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Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
80 WORKING DAYS
TO SEE FIRST OF
PAVING FINISHED
Asphalt Plant Set Up
And Spraying To
Start At Once

Thirty more working days, unless
too much bad weather interyenes,
Will see the completion of Sumter
county's first federal aid rural high
way paving project of three miles on
the Dixie highway, east of Americus.
This was the statement today of
John B. Ansley, county engineer in
charge of construction. Already a
stretch of 1000 feet of crushed Stag
base has been laid ready for the as
phaIt binder and few days more
Will put the project far enough along
10 warrant the starting of the ap-
pllcatlon of asphalt without the like
lihood of interruption before com
pletion of the job.
According to the present schedule,
the applying of asphalt will be start
ed late in this week. The apparatus
for this work is all on hand. R. D.
kneale, representing Sam H. Fin
ley, of Atlanta, the asphalt contrac-
tor, was in Americas Saturday MAX
ing final arrangements for beginning
this phase of the work. The Finley
plant has been set up on the site of
the old Sawyer machine shops on
Furlow street and the Seaboard
tracks. Two iron tanks, each with
capacity of a carload of petroleum
asphalt, are located beside the track.
Nearby is steam engine, which fur
nlshes the steam for heating the as
phalt to liquid consistency and op-
Grating the pump with which it is
moved. A tank truck, fitted in the
rear with sprayer similar to a street
| o74f 4ho L DH
to the road and places it.
The tank cars contain 5000 each.
The interior of the cars are fitted
with steam pipes which heat asphalt
to 225 degrees, which lenders it
liquid enough to be pumped slowly.
1t goes into the storage tanks, from
which it is drawn into a large fire
heated kettle, where il is raised to
450 degrees and placed into the tank
truck and rushed to tre road. 1t
| loses only few degrees on the trip,
and is sprayed under pressure into
the rolled rock or Stag, penetrating to
a depth of several inches and fur
nishing a binder which holds the rock
together.
The Finley plant here IS in charge
of H. G. Little a young engineer but
next to the oldest nan in the Fin
ley service and one who has had sew
eral years experience with this
method of road building. He had
charge of the paving at Souther Fled
at the time of its construction.
+ However, that it not Finley
paving" said Mr.. Little today. That
was work that to be done quickly.
1t was by government direction and
not according to Finley specifica-
tions or practices. Enough oil was
put on those roads to have Alilt many
times as much, and 1t was not put
on properly. As a result, the camp
roads are not of the high grade that
the county roads viii! be-"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
PRESIDENT VERY.
FEEBLE; HIS AUTO.
RIDES GIVEN Up.
Has Services Of 4 Nurses
Out of Touch With
World
(By. N. E. Az

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Presi-
dent Wilson is not able to do more
than half hour of intensive work a
day, The result is that executive
matters are largely at standstill.
The president has the services of
four nurses including one who sits
up all night and makes certain that
the president doesn't lack for atten-
tlon during the sleeping hours. He
has given up his automobile rides in
the country. DR.. Grayson thought
the effort was too much.
The recent attempt at cabinet
meetings will not be made a regular
order. They were the result of the
emergency due to the railroad strike.
Members of the cabinet found that
the president had to be handled as
a sick man and could not be burden
ed with the detail of routine busi-
ness.
Practically the only access to the
president is through Secretary Tumul-
ty, DR.. Grayson and Mrs. Wilson.
The president does not see visitors.
He does not communicate directly
with individual members of his cabi-
net. The departments are merely
marking time.
President Wilson is not able to see
people and therefore cannot get facts
at first hand bv verbal report He is
unable to study any reports and go
over executive documents. He is not
permitted by his doctors to read to
any large extent foreign and domes-
tic newspapers and weeklies. This
accounts for Mr.. Wilson's evident
lack of touch with current events and
current opinion.
1t is quite futile to discuss Mr..
Wilson as a candidate for renomina-
ton He is not and could not possi-
bly, be a candidate. He naturally re-
Trains from announcing to the world
that he is out of the political game.
Such an announcement might be
interpreted by some as an admission
of failing physical powers, but it
would be taken by the big politicians
as the end of Mr.. Wilson's political
power and the president has certain
influences and naturally wishes to
maintain his prestige and power to
the end of his term.
Since the Lansing incident, there
has been less talk of having Vice
President Marshall assume the duties
of the office. Politicians are afraid
of the Interpretation any such steps
might receive from the public.
They are afraid they might get
themselves in bad" and that the pub
lie might rise up in sympathy with the
president. The latter would resent
any such. step and the result would
only be trouble spelled in capital let
ters. 1t is. the general sentiment
among politicians that the situation
will have to be permitted to drift.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
STRANGE KILLING TRAU LEADS HERE
New Book of Confessions of
aBride' Starts Today on Page 2

HAVE you been reading the series of adventures Confessions
OF Bride which have been appearing for several months
IN the columns of the TmesRecorder? not you have been
missing many absorbing thrill If you have good news
for you. 9 ~
r. The author of Confessions of Bride" Wnona Wilcox
Fayne has Just written episode, entitled The of Ann
FOR the benefit of those of readers who failed start he
Confessions of Bride but who would like follow it from this
pe forward complete synopsis bringing the story The
who have been reading the serial will chapters of the
OLD episode eliminated these being covered the synopsis so that
From the author Miss Payne plans to construct her
story in episodes that themselves, will be practically complete
novelettes. F
These episodes will run two to three months and will he
packed full of modern married e They bring into pIav the
modern woman battle with the high of living politics
and follow closely current history
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
PRICE DOUBLED
FORCITY'SCOAL
Raise In Water Rates
Hinted If Price
Stays Up

Quotations on the next supply of
coal for operation of the city's pump
ing plant, just received by City En-
gineer Tiedeman, are double the price
paid for the supply now on hand.
Luckily, enough to operate the plant
for from a month to six weeks is
on hand, and an attempt will be made
to secure the next shipment at a
lower figure than that quoted. The
coal now being used was purchased
from the Tennessee state mine at
So per ton, and $6 per ton is the
price now asked by the only dealer
offering fuel. The freight charges
from the mine to Americus amount
to So per ton, making the gross cost
at the old rate Sc per ton and SO at
the rate quoted.
at only means one thing" said
Mr.. Tiedeman. "If we can't get
coal cheaper than the price quot
ed water rates will have to be in
creased to keep the water plant from
showing a deficit. However, we are
hoping for the best"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
HERE'S A TIP FOR INSIDE THIEVES:
HOW ONE MAN GOT AWAY WITH IT
my Office directed the lawyer.

my Office" directed the lawyer.
The clerk followed instructions. At
the Office the money was turned over
and put into the attorneys
vault and the clerk was told to take
a walk in the country.
"By no means get back before
4:3O tomorrow afternoon" he was
told.
Again the clerk followed instruc-
tions, and when he showed up the
following afternoon the attorney
said to him:
Everything is all right. You go
back to your job. Nothing will be
said about the matter"
The bank directors wanted the
eighty thousand dollars more than
they wanted to prosecute the clerk
for taking a couple of thousand to
meet his house bills. This was re-
garded as brilliant practice of the
law.
Ed Costigan, of Denver, was pres
ent when the story was told and he
was greatly shocked by it. He made
a speech full of heat in which he said
such story was slander on the en-
tire legal profession. He cited Lin
coin, Sumner, Patrick Henry and
hosts of others as examples in high
minded patriotism and integrity. The
debate grew hot and both sides were
defended. The question for debate
is: WAS the lawyer justified in
what he did,"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
(By N. E. A.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-If any
body wants a new question for a
joint debate, here it is. 1t came up
at a meeting held in this city of pro-
fessional people who were trying to
form an Professional League.
An architect told it as illustrating a
rather low standard of professional
morals:
1t happened in Chicago. (By the
way, the story is true one.) A
well-known and brilliant lawyer an
swered a call on his phone.
Il am Mr.. x" the speaker ex-
planned, assistant cashier of the A.
B. Bank. | want to engage you in
your professional capacity to defend
me. ! am in trouble. The bank ex-
aminer will be around tomorrow and
he will find that have been using the
bank S money"
Before the speaker could get any
further the lawyer interrupted him.
"Where are you telephoning
FROM" he asked.
Il am in the cashiers cage" re
piled the voice.
"Look around you," the lawyer de-
manded How much money is there
in sight"
about eighty thousand dcllars, "
replied the clerk.
"Put it into your overcoate pocket
as quickly as you can and come to
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
HAVOC PLAYED
HERE BY WIND
Trees And Poles Broken
OF; Rain Falls In
Torrents

Americus and the surrounding sec
tlon was hit by terrific wind, rain
and electric storm at 1915 o'clock
Sunday night, which resulted in wide
spread damage to telephone and cleo
trlc service throughout the city, blew
down trees and f1attened grain crops
in many fields.
Most of the damage resulted from
the wind which blew at an estimated
velocity of rs miles for several min
utes. 1t was accompanied by blind
ing ram, which fell in torrents for
some time and later became a drizzle
which continued through the night.
The total rainfall up to z am. as re-
ported by J. M. Bryan, official OBJ
server, was 1.55 inches.
The heaviest damage was suffered
by the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany. Approximately $50 telephones
were reported out of commission dur
ing the forenoon, but force of line
men was busy restoring service. The
trouble was due in some instances to
broken poles, and in others to fallen
trees or limbs, water soaked cables
or burnt-out fuses, caused by light
nlng. On the long distance main
north and south line, five poles were
blown down near the Crawford
Wheatley home on the Dixie high
way. Three of these were broken off
above the ground and the wires
thrown completely down, while two
snapped off at the ground. Two
pairs Of wires were working through
the wreckage this morning. however.
Broken tree branches, blown fuses
and other storm troubles kept Mana
ger johnson and a crew of linemen
from the Americus Lighting Com
pany busy all day restoring lighting
service throughout the city where it
had been interrupted.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company reported wires working
badly, but with the trouble apparent
ly principally north of Macon. The
line from Americus to Columbus was
not interfered with. The Postal
Telegraph Company reported no trou-
bic except few fuses out this morn
ing.
The storm swept down on Ameri-
Gus from the northwest, and appar-
emily did it's worst work on the north
and northeast side of the city. The
southeast section of Sumter county
suffered no damage, according to re-
ports, although a stiff wind was felt
there. In some section of the city
hail was reported, Brooklyn Heights
being visited, although some other
parts reported no hail whatever. A
large chinaberry tree was broken off
above the ground opposite the home
of V. H. Gaines on East Church
street. Trees and large branches
were broken off in other sections.
Farmers from some parts of the
county reported the wheat and oats
crops, which are well headed out in
most places, to have been fattened
by the wind, but it is believed more
of them will rise enough for cutting
and will therefore not prove heavy
| loss.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
U.S.. WARSHIPS GO
TO EAST MEXICO
Destroyers To Vera Cruz
And Tampico To
Guard Americans

WASHINGTON, May 3.--Amer-
lean Ian destroyers have been ordered to
vera Cruz and Tampico to protect
American citizens there. The navv
department acted on the request Of
the state department in sending the
warshlps to Mexico, it was ex1lain-
ed. State department officials said
the warships would take on board ali
American citizens in the two ports
IN the event such a course should
oe deemed necessary, though it was
stated the vessels would not inter
Vene, IN Mexican affairs. Advices
10 the government today said the
railway line between Mexico Citv
ana m Vera Cruz had been cut by rev.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
All Records Broken By
Atlanta Opera Season

ATLANTA, May 8. - Atlanta's
season of grand opera is over and
out-of-town visitors have gone home.
According to figures given out by
the Atlanta Music Festival Associa-
tion. under whose auspices opera is
given here, the week broke all at
tendance and money records IN the
ten years in which the opera has
been given here. The seven perform
ances of the Metropolitan were at
tended by 100000 people and the re-
ceipts at the box office were
$134,000.
Sometimes the newspapers have
been accused of speaking in too
flowerv terms of Atlanta's great
musical event, but it is not exag-
Grating this time to say that these
figures break the worlds record for
seven successive performances.
Despite the fact that the capacity
of the auditorium was decreased this
wear by a thousand or more seats on
account of remodling the interior
the 1920 record beat last years when
$4,000 people paid $105, 900 to at
tend the opera. There were more
people this year because more per-
formances drew capacity houses and
the "gate" was even higher because
of the advance in prices. Practically
every performance of the week was
a sell-out.
The Metropolitan Opera Company
was given a guarantee of $95,000 and
it will net a sum slightly in excess of
that. The local expenses were in the
neighborhood of $4,000. No profit
goes to local officials. Both DR.. Guy
Kind, business manager, and c. B.
Bidwell, treasurer, declared they were
rewarded by the wonderful success
of the Onpra,
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
DECLARES BRIDE
ABANDONED TAXI
HERE ON FLIGHT
Kentuckian Taken To
Tallahassee To An
swer Murder Charge

BOWLING GREEN, KY, May 8
Especial. )-That his 16-year-old
bride of a month was examining a
revolver when sudden lurch of the
taXicab caused it to be discharged
and to kill the driver, was the state
ment of Bernice H. Larman, promin-
ent Warren county young man, who
was taken today to Tallahassee, Fla,
to answer to the charge of murder,
following the finding of the body of
Ralph Rushing, chauffeur, on a road
near Tallahassee.
1t was over the protest of his
bride that he did not take the drivers
body back to Tallahassee. Young
Larman declared both were frighten-
ed and it finally was decided to leave
the body by the roadside They drove
the taxicab to Americus, Ga, ne said,
where they abandoned it.
The girl was left in custody of her
father and it is thought possible that
the Florida authorities will not insist
on her extradition. The warrant,
however, was for both young Larman
and his bride.
L. j. Warden, her father, is head
of large furniture concern here and
formerly city councilman. He de-
clared today that there is no question
that the shooting was accidental and
pointed to the absence of any possi-
bic motive for killing the driver. He
said his daughter did not know
whether she or her husband had the
pistol when it was discharged.
Sheriff Harvey stated today that
he had heard nothing of the case re-
ferred to in the foregoing dispatch.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
State Railroad Stock
Tax Declared Invalid

WASHINGTON May 3.-The
North Dakota state tax act of 1919,
in 50 far as it seeks to impose an ex-
else on stocks and bonds of inter-
state railroads operating within that
state, was declared unconstitutional
today by the Supreme court. Those
sections of the tax act not touching
upon interstate carriers were not
passed upon by the high court.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
81 BODIES TAKEN
FROM STORM DEBRIS

MUSKOGEE, Okla, May 3.-
Thirty-seven bodies have been re-
covered by rescue workers from
wrecked homes in the town of Peggs.
Cherokee county, which was swept
by storm last night, according to
reports received here at noon today.
Advices from the storm wrecked
town state it is believed at least
fifty persons were killed, while more
than a hundred were injured. Not
house was left standing in the
entire town.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
Drys Give 0. K. to 7
Presidential Possibilities

- MONTGOMERY, Ala, MAY s.
r. II' + A.. Baker, superintendent of
the Antl-Saloon League of America
To-Day gave out statement in which
n, ne advised that the prohibitionists of
the country may safely support, r
nominated, either Hoover, Wood
Lowden, McAdoo, Hughes poin Jo,' Jou'
Yer, or Bryan. The Anti-Saloon
league recently sent questionnaires
70 J the various candidates for presi-
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
2O,OOOSTRIKEIN
COTTON MILLS

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, May g.
A strike of approximately 10000 op-
eratives went into effect at 81 cotton
cloth mills here today. The walkout
was occasioned by the posting of no
tices relative to working conditions
for loom fxers who are required to
operate more looms than formerly.
No disorder was reported.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
Y. ). Attorney Goes Into
Chicago Bread Prices

CHICAGO, May 3.-Federal Dis
trlct rlct Attorney Clyne has summoned
Chiccagos bakers to appear todav in
an investivation of bread prices, The
Journeymen bakers demands for S50
per week were recently granted, and
the bakers announced that bread
prices today would be IL to IA cents
per pound. Some predicted it would
go to 18 cents.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
Witnesses Divided On
u. S. Control Of Paper

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Gov-
ernment regulation of print paper
consumption through the levying of
an excise tax was both approved and
opposed by witnesses today before
the senate committee which is in
vestigating the prevailing paper
shortage. The committee is contin-
uing it's investigation.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
z AMERICANS KILLED
BY MEXICAN BANDITS

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Two
american citizens, Eben F. Greenlaw
ana @ MS minor son, were killed by
Mexican bandits yesterday, the state
department. was informed today bv
the American embassy in Mexico
City. NiO0
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
SUPREME COURT RECESS.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The
Supreme court recessed today until
May IT, without handing down a
decision on the constitutionality of
either the prohibition amendment
or the Volstead prohibition en-
forcement act.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
Ke-Opening of Steel
Trust Case Refused

WASHINGTON, May S.-Tbe
supreme court today refused to
grant the governments request for
re-hearing of the ANTITRUST s,1it
poration. 0'eei Nor-
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03

The 1919 peanut crop was much
below normal. Alabama produced
6,840,000 bushels compared to 49,
100000 in 1918.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03
Weather

Forecast For Georgia.-Showers,
probably tonight and Tuesday, except
fair and warmer in north and west
portions.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-03

of Affairs" 'ue
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-02

Tonopah = Recording and filing of
mining locations in Voltair district is
reported heavy.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-02
BUM HORSES AWAIT
chicken FOOD MILL

An Ogden man is in Austin buying
horses which are to be killed for
chicken feed. He is paying a stand
ard price of IS a head-all the horses,
big or little. old, young. wild or tame,
sound or crippled, that are brought
to the shipping c~orrals, says tbs
Reese River Reveille.
AS there are a great many useless
horses OF the ranges in this section,
he was not long in bargaining for a
large number. and several roundups
are already in progress. AS soon as
sufficient horses t. make up a train
load are gathered they will be shipped
to a chicken-feed plant near Peta-
luna. Calf, and there slaughtered
and ground into feed for chickens.
According to Mr.. Erwin, the plant
Is complete and has a capacity for
ling and grinding $50 horses per
lay. No part of the animals Is al
owed to go to waste. Hides go to
e tanneries and become gloves,
cots, and shoes. Names and tails
re carefully pulled and woven into
a fabric, and find their way back to
S as lining or stufing for mems
oats. The hoofs go TO make glue.
he flesh, bones. blood. entrails and
T. are ground into a paste and sold
0 feed chickens. for which there is
good market all the time.
1t is estimated that. including the
Wild mustangs in lone valley, and the
djaeent hills. there are about two
thousand useless horses eating feed
which could be used to greater profit
Nv cattle and sheep. and this fact has
! tendency to mitigate the sentiment
,al feeling about horses.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-12-02
GOLD MINERS CLAIM
BONUS IS DUE THEM

Everywhere in the West where gold
is being or has been produced, the
determination to have Congress do
something that will aid the gold
mining cause is daily becoming more
apparent, says the Salt Lake Mining
Review. President S. s. Void of the
Tom Reed Gold Mines Company of
Arizona is one of the latest to take
a stand on the subject and declare
himself. He has recently been quoted
as saying on this all-important sub
ject:
we are asking for nothing but
what is fair. We want no subsidy
from the government. All we are
asking is a chance to get the gold
out of the ground. We know the
jewelry business has been making
fabulous profits on gold for the past
four years. They buy our gold for
$40 an ounce, the same as they did
more than a hundred years ago, and
sell it for about 5000 an ounce when
manufactured into various articles.
What we are asking is that they pay
US a fair price for the metal; not the
government, nor the people, but the
big jewelry manufacturers. Is ii
right that we who produce the gold
can hardly pay fair interest on our
investment, while the big jewelry
houses in New York have been pay
ing dividends that they are ashamed
to publish?"
This is the argument Of the gold
miner, and his demand is just. 1t is
expressed in simple terms-so simple
that when Congress convenes in De
cember there will be no excuse for
the membership to delay action on
the McFadden bill for a minute. The
McFadden bill would levy an excise
tax of SO an ounce on manufactured
gold, and from the proceeds the gov
eminent would pay the gold miner a.
premium of $40 per ounce for the
gold produced in the operation of his
mines, and thus greatly stimulate the
gold-mining industry.