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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 137
CHIMES
to
Lee Str e et Methodist Church
Luther A. Harrell, pastor
9:30 a. m. under the
leadership of M. Furlow. Class
es for every body. Come and study
with us.
11 a. m. Preaching Iby Rev A.
W. Quillian of Madison, Georgia.
6:45 p. nt. Devotional service of
the Epworth Leagues.
The mid-week prayer service
will be held Wednesday evening at
eight o’clock.
The pastor will be away from
the services tomorrow but the
membership of the church and the
general public is cordially invited
to hear the Rev. A. W. Quillian
who will preach for the Lee Street
congregation. ,
First Christian Church.
Taylor Street.
Sunday school 10 a. m. J. A.
Baugh, come out
Sunday and get lined up on the
right side.
Praise service 11 a. m.,
Communion service 11:15. a. m.
Preadhing service 11:30 a. m.
Subject: “For the People had a
mind to Build,” W. A. Joyner.
Christian Endeavor, 7 p. m.
Mary Silver, leader.
Prayer meeting, Wednesday 8
p. Bji J. A. Baugh leader.
Christian Endeavor Fri
day 3:30 Mrs. Chas. McArthur.
Rally around us for a great day
Sunday.
Pre»byterian Church
Richard F. Simpson. Pastor.
9:45 a. m. Sunday school, A. C.
Crockett, Superintendent.
11 a. m. Morning service, ser
mon, subject: “The Wings of God.”
6: 45 p. m. Christian Endeavor,
Mrs. Fred Arthur, leader.
7:45 p. m. Evening service and
Bible study.
A cordial welcome to strangers
and visitors.
Fir»t Methodist Church
Preaching in the Court House
John M. Outler Pastor.
Sunday school every Sunday
morning at 9:30 Wible Marshall
Superintendent.
Preaching at 11 o’clock a.I m.
and at 7:45 p. m. The pastor will
preach at both services this Sun
day.
The Epworth League will meet
at 6:45 p. m. and also the Junior
Missionary society.
The mid-week prayer meeting
will be held Wednesday night at
7:45.
The members are all urged to at
tend all the services of the church,
and the public is assured a warm
welcome to any they may attend.
Good music and a warm wel
come are some of the things we of
fer the public, and plain gospel
preaching.
First Church of Christ Scientist.
128 Forrest Street.
Sunday school at 9:30.
' Sunday morning service at 11
o’clock. Subject: God the Pre
server of Man.
Golden Text: “Psalms 37:29,28
Depart from evil, and do good;
and dwell for ever more, for the
Lord loveth Judgment, and for
saketh not his saints, they are
preserved forever.
Wednesday evening meeting at
9 o’clock.
Reading Rooms are open daily
except Sundays and legal holi
days.
The public is invited to attend
the service and 'visit the Reading
Ro 0.7.:.
Calvary Church.
Third Sunday after Trinity.
Rev. John F. McCloud, rector
of St. James Church, Macon, will
officiate at the following services:
Holy Communion, 7:30 a. m.
The Church school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon 11
a m.
Young pjeoplefs service league,
7 p. m.
Evening prayer and sermon, 8
p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all to attend all the services.
Central Baptist Church.
Milo H. Massey, Pastor.
9:30 a. m. Sunday School, R. L.
Maynard Superintendent.
11 a. m. morning worship, “The
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GREAT JULY FOURTH
AT LAKEWOOD PARK
ATLANTA, June 16—Harness
and automobile racing will be fea
tures of the big Fourth of July cel
ebration at Lakewood Park in At
lanta this year* and assurance is
given that the bill will be a good
one.
Money to bring the south’s finest
pacers and tjotters. and also to put
on the track some of the great speed
kings of the automobile game, has
already been provided.
Other attractions and amusements
with splendid band concerts, will
fill the day and evening, ending
with a wonderful display of fire
works over the lake. An attempt will
be made to surpass all other events,
both in the matter of program and
attendance.
BYRD HOME BURNED
BUTLER, June 15.—Fire caused
by a spark from a defective stove
flue destroyed the home of J. T.
Byrd, in Panhandle district, while
Mr. Byrd himself was painfullly,
though not stfriously burned, in a
yainless efort to subdue the flames.
ANOTHER HUGE FAILURE REPORTED
Toccoa Man Killed In Duel Overt Women
v vi v v
KNIFE BATTLE FATAL
TO FRANK HASKINS,
FORMER MOW
Affray Took Place at Currahee
Mountain, Near Toccoa,
Early Today
WOMEN ARE INVOLVED
Reported Dead Man Was Visited
by John Latham and Others
—No Arrests Made
TOCCOA, June 16—Frank Has
kins, who is said to have come to
this section recently from Oklahoma
is dead as a result of a knife bat
tle which took place near Currahee
Mountain, seven miles from here,
late yesterday.
According to reports to officers
Haskins whs visited by John Lath
am, who lives in the same neighbor
hood, and some women, when a dis
pute arose /and the. stabbing fol
lowed.
BANDITSTERRORIZE
CIRCLEVILLE. KANS.
Reign of Outlawry Began With
Blowing of Safe of Farmers’
State Bank
TOPEKA, Kans., June 16—A
gang of bandits terrorized the citi
zens of Circleville, northeast of To
peka by shooting into homes in
which lights appeared early today,
and blew open the safe of the Farm
ers’ State Bank, of Circleville, and
then escaped in an automobile.
Bank officials report that the
robbers got $2,600 in cash and Lib
erty bonds worth $2,500.
CITYIWW
GRIND NEXT iffl
Civil Business to Occupy Session
With Criminal Cases to Be
Tried Later
The City Court of Americus will
begin its June term Monday morn
ing, with Judge W. M. Harper pre
siding. The civil docket will be the
first business taken up, and it is ex
pected consideration, of this docket
will require at least two weeks. The
trial of criminal cases will be taken
up following disposition of the civil
docket, when Solicitor Dan Chappell
will represent the state.
Jurors drawn to serve during the
first week are H. C. Domineck, W.
T. Kenmore, U. L. Couch, L. J.
Crawford, A. C. Dodson, El. L. Rat
liff, B. D. Howell, W. H. Emmet,
H. K. Ertzberger, W. T. Freeman,
J. L. Glawson, E. L. Hinson, G. W.
Holston, L. C. Medford, R. E. Pil
cher, D. W. Mills, G. T. Beeman,
Jno. H. Cowart, C. H. Edwards, J.
A. Feagle, R. P. Israel, Emmett Fer
guson, J. M. Dupree and G. D. An
derson. Jurors drawn to serve dur
ing the second week of the session
are D. E. Johnson, J. R. Hambrick,
J. M. Ethridge, W. C. Kenmore, B.
T. Finch. Eugene Daniel. F. T. Hud
son, J. E. Kinard, W. M. English,
A. 11. Jennings, W. F. Ferguson. T.
A. Grant, J. A. Grant. D. P. Mur
ray, W. W. Gentry, E. N. Grant,
Charlie Poole, J. E. Cutler, F. W.
Hogsed. J. W. Shirley. B. F. Clore,
P. D. Cherry, E. L. Spann and H.
J. Morris.
The chief civil action to be tried
by the court is that of W. H. Sawyer
Sons Co., vs. the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. This is an action to recover
damages for alleged negligence re
sulting in the burning of the plant
of the plaintiff and the case has
been tried before in the courts here.
In this case Judge Harder is disqual
ified and it is expected several days
will be consumed in the hearing.
ARMY AVIATORS LEAVE
SCOTT FIELD FOR TRIP
BELLEVILLE, 111., < Tune*'l6
Seven army planes en route from
Sqlfridge Field to San Antonio,
left Scott Field .here shortly after
7 o’clock for Pittsburg, Kansas.
MRS. ASHLEY SERIOUSLY ILL
Mrs. John Ashley, who has been
desperately ill for (the past two
months, is gradually sinking, and
grave fears are entertained that
she may not survive the day. Mrs.
Ashley is the mother of Mrs.
Harry Schneider, and has made her
home with her daughter for the
past year,
THE TIMES-RECORDER
FAMOUS BEACH RESORT STIRRED
MRS. CRAWFORD CITS
ffl (Ml Bl TIMES
RECORDER IR CONTEST
David Jennings, Jr., Gets $lO,
Mrs. W. J. Payne $5 and
Others $1 Each
INTEREST RAN HIGH
Results Show Readers Watch
Ads Closely and Give Busi
ness. to Advertisers
Mrs. R. L. Crawford, 121 For
rest street, wins the capital award
of $25 offered by the Times-Re
corder in the advertising contest
which ended Monday, and if she
wil Icome to this office Mrs. Craw
ford will receive that amount in
cash. Other capital awards to be
distributed to fortunate readers of
the Times-Recorder will be paid to
David Jgn.-ings, Jr., 223 Brown
street, $lO, and Mrs. W. J. Payne,
137 Hampton street. So. when they
call for them at this office.
Rewards of $1 each will be paid
Preston Yeager, Americus, Route
B; Miss Doris Collins, 413 Barlow
street; Mrs. S. H. Yonug, 1510
McGarrah stret; Miss Melba Hans
ford, 529 Jackson avenue; Miss
Rosa Ratley, 122 Forrest street;
Matser Jeffrie Kersey 117 Hamp
ton street; Mrs. Charles McArthur,
125 Forrest street; Miss Ruth Hal
stead, 704 Spring street; Mrs. Cor
delia Feagin, 1221 Forrest street,
and Master William Barefield, 216
West Church street.
During the continuance of the
contest, the Times-Recorder dis
tributed each day ten free tickets
to the Opera House and the Ry
lander theaVZ", respectively, thus
affording much pleasure to partici
pants in the contest.
The contest was one of the most
interesting throughout that has ev
er been staged by the' Times-Re
corder. From the beginning the in
terest was high, with this condition
continuing until the last issue con
taining the contest page had been
printed.
Thousands of letters letters
poured in upon the Contest Edi
tor following each edition contain
ing the contest page, and the ac
curacy of these replie? giving the
correct location, and (telephone
numbers of firms whose advertl-st
ments had been intentionally mis
printed indicate the remarkable in
tensity with which the constantly
advertised telephone number and
street location is fixed in the minds
of newspaper readers.
That readers in all parts of the
territory served by the Times-Re
corder are interested in the adver
tisements of Americus business
houses is indicated in the larjfe
number of towns from which the
Contest Editor received replies.
These came from as far away as
Doyle and Buena Vista, on the Co
lumbus line of the Central; from
Montezuma and Adams on the Ma
con-Albany line of the same road;
from Cordele, Lumpkin and Rich
land and Dawson and Parrott and
Weston on the Sfeaboard, and from
numerous points between the
towns named.
One outstanding point developed
during the contest is that women
read advertisements more closely
than do men. This is in line with
a conclusion reached by business
men long ago, that women buy
more than men—-that women are
the buyers for the family, and the
spenders of the generation. Among
the replies received, women out
numbered men probably 50 per
cent, and among the .names of the
prize winners appears the name of
only one adult male reader. Three
boys who were given awards of
SI.OO each are of tender age, and
the replies sent in for them prob
ably were prepared by fond moth
ers, who read Times-Recorder ads
closely and spend their money with
merchants who advertise.
During the continuance of the
contest the Times-Recorder check
ed closely upon the results attain
ed, and a review of figures com
piled show many new customers
were brought into the store of
merchants participating in the en
terprise, with resultant profit to
themselves.
L. SLAPPEY VISITING HERE
Mr. hnd Mrs. Leon Slappey, of
Atlanta, are guests of friends and
relatives in Americus for several
days, where they are receiving a
warm welcome. Mr. Slappey was
formerly connected with ’ Sills
I Shoe store, and during his resi
■ dence made many friends who are
i glad to welcome him sback on a
I return visit,
AMERICUS, GA., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 16, 1923
SEID Em AND
WFEzini KILLED
BY St LOUIS MANIAC
Hammic Shane,, Cousin of
Couple, and Roomer in Their
SUSPECT TRIES SUICIDE
Police Authorities Say Clerk
Who Committed Deed is
Irresponsible
ST. LOUIS, June 16—Seid Alla
way, 30, proprietor of a confection
ery shop and his wife, Helen, 26,
were found shot to death in their
home here this morning.
The police ascribed the double
killing to the work of a maniac.
Hammie Shane, 25, a cousin of Al
laway and a roomer at his home,
was arrested in connection with the
killing.
Shane, who was a clerk in the con
fectionery shop, attempted suicide
by butting his head against the iron
bars of his cell at police headquar
ters.
italSnsclashoften
WITH SOU. NEGRO
Cleveland Authorities Say For
eigners Use Stilettos Freely
on Unwanted Darkies
CLEVELND, 0., June 16 The
clash of stillettos and razors down
in the lower East Side has become
a common feature of Cleveland’s
night life since the migration of
the Southern negroes has over
flowed into the vast foreign set
tlements of the city.
And, the police say, the razor
of the Southern negro is not half
so effective as the stilletto of the
Italian an<? the other European
nationalities. The stilletto is a
long, slender, and very sharp
pointed instrument in the use of
which the low class Italian is very
expert, and against which the raz
or is of little value.
This is the outstanding feature
of an investigation by the Georgia
Manufacturers’ association of con
ditions in Cleveland that have re
sulted from the migration of
Southern negroes to the city. An
investigation in Detroit, Chicago
and Philadelphia show that similar
conditions prevail there. Cleve
land now has a negro population
of sixty thousand, fully half of
which has migrated from the South
since the war, and the proportion
of negroes in Detroit, Chicago
and Phialdelphia is practically the
same.
As the result of the migration
prejudice against the negroes has
increased immensely, and race
riots are momentarily, particularly
if the migration of the negro is
kept up, The la nor unions lire
particularly oposed to the negro.
AMERICUS LIONS TO
NOMINATE OFFICERS
New officers v.'tll be nominated at
the next meeting of the Americus
Lions Club Tuesday at the Tea
Room, it was learned today. The
new officers to be nominated at that
time will be elected the following
Tuesday and at the first meeting of
the club in July they will be form
ally installed in office with fitting
exercises in commemoration of the
event.
MISSION^WORKERS TO MEET
On Monday afternoon at 3:30
there will be a union meeting of
the Woman’s auxiliary and the
Hortense Tinsley at the Presby
terian church. This is to discuss
the Belle Bennett Memorial and
greater Scarritt that the Methodist
women of the South intend erect
ing. The following program will
be given:
Hymn 197.
Prayer—Mrs. Taylor.
“Obedient to the Union”—Mrs.
Pickett.
Scarritt Bible and Training
School--<Mrs. Eve.
Special Music.
“The Greater Training School”
—Mrs. Bowers.
Poem—“To Miss Bennett,” Ros
sie Andrews.
“The Memorial Fund”—Mrs. Mc
j Gillis.
Hymn 411.
Dismissal. , _
JENNINGS CLARK
*
Jennings Clark, whose photo
graph is shown above, will be in
charge of the music at the Central
Baptist church here during the
series of revival services to begin
there Sunday. He comes from Ash
burn.
Mr. Clark is not ohly gifted,
possessing a rich voice to which he
has given years of training, but he
has a great desire to use his talents
in the uplift and blessing of all
whom he may reach byway of
song. He has had four years of
special training and has been
greatly helpful when his services
have been given.
Rev. Milo Massey, pastor of the
congregation, asks that all who
can will attend the services be
ginning Sunday. Mr. Clark will
lead the music during the entire
meeting, while Rev. R. L. Boltop,
who will arrive Monday from Mad
ison, will preach twice daily at
10 a. m. and 8 p. m. Mr. Clark
will sing both morning and even
ing next Sunday.
FLORIDA NGERO FOUND
WITH BODY RIDDLED:
WJ.S MURDER SUSPECT
Roy Gaines Found Dead Near
Homestead, Believed to Have
Killed Charles Bryant
BODY WAS PARTLY HIDDEN
Gaines’ Said to Be Third Death
in Connection With Killing
of Homestead Marshal
. MIAMI, Fla., June 16—The body
of a negro believed to be Roy
Gaines, suspected of being involved
in the slaying yesterday of Marshal
Charles Bryant at Homestead, was
found this morning half a mile south
of Homestead within 25 feet of the
highway. It was covered with gun
shot wounds and partially hidden in
a hole.
This is the third death in. slay
ing, another negro, William Sim
mons, having been shot to death
by a posse'within an hour after the
marshal was killed.
REV. J. W. CONNORS
VISITING OLD HOME
Rev. J. W. Connors, former pas
tor of Americus circuit, \ut now
in charge of the Methodist con
gregation at Scott, Ga., was a visi
tor in Americus Friday. Rev. Con
nors came here to attend the mar
riage of his niece, Miss Allie Mae
Connors, to Rev. Charles R. Mc-
Kibben, ay Leslie, and .assisted
Rev. J. W. A. McKibben, a brother
of the groom, in performing the
ceremony. Mrs. Conors who ac
companied her hudband here, will
spend several days with relatives
and friends at Leslie before re-
I turning home. Mr. Connors who
; has been a member of the South
! Georgia conference drujng the
past tvlenty years, was gjiven a
warm welcome by many firends
here, and expressed |ratification
at the progress attained by this
community since he served Ameri
cus circuit as its pastor.
ATHENS STUDENTS ISSUE
DAILY NEWSPAPER THERE
ATHENS, Juns 16.—Students in
the Henry W. Grady School of
Journalism at the University of
Georgia this week, published an
editicn of the Athens Banner-Her
ald. It is the endtom at the uni
versity for the school of imrnalism
to publish the Athens paper one
day out of each year,
RUMRUNNERSCHASEO
Bl 11. S. BOATS. HUE
ACROSS BOARD WI
Famous Resort Section of Atlan
tic City Has Exciting
Experience
BOTH SIDES USE BULLETS
Rum Vessels Escape in Fog After
Being' Almost Surrounded
Near Shore
ATLANTIC CITY, June 16—A
running fight in which several vol
leys of shots were exchanged oc
curred early today between rum run
ners and government boats.
Many bullets whistled over the
boardwalk, driving the night owls
to cover.
Shortly before midnight two gov
ernment boats from Barnegat pa
trolling inlet waters sighted sev
eral runners about 280 feet from
shore attempting to make landing.
Government craft calling on the
smugglers to stop attempted to sur
round them. The runners escaped in
a fog after putting on full speed,
sweeping in so close to the shore
they almost touched bottom, then
dashingin single file out t osea.
Both sides exchanged shots freely.
TBAPPED BI COLLAPSE
Disastrous Blaze Sweeps Storage
Yards of Atlantic Refining
Company There
PITTSBURGH, June 16—A score
of city firemen were trapped at the
Atlantic Refining Company storage
yards when a big oil tank, burning
since yesterday, collapsed this af
ternoon.
Two explosions, following the col
lapse of the tank, showered flaming
oil over an area of two blocks.
Persons watching the progress of
the fire were burned when they
wer caught under the shower of
oil.
S PMLffl HEAD Os
PRINTERS UNION. DIES
Labor Leader Was 55 Years of
Age and Home Was in
New York Citv
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., June 16—
John McFarland, president of the
International Typographical Union,
and well known labor leader, died
here of heart trouble brought on by
a severe attack of influenza.
He was 55 years old. His home
was in New York City.
BALLARD AND DYKES
SPEAK BEFORE MASONS
At a joint meeting of Americus
Lodge, No. 13, and M. B. Council
Lodge, No. 95,i F. and A. M., last
night, the principal speakers
Past Grand Master N. H. Ballard,
of Brunswick, and W. W. Dykes, of
Americus. The occasion was the pre
sentation of a life-size photogranh
of the late J. E. Sheppard, of Amer
icus, to the two blue lodges.
Mr. Ballard in presenting the pho
tograph, paid a glowing tribute to
the memory of the deceased, eulo
gizing his record both as a Mason
and a citizen, while Mr. Dykes spoke
only briefly, commenting upon and
commending certain remarks made
by Mr. Ballard concerning the
schools of Georgia.
About 75 persons, many of whom
were not Masons, were present at
the exercises, while others were pre
vented from attending by a heavy
downpour of rain which began just
as the ceremonies were scheduled to
start.
OPERAT FUR FARM
LUDOWICI, June 15.—The plans
i for the establishment of a fur farm
I are now under way on the large
King estate on Colonels Island. The
farm is owned by Capt. Audley
King, and will be operated under
their supervision. Fur bearing ani-
I mals native to this section will be
I raised at rst, such as rabits, hares,
i raccoons,, o’pessums, mar:.m, minx,
and otter, and possibly foxes.
THE WEATHER
For Georgia: Generally fair to
night and Sunday; no change in
temperature.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
BIGHOUSEDEALING
WITH GERMAN BANKS
GOES BANKRUPT
Kanuth, Nachod & Co., Closed
by Creditors, Have Liabili
ties of Millions
BERLAND MADE RECEIVER
Concern Had Been Members of
Stock Exchange at New
York Since 1895
NEW YORK, June 16—Creditors
of Knauth, Nachod and Kuhne,
members of the New York Stock
Exchange since March, 1895, and
who did a large business between
this country and Germany, being
also engaged extensively in commer
cial investments and foreign ex
change, filed an involuntary peti
tion in bankruptcy in the federal
court with estimated liabilities of
$11,000,000, with assets*in securi
ties about the same.
■M. S. Berland was appointed re
ceiver under a $50,000 bond.
FAK ROW TANDS
IKE FELTON 111 JUL
Negro Who Beat His Mother
in-Law Had Also Been
Making Liquor
A little family row, started by
Ike Felton, a negro living in Cut-
Off community, likely will keep
Ike cut-off from his family and
friends for the next year or two.
He’s in jail now, with good j>ros
pects for remaining behind the bars
a good long time. It came about
in this way:
Ike used to work for J. I. Pen
nington when he got into a diffi
culty with Hulda Ann Hodge, his
wife’s mother. Hulda Ann lived
with Ike and she knew all about
his affairs, as mothers-in-law do.
Ike, coming in fro?n tyis work sev
eral days ago, proceeded to beat up
Hulda Ann byway of relax
ation.
As soon as Hulda Ann recovered
she came into Americus and got
a warrant for Ike. When Sheriff
Harvey went to Ike’s home to serve
the warrant he asked Felton if he
had been making any ‘good’ liquor,
after he had been arrested on the
misdemeanor warrant.
“Well, you ax fo’ th’ truth; I’se
goin’ to gi’ yo’ th’ truth—l is.’ And
he told the truth. When Sheriff
Harvey a<nd Delputy Summers
reached Felton’s home they found
there a complete distilling outfit.
.He has been unable to make bond
and will be held in jail until his
trial comes up in Superior court,
which won’t .meet again until next
November.
LEGION POST HERE
MMES DELEGATES
Those Who Will Represent John
D. Mathis Post at Athens
Are Announced
Commander R. L. Crawford to
day announced the names of dele
gates and alternates who will rep
resent John D. Mathis Post, No. 2,
American Legion, at the state
convention to b ‘ held in Athens
July 3-4-5.
The post here' will send eight
delegates and the same number of
alternates, and the delegation will
be headed by Stewart Furlow, of
Americus. Other delegates are J.
L. Suttles, James A. Fort, G. C.
Daniel, Luther C. Hfewitt, I. L.
Bishop, Dan Chappell and W. A.
Dodson, and the alternates are Ce
cil W. Walters, Hill S. Kelley, Roy
Aycock, E. M. Prather, Middleton
McDonald, Robert C. Lane, J. M.
Macey and C. F. Carswell.
Besides these, it is expected a
number of other members of the
post will attend the Athens con
vention as visitors.
NELLIE WORTHY MEMBERS
TO ENJOY PICNIC OUTING
Members of the Nellie Worthy
Missionary society of the First
Baptist church will enjoy their an
nual picnic at Myrtle Springs next
Wednesday afternoon.
Cars will be provided for trans
portation to the spring, leaving
town at 3 o’clot-k, and every mem
ber is urged to be prepared to par
ticipate in pleasures of the aft
ernoon.
The picnic is a compliment of
Corcle No. 2 of the society, and
each member is endeavoring to
make the occasion a happy one.
Last year $500,000 was expended
on construction of graveled roads
in Alaska, . . .