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AMERICUS SPOT COTTON
Strict middling, 27 1-2 cents.
N. Y. Future* —July Oct. Dec.
Previous Close .. |27.04 24.57 23.98
Opening 27.10 24.55 23.98
11 a.m 126.65 24.33'23.78
Close |26.58i24.14|23.95
FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. I 49
DEPARTMENT PREDICTS BIG COTTON CROP
lI.BOO.OOOBftLECRDP
FORECAST 8( FEDERAL
AGRICULTURAL DEPT.
Guess is Based on Condition cf
69.9 as of June 25 as Re
ported by Agents
GEORGIA CROP IS 3,927,000
Condition in This State Given in
Estimate as 56 Per Cent of
Normal, as of June 25
WASHINGTON, July 2.—This
year’s cotton crop was at
11,412,000 bales today by the de
partment of agriculture.
The forecast is based on the con
dition of the crop os of June 25,
which was 69.9 per cent of normal,
and on the preliminary estimate of
the area under cultivation to cotton
at that time, which was 32,287,000
acres, or 12.6 per cent more than
last year’s area planted to cotton on
that date.
ihe Georgia acreage was estirm '
ted on tht date as 3,922,000 with )
the condition of the crop placed
then at 56 per cent of normal.
KM FALLS CAR
IK OPEN SWITCH:
Fffl FEMS fflBT
Accident Occurred Near City
Limits of Tanawanda on U.
S. Side of Boundary
SEVERAL VICTIMS WILL DIE
Two Cars Turned Completely
Over When Fast Traveling
Train Left Tracks
BUFFALO, July 2.—Forty_ per
sons were injured, several of the
probably fatally, when a two-car
train on the Niagra Falls high speed
line of the International Ranwaj
Company ran into an open switch
this morning. The accident occur
red at the northern city limits of
Tonawanda, just south of the Inter
national boundary in the United
States early this morning! Both
ears in the train went into the ditch
one of them being turned completely
over by the force of the impact.
UHL KN HEWS
PLA.YGPBIJNDWORKFRS
Directors Name Mrs. S. H. Mc-
Kee Vice President, and E.
E. Schneider Secretary
At a meeting of t ehdierctors oi
the Americus Playground associa
tion, held Saturday afternoon at
the C .. .-.unity hui..,._, new officers
for that organization wereelected
to serve during the ensuing year.
These are:
. Ralston Cargill, president.
Mrs. S. li. McKee, vice-president.
E. E. Schneider, secretary and
treasurer.
Reports submitted at the annual
meeting showed the affairs of the
Playground to be in splendid con
dition with active interest taken in
a< tivities there by all classes of
Americus residents.
Following the election of officers
for the Playground association, the
directors elected a new bond com
mission lor the municipal swimming
pool.
Ehis commission is composed of
Ralston Cargill, chairman; J. ]’.
Ansley and Mrs. B. H. McKee, Mrs.
McKt? replacing Sam R. Ileys, who
declined to again, serve as a mem
ber of the body, with Frank P. Har
rold as treasurer.
Ihe commission during last .'Air,
met all interest payments promptly
and in addition a number of bond*
were retired the medium'
of issuing season bathing tickets
therefor. New bonds were sold’to
replace those retired, with maturi
ties pla :cd at extended .dittos.
DAVIS IS BOUNCED
BY FARMERS UNION
MACON, July '2.—Rev. Roy E.
Davis, president of the Georgia
Farmers’ Union, was removed from
office at a meeting of the executive
committee of that organization here
Saturday nigfot. The action of the
committee vyas said to have been
unanimous, and followed alleged
disclosure of a dual life led by the
former officer, which extended over
six years dr more in Texas and
Georgia. Tie executive < ommittee
unanimously elected J. D. Weaver,
. of Dawson, la., one of the largest
farmers in Southwest Georgia, as
ihe new president of the Farmers’
Union of Georgia at a late hour at
the session held at the Central Ho
tel.
THE TIMES-RECORDER
'Reparations Problems Again Considered By Allied Nations
MB VALLEY M
TO FIW fi FOCAL
POINT IS SlTim|
Allies Threshing Out Differences [
in Policy Toward Germany
in Many Capitals
KRUPP WORKS OCCUPIED
City of Frankfort Reported Cut
Off Entirely Froid, Occupied
Germany
(By AssociatcdPress)
The Ruhr Valley today again
came to the as the point
of the reparat, ms struglge between
Geormany ana the Allies, while Al
lies differences in policy toward
Germany are being threshed out
diplomatically in London, Brussels I
and Paris.
( Deadly sabotage, by Germans, i
| such as Saturday’s bombing of al
I Belgian troop train, has been fol-;
lowed by both Belgian and French
reprisals. The great Krupp works i
jat Essen have been occupied in |
I whole or in part by the French, and 1
I Belgian authorities are seizing hos
tages, and preparing for a program
I that may impose penalties of the
most drastic nature.
Besides these measures, addition
al towns are being occupied v by
French, military authorities in the
Ruhr region, while the big German
city of Frankfort, further south, is
reported today to have been entire
ly cut off from communication with
unoccupied Germany
CEITHLIfiENRIEK
Macon Man Succeeds George
Anderson, Who Resigned
Several Days Ago
11. C, White, of Macon, has been
named agent a‘ Americus for the'
Central of Georgia railroad, and ar
rived Sunday to asume his new du
ties. He succeeds George Anderson,
who has been agent here since J. E.
Hightower resigned several years
ago, and who submitted his resigna
tion to the superintendent of the
Southwestern division during last
week. Mr. Anderson has made no'
announcement of hisi future plans.*
wooram
ACCIDENT W
Well Known Trucker Here Vic
tim of Peculiar and Painful
Accident Making Rounds
John T. Wootten sustained a pain
ful i jury earyl this morning while
delivering his daily round of veg
etables to Americus housekeepers.
The mule he was driving became
frightened at some passing noise,
mid dragging the light wagon over
Mr. Wootten.',; big toe, caused an
injury which was exceedingly pain
ful though not regarded as serious.
When asked why he was driving
such a spirited animal, Mr. Wootten
replied that the mule wa / not spir
ited, but that a rest of two days had i
made her “feel her oats.” He stated |
that he would be able to make daily
deliveries each morning, and would
make the mule bring (hem in as a
lesson to stand still wi.'fln she came
to town.
HARROLD AND LANIER
REACH SOUTHAMPTON
Cards received by Americus
friends announce the safe arrival
at Southhampton, England of
Frank I’. Harrold and Charles La
nier, who are attending commence
ment cxerci. es at Oxford, where
Frank W- Harrold will graduate
Hom Oxford University, having
completed the course there as a
Rhodes scholar from Georgia.
Messrs. Harrold and Lanier made
the trip from New York on board
Southampton, i* riday, June 15 and
the steamer Majestic and reached
voyage being a pleasant and un
eventful one. They will be gone
-everal weeks longer, having plan
ned to visit a number of contieh
tai countries while in Europe.
HUSBAND WHO SURPRISED
WIFE WITH MAN KILLED
COLUMBUSj July 2.—John/ T.
Elliott, a former railroad cond/ctor
was shot and instantly kiln d' here
Sunday, his widow and La,wrence
Bass, an automobile mccha/ic, are
under arrest in connection with the'
tragedy. Bass decl; ed, (according
to county officials, *.haHk an j Mrs.
Elliott were in an auio»hile on a I
secluded driveway " W l ® Elliott ap-j
peared with a pistol hand. 1
AMERICUS. GA.. MONDAY AFTERNOON. JULY 2. 1923
METHODISTS RALLIED SUNDAY AT COURTHOUSE
MEME HILL
BELiiunmnsTi
[CHURCH ONMJGUSTi
Mass Meetinfg cf Congregation
at Courthouse Fixes Details
of the Ceremony
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED
John W. Shiver, H. P. Everett
and Joe M. Bryan in Charge
of Program Arrangements
The cornerstone of the First
Methodist church will be laid Au
gust 2, when one of the bishops of I
jthe Southern Methodist church wm
'bp present.
A basket dinner will be served |
'on the grounds after the corner
'stone exercises are over, the Ma
isons of Americus having been in
vited to assist in the ceremonies.
I The members of the First church
'will be urgqd to make weekly con
tributions from this date on, in or- [
der to meet the weekly labor pay ;
Irools of the church,
j These and other arrangements
i were fixed at a mass meeting in ,
I the courthouse Sunday afternoon,
I when the meinbers of the church
and., friends of the congregations
met at the invitation of Pastor
John M. Gutter, and the* following
committees named.
Program committee in charge of
I the exercises August 2—John Shi
ver, chairman; H. P. Everett and
Joe Bryan.
Dinner committee of 12 women,
with Mrs. John T. Taylor and Mrs.
H. B. Mashburn, in charge.
Grounds and Table committee:—
H. B. Mashburn, chairman; V. M.
Holloway, A. R. Royal, Joe Poole,
and W. L. Dupree.
Publicity committee:—H. a. Al
len, T. O. Marshall and Lovelace
Eve.
“We hope and expect to make
Thursday, zXugust 2, a red letter
| day in the history of Americus,”
Pastor Outler said Sunday night.
“It is a half holiday with the mer
chants and we know we will receive
their full co-operation. One of
our bishops will be invited to
1 preach at - 11 o'clock. Following
the sermon, the Masons of the city
I will take charge of the actual cor
nerstone laying. We have invited
them to do so, through Wible Mar
shall, ad feel sure they Wnl accept.
BIG TOBACCO FACTORY
IS DAMAGED BY FIRE
RICHMOND, Va., July 2.—Fire
of undetermined origin Sunday
night threatened the destruction of
the plant of P. Lorillard Tobacco
company, one of the largest tobacco
concerns, in Virginia. A general
alarm was turned in at eight o’clock
and all available apparatus was
rushed to the burning factory.
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LAST DETAIL COMPLETED TO
FURNISH FULL FGHT RETURNS
The last detail in final arrangements for furnishing free fight
returns to Americus fans was completed today when a contract was
signed by The Times-Recorder for this service yrith The Associ
ated Press. Services of a competent press operator have been se
cured for this special occasion, and the full, unabridged Associ
atd Press report will be handled by him. A special wire will bring
the returns directly into the office of The Times-Recorder, where
they will be called out to the crowd by an announcer.
Through courtesy oi Nat LeMaster, manager of the Americus
Undertaking Company, comfortable- seats will be provided for all
who assemble in The Times-Recorder to hear the returns. There
will bts a special section reserved for ladies, and provision 'will *
also be" made for negroes who wish to hear the returns called ofut.
The whole service will be furnished absolutely free to everybody in
Americus, and the management of this paper wants every one in
terested in the big fight to come an hear the returns whether you
are a reader of The Times-Recorder or not.
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CCSIDUITY RATE PUT
ms EffECT DESPITE
PROTEST »F SOUTH
Interstate Commerce Commis
-1 sion Overrules Numerous
Protests Filed
AFFECTS ALL SOUTHEAST
Commission in Order Denies
New Tariff Wil! Permit
Rate Increases
WASHINGTON, July 2.—New
commodity rates by railroad to af
fect al Ifreight trafic to and from
points 1 in the Southeast on and after
July 1, have been allowed to become
effective by order of the Interstate
Commerce’ Commision. The order
permitting the commodity rates t«
become effective was issued by the
comission despite protests filed by
the Southern Traffic League and
other organizations in the South.
These protests asked that the
commission prevent the rates being
made effective until after an inves
tigation had been made, and charg
ed that the new schedules of coni
modifies would involve increases
general in freight rates, but the
commission denied these allegations.
JIM JOHNSON COMES
BACK HERE TO LIVE
Jim Johnson, who formerly own
ed the Pelham Barber shop on La
mar street, but who disposed of his
interest there several years ago, re
turned today to Americus to make
his home here again. He has been
engaged in business at Montezuma,
and hcreafterd will be connecte [
with Mr. Pelham in his old stand I
j here, where he will bo glad to have j
I his old friends call on him.
FIFTEEN INJURED 0
TOURS MEET
WHEN m SKIOS
DeViscaya Car Fails to Make
Hairpin Curve With Dis
astrous Results
THREE CHILDREN HURT
One Woman in Crowd Had Both
Her Legs Broken in
Crash of Car
TOURS, France, July 2—(By As
sociated Press) —Fifteen persons
were injured when the DeViscaya
car in'the automobile Grand Prix
race here failed to make a hairpin
turn in the first round today.
The car hooked its real wheel
while going at terrific speed, swung
against the fence and then ran into
a tree, in the meantime sideswiping
a crowd of spectators assembled
near the curve.
Three children among the injured
had their skulls fractured and one
woman in the crowd who was hurt
had both her legs broken.
DELEGATES LEAVE TO
ATTEND ATHENS MEET
Maj. James A. Fort and J. L. Sut
tles, delegates from John B. Mathis
Post, American Legion, No. 2, left
this morning for Athens, where they
go to attend the annual convention
of the American Legion of Georgia.
They were accompanied by R. L.
Crawford, commander of the post
here, who goes as Third . distri '.
committeeman to attend the con
vention in his official capacity.
[ Other delegates elected by the post
[here and who had planned to go to
(Athens were unable to go with
those named above.
MORFBOMBSfOUNDIH
WERE MEL;®
HUES SMALL DAMAGE
French Artillery Officer Re
moves Fuse in Time td Pre
vent Explosion
NEW PENALTIES IMPOSED
City Officials to Be Held Re
sponsible for Sabotage At
tempt by French
COBLENZ. July 2 —(By Associ
ated Press) —Two time bombs were
found at the entrance to the May
ence tunnel today, one of which
exploded, doing slight damage to
the tunnel.
The fuse was withdrawn from
the second bomb by a French artil
lery officer who discovered the
presence of the infernal machine in
time to prevent its explosion.
As a result of finding ihe bombs
French military authorities have or
dered new street traffic, restrictions
instituted and penalties in other
forms were also imposed. City offi
cials will be held responsible for the
sabotage attempt by French author
ities at Mayence.
JOHNSON ACCEPTS PLACE
AS CUTTER WITH NASH
W. L. Johnson, one of the best
known and most popuar market
men in Americus, has accepted.a
position as cutter for Nash Market
in Rogers’ store on Forsyth street.
He has already assumed, his duties
and many of his friends have fol
lowed him to his new place.
Mr. Johnson for a number of
years past has been connected with
the leading markets of the city,
earning an enviable reputation
which has placed him at the head
of his profession.
For the past year he has been
with West End market on Church
street, which is managed by W. H.
Feagin.
MISS THOMAS AND MR.
OLIVER MARRY AT DUBLIN
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas, of
Dublin, Ga., announce the marriage
of their daughter, Christine Whit
field, and Dr. Dorsey Butler Giver,
of Savannah, the wedding having
been solemnized June 21, in Savan
nah.—Atlanta Journal.
Announcement of the marriage
| of Miss Whetfield and Mr. Giver is
■| of cordial interest in Americus,
where Mr. Giver spent his child
hood and young manhood. He has
lived for several years in Dublin,
where he was engaged in the drug
business. He visited here frequent
ly during the residence of his moth
er here, and his many friends here
will learn with pleasure of his hap
piness.
W. D. UPSHAW NOT TO BE
SENATORIAL CANDIDATE
ATLANTA, July 2.—Giving as
his reason the belief that his work
in the house of representatives is
unfinished, Congressman William
D. Upshaw has announced that he
had decided not to enter the next
senatorial race.
The congressman, in a signed
statement, further said that he has
‘no personal inclination to aritagi
nize, after his first efficient term.
Senator William J. Harris.” Mr
Upshaw added that “some . day I
would like to represent Georgia in
the senate but I feel that now is not
the time.”
DR. ALLEN ATTENDING
MEETING OF WOODMEN
Dr. Henry B. Allen is in San
Antonio, Tex., where he went
to attend a meeting of Wodmen o£
the World now in session Uieiii
The occasion Is the
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WEATHER WWS
For Georgia; iftatly cloudy to
night and .Tuesday; probably local
showers,
PRICE FIVE CENTS
TOTAL OF JIMI
■LED 8Y miS
DURING FML YEHS
Auditor Compliments Treasurer
That No Errors Remain Un
corrected
SPENT $97,700 ON ROADS
Remaining Balance in Road
Fund Is $152,458, Depos
ited in Five Banks
Messrs. N. A. Ray, Chairman; J. E.
Poole, R. S. Oliver, S. E. Stat
ham and G. C. Hawkins, Com
missioners of Roads and Reve
nues, Sumter Counity, Georgia.
Gentlemen:
We beg to hand you nerewith a
condensed statement, compiled by
us fraom our full detailed report of
audit of your county’s records, cov
ering the twelve months ended May
31, 1923. Our examination in each
department commenced with bal
ances brought forward at end of
former audit, June 1, 1922, and
covered the succeeding twelve
months through May 31, 1923.
COUNTY TREASURER—
The total money coming into the
hands of Mr. H. D. Watts as coun
ty treasurer, from all sources ap
plicable to the general county fund,
and all sums paid out by him for
the period are as follows:
Receipts—
Ad Valorem taxes, cur-
rent and past year5..5129,804.98
Road tax 6,012.93
Superior court fines ... 2,690.15
City Couyt fines 2,280.54
Interest on bank bal-
ances 11,659.10
Received from state ac-
count Superior court
judge’s salary 747.22
From paving fund for
use of mules and con
victs for paving in
side city limits 1,743.30
Refund of 40 per cent
of cost Sweet Water
creek bridge 502.17
From all other sources,
such as railroad
claims sale of old
mules, rebates, etc... 1,094.86
Total receipts $156,535.25
Add Cash balance June
1, 1922 19,916.57
Total to account for $176,451.82
Disbursements—
Roads —for supplies,
material, labor, etc...s 80,105.45
Bridges—material and
suplies 1,886.57
Court house—coal, in-
surance and other ex
penses 2,061.69
Sheriff and jails t . 4,564.30
: City court 5,209.92
Superior court 6,687.97
• City court jurors and
bailiffs .. 1,564.08 ,
. Superior court jurors J
and bailiffs 1,624.80j|
J. P. Court costs 197.0®
Salaries—
• Treasurer
Secretary of board
[ Commissioner of health
Farm demonstrator
L Cattle Inspector 28CH'/i
J County engineer (1-2
k salary) 50®gg
I County commissioners ,-,Zs s l
, ('ounly att orr.. y W " *
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