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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
MASS FOR VETERAN
Funeral for Joseph A. Harrigan
Will Be Held Tomorrow

Solemn requiem mass for Joseph A.
Harrigan, a clerk in the Twenty second
street postofflce and veteran OF the
Philippine insurrection. will be sung to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock in the
Church OF the Most Blessed Sacrament
The burial will be made at Holy Cross
Cemetery.
Mr.. Harrlgan died last Sunday after
noon at his home. 6G33 kingsessing
avenue.
lie was one OF the Youngest men to
see service in the Philippine campaign.
enlisting when he was only fifteen years
old. After obtaining his discharge from
the army he entered the postal service.
Mr.. Harrigan was drlllmaster of the
Holy Name Society OF the Church OF
the Most Blessed Sacrament and a mem
ber OF the Postoffice Relief Associa ton
I. O. O. NJ, No "a: Harry Harmer AS
sociation and the Standardization War
Veterans.
lie is survived by his widow and three
children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
GAVE BOYS WINE, CHARGE
Suspect Arrested Denies Numer
Gus Complaints Of Parents

Many complaints from residents
who alleged their children were obtain
ing intoxicants. resulted in the arrest
today OF John Andrews. of Spruce street.
above Third, whom the police accuse OF
Furnishing the liquor TO them. He was
held I'm $500 bail for a further hearing
next Tuesday. by Magistrate Imber.
According TO District Detective Nc
(soldriclx, boys between the ages OF nine
and thirteen years frequented the rooms
occupied by Andrews, where they obtai in
ed wines. Andrews i'm his own defense
said that the boys came there to box
and that he treated them TO cakes and
candy, but that II they obtained any
wine. they got II from closet in his
rooms without his knowledge or consent
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Today's Anniversaries

1s36-The Bank OF the United States
ceased to be a government insti-
tuition.
1S69--The North German Parliament
was opened with an address by
the King of Prussia.
1S90-Opening of the great bridge across
the Firth of Forth in Scotland.
1S97-William Mckinley was inaugu-
rated President of the United
States
1915-Washington received the official
German reply TO the American
protest against the "war zone"
191s-Finland signed treaty with Ger
many.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
HOWELL HOME ROBBED
Thief Ransacks Wayne Residence o
Gems While Family Dimes

The house of G. ii. S. Howell. 227
Windemere avenue, Wayne, was robbed
on Friday night Of jewelry valued at
s4O0 while the family was at dinner.
The thief climbed upon the porch and
entered through a window into a bed
room. He took rings, stickpins. watches
and brooches. Captain Mulhall, chief OF
police of Radnor township, has asked
the Philadelphia department for assist-
ance in the case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Todav's BIRTHDAYS

Brand Whitlock, United States min.
lister to Belgium. Born at Crbana, o..
fifty years ago.
Rear Admiral David W Taylor. L. 6.
y. chief of the bureau Of construction
and repair. Born in Louisa County,
Virginia. tfty-fve years ago.
Edmund r, Noel, former Governor OF
Mississippi. Born at Lexington, Miss,
sixty-three years ago.
The Rev Or. Arthur g MCGiffert
president Of Union Theological Seminary.
Born at Sauquoit, y. Y, ffty-eight years
ago.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
PIEZ AT CONFERENCE
Emergency Fleet Head Invited TO At
tend Farley of Governors

Charles Piez, director general of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, will rep
resent the United states shipping board
al the conference Of Governors and MAY
ors called by President Wilson to dis
cuss postwar labor problems, Mr.. Piez
left for Washington last night. after
over the telephone by Chairman Hurley,
of the shipping board.
Mr. Piez has expressed himself in
favor of legislation providing for extern
sive building operations by States and
municipalities to afford employment for
returning soldiers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04
Suicides Body Not Recovered

Although they dragged the river for
many hours yesterday the police were
unable TO find the body of Howard W,
Middleton, Jr., q junior at l.ehigh Uni
verslty. who committed suicide Sunday
by jumping into the Delaware River
from a ferry boat.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-04

Two new judges are on the bench of
the United States circuit court In the
q. Haieht, Federal district judge OF
Nev Jersey. appointed 10 succeed the
1efA Judge Mcpherson. and Judge Hugh
MoIftA a. - go.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
A. !. ARRANT ELECTED DISTRICT GOVERNOR
 OF THE KIWANIS CLUB

A. J. Arrant, manager of the Georlga Casualty company has been elected district governor of Alabama for the Kiwanis club, to fill the vacancy made by the election of !. Mercer Barnett to the office of first vice president Tnls action was taken by the local k1wanls club at the luncheon yesterday and will be ratified at the meeting next~week.
 MT. Arrant has been member of the Kiwanis club since it was organ ized in Birmingham and has always taken an active part-in it's affairs Dur ing the recent international k1wanls convention he had charge of the infor- lat tion booth which was opened in the lobby of the Tutwiler hotel. When the local organization decided to invite the convention to Birmingham, President Mercer Barnett MT. Arrant and the Rev M s. Barnwell were sent to Provi- dence to represent the club and suc- ceeded in making Birmingham the choice for the 1919 convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
What Ls H To Us?

can see how l am going to make liv- Ing. You see it takes both hands now to hold crutches, so that I can walk. This thing is hard on us; we try to be cheerful, but when we sit down and think Of the fix We are left in, then we say we have won the war, but what is it to us? We can take turn al school and that will help but I am lame for life, and have no property and no home to go to." Tears were in his sad eyes. The other soldier replied; "I am in no better shape than you are. If l could stay at a desk or any place indoors and work, I would be all right, but that gas burnt me all up on the inside, and 1 get deathly sick every time I get away from the open air that l have to stay outdoors all of the time to live at all. Day and night must stay outdoors, and that she'll shock keeps me so shaky, too. I don't know anything to do outdoors, and if I did, I have no land and no money to ecuip myself Yes, we did our part to win the war and I am glad did, but what is it to now? What I want Is chance to do something for myself. l don't want to spend the balance of my life at q hospital. l want to get out and forget my condition, forget the war and try to live for the joy of life. but can see my way clear yet to do anything but go back to the hospital"
 And they walked off in silence.
 These are the things, dear people, that depress and grieve our blessed boys. Let us share their sorrow by trying to re- leve it in a practical way.
 They came from our state, they call this home, and by all that is high and holys it is home. They are ours and we are theirs, and we will show our love by our deeds of generosity to the living as well as by costly monuments to the honored dead.
 Yes, we will not let them say, "What is it to us?" in that sad, regretful tone. We will realize what it is to us to have won this horrid war. It is everything to us who have stayed at home. It IS everything to us to be dictating peace terms instead of being dictated to. It is everything to us to love ana heip and honor our suffering boys, who have paid such a price in our stead and for us Come let us plan to do our duty, and do it now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
PHEW! DON'T REMOVE HAIR
 WITH LIQUID

You can get rid of ugly hair on face or lips at once now without using any disagreeable or dangerous method. At the touch of Bellin's Wonderstoen su- perfiuous hairs vanish instantly. It is the only dry and odorless application for the purpose and New York Sity's best looking women have found its magic delightful and effective. Guar anteed harmless by Bellin's Wonder
 stoen Co.,. 300 Fifth Ave, on money back basis if not as represented. Book let Free. Get Wonderstoen for only s1
 from Arnold Masberg Drug Co. 4th Ave. and goth St-Adv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
Returned Soldiers
 Enter Navy Service

Elmore Jackson Story, a sergeant in the 167th machine gun company, Rain bow division. enlisted in the navy yes terday at the local recruiting station Young Story enlisted in the army when only IS years of age and saw active serv- ice on the Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and Argonne fronts and was never wounded.
 Roy Ammsy Smith, who served four years in the army, the greater part of which was in Panama was accepted ill the United States navy yesterday. Both men were sent to training stations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-04
SUITS FILED

Laura Alexander filed suit in the cir cult court yesterday as administrative of the estate of George Alexander, against Walter D. Hines director of railroads, United States railroad administration, operating Southern railway, for 5000 for injuries received by the deceased.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Georgian to Arrange
First Atlantic Flight

ATLANTA, Feb. 15.-That Georgia
may have the honor of producing the
first man to fly across the Atlantic
ocean is the promise contained in dis
patches from Washington announcing
the appointment of Commander John
H. Towers, native of Rome, to take
charge of the preparations now being
made by the navy for a transatlantic
fight.
Commander Towers is a graduate of
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
has taken a special interest in avia-
tion and for some months he has been
assigned to duty in the bureau of navi-
cation. He was ordered by Secretary
Daniels to take charge of the great
plans for sending monster seaplane
on a fight from Halifax to Ireland.
The,navies of the United, States and
England are now engaged in a great
race to send the first man across the
ocean, and Secretary Daniels is quoted
as saying he hopes and believes our
navy Will win.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
5 CITY BLOCKS
OF SAVANNAH
heap OF RUINS

SAVANNAH, Feb. u. (By Associat-
ed Press.)-An area Of five city blocks
on Hutchinson Island swept by flames
late yesterday, was mass of smould-
ering ruins, today. No accurate esti-
mate of the loss, principally sustained
by the Southern Fertilizer Company
and the Seaboard Air Line terminals,
was made today pending checking up,
but some official estimates state that
it will run into the millions.
1t is stated there was no insurance
ON the wharves, decks and other prop
erty under government control, but
the private losses were well covered
by insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
QUICK REPORT
TO Be MADE TO
u. S. IN SPEECH
ON PARIS MEET
Little Ceremony as He Taxes Leave
of FrenCh---To Return to Help
Complete Work

BREST, Feb. 15.-(By Associated
Press. when President Wilson left
here today for the United States. 1t
was announced he would Land at Bos-
ton, February 25. where he is expect
ed to make an address which will
cover the work performed at the world
peace conference.
In his farewell message to the
French people, President Wilson said
he had been received and treated as a
friend, as he had most desired to be
treated He added that he would be
happy to return to France to assist in
completing a just settlement of the
peace conference.
There was no ceremony except hand
shaking and a salute of twenty -one
guns as the president boarded the
French gunboat to be taken to the
liner George Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
TO CUT COTTON ACREAGE THIRD
This YEAR AND HOLD FOR 35C::
START MOVE FOR own EXCHANGE
TO BREAK HOLD OF GAMBLERS

The farmers of Sumter
holding
yesterday meeting farmers
from all Sumter
the courthouse
the hold
So
Further launched
handle
fruit
removing gamblers
meeting
this the determination
endorsement of the exchange
enthusiastic meeting, the
speeches
action nsuring small this year 4
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Troops Seize Power
Station in Belfast

BELFAST, Feb. 15.-(By Associated
Press Government troops took pos
session Of the gas works and electric
power. station this morning. The mayor
in a proclamation said it was now as
sured that military support would be
given the authorities and asked for
volunteers to carry on the municipal
service.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
French Plan Not Dead.

PARIS, Feb. IA. FRIDAY. .)-tBy
Associated Press.)-Leon Bourgeois,
One of the French peace conference
delegates, while expressing his gen.
eral satisfaction with the Society of
Nations covenant as announced yes
terday, made reservations which indi-
Gated that his proposals for an inter
national military force would be heard
again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16

in demand
I'VE have got to raise cotton in the
South. We have the best climate in
the world. Our bean and peanut
growing has gone to naught. To-
bacco is uncertain and there Is dan
ger of production, they tell us.
THE market this morning gives an
example of what we are up against.
March futures jumped so cents hun
| dred in one hour-aI1d our cotton is
subject to a change of $40 per bale
any day that the manipulators see
fit. We ought to make start now
to take the marketing of our cotton
into our own hands"
r. P. Stackhouse, who attended the
Macon meeting, said in part;
Governor McCord, of the Federal
Reserve bank, 'telegraphed the Macon
convention that the Federal Reserve
system would continue to lend assist
ance to the banks of the South to en-
able the farmers to continue to hold
their cotton. Half the crop is still in
hands of the bankers as collateral for
loans. 1t is not right for the farmers
to go ahead and plant a normal acre
age when that will depreciate the value
of this collateral cotton being held for
their loans.
Il believe that if we agree to reduce
our acreage to a maximum of 10 acres
10 the plow it will result in a cut Of
more than one-third, and would not
work a hardship on these planters who
have already decreased their acreage.
Howeyr, am personally willing to do
whatever this meeting decides is the
right and best thing to do to meet the
situation.
IF sensible men can't reach an
agreement on what is the best thing
to do, and then go out and do it, 1t is
time to quit trying. If we will pledge
ourselves to reduce our acreage
third and then do it, when the acreage
report of cotton actually planted goes
in to Washington the price will soar
and we will get the figure we want.
When the world knows we mean busi-'
ness our problem will be largely
solved"
\ Dr. Evan T. Mathis: Doesn't every
man here know that a 10000, 900 bale
crop will bring just as much money as
a 15,000.000 bale crop? OF course, it
will, and the expenses are vastly less,
and therefore the net gain on the
smaller crop greater. If we raise big
crop of cotton next year it is going
to bring a great deal less than it costs
to produce it,"
Judge J. A. Hixon: I'VE all know
that we can get as much for a small
crop of cotton as for the biggest crop
ever made. If the extra labor and en-
ergy expended in making. big crop
were devoted to food crops. it would
give us the same money and an enor-
nous food production as well. The
trouble with the farmers is that they.
get together and resolute and resolute
and promise to reduce their acreage.
and then go home and plant the fence
], corners. 5sTSa 5aM 3
ess"I have yet toAshear ofsa reasonable
hapdi safe solution of our cotton trou-~
Continued on Page ~
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Economic Problems Next.

PARIS, Feb. 15-(By Associated
Press.) the subject of the
League of Nations out of the way for
some time to come, the biggest prob
lems fore the peace conference at
the present are believed to be read
justment of the worlds financial and
economic relations.
Three different organizations have
been created to deal with these sub
jects, and some of their conclusions
are ready for consideration as soon as
the conference will receive the re-
ports.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Gircler Hits 3 Cars;
II Seriously Hurt

PITTSBURG, Feb. 15.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Twelve were seriously
injured last night wnen steel girder
protruding from a. fat car tore the
side from three parlor cars Of an east
bound Cincinnati-Pittsburg express
train on the Pennsylvania road at
Oakdale. Both trans were moving
slowly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Helpless, Says Schiedemann.


WEIMAR, Feb. 13.-CThursday. y
(By Associated Press) - Philip
Schiedemann, chancellor of the new
German government, today showed
himself able to handle conflicting
demonstrations in the National Assem-
bly, without a sign of being intimidated
by the widest opposition or severe
heckling. Referring to peace, he
said:
THE Entente is able to force any
kind of a peace on Germany, but if
it is an unjust peace, seventy million
people in their hearts will never for
give, nor forget"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16

The meeting was called to order
at 11:20 o'clock by N. A. Ray chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners. The name of Geo., 0. Marshall,
county farm demonstration agent
was suggested for chairman
and Mr.. Marshall was quickly elected.
Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, was made sec
retary.
Mr.. Marshall asked Chas L. Ansley,
one of the county's largest cotton
planters, to explain the object of the
meeting, which Mr.. Ansley did. re-
porting ON the results of the state
wide meeting last week at Macon at
which the movement was launched for
the holding of cotton for 35 cents per
pound, reduction of acreage by one
third, the use of less fertilizer, and
/ the appointment of three inspectors
for the county to check up the farm
ers who sign acreage reduction
pledges to see that they are carried
out
The resolution adopted at the. Ma
con meeting. which were published in
The Times Recorder following that
meeting. as well as all other state
papers, were read by Secretary Per-
kins, following which on motion of Mr..
Ray. they were adopted as the senti-
ment of the meeting.
AS the resolutions provided for the
signing of pledges by the farmers of
the county individually promising to
reduce their acreage, Chairman Mar
shall announced that he would appoint
by Monday a chairman for every
militia district in the county to under
take the work of securing these
pledges.
NJ. B. Council who is Looked upon
as an authority in all that pertains
to the planting industry in this part
of the South. was called on for a
brief talk.
81 confess that l have not a ma
ture idea of what could be done re-
garding the cotton situation, he said
But one thing occurs to me, without
my having any exact knowledge about
it. We should not only look after de,
creasing the size of the next crop,
but should take some action looking
toward marketing of it., For the last
35 to so Years the cotton production
of the South has been absolutely con-
trolled by a crowd of gamblers in
Wall Street. If we allow conditions to
continue as they now exist we are
going to remain at the mercy of the
cotton exchange.
"It seems to me that the South
could establish cotton growers ex-
! change ON the order of the Georgia
Fruit exchange And there is not a
better place to start it than right here
in Sumter county. We all know what
the Fruit exchange has done for the
peach and watermelon growers of
Georgia. We should have our own
agents to keep in touch with the mar
kets of Europe, Asia and South Amer
lea to see where the spot cotton is
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16

The bulls ruled the cotton market
Saturday, with the result that values
rose rapidly during the short session
of the exchanges, the New York ex>
change recording net gains over Fri
days close of from SIS to 70 points.
Local spot quotations rose half a cent
to 26 on the strength Of the futures
market
The opening quotations in New York
was low for che session and the clos
ing figure high. March, which closed
Friday at 22.S0, dropped 20 POINTS on
the first quotation to 23.10, then start
ed climbing and mounted by leaps
and. bounds Sspoints, closing. at 22.99.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Cuba to Call on
Crowder for Help

HAVANA, Feb. 15.-(By Associated
Press.) = Provost Marshal General
Crowder will be asked by Cuba to
come here to assist in an advisory Ca
pacity in the reformation of the cleo
tion laws, American Minister Gonzales
announced today
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Army Discharges
Well Past Million

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-(By Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The army discharges
in the demobilization in the United
States reached a total yesterday of L.
174,645 officers and men. OF these
more than 1900 we're officers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
BOCHE FOREIGN
SECRETARY TO
FIGHT ENTIRE
DECENTRALIZATION
Germany Helpless, But Will Not For
get Unjust Peace, Says
SCheTdemann.

BASLR, Feb. 15.-(By Associated
Press sherman Foreign Secretary
Won Brockdorf- -Bantzau, discussing
Germany's foreign policy in the Ma
tional Assembly at Weimar yesterday
declared he will resist Allied effort to
make Germany demobilize all her mil
itary forces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
Wholesale Grocery
Burns at Augusta

AUGUSTA. Feb. 15.-(By Associated
Press. Fire originating in girls
mill in the rear of the Nixon Whole
sale Grocery Co., destroyed that plant
and caused loss estimated at $780,
900 today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16

for their products, /, r,,a-ss4.y,a.es
hereby pledge myself to- reduce. 4
my cotton acreage 33 1870 or not
in excess Of 10 acres to the plow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
THE COTTON MARKET
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 26c,

NEW YORK FUTURES.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-06

N oW!
The impetus in building will very
likely send the cost of labor and
material up. The raise will be nat
ural enough-the old proposition
of supply and demand.
There is one solution and that is
Wire the Old Home NOW
Entirely different from nearly
everything else, the cost Of cleo
trical wiring has not been raised.
You pay us the same for electrical
fixtures that you did in 1916. And
the cost of electricity has not been
advanced.
THE TIME TO ACT
He OLD HOME NOW
II Bell 462 or Home 1897
chigan Electric Compa'
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-11-14

The top crop of cotton is furnish
ing an ideal breeding place for boil
weeyils. Many millions of young,
fat. vigorous boil weevils will enter
winter quarters, and unless there Is
an unusually severe winter. great
damage will likely be done the cot
ton crop next year. A late fall and
a mild winter followed by wet
year always mean great boil weevil
damage. 1t will pay to pick out
the cotton just as soou as possible
and turn in cattle to eat the foliage
and immature bolls or to cut the
stalks into short pieces and plow
them under good and deep. Pro
gressive Farmer.