About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1923)
N. Y. Future*— Oct. Dec. Jan. Previous Close .. |29.90 29.64|28.90 Open |29.70 29.60|28.70 11 a m. {29.82 29.42|28.85 Close T 129.80|29.35|28.80 Americus Spot Cotton Strict Middling 39 i_4 c FORTY-FIFTH YEAR—NO 2 14 NEW CALLS GA. DEPT. POLITICALkMACHINE Organizing to Fight Weevil in Sumter Next Year CBTTDN PRODUCTION MKHEM IT IIETIIG HERE Fund to Be Raised to Carry on Campaign to Educate Farm ers of Section for Fight COMMITTEE IS NAMED Meetings to Be Held Soon in All Ten of Sumter’s Consolidat ed Rural Schools A definite and complete prog ram for the successful production of cotton in Sumter county was arrived at Wednesday by a large committee of bankers, farmers, and weevil experts in conference in the assembly room of the cham ber of commerce. In opening the discussion of how to successfully produce cotton under boll weevil conditions, George O. Marshall, county demonstrator, went exhaus tively into the subject, together with Frank Ward, weevil expert from the State College of Agri culture. “It is first necessary to destroy all cotton stalks and that must be done now,” said George Marshall, in discussing the program' arrived at. “The season is early this year and all the cotton will have been picked now very soon. To make a success next year I believe it is necessary to' reduce the number of acres per plow, but before: we go into that we must secure the active co-operation of every farm er in the county in destroying the cotton stalks in each field. The object in this is to keep the wee vils from reproducing from now until Christmas, and to force them into winter quarters. Early wint ering causes a high mortality of the weevils and stops hibernation. “The second step to be taken in the proposed program is early poisoning, using a home mixture of calcium arsenate, molasses and water. The application of this does not need a machine, Mr. Mar shall said, and is effective up to blooming time; it is cheap poison ing and cheap fighting, he de clared. Following the use of the syrup mxture, the program recommends thfe use of dry calcium used in quirk succession. Mr. Marhall stated ( in support of his recommendation, that he knew of one field in Sumter coun ty thus treated on which eight Continued on page 4.) SURVEY SHOWS MARKET FOR POULTRY EXISTS SET MA. Ala., Sept. 20—Effort to establish a poultry market and cold storage system for Selma and the territory around is being made by the chamber of commerce, co-oper ating with a business firm of this city, and it is believed that all ar rangements will be completed in lime to sell DaFas raised poultry in the Thanksgiving market. A survey made of the trade by the chamber of commerce shows that Nashville, Memphis, Atlanta, Birmingham, New Orleans and other points within a radius of several hundred miles of this city will take all the poultry offered, and will care for an indefinite expansion of the industry. It was found that 36 4ents a pound is paid for turkeys on foot in the southern market, and this in creased price will induce many per sons to raise turkeys for sale, it is believed. Up to this time 30 cents a pound on foot has bten considered a good price. EVIDENCE FINISHED IN COPELAND TRIAL STATENVILLE, Sept. 20.—Evi dence in the case of Mrs. Joe Cope land, charged with the murder of Joe Roberts at Mayday, was com pleted just before noon. The de fense started its representation of its case. Mrs. Copeland declared that Roberts was attacking her with a stick when she fired the four shots at him. CHIEF JUSTICE TAYLOR, OF FLORIDA, RESIGNS TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 20. Chief Justice Robert F. Taylor, who has been a member of the Florida Supreme Court nearly 32 years, has resigned, his resignation to beconib effective January 12, 1923. Justice Taylor is one of the oldest jurists jn th§ country, jg - """ —I | f THE TWsSMffioRDER PUBLISHED IN THE HEART OF DIXIE ’’ * 1 SCHOOL TAX PREVENTS LEVY BEING MADE ROTARIANS HERE HEM JUSTICE GILBERT 111 CONSTITUTION IM Associate Justice of Supreme Court Says People Should Study Document Closely HOME IS MADE SACRED Federal Pact Guarantees the In dividual Rights That Sup port Nation, He Says Associate Justice of the State Supreme Court, Judge Price Gil bert, addressed the members and guests of the Rotary club Wednes day bn the subject of the Federal Constitution, in the club's observ ance of Constitution Week which is being observed all over the country this week. Judge Gilbert was introduced by W. W. Dykes who explained that the American Bar association had requested the observance of the week because of its desire to cause the .laymen to study and know more of the services and benefits guaranteed him by the federal con stitution. “The Bar association wants peo ple to think seriously of what the federal constitution means to you and to know its services, meaning and guarantees. “A Supreme court justice is a busy man and it is exceptional that one of them can afford to take the time to leave Atlanta to address gatherings. Their work of interpreting ' the constitution is most important, for a decision may and often does effect your busi ness vitally.” Justice Gilbert’s subject was the purposes, needs and benefits of the federal constitution. Judge Gil bert is a native of Stewart county and has spent much of his life in Columbus. He has many close friends here, he said. Justice Gilbert said ther was a need of some one speaking plainly on the subject, that he was very glai that he bed the privilege of framing a bill that was introduced by Senator Steve Pace which com pels the study of the federal and state constitutions by ?./! pupils in Ge-fcria schools and c< Leges. “The time came when Rome could not govern itself,” said he, “the government had broken down because of the selfishness of those in authority. Later in history the time came when the colonies broke from Great Britain because of her selfishness and despotism, and that (Continued on aPge Eight) ATLANTA TO HEAR MANY NOTABLES IN LECTURES ATLANTA, Sept. 20—Russell Bridges, president of the Southern Musical Bureau, today announced that in the lecture series which has beep arranged for Atlanta this win ter, Mrs. Ruth Bryan, daughter of Hon. William Jennings Bryan, will, speak on “Opening Doors.” Other noted lecturers and enter tainers include Sir Wilfred T. Gren fall, famous Labrador physician and explorer; Prof. Stephen D. Leacock, of McGill University, English hu morist; Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, of Brooklyn, N. Y., distinguished preacher and orator; Raymond Rob ins, noted social economist; Will Rogers, humorist, magazine writer and Ziegfield Follies entertainer, and Houdini, magician, in an expos ure- of spiritualism. The lecture series will be given at the Atlanta Women’s Club audito rium. RESOLUTIONS CONDEMN KU KLUX KLAN WORK BATON ROUGE, Sept. 20— t Go vernor Parker made public today the contents of resolutions adopted at a mass meeting of the citizens of Jackson Parish which were for warded him charging that super government has been established in the Jackson parish. This government disrupts the judiciary machinery of the courts in such ways as to punish innocent persons, while guilty ones go free, and practically disenfranchises those voters who are not in sympa thy with the Ku Klux Klan, the resolutions sai4. AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 20, 1923 LITTLEJOHN HERE TO PREPARE FOR Fl 11 BEXT WEEK General Manager of Sumter Fair Has Force of Workmen Busy at Grounds Today TO BE READY FOR OPENING Lease Closed by Association for Use of Grounds at South End of Jackson Street Thos. P. Littlejohn, general man ager of the Sumter County fair, arrived in Americus from his home in Troy today. He will remain here until after the fair next week, directing activities at the fair JgroUndS and assisting E'enyy P. Everett, of the Chamber of Com merce, in arranging all the details of the big show that remain unfin ished. ‘This year Sumter ounty will have the greatest fair ever attempt ed here, if the size and maginifi ccnce of the attractions are con sidered in making up an estimate,” said Mr. Littlejohn this morning. “The big Littlejohn Shows will be gin their fall season here, -and a number of' new attractions never carried by the show before will be exhibited in Americus for the first time. During the summer season all of the paraphernalia used by the shows has been carefully repaired and renovated, and everything is spic and span for the opening of the fair here next Tuesday. “The work done by the local committees in preparing for the fair, apparently has been of the very highest order, and the exhibits already promised assure the fair be ing classed among the best to be seen in this section during the cur rent season. The women have been especially active in prepara tion for the fair, which assures the excellence of exhibits in that de partment, and the cattle and poul try shows this year, I am informed, will be especial attractions at the fair. I will be here from until the last visitor has passed out of the fair gates Saturday nljght, Sept. 29, and I feel confident in predcit ing that the attendanoe this year will exceed by several thousand per sons any previously recorded here.” Mr. Littlejohn will spend a good deal of his time at the fair grounds where there is some work to be done between now and the opening day of the fair next Tuesday, and when not there exhibitors and oth ers interested in the success of the fair may reach him at the Chamber of Commerce where he has estab lished his headquarters. BETTER/SERVICEHERE promised by company Council Committee Reports Huge Hawk on Lines Caused Recent Interruption The ordinance committed of council, of which Aiderman Har ris is chairman, reported to that body last night that after a con ference with L. L. Ferree they were convinced that better lighting service will be furnished in Amer icus hereafter. The report Was made for the committee by City Attorney Lane, who stated that he had been in formed by Mr. Ferree that a huge hawk, found dead upon the trans mission lines between Americus and Albany had caused at least one of the interruptions. That there ex ists any defect in the machinery of the company, either at Americus or Albany, was denied by Mr. Fer ree, though he informed the com mittee that it is not unusual for newly constructed high tension electric lines to develop defects that cause interruptions in service. All of these that are likely to happen have n«w been discovered and remedied, according to Mr. Ferree, and it is now believed that uninterrupted/ service, insofar hs this is possible, will hereafter be furnished by the company, * * * WATER RATE RAISE IS COIFIRRWiTTGOES ON RECORD OPPOSING No Time to Increase Burdens of People, He Tells Council, in Regular Session MINIMUM IS NOW $3.00 Manufacturers Pay New Mini mum and Excess Water Costs Them lea Thousand More Water rates wtere boosted at Wednesday night’s meeting of city council, as indicated at the last meeting of that body, the minimum rate effective at once being $3.00 a quarter. The same minimum ap plies to £oth domestic, and manu facturing consumers, with domestic users being required to pay 20 cents a thousand gallons. for all used in excess of 1275 gallons, and manufacturing consumers paying 16 cents a thousand for their ex cess water. The raise of excess wal erAuscd applies to manufacturers only, Ijeing 16c instead of 15 c as heretofore. The manufacturing minimum is 500,000 gallons, in stead of 1275 gallons, the minimum fixed by domestic consumers. In the matter of privately own ed fire- hydrants, council fixed the rates for outside hydrants at $25 a year, with inside hydrants taxed $lO a year and the fee for keeping water in sprinkling systems put at $lO annually. The rate fixed for the Seaboard Air Line railroad tank was 15 cents per thousand gal lons for all water used in excess of 800,000 gallons, which minimum, it is understood is donated to the railroad in consideration of its shops being maintained here. The water raise was one of the livest issues brought up during the meeting of council, Aiderman Witt, immediately objecting to adoption of the ordinance provid ing for the " increase in minimum rates. He said that this is no time in which to increase the burdens of the people, and expressed the opin ion that any raise in rates at this time would not be justified. K'e was especially anxious to have his position made plain, he said, being conscientiously opposed to raising water rates, and believeing such action to be in contravention to the principles upon which he had been elected as aiderman. Under the rules the ordinance would have gone over until the next meeting of council, following objection by Aiderman Witt, but he volunteered not to press the ob jection, saying later that he felt the ordinance would be passed any way, and that he had no desire to merely delay its final passage. He refused to vote on the measure, however, it being passed with Ai dermen Mize, Carswell, Allison and Harris voting favorable and Aiderman Witt not voting. Aider man Mitchell was not present dur [ ing the meeting, COnOHSWfB UFFICERS TO MEET President Wannamaker Cails for Gathering in Columbia Oct. 16 COLUMBIA, S. C., Sept. 20. A meeting of the official members of the American Cotton association from throughout the South is to be held in Columbia October 16, J. S. Wannamaker, president of the organization, announced today. Formal addresses, will be elimi nated from the program of the meeting, it is said and speakings will be confined to a discussion of the boll Weevil situation, farm labor situation, and the financing and marketing of crops. COMMISSION VOTES WITHDRAWING APPROVAL COLUMBIA, Sept. 20. The South Carolina railroad commission has voted to withdraw its approval of the proposed lease of the Caro lina, Clinchfield & Ohio • railroad by the Louisville & Nashville and Atlantic Coast Line, PUT LOWER CAR FARES IN EFFECT AT BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 20—In a long fight, the street railway has finally won over the jitney as a public carrier in Birmingham and to day the people are riding for seven cents cash, a reduction of one cent in a schedule that has existed for three years. When tickets are pur chased the new fare is six cents. School children ride for 2 1-2 cents. CITHOTeWLESUIT BROUGHT BY CENTRAL Dispute Over Repairs Made to Trestle During 1919 to Be Compromised, Believed City council Wednesday night voted to compromise the suit of the Central of Georgia railroad to recover $790 for repairs made to the trestle used by the city in un loading coal at .the water plant here. The repairs were made dur ing 1919, it was brought out at the meeting, and the matter has been in controversy since tljat time. Recently, council was told, there was a conference between Super visor Dofid and. R. L. Maynard, representing the railroad, and John B. Ansley, Charles H. Wheatley and W. T. Lane, representing the city at which the matter was threshed out, with Mr. Ansley fur nishing expert information for the city. Following a visit to the water plant fyy those named, City Attor ney Lane, Attorney Maynard and ■ Mr. Dodd held a conference, at the conclusion of Which Attorney Lane said he had offered without au thority of council, to compromise the matter by the payment of fif ty per cent of the amount claim ed. This statement was offered, he said, taking into account the fact that the same trestle is uSbd by another concern for unloading it? coal, or had been used during the years since it was repaired by that corporation. The city being under contract with the railroad to keep the tres tle in repair, it was agreed that Attorney Lane had proposed an ad vantageous way out of the diffi culty, and he was authorized to conduct further negotiations with the railroad authorities looking to a compromise based upojn the (proposition already unofficially made. The railroad had threaten ed suit to collect the amount claim ed, it is said. WILL OFFER BILL TO ABOLISH I® Oklahoma Legislators Say They’re Not in Sympathy With Klan Activities OKLAHOMA, Sept. 20.—As refutation of Governor Walton’s charges that a movement to assem ble legislators in special session to investigate the conduct of the ex ecutive was inspired by the Ku | Klux Klan, several members of the lower house, proponents of the movement, have issued a statement saying they would introduce a bill in the next session banning activi ties of the masked organization from this state. TWO ARRESTED FOR MURDER OF GIRL NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—Fire men joined police in a search j through West Central park and ad- I joining that fashionable apartment I district for six men who stabbed George Volland as he sat on a park i bench with his sweetheart, covered I his bleeding form with newspapers I and dragged the struggling girl away. The couple were attacked shortly after midnight. Two hours later the youth regained conscious ness, and staggered to a fife box and turned in the alarm. His in juries are such that physicians say he may yet die. In the ensuing search two men were routed from a clump of hush es, the girl having been found near by i m drtbed condition. These two were arrested after a chase in which they jumped from a 20- fbOV tltff. WITT OBJECTS AND BLOCKS FIXING OF TO RATE BY COUNCIL 8 Mills For Schools Objected to By Aiderman Who Gives Reasons For Action BUDGET IS BROUGHT UP Contends Budget Fixes 7 Mills For Schools and No More Can Be Appropriated An effort to fix the city tax rate at 20 mills total was blocked in city council last night when Aiderman Witt objected to the proposed levy of 8 mills for school purposes. Othep levies proposed in ordinance, intro duced by Chairman- Carswell of the finance committee, were: For gen eral expenses 5 mills; for bonds, 2 mills; for floating debt 5 mills. This with the 8 mills for schools, would make a total levy of "0 mills, or the same as now levied by city author ities. With the introduction of the or dinance Aiderman Witt objected, which automatically caused it to go over until the next meeting of coun cil. He then stated that it would be his purpose to‘ oppose the levy of 8 mills for schools so long as his pro test would delay the passage of such an ordinance, and that in his opinion such a levy was not justified, that the board had not made any state ment to council that would justify such a levy. In addition to stating his objections as above related Aider man Witt declared that some doubt existed in his mind as to the legal ity of any levy in excess of the amount provided in the budget adopted by council previously and providing for all expenses during the year 1923. That the school year overlaps the city’s budget’ year made no difference, in the opinion of Ai derman Witt, who called upon City Attorney Lane for an opinion there on. This Attorney Lane said he was not prepared to give with accuracy, stating that he would prefer to give a written opinion, however, that the budget covers all items written therein for the year stated. Whether or not the difference in the school year and the city’s fiscal year can be reconciled Attorney Lane declined to say. The budget, he believed, binds the council until Oec. 31, as stated therein, but he would give no positive opinion to that effect. Having his objecting clothes on Aiderman Witt also objected to the “digging of a ditch” out on North Jackson street. He said he had seen the work in progress there, and that so far as he knew the budget made no provision for permanent improve ments during the year. He asked the city attorney for an opinion as to the legality of the expenditure com plained of and Attorney Lane re plied that “there is ho provision in the budget for permahent improve ments.” Aiderman Witt then stated he wanted to go on record as op posed to the expenditure there, it having developed that a sewer is be ing laid in that section of the city. He declared his purpose to live with in the budget and to oppose any ex penditures not provided for therein. LOSES FINGER HANDLING MULE Clay Fletcher, prominent farmer living in the Bumphead district, near Americus, has lost the first joint of his right forefinger in an unusual manner. Having a sick mule to which medicine had, been adnjinistered, and wishing to keep the animal on its feet, Mr. Fletcher stood by the mule, occasionally prodding him with a broken hoe handle in order to keep the animal from lying on the ground. The sick mule, evidently resent ing such treatment, kicked his own er on the hand, cutting the first joint from the finger with the sharp side of the hoof, and so con cerned was Mr. Fletcher over the condition of the mule that he did not miss the joint until after the mule had become better. Desiring to dress the wound, Mr. Fletcher discovered the loss of the joint, and on returning to the yard to seek his finer, discovered that it was; not to be foundj WEATHER For Georgia Cloudy weather with probably showers tonight and Friday; moderate temperature. PRICE FIVE CENTS LAURENS SOLON SAYS AGRICULTURAL DEPT. SOUGHT HIS DEFEAT Agents of Brown Accused of Be ing Active! to Prevent His Election Last Year EXPENSES ARE IRREGULAR Representative Stewart to Ap pear Before Committee at Tomorrow’s Session ATLANTA, Sept. 20.—Testi mony that the agricultural depart ment actively worked against him in his campaign for the legislature in 1922 was given the ligeslative committee now investigating that department by Representative Parker New, of Laurens county. While considering some expendi tures of the department excessive and irregular, witnesses said they were not unlawful and that under the presnt laws Commissioner Brown has the right to authorize them. Representative Stewart, whose charges against the depart ment during the recent session of the legislature brought on the in quiry, advised the committee today he would appear tomorrow to give testimmony. DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES ASSESSED 5 PER CENT ATLANTA, Sept. 20.—Employ- * ees of the Department of Agricul ture were assessed 5 per cent of their monthly salaries to assist Commissioner J. J. Brown in his race for re-election, according to the testimony of J. M. Hilburn,, giv en at the late session Wednesday. Hilburn, a resident of Atlanta, was formerly an employe of the depart ment. Walter Vanee, warrant clerk un der Governor Thomas W. Hard wick, testified that false statements were circulated throughout the state as to payment of the expense ac count of C. H. Kittrell, representa tive from Laurens county in 1922, and member of the port and har bor commission, at a local hotel had beet: on a state warrant ap proved by Commissioner Brown or L. F. Jackson, director of the mar ket bureau. Governor Hardwick oredered the treasury department to stop pay ment on a requisition for the hotel bill after it had been approved by Secretary of State McLepdon, as chairman of the port commission, and the chief executive’s name signed to it by Miss Mrytle White, a secretary, Mr. Vance testified. The former warrant clerk added that the voucher was not approved by Commissioner Brown or Director Jackson, but the department re ceipted it after it had been drawn for payment. The manager of the hotel testi-. fied Mr. Kittrell paid the bill with currency. Decision was reached by the committee that the division of en tomology as a branch of the De partment of Agriculture would be included in the investigation. No evidence in connection with the di vision will be taken until Monday, however, the chairman ruled, in or der to allow Sam Olive, counsel for Commissioner Brown, to pre pare his case. Representative Charles B. Stew art, of Atkinson, informed the com mittee he could not appear before Monday. The legislator brought charges during the past assembly session which resulted in the in vestigation being ordered. After the/committee was appointed he as serted he would not submit his al leged evidence to it on the ground it had been “hand picked.” SOLICITOR TO DEFY BRANDON IN ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 20-Solic itor Davis will proceed with his in vestigation of the treatmen; of con victs at Banner mines despite Gov ernor Brandon’s letter yesterday in which the executive said inquiry would not be tolerated, as sole au thority governing convicts rested fi nally with the governor, he said. The solicitor is prepared to go be fore the grand jury today. SCHOOL BONDS VOTED IN CAIRO DISTRICT I CAIRO, Sept. 20—An issue of ! $3,500 in school equipment bonds was authorized with plnety of votes to spare in tho Cairo school district yesterday. The vote was for bonds 314; against, 35. This is a rate of nine to one. The money is to be used in equipping the auditorium of the new school building here as the scholo building issue did not carry enough for this suppose.
