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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-04
What Other Editors Say
NEWSPAPER CIRCULATION.

Figures Just published show that the four
most widely read newspapers published in the city
of Paris put out between them daily 76OOOOO
copies These, it is true circulate pretty general
ly over France, excepting perhaps the southeast.
Even if they reached the entire territory they
would still have a per capita circulation OF one
copy for every FIVE inhabitants. There many
other French dailies of large circulatons which
might bring the ratio to daily for every three
or even fewer inhabitants. 1t is not certain that
all the daily newspapers in the United States would
show so large a circulation per capita as do alone
the four leaders in France
The French are wise and eRecting peo-
ple. That is why they read so many daies, The
proof of this may be found in the character of the
newspapers they chiefly read. Not one of the four
leaders is either Red or especially yellow. All
carry quantities of the most genuine kind of news
that interesting by its public Importance and all
find room within their. to absurdly small com
pass for features entertaining by reason OF actual
grace or cleverness.
All this though France is preponderantly a
rural nation, though newspaper display advertls-
ing an essential of American life, has never deve-
oped there and though. they have more illiteracy
Ithan3a great part of own country When
Americans read newspaper to every three, or
four inhabitants we shall have less, vdeyed folly
mixed in with the naturally sound quality of Amer
lean judgment Until then, as enhghtment spreads
the country, and above all its mental metropolis,
will offer the greatest field for sound journalism
that can well be conceived.-New York Evening
Sun.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-04

States would be a second Russia and the same
l. w. w. agtators would then rule with a rod of
ron numbering all those who disagreed with their
theories
While some good Americans may view these
labor troubles with alarm let me say that the |. W.
w. with all its noise represents but very small
per centage of the population.
Most of the l. ". w. followers belong to
the old anarchist societies, and these men have
always been ready to join in when somebody
shouted down with the government
You can take 1000 men in any walk Of
life and you will find half dozen in that thous-
and that are mentally unbalanced some sub
ject, and when you multiply this half a dozen
by our 100000 900 population it would give us
600, 900. figuring on a to 1000 basis
Six hundred thousand fanatics can make a
lot of noise, but sooner later they will be
weeded out just as the anarchists twenty-five
years ago.
We have many thousands of criminals in
the various state and government prisons and if
let loose they would be even a greater menace to
society than the l. w. W., but instead of letting
them loose we will gather up the l. w. w. fanatics,
and this SOC, 900 will never be missed when added
to the prison population.
Il w. w. is supposed to stand for Indus
trial Workers of the World, but in my opinion it
it stands for l WON'T WORK"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-04
MARY'S LAMB.

WHEN Mary had her little lamb. existence was
a joke; then people lived pie and jam,
and weren't always broke. The prices then
were not so steep as those markets quote,
and so girl could have a sheep, a warthog
a goat If Mary had lamb today, and wished
to feed the same, and went to buy bale of
hay, she'd find the price shame. And she
would cry oh. mutton dear, the prices freeze
my blood; if you can't live atmosphere
methinks your name is Mud. gnash my teeth
and mourn and weep to see you go away; but ,
must have wooden sheep that doesn't bleat
for hay" When Mary had her little lamb you d
buy herd of swine for what you now pay for
a ham, that mostly bone and brine. Then little
girls could have their lambs to trail along be-
hind, and bobcats, crocodes and CLANS and
pets of every kind .And they could have their
polar bears, and wolves, and snakes galore,
and build them neat and coy lairs beneath the
kitchen floor But now a girl would get in
wrong, if she with pets should fool; and Mary
takes no lamb along when she proceeds to
school.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-04
GOING THE LIMIT.

"Brudders and sistahs, said the colored
preacher. Use gwine to preach powerful ser
mon dis maunin. Use gvvine to define de undehn-
able, Use gvine to explain the unexplainable, an
Use gvvne to unscrew the unscrutable Greens
boro Herald Journal
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-11-04
THEY SEE TT NOW.

stand why it was that President Wilson wanted
democratic congress.-Lumpkin Independent
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
ONE LAST SPREE
Foresighted New Workers Plan
Big Wet New Years.
But Revenue Men Will Enforce
That Dry Law.

New York. Dec. 31.-New Workers
VIII celebrate in traditional fashion
the hour tonight a which the ringing
chimes and shrieking sirens will an
nounce the arrival of 1920.
Revelers and wine bibbers, of whom
there still seem to be an appreciable
number left, announced that regard
less of prohibition. consequences, ex-
peuse or revenue men, they would
have one last celebration of their own
sort. Unnumbered thousands planned
TO throng the great white way and
send showers of confetti thru an at
mosphere agitated by the din from
d 3 many thousands OF tin horns and
cowbells. Church goers planned to at
tend one Of the many watch night
servives.
Forty revenue agents, some of them
in evening clothes, will mingle in the
gay restaurant throngs and be on the
alert for violations OF the liquor law.
a special watch will be kept for pos
sible distributors of wood alcohol.
In the big hotels it will cost from
s. to SI5 merely to sit down at
dining room table. For those who
tote their own liquor" charge aver
aging $3.50 has been. set for each
cork extracted by a waiter. Leves for
cooling wines will be proportionate.
one chain OF hotels. however, has an
uounced that much of the stock of
l1re liquors, wines and cordials in its
various cellerS viii be presented their
guests without cost ct midnight The
Cynically inclined intimated that much
munificence might be due to a sus-
picion that the goods would depTe-
ciate in value after January 16. Nir-
tually all of the restaurants and
cabarets reported that 80 per cent or
more OF their available space had been
reserved.
Thousands will pass the last hours
90 1919 in worship. There will be
solemn service in St. Patrick'c cathe
dral from o'clock until after mid
night. Services also will be held at
the Episcopal cathedral of st. John
the Divine. Virtually all other sec
tartan congregations will hold watch
night services, The prayer sent
around the world by the interchurch
world movement for the elevation of
justice and brotherhood" will be Of
fered. In Old Trinity church at the
head OF Wall street the famous
chimes viii ring out as the old year
dies. in accordance with a time-hon-
ored custom.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
IT IS TOSS UP
Lineup for New Years Battle
Announced Today.
Oregon and Harvard GRID
Squads Ready, Say Coaches.

New York, Dec. Sits a toss up.
That's what Hugo Bezdek thinks of
the Harvard Oregon game in Pasa-
dena tomorrow.
Bezdek formerly coached the Ore
gonians and established the football
system which still prevails there.
He believes that victory in the big
gest intersectional game of the year
will go to the team in better condi-
ton.
Il haven't had the chance to see
either Harvard or Oregon play this
season and it's poor policy to pass
judgment on a team that hasn't been
observed in action" he said.
However, I do know that Oregon
has some wonderful backfieId power
Most of the boys were there in my
time. In Seers, they have a quarter
back that ranks with the best of play
ers in the east. He is a marvellous
kicker, an accurate pass tosser and a
brilliant runner. He may give Har-
ward a lot of trouble.
LAS I have sized up the two teams,
I think Oregon's chances depend en-
tirely on what the line is able to do.
Harvard has the advantage of pounds
from end to end. If the westerners
are able to overcome this and improve
their offensive work, Harvard may
have trouble.
There is this to consider, too. The
Cambridge eleven has made a long
trip to the coast and is in different
climate. Already it has been said that
they had trouble at first in breathing
freely during practice. The intensive
heat of the day isn't anything to stim-
ulate pep and it certainly does not
conserve strength"
Bezdek has been between two fires
on the Harvard-O Oregon issue. AS
coach of the champion Penn State
eleven he is an easterner. As ex-
coach of Oregon he is a westerner.
Both Harvard and Oregon wanted
his help. Oregon wanted some tips
on Harvard plays and suggestions on
defensive plans that would stop the
Crimson. Harvard later tried to get
the same information thru Bob Hig-
gins, all-American end of the state
eleven. But both were refused.
Lineups announced by both coaches fol-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
DATES SET NOW
Pact Protocol Will Be Signed
Between January Z and 10.
Germans Recede From Stand on
Scapa Flow Clause.
ALLIES CHECK UP HUN MARINE
May Decrease Demand for Ship
ping ReparatiOn.
Pact Terms May Finally See
Turk Out of Europe.
ALLIES CHECK UP HUN MARINE

Paris. Dec. 31.-The protocol proba-
bly, will be signed in time to declare
the treaty of peace with Germany ef-
fective between January and 10, it
was stated semi-officially today.
The latest optimistic hope, it was
said was based on information Sc
cured from Kurt Won Lersner, head of
the German delegation here, intimat-
iuS Germany will accept the allied de-
nand for signature of the protocol
without specific agreement to reduce
the allied demand for four hundred
thousand tc of German marine ma
terials in compensation for the Scapa
Flow sinking.
The German delegate demanded,
however, that the allies put into writ
ing the promise made him by Paul
Dutasta, secretary of the peace con-
ference, that the allies will reduce
their marine demands il Germany is
able to establish that she has less ton
mage than now estimated by the allies.
A special allied commission is TAX
ing an inventory of the German ma
terials at Hamburg and Danzig.
Expcl Turk From Europe.
lie Matin said today an agreement
has been reached in London to expel
Turkey from Europe. The Ottoman
capital the newspaper said, will be
transferred either to Brusa or kOnieh,
in Asia Minor.
Final expulsion of the Turk from
Europe if accomplished, will fulfill
Christian dream of centuries. Brusa
mentioned as possible seat of the new
Turkey. is capital of the Villa Khoda-
vendikyar. 1t was capital of the an
cient Bithynia and noted for its
mosques and as a commercial center.
Konieh recently reported a hot bed
OF the Turkish nationalist movem ent
Is capital of Villa Konieh. 1t was the
ancient city Iconium, capital of Lyca-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
ASK FREEDOM AGAIN
Second Philippine Mission Sails for
the United States.

Manila, Dec. 29.-The second Phil
ippine mission seeking independence
of the islands at the hands of the
United States government sailed today.
The delegation includes members of
both houses of the Philippine legis-
lature affiliated with both political
parties and representative of labor
and of financial interests. Besides
appealing to congress, the mission will
present the claims of the island peo-
pie to independence before the ma
tional conventions of the Democratic
and Republican parties according to
announced plans. Insertions of pledges
of Philippine independence in their
platforms will be sought
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
Ford Employees VIII Get More
Than Bonuses Now.
Details of New CO-Operatiye
Plan Announced Today.
EVERY WORKER TO Be PARTNER
Annual Bonuses Can Be Invest
ed in Big Business.
No One Can Invest More Than
Third of Earnings.

Detroit Mich, Dec. 81. - Further
details of the distribution of SIS, ,O0O, 900
in bonuses to its employees by the Ford
Motor company for service during
1919 was to be announced officially
today.
All employees of not less than three
months service are included.
Outline of the Ford bonus distribu-
ton, announced as an addition to the
company's profit sharing plan, was
given in THE Ford Man, a semi
monthly published by the manufac-
turing company.
In addition to the bonus payments,
the company announced the establish
ment of a policy by which its work
ers can buy stock in the company in
the form of investment certificates in
denominations of 500, $500 and ST.
600, to be paid for out of bonuses or
pay.
Limit Amount Taken.
The amount of pay to be invested is
limited to one-third of the years wage
Men hired previous to October l.
1919, who earn Sc per day. the Ford
minimum, will receive a bonus of $50.
The amount of the bonus to others
hired previous to October 1 increases
with the amount of wage received as
follows: $6.40 per day, $50; $3.50
per day, $40; S7.2O per day, $50; $3.50
per day, 500; $500 per day, 800;
sS.40 per day, s110; $3.50 per day
s120; $500 per day. $13c; $3.50 per
day, $40; $40 per day, $3.50; 5000
per day, S160; $10.S0 per day, $170.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
CARRANZA TO RULE
Will Be in Complete Control of Com
ing Presidential Elections.

Mexico City, Dec. 30.-Contro1 of
the coming presidential elections will;
be vested in elements supporting the
Carranza government a result of the
election today of fifteen members
of the permanent commission in the
chamber of deputies, a decisive ma
iority was given the government
ticket which was headed by General
Marciano Gonzales, over those put for
ward by the adherents of Pablo Con
zales and Alvaro Obregon. In the
election of the chambers share of the
commission which will install the new
congress Sept. 1, 1920, the government
forces were similarly successful.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
jenkins Declares His Case Is
Being Manipulated.
Accused Now of Assisting
Rebels to Get Arms.
HE PAYS RANSOM HIMSELF
Consular Agent Repays Friends
Out of Own Pocket.
Not Even Prisoner When Sab
ducted," Says Mexican Premier.

Mexico City, Dec S1-William o.
Jenkins, American consular agent at
Puebla, whose arrest on charges of
| collusion with his bandit abductors led
to strained relations with the United
States, is now accused of supplying
Mexican rebels with arms and ammu-
milton. it was learned from official
sources today.
THE governor of Puebla CAlfonso
Cabrera, brother of Luis Cabrera, min
lister of the treasury has reported to
this department that his Investigations
carried out in the criminal court of
Puebla. prove Jenkins was in the
towns of Santa Maria, San Bernanbe
and Anianle in company with Cor
dova -(the bandit leader during the
period of his presumed abduction -
said Aguierre Berlanga, minister of
gobernacion.
Was Not Prisoner.
witnesses have sustained charges
that Jenkins was not in company with
therefore, that assertions he made to
the contrary are false. Furthermore,
witnesses declared that before his dis
appearance he furnished the rebels
with arms and ammunition. The
authorities are continuing their inves-
tisation.'
These charges were also recited
shortly before Berlanga's statement by
Julio Mitchell. prosecutor for the dis
trict of Puebla. He said the newest
evidence against Jenkins-previously
hinted at-included a statement from
the former manager of Jenkins's S
ranch that in the past he had often
delivered arms and ammunition to
rebels as Jenkins's agent.
Makes Counter Charges.
81 am convinced the authorities are
manipulating this case to suit their
own purposes, as they have done here
tofore," he said. 81 understand they
claim they have collected new evil
dence to support their contention that
acted in collusion with rebels against
the government"
Jenkins said, however, that in view
of the supreme courts decision, he
would ask that all proceedings and
evidence taken in the state court be
cancelled and that the trial in federal
court disregard all previous testimony.
Before leaving Puebla, jenkins paid
the last installment of his ransom
2,20O pesos (s1,100) to Cordova and
also reimbursed his friends, thus pay
ing the whole ransom himself.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
WAR VETS WITH VILLA
Has Platoon of Overseas Machine Gun
Mon Now Serving With Bandits.

Washington, Dec. 81. A machine
gun platoon composed of young Mexi-
cans who fought as volunteers with
the United States army overseas is
with Pancho Villas forces which re-
Gently invaded President Carranza's s
home state of Coahuila, and now is
supposed to be in the mountains in the
north of the state, according to private
advices today from the Mexican
border.
These men only recently returned
to Texas. They were reported to have
joined Villa in a body about a month
and a half ago. They were said to
have ma1e their way from Ojinaga,
east of FL Paso, to Durango, where
they volunteered for service with
Villa.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31

Wichita Falls. Tex.-Sheriff Bob McFall
may turn Pullman porter. In half day
shift in black face make up. his tips
amounted to 100 pints. But he may be
defeated for reelection.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
BIG SALARIES CUT
Oil Employees at Burns Find Living
Costs Way High.

Burns. Dec. 31.-Cost of board and
lodging slash off the good salaries
which oil workers in the fields west
of Burns receive. A room, not even
well furnished and without bathing
facilities, costs from s6 to $40 a week.
Board cannot be obtained for less
than rs cents a meal
The Philips Petroleum Co.. wish
ing to furnish free housing for its en-
ployes who work in the Leydig and
Eyestone fields, is remodeIing an old
pigeon loft which will make fairly
good quarters when it is fully repaired.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31

here last night by the League of Scot
tish Veterans of the World War. The
resolution was addressed TO the New
ark, n. J., board of education. which
recently barred "The Merchant of
Venice from the schools because of
the alleged slander to the Jewish race.
Ian McTavish. captain OF the Cor
don Highlanders, said: "If the Jew
ish gaberdine is to be cleaned, they
should also remove the stain from
the Scottish kilt
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
HE'S MOUNTAINEER NOW
Bryan, According to Gothamites,
Represents Mountain States of
tire West.

NV York, Dec. S1.-William Jen-
nings Bryan has been asked to fix a
date before the April primaries when
he can speak at Madison Square Gar
den. it was snnounced today by Frank
n. Warder, secretary of the Bryan
league of the state of New York.
Warder also said that some rich
admirers of Colonel Bryan from the
mountain states" had offered to en-
gage headquarters for the league in
New York after the Jackson day
Bryan comeback in WashinEton
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
Under Blue skx Chnrge.

Hiawatha, Dec. S1.-Dr. Q. A. Havi-
land, for fourteen years a dentist at
Horton, is under arrest, charged with
violating the Kansas blue sky law. 1t
is alleged that Doctor HaViland or
ganized an oil company and sold
about $4,000 worth of stock to Hor-
ton people. Doctor Haviland is now
a resident of Kansas City, Kan.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
WOULD BAN MACBETH

Scot Veterans Say Play Is Libel on the
Scotch.
New York, Dec. 31.=A resolution
demanding elimination of Shake
speare's Macbeth" from school cur
riculums on the ground that it was a
libel on the Scotch. "misrepresenta-
ton in presenting King Macbeth as
traitor and murderer" was adopted
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
HIS EYE is PUT OUT
Haddam Boy Accidentally Shot With
Arrow by PLAYMATE

Concordia, Dec. 31-Kenneth Whit
ney, IS. of Haddam, who was acci-
dentally shot in the eye with a bow
and arrow by his brother last Wed
nesday, underwent an operation this
morning at a local hospital. The eye
ball was removed. He is the son of
Mr.. and Mrs: P. H. Whitney.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31

Harry Hastings's show with Dan
Coleman will be the attraction at the
Grand tonight and New Years matt
nee. The performance is in two acts
and ten scenes. The title of this years
book is the second edition of After
the First of July" The scenic equip
ment is beautiful. Those supporting
Coleman are Phil Peters, William
Wainwright, Alma Bauer, HazelIe
Lorraine, Lydia Jopsy, Marjorie Man
deville, Jimmy Hazard. Jack Spell
man and Fred Dale and Frank O'Neill
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
Jumbo stiehm Signs Up.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 31.-Ewald
(Jumbo) Stiehm has signed a five-yeaI
contract as director of athletics at
Indiana university, it was learned to-
day,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-12-31
TWO STORES ROBBED
Thieves Get $1,000 Worth of Clothing
and S25 in Cash.

Phillipsburg Dec. 31.-Robbers
broke into Robinson & Sons clothing
store here Monday night and carried
away $1,000 worth of clothing. They
also entered the grocery store of L. ..
Fogleman, securing s25 from the cash
register. No aclew has been found.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-17
To Organize County
For Keeping Record
Of Vital Statistics
State Registrar Here to Perfect Or
ganization Provided For in
Health Bill

DR.. H. G. Perry, state registrar OF
the Alabama board of health headquar-
tiers in Montgomery is in Birmingham
to organize jefferson county for the
proper assembling and keeping Of vital
statistics.
Every precinct in the county will
organize in conformity with the new
state health laws so that careful and
accurate figures will be kept on every
birth and death in the county, together
With data as to the causes of death.
when the state is thoroughly or
ganized for this work it will become
"a very important thing" said DR.. Per
ry TN the past our vital statistics
have been very loosely kept and have
not Teen recognized by the federal
government When we are organized
for the work the federal goyernm emit
will assist in the dissemination of the
statistics and it will give the Alabama
board of health the ranking privilege
on certain very important features of
its work.
From a practical and unitarian
standpoint 1t is very important for
any state or community to be able TO
supply accurate vital Statistics. One
of the first things a man from an
other state who desires to move to
Alabama, for instance wants tolknow
| is the death rate and the cauAes OF
deaths. The lstate health departne
will soon be in position to furnish this
information for Jefferson county, as
we'll as for the rest of the state
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-10-17
DEAD MANS FRIENDS
SOUGHT BY CORONER
Believed James Leaf Has Relatives
Living in County-COroner
Working on Case

Efforts are still being made by the cor
oner to locate any friends or relatives or
James Leaf, who was found dead beside
his horse and wagon near Fairfield sex
eral days ago. A search of his effects
shows that he formerly lived at 1900 Sew
enth avenue, Birmingham and previous
to that at Nineteenth street and Ninth
avenue.
These addresses were found on Red
Cross receipts and dog licenses which he
carried in his pockets. receipt slip is
sued by the recorders csourt for fines and
| fees dated July II, 1919, was also found
upon his person.
| In another pocket was a much thumbed
New Testament, on the fly leaf of which
were several Dotations, such as Rev, 20
CHI, 10 W. and IRONS. &c, 81. Both these
passages Of scripture have reference to
death.
| The old man was apparently an timer
ant tinker. His horse and wagon are at
| police headquarters at Fairfield. About
| $3.50 in cash was found upon him.
| Every effort is being made to find some
| of his friends or relatives. He is supposed
to have son or daughter in the county.
| Any knowledge of this should be given 70
| the coroner