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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
Farmer, Prosperous In
2 Years Here Gives Cue

D. ]. Bone, who moved to Sumter
county from Madison about two years
ago and who since has been prominent
in the community where he lives, was
host Friday Afternoon to fifty of his
friends at a barbecue which he pre-
pared himself. All of the viands serv-
ed were raised upon the Bone farm,
these including beef, mutton, pork
and chickens, bread being the only
material purchased.
Mr.. Bone has purchased and now
resides upon a three hundred acre
tract formerly owned by A. c. Crock
EFT, about two miles out of Americas
and he is rapidly bringing this place
into high state of cultivation. Since
coming here he says he has been in
correspondence with number of his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
MORE VOLUNTEER
FOR POLLS DUTY
Arrangements Are Now
Nearly Complete For
Primary Wednesday

Nearly all arrangements for the
holding of the turnover primary on
the governorship in Sumter county
next Wednesday have been complet-
ed, Secretary Fred B. Arthur, of the
county Democratic committee stated
Saturday. The ballots arc now being
printed and will be distributed Mon
day or Tuesday, and arrangements
for election officials have been made
in all the militia districts of the coun-
ty except the 18th which has not been
heard from in the call for volunteers
but which is expected to report by
Monday.
Secretary Arthur announced the
teers for election duty IN The county
names of eihgt additional volun.
as follows:
Fifteenth district, G. c. Thomas
of Cobb, and M. H. Sims of Leslie.
New 18th district, J. A. Hitler
justice of the peace, Emmett Harper
and Willis Bacon.
New l6lh district, E. c. Webb S.
A. Rogers ana G. w. Israel, Sr,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
BIG PECAN GROVE
TO co TUESDAY
l,000-Acre Lee County
Tract To Be Sold At
Leesburg

ALBANY, Oct. of interest in
this locality is the sale of the proper
ty of the Albany Paper Shell Pecan
company, which is advertised to take
place in front of the county court
house in Leesburg, Tuesday, Octo-
Der 5.
This property, consisting of 1000
acres, is located on the Central of
Georgia railroad seven miles north of
Albany, and about 80 Oacres of the
tract is planted in pecans, the trees
now ranging from z to 8 years in
age, and most of them now bearing
nuts. About 500 acres has been sold
to purchasers, mostly to persons re-
siding in Northern states, in tracts
of five acres, the purchase prices of
which are in varying stages of pay
ment, and the property is to be sold
subject to the equity of the purchas-
ers of these tracts under the provis-
ions of the purchase contracts. There
is quite a large sum due, in the ag-
gregate, on these purchase contracts
all of which will go to the purchaser
of the entire property, or, in defualt
of payment of balance due, after
reasonable time, the contracts will be
forfeited and the tracts revert to the
original owner or whoever becomes
the purchaser of the property at next
Tuesdays sale.
The Albany Paper Shell Pecan COM
pany was a perfectly solvent going
concern at the time it was thrown in
to the hands of a receiver and the lit
igation which is to now terminate in
its sale to the highest bidder grew out
of an irreconcilable disagreement be-
tween the principal stockholders and
promoters, DR.. J. W. Gillespie, f AL
bany, and Mr.. A. Richards, of James
town, N. Y. The grove is one of the
largest and now one of the most valu-
able in the Albany pecan district.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03

North Georgia friends and it is an
ticipated as result of his success in
this section a number of these Will
come here on prospecting tours dur
ing the fall and winter
Evidence of Mr.. Bones substantial
prosperity was visible to his guests
Friday in a large quantity Of cotton,
baled and ready for market, piled
about his home, in addition to suffi-
cient feedstuffs for all his farm ami
melS during the winter season stored
IN his ample barns. Ba.;dcs ms Mr..
Bone produced this year sufficient
meat. fruits an dry yrgfta' les for
own use, and he Will have a quantity
of poultry for sale.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
High School Cadet
Officers Chosen

The cadet corps of the Americas
high school for the present term has
been organized and the following of
ficers appointed: captain, 1 j. Wal
lis, Jr.; 1st Lieut., NELL Hodges; 2nd
Lieut., Alpheus Castellow; Sergeants,
Eugene Gammage, William Fetner,
and Edward Stukes. Right guide,
Ralph Glover; left guide, Courtney
Ivey; Corporals, Statham, Crew, Bel
cher, Mcneil, Gammage, Gatewood
Allison, Broadhurst, Howard, Shelf
field, Conner, Harris, and Hunter.
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a me- written several years ago - 49,
hereby invite you to publish that letter
Publish it!
Publish it in full
Do not unit the
will 1 mot bubble s zig Right make public
would have been given and thus position gentleman would
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safely conhde to you personal communication
Let tell the people about that letter
ns% Sea 1a defend s6 es % published the s
Bid BID you YOU then them tbaE Wilson vas 1g as wrong
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It rei is f mot too m0T late!
Go into the slopbucket Atlanta Constitution
You Of Georgia
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which otherwise could do not have tOuehsd3
the Bap.
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made student old Mercer all three being lovers
Mr. Walker elected support
What favor did ever ask of you?
What favor did from your
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have asked him single mythical
IN f. asa6a 55 ss.sa 10 N " 4
AS tender of legal services acknowledge
offer and thanked
AS gentleman could do less Georgian
and my friends, could have done less?
You called
employed better
and he went Washington in behalf securing the energetic
coopraion of
Mr. Walker never in life did you
nothing.
1t of who have
stood by like the Rock Brigade of Bennng the mmOvab
Stonewal Jackson.
You Mr. Walker asking them o
By the spendor servant as you are can lead
the Watson
will be in the field again
hem and they will drop everything
wick because he stands the
the IN
Mr. Walker office you politically identified
with for years. - - 49, 800 - ~
You did not condOe with grief and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
HOLDERS PAPER
TALKS OF RACES
First Public Utterance
OfDefeated Guberna-
torial Candidate

JEFFERSON, Oct. 2-The Jackson
Herald, owned and edited by John N.
Holder, who was a candidate for gov
ernor in the first primary, discusses
the governors race in an editorial.
1t is the first expression of Speaker
Holder on the present contest. The
editorial follows:
I'VE believe it unbecoming in a de-
feated candidate to be TOO conspicu-
Gus. We are satisfied that our
friends are fully capable of selecting
their candidate for governor, and we
want every one of them to vote &C
cording to the dictates of his own
judgment and his own conscience. We
nave, therefore, carefully retrained
from taking an active and consplcu-
Gus part in the present gubernatorial
contest.
but we do not believe any friend
will censure US for not giving pollti-
cal aid to the big political bosses VINO
were so unfair and so unjust to us in
the recent contest for governor; nor
blame US for not fawing at the feet
that tried to kick us out of the race,
nor kissing the hand that smote US,
and caused our political undoing.
''We could not give our help to
those who did us such gross wrong.
and maintain our self-respect. We
do not believe our friends could wish
us to make so great sacrifice as to
lost our own respect.
again, we declared time after
time prior to September 8 that the
great issue was whether the political
ring should elect, or the people elect,
the governor.
1--WE could not, if we would recall
this language, nor obliterate this is
sue. Political aspirations may be
blighted, but issues live"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
Mexican Petroleum In
British And Jap Hands

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 2-Control
of the petroleum industry of Lower
California has been secured by the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03

mates the same industry in the state
British government, and Japan domi-
of Sonora, according to reports
printed in newspapers here, which
combine official and unofficial state
ments.
The department of industry and
commerce announces that Alfred Nc
Kenzie, British subject has been
granted three year concession to
explore and exploit all oil lands in
Lower California on government and
private land included between Santa
Tomas and Punta Decancas. 1t is UNI
officially declared the British govern
ment is backing Mackenzie. A SINH
lar arrangement has been made with
Mexican subject in Sonora in the
Altar district. A Japanese corpora
ton, with Japanese government
funds, is behind this concessionaire,
it is unofficially stated.
Mrs. H. C. Priddy and Mrs. j. r.
Mashburn of Friendship were in AM
CIRCUS for a few hours yesterday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-03
THOMAS E. WATSON,
In The Columbia Sentinel.

which
without
Ia letter from written several
hereby invite publish
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
ANTI-LYNCHING BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Provides for Appeals From State
Courts to U. S. Tribunals and
Prison for Mob Members.

Washington, May 24--An anti
lynching bill was reported Saturday
by the House Judiciary Committee,
and placed on the calendar for early
consideration. Under the measure,
any resident would be entitled to ap
peal to Federal courts for protection
on the ground that he had reasonable
cause to believe that equal protection
of the laws would be denied him in
state courts. Participants in mobs
would be subject to fine and imprison
ment, and counties in which lynchings
occur would be subject to a forfeiture
OF $4,000.
'Lynching is a crime widespread
throughout the country" said the
majority committee report, drafted
by Representative Dyer Republican,
OF Missouri. In many states the
state authorities have almost wholly
failed to prevent or punish it. 1t is a
chief cause of unrest among negroes -
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24

HARRIET DOUGHTY SHIELDS
Well-known Summer Resident Died
Saturday Evening.

The death Of Miss Harriet Doughty
Sshields, daughter of the late Captain
and Mrs. Hamilton l.. Shields of Troy,
took place Saturday evening at the
summer home of the family on the
Woodford road. Miss Shields had been
i'll for a long time and her death was
not unexpected. She was born in
Troy and had lived in that city and at
the summer residence here all her life.
She was educated at the Willard sem
mary and was member of the Sec
ond Street Presbyterian church in
Troy, and, after the union OF the two
churches of the First church. She
was well known and dearly beloved
by circle of personal friends In Troy
and Bennington. Warm and true in
her friendship, loyal in every good
work attempted, loving and faithful,
to her family, she will be mourned by
many.
Miss Shields is survived by three sis
ters, Mrs. James A. Eddy, Mrs. Sey-
mour Van Santvoord and Miss Frances
Shields of Troy, and by three brothers,
William H. Shields, Henry C. Shields
and 4Ioward Hart Shields of Troy and
Bennington
The funeral services will be held
at Furnace Grove, Tuesday forenoon
at 10:30 O'Clock. Rev. George S.
Mills will ofiiciate The body will be
taken to Troy where the interment
will be in Oakwood cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
MAKE 0VERTURN
Of CONGRESS IS
C0MPERS SLOGAN
Indicts Legislators and Execu-
tive Departments
SCORES CORPORATIONS
Declares They Have Made Profits Far
Out Of Proportion with In.
creases In Wages.

Washington, May 23.-The Ameri-
can Federation of Labor has issued
its expected call to the electorate for
"an overturn of Congress- Under the
signature of President Samuel Comp
ers, the current issue of the American
Federationist, the official organ car
res an indictment of Congress and
the executive departments for "incom-
petence on the cost of living issue"
and, outlining program of deep
cutting measures" declares.
There must be an overturn in Con-
gress. Enemies must be defeated; ;
friends must be elected" Presenting
an itemized list of corporation prof
its similar to that recently introduced
in a speech by Senator Capper Of
Kansas, Mr. Gompers, declares that
while q enumerated corporations
last year received profits averaging
435 per cent, above normal, the aver
age cost of living increased SO per
cent, and the average union wage 55
per cent.
THE working people," writes Mr..
.Gompers, understand as well as any
the dangers of the present political
and industrial condition of the
world. They have understood the
need for restraint. They have no
desire to rock the boat While
profiteers have reaped untold gains,
makers Of laws have gone about the
business of writing into the statutes
measures for the suppression OF trade
union activity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
hac Had Benefit of Experience in
Wa Work.

A very widespread effort has been
made and is continuing for placing at
the disposal of people in towns and
villages the same advantages through
Community service that were afford
ed the enlisted men, when in the var
ious camps and cantonments through
out the war
All ideas, however great, are very
simple when concretely stated, and
the utilization in this way the new
force that reached such splendid de-
velopment during the war was the
thought probably, of some individual
who has not even claimed credit for
inaugurating big new movement; or
it may have been simply a more or
less natural remedy for real need.
At any rate, Bennington people Will
be keenly interested to know that
Miss Ethel Mcdonald, executive sec
retary of the welfare association is
one of the successful workers in
bringing about this transition. Surely
there is no good reason why every
community cannot enjoy the same adj
vantages that were given to the en-
listed men.
Before coming to Bennington Miss
Mcdonald was engaged in this work
in New Mexico, having in her district
two large tubercular hospitals for
gassed soldiers, providing entertain
ments for the more than 1000 pat
tents, and in the same way caring for
the needs of a border camp of $500
negro troopers. In all of these places
the civilian population has organized
and risen to the opportunity of pro-
viding for the welfare of the large
soldier population, showing that even
a small town can carry on really big
project of service when properly led
and inspired
Prior to this work Miss McDonal6
has a rather remarkable record in
educational and social work, particu-
larly in Columbus, o., where she di-
rected the. social and recreational ac-
tiyities fdq pupils and parents, and
in Cleveland, where she was attached
to the staff Of the Superintendent Of
city schools, in charge of educational
extension.
The program Of the Bennington Wei
fare association with which Miss Nc.
Donald is now connected looks first
of all to development of the spirit
of Community life, of hospitality and
of neighborliness.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
JOHN w. GORDON OUT
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Barre Attorney Is for 18th Amend
ment but Says Volstead Act
Should Be Amended.

Barre, May 22.-John w. Gordon to-
Iday announced his candidacy for rep
Iresentative in congress from the sec
ond district in platform which for
length vies with the now famous Gin
itial" statement of James Hartness on
the governorship. The entrance Of the
Barre lawyer makes the congressional
fight tourcornered one, with Repres-
entative Porter Dale, Capt. Ernest w.
Gibson of Brattleboro and Raymond
Trainor of White River Junction the
other contestants.
Reduced to their lowest terms, Mr..
Gordon's planks include endorsements
of woman suffrage, the gradual adopt
ion of the metric system, larger
army, a navy at least the second larg-
est in the world, an adequate tariff
law, better provision for the diplomatic
service, national budget, grateful and
liberal treatment of World war vet
Grams, maintenance of the country's
merchant marine, the usual formula
about square deal for both labor and
capital, encouragement of agriculture
through legislation providing for as
wide a distribution of land as possible.
On the issue of prohibition Mr.. Cor
don says "The country is oyerwhelm-
ingly committed to the 18th amend.
ment; it should be honestly and reason
ably enforced, Legislation for its en-
lorcement should be adequate The
Volstea1 act is open to criticism. 1t
excludes many innocent beverages.
The per cent of alcohol allowed by it
is one half of that in our state law.
1t is too much of red tape measure.
1t provides so many impediments that
even hospitals cannot within a reason
able length of time get alcohol for their
uses.-The act should he revised but
no beverage should be allowed to con.
tain an intoxicating per cent. We
should keep within the safe limit OF
Ipobriety Everybody sober, the Jail
idle and asylums caring for unfortun-
ates oily is 'consummation devouly
to be wished"
Among other planks to which Mr..
Gordon subscribes are economic admin
istration, private ownership as oppos-
ed TO government ownership recogni.
tion of the reserved rights of states, a
suitable form of military training, de-
Ivelopment Of water powers, and pro-
ltection against profiteering
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
$45, 100000 BONUS
SIGNED BY GOV. SMITH
Bond Issue Question Goes to New
York Voters Through Referen-
dun IN November.

Albany May 24.-1The $45,O00,OOO
soldier bonus bill. introduced in the
Legislature by Miss Marguerite l..
Smith, Republican member Of Assemb
ly from New York was signed by Gov
ernor Smith Saturday. The measure
provides for a referendum to be sub
mitted at the November election on
the question whether the state shall
issue $45,OOO,0OO in bonds, the pro-
ceeds to be used for bonus purposes.
The amount to be distributed to
each resident of the state who sery-
ed in active duty in the military or
naval service of the United States at
any time between April 6, 1917, and
November IL, 1918 is $40 for each
month of active service, but no per-
son is to receive more than $3.50.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
TO HONOR MEMORY
OF WILLIAMS FOUNDER
Prominent Officials to Attend Dedi--
cation Of Honor Roll at
Williams College.

Williamstown, Mass, May "a
Ceremonies of historic interest will
be held at Williams College on Sun
day, June 20 when there will be re-
ceved here the remains of Colonel
Ephraim Williams, founder of the
college, transferred from Lake
George where he fell in battle Sep
tember 8, 1855, and memorial Of
Williams men who died in the Civil
war and World war, will be unveiled
The remains of Colonel Williams
are to have final resting place in a
receptacle under the floor of the col
lege chapel and his name as we'll as
those of Williams men who gave
their lives in the two wars will be in
cluded in a roll of honor in the form
of stone tables on the rear wall of the
chapel chancel. This will appear in
the religious life of Williams a record
of all it's soldier dead beginning with
the founder.
The chapel was erected as a mem
'orial of Frederick f. Thompson, Of
New York City, and the memorial Of
the founder and the soldiers is a gift
to the college of Mr.. Thompson.
Governor Coolidge and representa-
tives Of the army and navy including,
If possible, General Pershing and Ad.
miral Sims are expected to attend the
impressive exercises marking the re.
ception of the remains Of Colonel
Williams. These will include mill
tary escort and procession to the
chapel which will be representative
of the college and its graduates.
A descriptive tablet sunk in the
stone floor of the cathedral-like chap
el will make the resting place
OF Colonel Williams and above
the inscribed panels on the wall Of the
chancel will appear in bronze letters
this inscription. 'In faithful remem.
brance of the founder who fell in bat
tie and of the sons of Williams who
/ gave their lives that the blessings OF
q free government might endure"
! National, state and Williams Col
lege battalion flags are to have per
manent places In the memorial,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
TEMPERANCE A. c. WON
Defeated Tiger A. C. by Score of
10 to 9.

The baseball game Sunday after
noon between the Tiger A. c. and the
Temperance A. C. resulted in a vic
tory for the latter by score of 10 to
0.
Up TO the third inning, neither side
scored, but the Temperance team then
broke the monotony by scoring six
runs. The Tigers, in the fourth, with
the assistance of errors, tied the score
In the sixth the Temperance team
showed their capabilty at handling the
stock by knocking Shaw out of the
box. King then succeeded Shaw and
allowed only two hits.
Frahar pitched good ball for the
Temperance team, striking out eight
men and allowing only five hits
Throughout the game. King represent
ing the Tigers and A. Cronin, the
Temperance, showed up the best at
the bat.
The boys behind the bat were Nc
Gurn for the Temperance and Nash
for the Tigers. Both were active and
alert.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
MsADOO DEMOCRATIC
CHOICE IN VERMONT
Had II More Votes for President
Than His Father-in-Law, Wood
row Wilson.

Montpelier, May 24.-The choice Of
Vermont Democrats for president in
the recent primary was w. G. McAdoo
former secretary of the treasury, Nc
Adoo had clear lead over II other
persons voted for under the Democra-
tic designation, his nearest competi-
tor being his father-in-law, President
Woodrow Wilson, with Gov. Edwards
of New Jersey third With seven
towns not yet reported, McAdoo had
134 votes, Wilson 65, Edwards Sc,
Hoover 81, Gryan 26, johnson IS,
Clark 10, Cox IA, Debs 8, Ford Z, Pal
mer 7, and Marshall g.
Only 1913 cities and towns out. Of
24O thus far reported cast any Demo
cratic votes in the primary. There
are still seven towns missing at the
secretary of states office. The total
vote of the 1O3 cities and towns was
1893, SOFT is evident that the Democra-
tic vote for the entire state will not
run much above 400.
McAdoo and Wilson received one or
more votes in every county. McAdoo
was the most popular in Rutland
county, where he got 26 votes. Orange
county polled the highest for Wilson,
which was 10. Rutland county was
also the strong Edwards county near
ly one.half of his support being. secur-
ed there, Washington county Demo-
Gratis were strong for Hoover, with
nearly one.half the votes cast. John
son was a fayorite in Rutland county.
Rutland and Washington counties
cast the eight Debs votes, five in the
former and. three in the latter.
In Addison county 15 towns didn't
cast a Democratic vote; in Benning.
ton county, towns; Caledonia
county Z towns; Chittenden county,
Z towns; Essex county, towns;
Franklin county towns; Lamoille
county, 5 towns; Orange county, 5
towns; Orleans county, Z towns; Rut-
land county, towns; Washington
county, 8 towns Windsor county ~
towns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-24
Why Wedding Ring Is Plain.

From the early times gold was used
for the wedding ring and tradition
has 1t that the ring should be abso-
lutely plain. 1t has been long recog-
nized that the diamond ring can never
replace the plain band ring. A reason
for the preference given to the ring
without the setting is offered by Fuller
in his holy State" where he says:
Marriage with diamond ring fore
shadows evil, because the interruption
of the circle augured that the recipro-
cal regard of the spouse might not be
perpetual"