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Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
JAS. HAM. Lewis
DENIES LEAGUE
is FIRST ISSUE
Vice-P residential Aspir.
ant Takes Issue With
Wilson

CHICAGO, June 21-Former Sem
ator James Hamilton Lewis, who was
candidate for the Democratic vice
presidential nomination in announc-
ing platform he will advocate, today
declared he did not agree with Pres
ident Wilson that the League of Ma
tions should be the supreme issue.
Measures for the relief of the
United States" must be proposed
leaving Europe and other foreign
countries to be taken up in due time,
he said.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
Police, Called, Find
Long-Wanted Negro

Buster" Ross, a negro wanted by
the police since last February, was
arrested Saturday night on Davenport
street. An officer went there in an
swcr 20 a call, due to disturbance
and wi en- he arrived four Cluster"
was the disturber. He was required to
deposit $35 to answer the old and new
charges against him, this being for
feited this morning.
Ross has been working for some
time on the farm of W. ]. Josey near
Americus, he said, and had success
fully escaped arrest until Saturday
night, by not coming into the city
except when this could not be avoid
ed
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
Mrs. Gradys Application
For Retrial to Be Heard

A motion for new trial filed in
behalf of Mrs. c. L. Grady will be
heard by Judge z. A. Littlejohn next
Saturday, June &c. On the same date
he will hear arguments in the case
of A. H. Mccoy, who is also apply
ing for new trial. Mrs. Grady was
convicted at the recent session of
Superior Court of furnishing tools to
prisoners with which to facilitate es-
cape, and was sentenced to serve a
year at the state farm or pay fine
of 5000. She is now confined in jail
here, being unable to make bond.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
PACE REFUSES TO SPONSOR HEAD TAX Bill !,
$3,OOO,OOO,OOO Coal Gouge
Threatening People of y. S.
Mine Operators Send Prices Sky High on Scant
Supply While Workers Wait Idle
For Cars Tied up in Railway lam

This the first of several dispatches from instructed
get the facts the coal The
operators taking terrible profits.)
WASHINGTON June I'll Especial )--Sky-hgh coal prices
double those of last year threaten the United States
Consumers face added of Sc
coal.
Mine prices have doubled and trebed already April
Total extra cost for the will be least So 900 000
prices continue and easily reach S. 600 0000
Most of this will be clear profit for thousand coal
operators according figures production
An acute famine also in for of the United
States particularly the northwestern served with fuel by the
Great Lakes route
Hard coal, in sympathy, will go up with soft coal prices
Only drastic acion-immediately ly-can the
and the So, ,000, 900 000-for American
will hit family whether soft coal in
the home CRATE furnace Every of passed by
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21

congregation at a church conference
following the morning service Sun
day, the pastor referred feelingly to
the many and valued friendships he
had established since coming to
Americas and to the helpful efforts OF
those who have aided him in his work
but said he felt that the call to great.
er service was too strong within his
breast to be disregarded. He viii
complete the theological course OF
the Ft. Worth seminary, he said, be.
fore seeking another pastorate, be
lieving that he will thereby be better
prepared for the work he has choser
as his life vocation.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
COLBY SEES WILSON
AS HE STARTS WEST

WASHINGTON, June 21.-Secre-
tary of State Colby had final con-
ference with President Wilson today
before leaving for San Francisco, via
New York, to attend the Democratic
convention.
Five other cabinet officers will be
present at San Francisco-Burleson
Daniels, Palmer, Meredith and Alex.
ander.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
LESLIE TO OPEN
SEASON TUESDAY
Dates for 4 Games An
nounced-Team Strong
er, Is Report

LESLIE. June 21-The reorganiz-
ed Leslie baseball team, stronger
even than last year. when it made
4 great sectional record. will open
the season here tomorrow afternoon
wfer it meets the Cordele team. The
Bronwood team will come Wednesday
for game ard will return again
Friday, June 25. On Friday of next
week Souther Field will come to Les.
lie for game.
A number IF other contests for
eally dates are being arranged.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
LYNCH ALLEGED
SLAYER OF Girl
Said to Have Confessed
To Crime Near
Savannah.

SAVANNAH, June 81. Philip
Gathers, alleged slayer of Miss Ans
"a Jaudon, II year-old girl, was TAX
en- to the scene of the crime near
Ricon this afternoon and lynched af-
ter having been captured near Still
son, Ga.
He is said to have confessed he
killed the girl.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21

We've got the best contented, best fed and best
amused little army that Uncle Sam ever sent any
where And from officer to buck private you can get
backing for that statement.
But here is the best proof over: the direst pun
shment that officers hand out to those guilty of
minor offenses is to threaten to send them back to
America
Rhine duty Yanks know that hundreds of boys
in every regiment in the u. S. A. are anxious for
duty over here And the reasons are The men are
given liberal pass allowances and travel frequently
up and down the Rhine country The money of pri-
Yates goes farther over here, and, compared with
French poilu and the British Tommy gets our Yank
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
CIVIL WAR OPENS
INLONDONDERRY;;
RIOTINC GOES ON
Authorities Reported
Powerless; Several
More Killed

LONDON, June 21.-Civil war
conditions prevail in Londonderry
and the authorities are powerless, it
was declared in an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Londonderry this
afternoon. Several additional per
sons were killed IN this mornings
rioting there, according to the dis
patch.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
YOU SHOULD HEAR
THE DOUGHBOYS SING

Old Glory's floatin' everywhere;
the foods fine over here;
And Rhine wine flows, within the
law-and so does lager beer.
So why should we sing Back
Home Blues" we Yankees on
the Rhine?
The world is really lovely, yea, and
everything is fine!
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
No'Back-Home Blues forHappy
Yanks In Our Army On Rhine
Jazz Music, Pretty Frauleins, Foaming Beer, Wine
Athletics What More Could
The Boys Want?

Bring the Boys Home would be anything
the of
the Rhine, writes Correspondent
Bronner writing the of light intimate
This is first. Watch of in
COBLENZ June 2lf politician Congress and
with his voice talks about bringing back homes
on the Rhine he's talking tommy-rot.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
WHAT COAL SUPPLY
SHOULD COST YOU

Here are the actual figures
showing what soft coal SHOULD
cost the consumer, based on Hock-
ing lump. Other Goals vary per-
laps SO cents a ton, depending on
quality:
MINE COST, including fair
profit for operator and
jobber, as fixed by fuel ad-
ministration, until April $3.50
INCREASED WAGE TO
miner. As
FREIGHT depending on
distance) 1.50 to 500
DEALERS COST of hand
ling 1877
DEALERS PROFIT 100
TOTAL 1882
Three billion dollars extra prof
it to coal mine operators will mean
Twenty seven dollars for every
man, woman and child in the Uni
ted States;
One hundred and thirty five dol
lars for every family of five;
If the whole family goes bare
footed this summer, saving five
pairs of shoes, averaging Sc per
pair, and 10 pairs of stockings, at
so cents a pair, that will leave
only 500 of the extra coal bill to
find some other way.
Cut the sugar supply three
pounds a week for a whole year, at
Is cents a pound, and save $39
more.
All go bareheaded and save $25
more.
Then find some other way to
save the last $36.
And then-thank the coal op-
orator it isn't any more.
For you can't dodge it, whether
you burn soft coal in your own
stove or furnace. Every dollar of
extra cost in coal used by manu-
facturers, railroads and other pub
lie utilities is passed along to the
consumer. That's YOU.
Go~~-~o~-~~o~-~O~.~~~~-~
coal trade journal, said:
Production throughout the coul
try remains at between 80 and {
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Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
Princeton Professor
Minister to Greece

an wAsHINGToNchIye 21-Edward
4 Capps, of New t,a4ey, was named
today bv President Wilson as minis
ter to Greece, it being a recess ap-
pointment. Gilbert Parker, Jr., was
nominated Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Capps is professor of classics at
Princeton and has written many
books on Greek literature and the
drama.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21

''These figures speak for them
selves; but Il wish to call special at
tention to the City of Dublin, which
| believe is smaller than Americas,
with a tax rate of twelve and one
half mills and a property valuation
of nearly eight millions; and which,
understand, a year or two ago
was confronted with situation very
similar to the one we have here, and
met the needs by raising the prop
erty valuations three millions at one
time.
Next, let US look to this commu-
tation tax, sometimes called head
tax. While it has received the en-
orsement of number of able law
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Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
School Consolidation
Move on at Sumter

According to information received
in Americus Saturday patrons of
Sumter school are agitating a move
ment to combine that district with
Thompson school, thus adding another
to the consolidated school of the
county.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
Weather

Forecast for Georgia-Probably
fair tonight and Tuesday.
Occasional showers and thunder
storms, with normal temperatures
are indicated for the week.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-06-21
10 u AANNIIEOKANIE {
and fair beer.

the small the French pou and the British Tommy Yan
millionaire The country dry and good
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
cordance with Communist princi-

cordance with Communist princi-
ples.''
We are not Communists, out one
does not have to be a Communist to
approve that kind of a program.
In fact, the central idea in Lenine's
proposal was urged ON congress by
Mr.. McAdoo when he was director
general Of railroads, and earnestly
seconded by Robert W. Woolley, the
brilliant and courageous member of
the interstate commerce commission.
1t would be interesting to know
how many more schemes of that kind
are incubating in soviet Russia. Why
mot abolish the censorship once and
for all and give the people an op-
portunity to learn the truth. Surely
Americans may be depended upon
to discriminate between the good
and the bad in any social program
which may be- offered for their SON.
sideration!
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
Stirring Appeal TO Americans
Interested I'm True Democrat,

To all Progressive Americans:
Let US call your serious attention
to the fact that the complexion of the
next congress and it's attitude toward
your liberties and the nations advance
will be decided at the primary cleo
tions.
There was lately issued to you an
appeal, directed to workers, farmers,
and sympathetic, liberty-loying citi-
zens," begging your attention to the
critical nature of the issues now upon
us and urging you to unite your ac-
ton at these primaries This appeal
called upon all "to join with US in
combating the forces of autocracy,
industrial and political, and in the
sublime task Of Kidding the world of
the power Of those who debase its
processes and corrupt its functions"
This has been misrepresented to the
public as an appeal by and to organ
lied labor for organized labor's own
purposes. Thus at the start, the whole
import and bearing OF profound
movement for better conditions was
missed.
Fellow citizens, it was, on the con-
trary, addressed to the mass OF us, to
all Americans that contribute to soci-
ETY. in any form, and in the plainest
terms it based its claim to attention
on the great community of interest
among all that serve the world.
We now ask your careful heed to
the program that is suggested in this
appeal for our united support at the
polls this year and particularly at the
primaries.
1.-Remedies for tho high cost OF
living.
(a) Publicity. Federal licensing of
corporations with the opening of
books at all times to federal exam
liners.
o. Prevention of boarding and OF
unfair prices.
(c) Cooperation.
(d) Housing-the government to
build model houses and to establish a
system of credits under favorable
terms for tho workers ard for vo!un-
tary nonprofit-making housing and
joint tenacy associations.
(e) Establishment Of government
experimental farms; reclamation;
municipalities and states to be en-
powered to acquire lands for cultiva-
ton; a graduated tax upon all disable
lands above the acreage that is cul.
tivated by the owners to the end that
to hold land out of use may be made
Improbable.
2.-Taxation. A progressive in.
ecrase in taxes upon incomes, inherit
ances and land values, to afford a
transition to greater economic equal
ity and to supply means for the iqui'
dating of the war debt.
3.-Education. A national subsidy
the right Of teachers to organize
equal representation of workers or
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

boards controlling vocational training.
4.--Government ownership and con-
troll
(a) Control over credit to be taken
away from finapciers and vested in a
public agency.
(b) Public and senai-public utilities
to be owned. operated or regulated by
the government; the railroads to be
retained by the government for two
years.
to- Government ownership and OBJ
GRAFTON of docks and wharves; also Of
water. power. Government control Of
shipping:
5.-The courts. Election of federal
Judges for terms not exceeding six
years. In the event of supreme
court declaring an act Of congress or
of state legislature unconstitutional,
if the people directly or through con-
gress re-enact the measure, it shall
them become the law without being
subject to annullment by court.
6.-The rights of organized labor
No restriction of the constitutional
right to quit work. Effective legis-
lation should be enacted which would
make it criminal offense. for any
employer to interfere with or hamper
the exercise of this right or to inter-
fere with the legitimate activities of
labor unions.
A Militant, Constructive Program.
Labor described this program as
both militant and constructive, With
such program, whether they ap-
prove of It Or not ,our~thcoretica1 lib
erals can no longer say that labor is
reactionary or on the defensive. It
has taken advanced grund for the
common good.
We therefore urge all Americans
interested in the preservation and for
ward march of democracy to support
this appeal
At the primaries cast your ballot
for candidates that you know will
support this program. In the general
election make sure that you DO not
vote for any candidate on any ticket
that represents opposition or indiffer-
ence to this program.
Matthew Vol. one Of the vice presi-
dents Of the American Federation OF
Labor. says that where has not been
able to secure in the primaries can
didate in one of the old parties that Is
committed to this program, labor will
nominate its own candidate.
Watch for this candidate and give
him your, support.
Run no risk of voting, however in
advertently or unintentionally. for a
candidate that will support either re-
action or the present congressional
policy of drift and 6rea ming
The Social Democratic League OF
America.
Charles Edward Russell. Pres
Henry l.. Slobodin, Vice Pres.
William English Walling, Secy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
A GOOD AND BAD TRUST.

: Two important applications of anti
trust laws have been made in the
last week. In the more prominent
OF the two the supreme court, by
four-to-three decision, finds that
there is no steel trust in the unlaw-
ful sense and that consequently it
ought not to be dissolved. The other
involves some gardeners near Gin
cinnati, Ohio, who have been found
guilty of forming an association and
asking certain prices for their pro-
ducts, The gardeners were first
fined $500 each, and this was later
reduced to $50 and costs.
We in Duluth know that what the
Cincinnati gardeners have been found
guilty OF has been practiced openly
by the steel crowd for years. So
great is its price-fixing power that all
iron and steel made west of Pitts
oursh is sold at the pittsburgh price
plus freight from Pittsburgh. Only
a monopoly could enforce such an
artificial regulation.
This steel monopoly has even more
disastrous power over the rest of us
In that it controls most of the iron
ore and railroads and ships which
are the exits from the iron ore coun-
try. Consequently the Independents
are completely in the trust power
and no new Independents can rise up
to challenge the business of the
trust.
All these facts are we'll known:
yet our courts fear the big fellows
and drive the iron into a few GARDEN
ers who want something to say about
the price of what they sell. Perhaps
the supreme court did not want to
60 through the farce of forcing an
other dissolution. 1t should know
however, that there is no solution
Tor monopoly short Of taking away
the privilege that. sustains it.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

The usual effort Is being made this
year to create the impression, that the
A. F. of L. non-partisan political
policy is a scheme Of President Comp
ers and associate officials to "deliver
the labor vote" The "educators' give
solemn warning to the A. F. of T.. ev-
ecutive that he will fail. while all
other trade unionists. who were re-
ferred to few months ago as men,
ace to society, are lauded as hi9h-type
Americans.
All of which reminds tho older
members of organized labor that these
were the tactics 20 and 80 years ago
and before that time-when the A. F.
of L. was the only force that urged
an independent ballot, against all
other elements that looked upon poll
tical -partisanship as one degree
removed from treason.
Today, with insurgency and indie
pendence rife in every political party,
the situation is reversed. Other groups
of citizens have successfully applied
the A. F. Of l.. non-partisan theory
and now it is not customary for voters
to boast that they vote a ticket
straight regardless of candidates."
Since 1881, when the A. r. of l..
was organ ized, tho trade union move
ment has been committed against par
tisan political action in the unions.
Wage earners have joined the unions
with this understanding, while work
ers' alleged political movements, with
out number and with. glowing prom
Uses, have appeared--and disappeared.
Nearly 80 years ago the trade union
movement refused to abandon its po-
litical non-pattisanship. despite bru-
! talizing policy against the wage earn
| ers. Claims that are: common today
| were heard then and at the annua
convention of the A. F. Of L. in 1892
! it was declared:
MANY of our earnest friends in the
i labor movement having witnessed the
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13

There will be more designations
from the Wilson cabinet before the
cherry trees blossom north Of the Ia
son and Dixon line. To the aston
ished ears of free speech champions
comes 4 persuasive report that Attor-
aey General Palmer will be the next
Democratic statesman to 80 the way
OF Lansing-to retire by the drop
kick route.
The department of labor is MAX
Ing valiant fight to free itself from
Mr.. Palmer's usurpation. As indi-
Gated in this correspondence some
Time ago, the first sign that Secretary
Wilson Is winning his struggle for
self-deteEnaination will come in the
departure of Anthony Camietti from
the job Of commissioner of inamigra-
ton.
And Camietti IS on his way. He has
choice left, I understand, between
transfer to some post outside OF
2shinGton and a general tour OF the
word that would render him innocu-
Gus Us an influence within the depart
ment Of labor.
In his zeal to punish political agi-
! tators the commissioner Of immigra-
ten is reported to have overstepped
his instructions and authority in very
many instances. Such things COM
monty occur and are commonly for
given VIXEN full harmony exists be-
tween chief and subordinate. But
that harmony has been entirely alb
sent between Secretary Wilson and
Caminetti ever since the latter threw
himself into the Palmer presidential
deportation.
The whole deportation project
has become white elephant on the
hands of it's originators, Palmer and
Caminetti. The "Soviet Ark Buford
has already become historical in a
sense never anticipated by the attor-
ney general. When it sailed nearly
1000 alien suspects were confined al
New York, Boston and elsewhere
awaiting deportation On subsequent
dates. But the official passion for
sending disse nters overseas has beer
visibly Gained by the protest, ridlcule
or silent disapproval provoked by the
| Buford
Tearing. political heretics away
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-03-13
AMERICAN LEGION CAN
GET RIGHT WITH LABOR
{ANOTHER VIEW.)

IN some quarters of labor circles
there has been heard criticism OF the
American Legion. It l.; feared by
some members of organized labor
that the legion is to be made the tool
OF oppressive employers. These la
Dor men are inclined to favor poll
cy of opposition TO the legion.
We believe their fear is I'M
founded and the position they would
take is ill-advised. So far We have
heard no criticism of the legion's de.
claration of principles. 1t is only the
acts of legion members in isolated
cases which have been condemned.
1t may be true that some mem bers
OF the legion, acting in the name of
:heir organization, have, committed
acts which are open to cOndemna-
ton. 1t may even be admitted that
posts Of the legion have acted un-
wisely-probably under evil influ-
cnces.
Admitting the truth of these
charges, there still remains no rea-
son tor labor opposing the American
Legion as an organization. There is
not the least doubt that INSCRIPTIONS
employers will try to use the legion
as catspaw. for the same interests
have tried, and have in many cases
ded, in using the churches.
They have tried to use the Red Cross
and other charitable organizations,
and they will continue to do so. Big
business has no conscience. It will
risk destroying the usefulness of any
humane movement to further it's own
greedy ends.
The result. of these attempts is al
ways the same. The organization
sought t, be used either learns the
truth and refuses to be used or the
organization is discredited.
The very existence Of the Ameri-
can Legion depends upon it's position
in the vital affairs Of the country. II
It permits the organization to be-
come one Of oppression, its life will
DC short. It is made up OF thousands
perhaps millions-of young men
from every walk" of life. It repre-
sents at least the average intelligence
Of the country. It does not seem pos
sible that it can be permane ntly
aligned against labor. The rank and
file Of, the. legion will rule the or
ganization, and when it does, the
country has nothing to fear.
Let labor extend q friendly hand
to the American Legion or any sol
der organization. A perfect under
standing can result In but good fol
both and for; the nation. ~ Oregon
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