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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
BIG FARMERS OF
AMERICUS ALL
SIGNED TO CUT
CROP ONE-THIRD
From IS to 90 Per Cent of Whole
County Pledged. Growers De-
mand Marketing Board

Sumter county is practically solidly
signed up for reduction in cotton acre
age by one-third this season.
This was developed at the meeting
held at the courthouse Saturday after
noon for the hearing of reports from
committees that have been at work
for two weeks presenting pledge cards
to the farmers for signature. Esti-
mates were made that not less than rs,
per cent. of the farmers, both white
and colored, including tenants, had
signed the pledges. Some representa-
tive farmers believed that 80 per cent.
had already signed.
Exact figures could not be obtained,
for the reason that the rain and the
extremely bad roads prevented many
farmers, from attending the meeting. 1t
was also discovered that o'clock, the
hour set, was an unfortunate one for
the farmers.
What the meeting lacked in num-
bers it made up in enthusiasm, how
ever and those reports that were made
showed the spirit of the growers, who
are determined to win the fight this
year. Chairman E. l.. Bell, for the
Americas city district, turned over to
Secretary Perkins so signed cards .
These he said, represent practi-
cally every large farmer in the 2Sth
district, and all the others, except a
few small growers who already plant
no more than or acres to the plow.''
Mr.. Bell stated that the city committee
encountered practically no opposition
to the plan, and that the farmers
signed readily.
B. W. Bacon. representing the old
26th district, turned over to Secre-
tary Perkins more than 200 signed
cards, but stated that there were a
number more signed and in the hands
of other committeeman from his dis
trict, which had not been received by
him, but which were ready for turn
ing in.
Although no committeeman was
present from the 18th district, it was
stated by several men present that
they had been informed by members,
of the committee in that district that
the farmers there had signed almost
solidly Unofficial reports from other
sections were of an equally encourag-
ing nature.
The proposal to establish cotton
states marketing bureau, through
7hich the Southern farmers would take
control of the spot market of the
world, was discussed at length, and a
committee composed of John Council,
B. w. Bacon and T. g. Hudson was ap-
pointed to draft formal resolutions to
be forwarded to ]. J. Brown, state
commissioner of agriculture, declaring
it to be the sense of the meeting that
such an organization be formed look
ing to the future welfare of the
South, and calling upon him to initiate,
the formation of such an organization
among all of the cotton producing
states
Chairman George o. Marshall, who
is also the county agent, was detain-
ed on official business at Plains and
was unable to attend the meeting, and,
Neill Ray was chosen to act as chair
man in his stead. The meeting ad-
journed to reconvene at the call of the
chairman, the various district commit
tees being instructed to continue their
efforts to make the cotton pledge sign
ing 100 per cent. throughout the entire
county
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
BIGGEST EXTRA VOTE OFFER IN
SUBSCRIPTION DRIVE-IS NOW ON

The voting in The Times Recorders g
great subscription drive has started off
with considerable interest and many
of the patrons of the paper are casting
ballots. The coupons that appear in
the.,paper every issue, good for 500
votes at this time, are coming in from
many sources and these votes are being
recorded. The votes on paid sub
scriptions are being called for and
will go to some of the ladies who
have been nominated by their friends.
The cooperation already shown by
almost every one makes it very proba-
bic that hundred or more of the la
dies who have been nominated will
take active parts in the big drive put
on by The Times-Recorder to double
its present circulation. A dozen or
more new names were added to the list
Friday and larger number Satur-
d2y.
The campaign is going to be one of
friendly and good natured rivalry and
the ladies who are fortunate enough to
receive the highest votes will be
awarded the prizes and all of those
who do not secure prizes will be given
cash awards or commissions on cash
collected.
AS has been stated in previous an
nouncements, there will be no money
spending or chance game in this drive
for subscriptions and the exceedingly
high vote offered in the beginning and
for the first few weeks of the campaign
insures those who secure this vote ev-
cry opportunity to get the awards.
There will be no late entrants who. can
hope to secure large vote and posi-
lively there can be no such thing as
some one coming in at the very last
and buying votes to secure any Of the
prizes or cash awards.
The time to get busy in this cam
palgn is this week up to Saturday
March 15, and all who desire to obtain
an even start with all competitors can
have 1T by getting in their first club of
$1,000. Three months, six-months',
one-year, or two-year subscriptions
count for the $1,000 club.
The names and the votes that have
been given those who have been nom
mated in both the districts, Americus
and the outside territory, are publish
ed IN this issue of the Times-Recorder
The votes that have been received up
to Tuesday for the nominees in Dis
trict One will be published in the We'd
nesday afternoon edition. The vote re-
ceiVed for those who have been nom
mated in District Two up to and includ-
ing Thursday will be published Fri
day afternoon and on next Sunday
morning both the districts with the
nominations and the vote standing will
be published This plan of publishing
the vote standings will be kept up dur
ing the next six weeks Of the cam
paign.
Save the coupons, good for votes, if
you are subscriber, and pay your
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
FRANCIS TELLS OF RUSSIA.

WASHINGTON, March 8.-(By Asso-
ciated Press s.)-Ambassador Francis
who went to Russia in March, 1916, to-
day told the senate committee investi-
eating lawless propaganda of his ex,
periences in Russia. He said he found
the Germans so strongly entrenched in
Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09

score as the one piled up in the
last game here.
The lineup follows:
Americus-Forwards, Bolton a.
Webb (2), Gardner (41; center, Duna-
way (6); guards, Williams az, Mona
han (0).
Fort Valley-Forwards Brown az
Taylor ~; center, Svinson (2); guards
Wilson (2), Taylor (0).
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
STATE HIGHWAY
ENGINEER HERE
MONDAY TO Be
HEARDONBONDS
W. R. NeeI to Appear at Commits.
Sioners Meeting at 9 a. m.
Public is Invited

| W r. Neel, state highway engineer,
will be in Americus this evening
and a call for a meeting of the board
of county commissioners for a. m to-
morrow was issued Saturday afternoon
by Neill A. Ray, chairman, for the pur-
pose Of hearing Mr.. Neel explain the
details and iptricacies of the perma-
nent highway proposition.
At the same time Mr.. Ray announc-
ed that the general public-any one in
terested in hearing what Mr.. Neel has
to say about highways and their con-
struction with government aid for half
their COSTS invited to attend the
meeting.
81 was in touch with Mr. Neel last
night said Mr. Ray, "and found that
he was going to be down this way, so
invited him to stop at Americus and
consult with us regarding our propos-
ed bond issue of 100000 and our road
program. He informed me that he
would be in Moultrie Saturday and
would come to Americus Sunday even
ing, and stop over to meet with the
commissioners Monday.
Mr.. Neel assured me that there was
not the slightest doubt but that the
government half Of the million dol
lars for permanent roads would be
ready for US as soon as we could vote
the bonds and make the necessary ar
rangements. In fact, the money is
ready now He told me, however,
that our application for our share of
the money would have to be filed by
March 20, and the filing of this appli-
cation will be one of the matters to be
undertaken at our meeting Monday"
Indications Saturday were that the
permanent highway rpoposal was
meeting with high favor in many parts
of the county, wherever it has been
under discussion. One of the chief
features of the proposal appealing to
the average citizen is the fact that the
government agrees to pay half the cost
OF the paving of the highways, without
any strings whatsoever after the re-
euirements have been complied with !;
that this money in the government
treasury has come from the pockets of
the very people who are now asked to
vote the bonds, and that it is their
chance to get back what they have
paid in-and the only way, with the
time limited.
Developments from day to day also
bring indications that the estimates
OF the cost of construction of these
permanent highways are probably
higher than the actual cost will prove,
meaning that more highways than
have appeared possible to construct
with the million dollars will be realiz-
ed. One of the developments in this
line was the news fran Atlanta late
in the week thai Secretary Frank T.
Reynolds had received the following
telegram from President Winn, of the
State Automobile association, who was
in Washington:
THE railroad administration today
authorized a reduction in the freight
rates on all paving material. The SEN
timent here is for a big year in road
work"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
STORM BRINGS RAIN.

WASHINGTON, March Shy Asso-
ciated Press. IA storm central over
Louisiana this morning advanced
northeastward today with increasing
intensity causing rains and thunder
storms in the Gulf States and Florida.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
General Strike in
Berlin Declared off

BERLIN, March 7-(Friday. Night
-(By Associated Press.) THE general
strike in Berlin will be called off to-
night The labor federation at the
meeting early this evening recommend
ed that the workmen return to work
Saturday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-03-09
Gas Used ON Strikers.

COPENHAGEN, March friday
-(By Associated Press.) German
government troops have captured the
police headquarters and completely
cleared Alexander Platz of strikers,
according to a Berlin dispatch. Gas
was used effectively on the strikers.
according to the German Gazette.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
STREET SURVEY
MEANS PAVING

Mr.. H. w. Rankin and assis-
tants, Of Durham, are here making
a survey Of Main Street and all the
main artery streets Of the town
in the interest Of a paving project
which is interesting to everybody.
When the survey is complete
and profile made of the streets
giving actual measurements of
each owners frontage, with figur-
es that will be inducive to coop
crative movement, it is proposed
to hold a mass meeting Of the peo-
pie to get true consensus Of opin-
ion on the proposition.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
GIRL THIEF IN
BAR0N'S HOME

Elizabeth N j.. March 2S.-Bar
on Ferdinand Won der Moot de
MoOrsel, son-in-laW Of Max NJ.
Knoll, Of No. 426 Jefferson avenue
appeared as complainant IN the Pc
lice Court here against thirteen
year old PetronelIa Bassaman who
was held for the action Of the .Ju-
ycnille Court
The Baron told the Curt that lie
came upn the girl in his house
Just as she was about TO leave liz.
said jeWelrN valued at about $500
was missing from his wife 5 room.
The jewelry was later found on
III" station house floor, at the
feet Of the little girl. who in court
admitted the theft and and was
held on charge ii incorrigility
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
JN0. WALSTON
AMONG LOSSES

Washington March 26-A small
list of men are contained III the
casualties made public by the war
department today, Of which four
were North Carolinians, John F.
Walston, Of Speed, being noted as
having died Of disease.
The names Of the state men are
as follows:
Chauffaus Robert T.. Piercy
Of Andrews and Priyates Lawren
ce Bess, Of Lowell and John +
Walston, Of Speed died Of disease
Private Martin A. jackson, OF
Dunn died Of wounds.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
NEGRO FIGHTS
REQUlSlTI0N

Richmond, March 28.-Havlng
been assured that the prisoner
was willing to return without re
ul,isition. Chief Of Police Hobgood
Of Oxford neglected to arm him
self with papers before coming
here for James Holloway, negro
wanted there for killing a mule
while at work on the county roads
In police counsel that he would
not 90 without papers and even Ii
they were presented would fight
ieuuisition on the ground that the
offense charged against him IS
not an eXtraditable one. Hobgood
said that he would return home
and get the papers. Holloway IS
a)leIrp1 to have broken the mule 5
head with a stick VII n the animal
became obstinate and began graz
mo along the roadside The ira :.
2.lv occurred last fall. Holloway
has been a fugitive from Justice
since that time.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
CHAMP CLARK
FAV0RS LEAGUE

Worcester, Mass, March IS
Champ Clark, Of Missouri, in an
address here, urged all Americans
to get together in support Of Pres
ident Wilson and his conferees in
their efforts to establish a League
Of Nations. He said if the Presi-
dent can bring about a league
that will ensure peace, he ought
to have a monument as high as
Washington S. Mr.. Clark added
Il take it that every sane man
or woman on earth is in favor Of
universal peace. It must be a
matter Of pride, to all our citizens
that he is acclaimed unanimously
as the foremost man of all the
world -
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
Presbyterians
May Merge

Pittsburg, March 2S.-Committ-
ecs On the Union Of the general
assembly Of the northern and Of
the southern Presbyterian organi-
cations at their meeting here yes
terday reached tentative agree
mnt for merging their bodies into
one general assembly.
The tentative plans We're not
not made public out It ,eass d announ
ced that the northern general as
sembly will meet in St. Louis on
May Is to consider the proposal
while the southern general assem-
bly, will meet III New Orleans on
the same date.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
ADVANCE CLOCKS
SUNDAY NEXT

When you go to bed tomorrow
night put your clock ahead one
hour, else you will be one hour
late when you get up.
At 2 o'clock Sunday morning
it will be 3 o'clock. All clocks
and watches will be set ahead one
hour.
Arrangements have been made
by Director General Of Railroads
Hines for all schedules to con
form to the new time. Thousands
Of hours Of daylight and conse
quently thousands Of tons Of Goa
were saved by the system 'effec
lively tried out as a war measure
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
Sen KING WOULD
FIGHT B0LSHEVIK

Washington. March 2S Parti-
cipiation by the United States III
d strong military movement a
oainst the Bolshevist movement
in Europe was advocated by Sen
ator King. Of Utah, in an inter
view
For this purpose he intends to
ask the President and Congress
10 authorize the organization OF a
volunteer force of 5OO,O 900 men to
fight Bolshevism III Russia, Hun
gary. Germany, Spain and in 9th
er countries where it has shown
its head.
Senator King likened the Boil
sheyist movement to fire on the
Western prairies and added:
Tne trouble With President
Wilson and Lloyd George IS that
they don t know how 10 fight a
prairie. fire
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
CHINESE WOULD
WE'D WHITE GIRLS
Bv Associated Press

Vancouver. b. c. March 2s.-A
remarkable and elaborately drawn
document found Oh the person Of
Dr.. Chen Sue Yen, having for its
purpose the promotion OF lntermar
riage with women Of the white
races and the establishment OF the
principles Of Soviet democracy ~
the Celestial empire, is in possess
ION tday Of the Dominion authori-
ties who are investigating the at-
;iEitips Of he Chitnese National
League. an organization said to he
vigorously functionjng Ill every
quarter Of the globe
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
new WEB WOVEN
AROUND: WILKINS
By Associated Press

New York, March 28.-Detectiv
es from the Nassau County Dis
trict+Attorney' office have learn
ed that a stained pepper-and salt
suit Of clothes belonging to Dr.
Walter K. Wilkins had been sent
to an Avenue C@dving and clean
ing establishment on March 3, four
days after the physician s wife
was murdered at their Summer
home at.Long Beach.
The discovery is regarded as
one Of the most important clues
yet developed in the investigation
Of the mystery.
DR.. Wilkins has insisted all a.
long that the wore on the night
Of the murder was dark colored.
Three employees from the clean
ing blishment looked the ac
cused physician over i'll his cell il
Mineola, L. l., Jail and then de
clared yesterday that the suit he
wore--it is the same he says h
wore on the night Of the murder
was ut the one cleaned at tn,
Avenue c establishment.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
Will Respect, !
All Foreigners

Copenhagen, March 28.-Emm-
l>sarles Of the Hungarian revolu-
tlonary government handed in
their credentials to the president
II the German-Austrian national
assembly at Vienna yesterday, ac-
rordlngto a Budapesth dispatch.
The dispatch adds tha the revo-
iutlonarF government ordered the
entente flags hoisted on the hotel
Wher the entente mission is stop
Inng and advised that posters will
soon be issued warning the people
70 respect all foreigners in Buda-
peSth
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
AMERICANS FOIL
B0LSHEVIKI PLOT
By Associated Press

London, March 2s.-Action by
the American troops looking after
Russian prisoners III Germany It
is believed nipped in the bud & I'M
portant Bolsheviki plot, according
to an Exchange Telegraph Berlin
dispatch dated Thursday.
Spartacans at Spandau, the mes
sage states, had planned a big rls-
ing for Thursday intending to arm
several thousand Russians from
the Ruhleben camp The Amerl
can however rushed the Russians
aboard trains on Wednesday night
and scattered them among the A
merican troops through Germany.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
AUSTRIA FEARS
R. R. STRIKE
(By Associated Press}

Vienna, March 2S-The railroad
strike called threatens to spread
throughout the country.
The strike has been called part
" for higher wages and partly on
account Of sympathy with the
hungarian revolution.
1t is feared that it may lead to
the esta bishment- Of Soviet re,
public in Gernlan-Austria.
AS a result of the interruption
of food trains betWeen !Triests
and Vienna the latter city is threa
tened with famine.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28

ASK FOR AMERICAN 1NTERCEss1oN FOR SOVIET REPRE-
sENTAT1oN At 1cE CoNFERENcE
...,e 1sS"rs TABLE
WILSON SAID NOT Be AGAINST PLAN
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 28.-A rumor
was current last night that the
United States had received note
from Premier Lenine and War
Minister Trotsky, of the Russian
Soviet government, asking for re-
cognition for that government,
says Marcel Hutin in the Echo de
Paris today.
Hutin says that he ''cannot say
that President Wilson is disinclin
ed to give the request favorable
consideration.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
AMENDED DRAFT COVER
MONROE DOCTRINE
ou7srsrpAr1oN OFFICIALS DECLARE THAT NORMAL
,nv1cEs RECEIVED FROM AMERICAN PARTY
IN PARIS, SATISFACTORY
wI SON WILL INSIST UPON AMENDMENT
By Associated Press

Washington, March 2s-The
,,abl;cation Of the amended draft
as -b. League Of Nations covenant
,r;n he made within a few days
with the provision safeguarding
4ba Monroe Doctrine among the
naw clauses. according to the op-
;nions Of administration officials
here which opinion is the result Of
informal alvices received today
from members Of the American
.parJr in Paris.
NJ official information has been
rercived here concerning the fail
1re of the League Commission to
neIuh. the Monroe Doctrine a
nendment in the covenant as sent
to the drafting committee yester-
day
Officials expressed entire conf
,ltnca however that President vii
son will insist upon such a pro
vision being III the final draft
when it is passed upon by the
Council Of Ten or by the Peace
Conference i'll plenary session
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
Victory Loan
S u n d a y

Richmond, Va March 2s-May
! has been fixed as Victory Lib
erty Loan Sunday, it was official
ly announced today by the War
Loan Organization here. Lewis
B. Franklin, Director Of the War
Loan Organization Of the United
States Treasury stated in tele
gram, received in Richmond. that
the above date had been set to a
void any conflict with the Easter
services Sunday. April 20
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
L.enine Would
Attack Vienna
(Bv Associated Press

London, March 28.--Lenine has
sent a wireless to the Hungarian
government urging it to send al
army against Vienna, according to
a Budapesth dispatch received II
Berlin and forwarded here.
Lenine promised one hundred
million Kronen ($2OO,0OO) to Fl
nance the project.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
count KAR0LYI
ENJOYS FREEDOM
BY Associated Press

London March 28.-Count Karo
lyi, former Hungarian premier,
reported assassinated or imprison-
ed, is enjoying complete liberty
Il, btdapesth as are other mem
bers of the government who were
compelled to resign when the So
Wet uprising occurred, according
to a Hungarian government wire
less received here.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
u. S. MISSION
BUDAPESTH

Washington, March 28.-Prof-
ec-,Sor Phillip Brown and Captain
Nicholas Roosevelt, American
members to the interallied mission
in Budapes1h. have succeered III
leaving the Hungarian capital in
safatv. it will be announced today
by the State Department.
t'aptain Roosevelt is said to be
a cousin Of the late Colonel Theo
dore Roosevelt.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
MORGAN HIRES
AERIAL COWBOY

Ansonia, Conn, March 2S.-An-
nouncement is made here that Err
hardt Schmidt, Of this city, a for
mer aviator. will leave soon for
Hardin, Mont. He will be employ
ed on a ranch owned by J Pier
pont Morgan.
One Of his duties will be to pilot
the ranch manager to distant
parts Of the ranch in an airplane
It viii be equipped with wireless.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
New Council
Been Formed

Pdfl>. March 2S.-A Council of
.''9l2n ministers and foreign sec
'e'arleS Of Great Britain, United
'''e>' France and Italy has been
treated to work simultaneously
.I'n the premiers and President
''I>ou, but on different branches
''e great technical questions
'''I'ed IN the peace settlement.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
NAVAL STAFF
AMENDMENT LOST
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 28.-It was report
ed last night that the amendment
to the |.League Of Nations cove
nant providing for a permanent
naval staff for the league had been
rejected.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
POPE DESIRES
QUICK PEACE
(By Associated Press

Iby aSsOClaleU FrtSS
Paris, March 28.-The Pope $
wishes, expressed last night in the
Peace Conference circles, were
that the preliminary peace treaty
be signed by April twentieth.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
Members Of
States Increased

Paris, March 2S.-The member
ship of states in the Executive
Council, Reuter- says, will be in
creased from two to three.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1919-03-28
COTTON MARKET
(CIo>illo

I Local Marker \DNl\Ai.