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Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
MOTHER TELLS IF
 'SALT|NC' REMAINS
 OF DEAD DAUGHTER
Coroner's Jury Evades Fix ing Blame For Death of Maud Tabor = Brother Absolved From Blame

LAWTON. Mich, Dec. 19.-Specifi- caily blaming no one, the corner s jury Investigating the death of Maud Tabor, brilliant student of languages. whose body was found in a trunk in her home here a month ago, late to- night returned a verdict that death resulted from an illegal operation
 The verdict came as the climax of a day fraught with sensation, during which the s0-year- mother of the dead woman. Mrs. Sarah Tabor dra- matically told in detail a story of her daughters death and her own act fin "saltng" the body and placing it in the trunk which was Maud's hope chest" This, she said, she slid down the cellar stairs by means of a rope snoubbed about the doorknob and hid 1t there in keeping with a pact the two had made to be buried together
 Returned from Yrel<a. California might testify in the mysterious case, the aged woman throughout the day cleverly fenced with the states attor- ney and denied the testimony of Dr. A. s. Warbin~ university pathologist that her daughter had died of hem orrages incident to induced child birth She maintained that Maud had died in her arms, apparently from an over dose of chloroform, taken to relieve asthma; that there had been no op-. eration and that she had not known Maud had been about to become a mother
 Mrs. Tabor's story absolved from blame Walter Tabor, brother of the dead woman, and Joseph Virgo, Maud's husband.
 Following death. Mrs. Tabor said she laid the body on a couch and packed salt about it to preserve it and after week doubled it into the trunk in which she had first placed coarse salt. There was no evidence. she said. of rigor mortis and she had no difficulty in handling the body
 Mrs. Tabor declared her daughter had refused Virgo's offers of marriage repeatedly as "she didn't care to be- come his fifth wife" She also said that the couple returned from La grange. Indiana, shortly after their marriage because Virgo had no money to support his wife.
 The jury, in it's verdict. made off, cial identification of the body as that of the missing Maud Tabor. The yer dict said the death occurred on or about May 1, 1916. Walter Tabor tes- tified that he had known nothing of his sisters death and Mrs. Florence Tabor Critchlow. a sister. told of find- ing the body.
 Investigation is being continued by the authorities
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
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Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
DEN0UNCES PA, MERR COAL AGREEMENT PLAN
FIFTH WISCONSIN REFLECTS BERGER
1. w. W.'s Charged
 With Syndicalism
 Acquitted by Jury

6ELLINGHAM, Wash, Dec. fe. Industrial Workers of the World, Lafayette Ady, secretary of the 1. w. w. local here, James Wilson and Henry Larsen, were acquitted by a jury here today of.a charge of violating the criminal syndicai- ism law.
 The trial lasted 10 days and the jury returned it's verdict after four hours deIiberation- The defense introduced no testimony. The court, in instructing the jury, said if the jury found the l. w. w. organization sought to accomplish it's aims by criminal methods mere membership in the organization was an offense under the statute.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20

Mrs. Pruitt to Sponsor Vessel
 It was learned that Mrs Pruitt has arranged to attend the launching and she will act as sponsor for the vessel Her son, who lived at Alhambra, en- listed in the Marines as soon as this country entered the war. and after a brief training at Mare Island went to France, where he sustained all the traditions of the soldiers of the sea.
 His death occurred on the western front under circumstances which threw a halo about him. He died, as many another American doughboy and Ma rine died. after immortalizing him. self Corporal Pruitt was cited twice by General Pershing, received a cita- tion from General George Barnett. commandant of the Marine corps, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
 Pruitt was wounded on October 3. 191S and died the following day, which was also the date of his twenty second birthday. He died from wounds re- ceived by shell-fire while he was sniping at the enemy. The act for the Congressional Medal of Honor on January II, 1919, follows:
 The Citation
 For conspicuous gallantry and in treped;ty above and beyond the call of duty fin action with the enemy at Blanc Mont ridge. France, October 3, 1918, Corporal Pruirr, single handed. attacked two machine guns. capturing them and killing two of the enemy. He then captured 40 prisoners in dug out nearby. This gallant soldier was killed soon afterward by shell-fir while he was sniping at the enemy" On January g. 1919, Pruitt was post humously awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French government for the above act of bravery.
 Corporal Fruits career as a Marine started when he was accepted for en- Iistment in the Marine corps at Phoe- nix, April 25, 1917. On May 3, he en- listed at the Marine barracks, Mare Island for four years. On July 3, 1917, he qualified as a marksman. On July 21 he joined the 18th company, Sixth regiment at Marine barracks. Quantico, Va. On January 19, 1918, he embarked on the U. S. s. Henderson at the Philadelphia navy yard and sailed the following day for foreign shore service
 Corporal Pruitt Wounded
 On February 5, 1918, he arrived at Base Section No. 1. France. and dis embarked three days later From June 1 to June IA he participated in engagement with the enemy at Chateau Thierry. Bouresches and Belleau Wood. On June IA. he was gassed in action and evacuated to American Red Cross Military hospital No On June 23 he returned to duty and on August IA he was promoted to be corporal. From September 12 to Sep tember Is he engaged in active opera tions against the enemy at Bois de Montague. St. Mihiel sector, France.
 On October 3. he was wounded fol- lowing the action described in the congressional citation above
 General Pershing's citation of cor poral Pruitt is as follows:
 Corporal J. Fl. Pruitt, 18th Co, 9th Regt Marines, for distinguished and exceptional gallantry at Thiacourt, France, September Is, 1918, in the
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
TOUR ID
 PROMOTE TRADE
IRepubiican A. p. Leased wIrel

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Assistant Secretary Sweet and other department of commerce officials will leave late in February for a tour of the principal Central and South American countries to promote trade relations between this country and the southern repub- lies.
 The party will include Philip F. Ken nedy, director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, and Dr. Sam uel W. Stratton, director of the bureau of standards It will be the first time that department of commerce official as high as an assistant secretary has left the country during his term of office.
 Mr. Kennedy will study, at first hand. South American commercial problems and pr. Stratton will obtain informa- ton for the standardization of mate rials for engineering projects in South America.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20


 MILWAUKEE. Wis. Dec Is-vic- tor L. Berger. socialist, was today re- elected to congress from the fifth Wisconsin district. having defeated Henry H. Bodenstab. republican, run ming as a fusion candidate, by 1906 votes. Berger's total vote was 24.- 367 and Bodenstab's 19.561. The re- turns indicate that apparently 5000 voters did not go to the polls. The total registration in the district was about 53.00O
 Should the house of representatives again refuse to seat Berger, there will be a vacant chair as far as the fifth Wisconsin district is concerned. until Inc regular election in 1920. as Gov ernor K. L. Phillip announced tonight he would not call another special cleo tion-
 T dc not believe in spending any more of the peoples money in that way" he declared.
 Claims Victory for Democracy
 Berger tonight made the following statement:
 While my election may undoubted- ly be characterized as nothing short of a revolutionary act in view of oppo- sition by the entire capitalistic class, not only of Milwaukee and Wisconsin but of the country yet it can not exactly be called a victory for the socialist party.
 The socialist party simply took the lead and furnished the advance guard and foremost champions
 As a matter of fact. my reflection is simply the first sign of the re- awakening of genuine democracy in this country since the days of strug- gle for the emancipation of the black race.
 T don't know whether the house will seat me, and I care little, if only the continued fight for my seat will furnish the occasion to awaken the common people of the United States. especially the working class. to realization of the great dangers be. fore us and the immense duties that We must fulfill If modern civilization Is to progress or even to survive
 But as to the voters of the fifth district, I can only say: Well done The eyes of the world are upon you. You have vindicatei one of the basic principles Of modern democracy representative government.
 Scores Foreign Agitators
 Henry H. Bodenstab. republican. fu- sion candidate. whom Berger defeated ,aid:
 "I am indeed grateful to my many supporters We put up the best fight we knew how for a worthy cause and feel that the majority of the vot- ITS of the fifth district have been mis- led by a false propaganda. I am ready to continue in the fight to rid the community of these foreign agi- tators and boIshevik adherents and I call upon the good loyal people of Milwaukee to remain steadfast in their faith in their country and it's institu- tions.'
 Claim Victory for Socialism
 CHICAGO, Dec 19--victor Bergers
 
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Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
POSTPONE PLEeIscITE

The plebiscite, by which it was in tended to determine whether Cab riele d'Annunzio's forces should leave Plume, was not held today. Persist ent objections by various factions and insistence by the extremists that the present garrison remain in, the city made a postponement of the vote nec- essary until more quiet conditions pre- vail. The voting will probably take place Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
---O----------- INDIAN BILL REDUCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19=The In dian appropriation bill. reported today to the house was reduced by the house committee from $17,471. 900 asked by government officials to $13.136.000, which is approximately $2,000.000 less than the amount for the current fiscal year.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
OWNERS THREATENED IN COMPROMISE EFFORT IS
 ASSERTION OF OPERATOR
Chief of Owners Association Scores Entire Procedure as "Cowardly, Dastardly Surrender of Public and Government Rights

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Attorney General Palmer told senate coal investigation committee today full story of his and the general action in connection with the strike of bmnous miners conclud ing his testimony with the declaration that the firm strong hand of the government" finally had forced the miners to yield
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
PASSAGE OF R. R.
 AND SUGAR BILLS
 EXPECTED TODAY
Final Vote on Cummins Measure Scheduled For This P. M.-Deciding Action on Sugar Control Bill to Be Taken at 80 O'Clock This A. M.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-The urgent deficiency bill providing $33,000,O0O for miscellaneous sub jects, including $30, 100000 for in- ,, creased war risk insurance allow a ances, was passed tonight by the senate.
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
WINS AT POLLS IRRESPECTIVE 0F INDICTMENT FUR ESPIONAGE Fusion Candidate, Carrying Republican Banner,
 Overwhelmed Chair to Be Vacant If House Again Denies So-
 cialist Seat, No
 Further Ballot
IRepubIican A. p. Leased wireJ

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.- United States District Attorney Clyne is preparing to go before the dis trict court of appeals and demand that Mir. Berger be remanded to jail, he announced tonight.
 MT. Berger and his four CO., defendants - Engdahl, Germer, krause and Tucker-each specifi- cally promised Judge AIschuler they would refrain, either by word or deed, from any demon stration such as those upon which they were convicted, Mir. CIyne said
 We have evidence that Mir. Berger has violated that stipuIa- tIon."
Arizona republican., 1919-12-20
NAVY NAMES DESTROYER
 FOR CORP. JOHN PRUITT
 NOTED MARINE WAR HERO
Seclsfary Daniels in Telegram Corporals Mother In vtes Her to Sponsor the Destroyer Prutt at Launch ing to Be Held at Bath, Me- When Construction Is CompIeted-Mrs. Pruitt Accepts

The of Corporal John H. Fruit, Maricopa county boy who of the wars conspicuous heroes to be sgnay honored by the navy department for the supreme sacrifice he made in the against Germany His is to be perpetuated in the navyhe mem Der of the Marine corps-by the Destroyer Prtt der construction at Bath, Maine.
 In telegram to Mrs. Belle Prutt mother of the Ma ne corps hero Secretary Daniels said he had assigned the Prutt to Destroyer Mo- 47 Here the text of the message received by Mrs. Fruit:
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30

sponsibility in face of the postwar
problem. Hitherto what has been done
in making womens' careers has been
done by the girls themselves. 1t is the
fathers turn now. He must make as
sure of his daughters career as he has
made of that of his son. No girl must
be allowed to grow up without a
means of a livelihood. She has one
and a half million competitors in the
way of marriage; she must have some
thing to fall back upon.
by giving her career the father
is also increasing her opportunities of
marriage. l knew man who had nine
daughters, and all the daughters who
went out to work got married, and
those who stayed at home did not! The
average girl does not meet enough
men at home.
Having found her career the I'M
married woman must have a suitable
home. The present day houses were
not built to accommodate one and a
talf million surplus women. They
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
ENGLAND FINDS
100000 OLD
MAIDS PROBLEM

LONDON, April 30.-One and a
half million British women will never
have the chance of getting married.
what is the government going to do
about it?'' demands Lady Muir Mac
kensie, the we'll known social worker.
What is to happen to this great
tragic army of unmarried women?'
Instead of paying out of work do
nations would it not be better to give
them a free passage overseas? I
would add a dowry of $500 when they
got married. Transport, no doubt, is
difficulty at the moment, but it will
soon be overcome.
1.-THE British overseas dominions are
hungry for women. Let them go-and
get married. In any case, they would
have more scope than at home. Seven
thousand telegraph girls are to be de-
modified within the next two years
They are between the ages of Is and
Is years-quite young enough to be
acclimatized in ife and work over
seas. An organization could very well
look after them until they did marry.
"The government might start indus
tries to be run by women only. When
I was in Canada they told me that if
women would condescend to grow ber-
ries in British. Columbia and make
them into lam for the mining campS
they would do we'll No doubt they
would marry the miners.
ITO the Great Unmarried l would
say: Go Where you are wanted. Mar
riage is the ideal for women. 1t may
not be possible now for them all, but
there is no getting away from the fact
that unmarried women have only seen
one side of fife. They are likely to be-
come abnormal, and it is noticeable
that they take extreme views. 1t was
obvious in the suffrage movement.
Tax ON The Bachelor.
with unmarried men it is even
more the case l cannot think of
anything more off the line than an
old bachelor. And if there are so
many women without husbands it is
time to rouse the bachelors. Their
numbers in England are extraordin-
airy.
They must be taxed.
! "The money derived should go to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
Miss Clark Going
to Red Cross Meet

Miss Ruth Clark, director of the
Home department and the Civilian
department of the Sumter county
chapter of the Red Cross will go to
Albany to attend a regional confer
ence of the Southern division to be
held there next Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, to which delegates from
20 counties have been invited. Ste
phen Pace, chairman for Sumter coun-
ty, stated today that he did not ex1
pect to attend.
This is the third of series of con-
ferences being held in Georgia and
the program has been planned to COW
er many different phases of the work.
A number of department and bureau
directors from Division headquarters
will address the conference, among
them being Joseph L. Mcmillan, Jo-
seph C. Logan, DR.. Alexander John
son, Miss Ada S. Voolfolk, Mrs. Eva
Tupman, Miss. Mary A. Abel, Boyce
NJ. Edens, c. E. Lovett, F. NJ Darnall
! and Miss Helen Cinnamond, and in
! addition round table discussion of va
! rious Red Cross problems will be held
in which delegates as we'll as directors
are expected to join. An especially in
teresting feature will be a class for
| Home Service Secretaries which will
J be conducted by Miss Ada S.Woolfolk
assistant director of civilian relief, at
which visiting secretaries are invited
to present any case which presents a
difficult problem for general discus
sion and advice.
The headquarters of the conference
and all MEETINGS will be at the Munich
pal Auditorium and all delegates are
! requested to report and register on
arrival. S. B. Brown, chairman of the
Red Cross chapter at Albany, will pre-
| side at both the evening meetings
and will make the address of well
come, while the invocation the first
! evening will be pronounced by Rev.
Lamar Sims and all music will be
under the direction of Professor M.
M. Dunwoody. Following the addresses
the first evening there will be an in
formal reception given the delegates
by the Albany chapter.
The following counties will be rep
resented at the conference, each chap
ter being urged to send at least two
delegates. The public is also cordially
invited to attend all sessions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30

keeping unwanted children and the
unmarried mothers should look af-
| ter them.
There are women who have the
feeling of mother, although that JOY
has never been theirs. In order to
satisfy this mother love women must
| be allowed to have children or they
must be given the care of other peo-
pies children. To make the first pos
sible the stigma must be removed
from illegitimacy; the second is in
TIE hands of the local authorities.
I'm every locality are mothers who
have so many children they do not
know what to do Why cannot the
municipality provide deputy moth
ers?
''The right woman would be found
among the great unmarried. They
would delight in taking the mothers
place while she had two hours off. ,
it would be joy to them to take the
baby out or teach the toddIers their
letters. Incidentally, the mother
would learn new and better ways
from her deputy.
This might very well fc scheme
fer health ministry. Neither mother
nor children have a chance of proper
health and care under present condi-
tions. 1t would be good of course, for
the mother to pay few pence to the
municipality for the use of a deputy
An extension in the training of moth
ercraft, already given at girls public
schools, would fit the deputy for her
work.
Thousands of War Orphans.
There remains adoption; the diff
culties ought not to be insurmounta-
bic, when on the one hand we have
thousands of war orphans and on the
other thousands of would-be mothers.
Institutions for motherless children
have proved a failure. We now want
a state institution of foster mother
and child.
1.-THE fathers of girls have new re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
GREAT THRONC
OF NOTABLES
TO HEAR GLASS

ATLANTA, April 90.-When Carter
Glass, Secretary of the Treasury
visits the Sixth Federal Reserve dis
trict on May / he will be received
by a great congress of governors,
senators, congressman and bankers
and publishers, invited to Atlanta to
hear the distinguished official speak
in the interest of the Victory Loan.
Arrangements for the reception and
entertainment of Secretary Glass and
their visitors who are coming to hear
him have been completed by Haynes
McFadde, chairman of the Liberty
Loan Executive Committee, and st. Ell
mo Massengale director of publicity.
From the aceptances being received,
it is believed that two thousand visi-
tors will be here.
Secretary Glass will deliver his ad-
dress at 10 o'clock in the morning
at the Baptist Tabernacle auditorium
which has seating capacity of $500.
The meeting will be presided over by
Joseph A. McCord, chairman of the
Board of the Federal Reserve Bank
and director of the war loan organiza-
ton. Governor Hugh M. Dorsey, of
Georgia, has been invited to deliver
the address of welcome. Frank P.
Glass, of Birmingham, prominent ed
itor and president of the American
Newspaper publishers association, will
respond to the welcome and will in
troduce Secretary Glass.
The visitors will be entertained
with luncheon at 1 o'clock at the
Piedmont Driving Club. Following
the luncheon Secretary Glass will
speak at mass meeting at 4 o'clock.
This session will be presided over by
Samuel c. Dobbs, chairman of the
Atlanta Metropolitan Victory Loan
campaign and president of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
This will be the first visit of Sec
rotary Glass to this district since his
appointment to the Presidents cabi-
net. 1t will be the only address he
will make this district during the
Victory Loan campaign.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30

We're made for big families with stats
OF servants. They want to be divided
up now into suites of rooms which two
girls together could afford to share.
Zone and half million unmarried
women are not going to live among us
Without affecting the position. There
is going to be change in the status
of the unmarried woman, and the I'M
married woman will make it. By her
numbers even she can enforce re-
Gpect."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
TAX NOTICE.

The state and county books open
Feb. / and close May 1. Take notice
and govern yourselves accordingly.
GEO. D. JONES,
Tax Received, Sumter County.
Americas, Ca, Feb. l. 1919. 2-tf
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-04-30
Tax Digest Notice

Tax Digest Notice.
The city books for making tax re-
turns for 1919 are ope nfrom April
to July l. e. J. ELDRIDGE,
apr6-jly1 City Clerk and Treasurer.