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FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 13
AUGUSTA DEMOCRAT SUCCEEDS JUDGE EVANS
BREWER CALLS
U.S. GREATEST
BOOTLEGGER’
Anheuser-Busch Concern Calls
On Congress To Investigate
Dry Enforcement
. ST. LOUIS, June 14.—Charging
that the United States is ‘’incompar
ably the biggest bootlegger in the
world,” a letter written by August
A. Busch, president of Anhouser
Busch, Inc., while en route to Eu
rope aboard the steamship George
Washington and which was forward
ed to I'resident Harding, was made
public here today together with an
accompanying letter by Adolphus
Busch, 111, his son.
A third letter by Anheuser Busch,
Inc., addressed to members of con
gress, requests investigation of the
enforcement department of the gov
ernment in relation to the prohibition
act.
LASKER DEFENDS LIQUOR
OF AMERICAN SHIPS.
WASHINGTON, June 14. The
U. S. Shipping Board is holding that
“neither iTie Volstead act nor the
Eighteenth amendment apply to
American chips outside the three
mile limit,” Chairman Lasker declar
ed today in a letter to Adolphus
Busch, of St. I .ouis. Lasker said the
board approved the custom of serv
ing liquors “both from the standpoint
of legal rights and the standpoint
oi life end security of our nat’imal
merchant marine.”
W. L. DUGGAN IN RACE
FOR BRITTAIN’S PLACE
ATLANTA, June 14. —Announce-
ment n made, by M. L. Duggan, rural
school agent for the State Depart
ment of Education, that he will be a
candidate to succeed Dr. M. L. Brit
tain as state school superintendent,
and will issue his formal announce
ment within a few days. N. H Bal-
Uid, of Brqnswick, is the only other
announced cuh<lidST"\'7)iit Caviton B.
Gibson, of Savannah; R. E. Brooks,
of Albany, and Kyl« T. 'lfrierl, of
Milledgeville, are also r.Vntioned as
probable candidate . Mr. Duggan
has served the public schools of Geor
gia in supervisory capacities for two
years, five years as one of the state
school supervisors and six years as
rural school agent in the State De
partment of Education. Mr. Duggan
for 18 years was county school super
intendent for Hancock county. He
was one of the organizers of th’e
County School Officials’ association
and has attended every session since
its organization, and has served as
secretary s nee the second annual
meeting.
‘'STAR SPANGLED BANNER’
AUTHOR IS HONORED
BALTIMORE, June 14.—Francis
Scott Key’s memory was honored to
day with the unveiling of a monu
ment to him erected by congress in
historic Fort McHenry, Md. The fort
was the mecca for thousands who
gathered there long before the hour
fixed for the arrival of President
Harding, who was to accept the
memorial for the nation in an ad
dress this afternoon. Francis Scott
Key was the author of “The Star
Spangled Banner.”
TWO MENTIONED FOR
SCHLEY REPRESENTATIVES
ELLAVILLE, June 14. The
names of J. W- McCorkle and “Rufe”
Murray have been recently discussed
on the streets of Ellaville, by their
friends as probable candidates for
the legislature. Both men are intel
ligent farmers; the kind that made
farming pay and owe no debts. Mr.
McCorkle has never been in'politics.
Mr. Murray has on several occasions
figured prominently in political
campaigns. They represent Schley’s
very best citizens.
CENTRAL BAPTIST TO
PICNIC ON THURSDAY
The Central Baptist church Sun
day school will picnic Thursday at
McMath's mill. Caps will be ready
to leave the church at 8:30 Thurs
day morning and a means of convey
ance will be furnished every one.
Officers of the Sunday school re
\uest all those with cars to bring
-hem, so that those without cars can
be cared for.
The members of the school and
church are urged to spend a day in
the woods and about the lake.
GERMANY PREPARED TO
PAY MONTHLY BILL
PARIS, June 14. (By Associated
J're«”J The german government
notified the reparations commission
today that it would pay its regular
monthly installment of fifty million
gold marks tomorrow.
Wffih
WARDEN SMITH
URGES MOVING
OF PRISON FARM
Declares Its Acres Worse Than
Worthless Hearing
Continues
BY MARION KENDRICK.
MILLEDGEVILLE, June 14.—A
complete reformation in prison meth
ods at the state farm and ’.he trading
of the present property for a more
suitable site will result from the
investigation of conditions at the in
stitution, if the report of the com
i.i.: Lee of Superior court judges is
adopted by the general assembly this
summer.
The examination of witnesses has
not been complet’d an.l the repost >f
the judges will not bi. completed
within a week p.l'e? the hearing has
em'tu But as.-r submission cl tes
'•* : ? by prison uiumii Tuesday
afu’ noon at the si.cte farm and ;he
sc. ring of inform. An 1 : m luth’.i
ti • :<■ irces theie can lie no doubr
b:i: what the ••om.iiittee will make
lii ■ above recomm nidation Governor
T:.'?nias W. Harlwek.
“1 don’t know another place in the
state,” declared Warden J. E.
Smith, of the prison, in reply to ques
tions, “where Georgia could have
bought such a large tract of land
containing so many»sorry acres.”
Shocks Committee.
This statement, which came from
questions asked by Judge W. E. li.
Searcy and Judge Mose Wright, sur
prised the committee as if a streak of
lightning had shot from the clear
skies, coming as it did from the.
warden of the farm who has held his
office continuously for the past 15
years;
, “In other words you have three
1 times as much land as you need, and
if you had 1,400 acres of good land
and fair labor, a profitable institution
might be established,” questioned
Judge Searcy.
“Yes, sir,” replied Smith.
“Isn’t is true?” asked Judge
Mlight, that y O u can raise hardly’
anything on this miserable land?”
The officer replied in the affirma
tive and revealed that an average of
only five or six bushels of corn to an
acre are produced on the farm. He
then declared that it “cost more to
raise things on the farm than to make
outright purchases.” An unsuccess
ful effort to produce wheat, under
unusually heavy fertilization and
cultiyization, in a sufficient quantity
to yield a profit, was outlined.
With the exception of charges of ’
ciuel treatment to prisoners, War-j
den Smith and Dr. Guy V. Compton,
prison physician, substantiated prac
tically every other charge made
against the institution when they
testified late Tuesday. Blame for
many of the alleged deplorable con
ditions was attributed to lack of
funds.
Letter* Withheld.
Judge R. C. Bell secured a state
ment from the warden to the effect
that for the past three years the
water system at the farm has been
inadequate. Judge Henry C. Ham
mond developed that on several oc
casions letters mailed by inmates had
seen placed in a file and never de
livered to the outside world.
‘ Why weren’t these letters mail
ed.' asked Judge Hammond.
“I have withheld very few and then
only when I knew charges contained
in them were absolutely false,” ans
wered Smith.
Ale you and the prison commis
sion so exalted that you can not be
■subjected to attack?” the Augusta
jurist retorted. “What harm could
have come to you if the charges were
false?”
The witness maintained that he
thought he had acted properly and
within his scope of power. Judge
Wright laughingly- remarked that
judges may be and are frequently
criticised for decisions rendered.
Reverting to the physical property,
Judge Bell interrogated the witness
on the equipment of the institution
and its value to the state.
“If the state, of Georgia should
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PUBLISHED IN THE HEART HF DIXiF
AMERICA
FLAG DAY, JUNE 14, 1922
BY ABBA HILLEL SILVER
f' OD built Him a continent of
giory and filled it with
treasures untold;
He carpeted it With toft-rolling
prairies and columned it
with thundering mountains;
He studded it with swret-fiow
ing fountains and traced it
with long-winding steams;
He planted it with deep-shad-
TRIUMVIRATE TO
RULE RUSSIA IN
LENIN’S ABSENCE
Soviet Premier’s Health To Force
Six Months’ Rest, Says
Paper
BERLIN, June 14.—(8y Associat
ed Press.) —The Independent Social
ist Freheit declares today that a tri
umvirate will take the place of Pre
mier Lenin, of the Soviet Russia,
during his six months of absence
from Moscow which his nealth obliges
him to take.
The three men to hold the reins,
according to the paper, are J. V. Sta
lin, Leon Kamenoff and A. I. Rykoff.
LEGION POST BOOSTS
VETS REUNION FUND
Capt. H. D. JVatts announces that
the local post, American Legion, has
donated $25 to the fund to carry the
old veterans to their reunion at Rich
mond. The veterans are very ap
preciative of this assistance. They
will leave in a special car Sunday
morni/g at 6:37 o’clock, instead of
■Sunday afternoon as previously
planned
DR. YEN NOW ACTING
PREMIER OF CHINA
PEKING, June 14. (By Associat
ed Press.) —Dr. W. W. Yen, former
foreign minister, has been reappoint
ed to that post in the new Central
Chinese government of President Li
Yuan Kung. Yen also has been
named acting premier, and General
Wu Pei Yu has been named minister I
of war.
FORD AT LAST ALLOWED
TO CUT COAL RATES
WASHINGTON, June 14. The
proopsal of Henry Ford to reduce
coal rates on his railroad, the Detroit-
Toledo and Ironton, which were
originally suspended by the Inter
state Commerce Commission, were
allowed to go into effect today by
the commission.
AMERICUS. GEORGIA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 14, 1922
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owed forests and filled them
with song.
Then He called unto a thous
and peoples and summoned
the bravest among them.
They came from the ends of the
earth, each bearing la gift
and a hope.
The glow of adventure was in
their eyes and in their hearts
the glory of hope.
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Strict middling cotton 21 1-4 cents
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, June 14.—The mar
ket opened quiet 5-8 up. Fully 12.11
with sales of 8,000 bales. Receipts,
38,896 bales, of which 21,452 are
American.
SUTURES: July Oct Dec
Prev Close 12.39 J 2.20 11.94
First Call 12.34 12.15 11.89
Close . .... 12.33 12.15 11.89
NEW YORK FUTURES
July Oct Dec
Prev Close 21.87 21.83 21.55
Open 21.70 21.65 21.38
10:15 am • 21.78 21.75 21.51
10:30 21.78 21.76 21.50
10:45 21.73 21.69 21.46
1 ] ;00 21.72 21.68 21.46
11:15 21.85 21.79 21.56
11:30 21.81 21.77 21.53
12:00 ' 21.71 21.67 21.44
12:15 pm 21.63 21.59
12:30 . ... 21.63 21.59 21.39
12:45 . . .... 21.53 21.48 21.28
1:00 ... - 21.45 21.42 21.16
1 ;15 21.47 21.40 21.18
1:30 - 21.50 21.41 21.20
2:00 21.58 21.51 21.30
2-15 .21.60 21.50 21.30
2-30 21.71 21.50 21.33
2:45 ...21.69 21.59 21.35
Close .21.78 21.62 21.40
PEACHMARKET.
GEORGIA FRUIT EXCHANGE
ATLANTA, June 14.—New York,
21 cars sold; Arp' Beauty, 2.25@>
3.oo;Dixie Queen, 1.90@3.25; Early
Rose, 2.251 b 5.00; aCrmen, 1.25 @
4.50; Hiley, 2.75@5.15.
Philadelphia, 5 ears sold; Early
Rose, 3.00; Carmen, 2.50@3.50;
Hiley, 4.25.
; Pittsburg, 3 cars sold; Early Rose,
:1.00@2.00; Carmen, 2.50@3.00;
Boston, 1 car sold; Carmen, 3.50
@4.00; Hiley, 5.00; Georgia Belle,
1.50@3.00.
Chicago, 3 cars sold; Uneeda, 3.50
@4.25.
Number cars out of state 741 to
tal; 1168.
•CUE CLUB TO MEET.
The regular meeting of the Bar
becue club will be held Thursday
at the Barbecue grounds just off Lee
street at 1 o’clock.
And out of the bounty of earth j
and the labor of men, out of i
the longing of hearts and L* J
prayer of souls, out of the |
mtniorv of ages and hopes
of the world,
God fashioned a nation in love,
blessed it with a purpose
sublime—and called it
AMERICA
Copyrighted, A. H. Silver.
ALABAMA JUDGE,
TOLD BY CROWD
TO LEAVE, GOES
Waited On By Citizens And Offi
cials And Ordered To
Ouit Town
BAY MINETTE, Ala., June 14
Probate Judge Voltz, of Baldwin
county, was waited upon by a crowd
of citizens, including the town offic
ials, Sunday and ordered to leave
town, it was learned today. He left
Monday and his whereabouts are now
i unknown. v
SEABOARD TO MEET
PLAINS TEAM HERE
The Seaboard baseball team will
meet the Plains nine on the Play
ground diamond at 4 o’clock Thurs
day afternoon in what promises to be
a good name, and the first
season on the Thursday half holiday
for which the weather has been fair.
Buena Vista will come Friday aft
ernoon for a game with the Seaboard
at the same time and place.
GAS REDUCTIONS FOR
TWO CITIES ORDERED
ATLANTA. June 141 —Reductions
in gas rates for the City of Athens
and in light and power rates for
the City of Brunswick have been or
dered by the Georgia Railroad Com
mission. These reductions bring the
numbei; of reduction orders to eight
in as many cases before the com
mission in which decisions have been
reached.
MOONLIGHT ARSENATE
DEMONSTRATIONS STAGED
CORDELE, June 14.—Calcium ar
senate demonstrations are being
made throughout the county by the
Southern Cotton Oil Company force
in Cordele with a view of showing the
farmers that the very fine prospect
for a crop of cotton in Crisp can be
saved. The demonstrations are go
ing on by mimnlighi on several of the
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
M mi.nni ■ MH .1. i H
NEAL WILL DRAW
PLANS FOR FLINT
BRIDGE AT ONCE
Movement To Secure Structure
Connecting With Sumter Starts
At Cordele
CORDELE, June 14.—1 n confer
ence with county commissioners and
a dozen or more of the leading busi
ness men of Cordele at the Suwanee
hotel Tuesday afternoon, Chief En
gineer W. R. Neal of the State
Highway Department, was busy for
an hour or more on plans for a bridge
across Flint river at Hugenin’s fer
ry, and a party went down to the
river to make an inspection of the
site.
Mr. Neal will immediately prepare
plans for the bridge and furnish esti
r.atcs. These will be furnished with
out cost to citizens of either county
and when they are returned it is ex
pected that the plans which are now
on foot will be pushed until this
project is completed.
There were citizens representing
the towns along the line in the con
ference here. Some were from Flint
Side, some from Cobb, and other
points in Sumter and they gave as
surance that their county would co
operate in the construction of the
bridge.
It will be the plan of those inter
ested to get the two counties to go
fifty-fifty on the river span. This
will be the only initial undertaking.
Following that the approaches will
be handled in the most economical
manner.
There will be a meeting at the
river, planned by citizens of both
counties and a barbecue will be an
nounced later. It will fall around
July 15. At that time it is expected
that definite plans will be laid for
co-operation between citizens of the
two counties for a modern bridge
across Flint river.
DEMOCRAT OF
HOOSE UNSEATED
WASHINGTON, June 14. The
house elections committee adopted
a report today declaring Representa
tive Thomas W. Harrison, of the
Seventh Virginia district, not entitled
to his seat, and that the seat be giv
en to John Paul, Republican, the
contestant. General violation of the
Virginia election laws was found by
the committee.
LESLIE PLAYS PERFECT
BALL, BEATING PLAINS
LESLIE, June 14.—The Leslie
team played errorless ball Tuesday
against a reinforced team from
Plains and won by a .score of 3-0.
Waller of Bronwood pitched for the
Plains boys. Walter. Johnson pitched
for Leslie, ancT gave up only two hits,
both coming in the the third inning.
The score by innings; R. H. E.
Leslie 001 100 100—3 G 0
Plains 000 00« 000—0 2 4
Batteries: Johnson and Bass; Wal
ler and Brannon. Leslie will play a
double-header here Friday, the first
game called at 3 o’clock.
USUAL MYRTLE SPRINGS
HIGHWAY IS CLOSED
The usual route to Myrtle Springs,
from Americus, is closed because of
bridge repair work which will not be
completed by Thursday, and it is an
nounced that all who intend to attend
the First Methodist picuic at that
place tomorrow must take the Ella
ville road route, turning west at the
C. C. Hawkins farm. All is in readi
ness for the picnic, with the indica
tions that a large crowd will be in
1
I Wed« lay set a new high record
of J
HOME
EDITION
W. H. BARRETT IS
GIVEN SOUTH GA.
FEDERAL BENCH
Nominated For Place By Presi
dent Harding—Republican
Had Been Expected
WASHINGTON, June 14.—(8y
Associated Press.) —William H. Bar
rett, of Augusta, Ga., was nominated
today by President Harding to be
United States judge of the Southern
District of Georgia, succeeding the
late Judge Beverly D. Evans.
It had been generally understood
a Georgia Republican would be given
the place. Mr. Barrett is a Demo
crat.
UNIONS RAISE VOICE
AGAINST CHILD LABOR
CINCINNATI, June 14. (By As
sociated Press.)—Organized labor
again raised its voice at the conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor today against child labor,
coupling it with its observance of
Flag Day. 3he day’s speeches were
devoted to child labor.
A resolution also was introduced
for the amalgamation of existing
unions by industries into single or
ganizations.
Another resolution introduced de
clared the Ku Klux Klan “detrimen
tal to the best interests of the work
ing people and directly opposed *o
the constitution of the United
States.”
CITY SCHOOL PAGEANT
POSTPONED TILL FALL
Miss Sarah Cobb, principal of the
Furlow Grammar school, announced
today that the pageant which was to
have been presented at the Rylander
theater Wednesday, June 14, has
been postponed until the opening of
school for the fall term. Some of
the children have left the city for
the summer and it was impossible
to get all the participants together
for a rehearsal. The children are
asked to please keep the costumes so
they will be in readiness for the pre
sentation in September.
CRISP TRUCKERS SHIP
FIRST TOMATOES NORTH
CORDELE, June 14. Local
truckers, members of the Crisp
County Cooperative A isociation, sent
their first tomatoes to market yes
terday. These consisted of shipments
to Detroit and Columbus, O. Some of
the finest tomatoes ever seen in this
section went in the shipments. The
truckers will soon be sending car lots
of tomatoes and corn to the foreign
markets.
7 GOOD BOUTS ON
BOY SCOUTS CARD
Twenty-Six Rounds Os Boxing To
Be Put On As Reunion
Trip Benefit
Twenty-six rounds of boxing have
been arranged by the three local Boy
Scouts troops for their joint public
boxing carnival to be held in Troop
2’s room on Cotton avenue, just back
of the Tea Room, Friday night. No
admission will be charged, but a vol
untary collection will be taken, the
purpose of the carnival being to raise
funds to send tw oscouts to Richmond
to assist the old veterans on the re
union trip. The following card has
been arranged:
3 rounds, Coney Oliver vs Edwin
i Thayer, 60 pounds.
3 rounds, Albert Thayer vs. Bill
Heys, 100 pounds.
3 rounds, Fred Statham vs Sam
Comer, 102 pounds.
4 rounds, John Sheffield vs ‘Chink’
Howard, 115 pounds.
4 rounds, Rob Buchanan vs “Jap”
Parker, 135 pounds.
4 rounds, Claude Bond vs Bobby
Hooks, 130 pounds.
5 rounds, Kenneth Kimsey vs Ktn
i sen Finley, 140 pounds.
Ed Everette will referee and the
’ judges will be chosen from among
the spectators. The rounds will be
for two minutes each, with two min
utes of rest between.
These boys are alb fast borers, and
some of them particularly good.
Kenneth Kimsey participated in ope
of the boats at the Opera House a
few nights ago and put up a crack-
W good winning his
! The room where the bouts will be
held is large and will