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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
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GEORGIA REPUBLICAN REFEREE MUST FACE TRIAL-
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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’ 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*
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
