Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-18
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coks like there is powerful
,sck of "gizzard" in Macon official
circles. Macon's Civil Service
Commissioners yesterday with
drew from their position of fore
mo the firemen and policemen
n dissolve their union, through a
rasoIution resembling their order
Monday afternoon. In a state
ment to the public the commits
sioners pledge to put the police
and fire departments con a basis
satisfactory to all citizens of Ma
con-"
In resolution, the commission
assumed full authority over the
fire and police departments, in ac-
cord with the councilmanic express
sion of Tuesday night to the eff
feet that "It's up to the commits
sjoners; they have full power over
these departments"
Politics has apparently become
paramount to everything else in
the Macon muddle. John T.
Moore's announcement that he is a
candidate for mayor on platform
opposed to unions of the firemen
and policemen and the abolition of
the Civil Service Commission,
makes it an issue in the election
of September "a.
As a result of the commissions
order, it is expected that the police
and fremen will continue on their
jobs under their present status
at least until after the election,
says the Telegraph. They refus-
ed to obey the order of the COM
missioners calling upon them for
their badges of their union cards
President Wilson's declarations
yesterday in San Francisco on the
Shantung settlement were receiv-
ed with applause and cheers by the
1000 women present at the wom-
ans luncheon at which he spoke
There were cries of mo, no" when
he asked whether it would be wise
to go to war over Shantung
There is no other way, he said, to
secure the immediate return of the
province to China.
Discussing at length the Shan
tung provision of the peace treaty,
President Wilson said that he had
been assured by the great powers
that under the League of Nations
there would be a new information
al policy for the protection of
Chinese integrity.
These powers, said Mr.. Wilson,
had Japan's promise to return
Shantung to China and intended
to see that it was fulfilled under
the league. He said he had asked
his colleagues at Versailles specific
ally whether they meant under
the league to inaugurate new
policy toward China and they told
him they did.
Far from being detrimental to
China's interests, declared Mr..
Wilson, the treaty really was the
first in the worlds history to do
something for China's benefit In
all provisions instances of acquisi-
ton of Chinese territory, he said,
the United States had not even
protested.
Another good story has busted.
Within the last two months j.
Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour & Co., has received and paid
for four pairs of shoes, according
to }. Letang, shoemaker in Chi
cago, who said one pair cost
$3.50 and three pairs $32 each.
Members of the Chicago Build
ers and Traders Exchange sent
Mr.. Armour a $3.50 pair of shoes
recently in answer to a letter in
which he stated he hadn't had a
new pair of shoes this year.
Il don't want to say whether he
will take our shoes back until we
hear from Mr.. Armour" com
mented John J. Sullivan, president
OF the exchange.
BeVOnd the ratirnJ11apt Of Cen