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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

innocence by strong circumstantia;
evidence. l believe them. All their
acts convince me of their ehroic hu-
mantarianism.
Specific charges, and the answers,
sum up thus:
/. That the Chinese supplied the
Reds with guns to use against the
Japs.
The answer. The Reds had no
need of such guns. They were
plentifully supplied with cannon and
other munitions from Fort Thcny.
rach, captured from the Japs. If any
one has grievance it should be the
Reds; for the Chinese, with approval
of the Jap commander, had loaned
several large guns to the "white'
Russian detachment allies of the
Japs!
2. That the Chinese gunboats
turned their guns on Japs fleeing to-
ward them for the asylum, after
their last desperate stand in the Jap
consulate.
The answer: Wooden housing
built to protect from bitter winter
cold, completely enclosed the Chi
nese gunboats, so it was physically
impossible to fire gun. The Chi
nese also show, by diagram, that if
they had fired toward the Jap con
sulate they would have imperiled an.
other building across the street.
hospital filled with sick Chinese. No
Jap would have sought asylum with
them, they say, because, between
ships and shore, over the ice of the
Amur, was a broad blanket of snow,
six feet and one inch deep, impossi-
BILE except on ski, which the Japs
did not wear. Also, between ships
and shore was a long semi-circular
trench, dug in the snow, where 5000
Reds were picking off any Jap who
showed himself.
But on these flimsy charges the
Chinese are detained, perhaps to
pass another terrible winter frozen
in the Amur, without proper food,
winter clothing or supplies for the
sick.
Fish is their only foolish with
out salt-boiled fish. There are no
fats for frying. Sugar was exhaust
ed long ago. No matches. Only FIVE
candles left.
When I reached Mage, after some
personal adventure, my greeting was
peculiar. AS the native canoe swung
alongside the gangway of the ship a
Chinese lieutenant met me.
"Knew You Would Come"
eve knew you would come" he
said.
Day after day these men, shut
off from the world, had daily asked
the Japanese for news. Always the
answer, "There is none" But some
how, through that strangling cord of
silence, they heard the steamer Fri
van had reached Nikolayevsk, and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25
DON'T BE ABSURD.

Amt nature wonderful A short time ago. a brief
ton OF citizen from another buying home and locating here
the after mentioning that the had suffered
riou bodily ills stated that while able purchase
pleasing him. twas not just what he wanted and he hoped
place elevated of the city OF
the article that he desired higher
standpoint of altitude and nothing else although of his good
negbos sought Interpretation ofense
it has just come
The people of Amercus have right fairness de-
honesty patriotism and all other
Recorder their newspaper And Recorder
sections factions Americas On the other hand the
Recorder has from the people of this vicinity
they do make themselves absurd seeking grounds
where
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

- ina hCtat E0itofs
MUCH of the pessimism which is
spreading over the country Just
now is uniustified. 1t is true that
prices have fallen faster than was ex-
pected, failures are increasing, manu-
featuring plants are slowing down.
unemployment is growing and buyers
and sellers continue for the moment
to back away from each other, des-
pite lower prices.
But the picture has bright side.
Profteering is dying. Extravaganza
has disappeared. The cost of living
is falling. 1t is again becoming pos
sible to save. Wages and salaries
mean more in bread and butter and
shoes. Business activity, prices and
profits are moving steadily toward a
more healthy basis.
Money Crisis Passing.
Many believe that the country is
now going through the most painful
part of the surgical operation neces-
sary to remove the noxious growth of
war imitation. The money crisis is
passing. Lower interest rates are on
the way. When it comes this will
stimulate activity The next few
months may be uncertain. But be-
yond this brief neriod, the skies ap-
pear reasonably clear. Long-headed
business men are laying their plans
for business revival, but not boom
next spring.
World Conditions.
In the rest of the world, happen.
ings are more disturbing than here
England is torn by a great strike
Cuba, Holland and some South Amer
lean countries and a number of other
nations are quaking in their financial
boots. Business reaction and the de.
cline of artificial prices are world.
wide developments. These things are
reflected in this country in lower
prices for wheat, cotton and other
commodities.
No Panic in u. S.
With the Incompatible federal re
serve system and the vast banking
resources of the country, finincia
panic in America is unthinkable. Lat
est government figures show the re
sources of all the banks in the Unit
ed States total $4,000, 900, 900
This is greater than the combined as
sets of the banks of all the LEADING
nations of the world.
No Aid To Farmers.
The federal reserve board has re
fused credit to farmers for with
holding crops from the markets unit
prices could be forced back to war
time levels. The board could mo-
maintain prices for the grain, WOO
and cotton growers and allow price,
of all other commodities to tumble
unchecked. Farmers losses will no
be so great as they now fear, be
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25
Business, Prices, Profits Moving
Toward More Healthy Basis
BY JOHN W. HILL

Iron Trade Review.
cause the purchasing power of their
dollar will be greater.
Trade in Futures.
The grain pit has been the subject
of bitter attack by farmers. There
is no defense for the abuses of trad
ing in grain futures but legitimate
trading is an economic necessity.
Cash grain buyers and -four mills call
it hedging" If miller or elevator
dealer buys 100000 bushels of cash
wheat, he Immediately sells at the
market price the same amount Of "fu-
ture' wheat on the board of trade.
he is thus protected against loss
on the wheat he holds, should the
cash price fall. Without s'hedg-
ing" hundreds of grain elevator
companies might be wiped out in
a single day by drop of ten cents
"a bushel on wheat. Not adjustment
of the grain pit, but regulation
against abuse, is the need.
No Coal Famine.
The National Coal Association has
announced that the poal of 12,0O0,-
900 tons weekly coal production has
been attained. This assures the
country against coal shortage.
Prices in some sections have already
begun to tumble. They are expected
to fall further unless the English coal
strike creates an unexpectedly large
foreign demand for American fuel.
Price Trends.
Price cutting in many lines contin-
ues, though the speed Of the decline
is less pronounced. Textiles and
clothing are sliding, but in many In
stances are still 100 per cent above
pre-war levels. Bradstreet's index
number for Oct. / is only IS per cent
above the 1913 number. Prices of
farm products decreased 1876 per
cent in September against IL per cent
in August and 10-year average Of
per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

that there was an American on
board.
They knew how the Japs would
try to prevent anyone coming, to
hear tire story of their plight. They
knew the peril of the trip. But of
one thing they were sure. He, the
strange American, would come.
Was ever greater stribute paid
to America?
In the engine room of the Kiang
Heng are the sick. / saw them by
the dim light of one Pickering can
die. Two had lost foot each, by
frost. Othrs were gravely ill, of
disease and wretched diet. Only
those in desperate need might have
a cup of tea. For bandages there
was only the sleeve cut from a shirt
still on the back of well man. Of
medicines, even the commonest, not
a drop; nor salve nor ointment.
I took back to Nikolyevsk a list
of the most needed medicines. A
box of these things was made up,
from supplies on the Erivan, furnish
ed the Russian Red Cross expedition
by the American Red Cross at Vlad.
ivostok. We got it through safely
to the Chinese.
This will help, a little, to relieve
suffering.
Only Want to Leave.
But the real relief-and all they
asks permission to depart = tt
sail away on their own ships, as by
all law they have a right to do.
In that dark engine room hospital
I asked man what he wanted most
of all.
"Only to proceed, Sir. You are
American; can you help us?"
Early next morning stood By bis
open grave.
How the Japs grabbed the Rus
sian island of Saghalin will be told
in the final installmen of Mason's
report.)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25
Face Second Winter Of
Misery and Horror
From Invaders
BY JACK MASON,
N. E. A. Staff Correspondent in the
Eap E,sk

Far East.
VLADIVOST0K, Oct. 25. - Tn
three weeks on the Amur saw mis-
cry, desolation and death-inevit-
able consequences of terrible events
eliminating in the Nikolayevsk mas
sacre.
Much is being done to relieve i'm
mediate distress of every one in that
region-except one people, the Chi
nese. Toward thin the Japanese in
vaders show an arrogant, cynical
disregard of human decency, mask
ed under thin veneer OF regret
These 1000 Chinese had been
taken from Nikolayevsy, just before
the massacre, to Mage pronounced
Mar-go) 20 miles up river. There
the Chinese established a refuge
camp, where they sheltered, also, 700
Russians and Is stray japanese.
Save Is Foreigners.
Then they sent an armed expe-
dition which saved 10 foreigners
including five Americans = from
death at Bolshevists hands in the
Orsk gold mine settlement. The
thrilling story of this rescue has been
told in the personal report Of George
s. Dyer American manger of the
mine.
America owes them a big debt of
gratitude.
Dyer told how, in the very hour
of rescue, these IS refugees were
fired upon by Japanese warship!
That same ldv, June 2, 1920, the
Chinese paid terrible toll-for be-
ing Chinese. A junk, sent a few
miles down river to cut fuel, was
shelled and sunk by two Jap gun
!oats. The day was clear and two
large Chinese Republic flags flew
plainly from the masts of the junk
So warning was given. Of 49 Chi
nese abroad, 81 were killed outright.
Others were wounded. Seven sur
vivors struggled into Mage early next
morning.
by That m lap sun59at had
a. hored nea. the Chinese ships
80 plain Chen sent Wo'd tc the Jap
commander, cling him Of the in
cident, and that the Chinese would
send boat to rescue possible sur
vivors
Back came the order that no Chi
nese might leave Mage, even to save
the dying, for three days. When the
boat did go, three days later, there
were no survivors.
During June many Chinese coolies
were arrested. / was told they were
courtmartialed and shot. I do not
know that. They were taken away
and did not return.
Month after month the Chinese
ships were detained, while Hanaoka,
special Jap representative ''investi-
gated" and sought to pin on the Chi
nese some completely with the Reds.
The Jap charges, involving viz
tual acts of war, are based on state
ments wrung from ignorant Russian
refugees, fearful of their lives, who
accepted any words put in their
mouths-and small money "gifts"
besides!
What Japs Charge.
These charges the Chinese officers
Indignantly deny, and support their
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

Perhaps there would be more enthusiasm,
elect as well as elect.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

Young America will agree it's state of normally VT
cones are nickel again.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

The ex-kaser's income is 1900. 600 guilders. &c
doesn't have to chop wood. except for exercise
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

Day after day these men, shut
off from the world, had daily asked
the Japanese for news. Always the
answer, "There is none" But some
how, through that strangling cord of
silence, they heard the steamer Fri
van had reached Nikolayevsk, and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25
STOP ITCHING SKIN
Zemo, the Clean, Antiseptic
Liquid, Gives Prompt Relief

There is one safe, dependable treat
ment that relieves itching torture and
that cleanses and Soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for 1850 or 81 bottle
Of Zemo and apply it as directed. Soon
you win find that irritations, pimpless
bIackheads, eczema, blotches, ringworrn
and similar skin troubles win disappear
Zemo the penetrating. satisfying
liquid, is all that is needed, for it
banishes most skin eruptions. makes
the skin soft, smooth and healthy
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

Captain p. H. Lin and his flagship,
kiang Heng, of the little Chinese
river squadron immured by Japanese
at Mage, Siberia. Captain Lin is the
man responsible for the rescue Of
FIVE Americans from Red peril. Map
shows REPUTATION of flimsy Jap charge
that Chinese, from their ships, fred
on Japs fleeing toward the ships from
the Japanese consulate. Shots from
ships would have periled Chinese hos
pital-and Reds in trenches were
killing all Japs who appeared.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-25

The Boy Scout movement was be-
gun among the Chinese by the Y.
M. C. A. in April, 1918.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
JEFFs LUNCH-19OO VINE ST.


The studied and unbroken indiffer-
ence of the white people to the up
lift doings of the Negro has had the
advantage of allowing the Negro to
make progress that has astonished
them. When some civic movement is
on and a white person holder or more
curious than the rest uns upon a col
ored group he Expresses himself as
surprised or amazed. DR.. Robert T.
Kerlin, professor in the University OF
Virginia is one of the latter. He, in
the New York Evening Globe, June
20, 1920, opens a discussion of the
Negro newspapers. He says there
are 400, they are more widely read
by colored people than ever before
and are influencing these people
greatly, for they distrust those few
white papers that they do read. He
claims that the press is the lone rival
of the pulpit and bids fair soon to
outstrip it in influence.
Shortly after the Washington
riot, - writes DR.. Kerlin. Il decided
it would be ag God thing to study the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31

about the fate of the game. Things
went easy for them until the seventh
round, when the Beloits staged a bat
ting rally and almost won, 10 to IL.
Crawford, Foreman, Smith, Currie
formed batteries for the locals. Will
liams, Kennel for the visitors.
Sundays game was voted to be
pretty by fans. The great Blodgett
hurled for the Leaguers and the
Greater Logan hurled for the Mon
archs, thereby lies a tale of a shutout.
1 to O.. Agreed. that both pitchers
had plenty british.
Mondays game was a repetition of
the Sunday tilt, only the locals made
1t 2 to 0 in the affair. Currie. speed
lily becoming great on account of his
dependability in winning games, pitch
ed the classy number for his team. The
white boys only coupled on to two
hits, and got no farther than second.
Carr, the clever first baseman, made
two very clever catches in the second
round. Donaldson, Carr and Currie
got a t~wo-bagger each in the course
of the contest. IL hits were gathered
off the Beloits, while the visitors man
aged to secure only 2 from the develop
ing master.
Two events which you may talk
about seven days: Jack Johnson's re-
turn to America; Wills defeats Fred
Fulton.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31

Negroes reaction to that occurrence
Therefore | sent to all the weeklies
for sample copies, which were read
seventy from the HUNDREDS and sub
scribed for them. The generaliza-
tions in these articles are based upon
a careful reading and regarding of
these facts from weeklies and from
eight or ten monthly magazines.
E~ighty-five per cent of mynewspa-
pers are published south of the Ma
son and Dixon line.
Undoubtedly the southern papers
are in general milder in zone than the
northern, but not less comprehensive
in their demands, nor less firm in
their purpose. The same grievances
are voiced, the same petitions and
pleadings are set forth, the same
rights are asserted and urged not
less ~cogently. The southern Negroes
utterance of Of his protests, demands.
determinations, and all that weights
upon his Soul, suggests courage rath-
er than holiness, and a sober sense
VI iSSPOAoApliity- hloulACoI lC
straint he imposes upon himself for
the good of the cause. and for per-
sonal safety, only increases the force
of his words, adding the pathos of
entreaty to the cogency of argument.
Notwithstanding this moderation
of tone-or perhaps because of it
the southern4Qpapers get their mes
sages delivered and make them un-
derstood.
we white people must give the
colored people credit for more per-
cipiency than we are wont to do.
Vague and indirect announcements
perfectly harmless in appearance to
us, are hand grenades to them. Edi-
toriab reticence they well understand
to mean safety first" for the editor
and a longer scareer of usefulness.
JEEEVC TTTkJ(,uI Inaa NrIAtE CIR
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
FOOD FOR FANS.
BY Chas. A. Starks.

by CnhS. A. SIaThS.
These are great days for the Mon
archs, with everything going big-and
their way. sWhen the team made the
last trip, the prestige they enjoyed
with local Jams ranged about seventy
per cent. But with the comparative
record they made on the road, and
the positively superb playing they
have exhibited since their return,
easily warrants one in estimating their
prestige about the century, mark now
1t has been pointed out that the
coming games with Rube Fosters
Giants, which start Saturday, are
great with importance. Local fans
are on edge for these sure-to-be-hot-
contests for supremacy. Needless to
say how optimistic we are of winning
out in the series. However, don't for
get that Mr.. Foster comes to town
with a formidable array of baseball
talent. formidable because of his own
great g~eneralship gained by long eX-
p~erience and scientific study of the
game. The Fosterites play ball, that's
all In a letter to DR.. Howard NJ.
Smith, Foster says that he has only
lost 3 out of 40 games played. And
the last Is games they have played
have been won straight chat is to
say c~onsecutive). But remember,
great or not great, "RUBE MUST
FALL DOWN." DOWN WITH THE
GIANTS! UP WITH THE MON
ARCHS! Let them reign, as mon
archs are accustomed to do. There'll
be hot times in old X. C. for half a
dozen days at least.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
JEFFs LUNCH-19OO VINE ST.
Monarehs Blank 8eloit Leasuers In
Both Games and Series.

The clash between the Monarchs
and the Beloit Leaguers, an aggrega-
ton mailing from Kansas, discovered
the added strength of the colored
locals in point of more clock-like pre-
cision in their movements. Those
who know, claim that this was all that
the team needed-some exercise and
appreciation of organic action. Even
the members of the Beloit team ad-
mitted that the monarchs have wond-
erfully improved in this direction.
Saturdays game offered some lib
eral swatting by the Monarchs. The
locals used four pitchers for exercise,
apparently, rather than for any alarm
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
SEES HER MISTAKE AND IS
ANXIOUS TO MAKE UP
FOR LOST TIME.
Miss Manic johnson, of Oakland,
Cal, Sends to Atlanta
for Relief.
Jacobs Pharmacy Co,

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from the cold winds, etc, l am send
ing for another Csc box, and l think
( will try the Hair Dresser, too.
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
Jacobs Pharmacy Co..
ATLANTA, GA.
PRACTICAL BEAUTY
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Every woman wants to know
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR
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Any one Of these preparations will
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you to retain your youth and beauty.
Thousands have used them with re-
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Ask our druggist today. If he
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receipt of price.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
Neglect Causes Woman
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After years of experience and hun
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
DR.. FRED M HAIR
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healthy and promotes the growth of
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your druggists; or sent postpaid upon
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The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-31
Yours truly,
DR.. FRED PALMER SKIN
WHITENER.

Does not contain vaseline (which
promotes growth of hair, and will
not injure the skin in any way. AT
ter a few applications all blotches
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-24
w. C. T. U. TO HOLD CONVENTION.
Memorial Service To Be Feature of
Meetings Thursday and Friday,

Members of the Shawnee county W.
c. T. U who have died in the last
year will be memorialized by other
members of the chapter in the annual
convention of the organization in To-
peka Thursday and Friday, August 26
and 81, at the United Presbyterian
church. Those whose memory will be
so honored include DR.. Eva Harding.
Mrs. Frank Organ, Miss Olive Bray,
Mrs. Eva Bunker and Mrs. r. Har-
greaves.
conservation of the white ribbon
recruits, all of whom are children I'M
der five years of age, will be another
special service.
The convention will open Thursday
afternoon at 1:45 o'clock with a song
service. The meeting will be called to
order formally at 2:30 o'clock. Mrs.
Nellie Ensign. vice president, will pre-
side at the convention, in the absence
of the president, Mrs. Clara Baker.
The Rev. NJ. G. Mum will deliver
the principal address of the day. Spe-
cial music will be furnished by the
East Side w. c. T. L. Reports of
presidents of local organizations will
be given to measure how nearly the
locals reach the state W. c. T. L. stand
ards. Election of officers and report
of committees will be the most i'm
portant business of Friday morning.
The West Side W. c. T. L. will fur
nish special music for Friday. Lunch
con will be served by the ladies of the
United Presbyterian church.