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Newspaper Page TextAll The Home News Fairly Told Truthfully And THE Til feoO PUBLISHED IN THE lMERICUS; ORDER HEART OF DIXIE WEEKLY EDITION i forty-second CEAR.—NO. 8. AMERICUS, GA., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 19, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS. ORDERS NAME OFF BALLOT IN GA. INEW CHAMBER OFFIC |',RS 'URGES AGAINST. INSTRUCTIONS FOR DELEGATES stery Man of Newberry Case, F. M. Cody, Is Called Agent for Big Business UGE INCOME TAX SWINDLE SCHEME BARED 115,000 Bribe To Collec tor Laid To Contract ing Official ■HirAGO, Feb. 18.—The arrest of j Ibcrt I. l.auer, secretary-treasurer | j t |,e Hriggs-Turivas Steel Wreck- ig, Salvaging and Contracting Com-1 ny charged witn minding a $15,- 10 bribe to a federal income tax Hector marked the opening of the j itior.al tax investigation which ccn- j red in Chicago. Federal District Homey Clyne said today. "This is only one caso in a huge neral swindle of the government,” lyns said. Jncertainty Holds Up Overall Plant Here The following letter has been re- >i»ed by the Chamber of Commerce om the overall manufacturing con- mi which contemplates cstoblish- a plant in Amcricus: Referring to your letter of some ys ago, beg to advise that wo are able to place orders for machin- f to install branch plant in Amer- u at this time and get manufac- rers to name definite shipping date, le only way they will accept orders with the understanding that ship- ng date will be indefinite. In fact im information which wo are able get. it wouid be at least six months fore we could secure shipment on ny oi the special machines which absolutely neceMary In the man By RU3S g, MONXON icture of oar product, inercioro. . . — . . til conditions become more settled W. E. A. Special Corresponden. th the manufacturers of machin* GRAND RAPIDS* Mich., Feb. 18.— r, we deem it unwise to place our- —Frederick If. Cody, -mystery man ’ ves under obligations in the way of 0 f the senatorirl campaign of Tru irinp quarters at this time. It is man jj. jJewF-rry, Is losing his mys- l only a difficult matter to secure . . chinery, but equally as hard to e r**? . ’ ... ,, s Attornev er^enf‘piece-goods 0 so scarce^™ I General Frank C. Daily, prosecuting I tkc Rtn . ct on December 29, in which We want to thank you most kind- Lhe sustained injuries, was recently for the interest you have takcp in , V b Newberry's Election, 1 dismissed in the city council, has filed r proposition and later on wo will [ K,Lj°cd to show how Cody“from j with the city clerk, through Hixon ;e the matter up with you again. | ' P . i pjew York, oiled I and Pace, her attorneys, a claim for u may hold same in abeyance un- I Springsof the gigantic No^barry *5.092.60. of which $5 000 is for you hear from ua further. j ™ ||ti<;a| n f achine in Michigan. j personal injuries and the .remainder Cody, Daily charges, ia a "legi lative agent for large corporations, notably the American Telephone & Teicpragh Company and the Ameri can Book Company. The book com pany is largely controlled by tho Barnes family, to which Newberry i» related by marriage. Hundreds who worked for New- berry’s election never heard of Cody until he was indicted with them for the same alleged crime. A majori ty of the defendants had never seen . _ j him until this tall, square-shouldered the Union high man elbowed his way to a seat be- Leslie, bcB° n I aide Newberry in the courtroom erty extends out beyond the water I Miss Annette Quillian, Dr. and Mrs. j „ Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ham. spent cut off Quillian are guests of Mr. and M„. Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. / Thrasher. John Harms. ' - IK. mw Mm. ( i wfSktis asTirs sfss ^ _ and Mrs. J. W. Barwick. do the most good that tho Newberry r ' 0,m 01 ut * v0 " 1 «‘ h « 7 m ® of T"' 1 spent Sunday with the latter's par- Mr. and Mrs'. I. A. Perry hal as i campaign would “spend a barrel of d »V' w . .. . h ““non Andrews Saturday evening. Mr n nd Mrs. Deriso. guest Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. ^7’Cody tried to hire one cam- Aims Anna Willis Mums was thc At 6 »clock the children began to M ' r and M „. A c . Dod ,on and W. Parker and children, of Ameri- j n ai gn manager and failing got an- Kuc»t of -Mrs- C. Grant Tuesday gather and old-fashioned games were fnmi) of , Main „ wcrc at Friendship to spend the day. 1 Other, says Dailey. It was Cody afternoon enjoyed for a whde. A large red Sunday aft ernoon. Mnu Bonnie Lee Dennis spent Sat-1 who engineered the candidacy of . .if®, .Sfi hc « rt thon suspended at one Mr and Mrs. Bob Wells had HAPPENINGS OF PLAINS. PLAINS, Feb. 19—Jerome Con TO ANSWER TO MEMBERS I naly, of Birmingham, ia the guest of 1 “I have been asked, who is going ! Mr. Reeves. Mrs. Connaly is in the > to run the Americus Chamber of j Afise Sanitorium. , Commerce?” said Gen. Foster, direc- Mrs. Tenn Furlow, Miss Lucy Fur-, tor of the expansion campaign today, low and Mrs. Kemp, of Americus, “The members are going to run it. i Momhfy'afternoon.* 1 ^ W “ ,tCr “ | In thv modern chamber of commerce, j Miss Pearl Langford, of Plains 1 which is what Americus is going to I school, has returned to her home in | have when the present campaign is Woodville to attend her father, who, closed, every member will have an |nas had a stroke of paralysis. She equal footing. Each will pay the writes that he is quite ill and that | same dues, each will hove one vote, she will not return until there is a , eac |, w j|i h ave ^ho right to nominate change. . . | for office, each will have ns loud a Miss Alice Ruth Timmerman is in v0 , ce as any othcr jn tho maldl keep n man in office once he has been elected to it, for it is apparent that any director who fails to measure up to the expectations of his fellow mem bers will nut be re-elected. "Under the new plan of organiza tion the members’ forum will bo an important feature of the expanded Americas and 8umtcr County Cham ber of Commerce. “It will be the medium of commun ication between the officers and the Says Any Man Named Unsolicited Should ' Accept Nomination NEW YORK, Feb. 18—Wm. O. McAdoo, formerly secret* ly of tho treasury and railroad administrator, announced today that he would not directors am* the membership. It permit his name to be used on tho will hold frequent luncheons and i presidential primary ballots, in the {charge of Miss Langford's work. J Dr. B. T. Wise was in Birming- i ham lost week. Mrs. K. T. Davison, of Macon, ia visiting her mother, Mrs. J. W. Tim- merman. Plains Literary Club met with Miss Alice Ruth Timmerman Monday af- aftemoon. A James Whitcomb Ri the program of work and each called upon to exercise all these priv- ilegea. “The expanded Amcricus Chamber of Commerce will be conducted along the new plan—again the boiled down result of dozens of experiments—of insisting that members, all the mera- i , „ v.i. n ber«, shall say who shall hold offleo li? Jife and be directors and what-planks rnirrfu n n te fo f r?ho e ^b m %t ri ^a.l compose the platform o? pro- M W Lowo^- 0 5r W ' ,S rCCeiVC<1, M "- T ' "ft £ a fundamental principle of Mr and Mni J„h„ Oliver .re with 1 th ° expansion campaign that the full infll of | meetings, bringing together the various states, and that he advocated ;GIRL ASKS $5,000 FOR BROKEN ARM Minn Lillia . Braswell, whose fall < NEWS EVENTS AT LESLIE LESLIE, Feb. 18.—J. M. Sum- rford, one of the largest farmers Leslie, has sold his entire farm to C. Sumerford and W. T. Anderson they will take charge of the place ch 1. . C. Knight, of Albany, who has contract for tool building jury. She sets forth that in her frll she suffered a fractured left arm, sprains, bruises and lascerations. of -oth arms and other parts of ner body. The accident occurred 4>n the ‘ walk in front of the Americus >ry, Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver are with their parents here, Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Oliver. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Lutheran church met with Mrs. Luther Cranford Monday afternoon. The well for Plains water works has been finished. As soon as ma terial can be secured the pipe sys tem will be begun. Rosa Dean has returned from New York. Stonewall Shirley was at home for the week-end. Mrs. Frank Timmerman is visiting her parents in Parrot. T. J. Barrett was in town Satur day. St. Valentine’s Day was* appro priately remembered in Plains school by the youngsters. Many hearts were in evidence and archery con- teats were held in Borne of tho grades. year wer c ouccrtained. The well was Mrs. E. Timmerman, Sr., and Mrs. . l ■ _ Louise Ferguson entertained seventy ,n " oft ' y li f h ‘ ed corn * r '. bein * c ®“' or more guests last week in honor strueted out of a round box covered of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Timmerman, with gray cloth, withi an_ artificial vine membership shall direct the thought and life of the chamber. "The election machinery ia of tho simplest character. Each member will be provided with a ballot bearing the name of every member so arrang ed that ho may vote for whom he chooses. A complete printed list of tho membership will be a part of the ballot. Tho men elected to the board of direrton will bo the ones receiv ing the largest number of votes, east secretly and uninfluenced by any other consideration than merit “This is democracy reduced to it, simplest form. Fitness In the oifin- ion of his fellow citizens will alone determine whether a member shall hold office. Ability and willingness to serve his community alone will membership for tha discussion of new projects. It will check np the progress of the work of the com mittees. It will bring experts on important subjects to the board to assist the community in the solution of is problems. It will be the dyna mo which will give motion and action to the Chamber of Commerce as an organization. “The membera’ forum organization is so planned that't reaches by dis tinct groups tha Individual members and is thoroughly alive to the thought and pulse of the .membership as a whole. It is responsible for the effic iency of the Chamber and its financial standing. It is needless to say that members’ forum is made up of all the most progressive and ready work ers of the 'organization. "Tho whole purpose of tho Cham ber of Commerco first and last Is to bring together the most responsible and capable men and women In the city nnd keep them at work for the good of the city. Through frcqnent social meetings, the acquaintance of each individual member is broadened, friendships are established, and there grows np a confidence and op timism, two Intangible but compelling forces which carry a community for ward.” GA. BOARD GIVES CAPT. COBB CANE The tnients were invited for afternoon ’ °f rambler roses climbing up the and .night. Rook was the feature of curb. Into the mysterlou* depths of entertainment. Cream and cake was the well, the youngsters reached and | . . in o nm * lir coun . served during the afternoon and eve- discovered tiny heart-shaped cards, I The proudest man in Sumter coun ning. Winter flowers were freely containing a “fate” and also a num- ty today is Capt. John A. Cobb, coun- arranged in the rooms. | her. Each little boy and girl whose j ty ordinary, occasion was the Alton Montgomery is at home on a fates were thus fatched at Cupid's I receipt by him a beautiful cane, furlough. He is in the army still and Well were table partners. The tables the gift of tho members of tho State is stationed at Arcadia, Fla.*, Carl- charmingly decorated with tiny Board of Entomology am! staff, pie- strom Field. He will return to his hearts and Cupid designs. Fruit punch sented to him as a token of esteem work there in about ten days. I and tiny cakes were served. Perhape upon his retirement by resignation Misses Pearl Langford, Moinn Few,' no other party lately has filled child- Mary Lou Kennedy. Mrs. K. C. Camp-1 i*h hearts with so much pleasure. Tho _ , . . bell, Miss Julia Colemand, Misses' good old St. Val. How they love him. Undertaking Company s place cf Wi ,.j Kat gennedv I {Ilian ThomM business, she tripping over a trap j l'" ie J£“J K 5? n IH: door covering Jtat? cu’t-oV ItT. ! ""'rf GraC ° M ° n * contention of the city that tho B ,,T y „ w"Vira'.e f nvi j er of the property is liable fori”"' P 'W. Harvey, of Friendship, damaires due because his prop-' a ;.. n town Saturday. FRIENDSHIP defendants have learned who the | her home near Huntington. 1 ed a prise. Ray Wise proved to be | Concord, Sunday, rs. Lillie Hammett and Miss Cal i ‘mystery man” is, they are iptercst- Miss Bessie Veal spent a few days the most skillful archer and was, Mr. and Mrs. John Harris, James —Jbtliff attended a house party in e d in the government’s promised ( of last week with her cousin, Miss given the reward, while Hugh Gibson i Harris and Mrs. M. L. Harvey were at the home of Mrs. Frank ! revelation of Cody's methods. I Ira Parker. received the consolation. They were'in Plains Saturday, kins U-1 week. . Cody always smiles. He smiles Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Parker were• then taken to visit “Cupid'a Well,” Friendship was amused Sunday af- '• M. Hatcher, of Cordele, was a when h« >Lakes hands. A smile curls' visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. t where their “fates” for the coming aternoon at the sight of five melt ^ »t the home of I. A. Perry, his lips when Dailey avails him in r. p. Parker Friday, day. argument. The smile has creased ( Mrs. M. C. Veal spent Friday af- Aline Williamson, of Plains, ' lines about his mouth. It is part of ternoon at the home of Mrs. S. M. wending the week with Miss Thel- . Cody. Now he smiles with the de- j p ar ker. Bolton at her hbme near Leslie, fense and at the prosecution. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. O. Bray and T 5 J M. Green will have the girls 1 Interviewing Cody, alleged lobby- j children, Hugh and Louise, spent the •(Leslie Baptist church meet ist and liaison officer between New- wee i c . en d with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. .TOn to organise them into a! berry and his machine, is l ,ke | Potter. 10r W. M. U. ; ing ctrfare while wearing glove 9 or Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bradley, i Vke, who has been very folding a newspaper in a wind, u | Hpen t the week-end with the latter's [or a WDok, continues to be seri-! is interesting but not satisfying, uoay p ar< >nts, Mr. and Mrs. Harrell, y 1,1 l smiles and answers questmns any j ^j r an ^ Mrs. W. A. Parker were tluinnie Jones was sick last 1 questions save thosq asked him. Sunday visitors ^t the home of Mr. ,u t is able to be up at the j and Mrs. S. J. Bradley. cn| - ' — , n» .1 _i . r\c Miss Bessie Veal underwent an fs. John Hitrvey returned Friday ] I uC8Q2iy UlTtnaHy v/* , operation at the Americus hospital "•Atlanta, where she had spent! ri1 a «rllla f « NsmPXfike Monday. ,r *■' U at the Nobles Hospital. . fcllaVUle S INamesaKC Mr _ Rnd Mra _ jj D _ McNeill had as *"J Mis F. A. Wilson arid Mr. E. L. Wilson returned t) j Hospital , . . their guests Sunday, Rev. Mr. Wal- The Tinies-Recorder has received ke| . and Mrg Marvin Vincent and from a well-known chiIdren . . Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Freeman and Cocke. | “ELLAVILLE, I*eb. 18. Yt _ ; Miss Irene Gholson, of Americus. were ^^jke Culler, of Cordele, was jday was Mrs. Ellii Bu^rton • g nuda y visitors at the home of their ^t of Miss Mary Ferguson, I brough’s birthday. This city in 18 )8 w—/»««— S*torday from Richland on ac- the following note fro •or the serious illness of her | citizen of Ellaville: f >e Cocke. ! -ELLAVILLE. Fe named in honor of this good grandmother, Mrs. Mary Giles. Mrs. W. A. Parker and Mrs. R. p. f. , i wus imuis» -— -- - , , pirs. w. a. rarxer ana air». a. r. ^ C * Griffin an<1 woman, ^rs. Sc* r brough * ! Parker spent Saturday afternoon in * !- dl . ,h ’ «P«"t the day Srtu,. | daughter a} W Burt 0 ". ^ Mr ," g M p„ k „/ jin Amencus with Dr. and Mrs. I who lived Rcre all his long and use Parker ful life Mr*. Cha*. F. Crisp was a daughter of Capt. Burton. We just “loaned" you those good women as we still love and claim them as our own. Mrs. Crisp died a few years ago. loved by all who knew her. "For Mrs. Ella Burton Scarbrough we wish a happy day and may the n i J A hn «£ lkes » of Valdosta, and days grow brighter and happier aa J"' A - Wilson, of Melton, were the sunset approaches. Tro)^ your., »* c, t of Mrs. w. T. Williams. Mc - Sallic Wade apent last week n , r *'th her mother, Mra. J W. who has fever but when last ... from was improving. J? '“ ar y Ferguson is halting her weeif rS * J * ke Cn,ler ’ ,n Cordele Misses Della a-d Eddie Lou Parker were visitors at the home of Mrs. W. C. Grant Satn-dav afternoon. Mrs W. I. McNeill. Misses TTfa end Met'le McNeill. Mi««es Bes.le Venl and Ira Verker visited the New Fra school FrMav afternoon R S. Parker. M'ss Vlrh'e Potter end M«*t— Klnte- t’other «n»-t Snrl- dsv wfth Mr. and Mra. T. C. Autry at their home near Friendship. CIVIC DINNER In the Interest of the Expansion Campaign of the AMERICUS AND SUMTER COUNTY Chamber of Commerce Friday Evening, February 20th, at 8:15 O'clock. WINDSOR HOTEL GOOD SPEAKERS. DR. ALLEN D. ALBERT, of Chicago, former President of Inter national Rotary, a student of the development of cities and of com mercial organization work, who has delighted audiences in many countries with his splendid conception of the obligations of citi zenship. He ia regarded as one of the most eloquent and interest ing speakers in the United States. MR. MALCOLM B. JONES, of Macon. Georgia. President of the Macon Bar Association, one of Georgia’s most noted and eloquent speakers, will present his views upon the Value of Community Organization. * LOCAL SPEAKERS. MUSIC. BOTH MEN AND WOMEN ARE INVITED TICKETS J $1.25 Don't wait for a persona] invitation. Reservation* May Be Made by Telephoning No. 8. upol _ . after five years of strvic. to the suite without pay. The cane, a beautiful specimen of Congo wood, bore a *< lid gold tip engraved with the following inscription: "Join A. Cohb, from Ga, State Board of Entomology and Staff, 1020." Accompanying the cane wan the following Utter: "Dear Capt. Cobb:—We, the Georgia Stato Board of Entomolo gy and Staff, wish to tender you this alight token of our apprecia tion, esteem and affectmn, upon the occasion of your voluntary retire ment as a member of the board, after a continuous service of five yeurs, without remuneration. “Your untiring thought and ini tiative in relation to the affairs of this department, ranging from its administrative policies, and follow ing up the detail of each member ' of the staff, was always reflected to the maximum value of tho de partment, and to tho individual as sistance and counsel of every mem ber of its working force. “Such loyal service on your part, in association with this board, has developed an ever increasing field of its valuable activities, which have become fully recognized by the large variety of economic in terests directly benefiting, and protecting the horticultural and agricultural interests of the state. "Well may you and your family be proud of the valuable public service which you have performed at great personal sacrifice to your self, and without remuneration. "Our regret at losing you can scarcely be expressed. We fully appreciate the reasons which influ enced your resignation and deplore the fact that those reasons tooK you from us. “In an individual way, we trust that when you walk along with this cane in hand, you will ever b ■ re minded of our lasting lov.- and re aped for you. Faithfully yours, "GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF ENTOMOLOGY AND STAFF." Crpt. Cobb sent to Governor Dor- j sey a few weeks ago hi> resignation aa a member of this board, giving his reason for retirement that he was no longer able to spare the time tram nis duties as ordinary of Sumter county.^ from Souther Field riding through in a one-horse wagon. It seems that they had taken the wrong road to Ellaville and had got stock in the mod. They soon sccored a taxi and were happy oa their way to Americas. Mrs. T. C. Wells has been sick for several days. sending uninstructcd delegations to the Democratic national convention. Fe said he believed the highest con structive leadership could best be ob tained in the nation's interest were “not submerged in a contest of indi vidual candidates." His views were expressed in a let ter sent to Miller Bell, mayor of Milledgeville, Ga., of which town ho is a native. McAdoo’s letter was in responso to a telegram saying that the citizens of his boyhood home had placed his name on the presidential preferen- cial ballot. “Personally I would be delighted if the next national convention might actually be a great Democratic con ference where the utmost freedom of action ahould prevail," McAdoo said. He declared that the obligations of citixenship in a democracy are su preme, and therefore he “regards it as tho imperative duty of any man to accept the nomination if it should come to him unsolicited." Urges Need of Physical Education in Schools Miss Susan Myrick, of MiUedgevilla of tho extension department of O. N. and I. C., is spending this weak in Sumter county in an effort to arouse interest in better health and physical education in the rural schools Sho has been visiting the various schools in company with County Sup erintendent McMath and Mra. Olin Williams, county demonstration agent. ”1 find that Sumter schools are do ing splendidly, going ahead wonder fully through tho consolidation move ment, but, as almost everywhere, the concentration ia chiefly tho mental development and too little on the phy sical. I am going all over tho state, principally into rural schools, bt- enuso the need is greater there, and making health talks, teaching gamis and interesting patrons and tenchen In providing playground apparatus and equipment. I am meeting with excellent response almost every where.” Mias Myrick comes not for tho puts pose of nrousing interest in G. N. and 1. C„ but as n field instructor sent out by this school to teach tho im portance of health and physical train ing of children aa a part of the work of the institution as * state college. Two Rural Carriers Are Put Out By Flu Two of tho rural carriers working out of the Americus postofflee, those serving routes "A” and “C”, nnd on* of the postofflee distributing clerks are “hors du combat” with influenza, according to Postmaster Davenport today, who asked the Times-Recorder to request the patron* of Routes “A" and “C” to call at the postofflee for their mail until carrier service it re sumed. ‘The flu has invaded the ranks of the postofflee force," said Mr. Dav enport, “and the rural carrier on Route “A” is down for how long I can not say, and rural carrier an route “C" has just sent word that he is also . out of the running. These two men as you know are true and tried and will not give up for any ordinary ail ment, but the flu evidently docs its work at night while they do theirs in tho day. "We also have one of our distrib uting clerks away, sick with the earn, malady, and if seeming delays an occasioned in this office, the pubUa will be thus acquainted with the facts.” MdrisetNewS LOCAL SPOT COTTON. Good middling 39 3-4 cents. NEW YORK FUTURES. Prcv. Close Open 11 am 1 pm 2:4 Sum Mch 30.85 30.75 36.C8 36.47 36.68 May 34.65 34.55 34.20 34.14 34.33 July 32.48 32.25 32.00 32.00 32.25 NEW ORLEANS FUTURES. Open il am 1 pm 2 pm Much 37.76 37.50 37.66 37.49 May -.85.00 84.78 84.S4 34.09. July 32.76 8S.6S 82.65 *2.58

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Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1917-1922, February 19, 1920, Image 1