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disorders increasing in rail shop strike
GEOKIA TO GET
SI 331.972 THIS
YEAR FOR ROADS
Distribution Os Federal Aid Funds
Totalling $48,750,000,
Announced
WASHINGTON, July 7. Ap
proximately $100,600,000 will be
pent for good road construction
throughout the country during the
fiscal year which began July 1. this
will be brought about by the contin
uation of federal aid for roads un
der recent authorization of an ap
propriation of almost fifty million
dollars for distribution among the
several states. Under the conditions
of the aid each state must matcn the
sum allotted it.
At the same time, the post o.tiee
appropriation bill signed by President,
ilarding June 18, authorized appro
priation of $65,000,000 for the same
purpose, to be expended during the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 1923,
and $75,000,000 for the succeeding
fiscal year. The conditions are the
•ime tor all three years, and will
bring the total amount expended dur
hi' the period, if the states adhere
to the stipulations and expend like
turns, to $380,030,000. Thb funds
will be administered by the secre
tary of agriculture through the Bu
reau of Good Roads.
It is estimated that the $190,000,-
000 appropriated will result in the
construction of more than 25,000
miles of good road, which, added to
the 46,000 that are expected to re
sult from pervious federal appropri
ations, makes a total of 71,000 miles,
or nearly 40 per cent of the estimat
ed 180,000 miles of good roads on
the system of federal aid roads now
being outlined.
17,000 Miles Built.
With the aid of the $350,000,000
previously appropriated by the gov
ernment, 1 ? 000 miles of road had
been completed on la. t May 31 and
in addition, nearly 14,500 miles were
under construction, involving more
than $287,500,000 of federal aid.
To match this fund the states have
appropriated approximately $380,-
006,000 making a total of $667,500,-
000.
The average cost per mile of all
types of road constructed with fed
eral aid has been $17,120, of which
43 per cent has been the cost to the
government. The new legislation,
nowever, reduces the maximum par
ticipation on the prut of the govern
ment from $20,000 to $16,250 per
mile for the first fiscal year,, and
$15,000 t’ner. after. The npfimpria
nons are to be used on construction
1 a connected system of primary,
or inter-state, and secondary, or in
ter-county, roads.
It is further provided that the
states receiving aid must maintain
adequate highway departments, must
maintain the federal roads when
completed, must construct roads suf
ficient to the traffic anticipated, and
must match the amounts allotted by
the government. Oherwise, the fed
eral funds for now projects will be
withheld.
Plans for the proposed system have
already been received by the Bureau
of Good Reads from all but eight
states, and the state systems are be
ing co-ordinated so that when joined
together they will serve the best in
erests of the whole country. In the
meantime only projects certain to be
on the proposed system are being ap
proved.
What Slates Get.
The apportionment to be made to
the various states for the fiscal year
which began July 1, is approximate*
x J.V as follows:
Alabama, $1,035,614; Arizona,
>5702,188; Arkansas, 836,095.
California, $1,642,399; Colorado,
$894,117; Connecticut, $320,599.
Delaware $243,750; Florida, $591,-
217; Georgia, $1,331,972.
Idaho, $625,691; Illinois, $2,164,-
137; Indiana, 1,305,904.
lowa, $1,401,915.
Kansas, $1,401,521 ; Kentucky,
$944,786.
Louisiana, 6G4,G60.
Maine, $463,440; Maryland, $427,-
686; Massachusetts, $730,784 ; Mich-
51,499,688; Minnesota, sl,
415,731; Mississippi, $863,271- Mjs-
Ik souri, $1,632,086; Montana, sl,
m 031,257.
F 5i.0M.126; Nevada,
! : New Hampshire, $24.:,
v.-0; New Jersey, $628,581; New
Me.xtco, 793,216; New York, $2,-
464,299; North Carolina, $1,139,-
sob; North Dakota, $776,476.
Ohio, $1,882,003; Oklahoma, sl,-
168,226; Oregon, $788,443.
Pennsylvania, $2,265,969.
Rhode Island, $243,750.
South Carolina, $707,492; South
Dakota, $802,707.
, Tenne.--.ee, $1,098,461; Texas $2-
950,115. ’ * ’
Utah, $566,278.
Vermont, $243,750; Virginia,
Attacked
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A
MaxmlHian Harden, Berlin pub
licist ana bitter toe- of militarism
and reaction, is in a serious condi
tion from an attack made on him
by thugs who are believed to have
been associated with those who
assassinated Dr. Walter Rathenau,
German foreign minister.
JURY DISAGREES,
JW. DECIDES IT
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Court Renders Verdict In Novel
©ivCrcc Case At £ ifton,
<fJM ngFor Wisc
TIFTON, July 7.—After l,?ing out
24 hours and the foreman declaring
that the jury in the case of Conger
vs. Conger could not hope to agree,
!.standing 9 to 3, Judge tve declared
j his opposition in principle to .xiis
! trials* and directed a verdict giving
' a total divorce to the piaintili, re-'
I moving the disabilities of the defend:
ant. Those points were not contest
ed in the suit, and Judge Eve inti
mated tiiat the question of alimony
might be brought up again it so de
sired, i.i the chape of an application
tor a lie'., uiai.
Mrs. Mary Willis <'anger was
suing her husband, 1. Y. Conger, for
divor.a and alimony, having the cus
tody of their three minor children.
The husband-defendant elected to
conduct hi:; own cii.'e which was the ’
most unusual and in some respects
the most sensational, ever tried in
this county.
COTTON MARKET
AMERICUS SPOT COTTON.
Good middling, 22 3-8 cents.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.
LIVERPOOL, .Jilly 7. Market
I opened 14-17 down. Fullys, 13.65.
| Sale:', 12000 bales. Receipts, 471
I bales, of which 168 are American.
! Futures: Sept. Dee. Feb.
: Frcv. Close ...12.72 12.32 12,13
Open 12.69 12.29 12.10
Close .....12.84 12.45 12.27
NEW YORK FUTURES.
Oct. Dee. Jan.
Prev. Close 22.33 22.10 21.81
Open .22.47 22.20 21.84
10:15 am 22.47 22.20
. 10:30 . ... 22.67 22.44 22.10
110:45 22.62 22.38 22.10
; 11:00 22.72 22.47 22.13
I 11:15 22.65 22.40 22.08
; U :30 22.65 22.42 22.08
! 11:45 22.73 22.48 22.13,
112:00 n<\i 22.72 22.46 22.13
' 12:15 pm 22.71 22.45 22.13
112:30 22.70 22.44 22.10
112:45 22.70 22.43 22.10
| 1:00 22.71 22.45 22.12
1:15 22.70 22.47 22.12
i 1:30 22.63 22.39 22.05
1:45 22.67 22.42 22.06
| 2:00 22.71 22.46 22.13
2:15 22.67 22.45 22.13
I 2:30 .22.64 22.40 22.05
‘ 2:45 ... ...22.69 22.45 22.08
1 Close . 22.68 22.46 22. bi
; PEACH MARKET
ATI.AL'i A, July 7. —New York,
42 cars sold; Hiley, 100@3.00;
Georgia Helle, t 2.00@4.00; Elberta,
3.25@4.50.
‘ Philadelphia, 20 cars sold; Hiley,
1.75(73 2.75; Georgia Belle, 2.90@
3.25; Elberta, 2.50@3.25.
Pittsburg. 15 cars sold; Hiley, 1.50
@2.00; Georgia Belle, 2.00@2.50;
Elberta, 3.00.
Boston, 18 cars sold; Hiley, 1.50@
2.50; Georgia Belle, 1.50@2 50.
Chicago, 14 cars sold; Hiley, 2.00
@2.50; Georgia Belle, 2.50@3.00.
Cleveland. 6 cars sold; Carmen, 50
@1.50; Hiley, 1.50@2.25; Georga
Belle, 1.75@2.50.
Detroit, 4 cars sold; hiley, I.oo@
2.50; Georgia Belle, 2.50@3,50.
Number of cars out of state, 197;
i total for season, 4588.
$971.,219.
Washington, $735,806; West Vir
i ginia, Wisconsin, $1,263,-
[211; Wyoming, $623,078.
1 Total, $48,750,000.
THE
PUBLISHED IN HEART OF DIX (
JUDGE SCORES
VAT BLASTERS
TO6RANDJURY
‘God’s In His Heaven, But Man’s
Not In His,’ Judge Eve, Os
Tifton, Asserts
TIFTON, July 7.—-Judge Eve took
! sharp issue with the saying "All’s
well with the world" in his charge
to the grand jury of Tift Super iot
' court. ,
i "God’s in His heaven, but man s
; net in his," Judge Eve said, discussing
recent outbreaks of violence, prevail
ing disregard for the law and the
i disposition of individuals and ergani
’ zations of individuals, to abrogate to
I themselves the right to hold the law
in contempt; to dispense justice 01
: injustice as they see fit, and to tramp
at will on the personal rights of the
citizens.
Selfishness and extravagance were
' discussed as among the most danger
ous prevailing evils, while the re*
i sponsibility of the individual for the
I proper regulation of local affairs was
I suggested as the surest remedy once
' the eitizeh has awakened to a reliza
tion thereof.
"A heavy burden of responsibility
I rests upon you,” he told the grand
'jury, "not only in your public official
but also in your private capacity. As
j responsible beings you are daily
| serving on the mighty grand jury of
i law abiding citizens of the nation,
charged of God Himself with the duty
|of maintaining high standards of
i civic righteousness and upholding law
jand order—of proclaiming the gospel
lof obedience to law. You cannot be
' put away from the world—in, fact if
j you are by political fiction, and as
j a citizen of the world, you are bound
I by obligations to the universal broth
i erhood. Preach everlastingly the
! gospel of obedience to law. it is all
: right to interest yourself in the la
mentable conditions of the people of
Siam and Timbuctoo, but don’t over-
I look the man in the alley back of
I you. He may be as financially poor
f and physically forsaken as the man
I across the sea.”
"One form of law-breaking is like
| shooting out panes of glass, on the
■ top floor of a building; another is
. like dynamiting the foundations of
| the structure. When men dynamite
dipping vats they are striking at the
inundation on which the structure
of our civilization rests. Unions and
secret organiations are all right
and in many respects good things so
'long as they stay within the law, and
so long only as the other fellow’s
rights are not trodden on.”
MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWS
CLASHES AT VERA CRUZ
VERA CRUZ, July 7. (By Asso
ciated Press.) Martial law nas
been declared here after a renewal
of clashes between the police and sol
diers and members of the red union
of revolutionary tenants. Heron
Proal, founder and director of the
syndicate, is held in a military,prison
on charges of homicide and sedition.
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AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 7, 1922.
SENATE TARIFF
CLOTURE FAILS
BY NINE VOTES
Republican Scheme To Choke 0(5
Debate On Party Measure
Beaten
WASHINGTON, July 7. The
Republican move to enforce a clo
ture cn the administration tariff bill
failed today in the senate. The vote
was nine less than the required two
thirds majority..
WAYCROSS STILL HAS
CURB MARKET TROUBLE
WAYCROSS, July 7.— Secretary
Tyree of the local chamber of com
merce has issued an appeal to the
fanners of Ware county and the la
dies of the city to aid in regulating
the local curb market.
With the falling •off of the crowds
some time ago, it was thought ad
visable to establish a uniform price
for the market, and these prices have
been posted on the bulletin board at
the market. Some of the farmers
however, have ni t been observing the
prices, and selling according to in
dividual standards.
Il has not ibeen found possible on
the other hand to regulate the open
ing hour for the market, the farmers
selling as soon as they reached the
market, and late housewives found
the market picked over before they
arrived.
Secretary Tyree has appealed to
the ladies of the city to co-operate
with the chamber of commerce in
regulating the rules of the market.
They are asked to pay only the prices
listed on the bulletin board, and not
to buy before the opening hours of
the market.
ONE OF DE VALERA’S
CHIEF AIDES IS SLAIN
DUBLIN, July,7.—-(By Associated
press,);—CathrpL- Bruglia, one of
'Eamonn de Valera’s chief lieuten
ants, died today from wounds receiv
ed Wednesday While trying to fight
his way clear at the surrender of
the Republican garrisons in the Sack
ville street area.
IRISH MIDLANDS NOW
ALL UNDER CONTROL.
BELFAST, July 7.—(By Associat
ed Press.) —All of the Irish midlands
are now under control of the Provis
ional government forces.
BRADLEY HOGG CHOSEN
Cl 1 Y TAX ASSESSOR
Bindley Hogg was elected a mem
ber of the. city board of tax assess
ors at Thursday night’s regular coun
cil meeting to fill the vacancy occur
ring when the. council was informed
that T. F. Gatewood, Sr., who hud
been elected to the board, declined
to serve. No reason was given for
Mr. Gatewood’s declination, which
came after a year of service. The
beard as now constituted is made up
of F. B. Williford, Joel Hightower
and Bradley Hogg.
|AM ERIC US, LET’S GO!
♦ ——.—.
Editor Times-Recorder:—ln O. Henry's ’Roads of Des
tiny,” the traveler hesitates at the forks, finally chooses the road
to the left and certain events transpire; the story then brings
the traveler back to the forks of the road, has him take the road
to the right and the history of his life is entirely different.
Americus is today at the forks of the Road of Destiny.
A portion of the government’s splendid plant at Souther Field,
light at our doorway, is to be sold. The junk man may buy it,
take it to pieces, salvage what is saleable and scrap the rest.
The city may be aroused to a full realization of what the pos
session of such a plant might mean as a going concern and
through the instrumentality of the Chamber of Commerce or an
association of public spirited citizens, buy it and create out of it
the nucleus of a great industrial center.
Some fplks wilt say, ‘‘Aw, shuh; we don’t want a cotton
factory;” others will say “we’ve tried this and that and
just don’t seem to do well in Americus; our’s is a fine farming
section—that’s all there is to it.”
It isn’t my purpose to say what kind of enterprise or in
dustry should be located in that vast modern warehouse at
Souther Field; it could easily accommodate more than one
under the same roof, but it is my sincere desire to add a word
to the splendid editorial in yesterday's Times-Recorder and
urge with all the earnestness at my command that now is the
time to act. We've seen nearby towns run away with us' on
population statistics; we’ve seen commercial and industrial de
velopment in less favored localities spring up and grow by
leaps and bounds while we arc standing hitched to the post.
Americus, let's go! J. RALSTON CARGILL.
SECRET BALLOT
PASSES HOUSE
Australian System For Entire
State, Pushed By Speaker
Neill, Adopted
ATLANTA, July 7.—The Austral
ian ballot system, the casting of bal
lots in secret ns is now done ip Au
gusta, Atlanta, Macon, Savannah and
Columbus, will apply to the whole
slate if the senate adopts the bill
passed by the house 'ihursday. The
measure was introduced by Speaker
W. C. Neil, who is also author of the
Neil primary bill. There was con
siderable opposition to the measure
at first but on the final roll call the
vote was 125 to 13. The bill pro
vides that every county must pro
vide booths for voters wherein the
voters can repair and mark their
tickets in secret and fold them and
put them in the ballot box.
HARDWICK COMMUTES
NEGRO, DESPITE BOARD
ATLANTA, July 7. Governor
Hardwick yesterday commuted the
death sentence of John Thompson,
an Athens negro, to life? imprison
ment. The governor in this instance
overrode the opinion of the prison
commission, which body declined to
recommend clemency. The governor
was of the opinion that the guilt
of the negro had not been proved
and as long as there was doubt about
the case he would let the negro go
to the penitentiary for life.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BIG PIPE ORGAN
REACHES HERE
New Church Instrument, Weigh
ing 16,000 Pounds, Requires
Whole Car
The powerful new pipe organ or
dereel a few months ago by the of
ficers of the First Methodist church,
was delivered Thursday. It arrived
from the factory of Henry Pilcher
Sens at Louisville, Ky-> bceupThg an
automobile fieight car and weighing
about 16,000 pounds. A few minor
parts are en route In a separate ship
ment from another city, and as soon
as they arrive an erector will be sent
from the factory to install and tune
it and put it into condition for
use.
Last Monday workmen began re
finishing the interior of the church,
and it will be out of use for services
for the next six weeks or more and
I during that period, beginning next
. Sunday the congregation will bold
' Sunday school and preaching services
in the auditorium of the Americus
high school. The organ will occupy
the entire loft about the pulpit which
has been devoted to the choir, and
the choir will be placed behind the
pulpit, which will be extended about
three feet* farther front.
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SCOUTS FIND EAGLE NEST
AND HERONS IN SWAMP
I WAYCROSS, July 7.—Troop 3,
I Boy Scouts of America, returned yes
' terday from a two days’ hike into the
• heart of the Okefenokee swainp.
The hike, was made principally for
the purpose of studying bird, animal
and plant life in the swamp, and
the Scouts reported this morning that
they found abundant material for
study. Thirty different species of
birds were seen and identified, while
I many others were unknown to the
I Scouts. Twelve different species of
I water plants were added to the
j S< out".’ collection of rare plants.
Some of the boys found an eagle’s
nest, and several snow-white herons
were seen.
Camp was pitched Tuesday night
on a platform built from trees and
limbs over the water, no sblid ground
■ being encountered by the Scouts.
DEMANDS DISARMAMENT
PAN-AMERICAN AGENDA
j PARIS, July 7. (By Associated
| Press.) The outstanding feature
' of the closing session of the League
of Nations’ disarmament commission
here today was an announcement by
Di - . Vicuna, Chilean ambassador at
. Paris, that Chile would demand the
inclusion of agenda of the fifth Pan-
American conference to be held next
March in Santiago o* the whole ques
tion of world disarmament, both nav
al and military.
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SLIGHT INCREASE SHOWN
IN RETAIL FOOD COSTS
WASHINGTON, July 7.—A slight
increase in the retail cost price of
food products in 18 out of 22 repre
sentative cities of the country Re
curred from May 15 to June 15, ac
cording to a statement by the Depart
ment of Labor. New York, Newark j
and Pittsburg led with increase.-: of
J per cent.
ill Fa
iIUfI
EbiTiOM
ROADS ISSUE :
TIMELIMITS
FOR STRIKERS
Ultimatums Tell Them When Ta
Report Or Forfeit
Rights
TOPEKA, Kans., July 7.—A state
warrant was issued today against T*
Huntington, president, and Thomas |
Hilleyer, secretary of the Federated
Shop Crafts Unions of Topeka, vharg- s
ing violation of the Kansas Industrial
Court act in issuing the strike order
which resulted in the walkout of
shopmen in the Saute I'e shops July
first.
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CHICAGO, July 7.—(By Assoeiasi
cd Press.)—With B. M. Jewell stilt j
maintaining the conciliatory attitude
he assumed after the strike of rail* ;;
way shopmen got under way, but de- s
dining to make the first move to
wards negotiations for peace, in in- J
creasing number of outbreaks and
disorders marked the closing hours
Os the first week since the snopmen
walked out.
Picketing of shops continued in
numerous parts of the country. While
roads continued to employ new men
to take the places left by strikers,
ultimatums to return to work next
week or lose all seniority and pen
sion rights stood effective in shops
throughout the country.
NO TROOPS NEEDED
AT ALBANY, ALA.
ALBANY, Ala., July 7.—After de
claring “both sides have conducted
themselves decently,” Mayors Payne
and Nelson of the twin cities of Al
bany and Decatur, said today the
calling out of troops in connection
with the shopmen’s strike in the
Louisville and Nashville shops here
had not been considered.
AUGUSTA SHOPS SET
MONDAY AS LIMIT.
AUGUSTA, Ga., July 7. The
striking shopmen- of the Charleston
and Western Carolina were given un
til next Monday to report back for
work without prejudice or loss of
seniority in an order issued today.
JULY JO LIMIT FOR
RETURN IN JACKSONVILLE.
JACKSONVILLE, July 7.—Strik
ing shopmen of the Atlantic Coast
Line who do not return to work by
7 o’clock July 10, will be considered
permanently out of service, accord
ing to bulletins posted in the local
shops today.
EX DORSEY AND WAKER
MANAGER FOR HARDWICK
ATLANTA, July 7.—A letter re
ceived by Governor Hardwick from
W. W. Rainey, of Columbus, presi
dent of the National Show Case com
pany, embodies an announcement of
marked political importance. In the
letter Mr. Rainey volunteered his
support in the coming primary to
Governor Hardwick, notwithstanding
the fact that he has opposed him in
all his previous; political campaigns,
giving reasons that the governor’s
stand on one paramount .issue, law
and order, makes his support obli
gatory.
Mr. Rainey was campaign man
ager for Ex-Governor Hugh M. Dor
sey, and was also manager of pub
licity for Clifford Walker in his cam
paign two years ago.
4C5-ACRE HOLLEyTaRM
IN WEBSTER COUNTY SOLD
The old Holley farm of 405 acres,
lying in Webster county near the
Friendship section and recently own
ed by J. N. Carter, has -been sold to
J. D, Ballentine, of Dawson, through
the agency of John Oliver. Mr. Bel-'
lentine, who came to Georgia from
Canada not long ago, bought the
farm as an investment, getting it at
a bargain price it is said, and will
operate it as a stock farm under
the management of Mr. Hagerson,
while he retains his residence in Daw
son.
TCHITCHERIN REPORTED
SUFFERING BREAKDOWN
GENEVA, July 7.—(By Associat
ed Press.)—-George Tchitcherin, Rus
sian soviet foreign minister, has en
tered a private haspital at Innes
bruck, suffering from a nervous
breakdown, according to Innesbruck
specials.
FOREST FIRES RAGING
ALL OVER NORiHWSEIt
SEATTLE, July 7.—Forest fires
are raging in virtually every timber
ed area of the Pacific Northwest:, ;■
Thousands of men were being rushed
today to fight the bfezes, whic-h have j
been growing in numbers and size>
the past week.