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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Entire Country
Now in an Era
of Big Business

A TLANTA, May 21-"The entire
"A country is now in an era of
big business" A. B. Sims, vice pres
ident of the Fulton National Bank,
stated recently. There is more
money in circulation than ever be-
fore in the history of the South,
he stated. The confidence of the
business men in the financial lnstl-
tutions of the country insures the
greatest era of prosperity in our
history.
Deposits of the Fulton National,
Mr.. Sims said, had increased by
more than $1,25O,OO0 during the
past year.
The present price of cotton, said
he. has caused a great deal OF
money to be placed in circulation.
While a great many farmers are
still holding the product. others
are selling at the average price OF
80 cents per pound.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
TERMS SPELL DESTRUCTION
SAYS GERMAN CABINET.

BERLIN, May 20-(Tuesday) by
Associated Press Germany declines
to sign the peace terms because they
spell economic destruction, political
dishonor and moral degradation of the
entire German nation, not only for the
present, but also for still unborn gen
erations," was the statement authoriz-
ed by the cabinet this morning thru
the Associated Press.
That these consequences must log
ically follow the acceptance of the
peace conditions the American press
itself abs recognized without ques-
tion,'' the statement continues. ITO
ward them Germany took the stand
point that acceptance of such condi-
tions could not be demanded, and that
the Entente was not justified in pro-
posing such demands"
The statement stressed the fourteen
points announced by President Will
son, which were accepted by the En-
tente powers and on which the Ger
mans laid down their arms. 1t re-
ferred to several addresses by Pres
ident Wilson and quoted that of De-
cember 4, 1917 when Wilson said I'VE
would dishonor our own cause if we
treated Germany any other than just
ly in a nonpartisan manner and didn'
insist on justice to all no matter how
the war ended" 1t declared that the
German people demanded nothing
more than Wilson announced in this
declaration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Young Boy Hunt
in Auto Accident

Raw Toler, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. c. Toler, who reside on Spring
street narrowly escaped serious IN
iurv Yesterday afternoon when he was
s+r,,cl, hv an autohobile near his home
being knocked down and badly bruis-
cd several of the little fellows teeth
were dislocated in the accident and
his injuries are very painful though
not serious. The car which struck
him was driven by Dock Brown, ne
gro employed by Crawford Wheatley'
who today expressed regret that the
accident occurred.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Georgia Pays Honor
to Late Judge Hart

ATLANTA, May 21.-John NJ. Slaton,
former governor of Georgia, has pr
sented to the supreme and appellate
courts of the state, a memorial to the
late Judge John c. Hart, tax COM
missioner and previously attorney
general, who accidentally shot and
killed himself last fall while hunting
quail on his plantation in Creme
county.
The memorial was prepared by a
special committee of fifteen prominent
Georgia lawyers appointed for the pur-
pose two months ago by the supreme
court Warren Grice, of Macon, like
wise a former attorney general was
chairman of the committee. He was
former governor Slaton, another mem
Der of the committee was selected in
hi stead in presenting the memorial
which paid an eloquent tribute to the
life and character of the distinguished
Georgian whose death was loss to the
bar and the state
Members of Judge Hart's family, in
cluding his widow and sons and daugh-
ters were present at the special 5es-
sion of the supreme court assembled
in honor of the occasion. The six
judges of the court of appeals sat
with the six judges of the supreme
court during the reading of the mem
orial
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
MONEY READY,
MAYOR TO AID
IN AUDITORIUM
PLAN SOLUTION
Lawyers to Hunt Scheme by Which
City May Legally Accept Pro-
tt
posaI.

Where there is a will there is
way" was the parting answer of May
or j. E. Sheppard yesterday after
noon to a gathering at the chamber of
commerce of a number of citizens
members of the chamber and officials
Interested in the early construction
of a municipal auditorium Mayor
Sheppard had been informed by Frank
Lanier, chairman of the chambers au
ditorium committee. that citizens were
ready and eager to build a structure
worth 100000 if the city could find
some way to accept it and pay for it
on installments in 20 years at the
same time making its obligation le
gal and for the protection of the per-
sons who put their money into the
projects.
1t was gathering that appeared
to be determined to put the auditOri-
um project over. Mr. Danier made the
unqualified assertion that there was no
question about the money being avail
able-and it could be $150,000 or more
as is seen fit, he said-the whole
problem now resting with the city
and its ability legally to enter into
an arrangement with the builders. The
problem arises out of the fact that
the citys bonded Indebtedness is now
nearly up to the constitutional limi-
tation, or if teh city's floating debt
were taken into consideration, which
Mayor Sheppard thought probably
would have to be. the Indebtedness is
now beyond the constitutional limi
tation
1t was pointed out that the rental
building would be sufficient to pay
the return of 6 per cent asked by the
investors, allowing every cent that
the city would put into the structure
to go to pay off the principal, without
interest. On the basis of 100000 and
20 years. this would mean that the
city would own the auditorium debt
free in twenty years for an outlay not
to exceed $4,000 per year. In fact.
it was pointed out by Mr.. Lanier as
the principal decreases. the income
from the building would more than
pay the interest and would then ap-
ply to the principal reducing the pay
ments on that greatly in the latter
part of the life of the agreement,
Mr.. Lanier pointed out that it would
not be desirable to have an audi
torium owned privately, for the rea-
son that the public would not be able
to have its use for public gatherings,
conventions and other acairs, as
would be possible under public own
ership.
1t was finally agreed that Mayor
Sheppard, City Attorney Lane, and
Attorneys Dykes and Ellis, members
of the chamber of commerce, would
collaborate in an effort to reach
scheme whereby the city would be
able to enter into an arrangement
whereby the city might avail itself
of the opportunity to obtain an audi
torium and at the same time protect
ing the investors, assuring them of get
ting their money returned in time, as
stipulated. When these four men have
something definite to report the Varl-
Gus auditorium committees Of the
several public bodies will be called to-
gether to take action on the project
further.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
SEEK TO AVOID RELIGIOUS
CLAS WITH MUSSELMEN.

PARIS, May 2I.-IBy Associated
Press. Great Britain's desire that a
semblance of the Turkish empire be
preserved in order to avoid religious
complications such as might arise
thru Msselman dissatisfaction is caus-
ing continued discussion by the peace
conference of plans to this end. 1t is
understood that the plans in the pres
ent aspect procide that the Sultan re-
main in Constantinople as the head of
the Moslem faith with only nominal
temporal authority.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Few Bids For
New Warships

WASHINGTON, May 21.-(By Assc-
ciated Press. Only two definite bids
were received at the navy department
today for the construction of two of
the ten dreadnaughts authorized by
congress during 1916. The Newport
News Shipbuilding company offered
to build one of the vessels in forty-five
months for $21,9OOOOO while the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding company Offered
to build another for total of $22,5OO,-
600 to be completed in forty months
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
War Prohibition
to Last Till July

WASHINGTON, May 21.-tBy Asso-
ciated Press. notwithstanding Pres
ident wilson's recommendation for
the repeal of war time prohibition IN
so far as it relates to wines and beer
the opinion seemed to gain ground at
the capitol today that all repeal meas
ures would be kept in committee until
after July 1.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
NEW FERRY SERVICE.

SAVANNAH, May 21.-As a result
of a conference between Mayor Stew
art and President Harahan, of the
Seaboard Air Line railroad, ferry
boat service will be installed shortly
between Savannah and the terminals
of the Seaboard on Hutchison Island.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Vote On Suffrage
Resolution Today

WASHINGTON, May I'll (By Asso-
ciated Press The Woman suffrage
resolution was taken up in the house
today as the first work of the extra
session. Four hours of debate and
adoption of the resolution before ad-
journment was planned. A large mar
gin over the requisite two-thirds ma
jority was predicted.
Shortly after noon an agreement
was reached to consider the resolution
Immediately with two hours of gen
eral debate permitted, and leaders
pected a vote would be taken imme-
diately afterwards.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
$24,OOO,OOO Total
of Centenary Gifts

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 21.-(By
Associated Press Reports received
at Centenary headquarters here up to
early this afternoon show a total of
more than $4,000 700 has been raised
in the Southern Methodist Centenary
drive which began last Sunday. The
exact total of subscriptions as an
nounced is $24,35O,00O while the total
goal of the drive has been placed at
$35,O00,00 to be paid within five
years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
NC-4 DELAYED IN
START FOR PORTUGAL.

LONDON, May 2l.-lBy Associated
Press. THE NC-4 will not start for
Lisbon from Ponta Delgada today ac-
cording to a wireless here to the Am
erican naval authorities. The crafts
engine is failing to work satisfactorily.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
HOPE VIRTUALLY
ABANDONED FOR
AVIATORHAWKER

ST. JOHNS, N. F., May 21.-(By AS
sociated Press Hope for the safety
of Harry Hawker and Grieve was vir-
tually abandoned today by the British
flyers preparing to take wing in their
wake.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
-NslA&h&A
SUFFRAGE
wSSSEznEssr~s
ADOPTED.
IN HOUSE.
(BULLETIN.)

WASHINGTON, May 21.-(3:4O P
NJ. OD-(By Associated Press The
frage constitutional amendment to the
legislatures of the states passed the
house of representatives this afternoon
after less than three hours debate
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21

publican, announced today that ON
Friday he would introduce a resolu-
tion proposing the separation of the
legaue of nations from the peace
treaty. Both Senator Sherman and
Senator Reed, another oppent of the
league plan, expect to speak at that
time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
Heavy Fighting
Now in Galacia

VIENNA. May 21.-(By Associated
Press y Fighting of the most severe
character is now in progress between
the Poles and Ukranians in eastern
Galicia. according to reports receiv-
ed here from that district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
SAYS TERMS SPELL ECONOMIC
DESTRUCTION, POLITICAL DISHONOR
MORAL DECREDATION.OF NATION
Won BocoRanzan Declares Notes Now Being Prepared Answer to
Allies Cannot Be Completed by Time Limit Thursday
Attitude of Allies Not Known

PARIS, May 2l-(By Associated Press )-Rantzau head
ct the German delegation has asked for Germany
presenting its reply regarding the peace The Count stated
ty O'Clock Thursday afternoon. when the time limit up.
here official mtmation regarding the decision of the
powers the request
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Georgia: Fair tonight; Thurs
.dcy fair and slightly warmer in the
interior.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21
SHERMAN TO ASK LEAGUE
AND TREATY BE SEPARATED.

WASHINGTON, May 21-(By Asso-
ciated Press Senator Sherman, re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-05-21

lowers on the request,
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4 Southern
NewxPaPe FOR
Southern People
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
Walking for Pleasure.

The old-fashioned person who used
to walk mile after mile on pleasant
Sunday afternoons through the coun-
tryside, has practically disappeared.
This is the inevitable conclusion
drawn by anyone who still pursues
this ancient pastime and who has
spent Sunday after Sunday drilling by
foot over macadam and dirt roads FREE
quented by automobiles and an oc-
casional farm hand travelling to a
neighbor's.
Walking for the sake of the walk
has nearly passed out, along with the
one-horse rig, the glass-incased artifi-
cial flowers in the parlor and hair-cov-
cred furniture. 1t had its day before
the bicycle and the automobile and
with the advent of these quicker, cas-,
Ter means of transportation it dropped
from the human scheme of things with
a dull thud.-Omaha News.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
Poor Time to "Rutt in"

The pale gentleman in the frock
coat bore down on the red-faced,
rumply- haired fellow lying across
seat on the down" platform.
my friend" demonstrated the pale
gentleman, did you ever reckon up
that if you had placed the price of one
drink out at compound interest at the
time of the beginning of the Christian
era you would have SIS, 460,2S4?"
The red-faced, rumply-haired man
raised himself ON one elbow. !.
NO" he replied. Il haven't figured
it out. But I'm something of calcu-
lator, all the same, and if you don't go
away about 1877 yards in nine and a
half seconds I'll hit you IL times and
make you see 1896 stars. I've Just
had four teeth pulled out and you'd
better go away before the arithmetic
class gets over the ropes and calls
time"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
CHAPTER III.
I Charter the "Mageie Darling"

Charter the maggie Darling"
As luck would have it, the loss, or
Gather the theft of Henry P. Tobias
narrative was not so serious as it at
irst seemed, for it fortunately Glanced
that John Saunders had had it copied |;
out the theft remained none the less
mysterious.
However, leaving that mystery for
later solution, John Saunders, Charlie
Webster and I spent the next evening
in general and particular criticism
Of the narrative itself. There were
several obvious objections to be made
against it's authenticity. To start with,
Tobias, at the time of his deposition,
was an old man-seventy-five years
old-and it was more than probable
that his experiences as a pirate would
date from his early manhood; they
were hardly likely to have taken place
as late as his fortieth year. The mar
ratlve, indeed, suggested their taking
place much earlier and there would
thus be space Of at least forty years
between the burial of the treasure
aud his deathbed revelation. 1t was
natural to ask: Why during all those
years did he not return and retrieve
the treasure for himself? Various
circumstances may have prevented
him, the inability from lack of means
to make the journey, or what not
but certainly one would need to mag
inc circumstances of peculiar powe1
that should be strong enough to keel
q man with so valuable q secret in hi
possession so many years from takin
advantage of it.
For long while, too, the name
given to the purported sites Of th
treasure caches puzzled us. Moder
maps give no such places as ''Dea
Mems Shoes" and "Short Shrit
island" but at last, In map datin
back to 1903, we came upon one {
the two names. So far the veracit
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
CHAPTER w.

In Which Tom Catches an Enchanted
Fish, and Discourses of the Dangers
of Treasure Hunting.
The morning was a little overcast,
but brisk northeast wind soon set the
clouds moving as 1t went humming In
our sails, and the sun, coming out in
it's glory over the crystalline waters,
made a fine flashing world of it, full
of exhilaration and the very breath of
youth and adventure, very uplifting to
the heart.
Nassau looked very pretty in the
morning sunlight, with It's pink and
white houses nesting among palm
trees and the masts Of it's sponging
schooners, and soon we were abreast
of the picturesque low-lying fort, Fort
Montague, that Major Bruce. nearly
two hundred years ago, had such d
time building as protection against
pirates entering from the east end
of the harbor. 1t looked like a veri-
table piece of the past, and set the
imagination dreaming of those old
days of Spanish galleons and the black
flag, and brought my thoughts eagerly
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20

back to the object of my trip, those
doubloons and pieces Of eight that lay
in glittering heaps somewhere out la
those island wildernesses.
Then Tom came up with my break
fast. The old fellow stood by to serve
me as I ate, with pathetic touch of
the old slavery days in his deferential,
half-fatherly manner, dropping a
quaint remark every now and again;
as, when drawing my attention to the
sun bursting through the clouds, he
said, 1.-THE poor mans blanket ~ COM
ing out, sah"-phrases in which there
seemed whole lot Of pathos to me.
Presently, when breakfast was over,
and stood looking over the side into
the incredibly clear water, In which
1t seems hardly possible that boat
can go on floating, suspended as she
seems over cleaning CULTS of liquid
space, down through which at every
moment it seems she must dizzlly fab.
AS Tom and 1 gazed down. lost In
those rainbow deeps, l heard voice
at my elbow saying with peculiarly
sickenlng unction:
1.-THE wonderful works of Cod"
1t was my unwelcome passenger
who had silently edged up TO where
we stood. / looked at him, with the
question very clear In my eyes as t.
what kind OF disagreeable animal he
was.
Precisely" I said, and moved away
had been trying to feel more kind
ly toward him, wondering whether
could summon up the decency to offel
him cigar, but "the wonderful works
| of God" finished me.
Hello! captain" said presently
pointing to some sails coming up rap
idly behind us. whats this2
thought we'd got the fastest boat II
the harbor."
| tits the Susan B., sponger." sale
the captain.
The captain was man Of few
words.
The Susan 3. was rakish-lookinl
craft with black hull, and she Ger
tainly could sail. No doubt 1t was pur,
imagination, but did fancy that I no
ticed our passenger signal to them II
peculiar way.
| I confess that his presence was be
ginning to get on my nerves, and
was ready to get "edgy" at anythin
or nothing-an irritated state Of min
which l presently took out on Georg
the engineer, who did not belle hi
hulking appearance, and who was FOL
ever letting the engine stop and tai
ing forever to get it going again. On
could almost have sworn he did It q
purpose.
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of Tobias was supported. dead
Mems Shoes" proved to be the old
name for q certain cay some twenty
miles long, about day and a half's
sail from Nassau, one of the long
string of coral islands now known as
the "Exuma Gays" But of "Short
Shrift island" we sought In vain for
a trace.
"All the same,' said /. "the adven-
ture calls me; the adventure and that
million and half dollars-and those
Dead Mems Shoes'-and I intend to
undertake 1t. am not going to LEI
your middle-aged skepticism discour
age me. Treasure or no treasure
there will be the excitement Of the
quest, and all the fun of the sea-
"And some duck perhaps" added
Charlie.
"And some shark fishing for GER
tain" said John.
The next thing was to set abou
getting boat and a crew.
After looking over much likely ant
unlikely craft we finally decided OF
q two-masted schooner of trim bu
slid build, the Maggie Darling. 4.
fsst over all md 10 beam; something
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
KIDNEYS WEAKENING?
BETTER LOOK OUT!

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Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20

Kidney and bladder troubles don't
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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20

According to the report Of the gov
ernor of the canal zone for recent
month, the number of oceaa-going
commercial vessels passing through
the Panama canal for the month was
161, exclusive Of eight United States
government ships on which on tolls
were levied, other naval ships and
launches Net tonnage of the 16l COM
mercial ships aggregated 480,S67. Pa
mama canal measurement.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
The pockmarked man
proves an interesting pas
senger and the voyage Is far
from monotonouS
eTo BE CONTINUED,

Do not let the man who says, "This
Is the year when am going to show
Won how to farm It," think that he viii
have all clear sailing. He will meet
wiIdcats and bears at every turn, and
be may consider himself lucky II he
gets off with whole hide. The bic
thing Is to stand on the far end Of tht
field when the harvest is gathered in
|nra be able to say Il did whas ! sale
I would v'--Exchange,
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
THE PocK-MARKED MAN.


Synopsis-The man who tells this
story--call him the hero, for short
is visiting his friend John Saunders,
British official in Nassau. Bahama
Islands. Charlie Webster, a local
merchant, completes the trio Of
friends. Conversation turning upon
buried pirate treasure, Saunders
produces a written document pur-
porting to be the death-bed state
ment of Henry P. Tobias, sue
cessful pirate, made by him in 1859.
1t gives two spots where two mil
lions and half of treasure were
buried by him and his companions.
The conversation of the three
friends is overheard by stranger,
whose face 10 deeply pitted by
small pox.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-09-20
cutIeura Soar for the Complexion.

Cutlcura soap TOT the CompiexIutIs
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear,
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
Cuticura Talcum and you have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.--Adv.