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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO. I 70
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HARDING BETTER; MAY RECOVER SOON
Oscar Underwood Shies His Hat Into Political Ring
ILIUM SFWTOR IS
•KILLING TO BE PffiTl
WW SEIPEL
Tells Mobile Delegation If Ala
bama Want Him for Pres
cient He s Willing
WOULD FIGHT HARD FIGH
Ready to Carry Democracy’s
Banner to Triumph if
Citizens Call Him
i s
MONTGOMERY, Ala., July 31.
•—ln an address before the Mobile
delegation in the Alabama legisla
ture here today United States
Senator Oscar W. Underwood de
clared that if the citizenry of Ala
bama requested it his hat was “in
the ring for the presidency.”
“It is not for me to name Ala
bama’s candidate for president of
the United States,” he declared,
“but if this great state names vie
as her standard bearer, all of the
fighting spirit I have will be enlist
ed to carry her Democracy’s cause
to triumph.”
TIFTON METHODISTS
START REVIVAL MEET
TIFTON, July 31. —Revival ser
vices will be conducted at the ’1 if
ton Methodist church twice daily,
at 4 and 8:30 p. m. all this week.
The meeting is especially for
young people and is being conduct
ed under the direction of the Tifton
Epworth League. Mr. Pryar Man
ning, ministerial student at Emory
University, will do the preaching.
Mr. Manning has conducted some
very successful meetings among the
young people of South Georgia and
great things are anticipated from
his preaching here.
HAHIRA TOBACCO PLAN!
OPEN TO REVEIVE WEED
HAHIRA. July 31.—The tobac
co warehouse at Hahira will bf
opened this morning for receiving
tobacco and sales will start Thurs
day morning, August <:nd, at 9
o’clock. Growers who wish may
carry their tobacco to the ware
house Tuesday and Wednesday and
store it for sales opening Thursday
On /Thursday and afterwards to
bacco will be received at any hour,
day or night, as a competent man
will he on hand at all hours to
look after it.
COMMITTEE MAKES
ADVERSE REPORT
ATLANTA, July 31.—An ad
verse report on the resolution by
Representatives Fleming and Mc-
Michael requesting action on all
tax reform measures be postpon
ed until next ye?r, was made to
day by the house rules committee.
Don't Fail--
to read in tomorrow’s issue
the full story of the success
k of
THE TURNER
COUNTY PLAN
i ■9 r A diversified farming plan
that is attracting nation-wide
interest and has been bulle
, fined and broadcast by the
j Federal government.'
It is the plan of the “cow,
( the hog, and the hen.” It is
the plan of putting
• BUSINESS
METHODS
Into farming and marketing
of farm products. It is the
mbthod that is solving the
farmer’s
MARKETING
PROBLEM
In Wedneirlay’s
Times-Recorder
(Tomorrow )
TODA y
Turn to the Editorial Page
and read the story of
LUTHER
r BURBANK
A story you’ll remember long
after reading—A story of a
probable loss to agriculture
of millions of dollars.
HEAVY DEATH TOLL TAKEN !N COLLISION
Florida Cotton Growing
Plan Working Out Well
Farmers at Griffin Are “Sold” on Plan of Strip
ping Weed of All Squares and Bolls
Early and Poisoning Well Once
The Times-Recorder today presents in detail the success attained
with the so-called “Florida Plan” for growing cotton under boll weevil
conditions as demonstrated at Griffin this season. The article is one of
a series of similar publications to be made from time to time in The
Times-Recorder in an effort to present to farmers here the most ad
vanced methods of growing cotton as well as the success attained in
producing and marketing other products in the cotton growing states
since the advent of the boll weevil. Today’s publication deals with the
crop growing at Griffin, Ga., where the farmers, it is said, are literally
“sold” on the proposition.
The so-called “Florida Plan” of
boll weevil control, which is being
tried out on the farm of Neill Ray,
near Americus, is working fine in
Spalding county, according to W. T.
Bennett, county farm demonstra
tion agent at Griffin. The experi
ment there was begun in co-opera
tion with the Griffin Chamber or
Commerce with Dr. George D.
Smith, of the Florida State Board,
coming to Griffin to demonstrate
the method.
The experiment was begun July
4, when Dr. Smith literally “sold”
his plan to his listeners and many
since then have tried it out with
splendid results.
Walter Touchstone, prominent
Spaidi tiwrrr
Rover, was convinced by the coun
ty agent a few days before Dr.
Smith came, and started using the
method on the second of July.
Mr. Bennett, telling of the sue-!
cess of the plan in the Griffin'
News and Sun, says that it is best to !
wait until the boll weevil has ample '
time to come out of winter quar- j
ters, and by that time the cotton|
will come up and should have a !
small amount of “squares”—the !
smaller the amount of squares, the ,
less amount of work necessary.
Go into the field with plenty of
help and strip every square off the
cotton, putting the squares in a
holeproof sack with a draw-string at
the mouth to keep any from escap
(Conttinued on Page 3.)
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OEEICER JU
J. D. Richards Who Gave Two
Convicts Freedom Finds
Himself in Custody
DUBLIN, July 31.—J. D. Rich-!
ards, the ‘corn doctor’ who imper-1
sonated a federal officer and got
two convicts from the county gang I
last week, hais been arrested in
Fitzgerald, according to a message
from that city last night, and City
Court Sheriff J. I. Maddox left to
day to bring him to Dublin.
Richards is wanted on a state
charge as well as a federal charge.
He represented himself as a federal
officer to Warden Bedingfield, pro- |
duced papers that were satisfactory I
to the warden and stated he want- >
ed two men as deserters from the !
army. They were turned over to I
him, a white man, Comer Rowell, j
and a negro, Ernest Jenkins. Lat
er it was found Richards was a
fake officer and search was begun
for him as well as for the two
convicts.
If the officers find it is Rich
ards that is in jail at Fitzgerald,
it is probable the grand jury will
have his case presented to them this
week and it looks now asif he will
be indicted ihould they take it Up.
CORDELE TO HAVE
BIG ’CUE AUG. BTH
CORDELE, July 31.—Chairman
J.M . Hunt of the county board of
trade today announced the com
mittee on the big barbecue to be
be given on August Bth at which
time the five year program for
Cordele and Crisp county will be
presented.
This committee is composed of
Dr. A. J. Whelchel, G. B. Wilkes,
Tom Fenn, Seab Hamilton, Mike
Thornton, Eph Matthews, Will
Sheppard Bnnd Julius Noble.
The barbecue will be held at
the park at Williams’ swimming
pool and arrangements are being
made to care for a large number of
I visitors.
TH E ™isbßEcdß DERI
IN THE HEARTOF DIXIE
WKFB WILL ISSUE
DLL UNLESS SBLBNS
FINISH BEFNM
Message Prepared for Delivery
in Beth Houses Today Gives
View of State’s Executive
STATEMENT" IS DIRECT
No Mistaking Purpose to Force
! Thrnngji Fn»mrL«l>on For
Change in System
i ATLANTA, July 31.—An extra
(session of the general assembly will
j be called unless the foundation for
state tax reform is completed dur
! ing the present session of the leg
i islature.
This was asserted here today in
1 a message prepared by Governor
! Clifford F. Walker for delivery be
' fore both houses of the general as
! sembly. The assertion in the mes
, sage is so direct as to permit no
misinterpretation of the purpose of
the state’s executive to force
through some scheme for a radical
change in the systefn of tax gath
ering in Georgia.
The “foundation for tax reform”
referred to in the message, it is
generally accepted here, means the
passage of certain proposed consti
tutional amendments to be submit
ted to the people, including one to
permit the levy and collection of
an income tax upon Georgians.
'You will permit me to remind
you that two-thirds of the time of
this session is already gone. The
tax equalization law has not been
enacted to bring intangibles onto
the tax books. No law has been
I passed to distribute the burden of
I taxation more equitably. Nothing
' has been passed to take the place
I of the tax equalization laws, and in
' the face of present financial suf
fering it would be a calamity which
would not soon be forgotten if the
full constitutional time of this ses
sion is exhausted without remedial
action forcing upon the shoulders
of an already over-burdened peo
ple the expense of an extra ses
' sion,” the governor said.
HIGHWAY SOUTH OF
VALDOSTA A BOG
j VALDOSTA, fuly 31,—Part|ies
going over the Highway south of
Valdosta, toward Lake Park should
detour near Dasher, cutting across
to the road by Mr. Zipperer’s place
ass the road below Dasher is im
passable. Much new dirt has been
hauled in there to make the grade
for paving and this new dirt is
soft an/ deep. A dozen cars have
gotten stuck there recently. The
paved road may be used as far as
Dasher, but a detow; should be
made to the left. The old Val
dosta - Lake ‘ Park road will be
[ reached about a mile and a half
from there.
MANY NEGROES ARE
LEAVING THOMAS NOW
THOMASVILLE, July 31—Many
( colored people are leaving Thomas
ville every day. Whether they are
going to the Northern cities or not
is not known, but when a train
■ leaves Thomasville large crowds of
them can be' seen telling others who
. are leaving farewell.
i The negro exodus has not been
noticed' so much in this part of the
state as it has in others, maybe
: on account of so many living in
' this section that it is not noticeable
t when a few leave, but if the pres
ent rate is kept up it will certainly
< be noticely severely.
AMERICUS, GA., TUESDAY AFTERNOON( JULY 31, 1923
UffiHTIWHDEIO
IN IW Os THAINS
NEMjmiffl
Fast Munich Express Strikes Sta
tionary Train at Kreinsen
Station.
TWENTY.SEVEN ARE HURT
Cause of Clash Not Yet Ascer
tained, With Investigation
Already Started
BERLIN, July 31.—(8y the As
sociated Press) —Twenty-seven per
sons are reported to have been kill
ed in a collision between the Ham
burg-Munich Express and a sta
tionary train at Kreinsen station,
near Casseljl early today.
In addition to those killed, early
reports from the scene of the
wreck are to the effect that 25
others were injured, many of these
being seriously hurt.
An investigation into the cause
of the werck has already been
started, but the cause has not yet
been announced.
COUNCIL COMERS
DfflM BILL
Special Called Meeting Tiel3
Monday Night at Which
Time Action Was Taken
There was a special called session
of city council Last nigh: at 8
o’clock at which the body consider
ed the bill introduced in the legis
lature by the Sumter delegation
affecting* the school board of Amer
icus and the floating debt of -he
municipality. All of themembers
of the body except Aiderman Mize,
were present according to the min
utes of the meeting. No newspa
per men were present, not having
been notified of the meeting.
According to the best information
obtainable, council after a discus
sion instructed the City Attorney
to wire members of the Sumter dele
gation expressing their disapproval
the bill, and to write each of the
legislators a letter today asking
hearings on the bill be arranged
Aidermen Carswell and Witt, w;ith
City Attorney Lane were named to
present the objections of council to
the measure.
This morning Aiderman Carswell
stated that it had been decided to
object to the bill in its entirety,
especial objection being had to cer
tain provisions for the establish
ment of a debt commission to
handle the funds collected from the
taxpayers for the payment of cer
tain floating indebtedness. Tins
objection, he said, is based on the
fact that it is proposed to pay sal
aries to members of the two com
missions, the position of council
being that the money can just as
well be handled by the clerk and
council, without the creation of a
commission for that purpose.
WORKMEN REPAIRING
NASHVILLE HOTEL
NASHVILLE, July 31. The
Marion hotel, of which T. M. Pee
. pies is the proprietor, is being re-
• modeled and when the work is
I completed will add much to the ap
; pearance of the building. The old
! awning and front porch are being
replaced with a more substantial
, material.
, The columns are being construct
; ed of red brick with an arch con
. necting them which form the foun
> dation for the second floor. The
1 design is very beautiful and adds
, much to the looks of the business
section as well as the hotel itself.
! The hotel, under its popular man-
• ager, is winning many friends from
the traveling public.
CLINCH COUNTY VALUES
WILL SHOW INCREASE
( HOMERVILLE, July 31 —Cinch I
- county, it seems is going to be one I
: of the few counties showing an in- (
t crease in tax values for the year
1 1923. The tax digest of the coun
f ty has been completed and it shows
) more than a quarter of a million i
dollars increase in values for the I
i year. show that in 1923 !
? the values run to $2,263,623, as!
» compared with. $2,083,637 for the |
i year 1922. This is an increase of
’ $279,986, which is regarded as a
did showing for Clinch coun
r ity, or any other county as far
as that goes,
I Crisis in His Illness Past
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WARREN G HARDING
BISHBP CMIDLER TH
FBEACHHERESBNDAII
Senior Bishop of Conference to
Speak Twice During Visit
in Americus
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of
Atlanta, will be in Ameri.us Sun
day and will speak twice during.
his visit here. Bishop Candler will |
preach at the morning service in '
the Rylander theater which has been I
secured to accommodate the large
congregation which it is expected
will greet him. This service will
begin promptly at 11 o'clock, and
will replace the usual morning
service held in the courthouse.
The occasion of Bishop Candler’s
coming here is the first anniversary
of the burning of the First Meth
odist church, which structure is
now being replaced by a much more
handsome and modern church edi
fice, and in the afternoon Bishop
Candler will officiate at the laying
of the cornerstone of the new
building. This ceremony will be
gin at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, i
and the full program will be an
nounced later. It is desired, how
ever, to have as many members
pnd friends of the congregation
present to attend both the morning
service in the Rylander theater and
the afternoon service at the church
site. The laying of the cornerstone
will afford every member and
friend of the congregation oppor
tunity to view the progress made
in the work of re-building, which
has been more or less delayed
through lack of materials and
weather conditions.
A number of prominent out-of
town visitors are expected to visit
Americus on the occasion of Bishop
Candler’s coming, to hear him, and
the day will be made one of gen-'
oral religious activity among Amer
icus Methodists. Rev. John M.
Outlet - , pastor of the congregation,
extends a special invitation to ev
ery admirer of Bishop Candler to
attend the services in the Rylander
as well as those in the afternoon
I at the church site, and those who
I have never heard this splendid
j speaker should not overlook this op
| portunity to hear him.
‘BOBBY JONES’ ELECTED
MEMBER KIWANIS CLUB
ATLANTA, July 31.—Robert T.
I Jones, better known as “Bobby
Jones, national open golf champion,
has been elected an Honorary mem
ber of the local Kiwanis club,
which numbers among its notables,
Asa G. Candler, Sr-, Fodrest Adair
and other prominent men.
100 ™ MEETING
OF EPWORTH LEAGUE
Feature of Evening Was Splen
did Talk on “Friendship’’
By Harold Ahearn
More than 100 young people at
i tended the special exercises of the
, Lee Street Epworth League Sunday
! evening at 7 o’clock at the Lee
' Methodist church, when the
I Intermediate League met with the
i Senior organization.
Miss Della Williams had charge
of the program, which included a
number of musical selections, read
ings and talks.
The feature of the evening was
a talk on "Friendship” by Harold
Ahearn, in which was set forth the
meaning' of friendship among peo
ple as a community builder and
aid in church work.
Miss Louise Thayer sang “I Come
to Thee,” and. this vocal selection
was followed by a quartet com
posed of Misses Kate and Della
I Williams, Hazel Prather and Lou-
I ise Thayer. The theme of the
quartet was in keeping with the
outline of the program and "More
Like the Master.”
Miss Lucy Furlow gave a splen
did reading on “Friends.”
Next Sunday evening will be the
regular quarterly business meeting
and all members are urged to be
present to participate in the dis
cussions and program.
THOMAS FARMERS AND
BUSINESS MEN ON TRIP
THOMASVILLE, July 31. A
large delegation of Thomas county
farmers and business men are vis
( iting Cordele and Ashburn today.
The party left here early this
morning, going to Albany and
thence to Cordele.
Preparations have been made at
Cordele for the party to get dinner
and to inspect the creamery busi
ness in detail. From Cordele they
go to Ashburn, thence to Tifton and
Moultrie. At Tijfon they will
make a short visit to the experi
ment station and college.
The Thomasville contingent is
composed of the following farm
ers and business men: C. N. Neel,
B. H. Wright, R. G. Fleetwood, J.
T. Clupepper, T. A. Futch, W.
Rockwell, B. W. Stone, D. J. Ren
froe, E. R. Jerfger, W. M. Parker,
W. A. Watt, Heeth Varnedoe, H.W.
Hopkins, C. L. Burch, R. H. Elrod,
W. H. Hasty, John Dixon, J. E.
Robinson, W. A. Pringle, H. Bluen
stein, Joe Goldberg, James Grib
ben, Jr, and Joe Flowers,
WEATHER T
For Georgia—Mostly cloudy to
night and Wednesday; probably lo
cal thundershowers.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PR EGIDENT UK BEST
NIGHT SINCE ILLNESS
BEGAN ANNOUHCH!
General Sawyer, Personal Physi
cian to Executive, Says
He’s Much Better
SLEPT WELL ALL NIGHT
Conditions Seem to Warrant the
Statement That Patient is Now
‘lnto Clear Sailing’
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
Definite indications of im
provement in the condition, of
President Harding are contain
ed in an official bulletin issued
at 10 o’clock this morning by
his attending physicians. This
bulletin says:
‘‘The President had a fairly
comfortable night with (consid
erable restful sleep. Tempera
ture at 9 o’clock 100; pulse,
120; respiration, 40. regular.
There has been an expansion of
the pneumonic arcs and the
heart action is definitely im
proved.”
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
The president passed the “best
night comparatively since„his ill
ness began,” General Sawyer, his
personal physician, said in a state
ment issued at 8 o’clock this morn
ing.
“The president had the best night
comparatively since his illness be
gan,” said General Sawyer. “That
augurs well and conditions seem to
warrant the statement that appar
ently he has gotten into clear sail
ing.”
General Sawyer confined his
announcement to the foregoing
brief statement on coming out
from consultation with the other
attending physicians to meet news
paper men.
Word from the president’s sick
room through other sources support
ed the belief that grew during the
night that he was getting rather
a good night’s sleep. He took some
nourishment this morning and read
a number of newspapers, it was
learned.
PRESIDENT ASKS FOR
NEWSPAPERS TO READ.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
President Harding was so refresh
ed by his sleep which lasted more
than six hours last night that he
said this morning he felt able to
look at the news of the day and
sent out for the morning papers,
ail of which were devoted largely
to accounts of his illness. It was
said that an informal statement
as to the president’s condition
Voukl be given out within an hour
or two. From midnight on the
quiet of the presidential suite was
broken only by frequent visits of
Lieut.-Commander Boone, the phy
sician who had charge of the pa
tient throughout the night, to the
sick room. Each visit was the same
quiet opening of the door, a brief
stay inside and the equally quiet
closing of the portal. No comment
was forthcoming after any of these
visits, but as the night wore on an
air of greater cheerfulness than
had been evident last night was
worn by the physician.
SLEPT DURING SIX
HOURS; REFRESHED.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
President Harding, who fell asleep
shortly after midnight last night,
had a night which was regarded by
watchers at his bedside as encour
aging. He had obtained six hours
sleep and at 6:17 o’clock this
morning was still asleep.
CONDITION LAST
NIGHT WAS GRAVE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.
(By the Associated Press.) —Presi-
dent Harding’s condition became
grave last night when it was an
nounced that he was suffering
from pneumonia. Following a con
ference of physicians, it was an
nounced at 9:10 that “definite cen
tral patches of bronchial pneu
monia had developed in the right
lung.” At the same hour it was
stated that the president was tak
ing nourishment regularly and that
the abdominal symptoms were less
noticeable. His condition at that
hour was announced as “grave,”
with the comments added that the
president was temporarily well
adapted to make a strong fight
against the disease. Physicians
who attended last night’s confer
ence and who signed the bulletin
describing the president’s condition
as “grave,” were Dr. C. E. Sa«i
yer. Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, Dr.
O. M. Cooper, Dr. J. T. Boone and
Dr. Hubert Work. An X-ray as well
as clinical examination of the
president was made prior to the
bulletin describing his illness as
• grave, ami both these showed defi
nite indications of bronch-pneu
monia, ___ u