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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
GO OTOBURIAL
SLAIN BROTHER
M. L. Hallnan and Mrs.
Lansford Called to
Ashburn

Mrs. Lizzie Lansford and M. L.
Hallman left Friday for Ashburn
where they were called by a tele
phone communication announcing the
tragic death of their brother, Dick
Hallman who lived with their mother
in that place. According to informa-
ton received here the killing Of Hail.
mar. took place in the heart of Ash
burn Thursday afternoon just about
dark. AS he was engaged in playing
checkers Dick Hallman was shot twice
and instantly killed by jim Martin.
Both men had been at outs for sew
eral years, according to the news re-
port from there. They had had several
fights and early this year Martin
came up on Hallman and tried to
shoot him, it is said, but his pistol
missed fire. Hallman then shot him
through the head and for several
days it was thought that Martin would
die. Martin recovered and has been
brooding over the matter since.
Thursday Hallman was playing
checkers back Of a store on Gordon
street, only a few yards from the
center of town, when Martin ap-
preached, cursed him, drew his gun
and fired four times. His first shot
went through Hallman's heart.
Hallman was a carpenter by trade
and Martin a butcher. Both have
large families and are widely con,
nected.
Immediately after the shooting
Martin surrendered, and is now il
Jail.
J. J. Hallman, who resides on JEFF
ferson street, and Ira Hallman, {
member of the Americus fire depart
ment, are nephews of the dead man
but neither of these went to Ash
burn w''h the elder Ha man and Mis-
Lansford.
L. G. and L. M. Hallman, neph
ews of the slain man, live at Pres
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Get $40 Reward For
Finding 2 Negro Lads

A few days ago Chief Bragg and
Officer Lee, seeing two young negro
boys get off the train at the Central
station, decided they were runaways
and brought them uptown for ques-
tioning. After a time the youngsters
gave their names as Henry and Jere-
miah Chatmon, sons of George Chat
mon, tenant on the farm of Ernest
NJ. Davis, of Camilla. Mr.. Davis, a
lawyer of Camilla, is a near rela-
tive of Chief Bragg, and the latter
at once telephoned Mr.. Davis, in
forming him that he had the two boys.
Friday evening their father appeared
in Americus and located the Chief,
handing him letter of introduction
from Mr.. Davis which contained a
check for SO reward for locating the
boys. Their father took them home
with him.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
LEAGUE OR NO LEAGUE SUPREME ISSUE---COX
WalkerHereon
Campaign Tour
Spending Day With Sis
ter-In Lee County
Monday

Clifford Walker, former attorney
General of Georgia, and now candi-
date for the office of Governor of
Georgia, is spending today in Amer
icus as the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Frank P. Harold. Mr.. Walker came
from Glennville, where he spoke late
Saturday afternoon, and took the OPP
portunity to rest for a day here on
his way southwark.
Mr.. Walker will speak in Smith
vile at IL o'clock Monday morning
and at Leesburg at 8 p. M, going
from there to other South Georgia
points for speeches during the week.
Mr.. Walker has not yet delivered
campaign address in this vicinity
and it was stated yesterday that he
would be in Americas shortly for
that purpose. Thomas W. Hardwick,
one of his two opponents, spoke
here recently.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Farmers to Hear
Pasturage Experts

County Agent George o. Marshall
is attempting to interest the farmers
of this community in attending a
farmers meeting in Thomasville on
Tuesday, August II, and he stated
yesterday that he expected a good
delegation of men to make the trip
John R. Fain, agronomist, and
Professor Paul Tabor, grass expert
for the Georgia State College of Ag-
riculture, have set this day for a
meeting at Thomasville, which it is
expected will be attended by at
least a thousand farmers from other
sections, who are interested in pas
lures. There will be talks on pas
ture grasses and pasture building
and an opportunity to visit the won
derful pastures of ]. B. Renfroe and
E. E. Mack near Townsville, also
to call on Bonnie j., Mr.. Mack's
Hereford bull which was grand cham
pion at the last international live
stock exposition in Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
CONGRESS RACE
RULES ARE FIXED
Entries Close Aug. 20,
With Primary Set For
Sept. 8

Entries of candidates in the race
for the congressional nomination
from the Third district will close on
August 20, according to the ruling
of the district democratic committee
which met in Americas last week and
formulated rules and regulations for
the primary, which will be held IN
conjunction with the statewide pri-
mary September 8.
The congressional convention,
which shall declare the nominee, and
elect a new district committee, is
called to assemble in Americus on
September IA at 10 a. m.
The entrants in the race are or
dered to pay whatever fee may be
assessed in each county. The only
entrants thus far are Charles r
Crisp, of Americus, incumbent, and
]. Gordon Jones, of Cordele.
Twelve counties, each with one
committeeman, were represented al
this meeting, which was held at the
Windsor Hotel Thursday. Three
counties were not represented. )
E. Hays, Cf Montezuma, presided
with A. S. Rainey, of Ellaville, acting
as secretary. The primary rules
were set forth in the following reso,
luton which was adopted:
The Primary Rules.
Be 1t Resolved by the Democratic
Congressional Executive Committee
for the Third Congressional District
of Georgia, as follows:
FIRST-That Democratic Prlma-
ry Election be held in each of the
counties comprising the Third District
of Georgia, on September 8, 1920,
for the selection of the Democratic
candidate for Congress to the 67th
Congress from said Congressional
District.
SECOND-That all persons quail
fled to vote for the selection of gov
CONTINUED on Page Five.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Mrs. Martha Forester
of Leesburg, Succumbs

LEESBURG, August Mrs.
Martha Forester died here last night
at the residence of her son, w. H.
Forester. She had been i'll for a
considerable period of time and died
of complication of diseases. She
was the widow of the late Professor
R. V. Forester, and was known all
over this section, where she taught
school at number of places. Hun
dreds of her former pupils will learn
with sadness of her death, as well as
all others who knew her. Funera,
and interment took place at Buena
Vista this afternoon at o'clock. She
is survived by two sons, w. H. For
roster, of Leesburg, and Rev. Graham
Forester, of Montezuma, and two
daughters, Mrs. Julia Herring, Of
Hurtsboro, Ala, and Miss Corrit
Forester, of Leesburg.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
TO CONFER SUNDAY
ON POLISH RELIEF,

PARIS, August Premier Mil
lerand will leave tonight with Mar
shall Foch for Hythe, Eng, where
they will confer with Premier Lloyd
George relative to the Polish situa-
ton.
Military aid for Poland, consisting
of one or two divisions each from
France, Great Britain, Hungary,
Roumania, Letvia and possibly 9th
er nations, is one of the emergency
measures to be discussed.
1t is believed in French quarters
that Germany is undertaking the re-
construction of Germany industries,
such as railroads, under an agree
ment with the Soviet government,
but it was not thought any treaty
existed that went beyond such CO.
operation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Kidnapper Worried AS
Child Fails to Appear

PHILADELPHIA, August T.
Augusta Pasquale, held in connection
with the kidnapping of the Coughlin
baby, was eager this morning to
learn whether there has been any
response to his announcement that
unless the baby was returned within
q hours he proposed to inform on
the other members of the band.
When told that the child was still
missing he appeared disappointed,
but declared "They'll come across" "
The twenty-four hour period was
up at this afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
First Duty of OurNew
Administration To Be
Ratification, He Says
Predicts Friends of Treaty VIII Rally and Elect
Favorable Majority Harding's
Stand AS Dishonorable Proposal

DAYTON, O., Aug Peace for America and the world by
this nations the League of Nations with nterpreta
ons NOT disturbing its vital principle pronounced today by
Governor James Cox the Democratic presidential standard bearer
as his paramount policy
In his address here accepting the Democratic nomination Gov
Cox many champoned the League proposed by Pe
dent Wilson, with interpretations nsurng good faith and under
standing and denounced what he termed the dhonorabe proposal
from Senator Harding his Republican for "a
peace with Germany
League League the Democratic nominee declared is the
between the two partethe issue of the
he said.
The question is Governor Cox declared whether shall
shall NOT this practical President
Wilson enAered the League Senator Harding
publican candidate for the presidency plain words that
AS the Democratic candidate favor going
The first duty of the administration will be
treaty. Governor Cox said predicting that friends of League
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
POLISH NOTE TELLS
HER SIDE TO LEAGUE.

WARSAW, Aug. 6 (Friday) lBy
Associated Press) )-The Polish for
eign office has sent to the League of
Nations a note presenting the Polish
side of the peace and armistice con-
troversy with the Soviet government
of Russia. A proclamation calculat-
ed to quiet the Polish people, asking
them to remain calm and support the
government, will be issued by the
government officials.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Queen of Roumania
Not Yankee Spender

PARIS, Aug. THE queen of
Rumania taught luxury boying
folk good lesson recently when
she entered an antique shop. She
picked up an amber statuette and
asked the price. Gone hundred and
twenty pounds" was the reply.
That's too much for me-" said the
Queen and her daughter Princess
Elizabeth. who was with the Queen,
added: S'They must think we are
Americans"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
Wife of Ellaville
NJ. E. Minister Dies

ELLAVILLE, Aug. Mrs. c. E.
Cook died here yesterday morning,
her demise coming as a great shock
to her many friends in the county
and state. Mrs. Cook had beel i'll for
about two weeks with fever, but the
direct cause of her death was paral-
ysis, superseded by high blood pres
sure. She was the wife of the pastor
of the Methodist church here and
while she had resided here only since
the last South Georgia annual con-
ference of the Methodist church she
had endeared herself to all with whom
she came in contact. The body was
carried to Blackshear where the fun
eral and interment took place Satur-
day conducted by Rev. o. B. Chester
Dawson, assisted by Rev. o. F. Cook
of Savannah and Rev. Harry Allen
of Macon. Besides her husband Mrs.
Amelia, Jim, Carrie and Margaret.
Cook is survived by four children
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
POLES CHECKING
REDS;PARLEY TO
DECIDE ON help
Five or More Nations
May Send Division or
Two Eo~L

LONDON, August THE Russian
Bolshevik armies hammering the Pol
ish lines northeast of Warsaw seem
to have encountered stern resistance.
With exception of the area around
Brest-Litovsk, no advances by the
Soviet troops have been reported and
even there they have been limited by
the desperate fighting of the Poles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
SPECIAL NOTE SENT
To ALLIES AND u. S.

WARSAW, Aug. 6 friday (By
Associated Press)-The Polish for
eign office has sent a note to the
Allies and a special note to the Unit
ed States government on the actua!l
political situation, it was learned
today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
GREEKS TO HOLD
TURKS CAPITAL
Allies Authorize Occu.
patton of CONSTANT
nople

ROME, August Authorization
to occupy Constantinople has been
given the Greeks by the Allied ma
tions, according to dispatch to the
Osservatore Romano
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08
cUTHBERT SHOWS DECREASE

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE pop
ulation of Cuthbert, Ca, was an
nounced by the Census Bureau today
as follows:
Cuthbert. Ga, 3,O22; decrease 1873,
or 6.2 per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08

r. E. Howe, of Leesburg, was
well known visitor in Americus yes
terday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08

1t would take 47,171 tons of gold
to pay England's gold debt.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08

Fletcher Griffin, who has been Wis
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
w. Griffin, during several days, will
return to his home in Atlanta on
Monday.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-08-08

Little Erzell Cox, who has been
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Glover, near Americus. for
the past eight weeks, returned yes
terday to her home in Atlanta.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
GERMAN TROOPS IN RUHR AREA WITHOUT
 ALLIED PERMISSION
CL LAIM WATER
 FLOODED LAND Hydraulic Company Agrees To Close Dam
 Opening.

As a result of complaints by four Woodside avenue property owners that water from the F,renchtown reservoir was flooding their land, the Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. agreed this morning in the superior court to close the opening in the reservoir dam from which the water has been flowing. The agreement is temporary and was voluntarily made on behalf of the Hydraulic Go. by Attorney Arthur M Marsh. Attorney J. Walter Schefer counsel for the property owners, will ask for a permanent injunction at a later heairng. He accepted the Fly draulic Company's proposal to close the dam as a temporary arrangement however.
 The Woodside avenue residents wf1a claim to have been damaged by the water are: Mary Greiner, A. L. Laltz Ada WTny#and and H. P. Downs. They say the water flows from the reser- voir, goes under Main street and then is diverted across their property Each owner has sued the Hydraulic Go. for $5,000 damages but these suits have not yet been tried
 The Hydraulic Co. claims the stream which caused the flood is a natural stream which has been there fol many years. The plaintiffs in the present action say the stream did moi begin to flow until last October, wiher the company bq1idt a pipe to let the water flow from the dam
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
FIRST
 PART OF LOAN
French Ministry Still Wait
 ing to Hear From Colonies.

Paris, March 29-The first section of the French peace loan has been successfully foated, it is said today at the ministry of finance this morning. The ministry, however, is waiting to receive the full returns from the colonies and all the more remote points where subscriptions were taken before announcing the total yield. The loans success was achieved, it was remarked, in spite of the handicap of the railroad strike, that came in the midst of the sub scription period, and of the German revolution that came toward the close.
 It was declared, however, that all the estimates thus far made were erroneous The exact figures may be given to the chamber of deputies to- morrow.
 Speaking today in the chamber on the monthly provisional appropria- tions, Finance Minister Francois
 Marsa1, announced that important re- strictions would be placed upon i'm portations of 1uxuries in order to ef- ] feet improvements in the existing sit uation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
Of
 Prohibition Argued

Washington, March 29-The con stitUtionaIity of the prohibition amendment and portions of the en- forcement act were argued before the Supreme Court again today in con- nection with consideration by the federal suit brought by the state of New Jersey and appeals from that state and from Wisconsin. Because of the number of cases, arguments were not expected to be concluded before tomorrow.
 The case today involved virtually the same questions as the Rhode IS1- and, Kentucky and Massachusetts cases recently presented to the court but the original New Jersey suit en- bodied a more extensive attack upon the validity of the eighteenth amend ment and parts of the enforcement act than heretofore brought to the courts attention.
 The other New Jersey case. brought by Christian Feigenspan, a Newark brewer, and the Wisconsin suit, while attacking the validity of the amendment, involve principally the right to continue the manufacture of beer alleged to be notwithstanding but containing more than one-hah of one per cent. of alcohol, the maximum allowed under the enforcement act.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
New England Rivers
 Over Highest Mark

Boston, March 2e-Swollen rivers caused by the thaw in the northern hill districts continued to menace bridges and river front properties in many cities and towns in New Eng land today. Points along the Mer- rimac and Connecticut rivers and their tributaries reported that the water had reached the highest mark in many years.
 Several mills at Lawrence were forced to close because of flooded basements and others were threaten ed by the steady rise of the Merrinae river. The Concord and Merrimac rivers rose more than a foot in the Lowell district in 24 hours and the officials were prepared today to open the flood gates which have been clos ed there since the record freshet ot 1852. Easements in homes and fac tories in the district were flooded last night. At Haverhill the Merrimac reached it's highest point since 1897. The fender pier of the Boston & Maine bridge. which has been regard ed as a danger point, was submerged under nine inches of water. Cellars
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29

along the river front were flooded, but serious property damage was avoided by store clerks and factory emp1oyes who removed most of the stock.
 Flood warnings were issued at var ious places along the Connecticut river. Several towns in Vermont were threatened by the unusually heavy ice flow.
 A steel bridge 20 feet long which spanned the river between Brattle- boco and an island, was swept away yesterday. carrying one of the resi- dents of the island with it.
 Railroad bridge patrols along the Connecticut reported heavy ice pressure against the abutments. Trol- ley service between Holyoke and Northampton were suspended because of the overflow at several points Many farms in the 1owlands were partly covered by water, but most of the stock had been removed fon dan- ger.
 The conditions appeared graver be. cause of the weather forecast which predicted rain tonight and tomorrow.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
JUCO-SLAvS OUR
 FRIENDS S-NITTI
Never Regarded Them as Enemies Says Italian
 Premier.

Rome, March 28.---SpeaIzing in the chamber of deputies today, Premier Nftti declared he had never regarded the Jugo Slavs as enemies but had, on the contrary, regarded them as friends. He expressed the hope they would soon partake of Italian eco- homie and cultural advantages and dangerous press campaign which is calculated to foster distrust among the JTgo Saavs''
 'TWhd4e anxious to bring about a friendly understanding with the Jugo Slavs,'' he declared, there is anoth CT solution---to demand the enforce
 n1ent of the pact of London. France and Great Britain have stated that il Italy desired the application of the pact they would not refuse, as they hold themselves bound to it. If Italy is compelled to demand the carrying out of the convention, it will be nee essary to ask its complete enforce ment without including Plume"
 ignor Nitti condemned that section of the press demanding that pact anG also Plume and said he had told the supreme allied council in London tha- if Italy requested the enforcement o, the treaty she would concede auto. nomy to Dalmatia- He added thi 1 had created a good impression. eff no other agreement can b.
 reached" he continued, "a third 30 | luton of the Adriatic question ma! 1 be to accept with suitable modified | tions, proposals formulated by Grea | Britain and France. This solution i desired still less by Jugo S1avia thai l by Italy but nevertheless it is neces
 sary to keep it in mind while continu | ing our efforts to reach an adjust ment by an amicable understandin 1 with the Jugo SlaEs"
 The premier was a.pplauded by tn | whole chamber, with the exceptSo, of the socialists, and asked for i "clear and unnistaka.ble vote of con fidence." With his address the de l bate was adjourned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
SUBMARINE FORCE
 ENTIREL Y INADEQUATE

Washington, March 29-The navy'S submarine force was entirely made quate to meet the demands of war against Germany, Rear Admiral A. w. Grant, formerly in command of the Atlantic fleet submarine force, testi- fled today before the Senate commit tee Investigating the navy's conduct of the war. The submersIbfes, he said, were too small. of widely differ ent types, of small radius of action, inadequately armed, and poorly de- signed as to engines.
 f'It took nearly two years of propa- ganda to get the navy department to realize the importance of building submarines capable of combating the 0S0 ton German U-boats," the wit ness declared.
 Admiral Grant said that after the United States entered the war. he was ordered to send 1 5 submarines abroad. He told the department, he declared, if such an expedition arrived at the Azores Islands safely the vessels would have to be laid up for repairs practically all the time. as they had been since they were commissioned.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
STOP DUMPING
 OF HOT SLAC

It is understood that both district aldermen representing that section where the American Tube and Stamp ing company is situated, are to be asked to present an ordinance to the Common Council next Monday night prohibiting the dumping of hot slag in the haTbor by the company.
 Various complaints have been made from time to time by residents in that vicinity and efforts made by private citizens and city officials to have the nuisance discontinued have been unsuccessful. It is intimated that a heavy penalty for breach o1 the proposed ordinance will be ajt- tached to the measure when it comes before the council.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
AN CABINET
 FORMED
Herr Braun, Prime Min ister, Is Latest
 Selection.

Berlin, March 29-The newly or ganized ministry for Prussia, it was announced today, is composed as fol- lows:
 Premier and Minister of Agricul- ture, Herr Braun.
 Interior, Herr Severing.
 Education, Herr HaeniSch.
 Finance, Herr Iudeman.
 Public Works, Herr Oeser.
 Trade, Herr Fischbeck.
 Peoples Welfare, Herr Steeger- wald.
 Justice, Herr Zehnhoff.
 Four of the ministers are social democrats, two are democrats and two are members of the center party Premier Braun was minister of agri- culture in the late cabinet, and Herr Haenisch, Herr Oeser, Herr Fisch- beck, Herr Steegerwald and Herr Zehnhof also were members of that ministry.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-03-29
Y LIVES, IS DEATH TOLL OF TORNADO
 IN MIDDLE WEST
MANY FAVOR
 LIGHT SAVING Master Builders Send Com munication to
 Aldermen.

Another communication fzzoring the passage of the Daylight Saving ordinance was received at the office .of the city clerk today from the Bridgeport Master Builders Ez- change. The communication is as fca- lows:
 Honorable Mayor and Board Of Al
 deamnen-
 The Bridgeport Master Bm8des Exchange in regular meeting March 26 passed the following resolution:
 Resolved, that the Bridgeport Mas ter Builders Exchange go on record as endorsing the Daylight Saving plan
 ALBEHST W. SMITH President"
 With the exception of a very fea individual objections to the daylight saving proposition all those received at the city clerks office have been in favor of the plan The single organ ization which has raised its voice against the Daylight Savings oT.d- nance is the Bridgeport Central La Dor Union.