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foKTY-FIRST YEAR.—NO. 181.
TROOPS CHARGE RIOTERS AT LIVERPOOL
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EDWIN MURRAY
ACTIVE HEAD OF
COMMERCE CITY
Edwin Murray, who was elected
vice-president of the Commercial
Bank while in military service in
France, entered today upon nig ac
tive duties of that institution, an<l
will hereafter greet his friends there.
Prior to entering the military ser
vice, which h e went into as a supply
sergeant of the Americus Light In
fantry, serving throughout the Mex
ican border troubles and the war in
Europe. He returned home with the
rank of first lieutenant. Murray
was connected with the bank, of
which he i§ now the second officer,
and active head, and is thoroughly
familiar with the banking business
in all of its branches. He is a native
of Americus, being the son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. L. Murray and promi
nently connected throughout this sec
tion of Georgia. He is a young man
of exemplary habits, and aside from
his military record, which is a bril
liant one, has already demonstrated
hi ability as an executive and bus
iness man. H e is of conservative dis
position, and well acquainted with
business conditions here, being in po
sition to render immediate and val
uable service to the banking interests
"i.h which he has long been connec
ted, his connection being severed on
1. temporarily, in order that he might
his country during the period
'of the war.
Murray entered the service of the
oinmercial City Bank early in life
and under the careful instruction of
R. E. McNulty, who for years
cas hier of the institution, and
ruwford Wheatley, president of the
a, ‘k, received valuable training in
tie banking business. He has many
"'■nds in Americus and throughout
umter and adjoining counties who
''hl learn with pleasure of his re
?" n here, and who will, doubtless,
'over the institution of which he is
"ctive head with an increasing share
o their banking business.
Daily Thought
fn»i* ea L raen to ° °ften have greater
‘"- than little men can find room
tor.—Landon
BIG INCREASE SHOWN IN
SUMTER’S TAX RETURNS
Total tax returns as shown by the
Sumter county tax digest just com
pleted by Tax Receiver Jones, as
compared with the 1919 tax returns,
gathered from the books of Tax Col
lector I. B. Smill, show a total in
crease of $262,989, a sum which rep
resents the natural, increase in the
value of property here during the
past twelve moths.
Th returns show only a small in
crease in the value of personal prop
erty returned for taxation, while
more than SIOO,OOO of the increase
in valuation is found in the returns
of farm acreage throughout the
county. This class of property, own
ed by whites, a s returned for taxa
tion in 1918, was valued at $3,309,-
706, while the 191) returns for
284,049 acres as farm lands returned
by whites in the entire county, show
this property to be valued at 53,-
454,741, an increase of $45,035.
The returns for negroes show a to
tal acreage owned by blacks
$164,629. This total valuation com
pares with $171,442 for acreage own
ed by negroes in 1918, which is. ac
counted for by a corresponding re
duction in the acreage owned, this
being 14,302 acres in 1918 A as com
pared with 13,505 acres in 1918, a
loss of approximately one .thousand
acres. •
Horses, mules and farm stock
owned in the county show a gratify
ing increase of approximately soo,
000, as compared with the previous
year, for whites alone, while the ne
groes evidently purchased or proo
duced numbers of live stock, return
ing $182,501 worth of live stock for
taxation this year, as compared witn
$154,615 during 1918. hTe total
value of live stock returned for tax
ation by white sthis year is shown as
$566,089, which compares with
The dog population, as shown by
the tax returns must have sustained
DENTIST TO MEET HERE.
Americus dentists are interested
in th P meeting of the Third District
Dental society, which will assmble
in Americus Wednesday afternoon, |
August 6, with local members of the ,
society as hosts of the occasion. A
E RI
THE TIMESWrECORDER
[teQ PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DixlE~~fffrl>j
| an -unusual mortality during the year,
'as only 864 canines were returned
, for taxation, as compared with 4,643
i returned during 1918. This very no-
I ticeabl e reduction in the number of
' dogs owned in the county is more
) easily found upon the tax books than
i upon the streets of Americus, where
j numbers of mongrel canines wander,
daily, notwithstanding the repeated
; appeals of the police authorities to
dog owners to keep their animals
penned during the summer months.
Americus, property owners appear
not to have been so prosperous as
t» the figures disclosed by the tax re
turns, which show a total taxable
value of all real estate owned here
to b e just $2,852,787, which com
pars with $2865,437. Last year.
Americus real estate owned by whites
and returned for taxation this year
is valued at $2,516,551, which com-'
pares with $2,532,521 during 1918,
while real estate returned for taxa
tion by Americus negroes this year
is valued at $336,236, as compared
with $332,916, a slight increase be
ing shown in the valuq. of property
owned by negroes here.
Sumter county people, whites and
blacks alike, are money lenders, th
tax digst shows, a total of $519,156
in solvent debts, notes, etc., being
returned for taxation by whites, with
like property owned by negroes be
ing valud at $3,750. *This hardly repl
resents anything like the total sum
invested in notes, mortgages, etc.,
throughout the county, however, as
probably a majority of the loans
made here by local, money lenders
ar e made after January 1 and cof
i lected before the nd of th yar, which
obviats their returned for tax
i ation in that form. ' •
The total increase in returns, tak
en all in all, show a gratifying in
; crease in the wealth of the county
(Continued on Last Page.)
number of dentists residing in all
parts of the district will be here for
the meeitng, and much interest cen
tra in the discussions. Dr. H. H.
Glover is president of the Americus
Dental society, aai Dr. M. H. Whee
ler secretary.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 4, 1919
STRIKE HERE
BEGAN SUNDAY
AT NOON; MEN
QUIT iN BODY
Machinists,Carmen, Boil
ermakers, Blacksmiths
and Inspectors Out.
ALL QUIET AT
SHOPS LATE TODAY
Company Had Made No
Move This Afternoon
To Replace Strikers
Twenty carmen, four boilermakers,
eight machinists, one blacksmith, one
coppersmith, three tankmen, six car
inspectors, and a number of appren
tices and helpers employed at the
Seaboard Air Line shops here, went
on strike Sunday at noon, when it was
announced an official call for the
expected walk-out had been received.
The men, all of them members of
the Shopmen’s Federation of the Sea
board, and affiliated with the Savan
nah local union of that organization
quit in a body and when they march
ed out not a union man was left in
the entire shops. All activity at the
i shops ceased immediately following
| the walk-out of the shopmen, and all
| work has been suspended there since
that time.
No disorder marked the beginning
jof the strike, which it is stated, is
j part of a nation-wide strike of rail
road shopmen, and all of the men ex
pressed confidence in a belief that the
trouble with the railroad company
would be adjusted within a brief time
and they would go back to their old
jobs, with their demands granted. J.
C. Denham, general foreman of the
Americus shops, and who is general
ly looked upon as the head of the
company’s shop interests here, de
clined to discuss the causes of the
strike Sunday afternoon, and late to
day, it was stated at the shops that
no effort had been made by the com
pany to replace th? union men with
I strike-breakers. Asked if it was the
| intention of the company to bring
men here for such purpose, an offi
cial of the company said he had no
knowledge concerning the future
plans of the operating officials.
H. M. Sellars, agent of the Sea
board here, stated this afternoon that
the strike had failed thus far to in
terfere in any way with the Operation
of trains between Savannah and
Montgomery, although he knew noth
ing as to the probable effect of the
strike, should it continue indefinite
ly. All freight and passenger busi
! ness continues to move on time, ac
cording to Mr. Sellars, and the com
pany will continue to receive freight
t and sell passenger fares here until
orders to the contrary are received
from division officials.
250,000 SHOPMEN
OUT AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Aug. 4 (By Associated
Press) The strike of the Federated
Railway Shopmen which entered its
fourth day today has already in
volved approximately 250,000 men.
The strike will soon spread to all
parts of thecountry, union officials
said today, unless the demands of
the men are speedily met.
The most serious effect of the *r:ke
so far reported is at Cary, Ind., where
8 of 12 blast furnaces there nf the
United States Steel Corporation were
banked.
HINES ASKS UNION
OFFICIALS TO MEET KIM
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (By Asso
ciated Press) —All railroad union of
ficials now in Washington were ask
ed today by Director General Hiner I
to meet with him at noon for a eon- I
Terence on ti.e high cost of living. .
A majority of the 2,000 Ofi o laiiroau j
workers in the United States will le |
represented.
SENATE DISCUSSES
HIGH COST OF LIVING
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (By As
sociated Press) —Discussion of the
high cost of living was resumed in
the senate today.
Chairman Gronna, of the Agricul- i
SUMTER’S BONDS
BRING PREMIUM
OF $3,503.00
AT SALE TODAY
Robinson-Humphrey Co.
Awarded Big Block
of Securities
PLANTERS BANK ..
BID $235,100
Five Bidders Offer At
tractive Price For
Road Bonds
Two hundred and thirty-two thou
sand dollars par value of Sumter
County 5 per cent road bonds sold
her e today brought a total of two
hundred and thirty-five thousand, five
hundred and three dollars on the en
tire block of bonds offered, or a
premium of thre thousand and five
hundred dollars. The Robinson-
Humphrey Company, of Atlanta,
wer e the successful bidders, being
represented b yA. C. Biese, who
personally presented the seated bid
of his concern to the county com
missioners.
Other bids presented were those
of the Planters Bank of Americus,
which offered $235,100, or just $403
less than th e successful bidder; the
Continental Trust Company, of
Macon, which bid $234,830 for the
bonds offered; R. N. Berrien, Jr.,
and Co., Atlanta, who bid $234,542,
and the Trust Company of Georgia,
of Atlanta, which concern was the
lowest bidder, offering only $232,-
101, or a meager premium of slOl
for the block of bonds.
The bid of the Planters Bank, of
Americus, which was presented by
| Mi. L. G. Council, president of that
j institution, was considered by many
; to be even a better offer than that
| of the Robinson-Humphrey Company
in as much as it carried with it an
offer to accept the unexpended bal
ance of th e county’s road bond funds
at 4 per cent interest to be com
pounded quarterly on the average
balance. The successful bidders of
fvied to accept the unexpended bal
ance at 5 per cent interest, but this
was not made a part of the bid, and
i Mr Biese, who represented the com
pany, stated to a Times Recorder re
porter following the award, that the
offer to accept the funds for deposit
was altogether separate and apart
from the offer to purenasj the bonds.
Following the opening of the five
bids submitted, the commissioners
went into executive session to con- i
sider th e various offers, and within \
i a brief time the bidders were invited
|to amend their offers. This failed |
j to bring forth any higher price, and
I shortly afterward the block of bonds
! were awarded to the Robinson-Hum-
■ phrey Co., all other offers being re
! jected. Th e bonds will be issued in
I denominations of SI,OOO, are payable
! serially and will bear interest at 5
i per cent. The last of the issue will
b e redeemed thirty years from date,
■ and the funds derived from their sale
i will be used in the construction of a
I system of concrete roads in the coun-
I ty. The block of bonds sold today
‘ are a part of a total issue of SSOO,-
000 authorized at the recent bond
’ election, and they constitute the total
I and only bonded debt of the county,
j a fact which accounts in a measure
for the splendid premium they com
manded and the eagerness with ■
which they were sought by bond j
buyers, both here and elsewhere.
| WEATHER j
For Georgia—Partly cloudy and
hsowerg and thunderstorms.
tura Committee, announced he had
called a committee meeting for to
morrow to discuss measures to re
duce the cost of living, but said he
had no remedy to offer.
The relation of the price of wheat
to the cost of living was debated by
several senators today.
BAUXITE TAX
RETURN TO BE
CARRIED UP BY
MINE J WNERS
Unusual Plea Filed in
Superior Court By At
torneys for Hatton.
FIRST REVIEW
OF TAX AWARD
Judge Z. A. Littlejohn to
Pass Upon Plea and
May Allow.
An unusual petition for certiorari
filed in Sumter Superior court here
by counsel representing Richard N.
Hatton, of St. Louis, Mo., asks that
the award of a tax arbitration board
recently rendered here, be renewed
by the court, and it is probable that
as a result of the petition a hearing
on the award will be had before a
! Sumter county jury. Denny &
; Wright, attorneys of Rome, are chief
I counsel for Hatton, who is represent
; ed locally by W. W. Dykes and Dan
I Chappelland the legal points involved
i in the petition filed with Judge Lit
tlejohn are being discussed with in
terest by Americus attorneys. R. L.
Maynard, county attorney, represents
lie county commissioners in the
hearing and should the petition be
granted by Judge Littlejohn, will file
the commissioners’ reply to the peti
tion.
The case is one of wide interest,
owing to th e prominence of the at
torneys and other parties in the case,
and the unique fact that, so far as>
is known here, the petition is the
first of its kind to be filed in a Geor
gia court. The petition grows out
out of the action of the board of tax
equalizers of Sumter county, which
recently raised the taxable value of
the property from $6,800, as re
turned by Hatton, to SIOO,OOO. This
return was resisted by Hatton
through his attorneys here, and the
return arbitrated in the usual man
ner, the arbitrators fixing the value
of the property, after a hearing, at
$50,000. Testimony taken at the
I hearing before the arbitrators, it is I
alleged, failed to show the true com
i mercial value of the property and the
i attorneys for Hatton now ask that
the cas e be reviewed before a higher
‘ court and the award rendered by the !
arbitrators lowered and made more i
nearly th e true Value of the property
taxed.
A feature of the case not generally
i known is that the property involved |
! in the case, all of which is owned
by Hatton, lies partly in Sumter and
■ partly in Macon counties, and that
the valuation fixed by the arbitra
tors covers only that part of the min
! ing land located in Sumter county. ,
The petition alleges that at the i
hearing before the arbitrators testi- i
mony adduced showed the revenue \
accruing from the operation of the i
entire property, and therefore failed
to bring out the true value of that |
part of the land lying wholly in Sum- '
ter county and taxable here.
The petition for certiorari is now
being considered by Judge Littlejohn
and may either be allowed or de- !
nied, and much interest centers in '
hi s decision. 'lt is said that in the i
event he denies the petition his deci- i
sion thereon will be appealed and
that the case will'ultimately be car- !
ried before the Supreme Court for j
review.
WILL FORT WAS SHOT
BY BUSTER PATTERSON
Wil! Fort, a negre, is in jail here J
charged with having shot Buster Pat- 1
terson, another negro living on the !
John Council place, near Americus.
Patterson, who was shot in the abdo
men, is in a serious condition, and
may die. The shooting,which occurred
last night, it is alleged, was because i
of the divided affections of a negro j
woman, Patterson being called to his .
door, it is stated, by tl.e wife of Fort j
and there shot. The two Forts
then returned to Americus, where
they were found and arrested by
Sheriff Harvey and Deputy Summers.
HOME
EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BATTLESHIP AND
CRUISER MOVE
INTOMERSEYTO
PROTECT MEN
No Notice of Strike Giv
en Authorities Before
Disorders.
CROWDS DRIVEN
BEFORE BAYONETS
Not Believed Movement
in Sympathy With Po-._
lice Strike
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 4. (By Associat
ed Press) —Rioting erowds were driv
en from Liverpool’s streets this
morning by troops, charging with fix
ed bayonets.
The British battleship, Valiant, and
two destroyers have moved into the
Mersey river to protect docks.
Employees of the bus and tranr
lines failed to report for work this
morning. No notice of strike has
been given, but it is not beleived that
the movement is in sympathy with
the policeman’s strike.
AMERICUS Y TO
BE SAVED AS CIVIC
CENTER OF CITY
It seemed probable Monday that
the Y. M. C. A. building is not to be
lost, but that it will be put to a very
necessary use. Just what is in the
minds of those at work on the prop
osition can not be announced.
Monday the commissioners of the
Chamber of Commerce, the govern
ors of the Americus Rotary club and
the ministers of the city were re
quested to meet the executive com
mittee of the Y. M. C. A. in the Y.
M. C. A. building Tuesday afternoon'
at 5 o’clock for a conference.
It was stated that if the property
can be put to some public use, a plan
had been worked out whereby the
property would not be lost. Several
public spirited citizens have been at
work and they are of the opinion that
there is a definite need which this
property can fulfill.
“Americus needs just the civic cen
ter that was outlined by you editor
ially,” one citizen said Monday. “I
believe this building can be turned
into a great civic asset and I feel
very sure that the conference called
for Tuesday wil make a plap where
by this miich-to-be-desired end will
be realized.”
VICTORY PIN FOUND
IS HELD FOR OWNER
D. F. Davenport, postmaster here,
has handed to The Times-Recorder a
“Victory Pin” issued to soldiers by
American military authorities, and
containing insignia indicating the pos
sessor was engaged in four major en
gagements overseas during the war
with Germany. The pin was found in
a seat in a Pullman car on a Central
of Georgia train by a young man
who got off at Americus Friday, be
ing found by H. G. Bell, a Bainbridge
attorney. The pin is now held at th e
Times-Recorder business office, and
may be secured by the owner on ap
pr cation.
REVIVAL AT PLAINS
WILL BEGIN TONIGHT
Tonight at the Baptist church in
Plains a series of revival services will
begin, being conducted by Rev. W.
M. Anderson, a revivalist of magne
tism. who will preach morning and
evening during the continuation of
the meetings. The evening services
will begin nightly at 8:30 o’clock
and numbers of Americus people may
go thdre to enjoy the meeting, and it;
is expected much good will result.