
ing here a week ago for a 12-day
vacation.
Villagers from several miles about
were on hand for the meeting with
Mr.. Coolidge. During the previous
days of his visit the President has
remained close at home. taking walks
about the hillsides for recreation.
Mr.. Coolidge had before him a
summary of the speech of John w.
Davis, Democratic nominee asking
him to Join by explicit declaration"
in eliminating the ku klux klan as
a political issue.
The summary was gained from
newspaper reports reaching here
yesterday and conveyed to Mr.. Cool
idge by his secretary, c. Bascom
Slemp, along with other news of the
day and some mail. The Republican
nominee withheld comment
So far the President has given no
consideration to the ku klux Klan in
his speeches. Likewise the Republi-
can platform does not name the or
ganiZation.
Evening star., 1924-08-23
SEEK FOR THIRD MOON.
Yerkes Telescopes Trained for
Suspected Satellite.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, August 23.-Search for
a third moon of Mars, and a study
of the moisture content in the air,
which may encircle the planet, are
being made by scientists here as the
planet draws closer to the earth.
There is a bare chance that we
may discover another moon around
Mars" said Prof. Edwin B. Frost, of
the University of Chicago, in charge
of the UniverSity's YerkeS Observa-
tory, at Williams Bay. Wis. He said
that about. $50 o'clock tonight the
planet will be closer to the earth
than it has been for 120 years, or
will be again before 2007 AID.
Mars is already credited with pos
sessing two moons.
Last nights study of the planet
through the 40-inch telescope, the
largest refracting lens in he world
at Yerkes Observatory, revealed a
cap of ice, 700 miles in width. This
ice field is rapidly shrinking, Prof
Frost declared, and within a few
weeks will have disappeared, and
astronomers will have a better op-
portunity to observe any vegetation
that may grow there.
Mars seems to be an arid CONT
nent," Prof. Frost said. "One of the
things we are most anxious to dc
now is verify or discredit our belief
that the amount of vapor there is
small.
"It is perfectly reasonable to be-
lieve that there is plant life on Mars
possibly a fungus growth. In fact
/ am of the opinion that the canals
you have heard so much about are
nothing more than big strips of veg
citation. AS for life existing on the
planet, that is almost out of the ques
ton. One thing is certain. If there
are any animals there, they must be
able to stand extreme heat and cold
"The notion of getting signals from
there is ridiculous