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OUT IN IRVIN.
OCILLA, Jan. 21.-—Many candi
dates took the field in Irvin county
Saturday, the last day for entries in
the county primary which will be
held February 20.
SIPPLE FOUND DEAD
IN SLEEPER BERTH
SAVANNAH, Jan. 21.—Charles
H. Sipper, Sr., prominent in busi
ness circles of this city for many
years, was found dead in a sleeping
car on a train which arrived here
early Sunday morning from Atlanta.
The end came quietly, judging - from
appearances of the berth.
GAINESVILLE CAPITALIST
DIES AT HOME THERE
GAINESVILLE, Jan. 21.—-Dr.
Joseph H. Daniel, Gainesville cap
italist, died at his home here on
Green street late Saturday after
noon after a protracted illness. Dr.
Daniel came here from Jackson
county in 1874 where he practiced
medicine for several years.
• (SAVILLE HEADS
DRIVE IN TERRELL
DAWSON, Jan. 21.—R. L. Sa
ville, president of the Dawson Na
tional bank, and affiliated with
some of the city’s most prominent
concerns, will represent Terrell
county on a state-wide committee,j
composed of bankers, appointed;
recently by Governor Clifford
Walker to aid in the raising of
$250,000 as the state quota for the
Stone Mountain memorial. The
campaign opened Saturday, the an
iversary of General Lee’s birthday.
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ATLANTA EMORY
ALUMNI TO ORGANIZE
EMORY UNIVERSITY, Ga., Jan.
21.—Governor Clifford Walker.
Mayor Sims and other prominent
speakers will address an organiza
tion meeting of Atlanta Alumni of
the university at the chamber of
commerce at a dinner at 6:30 o’clock
'Friday night, January 25 Simultane
ous meetings will be held for the
Savannah organization of similar
clubs in Savannah, La Grange, Au
gusta, Columbus and other principal
cities of Georgia. Arrangements
are under the direction of Dr. J.
W. Simmons, of Emory.
TO MAKE CANCER
SURVEY IN TERRELL
DAWSON, Ga., January 21.—•
Dr. J. T. Arnold, of Parrott, has?
been appointed^•/ the state board
of health as chairman of a health
survey of cancer in Terrell county I
and the various physicians of tho
county, it is understood, will co-op
erate with Dr. Arnold who is to re
port his findings to the state board.
LAMAR COUNTY FAIR
ASSN. RE-ORGANIZED
BARNESVILLE, Jan. 21—Stock
' holders of the Lamar County Fair
association have just elected offi
cers and directors for 1924 as fol
lows: Mayor W. T. Summers, pres
ident; T. O. Galloway, W. A. La
sueur and G. W. Pippin, vice pres
ident; C. G. Neal, secretary; M. P.
'Owen, treasurer, E. L. Coleman, D.
L. Anderson, Elijah Wisebram, T.
G. Dumas, J. B. Fleming, A. H.
Chappell, P. W. Ethridge, E. G.
Horne, B. M. Turner, W. 8., Smith
R. E. L. Hawkins and T. J. Franklin
directors. The fair will be held
next October.
MAX WRIGHTS. DIVORCED
2 YEARS, RE-MARRY
ROME, Ga., Jan. 21.—Mr. and
Mrs. Max Wright, the latter form
erly Miss Jennie Hutchins, of At
lanta are spending - a part of their
second honeymoon with Mr.
Wright’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Mrs. Seahorn Wright, of this city.
Their small son, Seaborn Wright,
Jr., is with them. Nothing wasi
known of the re-marriage of Mr.
and Mrs. Wright by the people of
this city, where they are widely
known, until their arrival here Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. Wright were di
vorced about two years ago.
RUN OFF PRIMARY
BE HELD JANUARY 30
WAYCROSS, Jan. 21.—After alul
of several days following the pri
mary of last Wednesday, candidates
required by the majority rule to
participate in a run-off election, are
beginning to assemble forces and
prepare for the final fight which
will occur during - tho next ten days.
The run-off will be held January 30.
TO MAKE SURVEY
OF WARE SCHOC-S
WAYCROSS, Jan. 21.—A. com
plete survey of the schools of Way
cross and Ware county will be made
by E. A. Pound, of the state de
partment of education, it was learn
ed- today. The survey which is a
part of a state-wide survey being
conducted by the department of
education, will probably commence
next week apd will require several
days to complete. Mr. Pound Will
come to Waycross from Brunswick
where he is now conducting a sur
vey of the schools of Glynn county.
WANT CREAMERY
AT WAYCROSS
WAYCROSS, Jan. 21.—A prop
osition to convert the cold storage
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THE TKgfiWRSRQER
PUBLISHED ~IN THE _>^fcMß OF
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 18.
COMMITTEE
ARCH
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Fees Are Fixed For All Candidates; Entire County
To Vote For County iSupt; Entries to Close March 5
WITH FIRST TO TOSS
H!T IN RING; PRIMARY
DATE SET FOR MAR. 19
County Committee Today Fixed
Rules and Entrance Fees to
Govern County Election
THRASHER IS IN RACE
; Presidential Primary Same As
That for Election of County
Officers
E. J. McMath is the first candi
date to toss his hat into the politi
cal ring, announcing today that he
is a candidate for the office of coun
ty school superintendent. The an
noouncement was authorized follow
ing action taken by the committee
to the effect that any qualified
voter in the entire county shall be
permitted to make this race, and
that all qualified voters in the
. county be permitted to vote upon,
all candidates for the place. This
question had been unsettled until
today’s action by the county execu
tive committee.
B. E. Thrasher, of Plains, a few
minutes after Mr. McMath had an
nounced, brought in his announce-
I ment for the office of county tax
collector. In his announcement, Mr.
I Thrasher injects a rather novel ele
'merit into the race by the statement
that he will give to the Parent-
Teacher - Association in each school
district in the county a portion of
bis fees, if elected to that office.
| Judge W. M. Harper, of the City
court of Americus, was the third
candidate to pay his fee and author
ize announcement of his candidacy;
he being a candidate to succeed him
self.
During the late afternoon it was
persistently reported that W. T.
McMath would authorize announce
ment of his candidacy for ordinary,
but this development failed to ma
terialize before the Times-Recorder
i went to press.
Following the meeting of the
■ committee, held in the office of
John A. Cobb, ordinary, John Allen
, Fort, secretary of the body, ah
i nounced entrance fees fixed by the
comimttee. These are as follows:
I Judge of City court, $20.00; sol
icitor of City Court, SIS.VO: Clerk
of Court, $30.00; Sheriff, $30.00;
Tax collector, $20.00; Tax receiver,
$15.00; Treasurer, $10.00; Commis
sioners, $5.00; County Surveyor,
$2.00 Coroner $2.00. Entries will
close March sth.
Secretary Fort stated this after
noon that the full rules governing
the primary would be ready for pub
lication in Tuesday’s Times-Record
er, and that the presidential pri
mary will be held in connection with
the county election here.
WIL TUG EFIM TO
'MMfflfflME
| PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Jan. 21.
■ The United States naval tulb Bay
Springs has taken refuge in Vera
Cruz harbor from ‘‘the worst hurri
cane in years” according to a mes
sage received here today by wireless
from the Mexican port.
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I MEETING 111 ™
President Coolidge and Director
of Budget Lord Will Address
Those Assembled
1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.—Feder
!a! executives from President Cool-
I idge to the least important of the
| bureau chiefs, met late today in the
i sixth session of ‘ Business organiza
tion of the government” to review
I the affairs of the government since
| the meeting late last June and to
I lay plans for the future.
President Coolidge, who with Di
-1 rector Lord, of the budget bureau,
I will speak, and will address meet-
■ ing for the first time as the chief
executive.
AMERICUS , GEORGIA, MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 21, 1924
19 NAMED
Where Democrats Will Nominate Their Candidate for Presidency
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View of the interior of hi
son Square Garden, New York
City, where the Democratic
party will meet, June 24 to
nominate a candidate for the
presidency. This immense hall I
scats about 14,000 persons, and
present capacity will be enlarg
ed to accommodate some 6000
more.
BlMLliE’
TIED UP Bl STRIKE'
Men Coming Out Solidly and
Standing Together, Accord
ing to Strike Leaders
LONDON, Jan. (21. —A stater |
ment issued today at headquarters!
of the associated society of locorao-j
tive engineers and firemen, which |
last night called a strike on railways!
of Great Britain, said the men were
“coming out solidly and standing
together splendidly.”
Press telegrams suggested that
this was not far from the truth.
It seemed the strike call would bo
obeyed by a great majority of the
organizations which comprise 59,-
000 members.
H/iRVEYNOTfOBE
MDmMCE
Sheriff Confirms Report He Will
Not Offer for Re-election
—Thanks Friends
Sheriff Lucius Harvey today-con
firmed reports current during some,
time past to the effect that he will
not be a candidate to succeed him
self as sheriff.
“I have given the community
about all of my time that I can well
spare,” said the sheriff this morn
ing, and I believe I have earned the
right to get out of public life an r
into business for myself. I shall with
the expiration of my term go to
Leslie to live. There I expect to
devote all of my time to farming
and business interests in that com
munity.
“During the time I have beeij
sheriff ox Sumter county, always
ably assisted by my deputy, T. L
Summers, 1 have , endeavored
earnestly to do my luty in the fullest
sense as I have seen this duty, and
I am grateful to hundreds of friends
who have aided and upheld me ir>
[this course. The office of sheriff is
! one filled with real responsibility,
' and this is ope of the things 1 want
! to get away from. I want to enjoy
life a little—and before I’m too ok:
to work hard any more I believe 1
am entitled to an opportunity to
prove my fitness in the business
world.
PREPARING SURVEY FOR AMERICUS
I NEW COLD WAVE
HEADING SOUTHWARD
.. CHICAGO, January 21. —With
the Northwest and the Middle
west in the grip of below zero
weather but with some modera
tions promised tomorrow, a new
cold w - av e is advancing southward
from Alaska, according to weath
er bureau reports.
GEN.LEE CHRISTMAS.
SOLDIER OF FORTH,
DIES IT NEW ORLEANS
Once a Locomotive Engineer He
Later Became Most Pictures
que Revolutionax y Figure
FOUGHT In HONDURAS
Had Served Many Governments
and Fought Almost Contin
uously During 20 Years
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 21.—Gen
eral Lee Christmas, noted soldier of
fortune, died here today.
A locomotive engineer compelled
to fight in a revolution as a matter
of self-defense, General Lee Christ
mas took such a fancy to the smoko
of battle that he decided to become
a soldier. For many years he was an
international figure because of his
exploits as a soldier of fortune in
Central America and probably no
citizen of the United States—he
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NARCOTIC THIEVSE
ACTIVE AT ATHENS
ATHENS, Jan. 21.—For the sec
ond time a drug store was" broken
in here and a quantity of narcotic,
stolen in a short interval of time.
Th e drugs were valued at more
than three hundred dollars and po
lice believe that the theft was com
mitted by peddlers of the “dope.”
Included in the theft was a large
quanttiy of heroin and morphine.
No arrests have been made yet but
police are still hopeful of appre
hending the perpetrators of the
crime.
WARE COUNTY PRIMARY
NOMINATES OFFICERS
WAYCROSS, Jan. 21.—The fol
lowing were nominated in the Ware
I primary just held here.
Sheriff, L. C. Warren; tax collec
tor, Crawley Jordan; tax receiver,
Dan Cowart; clerk of court Joe D.
Mitchell; ordinary, C. L. Mattox;
judge city court, Will Parker;
county commissioner, B. A. Wood
ward; superintendent of schools, C.
W. Pittman; treasurer, W. K. Both;
coroner, C. J. Stroud.
PRIMARY DATE
CAUSE BANK FAILURE
H SIOUX FALLS W
International State Bank With
! $1,300,000 in Deposits Tak
en Overy By Department
[WESTERN NATL. CLOSED
Institution at Mitchell Unable to
Continue Business Follow
ing Heavy Withdrawals
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Jan. 21.
Affairs of the International State
Bank here with deposits of $1,300,-
000 were taken in charge today by
the state banking department.
Heavy withdrawals by depositors is
given as the reason.
MITCHELL BANK IS
CLOSED BY DIRECTORS
MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. 21.—The
Western National Bank with de
posits of $425,000 was closed to
day by the board of directors.
I Depleted reserves, due to heavy
I withdrawals, was given as the rea
son for the closing.
STOWOTELLOf
RERffl CONO!«
Yeung Boys Who Must Return
There, Say Starvation Faces
Many Germans Now
SAVANNAH, January 21.
Three young stowaways taken in
charge by immigration officials
here when they arrived on the
steamer Martha Hemsath recently
painted a picture of a post war Ger
many which is anything but optim
istic. Stories of a land where mil
lions of people were starving for
want of means to earn an honest
livelihood were told by the stow
laways who said they left Germany
in search of work and to prevent
starvation. The three boys, for they
were hardly more, were in Germany
at the tim e °f the war, two serving
in the army and one working in
the Krupp munition factory. They
embarked on the steamer with food
and water enough to last them three
weeks but were discovered by the
crew on the eighth day of I heir
voyage and tnrned over to the cap
tain.
CO-OP HOG SALES
PLANNED AT SPARTA
SPARTA, January 21.—Farmers
o fHancock county are planning
two co-operative hog sales to be
held here, one in hte middle of Feb
ruary and the other in the fall. !
Hundreds of hogs are being pre
pared for the first of the sales. I
WEATHER .
For Georgia —■ Fair tonight
and Tuesday; coldler on th e coast
to night; not quite so cold Tues
day. < ■
7 MEN OWN
' INI 0,000 GALLONS
j OIL AT PITTSBURG
I
i Intense Heat Necessitates Estab
lishing Fire Lines Far
From Blaze
NEWSPAPER MEN BARRED
Many Firemen Engaged in
' Fighting Flames in Zero
Weather Badly Injured
PITTSBURG, Jan. 21. Seven
firemen were killed and a number
were injured in a fire which today
broge out in the Butler street
1 plant of the Atlantic Refining com
pany.
So intense was the heat from the
blazing stills and tanks that fire
lines were established far from the
refinery' and newspaper men were
excluded.
All of the firemen, were drowned
in oil thnks containing 10,000 gal
| lons of oil. The bodies were later;
, Irecovered through a manhole of the
I tank. The men were on top of the
I tank when the ladder broke.
1 ! Many other firemen were injured
j fighting the fire while the mer
cury was two degrees below zero.
The cause of the fire has not yet
been determined.
■so-wega melonmen
] TOMEETATADFL
Many New Locals Being Form
' ed by Organizers to Facilitate
Work of Association
ADEL, January 21. Melon
growers in South Georgia are dis
playing considerable interest in the
meeting of the Sowega association
which meets in this city February 3.
The organization of the growers
j which is the work which will be at
tempted at the meeting along with
■ new plans to facilitate packing and
■ shipping of melons is expected to
I take a long step forward. Reports
from various communities over this
| section show that many locals are
being formed and the work has by
no means been completed. Locals
who have perfected their organiza
tions will be entitled to representa
tives at th? gi- isral meeting. Os-
I tiers of ; he general a’tocia'ior, will
Ibe elected at the meeting Feb. l a |
New York Future*
PcC Open Hi Low Close
Mar. .33.18i32.98132.98|32,71 32.73
May 33.37133.17133.19j32.90 32.97
July . 32.40i32.17|32.17|31.88 31.88
Oct.
Americus Spot Cotton
Strictly middling 32 cents.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
OIIESTHMIBE SENT
CUMBER WIBEBS
TB GET THEIB «
• ‘What is the Matter With Amer
icus?’ is Pertinent Question
Asked By Committee
WANT ALL TO TELL VIEWS
Committee in Earnest in. Effort
to Start Building on F|irm
Foundation During,.l924
A questionaire has been sent ou'
by a committee of the. Chamber of
Commerce to ail members of the
body, requesting suggestions from
membership regarding a program
for the commercial organization
next year. The present officials
will compile this program and hand
it ovei’ to the new officials to be
used by them as they see fit. The-'
committee in charge of framing the
program is Ralston Cargill, chair
man, E. B. Everett and George Mar
which the membership requested to
shall Following are the questions
answer and mail back to the cham
ber:
1 What’s the matter with Ameri
cus?
If Americus isn’t on the high road
to prosperity, what will help put it
there?
3 Do you want more factories—
more pay rolls in Americus; if so,
what kind?
4 Do you want Sumter to get
away from the all-cotton farming
plan; if so, what would you supple
ment cotton with and how would you
propose to handle or market the ad
ditional crops suggested?
5 What would you do with South
er Field if you had the deciding
voice? You know that it will be sold
at auction soon.
o Do yee ±;pk that farmers from
other sections of the G’r.ited StaJtn
br from foreign countries should b«
induced to settle in Sumter? (ami
let’s put a peg right here, thar
wouldn’t be a bad slogan: ‘Settle in
Sumter.”) If so, how would you go
about it?
7 Would you turn the, tide of
tourist travel toward or via Ameri
cus if you could, and how would
you go about it?
The committee requests the priv
ilege of publishing any of tha
answers that may be of interest to
the citizens of Americus.
"This committee is very much
in earnest,” says Chairman Cargill.
‘‘We want and we need the advice
and recommendations of our mem
bers. We desire ta turn over to ths
new officials of the chamber a
helpful and constructive program,
one framed by the membership as a
whole,’’ not only do we wish ev
ery member of the chamber to ex
press himself on these questions, but
every resident of Americus is ur
gently invited to communicate his
views to the committee, as a matter
of. community information.”
OP. mHE 10 SEND
BEomran »
Physician in Sumter County to
Be Furnished Necessary Pa
pers for Registering Births
Dr. J. W. Payne, county health
officer, is engaged now in an effort
to have every birth in Sumter coun
ty properly registered, and to en*
j force that section of the Ellis
’Health law which requires such reg
listration. Proper certificates of
! registration are issued from Dr.
Payne’s office where births are .eg
jularly reported, and these have cer
tain legal value, which may increase
as years pass. It is important, ac
cording to Dr. Payne that every
child’s birth should be properly re
corded for the following reason;
To prove his age and citizenship;
to prove his right to go to school;
to prove his right to work; to prove
his right to inheritance; to prove
his right to marry, to secure his
right to secure passports for for
eign travel; to prove his mother's
right to a widow’s pension; (pre
vision of Birth-Registration laws.)
The law requires that the baby’s
birth be reported by the physician,
the nurse or midwife to the health
office who reports it to the State
Board of Health. If you are not
sure that this has been done, call
on the health officer and if no rec
ord, he will furnish you with nec
essary blank.