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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
Told Not To Strike
While Negotiations
Were Going On
WORKMEN STILL ON
JOB IN AMERICUS
Walkout Protest Against
Delays, Says Chicago
Union Secretary

CHICAGO, Aug. 2-(By Associa-
ted Press)--It is asserted that the
union Railway Shopmen who went on
strike Friday acted against the in
structions of the international Off
GERS, who are in conference in Wash
ington with Railroad Administration
the strike under an agreement that
had already been reached between Di-
rector General Hines and the union
representatives
Local leaders of the Federated
Railway Shopmen's Union today pre-
dicted that the strike would spread
and become nationwide. Early today
the strike was for the most part, con-
fined to points in the Middle West
and Southeast, with some craftsmen
out et points outside these generally
described sections.
In the Middle West, chiefly the
Chicago district, some thirty thous-
and men We're reported out, with
like number in the South and South
east sections. They demand a wage
increase from the present scale of
68 cents an hour to 85 cents an hour
with so cents an hour for helpers,
and the increase to be effective from
January l, 1919.
Every railroad system in the
country will be effected by night"
John D. Saunders, secretary of the
council directing the Chicago strike
situation, said: "Tae strike was
ordered as protest against the many
delays in meeting our demands. Ne
gotlations in Washington have been
without avail. We viii make a clean
sweep of every road in the country
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
Entitled to Plane
Clock as Souvenir,
Is Ruling of Justice

Private Flannagin-now Citizen
Flannagin, he having just been dis
charged-said he was only intend
ing to take a souvenir from the
air service home with him, Just as
the other men and officers leaving
the service do, and Justice of the
Peace Griffin decided that his story
conceded with the circumstances,
and refused to hold him on a
charge of larceny from the house,
hearing on which was held before
him Saturday.
The warrant was sworn out by
Lieut.. w. T. Clark, depot supply
officer at Souther Field, who charg-
ed him with the theft of several
clocks of the type used in air.
lanes for the Use of the plot.
Flannagin, who was defended by
Hilliard Williams, admitted hav-
ing one clock, which he had taken,
but no more, and explained that it
was the habit Of men and officers
leaving the service to take a SOU
venir, and that the clock was what
he had taken to carry back with
him to Tacoma, Wash, as re-
minder of his days at Souther
Field. There We're numerous wit
nesses for both sides from Souther
Field.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
CHIEF TASKS TO BE
ORDER AND PEACE

LONDON, Aug. 2-(By Associat-
ed Press)-A dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph company from Co.
penhagen says it is officially report
ed from Budapest that the govern
ment of Bella Kun has resigned and
that the trade unions have formed
socialist government under the lead
ership of Herr Peidel. The new gov
ernment has issued a manifesto, dis
patches state, declaring its chief task
to be to preserve order and enter ne
gotiation with the Entente.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
ARREST OF BOYS AT
HIGH SCHOOL ORDERED

The destruction of soma thirty
window panes since the closing of
school little more than month ago
has resulted in the board of educa-
ton having the property of the High
school posted and instructing Chief
of Police Johnson 70 arrest al tires
passers on the grounds.
1t is said certain boys have been in
the habit playing ABOUT and in the
building and bringing about serious
situation, resulting in police protect
tion for the building being called for,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
1000 TO BE OUT IN
ATLANTA is PREDICTION

ATLANTA, Aug. 2-(B Associa-
ted Press)-Representative of the
union shopmen employed by the rail-
roads entering Atlanta declared today
that their strike would reach full
strength today, when approximately
1000 members in this city will have
joined the walk-out. On the other
nand, representative of several rail-
roads, including the Atlanta, &
West Point, the Georgia railroad, the
Atlanta, Birmingham G. Atlantic,
and Central of Georgia declared the
roads not seriously affected.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
SENATE WANTS
REPORT ON TOO
MUCH CURRENCY

WASHINGTON Aug. 2-(By AS
sociated Press Without record
vote today the senate adopted res
olution requesting the senate bank
ing committee to report whether leg
islation to reduce the amount of cur
rency in rlrlation was an advisa-
bic means of reducing the cost of liv-
ing. The resolution has been Under
debate two days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
%ARYLAND s4bAND TO ENFORCE
'iORAGE REGULATION

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. 2.-(Bv
Ps5oeiated ps5(. Press, Maryland and
ID bal'lmore officials today began to
nsae. rshe active steps to prosecute food
piUlteers. Attorney General Ritcbie
'~,Il wi. enforce the thirty-day cold stor-
rei ee provision. He believes this will
insult rv$ult N people refusing to nav ton
or o'tfs fs: "hlle IN turn the imprisonment
nning of persons who sell such
will ,T5"se goods in violation of the law
VIII II, aid the situation.
to5 Inc grand jury of Baltimore citv
cn+is r+ay took up the question of prose
'uang profteers.
u.. ."S governor said today that it
srS 1a5 MS decision to go to the limit
dsLpac su place all available funds at the
prab@ gos"i OF the Strong committee to
p'OOe the Wholesale situation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
NO STRIKE HERE IN
SEABOARD SHOPS.

1t was stated last night at the Sea-
board shops that the strike had not
taken effect there, every man being
on the job as usual. The men would
not discuss the dispute in authority
Tor calling the strike, but it was in
tlmated that there was little like
hhood of a walkout here unless it
was authorized by the international
officers of the union.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
BOSS CARPENTER AT
SOUTHER FIELD HURT

]. H. Hare, boss carpenter at
souther Field, while using one of
the electrically-driven cutoff saws
Friday, had three fingers on his
right hand badly cut. Mr.. Hare fears
that he will lose one o. the injured
fingers. He said that though he had
been doing this sort of work for the
government for three years, this was
his first accident. Mr.. Hare's home
is 200 Mills street.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
LOST MONEY AT CRAPS,
RAZOR WON 1T BACK

Luther Hargrove, alias Jaybird, a
negro cotton mill employee, was bound
over to the city court by Justice Grif-
fin Saturday on two charges, gam
bling and robbery.
According to the evidence, jay
bird had been in a crap game with
John Sheffield, another negro, and
John had won all of his money,
whereupon he drew a razor and hold
ing it to John throat, robbed him Of
1885.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
5000 MADE HOMELESS
IN BIG CHICAGO FIRE

CHICAGO, Aug. 2-(By Associa-
ted Press Half a dozen fires bloke
out early today in a six-block area
west of the stockyards inhabited
chiefly by foreigners. 1t was peces-
sary to order several companies of
militia to that section. It was stated
nearly 100 homes were destroyed
and three thousand made homeless.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
R1orING IN LIVERPOOL

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 2-(By Asso-
ciated Press) and riots oc-
CURED throughout the night as "a re-
suit of the police strike. The lord
mayor has appealed to the military
authorities for aid. -oooooo
.--o-~OJ~~-~~O
nrice investigations which have been
launched in both states. - NJ.
Attorney General John H. Prlce'
of Ohio, and assistant Attorneys
General S. D. Pepper and Clare
Retain of Michigan at conference
not only pledged this cooperation
but expressed the hope that the en-
tire group Of central western states
may join hand-in-hand IN inc lnNes-
tigation. it was announced TODAY.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
14TH STATE
ORATIFY SUFFRAGE

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 2-(By AS
sociated Press)-Nebraska today
ratified the women suffrage amend
ment. making the fourteenth state
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
YORKSHIRE MINERS NOW
DISCUSSING SETTLEMENT

LONDON, Aug. 2-(By Associa-
ted Press)-The Yorkshire miners
council, representing more than two
hundred thousand miners who re-
mained on strike refusing to accept
the governments offer of settlement
decided today to submit to It's branch
the question of continuing the strike.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
PITY pI ~ AND MICHIGAN
IEDGE COOPERATION

socista5 cis9tn50nBUs, y O., Aug.2-( (By AS
have a,sa n1aI Press.)-ohio and Michigan
pieaged cooperation in the food
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
CHICAGO CAR STRIKE ENDS

CHICAGO. Adg. 2-(Ry Associa-
ted Press) Street car service was
resumed today after afour day strike
Of surface and elevated ca- men.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
COTTON MARKET.
LOCAL SPOTS
Good middling, SO cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES

Close Open High Low Close
Oct. 34.95 $3.50 $3.50 34.3O s4.34
Dec. 1910 1885 1886 $3.50 34.55
Jan. $500 35,l5 35.15 34,42 34.46
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03
WEATHER

For Georgia-Sunday probably
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-03

4 Southern
New paper foF
Southern People
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
PARIS ANNOUNCES
FINAL SURRENDER
ON PEACE TERMS
Bustle About "White House" Indicates Viii
son Is Preparing to Return Home and
May Leave Capital Wednesday.

PARIS, June 23.-The German government at
Weimar has formally communicated its willingness to
sign the peace terms Internationally it was announced
by the French foreign office this afternoon The Ger
man answer regarding the peace treaty was received
by the peace conference this afternoon.
The day and hour for the formal signing of the
treaty is uncertain, The signing possibly may take
place Tuesday, but more likely Wednesday,
The Italian delegates at present in Paris have been
authorized to sign the treaty behalf of Italy This
announcement removed one question which it was
feared might delay the signing.
The German note of acceptance, it is said is
couched in such language that it maintains the Ger
man position that the peace conditions are "a peace of
violence
Activities noted today at the Paris residence Of
President Wilson appeared to indicate preparations
were being made for the presidents departure for
home. This afternoon there had been no announce
ment from the White House." but it seemed prob
able from what was known that the president would
leave Paris Wednesday, barring the unexpected
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
1000 MEMPH|ANS
WALK DAILY TO
SAVE ONE CENT
Increase of 20 Per Cent in
Car Fares Yields Only II
Per Cent More Gross Re-
CeiptS for COMPANY.

Eight thousand Memphians either are
walking once a day or staying at home
instead of riding on the street cars
because Of the raise In fares from to 9
cents.
Reports of operating officials OF the
Memphis street railway to the receivers
indicate that the first week of 6-cent
approximately ~ per cent more than
during the preceding week, when the
regular scent care was charged. The
Scent fare rate was put in a week ago
Monday.
The company handles about 100000
passengers daily, usually somewhat
more than that number.
Taking 100000 cash fares as a basis
for comparison and using ~ perScent
as the approximate increase, 1t appears
that the receipts were about S5,6O0 q
day last week.
The increase in fare from TO 8
cents is an increase OF 20 per cent In
had been maintained the increase
should have been 20 per cent, or col&
lections of $1,000 day
The fact that the percentage OF in
crease is slightly under IL per cent
shows that the loss in business aunountA
to 5000 cash fares day, or that 5000
people who ordinarily rode daily IN the
street cars either walked last week %
came to the business section in autonok
biles. Probably most OF them walked. ~
1t may be observed that numbers U
persons who reside within a company
lively short distance of the busineAk
rtdfnr IN tho utFnaf narA fssff Q +.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
VOTE is 237 TO 1873 IN
FAVOR OF SIGNING UP

BERLIN, June 30 (By The Associated
Press). Germany will sign the
peace treaty Of the allied and associ-
ated powers, The national assembly
yesterday afternoon, by vote of 2S7 to
1873, decided to sign, The assembly
also voted confidence In the new gov
ernment OF Herr Bauer, 236 to SO. Sixty
eight members abstained from voting.
On the question Of signing the treaty
five members Of the assembly abstained
from voting,
Before the vote of confidence was
taken Herr Bauer, the new premier.
declared that the government would
sign the treaty, but without acknowl-
edging responsibility OF the German
peoples for the war and without ac-
cepting the obligation contained In
articles 227 to 2S0 In the treaty relating
to the trial OF the former emperor and
the extradition Of other German per-
sonages.
In announcing the decision to sign
the peace terms, Premier Bauer said
before the national assembly:
THE allied and associated powers
cannct expect the German peoples to
agree from inner conviction to peace
instrument, whereby, without the popu.
lations being consulted, living members
are severed from the German empire,
German sovereignty permanently yio-
lated and unbearable economic financial
burdens imposed upon the German
people
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
Elizabeth Club
Goal OF SI2,5OO
For Home Near

H Joseph Newburger who has so ably
helped the Nineteenth Century club
women In the effort to secure $12.b00
TO make possible the enlargement of
the Elizabeth clubs home for working
Fgfrls, announced Monday afternoon that
the actual cash in hand had reached
a total OF $6,b26, subscriptions to the
amount Of Sl,625 having been reported
Monday morning,
The committee of 90 members Of
the Nineteenth Century club reports in
addition that pledges are in hand from
7b persons whose subscriptions will
expected to come in with other dona-
tions at the eleventh hour. Mr.. New
burger. who has been devotlng con-
sssstf frable nf his time TO the work Of
fhising the fund, was SO satisfied that
the goal of Sl2,500 would be reached
that he arranged to leave town for
the summer Monday afternoon
The work will be carried on by the
Nineteenth Century club women under
the direction OF Mrs. Hugh =. Hayley
Mrs. Arthur Robinson and Mrs. Sam
Mickey.
When the improvements on the old
Stratton home, 800 Carroll avenue, which
Is being purchased by the club, are
completed it will accommodate 80 girls
The club gets its name from Mrs
Elizabeth Buchanan, president OF the
Nineteenth Century club, who con-
ceived the idea Of providing homelike
surroundings for girls of small salary,
especially those just coming to the
city from amaller towns and the coun-
try. Subscriptions may be sent to Mrs.
Arthur N, Robinson, 1l45 Linden ave-
nue.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
DEMOCRATS Plan
FOR NOMINATIONS
County Committee Will Meet
Thursday Morning on Gall
of R. s. Bryan.

The county Democratic executive
committee win meet Thursday morning
to fill any vacancies and to take up any
other business that may come before
be held at 1890 o'clock, was isshed
Monday by M. S. Lennon, secretary,
on the order of the chairman, X. s.
Bryan.
The meeting will be of more than
usual interest as 1t may bring about a
test Of strength between the city ad-
ministration and antladministration
forces.
The committee was recognized last
year by the state committee as the reg
ularly organized party committee in
Shelby county. Besides acting as the
county Democratic organization, the
committee last year nominated the can
Monteverde and Messrs. Mason and
Miller, who were elected in August to
fill vacancies In the city commission.
These nominations were made by the
committee, although ordinarily a prl-
mary or convention would have made
the nominations, such primary or con-
vention being called by the committee.
There has been no city Democratic
committee in existence for more than
10 years.
The committee will have authority to
call a primary or convention to send
delegates next year to the state con-
vention. which will nominate candidates
for governor and railroad commissioner,
and will also have authority to arrange
for the nominations OF candidates for
county office and for the legislature,
and for the selection OF members OF the
new committee. The usual practice
for years in Shelby county has been to
make these nominations in primary
elections, the committee making nom
ination where there Is but one candi-
date or rot time for a primary
G. B. Quinn, when he was fire and
police commissioner last year, was one
OF the instigators of the plan to break
up the meeting Of the county COM
mittee through packing the hall in
which the meeting was held with his
supporters and with policemen. An ap-
parent split resulted, but the majority
members OF the committee carried the
matter to the state committee in Nash
Vile, where the present committee was
recognized as the one representing the
Democratic county organization.
Mr. Quinn and other Republicans have
recently organized contesting Repuh-
lican county committee, and are. said to
be planning to make fight for all Of
fees In sight In the elections next
year.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
MILITARY REPORTS HOLD
TO TOTAL or 200 DEAD

ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 23.--Reports
regarding the Fergus Falls tornado re-
ceived this forenoon at the state mill
tary department by telephone from
Wadena, about Is miles from Fergus
Falls, said that the casualty report Of
200 dead and several hundred injured
had not been changed. More than 800
buildings were wrecked, the message
said
Railroad officials here said they were
unable to obtain accurate information
of the conditions caused by the storm,
Efforts to learn the number of persons
injured when Great Northern passenger
train No. /, known as the Oriental linn
tied, was swept from the track, have
been unsatisfactory. Early reports said
that only one girl was injured, and her
hurts were not serious. No mention
has been made of the members of the
train crew.
The storm struck the city about Z
o'clock. Great Northern train No. !
was blown from the track about 20
miles west of Fergus Falls.
Reports from Staples said the Great
Northern depot at Fergus Falls was
also blown down by the storm and
many killed there.
Brainder Mimi, residents saw the
storm sweeping in northeasterly direc-
ton passing over several towns after
Its destruction at Fergus Falls, but no
other in that vicinity reported serious
damage.
At II o'clock last night special train
left the Twin Cities bound for Fergus
Falls. Governor Burnquist, Adj.-Gen.
Rhinow, rs sanitary corps troops and
a large party of doctors, nurses and
railroad officials left on the special.
Other national guard units in the Twin
Cities and in towns near Fergus Falls
were ordered to hold themselves in
readiness for guard and police duty.
shortly before last midnight a severe
electrical and windstorm accompanied
by a heavy rainfall struck the Twin
cities, further interfering with tele-
eranh and telephone service.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
SENTENCE GAUGED BY
CALDER OF PISTOL

Emmet Walker, indicted for carrying
"a pistol, pleaded guilty Monday morn
ing and was sentenced to pay fine
of $50 and costs, and to serve 80 days
in the Shelby county .workhouse by
Judge J. Ed Richards, of First division
criminal court.
THE fact that you had 22-caliber
pistol is all that keeps me from, giving
you the limit" Judge Richards told
the prisoner, before he pronounced
sentence. "
The following pleaded not guilty, to
charges set opposite their Names when
they were arraigned Monday:
l.. Harris and Adeline McAlister,
larceny; Lucille Farmer; carrying pistol;
Walter Bloom, assault to murder, car :
rying a pistol and murder in the first
degree; will Lewis, larceny. Mack
Sullivan, carrying a pistol; Cleveland
Robinson, larceny; James Knight, carry
ing brass knucks; G. w. Adams, carry
ing pistol: Robert Taylor, breaking car
seals: Ed Billingsley, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen property; Austin Park,
larceny. Wesley Jones, housebreaking
and larceny; Fred Cox, carrying pistol,
and Jack Coppage, carrying pistol
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
City Court Reversed
For Fines Levied On
Alleged BO0tIeggers

Fines OF $50 imposed upon several
men, brought in by the police depart
ment on the suspicion that they were
dealing in Illicit sales of whisky, al
though no liquor was found on them at
the time Of their arrest did not hold
good when an appeal was taken on 10
cases by Abe Cohn, attorney, Monday
Judge Ben Capell, OF the Second cir
cult court, reversed the city court In
six cases Monday and ordered costs OF
the cases to be borne by the city,
1t had been the custom Of the city
police department for some time to
arrest persons suspected of dealing in
liquor In violation Of law Charges Of
lettering were lodged against them and
fines OF $50 were levied by The city
court. The court in reversing the fines
sustained Mr.. COINS contention that
there is no misdemeanor on the local
statutes coming under the head OF
lettering and that vagrancy Is the
proper charge which should have been
pressed against the prisoners.
Reversals we're ordered In six cases
the appeals being In behalf OF LOTUS
wilkes, Red" Wells, Mike Thomas, ED
Wilker, Cliff Luke and r. G. Rather
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-06-23
Knocked Out -Four,
But Little Man In
Cell FLOOred Hin,

Before Patrolmen Hough and Slogan
could arrive at the battle ground on
South Front street Sunday afternoon,
William Mcclure, painter, "a years old,
Second street and Poplar avenue, broad
shouldered and big -fisted, had knocked
out three or four men. In fact every
one in reach.
He was extremely hostile when the
policemen arrived and It required push
ing and towing to land Mcclure at the
central police office. He was placed
in a cell occupied by Murray Foster,
Il years old, Rayburn boulevard, who
Is somewhat smaller than Mcclure and
not near as broad-fronted.
When the turnkeys had retired, Nc
Guire turned on Foster: Get up and
fight me, I've just mopped up Front
street and amt half through yet, get
me?"
Foster reclining on his bunk, de-
well. then" demanded MCGUIRE,
and unite my shoe strings fore adds
you to my days list"
II prefer fighting TO serving as your
valet" drawled Foster.
Then Mcguire, according to the po-
lice, smacked the cigaret from Fos-
ter's mouth, burning his lips.
By the time Sergt. Joe Cole and as
Mcclure had gone down for the fifth
time. Both eyes were swollen, his nose
flattened and lips puffed.
Foster was counting over him, mark
ing time with his left hand and with
his right fist all primed for another
swing, should MCGUIRE arise.
HE just gave me some ORDERS" said
Foster, addressing Sergt. Cole, "now
want to give him orders to clean up tine
floor"