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The Washington times., 1925-07-07

5000: eighth, $500: ninth, 800,
and tenth, 5000. with guarantee
Of $500 for every driver who APP
pears.
Precisely at 2:30 o'clock Sat
urday. "Wag" will call the driv.
ers in their suffering machines
10 the starting line in front of
the pits or the ring side" re,
pair shops, and send them away
on the 250-miIe jaunt for glory
and gold.
Drivers entered in the classic
include Peter De Paolo, leading
claimant for the 1925 title: Tom
my Milton. the 1921 champion;
Earl Cooper. Bonnie Hill, Fred
Conner, Leon Duray, Jerry Won
derlich, Frank Elliott. Harry
Hartz, Doctor William Shattuc
Reginald Johns son. Bob Nc
Donogh, Phil Shafer and others.
Gates Open at 8 A. NJ.
The new Speedway was com
pleted last week by an army o.
500 carpenters who have beer
at work for six weeks formins
more than 4000.0 900 feet of lum
Der into the smooth oval track
A leveled field of eighty acre,
is encompassed by the track. II
this arena 10000 automobile:
can be parked while their occu
pants watch the progress of the
contest A general admission O
81 per car will be charged al
the gates for admission to the
arena, Spectators on foot viii
also be admitted to the field. al
an admission Of 81 for adults
and 81 for children under twelve
years. Children under six will
not be permitted in the arena
however. Gates will be open al
O'Clock in the morning.
In the grandstand there will
be 10000 seats at S.. 1850 seats
at 81, and 1850 special reserved
seats at Sc, and boxes ranging
from 81 to $40.
Everything possible for the
safety and comfort Of the fan:
is being arranged. Uniformed
guards of the Automobile Club
Of Maryland will be on hand tC
direct the thousands of cars &c
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
Worlds Best Drivers
TO Risk Their Lives
On Steep Bowl Track

The Washington Speedway Laurel Nd will be dedicated
formally at 23O o'clock Saturday afternoon July H. when
Of the worlds most popular speed demons will match
their motors, skill and daring in the first 25Omle automobile
classic to be held at the door of the National Capital
Advance ticket sales and hotel reservations Baltimore and
Washington indicate that approximately $4,000 will witness the
event.
Last week crowds of racing fans drawn from the
cities to the immense track and grandstand which
been reared at Speedway Park few hundred yards OF the
ashngton boulevard about three miles this side
Laurel This week will the famous drivers tuning their
preliminary to the trial speeds ranging
miles hour and upwards tho great board oval These
trials in themselves thrilling will be open all holders of
tickets to the SATURDAY. classic
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
Most Mishaps Occur
Near The End
OF Races

The last forty laps on a
racing bowl are the "dan-
gerous laps according to
the records of the three
speedway events held thus
far at the Upton oval.
Joe Boyer, Duesenberg
pilot, met his death with
only nine more laps, or IN
miles, more to go to finish
the race.
Howard Wilcox, Duesen-
berg pilot, lost his life while
he was on the 117th laps,
having just forty-three
more laps to complete the
race.
Jerry Wonderlich, Durant
driver in the Flag Day race
last June, was injured on
the 16Oth lap, with forty
more to go for the finish.
Everyone of the accidents
are believed due to tire
troubles, with the cars skid
ding.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07

parking places and to facilitate
the movement of streams of
traffic to and from the speed
way park. Special roads lead
from the park to the Baltimore
Washington boulevard, providing
ready access to the main high.
way.
Unlimited parking space on
land owned by the speedway
company adjacent to the track
will be provided for holders Of
grandstand tickets.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07

Speedway locaton-Near Laurel, Md, the Washing
ton side and about one-haf mile off
boulevard.
Date of first afternoon July H. 1850
Conestants-Peter Paolo recent Indianapolis and Al
oona winner; Tommy Milton, Wade Morton, Harry Hartz
Bennie Hill Earl Cooper Fred Conner Frank Elliott, Ralph
Hepburn Earl Devore Bob McDOnogh Peter Kress, Leon
Drav Phil Shafer Jerry WOnderch, Doctor William Shat
tuck and Reginald Johnson.
The race will be run the rules of the contest board
of the American Automobile Association and under the
supervision of Chairman Richard KennerdelL
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
FACTS ABOUT THE NEW MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Fred J. Wagner noted Of all championship motor
will officiate here.
The dedication will be of $50 miles for cash
prizes totamg $4,000.
The track 10 board oval, and oneeighth miles
length and pitched 4S degrees the 1t declared
by racing be the fastest track built it is
expected that a speed record will be established
Approximately 10000 automobiles be parked within
while double that number be taken
speedway property surrounding the track.
The grandstand alone will $4,000 persons Grand
stand prices from 81 $1O General admission, ST.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
Prince Is Autoist

The Maharajah of Mysore, IN.
dian prince, gets the prize for
owning the greatest number of
automobiles at one time. He
owns sixty.four different types Of
cars, reports Trade Commits.
s!oner c. B. Spofford. OF Bonn.
bay, to the Department of Com
merce+ And three-fourths IF
these are American.
The Washington times., 1925-07-07
Less Horse Feed

Horse feed is giving way
swiftly to auto fuel. Consump-
ton Of hay in New York, for
instance. has decreased from 20
to 35 per cent in the last year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
Four Measures
Of Tax Reform
Before House
Legislators to Have Hands
Full When Consideration Of
Proposals Taken Up

ATLANTA, July 28.-Wfien the
lower house Of the legislature gets
around to consideration of Proposals
for tax reforms, it will face the
tasl, Of choosing between several
measures favorably reported by thc
constitutional amendments commit.
tee. ..
The bills providing for classified
.tion and income taxes are in line
with Governor Walkers recommen-
dation. Representative Bussey's
bill to gradually take the state out
of the advalorem field of taxation is
another matter. And finally, the
committee reported a measure in di-
rect opposition to the income tax
bill. .........
This last measure is by Represen-
tative Burgin, of Marion and would
prohibit the levying of an income
tax-or of an inheritance tax.
This bill proposes an amendment
to the constitution. 1t would amend
Article 7, section 2, by adding at
the end of the sixth paragraph of
the section the following
"Papagraph seven. No tax upon
inheritance nor upon income of resi-
dents or citizens of this state shall
be levied by the State of Georgia OF
under its authority"
Mr.. Burgin takes the attitude
that, in the first place, income and
inheritance taxes tend to drive mon
ey out of the state, instead of
bringing them in-and he CITES
Florida as an example. And, in the
second place, he maintains that this
is the wrong time to impose such
taxes in Georgia.
1--WE need right now" Mr.. Bur
gin says, "more than ever before
to attract money to Georgia. Much
of our present progress is traceable
to capital brought in from outside
the state, and we want to do nothing
that will drive capital away"
Opponents of the measure and
others of similar nature retort
that Florida is not fair example.
That the influx of wealth and peo-
pie into Florida had already begun
before that state repealed its in
heritance and income taxes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
.FORETOLDDEATH
DURING FIGHT

NEW YORK, July 28.-The New
York Sun recalls that less than :
years ago Williams J. Bryan pre-
dicted that he would die at the eli
max of struggle.
During prohibition address al
Peoria, H., he said:
"Some day / will BIT fighting for q
cause like this and some interior
weakness where l have no know
ledge will stop me. When history
is written / want my children to
know that ! died fighting.
81 am an old man Che was Their
So and the work of the day has
carried me beyond what man OF
my age should bear. But l will
take the risk"
Again during the last democrat
ic convention he expressed the same
thought:
This is probably the last demo.
cratic convention which l shall be
delegate" he said, adding humor-
ously: II may come back and, foo
EN-"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
BRYAN FUNERAL.
SET FOR FRIDAY
IN ARLINGTON
Body Lying in Simple State at
Home of Friend in Dayton,
Tennessee
CAPITOL FLAGS ORDERED
AT HALF MAST FRIDAY
Patriots Scopes Trial Speech
Made Public Today By
His Widow

DAYTON, Tenn, July %. - As
the body of Bryan lay in simple
state at the home of friend here
today, the simple people of Ameri.
ca paid him sympathetic tribute,
while others from among their midts
poured messages of coincidence into
the little white cottage which hous-
ed the remains of the great COM
mOner. Uncounted thousands,
whose cause he had championed,
mourned leader silently.
The body will leave for Wash.
instOn Wednesday morning and will
arrive Thursday morning. After
the services, which will be held Fri
day, burial will he in Arlington
cemetery.
President Coolidge has ordered
the flags of the government build
ings in the capital at half mast Fri
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
DEBS CRITICIzES
DEAD PATRIOT
Says Cause of Human Progress
Sustains No Loss in Death
of Bryan

Los ANGELES, July 28.-Re
greet was expressed by Eugene v
rebs, veteran socialist leader, over
the death of William Jennings Bry-
an. He said, however:
"The cause of human progress
sustains no loss in the death of Mr.,
Bryan.
sit is customary" he explained,
"to speak only good of the dead, but
T prefer to speak the truth regard
ing men whether living or dead. In
the early years of Mr.. Bryan's ca
reer his views, political and other
wise, were conferred around progress
siveness, but since the first cam
paign he grew more and more con-
sentative until finally he stood be-
fore the country champion of ev-
erything reactionary in our political
and social life"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
GILMORE TRIAL
OPENS TODAY
Albert Naples to Answer to the
Charge of Murder in Moul-
trie Today

Mrs. c. B. Gilmore, Americas
and Solicitor Jules Felton,, Monte.
yuma, left Americas Monday after.
noon for Moultrie, Ga, where Mr.
FELTON, will be a member of the
prosecution at the trial of Albert
Naples, who is charged with muir
der in connection with the killing
of Mrs. Gilmorc's husband about lC
years ago in Moultrie. 1t is expected
the case will be opened this morn.
ing.
Naples will be defended by At.
torney J. J. Hill, of Pelham, Con
gresham Il. f. Cox, of Camilla and
Joe Gibson, of Moultrie. It is un.
derstood, from information received
from Moultrie, that the defendant
Will enter plea of self defense.
This contention will be stoutly de-
MED by the prosecution, it being
claimed by Mrs. Gilmore and rela.
tiVes of Mr.. Gilmore that the shoot,
ing was without provocation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
department Of Agric ulture
report Shows Many LabOrerS
Leaving Farms for the Cities

d gross movement of 2,075, 900
men, women and children from
farms to cities, 1922 per cent We're
hired laborers. A gross movement
the other way, from cities to farms,
of l 100000 persons comprised 25.2
per cent of hired laborers.
These figures, the department
says, show that the movement Of
population both from farms to cities
and from cities to farms was made
up of hired farm laborers to the ex-
tent Of only about 25 per cent. The
rest of the farm population move
ment must, therefore, it is declared,
consisted mainly of persons of be-
longing to the families of farm ten
ants and farm owners.
Information obtained by the de-
partment from many sources indi.
Gates that in 1924, which was the
peak postwar year in farm pros
perity, there was a net gain in total
farm population of approximately
100000 over the preceding year. or
almost exactly the increase of births
over deaths on farms. The follow.
ing year, it is believed, the farm pom
fcoutinued on Page TWal -
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
Eighteen Bills Introduced In
House Monday Bring Total
Number this Session Up to 721

Weeks of DeKalb: To change
the City limits of the City of At
lanta.
Lawton of Chatham: To provide
a tax for advertising counties.
Parrish of Bullock and others: To
amend the section of the Code re,
lating to return of possessions.
Grice of Tattnall: To provide for
preparation of testimony.
Henderson of Irwin: To create
a new charter for the City of Ocilla.
Under Of Jeff Davis To amend
the charter of Hazelhurst.
Stone of Walton: To provide
bailiffs for certain courts.
Rivers of Lanier: To extend the
jurisdiction and powers of the
County Court of Lanier county.
Westbrook of Dougherty: To
amend the charter of the City OF
Albany.
Bartlett of Paulding: To pro-
vide that no bill of exception shall
BE filed with the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court without first obtaining
a permit. t.' .
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28

ATLANTA, July 2e.--AraIvsis
81 survey of farm population made
by the Department Of Apric,lt,,o
SHOWS that on January 1905
mere were approximately 100 OOo
FEWER hired farm laborers on farms
than on January 1, 1924.
This is decrease Of "a narcort
during 1924. There were ? 085 on0
farm laborers on farms January I
1928, compared with 3194 600
on January /, 1924. These figures
apply only to hired farm laborers
who resided on farms Gar a period
OF at least thirty days. They DO
not take into account arm labor
ers who resided on forms less than
30 days during 1924, or laborers
who regularly lodged off the farm.
The movement Of such farm la
borers from farms during 1924 IS
estimated by .fe G"rartlncnt at
A61.O00. The opposite movement
back to farms is estimated at 352,-
600. Although the total movement
of farm population to the cities was
still large in 1924, it was partly off
set by return movement. Out of
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
GIANT STEAMER
RUNSGAUNTLET
COAST GUARD
Breaks Through Blockade and
Unloads $3.50, 900 Worth of
Liquor at New York
CAPTAIN AND CREW
OF "a ARE ARRESTED
First Rum Runner to Tie Up On
Atlantic Coast Since Dry
Navy Organized

NEW YORK, July 28.-Thc two
Thousand ton steamship, Augusta,
was captured by customs Officers in
the Hudson river Of Dyckman street
Monday after the rum blockade and
her crew had unloadcd and disposed
of a cargo Of liquor worth $250,0OO
at bootleg prices leaving only Is
bottles aboard.
The crew of "a men was arrested
and the captain admitted having
turned the liquor cargo over to
retailers for distribution.
This is the first known case
since the coast guard blockade start
ed that ship of such size success
fully had eluded the rum chasers
and slipped into the harbor,
As the ship was being towod to
the barge office, assistant Solicitor
Barnes of the legal division of the
customs service held a preliminary
hearing aboard the vessel examining
Charles Wilson, acting captain and
others of the crew.
Customs officials said the opera
tions of the Augusta were the most
daring in the history of she Gus
toms and prohibition laws. None of
the officers had license, it was
charged, no log was kept and there
were no ships articles giving the
names of the crew.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
TEXASLEADS IN
/ ROADNJILDING
Nearly 10000 Miles Federal
Aid Road Completed During
Fiscal Year Ending June 30

+" WASHINGTON, July 28.-Nine
thousand four hundred and forty
five miles of federal aid road was
brought to completion during the
fiscal year ending June 30, state
ment just issued by the bureau of
public roads of the United States
department of agriculture shows.
An additional 4 ,587 miles is report
ed completed but has not been final
.ly inspected and accepted.
All of the construction has been
on the designated 175,000 mile fed
eral aid highway system which is to
serve as the main road system for
the nation the report of the roads
bureau says, and in practically every
state, gaps in through routes have
been closed and many extensions
made. Probably the most notable
project opened to traffic is the
Wendover cutoff across the Great
Salt Lake desert, which has remov-
ed an age-old obstacle to trans-con-
tinental traffic.
Texas led in mileage completed
during the year with 1874 miles fol-
lowed by South Dakota with 458
miles, Illinois Adj miles and Min
nesota with 429.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
FLOW OF GOLD
STARTS IN SOUTH
GEORGIA TODAY
Buyers From Worlds Leading
Tobacco Houses to Bid For
Record Crop
GROWERS TO RECEIVE
$15,OOO,OOO, is CLAIM
Sixty Three Counties to Share
In Returns From States
Sixth Weed Yield

mere was rejoicing in 40 cities
OF south Georgia this morn inc when
tobacco warehouses flung wide their
toors and invited buyers from all
over the united States to enter ana
purchase Of the greatest tobacco
'rop ever raised in Georgia A
crop That, when sold. will bring SIS
ooO'OOO dollars to farmers, and pros
perity to the entire state.
Fifty million pounds of pold,n
weed has been harvested and curod
ana is now strewn out on the floors
OF the tobacco warehouses; evidor.a
that the crop is now one of Geor-
Gla $ greatest agricultural functions
Although the yield per acre will
probably be less than last year, the
tobacco acreage in Georgia has in
creased from 41,000 acres in 1924
to an estimated acreage Of ~ oOO
this season, the Atlanta Bureau Of
Agricultural Economics of the fed.
eral Department of Agriculture
says.
A total Of So counties in the state
have commercial crops Of tobacco
this year.
Slightly more than 100000 600
! pounds were grown in the state last
year, and the average price was
2l.S2 cents per pound. The total
value of last years crop-slightlv
more than $500, 0O0-is expected
to be greedy exceeded this year.
with the crcage increase of approx
imately rs per cent.
Warehouses will be operated this
season at Albany, Alma, cambridge
Barley, Blackshear, Cairo, Camilla,
Douglas, Dublin, Fitzgerald, Hahira,
H0Gelhurst, Lyons, Meter, Moui-
trie, Nashville. Pelham. Quitman
Townsville, Tifton, Vidalia, Val
dosta and Waycross.
The growth in tobacco acreage
in this state is also shown by 1929
figures, when the acreage was only
$4,000, as compared with 41,00O
last year, This years estimated
acreage Of $4,000 is a record acre
age. the Bureau says.
The greatest growth is in South
Georgia, Of course.
Commercial tobacco growing is
rapidly spreading all over that sec
ton, the bureau states.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
Sales Tax Is
Proposed AS
A Substitute
Collier Would Adopt This Means
of r. sing Revene for Income
Tax
(Bv The Associated Press)

ATLANTA, July. 28.-7A consti-
tutional amendment authorizing the
Legislature to. impose a sales tax is
proposed in a measure by Senator
Collier, 22nd, as substitute method
of raising revenue for the income
tax proposed by the Governor, and
now before the Legislature in sew
eral bills. "s.#.,
A similar measure has been in
trodueed in the house by Represent
;ative Kent, of Wheeler. Mr.. Kent,
however, proposes nothing further
than the constitutional amendment,
while the senator from the 22nd dis
trict accompanied his constitutional
amendment proposal with a bill to
provide for the levying of tax on
gross sales of one-half of one per
cent of all such sales.
Senator Golfers amendment to
the constitution proposal would
amend section two of article seven
by striking out the first paragraph
of this section and inserting in lieu
the following paragraphs:
Paragraph /, All taxation shall
be uniform upon the same class of
subjects, and ad valorem on all
property to be taxed within the ter
ritOrial limits of the authority levy
ing the tax and shall be levied and
collected under general laws and
for the purposes authorized by the
Constitution.
Paragraph (a) The General AS
senbly may, however, impose a
sales tax, or consumption tax upon
the sales of every person, firm or
corporation engaged in the business
of selling or trading in real estate,
goods, wares, merchandise, or other
thing of value, including profession
al services and rents for the uses
Of realty or personally, in this State
equal to one-haIf per cent Of the
gross sales thereof.
Paragraph (b) The General AS
sembly shall exempt all property,
real and personal, from ad val0rem
taxes for the purposes of the State,
except as the same may be necessary
to procure funds with which to
meet the bonded indebtedness of the
State.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
CAPITOL FLAGS
AT HALF MAST
HONOR BRYAN
Kellogg Makes Formal An.
nouncement of Death of Dis
tinguished Citizen
GLOWING TRIBUTE
is PAID COMMONER
His Private Life Was One tor
the Evolution OF All Ameri-
can Citizens

WASHINGTON, July 28.-By di-
rection of President Coolidge, Sec
rotary Kellogg formally announced
for the government the death of
William jennings Bryan. The an
neuncement follows:
by direction of the president,
the undersigned is charged with the
sad duty of announcing the death on
July 26, 1925, at Dayton, Tenn, OF
William Jennings Bryan, distin-
guished citizen of the United States,
formerly a representative in con-
gress from the state of Nebraska, a
colonel in the Spanish American
war, and secretary of state.
"In all three capacities his servi-
ces were characterized by faithful
ness to duty and devotion to pub
lie interest. His private life Yves
one for the emulation of all Amer.
lean citizens.
"Thrice the nominee of a great
political party, his death will be es-
pecially mourned by large person
al following who held him in affec-
tionate esteem.
"As a testimony of this respect,
it is ordered by the president that
the national flag be displayed at
half staff on the national buildings
at Washington on the date of the
funeral. 5
(S1GNED.)
Frank B. Kellogg"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
(Bx The AssOeiated Press)

ATLANTA, July 28.-The fol
lowing 18 bills introduced in the
house Monday brings the total up to
721 during the present session in
the lower body:
By Representative Barrett, of
Stephens; To authorize the Cover
nor to issue S228,0OO in bonds with
which to retire part of the public
debt. +..-.
Barrett, of Stephens: To amend
the charter of the City of Avalon.
Davis and Lindsay of DeKalb: To
create an Act providing the charter
of East Lake.
Kent, of Wheeler: To provide for
a sales tax.
Stovall of Ebert: To abolish the
offices of tax receiver and tax col
lector in Ebert county.
Beck of Carroll: To grant teach,
ers' certificate sto persons more
than As years of age, who have been
teaching more than 20 years.
Ross of Richmond; To repeal
the Workman's Compensation law.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1925-07-28
EXCERPTS FROM
BRYAN'S SCOPES
SPEECH GIVEN

CHRIST has maze of death a mar
row star lit strip between compan-
lonshlp OF yesterday and the re-
union of tomorrow. Evolution
strikes out the stars and deepens
the gloom that enshrouds the tomb :"
Bryan declares in a speech prepar-
ed for delivery in the Scopes case
and made public today by his wild
oW.
The speech presents the issues in
Volved and the reasons for the law
prohibiting the teaching in the pub
lie schools of any hypothesis that
makes man descendant from any
lower form of life, and was printed
for the information of the public,
an Introductory note says.
Religion is not hostile to learn
ing, christianity has been the great
est patron learning has ever had, "
the Commoner said, "But Chris
tians know that the fear of the
Lord in the beginning of wisdom,
and now, just as it has been in the
past they therefore oppose the
teaching of guesses that encourage
godlessness among students"
christians must in every state
of the Union build their own col
leges in which to teach Christianity,
and it is only simple justice that
Atheists, Agnostics and unbelievers
should build their own colleges #
they want to teach their own religi-
Gus views or attack the religious
views of Others"