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Newspaper Page Texti AMERICUS SPOT COTTON .Strict middling, 27 cents. N. Y. Futures July Oct. Dee. Previous Close ..'27.85(25.01 (24.45 Opening ..(27.40 24.65i24.05 11 am (27.20 24.48 23.96 Close (26.67 24.00 23.57 'FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. I 38 '— • • AETNA POURS OUT FIERY MOLTEN FLOOD A * * *»*****»*.♦*» «¥**¥*¥*«*¥* * » » X W? TMT i li a ■HMWMkn.L'” liavcross Man Dies In Florida' Motors Accident »' FOB HIS HO TIME r TDBEPRESIRENT: • SUM HIMSELF j Famdus Flivver Builder Says He Is Too Busy With Own Af fairs to Be President ■I 1 e 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 ~ITT j|P' iB I I' ■ rlfc T IH - ■fe*' j if i < fz. ' Ji i - IB -X : Ji ’ & *>■ Jaffil IHr K a TiSI • • jOlll ’ 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,

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, June 18, 1923, Image 1