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Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
AMERICUS GETS
APPEAL FOR AID
FOR WEST POINT
Check For $4,000 Sent
To Stricken City By
Lanier

That flood conditions at West
Point, Ga, the Chattahooche river
town which was submerged last week,
are appalling and that the loss win
run to millions, necessitating much
outside aid, is the word reaching
Americus today. This morning
Mayor Sheppard received a telegram
from Mayor S. H. Dunson, of La.
Grange, asking for help for the city
of West Point, and this telegram was
turned over to the Times-Recorder
by Mayor Sheppard, who asked its
publication for the information of the
people of this community, at the
same time suggesting that in the
past only knowledge of a genuine
need was required to loosen the purse
strings of the people of Americas and
Sumter county. Following is a copy
of the telegram of appeal:
LAGRANGE, Ca, Dec. Is.
Mayor, Americus, Ga: We have
just returned from West Point. 1t is
still under water. Business section
still flooded. Loss will be appalling.
Every resident suffered; many are
bankrupt. West Point cannot care
for hundreds who have lost all. They
now call for help. Appeal to your
people. This is disaster.
"S II nITNCOM
Mayor LAGRANGE"
A check for $4,000 for the West
Point relief fund was forwarded this
morning by Frank Lanier, formerly a
resident of West Point, and whose
relatives were hard hit by the food
there, it was learned today, although
Mr.. Lanier himself had nothing to
say of the contribution. His brother,
Phil Lanier, is chairman of the relief
committee.
Word from West Point this morn
ing said:
"The principal streets of the city
are clear of water and the merchants
there have begun to see what can be
saved of the wreck. Everything
seems to be total loss, as the wa
ters gradually recede. Three million
dollars will not cover the loss.
"Georgians and Alabamians are re-
spending splendidly. Thousands are
in destitute circumstances.
"a fund of $4,000 to be lent to
the smaller merchants of West Point
to restore their businesses wiped out
by last weeks flood was raised here
today at meeting of the leading
citizens. The loans will run for three
years"
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
CALLS
COTTON MEN TO
ORGANIZE HERE
Meeting Planned for
Thursday Morning at
i Library

1t was announced today that A. F.
Hodges, one of Sumter county S
largest and most successful farmers,
had been appointed chairman for
Sumter county of the Georgia branch
of the American Cotton Association,
that organization of growers, factors,
bankers and shippers now being COM
pleted by which it is planned to place
control of the cotton industry direct
ly into the hands of the producers.
taking it from the clutch of the Wall
Street gamblers.
An intensive organization is be-
ing put on by the association this
week all over Georgia, and Chair
man Hodges has called a meeting of
all farmers, bankers, buyers and bus
mess men generally-all of whom are
more or less dependent upon cotton
to meet at the Carnegie Library
at 1890 o'clock Thursday morning
for the purpose of organizing coun-
ty unit of the association. It is ex-
pected that prominent Georgian
who is actively interested in the
movement will be present to thor
oughly explain its workings, aims
and purposes to the gathering.
The organization campaign all over
the South has been systematically
worked out in detail. In several cot
ton states the organization is already
complete. In a number of Georgia
counties the organization is finished.
In other figures have been prepared
showing just how many charter men,
bers are required from each, togeth-
er with the number of other mem
bers it is desired to enroll to make
the association 100 per cent efficient.
Following are these figures for Sum-
ter and nearby counties, compiled
on basis of the 1917 crop:
Charter Other
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
Xmas CaroIing Dates
Dates To Be Announced

Announcement was made this af-
ternoon by Mrs. T. H McLendon.
chairman of the music committee Of
the Community Christmas tree and
carols, that no singing practice could
be held tonight, because of interven-
ing circumstances, but that announce
ments of dates and places would be
published later by her. All singers
are asked to watch for these an
nouncements in the Times-Recorder.
1t was stated today by Miss Ella
Polk, in charge of the whole affair,
that there appeared to be some mis-
understanding as to the community
tree. "This is not poor children's
tree alone',' said Miss Polk, "but is to
be a community affair in the broad
est sense of the word. We want the
entire community to join IN this
event. There will be something on
the tree for every child in the com
munity. We want every one who can
sing to take an interest and join in
the caroling. There will be num-
erous singing practices at residences
throughout the city. Each of these
is open to all people who live nearest
and all interested persons are urged
to join the movement"
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
Great Victory Arch
Junked by New York

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-(By AS
sociated Press. 1.-THE war is over
for New York Workmen are now
pulling down the great white ''Victory
Arch" at Fifth avenue and 23rd
street, erected that Americas victor
ious legions returning from France
might march beneath it in triumph.
The welcome to Our Returning Sol
diers" signs are being removed from
the municipal buildings. Orders have
been given for the removal from the
parks of the many welfare huts"
and other Temporary edifices erected
by soldier welfare organizations.
The big wooden battleship still
"foats" in the center of Union
Square, her Quaker guns dominating
the reaches of Broadway and Fif-
teenth street, but is being used solely
for peace-time recruiting for the
navy There is no indication when
she will be scrapped as obst c.e.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
COMMISSION TO
WAIT ON MINERS
Men Must Get To Work
Before Wilson VIII
Name Board

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(By
Associated Press)-The restrictions
against supplying fuel coal to for
eign ships were relaxed today by the
railroad administration to permit the
departure of hundreds of foreign
vessels which had been held at Allan
tic and other ports since the shortage
of coal became acute.
Coal production is expected by
railroad administration officials to be
80 per cent normal today.
It was indicated at the White
House today that the commission
which is to investigate the coal in
dustry wouldn't be named until the
mine workers had carried out their
agreement to return to work,
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
Esthonia And Russia
Soon To Make Peace

DORPAT, Esthonia, Dec. IL, (Fri-
day(-(By Associated Press)-Un-
less an unforeseen development oc-
ours, peace between Esthonia and
Soviet Russia probably viii be an
accomplished fact in the near future.
DESPITE denials, there is seemingly
no doubt that the object of the nego-
tiations which are going on daily is
not merely an armistice, bubt has in
view full peace along lines framed
by the Bolshevih.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
ITALY, YIELDING
TO DANNUNZIO.
TO TAKE FIUME
Signs Agreement To Car.
ry Out Terms Of
Treaty Of London

F1UME, Dec. 15.-(By Associated
Press. preparations are under way
for the evacuation Of Fiume by Capt.
D'Annunzio and the occupation of the
city by contingent of the regular
Italian army, headed by General Da.
viglis, former minister of war.
Italy is to have complete sover.
eighty over Fiume, and al the provis.
ions of the Treaty of London will be
carried out under the terms of the
pact signed by Premier Nitti and
Capt. D'Annunzio, according to a
statement of D'Annunzio's to the AS
sociated Press representative.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
Steel Strike To Keep
Up 4 Years If Need Be

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(By
Associated Press)-As the result OF
tbe almost unanimous decision Of the
na+ional committee of the union
steel workers to continue the steel
strike. leaders of the unions TO-DAY
were going ahead with plans for an
active field campaign which they say
viii be carried on at least four years
if necessary.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-(By
Associated Press)-The American
embassy at Mexico City has been di-
rected by the state department to
make representations to the Mexican
government regarding the kidnap-
ping of Fred C. Hugo, American,
manager of the Dobie ranch, near
Muzquiz, by Villistas last week.
The embassy and the American
counsel at Eagle Pass have been in
structed to make Independent inves-
LEGATIONS of the incident
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
TRAINS TAKEN OFF LINES
HERE ARE RESTORED.

It was announced today that all
trains which were annulled pending
tbe settlement of the coal strike had
heen placed back in service. Both
the Central of Georgia and Seaboard
lines were operating on usual sched-
nile in and out of Americus today
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
SENATE VOTES PONTOON
BRIDGE AT WEST POINT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-tBy
Associated Press s.)-Without debate
the senate today adopted and sent to
the house the resolution by Senator
Harris, of Georgia, authorizing army
engineers to construct pontoon
bridge at West Point, Ga.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
D'ANNUNZIO DUE
IN ROME TUESDAY.

ROME, Dec. 15.-(By Associated
Press Newspapers today announce
that D'Annunzio, accompanied by
General BadogIio, chief of staff to
General Diaz, probably will come to
Rome Tuesday to confer with Pre-
mier Nitti, who will be able the same
day to make a precise declaration to
the Chamber of Deputies regarding
Fiume.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
The Msanest Man.

The meanest man in the world, re-
gardless of previous conclusions, Is
the man of our acquaintance-yoV
Know him, too--who took out a cara
IN the American Society of Astronomy
and now doesn't have to give excuses
when he gets In at 4 a. m.--Tampa
Tribune
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
American, Held By
Villistas, Is Released

EAGLE PASS, Dec. 15.-(By AS
sociated Press. Fired C. Hugo,
American manager of the Dobie
ranch, who was captured by Vilistas
near Muzquiz, has been released, ac-
cording to advices today.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15

lit was the carrying out of the
terms of the Treaty of London at
which President Wilson baked dur
ing the peace conference in Paris, and
which brought on the withdrawal of
Italy from the conference for a
time and the subsequent coupe of
D'Annunzio)
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
GERMAN REPLY is
HANDED To ALLIES

PARIS, Dec. 15.-(By Associated
Press. )-The German peace delega-
tion this morning handed Germany's
reply to the Entente note to Secretary
Dutasta of the Peace Conference.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
nn4imistlc THOUGHT.

IL is the noblest who has ~-iSed
airaecrf br hts own merit t. 'her
''Tiun.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
Hero Medals to Be Asked for In Flint River Traged,
MORE NAMES
ARE ADDEDTO
FUNDFORPOOR

Following are the newest contribu-
tors 70 TO the Times-Recorder's Empty
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia.-Fair tonight and
Tuesday; continued cold, freezing
temperature.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
The Cotton Market

LOCAL SPOT COTTON.
Good Middling 81 1-2 cents.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-15
NEW YORN MARKET.
Wires down; no report.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES

Prev.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03

Question of Pedigree" Esther Clark
song, Eva and Edmond Michaud
dialogue. Like Our Daddy's Do;'
recitation, 'Daddy's Girl" Isabelle
Goodrich; song. Il Was Coming
Thro' the Clover" Doris Foster and
Doris Clark; recitation. Little Seam
stress" Ruth Goodrich: recitation
"A New STAR" John Clark; song
America My Yankee Land" Phyl.
lis Jewett and Doris Clark: recita
ton. "Mattie's Wants and Wishes
Myrtle Williams; song, "Goodby
Teddy Roosevelt" Doris and John
Clark: recitation. Naughty Claude
Crendall Holt; recitation, "A Glor-
ious Fourth" Walter Goodrich; sons
Doris and Esther Clark; recitation,
"Kitty's Picture" Clara Holt: Flas
salute with song, Primary grade:
song. Back Home in Tennessee"
Eva Michaud; dialogue. Zone Flag,
with song: recitation. "A Would be
Patriot" Frank Goodrich; song,
For Flag and Country" Doris Clark,
Ruth Goodrich. Doris Foster, Phyllis
Jewett; recitation. "Our Gifts" Eve
Ign Bowman; recitation. 'Conceit. -
Doris Foster; song. Star Spangle
Banner" school. Notwithstanding 1t
was a very stormy day over 80 par
ents and friends of the school were
present. The teacher served a treat
of candy and peanuts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03

the ice tank and while on one Of the
trips for refreshments her eyes fell
upon q small notice posted near the
water tank. 1t read: "If the heat in
this car registers over ~ notify the
conductor" In a moment the con-
ductor appeared and the lady stopped
him for a moment ana said: "Mr.
Conductor, I dislike to call your at
tention to the fact that you are
negligent in your duty. but as mat
ter Of fact you are, and deem it
proper that your attention be called
to it." What has happened" in
quired Ed. There is a sign in the
car which says that when the tenn
perature in the car is over 72. to call
your attention to it. It's way UP in
the nineties and STILL growing
warmer. Why don't you attend to
it?" Il guess the electric fan Is mot
working" remarked Ed. The lady
was perfectly satisfied. but Mr.. Lowe
did not explain that the signs were
posted during the cold weather and
were placed there when the railroad
was making determined effort to
conserve on fuel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03

If you have dandruff you must set
rid of i. quick-it's positively danger
Gus and will surely ruin your hair II
you don't.
Dandruffy heads mean faded, brit
tie, scraggly hair that finally dies
and fails out-new hair will not grow
then you are hairless and nothing
can help you.
The only sure way to abolish dan
druff for good is. to destroy the germ
that causes it. To do this quickly.
surely and safely, and at little ex-
pcnse, there is nothing SO effective as
Partisan sage, which you can get
from good druggists everywhere. 1t
is guaranteed to Danish dandrun.
stop itching scalp and falling hair
and promote a new growth or the
cost, small as it is, will be refund
ed.
Partisan sage is scientific prep
aration that supplies all hair needs
an antiseptic liquid neither sticky or
greasy, easy to apply, and delicately
perfumed.
If you want beautiful soft thick.
lustrous hair. and lots Of it. by all
means use Partisan sage. Don't de-
lsy-begin tonfght-a little attention
row insures abundant hair for years
tc comc-Adv.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03
His Campaian Report


The law requires candidates for office
to nile a report Of all expenditures. A
patriot in Missouri ran for Office and
turned in the following absolutely truth
full report Of what it cost him to get
elected:
Lost 134s hours sleep thinking about
the election.
Lost two front teeth and a lot of ha r
in a personal encounter with an oppo-
nent
Donated one beef, four shoats and
five sheep to county barbecues
Gave away two pairs suspenders.
four calico dresses. S. in cash and u
baby rattles.
kissed 126 babies
Put up four stoves
* ndled IA fires.
walked 1910 miles,
"shook hands with S1bs people.
"rold 10,101 lies and talked enough 20
make In print 1000 volumes. attended 1s
REVEALS and wat baptized four differ
ent times by immersion and twice tome
other way.
Contributed $50 to foreign missions
and made love to nine widows-fiye
grass, four sod.
Rugged 40 old maids.
Got dog bit 80 times and was elected
by 353 majority.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03

coming to look upon them a. the
names Of diseases and not Of crimes.
Motion picture plays treat the sub
1ect quite frankly without offending
audiences. The sermon 10 being
preached from the pulpit and at pub
lie meetings. Every day the field OF
workers broadens and. the opportun-
ity for the Public Health Service and
the State boards Of health to attain
success comes nearer realization.
All the woe the world has suffered
as q result Of syphilis came from
America, as it 10 pretty generally
conceded the disease was carried to
Europe by returning sailors Of Co.
lumbus. 1t has been a scourge here
from the time of the earliest settle
ment. 1t seems to be the duty OF
America not only to recognize the
high prevalence of venereal diseases,
but to set an example which may
we'll be followed by the rest of the
world in Graduating them.
Publication of graph showing the
prevalence OF venereal diseases
among the second million drafted
men has served the very useful pur-
pose of awakening the different states
to the menace within their borders
and determining them to launch ac-
tive campaigns for a cleanup.
This has been notably true OF
Georgia. Texas and Louisiana where
the rate was exceptionally high. In
each Of these states health officers
have declared open and unrelenting
warfare on their most dangerous
tealth enemy. venei cal diseases.
: The Dallas, Texas, Morning News
publishes long editorial calling at
tention to the fact that four Texas
cities were among the highest and
Urging the press of the state to dis
card it's false modesty and prudery
and get busy to educate the people.
Examination Of 10000 people in
Wisconsin's prisons and institutes
for the mentally diseases revealed
that % per cent. Of them were
syphilitic. according to DR.. w, F.
Lorenz. director of the states psy-
chiatric institute. The report was
read into the state legislative jour-
nal following the passage Of resolu-
ton calling for specific information
as to the bearing of syphilis on men
tai diseases. Covering a period of
from July, 1915, to June, 1919. ii
constitutes one of the most compre-
hensive surveys of the kind ever
made in America. DR.. Lorenz was
empowered to make the survey in
1914.
A determined campaign has been
launched in New Orleans, La, to con
troll venereal diseases and suppress
prostitution, by which this malady Is
spread. Visitors to the South's
metropolis. long famous To- its wide
open tenderloin and wild night life
will find a strangely changed play
ground, for one of the very first acts
Of the Louisiana Board of Health
was to declare war on prostitution
already successful in having the
open" houses closed and giving
every promise Of shortly making /,
impossible for the prostitute of any
type to ply her trade.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03
Luke Meluke Says

GQk0 "CIukS SdyS-
Any wife can tell you that a man
will howl more over having his finger
cut than a woman would over having
both hands amputated.
Whether a thing is right or wrong
depends a great deal on whether you
are doing it or some other fellow is
doing it.
Cheer up! After the Anti-Everythins
League gets through it is possible that
we will still be able to debauch our
selves on cereal, coffee and cubeb cigar
cites.
About % or 20 days after they have
been married the bride gets a sneaking
notion into her head that the world
would keep right on going around even
If her husband slept and forgot to man.
age the job. And the honeymoon packs
up and beats it.
Even when a man is hunting for nit.
eating circumstances for his own celin.
auencies he never overlooks any evi.
dence against the other fellow.
You may not believe 1t. But a zeal.
GUS man gets 10 times as jealous as a
jealous woman
After man gets fired he likes to go
around telling that they had to hire
two men to do the work he was doing.
A couple Of small boys in a family
make man wonder where the HEX he
mislaid all the fractions and grammar
he learned when he went to school,
Over the Top. Camp Zachary Taylor,
Ky.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-03

the shippers in the use Of strong son.
taiuers once the obstacle weight ID
removed from the tariff nies. Eltmi-
nata this .bugaboo and 1t II conceivable
that within a couple of years the bulk
Of the one-trip, hinsy packages VIII Ie
replaced with many-trip. substantial
containers. probably metal containers
Of collapsible design.
Remove the weight penalty and
carriers will rid themselves of most
every difficulty, such as the effects Of
rough handling and improper slowing.
Express Companies caution drivers and
handlers to give preference to light con-
tanners, and the same time insist upon
fast service; ono direction conflicts with
the other. To avoid everlasting ex-
press matter at every whipsutch the
package must be slowed In car or
loaded in a truck according to destina-
ton, and not according to the nature
Of the package. Packages which are TO
be delivered first on q route must oe
slowed last, so that they are access,-
BILE. No other plan is practicable. Driv.
ers and agents seldom have the time or
space to give proper consideration to the
strength and contents Of each package.
And If carriers expect shippers to pro-
vide a wide margin Of safety to take
care Of the exigencies Of express trans
portation. it seems unreasonable to de-
mand that they pay an extra charge
for supplying this safety.
IF : person or community IL strick-
en- with a disease or serious epidemic,
We try to remedy the effects of that
disease. At the same time we search
for and destroy the source of the trou-
bic. knowing that we cannot hope to
put an end to the evil until the cause
Is eradicated.
long viewed this transportation scour e
of loss and damage. which now costs the
carriers in the neighborhood of $780,
100000 annually. Instructing carriers
employees and appealing to shippers will
remedy many Of the evil effects, but we
cannot hope to put an end to further
outbreaks until we obliterate the cause
and that cause is the penalty which is
now imposed upon the extra weight Of
the strong container
"Co-operation. which Is the spirit of
the times. and which Express COM
ranies are asking in this present drive,
1t is not one-sided thing. 1t is two
sided-give and receive. Let carriers
give an inducement for the good pack
ing they would like to receive"
w. H. PICKERING.