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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
MANAGER TELLS
WHY GAS SERVICE
HERE KEEPS BAD
Pleads Combination Of
Circumstances, Prom
ises Improvement

The Americas Lighting company
laboring under handicaps, is doing
everything in its power to give the
people of Americus good gas service
and it intends to do this just as soon
as possible, according to a statement
given to the Times-Recorder by w.
E. Rogers, manager of the local
plant, todav. Mr.. Rogers called at
the Times.Recorder office, in COM
pany with Nj. l.. Edgar, an audi o.
of the company who has been here
a short time, to avail himself of the
opportunity extended yesterday in
these columns to the company's rep
resentative to make a statement or
explanation to the people regarding
the failure of the company to give
good gas service.
"The present situation, which we
deplore," said Mr.. Rogers, "is due to
three things, working together.
'The first of these is repairs OH
the plant as result of an accident
some three or four weeks ago, and
which will require four or five weeks
more to complete.
"The second is an unusual demand
for gas during the last few days
amounting to approximately 25 pei
cent. This increased demand is un-
explainable.
''The third is our inability to get
| high volatile coal, quality of Goa
that will yield high enough percent.
age of gas.
"All three of these conditions
coming at one time has resulted il
our inabality to furnish good ga'
service We are doing all we can
and all we can promise is that, be
cause we are trying to buy bettel
coal locally than we have been abl,
to ship in, even at twice the usua
price for gas coal, there will be al
early improvement, and when our re
pairs on our plant are complete tn
service will be adequate.
Because of the accident to on
plant, caused by one of the rotor
units giving way, as may hap
any plant, the capacity of the plan
was reduced one-third. This is
temporary condition. The poor quail
ity of the coal received is a seriou
difficulty. This morning one car wa
received which is not only entirel
unfit for gas making, but l doubt if i
is fit even for steam purposes. Thre
more cars are on the way. / expec
to reject all four Of them, becaus
they are useless for gas, and try t.
find other coal that will do, even if
is not the best.
eve regret the condition as nue.
as anyone, but we simply cannot he'll
ourselves. To complaining custom
ers who have visited our offices w
have explained the situation and sat
isfied them all. 1t is the policy of tn
company to give the best possibl
service right now, and eventually
which means within the next fou
or five weeks, first class service, de
pendent only upon our ability to OBJ
tain coal"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Hiram May Be For Him, But He
Wasn't Among Those Present
Thrilling Pilgrimage To The Marion Front Porch
By Forty Californians Told Of By
Gibson Gardner

Senator Harding did not allude to
Senator Johnson or the League df
Nations.
This was part of the political di-
plomacy of the situation. And re-
membering the catastrophe blunder-
ing of Charles E. Hughes, four years
ago, in dealing with California poll
tics, it will be easily understood that
the whole matter of this pilgrim
age" was one requiring the most deli
cate handling.
In order that there might be no
misunderstanding, Governor Steph-
ems came on ahead. He brought the
prepared speeches with him, and laid
them down, as it were, before the
candidate. Instead of clarifying
Harding and pledging the undying
support of the Golden West, the
speeches turned out to be a sort OF
QUESTIONABLE.
In greater part it was a demand
Will you keep out the yellow man?
Will you give US all the tariff we
want on lemons, beans and such-like
What do you think of the California
climate, and why do you live in
Ohio, anyway? That was the sub
stance of Governor Stephens speech
Senator Harding endorsed the
climate, promised a traiff on beans
and citrus with the sky as the limit
and apologized for not having emf
grated to Los Angeles in the days Of
his youth. The members of the dele
CATION were fed up at the Marion
club and put to bed in their special
car, successful and contented.
ooh, yes" said MacLennan, "Sen.
ator johnson is getting ready tt
take the stump"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22

Arthur MacLennan, who had charge
of Hiram's boom in Chicago.
AS his excuse for swallowing
Harding-Or seeming to swallow
Harding 'has scrapped the league.
In signed statement brought to
Marion by the California pilgrims,
Senator Johnson says:
Hiram to Warren
Senator Harding has scrapped the
league. This was done really in the
Republican platform and in the Re
publican candidates speech of ac-
cePtance, but certain gentlemen and
GERS ain newspapers for their purposes
pretended to construe the words of
the platform and of the candidate
wholly at variance with their plain
terror.
There can be now no pretense
even of misunderstanding. Recently
incapable of two interpretations, his
Mr.. Harding reiterated, in language
opposition and hostility to the League
of Nations. He declared, as we have
all declared, in favor of arbitration
treaties and The Hague Tribunal
He would go, as we would all 60
20 very great lengths TO pronote
peace and to prevent war.
"But the League of Nations he
designates correctly 'as an offensive
and defensive alliance of great pow
ers, created to enforce their Will
upon the helpless peoples Of the
world He says clearly: I am op.
posed to such a scheme as that. And
he adds: L am opposed to the very
thought of our republic becoming a
party to such a great outrage upon
peoples who have as good right to
seek their political freedom as we
had in 1875
Governor Cox says, as the Demo
cratic candidate, he favors going into
the league. Senator Harding now
emphatically answers, as the Repub-
lican candidate, he favors staying out.
'The long fight is won. We will
go through the form of voting on
the question in November, but the
election of Senator Harding is GER
tain. The league is dead"
A Delicate Situation.
In his speech, replying to the
speeches of Governor Stephens and
others of the California delegation
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
2 Out of Running For
French President

PARIS, Sept. 22.-Two of the
candidates who have been prominent
~ mentioned as possible successors
b President Deschanel in the presi-
dency, declared themselves out of the
running today. They were Leon
Bourgeois and Raoul Peret, presi-
dents respectively of the senate and
chamber of deputies.
The joint meeting of the senate
and deputies today was begun at
2:3O, with larger attendance than
at the similar meeting in January
before the election of Deschanel.
Before leaving for India today M.
Clemenceau announced he favored
the election of Premier Millerand.
Premier Millerand was chosen a;
candidate for the presidency to sue
ceed Deschanel by joint caucus Of
members of the senate and chamber
of deputies in the senate chamber this
afternoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
MESSAGE
WEST BY COX

Los ANGELES, Sept. 22-Gover-
nor Cox, who left California last
night and who was in Arizona today,
spoke to the west this morning
through the Los Angeles Times, Re-
publican newspaper. Before he left
here he asked the Times to publish the
following statement:
"The nation must look to the west
for its food increase. You have got
the acres and there is much larger
opportunity for the development of
acreage in the west than in the east.
81 like your western spirit. Your
people are eager and progressive and
rrespond more quickly to spoken
words.
81 believe the Almighty realized
the task of reclaiming this western
country required great people, for
you people are doing that great work
with a wonderful spirit"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
ROTARIANS OF
EIGHTH DISTRICT
HERE THURSDAY
Nearly 70 Visiting Presi-
dents and Secretaries
Are Expected

Americus will be host tomorrow of
the convention of presidents and sec
retaries of the Rotary clubs of the
eigth Rotary district, which COM
poses Georgia, Alabama, Florida and
Cuba.
Wick Smith, of Atlanta, district
governor, will preside at the two ses-
sions, and attending will be some
so or 70 presidents and secretaries
of the 40 clubs in the district. The
sessions will be held in the auditor
ium of the Carnegie Library The
meetings will be open to the public.
The delegates began coming in this
afternoon. The Florida delegations
are coming in special Pullman sleep
ers that will be parked at the Cen
trail of Georgia railroad passenger
station. The other delegates will be
guests at the Windsor Hotel.
District Governor w. R. C. Smith
and Mrs. Smith are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harold, Mrs.
Smith arriving this afternoon from
Atlanta, and the governor coming
down from Macon by automobile.
Mrs Smith, who as Miss Ella Pope
of Atlanta has many friends in
Americas.
The members of the local Rotary
club will meet and welcome the dele.
gates at the Carnegie Library Thurs.
day morning at 9 o'clock, a welcome
address being delivered by Rev. Sila.
Johnson. Immediately after this the
convention will assemble for a bust
ness session that will last until noon
when all of the visiting delegates anC
the members of the local club will gc
out to the Community House for
buffet luncheon. President High
tower will preside at the luncheon
and short talks will be heard from
several visiting Rotarians.
The business session of the after
noon will begin at the Carnegie Lii
brary at 2 o'clock and last until r
when the visitors will be given auto
mobile trips over the county.
District Governor Smith and al
delegates, together with the wives O.
the local and visiting Rotarians. will
be guests of the Americus Rotar,
club at banquet at the Tea Room
at z p. M, covers having been lait
for about 140 or more. District Gov
ernor Smith will deliver the addres
of the evening together with othe
addresses by visiting Rotarians. /
musical program has been prepare,
by Song Leader Frank Harold AM
Mrs. j. E. johnson.
| The convention last year was tn
guest of the Macon Rotary club.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
AT NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. %. High
winds and rain did considerable dam
age in New Orleans and vicinity last
night. At one time the wind at
tanned velocity of 48 miles an hour,
but at times it came in gusts of 60
miles an hour. During the night the
storm many plate glass windows in
the city were broken. signs blown
down and awnings ripped from their
moorings.
All passenger trains out of the city
were annulled The wire companies
reported they had Iost nearly all
wires.
From the gulf coast reports CT
considerable damage to the Louis
vile & Nashville railroad we're 1e-
ceived. The bridges at Rigolets and
Chef Menttu1 are impossible.
The tropical storm hit the Louisi
ana coast last night, striking with full
force at a point close to Morgan
City, according to announcement to
day by Weather Observer Cline. With
wires down between here and tbs
coast ports extreme difficulty is ex
perienced in obtaining information
from the section where the storm
swept inland,
Southern Pacific officials stated
their trains were being delayed be
cause of high water and lost wires.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
DEMOCRATS NEED
ONLY z MILLIONS
WASHINGTON, Sept

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-The
Democratic national finance commit
tee is not limiting the size of cam
paign contributions, but two million
dollars total will be sufficient for the
national campaign, James W. Gerard
chairman of the committee, told the
senate campaign investigating COM
mittee today. He said he had become
head of the committee September 5
and gave the names of the men ne
had asked to assist him. He said they
all were New Yorkers but he WAS en-
deavoring to form a local committee
in each state.
Gerard said he had raised $128, 900
so far.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
SCORES
} I'd UNSEATINC
OF SOCIALISTS
Calls Assembly's Proce-
dure Act of Incredi-
.ble' Folly

NEW YORK. Sept. 22-While So
cialist leaders were conferring here
today on the next step to take to
obtain representation of the party in
the New York assembly, Charles E.
Hughes. head of the bar association
committee which opposed the custer
of the Socialist delegation last winter
issued a statement condemning the
second unseating last night. He said
the custer was an "act of incredible
folly, in fragrant disregard of the
fundamental principles of American
institutions" and declared 81 am
absolutely opposed to Socialism and
it is because wish to see our insti-
tutions preserved that L think this
action which is the essence of Soviet
ism, should be denounced"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Cotton Goods Mill
To Cut Output Third

MANCHESTER, N. H., Sept. 22-
A reduction of 33 1-3 per cent in the
price of manufactured cotton goods
was announced today by the Amos
keag company here. The present
weekly production of the company is
four million yards. Fear that the cot
ton market, already unsettled because
of heavy cancellation of orders, might
reach a condition similar to that
which forced the closing of the COM
pany's wooden department was given
as the reason.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Negro Deserter Held
Here For Burglary

Samuel johnson, a negro deserteI
from Camp Benning, is being held IN
the county Jail unde- charge of bur-
glary and thres misdemearcr accuse-
tions as result of his breaking into
another negro's home at ]. B. Fite's
saw mill west of the city yesterday.
His theft included a pistol which he
pawned for so cents. John
son said he re-enlisted al
Camp Washington on May IL
and deserted from Camp Benning two
months ago after a term IN the city
Jail at Columbus. lie admits the THEFT
Police Chief Jobp Bragg produces
the evidence that resuite- in his con
fession.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Liquor Vendor Caught
Supplying Dance Trade

Arthur Williams, colored, is in the
city Jail on a charge of being drunk
after disposing of which charge he
must face an accusation of selling
whiskey.
Williams was captured Monday
night at one of the springs, near the
pumping station, by Sheriff Harvey
and Police Lieutenant Lee, who were
looking over dance at the home Of
the notorious Gus Shelley. on rail
road street. (Gus was not present
however.) Hearing glass clicking
they came upon Williams and bushe
basket well filled with liquor bottles
in various sizes, from which, it is said
he made numerous sales to the dan
GERS.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
WILL BE BACK"
SOCIALISTS MESSAGE.

ALBANY, N. Y, Sept. 22.--The
five assembly seats to which Socialist
assemblymen had been elected at
special elections last week, were
again declared vacant today. After
a five-hour debate during which the
Socialist members were allowed to
present their personal views, the as
smebly last night unseated August
Claessens, Louis Waldman and
Charles Solomon, for the second time
Samuel Orr and Samuel Dewitt, the
other two Socialists, were not un-
seated, but they Immediately resign
ed. declaring they could not sit with
such an un-American body.
You are determined on another
CUSTER" Claessens charged. "It is
only six weeks to election, and we
will be back again-and like the cat,
with kittens. Go to it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
HI JOHNSON To
INVADE THE SOUTH

NEW YORK, Sept. Ex-senator
Hiram Johnson will invade the east
on a whirlwind speaking tour in be-
half of the Harding and Coolidge
ticket the third week in October, it
was announced today by the Republi-
can National headquarters. The an
nouncement said Johnson's services
probably would be used in the seventh
district Of Alabama and in North
Carolina.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Fire Inspector Finds
Stove Burning Wall

When a member of the city fire
department which is making its semi
annual fire inspection of every house
in the city, visited the home Of A. c.
Speer. of East Forsyth street this
morning and went to the kitchen to
look at conditions and find any fire
hazards that might exist he discov.
cred an oil range burner flame out OF
control and burning the paper on the
wall. threatening to ignite the build
ing in a very short time. Fire hazards
are being pointed out to householders
wherever found.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Kaiser Big Figure In
) Amerongen Gala Week

DOORN, Sept. 21.-(Tuesday.) -
Former Emperor William promises to
be the central figure in The gala
week which began today in this city
and Amerongon. He has given a
thousand guilders to the committee
in charge of the national orange cele-
bration at Amerongon, where the
streets have been decorated with the
proceeds of his gift.
The climax will be the formal turn
ing over by William to the president
of the Order of Knight sof st. John
of hospital at Amerongen, built
and furnished by the former en-
peror,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
u. S. LEGISLATION
TO
Be PUSHED HARD
Premier Says He E.x-
poets An Amicable
Settlement

TOXIC, Sept. 22-(By Associated
Press The Japanese government,
as a result of yesterdays cabinet
meeting will vigorously pursue negO-
tiations concerning American anti
Japanese legislation and will push
firmly the question of racial equality
in the League of Nations conference,
according to the Hoch Isbun today.
These decisions will be further con-
sidered at today's meeting of the dip
lomatic advisory council, the paper
says.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
HASTEN STARVING
DEATH BY POISON

HONOLULU, Sept. 22-The Chi
nese in the famine-ridden province of
Shantung are poisoning entire fami-
lies to avoid slow death by starva-
ton, according to Toxic cable advic-
es received here. A hundred million
dollar fund is needed to save the peo-
pie in the starving districts, the ad-
vices added.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
TEXAS COAST CITIES
BREATHING EASIER.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sent, 22.-
Texas coast cities breathed somewhat
easier today in the belief that the
tropical hurricane which yesterday
threatened to smite a wide strip of
>erritory between Galveston and
Corpus Christi. had curved at sea and
passed eastward.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
SETTLEMENT EXPECTED
BY JAP PREMIER

HONOLULU, Sept. 22-Premier
Hara, of Japan, in a governors con-
ference here, expressed the conyic-
ton that the differences between the
United States and Japan would be
amicably and satisfactorily adjusted,
according to Toxic advices here.
The premier refused to comment
on the California japanese question
because the two governments are still
discussing the question, the advices
stated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Irish Police Murder
Sim Fein Official

DUBLIN, Sept. 22-County Coun-
ciIlor Lynch, prominent Sim Feiner
was shot dead this morning in his no
tel apartment in the center of Dub
lin. His assailants are alleged to have
been "black and tan" police. The
murder took place at a. m. accord
ing to a press associations account,
when uniformed men entered the no.
tel, went through his room, shot him
dead. Fifteen minutes later the police
arrived, stating they had been in
structed by the military to take
charge of the body in room six which
proved to be Lynch's.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
HARDING TO TAKE
DIP into SOUTH

MARION, o., Sept. 22-The cam
paign trips for Senator Harding con-
template swing into the border
states as far south as Chattanooga,
Tenn, on into the middle west as
far as Kansas City and Omaha.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22

LIlS SuH-hlSL SIdIt
40 folks h av c
came and went,
And the Harding
m a n a G e r S an
nounced that all is
well.
OF course, Hi
T a m Johnson
wasn't among the
forty. That was
hardly to be ex-
pected. But Gov
ernor William B.
Stephens was, and
Hiram sent a spe-
cial N greeting
and his own spe-
oiol Dl1hl;oifVy man
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Japan To Push Racial Equality Against u S. In League
MacSWEENEY
HIS 41ST DAY

LONDON, Sept. 22-Lord Mayor
MacSweeney began the forty-first day
of his hunger strike today with prac-
tically no change from his condition
of yesterday. The report of the prison
physicians to the home office made
no reference to the prisoner accept
ing or refusing nourishment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
CLEVELAND BOMB SCARE

CLEVELAND, Sept. 22.-City de-
tectives were rushed to the Federal
Reserve Bank. Union National Bank
anil Citizens Savings & Trust Com
pany today after Postmaster Muir
phey had received an anonymous let
ter saying two wagon loads of {
mite were en- route to destroy these
institutions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
France Ready To Pay
! Back Huge u. S. Loan

PARIS, Sept. 22-France will pay
everv dollar of the quarter billion loan
due in New York October Is, Minis
ter of Finance Francois Marshal otti-
cially announced at the cabinet meet
ing today. The sum is Frances snare
of the half billion Anglo-French loan
floated in the United States during
the war.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
2S MILE WIND AND
RAIN AT MOBILE.

MOBILE, Sept. 22.-The wind
here this morning was blowing 2S
miles and heavy rain was falling. The
highest wind velocity during the
night was forty miles an hour. The
barometer stood at 20 "a.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
BANDITS GET $4,000

DETROIT, Sept. 22-Four armed
bandits held up branch of the First
State Bank, on Mount Elliott and
Mack avenues today and escaped with
an amount estimated at $4,000.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
WILLS ON RESERVE BOARD

WASHINGTON, Sept I'D. G,
Wills, of Cleveland, was appointed a
member of the Federal Reserve board
today by President Wilson. Wills was
formerly chairman of the board of
directors of the Federal Reserve bank
of Cleveland.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
GULF STORM NOT TO

be 4 b I : EOKl ia
ATLANTA, Sept. 22-There is
but little likelihood that Georgia will
be affected by the Gulf coast storm,
according to c. F. Won Hermann,
weather observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
SAMOA PRoBE oRDERED.

WASHINGTON. Sent. 22.-An in
vestigation of the naval government
of the Island Of Samoa was oraa
today by the Naval Department.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
LATE NEYYlIC
FLASHES


WILSON'S PART IN CAMPAIGN.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-Demo-
cratic National Chairmaa George
White indicated at the party head
quarters today that President Will
sons participation in the campaign
will consist in making few speeches
from the White House and ISSUING
statements from time to time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
NEW OPT EANs Futures
PC Oman 9 am 11

PC Ouen 9 am II am Close
nctNN % * % OK 90 - ~ cn oz Q"
Dec. 25 AT 25.55 25.75 25.55 25.25
Tan. "a AZ 94 Se "a ~ "a S. "a ~
Mch. 23.61 2s.7s 23.91 23.74 23.SS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
Weather.

Forecast for Georgia-Geperally
cloudy weather tonight and Thurs
day.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
NEW YORK FUTURES

PC Open IL am / pm Close
Oct. 27 XIX o7 79 27toE e7'rn 81 %
Dec. 26.1O 1920 $3.50 1921 1888
Jan. 24.85 24.85 245n 24.0S 1920
Mch. 24.O5 24.00 1915 23.35 1882
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-09-22
BY gibson GARDNER.

MARION, O., Sept. 22.-Califor
mia has front-porched Harding. From