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Newspaper Page TextWEATHER FORECAST For Georgia Generally fair to night and Wednesday; continued warm. FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 1 38 Harding Threatens Extra Session For Ship Subsidy A LITTLE REPAIR WORK ON THE NET WOULD HELP "ZZZ Ssjryz; \ oS T \ MA <4 Zs4a-v / /MM AM®l> // wfl/J Z 7 .;Z- Vj Y/ Lv \/ A x ir r 1 ? uff X yzh A 'TftRU./ //?' /liTW’. //Z // ' AA I LA M- ,<A-’A ' .-■ • ZB £ SECULAR PRESS CALLED GREAT ALLY OF CHURCH Untrammelled, Fair and Sound Methodist Minister Says At A. A. C. W. Convention MILWAUKEE, Wis., June 13.' (By Associated Press.) The secu lar press of America “is untramme’.l _ed, fair and sound, and is tr.jrefore a great ally of the Christian church es,” P.ev. J. T. Brabncr Smith, o’s Chicago, of the division of publicity, Committee on Conservation and Ad vance of the Boards of Benevolence of the Methodist Episcopal church, iold the convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World here today. lie declared that there should be a fund in every church for pub licity purposes, and that the church should buy space in the daily papers and announce its services to the com munity with the same energy with which the business man advertises his Stock. “In seven years'of active co-opera tio nwith the secular press we have found the press of America sound to the core,” said Rev. Mr. Smith. “There is no controlled American ' press either by any particular church or by any paFticular business. It is : ridiculous to say that any certain i denomination controls the American press. “Many of the leading newspapers, ■ both editorially and in their news ; columns, are at present preaching the gospel as clearly as it is being I preached in any pulpit. There are i editorials which convince us that I many of the editors are prophets, i and some of them with a prophetic < visiofT which outclasses many of the : preachers in the modern pulpits. | ‘This is a true and faithful saying.’ : Study Advertising. “Churches co-operate with newspa- | pers in order tq secure first hand i information and to study advertising. ! The Methodist ministers of New York ! are planning a six weeks’ course in I church advertising, taught by New | York advertising men. In this way ' the ministers and laymen will obtain ■ the services of expert advertising | men and they will also give them ■ soem valuable information regarding | the successful art of advertising. “Rev. Oliver Kene has been pastor ; of the Methodist church at Kearney, I Nebr.. for four years and in that time he has quadrupled the member ship. How did he do it? ‘By adver tising,’ he says. “Among the preachers who are buying space in the newspapers is an eminent Methodist clergyman in Detroit, Mich. He began his pas torate with a small congregation and I also with the outlay of $1,500 for I advertising. With the persistent ad vertising and with ‘delivering the I goods’ when people came to church I he has how a - congregation which voreflows the church, the increase in loose collections pays for the adver tising, and there is money left for I other church purposes. j “In the New Testament we read i of one man, Zacehaeus, who could 1 not see Christ because of the ‘press,’ I meaning of course the press on the I crowd. This incident is constantly quoted by many church men. Have Their Rewald. “Editors and newspapers, ;ike I preachers and churches, are held ac j countable for their, utterances by their auditors. The Bible says ‘they ■ have their reward.’ This often ■ comes when the preacher ceases to j move his congregation to action by i his inconsistency or his lack of zeal for the highest good and he becomes “ ‘a sounding brass or tinkling cym l bal.’ This applies just as forcibly !to the editor and the newspaper. • There are many newspapers widely > read by persons who read them for j other purposes than to accept their | leadeiship. “The constant senseless criticism I and co-operation ol the church with I the newspaper means a tremendous 'power of uplift in any community. | “The question arises, what is news, even church news? “Should the newspapers print news lof crime, vice conditions, and the i like, news which is of the under- I world? Editors differ on this ques tion and so do church men. The Bi i Ide itself publishes the sins, the ' faults and foibles of many of its I best men, but it also publishes the beautiful side of life, making the moral and the spiritual in life supe rior and more attractive than the bruitsh. No Propaganda. “It is very dificult for a layman or a clergyman to realize that the newspaper or the great news services cannot be used for propaganda de nominational ideas or personal opin ion. “One of the simplest rules for pre paring a church article for the news paper is seen in the difference be tween a newspaper article and a ser mon. The newspaper article con tains the meat of the whole subject in the first paragraph while a ser mon gradually leads through a long process of arguments to a peroration at the end. “There is great need in religious articles of brains and common sense. Writers for the newspapers should study the newspapers in general and make a special study of the cori- I tents of the papers to which ma terial will be submitted. There is a newspaper English or style expres sion. Write clearly and intelligently. Be brief, be very brief, but not too brief for clarity of express. Do not use hackneyed phrases. Be careful how you use words, especially ad jectives and adverbs. The shorter the words the better. Cut out all fine writing. Be accurate. “It is difficult to understand the attitude that the church should tak to the newspaper, unless the func tions of he newspaper are defined. One of the editors of the Chicago Tribune, Col. R. R. McCormick, in addressing the School of Journalism of Northwestern University said, 1 ‘Editors and editorial writers are servants of an institution which scorns all service less than the pub lic welfare and w%ich leads or drives THE 5 a ? 'ANOTHER FORTY MILLION SLICE FOR RAIL LABOR Same Split In Wage Board Occurs On Decision'—Minority Re port Ready CHICAGO, June 13—The division in personnel of the Railroad Labor Board, which resulted in vigorous dissenting opinions on wage reduc tions already announced effective July 1 will make its appearance again when another $40,000,000 is lopped off the pay check of 350,000 more railwaymen this week. The majority decision of the board was completed yesterday, but the minority opinion will delay the an nouncement of the new order several days, it was learned today. • VEISCHANGE LEAVING HOUR At a meeting of Camp Sumter, United Confederate Veterans, at the courthouse Tuesday morning to make final arrangements for their reunion trip to Richmond, Va., starting next Sunday, it was decided to change the hour of starting from afternoon to 6:37 a. ra. The change was made, it was said, in order that better con nections for Richmond might be made in Atlanta, permitting them to reach Richmond in the evening. POTASH SUBSIDY . REPLACES DUTY WASHINGTON, June 13. An amendment to the tariff bill under which potash production in the Unit ed States vVould be stimulated by a bounty from the federal treasury in stead of through imposts on imports was agreed upon by the senate committee majority today. TANK BLOWS UP; 4 DIE. DETRIT, Jiyie 13.—Four men were killed in an explosion of an amonia tank of the Parker Webb Packing company at noon today. The plant was badly damaged. individual factions, even political parties, in that direction’ The late editor, Mrs. Medill, of the Tribune, said that ‘the newspaper represented the public interest.” "The jdeal newspaper, according to Mr. Medill, is to represent the pub lic inter at all cost and in spite of all opposition and individual interest. With such an ideal newspaper the church representatives can easily co operate.” '* AMERICUS. GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON. JUNE 13. 1922. 10 MULES, HORSE 36 HOGS LOST IN FARM BLAZE Major Hanesley’s Place Scene Os Disastrous Night Conflagra *i° n Ten mules, one horse, 3G head of hogs, many chickens, valuable farm implements, his new oat crop and nearly new barn were destroyed by fire on the farm of Major J. J. Hanesley a few miles west of Ameri cus on the Plains road shortly after 11 o’clock Monday night. The loss is estimated at upwards of SB,OOO. Policies for $2,000 insurance were in force. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is attributed to spontaneous combustion from the oats which were stored in the loft of the barn. The weather was unfavorable to harvest when the oats were cut, being very damp, and it is believed the heat from these may have caused the dis astrous blaze. Teh barn was built last year by Major Hanesley at a cost of about $2,500. The mules were all valuable animals, picked by Major Hanesley, who is a dealer in farm mules in Americus. The flames were easily visible in Americus. One citizen who saw them first called the fire department from South Lee street and gave the infor mation that the fire was “beyond Judge Hixon’s house.” The depart ment made a run to that locality, and finding nothing there, looked about and located a strong glow to the west. They ran to Forrest St., then found it was well beyond the city limits and returned to the sta tion, followed by many automobiles which had gathered in their trail. A number of ears visited the Hanseley farm during the fire, which had got ten beyond possible control when discovered. 5 BANDITS SLAIN IN TRAIN HOLDUP NOGALES, .Ariz., June 13.—Five bandits were killed and 3 wounded in an attempt to holdup a train of the Southern Pacific de Mexico near Roanres, Mexico, Saturday, accord j ing to the conductor who arrived here today. I The five were killed and three wounded by General Rodrigues, mili tary governor of Nyaret, who was a passenger on the train. HARDING FOR TARIFF FRIST WASHINGTON, June 13.—Presi dent Harding, it was stated at the White House today, hopes and ex pects the tariff bill to be passed prior to the bonus legislation. It was also sail, authoritatively that the president feels Congress should have a free hand in regard to Mus cle Shoals. L. G. COUNCIL TO ATTEND UNIV. TRUSTEES MEETING L. G. Council, university trustee from the Third Congressional district, president of the Planters Bank, of Americus, will motor to Athens on Thursday morning to attend an im portant session of the board, which has control of the university and the state college of agriculture as well. The meeting lasts through Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, but it is likely Mr. Council will return home Saturday. He intends to make the trip by automobile, taking with him Mrs. Council, her niece, Miss Hild reth, of Live Oak, Fla., and Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Council. They will attend the fes tivities of the University of Georgia commencement. MONDAY HOTTEST DAY. BUT FARMERS REJOICE Monday was the hottest day of this year, the maximum temperature reg istered oficially being 95 degrees. Electric fans were humming in many places of business and many homes all day and scores of them did good service in sleeping rooms last night. Farmers and merchants alike are re joicing at the scorching weather, un accompanied by moisture, as it is recognised as the greatest foe of the boll weevil, which, in its turn, is the greatest foe of the cotton farther. The farmers, are verj’ busy in the fields getting'their crops plowed and cleaned after forced inattention for several weeks because of continued rains. i PRISON FARM PLACE OF HORRORSPROBERS FIND Witnesses Reveal Terrible Conditions At Milledge ville As investigation By Judges Gets Under Way The probe of alleged bad conditions at the state farm at Milledgeville by a commission of five Superior court judges named by Governor Hardwick, opened Monday. Marion Kendrick, staff representative of the Atlanta Constitution, and former Timm -Re corder correspondent, reports the first day’s hearing as follows: M'lkdgeville, June 12.—Georgia’s state prison farm today was pictured to the governor’s special investigat ing committee as a place of horrors equaling those of the inquisition and they, in one instance likene dto a haven, which prisoners in county con vict caps sought to reach. The hearing was held io the Laid win county court house and was fea tured in the afternoon by an atta.k launched by the prison commission on prosecution witnesses, which re sulted in a heated veybal clash be tween Judge T. E. Patterson of the board and A. Jones Perryman, Jr., of Talbot, chairman of the house peni tentiary committee. This incident came as a complete surprise, when Judge Patterson, with out permission, fired a question at Representative Perryman, who wat condemning conditions at the fang and charging the commission with operating a lobby. The clash ended when the commissioner withdrew his question as 1 the legislator endeavored to give a complete answer. Donaldson on Stand. Then followed thesensational tes timony of of At lanta, who asserted that he had just completed an investigation at the penitentiary at the request of the At lanta Church Aid association, anti who was interrupted several times by Judge Patterson. By far the most important devel opment of the day, however, was the evidence submitted by J. Christie, former convict; who remained on the stand ovFr three h Are, outlining many alleged instances of cruelty to prisoners. The next two outstanding events was the testimony of Mrs. A. L. Alexander ,of Atlanta, who told how her brother, Robert M. Denson, a i world war veteran, had been whipped, and the story of M. B. Medlin, of Macon, who said he came voluntarily to the hearing to brand as false many of the charges made against the prison commission and penitentiary officials and to say that it was a place in which county convict camp prisoners desired to be incarcerated. Dirty Hospital. “1 have made several trips to the farm,” Donaldson asserted.- “Three weeks ago I went to the tubercular hospital. The beds were spotted with bloody sputum. The linen was un clean; found men sleeping in the din ing room and no curtains were, pro vided to keep the rain from those ly ing near the open area of the build ing. “Most of the beds were arranged in a wide open space, where it was impossible for inmates to keep from witnessing the death struggles of others. Plaster had fallen from the walls and the place was in a general bad condition. “I talked with Mr. Proctor, in charge of the hospital, and asked what was the cause of the situation. He told me that lack of funds made it impossible to remedy conditions. I told him that I would bring someone else with me sometime who might be able to lend assistance. “Sunday I carried two nurses and officials of the anti-tuberculosis as sociation with me to the institution. We found a remarkable improvement, but the nurses and officials found many things I had not noticed. “Some of the prisoners at the farm told me that they had been scouring, scrubbing and slinging whitewash .ill over the place since Governor Hard wick appointed a committee of Georgia judges to investigate condi tions here,” he declared. After the laughter following this statement, Judge Patterson inter rupted. “Didn’t you know that we appoint ed a new superintendent about that time?” “Did you? Well, thank God,” Don aldson shouted back at him, “and you got some new, clean sheets, too, didn’t you?” Raps For Order. Judge W. E. H. Searcy, chairman of the committee, again had to rap for order before the hearing was re sumed. “I found in my investigation at the farm, where the men were work ed, that the man with money and in fluential things could buy food and clothing, while the poor fools there had to live in hell. The wealthy prisoners, or those who had outside aid, did not complain and the others were afraid to talk fruely.” The witness then resumed his testi- PRICE FIVE CENTS. mony of conditions at the tubercular hospital, declaring that Proctor was a farmer, had ne; er read any books relating to the treatment administer ed tubercular patients, and had never been instructed on the sub ject. Donaldson said he asked the officer if Dr. T. F. Abercrombie, head of the state health department, had ever visited the pldce, and he replied in the negative. “Proctor is a child of the system and the system is wrong,” he stated, and this system shows that we don’t care much for those poor dying devils >ut there. I don’t blame Proctor. “I blame myself as a citizen of Georgia. You and I are responsible n a large degree for the conditions that exist at the state farm for the very simple reason we haven’t de manded beneficial changes. “I believe that if the people kenw >f the true conditions that exist be hind these walls, they would compel ‘.he general assembly to appropriate sufficient funds to equip the place and ee that it is properly administered, t wot la have gone a long ways sev ral years ago toward abolishing the ashing of prisoners, if the prison •onrmission with its force had not reld me in check.” Judge Henry C. Hammond, of Au gusta, interrupted after further testi nony along the same line remarking: ‘One could come from heaven and not help the Georgia legislature.” Another members of the committee remarked that he wondered what •ourse in Remedying alleged condi- I ions at the farm Solomon wiuld adopt. “Oh,” laughed Judge Hammond, ‘Solomon has been out of style for a long time.”* Atlantan Testifies. Henry Born, of Atlanta, who re cently finished a term at the state farm, testified that he hud seen many prisoners carried to the warden's of fice to be whipped. While waiting on the outside*, he continued, he heard the sound of the “lash falling' on the back of the men.” He described several instances cov- | ering these alleged whippings, one of > which was the beating of a crazy , negro on the night of December 28. Another time, he continued, eleven white men were ma -died into th-; < f flee and whipped because they were late at a dinner call. “On the day I was released,’’ he testified, ‘.‘Dr. M. P. Compton, (the prison physician) carried me to the dep t. Just after we arrived, hi said “Now, Henry, don't you go ; back to Atlanta and raise all kind of hell like this fellow Christie.” “1 replied that 1 had read several [ of Christie s articles in the news- ; papers and that since I knew that his charges were true, I would be compelled to verify them. Letters written by prisoners al ways were read, he continued, and sometimes withheld. A registered letter written by Ar nold Worley, an inmate, to Senator Thomas E. Watson, complaining of the withholding of mail, was never delivered, he declared, according to the best of his knowledge. “The corn that we were fed was eaten up with worms. These worms were cooked with the food,” he con tinued. “Why they insisted on includ ing the worms, I don’t know, unless it was an effort to make up for the lack of meat. The corn was withheld from us after a period, and old pris oners told me that the farm ofiicgis were saving what was left for the visit of the penitentiary committees of the general assembly.” A high compliment was paid by the witness to J. Pope Brown, who for a short period before his recent death, was superintendent of the institution. He stated that “Brown was a fine man—-not of the slave-driving type. “When the superintendent became very ill,” he continued, “the men for the first time in the history of the penitentiary prayed that he might re cover.” Christie Questioned. When Christie resumed the stand in the afternoon, Judge Hammond organ questioning him about his past life. The witness objected to these questions at first, but when the jurist insisted he answered a number of them. Other members took up the questioning and accepted his reason for not answering all of them.” Christie asserted that after com pleting his term at the farm, al though he personally was well treat ed as compared with others, he de sired to aid “the men he left behind.” He was “sent up” because he em bezzled about $1,200 from the Ma con Telegraph. “In placing my shante before the state, I have done so because I know it was the only way to get an investi- (Continued on Last Page.) HOME EDITION HOUSE LEADER I TOLD PASSAGE IS EXPECTED Bill Considered As Inimical To Public Interest By A. F- Os L . WASHINGTON, June 13— (By Associated Press.) —-President Hard ing has notified Chairman Campbell, of the house rules committee, that unless the ship subsidy bill is pass ed prior to adjournment of congress he will feel obligated to call a special session solely for its consideration. BILL CONDEMNED BY LABOR FEDERATION. CINCINNATI, June 13—The ship subsidy bill now pending ip congress was condemned by resolutions adopt ed unanimously today by the Amer ican Federation of Labor as inimical to the public interest and destructive of the nation’s hope for sea power. MOTT LEASES JEWELY STORE Announcement was made today by Wallis Mott that he had resigned from the employment of Thomas L. Bell, jeweler, with whom he has been connected for some time, and had taken a lease, on the store room in the Windsor hotel building now occu pied by the Eldridge Jewelry com pany, which is in the hands of a re ceiver, and would open an up-to-date jewelry store there September 1. A lease for several years on the store room was secured from L. G. Coun cil, owner of the hotel block. Mr. Mott will operate under the firm name of the Americus Jewelry company, and announes he will car ry a complete line of goods usual ly found in a store of this kind. He will leave Mr. Bell’s employ August first. - 1 he stock of the Eldridge Jewelry company is rapidly being closed out by J. E. I). Shipp, receiver. DENIES LEMN IS PARALYZED MOSCOW, June 13. (By Associ ated Press.) —“Lenin has not lo«t any of his faculties and his progress is satisfactory,” Dimitri Oulianoff, .the Soviet premier’s oldest brother, . told the. correspondent today. He said rumors that Lenin was paralyzed I were untrue. COTTON MARKET AMERICUS SPOT COTTON Strict Middling 21 l-2c. LIVERPOOL COTTON. LIVERPOOL, June 13. Market opened 8-13 down; fullys, 12.78. Sales, 8,000 bales. ( Futures July Oct. Dec. j Prev. C105e12.33 12.11 11. SI First Call 12.35 12.13 11.86 < dose 12.39 12.20 11.91 NEW YORK FUTURES July Oct De-. ■Prev. Close ...21.63 21.48 21.24 Open 21.60 21.40 21.10 ! 10:15 am . .. 21.56 21.38 21.17 [ 10:30 . .21.56 21.43 21.17 10:45 21.06 21.54 21.30 11:00 2173 21.63 21.36 11 ;15 .... 21.73 21.68 21.40 i 11:30 21.80 21.69 21.11 12:00 21.77 21.63 21.63 12:15 pm 21.70 21.62 21.34 12:30 21.76 21.62 21.38 12:45 21.92 21.77 21.50 1 :00 21.86 21.78 21.53 1:15 21.90 21.81 21.56 1:30 21.81 21.76 21.53 1:15 ~...21.99 21.91 21.66 2:00 , 21.93 21.84 21.60 2:15 21.95 21.84 21.60 2:30 21.87 21.82 21.57 2:45 21.93 21.80 21.56 Close 21.87 21.83 21.55 PEACH MARKET. GEORGIA FRUIT EXCHANGE I Atlanta, Georgia. Telegraphic market quotations, June 13: New York: 21 cars sold: Arp Beaty $2.25@3.50; Early Rose $2.00 @.54.25; Carmen $2.00® $4.00; HiL-y $3.00® $4.50; Ga. Belle $2.25®52.J5, Philadelphia; 3 cars sold; Early Rose $2.75@53.25; Carmen $3.50@ $4.00; Hiley $4.00. Pittsburg: 6 ears sold; Early Rose $1.50® $2.50; Carmen $2.75®'5.1.25. Boston: 1 car sold; Arp Bea'.itj $1.00@'53.50. Cleveland.: 3 cars sold; Uneeda $2.00®'53.00; Early Rose $2.25® $3.50. New Orleans: Uneeda 50c@52.25. Number of cars out of state, 53. Total 1,094.

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, June 13, 1922, Home Edition, Image 1