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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-23
MORE REF||VE|ME|ITS
PUT INTO DESIGNING
OF ENCLOSED CARS
Trend Toward AL -season Types
Grows Yearly, and Increased
Luxuries and Conveniences
Are Provided.

A recent article in the Capital News
called attention to the increasing pop
ularity of closed cars, cited instances
to show that they are more practical
for all-year round use in such a sec
ton as this than most car owners re-
aiize, and stated that although six
years ago they were almost unknown
in America, large proportion of the
cars manufactured in the present sea-
son will be enclosed types.
The number Of closed cars In pres
ent day use in the large cities is be-
yond computation. Large manufac-
turers estimate, however, that at least
rs per cent of the total factory output
during the present year will be of the
various enclosed types.
The trend toward closed and elegant
bodies has become very marked 1t
has now reached stage where one
Elay have his car made to measure
to meet his requirements.
LUXURY IN STOCK MODELS.
The past two or three years have
seen the rise of a corps of expert body
builders in Detroit, New York, Cleve-
lond and indianapolis, who specialize
in exclusive design to suit the individ :
ral fancy. On the other hand, the fac
tories, quick to sense a growing field,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-23

fave engaged hiGh- priced experts who
navS Incorporated In stock models
.aucn Of the elegance and luxury that
output.
some OF the modern appurtenances
tnAt equip both stock and custom built
CAIs TINS year are worth listing. A
really stylish limousine or sedan is not
coMplete without its interior clock,
vanity case, dome light, silk window
curtains, cigar lighter, dictaphone by
which to communicate with the chauf-
reur, loot curtains, ventilating appli-
ances, window regulators and conven-
iently located reading lights.
In adapting and installing these i'm
provements, the practice is to use only
the finest woods, metals and feathers
fashioned In design that would grace
the display table Of an exclusive jew
elry shop. One car brought out this
season has among it's conveniences
oven q compass and folding kodak.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16

tire section is entering upon new
agricultural era. and within a few
years you may expect to see cattle
and hog raising become one of the
principal industries tof the South. it
has been demonstrated that this sec
ton offers unparalleled opportunity
for the industry, and farmers are go
ing into live stock raising more large
ly every year. The Sumter county
fair will have a display of live stock
that will open the eyes of the people
of Americas, and as result of the
sale of pure bred cattle to be held
there l believe number of additional
farms will be added to the large
area already devoted to hog and cat
tie raising here"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
DIXIE LEADERS; s.,
TO THRESH"OUT
COTTON NEEDS

ATLANTA, September 16.-Eco-
nomic conditions as they now exist
in the South will be the keynote of
the big conference which is to be
held in Atlanta tomorrow under the
auspices of the American Cotton
Association and the Atlanta Cham
ber of Commerce. The meeting
will bring together several hundred
CT the best known financiers, bank
ers, editors, statesmen and agricul-
tural experts of America. Over
FIVE hundred invitations were sent
out.
Sessions of the conference will be
held in the rooms of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, beginning at
2 p. m. an will be followed by a
dioner at the Capital City Club at
$50 p. m.
w, P G. Hardin, governor of the
Federal Reserve Board, of Wash
ington, D. c., will be the principal
speakers although addresses will
be made by other we'll known men.
He will discuss plans needful to con-
serve and promote the interests of
the South's export cotton trade.
1t will be recalled that Mr.. Hard
ing first proposed an organization
of farmers, merchants and bankers
into an exports corporation. Mr..
Harding is quoted as saying:
"Of all our great industries, cot
ton, l believe, is the only one which
has no organized sales department;
yet many millions of people are en-
gagged in it's production"
As a native Alabaman and close
and sympathetic student of South
ern interests Mr. Harding appre-
ciated thoroughly the peculiar prob
lens of cotton production and cot
ton marketing shortly after the out
break of the world war, when there
was almost no demand for the
South's staple crop and the future
looked discouragingly gray, and he
headed the committee which organiz-
ed a hundred million dollar cotton
pool for stabilizing the shaky condi?
tions.
The Atlanta conference tomorrow
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
COUPLE OFFERED
START IN LIFE TO
MARRY AT FAIR

WANTED-A blushing bride ard
groom to be married in public at the
Sumter county fair. Handsome re-
ward. Communicate with Joseph
PERKINS, Chamber of Comemrce,
Americus. Ga.
Secretary Joe. who is pushing the
big county fair. which will be held
three days-October Is. II and 49,
says he Is just obliged to nave pub
lie wedding at the Hair. and he has
made arrangements that will make it
especially interesting to any white
couple willing to have the knot tied
there.
owe will furnish the license and
preacher" said Mr., Perkins, "but
that is only the starter. Wen come
pretty near feathering the nest, We
already have a donation OF suite of
furniture for one room from a local
merchant and there are other gifts
promised which will not come far
short of enabling the couple to go to
housekeeping right away without the
expenditure of dollar. And this is
something worth considering in these
times"
Mr.. Perkins insists that there is
no catch and no swfndle about this
proposition. He is determined to get
folks to talk about the big fair-and
come to it-and he believes public
wedding will prove an attraction that
will interest folks far and near. The
offer is open to all-that is, all single
folks-and the first to apply will be
the lucky couple. Here's chance
to do your wedding shopping early.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
SHRINERS GIVEN CUE
AT WHEATLEY HOME.

Crawford Wheatley and Mrs.
Wheatley entertained the Shriners of
Sumter county and a limited number
Of friends of Mrs. Wheatley at bar
becue at their country home just east
OF Nmericus at / o'clock today.
The Shriners were invited in body
at meeting of the Shrine club last
week, the members being asked by
Mr. Wheatley to fix their own date,
which they did The dag was ideal
for the affair, and large portion Of
the Shriners, who number about leo
IN the county attended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
STREET STRIKE
HERE'S BROKEN;
MEN RETURNING
Conditions To Be Nor.
NAL By Thursday,
Ansley Declares

The strike, of negro laborers in
the Americus street department was
broken today About half of the u.s.
ual force was at work, and City Su-
perintendent John B. Ansley stated
that more men had been hired and
would report for work Wednesday
morning.
Il expect conditions to be normal
by Thursday" said Mr.. Ansley.
Among the men who went to work
today were several of the men who
quit Saturday. They came to Mr..
Ansley with the statement that they
had misunderstood matters and want
ed their old places back. Although
Mr.. Ansley had ordered Street Over
seer Heidi Monday not to take them
back but hire new men, he accepted
their explanations and allowed them
to return. Several more who walked
out Saturday will return to work
tomorrow according to Mr.. Ansley
Mr.. Ansley and Mr.. Heidi, who
Monday morning were in disagree
ment as result of the strike, had
/ not resumed their broken-of rela-
tionship today, matters between chem
remaining in status quo. Mr.. Heidi
stated that he had not resigned, but
he was not incharge of those who
were at work in the street depart
ment. Instead, Mr. Ansley assign
ed Jesse Jeter, an employe Of the
water department, to d(>ct the mon
for him.
"Mr Ansley is looking out for the
city's interests" said Mayor Pro
Tenn Mashburn, members of the
streets committeee of the city c0un-
Gil today, "and when he came to
me, not being able to get IN touch
with Chairman Taylor, who Is doing
jury duty, told him | would stand
behind him, and | am sure the re-
mainder of the committee feel the
same way about it. Mr.. Ansley is
right These men should go to work
at o'clock in the morning and work
until in the evening at this time
of the year In the years work it
evens up for them, for in the winter
time they cannot work more tran
8 hours, because of the shorter day
light hours. In the summer there
is more for them to do, and natural
ly longer hours are required 70 han
die the work
The five garbage wagons were on
duty this morning collecting garbage
in the residence sections for the first
time since Saturday noon. Two driv-
ers of the mule-drawn street sweep
ers will return to work early Wed
nesday morning, and it was said there
will be other street cleaners on the
job, and clearing of the collected
rubbish on the pavements will begin
/ The nine men in the scavenger serv-
ice of the department returned to
work Monday, having been persuad-
ed by Mr.. Heidi, according 70 his
statement, not to go out.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
BIG PURE BRED
STOCK SALE AT
FAIR PLANNED

George O. Marshall aounty farm
demonstration agent, who viii leave
Wednesday morning for a brief visit
to relatives in North Carolina. an
nounced today that he had complet-
ed arrangements for holding the
greatest auction sale of pure bred
hogs and live stock ever held in Sum-
ter county, during the big fair to be
held on the Agricultural College
grounds Oct. 16, II and 18.
Already enough cattle and hogs
are in sight to make the sale big
success" Marshall said this after
noon, "but all indications point to
the fair being even greater than its
promoters had anticipated, and ! am
9ndeavoring to have at least two hun
dred pure bred live stock
to offer for sale then. The sale will
be held on one of the days of the ex-
position here. but, as usual, the live
stock will be delivered at the COR
clusion of the fair.
"Only pure bred live stock will be
offered at this sale, and every hog
or other animal entered must be reg
istered, and the registration papers
will be delivered to purchasers when
the animal is paid for. The sale will
not be confined to any special breed
of cattle or hogs, however, and l eX-
rect to offer a splendid selection of
various breeds, thus making the sale
most attractive. There will be Du-
rocs. Duroc-Jerseys, Hampshires and
Poland Chinas among the hogs to be
offered. and a fine herd of Short
horns and Herefords will also be sold
to cattle raisers here.
"My pig club boys will make an
especially fine showing at this sale,
as already have selected several un-
usually fine animals which should
bring excellent prices, and which I
am endeavoring to secure for the
big sale. With the pig club pigs will
be offered their records, showing to
penny the cost of raising, gain per
month, quantity and variety of feed
used, etc.
81 am enthusiastic about this fea-
ture of the fair" MIR. Marshall added,
county, and for that matter, this en-
"0ecause / am convinced Sumter
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
GULF COAST In
CORPUS CHRISTI
TERRITORY is
HARDEST HIT.
List of Victims Mounts
Fast as Late Reports
Trickle In
20 BODIES FOUND IN
BAYSHORE SECTION
Three Thousand Made
Homeless In Coast City
Relief Begun
(By Associated Press.)

Mounting rapidly as reports from
isolated sections began trickling in
today, the death list resulting from
the hurricane Sunday on the Texas
coast in and around Corpus Christi,
was variously placed at from seventy
to 150 today. Sinton is acting as
relief headquarters for the surround
ing bayshore territory, where already
seventy bodies have been found. For
ty were found at Westport, and % at
White Plains
Reports from Odem stated that the
situation at Corpus Christi was in
creasingly serious. Relief measures
are virtually in the hands of the state
authorities, with district officers of
the coast guard service rendering all
assistance possible.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
RESERVATIONS
TO WIN, SAYS
CRISP, AT HOME

Congressman Chas. r. Crisp, of the
Third district, was greeting friends
about the streets of Americas, his
home city, today. Judge Crisp
cape home few days ago to attend
the wedding of his niece, Miss Mary
Ella Davenport, and also TO rest. In
order to realize the latter, he did not
permit his presence at home to be-
come generally known until today,
when he came up town. he expects
to return to Washington tomorrow.
Judge Crisp was questioned o.
many occasions today on the peace
treaty and the League of Nations.
He gave it as his opinion that the
treaty would be ratified with the four
reservations which have been COM
monty mentioned and which lie de-
clared not only harmless but desir-
able so that there may be no misun-
derstandings hereafter between this
country and the remainder of the
world.
Judge Crisp, like all the other
members of the house, is only a
spectator to the treaty drama now
being enacted in Washington, rati-
fication being matter for action
solely by the senate.
81 think it is the most interesting
j"bate ever staged in the hall Of
Congress-" said he wher asked what
BE thought of the fight In the senate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
Is TO rs DEAD AT
CORPUS CHRISTI

CORPUS CHRISTI, Sept. 16.-
(By Associated Press.)-With troops
patrolling the main streets and re-
lief trains headed this way from many
parts of the state. this city today
began slowly emerging from the
wreckage caused by the Gulf hurri-
cane Sunday. In the city proper the
death list was placed at / 5 to %, but
this was regarded as conservative.
One unconfrmed report was that 100
bodies were taken from reef near
Portland.
More than three thousand were
made homeless by the storm, which
sent tidal wave ten feet high over
the business and North Beach sec
tons Of the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
2 CONVICTS ASSIGNED
HERE. 2 ARE MOVED

Ore life term convict, and an
other short sentence man, negroes
convicted at the recent term of the
Superior court, have been assigned to
the Sumter county cnain gang by the
state prison commission, according to
notice received this week. The men
are John Caldwell, life term, and Ed
Lee Howard, one to three years.
Two other conyicts sentenced at
the recent term have been transfer
red to other counties, they being Les
Stewart, six to ten years and Joe
Thomas, three to five years The first
three are murderers, AM the 'ast a
horse thief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
II ENLISTED MEN SENT
TO COOPERSTOWN, N. Y.

Eleven more enlisted men left Sou
ther Field yesterday, this number
starting for CooperstoWn, N. Y,
where they will become attached to
the medical department of the army,
Tor which they enlisted.
The men, who are recent recruits,
all Joined the service III this locality
and were sent here only temporarily,
beng attached to the hospital de-
rartment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
REV. GUYTON FISHER
UNDERGOES OPERATION

Rev. Guyton Fisher, pastor of
First Methodist church, was operat-
ed on at the Americus and Sumter
County No pital this morniua for ar
pendicitis and his condition this of
te.noon was reported entirely salts
factory. Dr. R. P. Glenn and DR.. J.
r. Statham were the operating sur
geons, and they were assisted by Dr
H. A. Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
APPEALS TO MOTHERS
IN FIGHT ON LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, Sept 16.-(By
Associated ess.)-Senator Sher-
man, republican, of Illinois, attack
ing the League of Nations today in
the senate, declared II the League
covenant was ratified as drafted,
American mothers twill but cradle
their sons to fill muster rolls of ar
mics to give their lives in foreign
wars"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
Orders OF Civil Service
Commission Flatly
Ignored
ACCEPT ACTION OF
COUNCIL TONIGHT
Men To Recognize Dis
charge IF Board Is Up
held, They Say.

MACON, Sept. 16.-(By Associat-
ed Press Both the city policemen
and fremen still held out today in,
their refusal to bow to the demand of
the civil service commissioniand dis
band their unions. They declare that
instead they will accept discharge as
body, if the city council, which
meets tonight, upholds the commits
sion.
Patrolmen were on duty as usual
this morning. They stated they
would resign and would not strike.
and did not intend to- give up their
union cards. The city fremen on duty
made the same assertions.
The orders Of the civil service com
mission demanding dissolution of the
policemen's and firemen's unions hav
ing met with flat refusal b. the men,
either to obey the order or resign
from their positions, the commission
today faced a problem in it's determi-
nation to enforce the order Warren
McWilliams, the new police chief,
who formerly was soldier. announc-
ed he would stand by the commission.
Several hundred discharged soldiers
are ready to serve as police or fire
men.
The situation was preciritated by n
resolution passed at 7 O'Clock Iase
night by the civil service commission
ordering all policemen and .iremen
to turn in iheIr union cards or 5helr
badges. The resolution passed unan-
lmously, Commissioners Chapman.
Evans, labor leader; and Urquhart.
attorney for the Macon Federation of
Trades voting for it,
The action of the civil service com
mission followed mass meeting of
citizens at the chamber of commerce
at o'clock when the civil service
commissioners were called upon IN
vigorous language either to pass am
order dissolving the unions or turn In
their own designations.
Firemen told the commissioners
that they would not obey it. You'll
have to put us out" they shouted at
Chairman Chapman as he read the
resolution to them. "We've made
good firemen and you can't put as
out. Those Cherry street merchants
did it."
Stormy scenes followed the meet
ing of the civil service commission
tiremen applauded Commissioner
Evans, whom they nailed as a labor
man, after he had made a speech in
which ne told the fremen to stay on
their jobs, in spite of his vote on tne
resolution.
Il can't argue with you," Chief
Chapman told the fremen. after he
had read the resolution to them in
headquarters. "This order must
either be obeyed or else we will be-
forced to put men in your places
The passage of the resolution oe-
Cured after a secret session, follow
ing which reporters and the clerk,
Dan Glendenning, and the chief of
police were allowed to return. to the
room, when Chief Chapman announc-
ed unanimous action.
at was the only thing we could
io.' Chairman Chapman stated
II agree with you," Commissioner
Urquhart said
Commissioner w. r. Evans, o
member of local labor union, also
stated he believed that this was the
only thing that the commission couDH
do.
Chief of Police McWilliams resign
ed yesterday as president of the elec-
trical Workers union,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
2 TO LEAVE ON AUTO
TRIP TO CAROLINAS

George 0. Marshall, county farm
demonstration agent, will start Wed
n,esday morning by automobile for a
VISIT to his old home in North Caro-
ma. He will be accompanied as far
as Dillon, S. c., by R. P. Stackhouse,
VINO WI will visit at his old home there.
weeks.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
The Weather Forecast

For Georgia.--Fair tonight and
Wednesday.
will be one of the most important
cotton conferences ever held in the
United States, and delegates from
all States in the cotton belt will be
present.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-(By
Associated Press. Official here
in the absence of President Wilson
and Secretary Lansing, would not
comment on the report that the
United States has asked Japan to
fix date for the return of Kiao
Chau to China.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
u. S. Asks Japan
To Fix Date For
Return of Kiao

HONOLULU, Sept. 16. - (By
Associated Press. 1.-The United
States has asked Japan to fix
definite date for the return of
Kiao Chau to China. according to
cable advices today to Nippu Jill.
a japanese newspaper here. The
cable added that the Japanese gov
ernment had not answered the COM
munication.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16
The Cotton Market

LOCAL SPOTS.
Good Middling 20 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-09-16

4 5outL ern
Newspaper for
Southern People
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
HOrtenstine Elected

The result of the late schoo
election on county superintendent
was cast up in the county clerk 4
Office Tuesday. J. H. Hortenstine,
the Bucklin candidate, received
l,6O2 votes and r. w. Powell,
the Linneus man, received 1885,
giving Hortenstine a majority OF
81.
AS Linneus gave aortenstine
only 3 votes the new superinten-
dent can hardly be expected to
establish his headquarters at the
county seat. Congratulations to
Prof Hortenstine and the schools
of the county.
Under the law passed by the
present legislature the salary of
the Linn county superintendent
will now be So, 100 per annum
with office expense.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Beneficiaries Of Smith Will

By the terms of the will of the
late J. II. B. Smith of Milan, Mrs.
J. R. McEfee of Laclede inherits
the Standby hotel building and
a bank building in Milan valued
at between $35, 900. 900 and $40, =
900. By the same will Mrs. j. A
Crowder gets a half interest in the
depot hotel building at Milan and
a half interest in an eighty acre
farm in Kansas, her share being
valued at $4,000. Mrs. G. w.
Thompson of Chillicothe, formerly
of Laclede, gets 1000 in cash
from the Smith estate. Smith left
an estate of at least $75, 900 and
had no kin closer than Mrs. McEfee
who was his sister-in-law. The
bequeath to Mrs. Crowder was
made in appreciation of the kindly
way she cared for him during the
three years Mr.. and Mrs. Crowder
mas conducted the hotel where he
made his homa
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
American Reading Circle

Mrs H. w. Lomax was hostess
to the American Reading Circle
Tuesday evening.
Miscellaneous current events were
given at roll call.
Mrs. E. E. Gould had a sketch
lesson and entertainment for the
evening. The social hour was
an enjoyable feature of the even
ing. Mrs. A. E. Johnston and
Mrs. NJ. P. Benson succeeded in
capturing the prizes. The hostess
served delicious refreshments.
The guests were, Mrs. A. E.
Johnston, Mrs. M. F. Clay, Mrs.
Virginia Kailer of Naperville, ILL.,,
and Misses Roxie Rankin and Lois
Gould.
Circle adorned to meet with
Mrs. w. E. Shell for a social
each member to have
some part on entertainment.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Directors Meeting

The regular monthly meeting Of
the directors of the Laclede Co.
operative Company was held last
Saturday, The managers month
ly report was received, checked
over and approved. The board
was well pleased with the showing
ing made and expressed their
satisfaction. Lee A. Wilson being
manager deemed it best that he
not remain on the board and
rendered his resignation as director.
The resignation was accepted and
L. T. Rowland elected to the va
cancy. The company is doing a
fine business but is cramped for
room and larger quarters will have
to be provided for soon.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1919-04-11
Forker School Board

AT the election last week in the
FOrker consolidated district Galen
Lewis. John c. Lomax and Lyman
Andrews were elected members of
the board. The 65 cent levy for
school purposes and % cents for
building fund carried The new
board met Thursday evening and
organized by the election of Ross
Louden, president; q. A. Read,
treasurer and Galen Lewis, secre-
tary. There are six in the senior
class this year.