About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1923)
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 19, Law Maker is Trying to Find When Booze is Not Booze Under the Law CONGRESSMAN HILL IS MAKING HOME BBLS: CONGRESS TH DRINK Members of Judiciary to Be First Invited to Taste New Brand of “Hootch’’ WINE IS NOW IN FERMENT Expects to Secure Uniform Law Covering Home Brew From Experiment BALTIMORE, Sept. 19 Con- gressman John Philip Hill, of Mary land, is busy making home brew. And when it s ready, he plans to givd Congresi a drink. For he’s go ing to fill a few jug 4 and blow the House. Members of the judiciary commit tee will be the first invited to taste the stuff. If there’s anything left, other congressmen may get a chance. And there will probably he a real kick to the home-made wine out of Congressman Hill’s cellar. The Volstead act? Congressman Hill isn’t bothering his head jnuch about laws. He’s mord interested in recipes for mixing grape juice, sugar and water. All is in a state of ferment—most of it in crocks and jai*.< in the cellar of Hill’s old Colonial home. Just what the* outcome will bq no one is quite certain. But most everybody if hopeful— everybody except the federal collect ors of internal revenue and the fed eral prohibition director of the state. They say they aren’t concerned yet. But Washington officials are watch ing Hill’s work with interest. It’s the congressman’s purpose to test the conflicting dry regulations on making wine at home. He wants to find out how alcoholic a house holder can allow his grape juice to become before Uncle Sam steps in and arrests him. Does this lawmaker expect to be come a lawbreaker? “I don’t know,” he says, “but I’ll soon find out.” When the fermentation is over, Hill expects to let the judiciary com mittee of the House sip his wine, to help them decide on a uniform reg ulation covering home brew. There are 48 crocks and a huge Ali Baba jar in Hill’s experiment. Half of the crocks contain no sugar. But he hopes to prove their content,, will turn alcoholic without it, show- ANNOUNCEMENT / I am opening TODAYdhe Windsor Pool oom With new covers, cues and every comfort for my guests. Mr. Johnnie Clements and myself will be delighted to welcome you. JOE JACKSON (Your Old Friend, Shoeless Joe) PROPRIETOR Windsor Pool Room M— Minn■■inrrinr— — • ---t/-tj Sf&t Jdaapgata , g | Mas | Mm || naia |B ßaMWMH«BMßß«ajMmwr.m Shine for Mine J 7 %i, f/SHINOEAH ■ I America’s HomeShoePclishJl | J ~ J BLtACK TAN/WHITE, OXBLOOD,BROWN ul|fn>n M| Bfi jR """'1 • 1 J . ..at.'t i \f.-‘ *mL. fefcgf fl o ijLJv r C W INGRESSMAN JOHN PHILIP HILL AND HIS WINE PRESS ing that nature, unaided, cou’d make a criminal out of a householder by doing things to innocent grape juice. it was hard work getting the big experiment under wry. The con gressman had to stay up until 2 o cloc k in the morning stemming the grapes. Then he had to iral:? a wire press of two bed slats bound at one end by leather thongs. But once the great operation be gan and the grape juice began to ALABAMA FARMERS WILL~ INSPECT TOBACCO LANDS WAYCROSS, Sept. 19.—-Fred E. Waldrop, of Montgomery, Ala., was in the office of the Chamber of of Commerce here seeking infor mation about tobacco growing. Mr. Waldrop stated that he and sever al farmers near Montgomery want ed to undertake tobacco growing next season and that they would soon make up a motor party and come over to Waycross at which time they Wil] be taken to Black shear to make a study of the crop and its marketing. flow, all thoughts rs the troubled! preparations vanished. The con-| gressman’s eyes glowed with antic ipation. And as he worked on, George Washington and William Jennings Bryan looked down upon him. Their pict ires hang in frames above the rows of jars. And suspended on con venic nt hooks above the ‘big cellar fireplace are plenty of large glass mugs. NEWB AND MASTER AT CORDELE WELL PLEASED CORDELE, Sept. 19.—Local musicians who are members of the new band are pleased at the head way which is being made by John Cofield, new bandmaster. The work of- oranization is completed and real praiseworthy work is al ready being done. Mr. Cofield found himself sur prised at the promising material offered and he is enthusiastic over the promise of real music in the near future. SO. GEORGIA POULTRY ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED ASHBURN, Sept. 19.—At Ithe suggestion of Geo. Morris of the Cordele Hatchery the South Geor gia Poultry and Hatchery Associa tion has been organized, the per manent body to be formed at a later meeting. , Temporary organization was perfected at Ashburn, Permanent organization will be perfected at Fitzgerald about October 1, def inite date to be announced later. H. B. Ralls,'Jr., county agent Turner County was elected tempo rary chairman and C. T. Owens, county agent of Ben Hill county temporary secretary. SWEDISH HARD TIMES SENDS IMMIGRANTS HERE STOCKHOLM, Sept. 19.—The influence of hard times on Swedish emigration to the United States is illustrated by recent reports from Swedeish iron and steel works, and from L. W. Fagerlund, governor of the Aaland islands. The recent labor conflict caused a number of workers to legve their homes for America, attracted by the reports of industrial prosper ity in that country. It appears that most of these «emigrants were I skilled workers. GEORGIA BULLDOGS NOW HARD ft! WORK Athens Eleven to Play First Game With Mercer on San ford Field September 29 ATHENS, Sept. 19—With the arrival here of Coach Frank Thomas, former Notre Dame star, the University of Georgia Bulldogs now are hard at work, under the | instruction of a complete coaching' staff, preparing for a strenuous' season. The first game this fall w’ll be played <mie with Mercer University as the opponent on September 29. Then comes Oglethorpe on Octo ber 6 and on the following Sat urday, the big game of the season on Georgia’s schedule will be play ed in New' H’aven with Yale. Scrimmages are the order of tho day this week and individual play ers are being fitted into places. De spite the fact, Big John Fletcher, last year’s All-Southern full-back, has been shifted to a wing position, observers are not expecting him to remain there. Special plans are believed to oe the reason, the coa<he*s are v.crking him in the po sition. When a player rams his way to an All-Southern position, the fans contend, be is not liable to be switched I rem that place the very next year. Head Coach Woodruff, with 'Thomas, is giving special attention to the backfield men, while Stege man is working with the line, in which Jazz Carroll, ineligible last year, is making a spectacular fight for center or another place in the outer defenses. Bachman is in charge of the freshman team and is being assist ed by Coach White, of the base ball team. This staff of experts is holding the confidence of fans and cio-e followers of the Georgia ele-'-m nr.d is expected to turn out one of the strongest teams in the history of the institution. A fair return of last year’s stars and an excellent array of promising ma terial are giving the gridiron men tors much encouragement in their work, observers have stated. Kinks O’- How long has it been since a champion has repeated in the na tional open of the United States? J. J. McDermott was the last player to win the United States Open twice in succession. McDer mott tied for fist plage in 1910 with Aleck Smith and MacDonald Smith with a score of 298. In the playoff Smith captured the title with a 71, to 75 for McDermott and 77 for Smith. In 1911 McDer mott again finished in a triple tie with Mike Brady and George Simp son with a score of 307. This time McDermott won the championship playoff with an 80, to 82 for Brady and 86 for Simpson. In 1912 he repeated, winning the title with a score of 294. Tom Mc- Namara was second with 296. This achievement on the part of Mc- Dermott is one of the biggest things in golf. What i* the difference in de ciding a tie in the national op°n and ih-j mitirual amateur? In the TiaLional open when two or more players are tied for first honors they play 18 holes, the player turning in the lowest score being declared champion. In ama teur play if it is all even at the finish the players continue to play extra holes until one of the players gains an advantage. In medal j-my, on reaching the green, A finds that his ball is a trifle farther from the cup than B’s. The position of B’s ball is such that he feels that it will han dicap his next shot. Has A, who must play first, the right to ask B to lift his ball? A has a perfect right to ask B, who is nearer the hole, to lift his ball while A ‘ is playing his next shot. If B prefers to play his shot after being ’••’quested to lift his ball, he is within his rights. Is it permissible to have your caddie stand at the hole to mark your line of nutt, the condition o', the green making you feel that it will be easier to play your next shot by having the line of putt def initely marked? Is there a penalty if the ball strikes your caddie, who is standing at the hole? A player has a right to have his caddie stand at the hole to mark the line of putt. In match play if the person at the hole is struck by the ball, the player loses the hole, while in medal play he is penalized two strokes. ... LOANS made on improved farm lands at cheapest rates for term of ! 5,7 or 10 years with pre-payment I option given. Money secured ’ promptly. We have now outstanding | over $1,100,000.0 on farm in Sum ter county alone, with plenty more i to lend. i MIDDLETON M’DONALD Correspondent Atlanta Trust Com pany in Sumter, Lee, Terrell, Schley, Macon, Stewart, Randolph and Webster counties. 21 Planters Bank Building, Americus, Ga. Phone 89 or 211. I Believe It Or Not BELLFONTAINE, 0., Sept. 19. Maybe it was the desire to be the mother of a new race, maybe it was ju. tsa plain case pf desertion. Anyway, “'Mrs. A. Quail” hatched six littli chickens in a nest among the weeds on the farm of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Levan, and then left fourteen eggs of her own laying to their fate while she went walking with her chicken babies. PLAINS PLAINS, Sept. 19.—The B. Y. P. U. members were entertained at a dinner Friday evening in the grove surrounding. the Baptist church. Games were enjoyed by those present. If. R. McGee and J. B. Mauney was the committee in charge. Monday afternoon Mrs. Roy Brannen entertained her club at her pretty country home at Mag nolia Springs. The living room where the guests assembled was tastily decorated with coral vine arranged in silver vases placed on mantel and tables. At the con clusion of the game Miss Floy Howell assisted Mrs. Brannen to serve a delicious salad course with iced tea. Playing were Mrs. Ern est Spann, Mrs. Mettauer David son, Mrs. Rees Andrews, Mrs. 0. V. Hogshed, Mrs. J. R. Logan, Mrs. M. M. Jennings, Mrs. S. K. Timmerman and Mrs. J. C. Logan. ‘ Mrs. Grace Montgomery spent Sunday with relatives near Rich land. Mr. 2nd Mrs. J. A. Hi!'er from Terrell county, spent Saturday here guests of Mrs. Mattie Caugh man. Mrs. Alton .Carter, Mr.s Oscar Williams, Mrs. Joe Williams and Mrs. Thad Wise were among those from Plains spending Monday aft ernoon in* Americus. J. M. 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Lqwry and son, Bill, from near Quitiftan, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Mrs. Frank Timmerman is spend ing the week pleasantly with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Pritchard at their home in Parrott. Mr. and Mrs. Theron Jennings and Mr. and Mrs. David Jennings, of Americus, spent Sunday here with their grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Johns. Miss Alice Ruth Timmerman, who is teaching in the public school in Richland spent the week ■ end here with her mother, Mrs. ' Alice Timmerman. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Arnold spent Sunday afternoon with relatives in Parrott. Miss Sarah /(ice Reese, Americus, is the guest this .week of Mrs. Lucy Forth. Mrs. J. E. Barker left Saturday for a brief visit «to her daughter, , Mrs. James Dozier, in Bronwood. Miss Nellie Arnold went Moi> ! day to Milledgeville to enter G. S. I C. W. for the fall term. Linwood Jones from Covington, ! spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. ’ and Mrs. T. M. Jones. Many friends of Mrs. J. A. Mc- I Donald will learn with regret she j continues very ill at her home here. PAGE FIVE BURTON GIVEN S7OO FOR LOSS OF MITO Accident at Spring Street Cross ing Several Months Ago Cost Railroad That Amount A jury in City court here Tues day returned » verdict awarding the plaintiff S7OO in the case of T. S. Bhrton, Jr., for the loss of an automobile, which was badly damaged in collision with a Cen tral of Georgia engine at Spring street crossing in Americus several months ago. The case had been tried once before when the plain- ■ tiff was awarded a veruict for S2OO. A motion for new trial in ibis .erse was allow>■! by Judge Wm. M Harper, win was disqualified through a distant relation to the wife of one of the attorneys in the case, a contingent fee being in volved. Judge Z. A. , Littlejohn presided at the trial just conclud ed. The railroad was represented by Yoemans & Wilkinson, of Daw son, and the plaintiff by J. A. Hixon. It is expected that the case will be appealed. 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