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N. Y. Futures— . July Oct. Dec. Previous Close .. | Open 126.25 23.30 22.80 11 a.m 125.55 22.96 22.58 Close |24.50 22.66 22.30 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. 163 EARTH TREMORS FELT OVER WIDE AREA Pace Moves To End Fee System Throughout State BILL IB AUTHORIZE CONSOLIDATION Os 111 OFFICES II HI. Senator Pace, of Sumter, Offers Resolution to Submit Amend ment to Permit This WOULD ALSO ABOLISH FEE | County Officers in All Counties . Over 25,000 May Be Paid Salaries if Measure Passes ATLANTA, July 23.—One o* , the most) important pieces of leg islation yet put before the general | assemply was introduced in the sen ate this morning by Senator Steph en Pace, of Sumter. The legisla tion is embraced in two joint reso- * lutions proposing constitutional amendments to be voted upon by ! the people at the next general elec- , tion and would authorize the leg- • islature to abolish justice of the peace courts in all cities having a population of 5,000 or more; to consolidate the offices of tax as- 1 sessor and tax collector in counties having 25,000 poupiation or more, and to place all county officers in such counties on salary instea3 of fee basis of compensation. The proposed amendment affect ing the fee system as at present in effect in Georgia would permit the clerk of Superior, court, clerk of City court, sheriff, ordinary, tax collector and tax receiver in the various conties affected to be placed on salaries, but would not make this obligatory. Wher ever such officers are put on sal ary basis this would be done only after a special bill containing such provision had been passed by the general assembly. The same pro vision applies to the proposition to consolidate the offices of tax as sessor and tax receiver, and the abolishing of justice of the peace courts. SCHOOL OF KIMS BEETS MESOH Many Distinguished Methodists Are Among Those Constitut ing Faculty LAKE JUNALUSKA, N. C.. July 23—The School of Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which will hold its annual summer school, beginning July 26 and con tinuing through August 9, is the next event of importance on the program of Methodist activities at Lake Junaluska, it is announced by Rev, A, C. Zumbrunnen, D. D., Ph. D., secretary of the Home Cultiva tion Department of the Board of Missions, under whose auspices the institution will be conducted. Dr. Zumbrunnen is dean of the school of missions. The school will be con ducted in the new Mission building, completed last year by the board of I missions at a cost of $150,000. The I evening platform meetings will be I held in the auditorium on the lake I front. The faculty includes Dr. Edmund F. Cook, of Nashville, secretary of missions and Sunday school exten sion, Methodist Episcopal church, South; Dr. Paul B. Kern, dean of School of Theology, Southern Meth odist University, Dallas; Dr. W. J. Young, director correspondence school Emory University-. Mrs. Hume R. Steele, educational secre tary, board of missions, M. E. church, South: Garfield Evans, su perintendent department of mission ary work, Epworth League, M. E. church, South; ?ev. S. A. Stewart, missionary. Japan; Mrs. J. H. Mc- Coy, home mission secretary board of missions, M. E. church. South; Dr. W~. D. Weatherford, president Southern Y. M. C. A. CollegexNash ville; Dr. C. E. Brown, dean of school of religion, Vanderbilt, Uni versity, Nashville, and Miss Mary- Harris Cockrill, Ward Belmont Col lege, Nashville; Rev. C. G. Houn shall candidate secretary Board of' Missions. M, E. Church, South. Platform addresses will be given by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, of Methodist Episcopal church; Dr. John W. Laird, president og Albion College, Albion, Mich.; Dr. W. W Pinson, Foreign Mission Secretary, board of missions, M. E. church. South. Miss Mabel K. Howell, for eign mission secretary, M. E. church, South; Miss Daisy Davies, of Atlanta. Centenary represen tative, M. E. Church, South; Dr. E. H. Rawlings, Foreign Mission Sec retary, M. E. Church. South. The announced/purpose of the school is to help train an adequate missionary leadership, for 65,000,- 000 with whom the Methodist Epis copal Church is working in home and foreign mission fields. MANY NEW FACES NOW ON AMERICUS TEAM LEADER DEPRECATES HIGH MILITARY COSTS. 0! WE II COBIWIS Leader of Opposition Afraid Another Race for Armament Now Beginning HE WANTS CONFERENCE Urges British Government to Call Conference of Nations for Arms Limitation LONDON, July 25.—w. Ramsav McDonald, leader of the opositioh in the house’ today moved a reso lution deprecating the increasing expenditures in military prepara tions, which he asserts formed the beginning of another race for ar mament. In moving adoption of the reso lution Mconald urged that the British government take immediate steps to call an international con ference for the limitation of ar mament. KWlio OILS SUM HIGHT Prominent Resident Here Passed Away After Illness of Only Five Days Miss Effie Howard died Sunday night at 1(1:45 o’clock at her resi dence, 918 Oglethorpe avenue, in East Americus, after’a brief illness of five days. She was one of the best known residents of this com munity, having lived in Americus during 52 years, and had long been active in community affairs and among a large circle of friends was greatly loved and admired for her I many beautiful traits of character. She was a consistent member of ; First Methodist church and an nouncement of her demise will be received with regret among all who knew her. Funeral services were held this afternoon at -1 o clock from the fam ily residence, conducted by Rev. John M. Outlet-, pastor of the First Methodist church and a warm per sonal friend of the family. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, attesting to the very high esteem in which this beloved lady was held in the community. Inter ment was in Oak Grove cemetery. Pallbearers were Philo Smith, D. F. Davenport, W. A. Joyner, D. R- Andrews, Howell Elam and Charles Smith. „ Surviving are two brothers, E. 11. Howard, of Americus, and J. H. Howard, of Albany; two nieces, Miss Olive Howard, Miss Lula Howard, of Americus, and three nephews, Jack Howard. Cecil Howard of Americus, and Jim Howard, of Al- I bany. WOMEN MAKE PILGRIMAGE TO GRAVE OF LEADER ROCHESTER, N. Y., July 23 Three hundred women who have been attending the conference of the Woman’s part/fit Seneca Falls arrived here Sunday to lead the pilgrimage to the grave of Susan B. Anthony who lived in Rochester i for more than sixty years, and was during all that time the ! 'adei I of the feminist movement in Amer- I ica With this tribute to Miss ! Anthony, the Woman’s party i brought to a close its three-day conference which begaji "’itf 1 I celebration at Seneca Falls of the I seventy-fifth anniversary of the ! first woman’s right convention. After a luncheon with the cham ber of commerce, the Woman s party members were taken by au- I tomobile to Highland Park where i they were joined in their pilgrim- I age to Mt. Hone cemetery by thous ands of citizens. The pilgrimage I was led by Mayor Van Zandt and the city officials, and by friends II and relatives of Miss Anthony. FINE TOMATOES GROWN BY ELLAVILLE LADY j Mrs. H. J. Williams] of Ellaville, , I was a visitor in Americus this • I morning, and brought with her a | number of the finest tomatoes ever \ I seen , here. They were grown in ■ her family graden at her home in . | Ellaville, 'and besides being of ex -1 cellent flavor, all of them have at- Ifained unusual size. Mrs. Williams is a valued member of the Times- I Reocrder family, being correspond - i ent of this paper at Ellaville, and a I basket of her finest tomato speci ?: mens were graciously presented this ' office by her] . E R j c 71 THE TIMESHRECORDER IN THE HEART OF DIXIE ONE Dffl; Tffl ABE .MHSLE MED II OIK PARK FIGHT I Tom Alford Thirty, Shot and Cut to Death in Knife and Gun Battle GRIFFIN BOYS BADLY HURT Row Alleged to Have Grown Out of Difference Over Four Dollars OAK PARK. Jiffy 23.—Tom Al ’ ford, aged 30, was cut and shot to death and Eden and Walton Gris- I fin badly woundly wounded in a knife and gun battle that occur red on the main business street here Sunday night. The fight is said to have result ed from a quarrel over $4, and the sow, according to Oak Park Officers, started at church and was renewed late at the home of the Griffin boys, finally terminating in the killing of Alford and the seri ous injury of both the Griffins. Walton Elden, early in the battle, was knocked unconscious by a blow over the head with the butt ‘end iof a pistol. Eden Griffin turned 1 on Altord with a knife, and almost- | I severed one of his ears, also cut- ! ting him badly about the face and chest. Both Elden GriETin and Alford I exchanged shots, and Griffin fell to | the ground with a bullet wound above his heart. The shooting sub sided for a few moments and doc tors were summoned. While waiting on the doctors to ■ arrive, the belligerents, it is said, 1 reloaded their pistols and’started ! firing at one, another again. Alford ' fell mortally wounded and he died before meidcal aTcT arrived. ■ The dead man is a brother of J. [ A. Alford, woh several years ago 1 shot and killed Donnty United ; States Marshal Ben Wilson at Sop erton, Ga. He is unmarried. He ’. was employed by the Georgia and Florida Railway company. ; The two Gri in boys are World War veterans and reside at Oak ’ Park. KLBW WINNER II FIBST HILF MS Arlington’s Winning the Closing Series Cost Dawson Pennant by Margin of 31 Points ALBANY, July 23. —Albany won the championship in the first half of the South Georgia Circuit pen nant race, which closed- Saturday, winding up 31 points ahead of Dawson, which finished second Dawson’s inability to cope with Ar lington in the closing series of the first half cost the Terrell county entry the leadership, as Dawson lost two out of the last three games with Arlington, wnile Al \bany was taking three straights ! from Blakely. I Arlington finished third; Amer jicus, fourth; Blakely fifth, and Bainbridge, sixth. The last week of the race saw Arlington ahead at the first of week, but that teair won only three out of six played while - Albany took five out of si> and Dawson won three out of five The last half began today, with every town in the circuit greatlj | strengthened, and indications wert i that the going would be fast anc [furious for the next four weeks •joe Jackson, former major league star, 'has been added to the rotsei of the Americus club, while ever; other team is combing all the wood: of all the states for additional tai ent. The winner of the second hal will play the winner of the first unless one team wins both halve" and in that event, the second placi club in the last half will play thi winner a series of seven games, o until one club has won four games MANY ATTEND HENDERSON FUNERAI Many friends from Americus an. surrounding vicinity attended thi fuenral exercises Sunday mornin; from Pleasant Grove church at 1 o’clock of Mrs. Fannie Henderson I who died early Saturda; morning at the home of he daughter, Mrs. Will Chambliss, nea Americus, in the 28th district. Rev James Brewton conducted the serv ires, and the floral offerings wcr many and beautiful. i The remains were taken to For i Valley, the home of the family i where interment took place Sun day afternoon. AMERICUS. GA., .MONDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23, 1923 HIM JOHNSON. BACK FROM EUROPE. FAILS TO TOSS BAT ISBIIO “Important Statement’’ Expect ed From Him at Dinner Ar ranged for Wednesday GREETED BY BIG CROWD Boomed by New York Friends For Republican Presidential Nomination NEW YORK, July 23.—United States Senator Hiram Johnson, of California, who is being boomed by his New York firends for the Re publican presidential nomination in 1924, returned here today from a tour of Europe. A laffee crowd of reporters and admirers who gath ered at the Leviathan’s dock to greet Senator Johnson on his re turn were disappointed when he re fused to indicate whether or not ihs hat is in the ring. Friends of the senator later in dicated they expected an important statement from him next Wednes day when he will adress a testi monial dinner that has been ar- i ranged in his honor. BAPTISTS SEISING RELIGIOUS ÜBERTV Dr. Mulhns Voices Aims of De nomination Before World Al. liance at Stockholm STOCKHOLM, July 23—Baptists of the world not only seek absolute religious liberty for themselves but an equal right tor all other believ ers and non-believers to worship God according to the Sictates of their conscience or refuse to wor ship God at all, Dr. E. Y. Mullins, of Louisville, Ky., president of the Southern Baptist Theological Semi nary and of the Southern Baptist convention, told the Baptist World Alliance this afternoon in an ad dress on “The Baptist Conception of Religious Liberty.” Baptists were instrumental in securing gu arantees for full religious liberty in the American constitution and Bap tists have flourished tnere as no where else on the globe, and they : are now eluding their influence in | an effort to induce governments, I both civil and ecclesiastical, to per mit the largest possible liberty on the part of all individuals in their approach to God, the speaker said. “Religious lib 1 ? My rests upojti man’s original creation in the im age of •God,” Dr. Mullins began, ‘and man as a person created in God’s image, free and spiritual, competent to deal directly with the finite and temporal, a passion ate yearning for the- infinite and eternal; man, endowed with a con science ringing in the soul like an alarm bell against wrong doing; man, with a will of his own which he can misuse and bring on m/-al ruin, but which he can surrender to God; man, with an intelL/Cc hung ering so rinfinite truth and eternal ly discontented; man with a heart which no earthly object can satis fy; man, self-willed and sinful and then penitent and believing, re deemed by the power of Jesus Christ, Redeemer and Lord; man, recreated in the divine image, with the witness of the spirit of his soul, telling him of his eternal I destiny; man, as a child»of Goo« ' seeking to W’alk worthily of his calling, and heir of all the ages— this is the being and these the en dowments which demand that great , boon whicß we call religious liber- I ty.” . Setting forth some of the du ; ties are imposed by religious liberty Dr. Mullins enumerated that of searching Tor and discovering the truth, that of sacrifice for the ■ truth, that of loyalty to the state, • and that highest of all duties, loyal ty to Jesus Christ. “No license, self- . will or human will, but God’s will •| as revealed in Jesus Christ is the ’goal of history and of reliigous lib j erty,” the speaker said. “There is , ;no danger in this religious liberty | centered and anchored in Jesus 1 Christ.”'" J " . GA. APPROPRIATITNSI TO TOTAL OVER mt MB FOR 1 923 ’ Chairman Culpepper of House j, Committee, Airs Views as to Elders Amendment SAYS WOULD CUT SCHOOLS Bill Now Gives Common Schools 1 Total of $4,500,000, With Conditional Added Sum ATLANTA, July 23.—With the introduction of the general appro priations bill carrying appropria tions totalling approximately $9,- 400,000 today in the house, Chair man Culpepper, of the appropria tion committee stated that if the proposed Elders amendment to give the commo nschools a flat fund of $5,500,000 were adopted, the schools would, in his opinion, lose at east half a million dollars. The appropriations measure, as submitted provides that the schools shall receive $4,250,000 and one half of all the stately revenues over $8,500,00. Representative Elders has stated that instead of accepting the committee’s recom /mendations he will ask that $250,- I 000 be added to the sahpol fund, ’ with the proviso for one-half of the revenues above $8,500,000 be excluded. Chairman Culpepper announced tihs afternoon that he would call up the appropriations bill For consid eration tomorrow morning. The house voted to begin hold i ing afternoon sessions tomorrow in I order to expedite the consideration of a number of .important matters, including tax reform measures and the general appropriations bill. Bills introduced in the house to day would require all fraternal and secret organization to record the names of those composing their memberships, and forbid the wear ing of masks in public; would pro hibit teaching of agnosticism or Darwinism as facts and would qaur antine the state against tfie impor tation o? green peas and green beans from Florida. In the senate, Senator Pace] of the Thirteenth, introduced a sub stitute for the McMichael house resolution to investigate the high way department. The effect of the Pace resolution would be to exclude Representative McMichael, who for several sessions has attacked the highway department, from being a member of the investigating com mittee. nimev. bhiSmw ■MEI EIMP Col. Herbert Kennedy of Atlanta In Command of Central City Park MACON, Juyl 23. —Central City Park resembles Camp Wheeler in its military appearance Monday; morning following the arrival Sun day of companies of Uniform Rank Woodmen of the World for the six day encampment here. The camp was placed undgr full military discipline Monday and is in command of Col. Herbert B. Kennedy, of Atlanta, woh has es tablished headquarters at the park. The Woodmen were officially welcomed to Macon Monday morn ing at 10 o’clock by Mayor Luther Williams. A Hag-raising ceremony and other exercises marked the oc casion. MOULTRIE CHAMBER ADDS FARM SALES DEPARTMENT MOULTRIE, July 23.—A farm sale depatrment is the latest de partment added to the Moultrie Chamber of Commerce. Die new department was authorized at a meeting of the board of directors. It will commence to function immedi ately and will actively push the sale of farm lands to persons who are chiefly interested in dairy and live stockj raising. WEATHER FOR WEEK FORECAST IS FAIR WASHINGTON, July 23. The weather outlook for the period July 23 to July 28, inclusive for the South Atlantic and East Gulf states —Normal temperatures and gener ally fair weather are indicated, but scattered local thunder-showers are probable. . BIG SHAKE-UP MG BASEBALL GLOB; O MEN ARE IN LINE-UP Capt. Jackson to Put in Almost Entirely New Line-Up at Albany Today THREE OLD MEN RETAINED Wade, Parsons and Barnett to Wear Americus Uniforms During Second Half A big shake-up in the personnel of the Americus ball team occurred following Saturday’s game at the Playground when it was announced that a number of new players would be added to the roster of the club this morning. These in ad dition to several who played in Saturday’s game for the first time, will constitute Americus’ team dur ing the second half of the South Georgia Circuit season, it is stated. For the information of the fans around the circuit the names of the new players have been furnish ed the Times-Recorder by Captain Joe Jackson, former big leaguer, who is now directing the destinies of the team. They Knowland, Williams, Elmore, Brandon, Lind sey, Duran, Wingard, Hallman, Da venport and Benson, and besides these, Wade, Parsons and Barn hard will be retained from among those constituting the old team. The team plays the opening game of the second half this aft ernoon at Albany, when the new line-up will be seen in action. The tentative line-up and batting order it was stated this morning, will be: Knowland, 2b; Williams, 3b; El more, If; Jackson, rs; Brandon, lb; Wade, cf; Lindsey, ss; Duran, c; Wingard, p. Hallman, Daven port and Benson will be in uniform, but probably will seen only on the bench. The new players reached Americus last night at midnight, and remained until late this morn ing in their rooms at the hotel. All are splendid specimens of ath letic manhood and apparently 1 ball players from toe to crown. Sev eral of the players brought their wives with them, and their coming is expected to add interest to a number of early social affairs here. 19,401 REHABILATED VETS PLACED IN JOES INDIANAPOLIS, July 23.—As sisted by the American Legion and by large industrial establishments, the United States Veterans Bureau has been able to place most all ot the 19,401 men rehabilitated be tween July 1, 1922 and June 1, 1923, according tq information re ceived by legion national headquar ters in Indianapolis. Corporations are adding veterans trained by the bureau to their lists of employes, Director Hines has anonunced. The Bethlehem Steel company recently asked for 200 ship workers from among the rehabilitated men. Lemuel Bolles ,legion national adjutant, recently has offered the aid of employment bureaus main tained by legion posts in all sec tions in finding jobs for veterans bureau trainees. MINING TOWNS HAVE MODERN IMPROVEMENTS WASHINGTON, July 23.—Bet ter baby contests, home garden competition, commuinty beautifica tion activities, evening classes for adults and special classes for de fective children, ate only a few of the modern phases of everyday life in the s«ft coal towns of Col orado. A field investigator for the Bituminous Operators’ Special comimttee found these varied ac tivities being promoted by operators and supported enthusiastically by the miner and his family. GEORGIA LEADING ALL STATES IN MEMBERSHIP INDIANAPOLIS, July 23.—With almost twice as many members as it had last year, the. Ga. depart ment of the American Legion is leading all other states in member ship increase over 1922, according to the most reecnt report of the legion’s national treasurer in In ■ dianapolis. Other states that have | exceeded the total for last year, according to standing, are: Arizona, Idaho, Utah and New Jersey. Le ! gion departments which achieved I nine-tenths or more of their mem -1 bership for last year are, in rela- I tive order, South Carolina, New : York, Arkansas, Washington, South j Dakota, lowa, Alabama, New I Hampshire, Ohio and West Vir ginia. . i. . M. WEATHER For Georgia tonight and Tuesday. PRICE FIVE CENTS EARTHGUAKF BOCKS CAUFORNIA COUNTIES: LOS IIGFLES DIKED Three Sleeping Men Caught Un der Falling Roofs at San Bernardino HEAVY PROPERTY LOSS Shocks Extended From Santa Barbara to San Diego and Continued 11 to 20 Seconds LOS ANGELES? July 23.—The entire tier of Southern California counties was rocked by an earth quake of from 11 to 20 second duration at 11:28 o’clock last night. San Bernadino, where the heaviest damage was caused, felt a second heavy tremor at 1 o’clock this morning. Three sleping men were injur ed seriously at San Bernadino when roofs fell in upon them, but there liave been no reports of deaths re ceived yet. Much damage was caused to property, buildings on streets running east and west be ing the chief sufferers. Santa Barbara was the extreme northern point from which quake reports were received and San Di ego was the farthest south at which the tremors were felt. The shocks extended eastward across the en tire Imperial Valley, nearly to the Arizona state line, and the extent of the aggregate damage cannot yet be given. Serious damake was done here. FIFTEEN FFWED CONVICTS ARE CAUGHT Criminal Insane Enjoy Brief Lib erty at Chester Last Night CHESTER, 111., July 23—Fifteen of forty-one insane convicts who escaped last night from the state hospital for criminal insane here had been re-captured this morn ing. Officers are in close pursuit of several others who it is believed will bo arrested before night. The cohnvicts escaped following wholesale jail delivery at the state hospital for the criminal insane here last night in which one of the con victs was slain, two guards were stabbed seriously, and other guards and officials badly beaten. Many of those who escaped had been committed to the institution on their pleas of insanity, when charged with, murders in various parts of the state. Numerous posses, including fifty guards of the Southern Illi nois penitentiary, which is adjacent to the hospital, police officers and citizei g were scouring a thickly wooded section north of Chester, where most of the fugitives are be lieved to be hiding. The unlevel to pography of the section and bluffs skirting the Mississippi river nearby affoid the escaped criminal many secure 1 >d;ng flares. SUBSCRIPTIONS ENOUGH TO GUARANTEE CONCERTS SAVANNAH, July 23—The art ist concert series will be held here again next winter provided enough subscriptions can be secured to guarantee its success. A joint com mittee of the Savannah Board of Trade and the Savannah Music Club hsa sent out 1,200 letters in an ef fort to secure the necessary sub scriptions. CONDITIONS IMPROVING AMONG FOREIGN MINERS WASHINGTON, July 23.—Ital ians, Hungarians and Austirans rank as the chief savers among foiqign-born miners in the sott I coal fields of Colorado, according to reports made to the Bituminous ’ Operators’ Special Committee which is co-operating with the United States Coal commission. Field investigators making a sur vey for the committee, of which J. C. Brydon is the chairman, found that these three nationalists led in savings particularly in Walsen burg, Colorado, a community of 5,000 persons. Fifty per cent of the residents are foreign-born and 70 per cent are soft coal (piners. That conditions are improving each year among the foreign-born and 70 per cent are soft coal min ers. . . . That conditions are improving each year among the foreign-born miners in the field was indicated in the deposits for 1922 and 1923 in the two banks at Walsenburg. In 1922 they were $2,246, 161.61 while in 1923 they had jumped to $2,748,920.76 Post .office officials state that from $75,000 to $90,000 yearly is sent in money orders to [foreign countries from Walsenburg, I either to bring relatives left behind ■or for deposit in foreign savings banks. . .