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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
White Coal About as Costly as Black.

The recent passage by Congress or
the national water power bill and the
expectations raised by it make timely
the study of hydroelectrlc develop
ment given in the report on cen
trail electric light and power stations
issued recently by the Census Bureau.
The report forms part of the record
of the census of electric industries of
1917, and the statistics for the most
part cover the year ended December
81, 1917. One general conclusion is
that while a great deal Of coal may
be saved by the utilization of water
power, there may be no corresponding
saving in the cost of electric current.
and that only favored regions, of the
country can be served.
Official estimates made in 1912 place
the minimum horsepower of the
waterways of the United States at
| 81 900 900, the maximum being at least
52;OOO,000, and perhaps 60,000,000.
The total developed horsepower is
estimated at about 100000, so that
there is at least 100000 undevel-
oped horsepower.
On the other hand, in 1917 the cen
trail electric light and power stations
operated by steam reported a produc-
ton of nearly 12,000,000 horsepower,
and there was an additional horse
power of 23S -sx obtained with inter-
nal combustion engines. The latest
available figures show that more than
15,0O0,000 steam horsepower is used
in manufacturing Industries, together
with nearly a million horsepower pro-
duced by internal combustion engines.
This is a total of about 30,000,000
horsepower.
If the same amount of power were
supplied by water power there would
be saving in fuel Of the value of
perhaps S2,O00,O00,00O annually, and
there might be further saving of
several hundreds of millions of dollars
now paid as wages to the many thou
sands of workers whose services are
required in the present system of sup
plying power but who would not be
needed with the general Identification
of Industries. But the report says
these savings would be rather effec-
lively offset Mt present by the high
cost of hydroelectric development as
a general rule.
Expensive storage dams must fire.
quently he constructed, water power
rights secured and large areas Of land
bought Furthermore, it is ordinarily
necessary to transmit the electric cur
rent long distances over high tension
lines, which are expensive to con-
struct and to maintain, to the centres
of industry and population where cleo
tricity is most used. Moreover, the
distance over which electricity can
profitably be transmitted Is strictly
limited by engineering difficulties.
Therefore n water power plant, which
is ordinarily operated at a very low
cost as compared with steam plant,
usually requires relatively high in
vestment for development purposes,
and there are likely always to be re-
gions which cannot be served by hydro
electric development.
The conclusion given in the report
is that in many cases ''it appears to
be true that the gains which would re-
suit from a conservation of the ma
tional fuel supply and full utiliza-
ton of the national water resources
would he public and future rather
than private and present
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
The Autumn Harvest In wea,cbes,er.
Ernm ihe Nnrth Cnsiln Rnn

From the North Castle Sun
There was n mighty scramble this year
for grapes, cdcrbcrries and wild CHERRIES
Auto parties in droves invaded private prop
erty without any conscientious scrupies 70
hunt for these elusive wild fruits and fer
rctcd them out from the most inaccessible
places. Object--the home brewing Of wines
with real live kick to 'em.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
The shctlands Return TO an Ancicn, Industry.

From the Westminster Gusette.
Central News correspondent reports that
the whaling season off the Shetland isles
has been most successful. Twenty nine large
and valuable whales were landed last week
nj olnafrth station. bringing the catch FOR
tho season at that station 20 200 whales.
while tho seasons catch at Collsfirth, an
other station In the Shetland group, was 1870.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
to- the Use for republication Of oil news des-
patches credited to II or not otherwise
credited IN this paper and also the local
news published herein.
All rights OF republication OF special des-
patches herein are also reserved
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04

Highest temperature, 8S, at 4 p. M.
Lowest temperature, 40, at A. M.
Average temperature, So.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04

A Federal Grand Jury announces
that the price OF stove coal at the
mines is sT.01. Householders will
reach for pad and pencil.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04

Ohio has a chance for the worlds
baseball championship as well as a
cfnch on the next Presidency.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04

When Il came to putting n perfect
Sunday over the plate nobody fixed"
autumn.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
Hope.

Tho Pencil--ITmi now that she votes with
me she viii probably learn how 10 sharpen
me.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-04
LOCAL WEATHER RECORDS.

The temperature in this city yesterday
as recorded by the official thermometer, 4
shown In the annexed table:
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
Glee Club Soloists
To Sing In Churches

Americas people have treats in
store for them today at the various
churches where members Of the Bre-
nou Glee club have promised to sing.
At the Episcopal church in the
morning Miss Anna Murray viii sing,
and at the evening hour Miss Anna
Belle jenkins will give selection.
At the Presbyterian church Sum
day morning Miss Anna Belle Jen-
kins will appear, and in the evening
Miss Ora Martel will give selection.
The First Baptist church viii have
Mr.. Whitlock, the musical director,
at the morning hour and Miss Lois
Holt in the evening.
The Central Baptist church viii
secure for the morning service Miss
Hilda Sharp, and at the evening hour
Miss Anna Murray viii sing.
The Lee Street Methodist church
will have Miss Ora Martel at the Ii
O'Clock service, and Miss Hilda Sharp
at the evening hour.
The First Methodist church will
have Miss Lois Holt in the morning
and Mr.. Whitlock in the evening
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
NEGROES BUY OLD
DUDLEY BUILDING
FOR RACECENTER
To Add Third Story And
Later Establish Negro
Bank Here

An important real estate deal con-
cluded here Saturday was the sale of
the Dudley banking building on Cot
ton avenue to the Sumter Mercan-
tile and Realty Co., an association of
prominent Sumter county negroes.
The consideration involved in the
transfer of the property, which was
sold by N. M. Dudley and other rep
resentatives of the W. Fl. c. Dudley
estate, was $4,000. B. w. Warren
is president of the corporation which
purchased the property, and M. w.
Reddick, principal of Americas In
stitute; D. F. Pughley, a we'll known
negro dentist; E. Stallworth, negro
farm demonstrator for Sumter coun-
ty, and M. B. Phillips, negro mer-
chant are the principal stockholders
in the concern. The deal was made
through S. L. Sills.
Asked concerning the purpose to
which the building will be put, War
rem said that Mr.. Dudley would con-
tinue to occupy it until January l.,
at which time the work of remodel
ing the structure, to which a third
story is to be added, will commence.
1t is planned by the new owners to
install negro banking corporation
in the building after it has been re-
modelled. This bank will be capital
lied, according to the present plans,
at $4,000, and Warren stated the
whole of the capital stock is to be
subscribed and owned by Americus
and Sumter county negroes.
The second floor of the remodelled
building will be used for Office pur-
poses, and the new owners plan to
make the building center of negro
business and social activity for this
entire section. Explaining this fea-
ture of their plans, Warren said the
third floor will pssvide an auditorium
sufficiently large to accommodate the
gathering of various grand lodge or
CARNATIONS which are to be invited to
meet in Americus, and local negroes
will use the auditorium for other
purposes as well. The Offices to be
located on the second floor will be
used by negro professional men and
artisans of Americas, there being a
number of these now maintaining
offices in widely separated sections of
Cne cICy.
Realizing the danger to their race,
as well as the economic loss to the
community, Warren and those asso-
ciated with him in the venture plan to
end the exodus of negroes to the
North. ''Too many of our people
are leaving Georgia" Warren said
"and we must make life here more at
tractive to retain them. If our peo-
pie can only be brought to realize the
future that lies before them here the
desire to go north will disappear He
then told of plans to inaugurate up
lifting social and commercial activl-
ties among the negroes which, he said
would certainly meet the approval OF
all white residents, as well as prove
would certainly meet the approval OF
his race.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
NAV 0TICCAT DArT
MAI VUEElv NAIL
WILL END FRIDAY
Miss Corners Lead
Grows Bonus Is
Announced

The count of the votes in the bal
lot boxes for Queen of the May Fes-
tiyal May s at the playground, as
made Saturday by the committee of
the Woman's Club, gave Miss Ruth
Conner greater lead than she had
previously had, the boxes containing
1920 votes for her, and bringing her
total u, to 1856. Miss Geraldine
Payne, who was the leader in the
contest until few days ago, main
tanned second place safely with to-
tai of 1,247 votes. A few other
changes in the standing also were
made by the new ballots.
The committee announced yester-
day that the contest will come to a
close on Friday of this week. Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday will
constitute special bonus vote period,
500 extra votes to be awarded to the
contestant receiving the highest num-
Der of votes during the three days.
The regular scale of 100 votes for 25
cents will continue until the end of
the contest. Ballot boxes are in
charge of the cashiers at the Ameri-
Gus Drug Company, the Windsor
Pharmacy, Nathan Murray's Phar-
macy, and the Carswell Drug Store.
Following are the standings to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
RAILROAD BOARD
WARNED BY SHEA
Says Men Are "Fed Up"
On Promises And
Want Action

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Pro-
testing against further delay in set
ting the wage demands of two mil
lions of railroad workers, Timothy
Shea, vice president of the Brother
hood of Railway Firemen, told the
Railroad Labor Board today the men
'were fed up on promises and dead,
dog tired of delays"
Mr.. Shea presented the demands of
the firemen and hostlers for basic
living wage of $3.50 day, with diff
ferentials for skill, responsibility, ex-
perience and the increase in the cost
of living since the demands were pre-
sented last June.
He told the board that the lesson
to be learned from the steel, coal
and railroad strikes was that linen
will not work when they can not live
decently on the wages they are
paid."
When he had urged the striking
railroad men in the eastern ter
minals to return to worf, Shea said
their almost universal justification
for striking was that they and their
families were starving at work and
they 'might just as well starve not
working
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
Davis, Attorney General
Aspirant, Visits Here

George B. Davis, of Dublin. an
active candidate for attorney general
of Georgia, arrived in Americas Sat-
urday afternoon and is spending to-
day here resting, as the guest of
Crawford Wheatley, with whom he
served in the state legislature. He
will leave Monday to continue his
campaign trip, which has already COW
cred IS counties.
''That part of Georgia lying south
of Macon has IL more than enough
unit votes to, elect a governor or any
state officer it wants." said Mr..
Davis, "and l think it is not at all
presumptious to ask the voters to
help put me in the attorney generals
office. | am now making canvass
of the state and asking every man
can meet personally for his vote
Mr.. Davis claims one record in the
assembly which has been achieved by
no other man. "While l was there"
he said, 81 succeeded in creating uni
versal dissatisfaction at home"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
AMERICAS PAYS.
TRIBUTE TO old.
VETS TOMORROW.
Program OF Exercises
Given Out; Gen. Har-
ris To Speak

On Monday Americus-and the
South-will pay tribute to the vet
Grams of the '60s, the living and the
fallen. 1t will be an occasion of
more than usual sentiment, for so
few of the old veterans, who were so
prominent in our midst few years
ago, will be present.
The exercises this year will be held
in the afternon at 8 go o'clock, and
the First Methodist church has been
chosen as the place. General Wal
ter A. Harris, who formerly COM
manded the old Second Georgia, of
which the A. l.. l. was a unit, and
who later went to Europe where he
served through the war, will deliver
the address. General Harris is son
of former Governor Nat Harris. The
Brenau college girls glee club, from
Gainesville, who will be in Americas
for a concert Monday evening, will
sing. A number of patriotic organi-
cations will attend the exercises in {
body.
General Harris will arrive in Amer
icus from his home in Macon at 2:17
He will be met by committee an
taken to his hotel, from which plac
he will go directly to the church for
his address. At o'clock in the
evening he will be the guest of John
D. Mathis Post, American Legion, at
dinner in the private dining room of
the Windsor hotel.
Several of the organizations which
will attend the exercises in bodies
have arranged to meet in advance OF
the church service. The veterans are
requested to gather at the court house
at 8 o'clock sharp, and to march from
there to the church. The members of
the American Legion will meet at the
Windsor hotel at 8 o'clock for the
same purpose.
The Memorial day exercises will be
held under the auspices of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
program has been in charge of Mrs.
Frank Harold, state president OF
the u. D. c., and it was announced
Saturday by her, as follows:
Memorial Day Program.
Prayer-Rev. Guyton Fisher.
Song-Brenau Glee Club.
Introduction Of Speaker-Gordon
Howell, of American Legion.
Speaker-Gen. Walter Harris, OF
Macon.
Song-Brenau Glee Club Guar
tet.
Prayer-Rev. Carl W. Minor. -
The following ORGANIZATIONS will
attend in body:
United Confederate Veterans.
Members American Legion.
Sons of Veterans.
Boy Scouts.
Agricultural College Students.
| High School Cadets.
Soldiers from Souther Field.
Daughters of Confederacy.
| Daughters American Revolution.
At the conclusion of program, the
High School cadets will fire the sa-
Lutte and Mr.. Rigsby will sound taps
at the cemetery.
The children Of Americas are asked
to decorate the graves of the soldiers
at cemetery.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
FIGHT
NOW CENTERS
UPON SHERIFF
Webb, Who Let Howat
Speak From Jail, Is
Puzzled
BY MABEL ABBOTT,
7. E. A. Staff Correspondent.

PITTSBURG, Kas., April "a
Fame came unsought to G. Clint
Webb, sheriff of Crawford county,
Kansas.
Webb is the sheriff who let Alex
ander Howat, president of the Mine
Workers in the southwestern Kansas
coal fields, come out on the balcony
of the jail at Girard and make a
speech to a crowd of two or three
thousand miners who had fiocked in
from the camps.
Howat called Governor Allen a
skunk, brute and tryant, denounc-
ed District Judge A. J. Curran. who
committed him to jail until he should
agree to testify before the industrial
Court, and called members of the lat
ter ga bunch of corporation law
yers."
Webb awoke next day to find him.
self the storm center of the maddest
community in the United States and
proceedings for his removal under
way.
Queer Jail But Real One.
The jail over which he has presid-
ed is an old brick dwelling. with a
certain air of better days still hang
ing around it. It is so frail that It
had to be reinforced with concrete to
keep it from falling down, but the
rear part is said 10 be lined with steel,
and the sheriff claims he has never
lost a prisoner out of it.
And Sheriff Webb does not look
like the conventional taller either
He is long and lanky. with mild blue
eyes and dropping blond mustache,
and he likes to sit in the old parlor
with his chair tilted against the wall,
ragin~' fire in the huge iron stove
one one side of him and a cuspidor
on the other.
~I have known Alex Howat ever
since he was boy" Webb said to me
after the miners leader was locked
uu. There was a certain embarrass-
nent in the manner of both men when
the sheriff turned the huge keys on
his prisoner. Webb protests that he
had no idea of doing anything out
of the way in permitting Howat to
get out and address the crowd.
He is apparently genuinely surpris-
eN 0uf1 ana worried over Jnee RSHerdi
objection TO his idea of what consti-
tutes keeping a man in Jail.
Howat Runs True to Form.
Meanwhile Howat, arrested for ig-
noring a summons of the Kansas In
dustrial Court, is running true to
form, both his friends and enemies
say.
Howat is now out on bond.
Howat is leading a fight against the
Industrial Court which established an
act declaring strikes illegal He re-
fuses to recognize the court.
Federal officers who raided com
rrunists Headquarters in Omaha and
Chicago, found Howat's receipts. But
Howat wps reelected president.
Now Howat is fighting the law of
Kansas He has called everv strike
of consequence in the district and has
said when the men could go back TO
work.
Howat is As. married, clean
ehaven. red-faeed and gray-haired.
He has pleasant smile, and wears
good clothes and diamond.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
u. S. Recognizes New Armenian Republic
PROCLAMATION
WITH due regard for the no

WITH due regard for the no
" bic and holy sentiment
that prompts us annually on
the 10th day of April to spay
homage to the Southern he
roes of the Sixties, our Con-
federate dead; |. ]. E. Shep-
pard. by authority vested in
me as the Mayor of the City
of Americus, do issue this my
proclamation. and direct that
Monday. April 10Th, be OBJ
served by the city employees
as far as practicable as a holi-
day and request that all busi-
ness houses be closed from
800 to 100 o'clock P. NJ. for
the purpose of attending mem
orial exercises.
]. E. SHEPPARD.
Mayor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
TIMES : RECORDER
NOT TO. PUBLISH
MONDAY EVENING

IN accordance with the request of
4 the American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association and the South
ern Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation that news print paper be
conserved in every possible man
'ner, the Times-Recorder viii cb-
serve Monday, Confederate Memo
rial day, as a-'holiday and viii pab
lish no paper on that date,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
Seek To Save Ships
For South Atlantic

WASHINGTON, April 24.-ITeads
of the South Atlantic States Asseeia-
tion and delegations from five South
ern cities conferred with Chairman
Benson of the Shipping Board to-
day, urging the board in selling its
steel cargo vessels of smaller tonnage
to make provisions for them to re-
main in the established Southern
service. The establishment Of new
southern shipping board district was
also asked Charleston or Savannah
was suggested as the headquarters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
BANKS AND OFFICES
TO BE CLOSED MONDAY.

The public offices and banks of the
city will be closed all day Monday,
which is Confederate Memorial day
and holiday in Georgia and other
states of the South. Business houses
have been asked in proclamation by
Mayor Sheppard to remain closed
during the memorial services in the
afternoon. The Times-Recorder will
also observe the day and publish no
edition on Monday
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
Uruguay President
To Duel With Editor

MONTEVIDEO, April 24--Balta-
zar Brum, president of Uruguay, has
challenged DR.. Larreta, director of
the newspaper Ell Pals, to duel.
Laretta accepted the challenge. The
difference is the outgrowth of an ar
ticle in FL Pals attacking the Presi-
dent, following his address on inter
American affairs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
CaIliaux, Free, Says
He VIII Leave Paris

PARIS, April 24-Former Premier
Oalliaux, who Thursday was con-
victed of having had commerce and
correspondence with the enemy, has
been set free and arrived at his home
here this afternoon, accompanied by
his wife and several friends. He re-
fused to make a statement, saying
only he would not be in Paris on
Nav
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
Walker D. Hines Quits
Job, Effective May Is

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Walk-
er D. Hines, director general of rail
roads, has resigned and his resigna-
tion has been accepted by President
Wilson, effective May Is much work
in liquidating the roads remains and
Max Thelsn, in charge of the claim
department, probably will be ap-
pointed as Hines successor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
NITTI SEES DARKNESS
UNLESS CONDITIONS CHANGE.

SAN RENO, April (By Asse-
ciated Press italian Premier Nitti,
in an interview with French news
paper correspondents today, prophe..
sled that unless peaceful condition
are brought back to Europe and va
Gus countries returned to work, 1s
world will face dire catastrophies.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
johnson Given Wide
Margin In Montana

BUTTE, MONT, April 24.-Sena-
tor Hiram Johnson had wide mar
gin over his opponents for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in
Montana's primary, according to
widely scattered returns today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
$3.50 Share Paid For
Stutz In Settlement

NEW YORK, April 24.-An
agreement was reached today be-
tween Allan Ryan, chairman of the
Stutz Motor Car Company, and the
protective committee organized to
safeguard the interests Of So stock
exchange. houses under contract to
deliver Stutz stock, by which set
Element with Ryan for $3.50 per share
was arranged
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25

could be mentioned
"The Board of Education has not
undertaken to work out plan by
which this money may be raised. 1t
hiss only discovered that it is abso-
lutely necessary to have it. Every
citizen Of Americus and especially
every parent who has children in
school should feel the same interest
as the members of the Board of Ed
ucation feel, and unless they mani
fest such interest and assist the board
in this work they will have nobody to
blame but themselves if the board
fails in its effort"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
T ornado Dead List
Reaches 229 Total

BIRMINGHAM, ALA, April 24.--
The loss of life from Tuesdays tor
nadoes in Mississippi, alabama and
Tennessee stood today at 229 per-
sons, with at least 700 injured and
a property loss of several millions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
N. Y. Senate Votes To
Legalize IT'S Pct. Beer

ALBANY, N. Y, April 24.--The
State Senate today passed bill to
legalize 3-4 per cent beer. The
bill was sent to the assembly for con-
currence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-04-25
'Trans-C Continental Air
Mail Bill Is Signed

WASHINGTON, April 24.-Pres-
idens Wilson today signed the annual
postoffice appropriation bin which
carried provision for air mail SER
vice between ,saw Xgrk and San
Francisco via Chicago.