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'FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. I 38
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r TDBEPRESIRENT:
• SUM HIMSELF
j Famdus Flivver Builder Says He
Is Too Busy With Own Af
fairs to Be President
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jf ANNOUNCEMENT IS BRIEF
Fails, However, to Say What He
Would Do if Nominated by
I * Either Party
!’P SPRINGFIELD, Mass., June 18.
/ “I have no desire to be president
of the United States” Henry Ford
said while stopping over week-end
) here on his way from Providence
I, to Poughkeepsie. ‘‘l am too muqh
k occupied with my own affairs to
i become the next president.”
Mr; Ford did not say that he
would not accept the nomination
for the presidency if it was ten
dered him by either of the two
major parties.
CEMK ffl 30
•' MSMSEffICE
Americus Man Will Round Out
Long Period in Employ of
Two Concerns July 1*
',!( J. H. Clark, toll wire chief for
! the Southern Bell Telephone Co., at
Americus, will round • out thirty
years in the service of the Southern
Bell and Western Union companies
July 1. Jn point of service he is
the oldest employe of either com
pany in this section and. apparently,
he is fit to round out many more
years in his present position.
Mr. Clark first entered the tele
graph service July 1, 1893, as a tel
egraph operator for the Western
Union at Athens and September 1
the same year he went to Fort Val
leq as manager, .where he remained
until the fall of 1898, when he went
to the Atlanta office of the Western
Union. In 1901 he returned again
to Fort Valley as manager, but early
in that year was again transferred
to Atlanta, where he Worked for a
time, being later transferred to
Americus, where he was manager
until February 1, 1907. On that date
he went to the Southern Bell Com
pany here, because of a reduction
in the Western Union force at this
point.
In July. 1907, Mr. Clark left the j
service of the Southern Bell and i
returned again t 6 the .Western Un- I
ion here, but September 11 of the
same year he again went to the
telephone concern, having been ap
pointed repeater man at that time.
In October, 1907, he was made toll
wire chief, which nosition he has
Since held. During the entire thirty
years he has been with the two wire
companies Mr. Clark has lost only
six days from work because of ill
ness.
Since he has been connected with
the two companies Mr. Clark has
witnessed a remarkable growth in
the business done over the wires
hei e. A modern telephone repeato’*
recently installed here which ena
bles Americas peonl to talk direct
with New York and other distant
points, is the latest, improvement in
stalled by the Southern Bell, while
the development of the “phantom
circuit” which produces three talk
ing circuits from two main circuits
, and the development of three wire
trunk lines through Americus are
other developments since he has
been with the company.
HENRY CLAY WINS DEGREE
AT UNIVERSITY OF VA. 1
Henry Clay has returned to his j
home here after attending the Uni- ;
versity of Virginia where he recdiv- '
cd an A. B. degree Wednesday. He I
was one of six Georgia students -
to receive diplomas from this fam- •
ous institution among a total of *
279 graduates. Among the grad
uates were eight women and among
the graduates four foreign coun
tries, China, Cuba, Porto Rico and
Switzerland were represented. Mr.
Clay, who has made no announce
ment of his .future plans, is being j
given a warm welcorile h.tme by'
many friends in Americus. ’
WEATHER FORECAST FOR
WEEK INDICATES FAIR
WASHINGTON, June 18.—The (
weather outlook for the period, 1
June 18 to June 23, inclusive for '
the South Atlantic and Gulf state- j
is generally fair with a probability ,
of scattered showers. Tempera- i
tures will be normal throughout
the weeXi
Men Who Are Head of Rotary Which Opened Today
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Above are shown some of Rotary’s W’orld leaders. They are all gathered todiy at the St. Louis convention. Reading from left to
right they are Chesley R. Perry, Chicago, secretary, Rotary International; Anton Vadkade, president, Rotary club, Amsterdam, Hol
land; .Daul P. Harris, Chicago, founder of Rotarv; Frank Eastmen, Perth, Scotland, president, Rotary International Association for Great
Britain, and Raymond M. Havens, retiring international president.
BRITISH DESTROYER
SEIZES WOBT
MANY GUNS
Vessel Had Cargo of War Mate
rial, Passing Through Sea
« of Marmora
BRITISH ACT PROMPTLY
Believed Weaoons Were Intend
ed ,For Use in War on
Greeks.
CONSTANTINOPLE, June 18—
(By Associated Press) —The British
destroyer Splendid has seized in the
Sea of Marmora a Turkish trans
port carrying a cargo of guns from
Thrace. It is believed the weapons
were intended for use in a war
upon Greeks in Turkish territory.
The capture is the result of plans
of the British authorities who re
ceived information that the Turks
were endeavoring to remove froih
Thrace the guns and troops clandes
tinely'sent there in violation of the
Mudania armistice when the re
sumption of hostilities with Greece
was threatened.
PFJFCH MOVEMENT IS
mint OFF SOV
Expect, However, that Later
Varieties Will Begin Mov
ing Early Next Week
The peach movement in Sumtpr
county, as applied to express ship
ments, is now at low ebb. Most of
the early varieties, of which there
was only a small crop produced,
have been shipped, and only a few
packers are still busy in their sheds
in this section of the peach belt.
Agent Wade Morris, of the
American Railway Express compa
ny here, today gave out figures cov
ering shipments during the past 2
weeks. These show that during
the week ended June 11, a total
of 247 crates were handled out of
Americus, 178 of these being re
ceived from the Central o-f Geor
gia and 69 from the Seaboard,
while during the previous week,
ended June 4, the shipments total
ed 284, of which 193 were han-(
died oyer the Central and 91 over'
the Seaboard.
Reports sent in, however, by
growers of Kileys and other ‘Belle’
I varieties indicate the shipping sea
i son will revive next week, with
I thousands of crates of these de
( licious peaches being forwarded to
( markets in other cities. In antici
( pation of this revival of shipments
lan additional messenger has been
( placed on the train passing Ameri
| cuS at 7:30 o’clock each night,
southbound, and on the morning
train at 6:30, northbound.
Shipments of peaches handled In
the evening train southbound will
connect at Albany with the Semi
nole, south and westbound, and will
prove a convenience to shippers
'.wishing to get their products into
( Florida and Birmingham markets
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Watkins had I
jas their guests for the past few I
'day. Miss Pauline Reed, Miss Gloria
( Watkins and Miss Evelyn Black, of
Marietta. Miss Watkins and Miss
(Black retruned home Saturday,
I while Miss Reed will remain for
I an extended visit here.
Miss Lucile Watkins has return
j ed home after a pleasant visit to j
I friends in Moultrie,
THE TIMES- RECORDER
IHARDING CULLS HEMIS
lOFBOBKII HEIR
RE9DRT ON BUDGET
Expected Meeting Today Will
Discuss Methods for Next .
Year’s Operations
WHAT PRESIDENT EXPECTS
Officials Predict Surplus of
$170,000,000 at End of
Fiscal Year June 30
WASHINGTON, June 18—Heads
of departments and the bureau con
stituting the “business organiza
tion” of the government were called
together today to hear formal an
nouncement by President Harding,
its head, and Director Lord of the
Budget, that the government had
lived within its income during the
past 12 months.
The meeting is also expected to
proceed to the discussion of plans
for the forthcoming year and hear
an outline of what the president ex
pects the government to accomplish
since it has overcome the .prospective
deficit.
Although the governmental ma
chinery has two weeks to run on
funds appropriated for the current
surplus of above $175,080,000 when
year, treasury officials predict a
business is done June 30.
THOFWON PLAYERS
TO BE HERE TUESDAY
Visitors Expected to Bring Gal
lery, Including Number of
Ladies, With Them
Americus golfers are greatly in
interested in the match games to
be played Tuesday afternoon on
the links here between Thomaston
and Americus players. The tee
off will be promptly at 2 o’clock,
when club authorities request ev
ery member of the golf organi
zation here to be present.
The game is a return match, the
Thomaston players having bested
the Americus golfers on the Thom
aston links recently, and the play
ing will be interesting from the
start. The players have ‘been pair- j
ed for the game, and those who. j
will constitute opposing teams are (
as follows:
Thomaston Americus
R. E. Hightower W. C. Caye
A. T. Jenkins Walter Rylander
J. C. Jones, Jr. ..A, Rylander, Jr.
Collins Moore Carr S. Glover
C. G. Thompson .. L. L. McCleskey
H. B? Stamps M. McDonald
S. C. Lewis Henry Lumpkin
W. H. Hightower ..H. O. onessj
The game will be over 18 holes, 1
and preceding the beginning of (
play, the visitors will be entertained (
at lunheeon in the club house. Miss I
Melva Clark and her acocmpanist, I
Mrs. Will Dudley, and Miss Susan (
Stallings will entertain the guests]
at luncheon, and the entire club'
membership is expected to be rm the (
links at 2 o’clock to provide a gal- (
lery lor the Americus players.
MORNING FIRE DID
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE
———
The fire department was called (
this morning to the home of Mr.
Fagin on Oglethorpe street, where I
a roof blaze was in progi’oss. Less
than SSO damage was done bv the
blaze, which was extinguished by
chemical means*
AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, 'JUNE 18, 1923
'GEORGIA LEGISLATORS
BEGIN GATHERING IN
ATLANTA FOR SESSION
Hardwick and Walker Both Said
to Be Working on
* Addresses ,
ASSEMBLY MEETS JUNE 27
Announcement Made at Govern
or’s Office He Will Address
Solons in Person
ATLANTA, June 18. Many
members of the Georgia legislature
are in Atlanta today to obtain quar
ters during their fifty-day stay
during the annual session of the
general assembly which convenes
June 27.
Preliminary plans for the legis
lative meeting were being work
ed out at the capitol.
Both Governor Hardwick and
Governor-»eleclt Walker were said
to be concluding their annual ad
dresses.
It was announced at the gover
nor’s office that he plans to deliv
er his message to the legislature in
person.
NEfflililLEß Tn
SOMMMECK
Archie Houston, Railroad Em
ploye, Dead; Russell West
brook and Jim Hart Hurt
In an automobile accident occur
ring on Lee street road early Sun
day morning, Archie Houston was
killed while Russell Westbrook and
Jim Hart were both seriously hurt.
All of these named are Americus
negroes.
The car belonged to Westbrook,
who, it is said, was’at the wheel
when the accident occurred. The car,
a large one, was traveling at high
speed when it overturned, pinning
Houston underneath and throwing
the others violently Out. Sheriff Lu
cius Harvey, who passed the scene
I soon after the accident, assisted in
( having the injured negroes sent to
| their homes in Americus.
‘ Houston, tb.2 dead negro, and
1 Westbrook, owner of the wrecked
car, were both employes of the Sea
( board railroad, and the accident is
believed to have been due to fast
driving.
BOLTON-CLARK MEETING
BEGAN ON SUNDAY NIGHT
Members of Central Baptist con-
I gregation are deeply interested in
* the success of the Bolton-Clark
( meeting which began at that edifice
I Bunday night.
Dr. Bolton is a preacher of deep
j earnestness and eloquent delivery,.
| and Mr. Clark, the singer, has a‘
I voice well suited for evangelistic
I singing. The pastor. Rev. Milo Mas-
I sey. is assisting in the services.
During the continuance of the
! meeting services will be held each
I morning at 10 o’clock and at 7:45
(each evening with appropriate sing-
I ing as part of each service.
Members of the congregation ask
jthat their friends of other denomi
: nations attend the meetings and as-
( sijrt in extending a hearty welcome
ito Dr. Bolton, the evangelist, and
| Mr. Clark, who is conducting the
singing.
FRENCH SEIZE MANY
ENGINES AND CARS
IN OCCUPIED AREA
Lines Between Dortmund and
Essen Now in Grasn of Oc
cupying Forces
FOOD SITUATION SERIOUS
Dortmund, Bochum and Other
Points Face Serious Shortage
of Supplies
ESSEN, June 18—(By Associat
ed Press) —The French have seized
170 locomotives and 2,000 freight
cars on branch lines between Dort
mund and Essen, thus virtually
completing French control qf the
Ruhr transportation lines.
The food situation at Dortmund
Bochum and other points is grow
ing more serious daily as a result
of the F'rench seizure.
STEPHS iTTFIIB
BIG SINGERS IIEET
Several Others From Sumter
County Also Present at Fitz
gerald Meet
W. N. Stephens returned Sunday
from Fitzgerald, where he attended
a district singing convention, as one
of the delegates from Sumter coun
ty. Others present from this coun
ty were C. G. Cheek, A. L. Cheek,
John Cheek and Aaron Frazier, ot
Leslie, and Mr. Stephens said to
day there were altogether between
two 'and three thousand visitors at
tending the meeting.
The convetioh was in session
Friday, Saturday and Sunday in
Ben Hill county court house, and
the next session will be held in
Cordele one year from now.
One of the main features of the
Fitzgerald gathering, Mr. Stephens
said today, was the famous Vaughn
quartet led by Prof. Seales, of
Texas, and with Keif er Vaughan, a
son of James B. Vaughan, noted
publisher, as two of its members.
J. M. Adams, promoter of the con
vention and a well known concert (
singer, was among the distinguish
ed visitors at Fitzgerald, Mr. I
Stephens said, as were also Prof. (
and Mrs. Grisson and their 7-year-1
old daughter, who came from'
Greenville, S. C., to have a part (
i the convention program.
While at Fitzgerald, Mr. Steph
ens endeavored to secure the
Vaughan quartet for an appearance
at the singing meet to be held in
the courthouse here next Sunday
afternoon, and received a qualified
assurance that they would be here
on that date. The singing Sunday
is free to all, Mr. Stephens said,
and members of every denomina
tion especially those who love to
sing Gospel hymns are invited to
attend.
FRUIT EXCHANGE OPENS
BRANCH OFFICE HERE
The Georgia Fruit Exchange has
opened a branch office in Ameri
cus, which will be maintained dur-'
ing the continuance of the fruit |
forwarding season. N. H. Sears, |
of Macon, is in charge of the of-1
fice, which is located in the Mer-■
ritt building on Jackson street, and I
a stenographer is in charge during,
the absence of Mr. Sears, who will'
spend much of his time in the or-'
chard;? surrounding Amoricus.
*. H.«SB
IS RfSHI IBE IM
ACCIDENT IN FLORIDA
I
Valdosta Man Expires in Hos
pital at St. Augustine of
Fractured Skull
HURT NEAR NEW SMYRNA
I Railroad Motor Car on Which
He Was Riding Struck
Cow on Track
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. June 18—
The body of W. H. McDonald, 21,
t of Valdosta, Ga., who died at a
local hospital yesterday as a result
of injuries received when he was
thrown from a railroad motor car
near New Smyrna Saturday, was
sent to his home last night, ac
companied by his parents.
The motor car was said to have
struck a cow on the track throw
ing the youth to the ground.
lie was rushed here on a special
train where it. was discovered ,that
his skull had been fractured at the
base.
DISTRICT CLUB MEET
fflS GREAT SUCCESS
Miss Bonnie Parkman Tells of
Interesting Gathering of
Agents at Vienna
Miss Bonnie Parkman, Sumter
county home demonstration agent,
returning from the meeting of dis
trict home economics agents in Vi
enna Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of last week, reports a splen
did acocmplishment of work done
by the delegates from the district.
Miss Mary E. Creswell, head of
home economics extension work,
occupied a prominent place on the
programs each week, giving experi
ences of great value to'the work
ers, and telling of activities of
clubs throughout the state. “I am
very proud of Macon district of
which Sumter is part,” Miss Cres
well told the delegates present,
“and your work is stimulating to
me in my state work. Through the
completeness of your reports, I am
enabled to give concretely to the
other district agents valuable ex
periences which you have encount
ered and improved on.”
Miss Lois Dowdell, head of the
state girls’ club work, was also
present, as was Miss Rosa McGehee,
Macon district agent.
The sessions were held in the
laboratory of the Vienna high
school, the equipment aiding the
workers in their successful experi
ments. Criticisms were made of
the work, thus affording valuable
help.
A part of the work consisted in
100 ; recipes being given the agents
with which to work out and im
prove on where possible, the fin
ished product to be bulletined adn
placed in the books which circulate
throughout the clubs of the state.
Especial attention was directed
to the improvement of watermelon
rind preserves, the agents feeling
that this delicious produce had been
brought to the state of perfection
it deserves. Much good came of
this experiment, Miss Creswell
feeling that the recipe now to be
given the clubs meeting the full
est commendation.
Saturday afternoon the products
were displayed in the high school,
to which the public was invited to
be present, many interested per
sons responding to the invitation.
One hundred jars were placed on
exhibit.
Wednesday the Vienna Woßis-
Klu, the woman’s business club of
that city, entertained the 16 home
agents at dinner at the club rooms,
this being the first of a series of
delightful social features planned
for the pleasure of the visitors. The
agents furnished the program, and
the affair was largely attended.
Thursday the Kiwanis club enter
tained at luncheon at the Virginia
hotel, and Friday from 6 to 8 the
agents were guests of the Vienna
bsuiness men who entertained with
a drive over Dooly county, taking!
the club workers to the dairy and (
poultry fars and to the Dooly
camp grounds, where a picnic lunch
was spread.
The agents were entertained in
the homes of the Vienna women,
this hospitality being one of the
most pleasant features of the en
tertainment program.'
MATTHEWS SOLD BALL
HOME ON SPRING ST.
Frank E. Matthews concluded
the sale of thp Barney Ball home
on Spring street, mention of which
was made several days ago in the
Times-Recorder. In the original
mention it was erroneously stated
that John Oliver had arranged the
sale.
THE WEATHER
For Georgia Generally fair
tonight and Tuesday.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
■ ENTIRE ITALIAN TOWN
DESTROYED BY FLOW
OF VOLCANIC LAVA
Several Eruptions Followed by
Streams of Fire Overrun
ning Fields
RAILROAD IS COVERED
Burning Stream 250 Yards Wide
Moves at Rate of 300 Yards
an Hour
LONDON, June 18—(By Associ
i ated Press) —An Exchange Tele
graph dispatch from Rome quotes
unconfirmed messages received by
Naples newspapers to the effect
that the town of Liguaglossa has
been destroyed by lava from Mount
Etna.
LOUD EXPLOSIONS
PRECEDE ERUPTIONS
CATANIA June 18—Mount Etna
is active today. Several eruptions of
the volcano during the night were
heralded by loud explosions follow
ed by a stream of lava that over
ran a number of cultivated fields
and woods.
The station at Castiglione has
been destroyed and the railway
near the mountain obstructed while
a lava stream three hundred metres "
I wide threatens to destroy property
about Linguaglossa.
BURNING STREAM
250 YARDS WIDE
ROME, June 18—(By Associated
Press) —Great streams of lava flow
ing from Mount Etna have reached
a point only one kilometer from
Linguaglossa and Castiglione, both
of which are being evacuated, ac
cording to dispatches from Catania.
The lava stream is approaching
the former town, however, and is
reported to have divided into two
channels and will probably not
damage the village owing to the
configuration of the ground.
The lava stream headed toward
Linguaglossa before dividing,
250 yards wide and 1 was advancing
at a -speed of 300 yards an hour.
REV. 1 it HHDM
DIES IT MACOK
Was Brother of Thos G. Hudson
of Americus, and Well
Known Minister
Americus relatives received a
telegram Sunday announcing the
death at Macon of Rev. J. N. Hud
son, who was pastor of Second
Street Methodist church in that
ctiy. He had been ill during the
past six months, suffering with a
serious stomach trouble.
Besides his wife, Rev. Mr. Hud
son is survived by cne daughter
Mrs. A. W. Glass, of Macon, and
two sons, J. N. Hudson, Jr., of
Graves, Ga., and W. L. Hudson, of
Hillsboro, N. C., and three broth
ers, T. G. Hudson, of Americus;
R. M. Hudson, Salisbury, N. C.,
and J. S. Hudson, Atlanta.
Brief funeral services were held
at Macon this morning, and at 2
o’clock this afternoon the remains
were brought here en route to El
laville, where interement will oc
cur.
Mr. Hudson, who was 50 years
of age, had been a member of the
South Georgia conference during
the past 25 years, and was well
known in Americus, as well as in
many other Georgia cities.
BEGIN WORK ON WIRING OF
CENTRAL’S SIGNAL SYSTEM
The first wires to be used in the
operation of the Central block sig
nal system here arrived this morn
ing. Two wiremen will being'their
installation at once. The work
here is under direction of General
Foreman L. H. Jackson, with T. S.
McCaleb, as foreman, and the line
between Albany and Americus will
be the first to be completed.
On this stretch of approximately
35 miles a total of 45 signals
be used, with eight of them placed
within the Americus yard limits.
Especial pains are to be taken in
placing these signal lights to pro
tect trains on the heavily traveled
line between Americus and Albany,
and it will be several months* be
fore the entire system is ready for
operation.
FINISH GRADING ON
FORREST ST. BLOCK
City authorities have just com
pleted grading and filling holes on
Forrest street between Lamar and
I’aiVione, and much of the clay
used was hauled from the site of
the new Methodist church building.
After holes haid been filled
with clay, a coating of cinders was
placed upon this and the street now
provides a very good roadway,