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For Georgia—Probably showers tonight and Thursday. THEfij^gjggSßDEß (S?U PUBLISHED IN the hear t or Dix.g-feol SMi FORTY-FOURTH YEAR.—NO. 81 AMERICUS. GEORGIA. WEDNESDAY .AFTERNOON. APRIL 5, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS. CITY TO GO AFTER $70,000 DEUQUENT TAXES EACH TEAM GETS THE MOST DEPENDABLE MAN IN THE WORLD! DETROIT TIGERS bqxsgore MARSHAL TOLD j k~ wow DETROIT— ah r h po a e Blue, 1 b 5 0 0 8 1 0 $577.62 HERE AND j#-;••• .. BADLY Cutshaw, 2 b 4 3 2 0 2 1 TO PROCEED TO TROUNCE c f 5 Cobb, 3 4 5 0 0 Flagstead, c f ....0 0 0 1 0 0 I Fothergill, rs ....5 1 4 0 0 0 PROMOTERS $Bl3 STALLINGS’ MEN Jones, 3 b 5 1 2 1 2 0 FI FA AND SELL Mohardt, If f> 114 0 0 Rigney, s s 4 12 2 12 Benefit Baseball Game Successful Cobb Sprains Ankle In Americus Bassler, c 2 0 0 5 1 0 Nearly $45,000 Uncollected For Venture; To Net Pobably S3OO Game, But Gets 4 Hits In Cole, p 4 0 1 110 1921 And $25,000 To $30,- Besides Permanent Seats 5 Tiroes That Data TOTALS 39 10 16 27 8 3 000 Behind Approximately 2,000 persons at- Thb following story of Tuesday’s Let all those who have city taxes ROCHESTER— ab r po a e tended the Detroit-Rochester exhi- exhibition game at the Playground h pay now. Archdeacon, cf .5 1 2 3 1 0 to pay prepare to them game at the Play- between Detroit and Rochester was bition baseball I Brady, 2 b 4 12 16 0 For the axe is about to fall. Tuesday The written 'for the Times-Reeorder and ground afternoon. Press Bul- Murray, 3 b 5 1 0 1 3 0 The city council finance committee game staged by Playground the Detroit Free by Harry was the staff, who was Merkle, 1 b 5 0 2 15 2 0 having discovered as a result of the association, with the backing of the lion, of the Free Press Connolly, 1 f .4 official scorer of the game: 0 0 0 0 0 the city’s hooks which has three civic clubs of the city which SCmOHe OOSSH'T Pool, r f 4 0 10 0 0 audit of signed the guarantee, as a benefit Pearce, s s 3 0 1 2 3 1 just been completed, and a detailed the Playground. The to- * -----9 EXCESS WEIGHT Off BY HARRY BULLION affair for I i Writer, Detroit Free Press. Lake, c 4 0 0 4 0 0 report of which is expected by the tal receipts from general admissions '’M Going To drop Sporting Keenan, week, large I \ : 7 «pitcher, left bases Detroit $30,000 Meador. 4; Rochester 10; hit by pitched balls said, some $25,000 or of un- seating, including the permanent by paid taxes on the books for previous Keenan and Leonard were pound- Lenoard (Cutshaw) ; hits off stands which will be left on the Keenan, 8 in 4; years dating back seven years, be- grounds. 1,184 ed unmercifully and while Cole re- Leonard 6 in 2; yond All of the reserved Meador 2 in 3; struck out which time taxes cannot be col- seats except 94 were sold, these be- ONE ELSir lb CARRY \ mained strong it merely became a Cole 6, lected by law. The total delinquent f I question of how great a total Leonard 3. Umpires Johnson ing withdrawn when the late crowd iT sg i Might as the and is put at about $70,000. The grand Tigers would compile and how long McGowan. rushed the stands and cheek it amount due from the 1921 levy is holders not seated would require the minor leaguers a of could be with- to plate. third the total of ad valorem out trouble. dent the tax, amounts to approximately Stallings toyk which Added to the receipts for the day Keenan off the hill $119,000. According at the in- to Marshal was a sum <>f $38.10 turned in by conclusion of the fourth !NOTES OF THE i Pouncey, he will have fi fas to issue Mrs. S. George ning, by which time he had been against persons, li'. McKee and Mrs. shamefully Leonard, BIG probably 350 in Van Riper, from the Woman’s club abused and the BALL GAME | amounts ranging from $1 up. gunner, fare a great lunch and ice cream relief didn’t .+ J. T. of stand operated deal better. the * Warren, chairman the at the grounds during the game. An- With introduction Seeral small hoys who squatted on council finance committee, who re- of Meador, though, the artillery fire other $12.50 obtained from the sale j the ground along the side lines to ceived this committee assignment for of the autographed stopped almost entirely. the first beginning baseball also was | FISHERMEN! watt game had several time at the of i 'ded, and there will he still anoth- MUCH GOLDEN REPORT FUND TO Johnny Bassler and Lou Blue were h the hard foul the year, is largely icsponsible for er from I the only men in Cobb’s cast who fail- balls bounced o#f their ribs, but none amount the sale of drinks i WHAT SHALL ed participate the audiio of the city’s books and and sandwiches by C. J. re- to in the slugging jubi- were hurt. Tue only distressing ac- the effort to learn the exact conn" Clara’s lee. Even Cole, a pitcher isn’t freshment committee. WE DO TO HIM? j who try- tion of the city’s affairs, and the RULE TRADING RESUME BIG DAM supposed to carry a bat to plate cident was when an infielder, Expenses of the game not the order to tho -.marshal proceed have except that rules require ing for a double play, overthrew to to to bee i checked up, but the seating riIOMASVIKLE, April 4. the it, add- collect due taxes was through I ed to the discomfiture of young first base and struck Edward Heys issued cost will approximate S3OO, an Report Good Business, in $7,500,- the him. with Merchants j Thomasville fishermen are up Senate Committee Asks moundsmen who struggled to cleven-year-old son of Mr. and additional $75 for rain insurance and arms a story here re- please city has regular payrolls to Particularly From Out Os | over told 000 To Work At their ranting manager Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, on the cheek “The still other expense for printing tick- cently. A certain Start on the bench. meet,” said he, “and we arc going Town j proud father Race for Honors. below the right eye. Several physi- ets, cards and advertising. . is to weigh a healthy Muscle Shoals to feed everybody out same It j wanted and and merry cians were on immediately and of the confidently believed t?ie Playground happy arrival male persuas- Cobb Fothergill ran a hand spoon. Many people already The Golden Rule sale yesterday, j of the race for batting honors, the little fellow given emergency have will net as much a? S3OO cash from j ion. Ee borrowed the fisherman’s WASHINGTON, April s.—Re- with the paid their taxes and those who have wihch been moved up one day laurels finally resting on treatment and sent home. The De- the game besides the permanent had scales and the infant tipped the sunition of work on the Wilson dam the brow of not are going to be required to p*y to J the Georgian, although in the num- troit physician gave him a league bleachers worth S3OO, which will from the regular first Wednesday scales at forty-two pounds. * of army engineers was recommended them at once. The city has lost i ber jolts to spots baseball as a keepsake, which he took* constitute a splendid permanent ‘ of untenanted Bob thousands im- Tuesday because of the baseball at Muscle Shoals under the charge Ty. home, it partly compensating of dollars in the past by provement to the grounds. today by senate agricultural tied In the Peach’s collection for permitting taxes to go game, proved a splendid success in the were a pair of doubles, while missing half the game. uncollected committee. however until citizens moved away taking practically all the stores heard from, the Rochester graduate confined his v.sth SOUTHEASTERN COAL ENGLAND The committee voted unanimously J. them all their property! and TO PAY efforts to singles and Ralston Cargill, it was impossible to make the rounds report army three one blow president of the leaving nothing to levy on; city MERCHANTS TO MEET to an amendment to the of the single extra Playground pitched The and completely check-up the remits, sundry was presented base variety. association, the marshal has been ordered to make bill when it Afield the Tigers first ball and Umpire Johnson gave ATLANTA, April but those merchants interviewed by providing an appropriation of $7,- were not so all collections at once and treat all s.—Discussion and strong as in Monday’s game, hut the it to hi mas a souvenir. of the coal industry j chance all reported good business INTEREST TO U.S. 500,000 to finance work on the dam persons alike.” will be heard j ! them trade, way the clubber’s took toe holds and April 10-11, when the first cnoven- most of extraordinary for the year beginning July first 1 are those reporting: massaged the leather an airtight de- Col. W. Dodson, tion of the Southeastern Following next. A. who has been Coal Mer- a Informs Allies She Will Expect fense wasn’t necessary. Emory Rig- ill for a couple of weeks, chants’ association be “We had tremendous day, one Senator Harrison, :,f Mississippi, but has will held here. { the best days we have ever had,” ney was the principal offender with been getting out a bit for a few days, Speeches and addresses willbe heard I of Them To Pay Her suggested that the agricultural com- ALLRATESPUT Ansley, njprning. i two “boots,” while Cutshaw contrib- was permitted to drive his car onto Monday morn- said Chas. L. this mittee should communicate it 1 inten- afternoon and Tuesday i “In 1 of any day Interest ' uted one. , the grounds and saw the game from ng, while Tuesday fact do not know tions to the appropriation sub-com- afternoon will be years when so many i Rochester’s defensive merit was of it, he being the only one accorded in five we had — charge of the army if taken up with a business session. | LONDON, April 5. (By Associat- mittee in bill a cleaner character the people to call and to wait on. Dur- possible to obtain its approval of the than Tigers’ this privilege. INTWO CLASSES Among the speakers Press.) are Governor ing the afternoon we could not wait ed —The British government but with them it was either a case Hardwick," Mayor, and W. O. | proposed amendement. Chairman Key • j of the Tigers nailing on tne customers. The men went has addressed a note to the Allies de- mat- the horsehide Chief Bragg, on a spotted pony, Foote, president of the Chamber of | Norris said he would take the straight at somebody Against to the game but the women stayed claring that owing to the fact that ter up with the appropriations mem- 1 or nowhere was on the job as traftic chief and Discrimination Smaller Commerce. Men interested in the or- m near enough to intercepted. town to shop. We had customers Graet Britain has to pay bers. be handled the job to perfection, as- Points In Georgia Ended By ganization to speak will be J. D. A. > Cuthbert, interest on Liberties taken With Cole’s from Montezuma, Dawson to States, deliv- sisted by his force of dependable Commission Morrow, vice president of the Ameri-1 and other towns some distance away. her debt he Unied she re- ery were limited, however. Bert men. can Coal association; George serves to herself the right to call upon didn’t get away with Cush-1 We are more than pleased. We arc much eclat in ATLANTA, April s.—The Georgia ing, managing director of the Ameri- del'ghted with our day." the Allies in turn to pay interest on the first inning, where he was solved The autographed baseball, bearing can Wholesale Coal OF SLAYER for a single j Railroad commission has issued a final association, and yesterday WIFE and a double “From 6:50 morning un- war to without signatures their debts Great Britain. yielding the of both Cobb and order on class freight rates, and ac- Roderick Stephens, president of the til '7:00 o’clock night,” J. E. a score, but thereafter or, Stallings, last until donated for the benefit of j cording to comment of expert rate National Retail Coal Miners’ Asso- Hightower of Hightower & Taylor's two were out in the seventh the i the Playground, was auctioned by men over the state, is the greatest cialion. I Fashion said, “we NO INFORMATION sl*m total of the Rustlers’ achieve- Cargill it Shop, had our ACCUSES OFFICER | President and went to E. L. piece of constructive work in the his- President J. A. Yarborough, of the hands full, there was not a minute AT U. S. TREASURY j ments with the stick was one hit and Simpson, of i the Smithville, for $12.50. tory of the Georgia commission. Southeastern Coal Merchants’ asso- in the day that we could stop. Wom- WASHINGTON, April s.—(By As- | lean southpaw set six of the en- i ciation, of Day Says emy down on strikes. 1 Among other desirable features of Charlotte, N. C., wil; pre- en came from everywhere!” And sociated Press.) —Beyond the press Mrs. He Grabbed Her C. J. Clark was on the job, with side over the sessions. W. Taylor was In the seventh the ! interest to the consumers throughout E. stated "it the best reports preparation After Husband and Friends strenuousness a corps of helpers, in charge of the day of our business —we are tired of Great Britain’s of his toil began to exact toll, though ! the state is that parr, of he order Left the House drink stand at the grounds. He also point S out, but happy.” One thing seems to begin the payment of interest up- and a pair of singles bunched with an general charge which eliminates the base sys- WAYCROSS H. .SENIORS error by had of the stands up tem. Dating from the beginning of absolutely certain, and that is that on her five billion dollar, war debt to Cutshaw scored a welcome town, with able corps of PROVE APT AS EDITORS OKLAHOMA CITY, April 5. run for Stallings in ladies ana railroad construction in the state, va- WAYCROSS, April stu- Americus is extending her trade ter- the United States, the treasury is and the ninth a men doing the selling. s.—Xnc ritory. Preparations were made today to single by Archdeacon and rious points have been favered with dents'of Senior of Way- We are seeing faces we nev- without information on the subject. separate triples the Class the er launch three inquiries into looped over the | preferential rates, to cross High yesterday the saw before. People are coming Great Britain, officials said oday, has outfields’ heads by All the grand stand seats the extent that school edited events surrounding the death of R f ady and Merkle reserved it is estimated are today twenty here in response to our advertising been reported laying aside twenty- accounted for two except 04 sold, being there Waycross Journal-Herald. City Edi- Lieut. Col. Paul W. Beck,who was more. were these tak- one hundred shipping points in the tor Williams being out of city, the from long distances. “As an evi- five million pounds in her budget for killed en off sale when the- crowd had ap- the dence Hightower by Jean P. Day, prominent Detroit Starts Ecariy. state suffering the handicap of dis- : of tha crowd,” Mr. this year to meet interest payments parently tudents took charge of the editing Oklahoma attorney, in the latter’s Detroit filled the stands. It became criminatory enjoyed by all said, “I ran out to the Playground to this country. ! started early to profit by apparent after the crowd i rates some of the different departments of home here early yesterday, when, ac- the inviting offered, was seated thirty-odd large shipping centers. paper, including during the game, just to count the mark Keenan that too little room had been The the the editorial and cording to Day, he found Beck strug- Cutshaw singled by allow- order above referred to does away advertising departments. By automobiles. I counted 475 on three CUBA READY TO HELP gling Mrs. Day. j and doubles ed for each person, making the stands 11:45 streets and there were cars with I Cobb and Fothergill followed for two with this discrimination. o’clock sufficient inside U. S. STOP BOOZE TRAFFIC In a statement less comfortable than