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EXPERTS TO MEET
AT BRUNSWICK
BRUNSWICK, February 5.
Stockmen, dairymen and farmers of
Glynn county are to be the receip
ients of no little attention on the
part of the agricultural and home
economics department of Georgia
and the United States Department
of Agriculture.
On Wednesday, February 20th,
five experts in live stock, marketing
and diversified crops will be in
Brunswck and address the Bruns
wick and Glynn county stock raisers
at the Board of Trade rooms at
2 o’clock in the afternoon uifder
the auspices of the Glynn county
board of commissioners.
COURT STANDS ON MINUTE
AS MARK OS RESPECT
BRUNSWICK, February 5.—A
solemn and impressive scene was
enacted Monday in the superior
court room when the court Was call
ed to order. ,
Judge J. P. Highsmith arose and
requested everyone in the court
room to rise and remain standing
for one minutes as silent tribute to
the dead ex-president. A death
like silence pervaded the room for
thirty seconds and the business of
the court was then taken up.
INTEREST GROWS IN
RACE IN DOUGHERTY
ALBANY, February s.—Further
interest was added to the race for
political offices in Dougherty coun
ty Monday by the announcement of
J. H. Davis for the office of tax*re
ceiver, subject to the Democratic
white primary of March 19. His? an
nouncement made the office of tax
receiver a contested one, being the
fourth,' office now sought by two or
more candidates. Announcements
have been coming rapidly in the last
few days, and the list of entries is
already the largest in a Dougherty
county race in several years.
NEGRO MADE 23 BALES
ON TWO HORSE FARM
ALBANY, February s.—Tavis
James, a negro tenant farmer, liv
ing on one of the places of Warren
Sutton, near Jfdison, made twenty
three bales of cotton on a two-horse
farm last year, the negro told Judge
William H. Barrett’in United States
court, when the tenant farmer Was
arraigned on a charge of moonshin
ing.
Judge Barrett appeared much in
terested in the negro’s story and.
asked hinvhow he did it. ‘By poison
ing, picking up the squares and
hard work, Judge,” was the defen
dant’s reply.
LEESBURG WOMEN
ORGANIZE CLUB
LEESBURG, Ga., Feb. 5. A
large delegation of women met at
the Courthouse here and organized
a Civic Improvement Club for Lee«-
burg. Much enthusiasm was shown.
E. L. Forrester was temporary chair
man, and the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Kathleen
Tyler; vice president, Mrs. Robert
L. King; secretary, Mrs. John A.
Forrester; Treasurer, Mrs. R. E.
Howe; Corresponding Secretary
Miss Bessie Calhoun.
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS
ARE FILED IN MACON
MAGON, February 5.—A volun
tary petition in bankruptcy was fled
n the Untcd States Distrct Court
yesterday by Charles B. Hollis, Jr.,
F. D., Lorance, Ga., scheuling liab
ilities at $7,154.35 and assets $25
Hunter and Daly are attorneys for
tre petitioner. Hollis gave his occu
pation as a railroad mechanic,
MULLAY HEARS
AL SIHAH PATROL
MACON, February 5.—J. Lane
Mullay was elected to head the band
patrod and degreo teams of 1 Sihah
Tempte, A. O. N. M. S., at a recent
meeting. Berrien Moore was elect
captain, and Walter. Stevens secre
tary of the patrol. J. Freeman
Hart was made captain and Custis
Guttenberger leader of the band. F.
A. Whitaker was chosen chief floor
director, and Charles Bowden and
A. F. Holt, Jr., his assistants on'
the) degree team. The elections have
been approved by the potentate of
the temple.
“SONNIE HART” WAVES
PRELIMINARY TRIAD
THOMASVVILLE, Ga., Feb. 5.—-
“Sonnie” Hart, who is in jail here
charged witr murder of Marsh'l
Williams Sheffield in Colidge in
May, 1922, and who was arrested
by Sheriff Gordon Davis of thi|
county in Louisana last week, has
waived a commitment trial. John
nie Baker, of Coolidge,, has been
bound over by urge Nezeworth as
a princpal in the second degree.
COTTON MEN TO MEET
CORDELE, February 5. The
American Bank and Trust Company
is in receipt of a communication
from the Georgia Bankers’ Associa
tion apprising them that on Wed
nesday, February 13, a squad from
the State Agricultural College from
the Bankers Association and the
railroads will be in Cordele for a
meeting with the farmers and busi
ness men for the purpose of urging
the new .farm program
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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 31
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LEGIONjTO HONOR WILSON MEMORY
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MILITARY TO HAVE PART IN WILSON FUNERAL
CATHEDRAL CRYPT AT WASHINGTON TO HOLD
REMAINS OF NATION'S DISTINGUISHED DEAD
PRESIDENT AND MRS. COOLIDGE CALL AT WILSON HOME
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A Proclamation
Whereas, God in His infinite wisdom has called to His Heavenly
home, Woodrow Wilson, the foremost American citizen, not only of
the present time, but perhaps of all ages, the most beloved and a citi
zen of all the world;
And Whereas, John D. Mathis Post, American Legion, in co-opera
tion with me, has arranged memorial exercises in memory of this great
and good man, to be held at the Rylander theater at 2 o’clock Wednesday
afternoon; ,
Now Therefore, I, J. E. Poole, Mayor of Americus, do issue this
proclamation, proclaiming such exercises to be altogether fitting and
proper, and requesting that all citizens who posibly can be present at
these «xercises; and further reques tingg that the president of the
three civic clubs of Americus be seated on the stage, along with the
minister® of our city, the president of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the president general of the United Daughters of, the Con
federacy, the president of the American Legion Auxiliary, together with
the speaker of the day, and veterans of all wars,
1 do further request Superintendent of Schools J. E. Mathis to ar
range for the attendance of all shcool children at these exercises, and
that the presidents of the various organizations mentioned above urge
their members to be present in commemoration of th e great soul that has
passed over into the Great Beyond. J. E. POOLE,
Mayor of Americus.
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Misunderstanding As to Time of
Meeting Causes Witness’
Absence
BOOKS ARE ALL READY
Cleveland Stock Broker Records
for Examination by
Committee
WASHINGTON, February 5.
Because of a misunderstanding of
the hour of meeting of the senate
oil committee, Samuel Ungerleider,
head of a Cleveland stock broker
age firm, wns not present today to
respond to his name when it was
called. No other witnesses had been
summoned today and further
< .-ligation of the naval oil leases
was deferred until Thursday.
Mr. Ungerleider, accompanied by
former manager of the Washington
branch, James S|oan, Jr., White
House attache during a part of the
Harding administration, appeared in
the hearing room later and held a
conference with Chairman Lenroot.
They brought with them books of
the Washington branch which the
committee desired to have examined
to determine whether they contain
a- record of the transactions of
of federal government officials in
stock of the Mammoth Oil Com
pany.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA/TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 7,”l 924
TAX REDUCTION
PLAN APPROVED
WASHINGTON, February 5.
A twenty-five percent reduction
of al Ipersonal payable this
year was approved today by the
Republican house ways , and'
means committee.
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WHIN ONTOITOES
Interest in Club Work Revived
and Plans Made for Develop
ing ‘Community Spirit
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George 0. Marshall, county farm
demonstration agent, was the prin
cipal speaker before the Women’s
Home Demonstration Council at the
last meeting of that body in the of
fice of Miss Bonnie Parkman, at the
courthouse. His remarks were di
rected principally toward the pro
duction of tomatoes as a money
crop, and he told the ladies pre-r
--ent that if sufficient acreage be
planted to this crop, a packing shed
will be erected, from which the to
matoes will be shipped in co-opera
tive sales.
Mrs. W. 11. Emmet, delegate
from th) Sumter County Woman’s
Council to the short course in Ath
ens gave an interesting report. The
feature of the course was the or
ganizing of a Woman's Council for
the State of Georgia with Mrs. Em
met as president.
Miss Parkman gave an interesting
report of her trip to Athens also the
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Within an hour of Woodrow
Wilson’s death President and
Mrs. Coolidge at the Wil-
Son home and left their card.
All of Washington was then in
mourning as the church bells
tolled “The strife is over, the
battle’s won.” Photo shows
President Coolidge as he left the
car at the Wilson home, accom
panied by secret service men.
CANDLER WINS
VERDICT IN SUIT
ATLANTA, February 5. •
The jury in the case of Mrs.
Onezima dp Bouchel, in her suit
for half million dollars against
Asa G. Candler, Sr., Atlanta
capitalist,, for breach of prom
ise, returned a verdcit today in
favor of Mr. Candler.
mu SJYS DYKES'
RULING 8F NB EFFECT
CONCERNING PRIMARY
W. T. MeMath, candidate for or
dinary in the March 19i primary to
day takes issue with W. W. Dykes,
county attorney, concerning the- lat
ter’s opinion upon the status of wo
men desiring' to vote who have not
paid poll taxes, and asserts that the
question of voters’ qualifications is
altogether one to be fixed by the
County Democratic Executive com
mittee. James A. Davenport is
chairman of this committee, and as
yet Mr. Davenport has made no pub
lic expression of his views upon the
issue. A primary election, in the
opinion of Mr. MeMath, is not an,
election, but rather ah expression of
the party’s choice, and the qualifica
tions of the voters therein, there
fore, are not fixed by existing laws
but by rules adopted from time to
time by the party authority, in this
instance the Democratic County
Executive committee.
Mr. McMath’s prepared statement
handed the Times-Recorder this
morning, in which he sets forth hfe
views, opposing the decision of
County Attorney Dykes, is as fol
lows:
‘‘Editor Times-Recorder.—Please
allow me space to reply to Col. W.
W. Dykes ruling in regard to women
voting in the March 19 primary.
“Col Dykes is county attorney,
and as such acts in an advisory ca
pacity to all county officers, ft
seems to me that Mr. 1. B. Small,
Tax Collector, and who hasjiharge
of th< registration books, would
have been governed in his action in
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GUARD OF HONOR TO
ACCOMPANY BODY OF
KON TO GRAYE
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Eight Soldiers; Eight Sailors;
Eight Marines to Have
Places of Honor
TO REST WITHIN CRYPT
Every Arm of Service to Be
Represented in Last Cere
monies for Departed Chief
WASHINGTON, February 5.
Woodrow Wilson’s guard of honor
which will convey the body from the
scene of its last activities and death
to the place of entombment, will be
represented by the three fighting
arms of the nation.
Eight sailors from the craw of
the president’s yacht Mayflower,
symbolizing the great armanda of
American fighting ships which went
to war under the dead president;
eight soldiers will perform the fin
al mnistrations in the name of the
militant millions that had place!? in
the war army of wrich he was com
mander-in-chief; eight marines will
add fresh memories of the glories of
they far battlefields like that of Bel
leau Wood. From this number will
be selected those to actually carry
the body from the quiet house
where he sought and found solace
after the war, days and will low*4
er it 1 into the erpyt of the great
cathedral.
JAPANESE MOURN FOR
DEPARTED STATESMAN
TOKIO, February s.—Admira
tion and esteem for Woodrow Wil
son in Japan was testified to in
scores of messages pouring iqto' the
American embassy here from lead
ing Japanese citizens and states
men and foreign diplomats.
Newspapers and other publica
tions are largely taken up with news
of his death, his obituary and trib
utes to him.
“The late President Wilson de
served Japanese gratitude in many
ways,” states the Nichi Nichi, one
of the leading newspapers of Ja
pan.
GERMANS DISPLAY
NO MOURNING
WASHINGTON, February 5.--
By director of the Berlin govern
ment the German embassy has re
frained from any display of mourn
ing for Woodrow Wilson. No flag
has been flown over the embassy
at any time since his death, al
though other embassies and lega
tions have had the colors at halfl
mast since official notification
reached them before noon Sunday.
Baron Leopold Plessen, third
secretary of the embassy, made thi:
explanation: “The German govern
ment considers the late Mr. Wilson
a private citizen, and therefore has
instructed the embassy to refrain
from any official display of mourn
ing.”
State department officials de
clined to comment.
BUILDING BOOM. NOW
ON AT TFITON
TIFTON, February s.—Tifton is
enjoying a building boont so to
speak. Two handsome new bunga
lows are now under construction
here. Clarence Etheredge has a
force of men at work on a residence
for himself on the new street west
of College avenue. The house is
being built on a lot north of the
house occupied by Al Rowe and
family.
E. L. Webb has a force of men
at work on a new bungalow on Cen
tral avenue, near Sixth street. The
house will be offered for sale when
completed. Mr. Webb is doing his
part toward building up Tifton by
improving the lots he bought in that
section.
WEATHER
For, Georgia Fair tonight
and Wednesday; coldei- tonight
and in east portion Wednesday;
preoaily hevay frost to the
coast tonight.
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Princess Nadeja, youngest sis
ter of King Boris of Bulgaria, is
to figure in the next royal wed
din'?. She is engaged to Duke Al
bert von Wurtemberg.
TERRIFIC SNOW MB
SLEET STORM SWEEPS
OVER ALL NORTH WEST
Telegraph, Telephone and
Transportation Lines Are
Heaviest Losers
WORST BLIZZARD IN YEARS
Wisconsin Apparently Felt Full
Force of Gale; Temperatures
Below Normal
MILWAUKEE, February 5.—-The
loss to telephone, telegraph and
transportation lines as the result
of a storm in this section today is
estimated at $1,000,000.
Trains are reported stalled and
telegraphic and telephone communi
cations with the rest of the state
was at a standstill. It is said to be
the worst blizzard in years.
TRAINS STALLED BY
HEAVY SLEET STORM
ST. PAUL,'February .s.—Sailed
trains, sleet frozen and broken
wires and high drifted roads today
told mutely a tale of violent wind
and snow storm that raged through
the middle west and the northwest
yesterday and ail last night.
Despite the storm, temperatures
were not exceptionally low. Wiscon
sin appears to have been hit by the
peak of the storm.
CHICAGO ISOLATED BY
HEAVY SLEET STORM
CHICAGO, February s.—Chicago
and other points were practically
isolated from the rest of the world
early today as far as wire communi
cations are concerned by the sev
erest sleet storm of the winter.
Press associations and commer
cial telegraph wires in all directions
are out of commission except in the
northwest, where facilities are bad
ly crippled.
The Associated Press reported
the use of radio to broadcast all new
it was able to gather to papers un
able to maintain communicStticn
with Chicago, the largest news re
lay in the world.
CANDLER LOSES MOTION
TO DIRECT VERDICT
ATLANTA, Ga., Feb. s.—Motion
for the direction of a verdict in fav
or of Asa G. Candler, Sr., was over
ruled Monday by Judge Samuel H.
Sibley in federal court here in the
ease of Mrs. Onezima de Bouchel,
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PRICE FIVE CEIOTS
! MOURNING SERVICES
BE HELD IN BYLOER
THEATER WEDNESDAY
Afternoon Hour Selected to En
able School Children to At
tend in Body
MASSEY TO EULOGIZE
Distinguisheds Citizen Will B«
Seated On Stage, and Orches
tra Will Aid in Program
Americus residents of every rani
and station in life will unite Wed
nesday afternoon in paying ap
propriate tribute to the late for
mer President Woodrow Wilson,
who died Sunday at his home in
Washington. Mourning services in
honor of America’s distinguished
dead have been arranged to be held
in the Rylander theater Wednes
day afternoon, and Mayor J. E,
Poole has issued his proclamation
.calling upon every citizen to join
in thus commemorating the serv
ice of Mr. Wilson to humanity and
the world. /
John D. Mathis Post, American'
Legion, will be in immediate charg'e
of the exercises in honor of the
man who was commander-in-chief
of the American army and navy in
which these ex-service men fought
during the World War, it being
deemed fitting that these should
?be accorded first honors in the
memorial services. All classes of
citizens will have part in the pro
gram, which has been arranged as
follows:
Opening Prayer—Rev. John M,
Outler.
Song, .’America”—Entire As
semblage.
Musical Selection—-Community
Orchestra.
Solo—Mrs. Melva Clark Holt.
Introduction of Speaker By
Robert C. Lane, Commander John
D. Mathis Post, American Legion.
“Life, Character and Influence
of Woodrow Wilson.”—Rev. Milo
H. Massey.
"The Star Spangled Banner”--.
Community orchestra and assemb
lage.
Benediction—Rev. Richard F.
Simpson.
The use of the Rylander theater
has been generously donated by
Manaker “Mike” Kincey for tha
exercises, and the Community Or
chestra will render music fitting to
the occasion, while it is expected
that every seat in th e vast audi
torium of the theater will be filled
by friends and admirers of the late
president.
The picture will begin prompt
ly at the conclusion of the memo
rial exercises at .3 o’clock.
CHEBMOUPLIT
CHANGES OWNERSHIP
Q. T. Foster and F. A. Patrick,
of Columbus, *have just purchased
the Americus Chero-Cola bottling
plant from D. B. Meadows & Son.
Mr. Foster, who will be in charge
of the plant, formerly was a suc
cessful retail grocer at Columbus
and will dispose of all his interest
there to make Americus horn? for
himself and family. Mrs. Foster
and two daughters hope to get lo
cated here at once.
Mr, Patrick will remaip at Co
lumbus for the present as sales and
advertising manager for Columbus
Chero-Cola plant.
HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES
TO MEET AT ASHBURN
ASHBURN, February 4. —Th*
high school of the Third District
and other members of the Middle
Georgia Athletic association will
hold their annual basket Tourney
at Ashburn again this year. The
dates set by the executive commit
tee are February 21-22 and 23.
This was done to avoid a conflict
with the Southwest Georgia tour
nament at Adel and the Peach Bolt
tournament at Marshallville to be
held a week later, as some schools
have expressed a desire to enter
both. t