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DAWES TO SAVE
U.S. HUGE SUM
There is slight hope that Camp ( tcrested in this important enterprise
Gordon will be selected as the one-have fully developed their plans.
Southern army camp under the econ- After several weeks of suffering
Budget Director Has
Already Made Good
Progress
omy program of (ne war department caused by the falling of a tree which
which calls far the abandonment of struck him on the head, Herman
. WASHINGTON, July 26. — The, 0 f bigamy before Judge Wright, of
$112,512,000 saving reported by • Rome, Friday, and was sentenced to
six camps and the retention of only Jones living near Shellman, died Sun-
.. „ (day afternoon at the Patterson hos-
tr.rec in the entire country. •
Crow pleiad guilty to a charge
as trimmedj serve a year in the chaingang. Crow
and his “wife were in jail here
Budget Director Dawt
from rams appropriated by congress; son)c time ago and he affected to be
for operating the various depart-, craz> . and to prove it ate p!lrt n f a
menta
wravuig J .. .. ,’. ' ,1 crazy and to prove it ate part oi
and bureaus during the liscal, Coca Cola botUe . He is ,, a , d to hav
yesr, is only a beginner.
| three wives but is still adjudged sane
Dawes hopes to be able to save j b tbc cou „ty physician.
...illinne dlirinir trial VPflf I .. * . I 1
four hundred millions during the year
by co-ordination of the purchasing
machinery of the government and by
stopping the use of hidden assets ami
“revolving funds" such as enabled
the Shipping Board alone to spend
last year $2UO,000,IH)0 more than ap
propriated for it by congress and
what the fleet earned, too.
The first step toward achieving
this greater saving was saving taken
in the issuance of a presidential
der stopping for the present nil s
of surplus property owned by any
department of the government.
file next will be an order cstab
Iishing regional zones for all mate
rial owned by the government and
tho issuance of new rules governing
all aales and purchases uf gov
ment supplies.
Under the old system, where thcr
was no compulsory co-ordination be
tween departments, the government
only lost millions by one depot t-
jt selling at low prices materials
which another department won! I be
purchasing in the open market at
Ugh prices, but in many case, re
ceipts from sales, instead of being
turned into the treasury, were used
by the bureau or department for ex
penditures over and above the -ui
appropriated.
y.Oawes has estimated that in i
earn the government hat. In.
ng, through the use of tnese
hidden suets and revolving funds
established by congress, not less than
(900,000,000 a year more than eon
great hat provided 1
Dawes has found cases where sur
plus materials held by one depart-
ment have been for from 92 to $5
per unit, at the time when another
department, declinging to purchase
front surplus stocks, has been pay
ing from 135 to $40 per unit for
the same article in the open market
This is the concttion Dawes ia de
termined to coprect. Since the bu
- reins and departments have declin
ed to co-ordinate voluntarily, he is
bringing to bear presidential orders
that will make such co-ordination
compulsory.
In the case of revolving funds
established by law, he will take thr
situation up with congress, point out
the wastes and losses that have re
sulted, and ask, legislation to end the
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J
JAMES DUNBAR HEEL,
large number of Americas
ends attended the funeral Sunday
afternoon at Anthony Chapel of
James Dunbar Peel, who died late
Saturday at the home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John'W. Peel, ten miles
from Aemricus on tho Loo street
road.
Rev. C. T. Clark, pastor, of the
Methodist church at Leslie, conduct
ed the funeral exercises, assisted by
Rev. Silas Johnson, pastor of Lee
street Methodist church of Ameri-
cus, and interment was in the church
yard at Anthony Chapel.
The pallbearers were Thomas
Simpson, Eshton Simpson, Karriaon
Walters, Eugene Walters, Walter
Walters, Eugene Walters, Walter
Parin, Howsll Partin, Edwin Page,
Boy Graham, members of the Ep-
.worth League of Anthony Chapel,
and George W. Walters, teacher of
his Sunday school class.
He was only 17 years of age, and
death followtd an Illness of six days,
■fc whs one of the most popular and
esteemed young men in his
^Community, .with characteristics
which made him greatly beloved by
•11 who came within his influence.
He was a member of Anthony Chapel
Methodist church, and was closely as
sociated with all the activities of the
congregation. In ffldition he war, an
enthusiastic worker in the Epworth
League, and attended the Sunday
school regularly, working always for
its advanceemnt and improvement.
He is survived by his parents, and
five sisters snd four brothers. Misses
■bflBBia, Mary, Bessie Ruth, Emilie
and Elsie Peel; John Ed, Tim, Hoke
ami Charlie Petd.
F His untimely death has cast a pal!
y Sadness over the entire communi-
t.ty, and the bereaved family are re
ceiving the sympathy expressed by
hundreds of friends. The floral of
ferings were many and beautiful and
attested to the high esteem in which
Ml whs held in that community.
The Georgia-Alabama Power com
pany, of Albany, has a force of men
at work on the right of way for their
power line from Albany to Pelham
The company secured tne last of th«
contracts for right of way about tw<
weeks ago.
With the special election in Lau
rens for a representative less than
one week off, the race has narrow
ed down to three candidates, one
L. O. Beacham, having withdrawn
Saturday. This leave L. Q.^ Stubbs
Jerome Kennedy and A. McCook.
George H. Richter, a well known
Savannah lawyer, i.as It en appoint
ed United States commissioner t«
succeed J. C. Morcock, who is to give
all his attention to the duties of Uep
uty clerk of the federal court.
The Jones county iax digest foi
1921, which has been completed by
Tax Receiver James, shows a con
siderablc increase in returns as com
pared with last year, when the val
uation was $3,358,459.
Chester Burge, seventeen, is in i
critical condition at a Macon hos
pilal, paralyzed from head to foot
as the result of u flash of lightning
Mr. Burge was milking during ;
thunderstorm. There was a crash ot
lightning and the cow fell dead. H
was found Intel : itiin^ «»:* U e tool
unable to mc.ve.
County Policeman Siauicy, of li
winton, felt like he had arrested an
old friend and servant when, in a
raid on n moon-hire s lair he found
one he recognized. Upon arriving, in
Irwinton with everybody in town
crowding around the car to see the
excellent equipment, he picked up
one of the stills and declared: “Thif
is one that 1 had made, my self, in
the year 1902 and soild for $50.
Paul W. Lindsay, well known at
torney and formed member of the
general assembly from DeKalb coun
ty, has announced his candidacy for
the house of representatives in the
special election to be held August
3 in DeKalb county to name u thud
representative under the reapportion
ment plan made effective at the pres
ent session.
Discovery of immense quantities
of black granite within a few mile?
miles of Macon bids fair to make
Macon a big shipping point of the
granite. The first shipment of un
finished stone will arrive this week'
The stone is one of the best grade?
used for monumental purposes. It h
estimated that when properly placed
on the market It will bring not less
than $1,000,000.
In recognition of efficient service
and co-operation with headquarters
at Washington the entire personnel
of the Atlanta division of post .ffice
inspectors were promoted Monday.
Twelve-year-old Hurtle Pearce, of
Fort Valley, saved twenty-two-year
old Galloway 3mith from death by
drowning Sunday afternoon al
Culpepper’s mill, at Bliss, on the Ma
con read.
In many places in Lowndes county
it is noted that a considerable number
of green pecans are falling from the
trees. The ground is very liberally
sprinkled with them, and no reas
pita! in Cuthbcrt.
Mrs. Will Wardell, of Rome
niitted suicide Monday when her hus
band deserted her and their two little
Wight, mayor of Cairo, received
634 votes. Of the total of fifteen
who were candidates, there were
ten candidates who did not carry a
:oo
precinct, nine receiving less than l
votes and five received less than
score of votes. Mrs. Foy Bryant t
Pin Park, the first woman who has
ever offered as a candidate for
fice in this county, one of the U
of fifteen, carried her home precin
but received only 64 vo:es in the
whole county.
Mrs. Mary Patterson. 66, of At
lanta, fell dead in an automobile
.... u . , . . . ,WI * the public square at Gainesville Fr.
children. He had deserted several Amv \< t »rnnon. Mm. Patterson wi
times before.
PRESIDENT ASKS
FUNDS FOR W.F.C
‘Earlv Adjustment And
Relief ‘of Rail Prob
lem Is End Sought
has so far been advanced for this
shedding of the fruit, which in many
instances is none too plentiful, ow
ing to the work of the.case worm
early in the season.
Farmers of Berrien county are de
liverying thousands of pounds of to
bacco to the Nashville tobacco roar
ket most of which is being held on the
floors of the big market buildings
A few thousand pounds of the crop
were sold on the opening day of the
market after which the sales closed
for a few days because the tobaccc
was not bringing what the producer?
considered a fair price.
A meeting of the Georgia Cotton
Growers' Co-operative association
will be hold in Gftincsv’illo in the
court house on the afternoon af Aug.
A. A. Elmore, former State Sen
ator A. S. Anderson and J. E. Boden
hamer and others will address the
meeting and explain the California
system of marketing.
High water in the Ohoopee river
has caused two of the main piers of
the new concrete bridge across thi?
river on the highway between Clax-
to nand Savannah to sink about two
or three feet and /he floor of the
bridge over the channel is sagging.
This bridge was built under the su
pervision of the State Highway De
partment for Evans and Bryan coun
ties ,at a cost of approximately $63,-
000, and only recently was complet
ed .
Executions against A. H. Glenn,
tax collector of Chattooga county, as
principal, and his official bondsmen
as securities for the principal sum
of $13,886, $81 interest and $500
attorney's fees, for county taxes col
lected by Glenn, as tax collector,
for county purposes and due the
county on a balance for the year.
1920, have been issued upon the or
der of the Chattooga county board
of roads and revenue*.
The Tifton tobacco market opened
Travis Grimsley, of Eastman, who
was struck by lightning several days
dayr. ago, is now getting along as well
as could be expected after his har
rowing experience. Grimsley was sib
ting on the porch of his home during
a bad electric storm, and the bolt
which struck a large cedar tree a few
feet from the house passed through
his body leaving him unconscious
The strange part of the accident was
the picture which was left on his
hack. The cedar tree which was kit
by the bolt hefore it passed on to the
boy is reproduced in fine red lines
on his back
8o well pleased were the water
melon growers of Moultrie section
with their first year's experience
co-operation they have formed a sim
ilar organization to sell their sweet
potatoes thi:; season. It is planned to
take the sweet potato growers of
Brooks, Thomas, lilt, Berrien and
Worth counties into the association
and the matter has already been tak
cn up with the interested parties.
The first bale of cotton for the
1921-22 season was sold at publ:
auction at noon Tuesday in front of
the Cotton Exchtnge at Savannah
for 68 cents a pound. E. A. Cutts
was the auctioneer. The cotton was
raised by A. B. Rogers, of Moultrie.
An election for bonds to the
amount of $50,000 to finish paying
for Barrow county’s new court house
!1 be held at Wilder August 2G.
The li.ti-r tuto Commerce Commis
mi ha. n>! -miCd Senator Harris
Georgia, tnai a hearing would
held before the Railroad Commission
of Georgia August 24, ut 10 a. m
m Atlanta, on the application for the
junking of the Hawkinsville and
Florida Southern Railway.
Paul Huggins, of Atlanta, mail
clerk on the A., B. and A. train for
number of years, committed sul
cide in his mail car Wednesday just
as the train was pulling into Ogle
thorpe, by shooting himself in the
neart. Before reaching Oglethorpe,
his assistant observed huggins writ
ing a note. The body was then
searched and a note addressed to hU
wife was found. It told Mrs. Hug
gins to kiss his little children good
bye, and giving her L*.ne minor in
struction regarding ms business af
fairs.
The Pierce County Tobacco Grow
ers association was organized Thurs
day by farmers after they had re
fused to sell their tobacco at the
prices offered when the local market
opened. The prices were a fourth
those of last year.
Governor Hardwick has announced
his opposition to the legislation plan
to put a limit on the proposed in
come tax before the bill is passed.
WASHINGTON’. July 26—Presi- , Lt
dent Harding in a special massage to considerably stronger Monday, with
congyeKs today, asked that it extend 1 ? nioro optimistic feeling among the
the authority of the War Finance * ,u >' cri and warehousemen. Sales for
Corporation to enable it to purchase ! t ^° day totaled 6406 pounds, which
securities, probably to the extent 0 f brought $744.76, or an average of
Half a billion dollars, now in the * n -65 P«*r hundred
l ands of the Railroad Administration, A star man route njis been estab-
! > that the proceeds tnav be used for li R hed between Rome and Cloudland,
settlements with the railroad*. summer resort on Lookout mountain.
This, the orehident told congress, near Menlo. The ne*v/rnute, leaving
wo.ild open the way to “early adjust- Rome, is by way of Mount Berry,
merit and relief” of the railroad Armuchee, Gore, Summerville and
problem. Therq^rta no thought, he Menlo and covers a distance of thir-
ig congress for addi- ty-nine mile*.
niO*.Jfti It is probable that Dawson will
V. ! ? .|have a Piggly Wiggly store before
- Mary Fergu>on, of Leslie, waa very long, but no definite informs-
• *ue?t of friend* here Tuesday. jt>on ran be given out until thou in-
rai'klef asking
tional money.
He accompanied this with announce
ment that he will veto tho appropria
tions bill unless the revenue is farc
er than that of 1921.
Hugh J. Rowe, editor of the Ath
ena Banner, has been appointed act
ing postmaster at Athens. Repre
sentative Brand it elated over the
appointmsnt, at Rowe i» a Democrat
of more than state-wide prominence.
The Civil Service Commission has
announced examinations for several
Georgia postofficcs, to be held on
three different days, on August 9,
at Thomaston, salary $3,200; August
12, at Blakely, salary $2,300; Camp
Benning, $2,300; Dalton. $2,700
Decatur, $2,400; August 13, at HI-
hira, $1,400; Mount Vernon, $1,-
600; Pearson, $1,400; Swainsboro,
*2,100; Villa Rica. $1,700.
The jury at Alma in the cate ol
t). Stanford, one of the three men
charged with the murder of Justice
of the Peace Mcdders a year ago, re
turned a verdict of guilty Friday,
and Stanford was sentenced to life
imprisonment. Justice Mcdders wai
shot with a. shotgun last July as he
was closing his office to go home.
The slayers escaped in an automo
bile. Dr. .!. R. Dedge was found
guilty of the charge nt the April
term and sentenced to life imprison
ment. Floyd Hedge, theother defend
ant, will he tried at the next term
of court.
The first tangible action to disarm
the pickets that have been station
ed around the Atlanta. Birn*ingh,vn
and Atlantic railroad shops and oth
er property in Fitzgerald, was taken
Friday when Sheriff E. H. Dornti-
ney placed two of the strikers un
der arrest. The sheriff went to
Small’s mill post, the seen-; of the
shooting of Engineer Reid a short
time ago, and demanded of th? pick
strikers complied with his order. On
failure of these two men to comply
-hey were placed under arres*. They
gave the r.ames of Fred Stubbs and
M. Smith. The men wire held
under $500 bond each.
Tne price of gaaoline has been
cut further in Savannah. It now re
tails for 20 cents a gallon. The oil
comnanies deny the reduction is the
result of a "price war,” but say the
cost of production has fallen off
enough to justify the reduction.
The municipal water, light, power
nd gas plants at Dalton made $7,-
055.73 for the first six months of
this year, according to a report filed
bv the commissioners with the city
clerk. The plants received $29,-
347.88 and spent $22,292.15.
Chief of Police Overstreet, of Syl-
ania, ia dangerously wounded, and
Special Officer Taylor has a buckshot
wound in his hack as the result of an
encounter which the oficeih had with
occupants nf an alleged liquor car
near Sylvsnia about inldnignt Thurs
day.
In the official consolidation of the
otes Thursday, it was shown that
Benn’.e I. Willis won Wednesday's
election for tax collector oL-.Graly
county to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Roy W. Ponder. Mr.
Willii received 706 votes. W. L,
day afternoon. Mn. Patterson was
a witness in court Fri/ay morning
a case involving the parentage
her nephew, Homer Grier. While
court she fainetd, but recovered.
B. A. Oxnard, president of the Sa
vannah Sugar Refinery, predicts
slight rise in the price of sugar,
Crops in Chattooga county have
shown marked improvement during
the past two weeks, and proipects
now are that, a fair production will
be made, despite the ravages of the
boll weevil and the seven weeks’
drouth of the early summer.
Thomas county grown apples arc
on the market at Thomaaville. The
farmers are finding that apples arc
a good selling crop there and morc l
trees arc being planted every year-
A mass meeting to investigate the
city manager or cotnmi -'on form of
government ia to be held at Thomas-
vilte next Wednesday night nt the
court house.
Ben CumbuB, postmaster at Ha-
hira, Ua., suddenly came to himself
at Los Angeles, Calif., Saturday
when a man sitting on a bench in
park saw him nodding and woke him
up to keep him from falling. Cumbus
has been missing from home since
March 1. He explained that the last
he remembered was applying for
acation. Physicians thought him
victim of amnesia. He served over
seas and was shell-shocked.
The jury in the case of D. Stan
ford, one of the three men charged
with the murder of Justice of the
Peace J. C. Medders, of Alma
year ago, returned a verdict of guilty
Friday morning »nd Stanford was
sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Engineer will hold its
1922 convention in Savannah.
Sheriff Holmes, of Dade county,
declares that a Urge number of cases
of bottled in bond whisky, a
recently seised t
transfer on,the A. G. S. railroad
through Trenton, haa been stolen
from the jail, and he thinks it
reaching Chattanooga by automo-
bile.
Judge R. L. Greer and his son,
M. Greer, weve visitors here on
legal business Saturday.
Judge Littlejohn has returned from
a sUy of three weeks in White coun
ty, among the North Georgia hills,
where he went immediately after
holding court for a weak in AtlanU,
assisting the criminal division of the
Fulton Superior ^ourt.
Mrs. Nat LeMaster and Mildred
LeMaster leave Tueaday for a visit
of tome time Nora Zorn at
her home in Debark, S. C. Later they
will. visit Triends , in AuguiU.v going
from that pUca to tho Ute ot Pines
for a coast recreation.
G. H. Allmon. of EUaviUe. was in
Americas Monday making arrange-
ments for an all-day ringing to be
held in EUavilel on the fifth Sunday
of this month.
Miss Nena Smith left Monday for
AtUnU, where sha will enter the
Piedmont sanitarium for several
weeks to undergo special treatment
for aggravated rheumatism. Miss
Smith has been ill at her home near
Buena Viria for the past . three
months, and her friends hope for
her an early improvement.
Mr. and
Julius Schroeder,
who were i
of the Edwards’ at
•re guests
their Myrtle Springa camp last week
are at home again.
Miss Louise Marehall U visiting
Mrs. J. W. Marshall at her home in
Eufaula, Ala., for two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Edwards, who
ipent last week in camp at Myrtle
Springs, have returned to thoir home
here.
R. L. Kennedy U spending nis
cation in Florida.
[ocdBriefs
Mr. and Mrs.,Frank Sheppard an
nouncc the arrival of a ao,i Sunday
morning, July 2t, at Heir home in
Tifton.
Miss Nusette Martin, of Woodbury
is spending several days with Miar
Isabelle Chunn at her home in Amer-
icus.
Mrs. W. C. Wright is in Macon
having been called there by the ill
ncs3 of her mother. Mrs. Rebecca
Long, with pneumonia.
Mr. and Sirs. A. R. Cooper and
Richard Cooper have returned t>
Americus from a short visit to Wich
ita Falls, Tex., end are with Mr. and
Mrs. J. P. Chapman on Forrest utrect
Z 'of The Mi: Cooper belongs to the personne'
at the Seaboard shops, and was
member of the corps there severe 1
years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Daniels hav
•returned to Ameri/js from a visi-
of some time in North Carolina. Mr
Daniels is advertising his pretty cot
ge on Church street for sale, and
..ill remove shortly to his orange
grove in Manatee, Fla., to make hie
permanent home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Speight, of
Eufaula. Ala., spent the week end
here with Mr. and Mrs. S. 51, Bel
cher.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Belcher have
returned to their home in Macon.
3tr. and Mrs. Roy L. Parker, Roy
Parker. Jr., and Frances Parker, of
Augusta, arc spending some time with
Mrs. Will English at her home on
Church street. Tho trip was made
by automobile, and the roads were
splendid shape for an overland
drive.
Mrs. Alice Tookc Ward is visiting
relatives in Montexuma for some
time.
Dr. Henry B. Allen arrived In
Americus Monday evening from a six
weeks’ course in clinics at a New
York hoepital. From there he took
a special course in the Walter Reed
hospital at Washington City, attend
ing lecture* and doing special work,
Mrs. Allen, who spent the past sev
eral weeks with her mother in San-
dersville, returned with him.
J. N. Niblack, of Dncclk-n, Fla.,
is the guest of his brother, C. E.
Niblack. at hit home on Felder strVet-
Mrs. Walter Snell, who has teen
visitin grelatives at FUntsidc for
several days, will arrive in Americus
Wednesday and spend s day of tw->
with Mrs. Will English al her home
on Church street.
Mrs. Frank Seig and children left
today to spend * week or ten days
with her sister, Mrs. Henry Logan
at her home in Leesburg.
Clarence Carswell went over tp
Columbus Wednesday on a business
mission.
Mrs. D. F. Davenport, who has
been apendlng some time with Mr
and Mrs. Quimby Melton at their
home in Jacksonville, will arrive
home today. It is expected that 3Irs.
Melton will accompany her here.
Douglas M. Toler, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is spending the week with his
parents. Sir. and Mrs. G. C. Toler, at
their home on Lee street.
Sirs. F. F. Mozo, of Hawkinsville
is the guest of her sister. Sirs. Eva
Cooper, at her home on Church stret,
Mr. and Sirs. W. O. Parsons an
nounce the birth of a daughter July
26 who has been given the name of
Glenda Gertrude. Mrs. Parsons is
pleasantly remembered by many
friends as Sliss Mabel Peters.
Sliss Carolyn Rc|;ers returned to
Coleman Tuesday after a visit of sev
eral days to Sliss Slary Ferguson at
her home in Leslie.
Miss Anna Harden left today for
Albany, where she will be a member
of a house party there for a week.
PRISONPROBE
PROMISES BIG
GA. REPUBLICANS
BEGIN MEETING TO
SENSATION
Davidson To Be Called
To Identify Officials
Involved
ATLANTA, July 26.—The atmos
phere of the prison farm investiga
tion was highly surcharged this af
ternoon with anticipation of sensa
tional developmenta this evening,
when evidence is to be submitted to
the house and senate penitentiary-
committees to the effect that the Ful
ton countv deputy did not deny that
Abe Powers was the famous bunco
man when questioned by Warden J.
E. Smith; when'Chairman R. S. Da
vidson, of the prison commission, will
be called upon by Sheriff James Low-
cry to identify certain officials ap
pearing before him in the interest
of the convict, and startling disclos
ures of alleged conditions existing at
the state farm at Millcdgcville.
Not onlv will tho investigation cen
ter around this institution, but cer
tain reported practices involving
cruelty and violations of law in the
MAYOASSERTS
ALBANY FAVORS
FEE SYSTEM
Statement Clears At
titude Of Doushertv
Man On Salaries
ATLANTA, July 26. — With the
fight being waged to place all so-y
licitora-general in Georgia on a
ary basis, the introduction and pas
sage in the house of a measure piec
ing Solicitor B. C. Gardner, of the
Albany circuit, on a fee system basis
has caused considerable . comment
throughout the state. Representa
tive Joe H. Mayo, Jr., of Mitchell,
issued a statement today in wnicn
he declared that a majority of the
voter* in the circuit had expressed
themselves in favor of the change.
“In reference to the bill to change
the solicitor general of the Albany
circuit from a salary to the fee sys
tem, more explanation as to the rea
son fop its introduction is doubt
less due the people,’’ said the repre
sentative. “When this iden'.icsl ques
tion was submitted to the voters of
the Albany circuit, they expressed
themselves by a vote of approximate-
Georgia chaingang system will be ex
posed in the testimony of Arnold , threc to anc a8 faV0 rmg the foe
,3 n n _ ow „ c . on . fi c n . ed -^. t _. t , h .' I *yri*m for the office of solicitor gen-
cral.
BUILD NEW PARTY
Committee Of 200 Pres
ent When Gathering
Convenes
ATLANTA, July 26—(Special.)
—Re-organization of the Republican
party in Georgia under white con
trol. was undertaken here today at
a meeting of leading Republicans of
the state and representatives of the
Republican national committee. Re
ports circulated at the opening of
the meeting were to the effect that
the resignation of Henry Lincoln
Johnson, a negro, as national Repub
lican committeeman, would be pre
sented at the meeting.
The first conference opened at
noon, with Clarence B. Miller, secre.
tary of the National Republican com
mittee in the chair, and the move
ment started to form a body upon'
which the pariy can place its official
stamp.
The meeting will wipe out the pres
ent central committee, of which C.
P. Goree and John W. Martin both
claim the chairmanship, and a new
naim wie cnainnansni|j« anu a new
chairman will be elected. J. L. Phil
lip*, of Thomuville, probably will be
chosep for thi* place, while other*
mentioned are Walter Johnson, H. G.
Hastings. J. L. Rhodes, Walter Aker-
man and Dr. W. Y. Gilliam. The
election will not take place until late
this afternoon.
“We don’t know exactly what they
want us to do.” said G. H. Williams,
one of the most prominent Republi
cans in the state before the gather
ing convened. "The meeting reminds
me of a teacher being sent down to
instruct a class of pupils. I guess we
will do anything they tell us along
re-organization line*.’
Illinois Governor Must
Answer Court Charges
SPRINGFIELD, July 26.-^Iudge
Smith* in an opinion on the question
of the arrest of Governor Small *fo|
alleged embetxlement. today held the
warrant should be served on Sma!l,
but that the state’s chief rxecutive
should be permitted to make appear*
ance at his convenience within a reas*
onable time.
The court developed its opinion at
follows: That there is no such thing
in Illinois as the divine right of kings,
that a king had no counterpart in the
state; that it is beyond the gover
nor's power to call ?.tate troops to
shield him from arrest, and that the
governor, despite his position, is sub
ject to arrest and prosecution for
his acts as state treasurer. Notifica
tion of Governor Small bv telephone
was the method of procedure decided
upon by Sheriff Walker. v
prison farm. One of the counties
mentioned in Worley's long state
ment to be read tonight is Sumter.
Details of this particular evidenco
have not vet been released for pub
lication, but are known to contain
a serious allegation against officials
of several vears ago in that county.
A young hanker, recently released
from the farm and now holding a re
sponsible position, will appear before
the committee and tell of his ex
periences during two years' confine
ment.
A mother whose son is now held
the state farm, came to Atlanta last
night and held a long conference
with Senator Dennis Fleming of the
Tenth district, who is taking a prom
inent oart in the investigation, and
is determined to “go to the bottom
of the charges that have been pre
sented.”
“She would not permit me to make
her name public," said Senator Flcm
ing referring to this mother this af
ternoon. "because she said she was
afraid that her son at the prison farm
would be persecuted. She describes
the conditions there as terrible and
plead for some relief, and if I can do
anythin* toward improving condi
tions as I saw them, and see that the
guilty parties are made to bear pun
ishment for their gross neglect ol
duty* I will feci that I have done some
little service to humanity. The prison
farm is a nest of corruption, in my
opinion, and the committee has dis
closed conditions that may have been
existing for years.”
TO PLAY ALBANY
THERE THURSDAY
Baby’ Wilder To Be On
Mound For Americus
During Contest
Alton Cogdell, manager of the
Americus baseball tram, announced
today that a game will be played
between Americus and Albany at
Albany Thursday afternoon, with
Baby’’ Wilder old local favorite
again wearing an Americus uni
form. Final arrangements to play
Wilder had not been completed early
this - afternoon, but it anpeared cer
tain that he would be in the game.
As a precautionary measure, however.
Manager Cogdell has concluded ar
rangements with -Slap’ Rents. Mercer
star twirler. to be in uniform on the
grounds, and he will work should Wil
der be unable to keep his engage-
ment.
A large number of Americus fans
are expected to accompany the team
and root for victory-
Dr. Claxton Named
Proctor, U. Of Ala.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala.. July 26.-
Dr. P. H. Claxton, United States
issloner-xif, education, will ba-
praetor of the Unhrenity of
Alabama, it was announced at noon
today.
— SUMTER
SUS1TER, July 26—Mr. and Slib
J. W. Fulford have returned to their
home in Shellman after a visit to
Mr. and Mn. J. B. Webb. They were
accompanied by Mrs. John Worthy
who will be their guest for a few
days.
Sliss Marion Parsons, of Ameri
cus, spent Friday and Saturday with
friends here.
Sir. and Sirs. Rufus Webb were
shoppers in Americus Thursday.
Sirs. Sue Goodman, of Smithville
is visiting friends here this week.
Mrs. R. E. White, Mrs. Waltor
Markctte and Sliss Mary Morton
spent Thursday in Americus.
Stiss Lube) Speer, of Americus,
is spending her vacation here with
her sister, Mrs. E. R. Chappell.
Miss Christine Webb is spending
the week in Americas with friends.
J. R. Ewing returned home Friday
after a visit to relatives in Abbeville
Miss Hallie *.-sn, of Amsricus, vis
ited relatives here last week.
Misses Alma and Theone Webb
spent Wednesday -in Smithville with
Miss Baby Lee ChiUeis.
Edwin Page, of Anthony Chapel
was a visitor here Saturday.
H. A. StcDonald, of Atlanta, spent
the week-end here with relatives.
--Miss Alma'Williams, of Albany, h
visiting Min Theone Webb here tbit
week.
Sir. and Mrs Walton Starkette ant 1
children and Sliss Slsry Storton spenl
Wednesday in Dawson.
Quite a number from here have
been attending revival services al
Hebron Baptist church this week.
HARDWICK PLAN
TO BE DELAYED
Senate Wants Investiga
tion Of Regency Board
For State Institutions
Times-Hecorder Bureau,
Kimball House.
ATLANTA, July 26. — Governoi
Thomas W. Hardwick's plan to estab
Ush a board of regency for the larger
educational institutions of the rtate
may be delayed a year if the house
adopts the resolution passed by the
senate this morning providing for thr
investigating committee to study the
system and repc/t back next sum
mcr.
The hou?e spent another busy
morning and afternoon considering
the tax bill. The section placing o
tax on carbonic gas was amended so
as to increase it from two to four
cents a pound. When the seciionr
are finally adopted, a strong figh'
is expected on the bill as a whol».
Robbers Get Big Booty
Out Of Paint Rock Bank
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 26—
The Tennessee Valley Bank, at Taint
Rock, Jackson county, was robbed at
midnight last night, the burglars es
caping in a boggy. The bask officers
announced today that several thous
and dollars are missing.
“In addition to this, since ail other
county officers arc on the foe r.ys-
tem, there is much confusion in the
matter of proper application of fines
and forfeitures. The salary system
would doubtless work ratiafactory if
it were uniform, and < II state and
county officials were put on tt-.e same
basis.
“The same reason for keeping the
clerk of the court upon the fee sys
tem, applies to the case of solicitor.
He is paid according to the service
he performs. If he does nothing, he
gels nothing.
"Another objection to the present
plan is that the fiscal affairs of many
af the counties of the circuit arc
such that they cannot pay their part
of the salary, and notwithstanding
the fact that the solicior general's
par of fines and forfeitures goes into
the county treasury, he is forced to
accept warrants, collecting them
when he can.
“This is the stake of affiirs that
ought not to exist If one officer
is to be put on a salary, theif all
should be treated likewise. This hill
is not being sponsored by myself
alone, but was jointly introduced by
Sir. Holmes. Sir. Hines and Mi
fin. of Decatur county; Sir. Wa'lcei
of Baker; Sir. Cowart, of Calhci
and Sir. Singletary, of Grady, kel
supported by the representati i
every county in the circuit,” hi
Representative Walter H.
ham stated that when tho measure
had been brought to him practically
every one of the interested members
had signed it, and that it would have
been useless for him to have offer
ed any opposition. ' Owing to the _
fact that the new system would re-
suit in the raving of funds go Dough-
erty county, he said that he had sup
ported its passage.
MRS. GODBEE
GIVEN PARDON
Woman Who Killed For
mer Husband And New
Wife To Be Released
ATLANTA, July 27.—Governor
Hardwick today cantoned Mrs. Edna
Perkins Godbee, of Jenkins county,
who was sent to the prison farm in
1914 for life. She was convicted of
having killed Mrs. Florence Godbee.
second wife of Judge Walter Godbee,
her divorced husband, whom she also
killed in front of the postoffice st
Slillcn, Ga.
About 20,000,000 buttons are made
daily in the United States.
The whale is raid to live as long
as 1,000 years.
4
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Why
Suffer?
Mrs. J. A. Cox.ofAI-
derson, W. Vi., writes:
"My daughter .. . suf
fered terribly. She could
not turn In bed ... the
doctors gave her up, and
we brought her home to
die. She had suffered so
much at. ..lime. Hav
ing heard of Cardul, we
got It for her.”
CARDU
I
The Woman’s Tonic
"In afewdays, she be
gan to Improve,” Mrs.
Cox continues, -and had
no trouble at...Cardul
cured her, and waring
everywhere,
Its Matas
We receive many thou
sands ot similar tetters
every rar. telling of Hie
KooaCardul has done for
women who suffer from
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