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PAGE TWO LEAGUE TO HOLD ECONOMIC MEET Adopt* French Proposal for a World Wide Economic Conference Soon GENEVA, Sept. 24—The League of Nations assembly today adopted amid enthusiasm, the French pro posal for a world wide economic conference under the auspices of League. M. Locheur, former French min ister of commerce and sponsor of the project, warned the assembly that the task would be difficult and said the truth must not be concealed from the world’s peoples, and that “it is impossible for us to consider the problem without the aid of the labor organizations.” He wanted the aid of all nations in seeking a solution, which he cautioned might not be achieved for several years. Representatives of Holland Belgium, Italy and Spain spoke in support of the reso lution. DIRIGIBLE VICTIM’S FATHER COMPLAINS OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept. 24-—' Renewing his objections to the care given the body of his son, Howard W. Sprattley, killed in the wreck of the Shenandoah, William H. Sprattley, a railroad chief lineman, living here telegraphed Secretary of the Navy Wilbur as fololws: "Your report in regard to no un dertakers at Davey, Ohio, is not sat isfactory to me or the public. The way to handle a wreck in time of peace is to care for the injured, bury the dead with respect, and in vestigate afterwards.” The telegram referred to an ex planation from the navy department setting out the difficulties in hand ling the bodies of the victims due to lack of undertaking facilities and the need of haste because of the hot weather. LESLIE SCHOOL GFTS NEW STAGE EQUIPMENT A complete set of stage drops, wings and curtains have been in stalled in the auditorium of the Leslie school. This equipment gives fTHE RADIO YOU HAVE k BEEN WAITING FOR K Model 400 Model 305 —$115.00 Reproducer, $25.00 Without Acce»«orie» Night after night of real, genuine enjoyment, and trouble-free service— that’s what Stewart-Warner Radio means to you! Everyone has been expect ing it! It simply had to come! You know that you, yourself, have been waiting for an institution like Stewart-Warner to produce a radio that gives only real results and liie-long service. You’ll find real results, and real life long service in Stewart-Warner Radio, because Stewart-Warner has produced for you a complete ensemble, or group, of perfectly matched Radio Units. The term “Stewart-Warner Radio" signifies this complete ensemble, which in cludes: I - —The line of Stewart-Warner Instruments, through which is in corporated the great, five-tube U. S. Navy circuit. Table, Console and Cab net Models to serve every need; —The Stewart-Warner Reproducer, a speaker espe cially built to deliver perfectly the full, rich tones of Stewart-Warner Instruments over the entire range of the musical scale. Tn its beautiful, walnut finish, also, this Re producer harmonizes completely with Stewart-Warner Instruments; Stewart-Warner Radio lubes, which we built to give perfect results with Stewart-Warner Instruments. They give better results with any radio; 4—Batteries, Aerial and Ground Equip ment complete the ensemb e You cannot realize the wonderful results that this or chestra of matched radio instruments produces until you hear it for yourself! The tewart Warner Radio Em- ble is sold only by your Authorzed Stewart-Warn er vo ' ' ® aler- Ke y .nitrates it to you, installs it in your home and gives u emd of prompt, co rt service that assures you perpetual radio satisfaction. Made By (Hi yifeWADc.iM Stewart- Wartw peedometer Corporation, S< ' - ' Ser "’red By HOWEL PHARMACY ’ackson Street Americus, Ga. Can He Get In? or ' f : cd *&**ss■ , F. Pethick Lawrence, cne of the I most noted radical leaders in all Britain, is u>ming t > America to at tend the meeting of the Interpar liamentary Union. He may meet the same exclusion ban pronounced ■ on Sapurji Saklavala, who cannot | enter this country. to the Leslie institution the distinc I tion of being one of the best equip ped schools in the state. The cur tains were painted by Sosman and [Landis company, leading scenic ’ r painters, and were installed by the Hightower Book Store, under the supervision of Charles Lingo. MASSACHUSETTS STATE FARM IS ON FIRE Bridgewater, Mass. Sept. 23 I Fire broke out at the state farm today and rapidly swept through buildings where, hundreds of pris oners were confined. Aid was pummoned form four nearby towns. I Inmates of the state prison form here escaped injury when fire de stroyed three large barns and four Jcilos. The loss is estimated at $70,000 'I STREET BEGGARS BAR SMALL COINS MARSEILLES. France, Sept. 24. —The street beggars uunion of Marseilles has taken note of the high cost of living. All members now have a Stricker on the glass of their framed permits, which reads: "The union of the needy and workless of Marseilles, at a meeting held in the Rose hall, decided that ■ owing to the alarming increase in the cost of living, it should instruct its members to refuse any offerings under five cents. LEGAL AD No. 889 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Pursuant to an order of the Hon. John A. Cobb, Ordinary, on the first Monday in August, 1925, will be sold before the court house door in the county of Sumter, State of Georgia, on the first Tuesday in October, 1925, between the legal hours of sale to the highest bidder for cash, the following described property, to-wit: Sixteen acres of land in the shape of a square, located in the north east quarter of lot of land 221 in the 17th district of Sumter Coun ty Georgia; bounded north, west and south by land of Mrs. Anthony Jones and on the east by land of Mrs. T. J. Suggs. To be sold as the property of the estate of Mrs. J. R. Baty for the purpose of paying debts and mak ing distribution between heirs at law. This first day of September, 1925. C. M. BATY, Administrator. LEGAL AD No. 890 Citation GEORGIA, Sumter County. To All Whom It May Concern: Georgia Hillsman having in prop er form applied to me for perma nent Letters of Administration on the estate of Peter Westbrook, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said Peter Westbrook, to be and appear at Ordinary’s Court on the first Monday in October, 1925, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent Administration should not be granted Jo said Geor gia Hillsman on said Peter West brook estate. Witness my hand and official sig nature, this Sept. 7th, 1925. W. M. HARPER, J. C. C. A. Vice John A. Cobb, Ordinary, who is disabled. LEGAL AD NO. 891 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Whereas, B. J. Ranew did, on March 14, 1922, execute to the un dersigned, Albany Trust & Banking Company, a banking corporation under the laws of Georgia, Dougherty County, Georgia, his se- .AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER curity deed, recorded on March 15, 1922, in Deed Book YY, pages 80 and 81 of the records in the office of the clerk of the Superior Court of Sumter County, Georgia, convey ing the property hereinafter de scribed, for the purpose of securing a note for the principal sum of 52160.00, dated March 14, 1922, due March 14, 1923, with interest from maturity at 8 per cent per annum; and, Whereas, there has been default in the payment of said note, Which has continued for more than thirty days and all of the same is now due; and, Whereas, said security deed con tains a power of sale authorizing the undersigned, in default of tho payment of said note, to sell said property, as therein stated: Now, Therefore, in consideration of the premises and under the au thority and power contained in said security deed, the undersigned will sell for the purpose of collecting the aforesaid amount now due, and co«ts and expenses connected with said sale, on the first Tuesday in October, 1925, at public outcry,be tween the Legal hours of sale, be fore the Court House door m Sum ter County, Georgia, to the high est bidder, for cash, the following described property, and all J 1 *™- title, equity and interest owned by the grantor m said secur ity deed; said property being more fully described as follows: That tract of land lymg and being in the Fifteenth Districtt of Suiter County, Georgia, the . half of one certain brick store house Slot known as the building in the town of Leslie, said lot fronting on Commercejtreet and running hack 80utb . . id to warehouse of J- L. Jones, sa one-half of building to begin mem uroment in center of P a r tltlo ’’J* a .J 1 ’ and being bounded on the north by Commerce street and on east by Griffin & Wallace, south by Jones, warehouse, west by west half of building; said lot being junction of land lot Number 136 in the Fif teenth district of Sumter county, in the State of Georgia, and being the premises heretofore owned ana occupied by B. J. Ranew. After the payment of said amounts, any excess realized from said sale will be paid over to B. J- Witness Whereof, the grantee acting by its duly authorized offi cer, has executed this notice, this September 4th, 1925. ALBANY TRUST & BANKING COMPANY (L.S.) By: A. P. Vason, President. . Pottle & Kofmayer, Attorneys, Albany, Ga. LEGAL AD NO. 892 GEORGIA, Sumter County: To the Superior Court of said coun ty: The petition of Lee Hudson, S. R. Heys, Edgar Shipp, Jr, and Stephen Pace, of said State and County, respectfully shows: 1. They desire that they, their as sociates, successors and assigns, be incorporated under the name of A mericus Realty Co., for a term of twenty years, with the privilege of renewal, and with all rights, powers, privileges and immunities herein prayed for and such as are incident to such corporation under the laws of Georgia. 2. -The object of their association is pecuniary gain and profit. 3. The business proposed to be carried on is a general loan, invest ment, real estate, renting agency, brokerage, and development busi ness; including the right to buy, sell hold, own, develop, lease, manage, invest in and generally deal in real estate and personal property, and any and all rights or interests there in; to build, operate and maintain improvements on real estate; to buy, sell, hold, invest in and generally deal in stocks, bonds, securities, notes, mortgages, and all other forms of indebtedness, security and investment; to loan its own money and the money of others, and re ceive a commission, interest and or a premium on same; to negotiate, pro cure, supervise and manage for others loans on real estate and per sonal property; to issue and sell its bonds, notes debentures, or other evidence of debt, and secure same by mortgage, deed of trust or other wise ; to borrow money and issue its notes, bonds, or other obligations therefor and secure payment there of by mortgage, security deed, trust deed or otherwise; to act as fiscal agent, renting agent, agent for es tablished life, fire fidelity, indemn ity, and casualty insurance com panies, and also as agent or broker for any other person, firm or cor poration in respect to any and all of the undertakings, powers, rights ana privileges above set forth; to issue certificates of indebtedness, pay able in cash or installments, on such terms and conditions and at such rates of interest as might be fixed and agreed upon, but not sub ject to check; to have and enjoy all the rights, powers and privileges of a trust company, as provided by sections 2815 to 2821 (e) inclusive, of the Code of Georgia as amend ed, after full compliance with the terms and provisions thereof; to such other rights, po-wers and priv ileges not herein specifically men tioned as may be suitable or neces sary for carrying on the business aforesaid. 4. The principal office and place of business of said corporation shall be in Sumter County, Georgia, but with the right to establish branch offices elsewhere. 5. The capital stock of said cor poration shall be ten thousand dol lars, •divided into one hundred shares of one hundred dollars each; and petitioners desire the right, from time to time, whenever stock holders owning a majority of the capital stock shall so determine, to increase said capital stock to any amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, and also to have subscription to said capi tal stock paid in money or property at a fair valuation. 6. The stockholders of said cor poration shall not be individually liable for the debts, liabilities and defaults of said corporation, except that each stockholder shall be liable therefor to the extent of the amount of such unpaid subscription to the capital stock subscribed for by him. Wherefore, petitioners pray that they be incorporated under the name and with the powers, privileges and immunities prayed for and as fixed by law. STEPHEN PACE, Petitioner’s Attorney. LEGAL AD NO. 893 GEORGIA, Sumter County: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN G. T. Deriso having by written petition, made application to this Court for the establishment of a copy of a certificate of stock which he alleges was owned by him and was lost or destroyed on February 25, 1919, alleging that said certifi cate was No. 108, issued to him on November 12, 1915, by The Bank of Leslie, a banking corporation with its principal office in Sumter County, Georgia, and being for ten shares of stock in The Bank of Les lie, signed by E. L. Wilson, presi dent, W. T. Anderson, cashier, and bearing the corporate seal of said bank, this is to give notice that said application will be heard by me at my office in the Courthouse in Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, at ten A. M. of the 3rd day of Oc tober, 1925, and a copy of said cer tificate will at that time be estab lished, in lieu of and to have all the effect of said lost original, unless good and sufficient cause is shown to the contrary at said hearing. This the sth dav of Sent. 1925. Z. A. LITTLEJOHN, Judge Superior Court S. W. C. LEGAL AD No. 894 Citation GEORGIA, Sumter County. To All Whom It May Concern: Gabriel Turner having in proper form applied to me for premanent Letters of Administration on the estate of Henry Turner, deceased, late of said county, this is to cite all and singular the creditors and next of kin of said Henry Turner to be and apnear at Ordinary’s Office on the first Monday in October, and show cause, if any they can, why permanent Adminisration should not be granted to said Gabriel Tur ner on said Henry Turner estate. Witness my hand and official signature, this Sent. 7th, 1925. W. M. HARPER, J. C. C. A. Vice John A. Cobb, Ordinary, who is disabled. LEGAL AD No. 895 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Whereas, on March 1, 1924,' Jesse Bryant Griffin and Charlie Pempsey Griffin conveyed to the undersigned the hereinafter describ ed tract or parel of land to secure a loan of $3,500 made to them by the undersigned, evidenced by a se ries of twenty-one notes, the first for $183.75 and due December 1, 1924, and each of the others for $330.38 and due one each year on the first day of December, begin ning 1925 and ending 1944; and, Whereas, in said security deed they contracted and agreed that in the event they should fail to pay all taxes on said land when due, or should fail to pay when due any of said notes evidencing said indebt edness, that then, in either event, the whole of said indebtedness se cured thereby would become due and payable at the option of the undersigned, without notice; and, Whereas, said security deed fur ther provides that in the event of such default the undersigned is authorized and empowered, and is made and constituted the attorney in fact of said makers, to sell, at public outcry, at the usual place for conducting Sheriff’s sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, said tract' or pareel of land, and after advertising in the paper in which Sheriff’s advertisements are print ed, the time, place and terms of sale, once a week for four weeks preceding the time appointed for such sale, at which sale the under signed may be the purchaser, and to make the purchaser at such sale a good and sufficient deed in fee simple to the real estate so sold, thereby divesting out of said mak ers all right of equity or redemption in and to said real estate; said se curity deed being recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Sumter County, Georgia, in deed book No. 2, pages 323-25, to which reference is made and the same is made a part hereof; and, Whereas, said Jesse B. Griffin and Charlie D. Griffin have failed and neglected to pay the State and County taxes on said land for the year 192A, and the undersigned has been required to pay the same in or der to prevent the levy upon and sale of said land therefor, and have also failed, neglected and refused to pay the first of said series of notes for $183.75 due December 1, 1924, and by reason thereof the undersigned has elected to exercise said option and has declared and does hereby declare the whole of the aforesaid indebtedness due and pay able, and said Jesse B. and Charlie D. Griffin having failed and neg lected to pay the same the under signed will sell at public outcry, within the legal huors of sale on the first Tuesday in October, 1925, before the court house door at Americus, Sumter County, Georgia, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following tract or parcel of land, ly ing and being in the County of Sum ter, State of Georgia, to-wit: “112 acres of land off the east side of lot of land Number 351 in the 28th district, and more par ticularly described, in accordance with recent survey by C. H. Wheat ley, Civil Engineer, as follows: Be ginning along the northern bound ary of said lot Number 351, in a private road which is the northern boundary of said lot, at a point 851 feet east of the northwest corner of said lot, thence east 2016 feet along a bearing of north 89 degrees east to an iron stake, thence south one degree east, for a distance of 3112 feet to an iron stake, thence south 89 degrees west, for a dist ance of 1545 feet to the center of a branch running through said lot, thence in a northerly direction up the center of said branch to its head, thence along a wire fence, which has a bearing of north 25 degrees west, for a distance of 428 feet to the starting point; and be ing bounded on the north by lands of J. T. Morris, on the east by lands of Thos A. Bradley on South by lands of C.C. Rawkins, and on the west by lands of Warren Ed wards and C. C. Hawkins. Said sale to be held for, and the proceeds thereof to be applied in payment of the aforesaid indebted ness, evidenced by said series of twenty-one notes, accrued interest thereon, all sums paid for the ac count of said makers, and all cost and expense incident to said sale and the collection of said indebted ness; and the undersigned will make to said purchaser at said sale a good and sufficient deed in fee simple to said real estate in con formity to the provisions of said deed. This the Ist day of September, 1925. THE UNION CENTRAL LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY. By: Stephen Pace, Attorney. LEGAL AD No. 896 GEORGIA, Sumter County. M. E. Morgan, as guardian for T. J. Morgan, Wilbur. Morgan and Mildred Morgan, minors, having nade application for leave to sell their one-fourth undivided interest, •ach, in “the timber suitable for saw mill purposes on 152 1-2 acres >f land lot No. 195 in the 27th dis trict of Sumter County, Ga., said ract of land being all of said lot xcept a fifty-acre strip off of the south side thereof in the shape of a rectangle extending clear across said lot, and having for its southern boundary the southern lot line of lot dumber 195 and being of suffi cient width to make fifty (sb) seres,” for the purpose of using the aroceeds arising therefrom for the 'ducation of said minors, all parties aaving an interest in the matter of aid property are notified that said implication will be heard on the first Monday in October, 1925. I take urisdiction of the matter on ac count of serious illness of John A. obb, Ordinary. This 7th day of Sept., 1925. W. M. HARPER, J.. C. C. A. Vice John A. Cobb, Ordinary, Sum ter County, Ga., who is disabled THURSDAY SEPT. 25, 1925 LEGAL AD NO. 897 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Will be sold on the first Tuesday in October, 1925, at public outcry at the Court House in said County, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, certain property of which the following is a description: All that stock of dry goods, no tions, shoes and fixtures of all kinds being all of the stock owned by B. J. Ranew and located in one certain brick store house in Leslie, Ga., in the Fifteenth District of Sumter County, Georgia, known as the Lar rimore Building, fronting on Com merce Street And running back to a warehouse and being the same store house owned and occupied by B. J. Ranew. Said property levied on as the property of B. J. Ranew to satisfy a mortgage fi fa issued from the City Count of Americus, in favor of Hofmayer Dry Goods Company, a Georgia corporation, against said B. J. Ranew; said property being in possession of the said B. J. Ranew. Said property is difficult and ex pensive to transport to the place if sale and will not be brought to the place of sale on the day of sale, but may be seen at any time prior thereto by application to the under signed, being now located in the store bouse above described. This September 3rd, 1925. W. P. M’ARTHUR, Sheriff Sumter Countv LEGAL AD NO. 899 GEORGIA, Sumter County: Will be sold before the Court House door in the city of Americus, on the First Tuesday in October, 1925, between the legal hours of sale, the following described prop erty, to wit: One certain lot on the North side of Commerce Street in the Town of Leslie, Sumter County, Georgia, and described as follows: Commencing at a point 60 feet North of the Northern line of lot of land Number 136 and at the Southwest corner of F. P. Jones Livery Stable running due West 67 1-2 feet, thence due North 193 feet, thence in a South easterly course 135 1-4 feet, thence South *54 1-3 feet, thence West 25 1-2 feet, thence North 20 feet, thence West 30 feet, thence South 100 feet to the starting point, bounded as follows: on the south by Commerce Street and lot of F. P. Jones on the west by lands of Amer icus Oil Co., on the east by lands of Leslie Hdw. & Furn. Co. and F. P. Jones and north by Americus Oil Co., all situated in the 15th Dis trict Sumter County Georgia. Said land will be sold as the prop erty of F. P. Jones to satisfy a certain execution issued from the City Court of Americus of said County in favor of the Planters Bank of Americus against the said F. P. Jones. Terms of sale cash. Tenant in possession and defendant in fi fa notified in terms of the law. This 27th dav of August, 1925. Sheriff Sumter County. W. P. M’ARTHUR, By W A. CHAPPELL, Deputy Sheriff Sumter County. LEGAL AD NO. 900 GEORGIA, Sumter County. Will be sold before the Court House door in the City of Americus, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in Octo ber 1925, the following described real estate, to-wit: A certain house and lot in the City of Americus, on the east side of Hampton Street and known as No. 512 according to the City plan of numbering, and bounded as fol lows: North, East and South by property belonging to Matt Hart, estate, and on the West by Hamp ton Street, fronting Hampton street 50 feet, more or less and running back of uniform width east 100 feet, more or less, being the same prop erty deed to J J. Simmons by J. T. Taylor on 2nd day of November 1917 by deed of record in book SS page 311 records of Sumter County 'Georgia Levied upon as property of estate of J. J. Simmons, deceased, under and by virtue of a City Court of Americus fifa in favor of Natt E. Harris, Governor, vs. J. J. Simmons and M. N. Edwards. Levy made by Lucius Harvey, then Sheriff on May 4th 1923, and tenant i nposses sion notified in terms of the law This September 9th. 1925 W. P. M’ARTHUR. Sheriff Sumter County LEGAL AD NO. 901 GEORGIA Sumter County: There will be sold before the court house door, between the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder for cash, on the First Tuesday, in October 1925, the following describ ed property to-wit: One half undivided interest in twepty (20) acres of land in shape of a square, situated in the 17th Dis trict of Sumter County, Ga., and bounded east by public road run ning from Plains towards Botstord 1 , on the west and south by lands of Morgan and Josephine Tison; North ■' by lands of Sumter county; former- / ly owned by Morgan & Josephine j Tison, said parcel of land being nart of lot Number 117, a*id being tract upon which is located the dwelling of Morgan & Josephine Tison Said property levied upon and will be sold as the propertv of Morgan Tison to satisfy a certain City Court Fifa in favor of International Agri cultural Corporation, vs. Morgan Tison Tenant in possession notified in terms of the law.. This 4th day of September 1925. W. P. M’ARTHUR. Sheriff Sumter County By W. A .CHAPPELL j Dept. Sheriff Sumter County. , Georgia. MB
