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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.
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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.
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FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 34
ICE BRIDGE BREAKS; 20 PLUNGED INTO ICY WATER
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BRITISH ROYAL HEIR HURT BY FALL
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NEW REVOLUTION IS STARTED IN SOUTH AMERICA
WALES FRACTURES
BONE 111 EXERCISING
HIS HUNTING HOUSE
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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