davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
OPERATORS And
MINERS REJECT
NEWPEACEPLAN

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-(By
Associated Press )-The coal opera
tors and miners of the nation both to-
day rejected a proposal by Secretary
Wilson that they negotiate a new
wage agreement calculated to avert
the strike called for Nov. 1. Secre-
tary Wilson then came forward with
another proposition which, after some
consideration also was rejected by
both sides. The meeting was held
together while the two groups dis
cussed separately what course to
take. Secretary Wilson then pledged
the leaders not to break up, but to
return at o'clock, stating that in
the meantime he would get in touch
with the White House.
The secretary's proposal today pro-
vided for a straight increase of fifteen
cents aston for picked mining, with an
increase at the same ratio for other
classes of labor, an eight-hour day
from bank to bank" and half holi-
day Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
u. D. c. HONORS
MRS. HAROLD
And MRS. M'KEE
Americus Women Chos-
en- President And Re-
cording Secretary

Mrs. Frank Harold, of Americas,
was unanimously elected Thursday
afternoon as president of the Geor-
gia Daughters of the Confederacy in
convention at Valdosta. A telegram,
apprising her husband of the news
reached Mr. Harold last night in
the midst of the community rally, and
the news quickly spread among her
many friends, who had been certain
of her choice for this position. Mrs.
S. H. Mckee, of Americus, was chos-
en- secretary by the convention.
Mrs, Harold has been prominent
in U. D. C. circles for number of
years. She is a sister of Clifford
Walker, attorney general of Geor-
gia. Mrs. Mckee is the wife of DR..
S. K. Mckee. She has been promi-
nent in Red Cross and other promi-
work and recently made a record
for herself as superintendent of the
Woman's Work department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
First Baptist To Hold
DR.. Burrows Memorial

The services at the First Baptist
church Sunday will take the form of
a memorial to the memory of the late
DR.. Lansing Burrows, former pastor
of the church and until his death
teacher of a large adult Bible class
in the Sunday school
At the Sunday school session at
9:45 o'clock the Bible class will hold
a memorial service for its dead teach
er, with the following committee on
resolutions reporting: S. F. Howell,
W. F. Smith, Ben Worthy and DR..
Carl w. Minor
The evening church services will
also be a memorial to DR.. Burrows,
with DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, president
of Mercer College, at Macon, in
charge.
The pastor will preach at the regu-
lar IL o'clock service. The public
is cordially invited to attend all SER
vices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
Vienna Marshal Kills
Negro Resisting Arrest

VIENNA, Oct. 23-While arresting
a country negro, Alonzo higgins, on
Thursday night, attempted to snatch
the marsha's pistol from his hand.
Mr.. Simmons had information that
Higgins was disposing of liquor at
negro house in the city. While un-
der arrest the negro attempted to
take the marshaPs pistol and in the
scuffle that ensued, the pistol was dis
charged striking the negro in the hip
and leg, making wounds from which
higgins died on Monday afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
Mrs. Carroll To Visit
Americus Saturday

Mrs. Almond Carroll, of Atlanta,
will arrive in Americus Saturday
morning, and will be with Mrs. E. J..
McMath, on Church street.
Mrs. Carroll, who is the state di-
rector of the Sherwood Music School
Tor Georgia, is making monthly visits
70 Americus in interest of her work
IN this capacity. While here, she
will hold normal class for teachers
who are taking the Sherwood course,
and will also give coaching to ad-
Vanced pupils in piano technique.
The Sherwood course, which has
been designed and written by Leo
pold Godowsky, Joseph Hoffman,
Emil Sauer and other of the most
noted pianists of the day. is becom-
ing widely known throughout the
state, and the normal class which
Mrs, Carroll has established in Amer
lcus is for the instruction of teach
ers from the southwestern part of
Georgia who have introduced it in
their teaching.
Mrs. Carroll has been known as
one of the most progressive teach
ers of piano in the south since the
days when, as founder and head of
the Bell Piano School in Americus,
she had the largest school of its kind
In this section of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
OFFICERS ELECTED AT
CLOSING SESSION.

VALDOSTA, Oct. 24.-Adoption
Of resolutions submitted by Mrs. E.
Dorothy Blount Lamar, of Macon,
protesting against the use of the
Battle Hymn of the Republic in the
South and election of officers featur-
ed the final day of the convention of
the United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy here.
The election of state officers by
the convention took place at the af-
ternoon session and resulted as fol-
fows:
President, Mrs. Frank Harold,
Americus.
First vice-president, Mrs. W. S.
Coleman, Atlanta.
Second vice-president, Mrs. Walter
Grace, Macon.
Third vice-president, Mrs. L. G.,
Youmans, Valdosta.
Corresponding secretary, Mrs. S.
H. Mckee, Americus.
Treasurer, Mrs. W. D. Higgen-
DoCham, west Point.
Registrar, Mrs. ]. T. Dixon, Thom-
asville.
Auditor, Mrs. R. A. Grady, Sa-
vannah.
Historian, Miss Mildred Ruther-
ford, Athens.
Assistant historian, Miss Lille Mar
tin, Hawkinsville.
Recorder of crosses, Miss Rebecca
Black Depont, Savannah.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
Tifton Aggies Will Play
At Aggie Here Saturday

The second football game of the
season to be played in Americus with
visiting team will be played at the
Aggie college tomorrow Saturday
afternoon, beginning at 8 O'Clock,
with the Tifton Aggies opposing the
Third District Aggie outfit. Both
teams have been well coached, and
the playing tomorrow afternoon
promises to be fast and snappy
throughout. The people of Ameri-
Gus are urged to attend and encour-
age the local Aggie.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
Police Commissioner
Fined BY Recorder

Allan Chappell, member of the
police commission, appeared before
Recorder Fort this morning and en-
tered a plea of guilty to charge of
violation Of the city ordinence by
stopping his automobile last night at
the entrance of the fire station in
such a manner as to block the fire
truck in getting out, in case an alarm
came in. Although he removed the
car after his attention had been call
ed to the danger, he paid fine of
$3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
CLOCK In TOWER
TO Be SET BACK,
DESPITE GA, Law
So Old Time VIII Govern
Here After Saturday
Night


otherwise, the city of Americus will
observe the repeal of the federal dav-
hight saving act and turn it's clocks
back an hour beginning Sunday morn
ing.
inns became certainty today when
1T was announced that the clock in
the tower of the courthouse would be
set back to conform with railroad
time. AS the tower has long been
accepted locally as the dictator of
local time, and sentiment appears
very generally to favor this change,
there seems to be no doubt that the
community will follow the change.
Announcement that the county
clock would be set to follow railroad
time, disregarding the state law, was
made today by S. A. Daniel, official
custodian Of the clock, who had ask
ed of N. A. Ray, chairman of the
county board, ruling on the matter
and was in turn referred to County
Attorney Maynard. Judge Maynard
advised following the railroad time.
81 advised the setting back of the
clock because it was my observation
that the people wanted to go back to
the old time" said Judge Maynard
today in explaining his ruling. 81
think to follow railroad time will be
far less confusing than to attempt
to operate with two times"
Asked concerning the Barnes law,
enacted by the last session of the leg
islature under which the clocks in
this zone would not be moved back on
Oct. 26, and which is disregarded by
Judge Maynard's ruling, he said:
"The state law doesn't matter,
There is no penalty provided and no
way to enforce it. 1t is merely a rec
ommendation as to what time to use.
Anyone is free to use the time he
chooses, and | am convinced the peo-
pie of this community desire the
change back to the old schedule"
Asked about what effect the disre-
gard of the state law would have in
matters involving time which might
come in dispute before the law, he
said there would be no effect, as legal
time is the time which is in vogue in
community.
On this opinion, however, Judge
Maynard is decidedly at variance with
Stephen Pace, representative from
Sumter county, who assisted in pass
ing the Barnes bill.
'In disregarding the Barnes law"
said, mot only is the effect of the
law defeated, but also one of its chief
purposes. The effect of the law, if
generally observed, would be to give
all parts of Georgia uniform time,
One of it's purposes was to simplify
time for its effects on contracts and
other papers. 1t was shown in the
legislature when this bill was pending
that several serous cases has arisen
in the state because of time not be-
ing uniform; that in several instances
contracts or options which the hold
ers desired to exercise just before
their termination had terminated an
hour before the holders were aware
of it, because of the difference of one
hour in time. While personally the
change does not worry me in the least,
it is a wilful disregard of a law"
Citizens expresses themselves in
various ways as to the proposed
change, but it appeared that the bulk
of opinion, especially of parents hav-
ing children in school, favored the
use of railroad time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
ANOTHER MINERS INVASION
PLANNED IN w. VIRGINIA.

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. %.
-(By Associated Press Gov. Corn
well today sent a message to John
L. Lewis, head of the United Mine
Workers, charging that a second arm
ed invasion of the Guyan valley was
being planned by miners of the
Cabine Greek coal section. He also
charged that arms and ammunition
were being distributed among the
miners and there had been talk of
shooting public officials and taking
control of the government.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

THRONG HEARS
PACKER SPEAK
Great Meeting Two Weeks Hence Called For Car
rying Out Plans For Organization OF PACKING
Industry For County Spirit of Co-Opera-
ton Born.

dc. PN's p''"' ao an early
nat was the unmisakable spirit of the gettoeeher smoker
eio last night under the auspices of Americus and
Nhamber OF Commerce and attended by several hundred
o he leading men from all of the county 1t was nosf
enthusiastic meeting from hnsh
eared by many who had lived here for years to have been the
es example OF the spirit OF cooperation and determination t
10 big tor Sumter ever been seen ber
AS the meeting was primarily getogether meeting for tbe
eng OF better spirit among the of the county and IL
hao oeen promised that subscriptions could be called for ~
any solicitation tor whatsoever made no attempt was
% 20 Pu tne packing house organization although the
spirit manifested indicated clearly could have been do -
ns meeting many said afterwards However the temporary
erected with Frank Laner chairman conn-
from each militia district to hold greater meeting in
weeks at winch the packing house organization will be def
eehce OF the men outside Of Ameus will be held from to
the larger number expected meeting will be held At b curt
house ie van De iei0 at the court
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
PUBLIC GROUP
TO TAKE VOTE ON
GIVING UP TASK

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-(By
Associated ress)-Immediate dissolu-
ton of the public group, the remain
ing element of the National Indus
trial Conference, was proposed in a
recommendation of the committee of
five which will be made to the group
this afternoon. If the recommenda-
tion is adopted the conference will
end tonight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
GARY'S STAND AT
CONFERENCE ENDORSED.

NEW YORK, Oct 24.-(By Asso-
ciated Press than fifteen
hundred members of the American
Iron and Steel Institute meeting
here today unanimously adopted a
resolution endorsing the stand of
Elbert Gary, chairman of the U. S.
Steel Corporation, at the Industrial
Conference. Judge Gary was given
an ovation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

welcome to the men from outside
Americus, declared that while the
Sumter fair showed what can be pro-
duced in Sumter county, there was
a need which followed production on
the farms, and that was conservation
of this production. He pointed out
that, because we are not now in g.
position to utilize our homegrown
corn to the best advantage, and con-
serve it, Georgia corn is worth only
Sl.25 per bushel, while that ship
ped in from the west brings Sits in
car lots. He mentioned the need for
cold storage for the packing of eggs
in the months when they are plenti-
ful and cheap, and declared that if
we had place to store sweet pota-
toes, instead of selling our entire
crop at so to 70 cents bushel they
could be held until spring and sold
for So.
Calhoun for 1t.
w. T. Calhoun, superintendent OF
the Aries Plantation, when made
wonderfully fine display at the Sum
s2r county fair, declared that if the
meeting was looking forward to the
conservation of farm products or a
packing plant it had struck tender
spot in his heart. ''T believe that
Sumter county should have a pack
ing plant" he said. 81 believe the
county alone can produce enough
live stock to support it-that is, il
the farmers put cotton where it be
longs-last on the list-and produce
everything else first"
r. P. Stackhouse quoted some
thing which he said Mr.. Calhoun had
told him only few minutes before,
but which he was too modest to ten
the meeting, the speaker said "Mr.
Calhoun told me-" said Mr.. Stack
house, "that the Aries Plantation had
been an entirely self-supporting
place during the last year; that it
had sold the year around enough
stuff produced on the plantation to
pay for everything it was necessary
to buy, it hadn't had to borrow dol
lar from the bank, and at the end
of the season has $50 bales OF cot
ton and as much produce on hand as
was started with at the beginning
of the season. That man succeeds
best who raises his home supplies
who makes his farm the market for
what he produces" Mr.. Stackhouse.
closed with plea for cooperation
''What helps Americas helps Sumter
county, and what helps Sumter coun-
ty helps Americas" he declared.
Mr.. Brooks, of Macon, in begin
ming his talk, was asked for brief
history of the Moultrie packing plant
which he organized and which has
worked such a phenomenal change In
Colquitt county.
Brooks Tells of Moultrie.
"In 1913" the Moultrie Chamber
of Commerce, although having live
president and secretary, discovered
thew were not doing anything and
could do nothing, without the aid
of the rest of the county, which they
had not been able to get. They chang
frv~.4s~rad m pa0o Fioht
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
Lenine Captured, Says
Wireless, Picked Up

HONOLULU, Oct. 24.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Nicolai Lenine, Boil
shevik premier of Russia, has been
captured by anti-Bolshevik forces, ac-
cording to a wireless picked up by the
japanese ship Tenyo Maru, in the
harbor here. No details were given.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
LABOR OFFICIALS TO
CARY'S STAND AT

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-(By AS
sociated Press. "A conference of
officials of the International uniops
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor will be held in Wash
ington soon to consider the industrial
dispute now in progress and impend-
ing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
u. S. ACQUIRES
NAVAL STATION
IN The AZORES

LONDON, Oct. 24-(By Associat-
ed Press) is reported today in
dispatches from Lisbon that Portugal
has granted the United States con-
cession in the Azores for naval
station.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

LONDON Oct. 24.-(By Associat-
ed Press. )-The Bolshevik are con-
sidering the evacuation Of soviet Rus
sia, according to a report reaching
General Denikine, wireless from
headquarters says.
Gen Denikine, a wireless from head
quarters sayg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

iSo'iiiS was oVefHOWIng with
enthusiasm from beginning to ad-
Journment. There were short. spirit-
ed' speeches, interspersed with live
ly singing, and as the main feature
OF the evening, C. L. Brooks. head
OF the Macon Packing Company and
manager for the Allied Packers in
the South, spoke for twenty OR thir-
ty minutes on the advantages of a
packing house for Sumter county;
what it had done for MouItrie and
other communities and what it could
be expected to do here. He also an
swered numerous questions put by
men of the community.
Only One District Missing.
Every militia district in the coun-
ty except the new 18th was repre-
sented at the meeting, many of them
by large delegations. The cities Of
Plains and Leslie were also well rep
resented. Just before adjournment
the following committee was named
to spread the news of the meeting
two weeks hence among the men of
their respective districts and to see
that their districts are well repre-
sented when the packing house or
ganization is undertaken:
28th-John T. Methvin.
29th-C. A. Slappey.
17th-D. P. Murray.
New 16th-S. A. Rogers.
Old 16th-J. ]. Wilson.
15th-Floyd P. Jones.
Old 26th-J. B. Clark.
New 26th--Sam McGarrah.
27th-R. P. Stackhouse, C. C.
Hawkins, Gordon Keys
During the meeting refreshments
of sandwiches and bottled drinks
followed by smokes, were served by
ladies for the Chamber of Commerce.
The meeting was called to order
by resident John Sheffield, of the
Chamber of Commerce, who announc-
ed that the meeting was not meet
ing of members of the chamber, but
of the community, and that its sole
purpose was to foster the spirit of
working together in the whole coun-
ty. He suggested the choosing of a
chairman, and Frank Lanier was
quickly nominated, elected, and es-
corted to the platform.
Dykes Starts Ball Rolling.
W. w. Dykes, a community boos-
ter and commissioner of the Cham
Der of Commerce, started the ball
of fellowship rolling with brief talk
in which he stated the purpose of the
meeting was to try to get the men
of the community together in some
way. "This is Sumter county and
nothing but Sumter county," ne said.
'When we forget all else we viii be-
gin to cooperate and then we will
begin to accomplish things. We
learned in the war just past what we
could do by working together. The
little county fair which we have just
held, with it's very limited co-opera-
ton and means, shows what can be
done if we will. 1t is the purpose
Of this meeting to get every district
into harmony with all the others and
to start the whole county working
together"
Chairman Lanier, after extending
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
BOLSHEVIKI REPORT
3 TOWNS RE-TAKEN.

LONDON, Oct. 24.-lBy Associat-
ed Press.)-A Bolshevik official re-
port received by wireless claims
their troops have r9-captured Pavlo-
yak and Tsarsko Selo, south of Pet
rograd, and also Tobolsk on the 81
berian front, from Admiral KolcEak's
forces.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
The Weather Forecast

Fof Showers probably to-
night and Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24
The Cotton Market

LOCAL SPOTS.
Good Middling 36 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

4 Southern
Newspaper FOR
Southern People
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-10-24

CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-16
GRAND JURY FOREMAN GIVE
$50 TO family OF WlTNE s
MEN
ANDI. W. w. AGAIN
CLASH IN BATTLE
Meet Near Centralia and Reds
Rout Posse. One Member Of
Which Reported Missing.

Tacoma, Nov. 15.-A posse of
ex-service men and |. W.W. clasked
tonight III Hannaford Valley about
II miles northeast of Centralia, and
the posse was routed, a telephone
message to the Ledger from Cen
tralia stated at 10:l5 tonight.
John Haney. Thurston county
game warden, is missing and is be-
lieved to have been killed. A new
posse is forming at Centralia and
will return to the valley tonight.
l. w. w. Confesses Plot.
Cehtralia, Wash, Nov l5.-Indus-
trial Workers of the World planned
the Centralia shooting three weeks
before Armlsticc day, according TO
an alleged confession made by l..
Roberts, confessed l. w. w.. who
surrendered himself to the officers
following Tuesdays shooting in
which bullets from the guns of the
radicals killed four former Amer
lean soldiers marching in the holi-
day parade.
The confession said that the |. w.
w. expected their hall would be
attacked on Armistice day and that
all radicals who took part in the
shooting expected to be killed. Ac-
cording to Roberts statement E.
Wesley Everetts. the lynched |. w.
W., apparently directed the move
ments of the radicals as he sent
Roberts and two others to Seminary
Hill, near the scene of the shooting
with orders to shoot when they
shoot or when we heard shots"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-16
MAYOR ADMITS HE
HASHAD ENOUGH
OF PUBLIC LIFE
Will Return to, Law Practice
When His First Term as
Public Official Ends.

Mayor Smith will return to his
practice of law as soon as his pres
ent and first term as a public Of
fetal of the city shall have been con-
cluded.
He averred that there are no
strings on this announcement and he
added that he is through with poll
tics insofar as public Office is con-
cerned.
Before the court house riot, the
mayor had been cherishing a guber-
material boom and some of his
friends had been lending aid and
comfort to that ambition.
A few months ago he sent to each
of the city commissioners a conf
dental letter in which he admitted
that this city administration had
been failure and he urged get
together spirit to pull the admins
tration out of the slough of despond.
The mayor intimated that if he
should continue his ambition to be
the democratic candidate for gov
crnor, some might believe that he
was capitalizing on his court house
experience.
The mayor is just about midway
in his present term of Office and it
mas been one of the stormiest terms
an Omaha mayor ever experienced.
The mayor went into Office with a
group known as the Allied Candi-
dates" including Commissioners
Ringer, Towl and Falconer. He rode
in as ali avowed reform" candi-
date
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-16
NEW DEATH BATTALION
is CREATED IN RUSSIA.

Washington. Nov. IA new
battalion of death" has been Great
ed in Russia.
The bolshevik minister of war,
Leon Trotzky, has formed a battal-
ion of bolshevik soldiers in the rear
of the red army for the express pur-
pose of shooting in their tracks any
red soldier who attempts to tall
back. according to advices reaching
official quarters here.
Which of the red armies this
battalion has been placed behind
was not made known in the official
advices, but it is assumed that 1t is
the red army operating against the
anti-bolshevik forces of General
Yudenitch in northwest Russia.
There is very little enthusiasm in
Moscow over the various recent for
ward movements of the bolsheviki,
according to the official advices.