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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Great Opera List On
Program For Atlanta

ATLANTA, Feb. 16.-Annouuce-
ment has just been made in Allan
ia of the list of operas and principal
artists in castles for the grand opera
season in April. With little or no eff
fort the big guarantee fund of S110,-
600 was raised and the Atlanta Music
Festival Association, under whose
auspices the operas are given has set
about to make the spring engagement
of the the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany one of the most brilliant ever
given in the South. Following is a
list of the operas:
Monday night, Samson ct Dallila;
Tuesday matinee, Zaza; Wednesday
Lucia di Lammermoor Thursday
matinee, LaJuive; Friday, Madame
Butterfly; Saturday matinee. III
Trovatore; Saturday night, L'Elisier
D'Amore.
Caruso, Fss MartineIla, Bar
rientos, Pohselle, Scott, DeLuca
Amato, Rothier and other stars will
come to Atlanta with the Metropoli-
tan this year. Rosina Cali and ballet
will appear at three of the perfor-
mances.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Badly Beaten Negro In
Court; Case Delayed

His head swathed in bandages, and
accompanied by several attendants,
some of them holding pillows and
blankets and other agents Of comfort,
Jesse jenkins, colored, proprietor of
small store, was in Recorders court
this morning prepared to answer a
charge of assault preferred by John
Shiver as a result of an alteration
between him and Mr.. Shiver at the
latter's mill on West Church street
Friday. Mr.. Shiver was not present
and the defendant appeared to be in
considerable pain, SO the hearing was
continued until next Friday. None
of the details Of the affair came out,
but it was understood the trouble
grew out of a dispute over the pay
ment of rent, jenkins being tenant
of Mr. Shiver.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
NECRO'S WIFE IS
sure HE KILLED
MRS. DUCKWORTH
All But Fully Confessed
To Her-Chappell
To Appeal

That he will appeal at once to the
supreme court for a new trial for Sam
Duckworth, under life sentence for
wife murder, following the decision
of Judge Littlejohn Saturday even
ing denying his application for re-
hearing was the announcement today
of Dan Chappell, Duckworth's attor-
ney
81 am more convinced than ever
that my client is not guilty." said Mr.
Chappell," and intend to fight to the
last ditch for him."
In discussing the case, Mr.. Chappell
declared that he had been told by Liza
Ware, wife of Sidney Ware, the negro
in the Duckworth case, now serving a
3-year sentence for liquor making,
that her husband had all but made a
full confession to her that he and not
Duckworth had killed Mrs. Duck
worth, whose body, with the throat
slashed, was found in the well at the
Duckworth home on the Green Perry
farm near Huntington, one afternoon
last November. Ware was accused,
in Duckworth's alleged confession, of
assisting him in putting Mrs. Duck
worth's body in the we'll. This the
negro was said to have admitted, al
though he was not called as a witness
in the case. The defense's theory
was that the woman was slain by
Ware, and that Duckworths' alleged
confession was morely a statement
by him that he was drunk on the day
of the tragedy and did not know
whether he had killed his wife or not,
admitting that he might have done SO.
According to Mr.. Chappell, Liza Ware
made several visits to Sidney Ware
at the county stockade, during which,
according to her statement, he told
her enough confdentially to convince
her that he was guilty. Later he
became suspicious of her purpose in
discussing the tragedy with him and
she could get no more out of him. AS
a result of what she learned from
Sidney, however, according to Mr..
Chappell, she became frightened and
declared her intention never to have
anything to do with him again, being
convinced that he committed the
murder. She has since gone to Schley
county to live, and is now said to be
seeking a divorce.
Mr.. Chappell asked for a new
trial on the ground of newly discov-
cred evidence, witness having been
discovered after the trial of Duck
worth who made affidavit that he was
with Duckworth here on the evening
of the tragedy during the time inn
mediately following the hours in
which his presence in Americus was
traced and after the time of the find
in, of the slain woman's body. 1t
VS. established and not disputed by
til state that Mrs Duckworth was
alive when her husband left home on
the afternoon of the killing.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Holland
ToIntern
Ex-Kaiiser
Allies Give Up Their De-
mand For His Ex-.
tradition

THE HAGUE, Feb. 16-The --latest
Allied note to Holland with regard
to the extradition of the former
German emperor reverses the origi
nal demand for surrenger and only
asks interment, with the suggestion
that the ex-kaiser be sent perhaps
to one of the Dutch islands in the
East Indies, it became known today.
The Associated Press learns on ex-
cellent authority that the Duth gov
ernment has already determined to
reply with an offer actually to in.
tern Wilhelm at Doom and accept
full responsibility of preventing him
from endangering the peace of til
world.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16

and energy of the whole citizen
ship. 1t is hardly necessary to
point out the menace of dis
organized factory to the indus
trial life of the city where it is
located. Such a factory is a liza
bility. An unorganizezd COM
munity is liability to the ma
ton.
"No man or women lacks a
margin of time and strength be-
yond the daily activities to give
to his or her community. Not
withstanding this fact those who
are doing things are constnatly
hindered by the response of the
citizen when asked to perform
some service for the common
good, that he is too busy with
his own affairs.
"Such a citizen will soon dis
cover from the acc omplishments
of we'll organized Chamber of
Commerce that he does have
margin of time to devote to his
community.
"Unserfiish service, the step
next taken when men work to-
gether every day for the COM
mon cause, is the best invest
ment a man can make.
"a we'll organized Chamber of
Commerce brings immediate and
tangible rewards to a community
and its people. The storekeeper,
the mill owner, the lawyer, the
physician, the neighboring agri-
culturist VII sense the useful
ness of a good Chamber of Com
merce. It builds up the business
of the city and the pride of its
inhabitants in it by making
better place to work in and to
live in. The cities where living
and working conditions are
pleasant, always grow"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Taxi Strews Milk
In Brooklyn Heights

Click White, a well known negro
taxi driver, had his $40 cash bond
forfeited by Mayor Protein Mash
burn in Recorders Court this morn
ing when he failed to appear and an
swer to a charge of reckless driving,
with R. W. Buchanan, dairymaa, as
complainant. Click, it was said, hit
the rear of Mr.. Buchanans milk
wagon in Brooklyn Heights Sunday,
drenching considerable of the ground
in that section with milk meant for
eXpectant Sunday customers. Mr..
Buchanan himself placed Click under
arrest and started to town with him,
when the negro, in passing several
other blacks, decided he would not
go any farther, whereupon Mr.. Buch-
anan changed his prisoners mind.
The negro was turned over to the po-
lice who let him go on bond.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Cordele Gets Its First
Air Mail From Souther

CORDELE, Feb. 16.-The first
mail ever delivered here by airplane
came from Americus Saturday short
ly after noon when a letter directed
to Postmaster Macarthur was dropped
from a plane and later delivered. The
package fell on the store Of the
Watt-Holmes Hardware Company and
was rescued and later given to the
proper source. The envelope was
marked "Official by Airplane." 1t
contained blanks for recruits in the
air service and also carried an appeal
for recruits.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
LOWEST % DEGREES.

The lowest temperature reached
last night was "a degrees, according
to the report of ]. NJ Bryan, official
observer. The high north wind, how
ever, made many believe it even
lower. The wind prevailed Saturday
night and all day Sunday and caused
coal piles to dwindle rapidly. Indi-
cations today were for a return to
normal temperatures very shortly,
with continuation of sunshine.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
JOKER AT WORK AGAIN

Il would like to extend my compli-
ments, through the Times-Recorder,
to the individual who turned in false
alarm at half past 10 o'clock Saturday
night and gave us a run for nothing
in the freezinf wind" said Fire
Chief Naylor today. The call came
from Box 81, at Barlow and Fur
low streets. A resident of that
neighborhood told the firemen a man
in an auto drove up to the box and
stopped for moment few minutes
before the arrival of the firemen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
SULTAN TO BE ALLOWED
TO STAY IN ONSTANTINOPI.F

LONDON Feb 16-Reports printed
in Paris to the effect that the Su-
preme Council decided Saturday that
the Sultanate of the Turkish govern
ment would remain in Constantine
pie, but under stringent international
control of the Dardanelles, comedies
with information gathered here. This,
however, is unofficial and has not been
confirmed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Whole East In Grip
Of Brief Cold Wave

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Anoth
er cold wave gripped the eastern
part of the country today, the cold
extending from Canada to the Gulf,
and from the Atlantic to the Missis-
sippi river. 1t was said the cold snap
would be Of short duration.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Legion F or Bonus
And Forced Training

WASHINGTON, Feb ia bo-
nus for ex-service men and comcul-
sorry military training, are announc-
ed as the principal aims of the legis-
lative committee of the American
Legion, members of which are here
today for a series of conferences
with congressman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
HEARST INJUNCTION
TAKEN UNDER ADJUSTMENT

WASHINGTON, Feb. I6.-The ap.
plication of William Randolph Hearst
for an injunction to restrain the U,
S. Shipping Board from selling the
former German liners was taken un-
der advisement today by Associate
Justice Bailey, of the District Su-
preme court. He announced he
would render his decision next Friday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
COTTON INCREASE
OUT OF QUESTION
So Says Bradford Knapp
In Discussing Acre
age Outlook

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. AN in
creased acreage in cotton this year
is out of th4 question according to
DR.. Bradford Knapp, who recently
resigned as chief of the Office of -ex-
tension work in the South of the De-
partment of Agriculture, and became
dean of the College of Agriculture
of the University of Arkansas.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
YANK Held FOR
$4,000 PESOS
State Department Hears
OF New Mexican Ban
dit Outrage

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Wilson
Welsh Adams, an American, has been
captured by bandits in Zacatecas,
Mexico, and is being held for ran
som of $4,000 pesos, the State De-
partment was advised today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Virginian Named To
Trade Commission

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-John
Garland Pollard, of Virginia, has
been selected by President Wilson as
member of the federal trade com
mission.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
Weather
WEATHER

Forecast For
Georgia Fair to-
night and Tuesday.
Freezing tempera-
ture tonight to the
coast and in ex-
treme southern
portion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16

Miss Fulford was formerly employ
ed at Ansley's store here as stenogra-
pher, and there are many who wills
remember her pleasantly. 1t is a CO.
incident that the Times-Recorder to-
dav announces the marriage of a
present and past employe of this
store.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
EX-AMERICUSCIRL
IN FLU ROMANCE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Two
cases of influenza hastened the cul-
mination of Southern girls romance
and resulted in the marriage here of
Miss Mary Fulford, formerly of
Georgiana, Ala, and A. B. Foster,
Washington patent attorney.
Miss Fulford had been nursing her
sister, Miss Lucy Anne Fulford, who
is very i'll with the disease, and Mr..
Foster, who had been assisting her
also contracted it. In order to be
able to take care of both her sister
and sweetheart, Miss Fulford consent
ed to having the wedding ceremony
performed at once.
She telephoned her father, who is
postmaster at Georgiana only to
learn that he is also down with the
influenza. Nothing daunted, she
called for the preacher and stood by
the bed side of her lover while the
ceremony was performed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16
'EldrketNevs|

LOCAL. SPOT COTTON.
Good middling 40 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prov
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-16

News of The Whole
World By
Associated Press
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
RELEASE HUNGER STRIKERS
(By Universal servlce)

(By Universal Service)
LONDON.-Five of the Hunger
striking Sim Feiners were released
from Norwood Scrubs prisons to-
day, reducing the number of those
still detained to seventeen. Riotous
Sim Fem demonstrations against the
detention are breaking out in vari-
Gus parts of England and Scotland.
The serenading of the Hunger
strikers in the Norwood Jail has
become nightly affair.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
STOREKEEPER HAS
TO CHANGE CLOCK

NEW LONDON, Conn.-The pro-
prietor of store here that is fire.
quented by people waiting for troll
ley cars, put second hour hand on
the big clock in his place today. The
clock now indicates both standard
and daylight saving time. Hitherto
the proprietor found it necessary to
spend most of his time trying to ex-
plain to confused suburban travellers
how they happened to be an hour
ahead of their schedule while in the
city.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
PURCHASE BIG RANCH

ONTARIO, Ore. - Rutherford
Brothers have purchased of the
Stanfield interests the 2400-acre
ranch in the Malhuer-Ironside dis
trict known as the Moffit ranch.
About 400 head Of cattle and over
200 head of horses go with the land.
The reported consideration was
$3.50, 900.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
IDAHO MAN SENTENCED
FOR KILLING SERENADER
(By Universal Service,

IBy UNIVERSAL Servfce)
COUER D'ALENE, Idaho.-For
shooting and killing Glen Miles, a
member of charivari party on the
night of his wedding at his home
April Is, Henry c. Voss was
sentenced in the district here to
serve from one to ten years in the
state penitentnary. Voss ordered
the merry makers away from his
home and when the party became
rough, he shot thru window into
the crowd, killing Miles.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
WEED OUT AMERICA
SLACKERS IN MEXICO
fBy Universal Service,

(By Universal Service)
Aqua PRIETA, Mex.-General
Elias Gales, commander in chief of
the liberation constitutionalist army
has issued a sweeping order to mill
tary commander in Sonora and
Sinaloa to weed out of their forces
all American slackers."
In an interview General Gales de-
clared that any foreigner who fails
his own country in time Of need is
unfit to join the cause of the Sonora
army.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
BRICKLAYERs' SCHOOL

SALT LAKE.-Schools for brick
layers will be established in Idaho,
according to Ernest White, president
of the Employers association of
Twin Falls, Idaho, who is here try
ing to secure bricklayers at SO a
day for building work in Idaho. Mr..
White says there is a scarcity Of ar
tisans in his community.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
SHELLEY COUPLE WEEDS

Albert Buel and Clara Mccall
were married Wednesday afternoon
by DR.. Gillian of the Methodist
church. They will make their home
in Shelley.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30
UNITED STATES TO
GET GERMAN SHIPS

+ LONDON.--A lone German war
ship will sail for an American port
some time next week, and stay there,
for it is one of the few spoils or
war that go to the United States
under the Versailles treaty.
The ship, the Ostfriesland, steam
ed into the Firth of Forth today to-
gether with. the warship Hessen'
which will go to Japan.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-04-30

One handy thing about a sugar
shortage is that it can be created any
time during the year, while ice and
coal shortages are restricted to GER
tain seasons.-DetrOit> Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-18
PROGRESS MADE ON THE
 PREPARATIONS PROBLEM

Brussels, Dec. r (By the A. P.).- Definite progress was made today by the second financial conference toward so- lution of the reparations problem, and out of the discussion grew one suggestion that the American troops might possibly be le- called from the Khineland.
 Concrete proposals for separations pay ments made by the Germans thus far were examined this afternoon by the all lied experts in the absence of the German representatives. Some of these proposi- tions were agreed upon as likely to be acceptable to the allied governments. Tine Germans will be requested tomorrow to develop these suggestions further and abandon propositions which were constd- cred undesirable.
 The exact nature of these plans were kept secret but in general they concern separations by deliveries of goods and the rendering of services. The Germans have said frankly they are ready to make heavy deliveries. L< gfA and the ren- dering of services if ills are agreed upon, explaining it would be impossible to pay cash indemnity without heavy for ] eign credits and 2 great improvement of | Germany's financial situation is beyond the hopes of her delegates.
 In their separate meeting this after noon the allied delegations found the German propositions were in harmony with their ideas. The possibility of Amer ican withdrawal from the occupation area develope dout of the German request that a military commission be appointed to trJ and reduce expenses of the occupation armies. American withdrawal was no specifically mentioned, but all the delega
 tions had in mind the fact that the
 American troops required several time.
 the maintenance of the soldiers of othel nations patrolling the Rhine
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-18

Washington. Dec. 17-An inconclu- sivc debate on the Shepperd-Towner bil for federal and state aid to mater nity and infancy served as a vehicle today for Chairman Warren of the sen ate appropriations committee to issue a general protest against rising govern ment expenditures
 ~Wo are facing situation where we must cut, even if we cause heart ache Senator Warren asserted. We nave had cur attention called to deficit Of g1.25O. .0O0, 900 existing now. Treasury Secretary Houston reports that there was this year a decrease in national in debtedness but there is something which ] don't like to bring forth, but which must be faced. This year the treasury has had the receipts from inn rnense stores of war materials sold as salvage. According 10 the last reports I have been able to secure, the total received from these sales is S7O, 100000 moro than the reduction accomplished m the debt
 Now. s1g19 was a year of unparallel- led prosperity and the taxes We are col lectinr now are consequently the great- est that could be secured. The present year. with falling prices, is showing Tremendous losses and when business men close up books January first and Inc f-ures show where they actually stand. they will disclose an immense fall 'n tax collections. The government can 1of meet the situation except by a stand which will cut of every new ex- 1euditu-e. and even then our treasury certificate borrowings may go to and per cent before the money can be 3btained.'
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-18
AIRPLANEs TO SEARCH FOR
 MISSING NAVAL BALLOON

New York, Dec. 1.-Two army air planes will be sent to Albany from New York tomorrow morning to search for the naval balloon A-5598, missing since it's start from the Rockaway naval air station five days ago.
 This announcement was made tonight at the naval air station.
 Making Albany their base, the army fiiers will fly either to the St. Lawrence valley or to Glens Falls. Iv either event. it was pointed out, the woik would be extremely dangerous. as there are no landing fields available in the territory the airmen must search, and forced landing would leave them stranded fin the same condition the missing balloon ists are in"
 Calculations made at the station to- day placed the position of the balloon. II still in the air, within radius of so miles of Ottawa.
 Finding of disabled carrier pigeon on a farm in ParishviIle, reported today in an AssociAted Press despatch, was termed by officials of the Rockaway naval air statidon "the livest tip" yet received con cerning the. missing balloon. Forest rangers and state troopers. il was said, were sent out today to hunt for the air craft and it's occupants north and west of Albany. .f
Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-18

Senators Shepperd, democrat, Texas, France. republican, Maryland, and Pltt- man, democrat, Nevada, promptly coun- tered with suggestions that the $Z,ooo'- GOO involved under c,.e bill for ald 10 mothers and infants during the present year could easily be taken from mill tary appropriations. Likewise they cit ed federal expenditures for boil weevll eradication and hog cholera remedies. Senator Shoot, republican, Utah, agreed to withdraw opposition to the bill If US sponsors would accept an amendment under which no new governmental or ganizations would be built up to admin ister the aid.
 T know the agricultural appropria- tion bill is a chamber of horrors, Sen ator Brandegee, republican, Connecticut said, in deprecating the tendency to- wards extension of the federal govern- ment which he said existed. T don't see how a senator who votes for the ex- penditure of tax money to fight the boil weevil, to treat hogs, to teach women how to make cottage cheese and apple pies, to build roads and everything else under the sun in ways whose conStltu- tionality is doubtful can now oppose this bill This purpose is surely high CT one, though 1 regNt that the people of the United States seem to be through with the idea of doing things either fol themselves or through their local au' thorities The tendency is breaking down the federal government and laying burden on congress which cannot bt carried"
 The bill and amendments proposed was carried over until Saturday for z vote after discussion became general.