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WEATHER
For Georgia-Fair tonight Thurs
day local showers.
FORTY-SIXTH YEAR-NO. 172
Apple
tA ?motor operated by waves and
i;deS is far enough developed by the
garian engineer, Voden.tcharof ,
that his government is financing lu
further work. It’s too complicated
!o explain or read about m warm
weather.
But it’s a forerunner of future
devices that will generate millions
of horsepower to free man from
the slavery of toil. Going to waste
in falling water is an enormous
amount of power, and in sunlight an
enormous amount of fuel.
Our greatest natural resources
arv falling water, winds, sunlight
and electricity. Later we’ll master
them. A small start has been made,
very small. '
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WEALTH
The old saying, “Shirtsleeves to
shirtsleeves in three generations,” is
about leady for the ash heap. Ten
dency increases to put big estates
“in trust” so heirs can’t squander
them.
Take the estate left by the late J.
Pierpont Morgan. He created trust
funds of about 10 million dollars.
An accounting in court shows that
these funds have yielded almost five,
millions income in seven and a half
years. And the principal remains
intact.
The basic purpose of the inheri
tance tax is to break up huge for
tunes. This purpose will be frus
trated until “trust funds” are taken
into account. A trust fund is a
scientific method of perpetuating
wealth.
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LONESOME
Are you ever lonesome? Prof.
Goetsch of Munich studies ants and
finds that, if isolated from other
ants, they die even though they get
the best of care. Goetsch says they
don’t die of lonesomeness but be
cause they are unable to satisfy,
their instinctive desires to mak:,
homes and-raise families. Such is
the main function of all forms of
life. When people fail to fulfill their
natural functions, nature begins to
destroy them—usualy by maladies
for which the doctors ca nfftfd no
material reason. The real environ
ment is psychic.
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STIMULATION
If you have an exceptional crav
ing for candy or liquor you can get
rid of it by eating more vegetables,
according to Lucy Gillett, the nu
trition expert.
However, sugar and liquor are
Siamese twins. And the desire for
them is more mental than physical.
If there is any mental or emotional
stimulation in vegetables, it has yet
to be found. People stimulate their
pancreatic gland by sugar or alcohol
to get mental exhilaration rather
than physical.
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PAPER
In the year 1939'Canada will fur
nish four-fifths of the newspapers.
So estimates Lord Rothermere, the
foremost British publisher. Canada
Already supplies half of our news
print.
This would be a dangerous near
monopoly in the hands of any but
th e most, frgindly of neighbor na
tions. A monopoly in newsprint
would be more powerful than al
most any form of political power—
if it weren’t that the thing that
counts in the message the ink car
ries, rather than the paper itself.
1 he Declaration of independence
would fill only part of a newspaper
column. But look at :ts power.
Message, not* space, is what counts.
Your newspapers are going to get
smaller as the years slip by.
PITTSBURG PLUS
BASIS IS BANNED
WASHINGTON, July 23—The
federal trade commission has ord
ered the U. S. Steel corporation—-
controlling 50 per cent of the in
dustry— to abandon the Pittsburg'
plus basis for setting the price of
fcteel, in a sweeping decision whose
effects will reach not only the
rest of the steel industry but the
general public, busniess, and espe
cially the farmers, to the extent of
millions of dollars.
The decision charges that the
Pittsburg* plus practice is price-fix
ing, that it is an unfair method of
competition in violation of the fed
eral trade commission act, and
price discrimination in violation of
the Clayton anti-trust act. It closes
h fight which has been carried on
for four years. The federal trade
commission was aided in its cam
paign by thirty-two states which
joined in nn association to over
throw the practice. The decision
Tuesday follows a lengthy investi
gation and extended hearings.
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THE TIMESBRECORDER
IN THE HEART OF DIXIE
FIRST BUTTER MADE AT LOCAL PLANT
FIFTY ONE FARMERS
GET W ffl ROLL
IT CHEffIEM HERE
First ‘Run’ Made at New Plant
Wednesday Morning With
State Inspector Present
SUCCESS ISPREDICTED
Only Highest. Class Product to
Be Turned Out, Manager Wil
son States
Fifty-one farmers seized their
opportunity to get on Americus
newest payroll Tuesday and to
day. That number of dairymen
brought in cream sufficient to
produce 360 pounds of golden
butter at the initial “run” of the
Americus Creamery. Mrs.
Charles M. Council received the
first pound of butter turned out
from the big churn, being pre
sented this by Manager I. E. Wil
son.
•The first butter turned put from
the new creamery was made under
direct supervision of Manager Wil
son and Henry F. Branham, state
dairy inspector. The plant was
pronounced one of the cleanest and
best equipped among the twenty
Georgia creameries he visits at re
gular intervals. ‘I predict the
Americus Creamery will be a suc
cess from Jhe start,” said Mr. Bran
ham .after inspecting the first pro
duct turned out there today. The
plant needs the support of the
farmers in this territory, and when
this is given wholeheartedly the
enterprise will become a commer
cial success. In order tq operate
at a profit, a creamery must have
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SEfflOlffl EBE
HITS HUTO THIIH
Household GoGods Are Strewn
Along Tracks Following
Crash at Leslie Tuesday
LESLIE, July 23.—Seaboard Air
Line Engine No. 993 crashed into
an automobile truck here Tuesday
afternoon and completely demol
ished it. The truck was loaded to
capacity with household goods,
practically all of these being de
stroyed in the crash.
The truck which was owned by
parties living at Ashburn and was
being used to move the effects of
a negro tenant from the turpentine
quarters near here to that place.
Several occupants of the truck at
the time of the accident had a nar
row escape from serious injury.
, The apcident occurred when the
truck dashed onto the track direct
ly in front of the engine, the view
being obstructed by a number of
houses alongside the track at the
point where the crash happened.
The truck struck squarely and
dragged about fifty yards along the
track, one crosstie being split by
the wreckage and a switch stand
badly damaged. .
H* STORES BEU
HEKH «E1
First Delegation Sent to France
From Savananli Reached Eu
rope Safely Today
BORDEAUX, FRANCE, July 23
—The first delegation sent to
France by the American naval store
convention of Savannah arrived
here today. This center of turpen
tine and rosin production which is
largely confined to the department
of Landes and Gironde, produce
about one third as much as the
American total.
GIRL ATACKED BY
MAN WAITS IN CAR
HORNELL, N. Y.. July 23—Carl
Nelson 31, of 66 Erie avenue
an engineer, was taken into custody
Jast night charged with a criminal
attack upon a young white woman
here. Nelson was swnmming when
arrested, while his alleged victim
•at contentedly in his automobile
nearby waiting him to finish.
The parents of the girl charge
that she was away from home Mon
day qipht and was in the company
of'Nelson. This is vigorously den
ied by the defendant who entered
SI,OOO bail for a hearing Friday. _
AMERICUS, GEORGIGA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 23, 1924
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS OCCUPY SPOT LIGHT
[ LITTLE JOE |
SKIMMV PEOPLE. HEVEK
j FORGET TO PULL
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at night!
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BWN revolt
GATHERS STRENGTH
SHIP« B
Master of Greek Vessel Arriv
ing From Santos Tells of Con
dition at That Port
REBELS MAY TRIUMPH
Despite Denials of Federal Au
thorities Sao Pauloo Revolu
tio Gaining Adherents
By Associated Press
MONTEVIEDO, July
23. —The captain of the
Greek steamer Andrios,
which arrived Tuesday
from Santos, declared
that the Sao Paulo revo
-lut io n is gathering
strength and apparent
ly is triumphing despite
official denial of the
Brazilian government.
NEWS OF OPERATIONS
IN FIELD CONFUSING
BUENOS AIRES, July 23—Ad
vices received by La Naccen from
Santos state that considerable anx
ity is felt owing to reports that the
federal troops, after several days’
bombardment, have initiated a de
finite attack on Sao Paulo, which
is held by the insurrectionists.
The first news arriving in regard
to the new operation is somewhat
confusing although it appears that
the, government forces have obtain
ed advantages and occupied posi
tions in Sao Paulo. La Naccen’s
early morning official communique
from Rio de Janerio, says:
‘’The loyal troops today (pro
bably July 21) made a great ad
vance without the rebels opposing
them with open resistance. Our air
planes effected reconnoissances of
the rebel positions and took several
photographs. Operations being or
ganized for a decisive attack a
gainst the rebels continue normal.”
CONDITION OF TARVER
MUCH BETTER TODAY
H. C. Tarver, who has been ser
iously ill during several days at
his home here was reported as much
improved today. Members of his
family who are visiting in the Tar
ver home during Mr. Tarver’s ill
ness, stated his condition today is
quite satisfactory, though danger
remains that he may yet sustain a
relapse.
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$35,000 FIRE AT
TRENTON TUESDAY
TRENTON, Ga., July 23—Loss
estimated at $35,000 was caused
Tuesday dfternoon by a fire that
threatened to wipe this town off
the map. Many thousands of
dollars worth of property located
in the vicinity endanged was saved
from the flames by r. company
from the Chattanooga fire depart
ment, which made a quick run to
the scene. More than 1,000,000
feet of lumber owned by several
firms and valued at about $25,000
was totally destroyed. Damage
estimated at $6,000 was caused by
the burning of a planing mill own
ed by W. G. and W. F. Morrison.
A loss of about $4,000 resulted
from the burning of a warehouse
and blacksmith shop,
GERMTIIILS
DEMAND fW!
IN LONDON PARLEY
Reichstag Adopts Resolution Set
ting Forth Views on Repara
tions Discussions
TO OPPOSE SEETTLEMENTS
Unless Equality Be Granted
Delegates Nationalists to Op
pose Settlement Reached
Bv Associated Press
LONDON, July 23.
Efforts to break the ap
parently serious dead
lock which has arisen in
the inter-allied confer
ence over financial guar
antees for the 40 million
pound sterling loan nec
essary to put the Dawes
plan into operation to
day, occupied the entire
time of the delegates.
BERLIN, July 23—The German
national party of the reichstag has
adopted a resolution which it has
sent to th e government demand
ing that Germany shall not parti
cipate in the London inter-allied
conference except on an equal foot-*
ing with the allies. The party de
clares it will oppose all propped
settlements which do not meet its
approval.
FINANCE AND POLITICS
CLASH AT CONFERENCE
LONDON, July 23—The allied
reparations conference has resolved
.tsdf into a clash between finance
and politics. In the argument to
determine proper a
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CBHVICTfOYOUTH
MKEWEWE
George Gross, one of Four Slay
ers of Louis Cohen, Baltimore
Jeweler, Gains Liberty
BALTIMORE, Juljj» 23.—George
Gross, one of the fourth youths con
victed last month of the murder
of Louis Cohen, Baltimore jewel
er, fellde his guard and escaped
from the city jail early this morn
ing. In making hi% escape Gross
stole the pistol from his guard and
then jumped over the jail wall.
DAVISWORMON
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
DARK HARBOR, ISLEBORE,
Me., July 23—“ Feeling great” al
ready after a brief takte of the
Maine woods, John W. Davis, Dem
ocratic Presidental candidate, an
nounced he would start work on his
acceptance speech which he is to
deliver on August 11 at Clarksburg
West Virginia.
Preparation of the speech will
take only a part of each day, how
ever. The remaining hours will be
devoted to vacationing.
“I feel like the first spring day.”
Davis said this morning, before
breakfast.
The nominee will work on his
speech and his accumulated corres
pondence in a forest sudio on the
summer estate of Charles Dana
Gibson, artist, with whom he is
spending his vacation, on Seven
Hundred-Acre Island, Gibson’s stu
dio, has been converted info an
office for Davis.
Davis was to have lunch Mon
day with Frank L. Polk, at Polk’s
Islebore home and later will piay
golf on the Islebore links.
Thq nominee seemed surprised at
the news of the selection of Senat
or Wheeler of Montana, for the
Vice Presidency on the LaFollette
ticket. He refused to make any
comment upon the selection except
to sdy; :j
“I don’t think it will hurt my
chances for election.” . M
KIDNAPING OF FMS
simcnmniEiHL
MTUHE IS MEO
Letter Written By Leopold and
Loeb to Father of Lad Read
Opening of Hearing
REPEAT PLEA OF GUILTY
State’s Attorney Opens With
Statement of How Defendants
Planned Murder
By Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 23.
Kidnaping of 14-year
old Robt. Franks by Na
than Leopold, Jr., and
Richard Loeb was a
“strictly commercial
proposition,” the abduc
tors wrote in their first
letter to' the father of
their victim.
This letter was read
today in the opening of
a hearing before Chief
Justice John R. Claverly
to determine the penal
ty the two college
youths shall pay for the
death of young Franks, to which
for the second time they affirmed
today their lawyers plea of guilty.
, States Attorney Growe, in his
opening statement, recited the
story of the boys planning for the
“little fellow’s murder.” Every de
tail as foreseen by the young con
spirators was reviewed by the
prosecutor, who styled the defend
ants as “cold and calculating mur
derers.”
CONDUCTB GATHER
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
Attractive Entertainment Pro
gram Arranged As Well As
Usual Business Sessions
ATLANTA, July 24—Represent
atives from practically every south
eastern state are expected here to
morrow for the opening of the
three-day session of the south
eastern section of the American
Railway Conductors. A full pro
gram of entertainment has been
arranged is addition to the business
sessions of the organization that,
will constitute the second annual
convention. About three hundred
delegates are expected to be on
hand.
L. E. Shepard, national chief of
the conductors and Mrs. J. H.
Moore, head of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of the order, will ba
honor guests.
The entertainment program in
cludes sightseeing trips, swimming
dancing and theatre parlies.
Program follows:
Thursday
10:00 a. m registration.
2 p. m. Trip to Stone Mountain
8 p. m. Reception to Grand of
ficers followed by dance.
Friday
9:30 a.m. Executive session.
3 p. m. Inspection of Atlanta’s
newest hotel,
7. p. m. Theatre party.
Saturday
9:30 a. m. Visit to federal prison
2 p. m. Barbecue followed by
visits to parks and swimming. Later
special program for reception of
grand officers.
MAID RETURNS RICH
FIND TO HOTEL GUEST
SPARTANBURG, S. C., July
23 —A registered package contain
ing SIO,OOO in cash and jewels was
sent Monday by the management
of the Hotel Virginia in Greenville,
S. C. to J. W. Cooke, at Ashville,
N. C. The valuables had been
found underwa, pilllow by a maid
when cleaning up a room occupied
et the hotel b> Mr and Mrs. Cooke
Saturday.
The package contains a diamond
necklase, five diamond rings and
$4,000 in gold and currency,
U. S. Demands
Satisfaction
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W'f’ BL”
The State Department at
Washington has demanded a ‘pre
cise statement’ from Persia con
cerning the death of Major Robt.
Imbrie, vice-consul, shown here
with Mrs. Imbrie. He was stoned
to death at Teheran by natives
who said he wore a Persian fez
and attempted to photograph se
cret religious ceremonies.
Mrs. Imbrie notified Washing
ton of her husband’s death. Sne
wa smarried to him in December,
1922. She had been director of
the Near East Relief orphanage
at Teheran. She was Miss Kath
erine Gillespie, of New Rochelle,
N. Y.
FIIMM
BIELKE DECREASED
Governor Hardee Fixes Rates
Three Quarters of a Mill
Lower Than Last Year
TALLAHSSEE, Fla., July 23
The Florida tax milage for state
purposes for, 1924 will be three
fourth of a mill lower than it was
in 1923, it was disclosed today by
Governor Cary A. Hardee in a
statement fiinxg the millage for
this year at 10 3-4 mills as compar
ed with 11 1-2 mills last year.
In commenting upon the reduc
tion of the state millage Governor
Hardee said:
“I am much pleased that, not
with-standing heavy appropriations
made by the legislature, we arc
able to reduce the stale millage.
The millage last year for state pui -
poses was 11 1-2 mills. It has been
fixed for the present assessment at
10 3-4 mills. The legislature auth
orized an assessment of seven mills
for general revenue alone. But we
have been able to reduce this to
5 1-2 mills and still maintain suf
ficient balances for the support of
the state. Our balance just now
is quite large. This is accounted
for by reason of the heavy collec
tions in the late spring and early
summer and must be used to tide
us over in those periods of the year
when receipts are light.
START CRUSADE TO
END SHORT WEIGHTS
BALTIMORE, Md„ July 23
Following numerou sreports of in
stances in which short weigh"! was
given by retailers in sale of com
modities Frank C. Lehnert, acting
head of the Bureau of Weights and
Measures, announced today that a
drive to assure more honest dealing
had been started.
The bureau had been devoting
attention to complaints against ice
wagon drivers who have been giv
ing short weight. Mr. Lihnert said
the >ce dealers were cooperating in
the effort to assure correct weight.
Two dealers brought scales to be
tested today. Both were found in
accurate and were condemned.
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Pc. Open High Low Clos®
Jan. „26.38!26.75|28.00|26,82 28.01
Mar. . 26.78 26.95|28.15|26.95 28.15
July ..32.95 33.20|34.79|33.20 34.79
Oct. ..27.28 27.56)28.95127.72 28.95
Tec, . 26.45|26.90|28.00|28.82 28.00 I
Americus middling spots 30 cents. I
PRICE FIVE CENTS
STATEMAYAW :
TO GROWERS IN
SOLVING PROBLEM
Canning Industry’s Furtherance
Proposed in Measure Intro
duced in Senate Today
INCOME TAX BILL DEAD
Effort to Take Measure From
Table in House Made By
Representative Harris
By A**ociatcd Pres»
ATLANTA, July 23.
Among the new bills in
troduced in the senate
todav was one bv Sena
tor Pace of the 13th dis
trict, which would au
thorize and provide for
the establishment of an
experiment station at
Americus in the further
ance of the peach can
nine’ industrv.
Another bill provided to amend
the constitution so as to place Chat
ham, Berrian, Liberty, Mclntosh,
Glynn and Camden counties in
the coastal highway district, ami
authorize the issuance of $900,009
in paving bonds.
EFFORT TO REVIVE
TAX MEASURE FAILS
ATLANTA, July 23—The house
of representatives today began con
sideration of a bill by Representa
tive Langley of Floyd, which would
provide a four-term for the gover
nor and other state officials. The
bill had <Vme over as unfinished
business from yesterday.
Before taking up the Langley
measure, the house voted down an
attempt by Harris to take from the
table a senate bill which would pro
vide an income tax for the slate.
The bill was passed in the senate
last year and tabled by the house
in the last days of the session. Har
ris stated he would make another
attempt tomorrow to bring the
bill before the house.
HOUSE DEBATES
LANGLEY BILL
ATLANTA, July 23—The house
of representatives of the Georgia
legislature today resumed consider
ation of a bill by Representative
Lee Langley of Floyd county which
if adopted, will give the governor
and other statehouse officials a
term of four years instead of two
as now provided. There is a
proviso in the measure which would
make the governor ineligible for
a second term of office.
Should both branches of the
legislature pass the bill and it be
comes law, the four year term
would become effective with the
expiration of the present term of
state officers.
Consideration of the Dangley bill
was begun yesterday but was in
terrupted when the joint legislative
bodies assembled in the house to
hear an address by United States
Senator Walter F. George of Geor
gia .
There was no outstanding pieces
of legislation on the senate calen
dar ready for action today. The
bill by Senator Stovall to abolish
capjtal punishment in Georgia and
a bill by Senator Phillips to abol
ish hanging as a means of carrying
out the death penalty in this stafe
by substituting death by electrocu
tion, were set over for spectat order
of business tomorrow when they
were called up in the senate yester
day.
Committees of both branches had
numerous reports ready today from
meetings held yesterday and other
important meetings were scheduled
for today. Mor than a score of
new measures were introduced yes
terday and it was understood thau
many other bills are being formu
lated by both senators and repre
sentatives to be presented as soon
hs they are completed.
With the rules c*nmittee of the
lower branch virtually in charge of \
it’s business, that body moved to
day with more dispatch than has
been seen since the opening c$
the present term.