Americus times-recorder., 1919-10-21
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adopted at the closing session of
the American Manufacturers Ex-
port association in New York.
Delay in ratifying peace" said
the resolution, mas contributed to
industrial hesitancy and stagnation
throughout the world, as well as
to social unrest; and for that rea-
son the manufacturing exporters
of the nation urge upon the sem
ate the necessity for early action
on the Treaty of Peace"
French maidens, seeking hus-
bands, no longer pray for Ameri-
cans, say Paris fortune tellers.
Before the armistice at least so
per cent of the girls hoped to find
Americans ''in the cards." but now
the "mystics" declare, "all of
them feverishly hope Americans
wont appear in their fortunes"
The reasons for this, according
to Nine. Rita Cannode, one of the
foremost French soothsayers, fol-
low:
81. The American is no longer
the vogue.
"2. Women are inconstant and
American men are more so.
"3. Races do not mix. Love is
not international and is not ex-
portable.
"a. The Americans know how
to make war, but they do not
know anything about our way of
making love-I mean lasting
love-"
William Peoples, one of the lead
ers of the negro organization
charged with melting recent race
troubles at Elaine, Ark, accompan-
ed by two other negro prisoners,
has escaped from Jail at Arkan
sas City after Peoples had knock
ed down A. G. Randall, deputy She
riff in charge of the Jail. None
has been recaptured.
Peoples was arrested at Win
chester, headquarters of the negro
organization, several days ago and
was being held az arkansas City
pending arrival of officers from
Helena, Ark.
David R. Francis, American am
bassador to Russia, addressing the
Missouri Women's Suffrage asso-
citation at his home city of st.
Louis, declared he had learned that
many women in this country were
advocating Bolshevisn, and warn
ed the women against it.
II have learned that women in
various parts of the United States
have formed parties or societies to
advocate and promote Bolshevism,"
the ambassador asserted. "The
soviet is distinct menace to our
government and institutions, and
| urge you women to do all posi-
BILE to help eradicate it."
Reports that General NPershing
had gone to Maine to get married
were disposed of in Washington
by his friends with the statement
that the general is in the Adiron-
acks taking the first vacation he
has had in four years, that he had
not gone to Maine and that he has
no immediate intention of marry
ing there or elsewhere.
The Corbine House at the capi-
tai, the leasing of which prompt
ly resulted in the report that the
general was about to marry Mrs.
Boyd, the widow of one of his staff
officers, is being fitted up as a
bachelor establishment for the gen
eral and group of officers, in
cluding his secretary, his aids and
the unmarried members of his
staff, with no provision for any
one of the twenty-three women to
whom in turn the general has now
been reported to be engaged.
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., re-
porter for the New York Herald,
was "scooped' the other day on his
own engagement to Miss RACHEL
Littleton, sister of the noted law
year.
Vanderbilt figured his engage
ment was one story he had exclus-
lively. But the other night he was
routed from his bed by phone
call.
''This is the desk" the voice over
the wire said, "How about releas-
ing that story OF your engage
ment?"
Young Vanderbilt said he had
put the matter up to the judge
ment of the managing editor.
Thanks" said the voice, "this
is the Times. We just wanted to
verify our tip"
Young Vanderbilt hung up, very
much chagrined at having admitted
his secret to the wrong news desk.