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FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO- 175
CONGRESS NOT TO MEET TILL DECEMBER
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Bishop Candler Officaied At Imposing Ceremony
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METHODISTS HERE
LftY CORNERSTONE OF
NEW FIRST CHURCH
Bishop Warren A Candler Offi
ciates at Occasion Marking
Milestone in Progress
CONGREGATION’S HISTORY
Precious Historical Documents
Placed in Receptacle by L.
G. Council
Americus Methodists, members o(;
First Methodist congregation and
that of Lee Street church, joined
Sunday in laying the cornerstone
of the handsome new First Meth
odist chruch, now being erected at
Lee and East Church streets.
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of At
lanta, presided during the cere
monies incident to the occasion.
Early in the afternoon clouds
gathered and rain poured gently
until within a few minutes of the
time appointed for the ceremonies
to begin. Then the heavens clear
ed and the sun, coming from be
hind a bank of clouds that quickly
disappeared, smiled its benediction
upon the large number who gather
ed quickly to participate in the oc
casion. A pinao. brought from the
home of a member of the congre
gation, was placed on the impro
vised floor within the new build
ing, and an orchestra, composed of
Miss Louise Marshall, Allen Mc-
Neill, Egbert Clark, Henry Ev
erett, Thad Bell, Ralph Stewart,
Sam Heys, Joe Poole and Harry Wil
liams, furnished music for the oc
casion.
The ceremonies began with an
announcement by Bishon Candler,
who introduced John W. Shiver.
Mr. Shiver spoke briefly relating,
the historv of the two churches
which had preceded the present
beautiful structure upon the pres,
ent rite. and co.ielr.ded with a trib
ute to the fa ; th that sustained the
builders of the burned church in
thr ir efforts to rear Hint beautiftu
edifice, and which continued to in
fluence the congregation in its
present building movement.
Presiding Elder W. C. Lovett, of
the Americus district, then read the
prayer for the occasion, and when
this was concluded Presiding Elder
Peacock, of the Columbus district,
read the scriptures appropirate to
the laying of the cornerstone of a
house of worship.
Bishop Candler then spoke upon
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MANY BUYERS AT
TIFT TOBACCO SALE
TIFTON, August 6.—Tift coun
ty'.. 1923 tobacco m r’<e’> has open
ed with a large array of buyers'
representatives on hand. All indi
cations point to a successful sea
son. V 4
GLYNN SCHOOLS TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER 17
BRUNSWICK, August 6.—Glynn
county public schools .will open Sep
tember 17 with all' indications
pointing to a large enrollment. The
new Memorial school building will
be completed for the fall term.
MITCHELL
FARMERS
Visit Turfier and lift counties
and see what is being done
there in the way of diversi
fied farming.
HOW THE WEEVIL
IS BEING WHIPPED
Read the story of Farms and
Dairies in operation there, to
gether with the result of ex
periments at the Coastal Plains
Experiment Station at Tifton.
THE TIMES-
RECORDER
Will tell in detail Tuesday of
itayir discoveries on a tour
made last week. Sumter farm
ers who want to make money
on their farms should read ev
ery word of this absorbing nar
rative.
CONVENTION WITH IWEY SIGNED TODAY
FIEMM®
lOM OTTIL IS
mMLEMJfiII
Impressive Tributes of Trans.
Missouri Population Repeat
ed in East
TRAIN REACHES OMAHA
Train at Jefferson Was Near an
Hour Behind Schedule on
Trip to Washington
ON BOARD HARDING’S FUN
ERAL TRAIN, Omaha, Nebr., Aug.
6. (By the Associated Press.) The
trans-Missouri West had paid Its
final tribute to the memory of War
ren Gamaliel Harding and the East
was given its first opportunity to
day as the funeral train bearing
his body from San Francisco to
Washington sped steadily towards
the national capital,
As elequent, silent and impres
sive as were the tributes of the
Western states traversed, those
manifested by the people Eastward
from the Mississippi river along the
railway line to Chicago showed
plainly the love and affection of
the section for the man who until
last Thursday evening was their
chief executive.
TRAIN AN HOUR
LATE AT JEFFERSON.
JEFFERSON, la., August G—The
train bearing the body of Presid/’iit
Harding to Washington passed
through Jefferson at 6:20 o’clock
this morning, nearly an hour be?
hind schedule,
nil
ARE KEEPIHO BUSY
John W. Shiver to Build Modern
Bungalow for J. H- Thurmond
on Jackson Avenue
J. H. Thurmond today finally
conclude da contract with John W.
Shiver for the erection of a bunga
low home on Jackson avenue and
Kill streets, work to begin on the
structure at once. The home, Mr.
Shiver stated this afternoon, will '
be modern in all of its appoint- i
merits, thoroughly screened, and I
when finished will be one of the'
most attractive in that section of i
I pretty homes* Tn addition to this j
contract, Mr. Shiver is now in con-1
Terence with three other parties j
here who will build bungalows in I
Americus at an early date, but the j
details of which are not yet ready !
to be made public.
In his milling deaprtment, Mr. I
Shiver has received a bill for all
es the framing material, doors, :
windows, etc., for a handsome |
church building to be erected in
Georgia near the Florida line, and
work upon which is to begin soon.
i The location of this structure vfas
' not stated by Mr. Shiver, it be
ing said this information would be
I given after all contract for the ma
terial have been executed.
REV. J. N. PEACOCK AT
LEE ST. SUNDAY NIGHT
The congregation of Lee Street
| Methodist church Sunday night
heard Dr. J. N. Peacock, of Colum
bus, in one of the most eloquent
sermons preached from that pulpit
recently, when the visiting minis
ter preached for the pastor, Rev.
Luther JI- He is presiding
elder of the Columbus district, and
one of the greatest preachers in
the South Georgia conference, and
Americus Methodists who heard Drj
Peacock Sunday night were unan
imous in their enjoyment of his re
marks.
WALTER PAGE LEAVES
FOR NEW YORK MARKET
"Waiter Page, buybr for the Pihks
ton Co., left Saturday night for Now
York, where he will spend several
days. He goes to the metropolis to
purchase new stocks for his compa
ny here, and his selections will be
gin* arriving in Americus within the
■ next ten days or two weeks.
THETIMES-RECORDER
in the heart or dixie
<0 w om
owe TRADE iwi
n beo
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Delegates Attempt to Reach
Mansion House But Find Ap
proaches Blocked
POLICEMEN POWERLESS
Shouting Cries of “Release Pris
oner’’ Demonstrators Stage
Disturbances
DUBLIN, Aug. 6—(By Associ
ated Press) —Wild scenes occurred
in Dublin today in connection with
the meeting of the Irish. Trades Un
ion congress.
Delegates attending the congress
upon going to Mansion House found
all the approaches blocked by a
huge crowd of demonstrators who
tried to seize their leaders, amid
shouts of “release prisoner” and
“Up Larkin” (Irish Labor Party),
the police being powerless to pre
vent scenes which followed.
RYE BAPTIZED Tl
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Two Force and Effective Ser
mons by Evangelist Ramsey
Sunday
The well-filled house last evening
at the revival meeting being held
by the First Christian church testi
fied to the interest taken by mem
bers and friends of the chruch in
the meetings. At the close of the
service the ordinance of Christian
baptism was admlnistrede to five
subjects.
Two forceful and efective ser
mons were presented by Mr. Ram
sey, the evangelist, Sunday. The
j morning sermon was an impassion
ied plea for the common salvation,
and the faith once for all delivered
to the saints. The reason for the
Christian ehurch was given aS just
the call for pure New Testament
teaching, practice and living under
the direction of the law of love as
it is in Christ and for the exalta
tion of the Savior in all things per
i taining to life i\he church.
The sermon last evening was a
i Bible study of the church describ-1
; ed in the New Testament. The :
’ church, the evangelist declared, I
was founded by the Chrits, who is
j the head of the church. Its ordt-
I nances are two, baptism and the
i Lord’s supper, while its members
: are baptized believers, i. e., hc
j lievers in the divinity of the Lord
' Jesus Christ. He further designat
ed the scriptural names of both the
: organization and the members of
I the church. His appeal was that
t loyalty to Christ meant that he
i would be exalted to his proper
I place as the head of the church,
' His will and wish would become
the unquestioned law of the church
1 and His people would be just simply
followers of Jesus Christ.
The services continue from vight
to night this week as warranted by
the interest taken. The subject for
tenight will be “What is Truth?”
NEW FACULTY
MEMBERS NAMED
ATHENS, August 6.—Three new
■ members have been appointed to
I the faculty of the North Georgia
Agricultural -‘allege at Dahlonega.
They are T. L. McMultan, of Hart-
■ well; P. D. Bush, of Barnesvile, and
! Page Bennett, of Waycross. Ben
nett, a former Georgia football star,
■ will be director of physical educa-
tion, while McMullan will teach ag
riculture. #
•MASONS TO PICNIC
AT IDYLWILD AUG 9
DUBLIN, August 6.—The annual
picnic of Masons in this section will
be held at Idylwild August 9. About
70 Masonic lodges in this section
will be represented.
AMERICUS, GA., MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 6, 1923
EXPECT TftX REffll
lIEftSOK TO GET
BEFORE TODAY
I 4
Measures by
Committee to Be Given Right
of Way in Assembly
HOLDING TAX ACT BACK
Action Not to Be Taken on Tax
Reform Bill Until This
Disposed Os
ATLANTA, Aug. 6—(By Associ
ated Press) —As the result of a con
ference with Governor Walker,
leaders of the house are planning to
submit either this afternoon or to
morrow the tax reform measures
recommended by the constitutional
i amendments committee to the legis
lators for consideration.
The new general tax) act will not
be presented at present and prob
ably not at all, it was stated, in or
der that tax reform measures may
I be considered and action taken on
them during the present session, if
possible. If the house should com
plete action on the tax reform bills
this week or early next week, how
ever, the general tax act may then
be brought up.
The house this afternoon passed
the following bills:
By Representative DeLaPierre,
to require the manufacturers of in
secticides to print the contents of
each package on Jts label.
By Representative Camp, to pro
vide two dental surgeons on the
membership of the State Board of
Health.
By Representatives Meeks and
Smith, to permit cities to create
recreation grounds.
The measure by Representative
oswell to make tax collectors, ex
officio sheriff was defeated and the
house pensions committee disap
proved the bill by Representative
Hillhouse to tax poodle dogs and
gasoline to raise funds with which
to pay pensions t oeligible Confed
erate veterans.
John’ h. raine, 00,
DIES n ATLANTA
Was One of Most Prominent In
surance Men in Georgia and
Lived in Atlanta 40 Years
ATLANTA, Aug. 6 —John H.
i Raine, aged 56, and a resident of
Atlanta during forty years, died
| here early today after a brief ill
j ness. He was one of the most promi
i nent insurance men in Georgia and
I was well known all over the south
, • eastern territory. He was a native
; of' Albany, where he was born sis
• ty-six years ago, but came to Atlan
, i ta to reside while still a boy.
| Funeral exercises and interment
' i will be held T uesday afternoon from
! the late residence in his city.
i
t COLUMBUS GARAGES
NOW OPEN SUNDAYS
i-
’ COLUMBUS, August 6.—Local
garages and gasoline filling stations
are allowed to remain open two
hours longer on Sunday in a modi-
I fied ruling handed down by the
city commission. Sunday hours of
operations are now specified as
} 9:30 to 2 and 5 p. m. to 10 p. m.
( Previously they were required to re
main closed until 5 o’clock in the
afternoon, after closing at 2 p. m.
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RAISING SIO,GOO FOR
; STRIB-M’TIGUE BOUT
COLUMBUS, August 6.—Those
■ interested ifi bringing the titular
bout between Young Stribling, of
Macon, and Mike McTigue, to this
city Labor Day, are leaving no
1 stone unturned towards raising the
I SIO,OOO necessary to secure the
I i match. Local fight fans do not take
I well to Macon’s reported aspirations
, for the bout, and are laying their
plans as if Columbus were settled
■ at the meeting place.
WITT ANALYZES PACE
LETTER HUMOROUSLY
IH STATEMENT TODAY
Former Finance Committee
Chairman Compares Senator
With King Solomon of Old
DERIDES “COMMISSIONS’’
Says Senator Would Have Re
lieved Aladdin Had He Lived
When Ancient Carried Lamp
E. J. Witt, former chairman of
the finance committee of council,
today replied to the letter publish
ed Saturday in the Times Recroder
from Senator Stephen Pace, repre
senting the Sumter delegation in
the legislature, regarding the pend
ing debt-school bill in the legisla
ture. In his letter to the editor
of the Times-Recorder, Aiderman
Witt is more humorous than seri
ous, in his comment, the letter
withal interesting to many here,
being as follows:
Editor. Times-Recorder:
In your issue of August 4 there
appears an article signed by Mr.
Stephen Pace, senator from the
Thirteenth district, in which he
expresses surprise for himself,
Mr. Riley and Mr. Hines, at the
attitude of the Mayor and City
Council of Americus regarding a
certain proposed bill to be intro
duced in thn Georgia state senate
affecting the city charted of
Americus.
Please let me say in the begin
ning that, in my opinion, the sena
tor is not half so surprised as he
is going to be the morning after
the next election in which he is a
candidate, in the event he insists
on foisting upon the people ’’of
Americus this outrageous piece of
legislation.
He refers in this letter to “a
joint meetting of the board of edu
cation and the mayor and council.
Tn the first place, I know of no
such meeting being 1 held by these
bodies. I assume that the meeting
to which he refers was a variety of
nolitical meetings called by the
board of education, which the may
or and city council, Senator Pace
•>nd Representatives Hines
Riley were invited guests. The
chairman at this meeting < i< su
m it a ouestion for or against a
certain bill which the board of edu
nf the fact that the board of edu
cation is composed of twice as
many members <is the mayor and
(Continued on Page Two.)
I EXPECT FIRST BALE
LATER THIS YEAR
MOULTRIE, Aug. G.—South
Georgia's first °
the 1923 crop promises to be later
• than it has been in a number ot
vears, according to farm observers
here. Last year Colquitt ginned
two bales on July 17, and on July
“>8 the receipts at the local ware
house reached 100 bales, but so far
not a bale has been ginned. This
is due to heavy rains that have
been falling for practically two
weeks, it is said.
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PEACH SEASON NOW AT
HEIGHT AT SUMMERVILLE
SUMMERVILLE, Ga., Aug. 6.-
The peach season has been at its
height in this section for the past
ten days, about forty cars of El
bertas having been shipped from
this place to date. It is cstimat
shipped from he"" be u ou
ed that the total number of cars
fifty.
The bulk of the car lot shipments
have been made to Cincinnati.
MELON CROP BRINGS
GROWERS SIOO,OOO
DOTHAN, Ala., Aui. 6.—The
watermelon crop in this section
has been a good one and the farm
ers in this county are reported to
have realized more than SIOO,OOO
from the crop and not through
shipping yet.
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BTBmCIKS
AMERICA FAffIED
NATIONTREATMENT
Turco - American Convention
Signed Today at Lausanne
After Long Negotiations
GIVES AMERICANS RELIEF
Equivocal Position of Turkey
Created by Abolishing Capit
ulations Is Clarified
LAUSANNE, Aug. 6—(By Asso
ciated Press) —The Turco-American
treaty which was signed here at
4:12 this afternoon is the fruit of
long and difficult negotiations.
It accords to Americans the most
favored nation treatment and re
placed the antiquated agreement
negotiated in 1830 between the two
nations. It regulates in detail all
official and commercial relations
between the two countries and
brings relief to Americans and
American interests in Turkey by
clarifying the heretofore equivocal
position created Turkey’s aboli
tion of fbreigq capitulations.
TO USE PMLim
TO EIFK PRBHi
Uncle Sam Will No Longer
Withheld Names of Officers
in Raids
ATI.ANTA, August 6.—The gov
ernment has apparently, launched a
new campaign against the violators
of the federal prohibition law, in
the opinion of dry enforcement of
ficers here. Publicity is the wea
pon that is going to be used.
Attention is called to the fact
, fact that a short time ago an order
( went out from Washington to the
effect that the names of enforce- '
, ment officers taking part in prohi- •
. hition enforcement activities should;
be withheld from the newspapers. |
Now, it seems, as pointed out here. I
the situation has entirely changed
and evory activity is to be given to
he public detail.
Statements credited to Washing
ton officials, outlined the work and
presenting the plans of the depart
ment are being given widespread
publicity and the people are being
informed on the subject in an ex
tenvie way. Not only is this true,
but featured in the stories going
out the declaration to the effect
that administration officials stand
squarely for the enforcement of the
prohibition amendment and that
there is onlv one position for a
public official, or a law abiding citi
zen to take and that is support the
Constitution of the United States.
This new tack, prohibition lead
ers here sav is bound to -give ad
d ! ional impetus to the work of en- j
. forcing the prohibition laws of the
state and the country; and wl’l
, doubtless, it is further sttated.
stimulate the lethargic state and
local oficials everywhere to take
more interest in the work of
carrying out the law.
USING METAL SIGNS ON
JEFF DAVIS HIGHWAY
VIDALIA, Aug. 6.—G. Sam Wil
cox, official Scoutmaster of the
Jeff Davis Highway Associa|ion,
has been putting up signs for this
highway. Mr. Wilcox says that
these signs are now posted from
Montgomery, Ala., to this point.
Metal sign.; of a lasting nature are
being used, as well as markers for
. telephone and telegraph posts. The
markers carry the confederate col
ors and are very conspicuous. The
Jeff Davis Highway when fully
logged and marked, will connect
Richmond Va., with Vicksburg,
Miss., a distance of about 1,500
miles. It is the purpose of the
promoters to make this highway as
popular in the south as is the Lin
coln in the North.
The National Association of the
U. D. C. has already endorsed pro
ject and the local chapters along
the line are assisting in the work
of establishing the route.
WEATHER
F'or Georgia: Partly cloudy to
night and Tuesday, probably local
thundershowers Tuesday.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
W EXTRA SESSION
LIKE!.! T 9 BE CALLED
COOLIDGE IHDICIITES
Possibility of Extra Session Dis
cussed With Samuel Cam
pers and Frank Morrison
NO FINAL "DECISION YET
Gompers Says President Reserv
ing Definite Decision iri Mat
ter of Calling Scions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6—Presi
dent Coolidge apparently has no
present intention of calling an ex
tra session of congress, but those
who called on him today received
the impression that he had not yet
made a' final decision.
1 he possibility of an extra session
was discussed by the president with
Samuel Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor, and Frank
Morrison, secretary of the same
body, and at the conclusion of the
conference Mr. Gompers said that
the president appeared to have no
intention now of calling congress to.
gether ahead of the regular time,
but that he was still reserving a
definite decision in the matter.
SCBUTTROOPNfI.2
T 9 Ml FRY
Plans Discussed for Big Time
Next Friday Night, With Ex
aminations Scheduled
Roy Scouts, members of Troop
2, will enjoy a fish fry next Fri
day night when the boys will spend
at their Scout cabin at
lcMaths mill, near Americus. On
this occasion also, examinations
will be held for second class Scouts
with a number of applications to
be examined. The members of the
troop will meet on Jackson street
Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock in
preparation for the fish fry and
over-night camp. Twelve members
of the troop attended th" meeting
Saturday night, according to a re
port furnished the Time Recorder
.by John Edgar Sheppard, Scout
■ scribe.
DUCKWORTH MIE
OESTBOffI SUNDAY
Family of Farmer on Ab Wil
liams Place Loses Household
Goods in Fire
I'ire during Sunday destroyed
the home of Eugene Duckworth, a
farmer living on the Ab Williams
place, near Americus, the origin of
the blaze being as yet undetermin
ed. The Williams place is located
near Weaver’s crossing, teveral
miles out, and smoke from the burn
ing home was discernable as far
away as Andersonville. According
to information brought to Ameri
esu today, all of the household ef
fects of the family, except a sewing
machine and one or two other ar
ticles, were burned. There was no
insurance carried either upon the
building or furniture.
FATHER OF MRS. STUKES
BURIED AT LLOYD, FLA.
Dr. and Mrs. J. T. Stukes attend
ed the funeral of Mrs. Stukes’ fath
er, Mr. J. W. Edwards, which took
place in pringfield cemetery at
Lloyd, Fla., the home of the de
ceased, Saturday afternoon at 4
o’clock.
Mr. Edwards is sruvived by his
widow, two daughters, Mrs. J. T.
Stukes, of Americus, and Mrs. L.
C. Stukes, of Summertown, S. C.,
three sons, H. R. Edwards, P. D.
Edwards and W. B. Edwards, of
Lloyd, Fla. One sister, Mrs. L. C.
Yaekel, of St. Augustine, also sur
vives.
Although ill only a week, Mn
Edwards had been in failing health
for some time past, and though his
death was not unexpected, it came
as a distinct shock to his communi
ty in which he was held in the
greatest veneration and highest
esteem because of his many estim
able qualities. : L h