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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-14
DEATH CLAIMS
DR.. D.B. MAYES,
CITY PHYSICIAN

DR.. Douglas B. Mayes, city physi-
clan, died at his home on South Lee
street at Z o'clock this morning. He
had been i'll for some time, from a
tonsil infection, resulting from infiu-
enza He was Sc years of age. and
had been a practitioner in Americus
since 1906. In addition to being city
physician. which position he had held
for several years, he was examining
physician for the Sumter county draft
board 4t
Dr. Mayes, who was highly respected
by his fellows in the medical profess
sion, and commanded the esteem of
the entire community, was native of
Sumter county. He was born near
Plains and lived there until 1900, when
he removed to Americus with his fam
lily. Shortly afterward he went to
Augusta, where he attended medical
college, going later to Nashville, Tenn,
where he attended Vanderbilt Univer-
sity medical school, from which he
graduated in 1906. He returned here
and Immediately took up his practice,
which he continued uninterruptedly
until his death.
DR.. Mayes was a member of Ameri-
Gus Lodge. No. 13, F. and A. NJ, Wells
Chapter, No. AZ, r. A. NJ, and DeMolay
Commandery, N 5, Knights Templars.
He is survived by his wife, who was
Miss Annie Claire Kendrick; a son,
Douglas Kendrick Mayes, aged 4
years; a daughter, Elizabeth, aged 8
years; mother and step-father. Mr..
and Mrs. F. w. Griffin; two half-broth-
ers, Inman Griffin and Fletcher w.
Griffin, and sister, Mrs. H. T. Cole
man; and two aunts, Mrs. Anna
Rhodes, of Sylvester, and Miss Georgia
Mayes, of Plains.
The funeral will be conducted from
the home at 1890 o'clock Saturday
morning. Rev. o. B. Chester. of Daw-
son, presiding elder of the Methodist
church, of this district, has been. ask
ed' 'to" omciate, to be assisted by Rev.
Guyton Fisher, pastor of the First
Methodist church OF Americus.S with
which DR., Mayes was affiliated! 1850 j
+. AT the grave, IN Oak Grove GENE!
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THE COTTON MARKET
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling, 25 1-2 cents
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.

Close Open High CT,
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REDUCTION OF
ACREAGE ONLY
HOPE, IS VIEW
FIG. COUNCIL
Big Cotton Factor Tells Why Staple
is LoW--- Fears Farmers win
Not Cut.

Reduction of acreage this year is
the only solution 1 can see to the cot
ton problem confronting US, and yet /
do not believe the farmers of Sumter
county intend to decrease their acre
age to any appreciable extent"
The speaker was l.. G. Council, the
leading cotton factor of Sumter coun-
ty and one of the best posted men on
cotton in the South. He was discuss
ing the cotton situation before group
of casual listeners at his warehouse
on Forsyth street this morning
II was talking to one of the couAfy's
biggest planters a few days ago" he
went on This man still has 500 bales
of the 1918 crop unsold, but he told me
he was going to plant even the fence
corners this year. l told him he was
foolish Some, l think, will reduce
slightly, but I am afraid for the gem
eral. run. 1t is the hardest thing in
the world to organize and control the
farmers.
at cost at least 80 cents pound to
producessthe present crop of cotton
really l believe it cost more than 80
cents. And now look what the spin
ners are offering us.
Cotton would be selling for great
deal more than it is today if the gov
ernment would get out of our way and
let the world have our cotton. But no,
the countries that won out in the great
war do not want the other countries to
buy our cotton for that would mean
competition in the world markets, and
that is what they are trying now to
head off, as it appears. or presents it.
self to me-and doing it at the expense
of the South. +. They are pauperizing
the Southern farmers to grasp the
commercial supremacy Of the world.
OF course, it is natural that they
should want to capture the world
markets, now that they have the
chance, but it is dead wrong to make
our farmers pay for it.
IAN example of the result of the
world embargo, which shuts off our
crop from the markets of the world
is the price at which low grade cot
ton is selling. Low grade is bringing
800 points under the quotation for
middling cotton and 1000 points, or
$50 bale under good middling. Think
of that! There is nothing like that
much difference in value, and yet that,
is all we can get for it, land it costs as
much to produce low grade as high
grade). Because the countries that
formerly used our low grade produc-
tion cannot now get it. Before the
war Germany and Spain took a great
deal of the poorer grades Of staple. To-
day they can't get it.
"They talk about us kicking at the
movement to fix the price Of cotton.
Didn't Chairman Baruch of the war
Industries board, come out with the
statement that cotton at more than
Is cents was absurdly high? 1t scar
ed us to death, when we knew that 1t
cost more than 80 ceHts to produce
every pound of cotton grown. OF
course, we kicked ron. We didn't
see peace ahead, nor the condition
that now exists.
"Now, the South is caught. good and;
hard, and all we can do is to-hold on'
and solve our own problem as best
we can a little, at a time. It looks
IKE nothing is to be expected from.
the government in. the way of relief.
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Two Thirds Of States Necessary to
Admit New Countries Not
Signatories.
DEMAND GUARANTEES TO OBSERVE
ALL INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS
Council to Fix Extent of ArmamentS
and to Call for Forces if Ever
Needed.

PARIS, Feb. 14-(By Associated
Press.)-The executive council of the
proposed League of Nations, as out
lined in the draft of the covenant read
by President Wilson today at the plen-
ary session of the peace conference,
will consist of representatives of the
United States, Great Britain, France.
Italy, Japan and four other states.
The council will meet as often as is
necessary, but at least once yearly.
The President of the United States
shall summon the first meeting of the
body.
The admission of states not sigma
tory to the covenant will be made with
the assent of not less than twO-thirds
of the states represented in the body
of delegates, and shall be limited to
fully self-governing countries.
No state shall be admitted unless it
gives effective guarantees to observe
all international obligations and con-
forms to the conditions prescribed.
The high contracting parties under
take to respect and preserve the ter
ritorial integrity and political indepen-
denee of all members against exter-
nal aggression. They reserve the right
to take any action to safeguard the
peace of the nations in case of war,
or threat of war.
In case of disputes arising which
diplomacy cannot adjust, the high con-
tracing parties will not resort to war
without submitting to arbitration or
to inquiry by the executive council,
and unti2 three months after action by
the arbitrators or the executive
council
The council shall formulate plans
for the establishment of permanent
court of international justice.
whe covenant says the maintenance
of peace will require the reduction OF
national armaments, and the executive
council shall fix the extent of the
armaments.
The executive council is directed
to give advice on the abatement of the
evil of the private manufacture OF
munitions and implements of war.
The contracting parties agree that
the league shall have general super
vision of the traffic in arms and am
munition with countries in which such
traffic would be against common In
terests.
1t is agreed to place under protec-
ton of the league all international
bureaus already established by gen
eral treaties, if the parties to the
treaties consent.
II any party shall break or disre-
gard the covenants, it shall be deemed Z
to have committed an act of war, and
other members will take economic and
financial measures against It, In such
case the executive council will rec
ommend the amount Of naval and nail
itary forces each member OF the league
will cgntEibufg. 1aissasa 9a - " 2'N
etTheA members IL the league agree
sInatually to support one another tinan--
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64th Coast Art.
Sails from France

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-(By Asso-
ciated Press) "A large number of
Southern troops, many of them from
the south of Florida, are included in
'tRe Sixty Fourth Coast Artillery,
which, ON three transports and two
battleships, has sailed from France.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-14
Naval Paymasters
Robbed of $4,000

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-TWO assist
ant paymasters of the United States
Shsrpdng board were held up and rob
bed OF $12,DOe in the heart of Brook
lyn today! according to report re-
ceived by the police.
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new GERMANY
PREPARING TO
DISAR M AND
DEMOBILIzE
President Ebert Tells Newspaper Men
That Change Will Be
Complete.

WEIMAR, Feb. 14.-Friedrich Ebert
president of Germany, has announced
to newspaper men that his government
is arranging details for complete dis
armament and rehabilitation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
MITCHELL TO BE ORATOR
AT WHITMAN EXERCISES

The principal speaker at the exer-
cises to be held by George Washing
ton University in celebration Of the
hundredth anniversary Of the birth OF
Walt Whitman, the poet. will be
Langdon L. Mitchell, noted poet and
playwright. according to announce
ment by DR.. William Miller Collier,
president OF the university.
Mr.. Mitchell is the son OF the late
DR.. ). Weir Mitchell, noted novelist.
and is the author OF several volumes
Of verse and numerous plays He re-
Gently gave dramatic readings from
his own works at the university.
The celebration will be held about
May 81 and probably will be the
largest celebration in the country, in
view OF the fact that Whitman spent
one OF the most fruitful periods of
his literary career in Washington.
where he was employed as a clerk in
the Interior Department.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
ENGLISH ESTATES
FAST DISAPPEARING

LONDON. May 12.-The landed gen.
try of England soon will become plain
gentry, for they are parting with
their land at an alarming rate. says
a copyright dispatch to the Philadel-
phia Public Ledger. Haf-page ad-
vertisements appear daily in London,
Manchester and provincial newSpa-
pers offering huge blocks OF real
estate for sale at auction.
Indications are England will soon
have as many small land owners as
any equally sized area in Eastern
United States.
w. G. Lewis, possibly the best-post-
ed writer on British estates and an
expert for the Times, says "a glance
at the announcements of the forth
coming auctions in a single issue Of
the Times shows that upward of $50
square miles Of land we're slated to
be coming under the hammer in the
course of the next few weeks.
"If properties at present held for
private sale be added the aggregate
would exceed $50 square miles. OF
the estates for public competition Just
half the total area is English, the
other half is Scottish.
For the most part the properties
slated represent only a portion of
what the various firms have to deal
with. Contracts have been signed
during the week representing the
passing Of $2,5OO,OOO for London and
country property"
Lord Chesham. Lord Macolesfield
Lord AllertOn, Lord Bernoss, Lord
Abergavenny, Lord Lindsay Of Suth-
erland, Lord Finlay and numerous
others are among those who are let
ting go. In fact England is today un-
dergoing a remarkable change of
property ownership. Taxes have
much to do with the realty revolu-
ton, but the fact remains that Amer
lean visitors will find a vastly differ
ent England when they arrive in
droves for sightseeing.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
U. S. RED CROSS. SPENT
$107,715,348 IN YEAR

The annual report OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross, presented to
Secretary Of War Baker yesterday,
shows that during the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1919, SlO7.716.34S was
appropriated by that organization for
its work at home and abroad. The
provision or the Red Cross chapter,
which authorizezs the presentation Of
the annual report to the Secretary of
War. enables auditors of the War De-
partment to keep a check on the re-
ceipts and expenditures of the Red
Cross.
Or the amount mentioned above,
$50. 7SS,672 went 10 carry on Red
Cross relief work in foreign coun-
tries, S7.6SS,SJ6 for work in the
United States. $4.94j,557 for relief
work in various countries on work
specified by contributors; $26.2S6,OOO
was set aside for working capital and
the balance went for other activities
Of the organization.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
DANES DON'T WANT
PLEBISCTTE in
SCHLESWIG

COPENHAGEN, May 1:.-Thc
clause in the peace treaty with
Germany providing for a pIebis-
cite in Southern SchIeawiE il
causing much excitement In Den
mark. Dissatisfaction IL reflected
In the newspapers, which declare
the population of the district a.
composed of Germans whom Den
mark does not desire, rs their
presence within the country would
lead to n future racial conflict.
The political committee of the
RIEsdag, after conferrInE with the
government. has teIegraphed the
Danish minister at Paris that the
government and the RiEsdaE in
SIst I'm this connection on the en-
fOreement Of the principle of ma
tiOnRlity.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
BRING UP OLD GHOST
AT COAL INQUIRY

LONDON, May 1o.-That doughty
old sixteenth century warrior knight.
Sir William Herbert. like Hamlet's
ghost, has ratified from his grave to
attend the twentieth century sittings
Of the commission appointed by Par
lament to report for or against the
Matchmaking OF the coal industry, &C
cording to a copyright dispatch TO the
Philadelphia Public Ledger. Lord
Tredegar, who owns $4,000 acres OF
coal land, also a private railway line,
all earning a trifle under a half mil
lion dollars a year. and the Marquis
of Butte, who holds 129. 1000 acres. one
third possessing mineral deposits.
yielding him annually something over
the same amount, were confronted by
Sir William on their cross eXamina-
ton.
Lord Tredegar. whose ancestry an
tedates the Norman conquest, was re-
minded by his own lawyer that some
Of the land in question was purchased
ten years ago from the Duke of Beau
fort.
The Marquis OF Butte when called
frankly acknowledged Sir William
as one of his forbears.
The resurrection of Sir William had
to do with certain land grants to him
before coal was a world power by
King Edward VI. son OF Henry VIII.
over whom Sir William was a sort of
royal guardian. Little Edward was
ten years old at that time and he
reigned only six and a half years.
The Marquis OF Butte, pressed to
state the consideration Sir William
gave for the land. said: THE only
thing I know about ii Is that one OF
his services WAS raising an army for
the king. but there were other ser
vices. too" Whereupon Sir William.
eX-master of horse, clanked back un-
der his messy marble slab. The news
papers daily reveal the private al
fairs Of the Marquis OF Butte, Lord
Tredegar, the Duke of Northumber
land, the Duke of Hamilton, the Mar
quis of Londonderry and other titled
land owners. who have cashed hand
somely on mineral rights
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
FEDERAL DEPT. HAS
ONLY THREE CLERKS

One Governmental department, the
Commission on Reconsideration of SAL
aries has learned, has only three en-
pIoyes. 1t is the Commission on Fine
/ Arts, the smallest in point of per-
sonnet in the District.
The largest department is the
Treasury. with its 31,4f2 civilian en-
bloyes.
The Fine Arts Commission has its
regularly appointed central commit
tee and other machinery to operate
in the same manner as the larger de-
partments.
Edward Heating, of the commission,
will meet with the subcommittee OF
the Government Printing Office to-
morrow morning at $3.50 o'clock TO
explain some questions that have
arisen in that department relative to
the questionable. There are nearly
5000 employees in the printing office
involved.
Address Bureau Tomorrow.
Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Mr.. Heating and Charles S. Hamlin,
also of the commission, will address
the subcommittee of the Bureau OF
! engraving ana PRINTING.
The commission is preparing a let
ter of instructions to be sent with
each QUESTIONABLE. In this COM
mUnication the commission will lay
| stress on certain of the questions on
which they are seeking the best in
/ formation possible.
About $4,000 of the letters will be
tribution within the next day or two.
tribution within the next day to two.
1t had been decidedly denuiteIy to-
day by the commission to abide by
the following schedule for distribu-
ton and filling out Of the question
naires:
QUESTIONABLE Schedule.
! May 15-Distribution of question
naire of letter of instructions to the
clerks.
May 1T-Completion Of question
naires by employees.
May 2O-Indorsement OF question
/ naires by department chiefs.
May 22-Questionnaires returned
to employees for checking and answer
ing of questions No. p and No. 30.
May 24-Return of all question
naires by central committees to the
! joint commission.
The questionnaires are already in
! the hands of the chief clerks of the
various departments. They are pre-
pairing the position lists and tipping
certain data on each QUESTIONABLE be-
I fore it is given to the employe.
The commission today had not de
| termined whether a yeoman CD was a
/ civilian employe. but a request had
| been sent to several Government de-
partments asking for copies Of all de-
! cisions that have been handed down
( TO date on the subject.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
OVERSUBSCRIPT|ON
OF BILLION LIKELY

Oversubscriptions to the Victory
loan will total at least $1,000 900, 900,
Treasury officials predicted today.
With several OF the twelve Federal
reserve districts not yet having sub
mitted complete figures, the war loan
organization was unable today to give
any definite idea of the amount of
Neutrality-suspicious., and it is not likely
that the official total will be known
before May &c. Banks have until May
20 to get their returns to the Fed
eral reserve banks. and the latter
have until May n to report to the
Treasury Department.
Officials today estimated that 49,
100000 Americans bought Victory
notes. This compared with y, 200. 900
purchasers in the fourth loan, H.
100000 in the third loan, 9,4OO, 900 in
the second, and 100000 in the first
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
FEDERAL HOME BANKS NOT
TO MAKE DIRECT LOANS

Tho plan for the establishment OF a
system OF Federal home loan banks,
legislation for which will be intro
duced at the next session Of Con-
gross. will not provide. as is generally
supposed, for direct loans Of govern
ment funds to persons desiring to
build homes. Secretary Wilson of the
Department of Labor announces.
Instead, the bill which is being
drawn up contemplates the orSaniza-
ton OF these banks as clearing houses
for building and loan associations.
which would then be able to realize
on their longtime mortgages, and
thus to meet demands for loans. The
associations clearing through these
houses would be stockholders in the
institutions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
FORTUNE STRIKES TWICE,
SAME MAN, SAME PLACE

MILLBURY. Mass. May 12.-Charles
Nee, sixty-two years old. for whom
search has been made twelve years a.
an heir to a 100000 estate left by a
brother in Manchester, England. has
been located in this town, and will
sail Friday from New York to claim
his share.
Mr.. Nee retired six years ago. He
recently acquired a considerable for
tune in copper. He says he will re-
main in England.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
$1s,oo0,OOO WAR GOODS
TOBE SOLD TO RAILROADS

Cranes, pile drivers, tank cars. and
side-dump cars valued at $1S,O0O,OO
have been turned over to the Railroad
Administration for sale to the vari-
Gus railroads. the War Department
announced today. This equipment
has been declared surplus by the
War Department and will be sold at
market prices by the director of pur-
chase of the Railroad Administration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
GREEK WAR MEDAL
FOR TYPHUS HERO

For utter disregard OF death"
while caring for hundreds OF typhus
victims in eastern Macedonia, Capt.
r. w. Adams, Red Cross worker. has
been awarded the Greek military
medal OF merit by King Alexander, it
was announced today.
Adams home is in Boston, Ga.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
TWO MEN ESCAPE FROM
US. HOSPITAL FOR INSANE

The police today arc searching for
two inmates of the Government Hos
pital for the Insane who escaped from
that institution yesterday.
The fugitives are Joseph CHM,
twenty-one years old, and Joseph
Harris, colored, thirty-fOur years old.
Both are considered harmless.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
EX-CROWN PRINCE
TRIED TO END LIFE
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this section. He confessed he had
grown madly infatuated with a girl
in her teens whom he called "Bebe. -
CAS- soon as saw her I fell in love
with her." the former heir confessed.
Then he asked her what the outcome
would be.
The task was by no means to the
liking of the seeress. The lover
might be told with impunity that he
would lose his throne. but who could
foresee what would happen II mis-
fortune were also foretold for an
affair Of the heart? Emma took no
chances and did not scruple to paint
the future in glowing coIors.
Asks About Father.
Another day the then crown prince
came to Emma to inquire about the
future OF his father, then the Kaiser.
He will die OF trouble in the head, /"
was the ambiguous answer OF the
fortune teller, who wished to avoid
using the word madness. But the
prince had no tender feelings. Burst
ing into laughter he cried:
THAT doesn't surprise me in the
case of papa"
During the spring offensive OF
1918, when the hopes OF German
great headquarters reposed in the tri-
umph Of the ex-Crown Princes army
the fortune teller was once more con-
suited.
Read from the cards how long ]
am destined to remain with Bebe." he
commanded.
Seven days and seven months. .
was the reply.
THE cards lie" was the threaten
ing retort, and he added with q
threatening grin:
"If that is so I would prefer to
kill myself right now with my Bebe."
Fires at Girl.
He came near putting his plan into
execution. Shortly before he left
Charleville Frederick William learned
that one OF his generals was threat
ened with utter defeat and had COM
mitted suicide in a hotel room.
Brooding over this. the ex-Crown
Prince drew his revolver and fired
several shots at Bebe, but only one
bullet endangered her life. This one
ripped through her cheek. Next he
attempted to turn the weapon on him
self, but several aides-de-camp, who
had been attracted by the shots, ran
into the room and disarmed him.
A few days later the former Crown
Prince fed into Holland.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
PALMER TO SPEAK ON
GERMAN TRADE INVASION

MACON, Ga, May IA Mitchell
Palmer, Attorney General OF the
United States, will deliver the prin-
cipal address at the joint meeting OF
the Georgia and South Carolina Bar
Associations at Tybee Island on
May 80.
Mr.. Palmer's subject will be Ger
many's Commercial Invasion OF
America"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-12
OLD-TINTE REVIVAL.

A great nationwide old-time re-
vival campaign will be conducted at
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
May II to 80, under auspices of the
National EvanEelistic Minister AL
lance of America. Dr. L. u. Brewer,
OF Gordonville, Va, VIII preach every
week night at $50 o'clock.