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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
THURSDAY, APRIL 24, m3.
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- thcr trro tctKea i:i tho '^>r!d, soielj
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J 1 n ®. m f k f r * °* AMERICAN FENCE own and operate their own iron mines and furnaces, their own wire
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SHEFFIELD COMPANY
Forsyth Street
Phone 20,
; FOUR.
iCE PLANNING
PUT CITY ON
IUDGET SYSTEM
IN TAX CHANGE
j Sumter County Correspondence jjMISS CARNEGIE
WEDS SON OF
IRON MASTER’S
FORMER CHUM
LESLIE
lares He Has Not Been Approach-
woo Special Levy, but is De- ’
P tided on Own Flan
Ely'
fn, Americas city government will
be operated under the bud-
item next year. This was gath-
fal from remarks made today by
nten Pace, representative in Uie
pie legislature from Sumter county,
IffiscuMlng the differences of opln
to that have arisen locally over the
’ 4oposal of tlie city council to increase
I, V> city tax rate by 5 mills for the
g. ext five years for the purpose of 11-
' Stating the city’s floating lndebted-
j *u of approximately J 100,000.
( The proposed tax increase would
lave to be authorized by the legisla-
are, the tax rate now assessed being
<te full amount allowed, and the bill
rould have to be introduced by one of
tta county’s two representatives. In
asmuch as Mr, Pace lives in the city,
* < <mld be taken up through him,
■Moubtedly. Mr. Pace waa asked
„/Whetber either the council or those
• bo are opposing the council’s plan
, kad approached him on the subject.
& “nothing has been said one way or
™S®other, by either party, to me, as
Representative, looking toward the
introduction of such a charter amend
he said. “As far as I person,
am concerned, I have have
i mind on the subject. I suppose
> council, however, which has al
acted on the matter, will com-
thelr program to me at tho
time.
“There is this ono thing I have made
mind on, however: If any
amendment bill goes Into the
from Americus, there
: with It n provision for tho In-
of tho budget system for
the city’s finances, beginning
January 1. I am not sure but
will Introduce such a bill,
a special tax, amendment la
not, but I am fully determln
I do so If tho tax bill goes
s has no special relationship to
' > of tho proposed tax, but I
i making a thorough etudy of
: budget system of handling public
, and I am convinced no other
i sonnd or correct. Ar.d
t’io peoplo who will pay Khe
l tax, it it should go through,
1 to have the assurance that
give them that , their money
‘ i squandered, once the debt
It is levied Is liquidated,
budget system every city
would bo compelled io
> tho council on January 1 a
made under oath, of all
In detail for the past
i estimate of all probablo
1 expenditures for tho com-
The council, or Its dcslgnat-
, would nt the same time
ne tho amount of tax money to
1 In during tho now year, and this
he allotted to the various do-
nts according to their cstimnt-
1 needs. Tho bill would make it un-
for the council to appropriate
cent more than the amount of
i to bo received during tho year,
1 would preclude an accumulation
I debt* hereafter.
> been working on a plan for
s looking to the putting of the
i the budget system, too, sim-
i to tho plan outlined for tho city.
> been writing on It for several
I I have had! Boveral confer-
Governor Dorsey on the
He has recently asked mo to
_ II In shape and tho prospects
tor putting the program through are
xpimrently good.”
"Gov. Allen is Scored
For Attack on 35th
The revival service* started at the
Leslie Baptist chruch Sunday. The
pastor. Rev. C. S. Durden Is being
assisted by Rev. T. F. Calloway, of
Macon, who la doing the preaching
and Mr. John Hoffman, of Atlanta, is
conducting the singing.
Large crowds are attending both
morning and exenlng services and we
ara expecting great good to be ac-
hour of services are 11: IS a. m. and
8:30 p. m.
Dr. B. R. Bond, o fAmericus was
In town. Tuesday.
Miss Tuluh Caldwell, of Yidollah
came last week to visit her sister,
Mrs. Jim Bowen.
The Camp-Fire Girls went on an all
duy hike Saturday with their guardian
.Miss Nelle Siddall. They walked
to Chokiee and bad a delightful pic
nic lunch together, after evploring
the woods for several hours they hik
ed home.
A crowd went to Muckalee Friday
night to have a fish fry. They car
ried btelr “mullet" with them so as
to know they would have plenty fish.
Mr. Claude JJohnson, of Huntington
was a cisitor here Wednesday morn
ing.
Miss Llos McGarrah, of Ameri
cus Is spending the week in Leslie,
the guest of Mrs. F. C. Hines, Jr.
Mrs. H. L. Speer, returned last
week from a visit of several days to
her son, Mr. Alva Speer and family
at Ochovhnee, Ga.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bolton, of Americus,
la spending the week with Frs. A.
T. Jonhnson
Cato Wilson la able to go back to
school after his accident of several
weeks’ago at school, of dislocating
his hip.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. lPIchcr visited
Friends at EllavlIIe Sunday.
U T.Outlaw, of Cordele, la a visi
tor at the homo of . Bob Ferguson on
Allen Street.
Mrs. Parrot Poole, of Americus
spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Les
lie the gnoat of her sister, Mrs. H.
O. Blacksher.
Mrs. Claude Ferguson has gone on
a visit to her parents a tWarwIch.
Mrs. RL O. Loyde and Mrs. M. P.
Tuesday.
Dean Ross of Plains was a business
vusltor here Monday.
G. R. Fuguson made a business trip
to,Leesburg and Albany Monday.
menL”
. Dr. Bowers, the Lutheran pastor
has been to Dawson this week.
News comes to Mrs. S.F. Jones
that her son, Capt. P.B. Jones will
return from France at an early date.
In Plains school this week in the
8th grade, prizes were awarded to
Lillian Thomas and Norman Murray
for having written the best themea In
connection with their Study of Dick
ens novel “The Tale of Two Cities.”
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Dodson
were In Americus Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Atrbur French and two child
ren are visiting Mrs. EL Timmerman,
Jr. Bernard French is expected to
arrive In Atlanta soon, from France.
Mrs. R. A. Harvey, of Friendship,
visited Mrs. P. W. Harvey Friday.
Mrs. Tom Wells, of Friendship, was
In Plains this week.
Clarence Dodson, of Florida, Is visit- i
NEW YORK. April 22.—Miss Mar
garet Carnegie, daughter of Andrew
Carnegie, and Ensign Roswell Miller,
C. S. N. R., were married here to
day.
Ensign Miller is the son of the lale
ing his parents, Mr. and Mrs A Dod- 1 Ro “ wel1 Mlller - chairman of tho Chi-
son. Mr. Dodson haa not been homo 1 cag0 ’ MUwaukC0 & st - Pa ' 11 ««»»■**
in some Ume and ao there waa a j He ls 24 yea " old - M1m Carne « l0
family reunion given by his parents 22, and the ““‘l’ chlld ot i,M! formor
In his honor thla week. Those pres
ent were: Messrs Henderson Dodson.
Chapel Dodson, Joe Williams, Pieman
Dodson, with their families and Mrs. N.
D. Brltean, of Americus.
Col. John Mercer, of Dawson, was
In Plains Thursdap.
Mr. and Mrs. John Jennings, of
Douglass, are visiting relatives here.
Misses Alice Ruth Timmerman,
Marguerite Hudson, Berta Will Clarke,
Christine Spann and Mrs. M. L. Cham
bliss will attend Grand Opera in At
lanta next week.
Mrs. L. J. Ferguson Is In Concord,
visiting her sister, Mrs. G. A. Strick
land.
Miss Rolalle Huggins Is spending
the week-end, with Mrs. D. T. Jen
•rings, In Americus.
Dolph Oliver is expected home Sun
day from Marlon, Ala., where he has
been In school, preparing for entering
Annapolis Naval Academy In the Fall.
J. R. Logan has been to Montgomery
on a business trip this week.
PERRY THREATENED BY
BUSINESS DISTRICT FIRE
RIFT
Mr. und Mrs. J. H. Joung spent
Wednesday afternoon with Mr*. S. B.
Camp. i
Miss Sadie Jones spent Monday
night wlthMiss Lissle Kaylor.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis have
returned home from Cordele where
they spent the week with the former’s
parents Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Davis,
Hansel Warren, of Cordele, spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mr*. F. A.
Davis, returning homo Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Davis, Miss Eula
MsCrary Miss Nora Camp and Hansel
Warren went to Sadler’s mill pond
fishing.
Mrs. Emmett Scott spent Saturday
night and Sunday with her parents
at Huntington.
Mrs.’ Emma Scott, Mrs. S. B. Camp
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Bradley.
The Easter egg hunt given by Hiss
Eula McCrary and Emma Belle Camp
Sunday afternoon was very much en
joyed by the koung people ot this
community.
A large crowd attended preaching
at Antioch Sunday morning.
PLAINS.
MiW YORK, April 21—“If Govcrn-
>r AJIon, of Kansas, ls criticizing the
,'.uons Of tho officers of the Thirty
ttfr Division, he- Is criticising the
»Ians of Marshal Poch,” declared
Brigadier General Berry, on his ar-
overseaa on the Von
as referring tostate-
or Allen that the
is needlessly
Governor Allen can
v«rants to,” continued
i simply obeyed oar or-
assigned to attack
C tine at Boquols, wa at-
; It, and In addition
era beyond. We
this front waa de-
i of the Prns-
least the better
of the Pros-
e cost in men
i not high when
toil consider what was accomplished.
Other arrivals on the Von Steuben
tkcluded Thomas Gregory, former At-
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Priddy, .of
Friendship, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Luther Crawford.
Mrs. M. RL Donahue, ot Cordele,
spent Sunday with Mrs. RI. M. Foster.
Dolph Oliver has returned home
from school In RIarlon, Ala.
Miss Margueret Forth haa returned
to her school near Dawson.
Frank Timmerman, Tom Timmer
man, Miss Alice Ruth Timmerman
and Rllss Marguerite Hudson went to
Atlanta Sunday through the ,
to attend Grand Opera.
Mrs. R. A Harvey, of .Friendship,
visited Mrs. Pearl Harvey this week.
Jno. Feagln haa been in Plains this
week from Souther Field. His friends
• egret to hear that his country home
in Ihe 17th district was burned this
week.
Rlrs. H. RI. Sellars, of Americus, at
tended the meeting of the Literary
club Monday and re-joined. Rtrs.
Sellars was an active member of the
club during the year of her residence
in Plains.
Plains Literary Club met at the
home of Mrs. W. L Jennings, Mon
day afternoon.
The program consisted of a discus
sion of Victor Hugo's novel, Rlitera-
bles. led by Rlrs. RL RL .* ’
Ibt book had been prerioui.
by the members. Three new mem
bers were received by the club, Mrs.
L. E. Godwin, Mrs. Clarence Parks,
Mrs. H. M. Sellars, of Americus.
Lately the Literary Club haa added
to Its library a new set ofbooka
known as “The Library’ of Entertatn-
PERRY, April 2.—Perry's business
section waa threatened by fire yester
day that burned for two hours before
It wa* brought under control, destroy
ing property valued at between |10,000
and $15,000. Fort Valley sent automo
bile fire fighting apparatus here In re
cord time And Macon prepared to send
assistance when It appeared the en
tire business section was doomod.
The fire started in the livery and
feed stable of L. C. Howard, tj large
framo building, and spread rapidly to
nearby buildings. Spark] were car
ried some dlstatnce by the wind, caus
ing a half dozen residences, tc Ignite,
but quick work saved all but that of
G. H. Clark, which wai destroyed. The
shoe shop of John Collin/. near How
ard’s stable, was burned.
steel manufacturer.
*
alklng with his friend, Roswell Miller,
president of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St Paul Railway.
“Ros Miller," the ironmaster tald,
"If ever I have a daughter she’ll learn
something worth while >i'<out raising
babies, cooking, sweeping and mak
ing beds—she'll be na dresoort-up
doll!”
“And If aver I have a boy, Andy,
he’ll learn to work with Ws hands,
Just like us,” said Roswell Mlller.
“Yea. and I hope, Ros, liiey’ll marry
each other—
And :nre enough th<' la just what
has haituned.
The bi da Is the richest heiress in
the world, but there s n-> doubt 'Lai
on the death-of her father she will
be one of (he richest women in the
world. She will, however, inherit but j
a small portion of the tremendous j
wealth that her father accumulated
and then gave away, In Twentieth
Century Philanthropy that has had no
counterpart in the history of the
world.
This daughter, who Is to be heiress war broke out he was In charge ot his
to the caraegie millions ls a quiet father’s Interests, with an office on
unostentatious miss of whom the Iower Broadway. where he was Icarn _
world has heard little and seen less. , . .. ...
The world knew Andrew had a to play the greal American game of
daughter, but knew little of her ex- bu,lneas a “d finance. . Soon after the
cept that she avoided display and pub- ( declaration of war he went to France
Uclty, lived a quiet, normal American, and served for a time as an ambulance
girl life among her Immediate school driver, but returned to this country
associates and was patterned much after the United States went Into the
after the way of her father. In the conflict, and by hard work succeeded
desire to distribute the family wealth <n winning a commission In the navy
among worthy enterprises. , , and attached to Squadron 2 of the sub.
“A true love watch," said the close n/arlne division,
friends of Miss Carnegie and Ensign ! In Pittsburg, where his father
Miller, when they heard recently of started In life as a bobbin boy in a mill
the engagement. A year or io ago where he worked for twenty cents
they met In New York, just as young day Rllss Carnegie was early known
folks meet In public functions or pri- for her charities. At 12 years ot age,
vato social 'affairs. Novelists would It Is related, she began to Interest
have the rich heiress rescued by a herself in behalf of many worthy at-
gallant hero, but there appears, to
have been nothing of the spectacular
or melodramatic in the romance of
Thanks U.S. in People’s Name HALF MINUTE OF
SILENCE FOR 12
SUMTERHEROES
Ono half minute of silence by the
assembly for each Sumter county’s
twelve fallen heroes who lie In France
will be tho mark ofrespect to be paid
their memory at the Memorial day
service Saturday at the Carnegie li
brary. During the course of the
program the name of each win be
announced, to bo followed by the si
lence.
The meeting at the library will be-
gin at 111 o’clock, Immediately fol-
the decoration of'the graves of the
vterans of the 60’s at the cemetery
The program for the day will be m
charge of the U. D. C. The old
verteans are asked to meet at the
court house at 10 a. m.. where they
well be met by members of the U D
c. In autos and taken to the cemel
tery. As a part of the (ceremony
there, a salute will be fired over the
graves by the cadet batallon of the
Americus High School. The old
soldiers will be brought back to the
city in time for the services to begin
at 11 o’clock. Hooper Alexander.
U. S. District Attorney, of Atlanta,
w III deliver the principal address.
Following thla program, the veterans
will be the guests of the Daughters
at luncheon att 1 o’clock.
Returned soldiers of Sumter county
of the war Just ended are asked to
attend the services with the older
verterans, and any visiting veterans
In the city or county are also Incited
to be present.
Queen Mary, of Roumania, who is now in London and haa aalced Am
bassador Davis to convey her gratlt udo for food sent starving Rouman
ians. (c) Underwood & Underwood.
fairs. It was said to have been mainly
through her Influence that mnny social’
movements. Including the Kingsley
Settlement House, various hospitals,
etc., were underwritten by the steel
king.
Next Fanners’ Hog
Sale Set for May 7
The next farmers’ co-operative hog
sale will be held) Wednesday, May 7,
at Plains, according to announcement
made today by George O. Marshall,
county farm demonstration agent,
who Is In charge of these sales. A
number of farmers are expected tp
prepare hogs for mer&eting on
date.
baTTERY
ORAge
TAX NOTICE.
The state-and county books open
U. S. Supervision of
/-il Ml j I n | j this young pair. It was Just an old-! Fa J’ 1 and 6,0,8 *f ajr *• Taka “oUc*
Child Labor Renewed fi-Won* American love romance, j and « 0T,,^, J,our,8l Z“
1 Inner non Mill*.. ! UUsU. U. JUJM&S.
Not long ago Miller was graduated j
I from Columbia university. When the
. Tax Received. Sumter County.
Amorims. . F»h 1 1«ro » «
WASHINGTON, April 22—(By As
sociated Press.)—Federal supervision
of child labor, which was abolished
when the United States supreme court
last year declared unconstitutional the
existing child labor law, was re-es
tablished today under regulations Is
sued by the internal revenue bureau
putting Into effect the. new revenue
act’s tax on child labor products. The
regulations interpret the various pro
visions ot the law which levies a
tax of 10 per cent. — —* ■ —
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