Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, February 19, 1924, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextI WEATHER For Georgia Rain tonight and Wednesday; colder in south west portion Wednesday, possi bly strong east shifting to south winds. FORTY-SIXTH YEAR—NO. 43 SMALL ANNOUNCES NEW RULING ON WOMEN’S POLL TAXES oooooooood 0000 o o o-o o o o o o o COOLIDGE URGES THAT;| LEADERS AGREE 00000000000060 o o o o o o o o o o o o o CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'.BANQUET AT WINSDOR TONIGHT smioKsm IT 6:3D; ORCHESTRA WILL FURNISH MUSIC Lovelace Eve To Preside, With L. A. Downs Chief Speaker During Evening WILL RECEIVE REPORTS Membership To Hear Os Ac tivities Undertaken By Or ganization During Year — The annual banquet of the Cham ber of Gommerce will be held to night at the Windsor with prepara tions made to entertain two hun dred guests, including members of the organization, their friends and invited guests. The dinner will be served in the main dining room of the hotel, and Lovelace Eve, presi . dent of the chamber, will preside Dinner will .be,. served promptly at 6.30 o’clock, with music furnished throughput the evening by the community orchestra, of which A. A. Gane is conductor. A full complement of musicians will be present, and this is- expected to furnish one of the, most entertain ing features of the gathering. The program as outlined this af ternoon includes an opening prayer by Rev. John I}L Outley, jiastor ot First'Methodist church, to be fol lowed by a brief talk by Lovelace Eve, iri which the program will be fully outlined. The business ses sion will include reports by T. C. Tillman, treasurer; Cobb Milner, special commissioner on Souther Field activities, and others, Supt. E. C. Bagwell, superintendent of the Alabama division of the Sea board Air Line Railroad, and per haps other Seaboard officials; J. D. McCartney and J. M. Mallory, of the Central of Georgia railroad, and President L. A. Downs of the same system, who will make the main address, are all on the prog ram for talks. Nathan Murray. Maj. James A. Fort and other Americus residents are expected to participate in a round table dis cussion of community problems, which will be a feature of the din ner. , Central railroad officials who at tend dinner will arrive on a special train scheduled to arrive only short scheduled |, to arrive oply a short while before the dinner begins, and Secretary Everett in announcing the program this afternoon urged that all guests be present on time, so that no interruption will be* necessary in the program as out lined. WOMAN TRIES SUICIDE ’ WITH CARBOLIC ACID ATLANTA, February 19.—Faced by the alternative of giving Up either her husband or her native country, Mrs-. Eie Nelson, pretty 19-year-old bride of less than a year Saturday attempted to end her life by taking a dose of carbolic acid. She is now in a critical condition ;;t Graay hospital. While his wife hovers between life and death, Nelson, a contrac tor with offices in the Fourth Na tional bank building, takes the af fair stocially, simply saying: “She has tried to kil 1 herself several times before.” Mrs. Nelson’s little dog Toney, is appearently the only mourner in the household. He had to be locked in the house to keep him from the ambulance that, bore his belov ed mistress away. JAY-WALKERS ARE OUTLAWED AT ROME ROME, February 19.—Jay walk ers were outlawed and parking spaces were restricted at a meeting of the city council here Recently. White lines will designate- crossings and pedestrians caught outside the “chalk mark" will ibe 'considered offenders of Rome walking laws, according to a decision of the coun cil. , Plans for the erection of two new fire stations also were consid ered at the meeting. THE f IMESrtpSoRDER SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT X u’. ■ IS - w. L. 'A. Downs, the new President of the Central of Georgia Railway, is one of the best known and most efficient railroad men wf the coun try. He began his railroad career after graduation from Purdue Uni versity as civil engineer. He was with the Illinois Central from 1896, until 1920 having bejn steadiy and rapidy pro moted from minor positions up to assistant general manager. He was vice-president ami general mana ger of the Central of Georgia from March 1, ,1920 until January 6, 1924. While he was in charge of operation of the Central of Geor gia the road made wonderful rec ord for efficiency . and, economy. The Railway Age, the leading trans portation publication of the coun try, in an editorial concerning him on January 19th said: “Mr. Downs is a comparatively young man and his election to the head of a property as important as 'the Central of ,Georgia naturally gives rise to some speculation as to the esstyitial elements upon which his success has been founded. But this is no his many frienu ', foij they will agree that his rapid PLAN CURB MARKET BUILDING AT ROME ROME, Ga., Feb. 19. Ki wan s Rotary clubs committee chairman, the curb market association . and representatives of the chamber of commerce worked out plans for tbg housing of the Rome curb market here recently. Permission is noy.' being Secured from property own ers for the erection of the build ing , AMERICUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 19, 192'4 L. A- DOWNS rise in the railway world may be ascribed in the main so the combin ation of an abundant endown ment of those elements which make, for native leadership with a blunt wholehearted affability which al loys respect and admiration with af fection and loyalty, ’handling men,’ he has said, ‘is largely a matter pf getting them to like you. If you can’’t’ gain their good will, you can’t expect to get their best, ef forts..’ ’’ Much of Mr. Down’s^life has been spent in the South. He is thor 'oughly identified with this sec tion and will be found exerting his best endeavors for the development and progress of the Central of Georgia's territory. He -declares that the Central of Georgia is now in the best condition of its his tory. Mr. Downs anticipates a good year during 1924. stating tjuA gen eral conditions arp sound; that agri culture is planning a wise progra n of diversification and co-operative marketing; that mills are busy; that the building trades are active, and that all prospects are bright. EXPECT WOMEN VOTERS TO DECIDE ELECTION ARLINGTON, Ga., February 19. - Seventeen candidates including two women have announced and quali fi d -for the Calhoun county . pri mary set for February 28. Chief interest centers in the four-epro i ered race for ordinary. It is belieygd that the -women’* vote will play an, importantpart in the election. 13 LIVES SNUFFED OUT IN TENEMENT . FIRE IN NEW YORK Seven of Dead in Lower East Side Conflagration Are Yovng Children 8 FAMILIES IN BUILDING » Fire Is Believed To Have Been Os Incendiary Origin By Po lice Authorities NEW YORK, February 19. Thirteen lives spuffed out in a! few minutes in a fire believed to be of incendiary origin, which early to day swept from the basement to the roof of~a five story tenement house in the heart of New York’s lower east side ghetto. Seven of the dead are children. The blaze flailed up "file staircase and fanned by a draft from the tenement’s open door, blocked the escape of eight families who occup ied the building. Four men were arrested as they ran from the burning entrance. Ona of the 1 men, named Louis Choen field, is believed fey police to be mentally unabalanccd. Later Fhocnfield and the others were released, the police being con vinced they had no connection With the fire. HWOMK IT LESLIE MEETING Prominent Speakers Address Gathering With Profitable Crops Suggested t One hundred farmers and busi ness men attended a meeting held Monday at Leslie, and addressed by representative of the State Col lege of Agriculture at Athens and experts representing the Seaboard Air Line and Central of Georgia railways. George O. Marshall, county farm demonstration agent, presided during the meeting. J. G. Oliver, of Athens, deliver ed the chief address before the as sembled farmers, taking for his sub ject “Cotton Production and Wee vil Control.’ In handling this subject Mr. Oliver described cotton as Sum ter county’s greatest and most sub stantial money crop “the hub of the wheel” forming the great revenue sources of this entire territory. The other crops that are being intro duced and some of which'have been established here during recent years the speaker described as “spokbs in Hhe wheel, “and without which the hub carmot support itself. The production of cotton, Mr Oliver asserted, must always be ti e great farming industry in this section of Georgia and the South, and farmers must prepare to continue producing the staple not withstanding the weevil. Control of the weevils js possibly he said, if farmers will work along scienti fic lines ami will give close atten tion to their business as do other business men. Other crops should also be produced in connection with cotton, he told his hearers, with these so co-ordinated as to bring in a steady stream of cash throughout the entire year. Other speakers upon the prog ram all of whom made talks up on interesting subjects, included J. F. Fitch, dairying expert of the state College of Agriculture, who spoke especially .along the line of developing dairying, sour cream sales, etc; F. M. Connor, Seaboard Air Line agricultural agent, who spoke on ‘‘Cash Crops Other Than Cotton,” and J. A. Wimsjow, Central of Georgia railroad ’’agricul tural agent, who spoke on ‘‘Perma nent Pastures.” BASKETBALL TOURNEY TO BE AT ASHBURN ASHBURN, February 19.—The Middle Georgia High School Athl i tic association basketball tourna ment will be held in Ashburn Feb ruary 21, 22 and 23. ANARCHISTS LED.BY WOMAN ATTACK POLICE Five Dead and Several Wounded in Rioting At Sofia During Last Night Fire Forces Rioters To Surrender SOFIA, February 19.—A fight between the police and a band of alleged anarchists, led by a woman, last night resulted in the death of five persons adn the wounding of several others. The police were about to search the house in which the band had congregated, when there was a volley, killing two of the raiders and wounding eight more. Soldiers and firemen were supimoned and besieged the place. Calls for surrender only brought further shots, wounding mor e policemen. After hte building had been set fire to the surviving occupants surrendered. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS * —— Phone 99 until 6 P. M. when J6u don’t receive your paper. After 6 P. M. phone Weatern Union Telegraph Co. and paper will be delivered by messenger boy at our expense. HIE ffIDIL PROBEHS WORK BEHIND CLBSED mops it wsshingtbn Effort Started To Run Down Latest And Most Startling Os Reports PAYNE WHITNEY ABSENT Financier And Stock Brokers Fail To Meet Committee At Opening Hour WASHINGTON, Feb. 19. An effort to run down the latest and one of the most startling reports of the oil scandal was made today by the senate committee. Inforamtion regarding stock mar ket speculation involving one cabi net officer and other higher of ficials, both republicans and demo crats has been furnished to senators connected with the Teapot Domei investigation ancL-frill be consider ed in a closed session of the com mittee Tuesday. If this information proves to be correct, if'will produce a sensation exceeding anything that the scandal has thus far uncovered. The nub stance of "the information is that these high officials had inside in formation as to the Teapot Dome lease and made a killing in the stock market on the strength of the tip. Secretary Denby does not appear to be involved, but one other cabi net officer' who was close to Hard ing is mentioned. Harry Payne Whitney, financier, and officials of J. P. Bankard & Company, New York stock brocl;- erage firm, had been asked to meet with the committee, but were not on hand wjren the session began behind closed doors. Afted the ,session had been in progress for nearly an hour, however, members of the Bankard firm arrived, but Whitney had not been located. DEMAND GROWING FOR DAUGHERTY 5 RESIGNATION WASHINGTON, Feb. 19—The demand for the resignation of Daugherty suddenly has become one of the most acute of all questions giowing out of the oil scandal, and there were indications today that some important development might Be expected shortly. x Protests against Daugherty’s con tinuance in office have corpe to President Coolidge from several new sources, and were before the president when the cabinet met tc day. ’ AGED RECLUSE IS BURNED TO DEATH ASHEVILLE, N.'C., Feb. 19— Mrs. Nancy Oweriby, 70, living alone in a two-room log cabin near Busbee Hall, perished in flames which Sunday reduced her humble home to a heap of ashes. The aged woman was probably asleep when the fire started, as hor charred body was found on the burned bed. WMDhiriTii HUUR PROWS FUTILE LEADERS NOW ADMIT • Democrats, United On Garner Plan, May Win, Great Victory In Fixing Tax Rates DEADLOCK IS MAINTAINED Insurgents Maintain Attitude Un boken Following Action By White House Authorities WASHINGTON, Feb. 19.'— An« eleventh hour appeal has been made by the White House to house re publican insurgent leaders urging an agreement with the organiza tion of on the Mellon income tax rate schedule. Even this failed to break the deadlock between the groups. As the income rates revchue bill was taken up in the house, repub lican leaders admitted the vote to be close with democrats united for the Garnet- democratic plan, ami with the insurgents holding out against treasury rates and threaten ing to vote with the democrats if their compromise is not accepted. CHAPPELL SUS 1913 TH NEEDN'T Bl Bill) Expresses His Views As To Qualifications Os Voters In Primary Asserting that numerous citizens who have not yeU paid their 1923 taxes have solicited his opinion as to their right to vote in the March 19 primary, today asked The Times- Recorder to publish qualifications necessary to voters in the primary, According to Chappell, the law fixes December 20th 1923 as the date that the 1923 taxes are due and the laws of Georgia says that anj- person who is legally register ed can vote in any election or pri mary even though his taxes are noi paid, provided said eletcion or pri mary is held within six months from the date the taxds were due. Therefore, this primary coming within six months time Trorn the date that the 1923 tqxes were due, any citizen has a right to vote in this prinjary even though his 1923 taxes are not paid. “Nd iptizen however would be to votd*in the general election to be held November, 4th or in the primary to be held this year in September, unless his taxes were paid by 'May, 4th 1924, ac cording to Chappell. CAPITALIST MARRIES GRAND UPLKA SINGER HUNTSVILLE, Ala., February 19.-r-The marriage of Tracy W. Pratt, Huntsville capitalist and cottdn manufacturer, and Miss Neida Humphrey, grand opera, daughter of Dr. J. D. Humphery, former mayor of Huntsville, was solemnized Saturday afternoon al the Hotel Adelphia, in Chicago, the pastor of St. Andrews Methodist church officiating. News of the mar riage was received with a griJXf deal of interest by relatives aiut friends here. * New~Y«rk'Futures"" PC Open High Low Closi Mar ..30.1,0|30.00'30.52129.78'30.52 May, tojiW.OO July .29.60129.30^30.13j29.30|39.13 Oct. .. 26.53!26.48;26.65j26.42|26.65 I) ec. 2(h 20126.. 07 126.17125.9fi|20>17 Americus strict middling 30c. PRICE FIVE CENTS NEW VOTERS NOT TO ' BE REQUIRED TO PAY TAXES BEFORE VOTING. JI Only Those Who Have Hereto- ij fore Registered Held Liable r By State Authorities WILL MAKE REBATES HERE Ladies Who Paid At Time Os Registration This Year En titled To Money Back Women who are new voters; that is to say, women who have never before registered for voting, may cast their ballots in the March 19 primary Without the necessity of paying,poll taxes. A ruling to this effect, just made by Comptroller General Wright, was announced here today by County Tax Collector I. B. Small. Heretofore it had >een held under an opinion of Coun tj* Attorney W. W. Dykes, that taxes for the years 1921 and 1922 must be paid by 'all women before they could legally register. • The effect of the deeis'on. is to permit women 21 years of and old er who have not heretofore regis tefed to register at the office of the county tax collector in the court house, and thus qualify as voters in the March 19 primary, without paying anything. Women who have registered heretofore for voting will not be permitted to vote in the primary, however, until all back poll taxes due by them 1 have been paid and receipts there for issued by th e county tax col lector. Provisions of lay/ a» to length of residence in state and county must be fulfilled by wo men as well as men voters in all instances. It is expected that as a result of this decision ther e will be a heavy women’s vote polled in this primary, as numerous inquiries had already been mgde as to the quali fications necessary, and there ex isted much difference of opinion as to the payment of back poll tax es before registration. In an nouncing they decision of the comp troller- general today, I. B. Small, county tax collector stated that! all ladies who had never Ibefor&s,- registered and who have registered in his office this fall are entitled to a rebate where these paid poll taxes for the year 1922 and other back years, and that upon request the full amount paid by them will be refunded. HEYS FUNERAL WAS LARGELY ATENDED Hundreds of friends and acquain tances in Americus apd throughout Sumter county attended the funeral, here- Sunday afternoon at 3 o‘clacli from the home of her son, Gordon T. Heys, of W. B. Heys who died at the family resilence near Americus Saturday morning after an illness of one week cf pneu monia. Rev. John M. Outlet-, pastor of the First Methodist church, of which Mrs. Heys had long- been a member, conducted the obsequies, and interment was in Oak Grove cemetery. Many beautiful floral designs were contributed by loving and sympathetic friends, the casket be ing covered with a blanket o£ flqw ; ers completely concealing the hand some casket. Mrs. Heys, who was universally beloved, was a pioneer resident of this community having- been born and reared here as were her par ents before her. A wide and protn nient family conhection, together wfth a splendid family of sons and daughters, survive, all of whom were with her when the end came. A pathetic incident connected with the funeral was the critical illness of her husband, Mr. W. B- Heys, who lay in the room adjoin ing that of his dead wife, himself suffering- from the same dread disease. His condition today re mains critical in the extreme, anl and grave fears are entertained for ' his recovery, his grief adding fut- ’ ther complications. z

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, February 19, 1924, Image 1