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The Cordova daily times., 1919-03-20
FAMOUS CHARACTER
IN MEXICO IS DEAD

JUAREZ, March 4 (by maip John
O'Bryan, who died here recently, was
q native of Ireland, and at one time
prominent in politics in London He
was known throughout Northern Mex
leo as the Irish consul" He was
given the title by the frequenters Of
the Juarez cafes and saloons In the
days when the little town was wide
open" and Villa collected the tolls.
He was always to be found in one or
another of the brightly-lighted gam
bling houses or dance halls which
lined the main street in those days,
and was one Of the characters who
was always introduced to prominent
visitors in Juarez for the first time
Little was known of his family con-
nections. Although he never worked,
he always wore good clothes, immacu-
late linen, and Had the air Of an Irish
gentleman. He was buried in the
Juarez cemetery, on the Aill
-
The Cordova daily times., 1919-03-20
powers and the misery and ruin of
conquered countries.

powers and the misery and ruin of
conquered countries.
The principal difficulty in the
scheme, as in all plans of permanent
peace, is that it can not take account
of the irregular growth of nations and
future changes of conditions. II AL
giers or British East Africa should
some time try to gain independence
by fighting, would they become world
enemies? The plan, however, has
much flexibility, and in one place
Cart. XII seems to recognize the pos
sibility of putting on pressure to ease
such situations.
AS for the United States, no essen
tial interest is assailed by this plan.
We can have no objection to multiple
treaties, for we have signed several;
particularly the conventions Of the
two Hague conferences, the act con-
shutting the Congo Free State, in 1885,
and the Algeciras agreement in 1906.
Like most treaties, this involves a
promise to do something or to leave
something undone. Nothing new in
that We have agreed in many treat
les not to lay discriminating duties on
shipping or imports from particular
countries This treaty would deprive
the United States of the privilege of
making war suddeny and without con-
sideration for the rights Of other ma
tions, but that loss will not be felt.
In return for these small sacrifices,
what advantages are offered? Free
dom from petty wars in the two Amer
icas, protection from the growth of
national enemies in Europe.
Perhaps the most important clause
in the whole document is the appar-
emily minor provision Cart. Wild
against the secret manufacture of
munitions and implements of war;
for here the greatest danger of the
future confronts us. The combination
Of airships and gas bombs is threeten-
ing to the future OF mankind, Any ma
ton which can hereafter succeed in
inc secret building Of thousand war
airplanes, two hundred submarines
and hundred practicable long-range
guns may defeat crush and dcstray
any city or small state in Europe
within forty-eight hours of the begin
ming of hostilities. Big ornaments
lea'l straight to such catastrophe.
The only remedy in sight is a world
league. To construct such a league
with greater and more direct power
woul lie to jam the United States into
a centralized world power. Less pow
ers than are here given would leave
nothing but that comfy between ne
tions which absolutely broke down
when the German was determined to
carr? frightfulness across her borders
The Cordova daily times., 1919-03-20

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24

story about him:
It was in the days when the 7. u
w. had only one locomotive. Be-
cause of the impossibility OF securing
a new engine, Pat was ordered to re-
pair the engine and put it back in
commission. 1t has been IN use
practically since the road was built
and was secondhand when the West
ern got it.
at can't be done" Pat told the su-
perintendent.
"You know what orders are on q
railroad" the superintendent SAID
t"It must be DONE"
But Pat wasn't convinced, SO NJ
sat down, took his pen in hand, an'
wrote President Coates this brie
rote
"Mr. Coates: The only way that 10
connective can be repaired Is to jacl
nm the whistle and build new en-
CINE under it. Exchange
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24
Engineer Reports
Big Improvement
Declares His Wife Gained Twenty.
Five Pounds Taking Tanlac-Trou-
bles Have Entirely Disappeared

"Tanlac not only relieved my wire
Of her rheumatism, but she has actu-
ally gained twenty-five pounds since
taking it," said G. G. Geiger, engi-
neer on the Georgia Railroad, living
at 90 East Linden street, Atlanta
Ga.
"The rheumatism was so bad that
her feet would swell until she coula
not get her shoes on and her arms
ached until she said they felt IKE
thew would drop off. Her head ached
and she had dizzy spells and was 50
nervous that she could hardly Sleep
Her appetite failed and she ios'
steadily in weight and strength Sn'
was unable to look after her house
work and finally got so bad that sne
had 10 take to her bed and stay there
for weeks, almost a nervous wreck
"she tried all kinds OF medicines
but nothing did her much good AM
| decided to have her try Tanlac' Al
ter taking four bottles, her rneuma
t;sm was entirely relieved, she mas Ut
more headaches, is no longer ner'ou
and sleeps like baby. Her appeti'
is fine and she is gaining in weisn
and strength right along. She IS a
full of life and energy as II she Wer
a different person and is looking a
ter the housework as though she ia
never been sick at all,
TanIac is sold by leading aru'
gists everywhere.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24
FLORIDA LEADS THEM ALL

Those persons yet afflicted with the
oninion that Florida's only assets are
snakes sharks, swamps and "skeet-
ers." says the Miami Metropolis, are
due for a revision Of their miscon-
ception. for Florida tops the list OIL
old South states in the matter OF
average wealth as it does in most
other respects Here are cold' cruel
convincing calculations, made by tnat
highly regarded authority your IN
cle Sam, showing the per capita
wealth Of white people for states
mentioned: Florida, s2,26O; Texas
s214O; South Carolina, $1,000; Louis
lana. $3.50; New Mexico, S1'S72i
Georgia. s1,664; Arkansas Sl'4O6
Alabama, s1.s4s; Tennessee. a'2Os
Mississippi, s912.-st. PETERSBURG
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24

saw yesterday"
Just you try it and see,' said the
little red man.
Dolly did not wait for a second bid
ding, but pr. her eye close to the
dewdrop as the fairy had taught her
to do. For moment everything was
dim, but then it grew clearer. She
seemed to be looking into a place
that was dark-very dark-but at the
same time pleasant. In spite Of the
darkness she could see quite clearly,
but at first she thought there was
nothing worth looking at. Presently
however, she made out a queen look
ing, blacky-brown something, 81 very
small that she had not noticed It at
first. Perhaps she would not have
noticed it at all If it had not begun
to swell in the queerest manner
like soap-bubble, if you could make
black soap-buhble. Then the tip
of it cracked open a little and the
tiniest green foot stuck out. This
foot-it was so small that she could
barely see it-reached out& just as
you reach out to try the water when
you first go swimming in the spring,
only instead of water, it was padding
in the soft brown earth.
Dolly had been so busy watching
the root that she had not observed
the cutest little pink face peeking
cut from the bottom if the black soap
hubby thing. The little thing did
not seem at all afraid of the dark nor
troubled by the earth around 1t, but
poked itself out of the black shell and
looked about as comfortably as you
please.
"Oh!" cried Dolly, Whatever is it
doing?"
"It's growing, silly said the Dew
drop Fairy. being Boy Fairy It was
quite natural, although not very po-
lite, for him to speak like this to a
mere girl.)
But, why does it stand in its head
like that?"
"Why not?" said the Fairy. Didn't
you see the man in the circus stand
| en- his head only last week%
"Yes, he did, and the blood all ran
down into his face and made 1t a.
red-oh, oh? It's face is getting as
red-as red as yours" She did not
mean to be rude but his face certain
" was red. "And just look at Its
feet-they are all coming out OF the
ground-but they're not feet at all
, they are leaves. Oh, what a wonder
full picture your dewdrop has in 1t!
said Dolly. And before she had nm
ished loiking in the dewdrop, Doll!
saw other wonderful things which
Won will read about tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24

The next morning, when Mother
mine" called her little daughter. DOL
ly, instead of burrowing her nose in
to the pillow and pleading, ooh, Moth
er mine, please let me finish my pref
ty dream--I was dreaming the pref
test dream"-jumped out Of bed in
quite a startling manner and had one
stocking almost on before Mother
mine had finished saying "It's time
for my little girl to get up and say
good-morning to the sunshine"
You would hardly believe how
quickly Dolly dressed, and what q
short time it was before she was in
the garden looking for the Dewdrop
Fairy. But, alas, for poor little Dol
, ly! She looked up on the rose-vine
and she looked down; she lifted some
Of the leaves and searched carefully
among the buds, but no Dewdrop
Fairy could she see anywhere. She
was dreadfully disappointed and I
am afraid that, in another minute,
she would have shed few dewdrops
from her eyes, when-all of sud-
den-she heard the littlest voice call
out: Eli! Look here!" She looked
to the right and she looked to the
left-but no one was in sight.
"Hi!" said the littlest voice again
"I mean low-look down here"
"Where?' said Dolly, much per-
picked, for she thought she had
looked everywhere.
down here by your foot" said the
voice, and now it sounded quite pep
perry and short.
Dolly looked down by her foot and
nearly tumbled over in surprise, for
there, sitting. on the top Of a rather
ragged looking leaf, was the funniest
little figure she had ever seen. His
face was as round as button, and
red-you can't think how red it was!
On the top Of his head-or rather,
seeming to grow right out Of his head
was a long, very pointed eau; his
little coat and knickers were green,
but so very raggedly-looking that Dol
ly felt quite sorry for him. and his
absurdly tiny feet were stuck into
little brown boots that were ragged,
too. She would not have suspected
him of being a dew drop fairy If he
had not carried wee watering-pot
lust like the one she had seen in the
hands of her friend, yesterday. Even
as she watched him, he gently tilted
this up and poured bright, shining
drop upon each leaf near him.
"There!" he said proudly; ISM
that a pretty one? Should you like tc
look at it closely?"
"Oh, yes" cried Dolly, "Will it have
rrettv mixtures in it like the one
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24
THE ONLY WAY TO DO IT

Pat Farrell is roadmaster Oh 'ne
Toledo & Western Railroad, and Pres
ident Frank Coates likes to tell this
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-24

Florida has the lowest death rate
a, apy state in the Union.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
Professional Juror
Barred from Court

ATLANTA, April 29.-Certain fore
handed, but somewhat indolent gen.
tlemen, who have been in the habit of
depending upon their service as ju-
rors to provide them an income, are
dismayed at the edict that has been
promulgated by Judge John T. Pendle-
ton, of the Fulton Superior court.
Judge Pendleton, who is the dean Of
the Superior court bench, has decIar-
ed that hereafter no "professional"
jurors will be allowed to serve in his
court.
II will not allow professional ju-
ror to serve in my court" says Judge
Pendletton, "and any court officer who
brings one in will be fined. No man
who hangs around the courthouse for
the purpose of sitting on juries will
be allowed to serve in my division"
1t is understood that the same rule
will be enforced by the other divisions
of the Superior and City courts Of
Fulton county.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
Additional Units
of 82d Sail Home

ATLANTA, April 29.-Private cable
grams received by residents of this
city indicate that several units of the
Eighty-second division are enroute
to the United States ON board the
transport Huron, which is due in
New York on May 6. War department
announcements to the effect that the
Huron had saied from Bordeaux are
amplified by cablegrams received by
relatives of several Atlanta officers
and men in the units now on the high
seas.
A few days ago it was announced
that the One Hundred and Fifty sew
enth Artillery Brigade had sailed and
the additional units now reported as
,eing enroute are: the Three Hundred
and Seventh supply train, Three Hun
dred and Nineteenth machine gun bat
TALON, Three Hundred and Twentieth
machine gun battalion and company
B Three Hundred and Twenty-frst
machine gun battalion.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
Georgia General
Cited in Orders

ATLANTA, April 29.-Major General
James H. McRae, commanding the
Seventy eighth division and the only
native Georgian to hold that rank in
the American army at present, has re-
ceived the official commendation of
Lieut.. Gen. Hunter II. Liggett, COM
manding the First Army overseas, ac-
cording to advices just received here.
General McRae, whose home is in
McRae, Ca, is one of the best known
figures in military circles, having
graduated from West Point in 1886
and served in the army ever since that
date.
In the operations on the Aine river,
where some of the bloodiest fighting
of the war occurred, General McRae's
division covered itself with glory, TAX
ing several position which had been
thought by the enemy to be impregna-
BILE. General Liggett in general orders
expressed his appreciation of the work
of the division and of the qualities oi
leadership displayed by General Nc.
Rae.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
WOMEN MAY VOTE IN
ATLANTA WHITE PRIMARY.

ATLANTA, April ga proposal to
allow women to vote in the city white
primary will be considered by the
city executive committee at a meet
ing to be held Saturday. A delega-
ton of prominent Atlanta women
plans to appear before the committee
and urge their claims 10 be allowed
the lallot in the primary rext fall,
when aldermen, councilmen and a few
other city officials will be chosen.
There is no state law governing
the municipal primary and members
of the city executive committee have
indicated the belief that women are
eligible to vote since there Is nothing
to prevent it except the ruling of the
&C nmittee iself.
S'rIfragists of atlanta are .nhiiant
over What is termed the opacr:rh'ty
to st'Lre the blio for women e'en
in this limited degree.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
LITTLE ENTHUSIASM IN
PARIS OVER COVENANT.

PARIS, April 29.-(By Associated
Press.) 1.-THE covenant of the League
of Nations arouses little enthusiasm
in the press of this city. Many of the
principal papers abstain fro mcom-
ment altogether. The Loeuvre, which
has always been champion of Presi-
dent Wilson and the League, says:
Speaking generally, we are bound
to say that the pact of the League
of Nations causes a certain amount of
disappointment. 1t twenty-siv arti-
cles constitute really statutes of a
League of Governments to safeguard
their territorial sovereignty, and not
new charter of law of nations,
which had been hoped for"
Before the meeting of the Council
of Three this morning, President Will
son received Baron Maxine, head of
the Japanese mission, and Viscount
Chinda, his colleague. The confer
ence lasted nearly an hour. Presuma-
bly, the question of Kiao Chau was
under discussion.
Barons Maxine and Chinda remain
ed with the council throughout the
session, which was a protracted one.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
Hun Cannon Medals
Sent Loan Workers

mited number of Ameri ;us, citi-
zens were the proud recipients this
morning of Victory Loan medals. cast
from captured German cannons, which
were sent them for special services in
connection with the Victory Loan, to-
gether with personal letters of appre-
citation, by Secretary of the Treasury
Carter Glass.
The medal is about the size of u
half dollaf and highly polished. On
one side is the inscription Victory
Liberty Loan together with a relief
of the treasury building and the
American eagle. On the other side
are the words, Awarded by the U. S.
Treasury Department for Patriotic
Service in Behalf of the Liberty Loan.
Made From Captured German Can
non"
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
FIGHT ON NEW RATES
In GEORGIA PLANNED.

ATLANTA. April 29.-Injunction
proceedings against the enforcement
in the state of Georgia of the new
telephone rates recently ordered by
Postmaster General Burleson to be-
come effective on May /, will be rec
commended by Judge James K. Hines,
special attorney of the Georgia rail
road commission, to the commission
today. The meeting was called by
Chairman c. Murphey Gambler, to have
the commission consider the schedule
of rates, which was filed with the
ssion on Saturday by the South
ern Bell Telephone company, at the
direction of the United States tele-
phone and telegraph administration,
and to decide on the course to pur-
sue.
Judge Hines will recommend that
the comission request Governor Hugh
n orsey to bring the injunction pro-
ceedings, which will be filed in the
Fulton county superior court, and il
allowed will hold upon the operation
of the new rates until the question OF
the authority of Burleson in this mat
ter has been determined in the United
States supreme court. Judge Hines
stated that he was of the opinion that
Governor Dorsey was vested with the
authority to start sui: AMI not the
commission.
Judge Hines returned Monday
from Chicago, where he was in con-
ference with representatives Of thirty
five states, the concensus O.? opinion
in these states being that the various
federal administrations, created by
act of congress have oversteppod theiI
authority and has assumed police
authority, which is vested solely in
the states.
These thirty-fve states have been
glanted the right by the United States
surreme court to file brie:s in the cas5
of the State of North Dakota VS.. The
United States Railroad Administra-
ton, w. G. McAdoo, director; the case
of the State of Wisconsin against the
Federal Telephone Administration,
and in the case of an original suit filed
by the State of Kansas against the
Federal Telephone Administration.
Georgia is one of the states that
will file brief in these cases. All OF
these cases will be heard by the SUI
preme court on May s.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
1900 Feet of Hose
Used at Small Fire

Despite the employment of 2,20O
feet of hose, the fire department
couldn't save the small barn on
Noah Addy's (colored) place on
,yuince's alley yesterday evening, the
fire having nearly consumed it before
they could get to the scene, but they
were able to save a house nearby,
which caught fire from the barn. Use
of the big pressure pump was neces-
sary to force the water through such
a stretch of hose.
1t is said the friction through 1900
feet of fire hose will congume all of
the ordinary pressure, and when a
longer length is used aGdit it.onal pres
sure must be applied TO obtain any
Vi ter.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
LEAGUE COVENANT ADOPTED$
DRUMM0ND FIRST SECRETARY.

PARIS, April 29.-(By Associated.
Press.)-The revised covenant of the
League Of Nations was adopted by the
rlenary sessions of the peace confer
ence yesterday without division and
without amendment.
President Wilson, in his speech ex-
planning the revised covenant of the
League of Nations said that Sir Eric
Drummond of Great Britain had been
named as the first secretary general of
the League.
Regarding the composition of the
executive council, the President said
that Belgium, Brazil, Greece and
Spain would be represented on the
council in addition to the Five Great
Powers, until a permanent choice had
been made.
resentation of the amended League
of Nations covenant by President Will
sor married the opening of the session.
The President then explained the va
rious alterations.
The President moved that the pow
ers name representatives to form a
committee of nine to prepare plans to
organize the league and establish the
seat of the League.
Great Hopes Entertained.
The President said it was not neces-
sary to emphasize the significance of
the great coxenant and the great hopes
tertained that a conference of free ma
tions of the world would maintain jus
tice in their international relations
and peace between nations.
Paul Hymans, chairman Of the Bel
gian delegation, expressed the regret
that Brussels had not been selected as
the seat of the League. However. he
did not offer an amendment, changing.
the seat of the League from Geneva
| Continued on Last Page)
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
RETURN OF WIRE
LINES APPROVED
BY PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON April 29.-(By As
sociated Press president Wilson
has approved Postmaster General
Burleson's recommendation that the
telegraph and telephone systems of
the nation be returned to their own
ers upon enactment of legislation
deemed necessary, and that American
cable lines be restored to their own
ers forthwith.
Secretary Burleson stated yester-
day that he hoped to effect the return
of the cables by May 10.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
Miss Finley Quits
as Hospital Head

Miss Ada Finley, who has been SUI
perintendent of the City Hospital, has
rendered her resignation, effective May
Is. Her resignation has been in the
hands of the hospital officers for sew
eral days, but no announcement of its
receipt has been made.
1t was stated today that several ap-
plicants for the position were being
considered, but it was uncertain when
a selection of a successor to Miss
Finley would be made.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
County Board Seeks
Highway Engineer

The board of county commissioners
will meet wednesday mrrninC i'll spec
ial session for the purpose Of con-
sulting with F. r. Neal, state highway
engineer, regarding getting Sumter
county's permanent road building pro-
gram under way. 1t is understood
that the chief matter to be considered
is the employment of an engineer to
begin the preliminary work necessary
before entering into contract with the
government for federal aid funds.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-04-29
DixieSumner reserve
Training atCampLee

WASHINGTON, April 29.-(By AS
sociated Press.)-Nine clauses pro-
posed by the commission on interna-
tional labor legislation for insertion
in the peace treaty, as adopted by the
plenary session conference yesterday
were made public here today by the
state department.
Among the principals incorporated
are standard eight-hour day, 8
weekly day of rest, abolition of child
labor, equality of pay for men and
women, and the workmen's fright ot
association for all purposes.
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