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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
CHECK TO PLAY
HIDE And SEEK
FOR SIX DAYS

The old game of Button, Button,
Who's Got The Button will be
changed in Americus this week to
Check, Check, Whose Got The
Check%
This is Pay-Up Week, and to start
the ball rolling, Joseph Perkins, sec
retary of the Retail Merchants asso-
ciation, which is staging Pay-Up
Week, will issue SIS check bright
and early Monday morning which he
will turn over to some creditor. And
the game will be on, for attached to
the check will be a set of rules to
govern the holder, and space for 112
separate Endorsements. The idea is to
see how many bills the same check
will pay in the six days from Monday
morning to Saturday afternoon.
Here is copy of the rules which
will accompany the check on its
rounds and which are self-explana-
tory:
"Rules.-This check must be kept
moving from a. m. to p. m. every
day from Feb. 10 to IS.
1T must not be held by any one per
Sc longer than one hour during the
tirng mentioned, excePt that the last
person who receives it at or after
O'Clock each day may hold it until
o'clock the following morning.
Every person holding this check
over night during the week must tele-
phone the Secretary Of the Retail
Merchants Association as soon after
O'Clock as possible.
This check must be used as pay
ment on account Should it fall into
the hands of anv person who owes no
one in Americus it must he presented
at the office of the Retail Merchants
Association promptly, where it will be
cashed.
Important Facts to Remember
Start this check on it's rounds every
morning at 9 o'clock or earlier; don't
send it out of Americus; don't mail it;
don't hold it over one hour during the
day; don't forget to endorse it; don't
deposit it in bank; don't fail to tele-
phone No. 8 if you hold it overnight;
keep it going until O'Clock Saturday
afternoon, Feb. Is. The last person
who receives it at or after O'Clock
Saturday will please bring or send it
promptly to the office of the Retail
RdorcbontS' aSSOciatiOn where it will
be cashed.
This check game is put on as di-
version in connection with the Pay
Up campaign, and as a test of the i'm
portance of paying ones account by
demonstrating the number of accounts
that may be liquidated by the payment
in the beginning of single one. The
location and progress of the check
will be reported daily.
Pay-Up Week will start Monday, bat
the idea has already been having re-
suits in Americus, as the merchants
report customers already paying old
bills in many instances, as direct re-
suits of the suggestion conveyed in
the announcement Of the campaign.
Every member of the Retail Mer-
chants association has been furnished
with stfckers and literature which
will be everywhere in evidence thio
week
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
7 Sportsrnen Off
On Hunting Trip

In a party leaving today for AM
brose, where they will spend several
days hunting are R. G. and Henry
Christian, Charles Burke, Lucius Nc
Clesky, Rob. Hawkins, Walter Page
and w. NJ. Humber The trip will be
made in automobiles and the party
will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. r. ].
Vfbbert while in Ambrose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
U. s. Queries Allies.

WASHINGTON Feb. 8.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) Inquiries have been
sent by the state department to Great
Britain, France and Italy regarding
the British import embargo, the
French cartel system, and the Italian
system of government supervision of
purchases, all of which have their eff
feet on American industries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
3 Naval Ensigns in
Hydroplane Drown

PENSACOLA, Fla. Feb. S.-The
deaths of three naval ensigns in a
hydroplane accident was announced
today at the naval training station as
a result of machine plunging into the
bay last night.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
.Hydroplanes Fly to
Base at Guantanamo

TAMPA, Fla, Feb. 8.-tBq AssO-
ciated Press AFTER circling about
the city three hydroplanes en- route
from Pensacola to the naval maneu-
vers at Guantanamo, Cuba, left here
at IL a. m. today for Miami. There
were twelve men in the party.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-09
Textile Trouble Believed Settled at
Lawrence, Mass, Department
of Labor Hears
SEATTLE MAYOR FIGHTS CAR
WALK0UT WITH JTTNEY LINE
Peace Returning in English Strike
Government AHesting Agents
of BOIShevik.

NEW YORK, Feb 8.-(By Associated
Press. ALI union bricklayers and
hoisting engineers employed in the va
rious cities throughout the country on
contracts held by the Buildings Trades
Employers Association of this city
will be called out on a sympathetic
strike Monday morning in an attempt
to enforce the demands of the car
penters for $1.OO per day increase in
wages, it was announced today
Butte Mines Suspend.
BUTTE, Mont, Feb. S.-(By Asso-
ciated Press )-Followin plans agreed
to at mass meetings last night, held at
the call of the Industria! Workers OF
the World, hundreds of striking min
ers, some armed, turned back men
who started work this morning and
mining was practically suspended to-
udy III Tic IuLIC uiotltOlsF
Tacoma Cars Running.
TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 8.-(By Asso-
ciated Press.) street car service was
resumed here at the regular hour this
morning. No interference with cars
was reported.
Seattle Mayor Starts Jitneys.
SEATTLE, Wash, Feb. S.-(By AS
sociated Press)-The city government
directed automobile 'jitney" service
to be inaugurated today to break the
street car strike.
No action had been taken by the
strike committee representing $4,000
strikers on the mayors declaration
that unless the sympathetic strike be
called off by o'clock he would take
steps to operate all essential indus
tries under federal protection.
Textile Strike Adjusted.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. John Golden, presi-
dent of the United Textile Workers,
telephoned the department of labor
today that the strike Of the textile
workers in Lawrence, Mass, was vir-
tually adjusted, and full agreement
would be reached by Monday,
Strike Called Unfair.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb S.--(By AS
sociated Press. THE local labor coun-
Gil, it was announced today, has re-
fused to adopt a resolution under
which local trade unionists would re-
fuse to work on any job transferred
here from points where strike is in
progress Frank Miller, secretary of
the San Francisco Iron Trades Coun-
ell declared the Seattle strike unfair,
and not sanctioned by the Interna-
tional union.
Agreement Reached In
English Strikes
LONDON, Feb. Shy Associated
Press. Sir Albert Stanley, president
of the board of trade, announced this
morning that an agreement with the
union executives had been reached,
and that railway service would be re-
sumed as soon as possible. Acting
Secretary Hudson, of the unions, said
he was satisfied with the agreements
He expected tube trains to be running
by noon today.
The Electrical Trades union has
called off its strike, at least, until
Sunday, when it will discuss the sit
uation. The situation at Clyde is still
unchanged. The Scottish miners have
resumed work, pending the discussion.
The government is quietly arrest
xing and deporting undesirable" aliens
who are believed to be Bolshevik
propagandists, according to the Daily
Sketch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
LIQUIDATION AND
 SWITCHING FEATURE
Cotton List Closed Steady at Net Advance of 30 to
 67 Points
By Associated Press

New York, March 7-Trading on ths cotton exchange today was said to be almost entirely in liquidation or switch
 ing from old to the new style months. Fluctuations were nervous and irregular in consequence, but the undertone of the market was generally steady with prices working higher on reports of smaller spot offerings in the south and talk of a better feeling in the cotton goods market. Old style May deliveries advanced from 21.20c to 21.S5c, and closed at 21.Sc, while the new style May con tract advanced from 2175c to 2244c, and closed at 22. 40c. The general list closed very steady at a net advance of 90 to 67 points on the new and of 35 to 50 points on the old style positions.
 During yesterdays trading the impress sion had prevailed that liquidation of accounts in the old style contracts could be continued until the maturity of each month involved. Before the opening to- day. however. another ruling was re- eeived from the bureau of markets which said that no trading in liquidation of old style contracts would be permitted after the first of May, on and after which date all trading on the exchanges must be In the new style contract.
 lnlS dUnOuuCNiicilt icu to iHOiC hStANc business and it appeared old shorts and longs were equally disposed either to close out their accounts or to transfer them into the new contract. Orders, con- sequently, were we'll divided and after opening irregular at an advance of 40 points to a decline of 20 points on the old style and an advance of 2S points to a decline of 30 points on the new style contracts, the market showed a tendency to improve in the late trading
 There was not much further change in the difference between the old and new contracts, with the new contracts showing premiums of about to 72 points at the close of the day. The attention of the trade seemed to be almost com pletely monopolized by the effort to ad- just commitments to the new conditions, but there was more comment on the re- ports of smaller spot offerings late in the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
VOLUME OF BUSINESS CORN MARKET TAKES GREATEST 0F YEAR ON A SOARING SPELL
Oats Get an Impetus From Its Ally and Goes for a
 Rise of 2 7-Sc
By Associated Press

Chicago, March 7.-Mistaken infer ence that the government report on
 farm reserves would be of bullish character did a good deal today to send the corn market soaring. Prices closed strong, A to 4% net higher. with May s1.S4A to s1.s4h and July s1.29h to s1.2s%. Oats gained 29s to 2% and provisions soc to s1. Buying of corn on a large scale throughout the day forced the market higher, but just after the finish .
 most unwelcome surprise came to tho traders who had been so eager to pur- chase
 The surprise was the fact that gov- ernment figures showing the amount of corn back on farms exceeded the most optimistic private estimates. | With only the forecasts in view, most of today's buyers apparently believed any export Of corn from the United States would be at the direct ex- pense of the necessary feed supply for domestic live stock. Heavy European orders for meats tended further to in- crease bullish sentiment and so like wise did reports that the New York harbor and workers strike seemed to be nearly at an end.
 Erroneous bullish predictions were current as to farm reserves of oats as well as of corn.
 Provisions scored maximum gains owing chiefly to huge requirements for Belgium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
American Cotton and Grain Exchange
/ New York Futures
New Orleans Cotton

New Orleans, March 7.-While the cotton market was depressed in the early trading today by the notice from the bureau of markets that all trad ing in old contracts must cease by the first of May, it recovered later and rose strongly on fear among shorts that old contract longs would ask for cotton on their contracts and by the report that preliminary peace terms would be ready in a few weeks.
 Closing prices were at nearly the highest of the day. showing net gains on the old contracts months of from 15 to S5 points and from Is to 33 on the new. The tone of the close was very steady.
 Around the opening the old contracts were to 30 points up and the new contracts were : points up but heavy selling came on the market and a quick break followed owing to the fear of forced liquidation ensuing from the order relating to trading in old contracts. and prices went up 1 to F points under yesterdays close on the old and 15 to 32 points under on the new contracts.
 For awhile the tone was barely steady but gradually the demand in creased and a much better feeling was created. which persisted to the end of the session. At the highest of the day. old May traded up to 22.10c and new May 22.S1c,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Over Private Wires
Over S. R. Stewart & Co.'S Wire

New Orleans March 7.-The market
 received further government instruc-
 tions this morning to the effect that old
 contracts not intended to be take to
 maturity, must be liquidated hetore
 Mayy4I.- The government evidently is
 desirous of removing disturbing and
 confusing orders at an early date as
 possible so as to return to a normal and
 uniform trading basis.
 Technical conditions and transfers, of course, overshadow all else in the mar
 ket at the moment the fact that inter- est owing to time sand sentiment. has est. owing to time and sentiment. has trading and action of the market this morning, old contracts showing steadi- ness on covering demand. while new contracts were easier on the transfer selling The market is likely to be err rattle for sometime with the difference between old and new contracts fluctuat- ing according to the tenor of transfer orders.
 Weather indications are for unsettled, rainy conditions coming on the cotton belt over Sunday. A large rain disturb ance is coming from the west The market continued very steady around last nights closing prices for old con tracts, but was easier on the new, a tightness in old contracts eventually seems likely as spot interests might hold on to old contracts to get delivery at the large discounts, making it-Lard for speculative shorts to cover. In the trading in new contracts at the opening May opened some points down, ranged withdn 80 points and closed near the. top, 50 points above the previous close
 July. new, opened unchanged. ranged within .50 points and closed 30 up for the day
 October, new. opened a3 o.f, ranged within 40 points and closed 16 points above the previous closc, The old contracts had different course. opened 15 up ranged within so points and closed 5S above the previous close.
 July opened 10 up, ranged within 56 points and closed 45 up
 October opened IA up had narrow range and closed with thig gain An
 analysis of the action of the markets
 would lead to the conclusion that
 shorts are still getting to cover in the old positions and going into the new, hut to what extent it vii continue >is problematical
 Spot markets are unchanged to 25 points advance with moderate business done.
 The New York market ruled steady throughout toufN, Wieu tho SiceeSi part of transactions again consisting of transferring of old contracts into new. There was some covering by Liverpool, which also helped steady the market. The announcement by MT. Brand that all trading in old style would be stopped after May 1 somewhat accel- erated the transferring old into new. The steadier tone in the new later was due chiefly to an announce ment that preliminary peace terms were near at hand. The trade buying. however, is still negligible. and until |conditions become more settled in the trade. an even position looks the best John F. Clark & Co,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08

Crawford and Mrs. William Lathrop are spending few days with Mrs. K. A. Mitchell at her home in Gadsden. Mrs. Howard Holmes and children are the guests of relatives in Selma.
 
 Mrs. J. M. Mccartney of Virginia is the guest of her daughter Mrs J. R. McWane.
 Capt. Asbrry Sewel has returned from overseas and he and Mrs. Sewel are now the guests of MT. and Mrs. William Fisch
 Mrs. Lowell Yerkes. who spent the past few months in Washington. returned yesterday and will occupy her home on Madison avenue.
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Brooks who have occupied the Lowell Yerkes home durine their absence from the city, are now with Mw. Brooks parents. MT. and Mrs. F. W. Dixon.
 Miss Hortense Bissel, after spending the past three weeks in New Orleans in conference with the Red Cross secre tary, will return home today. Mr. and Mrs. Gentry Hillman have returned from Pass Christian. Mrs. Lewis Underwood has returned from Florence. where she spent the past few weeks with relatives during her sis ter. Miss Jean Campbell's, illness.
 
 Mrs. R. D. Adler of Danville, Ky, after
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Peace Industrials Gather Momentum on Chairman
 Gary's Prophecy
By Associated Press

New York, March Ion a volume of business exceeding any session of the year to date, the stock market today re- sumed its advance in almost every quar- ter of the list, prices in the main hold ing at or near the best, despite exten- sive realizing for profits.
 Brokers reported heavy buying for both accounts, but short covering pro- bably was the more important factor, latest advices respecting railroad and in- dustrial conditions causing demoraliza- ton in the ranks of the bears.
 As yet there appears to be no warrant for reports that banking syndicate IS contemplated to finance the pressing de- mands of the railroads, but that group reflected wider and more substantial in quiry than at any recent time.
 Steels, equipments, and the varied lls9 of peace industrials gathered further momentum from Chairman Garys pro phesy of large trade prosperity and ship pings rallied from their recent lethargy, rising buoyantly in the later dealings
 United States Steel made new high for the current movement. forfeiting a fraction of its extreme advance Of l9s; related shares, notably Republic lron' Cr1Icib1e and Lackawanna Steels, Baldwin Locomotive and Pullman gained to A and distilling, tobacco. leather and paper issues trailed along, but motors and oils were comparatively backward.
 The only stock to manifest relative heaviness was Kelley Springfield Tire, which made an extreme decline Of A points in connection with the proposed new stock issue.
 Bonds were strong, first Liberty As and local transactions scoring substan- tial gains. and foreign issues also rose. but the turnover was moderate. Total ,s sales (par value), aggregated S9,75o,0oe. Old United States bonds were unchanged on call.
 Final prices on Liberty Bonds today were: BIS, s9s.62; first As, s94. A; second as, ss3.62; first 4As, s94.72; second 4As, $s4of third 41Ls. s95 s4: fourth 4As, $940S
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08

, b to 75 points over yesterdays fina quotations, while the new were Il to S1 over.
 1 The bureau of markets announces that | it will not interfere with old contract | trading for the purposes of liquidation between now and the first of May. There | is, however, uncertainty as to what course will be taken regarding holders ] of old contracts who want to liquidate with spots on the maturity of their May, ! July and October contracts. We see l signs of a more cheerful feeling which should carry values higher. l The highest prices of the day the old l contracts were at net advance of 15 i to S5 points and the new contracts wSe at net advance of Is to 56 points. The
 close was practically at the highest levels. | Shepard x Gluck.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Interior Movement

Houston: Middling. 26c; receipts 2iS4 shipments. 3446; sales, 2l02; stock, 2SS, ,S93 Memphis: Middling, 26.50c; receipts 2063; shipments, 195S; sales, $50; stock 375, 459.
 Augusta: Middling, 25,50c; receipts, 1883 shipments, 125; sales, -1574; stock, 19l,090,
 St. Louis: Middling. 26,50e; receipts 1026 shipments, 967, stock. 25.629.
 Little Rock: Middling, 2650c; receipts $40; shipments, S55: sales. S55; stock, 42,SS1
 Total today: Receipts, 1886; shipments 7244; stock. 923, ,401.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Over w l. Phelts & Co.'s Wire

New Orleans. March 7.-(Special. )-After fresh confusion and uncertainty in the early trading today. due to the order from the bureau of markets that old contract trading shall cease on the first of May the cotton market settled down to something like a normal state and in thes afternoon advanced in moderately strong way as the result of the fear among shorts that old contract longs would demand cotton for their futures The report that preliminary peace terms might be heard as early as the middle of April also helped the market.
 Around the opening prices were to 30 points up on the old contracts and [ points up on the new. From this there was a break, due to the order regarding old contracts, which landed prices I to 12 points under yesterdays close on the old contracts and 15 to 23 points under the new In the afternoon there was a quiet period. followed by activity and toward the close the old contracts were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Chicago Futures
Cash Grain

Chicago. March 7.-Corn, No. yell low, $40 No. yellow. $1.371a @1.39; No. 5 yellow. s1.36@1.36k
 Oats, NJ white, 6oA @60Ac: stand ard 6Oai GBs7a4c.
 Rye, No ,. s1.47@1.4sb barley, 92@ 99; timothyA s7.50@10.50; clover, nomi- nal; pork. nominal lard, $26.25; ribs $25@26.
 St. Louis, March 7.-Corn, No. 8, sl44; No. white, s1.47; May. $1.371s
 Oats. No. 3 white, 64@65kc; May. 64sss.
 Kansas City, March 7-Corn 1c to 4c higher; No. ? mixed, s1.43@145; No. ? white, s1.46; No. , yellow, s1.40. Oats, steady to F higher; No. ? white, 63H O GAG; No. mixed. 601a@61
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
SOECI[E l[Y
tcontInued From Page Six,

rOntinued From Page Six) weeks in Florence. will be glad to learn that she is recovering and will be able shortly to leave for her home in Wash ington
 Mrs. Ellen Peter Brice, Miss Annalee Fitts and Mrs. Charles Maxwell, after spending a few days in the city in att tendance at the meeting of the Colonial Danes, have returned to their home in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs J. G. Adams is the guest of her mother. Mrs. s. E. Forbes, in Annis- ton.
 Dr. and Mrs. F.. C. Brannon who hava been the guests of pr. and Mrs. w. d. Brannon in Anniston have returned home.
 Mrs. William Warren. Mrs. Saxon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
5236: stock. 11.576.

5236; stock, 11,576. Total today: Receipts. 20,S51; exports, 24,610; stock, 1,35s,6 ,63S Total for week: Receipts, SS,57o; ex-
 ports. TIP. Total for season. Receipts, 4,14o,127; eX- ports, 3,1E3, 761.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Money Market

Money Market
 New York, March 7.-Mercantile paper, 5A@5h per cent; sterling 60-day bill, $4.73A; commercial 6O-day bills on banks. $4.72s4: commercial 60-day bills, $4.72H; de- mand. A.75x; cables A.76 7-16.
 Time loans firmer; 60 days, 90 days and six months, 5i1q5A per cent.
 Call money steady; ruling rate AZ per cent; bank acceptances. A per cent
 Francs. demand. A71z; cables, 5461A Builders. demand. 40 15-16; cables, Al 3-1s. Lire. demand, 6361z; cables, 635. Rubles, demand 131k; cables, 14, nominal.
 Mexican dollars. TIA; government bonds steady; railroad bonds steady.
 London, March 7.-Money, per cent. Discount rates short and three month bills. 17-32 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08

spending sometime In Washington, is now the guest of her daughter. Mrs. R. J. Tucker.
 Mrs. J. R. Allison and Miss Lucy Pittman, after spending the winter in Chattanooga, have returned to Birming- ham.
 Mrs. J. F. Graham and her daugh- ter. Mrs. II. U. Simsy have gone to Pass Christian to spend two weeks.
 Mrs J. Rivers Carter has received a telegram from her son, Lieut.. Basil Clarke, announcing his arrival in New York from a stay of several months over seas He came over on the transport Leviathian. which landed in New York Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08

1 The right kind of a hotel in
 the right locality. In the heart of the theatre district and adjacent to the shopping
 centres Positively fireproof, Excellent cuisine and an ex- cepfi0hal orchestra. A large
 addition just completed. con taining library. grill and bil- uard hall.
 From Grand centrnl Station. cars marked 'Broad- way. without transfer:
 Pennsylvania Station. Ith ave-. ears without transfer. Booklet upon request. ! H. R. SHARES. Prop.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-03-08
Dry Goods

New York, March 7.--Cotton goods mar kets were steady today with trade show ing g small gain. Wool goods were sold steadily at close profits. Linens were slow and burlaps weak.
 The silk market continued quiet.