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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
FATHER FORCES
SON To Tell
RUM SOURCE
Rockville Youth Testifies in
Order to Make Sure of
Home for Winter

ROCKVILLE, Dec. 17.-That his
appearance before the grand jury
and later on the witness stand in
the circuit court here to tell about
corn whiskey transaction Nth
Leon Baker, a young colored man
of Rockville, was far from voluntary
was made plain by Spencer Prather,
colored, in his testimony at Bakers
trial yesterday. Prather explained
to the jury that after he had
come home several times within
brief period showing the effects of
having tmbibed somewhat too free
~, his father, Henry Prather fl
nally served notice on him that I'M
less he let the grand jury in on his
secret of where he obtained the
liquor he would have TO find an
other roof to shelter him from the
wintry blasts, so rather than forego
the comforts of his parented home,
he decided, so he explained to tell
1t to policeman" Baker was found
guilty.
A license has been issued by the
clerk Of the circuit court here for
the marriage of William A. Rob-
erts, twenty-four, and Miss Caro-
Margaret Cheney, eighteen, both of
Washington.
The following cases have been dis
posed of in the circuit court now in
session here: Charles. Lowery and
Mervin Riley. larceny, guilty; Frank
Mae, larceny. sixty days In jail;
Ernest Hoes, assault, guilty; James
Wallace larceny, one year in House
OF Correction; William e. Thompson,
adultery, $50 and costs; Henry DUFF
lin, selling intoxicating liquor, guilty
Charles H. Randall and Thomas
Boxall, bastardy,' guilty.
William B. Trundle, a farmer OF
the upper section Of the county,
Poolesville, aged sixty-two years.
His death followed a long illness
The funeral will take palce tomor.
row from the home, burial to be
in the cemetery at Beallsville, Nd.
Charles r. Cooley, Of Capitol
View, recently appointed by the
county commissioners a member Of
the Montgomery county police force
with the rank Of sergeant, took the
oath of office before the clerk OF
the circuit court here today.
The Reverend s. j. Goode, pastor
OF the Christian Church, OBLIGATED
at the marriage here OF Carroll HI
Drive, Of Timberville, Va, and Mist
Juanita Bell. Of Bristow, Va; Ralph
H. Geldant and Miss Mary e. Kid
well, both of Washington; William
b. Powell and Miss Addie g. Longer
bean, both of Berryville, Va, and
Richard E. Roseberry and Miss
Tracey M. Gaines, both Of Del Ray
/ Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
COMMANDER Mccoy
RESIGNS AS POST HEAD

Percy C. Mccoy resigned last
night as commander of George
Washington post, American Legion,
at the conclusion of the post meet
ing in the clubhouse, 1929 1 street
northwest. He made it plain that
his resignation was submitted be-
cause Of personal reasons.
An invitation was extended by
the post to the George Baldwin
Mccoy unit OF the American
Women's legion to use the club
house for the annual meeting to
be held January 2.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
WILD BULLET HURTLES
STONE TO MANS ABDOMEN

LATROBE, Pa, Dec. 17.--Jesse
Hebel, seventeen, of Elizabeth, Pa,
died in the Latrobe Hospital from
injuries sustained in peculiar
hunting accident near Ligonier last
Saturday.
Hebel and two companions were
hunting deer. One Of the party
fired and the bullet went wild,
striking q stone. The stone was
hurled through the air and struck
Hebel in the abdomen. Peritonitis
developed and caused death.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17

The tubes were stolen from a
laboratory directly over the head
quarters Of the police in the Public
building.
The only entrance to the laborar
tory after midnight is through the
police roll room and how the thief
got in and out is puzzling the
police.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
SUSPECT ARRESTED IN
GAME WARDEN'S DEATH

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 17.-Offi.
cials OF the State game department
were cooperating with Greenville
county authorities today in an inves-
ttgation into the killing of J. j.
Powell, a game warden. Powell
was found dead in a field with a
gunshot wound in his abdomen. A
suspect has been arrested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
EAT Or Tie
UP(J. s
WORK
Federal Business Attempts
Suffer Because Congress
Directs Too Much.
BY WILLIAM HARD.

Z 8
Because of Muscle Shoals, this
session of Congress has opened
up with Government ownership
and operation once more at the
very head Of all governmental
problems.
These articles will analyze Gov
eminent ownership not from the
standpoint of any theory but
from the standpoint of actual
practice as exhibited-and neces-
sarily exhibited-in Washington.
The first point is that Congress
is the board of directors of each
and every governmental enter
prise.
This is unavoidable. 1t is in
evitable. Every governmental
enterprise spends money. 1t can
). not get it from the President. It
cannot get it from the Supreme
Court. 1t has to get it from
Congress.
Controls u. S. Purse.
Congress cannot. constitutionally
and it will not humanly-sur.
render its power of the purse.
Therefore, every governmental
enterprise Is governed supremely
BY ninety-six Senators and 4S6
Representatives.
Every governmental enterprise is
governed by SCI directors.
The Bureau of the Budget and
the President recommended to Con-
gress this year that thirty.nine local
land offices under the General Land
Office in various States Of this
Union be abolished as unnecessary.
The House OF Representatives
put them back. 1t kept them.
The Bureau of the Budget recon-
mended a certain sum of money
for the appropriation for the In
terror Department. The Appropria.
tons Committee Of the House Of
Representatives recommended ST.
100000 less.
Power Is Fixed.
The power of Congress in, this re.
speet cannot be changed. .
If a Government department or
corporation for owning and !, op.
Grating the railroads of the United
States. wanted to take off thirty
nine trains on the ground that
they we're Improbable. Congress-
could put them back. Virtually all
Congressman from districts In which
those trains were operated would
A. IN, V1aYA
could put them back If it chose to
do so.
This is a permanent fact, ir-
respective Of theory. Every gov.
efnmental enterprise has Congress
for its supreme ultimate directing
authority. Government ownership
IL Congressional ownership. 1t is
directed by 531 directors
The next step is that these 53i
directors, not being in fact morons,
realize that they are too large a
body to make good board of dl.
rectors. They realize also that our
Governmental enterprises are now
- numerous that not even 81
absoluteiy perfect board of directors
could really keep up with them and
really tectiVely watch them.
Restrictions Imposed.
Congress, ti1ereupoh, in organ.
1zins any new Governmental cor
porat.on, usually puts upon it al
sorts of harnesses. all sorts of bits
an / brides anu traces and saddles
20 keen 1t from running away.
T. tells the new corporation that
It cannot choose it's own employees
~ tolls the new corporation that
IL must get its employees from the
Civil Service Commission.
IT also tells the new corporatior
that it must promote its employees
according to the ideas Of the Per
HunneI Redistribution Committed
which has arranged our whole Gov
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-17
Albanian Minister FIees

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE success
Of the uprising in Albania was
indicated today when it was re
ported in London that Fan Noli,
president of the Albanian ministry
was fleeing. Fan Noh had been
In power only a few months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
DAWES URGES BRANCH
BANK BILL PASSAGE

WASHINGTON, March Ear
ly enactment of the bill introduced
by Chairman McFadden of the
house banking committee, proposing
amendment OF the national bank
and federal reserve acts, was urg-
ed by Comptroller Dawes of the
currency in a letter Friday to the
committee chairman.
Asserting enactment of the meas
ure was a matter of utmost inn
portance, Mr.. Dawes declared that
failure to legislate, is in effect q
promotion of the cause of branch
banking" The bill, among other
provisions, would permit national
banks to engage in branch banking
in any state whose laws did not
prohibit the practice, but only with
in the limits of the city in which
the bank is located.
Unless some curb were placed on
branch banking activities, Mr..
Dawes said the feleral reserve sys-
tenn eventually would be under
mined Ilah
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
FLORIDA BANKER MUST
SERVE 3 YEARS IN PEN

ST. CLAUD, March Arthur
E. Donegan, former state senator
and former president of the First
National bank here, must serve his
term in the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, it became known here to-
day.
The circuit court of appeals sit
ting in New Orleans recently, at
firmed the sentence of the United
States district court, sitting in
Tampa, last March. Donegan was
convicted of misapplication and ali
stration of $2O,76O77 from the
st. Cloud bank and was sentenced
to run concurrently. Application
for an appeal was granted and he
was released on $4,000 bond. He
will be- taken in custody at once by
a deputy United States marshal and
carried to Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
NEWTON BAKER NOT ii
A POLITICIAN NOW
{ Continued from Page u

versity. For while he was secrc-
tary to Postmaster General Wilson
in his home town.
The young attorney decided to
go to Europe one summer. He de-
cided his destiny at the same time.
For on the return voyage he met
Martin A Foran of Cleveland.
Tho two got in an argument over
the question of home rule" and
Baker was invited to come to
Cleveland as a member of Foran'a
law firm, which had tong been
identified with anti-corporation
propaganda.
The next important step in
Bakers career came when he sub
stituted one night for his law part
ner at one of Tom l.. Johnson's
famous political meetings.
That speech ultimately made
Bakers successor to Tom Johnson
as mayor of Cleveland. johnson
was attracted by Bakers youth and
ability. He became Bakers pre-
ceptor; he gave him job in the
city law department.
Baker made good He ran for
city solicitor and held that job
from 1902 until 1912. He helped
Johnson win his famous fight for
3-cent car fare He was even re-
elected the year Tom Johnson went
down to defeat.
Baker was mayor of Cleveland
from 1912 to 1916, voluntarily re-
firing to make some money for his
family in the practice of law.
But there came another ire
sistible call to public service. He
was appointed secretary of wal
by Woodrow Wilson March 7, 1916.
He retired from the cabinet iii
1921 and has ben practicing law
in Cleveland since.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
MRS. WARD LOSES
IN CALHOUN RACE

ARLINGTON, Ca, March 1. go.
All incumbent county officers were
returned to office at Calhoun coun-
tvs primary election here Thurs
day. Following are the unofficial
returns:
For sheriff; P. H. Bowden, SGT;
B. M. Lee, 217; L. F. Murray, 1l9;
w. H. Wadley, Sc.
For ordinary; A. P. Monroe, 638
P. C. Simmons, IA; Mrs. Rowena,
C. Ward, 313;.
For tax receiver; P. T. Watkins,
1855; William A. Many, 283; L. A.
Clements, 215; P. P. Dozier, $50.
For clerk of superior court; c. B.
Weaver returned without opposi-
ton.
For tax collector; W. c. Beck, re-
turned without opposition.
For county school superinten-
dent; H. T. Singleton, 1,043; Mrs.
Winnie Speer Norton, 80.
For county surveyor; Zach Cow
an, no opposition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
MANY SHOW INTEREST
IN R E-F ORESTRATION
Forestry Expert Has Caused
Awakening Of Interest In
Timber Lands Here

Many Sumter county farmers
have become interested in the
growing of slash pine timber on
wastes lands in this section of the
state as the result of the visit here
of w. r. Nation, a representative
of the U. S. Forestry Service.
During Friday afternoon Mr.. Mat
toon visited the farm of C. C. Haw-
Sms on the Ellaville road in COM
pany with George o. Marshall,
county farm demonstration agenr,
and Frank Sheffield, president of
the Bank Of Commerce, who is in
terested in scientific re-forestration
and safeguarding the available tim
Der supply. Walter w. Wilson, a
prominent saw mill operator, and
Mr. Hawkins joined the party at
the farm, with representative of
| The Times-Recorder also present.
While there, Mr.. Nation Illus
trated the best methods to be pur-
sued in re-forestration and preser-
walton of standing timber.
Explaining the necessity for
preserving and extending the ma
tons timber supplies, Mr. Nation
asserts that this can be done at a
profit to the farmer, and t!,a:
where infertile lands exist these can
be profitably utilized in the produc-
ton of timber, slash pine being es-
pecially adaptable to growth in
J this region upon apparently barren
: lands.
Timber is becoming scarce and
; high priced as the South's timber
lands are being cut out" says Mr..
Nation. "There were originally
1870 million acres of longleaf and
slash yellow pine Of which only Is
million remain and it is being cut
at the rate of 2 million acres a
year.
"The north is already using large
amounts of western pine and fir.
can acre well-set with the tur-
pentine producing slash pine, if pro-
tected from fire, is growing from
300 to 600 board feet year and
making a profit to the owner OF
about $3.50 for timber and SIS for
J turpentine yearly.
Some land on most every farm
is better adapted and more profit
able in timber than any other use.
These include the sandy, WORKOUT
washed outlying and wet lands.
| "There is plenty of land for
crops, for pasture development, and
| for timber growing. The woods
should be thick with trees, keeping
out the hot sun and wind which rob
the soil of the needed moisture.
Likewise the pastures, and fields
should be developed to their high
est point of production.
"The boil weevil has never been
conquered by fire in the woods.
Texas. Louisiana, Alabama all tried
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

you'd wish why make yourself at
home for we will get to you as
quickly as we can and give you the
best service we can. Of course
we have, as is necessary in sales oG
this kind, a lot of unframed help
entirely unfamiliar to the stock
but they are catching on rapidly
and will at all times serve you the
best they can. Every day doubt
less additional items will be thrown
out as we cannot display every
thing on the limited counter room.
Come when yu can. We are always
glad to have you. Ansley's
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
M'NAIR HEADS FIRST
NATL. AT ARLINGTON

ARLINGTON, Ga, March L.
r. 0. McNair was elected president
of the First National bank of Ar
lington at meeting of directors
here Friday to fill the vacancy left
by DR.. w. E. Saunders, who died
February 26, the result of injuries
sustained in an automobile acci-
dent. McNair was formerly vice
president, and j. E. Martin, was
elected to fill that place.
Prior to the directors meeting a
stockholders meeting was held, at
which B. H. Askew and G. H. Saun-
ders were added as members of
the board of directors.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

it and failed, millions of dollars il
timber have already been waster in
this section by burning of the
woods. 1t Is like burning down the
barn in an effort to rid the place
of rats.
"The burning of the woods to geo
Is cents worth of grass an acre for
scrub cattle weighs heavily against
the intelligence of the community
when compared to the high and
rapidly rising value of timber and
turpentine.
Timber grows fast in South
Georgia.
Sumter county can produce
nearly a million dollars worth Of
forest products a year forever oil
its present forest and enroding va
cant lands.
pines may be easily and cheap
ly set. In the past months same
5000 slash pine have been plant
ed on 25 farms in Georgia as dem
onstrations. The time has come
when it pays to plant pines as q
profitable investment.
"The Federal and state agricuI-
tural workers are ready to furnish
information regarding how this may
be done. There is U. S. Farmers
Bulletin no 1856 which tells about
the growth, value and propagation
of slash pine"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
CROWDS THRONG BIG
ANSLEY STORE FIRST
DAY OF GREAT SALE.
Hundreds OF Buyers On Hand
10 Participate In Offer
in Mems Wear
advertisement

While We were run to over-cap-
acits oday and with all the extra
help we secured yet please remem-
Der this: with a stock such as we
show which is the largest in all this
part Of Georgia don't you think foc
one moment that it can be shot to
pieces" with a few hours selling Jut
on the contrary, there is sufficient
hereto run for days and weeks and
that when ever you come you will
doubtless find everything you wish.
Just keep on coming. Look until
you find what you wish. If you
can't be waited on as promptly as
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
ABBEVILLE PASTOR is
CALLED TO LOUISVILLE

LOUISVILLE, Ca, March T.
The Associate Reform Presbyterian
church, of Louisville, has called
Rev. NJ. R. Plaxco, of Abbeville. S.
c., to the pastorate of the church.
Since the resignation Of Rev. P.
A. Presley, who accepted the
church at Chester, S. c. the local
congregation has been without a
pastor Rev. Plaxco has accepted
the call and will begin his duties
as pastor here at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
SPARKS MADE VICE
PRESIDENT BAR ASSN.
Warren Grice Succeeds Roland
Ellis AS Head of Macon Law
yers' Organization

MACON, Ga, March 1.-Warron
Grice was elected president of the
Macon Bar Association at its am
nual meeting Thursday at the Idle
Hour Club succeeding Roland Ellis,
who was host at a barbecue to the
members of the association.
Other officers named were A.
0. B. Sparks, vice president; Nc
Kibben Lane, secretary; W. c. Tur-
pin, Jr., treasurer, and the follow
ing men were placed on the execu-
tive committee: T E. Ryals, chair
man; C. Baxter Jones, Gen. w. A.
Harris, E. Glenn Powers and John
R. L. Smith.
In addition to the dinner and the
election of officers, reports Were
made by the heads of committees
serving during the past fiscal yeas.
A. 0. B. Sparks submitted the re-
port of the committee appointed
to arrange entertainment for Judge
William H. Barrett upon his first
visit to Macon after his appoint
ment to the. United States District
Court bench. Another committee
appointed to confer with the county
commissioners in an effort to have
a law library placed in the new
courthouse, reported its activities,
and was continued in office fo2
another year.
Gross indebtedness is often due
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
HANCOCK WILL HOLD
SEPARATE PRIMARIES

SPARTA, Ga, March 1.-The
presidential preferential primary
will be held in this county March
10, and will be separate from the
county primary, which will be held
on March IL. The date of the
county primarJ was set before the
date of the above primary was
learned and the county executive
committee did not change the date.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
JUDGE BELL NOT TO
ENTER GOVERNORS RACE

ATLANTA, March Judge L,
c. Bell, of Cairo, member of the
Georgia court of appeals, stated
Friday that he had given no consid-
Grafton to reports that he might be
candidate for governor. Judge
Bells name together with several
others, has been mentioned FIRE.
quently of late in this connection.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01
(IASSIEIEDADVERTI }EIYENT5

,ANTED - LOANS, LOANS,
LOANS, DEMONSTRATING a di-
rect connection and rlenty Of
Honey at the lowest possible inter
est rate. can save you money on
city loans and farm loans. II. o.
JONES. 14-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

FARM LOAN MONEY plentiful at
cheap interest rate and on easy
terms. W. W. Dykes. Off.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

FOR SALE-One 7-reom house on
Forsyth street, with garage. Two
vacant lots on Cherry street Mrs.
R. S. Hutchinson, 11S Prince street1
or phone 884,-1-3t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

MONEY! MONEY-Plenty money
to loan: good company; good
rates and terms. w. T. Lane &
Son. 6-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

LOANS on farm lands and city
property. Low interest rate.
Loans promptly closed. See s. r.
Heys or II. B. Williams. Phones AZ
or So.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-01

Gross indebtedness is often due
to gross neglect.
Gunnison news-champion., 1924-08-15
new LIGHTS Initiated BY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Ladies Turn Out To Help Celebrate the In
stallaton Of Gunnisons "White Way
A Lighting System Such As Found In But
aFew Of the Largest Towns Of the State.
(By w. E. Yeater.)

The bunch that makes things go"
gathered at the Commercial Hotel &
Cafe at seven o'clock last evening to
celebrate the completion of the work
on the new lighting system in the
business section of Gunnison and for
mally present it to the town council
In order TO insure a perfectly success
ful event. 1t was declared ladies
night" and many a fair inspirer of
the bunch that makes things CO."
was present to grace the banquet hall.
The Lighting Fixture Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce reported
the new lighting system to be COM
pleted and ready for use. Frank +.
keenan,, supt. of the light and water
plant, rendered the system to the city
council. The acceptance speech for
the council was given by DR.. John C.
johnson in the absence of Mayor
Lugelder. The principal address on
the subject was given by Attorney I. p,
Hogan, who explained that the cost
Of the system was in the neighborhood
OF $4,000, but that not cent Of taxes
would be levied on this account, as the
entire amount was provided for thru
the profits arising from the operation
OF the municipal light and power
plant. In this connection he stated
that the greatest credit for the fine
state Of affairs was due to the super
intendent Of the plant, Frank E. Kee-
nan, who, he said, "had literally light
ed the lamps Of progress for the town
Of Gunnison; and they will light the
way to a bigger and better town"
Following this, DR.. Quigley, president
Of Western State College, was called
upon and gave most encouraging
talk on the present and future Of the
college.
President Winslow and Secretary
Gladstone Of the Chamber Of Com
merce greeted the guests as they came
in and helped them to find places
around two great, long tables, which
were splendidly arranged to minister )
to the wants of the inner man. Be-
fore being seated, Prof. F. Geo. DAM
son announced that everybody would
join in singing couple Of stanzas Of
America" as sort of preliminary
limbering up of the organs Of speech
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