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GEORGIA Brief Items of News Events Throughout the State Con densed for Busy Readers. TIFT LEGIOW MEN WANT BONUS TIFTON, Feb. B.—A resolution 1 asking congress to pass the adjust ed compensation.bill has just been unanimously passed a£ a mass mcev ing sponsored by the American Le gion. FITZGERALD POOL ROOMS CLOSED FITZGERALD,, Feb. B.—Three of the four pool rooms which have operated here for a number of years suspended business after the passage of an ordinance by the city council,' limiting their operation be tween the hours of 6 a. m. to 7 p. m. FIND MORPHINE ON liAYES .ATLANTA February 8. —J. 3. Hayes, registered at a local hotel, who said that he was from south Georgia, was arrested by Officers Cason, McGee and Aiken on sus picion. When searched morphine valued at S6O was found in his ( clothing, it is claimed. He wil lbe tried Friday night. * COUNTY TO PAVE ATLANTA STREETS ATLANTA, Feb. • B.—Repaving of the entire length of * Broad street, from LuiCkie to Mitchell was assured Thursdaf afternoon when the Fulton county board of coni ifcisisoners voted to pay the city’s share of more'than $25,000. The work which will cost approximately SBO,OOO, has long been sought by Broad street merchants. FLORENCE IN RACE FOR TAX COLLECTOR ATLANTA, Feb. B.—F. B. Flor ence Thursday announced his candi dacy for the office of city tax col lector in the March 29 primary. In the campaign for the office two years ago he was defeated by M. P. Roane, the present collector. Re cently Mr. entered the race for county tax receiver. PLAN TO MAKE GA * SYStEMt A MODEL ATHENS, Feb. B.—Plans for making highway system one of the best in the country oc cupied the attention of Chairman John N. Holder and 50 division and maintenance engineers who met here Thursday for a three-day con ference. The opening meeting was held at the State College of Agri culture, under whose auspices the institute is being conducted. John N. Holder presided. FOUR WOMEN HURT IN AUTO CRASH SYLVANIA, Feb. B—Miss Mar garet Boykin and Miss Frank Mock of Sylvania, were seriously injure i and Miss Zelma Lee and Mrs. Willie Moore were less severely hurt when a touring car in which they were riding was struck by Sylvania Cen tral train at Water’s crossing 2 miles from-here. The automobile was dragged more than 50 feet before 1 the train stopped. No passengers were injured. appendicitiTcaused GIRL TO COLLAPSE ATHENS, Feb. B.—Appendicitis and not '“poison” caused Miss Elene Hayden, 18, Athens girl, to lose consciousness in the depot at Wind er. where she was found day before yesterday, it was stated by members of her family, Miss Hayden under went an operation at a local hospital Thursday. , The family believe the suicide story is all a myth and that the girl became prostrated in the Winder depot by the attack. Near her on the floor of the depot was a note stating »that she was going to kill herself because her sweetheart, Wilile Jones, under sentence to hang, was to go to the gallows. •split’ Between BOARD IN PROSPECT ATLANTA, Reb. B.—A definite .split between ‘‘conservative and “progressive” .members of the At lanta board 'of education was in prospect for the February meeting next Tuesday when the finance and building comimttee Thursday night approved a tentative 1924 school budget providing expenditure of nearly $2,700,000, mote than $200,- 000 jn excess of anticipated reven ues, thus making a deficit of SBOO,- 000 certain at the end of the year in view of the 1923 deficit and the necessity for completing Girls’ High school. i MRS. DORRIS DIES AT ARLINGTON ARLINGTON, Ga., Fen. B.—Mrs. J. L. Dorris died at her home Wed nesday, following a long attack of pneumonia. Her husband it also confined to hi* bed seriously ill with pneumonia., , Surviving her besides her hus band are three small children, her mother, Mrs. P. O’Kelley, Logans ville,.Ga.; four sisters, Miss Willie ' O’Kelley, New York City; Mrs. Braswell, Loganville, G*.: Mrs. J. M. iiarret, Arlington, and Mrs. Mc- Daniel, Duluth, Ga., and two broth ers, Benjamin O’Kelley, Logansvillc, Ga and H, O’Kelley, New York. THE fiilsftllgcSßDEß' semi PUBLISHED ART OF 'bixieffinfl - FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 34 ICE BRIDGE BREAKS; 20 PLUNGED INTO ICY WATER O O O O O ' O O O o' O O O' O O O' O G * % I v « ’■* • BRITISH ROYAL HEIR HURT BY FALL ,*> c * * i \ jx&ii < . * - O O O O G O O O O O (fp O O o ‘ O "H O O " O C NEW REVOLUTION IS STARTED IN SOUTH AMERICA WALES FRACTURES BONE 111 EXERCISING HIS HUNTING HOUSE ——r— — 0 Accident Occurred at Billington » Manor, Near Alcot, London Dispatch Says THROWN FROM jVIOUNT Royal Sufferer Described As Smiling As He Left Surgery Following Accident LONDON, Feb. B.—The Prince of Wales broke his collarbone while exercising one of his hunters at Bill ington Manor today near Asoot. The ptince was putting his mount over the fence when he fell, throw ing the rider heavily on his shoul der. The Prince remounted with difficulty, whereupon his equerry said, “I believe you have broken your collarbone.” “Yes, I have,” he said. He was taken to the surgery at Leighton Buzzard, where he receiv ed treatment and was driven back to Mentniore piansion. He was still smiling when he left the surgery. The Prince is a great horse lover. FIOUS INTERVIEW -FUmEPHITED David Lloyd George Now Says Wilson “Acted With Perfect Loyalty” at Conference LONDOI'J, February B.—Declar ing that “Woodrow Wilson acted with perfect loyalty,” David Iloyd George has flatly repudiated the now famous newspaper interview quoting him as saying that Woodrow Wilson and ex-Premier Clemencean of France signefh’tf secret compact at the peace conference dealing with allied occupation of the Rhineland. Lloyd George’s declaration came in a statement issued late Thursday after a day of excitement in politi cal circles over charges that stirred two continents. The seftational charge attributed to the war premier was of such grave character, that it is under stood Premier MacDonald took im mediate steps to communicate with Premier Poincare of France regard-, ing the alleged interview. “I did not give the interview and was most surprised when my atten tion was called to it by telephone message from London newspapers,” Lloyd George said. He declared that ex-President Wil son had acted loyally in the question of the occupation of the Rhineland, and that it was “ridiculous” to de scribe the agreement as a “secret compact.” The agreement in question “was ultimately incorporated in the peace treaty,” Lloyd George said. MUSEUM FOSTERED BY CIVIC CLUB WAYCROSS, February B.—'The museum, which is being sponsored by the Lion’s Club of Waycmss, is greatly increasing and at present marty interesting articles can be seen. This is practically a new; project for the city of Vaycross, but dfcspite this fact the people have taken a great interest in it and many have donated things of antiquity that go to form a museum. The museum now occupies a small spot in the library room at t'ie municipal building but in time will be so lax-ge that a special »(fl> will have to be given over to t-lis new and! rapidly growing asset ERROR IN POBUSHED AUDIT CORRECTED Attention havingjbeen brought to and error in figure* in the auditor s report of salaries- paid teacheVs in Apiepcus High School as publish<-d recently in The Tlmes-Recorder ex planation is here made that the sal ary of J. G. H<4st, shown therein as $2,699.86, should have been sl, 699.86, which ia the correct amount paid Prof. Holst as salary. The to tal of $12,566 # shown in the pub lished report a| paid for salaries is correct. a . I AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 8, 1924 First Photo of Ex-President Wilson's Funeral at Washington r-• .. _ * . tir _ J uci ' * —, ——— , ..—.. I .u ■■ 1,-,.., . . _ . First picture of Woodrow Wil son’s funeral, taken as the pro cession left the Wilson mansion on S-st. in Washington, D. C., on the way to 'Bethlehem chapel of the National Cathedral where it will remain until the cathed ral is completed. Services were conducted by Rev. James H. Taylor, of the Central Presby terian church at which'th e ex president worshipped, by Rev. Sylvester Beach, his spiritual ad viser at Princeton, and Bishop James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington. The ’ active pall bearers were enlisted men of the Army, Navy and Marines. The honorary pallbearers, . former classmates cabinet members and asociates, w'ere Cleveland H. ■ Dodge, Cyrus H. McCormick, -Dr. E. P. Davis, Dr. Hiram Woods, Frank L. Polk, David H. Houston, Newton D. Baker, Josephus Daniels, Albert S. Bur- Iseon, John Barton Payne, Wm. G. Redfigjd, E. T. Meredith, Thos. W. Gregory, Sepator* Swan son and Glass, John Sharp Wil liams, Congressman Garrett and Charles S. Hamlin. Other mourn ers at .the home were President and Mrs. Cooiidge Mrs. Wilson, Miss Maryaret Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. G. McAdoo, Joseph Wilson, a brother, and John Randolph Bolling and Wilpjer Bolling, brothers of Mrs. Wilson. WEATHER Fur Georgia—Fair and con tinued cold tonight; heavy frost to the coast; Saturday fair weather slowly rising tempera ture. Fliff PERSONS FLOAT 911 ICE i HER FI HOURS TILL RESCUED QUEBEC, February B.—All 20 of the persons whose lives were en dangered yesterday in the breaking up qf the ie'e bridge one,mile long over the St. Lawrence river, escap ed, authorities said today. Five- persons foaling on the ice cake for hours believed to be lost reached the shore safely. AMERICUS STUDENT WINS GEORGIA HONOR AETHER'S, Ga., February- 8. (Special.)—Seven students at the University of Georgia were initiat ed into the Gridiron club at the state institution Monday night. They are J. W. King, Atlanta, editor of the Georgia Cracker; Biook Johnson, Canton, leader Glee club; Cliff Pantone, Americus; Carl K. Nelsonr Doublin, law*student; J. H. Chaffin, Madieon, president of the Agricultural club; Luis Mus grove, Homerville, athletic manager ; William Taliaferro, Savannah, ag ricultural student, RALSTON CARGILL GOES TO COLUMBUS TO TAKE TRAFFIC MANAGER PLACE By R. C. MORAN Announceemnt was authorized licit! this morning- of the appoint ment of J. Ralston Cargill as traf fic manager of tne Cnpmber of Commerce of Columbus, Mr. Car gill having advised the board of * directors of that organization of his acceptance this mrning. Neg otiations looking toward securing Mr. Cargill for the place have been in* progress during several we# past, but it was-not until a v few days ago that Mr. Cargill gave his consent to accept the place, and today' final arrange ments 4jere completed for him, to. take the post, which is said to be one of the most, responsible in Columbus’ business organization. The traffic department of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce is an entity new one recently organized yith the view to taking care of increasing transportation problems in connection with busi ness development' at Columbus and the expansion of that city’s trade territory. As head of this Mr. Cargill will be in direct charge of both freight and passenger movements into and out of as the rep resentative the city’s business interests, a position fob which he is especially fitted, and one in which his services, are likely to prove of inestimable value to the community he will serve. In the pursuit of his new duties, Mr. Cargill will have offices in the Chamber of Commerce building at Columbus, and he will ajso also have an able corps of as sistants to carry on the detail work of his office. With J. R. Fitzpatrick as gen eral secretary, the re-organized Columbus chamber of commerce now has a staff composed of Mr. Cargill, i. ;.i-- manager ; and Harry C, Roberts assistant secre tary-treasurer. In authorizing announcement ' of his acceptance of the Columbus post this morning, Mr. Cargill stated that it was with the great est reluctance he had decided to remove from Americus to Co lumbus from which city he came to Americus. during' 1916, though it war not without a degree of pleasure that he had received the call* to/bid in the upbuilding of his fdrmer home city, a commun ity in the growth of which has al ways held an abiding faith. ■ Having formerly fceeti president of the Board of Trade of Colum bus and instrumental in the fruition of a mfmber of ciVic pro jects there during that period, Mr. Cargill is thoroughly familiar with conditions as these exist in and about Columbus, and this ! knowledge, he expects to boos , , I great value To him in his new work. „ Since coming to AlYiericus to live, Mr. Cargill established here the Farm Products Company in association With ists, the concern, during the per iod 0/ its operation, having been engaged in» the manufacture of sweet food for cattle and In gen eral grain milling. This plant has been inactive, .however, during several months past, and Mr. Cargill was uncertain today as to whether operations will be re sumed there at. any early date. Mr. Cargill’s syrup manufac turing ijlant, which he has operat- Jid as an individual since coming to Americas will be closed with his departure, for Columbus. > Mr. Cargill, in conjunction with George 0/Marshall and E. B. Everett, has just completed the formation of a permanent devel opment plan to be presented to the Americus Chamber >,f Com merce members at their annual meeting here this month, this being the last of a series of very successful efforts expended by him in various civic movements in Americus. He has also been a member! of the Rotary Club of Americus since its organization, and has taken a high stand in business and civic circles (n this commun ity. Perhaps, the greatest civic ser vice given Americus by, Mr. Car gill, and one that should rank amon£ the highest contributions of any resident during recent years, was the conception and vir tual completion of the Americus Playground, a project to which Mr. Cargill has given unstinting ly of his time sine* he became interested therein several years ago. As chairman of the Play ground commission, Mr. Cargill both financed and built the swim ming pool and other improve ments there, and under his direc tion there has been developed here a civic asset, the value of which can only be judged through its use during generations to come. A real lover of children, it was the greatest pleasure of, Mr. Cargill to aid in the devel opment of this municipal play ground, and with the final fruition of his plans for the suc cess of this project in sight, his greatest regret in leaving Amer icus will be certain the unfinished financial arrangements which he bad been negotiating anil plan ning for the playground during recent months. It is assured, how ever, that the work will be car (Continued on Page 6) OIL SCANDAL PROBEfIS ■TO DEI tUDf AT SATURDAY’S SESSION Former Secretary of Treasury Write* Chairman Lenroot Asking Immediate Hearing OTHER LETTERS ARE READ Communication From Edward Doheny, Corrects Previous Testimony as to McAdoo WASHINGTON, February 8. After diicuuing among its mem bers the trend taken by the oil industry, the sendt«, oil commit tee decided today to defer until Monday its examination of Wil liam G. McAdoo. WASHINGTON,- February S.-J William G. McAdoo will be hoard by the senate oil committee tomor row, This decision was reached af ter Chairman Lenroot today read for record a letter sent him last night by Mr. Me A dot) asking for immediate hearing. The chairman also read a letter from Edward Doheny correcting the testimony of the total,fees paid Mr. McAdoo and Attorney General Daugherty’s telegram of February Ist stating that the department of justice was never called upon to pass on the oil leases. i * These communications were pre viously published. * - BARKER LECTURES HAVE IN AMERICUS Copies of Dr. Barker’s lecture de livered at the Rylander Theater here recently and ordered by his hearers on that occasion, have reached Americus and are now ready for distribution. They can be found at Hightower’s book store where they have been placed on sale by the Americus Rotary club and may be secured by the public. These pamphlets cost only 5 certs each, the exact cost of production and arc sold without profit through the Rotary club. Persons who re quested copies of these pamphlets are asked so call for them at anee. MANY LIQUOR CASES BROUGHT IN COUNTS ATLANTA, February B.—As a result of 4,384 prosecutions during the past two years for dry law violations, property appraised at I $1,*96,222 was confiscated, 'Fre4| Dismuke, Prohibition Director of ' ! this Federal District, informed the ! I Washington Department Wedncs-: day. Mr. Dismuke as a result advisedj for assessment taxes totaling^?,- j 722. Included in the property! seized were 2,784 distilleries, 3’525 automobiles, six wagons, 10 bug gies, 25 mules and five horses, ,J, t . New York Futur«»^^^^^ PC Open High Low Close Mar ..33.22j33.25j33.30j32.88j-33.14 Mav ..33.50j33.35|33.52i83.01]33.3G July . 32.05[31.95|32.10j31.64|31.95 Oct. ..28.05|28.06j28.15j27.75|27.95 Dec. ..27,65|27.56j27.65|27.35j27.45 Americus strict middling 32c J - - - - - ■ ’ ■ PRICE FIVE CENTS jme Mem lew REVOLT 111 HUMS: BEfTEN IT SIN PEDRO Uprising in South Americans Country Reported Following Deadlock in Election GUITERREZ STAYS ON JOB Government Troops Win First Clash With Insurrectionary Forces in North SAN SALVADOR, February B. * An uprising was reported in Hon duras following the*presidential elec tion deadlock and announcement that President Guiterez would tinue in office, according to advices received byway of Amapaia. Honduras government troops de feated the revolutionai-y forces at San Pedro, in northern Honduras, and the rebel leader, Jacobo Mun gea, was wounded. CRUISER ROCHESTER RUSHED TO HONDURAS WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. -- The Cruiser Rochester' of the special sei-vice squadron, now at Colon, has been ordeied to Laceiba, Honduran in response to an appeal from the state department from the Ameri can consul, who fears revolutionary divelopmopts may jeopardize inter ests. ~ j|v„ -' 4 No actual outbreak i htxs be**i re porto<L,.i)Ut Aunenreass in Honduras b<.iie*H>,that prospect* for an- JWnica able adjustment a»p not gootJ that , /fighting may break out at any time l. :r .. - -l-'T FERTILIZER SHIES 1 IB HEM 111 % Inspectors Were Busy During Year When 4,553 Samples Were Analyzed ATLANTA, ,Feb. B.—There were 679*,5G5 tons of fertiliizzer sold m Georgia during the 1923 season^ac cording to State Chemist S. H. Wil son, in a report prepared for the Agriculture Comissioner. Inspec tion records show tFvnt 50,037‘T0ns were analyzed. In analyzing* the amount 4553 samples were collect ed, according to the report. There fore, each sample represents apt av erage of 11 tons of fertiliser. This shows that 1 sample- was analyzed for every 150 tons sold in Georgia last season which is considered an unusually close inspection. Other states with a total tonnage of one third of that sold in Georgia mike inspections'which will aver age one sample to every 170 tons, sold according to the report. Though Georgia has a total tonnage in ex cess of tjiat in other xstates, the In spection is closer. Os the total number of samples worked, 46 per cent met their.guar antee in every particular, the report continued, 38 per cent of the total number failed to meet the guarantee but contained the plant food guaran teed by the manufacturer. Sixteen per cent of the total number of samples worked failed to! meet then guarantee, and were either 3 per cent below the total guarantee in commercial value, or were more than 10 per cent off in one or more ingredients, it wafc pointed out. The following is a summary of the work in the Fertilizer laboratory during the 1923 season: Total number of samples worked, mixtures containing acid and nitro -4,553; complete fertilizer, 3,152; gen, 138; mixtures containing acid and potash, 57; acid phosphates, 414; potash salts, 236; potassium ni trate, 3; tankage, 19, nitrate sodi. 454; cotton seed meal, 36; bone I meal, 2; nitrate of lime, 5; am- I monia sulphate, 35, and basic slag |l. TO OUTLINE PROGRAM AUGUSTA, Feb. B.A meeting of I farmers and farm- experts will ba February 11. J. K. Giles, j will', outline and discuss the 1924 farm program for this section 801 l weevil control will be discuss ed by F. C. Ward, *_ * *
