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Newspaper Page TextTHIS IS HOW WE FEEL. j Os all bad news from England, Os golf dope with its twists. ( We’re disappointed mostly in Alexa Stirling’s wrists. FORTY-THIRD YEAR NO. 127. GRAND JURY DEMANDS FEE SYSTEM END HERE! PATRONS WANT BACK TEACHER BOARDOROPPED Last Americus People Petition For Miss Bond’s Return At the recent annual election ol' teachers for the next term in the Americus public schools Miss Ximcna Bond, daughter of Dr. B. F. Bond, i" unty commissioner of health, who has been teacher in the East Amer icas school for the last two years, was not re-elected. No announce ment was made of the reason, but it was said by her friends that she was given no notice that she was to be dropped. As a result of which the East Americus patrons almost solid ly, have signed a petition to the school board and superintendent to have her returned next year. They say the have no objection to Miss Naomi Wright, who was assigned to replace Miss Bond, but they believe Miss Bond, because of her service so satisfactory to the patrons, should « ho returned. The petition will be presented to the hoard of education at a called meet ing to he held next Tuesday. Fol lowing is a copy of the petition, with its signatures which the patrons have asked the Times-Rccordcr to publish: “To the Honorable Board of Edu cation and to the Honorable J. E. Mathis, Superintendent, City Schols of Americus, Georgia: “Dear Sirs: “Whereas, Miss Bond has for the past two years been a most efficient teacher in the East Americ us school, and who, by ’ her tact and gracious bearing, has endeared herself both to all the parents and children of East Americus; “Therefore, we, the undersigned residents of East Americus and pat rons of the school, do earnestly and respectfully request the Honorable Board of Education and the Superin tendent of tlie City Schools to con tinue Miss Bond in the place which slip has with signal success filled for two years. ( Signed:) Mrs.' G. I). Conley, John L. Oliver, Mrs, J. H. Cobb, Mrs. J. G. Gholson, Mrs. W. I Crapps, Mrs. J. P. Braswell, Mrs. J. M. Sims, Mrs. J. A. Feagle, Mrs. W. E. Wormack, Mrs. W. O. Mcßrayer, Mrs. O. M. Powell, Mrs. R. B. Compton. Mrs; P. C. Wilkes, Mrs. D. M. Maddox, Mrs. K. L. Weed. Mrs. T. L. Summers, Mis. J. T. Clark. Mrs. J. M. Prance. Mrs. If. S. Schneider. Mrs. Earl Spder, Mrs. E, R. Suggs, Mrs. M. E. Purvis, Mrs. J. H. Rushin, Mrs. P. B. Turner, Mrs. R. T. Grady. Mrs. W. B. Compton. Mrs. W. J. Silver, Mrs, T. Law, Mrs. J. F. Cameron, M: . .T. W. Roberts, Mrs. T. C. Wishard, Mrs. Douglas Freeman, Mrs. Leila Turner. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. ITeidt. Mrs. B. B. Kent. Mrs. C. 11. Edwards, Mrs. A. S. Johnson, Mrs. C. M. Cobh, Mr. and Mrs Chas. Smith. Mrs. 1.. J. Rla lock, Mrs. S. D. Cobh. Mrs J. R. Wall, Mrs. Mrs. W. B. Halstead. Mrs. C. J. Griffin. Mrs. John K. Oliver, Mrs. T. L. Carruthers. Mrs. S. H. Edge. Mrs. Claude Ballard, Mrs. J. W. L, Daniel, Mrs. J. D. Graham, Mrs.! . B. Wheeler. Miss Effic How art, Mrs. T. E. Castleberry, Mrs. Geo. Owens, Mrs. J. F. Morris, Mrs. Gor don Brooks. Mrs. W. O. Sullivan, Mrs. W. C. Sullivan. Jr. Mrs. W. P. Rahvin. Mrs. J. W. Horne, fcMrs. J. C. Horne, Mrs. T. M. Baines, R. L. Hutcherson. Mrs. W. 11. St. John, Mrs. E. M. Adams. Geo. H. Ramsey To Preach Here Sunday Geo. H. Ramsey, state secretary and evangelist for Georgia of the Christian church, will speak Sunday at 11 o’clock and also again at 7:45 p. m. * , Mr. Ramsey is said to he a very forceful speaker and that the public will enjoy hearing him. He comes highly recommended. At this time he can be here only one day but will hold a series of meetings here at sonic future date. The ordinance of baptism will be administered at Kidd’s mill (now Me Math’s) Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock. The Myrtle Springs route to Kidd’s mill will be used as the other route is closed. Sunday school, 10 a. m., J. L. Baugh, superintendent. Meetings are held at the court house. The pub lic is asked to note that the 11 o’clock service will not conflict with the sing ing, which was announced last Sun day to begin at 2 :30 in the''after noon. V, Everybody invite^?-to hear Mr. Ramsey. All members of the Christ ian church id this vicinity are espe cially urged to come. I louse Committee Has Own Peace Bill WASHINGTON, Jure 3. The house foreign affairs committee, with the Democratic members dissenting, voted today to report the Porter res olution for termination of the state of war between the United States and Germany and Austro-Hungary. The Republicans voted solidly for the Porter measure as a substitute for the Knox resolution which had been passed by the senate. Congressman Porter "announced it would be presented to the house next week for immediate consideration. CARTOONETTE ! is HELP! - ini STATE DEFENDED BY BOIFEUSUET Macon Man Delivers Oratorical Gem At Graduation ‘ I am not one of those who be lieve that our civilization in Geor-i gia is declining. There never was a time when Georgia was richer in edu cation, was richer in religion, was richer in justice.” This was the answer of John T. Boifcuillct, of Macon, widely known and loved Georgian to unnamed de tainers of the state in his address to the graduating class of the Amer icus High school at the commence ment exercises at the Rylander thea ter Thursday night. His address, which touched on many things, including the new place of woman in public affairs as a re-! suit, of her enfranchisement, thei meaning of the American flag, pa j triotic ideals and character, and a tribute to the old South and the mem oi y of Jefferson Davis on the eve of whose birthday the exercises were held, was an oratorical gem, listen ed jo intently with interest through out the 40 minutes ho consumed. He was at his best and proved inimense ly pleasing, as well as uplifting. The graduating exercises were de clared the most splendid in the his tory of the High school. The girl! graduates were as beautiful as any preceding class the youths were as manly, the flowers as beautiful, the spirits as bouyant—and the settings far superior. The beautiful Ryland cr theater, was secured by the mem bers of the graduating class through a fund of their own contributing. Whether it set a precedent that will be followed next year remains to he seen. Blit securing the theater add ed greatly to the occasion. The house was filled to its utmost capacity by friends of the members of Ihe class. Members of the board of educa tion occupied seats at one side of the stage. The speaker of IHe evening, President Dykes of the hoard. Sup erintendent Mathis and Principal Hale occupied places on the opposite side. The girl members of the grad uating class of 32, all in handsome frocks and carrying huge arm bou quets, wnc seated in two rows at the front of the stage, Immediately in the rear were the young men mem bers, all clad in white trousers and black coats. At Jim rear of the stage were seat a row of girl members of the Junior class who sang thret sc lert ions. The program was carried out with almost no variation from the pub lished announcement. Rev. H. T. j Brookshire opened the aecasion with (lie invocation, the Junior girls sang, j Miss Sarah Mos,teller delivered the class saltatory, Alpheus Castcllow j followed with the class oration and i Miss Cornelia Shiver closed the class speaking with the valedictory. The Junior girls sang again, following which the diplomas were presented hv President Dykes. Supt. Mathis then presented the various me dak-', the. winners of which had already been annouilcod tin the Times Re colder. Mr. Dykes introduced Mr Boifcuillct. and following the ad dress the Junior girls sang and Rev. Guyton Fisher dismissed the gather- 1 ing with the benediction. All of the addresses won high commendation as well as applause. Marine Strike Peace Negotiations Are Off WASHINGTON, June 3—Nego tiations ' between the marine engi neer and .the U. S. Shipping Board for settlement of the dispute on wag- j es and working conditions have been brokne off, President Brown, of the engineers asociation, declared today as a result of the refusal of the ship: owners and the shipping board to in- , elude a clause in the settlement terms j providing for reinstatement of the striking engineers. Solar Eruption May Give Earth More Sun LONDON, June 3. —The recent solar eruptions, which caused bril liant auroras and disorganized cable and telegraph service throughout the world, may result in the earth receiv ing an increased quota of sunshine the remainder of the year, says Sir Oliver Lodge, noted scientist. ERIC ’ THETIHISRicORDER goU PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DlX l g~lfe~sl DEATH ASKED FOR BOY, 11, SLAYER: JURY DISAGREES Cecil Burkett, Os Knox, Inch, 1 lied hor Murder KNOX, ind., June 3.-—The case of Cecil Burkett, aged eleven, charged with the murder of Benny Slavin, aged seven, last Thanksgiving, re ported to the court this morning that it was still deadlocked after consid ering the case since 3:30 o’clock yes terday. The jurors were discharg ed by Judge Pentecost when they re ported they couldn’t reach an agree ment. Taking of testimony ended yester day and Proseeuto’r Dclts began his pica for the stale. He asked that the death penalty he imposed. Despite flic tact that a majority of witnesses were children around ten years, little trouble developed in the examination. All the children after being waj-ned to answer truth fully or suffer punishment, fearless-, ly told their stories, without cross 1 examination or untoward nervous- | ness. They evidenced unusual inter-1 est in the entire proceedings. onejurorsaves 1 BROWN NEGRESS A mistrial was secured by the de fense in Superior court Thursday in the case of Lucile Brown, colored, one of two women charged by Jim Soterious, a restaurant cook, with stealing more than S3OO from his pocket on the occasion of his visit on April 4 to the house on Scarbor ough Hill occupied jointly by her and Aldema Stallings. The Stall ings negress, who said she was only 15 years of age, and who was tried separately, was quickly convicted and given a penatly of 12 months of $l5O. ’the evidence was the. same in both cases, and the defense consisted of the statements of the defendants denying the charges. The jury in the Brown woman s case went out at 11 a. m. and was dismissed at 0 o’clock. As in a pre vious case during the week, the jury split 11 to 1 for conviction, that one juror standing out hopelessly against finding the woman guilty. Father Os B. Baruch, Noted Doctor, Dead NEW YORK, June 3. Dr. Ymon Baruch, aged 81, father of Bernard Baruch, the financier, died this after noon from an ailment of the Hungs complicated by heart disease. He was regarded in America and Eprope as an expert on hyro-ther apy, the treatment of diseases by the use and application of water inter nally and externally. Tataat Pasha’s Slaver Acquitted In Berlin BERLIN, June 3.—(By Associat ed Press.) Salomon Tollman, the Armenian student, who last March shot and killed Talaat Pasha, former grand vizier and minister of finance of Turkey, was acquitted in Assize court here today. AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 3, 1921. TAKE IT FROM ME! • Doctor.'uohvs the —->—-P" ~~A ‘ // ' FACULTV COMQRATOUATES X ,V" S_ IL N ,\V" /7/fM \j\ Vou - TAKt it FROHMfc,AS & H*s J I) A DIAGNOSTICIAN VOO WU-U jT^A ? x i r 7 / r % -— P ) —,7 ~ ~~ ' tw | "* . • - ‘*- - ,-¥ • . * S-- • . .... '"W^'-V Lord Bing Is Named New Governor Os Canada LONDON, 1 line 3. (By Assoeial I !ed Press.) —The appointment of | Lord Byng of’ Vinty as governor gen ! oral of Canada, succeeding the Duke ! of Devonshire, was announced of- j ! ficially today. RIOT CLEAN-UP IS TULSA’S PLAN Special Grand Jury C ail ed —Citizens Plan Reparations TULSA, Okla., June 3. - The troops here under proclamation of martial law will lie. recalled at 3 o’clock this afternoon, unless some untoward incident o cents, it was an nounced today. The death list, re mains at thirty. TULSA, Okla., June 3. -District '.Judge Valjean Biddson called a spe cial grand jury yesterday as the first step in an investigation of the Tulsa | race riot which, breaking out Tues | day night, and extending well into • Wednesday resulted in many casual- I ties and much property damage. The | grand jury, calling ot which follow ! ed the receipt by Judge Biddson of j a letter from Governor J. B. A. Rob ertson, will convene June 8. In his letter asking that an investigation be started, the governor also asked that the conduct of the police depart ment and the sheriff’s office, which he condemned, be investigated. According to the latest authentic report, nine white persons and twen ty-one negroes are known to have been killed during the race clash. An estimate places property damage at $1,500,000. All this, acocrding to Gen C. F. Barrett, commanding the stfite troops, called to maintain martial law, was incited by “an impudent ne gro, a hysterical girl and a yellow journal reporter.” Representative citizens of Tulsa met yesterday and condemned the city and couffty law enforcement of ficials, holding them responsible for the disastrous outbreak. In address ing this meeting, General Barrett said that while he was ordering the withdrawal of the National Guard from Tulsa, there was no intention to remove the martial law edict un til such a time as it was shown the city could take care of itself. A committee on which Mayor T. I). Evans was denied a place, was ap pointed to care for the helpless ne groes, estimated to number, more than 3,000, and to expedite the work of re-building the burned negro quar ter. “Most of this damage.was done by : white criminals who should have been shot and killed,” J. F. Martin, former mayor, said, after he was, se lected chairman of the emergency 1 committee. “As the final outcome we must re build these homes, see that these ne groes got their insurance, and get their claims against the city and county,” the chairman said. British Coal Miners Reject Peace Offer i LONDON, June 3. (By Associat • ed Press.) —The executive body of ■ the striking coal miners today final ' ly rejected the government proposal! for settlement of the coal strike. BECOMES BRIDE AT HOSPITAL OF WRECK VICTIM | Miss Barnes, Plains Girl, WccJsW. M. Ham mond Although William Morgan Ham ,mond, railroad flagman, lies at the Americus and Sumter County Hos pital with two Tiroken legs, caused in a wreck this week on the Sea board Airline railroad, near Dawson, Cupid came to his bedside Friday at noon and presented him with a bride of fairest beauty. The wedding was the culmination of a pretty romance begun some months ago when Mr. Hammond met Miss Ethel Frances Barnes at hor pretty home in Plains. When Miss Barnes learned of his accident she came to Americus to be with him at the hospital, returning to her home each afternoon. Realizing that she might be of donblei assistance to him in his helplessness, she decided to become his wife at once, which she did. Rev. Henry T. Brookshire, pas tor of Central Baptist church, was called to perform the ceremony which was witnessed by the entire corps of nurses at the hospital, besides nu merous visitors to the hospital, and several of its patients. Gorgeous flowers adorned the room in which the bridegroom lay i propped up in his snowy bed, gifts j of sympathetic friends during his dis ability, and the scene was one of un usual beauty, as well as romance. Immediately following the cere mony the bride left for her home in Plains to receive parental forgive ness, which she feared might not be readily forthcoming, as objections were raised because of her extreme youth and inexperience. TIMS BUTCHER .CHRISTIANS ANEW l I LONDON, June 3,—The Athens I correspondent of the Exchange Tele graph company, under date of Thurs day, says it is reported from Con stntinople that new frightful massa cres of Christians have occurred at Sanisun and Trcbizond, ori the Black sea coast of Armenia. The streets were strewn with the bodies of Greeks, he adds. First Baptist Picnic Set For Thurs., June 23 j The Sunday school of the First Baptist church will hold their annual picnic at Myrtle Springs on Thurs day, June 23. Already preparations and plans arc being made for the annual out ing. Shorty Ford Hangs, Protesting Innocence SAVANNAH, June 3. -- Shorty Ford, a negro convicted of criminal assault in Brooks county and tried here under change of venue, was hanged here today, tie protested his innocence to Hie last. SETH TANNER. i I Look out fer th’ foliar what'* al ways pleasant. The people that are alwav* lockin' things up arc always gettin* robbed. SOUTH’S FIRST WHITE HOUSE IS DEDICATED Precious Shrine Os Con federacy Is Scene Os Ceremony . MONTGOMERY, Ala., June 3. The first White House of the Con federacy, one of the most precious shrines of the “lost cause,” was dedi cated here today, Jefferson’s birth day, by the Sons and Daughters of the Dixie greyclad survivors of the armies which upheld the cause of the South for four years were in the throng which came to the first capi tal of the Confederacy to formally I set aside the home in which Jefferson Davis first took up his residence as j president of the Confederate States; of America. The principal address was made by Senator I'at Harrison, of Mississippi. 2 NO-BILLTHE ASKS FREEDOM Clarence Carswell, In dicted I’or Cutting, Sets Up Plea A number of indictments not yet announced were handed down by the Sumter grand jury just before ad journment Thursday evening, hut the list has not yet been given out by Sheriff Harvey, who has not yet been able to make service in all cas es. Among them, however, was a true bill against Clarence Carswell for Stabbilng, growing out of his encount er a year ago at the Americus Steam Lanudry with K'aycs McMath, then proprietor. At the previous sitting of the grand jury a no-bill was re turned in the same case on a charge ol assault with intent to murder, and a similar bill was returned by this grand jury. A , a result Mr. Cars well has filed a plea setting out that inasmuch as two consecutive grand juries have returned in this case, M true (till for the same offense is illegal. The following dispositions have been made of criminal cases not heretofore announced: James Chambliss, forgery, con victed, 12 months or $l5O. Lorinda Ford, assault with intent lo murder, nol prosSed. Anna Mae Rossi assault and bat tery. 'd ism ill p d ol payment of costs. W. R. Noble (white) cow stealin ,r nol prossed. Mort Fuller, making and having liquor, pleas of guilty, 12 months or 5 months and SIOO on the first charge, {> months or SIOO on the sec ond. Wise Parker, (white) misdemean or and larceny from the house, re leased by court on second demand of defense for trial. Cleveland Whitfield, simple lar cei—', 12 months or SIOO. Wade Frazier, making and hav ing liquor, plea of former jeopardy filed, he having been tried for same offense in federal court. Henry Brooks, burg]»rv, plea of guilty, 12 months or S6O. , Immigration Act Goes Into Effect WASHINGTON, June 3.—linmi | gration officials began today to cn- I force the immigration bill restrict ing the entry qf aliens to three per cent of the nationals of their coun try in the United States in 1910. SPRINKLER GONG SOUNDS Too low air pressure in the auto matic sprinkler system at Harrole Brothers warehouse caused an alartr gong to sound about 9:30 o’clocl Thursday night. The fire depart ment was called, and the cause ol the alarm soon found. There wa no damage, but a large crowd wa attracted. An endless moving undergrdun. pavement is being considered in Pari; to relieve traffic congestion. * • V* * l .. a TRY THIS ON YOUR PHONOGRAPH'* How many boxes of eggs, each containing 13 doz- j en worth 13 cents a dozen, should be exchanged for < 27 barrels of coal oil, each holding 39 gallons, j worth 14 cents a gallon! Answer lo yesterday’s: 36 hours. POOL PERMIT I FORGERIES BY 1 MINORS FOUND j Citv Council Asked 1 o j Compel Publication 9 Os Permits The placing of all fee county of- :| fieers on Hie salary basis, at an * adequate figure, the abolition of th® .M office of county treasurer, and the J combining of the offices of tax re reiver ami tax collector are recom- "ffi mrndations contained in the general 'M presentments of the Sumter county ; grand jury, which completed its work late Thursday afternoon and was dis- M charged by Judge Littlejohn, subject f| to call. After thtanking the grand juror;, for their services, which he Jl said he felt would be beneficial to the community, Judge Littlejohn told §§ the men he imd no idea it would be , m ct ssary to call them back, and that they need' not let the possiblity of sin ii a i ontingeney influence them in their affairs. the recommend®- M lion asked the representatives of jj Sumter county in the Georgia house and senate to introduce legislation M to accomplish the change. One county official was com rye ml- ,|| cd byuiamc by the grand jury, he be- ,j ing John B. Ansley, comity engineer, S who has charge of the convicts and ,9 county read maintenance. He was praised for his efficient service to ■ the county, and humane handling of J| the convicts. j No mention was made in the pre sentments of vice conditions in this locality as they had been revealetVby their investigations into the 1 Scarbor ough case, hut the scarcity of Indict ments in connection with this inquiry M indicated little actual evidence was ■ uncovered. Pool Permit, Forged. A paragraph in the presentments of Jg especial interest to the parents of this community recommended that the | : mayor anil city council of Americus | enact an ordinance lo compel pro ! prietor.; of pool rooms in Americus to | publish monthly the names of minora M I holding l" runts for gaming and fre-* 8 1 quonting raid placer. The present If city ordinance prohibits minors fre- fl | quenting pool looms except on writ- | ! ten permit of parents. It. is under- j j ‘tood that the grand jury learned that 1 j minors frequent the local pool rooms without tlie knowledge or consent of j their parents, using forged permits, J and that gambling at pools is no- | toriously common in these piaees, a number of instances when young men lost heavily in brief periods of time having come to the grand jury’s knowledge. It was the belief t/f the jj gland jury that if publication of the ; lists of minors having permits be ,|| published this would serve notice to < the parents and police officers alike, and at the same, time protect ttre pool room proprietors. Among tile late indictments by the grand jury, too late to come to trial, fi was cne against V. H. Gaines, Jocal 8 pool hall proprietor, for permitting J| a v/t 11 known high school lad to play a ii> his place without a permit. Attached to the general present ments wfie a dozen committee re- J nsrts going thoroughly into the as- 1 fairs of ihe county, which were or- | dried published and which appear on 1 another page in full. Constables Fee*. Committee to investigate Justice J| of Peace hooks found some irregu- J , laritjes in that baliffs in some of the j court ; are net itemizing costs. These M cost';, tin- justices examined stated-, should b" itemized but the justices j chain their inability to enforce the -I* law. m It i raid that 'statements were made by grand jurors that these prac- M tico; by baliffs left the public at the mercy of the bailiffs, that they could J| i charge any amount of costs they de- Jl sired. 11 was also brought out before the grand jury, it is. stated, that, in - omc case , Hie sheriff signs war- j rants o that a fee of $3 mays be | colled‘-d for service instead of $1.50, Jj the fee going to the baliff and not Jl to the sheriff. I The committee to inspect county | ' farm reported 6 inmates well cared for, with quantities of vegetables on ;'f the farm ; that 125 bushels of wheat were threshed this spring and about Jj 3,000 bushels of oats were raised as well as other feedstuffs. There, a are 2 head of mules and 60 hogs on 1 the farm. The court house and jail wereX 1 found in good condition except for certain minor repairs requested by the grand jury. The committee to examine Tax Re- | ‘ ccivcr’s books reported many fail- J ; ures to make returns, especially in 1 i Iho new 16th District where 40- per cent of the people have failed to J make any returns. It was also stated | that the books showed many names cf persons who have been dead for years, >r who have moved from county. Tbo committee on schools stated I that two years ago there were 25 j one and two-room white schools, and J ! now under consolidation there arc 5 | ; splendid accredited high schools, where much better Work 'is being. i 1 done by pupils and teachers; that t the teachers are a higher grade of { womanhood; that the health of the - nupils is far better because of atten- I f tion given this subject by teachers, ,1 s hoard and orincipal; that there are | s 15 school trucks carrying 1.3-90 white J pupils to and from school. Pu()ds are a more regular in attendnee and re- fl i suits f»r better. Two vears ago there 9 s were 25 schools with l.i~t 7'T‘‘ M (Continued On Page Two.) J PRICE FIVE CENTS-.

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