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Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
Nor 10 BLAME !

According to the Philadelphia Tel
egraph, Massachusetts, congressman
pulled this one:
Uncle Josh was comfortably light
ing his pipe in the living room one
evening when Aaunt Maria glanced
up from her knitting.
JOSH" she said softly, do YOU
know that next Sunday viii be the
twenty-fifth. anniversary of our we'd
ding?"
Eye don't say, Maria" responded
Josh, pulling vigorously on the corn
cob pipe what about it,"
Nothing" answered Aunt Maria.
"only thought maybe we ought to
kill them two Rhode Island Red
chickens.
"Say, Maria" impressively de-
manded Uncle Josh, show can you
blame them two Rhode Island chick
ems for what happened twenty-five
years ago."
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
NEW "sKIN" GAME

Two well known Bogalusa mer-
chants went up against a new game
few days ago, and it is likely there
are several other victims, but two
are known to have been TAKEN" be-
cause they have been telling each
other what a fine deal they made,
and both found out they had been
"stung."
A salesman selling silk hosiery was
offering a fine candy case for 1885,
that was worth about $3.50. He re-
quired SIS down and the balance on
easy terms. When the investigation
was made, it was discovered there
was no such firm and no candy cases
coming. The police are investigat-
ing.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
ILLNESS TO BE LUXURY

Chicago, Feb 19,-Sickness is to
be listed among the luxuries if the
Chicago Medical Society adopts the
new scale of fees submitted by a
committee of physicians. Under the
schedule, house visits may cost as
high as SIS. The old fee was SIS.
Night visits will run from SO to $50.
Minor operations, formerly listed at
$25 to $500, will range from 500 to
$500. Amputation of toes, formerly
costing SIS to $50, viii run from
$50 to $500. Major operations will
range from $1,000 to $4,000.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
'FLIVVER" TAKES TO AIR
EASILY IN FIRST FLIGHT

College Point, N. Y, Feb. 19.-The.
aerial ''flivver," a monoplane which
weighs 595 pounds, is 10 feet long
and has a wing spread of 90 feet 8
inches, received it first trial flight
here before gathering of engineers
and aviation experts here yesterday
The machine, which is driven by q
two-cylinder motor, and has a carry
ing capacity of 383 pounds, took the
air easily, hopping Off from q
snow-covered field and made a sue
cessful flight of several minutes.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
RETURNS EAT PURSE


John Henley, employed as a
watchman at the plant of the Great
Southern Lumber Company, found a
purse last Saturday containing $62,
and on Sunday he learned the purse
belonged to C. L. East, employed at
the dry planer of the G. S. L. Mr..
Henley returned the purse to the
owner and refused to accept any re-
ward.
This is one of the few lost purses
which have been returned in Boga-
lusa for number of months, and in
refusing to accept a reward Mr.. Hen
ley stated that Honesty is its own
reward"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
- EREEZE MONDAY

~ ID Bogalusa was ready to re-
snring, a cold wind, preceded
heavy rain, visited Bogalusa
Z and Sunday night is be-
aI u have been the coolest day
4. year. There were many frozen
s noon Monday the weather be-
i moderate and weather proph-
.ow state that we will have no
eold weather, that we must al
~. have a day or two of cold
.,ser following the prediction of
round hog that "spring is here"
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
WANTS SEVERAL THOUSAND

Gren Day, well remembered by a
number of Bogalusa folks, has sued
police officials and detectives Of New
Orleans for falst Imprisonment. He
was arrested at Columbia, Miss, re-
moved to New Orleans without a
requisition, he alleges, and was held
in Jail there for several weeks before
he was released. His photograph
was then placed in the rogues' gal
lery.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
IcHT SAVING BILL
INTRODUCED IN HOUSE

n..hinoton. Feb. 2O.-A daylight
III Mn. an old friend of the
'lus has fallen into the hopper. In
To- ,,.ed by Representative O'Con-
4 nemocrat, of New York, it
p'l, MI the clocks ahead one hour
- - last Sunday in March and turn
2 back an hour the last Sunday
~ o..nber. In view Of the big vote
2 ~ sicb the daylight saving bill was
2 .Isd last year, Republican and
-. ..ratic leaders said there was
- ~, hone Of its enactment.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
D. BIENN SPECIAL CHEST

D. Bienn, the Columbia street fur
niture dealer, spent last Friday night
in New Orleans, where he was a spe-
cial guest at banquet served by the
Columbia Photograph people. The
guests were composed OF all the mer-
chants in Louisiana who are sales
men for the Columbia people.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04
ELKs MEET FRIDAY

The Elks will meet in regular ses-
sion Friday evening. All members
are urged to attend.
Bogalusa enterprise and American. (Bogalusa, La.) 1918-19??, 1920-03-04

CENSUS TAKEN TOO EARLY
With states fixing alcoholic limit,
what a scramble there would be for
the wettest by the present thirsty
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28

past two years it has been almost i'm
possible for US as well as other pub
lie utilities to secure the necessary
materials with which to make repairs.
In addition to this unfortunate condi-
tion we have been required to use all
manner and grades of coal having
such low yielding quality that for
the most part it has kept our gas
plant working to capacity in order to
supply the demand; whereas under
normal conditions and reasonable
quality of gas coal our plant would
be adequate to serve the demand and
give US a reasonable percentage of re-.
serve. Therefore in view of the fore
going condition it has been impossible
for us to make some needed repairs
until very recently, when we have at
tempted to take advantage of the i'm
proved coal conditions; we having re-
ceived number of cars of a fairly
good grade of gas coal and having
the assurance that more of the same
quality of coal would follow we start
ed the repairs that were imperative,
and for the past two months have
very successfully handled our loads
even in our crippled condition.
Bad Coal Received
Unfortunately in the midst of this
repair we received four consecutive
cars of coal consigned to us as gas
coal, the quality of which was of
such inferior nature that we were un-
able to obtain a yield of more than
two cubic feet of gas per pom of
coal. This resulted in our generating
capacity being reduced over fifty per
cent and our service was necessarily
crippled, Notwithstanding the fact
that we purchased local domestic coal
at approximately eighteen dollars per
ton with which to supplement the coal
received, that adequate and reliable
service might be rendered to our Gus
toners.
"We wish to assure you that every
thing possible is being done and no
expense spared in our endeavor to Sc
cvure the materials necessary for the
repair of our plant which when COM
pleted will give us added capacity to
cope with the inferior grades of fuel
that we are from time to time receiv-
ing.
"We are today in receipt Of the In
terstate Commerce Commissions Ser
vcie order No. 16, supreseding Order
No. 9, in which it becomes necessary
for the public utility to apply to your
honorable body before consignments
of coal may be obtained. Tt is our un-
derstanding that our applications
must be forwarded to you for approx
al and therefore we are mailing you
under separate cover our requirement
for gas coal and will appreciate your
assistance and cooperation in this
connection. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM E. ROGERS, Mgs." !"
"Americus Ga, Sept. 25, 1920.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
so Infants In Arms
Help Rally Day Record

Sunday was the biggest day ever
witnessed in First Baptist Sunday
school so far as attendance was con-
cerned. The blackboard ANNOUNCED
that 528 were in Sunday school dur
ing the morning session, and that
a collection of $25 was registered. A
delightful Rally Day program was
given. The cradle roll was represented
by more than SO infants, every one
a wiggling, gurgling bit of pink and
white loveliness, all on the rostrum
at the same time.
Other children ranging from one
to three years, were included in the
roll, presenting their quota of ser
vice for the Sunday school. Under
the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Brown, the young girls of the Sunday
school portrayed pageant repre-
senting the different nations of the
earth, all costumed in the dress worn
I'd that people, and singing songs
~ pertaining to the particular coun-
try from whence they came.
Solos were given by Miss Anna
Murray Mrs. Dan O'Connell and Mrs.
James w. Harris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
ASKSCOLLUM TO
OPPOSE COUNTY
Macon Delegate Against
Peach County Plan
Man Nominated

The state senatorial convention to
formally place ]. M. Collum of Schley
county in nomination for senator
from the Thirteenth district, was held
today at the Windsor hotel. Judge W.
M. Harper, of Americus, was elected
chairman and Graham Forrest of
Montezuma, was secretary.
Mr.. Collum was officially placed in
nomination by Dan Chappell, of Am
ericus, the nomination ching second
ed by Elijah Lewis of Montezuma. A
committee of three men and three wo-
men was selected to formally present
him to the convention.
Mr.. Lewis offered resolution call
ing on the nominee to fight the max
ing of Peach county and taking 60
square miles from Macon county to
add to the new county.
After his nomination Mr.. Collum
gave the principal address of the
meeting and discussed the needs of
Georgia and the reforms he advocat-
ed. After the convention adjourned
the delegates were the guests of Mr..
Collum at dinner at the Windsor.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28

Replying to an invitation sent him
recently by Sumter county friends to
make an address here during the
Hardwick-Walker turnover campaign
which invitation was later modified
Thomas E. Watson, the party nomi
nee for United States senator from
Georgia, has written that he will be
pleased to come to Americus for an
address within very short time af-
ter the primary of October AS. HIS
time up to the primary is to be occu-
pied actively elsewhere in behalf OF
Hardwick.
Mr.. Watson was first invited to
come here to assist Hardwick in car
rynig this county, but subsequently
he was advised by the same persons
that perhaps it would be better fol
him to spend his time in counties
where the race was caoser between
the two than in Sumter, which advice
he accepted.
It is understood Mr.. Watson's ad.
dress here will be for the purpose OF
letting the people know what they
may expect of him in the senate as
the successor of Hoke Smith.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
TO PLAN WORLD
FINANCE SCHEME
FOR NATIONS
Brussels International
Conference Getting
Down To Business

BRUSSELS, Sept. 2S-Reports rel
ative to the financial position of va
rious nations were received by the
International rlnance Conference in
session here today. 1t is planned to
secure broad view of the whole sit
uation before attempting to make
any recommendations.
The drafting of resolutions which
will mark the first step toward reach
ing conclusions in the conference has
been placed in the hands of commit
tee. These resolutions will set forth
the views of the conference on ques-
tions relating to public finance,
which will be classified in four cate
gories:
First, equilibrium of budgets, re-
duction of expenditures, limiting of
government functions, reduction of
ornaments, elimination of subsidies
and selection between direct and in
direct taxation on capital; second the
necessity of limiting loans to real
productive purposes; third funding of
external debts with fixed date of re-
demption and fourth the advisabiljty
of international trade restriction.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
ITALIAN SOCIETIES SEIZE KINGS ESTATES
Railroad Commission To Keep
In Behind Gas Company Here
To Insure City Proper Service
Calls On 1t For Report Saying Immediate Steps
Must Be Taken To Remedy Condition
Manager Rogers Replies

"The Railroad Commission will
keep in behind these people," saiys
Secretary Albert Collier of the Rail
road Commissio nof Georgia, in refer
ring to the Americas Lighting COM
pany and recent complaints of mad
equate service, in a letter received
this morning by the Times-Recorder,
"If conditions show no improve.
ment please advise, and the commits
sion will handle again." the letter con
cludes. The information is also con.
veyed that the commission will ap-
prove priority application for coal
for the company as soon as received
so as to enable it to obtain this nec-
essary gas commodity.
Apparently the first intimation the
Railroad Commission had of the fail
hre of the gas service here was con-
tanned in a telegram sent it last Fri
day by the Times-Recorder asking for
certain information regarding relief
for the people of Americus. In re.
ply to this message, which stated
that there had been complete fail
ure of the gas service at times during
each of several days, the commission
wired the Times-Recorder:
Wire date. Commission will han
die directly with gas company. Neces-
sity for inspection will be considered
later"
At the same time the commission
wired the Americus Lighting company
as follows:
"Times-Recorder claims complete
failure gas service daily for several
days. Wire Immediately cause of sus-
pension. Adequate service must be
rendered and immediate steps taken
to insure same, reporting in writing
TO the commission by return mbail.
Letter 10 LtmmissiOn
70 which Telegram Manager W. E.
:.ogers, of the Ii yhting company, re-
piled as follows ly letter SatU. Gay,
tr. same reacajag the commiss OH
Monuay:
Mr.. Albert Collier Secretary Rail
rad CommissIoe Of Georgia, At
'anta, Georgia.
~ Dear Sir: Immediately upon re-
ceipr of your telegram of September
twenty fourth re4erring to the IlmeS-
Recorders compia.nt of our complete
failure of gas sery4e for several days
l telegraphed you as follows:
Your wire twenty-fourth no to-
tai suspension of gas supply. Sup
ply inadequate. Cause delivery OF
poor coal when we were partially
dismantled for repairs. All possible
efforts being made to get coal now
ordered by us or now rolling but
consigned to others. Any effort by
you to divert good gas coal to US
will be apps ciated. Letter follows.
"Supplementing our telegram as
above we wish to point out to you
the following facts. That during the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
Standby Connection
Dispute Being Heard

Mayor Sheppard, City Attorney
Lane and City Engineer Tiedeman
left last night for Atlanta to appear
today as representatives of the city
before the state railroad commission
in matter coming up for settlement
between the city and the Americus
Lighting company. The lighting com
pany is represented by Attorney W..
A. Dodson.
The matter of controversy is the
rate of payment for the standby
electric service at the city pumping
station, the company holding out for
a minimum charge of $3.50 monthly
for maintaining the conections for
doing the pumping in emergency,
even without the use of any current
by the city. The city disputed the fair
ness of this charge and agreement
was reached to leave the matter to
the railroad commission for decis-
ion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
CRISP TOACTAS
ELECTION CLERK
Congressman Offers His
Services Here Among
Other Volunteers

Five Americas men have volunteer
ed their services to the county DEM
ocratic committee for the holding of
the gubernatorial turnover primary
October 6, according to announce
ment today by Secretary F. B. Ar
thur, and two have volunteered for
the 18th district, while the commit
teemen from three other districts have
agreed to see that the polls are jrop-
erl manned on that day.
Those who have volunteered in the
9th district are Congressman Chas.
R. Crisp, Justice j. N. Carter, w. S.
Ivey, T. E. Castleberry and C. NJ
Williams. Those volunteering from
the 18th district are F. H. Scarbor-
ough, of DeSoto, and J. W. Smith,
young attorney who maintains his le-
gal residence in the 18th district.
The three districts which will be tax
en- care of by their committeeman
are the 28th, 18th and Old 26th. The
2Gth, new 26th, new 10th and old
10th are unreported and Secretary
Arthur urges that volunteers for
these districts rejOrt at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
NITRATE
TO 26 CATTLE
Townsville F Farmer Suf.
fers Heavy loss N
Beef Herd

ATLANTA, Sept. 28-Twenty-six
head of a herd of 100 Angus beef
cattle, valued at $4,000 and owned by
Joe J. Battle, are dead as the result
of eating sodium nitrate. The cattle
were found dead on the Battle farm
near Moultrie Monday and a post
mortem examination made by local
veterinarian revealed the fact that
they had been poisoned. The cattle
got to the fertilizer barn as the re-
suit of a gate being left open. The
nitrate, the veterinarian explained,
had a salty taste and this caused the
cattle to lick it.
Mr.. Battle said that he did not
know that nitrate of soda was poison
Gus and there was nothing on the
sacks in which it was shipped to in
dicate that it was. at looks to me
like the sacks containing nitrate
should carry the information that it
is fatal to cattle. 1t is naturally salty
in taste and the manufacturers ought
to know that cattle and other live
stock are liable to lick it, Mr. Battle
said.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
fEECION BEHIND
HOUSEPLAN OF
Approval Voted Though
Report Starts An
Uproar

CLEVELAND, Sept. 28.-With
formalities of opening out of the
way, the American Legion got down
to real business in its national con-
vention today. Twelce committees
worked well into the night to. have
their reports ready.
The committee on time and place
Of the next convention was expected
t recommend Kansas City.
The report of the committee on
adjusted compensation recommend
ing that the Legion give unqualified
approval to the bill passed by the
house providing for the optional plan
started an uproar, but the motion for
its adoption carried. Another mo-
tion for a roll call by states on
adoption was defeated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
Mexican Scandal After
Radicals In Deputies

MEXICO CITY, Sept. 28-Mem-
bers of the chamber of deputies who
participated in Sundays demonstra-
tion during which incendiary address
es were made from the Central bal
cOny of the National Palace, may be
brought before the grand jury, ac-
cording to decision reached at a
secret session of the senate yesterday
afternoon. The senate also adopted
resolution demanding that all govern
ment employees guilty of participating
be dismissed from office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
Name 3 Probable
Balloon Rase Winners

BIRMINGHAM, Sept. 28-Al-
though official announcement of the
winners of the national balloon race
will not be made until the records of
all contestants have been checked, it
was indicated today that Homer E..
Honeywell and Lieut.. Richard Thomp-
son, with army balloon No. 2; Lieut..
Raafe Emerson with the navy entry,
and Ralph Upson, worlds champion
aeronaut would be named to repre-
sent the United States in the interna-
tional race starting here October 25.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
TERRELL Gets
ACRIME THRILL
But 1t Hasn't Been De-
termined What Is
The Truth

DAWSON, Sept. 28-Details of a
thrilling story of the Jesse James va
riety have just come to light, as hap
pening in Terrell county The story
as told by Roe Carter, colored taxi
cab driver, is as follows: Mr.. Wall,
of Randolph county, being in Dawson
and desiring to go home before the
train went to Shellman engaged Car
ter to take him home in an automo-
bile. AS they approached the steel
bridge over big Notehaway creek
Wall said to Carter, stop just this
side the bridge for have $4,000 bur-
led in the edge of the road. and want
to get it." He got out, leaving Carter
in the car, but soon called to him to
come and help him find the money.
Carter says he got out and went
near a bush, as directed by Wall, and
as soon as his back was turned Wall
shot at him twice and he dropped to
the ground pretending to be dead.
But in the effort to keep an eye on
he was not dead and told him to get
up from there and "Hit it, which
he Immediately did. Then Wall got
into the car and drove it to his home
in Randolph, Carter making his way
back home afoot and reported the
matter to the officers. They went and
brought Wall to Dawson, his father
accompanying him and promptly put
ting up a cash bond of $1,000.
Mr.. Wallis version of the affair is
that Carter robbed him of $72 and
ran off and that he took the car and
went home, then brought the car to
Shellman next day and left it in a
garage there.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
Know Georgia Films
In Americus Tonight

The first of the series of know
Georgia" films taken in Georgia and
showing wonders which many Geor-
pians do not know even exist in their
state. will be shown this evening at
the Opera House, Manager Fitch
announced today. Arrangements
were completed late, making it I'M
possible to give earlier notice to the
public. These pictures will be shown
at the Opera House for ten consecu-
tive weeks, beginning tonight. The
pictures include scenic, historic, agrl-
cultural, educational, manufacturing
and live stock scenes of interest to
every Georgian. They are being
shown just at this time all over the
state in connection with the Adver-
tise Georgia Enterprise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
5 OF WHITE SOX
TEAM INDICTED
And SUSPENDED
Grand Jury Action Ends
Ends Pennant Hopes
of Chicago

CHICAGO, Sept 28.-The Cook
County grand jury today voted true
bills against eight players of the Chi
cago Americans in its investigation
of the alleged throwing of the
worlds series games last year. They
are Cicotte, Williams, Gandil, Felsch,
Weaver, Risberg, Joe Jackson and
McMullin.
The players are charged with con-
spiracy to violate the state laws.
President Comiskey Of the White
Sox, todav suspended every member
of the team indicted, practically kill
ing all hope of the team winning the
American league pennant this year,
seven of the eight indicted being
members of the team. Gandil is not
playing this year.
Assistant State Attorney Replogle
announced that Cicotte had been TAX
en- into custody after leaving the
grand jurv room. Cicotte was said
to have signed an immunity waiver,
and then testified before the grand
jury.
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.-The Ma
tional Commission today reversed its
action of yesterday and decided to
open the worlds series in Brooklyn
Oct 5, PLAYING three games there.
The change was made at the request
of President Dunn, Of the Cleveland
club, who asked more time to pre-
pare his grounds in the event his
team won the American league pen
nant.
The teams will travel Oct. 8 and
open in the American league city,
Cleveland or Chicago, on Oct. 8 for
a four game series. Brooklyn will get
the eighth game, and the ninth game
also if that is necessary.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-28
Negroes Would Replace
Japs In California

Los ANGELES, Sept. 28.-The
possibility of negroes taking the
places of Asiatics as farm workers in
California. was discussed TODAY at a
convention of the Industrial and
Commercial Council of People of
African Descent. w. H. Sanders, of
Los Angeles, delegate, said he was
in direct touch with five thousand
negroes who would come to Califor-
mia to take up truck gardening in
case persons of Oriental races were
barred from further colonization in
this state. He said the workme-.
would be headed by graduates of the
agricultural department of Tuskegee
Institute, Ala.