PAGE SIX
FWMER HISfRICUS ’
CITIZEN R OEM |
W. M. Ragan Ps”ea At Ports
mouth, Va., After Long
Illness
Friends and relatives in Americus
•will learn with ren-ret of the death
of W. M. Rakgan Surday at 4 A.
Mm following a long illness.
The deceased was a former Ameri
eife resident, having been born and
rinsed here, and making Americus
bis home until about 16 years ago,
when he went to Fitzgerald to re
side, and then to Porthmouth,
where he was living at the time of
his death.
He was widely known in this vi
cinity. Ke was a piember of the
Americus police force for a number
of years and was also prominent in
Masonic circles.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Mattie Smith Ragan, and three
sons, Roy Ragan, Arthur Ragan and
Cliff Ragan. Mrs. Essie Smith
and Mrs. Tom Smith, of Americus
were sister-in-laws of Mr. Ragan.
Interment will be in Porthmouth
cemetery this afternoon.
LANDMARK BURNED
SATURDAY AT GIRARD
GIRARD, Ga., Nov. 3.—The resi
dence of W. M. Lovett 6 miles cast
of here, was completely destroyed
by fire Saturday night. The cause
of the fire is not known.
The burning of the Lovett home
marks the passing of on? of the old
landmarks of this section, having
teen constructed more than 100
.years ago. It had long been the
pride of its owners and toe admira
tion of the community.
MANY TOURISTS USING
COTTON BELT ROUTE
(By The Associated Press)
LYONS, Ga., Nov. 3.—Winter
tourists passing through Georgia
are coming in large numbers over
.the cotton belt route being guided
by the arrow and the cotton bale
Sign. Many of the tourists passing
through here are using .the free
tourist camp where lights, water
and a large building arc provided.
I AM DOING ALL KINDS OF
ELECTRICAL WORK
NO JOB TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE
Ido your work by the hour and save you money. Ask my
customers. 1 hey KNOW my ability.
J. C. BASS, Electrician
Telephone 533
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than many others that are on the market! '
These Dresses were sent to us on a special agreement, and the price that they
should be marked to sell originally would be $10.95 each—but just for one
day only, we offer them to you at the very low price of only—
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Klansmen, with the mayor’s permission, announced they would march
down South Main street, Niles, 0., and Knights of the Flaming Circle de
clared they would not even get as far as that before the
Klan ranks would be broken. The street is pictured above. The street
pictured above is where open warfare broke out Saturday between the
two robed foes.
LOCH POLITICAL
PROGNOSTICATOR
Says ‘Ma’ Fergusan. Coolidge
And Al Smith Will Be
Elected
W. T. McMath, local political
prognosticator, in a communication
to the Times-Recorder, predicts
the election of President Coolidge
and “Ma” Ferguson tomorrow. Says
the judge:
“Coolidge will be elected by one
of the largest majorities ever given
a President. After which an eve
of prosperity will begin, and slow
ly continue to pre-war conditions.
“Davis will run second to Cool
idge in electoral votes, but LaFoi
lette will secure almost if not as
many popular votes as Davis.
“After the elect ion the progress
ive Fen ocrats £ uth and Wc«. will
form a new party that will w : n in
the next national election.
If we Democrats will watch ftie
results from New York tomorrow,
We will know how politically inde
pendent they are. Smith, a Demo
crat, will be elected Governor,
while at the same time Coolidge, a
Republican will carry the state
overwhelmingly.
“Ma Ferguson will win out for
Governor of Texas, but the Repub
lican ticket will poll the largest
vote in that state ever cast for the
Republican ticket.”
MRS. E. A. STALLINGS
DIES IN AUGUSTA
Wat a Member of Faculty Os
High School and Long A
Prominent Resident Here
Mrs. Etta A. Stallings, died early
Sunday morning at the residence
of her sister, Mrs. J. Staughten at
Augusta, Ga.
The deceased was a member of
the faculty of Americus High
school and long a prominent resi
dent here. Mrs. Stallings, who had
been in declining health for a year,
was visiting at the home of her sis
ter, Mrs. J. D. Staughten, when
death came.
She was a member of Calvary
Episcopal church, in the affairs of
which she had long taken an active
interest.
Mrs. Stallings is survived by her
husband G. C. Stallings, one daugh
ter Miss Susie Shillings of Ameri-
THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER ’
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Chief of Police L] J. Round
(above) of Niles, 0., scene of klan
and anti-klan disturbance, had a
force of nine men to prevent war
fare between thousands.
cus, one sister Mrs J. R. Staughten
of Augusta, ana one toother, Willie
Apel of Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held at
the residence 1009 Lee street at
3:30 this afternoon. Rev. J. B.
Lawrence will officiate
The following will act as pall
bearers: L. G. Council, W. D. Harv
ey, Prof. C. M. Hale, T. F. Gate
wood, Sr., Lon Gammage, W. H. C.
Dudley, Stephen Pace, and H. B.
Mashburn.
Interment will be in Oak Grove
Cemetery.
HEAVY FINE FOR
POSSESSING LIQUUOR
COLUMBUS, Ga., Nov. I.—J. H.
Evans, of Union Springs, arrested
on charges of possession of liquor,
disorderly conduct and driving an
automobile while under the influ
ence of whiskey, was fined $87.25
by Mayor Ashby Floyd, of Fhoenix
Citv, Ala. He was arrested near
the end of the Girard car line Sun
day night. n
The
KIMBALL
HOUSE
Atlanta
The Home of Georgia
people.
400 Rooms of Solid
comfort.
The House of Courtesy.
Ed Jacobs and
Lige Maynard, Proprs.
Free Garage Service.
Terminal Hotel, Macon,
Same Management
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DON’T BE BLUFFED OR
BULLDOZED. AUTO IN
SURANCE PROTECTS
Why should you worry so much
about what is going to happen
to your car, or what you are
going to do to some one else’s
car. We sell every form of auto
insurance, and will be glad to
explain how well you are pro
tected.
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ECHEMJLE CHANGES
Dixie Between Atlanta and Jack
sonville Begins Nov. 2—Oth
er Announcements
Dixie Express and other changes
in passenger service on <he Central
of Georgia railway are announced
by W. H. White, Wai agent, as
follows:
Effective with first train South
bound from Chicago and St. Louis
on November 21st, the Dixie Fly
er will become a De Luxe, all Full
man train, no coaches, with valet
and maid services, operated daily
between Chicago and Miami, Fla
This train Southbound passes
Americus at 11:42 p. in. instead of
12:37 a. m. as at present, and
Northbound will pass Americus at
3:20 a. m.‘ instead of 2:53 as at
present.
The train will consist of the fol
lowing equipment. Baggage and
club car, Chicago to Jacksonville;
dining car, serving all meals en
route; drawing-room sleeping cars
between Chicago, St. Louis, Evans
ville, and Jacksonville; compart
ment drawing-room sleeping car
between Chicago and St. Peters
burg; and effective with Novem
ber loth, between Chicago and Mi
ami, and St. Louis and Miami;
drawing-room compartment sleep
ing-observation car< Chicago to
Jacksonville. This entire train will
be operated through to Miami ef
fective November 15th.
On November 2nd, the Dixie
tween Atlanta and Jacksonville,
Express will be inaugurated be
and will be operated as an on-time
train. This train will leave At
lanta at 7:45 p. m. Southbound,
passing Americus at 12:20 a. m.
Northbound.
This train will consist of the fol
lowing equipment. Baggage and ex
press car, Chicago, Nashville, At
lanta and Macon to Jacksonville;
open and partition coach Chicago
and Atlanta to Jacksonville; 12
section drawing-room skeping cars
Atlanta and Macon to Jacksonville.
This train will afford the same
luxurious service that is given by
the Dixie Flyer at the present time,
making only four scheduled stops
between Atlanta and Albany.
Effective on or about the first
of December, our De Luxe tourist
trains, The Floridan operated be
tween Chicago and Miami via Birm
Ingham and Columbus, and |the
Dixie Limited between Chicago and
Miami via Chattanooga and Atlan
ta, will be inaugurated.
These schedules will afford Am
ericus twelve all-steel through pas
senger trains daily between the
Middle West and Florida.
The largest species of jellyfish are
said to be capable of capturing and
digesting other fish.
Fried Chicken Supper
At Tea Room
Saturday Night
$5,000 TO LOAN
On Americus
Residence Properly *
Phone 830
’ W ELLIS
New Classified Ad
vertising Rates
Complying with a large number of requests for larger
type in our classified columns, The Times-Recorder an
nounces, beginning with this issue, a change in policy in
regard to the displaying of advertisements in the classified
columns.
Heretofore, we have been using only our regular reading
type for these small notices. But in the future, we will
offer for sale, a size larger type than ordinarily used, at a
small advance in price. This list of prices will be found
advertised daily in our classified columns. When wanting
to rent, sell, exchange any article, use the T.-R. Classified
columns. If you have found or lost something—the T.-R.
will place you in touch with the right parties without un
due delay.
Phone 99 For The Ad Man
FAMILY OF FIVE~ ? TF
BURN IN GHETTO
NEW YIRK, Nov. 3—A family
i of five persons died early Sunday
in a fire which destroyed a Ghetto
tenement. Eleven other families
cupying the building were tala n
down ladders ay firtw-’, .mines-;
having cut off access V the fire
escapes.
Mrs. Samuel Roth, her f jur-year
cld daughter and an infant were
’found dead on the third floor w lie
Roth, who was still alive, amt .’.is
dead son, Sidney, were fo..nd on
the fourth floor.
IffIISSPEK
ain mra
Thinks Sumter Voters Should
Support New County
Amendment
Prof. J. E. Mathis, said to a re
porter this morning that he be
lieved it to the best interests of all
concerned that the proposed amend
ment creating Peach caunty should
pass.
“It is my understanding that all
differences that did exist between
the people up in that section who
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ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
We will have on display the most wonderful styles in
Platinum and while gold ring mountings ever shown in the
South.
Bring in your Diamonds and have them set in the newest
style mountings.
AMERICUS JEWELRY CO.,
Phone 229 Wahis Mott, Mgr.
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WINDSOR PHARMACY
Phone 175
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 3, 1924
are directly interested in . P«ach
X been -ilt’cd,” hb srA‘*
“If that is so, then I think we snouid
vote for the amendment. I have
given this matter some thought and
believe that a new county right
there is needed and will move bene
ficial to this entire section.
“We want to see a continuous
hard-surfaced road along the Dixie
highway and the creation of Peach
county will hurry that pi eject
“There are in the proposed Peach
county section many people who
have friends in Sumter and they arc
urging Sumter voters to vote for
.the amendment,” concluded Prof.
Mathis.
ITALIAN STEAMER
RESCUES THREE MEN
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 3. —Adrift
for two days in a disabled launch
off the Florida coast, at the mercy
of storm and chilling nights, c'ad
only in Palm Beach suits and with
out a compass to guide their tiny
craft, M. J. Mabry, Miami newspa
perman; C. C. StewaU, Miami en
gineer, and H. R. Cunningham, of
Chicago, were picked up by the
Italian steamer Valentino Coda
Wednesday and landed here today.
FOR QUICK SERVICE AND
HEAVY HAULING PHONE 121
WOOTTEN TRANSFER CO.
Office in America* Steam Laundry
SOUTH JACKSON STREET
HE ADMIRES
high class staionery because his
years of experience in business
leads him to believe in having the
best. Cheapest in the end, he says,
and he is right. We believe in that
policy also, hence what you get here
can be depended on.
SOUTHERN PRINTERS,
Phone 334 s
