About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 11, 1924)
PAGE TWO SUGAR enure PRY HEAVILY FOB ' COOLIDGE'S DELAY Failure of President to Act On Report Costing Nation $73,350 Daily, It Is Said ANNUAL LOSS ENORMOUS Report of Tariff Commission Handed President July 31 Remains Unacted Upon By CHARLES P. STEWART WASHINGTON, August 11. Every day President Coolidge de lays action on the Tariff Commis sion’s sugar report costs American sugar consumers $73,350. The president received the re port July 31. With these figures as a basis, the statistician can calculate, any time, just how expensive the delay has been up to a given date. On August 5 it was announced at th e White House that the president had been too busy to read the re port. Officially the commission’s rec ommendation is a secret until dis closed either by the commission it self or by the president. Neith has made any announcement yet. However, information from a Re liable source is to the effect that the commission found the Cuban sugar duty could be cut from $1.76 to $1.50 per 100 pounds without injuring either growers or refiners 13TV f 5 Kills f I UM 1 MOTHS In BoitlM Duly Hf H Ep** 4T"* Half Pint .. 50c H IL. Hfc O Pt. 76c QL $1.25 .. .. H.X*Z Mosquitoes RoachesAirfs Fo rem OB t Industrial o an . g ASSISTANT C. K / I ’ B B R■ W& S V!< l\ ©Wu X’ ■, M L /□ An Open boor BuWl ITo IheMan By Long Distance J ■ '■’<■ •>• ’- ’, ■■ '• are times when a few words, spoken to the right IZx man, will solve a problem or prevent loss or delay. To make a personal trip consumes time and money. * To write or wire a satisfactory explanation is not always easy, and at best you must wait for an answer. At such a time the Long Distance telephone is an open door to the man. No matter how busy he may be he will answer a long distance call. Your message carries the emphasis of the tone of your voice and your personality. Details are easily and quickly explained, misunderstandings cleared. You have your answer immediately, and at small cost. Station to station service also enables salesmen to call the home office frequently and to make appointments with the trade at a surprising saving in time and expense. Ask the local telephone office to give you further details about this quick, economical service. The federal tax on Telephone toll messages has been removed. We have anticipated the increased use ot the long distance serv- / ice and are ready with equipment and personnel to meet thia / demand. C. G. BECK, Georgia Manager l System’* SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY On« Policy, Ont Sytitm, Universal Stniict of American sugar beets. I Further, according to a majoity | of the commissioners. American sugar beet growers get no more j than one-ihird of the protection the | tariff is intended to give, in any case. This is th e view of Vice Chair man Culbertson of the commission, and Commissioners Lewis and Cost igan . Chairman Marvin and Com missioner Burgess refused to sign any report containing such a state ment. Commissioner Classic was barred from the inv< ligation because his wife is interested in sugar produc tion. America's 1923 sugar consump tion was 5,345,366 short tons, which j would make the commission’s pro posed saving to the consumers ap proximately $73,350 daily, 'or a little mor ethan $26,700,000 per .var. MANY TRAFFIC CASES ARE MADE IN ATLANTA ATLANTA August 11—Fifty one persons, a record lately, were ar rested by local officers on charges of violating the traffic law during a single day, recently. These ar rests included 18 for speeding and four for reckless driving. One per son was injured. CORN YIELD SLUMPS TO LOWEST RECORD WASHINGTON, Aug. 11—This year has seen the lowest corn pro duction ever reported for the Unit ed States on July 1. 1 According to the Department of | Agriculture, the crop on that date 1 was 72 per cent below normal, the lowest ever reported for that date. Only once before, 1903, has the corn yield fallen below 80 per cent of normal. “The low condition is due to the fact that an unusually cold May in the whole country east of the Rocky Mountains was followed dur ing June by excessive rainfall in the central corn belt, with continued cool weather in the northern por tion of the belt,’’ reads the depart ment’s report. “On account of the unfavorable start .it is estimated that with aver age weather during the remainde” of the season and with frost at about the usual date, the yield of corn per acre will be only about 23.8 bushels. This would be the lowest yield per acre since 1913, and, with the exception of that yer.r, the lowest since 1901.” The cool, rainy weather during June, which is unfavorable to corn howeveer, brought improvement in oats, barley and spring wheat, tin department reports. From 7 to 10 per cent, increase is forecast for July- from the month previous. RALPH NEWTON OUITS FT. PALLET SCHOOLS Had Been Superintendent There Twelve Years Past and Quits to Enter Business Americus friends will be interest ed in the announcement from Fort Valley that Ralph Newton, for 12 years superintendent of the local school system here handed in his resignation at a called meeting of the board of education this week. {This, however, has not been accept ed, but the board has agreed to re leease him on condition chat he se cure a acceptable man to take his place. Mr. Newton has had an at tractive local business proposition made him, which he is desirous of accepting. The Fort Valley schools have progressed wonderfully under Mr Newton’s administration and are recognized as among the best, the Fort Valley school being A-l accerd ited. Mr. Newton, who is ason-in-law of P. B. Williford, of Americus, and well known here, will continue to make his home in Fort Valley, whbre he holds an important plane in the civic and religious affairs of that community. MACON BUSINESS SHOWS BIG GAIN MACON, August 11 —The biggest gain in Macon business for many weeks was shown by reports of bankers yesterday for th e week just closed. Debits to individual accounts reached a total of $5,501,022.62, while for the corresponding week a year ago the total was $4,140,- 704.27. All lines of lousiness continued to be benefited by the increase in trading. Money from peaches and melons is believed to have been re sponsible for the increase. BURGLARS TAKE HOUSEHOLD GOODS ATLANTA August 11—When J. F. MacKillop and family of this city returned to their home her e from up town, they discovered that in their absence burglars had entered their home and practically carried away all of the house-hold belong ings. The following articles were reported missing: One floor lamp, four dining room chairs, tw’o art squares, three rugs, a pair of win dow curtains, a table linen, and to provide so rtheir leisure hours, a three tube radio set. The entire lot was valued at around SSOO. r THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER She Catches the Real Thing X X /# * \ • a&" f , • .> \ ' ■ ■■ • a ********* ® I* 4*511< More than one lobster has been caught on Broadway, but here’s Miss Stonely Manner catching the real thing at Rye Beach, N. H. She’s said to be the only lobster fisherwoman in the country. FRANK M’NULTY DIED SUDDEILY Brother of Late R. E. McNulty Succumbed Unexpectedly at His Home in Dawson Americus friends and relatives received telegrams today advising them of the death Sunday ni.ght of Frank M. McNulty, who died un expectedly at his home in Dawson. Mrs. R. E. McNulty, an Americus relative now in New York, was also notified of his demise. Information received here is to the effect that Mr. McNulty was well enough to be up in his room Sunday when taken suddenly ill. He expired within a short time, the cause of his death not being stated in telegrams received here. SEABURY IS HEAVILY FINED FOR SPEEDING MOULTRIE, ugust 11—Hearing a shot from a pistol fired at his tires, A. W. Seabury, a young man giving his address as Fort Benning, stopped his automobile and inquired of the first person he saw who won the race. He had been running at a high rate of speed on Main street here and had completed several trips along the thoroughfare when ar rested by the pistol shot. He was charged with driving his car at a reckless rate whhile under the in fluence of whiskey and received a fine of SIOO or fifty days in ja'l. Seabury plead guilty to the charges. 15 ASHEVILLE DOCTORS LAND IN NARCOTIC NET ASHEVILLE, N. C. August 11— Three more physicians have been arrested her upon federal warrants charging violation of the Harrison narcotic law and aee under SI,OOO bonds each for preliminary hearing before United States Commisioi.er Vonno. They are Dr. G. W. Purefoy, Dr. M. P. Moore and Dr. P. P. Cham bers, all of this scity. This makes 15 Asheville physi cians arrested in connection with the recent narcotic clean up cam paign. They ar e being held under bonds ranging from SSOO to $2,000 each - v .3 * Ito DARKEN HAIR | APPLY SAGE TEA Look Young! Bring Back Its i Natural Color, Gloss and Attractiveness I I Common garden sage brewed into a heavy tea with sulphur added, will turn gray, streaked and faded hair beauti fully dark and luxuriant. Just a few applications will prove a revelation if your hair is fading, streaked or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and Sulphur rec ipe at home, though, is troublesome. An easier way is to get a bottle of Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound at any drug store all ready for use. This is the old-time recipe improved by the addition of other ingredients. While wispy, gray, faded hair is not sinful, we all desire to retain our youthful appearance and attractiveness. By darkening your hair with Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound, no one can tell, because it does it so naturally, so evenly. You just dampen a sponge or soft brush with it and draw this through your hair, taking one small strand at a time; by morning all gray hairs have disappeared, and, after an other application or two, your hair be comes beautifully dark, glossy, jolt and luxuriant, > HUGE INCREASE IB FISHERIES VALUE Fresh and Canned Output Dur ing Last Worth $20,- 808,726, Statistics Show VANCOUVER, B. C. August 11. —lncrease in the value of the Brit ish Columbia fisheries is shown in the returns for 1923 issued by tne Dominion Bureau cf Statistics, lhe value of all fish marketed last year, fresh and canned, was $20,808,726, a gain of 10 per cent over the 1922 value and 49 per cent tiigher than 1921. The principal increase was in halibut, which was valude at $6,- 271,993. The salmon pack reached a value of $9,233,148 and the total salmon catch, fresh and canned, v,a-> worth $11,936,668, according to tho report. The number of whales caught in 1923 was 445, compared with 187 in 1922. The value increased from $158,814 to $332,781. In 1923, 706,514 gallons of whale oil were obtained. Capital invested in the fishing industry in 1923 totaled $5,754,- 272. One hundred and twenty eight plants were in operation, compromising 60 salmon canneries, 55 fish curing establishments, V ui ; clam canneries and eight whale oil and fish oil factories. Men employ ed in the industry numbered 8,669. WOMAN SUES ROME FOR PERSONAL DAMAGES ROME, August 11. —A damage suit for $3,000 was filed Wednes day in Floyd superior court by Mrs. Lethia Barber against the city of Feme. The petitioner states in her suit that she was injured May 21 when she struck her foot against -. brick in the middle of a sidewalk, and stumbled and fell on her right side. He rarm was fractured and she received other injuries, the petition avers. Mrs. Barber explains that she has been employed as a housekeeper for several years and she will not be able to work again. The plaintiff is represented by Henry Walker. Fools dive in where good swim mers fear to tread. Business Men the World Over Have Proved That ; Life Insurance is a Mat ter of Good Busi- ness The best informed men take out life insurance. The more money they have the mor e in surance they buy. It looks like a good idea to them. We are here to answer your questions. - MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 11, 1924 MWH. IMIS BUILD TRUNK Hffi Hard-Surfaced Highways Being Built Through Section Once Noted for Bad Roads CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—Oklahoma and Soutn Dakota, two states noted in the past by automobile tourists for their bad roads, are mending for their oau roaas, are mending their highways with the result that in the future driving through them will be better and easier. Oklahoma announces that 350 miles of hard surfased roads are being bu lt and the cost of the program, together with bridges will reach $9,959,000. Twenty-four federal aid projects embracing 127 miles of concrete highway at a cost of $5,455,000 are being completed by the state highway commission. Twenty-nine stretches of gravel highway totalling 223 miles, also receiving the aid of the federal government and costing $4,014,U0C are being laid. The commissio ncontemplates spending between $8,000,000 and $10,000,000 annually for six years. Three counties will vote within the next month on road bonds totaling more than 52,000,000. 1 Financed by 70 per cent of a | motor vehicle license tax and the i entire proceeds from a two cent tax on gasoline, the 6,000 mile trunk highway system of South Dakota, begun in 1919, will b eapproxi mately onefourth . completed and gravel surfaced at the close of 1924 under supervision of the state high, way commission. The system comprises six direct 1 vast and west routes through the state and an equal number running north and south. The construction program of this sea/on is the most . significant yet undertakeen, as i1 . will complete a number of the , through routes in the cast half oi the state. By the end of te year a total oi 4,000 miles of the arterial systerr ’ will have been graded. During the ’ last fiscal year the highway fune received $1,350,000 from automo ’ bile fees and $900,000 from the gas oline tax. The former fund is de 1 voted wholly to new constructior I and the latter to maintenance. BASEBALL WEDNESDAY August 13th, 3:45 P. M. Waycross A. C. L. VS- VALDOSTA AT Americus Playground Admission 25c and 50c See Shoeless Joe Jackson GIFTS A nice watch for a lady or gentleman is a gift that is appreciated, and is a pleasure and service to their owners They will be of use for a life time. See our line before buy ,ng< -jLi l Phone 229 , j , AMERICUS JEWELRY CO., I I Wallis Mott, Manager. ' •* ' Smoker Outfitters Now is the time to break in a good Pipe See ours at Reasonable Prices MURRAY’S PHARMACY ' The Rexall Store Opposite P. O. EL ECTRIC FAN SALE Beginning Monday morning and continuing during the week I will sell my electri c fans at 20 per cent reduction. This is a great saving from the regular price on electric fans, and the hot weather has just begun. These fans are made by General Electric and Westinghouse and are fu’Hy guaranteed. Terms Cash. k W. W. M’NEILL' I Hampton and Plum Street Phone 271 BUILDING PERMITS MOUNT AT WAYCROSS WAYCROSS, August 11.—Rr.. cent building permits include W L. Hinson, repairs to five houses on Jones and Johnson streets, $500.0f; C. L. Fouche, remodeling house at 803 Glenmore Avenue, $500.00; Mrs. A. I. Griffin, recovering house at 602 Mary Street, $500.00 ; con struction of church on Lewis street, $500.00; O. P. Wade, building one garage at 630 Izlar street, $75.60. Total $2,375.00 GRADY HOSPITAL TO USE CHLORINE GAS ATANTA, August 11.—With the arrival of the necessary apparatus at Grady Hospital here recently, tl, s institution is prepared to begin chlorine gas treatment for cold., coughs, influenza, bronchitis and other respiratory diseases, it is an nounced by officials. Doctors and nurses specially trained in the methods of administering the treat, ment will be in charge. The use of chlorine gas is said by medical au thorities to be the most efficient treatment yet devised. Grady Hos pital is the first institution in the SouCh to use this method, it is stat ed. THREE TICKETS IN FIELD IN FLOYD ROME, August 11.—There prob ablly will be three tickets in the race for commissioner when entries close in Floyd county August 15. At a meeting of Floyd county busi ness men, a committee was appoint ed to draft five men of good busi . ness ability as candidates for tho board. H. P. Meikleham, M. S. Lanier, S. A, Marshall, J. E. Smith and T. B. ; Owens, the committee appointed, are . expected to make their report at tho ; pnd of Ehe week. A ticket formed last week is com . posed of O. N. Richardson, G. A. , Todd, A. C. Fincher, H. O. Little > John, and C. E. Horton. • It is reported that a third ticket is being formed. uh ,
