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New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

stances of the others and supply the
needs and comforts of life to each
other and so long as they severally
live; that they will by steadfast de-
termination Danish and overlook the
things that separate-they are the fruit
and offspring of frail and erring human
nature-and that they cherish and main
tain to the end Of life love. affection
and unIty-in spite of everything what
ever OF kind and nature and descrip-
tlon - that same love, affection and
unity which to a remarkable degree
marked the relations between my father
and his brothers and sisters through
their lives, and permitted nothing to
come between them or-separate them.
And for myself in this document.
which speaks my last word to those
love, charge my children with all they
are and all they have and all they
shall have, to stand by and defend the
Christian faith and love, honor and
worship the Blessed Lord Jesus. who
in His precious sacrifice and death and
blood and in it only, has taken away
tom them and for me the deflment Of
sim"
Among General Primes charitable
gifts is $4,000 to the Presbyterian Hos
pital of Manhattan.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

York and the East in undermining its
institutions and placing the care and
training on a higher level.
One of the committee of about y
hundred women present expressed
curiosity as to the conditions at Bed
ford, and Miss Young replied:
Bedford, Pm sorry TO say. has re-
ceived the wrong kind of publicity by
newspapers. Old wounds which might
have healed but for this publicity have
been torn open. But we are starting
with a new era at Bedford and we are
going to be proud of the institution.
am hoping you will pay visit to Bed
ford after a while and you will find
that it is on the road to becoming a
splendid boarding school where the de
linquent girl or woman is going to
become useful citizen to the state"
Her allusion to "a scheme of splen-
did birth control by which society will
be prevented from bringing into the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Miss Young Urges
Birth Control to
End Social Evils
Bedford Receives Praises
from Prison Expert; Tells
of Plan to Rid World of
Epileptics and Detectives

Conditions at Bedford Reformatory
for Women are not SO bad as painted,
and reforms which have been insti-
tuted will make it school where the
delinquent girl is going to become a
useful citizen of the state, according
to Miss Virginia Young, of the commit
tee on the care and training Of delin-
quent women and girls of the Ma
tional Committee on Prisons and
Prison Labor. She made this state
ment at q meeting yesterday in the
town house of Adolph Lewisohn, S81
Fifth Avenue.
Miss Young recently completed a
tour of Western reformatories for
women and girls. The West, she said,
had in many respects outdone New
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Poorhouse Inmate, 90,
Killed by Another, Is
Two, 30, Injured by Aged Man,
Whose 38-Year.Old Wife
Had Him Committed

PATERSON, N. j., Nov. Richard
Cody, rs years Old of 1873 Six
teenth Avenue. was arrai igned in the
local police court to-day, charged with
beating John De Block, 80 years
old, fellow inmate Of the Passaic
County Almshouse, so badly that he
died several hours later in the Pater
son Hospital. Cody was held without
bail for the grand jury.
Cody was committed to the aims
house Monday pending determination
Of his mental condition. He was as
signed to a room with five other in
mates, and during the night got out Of
bed and, seizing two galvanized pals,
officials say, attacked three inmates
who were asleep. De Block was killed
and two others. Isaac List and Severy
Berrd, each 80 years old, are in
the Paterson Hospital seriously in
jured.
Cody has wife. who is 3s
years old, and five small children. His
wife had him committed to the aims
house because he had threatened peo-
pie living near his home.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
100000 Children in
Europe Depend on u. S.
Herbert Hoorer Makes Plea for
Little Ones Abrqad at Dinner
CiUen bv III. 3. Jackson

CHICAGO Nov. %. A plea for the
undernourshed children of Europe was
voiced in this city tonight by Herbert
Hoover, who was named chairman of
the European Relief Council, formed
to-day in New York Mr.. Hoover. speak
ing to 800 Chicagoans at a dinner given
by Howard B. Jackson, formerly vice
president Of the United States Grain
Corporation. told of the affiliaton of
seven American relief societies, and
contlnued
This council, after full investiga-
ton, has decided that complete prior
ity should be given to American relief
in Europe to support 100000 children
who, since the armstce, have been
dependent on American charity, until
the children are secure over the win
ter
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

world these epileptics and other de-
fectives," brought applause
The speaker announced that there
would be a conference of reformatory
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

United States. In addition to this au-
thority it holds a specific permit for
this work from the Secretary of War.
The purpose of the construction was to
improve the connection from Miami to
Key West, the present connection being
an unsatisfactory temporary affair to
meet the requirements of government
dredging operations.
Notwithstanding the unquestioned
right of the telegraph company to i'm
prove its system, further Endorsed bv
the approval of the War Department.
the Navy Department has for months
arbitrarily interfered with the progress
of the work by force of arms and
stated that if the cable was laid they
the Navy Depa immedi
ateiy cut it. We are informed that
this action was taken at the request of
the State Department, although. the
State Department has no Jurisdiction
whatever over the extensions of the
telegraph system.
Completely in Dark
owe have made diligent inquiry dur
ing the last eight months in an en-.
deavor to ascertain what objection
there was to our proceeding with this
work, and, although we have made re-
peated remonstrances to the State De-
partment, we have been met only with
the repeated promise of that depart
ment that they would at once straighten
out the matter. We are as completely
in the dark to-day as we were eight
months ago, except that we now know
that the power of the armed forces of
the United States has been used to pre-
vent the lawful carrying out of work
which was authorized by On act of
Congress.
"lt is because of this action that we
are now seeking the protection of the
courts in an effort to ascertain whether
autocratic methods can be used to pre-
vent the needed extension of telegraph
service to meet the demands Of the
public"
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Cartoons Statement

Newcomb Carlton, president of the
Western Union Telegraph Company,
declared last night that his company
has general authority under an act of
Congress to lay cables in all navigable
waters III the United States. Mr.. Carl
ton made this assertion in a formal
statement which he issued in connec-
tion with his company's application in
the courts of the District Of Columbia
for an injunction to restrain the Sec
retary of the Navy from interfering
with its plans to extend it's telegraph
line from Miami to Miami Beach.
Last April" said Mr.. Carlton, "the
Western Union Telegraph Company
commenced the construction of wires
along the causeway over Biscayne Bay.
which separates Miami from Miami
Reach There are two drawbrdges in
the causeway and, following the usual
procedure and in order to avoid inter
ruption to navigation, 8 short cable is
laid on the bottom of the bay at each
OF these drawbridges.
The Western Union has general au-
thority under an act of Congress to lay
cables in all navigable waters in the
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Baker ReyOkes
w estern Union
Cable Permit
Secretary of Wars Action
Follows Statement by
Company Head That He
Had Official Sanction
Affects Work at Miami
Carlton Charged Daniels
Arbitrarily Interfered d
With Plans for Months

WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-Secretary
Baker announced tonight that he had
revoked permission granted the West
ern Union Telegraph Company last May
to lay certain cables at Biscayne Bay,
Miami, Fla. The permit was issued by
the district engineer at Jacksonville,
Fla. and Mr.. Baker directed it's with
drawal by telegraph tonight.
Mr.. Baker made no explanation of his
action. He merely authorized, through
his secretary. the statement that the
permit had been rescinded. The an
nouncement followed, however, the
statement in New York tonight by
Newcomh Carlton, president of the
Western Union Company, that his com
pany had not only rights granted by
act of Congress, but specific permission
of the War Department to do certain
cable work in the vicinity of Miami
with which the Navy Department has
for months arbitrarily interfered at the
request Of the State Department.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
Hoover Heads
Union of Eight
Relief Bodies
(centinued fran page sne)

IN the Literary Digest, October 80,
which has received nation wide editor
ial comment and nearly 81 100000 in
money.
Colonel r. C. Olds, chief American
Red Cross commissioner in Europe,
who came to New York from Paris two
months ago, sailed yesterday for
Europe on the Acquitania He viii be
engaged in relief activity for the newt
year and has been authorized to en-
penc up to $4,000 900.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24
2l.072 Aliens Enter Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn, Nov. 23-Fig-
Tres i'll report By Robert c. Deming,
State Americanization Commissioner,
show that 24,972 immigrants will have
come 10 Connecticut in an eleven
months period, which included the
present month. Most of the newcomers
were from southern Europe.
New-York tribune., 1920-11-24

heads in Washington on December
and >, at which time plans for i'm
provement on countrywide scale
probably would be formulated
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
1O7 OutOf 155COunties
Claimed Sure For Smith
Senator's Campaign Managers Forecast Result
In Each Of The Twelve.
Districts
Districts

"In the Tenth congressional dis
trict we will have more than an even
break. We may not carry a majority
of the counties in the Tenth district,
but we will have a majority of the
counties votes in the Tenth district
and the remainder will go to Thomas
E. Watson.
Reports received from the Elev-
enth congressional district in the
past forty-eight hours lead US conf
IDENTIFY to believe that we will carry
two-thirds of the counties in that
district. For a while it looked as if
the Eleventh was not alive to the
situation, but the villainous abuse
heaped on Senator Smith has stirred
his friends to most active efforts and
a tremendous change has occurred in
the past three or four days, notwith--
standing the desperate efforts being
put forth by otficeholders of Attor-
ney General Palmer in that district.
Even Break in Twelfth.
I'VE will get more than an even
break in the Twelfth, but it is only
frankness to admit that the race is
very close in a number of counties.
but the tide is running in Senator
Smiths direction.
1--WE only claim certainly 1O7,
counties, yet is is our belief that the
tire is running as strong for Senator
Smith in this campaign as it did in
that Of 1906. In fact the earmarks
of the campaign are the same. While
there has not been the intense per-
sonal interest displayed, there has
been the deepest thought given to the
subject under discussion and it has
been admitted freeyl that Senator
Smith has Enthusiastically convinced an
overwhelming majority of the people
Of Georgia that the League of Ma
tions should not be adopted without
reservations which completely Amer
icanize it and protect the vital inter
ests of the United States under its
constitution. The ground swell of
public sentiment is unmistakable and
= would not surprise US if Senator
NTH did carry every county in the
state, except eleven. We concede Mr..
Watson eight and Mr.. Palmer three
sounties."
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18

ATLANTA, April 1.-THE follow
ing statement was issued tonight by
Hoke Smith headquarters:
"Mr. H. Y. McCord, Mr.. ]. R.
Smith and Mr.. Arthur Lucas, who
have been in charge of Senator Hoke
Smiths campaign, are supremely con-
fident that the senator will sweep the
presidential preferential primary on
Tuesday, April goth. On Saturday
they issued jointly the following
statement:
After checking and rechecking
carefully the reports received from
the counties in Georgia and from our
leaders in the twelve congressional
districts, we feel perfectly confident
that Senator Smith will carry at
last lot out of the 155 counties in
Georgia on next Tuesday
From the First district to the
Twelfth, we have nothing but en-
couraging information. 1t is our
opinion that Senator Smith will carry
every county in the First congress-
ional district, including the six vote
county of Chatham, with the posi-
bic exception of one county.
I'm the Second congressional dis
trict we will carry certainly two
thirds of the counties.
Call Third Certain.
"In the Third congressional dis
trict we confidently. expect to carry
tWo-thlrds and possibly three-fourths
Of the counties. Palmer is practical
ly running nowhere in the Third.
Senator Smith will carry every
county in the Fourth congressional
district, with the exception of three.
and with an even chance in. two of
those three. Watson is his opponent
in those three.
We will carry unquestionably ev-
cry county in the Fifth congressional
district.
''In the Sixth congressional dis
trlct we hope to carry every county.
We have contest with the Watson
adherents in three of the counties in
that district.
I'VE expect very much more than
an even break in our favor in the
Seventh congressional district.
"There is some doubt about the
Eighth congressional district In our
uenDeIdCe judgment, however, we
confidently expect Senator Smith to
carry half the counties in the Eighth.
probably more, with the remainder
divided between Palmer and Wat
son.
Two-Thirds of Ninth.
eve will carry two-thirds of the
counties in the Ninth congressional
district, in spite of claims of the op-
position. There is a contest be-
tween Senator Smith and Palmer in
two counties and a contest between
Senator Smith and Watson in two of
the other counties.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
SUMTER ASKSNO
AID IN PRIMARY
All Expenses To Be
Borne Here's Smith
Club Optimistic

The candidates running in the
presidential preference primary in
Georgia next Tuesday will not be
permitted to pay any of the expense
of holding the primary in Sumter
county, although $12 for each voting
district for the entire state has been
put up by them jointly. This was an
nounced yesterday by the officers of
the Sumter County HOke Smith Club
following the meeting of the organ
ization Friday night at the Windsor
Hotel, a meeting called for the pur-
pose of completing arrangements for
the primary.
eve decided that we would pay
half of the expenses locally, the
Palmer Club to pay half, or, if they
didn't care to assume their half, that
we would pay ALL" said Dan Chapi
pell, secretary of the Smith Club.
Mr. Chappell sent formal notification
of this decision yesterday to Chair
man Flynt and Secretary Gardner,
of the state executive committee.
1t was said that every militia dis
trict in the county was represented
at the meeting and men were pres
ent from other nearby counties. Ad-
ditionaI lists Of names signed to the
Hoke Smith Club roll We're brought
in, bringing the total to approximate
ly 1000 names for the county, it
was said, or nearly half Of the total
registration. As a result, predictions
were freely made by the Senator $
friends that Sumter county will be
carried easily for him. Arrange
ments were made for active workers
at the polls in each district.
Detailed reports were heard from
all of the districts of the county
The plan Of holding the primary con-
templates two Hoke Smith and two
Palmer men for each election board
A. F. Hodges, committeeman from
the 29th district, reported that only
one Palmer man could be found in
the entire district, he being Dan H.
Stubs, and that another was sorely
needed to complete the election
board there Other repairs, it was
said yesterday showed four-ffths of
Continued on Page A.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
PALMER NAMES
AMERICUS MAN
HIS ASSISTANT
Major James L. Fort To
Report At Washing
ton April 26

Announcement was made Satur-
day that Major James L. Fort, of
Americus, has bean appointed by
Attorney General Palmer to be Spe-
cial Assistant Attorney General of
the United States. He Is ordered
to report in Washington April 26.
Major Fort is a son of the late
Judge Allen Fort, of Americas, who
was judge of the Superi II court of
the Southwestern circuit and rail-
road commissioner of the state of
Georgia, and was one of the states
most eminent lawyers. He is also a
a brother of Hollis Fort, city re-
corder, and Rev. DR.. Allen Fort, of
Nashville, Tenn.
While practicing law in Americus
Major Fort was appointed secretary
to Congressman Dudley M. Hughes
Immediately upon the latter; e'ec-
tion to congress and served in his
capacity eight years. Soon after the
retirement of Mr.. Hughes Major Fort
was accepted at Fort Mcpherson in
the first officers training camp,
where he was given a commission
as captain in the second battalion of
the 321 field artillery. In May, 1918,
his command was sent to France
where it did valiant service. While
fighting in the Argonne Capt. Fort
was promoted t. the rank of major
on account of distinguished service,
having been recommended at two pre-
vious times for a like promotion.
Since his discharge Major Fort has
been interested in the production of
motion pictures, both in New York
and in Georgia. His appointment is
regarded as a well-deserved tribute
to his ability and faithfulness to duty
in every capacity in which he has
been called upon to serve and is
gratifying to his thousands of friends
throughout the whole country
Major Fort is only thirty-one years
of age but is young man of sterl1
ing character, unusual talent, and will
be brilliant acquisition to the de-
partment of justice.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
DIR. Jenkins Resigns
AS Wesleyan Head

MACON, April 17.-Dr. C. R.
Jenkins resigned yesterday as presi-
dent of Wesleyan College, a posi-
ton which he has held for several
years. The resignation comes a big
surprise to the student body of the
college.
DR., Jenkins has been one Of the
most popular presidents that the col
lege had ever had and the institu-
tion showed wonderful growth un-
der his administration.
The resignation of DR.. Jenkins
was handed to the executive COM
mitttee yesterday afternoon. At
DR.. Jenkins suggestion the general
board will meet at noon, May z, to
consider the resignation.
In the letter DR.. jenkins indicates
that he had been thinking of tender
ing his resignation for several weeks.
Poor health is given as the reason
for his retirement from the strenu-
Gus duties of president of the col
lege He says that he hopes to re-
turn to a pastorate in the South
Georgia conference.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
Lighting Co. Submits
Additional Evidence

Additional evidence in the applica-
ton of the Americus Lighting Com
pany for an increase in gas and cleo
tric rates was forwarded Saturday to
the state railroad commission from
the office here, permission to file it
having been granted by the commits
sion at the hearing Thursday. The
evidence consisted of the report of
an Inspector of the Travellers Insur-
ance Company as of August 20,
1919, and was intended to rebuilt tes-
timony offered by the city at the
hearing that the electric light lines
were in a dangerous condition and
were the cause of fires here from live
wires Following was a portion of
this report:
'In the city streets, and the streets
in the residential section ! found the
lines in good condition, there being
few places where there was any UNI
due in the spans. In the residen-
tial section there are, unfortunately,
places where the lines run through
the tops of trees, and in some places
naturally the insulation is worn from
the wires. During a storm or heavy
W MUS GlliS COHulGlOu 10 llhGly W
cause trouble at the power house,
and inconvenience to the consumer.
All the lines are equipped with cir
cult breakers which act as safety de-
vices for trouble of this kind. APP
parently this condition can be over
come only by cutting the tree tops to
clear the wires, but several of the
property owners indicated their pre-
ference for shade trees, rather than
a protection of the lighting service" !"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
Old Stewart Residence
Near City Is Destroyed

Fire believed to have originated
from defective flue about 9 o'clock
Friday night, completely destroyed
the old Stewart residence, just be-
yond the city limits, occEpied for
more than a year past by Mr.. and
Mrs. c.. B. Griner The fire burned
for several hours.
When discovered the blaze had not
gained much headway and Mr..
Griner dashed away in his car for
the city fire station for help. Chief
Naylor, with a chemical extinguisher,
accompanied him, but nothing could
be done when they arrived. The en-
tire contents of the house, with the
exception of trunk, bed and a
desk, was destroyed, at less to Mr..
and Mrs. Griner estimated at ST.
500, on which $1,000 insurance was
carried.
Mr.. and Mrs. Griner yesterday
took rooms in Americusy
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
j. S. AGENTS nab
.LOWERY AND CAR
Taxi Driver, Former Po-
liceman, Sells Quart
To Wrong Man

D. NJ. Lowrey, a local taxicab
driver and former member of the
city police force, was arrested about
II o'clock Saturday morning at his
stand near the west entrance of the
Windsor hotel by federal prohibition
agents after one of them, George
Hicks, had purchased a quart of
whisky from him, according to the
statement of the officer. The quart
urchased and another quart, which
was found later were alleged to have
been secreted behind a small door in
the dash Of Lowery's car, a nearly
new Oldsmobile 8, and the car was
confscated by the government Off
GERS. Lowrey and his car were taken
by them to Albany Saturday after
noon for his arraignment, and where
Iowrey expected to arrange bond.
He was represented by Attorney Zach
Childers.
The federal officers, all from At
lanta, were Mr.. Hicks, John Gold, C.
f. Miller and j, w. Nation.
Lowrey had long been suspected
by local officials of selling liquor, and
is said to have openly boasted that
the police were too slow to catch
'him. The federal officers were all
dressed in plain clothes Mr.. Hicks
said he had no difficulty in making
arrangements for the purchase. The
price asked by Lowrey, he said, was
SIC per quart. One of the two
quarts was red liquor" bearing the
label of "Silver Lake" The other
was of the domestic corn variety.
A local auto company is said to
hold a mortgage against the seized
car, which will come in for first claim
if it is ordered sold by the govern
ment under the confscation law.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
Atlanta Paying $13
For 15OLbs. Potatoes

ATLANTA, April 17.-As result
of the railroad strike Atlanta is prac-
tically at the bottom of the potato
bin and prices have aeroplaned to
$13 for a $50 pound bag with the
supply about exhausted.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
MEN RETURNING
ON EASTERN LINES.

PHILADELPHIA, April l7.-Im-
mediate return to work of striking
railroad men on the eastern lines
from Washington to Boston was ex-
pected by the members of the Phila-
delphia district strike committee who
last night ordered all employees of
the Pennsylvania, Reading and Bal
timore and Ohio lines to resume work
at once. Reports this morning show
ed general return on the part of
the men.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
FREIGHT EMBARGOES
PARTIALLY LIFTED.

NEW YORK, April 17.-Marked
disintegration of the "outlaw" rail-
way strike in New York and vicinity
was claimed today by railroad Off
cials, who said conditions generally
appeared to be brighter than at any
time since the walkouts began. Sew
eral lines have partially lifted their
embargoes on freight. The move
ment of food into the city has great
ly improved in the last "a hours.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-04-18
Year On Gang And Fine
OF $1,000 Given Tiger

DALTON, April LITTLE heaviest
penalty ever # on a defendant con-
victed of misdemeanor, has Just been
imposed on jim Bracket Oy Judge
Tarver. Bracket was convicted of
violating the prohibition laws and
was sentenced to one, year on the
chaingang and tc pay fine of ST.
600. Brackets attorneys moved
for a new trial.