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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
CONTRACT is AWARDED,
FOR 14TH STREET GRADING

Fourteenth Street Terrace, recently
purchased by Shannon & Luchs, has
been let to George c. Mullin.
This grading contract for home de-
velopment. is one of the largest I'M
dertaken here for some time. The
first portion of the contract involves
the removal of approximately $4,000
cubic yards Of dirt. With the removal
of this dirt there will be about 400
front feet of building sites, or about
100 lots.
The removal Of the high bank Of dirt
on the west side Of this subdivision
means the elimination of the one bar
rier to the development in this section
in the past.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Contact With Nature.

yet this literary people still live
in a pastoral and Homeric civilization.
which is a modern lesson OF he
healthfulness of human life lived In
close contact with the free, wild life
of nature such as would have de-
lighted the heart of Rousseau or
Thoreau.
For four hundred years Iceland
was an aristocratic republic, ruled by
the great families of the early set
tiers. among whom was Morse
Queen of Dublin. fourteen day
open-air parliament of all Iceland
met annually in June at Thinvellir
and the speaker of the law Clog
soguman) used to recite from MEM
DRY the whole of the unwritten. elab-
crate laws of the country to the as
sembly In 1262-1264 Iceland was
united to Norway, and in 1880 with
Norway to Denmark. The Danish rule
ruined the island economically. but
since the granting Of self-govern-
ment and the re-establishment of the
old parliament. in 1874. at Reykjavik.
great progress has been made"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
ELLIS ISLAND COMPLAINT.
Cruelty to I. W. W. Women
Charged to immigration Officials.

NEW YORK, July 19.-The New
York bureau of legal advice an
nounces that it has complained to the
Department of Labor at Washington
concerning treatment by Ellis Island
immigration officials of Margaret and
Jeanette Roy, Scotch sisters, who
are declared to have been held there
awaiting department for four months.
The sisters were tried before immi-
grafton authorities in Seattle last
winter and ordered deported as l. w.
w. agitators. According to the bu-
reau. an attempt was made to deport
them without passports on cattle
boat to England. the only women
among the crew Of 100 men,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
COLLEGE FOR FATHERLESS.
Philadelphia Institution to Give
Free Education to Girls.

PHILADELPHIA, July Is. - The
Charles E. Ellis College for the Edu-
cation of Father1ess Girls is now
open. 1t is located in the beautiful
Whitemarsh valley. four miles north
of the Chestnut Hill section of Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Ellis provided for the mainte-
nance of the college, which he de-
signed to do for girls what Girard
College does for boys, by endowing it
with S5,000,000. He died ten years
ago. Girls who cannot be supported
properly under their present living
conditions will be given the oppor-
tunity for free education. More than
200 can be accommodated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
START STORAGE ADDITION.
$4,000 Structure Going Up in
Rear of 18th Street Building.

Work of erecting an addition to
the main structure of the Security
Storage Company, on 18th street be-
tween L and NJ streets, which is to
cost about $4,000, and give a storage
space of about 10000 square feet,
was commenced this week.
The new building is directly in the
rear of the main structure. 1t will
occupy a plot 1875 by 81 feet and will
be three stories in height.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Colored Elks Dedicate Home
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. July 1s.-The new
home of Lighthouse Lodge of Colored
Erks, at 1913 Arctic avenue has been
dedicated. Almond w. Scott of Wash
ington, the grand exalted ruler, was
among the speakers. A parade took
pace in the morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
MONTEREY PRODUCES AUTO.
First Machine Made in Mexico Al.
pears at Capital.

MEXICO CITY, July 5 (Corre-
spondence of the Associated Press).-
The first automobile ever constructed
in Mexico appeared recently in the
capital, having come from Monterey,
where, it is said, arrangements are
being made for building the machine
lin quantities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
English Railway Engineers Strike.

LONDON, July 16.-Engineers on
the Northeastern railway system went
on strike today, seriously Gripping
the operation of the railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
Mexican Move to Lift Lottery Bar

MEXICO CITY, July Correspond
ence of the Associated Press).-Ef-
forts are being made in some quar-
ters to have the decree prohibiting
lotteries revoked, and a petition to
that effect has been handed President
CarranZa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-19
ICELAND, NOW FREE,
HAS
Danish Federation Member
Wonderful Country With
Ancient Literature.

In connection with the recognition
of the full sovereignty of Iceland. re-
Gently accorded by Denmark. by which
the island enters the Danish fedora
tion on equal terms with Denmark,
the National Geographic Society has
issued the following bulletin:
Geographically and Geologically
Iceland is a part ola continuation
of-the British Isles. for il is situate
on the same submarine mountain
ridge. stretching from southeast to
northwest across the north Atlantic.
says the bulletin, which is based on a
communication from Jon Stefanssou-
iceland is not a bleak. arctic re-
gion, embedded in thick-ribbed ice.
though its northernmost peninsula.
Rifstangi, projects a mile north of the
arctic circle
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
5 BLACKS HELD
IN MYSTERIOUS
NEGRO KILLING

AS the result of a mysterious negro
murder on the plantation of Elton c.
Parker, about 16 miles out from
Americas ON the river, five negroes
who live in the vicinity are in the
Sumter county Jail, held without bond,
at the recommendation of a coroner s
jury.
The murder, or the shooting, which
resulted in murder, occurred Monday
night. The victim was Sam Stalks, a
negro who had not been in this sec
ton until a short time ago, and who
is said to have been recently released
from the army He had been living
with Barney Childs, we'll known
negro who resides on the plantation.
Stalks was found lying wounded from
gun shots beside Childs' we'll He died
Wednesday night.
Coroner Ed Jenkins of Leslie, was
called together with Sheriff Harvey,
of Americus. The coroner ordered an
inquest which was held yesterday
but with little resulting information.
All the witnesses, it was reported to-
day. avowed ignorance of the affair
and the inquiry ended with the case
clothed in almost as much mystery as
when it began. Because of their de-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Fuel Administrator
Ends Duties Here

H. L. Mize. who has been fuel ad-
ministrator for Sumter county, today
closed up the affairs of his Office, the
fuel administration going out of bust
ness throughout the state today. Dur
ing his occupancy of the Office of fuel
administrator, Mr.. Mize has not had
the problems to wrestle with that
were experienced in colder parts of
the country or even in some other
parts of Georgia, but he has had many
matters to adjust that the public has
learned nothing of This winter there
has been very little to call for the
fuel administrators attention here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
FIVE DELEGATES
FROM AMERIClJS
TO PEACE MEET

At the request of the League to
Enforce Peace, of which former Presi-
dent Taft is president, five representa-
tive men of Americus have been APP
pointed delegates to attend the Sou
theTn congress c. the league, to be
held in Atlanta Feb. % and March
The appointments were made through
the Chamber of Commerce, which was
asked to pick the men to attend the
meetin, and were announced today as
follows:
G. R. Ellis, Crawford Wheatley,
Frank Lanier, Mayor ]. E. Sheppard
and W. W. Dykes.
The Atlanta meeting will be the last
of a series of nine held in all parts
of the United States. President Taft
has planned to be present to preside.
One of the chief speakers, who has
accepted an invitation to attend the
Atlanta congress is James w. Gerard,
former u S. ambassador to Germany.
Other speakers will include DR., A.
Lawrence Lowell, president of Har-
ward, who is chairman of the league;
Mrs. Phillip North Moore, president
of the National Council of Women;
Henry Van Dyke, formerly U. S. min
lister to Holland, and Frank P Walsh
former joint chairman with former
President Taft of the National War
Labor board. The object of the Sc
ries of congresses, it is said, is to
awaken public concern in the interest
of the League of Nations and to cry
stalize sentiment in support of Presi-
dent wilson's program which he is
personally trying to put through at
the peace conference.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Cape May Resort Is
Taken Over by US.

CAPE MAY, N. j., January 81
Three hundred and forty-nine acres at
the resort, the ground on which are
erected the Naval Air Station and the
Submarine Patrol base buildings and
barracks, have been taken over by the
government
Commander j. B. Patton, in charge
of land for the Fourth Naval District,
has notified the municipality to re-
move all its property from the reser-
vation
The price the government is to pay
will be fexd by an appraisal board, if
no agreement is reached between the
Navy Department and the owners.
About $4,OOO,O0O is said to be the sum
the owners ask.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Congress to Get
Packers Evidence

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press 1.-The names of the wit
nesses upon which testimony charges
of collusion among the five leading
packers was based by the Federal
commission will be submitted volunta-
rily by the commission to the house
interstate commerce committee, to-
gether with all other testimony and
evidence gathered during the investi-
cation into the meat industry. Chair
man Culver Of the commission inform
ed the committee today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31

Nat Goodwin was a famous coined
ian, whose chief fame lay in the num-
ber of times he had married. At least
Eve stage beauties had at different
times borne the name of Mrs. GodO-
win, among them Lillian Russell,
Maxine Elliott and Edna Goodrich
His last wife, who was Marjorie
Mcreland, an actress, was recently
granted a divorce from him. 1t was
subsequently rumorei h. was to wed
another time, but this he denied few
days ago, saying never again"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
SERUM TO AID
, aFLUFICHT HERE:
NOCHURCHESTO,
BEOPENSUNDAY
DR.. Bond to Give NEGOTIATIONS
Free Serum Given to City
Physicians.

The churches of Americus will not
be allowed to open for services the
coming Sunday.
This statement was made this after
noon by Dr. B. F. Bond, commissioner
of public health, in reply to question
ing. Earlier in the week there had
been some speculation as to whether
the closing regulations might be SO
nodded as to permit the holding of
church services this Sunday. Owing
to the slight increase in new inlu-
nesday, as reported yesterday, DR..
Bond decided that it would be unwise
yet to relax the restrictions and fur
ther spread the epidemic, just at the
time when it appeared that the psysi-
clans, aided by the closing, were get
ting the upper hand of it.
The influenza situation today was
still further encouraging, and bore
promise of an early return to normal
activities. Only six new cases of in1u-
enza were reported for yesterday in
the city.
DR.. Bond announced today that he
was receiving from the state board
of health a shipment of anti-infuenza
and anti-pneumonia serum for distri-
button among the physicians of the
city. He will also have quantity
of it on hand at his office on the
third floor of the Planters Bank build
ing, where he will give inoculations
8free to those who desire. He will
have sufficient serum for about so
patients Saturday morning,
This serum, which is furnished
without cost by the state board of
health, is a new weapon in combat
ting influenza and pneumonia. 1t has
been tested at the army hospital at
Ft. Mcpherson, and is reported to
have reduced the prevalence Of in
fuenza among those inoculated from
SO per 100 to per 100. Its use is
strongly advocated by the state de-
Dartment of health.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
WEXICO RICH FIELD
FOR FOREIGN TRADE

MEXICO CITY, January S1.-The
Mexican and American Chambers OF
Commerce in the capital report the
receipt of thousands of communica-
tions from commercial bodies in the
, United States and Europe asking de-
tails in regard to the demand in Mex
ico for foreign made goods. Advices
have also been received indicating
that there soon will appear In this
eountry a small army of foreign sell
ing agents, chosen especially for their
ability to speak Spanish and for their
axeperience in Latin-American trade
practices.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Picking Delegates to
Acreage Convention

ATLANTA, Jan. 31.-TWo prominent
citizens, one farmer and one a bank
er, are now being appointed in each
congressional district of Georgia to
attend conference to be held in New
Orleans on February for the purpose
of formulating plans for a general re-
duction of cotton acreage throughout
the South.
The conference was called by Gov
ernor Cooper, of South Carolina, who
requested the governors of all cotton
states to name two delegates from
each cotton growing congressional dis
trict in their states, and further re-
Quested them to give their whole
hearted support to the movement for
curtailed acreage.
1t becomes increasingly evident that
the farmers of the South are deter
mined to make a fight to a finish with
the speculative interests which are
now engaged in a desperate attempt to
force down the price Of cotton. Before
they will produce a cotton crop at
high wages and with all other items
of cost exceptionally high, the farmers
will buy some of the cotton which the
spectators are offering to deliver next
October and November for II cents a
pound which is a good deal less than
the cost of production.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Saturday to Fix
Fl. Benning's Fate

WASHINGTON, Jan 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. )-Final arguments were
made before the senate military com
mittee today by Senator Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, in beahlf of the army
training camp project at Camp Ben
ming, Columbus, Ga, and vote of the
committee tomorrow on proceeding
with or abandoning the project was
ordered.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
THE COTTON MARKET
LOCAL SPOT.
Good Middling 25 1-2 cents.
NEW YORK FUTURES

The cotton market was strong all
of today, the opening figures in the
futures market being low for the day
and the close within a few points of
high. March showed a net gain of 80
points over Thursdays close on the
New York exchange, and Al points for
the day. Advances were made in all
the other months.
Local spots we're quoted unchanged,
with no selling, there being no offer
fngs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
LEAVES HALF A MILLION.

ATLANTA, Jan. 31.-The will of A.
Y. Guide, prominent Atlanta contractor
who died a few days ago, was filed for
probate today 1t beQueaths to his
wife and son and daughter an estate
valued at $5O0,OOO, consisting princi-
palIy of stocks, bonds and real estate
Some special bequests are made to
near relatives in Denmark, the land
of his birth.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
House Plans to Pay
Army of 100000

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Am army Of five hun
dred thousand men was unanimously
decided on today by the house mill
tary committee as a basis for deter
mining appropriations for army pay
for the year beginning next July.
Committee members said the mum
Der was expected to be the average
force maintained during the year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Three-Year Naval
Program Approved

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press)-Unanimous approval
of the administration new three-year
naval program with the number OF
capital ships reduced from sixteen to
ten because of differences among ex-
perts over the value of battle cruisers,
was voted today by the house naval
committee.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31

meanor, it was said, and scraps of evi-
dence that came out here and there,
the coroner's jury ordered the five
negroes held. They were: Barney
Childs, Will Dassia. Coot Williams,
Jim Miner and Ebenezer Miner.
Arrangements have been made for
commitment trials for the accused
negroes before Judge Harper, of the
city court, at II o'clock Saturday NOR
ming. The negroes have employed
Wallis & Fort and Bradley Hogg, at
tOrneys, to defend them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
National Express
Strike Vote Begun

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. 31.-(By AS
sociated Pressl)-The taking of a
strike vote against the country has
been started by the Expressmen's un-
ion, Eugene J. Gardos chairman Of the
executive committee, announced to-
day.
The men are said to be dissatisfied
with the action of officials who are
hold-overs from the staffs of privately
owned companies in opposing the un-
ionization of employees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31

MUCH-MARRIED
ACTOR, DIES

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-(By Associat-
ed Press)-Nat c. Goodwin, the noted
actor, died at his hotel here early to-
day after a brief illness. Death was
due to a general breakdown, following
an operation for the removal of his
right eye several months ago. He
was born in Boston in 1857
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Two Hangers Burn,
IL Planes Saved

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-(By Asso-
ciated Press. Two hangers were
destroyed at the naval aviation sta
ton at Rockaway Point today, but the
commander of the station reported
that six planes in each hangar were
removed before the flames attacked
the building.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
3 Missing, 20 Hurt,
In Factory Blast

NYACK, N. Y, Jan. 31-(By Asso-
ciated Press )-Three are reported
missing and twenty have been remov-
ed to the hospital following an ex-
pfosion which wrecked the plant of
the Aniline ProdOcts Corporation
here today. All the victims were en-
ployees.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
Daniels Commission
Last ofNaval Classes

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 31.-(By As
sociated Press.) Daniels,
of the navy, presented commissions to
163 members of the fifth and final
reserve officers class at the Naval
Academy today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
INVITATIONLOF
PEACE PARLEY
FOR MEETING
TURNED DOWN
0mSk Government Expresses Strong
Reserved Also, in Reply to
Invitation.

PARIS, Jan. 30-(By Associated
Press.)-The allied peace conference
so far has had two replies to its invi-
tation to the various Russian govern
ments for conference at Princes Is
lands. The government of North
Russia formally refused to meet the
Bolsheviki. The Omsk government,
while less categorical, expressed
strong reserve.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31


WASHINGTON, Jan 31.-(By Asso-
ciated Press. .)-Republicans in the
senate today sharply attacked the
plan for dealing with the Ger
man colonies and occupied territories
of Turkey in Asia, which it was an
nounced in Paris yesterday had been
proposed by President Wilson and ac-
cepted in principle by the supreme
peace council Senator Lodge decIar-
ed the report of the plan absolutely
unbelievable" Senator Knox as
serted the proposed obligations woulo
involve a "stupendous and preposter-
Gus undertaking"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia: Partly cloudy To-
nirht and Saturday, and not mueh
change n temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31
STRIKERS RULE
BELFAST, USING
TACTICS TRIED
BY HUN REBELS
Committee Takes Charge Instead Of
City Officials GLASGOW Strikers
Hurt.

LONDON, Jan. 31,-CBy Associated
Press)-Telegrams from Belfast to-
day depict a situation which seems
akin to that which recently obtained
in German cities under revolutionary
rule. The Daily Mail says the city is
ruled by strike committee, instead
0f the city officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-01-31

GLASGOW, Jan. 31-(By Associat-
ed Press. .)-SeVeral persons were in,
jured today when the police charged
a crowd of strikers with batons.
Mounted police were called out and
number of arrests were made.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-08

change is not made. 1t is unfor-
tunate that this particular ma
chine will have to be operated both
day and night in order to keep up
water pressure. Years ago a
standpipe should have been in
stalled here which could have been
kept filled with water during the
day hours and smaller dynamos
run to supply the electric current
and in that event we do not be-
lieve an engine of this kind would
have been needed. Thousands of
dollars would have been saved the
City which has gone into smoke.
In the first place it would have
been better had this Plant been
set up in some secluded spot out
side of the City rather than in a
residential neighborhood. Of
course it is too late now to think
of making change of this kind
which would not be practical since
the entire Plant is set up. How
ever, the thing is nerve racking
and the citizens are entitled to
such relief as will not interfere
with their rest at night"
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-08
Church Committee Meet.

The Executive Committee of the
church, held a meeting last Sun
day and committee on building
was appointed, committee on
finance, and a committee on en-.
tertalnment were appointed. The
committee on building we'll 20 to
work without delay, consulting an
architect and discuss what ought
to be done or what can be done
with the church and what i'm.
provement should be done. with
plans, specifications and the ap-
proxImate cost. When this is done
and adopted, the other commit
tees will commence their work.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-08

The roads between st. Martin
vile and New Iberia are impassa.
BILE and yet We learn that the pos.
tai department has refused to per-
init the carrier to suspend this
route during this rainy spells.
Surely the postal authorities have
no idea of the condition that exist,
and We cannot see how the carrier
can continue.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-08
NUMBER so
Business AT a Standstill.

Due to the bad weather and bad
roads we see very few country peo
pie IN town, those who come, have
business that compel them, to risk
the hardship of the roads in their
present condition. Everything is
practically at a standstill, and
business in general is suffering
and large number of laborers are
doing nothing, and with all that.
the weather is not Frightening.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1919-02-08
Water High In Cypress Island.

We are informed that the water
in Cypress Island is quite high,
being out of the woods, but not
yet covering any farming land, and
the planters of that section hope
that water will not continue to
rise so as to interfere with them
when the weather. will permit
them to work their lands.