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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

Lost and Found
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SMALL briudls dog. ears and tail clipped
Notify Il0s z. RIO Grande. Pm s2s5W.
LOsT-Fratsrnity pin set With pearls.
Finder please phone sss7 and receive re-
VIC
one gray. soft gauntlet driving glove be-
tween 500 block On Prospect and post
Office Pm. 6s5L
LOSr-Cameo brooch between Aihambra
theatsr and Elite Confectionery. reward
Ph- I805W.
IOsT-Wednesday morning In business
district new Eastern Star pin. reward
= 4sslW.
LOsT-In Liberty hail. Armistice day.
mans open face gold watch, initials P. b
on hack Finder Pm 500. liberal reward.
LOsT-Downtewn. Monday morning. cut
Jet necklace with gun metal links Return
70 5000 white Oaks. Ph. 6S3l. reward.
LOsT-White and liver pointer bird dog.
with name Fisk. Amarillo. Texas. on col
lar. disappeared Sunday night SO reward
for Information leading 10 his recovery
P P Knlczerbocker. Z524 Montana. Fh
500 REWARD-Boston bull terrier male
pup. right side OF face white. breast white,
left front foot white. rest OF body hrindle
color. Return to Southwestern Auto
Paint Co. Phi. 1891. 10 ". San Antonio.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

MEXICAN MONEY
Naclouales, zoe
Londres. 15c-
Mexican gold. 50Mc
state bills. SO S0c-
Mexican pesos. old. sfcs new fsc-
Testones old. 68cs new. &c
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

A GOOD rafriFerator IS worth tbs
difference n cost Your credit %
o. K
FOUTZ-MOORE FURNITURE co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13
Aparmsni. Furni.Isd 8 -

FOR RESr-Four room and hath, fur
uished. s30s 3 room and bath. unfur-
nished $50 1-15 Wyoming
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

ATTENTION. HOTEL MEN--Ws have a
large maEnificently furnished family hotel.
the Furnishings OF which we can sell for
$4,000; long time lease This Is a money
maker and VIII stand the most rigid In
vestigatiou- 4 you mean business and
have al least so. 600 20 invest
SEE RICE OR MIXERS,
JAMES /. MARR & COMPANY,
Phone 1850. 500 san Antonio 81
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

FOR EENI-Wen furnished he6rccm u
Two blocks q high school santiemen pre-
ferrsd. also garage for rent Phi Sis.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13
Fnr Rsnt-Anarfnsnn -

For Mediterranean Furnished
-l=s7a=-H-Hs--T-=-s~-~--s
EuRNISHED apartment Pm 1881
THREE room furnished apartment. sleep
ing porch 1306is Tularosa. Pm. aIf1L
TWO room front apartment furnished,
also bedrooms Ter rent 7QlA " KAN
Ph 55Ia.
FOE EENT-One room apartment. con
pIstsly furnished. suitable for bachelor or
lady. f1.50 week or So month 81 z
Boulevard
BEAUTIFULLT furnished room heated
apartment. wilton velvet rug. SIX drap-
cries, Furnishings ali new splendid loca-
ton Ph. so5s. coty Ap-
WITHOUT CHILDREE-
VIII lease % desirable people. UNUSUALLY
well furnished room apartment. eloaa
In on N Fl Pasn
JANIS L MARI s COMPANY
Phone 1850 104 san Antonio St
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13
70 Renl-Roonl Furni.bsd

PAssPoRT FH0Tos. l6s Te1ss $
GOOD q &c 70 - p 81 Aat5aI5.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13
Wanted-Furnitur.
Wanted ises5aneous

WANTED-Good hauling contracts fof
several largs trucks. mining work pre-
fsrred- western Motor Transport Co.
cisco Tex
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-13

nBLE. single. steam hsat. 100 Mag0ffin-
BID.ooas. $3.50 week n y. BID
LARGE Bedroom Tor two nsa- sIs ".
EranEIin
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
l0X F1as New Plan To Declare Peace
WOULD GUARD
i. 5. BENEFITSIN
PEACE TREATY
AfIrlns General Support
of Peace League And
Our Allies

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-A res
0luti0u to declare a state peace. to
retain to the United States anv ma-
terial benefits provided for in the
treaty of Versailles and to affirm
the governments general support of
some practical plan for an interna-
tional peace league was laid before
the senate foreign relations commit
tee today by Senator Knox. The
resolution also declared in geneZal
terms that the United States would
continue it's close relations with the
Allies.
The resolution was approved by
the committee by a vote of 7 to 3.
An immediate report to the senate
was arranged.
The measure, on which senate ac-
tion will be sought after the holiday
recess, is in the form of a joint reso-
lution and would require that unless
Germany comedies to the United
States such material benefits as are
contained in the treaty, that COM
meree with German nationals could
be prohibited by presidential Rr0Nla-
nation.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Two Masonic LODGES
Elect 1920 Officers

Officers for the ensuing year were
elected by the two Masonic Lodges
OF Americas at a joint session last
night at the Masonic Hall. The fol.
lowing were chosen by Americas
Lodge No. 13:
). L. Mcdaniel, Worshipful Mas
ter; e, J. Witt, Senior Warden;
A. K. Royal, Junior Warden: s
/. Hammond, Secretary; S. R Hevs
Treasurer; J. f. Cutler, Senior Dea,
con; ]. T. Clark. Junior Deacon.
II. M. Sellers, Senior Steward; L.
!. Turner, Junior Steward; S. A.
Jennings, Tyler.
The new officers Of M. B. Coun-
Gil Lodge No. 95 are:
Harvey Mathis, Worshipful Mas
ter; j. H. Shumake, Senior Warden.
While Marshall, Junior Warden; Nat
LeMaster, Secretary; J. E. High
tower, Treasurer.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Senate Leader Delay
Pleases Both Factions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (By As
sociated Press) 1.-THE action of Sem
stor Hitchcock, acting Democratic
leader of the Senate, was approved
generally today hY the friends Of
Senator Underwood, of Alabama, his
rival for the place, while Hitchcock's
friends say he is assured of election.
In connection with the postpone
ment, Senator Hoke Smith had urged
that action be deferred until the
peace treaty shall have been ratified.
AT the present time, Senator Smith
believes Senate Democrats should put
themselves to the task Of bringing
about compromise on the treaty,
instead of indulging in a leadership
contest and possibly swapping horses
while crossing the stream.
Senator William J. Harris also
wanted the leadership election to go
over until after Christmas. Senator
Harris announces he intends to sup
Prt Senator Underwood.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
SHERIFF KEEPS
NECROINSAFETY
Stewart Official Refuses
To Tell Where John
ME Webb Is Held

LUMPKIN. Dec. 20.-Sheriff W.
K. Johnson, of Stewart county, con-
tinues to maintain absolute secrecy
as to the whereabouts of Charley
Webb, the negro who a week ago
last Friday shot and killed Emmett
Brightwell, overseer on the R. J.
Dixon plantation near Richland just
inside the Stewart county line, fear
ing an effort to lynch the negro
should his location become known.
All he will say is that the negro will
be brought TO trial in Superior Court
before Judge LittIejohn in the term
which will begin on the third Monday
in April, 1920. He declares it is
his duty to protect the prisoner from
violence and that the intends to do so.
Speculation as to the location of
the negro has been general since
his capture Wednesday evening, and
many wild rumors have been in cir
culation as to his capture, all of
which have been denied by Sheriff
Johnson. The sheriff is quoted as
saving that the negro had not yet
been brought back into the state,
which led to the conclusion that he
had been captured in Alabama.
One of the rumors in circulation
in this section was that the negro
had been hiding in the town of Rich
land all the time the officers and
many posses were searching through
ont the section for him; that the
sheriff learned that another negro
knew of Webb's whereabouts, but re-
fused to tell, whereupon the oihceL
nlaced a rope about his neck ana
threatened to hang him unless ne
cave the information, whereupon the
sheriff and his deputy were LED TO
the slaver's hiding place; that tne
sheriff then dressed the negro IN IN
,von,an,s clothing and took him unoo,,
sorvod TO Columbus where he placed
him in iail for safe keeDing. Thlr
story is absolutely denied by Sherlfl
Johnson. and inquiry at columbus
failed to locate the prisoner IN Gus,
+ody there Another report was that
Wobb We had been captured at Cordele
hnt M confirmation could be obtain
ed to this report.
There is no doubt but that the p90'
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
ARIES AUCTION
SET FOR DEC. 81
Plantation Cut Into Ii
Tracts - Big Macon
Men In Deal

Announcement was made Saturday
by W. T. Calhoun, of the Aries Plan
tation, that the date for the auction
sale of the plantation land had been
set for Wednesday, Dec. 81, at 10
o'clock a. m.
At the same time it was announc-
ed that the Macon syndicate which
has purchased the plantation and
which will dispose of it in tracts, is
c. B. Lewis & Co., with Offices in the
Fourth National bank building, Ma
con, a concern composed of some of
the biggest financial men of that citv.
The auction sale is being arranged by
that company, and the date and de-
tails were announced here by Mr..
Calhoun, acting for them.
1t was stated that the surveys have
just been completed, and the nearly
2,100 acre plantation subdivided into
13 tracts, ranging in size from 28 to
366 acres. Another tract will be in
cluded in the sale, making fourteen
in all to be offered This tract will
be the Stewart home place, fust
outside of Americus and now occu-
pied by C. B. Griner, auditor for the
Aries Plantation, which embraces
At 1-2 acres of land and a seven
room house. 1t has not been gener-
ally known heretofore that this place
was owned by the Aries Plantation.
Following is the exact acreage of
the IA tracts: No. 1, 1861; No. 2,
100; No. 8, 100; No. 4, 2573; No. 5,
1914; No. 6, 778; No. 7, 28.2; No.
8, 329.8; No. 9, 100; No. 10, 100; No.
II, 1858; No. IL, 1902; No. 13,
111.9; No. IA, AIS.
The land to be sold which is only
3 miles from Americus and adjoins
Souther Flying Field, embraces five
home place tracts on which dwellings
for white families are located. One
of these has dwellings for three white
families. Besides one tract now be-
ing operated as a modern dairy en-
terprise, three others are declared to
be ideal in location, lie of land, char
acter of soil, water, shade and other
wise for development as dairy farms.
The Stewart home place is now thor
oughly equipped for hog and dairy
farming, has twenty modern farb
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Is KILLED WHEN
TRAINS COLLIDE
Slain Outright or Burned
To Death; Many
Injured

ONAWA, Maine, Dec. 2O.-Thir-
teen persons were killed or burned to
death and many injured today when
a freight train collided with a spec
ial train from st. Johns, N. B., load
ed with steerage passengers from the
steamship Empress of France on
the Canadian Pacific road near here.
The conductors of both trains were
among the killed.
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pie in the vicinity of Richland where
feeling ran very high, were bent
upon lynching Webb could they lay
their hands on him, but the sheriff
appears to have taken the upper
hand from the start and to have sue
ceeded, at least for the present, pro-
tecting the prisoner SO that the law
may take it's course, which he is
sworn to do.
Mr.. Brightwell, the slain man, was
one of the most influential and re-
spected citizens of Stewart county,
and is survived by a wife and five
children. He was shot down by the
negro whom he caught hunting on
the plantation after the negro had
been repeatedly warned not to tres
pass.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Snl;thville Scouts
Plan Two-Day Hike

SlIITHVILLE, Dec. 29,-Troop
4, Boys Scouts of America, will take
short hike Dec. 20, to stay a cou-
PIE Of days. The troop has most Of
its equipment now, and is prepared
for d good time With Rev. H. H.
Ha;s'er as Scout Master, the troop
has enjoyed a prosperous year, and
hoPos to do even better next year,
Nearly all the boys Of Smithville be-
ong to the troop, and the rest VIII
be members before long, they hope.
A rally is going to be held on the
troops birthday in January, if the
plans do not fall through.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Americus NEGRO Wins
Harvard Scholarship

James r. Westheimer, colored, Of
Amoticus, has been awarded the
Lewis and Harriet Havden Scholar
ship at the Harvard Medical School.
Westheimer was graduated from
Cornell University in 1917 with the
degree Of A. B. and IS at the present
time a second-year medical student.
The Lewis and Harriet Hayden
Scholarship for colored students was
founded in 1894 from a bequeat of
Mrs. Harriet Hayden. The income is
divided between two or more stu
dents.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Thief Gets Last Of
Williams Nut Crop

Captain G. LESTER Williamsi has
had some fine homegrown pecans
for sale this season. His crop was
in such demand that ne soon found
he had only about enough left to last
his family through the winter. Mrs.
Williams has been drying them by
leaving them on the back porch.
Saturday morning when Captain
Williams went to the back porch he
found that 25 ponnds, all he had
left, were missing. And now he will
have to buy or let his family 90
nu-hungry.
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rowing houses for hogs and a dairy
barn with concrete floor and steel
stanchions.
The various tracts have been stalk.
ed and placardad with numbers show
ing their location on the blue print
plats and number Of acres, for the
convenience ard information of anv
who desire to inspect the land in ad-
vance Of the sale. Mr.. Calhoun is
still living on the rlantation and
stated ye ferday that he will take
pleasure giving any information
to prospective buyers.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
CONGRESS QUITS
TILL JAN. 5 WITH
PLANS UNKNOWN
Sugar Control Bill Pass
ed And Sent to White
House

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Con-
gress recessed today until January 5
Most of the members to leave the
capital for home tonight.
Congress went home for Christmas
holidays without hearing from Pres
iaent Wilson regarding the time for
the return of the railroads
1t was announced at the White
House during the day that no mes
sage on the subject would be een+
to the capital today. Before the an
nouncement a report that the Presi-
dent would send message late to.
day gained wide circulation.
Most of the administration officials
believe the roads will not be turned
PACK by Janaury /, as has been indi-
Ihe Cumming railroad bill, with
the anti-strike provisions intact
was passed by the Senate 46 to 30
shortly before adjournment, and now
goes to conference with the Escb
House bill.
BY vote of so to IL the senate
inns afternoon adopted the compro-
mise on bill to continue government
control of sugar next year, accent
ing the house amendments increas-
ing the authority of the United
States Sugar Equalization Board but
limiting its licensing powers to June
80, next. The bill was then sent to
the White House.
The urgent deficiency bill was pass
ed last night.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Trip Is Presbyterians'
Gift to Church Pastor

A generous Christmas gift in the
form Of a trip home, has been given
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Anderson by
the Presbyterian congregation, as a
result of which the pastor will be out
Of the city from Monday until Satur-
day of this week. He goes with Mrs.
Anderson to their old home in Green
Vile, S. c., where she will remain two
weeks with her father and mother.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
MYRIADLIGHTSTO
CLEAN IN GREAT
OAK TREE XMAS
Community Carols And
Celebration To Be AT
Court House

Americus is to have a great living
municipal Christmas tree this year,
according to plans of the committees
being worked out, part of the de-
tails of which were announced yes
terday. The community tree and car
oling will be staged on Christmas
night at the court house. The big oak
tree, standing at the curbing at the
northwest corner of the court house
and within few yards Of the Con-
federate monument, will be strung
with lights and decorations and a huge
platform will be erected in front of
the court house, on a level with the
main floor of the court house, where
the carolers will be located during
the singing.
The big oak tree will be strung
with hundreds of colored incandes-
cent electric lights, the placing of
which by electricions will take place
Monday and Tuesday. Donations of
paper and tinsel decorations for the
tree by the public will be depended
upon largely for the further beauti-
flying of it, Chairman B C. Hogue,
of the decorations committee, an
nounced. At the same time he issued
a public appeal that all persons hav-
ing Christmas tree decorations of
paper or tinsel who have finished
with them to please donate them to
the community tree and to notify w.
II. G. Dudley, of the committee. in
forming him where and when they
may be called for, or to deliver them
to HIM before noon of Christmas day.
1t is expected by Mr.. Hogue that
large amount of decorating material
may thus be had on Christmas morn
ing from home trees, which will have
served their purpose by that time. He
plans to enlist the aid of the Boy
Scouts of the city in gathering up the
decorations donated and in assisting
IN other activities in connection with
the community tree arrangements.
1t was announced today by Cor
don Howell, chairman of the com.
mittee on supplies, that several con.
tributions of nuts had been received
as starter for filling the thousands
of bags of candy, nuts and fruits.
which are to be given away to the
children of the community at the
Christmas tree; but that more dona-
tons are needed. He asked that all
Who have fruit or nuts 70 give to
send their names either to him or
to The Times-Recorder. The nate
rial Tor the thousands of baks mas
cen donated by the merchants Of
the c'ty and it is bang made up by
the gi1ls of the dom site science de-
partment of the high school The
1)llowing donors Of nuts are an
n"uI"ed by Chairman Howell. Mrs.
Cta1'os NJ. Council, 20 pounds; Mrs.
c. A Ames, 10 pounds; Rotary DrE,
6 IL pounds. T. F. CatewooI. amount
not announced.
MICS Ella Polk, who has charge
Of the musical arrangements an
ounced Saturday that a general re-
hraisal Of all carollers viii be held
at the First Methodist church at 7
o'clock Monday evening. The or
chestra will be present and all of
the carols to be sung will then be
rehearsed.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
WILSON SILENT ON RETURN OF RAILROADS
Salvationists
toShareXnas
Fund for Poor

Mrs. C. J. Sherlock, head of the
Associated Charities, Saturday an
nounced that the association had
voluntarily agreed to donate to the
Salvation Army Corps of Americas
$50 Of the frnds collected tbrouob
the Times-Recofder for the poor. to
be used by that organization in as
s1ring to families which it has un-
der it's care a happy Christmas.
Mrs sheriocE stated that the de-
cIsion came as a result Of the nm
precedented response of the public
to the appeal this year-the Empty
Stocking Fund at this time bavino
passed $350--and the inability of the
Associated Charities to use to ad-
vantage in aiding the limited number
OF destitute people of this communi-
ty all of the amount purely as a
Christmas fund. At the same time
she made the following announce
ment to the public, in order that the
contributors may know just what dis
position of the funds is contemplated;
The Associated Charities will de-
liver Christmas baskets of food to
the needy white families and decrepit
and disabled ex-slaves and helpless
negroes of the community, with can
dies and playthings for the children.
Packages Of cigarettes will also be
distributed to the prisoners on the
county chain gang and in the iails.
After this is done there will still be
a considerable sum left from the
funds already collected, and this the
Associated Charities will put by for
use as needed in caring for charity
cases throughout the year
I'VE are very grateful for this
magnificent response upon the part
of the public this year, the fund be-
ing larger than we have ever receiv-
ed before. We feel that to spend
more than we had planned on the
Christmas baskets would be waste.
and that the best use can be made
of the remaining funds by depositing
it for use in providing for the many
calls for help which are received
throughout the year"
The following new donations to
the Empty Stocking Fund have been
received by the Times-Recorder:
Seaboard Railway Carmen S13.5O|
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Date For Deportation
Of Radicals Not Fixed

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (By As
'ociated Press) The date for the
departure from New York of radi-
cal aliens who are to be deported,
has not yet been fixed and will not
be until additional reports have been
received concerning the movement to
The seaboard of some aliens now held
at inland points, Commissioner OF
Immigration Caminetti said today.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
BACK FROM FISHING TRIP.

Fairly good fishing was ronortHd
by party of Americas sportsme7
who returned Friday night from
Spring Greek, Fla, on the gulf be-
low Tallahassee, where they spent
three days angling. The party was
composed of II " H. Glover, Thad
Glover, Charles H. Burke, Frank
Sheffield and G. o. Loving. They
occupied the fishing lodge owned b.
Americus men while at Spring Creek
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Snnithville Five
Loses To Sumter

SMITHVILLE, Dec. 2O.-Smith-
vile took her second defeat Of the
season in basket ball here Friday
from Sumter The score was 25 to
II in favor of Sumter It seemed
ike the Smithvilfe boys just couldn't
"get under" the ball for a goal The
game was well played, clean and fast.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
New Belgian-French
Treaty Nearly Closed

BRUSSELS, Dec. 10 (Friday), (By
Associated Press.) announcement
is made bv the Reloion Foreign Of
fee that the conclusion of an eco
nomic agreement with France, pre-
senting numerous advantages as COM
pared with the former treaty, is i'm
minent
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
President Renarnes
John Shelton Williams

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (By AS
sociated Press) --Tohn Shelton Will
lianns was spain nominated todav by
President Wilson to be ComntroIler
of the Currency.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
Free Platinum And
Gold Reported Found

TORONTO, Dec. 2O.-Free gold
"a platinum has been discovered IN
Eayel beds near Belleville, Hastings
%,anty, according 80 reports publish
y y mere. There was a gold rush to
raaoc in the same vicinity, fifty
Fears ago.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21
1lTHvILLE SCHOOL CLOSES.

1"Il HVlLLE SCHOOL CLOSES.
eMIIHVTLLE, Dec. 20.-The
SSu,hvilIe school closed Friday for
Christmas holidays, two weeks be-
|S given. An interesting debate
y mad at the closing exercises on
subject of woman suffrage. The
S,es won, after a hard fought con-
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-21

WEATHER FORECAST.
For Georgia. Probably rain Sum-
day.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24

City Attorney William H. Comley did his part show the Grand street bridge blunder its largest proportions, when he issued statement showing that the city built this costly bridge without making provision whatever for western approach thus convctng the administration of play trick upon the public, with it's midnight expedition abish plank crossing the death trap that leads the western approach to Brdgepor million dollar bridge.
 City Attorney Comley says It is the city right to lay out highway the railroad right way. fully discussed at the time and recognized that subject would have to be disposed of by the public utilities commission.
 Bu what the critics fail realize is that the adminsra- On contemplated than temporary expedent the establishment a crossing grade. believed with that with the building of the bridge the railroad would be forced by public necessity elevate it's tracks,
 The bridge has been several years in building During these effort has been made by the city obtain approach The place death trap The bridge actual cash about 6OOOO Judgment pending the cty for $159,OOO
 The cost to the city of erecting crossings grade not be less than $OOOO Bridgeport has million dollar bridge it's hands and scandal proporonae magnitude
 City Attorney Comey otherwise deals with cerred with litigation the bridge in lengthy which The Times will print tomorrow.