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THURSDAY DECEMBER 20, 1923 ONLY ONE SIX YEAR TERM FOR PRESIDENT? LUM FAVORING ONE SIMM TfPI! 11l PRESffIT'S JOB NEA Poll of Congressmen Shows 1 IS Favor and 68 Oppose Suggestion WASHINGTON, Dec, 20. (By N£A Service) —Limit the president of the United States to one term! One term, preferably of six years’ duration, with no possi bility of re-election. Largely because of the death of President Harding, this pro posal, which has been up be fore, has gathered more momen tum. And today a strong sen timent exists in the 68th Con gress, which has just conven ed. to amend the constitution and bring about this change in our oresidential election laws. On the basis of just completed for the Times- Recorder and other NEA news papers, a large majority of the new congress seem to the measure. i Letters were written, in the: Times-Recorder poll, to every sena tor and every representative in the United States. Replies were re ceived from 206. And this is the result: For the one-term amendment — 115. Against the amendment —68. Nnon-committal or undecided — 23. Various reasons have been giv-i en in behalf of this measure,' among them tha it would make the the president independent of poli tics by relieving him of another campaign; that a six-year term would give the executive more time for a good jcib; that the unlimited right of re-election is dangerous. But— Beneath the strain of executive responjibility, worry and a man killing Spegimen, Warren Harding broke without warning. His tragic end plunged an entire nation in mourning and brought forth the question— How shall we save our presi dents? Sb today, and because President' Harding collapsed at the time I plans were being made for his next campaign, it is argued that free ing presidents of the worry and the strain, the politics and the health shattering campaigning of a re-elec tion, will leave them free to pay more attention to their real work —and their health. (Majority in Favor. Will the change be made?: At least the effort will be made, for Senator William J. Harris, who in troduced the joint resolution in the last Congress, will bring it up again. “I plan to offer this same amend ment in the 68th Congress and urge action before the Senate Judiciary Committee,” said Harris. “I believe my proposal would re move the chief executive from the present field of politics in cam paigning for re-election; It would make his tenure certain; it might save his health and prevent a break down under the strain of work. ‘‘There is nothing new in the proposition as it has been discussed for many years, and many times legislation has been offered in Congress.” On the .basis of the 183 votes cast in the Times-Recorder poll, it is apparent that majority in favor is almost large enough for the two thirds vote necessary to amend the constitution. A typical cross-sec tion of Congress is represented in the referendum. East and west, north and south, new congressmen and old congressmen, progressive ond conservative. Many voted just ‘yes” or ‘no’’ Others explain- AN EXHILARATING EFFECT A bottle of Herbine on the shelf at home is like having a doctor in the house all the time. It gives instant relief when the digestion gets out of order or the bowels fail to act. One or two doses is all that is necessary to start things mov ing and restore that fine feeling of exhil aration and buoyancy of spirits which be longs only to perfect health. Price 60c. Sold by Carswell Drug Co. Americus Drug Co. * -Joi - rTßiiiii frte} i g g LIGHTS THE HOUSE LIGHTS THE BARN PUMPS THE WATER \ SEPARATES THE CREAM | TUMBLES THE CHURN” Install ■ DELCOLIGHT ww NOW rnR sale BY R. D. Winchester ' > fill ’Th ed their position. What They Say Here is what some of them say: Senator T. H. Caraway, Ark. — Yes. The president ought not to' be helpless as he sometimes is be-1 cause of his desire to succeed him self. Representative Victor L. Berger, I Wis.—Yes. I would also pension our ex-presidents. I want them to ■ be economically independent after i their term expires. Senator David L. Walsh, Mass. —' No. Democracy is best preserved t by short terms and frequent elec-, tions. Representative Joseph W. Ford ney, Mich.—o. An attempt to change it would involve an amend ment to the constitution. If fu- I ture amendments are not better than the last one, I think it better that the constitution be left alone. Representative R. Clint Cole, O. —Yes. It would save the lives of i presidents and give them ppportun -1 ity to achieve greater things. Different Opinions Representative John J. McSwain, S. C.—Yes. I think one term -if four years is about all one ma:, can stand under modern condi ditions. Representative Elmer Thomas, Okla.—No. The present plan should influence executives to act in accordance with the desire of not convinced that an election to :he majority of the people. 1 ift,, the presidency is either a suicide pact or a condemnation to death. Os the' 115 who voted in favor of one term, 79 advocated a six year tenure. The remaining 46 favored terms | ranging from four to eight years. (Copyright, 1923, by NEA Service) JOHN POWELL ELECTED WORSHIPFUL MASTER SWAINSBORO, Dec. 20—At the regular meeting of Swainsboro Ma sonic Lodge No. 244, the following ofifeers were elected to serve fo;- the ensuing year: John R. Powell, Jr:, W. M.; I. W. ■ Rountite, L. W.; Guy Alford, J. W.; Grayson C. Powell, S. D.; W. W. Flanders. J. kj. XV., w . w . r idiiuerb, J. D.; Felix C. Williams, S. S. C.; Mur phey Willis, J. S.; R. A. Flanders, treasurer; M. H. Blount, secretary; John A. Bell, tyler; J. M. SnellgTove, chaplain. SMITH MADE HEAD OF AUTO-MOTOR CLUB COLUMBUS, Dec. 20. At a meeting Tuesday at the Ralston ho tel, H. C. Smith was elected presi dent of the Chattahooche Valley Motor club. A new board of di rectors also was elected at the mem t bers’ meeting. Following this ses sion the directors met and elected 2 officers for the year of 1924. ' The new board of directors is j composed of the following: John T. t ( Davis, A. S. Bradley, E. P. Burros, i C. M. Bass, George T. Gurr, Mrs. a C. H. Ray, Joe R. Walters, E. J. Davis, Maurice Loirdans, Deronda Levy, Walter Richards, H. C. Smith, Mrs. J. E. Minter. The directors representing Fort Benning will be ' elected atei; a conference with Gen n eral Wells. .a is The lowest point for thousands '- of miles of»the Andes is 10,000 feet I- above the sea. H I AM DOING ALL KINDS OF ELECTRICAL WORK NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE. Ido your work by the hour and save you money. Ask my customers. They KNOW my ability. ONE 3-4 H. P. MOTOR FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN J. C. BASS, Electrician TELEPHONE 533. REGULAR CRISTMAS DINNER Will Be Served at THE TEA ROOM i Christmas Eye Day 12:00 to 2—5 30 to 7:30 WESTS MM i IN SIMONS SLAYING Officers Hold To Theory of ‘lnti macy Between Woman and Man in Overalls I I JEFFERSON, Dec. 20.—Despite the earlier hopes of Sheriff Colier 'and the general popular belief that lan arrest would be made Tuesday in connection with the deaths of Mrs. Maggie Simmons and her young daughter, whose bodies were found in the ruins of a farm, shack that had been set afire, Sunday morning, no such action had been taken lates Tuesday night. Sheriff Collier has carried his in vestigation to the point of the wo man and her daughter being met at Athens upon their arrival Sat urday night from Jefferson by a than believed to have had an inti mate acquaintanceship with Mrs. Simmons, but was not yet ready to act on his clues as to the identity of the man. The couple left home, it has been established in response to a message purporting to be from the woman’s daughter in Athens. The death houpe had been empty lor nine months and the flames from the burning building, suppos ed by authorities to have been set on fire by the murderer, failed to attract neighbors to the scene. A driving rainstorm obliterated tracks of an automobile in which the vic tims were believed to have been taken to the house. No footprints were found near‘■"the scefte Thd lire was seen at midnight Satur day. I rTiWI » . • 11 in answer to an alleged fictious | note, Mrs. Simmons left Jefferson last Saturday* with her child to visit a married daughter in Athens. She was said to have arrived in Athens, where a man wearing an army over chat and overalls met her at the tatinn vvif-Pi on ouF,rsv,,i„ _i * » cation with an automobile and took and child for a ride. Investigation in Athens by Sher iff Ben Collier failed to establish definitely the identity of the alleg ed slayer, and he returned to Jeff erson last night, where a man who is alleged to have paid attentions to Mrs. Simmons prior to hen death was under surveillance. Late Tues day following investigation here, Sheriff Collier intimated an arrest might be expected today. B VrTi\^ S BEG,N CHRISTMAS - ACTIVITIES IN 6 BURGLARIES 1 „/ k TL of burglars in this city was started s lor the holiday season here recent . ly when six North Side homes were , burglarized in one night. • The bur .. glars took as their toll many ex . Pensive furs, jewelry and other val a uables and escaped leaving little or ’’ f UCS their ’ identity. No ar- S whTh In S J er ’ eS ° f six lo °tings e which occurred the same night ' •ic V e e dX^ e e n nL eP ° rted the s t Fr^ce q Hs a^? g ' VaS forbid den in i rance (1535) owing to its abuses. THE AMERICUS TIMES-ftECORDER “PLAYING DOUBLE’ AT OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY It is refreshing to see a Western'] drama into which has been instilled a good story as well as thrills. Such is the case in Dick Hatton’s ‘‘Play ing Double,” which will have its ini tial presentation at the Opera House Friday. This is the best picture in which Mr. Hatton has yet appear ed. It has thrills in plenty, but the spectator is held interested from he-, ginning to end by an ingeniously' devised story from the pen of J. i Stewart Woodhouse. It has an un expected and clever twist at the end | that puts a mental punch in the story. The picture is not heralded as a million dollar production and it has no elaborate sets. However, it is the kind of a picture through which one can sit and feel refreshed by'the hour’s entertainment. Mr. j i Hatton is the daring, dashing young I Westerner who is willing to fight at ' i the drop of the hat, but he portrays ( tHe character of a youth who fights • not from viciousness, but from the 1 love of adventure. He is a dare i devil who takes the hardships of life from the humorous angle. The screen will be better and more popular with more stories of this • type. ‘ . ’ LARRY SEMON AND ‘THE ’ ACQUITTAL’ AT RYLANDER Mystery, gripping, enthralling i my tery, this is the underlying sea- * pi tui'iza i non or Rita Weiman’s stage play, ' is the attraction at the Ry lander theater today and Friday. It 3 baffles from the start; through an i | engorsing court room sequence one t wonders “Who’s Guilty?," Through 5 the sensational episd'des’that follow ~ one still wonders. The sinister . finger.of suspicion points first at one e character, then another. Finally in ■ - - -- n YELLOW PENCIL l\ “**"'■““*»*“■'«•»»» // >) the RED BAND V TCWB J^ AnM ,/ CO. NEWYORKU.SA. WIttwORLD X > ! THE FLORIDAN dixie limited THE SEMINOLE DIXIE FLYER THE SOUTHLAND t Daily Through Trains To FLORIDA For Schedules, through Car Service, Tickets, etc., call on H. C. White, Agent, Americus, Ga. CENTRAL OF GEORGIA RAILWAY The Right Way * TELEPHONE 137. GIVE HIM A BOX OF GIGARS It Will Please Him Best; Boxes of 10-25-50 Reasonable Prices MURRAY'S PHARMACY The Rexall Store Americus, Ga. *w«r f [ l l ~ ! , lllTl R.O.T.C.MPLAN' ' NATIONWIDE BODY To Prepare Country For Rapid Mobilization in Time of Emergency ATLANTA, Dec. 20.—A branch of the Reserve Officers association of tly> U. S. army has (been organiz ed in the Ninth congressional dis trict at Gainesville, Ga., according to announcement made here Fri day. Theft; are said to be a large number of ex-servije officers in that vicinity, especially on the Riv erside Academy faculty and among the business men. of Gainesville. Col. Robert Peack and Col. Pat M. Stevens, of the regular army, ac companied Major Fonville Mc- Whorter, of Atlanta, who is presi dent of the state reserve officers association, on his visit to Gaines-, Ville. Upon his return to Atlanta, Major McWhorter announced that a branch association would be or ganized in each congressional dis trict throughout the country and thus, he stated, prepare the country for rapid mobilisation in time of an emergency. ’ The officers of thq Ninth district of Georgia Association of Reserve Officers elected at Gainesville are as follows: President—Major O. R. Horton, comandant of Riverside Military Academy. ' Vice-President—Lieutenant Hay . wood Pearce, Jr. Secretary—Captain W. A. Cun- I ningham. Treasure r— Lieutenant E. E. Kimbrough, Jr. DULUTH WOMAN MAYOR LOSES IN SECOND RACE I DUtUTH, Oec. 20.—H. B. Her ron was elected mayor of Duluth, defeating Mrs. Alice Strickland, in cumbent, who received ,15 votes. Mrs. Strickland received much pub licity last year when she was elect- • |ed mayor of Duluth, as being the 'lfirst woman mayor in Georgia. The ' foilowing council was elected: Mack i j Pittard, Grady Wright, Scott Brown, >; DosSie Phillips, Floyd Brannon. Only a few more shopping i months before June apples. r Nearly a fourth of the mercant- - able timber of the United States 's Domrlas fir. - an Astounding climax, the solution t|is cleared in one dramatic moment. II The picture has an all-star cast ;; including Norman Kerrft Claire 1. Windsor, Barbara Bedford and v | Richard Travers. r | On the same program is a riot ol e fun, Larry Seman’s latest two-reel n comedy, “Lightning Love.” HEALTHMOBILE OF STATE~ I TO TOUR ELEVENTH DIST. I QUITMAN, Dec. 20—The Health-1 mobile sent out by the state board I of health in charge of Dr. Alice I Moses and a staff of two nurses, I will undertake a general health' cam paign in the eleventh district' aid ing mothers and children and will work in this district until the month of 8 May on a better work out pro gram than it has undertaken here tofore. Miss Anne L. Gallagher, state, supervisory nurse, was in Quitman this week to airange for the schedule in this county. The healthmobile will arrive in Quitman January 14 and will remain in the county a week. The Welfare committee of the Woman’s Civic club will undertake local arrangements and the Parent- OASSIHEDADVEimSEMEIffS WANTED -- LOANS, LOANS, LOANS, LOANS—Having a di rect connection and nlenty of noiiey at the lowest possible inter est rate. I can save you money on city loans and farm loans. H. O. ; JONES. 14-ts A FEW good Dining Room Suites, both in walnut and mahogany. ‘ Allison Furniture ’ Company. 19-2 t MONEY! MONEY—Plenty money ’ to loan; good company; good ’ rates and terms. W. T. Lane & Son. ■ 6-ts LOANS on farm lands and city property. Low interest rate. Loans, promptly closed. See S. R. . Heys or H. B. Williams. Phor.cs 48 or 52. BED ROOM SUITE—We have several suites, both of walnut and - mahogany. See us before buying. Allison Furniture Company. 19-2 t ’ WANTED—To protect you, your family and your property. Frank E. Matthews. Insurance. 18-ts FARM LOAN MONEY plentiful at 0 cheap interest rate and on easy I: terms. W. W. Dykes. 9-ts. for SCREENS, f-r home or of fice. 27-ts —. • ■ HIGH CLASS Printing, intelligent service, full line office supplies and utilities at Southern Printers. -■ 10-tll-janl SOLVE YOUR PROBLEM by buy- - ing a nice office chair for your Xmas Gift. Allison Furniture Co, h 19-2 t . ""j--- :t FOR RENT Two unfurnished e rooms; close in. Phone 99. S. j R. Sheppard.—dh. THE BEST COAL for the least f monby. Phon e 363. C. J. Clark. ;l ' 17-4 t . FOR RENT—Six-room apartment;] 210 Brown street. Apply to George Holston. 10-ts NEW AND USED BICYCLES for Sale. Let us repair your Bicy cle. We will put on new Tires, Rims and Spokes; also repaint it for Ten Dollars. It will look and run good.. Freeman’s Bicycle Shop. Phone 937. 206 N. Jackson St. 14-9 t '•UR SALE—A-No. 1 Grade Reg ular Second Sheets, 8 1-2 by 11 i » hes, special per thousand, sl. 't*e Times-Recorder Job Printing Department.— Q 2-tf. BICYCLES—Supplies, Repairs and Repainting Tricycles; Tricycle Repairs, Tires and Repainting. We I are good in our line; give us a trial. I freeman’s E<jeycle Shop. Phone I n3IA 206 N ‘ Jackson st - 14 - 9 t -DOLL CARRIAGES and Carts that we offer at a very low price. Al lis'on Furniture Company. 19-2 t RED ASH COAT—A first class coal. Low in ash; high in heat; n.. Hack. C. J. Clark. 17-4 t ' FOR SALE—Small one-tube radio I complete. Russell Clark. 19-4 t WANTED—IOO Cords wood, at once. A. C. Alexander. 13-10 t JEWELRY 4? A GIFT THAT LASTS/’J Diamond Bar* S2O OC^ Up wieV™' $20.00 “ d “» Sheaffer’s Giftie Sets ' “ ■ • For Ladies and Gentlemen in Pens and Pencils • * Americus Jewelry Company PAGE FIVE Teacher association in the various county centers are expected to co- t operate. Man who can cut taxes and pay a bonus will be as famous as Babe Ruth. SfreßelieF fbn SKK BABIES LIQUID-NO Opiates For Boweland Teethinc Troubles .Constipation Colic. Sour Stomach. SOLO BY DRUGGISTS BABY EASE HOUSE FOR RENT—Now occupied by Dr. J. T. Stukes, Lee street. S. R. Heys. 12-ts WE SUGGEST a chiffonier or chif forobe for a nice present. Alli son Furniture Company. 19-2 t, • WANTED—You to know w e have choice Fresh Meats, Vegetables, Hog Killings, Fruits, etc., for the holi days. Bragg’s Market. 14-ts COAL FOR CHRISTMAS—You can’t enjoy Christmas by a poor fire. Order your coal now and en joy the holidays. C. J. Clark. Phone 803. 17-4 t SMOKING STAND will be just the thing for a nice gift. Alli- . son Furniture Company. 19-2 t FRUIT AND NUT TREES FOR SALE—Peaches, plums and pe cans, from Huntsville Wholesale Nurseries, S. R. Heys. 6-ts CANDLESTICKS and Nut Bowls are always appreciated. We have them in a good assortment. Alli son Furniture Company. 19-2 t FOR SALE—One 25-hp high pres sure Frick portable boiler and engine. Good condition $375.00. The engine alone is worth the price.' Also for sale cheap 1 saw-’ mill outfit complete, with 35 hp boiler, 25 hp Schofield engine, 1 Edger. Will sell any part of equip ment. L. W. Brown, Americus Oil Co. . 18-ts FOR SALE —Single barrel, 12 gauge shotgun; good as new. Phone Mrs. Gammage, 99. 18-dhtf A FEW GOOD PICTURES, among them a Madonna picture that we offer at good prices. Allison. Fur niture Company. l-2t FOR RENT—6-Room house, No. ’ 120 street, with ern conveniences, and in good con-' '■ dition; possession Jan. 1, 1924. H. D. Watts. 18-ts I FOR SALE—We are overloaded on I Children’s Shoes. For next ten . days will sell at cost. W. J. Josey. WE HAVE a few Fibre Rockers; extra good value. See them. Alli son Furniture Company. 19-2 t WANTED—Pe.ans, any size. Neon Buchanan. Phone 337. —26-ts FOR RENT—Dwelling house now occupied by Mrs. R. F. Poole. »Well adapted for boarding house. Fhohe 162. Mrs. C- C. Hawkins, » 20-lt WANTED—Second hand gas stove; ' in good condition. Address P. O. Box 389. 20-2 t FOR RENT—3-Room apartment in my home, 315 Barlow Street. Mrs. C; A. Chambliss. Phone 451 666 V is a Precsription prepared for Colds, Fever and Grippe ' It is the most speedy remedy we know, Preventins Pneumonia
