Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, June 10, 1920, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE EIGHT SAFETY FILM TO BE SHOWN FRIDAY Public Invited to See Sea board Thriller Friday The Seabord Railway’s “Safety First” moving picture, entitled “The \ Rule of Reason,” will be shown at the Opera House here on Friday, June 11, at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., ac cording to announcement today. Ad mission will be free to everybody. This picture has been prepared by the railway ar a cost of thousands of dollars. It tells the story of a railroad man’s life, both at home and on duty. The picture shows one of i the largest railroad wrecks followed: by an explosion that has ever been I prepared for the scieen. It alfeo shows vividly the unsafe practice of < employees in doing their work, re- | suiting in accidents both in the shopi and on the road. It also illustrates the necessity of using care to ward children and the i public, showing habits of childreni on the rear end of wagons, vehicles, etc., and the accidents that are caus-| ed from such practices. This is an' entertainment of one hour and every citizen of Americus is urged to make a special effort to see it, consti-j tuting one of the best moving pic-i ture entertainments ever shown. J. A. Jester, inspector of safety, of Jacksonville, Fla., will make a short talk beginning of each enter tainment. It is requested that the au dience be seated by 4 p.m and 8 p.m. sharp. Early Peach Season is Profitable to Growers With the early peach crop about exhausted, growers here are all well satisfied with returns received. While there was a good yield and good , weather prevailed throughout the picking and packing season, prices were also a little above normal. Most of the peaches sold here this sesaon brought from $3.00 to $4.00 a crate, 1 all of them with few exceptions be- 1 ing handled through the Georgia I Fruit Exchange. Palmer Gives Wilson 10 ■ Days to Sign Bills i WASHINGTON, June 10.—Attor- < ney General Palmer has made an in formal ruling which has been com municated to President Wilson that 1 the chief executive has ten days af ter adjournment of congress in which 1 to sign bills and resolutions. This * may change the status of a number 1 of bills which the President killed by 1 “pocket veto.” 1 ■ ■— ————• I Classified FOR SALE. I —— , , FCR SALE—One 7-room house and lot on Brown street, price $5,000. Also two houses on’Lee street, one 6-rooms and one 7-rooms. Nice places and bargains. Sills & Purvis. —B-(S) FOR SALE—AII our household goods. Same must be sold at once. Apply at Kassel’s home 618 E. Church in the morning between 8 and 10; evening, between 6 and 8. Kassel.—lo-tf FOR SALE—About one hundred i bushels of corn. R. E. Cato. 10-3 t FOR SALE—A 5-passenger Olds. Newly over-hauled. In best run ning condition. Will sell reasonable. Apply at Kassel’s.—lo-tf WANTED— MISCELLANEOUS WANTED—Grammar school pupils to coach this summer. Phone 458. —7-6 t LOST AND FOUND. LOST—Somewhere up town black silk umbrella, with knob forming han dle. Call 430, Mrs. M. E. Josey. 6-ts FOR RENT. OFFICES AND FLOOR SPACE FOR RENT. EDWARDS MUSIC CO.— B-61 VULCANIZING Saves You Many Dollars Done by expert mechanics with years of actual experi ence. No amateurs or children are employed. DRIVE IN—LET US EXAMINE YOUR TIRES FREE. VULCANIZING DEPARTMENT AMERICUS BATTERY COMPANY ASA PITTMAN, Manager. PHONE 10 327 WEST LAMAR ST. (Below Hooks Motor Co.) Outbursts of Everett True —By Condo this [1 You Bet IT'S oivs. I Looks all Rklht. / Founts in a Hotel MICINQ To ~ SiQtM IT. HAVCWLz /fjTRcOM Five A 'T/YgARS peN w/th r • jSgftaTn /aoc.— You ? i —' i-C * j. ——x- /Sk _ ! /'iFru/ Nroi\r<S z J A I Too. T ' B ILU ~ LI jl J V i J'V fII 11 1 11 \ HE S i- * iPfVjo > i izb. Ir li PRESTON PRESION, June 9-r-School closed here last week with a picnic at Bell’s mill. All of the teachers from out of town have returned to their homes and none of them have accepted places in the school here for another year. Miss Lydia Dixon accompanied her lather, R. L. Dixon, here recently. K. L. Gillers of Richland was here on business during last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Smith of Buena V ista are guests of Preston Hotel tor the summer. The tax assessors have been bu*v here at the court house for about ten days. It is thought that it will 1 <> necessary to raise the last assessment ot all the tax payers. Miss Mamie Lou Wilson has return ed to her home at Buena Vista after « sltln J her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. Thornton. Miss Florence Stapleton attended the Shrine ceremonial at Albany and was the guest of Mrs. S. J. Gardner, nnd w c" Gre / n ’ Walter Nelson and W. F. Green from Buena Vista were recent guests of Preston Hotel ' ’ a ? Vl rs ’£’. E ’ Bulloch ’ Miss es Alla and Ruby Kidd and S. J. Lester motored to Leslie last Sunday. ■ B ulloeh attended the meet 'laft°week " It;^ani Bankers in Atlanta visirJl S * allin F.of Americus visited relatives here during the week. Kenyon Drew has returned from Locust Grove where he has been at tending school. J. O. Rees, S. J. Lester, Cleveland Rees and Kenyon Drew attended an educational meeting in Albany Mon- Webster County Ordinary has re ceived notice that the following c airns have been approved: Widows’ claims Mrs. Georgia Bridges, Mrs. L. J. Holley, Mrs. Missouri Toxa- I earson, Mrs Mary A. Tyler. Return ed for amendment, Mrs. E M p r - Mrs. Mary Jane King.’ Webster s soldiers claims, J. T. Dur >'an.’: W. T Drew, J. W. A. Hawkin- J. M. Kaigler. C. A. Kimbrough, A G. Lowrey, J. R. Stapleton, C. C\ Tracy. Returned for amendment, B L. Kimbrough. Disapproved, W I Ammonds. , ’ NOTICE. See our Electric Fans any FlFrT a ßT y r TURNER CG ’’ Windsor Ave. SUMTER Mrs. Carl Fain of Edison spent last week with her mother, Mrs. W. A. Webb. Kenheth England, of Wadley, vis ited relatives here last week. Ben P. Webb is at home form Georgia Tech. Mrs. Jeff Dean returned Friday from e visit to relatives and friends at Bowersville. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McDonald mo tored from Plains to Sumter Monday ; Miss Lubelie Speer, of Americus, i spent the week-end at the home of her brother, E. R. Chappell. Miss Edna Robinson is at home i after attending school the past year i at South Georgia Normal school. Mrs. Will Webb and children are visiting in Edison. Mr. and Mrs. Ewing were shop ping in Americus Tuesday. Mrs. H. F. Bradley of Plains was a visitor here this week. Miss Mary Morton and J. A. Mc- Donald. Jr., motored to Albany Thurs day. Miss Ximerna Bond of Americus and her visitors, Misses White and McGil iis, spent Monday night with Misses Ethel and Clara Dean. Mis Margaret McDonald is at home ■ from Centenary, Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. George McDonald and i their guest, Miss Jessica Physioc, of Americus, spent Thursday in Albany. George Boatwright has returned to j his work in Americus after visiting at the home of C. D. Rodgers. Robert Physioc returned! to his home in Americus Friday after spending a few days with his siter, Mrs. G. C. McDonald. A number of friends of Misses i Clara Dean and Hallie McDonald and Roy Bivins, who were members of the I Senior class, attended the graduation exercises of the Americus High school | Thursday evening. The young people of Sumter en joyed a fish fry at Well's mill Sat urday. • NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. By order of the Mayor and City ; Council the tax books for the return ; of assessments will be kept open un til July 1. After that date all prop erty not returned by the owners will | \be subject to double taxation. ,1 will i be in my office daily hereafter to receive these returns, and all tax payers are asked to be governed thereby. E. J. ELDRIDGE, City Clerk and Treasurer. (adv-9-31.) THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER. BIGAMY LAID TO GA. EX-SOLDIER Cuthbert Young Man Tried Here Where He Was Wed. (Continued from page 1) well into his address when Attorney Perry for the denfense moved that a mistrial be entered on the ground that the solicitor general hadi in jected into his argument certain statements prejudicial to the defend an and not justified by the evidence in the case. After hearing the motion Judge Littlejohn ruled that the jury should not consider the objectionable statements of the solicitor, but over ruled the motion to enter a mistrial. Later when Solicitor Felton referred to McCoy s life as “letcherous” and otherwise characterized the defendant as unworthy the love of any woman J Judge Littlejohn instructed him to j desist from further such references, ■ upon motion of Attorney Perry Solicitor Felton was followed by Zach Childers who made a wonderful ‘ address to the jury, setting forth the facts as brought out in the evidence, and referring at length to the record of his client as a hero in the world war, where it was said he' captured, single handed, fifteen Germans and a machine gun, which exploit won for him promotion to the rank of first | lieutenant. At the conclusion of At torney Childers’ remarks, Judge Lit-1 tlejohn delivered his charge to the jury. ’ « Negro Found Guilty of Attempting to Distill . The jury in the case of Dock Dan iel, charged with making whisky late yesterday returned a verdict of guilty of attempting to make whis ky- The effect of the verdict is to 1 reduce the offense to a misdemeanor. < Daniel was represented by W. T. i Lane and R. C. Lane, and they will > carry the case to the Court of Ap peals. ATTENTION MASONS Americus Lodge, No. 13, F. & A. M. will meet in regular session to morrow (Friday) night at 8 o’clock in the Masonic Temple, in Planters Bank building. Work in Fellowcraft Degree. AH sojourning brethren are invited to attend. S. L. Me DANIEL, W. M. ///If 4 ■TTy I \ WMI > V/' t wW' 'he Samson Model “M” tractor is a close-coupled power unit all by it- self from radiator to rear wheels. SAMSON Model “M” Tractor Price The Samson Model “M” Tractor is very economical to op- yi erate. It is built with a thorough knowledge of what it will be called upon to do in actual service. It is the result of years of ex perience in the automotive industry and in the manufacture of Complete with platform, fenders, governor, power farm implements. It is simple mechanically, ‘accessible and free take-off, brackets for can- r , , , from complications. opy top and regular cleats f. o. b. Janesville, Wis. You do not have to be an engineer or an expert to operate the Samson. Keep it well filled with fuel, water and oil and it will practically take care of itself. Here is a tractor you can depend uppn to be on the job ready for its rugged work at all times. GATEWOOD MOTOR COMPANY DEALER AMERICUS, GA. VOTES FOR SALE—AS IT IS DONE IN 1920 q "g way! j : i /Utt U ! I V WELL • a\ 'NBLL'. Scene: Congress Hotel lobby. Time: Tea time.' Pop-eyed man, wobbly kneed, wan, pale; collar awry, hair disheveled; leaning weakly against marble pillar. Businesslike man, wearing campaign button, breezes up. Businesslike Man: Welcome friend. Who are you goin’ to vote for? Pop Eyed Man: I’m through! Been entertained to death. Devilish day. Had chocolate soda on Lowden, nut sundae on Johnson an’ a ice cream cope on Wood. S’help me! Goin’ vote for first gosh dinged candidate buys me cup o’ tea. Might’s well be drunk s’way I am. Aint’t this helluva convention? Me? I'll have three fingers of Orange Pekoe. Who Has Wrong Lid? Frank Ward Wants It EVANSVILLE, June 10.—Frank K. Ward, delegate from Cedar Rap ids to the International Union iof Rescue Mission convention here, wishes to trade hats. Somebody ex changed hats with him here. “Mine is too small for the fellow that got it,” says Ward. FOR SALE Attractive six room bungalow, close in; newly painted inside and out; all modern conveniences; lot size 94x194; grden; in good con ditioiY Can give possession in ten days. A bargain at $3950. See J. G. Holst, Allison Building. Too Busy in Other World to Tend Kiddies LONDON, June 10.—Mrs. Miriam . Davies was so busy in the other ! World that she had no time to care , for her children in this. So she ■ told the court here in answering a ! charge of neglecting her children : while dabbling in spirityialLm.She’s working an ouija in the workhouse now. Vienna possesses a unique orches tra. All the members of it, from the director down to the drummer, are doctors of medicine. Crows, when at rest in the tree tops or when foraging in the fields, invariably have sentinels out to warn 1 of danger. THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1920 (Continued from page 1) should be allowed to get all we can ; for them. Prohibition is to blame for the ‘ whole thing. Votes -have not ad vanced. It is tj’ie commodity that we buy the votes with that caused so much money to be spent. , ** * . It took Johnson one whole wing : of a cellar to land the California del ' egation. . * * * ' So many of Wood’s delegates have ' been thrown out I guess he will gets I most of his money back. ** ♦ * f j One quart of Old Crow in the Na- I tional Committee room will seat more i delegates than all the voters in the , i world. ' . . • A week ago the Republicans ' thought they could win with any body. Now they can’t find anybody they think they can win with. MARKETS AMERICUS SPOT COTTON. Good middling 41 cents. - NEW YORK FUTURTES. t - , Open llam I P m Close July 38.49 38.50 38.50 38.52 38.35 Oct. 35.57 35.55 35.65 35;70 35 45 Dec. 34.47 34.47 34.56 34.60 34.40 NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. P.O Open llam Ipm Close July 38.46 38.57 38.54 38.60 38.36 ♦ Oct. 35.42 35.38 35.58 35.65 35.37 Dec. 34.38 34.57 34.50 34.62 34.53 •’ MOULTRIE LIVE STOCK MARKET MOULTRIE, June 10.—Hogs, 165 lbs. and up, 13 1-4 to 3-4; 135 to 165 lbs. 12 1-4-3-4; ITO to 135 lbs., 11 l-4-3-4c; 110 lbs. and down, 9 1-4 to 3-4. , ' Roughs and skips are priced on ba sis of quality. Piggy sows docked 40 lbs. Stags docked 70 lbs. Prices f. o. b. Moultrie. Spain, irrigates only 6 per cent of ’ -its cultit*ated land, but the irrigated sections produce about one fourth of the country’s crops.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, June 10, 1920, Page PAGE EIGHT, Image 8