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GEORGIA Brief Items of News Events Throughout the State Con densed for Busy Readers. INTEREST' GROWING IN ARLINGTON, REVIVAL ARLINGTON, Jan. 30.—Increas ed interest and larger congregations marked the beginning- of the second week of the great revival now be ing conducted at the Methodist churches. Rev. S. A, .Hearn, the lo cal pastor is being "assisted in the meeting by Rev. N. M. Lovein, of. Macon, a South Georgia conference evangelist. • GRIFFIN MILLS FORM MERGER GRIFFIN, Jan. 30.—Sale of the Kincaid Manufacturing company to the Georgia CAtton Mills, a deal involving nearly three and one-half inillion dollars, was reported here Tuesday. The report said the deal had been closed, tMough a meeting of the stockholders of both com panies is necessary for confirmation. INVALID KILLS SELF PROPPED IN BED ATLANTA, Jan. 30. Propped up in bed while convalescent from a long illness W. B. Hendrix, 4« East Alexander street, shot himself through the heart. He died a few minutes later in an ambulance on the way to Grady hospital. Hendrix was alone in his room when the shot was fired, according to members of his family. At the report of the pistol these rushed (n the, room finding Hendrix had fal len forward across the bed on his AUTO THIEVES STILL ACTIVE IN ATLANTA ATLANTA, Jan. 30. Automo bile bandits of Atlanta seem to have -a subline faith in their own ability to “get away” with the cars they take. In spite of increased vigilance on the part of police, what is believed to be an organized gang of motor thieves, added eight more cars to their toll Monday night. Two of the cars were taken from *within. the same block on Ponce de Leon avenue at nearly the same hour. PARKS* RESIGNS PLACE IN GA. LEGISLATURE DAWSON, Jan. 30 Warren B. Parks, prominent attorney of this’ city, who for some time has served as Terrell county’s repesentative in the state legislature, has tendered his resignation to take effect at once. Mr. Parks said personal, mat ters, which will not permit him giv ing the time and proper attention to the office of representative, re quire his attention. WOMEN IN CHARGE AT ATLANTA LEGION MEET ATLANTA, Jan. 30.—Mrs. B. M.” Boykin, ex-president of the Atlanta Women’s clubj was the principal speaker at the regular weekly lun cheon of Argonne Post No. 1, held lapt Friday at the Kimball house. The musical program was featur ed by selections by Miss Elsie. Cfpe, (violinist, and Miss Dorothy Haire, pianist. Mayor sims debating BpDGET PROVISIONS ATLANTA, Jan. 30.—Mayor Wal ter A. Sims Tuesday still had under advisement councils action Monday in increasing the water rate, adopt ing a 1924 budget and requesting the school board to proceed with construction of Girls’ High school with assurance that council would submit to the general assembly a charter amendment increasing the tax rate* 25 per cent to provide, money needed for the building, and to meet the 1923 deficit. WHITEJWEN HELD Op LIQUOR CHARGE? FITZGERALD, Jan. 30.—Seven alleged liquor law violators- were tjiken by prohibition agents who made several raids here this after noon. White men arrested are George Davis, Salis Dixon, H. G. Pp-ry and W. H. Rye. State and federal cases were mpde against the men, who were re leased under SBOO bonds. TO COMPLETE GIRLS High school at once ATLANTA, Jan. 30.—Imme diate completion of the first units of Girls’ High school, at a cost oil $365,000 of 1924 revenue, was voted unanmiously by the board of education in special session Motj- on motion of former President W. W. Gaines. Mr. Gaines was ap pointed chairman of a temporary! iihance and building committee. QUITMAN MASONS TO BUILD NEW TEMPLE ATLANTA Jan. 30. Quitman Masons have approved a plan to eject a modern building to be used as a hall, it was announced today : by the building committee. A committee has been appointed i consisting of three tffembers from the blue lodge, three from the chap ter and three from the command cry which will make an investigation of all necessary details and report back to the lodge at It'S" Meet ing. FRANK BURIEP AT ATLANTA ATLANTA, Jan. 30. Funeral ■ (Continued On Page Throe) THEtTmES'irECORDER 1 SMpUBUSHEDWtHE~ , - * ■■■ iii in , ~ ..... ... . i . - L \ A II vr A r> Kirx < r. 4 r r. IV/r fAkir" Prx A A r— * FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 26. SUR TAXES STUMBLING BLOCK IN NEW MEASURE □ . o O O o O O 0.0 O O' o O O o o O O O ‘ REAL SENSATION-IN CANDLER TRIAL O O O c O ‘ O O O O o 1 O 0-0 o - O O O' o / o GEORGIA REPUBLICAN REFEREE MUST FACE TRIAL- GEORGIA WOMAN WHO MAY HANG * Jhl i'iili 'ft ft ; - ’ '*'-4 y >■ ' * Jo lllwbhsll’W ■< - J Wil ’Wk Will Mrs. Ida Hughes (above) be the third woman to b e hanged in Georgia histroy? She was convicted of the murder of her aged mother-in-law, Mrs. M. C. Hughes, and sentenced to be hanged on March 14. Her hus band, indicted as an accessory, ‘ will face trial on a murder within a few weeks. ■ ' ■— i DEMOCRATS CAUCUS ON VETS COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, January 30. Democratic members of the House met in caucus today to approve selections to th e new veterans committee. MASKED BMTS GET JIO.BBB CURRENCY 111 BOW IT MB Men Who Escaped Following Raid Are Arrested Ten Miles North of Chattanooga FARMERS BANK IS RAIDED Men Trailed to a Point Near Whitehall, Tenn., Where They Are Put Under Arrest CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Jan. 30. Two masked bandits today held up the Farmer Bank at Jasper, Tenn., and escaped with SIO,OOO in cur rency. They were -captured shortly af!- ter near Whitwell, 10 miles north of Chattanooga. HUNTINGTON SCHOOL TO HEAR AMERICUS MEN HUNTINGTON, Jan. 20.' The new principal of Huntington Aca demy is Prof W. T. MackeV- He ris moving along with the school finely. The trustees are greatly pleased that the board of education has de claygd that first week in February shall be constitution weyk. Every morning during the week the board has engaged a fine speaker for Huntington. The patrons, of the school will attend this period and listen "to the- fink speeches of Messrs Mathis, McKee, Hogg, Chap pell and Webb. YOUNG DENTaTsTUDENT IS FOUND MURDERED CINCINNATI, O. Jan. 30. John Mazzola, 25, of Panama, who was a dental student at the Ohio Col lege o 5 Dental Surgery, in the Uni versity of Cincinnati, was found murdered here today. AMERICUS, GA., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. JANUARY 30, 1924 e— —, ..1,—.-.-. —r-~-4 - , - -- ■ .. r L _ n I—r REPUBLICANS REACH IMPASSE-11IBCONE TM BILL PROVISIONS Fail to Decide Among Them selves Important Revision in New Revenue Bill MAY LET DEMOCRATS IN If This Course is Adopted New and Difficult Problems May Arise in Committee WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. Re publican members of the house wfiys and means committee came to the cross roads today in consideration of the new revenue bill and were! confronted with the necessity of de ciding whether income rates, the heart of the tax measure, are to be fixed in full by the committee or among themsftves. The latter road presented an ad ditional problem in determining the extent of the difference between rates they would name and those specifically reconwnended by .Secre tary Mellon. GEffllSff DIES IH SEPffIST JAIL BERLIN, Jan. 30. Telegrams from Speyer’in the Bavarian Pala tinate, says that a bank official Grieser was so severely treat ed while in the separatist jail that he died of concession of the brain. ABRAM COOK IS NEW WAYCROSS CITY MGR. WAYCROSS, Jan. 30—Abram Copk, of Cartersville, was , elected City Manager of the City of Way cross at a meeting of the fity Com mission held tonight. Mr. Cook was selected out of <1 field.of over 50 applicants from.tv ,ery.section of the United Star's and Canada. DAUGHTER OF HARDING DECLARED A SUICIDE BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 30. Miss Margaret Harding, 23-yearA>ld daughter of W./P. G. Harding; gov ernor of the Uuited States Federal Reserve Bank in Boston, who died un<(er mysterious ' circumstances, committed suicide, according to • a statement Monday afternoon by Wil liam J. Brickley, medical examiner. 'No one else was involved,” Brick -1 ley’s statement said. He declined to giya. further details. W ATTEND LEGION MEETING IltLliie COLUHBUSVISITORS Comgnander Lane Presides With -Excellent Talks Made By Sev eral Oout of Town Men BONUS QUESTION TALKED John Sheffield Gives Views to Legionnaires, With Counter View Presented by Maj. Fort Between a hundred and fifty men attended an American Legion meeting held last night in the for mer A. L. I.' armory, with Com mander R. C. Lane, presiding, and a number of visitors from Colum bus present. There were also pres ent many i men from towns in Sufnter and surrounding counties near Americus, aft of whom were given an enthusiastic welcome. The entire meeting was characterized by good fellowship, and the Legion members proved ad mirable hosts. A feature of the evening was an excellent badbecue, prepared for the Legion post by Sam K. Edge, a splendid musical program rend ered by th e Americus Symphony orchestra, and a’number of selec tions by a male Quartette compos ed of Welbur Smith, K. C. Beavers, James Davenport and R. P. Stack house, Jr., all Os which elicited mucli applause from those present. Among those constituting the or chestNi besides A. A. Gane, direc tor, were Miss Helen Argo, Mi?t Lucy Simmons, Miss ■ Marie Bell, Miss Sarah Poole, Hattie Walker Harry Williams, Elton Gammage, Egbert Clark, Joe Poole, Prof. Ow en, H. P. Everett, Jr., Thad Bell and Welbur Smith, and these were , .extended the enthusiastic congratu lation of those present for their excellent co-operation towards making the affair the real success that it prosed. Following Mr. Sheffield; Major James A. Fort, past state Legion commander, presented the question of adjusted’compensation from his viewpoint, urging adoption of the pending bill in congress, and assert ing that the granting of a bonus to soldiers of the nation is not on ly right and just, but that pflced ent exists in profusion to justify the payment now being asked Joy ex-service men. ** Soft drinks furnished plentifuly during the barbecue were furnish ed, Commander Lane stated today, were provided by the Americus Chero Cola company, of which H. L. Meadris is manager, and to whdln the post is duly grateful for the courtsey extended. • Mr. Bradley, of Columbus, Liuet. Mingle, of Camp Benning; Lieut. Hess, publicity agent of the Co lumbus Legion post, and others spoke before the Legionnaires and their friends, explaining th e pur poses and advantages of the new society “The Forty and Eight” which i§ now being organized with in Legion posts in Georgia and otii (Continued On Page Three) EXPECTIWO RECOME_ SOVIET LONDON, Jan. 30.—Full recogni tion of Soviet Russia by the British government is expected within the next 10 days, according to political observers conversant with labor government,s intentions, observers say Premier McDonald is anxious to have the recognition 4 an acomplisr ed fact before parliament meets February 12. . GOVERNOR M’CRARY IS DECLARED A BANKRUPT FRANKTON, Ind., J«n. 30— Governor Warren T. McCrary was adjuged bankrupt in the report of Harry C. Sheridan, federal mastbr in.ehancey, who recently conducted a hearing on petition of three Fort Wayne banks. Not being a farmer or laborer the governor is not exempt from bankrupt proceedings, the report said. ” NATIONAL LEGEON COMMANDER ' Sllllk Wk . -> K ’ JOHN R. QUINN ” John R. ’‘Quinn, National Commander of the American Legion will b c the chief speaker at Capital City Club in Atlanta on March 1. Commander Quinn who is making an extensive of tour the East is expeeted td make several important statements relative to policities of vital interest to the Legion. This is the first oppor tunity that Georgians have had to see the Legion chief sinc e his election in San Francisco. Legion posts are planning a big pro gram. , LIEUT. CORLISS GRIFFITHF~ ~ IS RELEASED FROM PRISON WASHINGTON, January |o.—Corliss K. Griffis, the American who attempted to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, of Germahy, has been released from prison by the German government, the state’ department advised today. WEATHER For Georgia Generally fair tonight and Thursday; moderate temperature. ■IK CALLED LEGAL WE OF ROCDUET 111 ATLANTAN'S- REPLY Amended Answer to Suit in Federal Court Attacks Status of Plaintiff $500,000 HEAR! BALM Line of Defense to Be Followed By Atlanta Millionaire Indi cated in Answer Today ATLANTA, Jan. 30. lndica ting > line’of defense in a half) mil lion dollar suit filed against Asa G. Candler, Sr., of Atlanta, by Mrs. Onezima Deßouchel of New Or leans, for alleged breach of prom ise, attorneys fox Candler filed with United States Judge Samuel H. Sibley today in amendment to Ae original answer, asserting that at the time Mr. Candler’s engage ment to marry the New Orleans woman, she was legally married to Adelphe Rocquet, of New Orleans. CALHOUNCOUNTY HAS SMALL INDEBTEDNESS ARLINGTON, Jan. 30—Calhoun county’s indebtedness is only $7,- 000 and there is no bonded indeb tedness hanging over the county*, ac cording to a aeport by C. B. Weaver to the board of commissioners. Cohi paratiye statements show that the county was in debt to the amount of $30,000 at the beginning of the year of 1922, which reveals that county affairs have been operate'! so as to sjhow ,a profit of $23,00'1} in the last two years, / ■NEWSPAPERS HILL 9E ffIEH LETTER ML PRIVILEGE HEREAFTER Effective Friday, Effort Will Be Made to Eliminate Cause for Frequent Delays ORDER IS IMPORTANT ONE To Be Placed in Separate Bags and Labeled Newspapers Be fore Being Despatched WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-t-Be ginning Friday, newspapers will be accorded the same treatment in mails as letters and other first class matter, by an orier made pub lic today by Postmaster General! New. “New. order means much to the American public,” said Mr. New“ln fact, it is one of the most impor tant and far-reaching steps in post office history,” and added thas it would bring the rqral and urban population in closer touch. Newspapers .will be in separate bags labeled news papers. GEORGIA TEAMS RANK HIGH IN CONTESTS ATHENS, Jan. 30.—Live stock judging teams sent from Georgia to the internatiqnal live stock exposi tion' in Chicago, for the past four years stand first in |eompetitio»i with states in this couhty, accord* ng to figures given out by B. lit Hiede, secretary of Paul W. Chap man, state supervisor of agricultur al education. , Georgia is the only southern state in the first 10 for the feur-year average. lowa stands« second, Minnesota third, Illinois fourth, and Michigan fifth* * ■ PC Open High *fldw Cose Mar. ..33.22 32.98 33.24 32.89.33.08 ’ * May ..33.55 33.28i33.55 33.21'33.38 J July ..32.85 32.00 32.33131.91,32.10 Ot. ~ 28.00 27.86 28.07 27.82 27.90 » Dec. ..27.48 27.38 27.43 27.36 27.43 > Americus strict r.iiddfing 32 cents )>! PRICE FIVE CENTS_ PHILLIPS AND NINE OTHERS ITO, IN OT FMSW Men Are Accused of Profiting i Throtigh Sale of Surplus Lum ber at Cantonments < COURT GIVES DECISION Demurrers Filed in Case Over ruled by Supreme Court of District of Columbia Today ft... WASHINGTON, Jan. 30—John L. Philllips, Republican state chair man of Georgia, and nine others indicted! in connecti<yi with ttye |ale of surplus lumber from army can tonments, must stand tral, the Su preme court of the District of Co lumbia held today, overruling de murrers on their indiclm'ent. EBMliLESfffl OESEBIM 81 EBE Mules Kept in Burned Structure Saved, But Large Quantity Feedstuff Lost DESOTO, Jan. 30.—The barn of Frank Hall burned Tuesday morn ing shortly after midnight. Several mules that were in the building was gotten out, but the feed stuff was all burned 400 bushels of corn and 500 bundles of fodder. - The loss is estimated at about $1',500 partly covered by insurance. By the assistance of the bucket brigade the buildings near by were’ saved. EEHIIECMIITIEE OJ BEK Ml Iff . I WASHINGTON; Jan. 30—Be cause of the absence of Senator Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, the senate committee investigating the Bok peace award held no session-, today. , , However, it is planned to sume hearings tomorrow. STELLA LAUGHLInTwON’T TELL WHO BEAT HER UP Stella Laughlin, negress who was found "badly beaten up and uncon scious several days ago, had refused up to thia afternoon to dis close the name of her All the woman will say about the,' affair, according to Dr. W. S. Prather, her physician, is that she is not married and that she! won’t die. It is suspeiTted that some white man may be mixed up in the case, and the grand jury wi(l be asked to in vestigate this phase of the affair. WOMAN WANTS DIVORCE 38 YEARS AFTER WEDDING ATLANTA, Jan. 38—Mrs. Em ma Brown, of 45 Norcross Street, West End, and her husband, James B. Brown, lived together for 3is years, but their matrimonial shin, after this long voyage, finally was dashed against the rocks of woe and discord when the husband, through acts of alleged cruelty, sought t<i drive the wife away and take pos session of their property Mrs. Brown set out in a petition in Fulton St(« perior Court for an induction anil for temporary and permanent alk mony. ', memorial services FOR JUDGE PARKS DAWSON, January 30..—Memo rial services in, honor of the late Judge, J- G. Parks, will be held at some time during April term o&> the City court. Judge M. C. Ed wards of the City court, has ap pointed a committee consisting of J. A. L-aliig, rs: R 6 lUdMin, H. A. ’ Wilkinson and L. C. Hoy! to ar- ‘ range for the exercises.
