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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
0nly tomorrow and Saturda!
~ to buy Chinese furnitur,

at 20 per cent off. We
still have a fair assort-
ment Of
Braided grass arm
chairs at $3.50; and
rockers at $40.
Peel chairs, hour-glass
style, at $14.50 and
tFcurth Floor. Chestnut.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
Hund-EmbrOidered
Waists ArriUe

These mucwanted waists of imported voe and there
styles at $3.50 One has high neck neck and
one is a slip-over, while all three have long sleeves
style with dcocheed lace and small tucks is $685.
Another with has low neck and short sleeves
and sells at $1050.
The last lace has long sleeves and long
revers price $l2
20 per cent will be taken every these prices
CentraD
In the Waist Sale tomorrow lOe haze good
collection of Engerie and sen,i-taiLOred paists of
uoile and batiste, at 81 to $685.; and of Geor-
gette crepes at SIS and $5.S5, minus the 20 per
cent.
(Eas and Aislss)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
WANAMAKER'S
Store Closes at 5
Store Opens at 9


Saturday night glorious Fourth the people of Phadep
the unexamped privilege choosing what they want of holiday
vacation Wanamaker famous 20 cent deduction
Eight and eight hours Saturday and then the end of
opportunity unparalleled in mercantile history.
Remember open Saturday,
closed all day Monday. -.
The Saturday aLday holidays will begin with July 10th.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

(Second Floor. CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
4 Man Who Wants a Panama
Hat for His HOLidaY

here and at onefh less than its regular price,
We have good assortment of Panama hats at Sc to S12
And fine natural Peruvian Panama hats the arocrats
of mems Summer headwesr at $15 to $50
Floor, rkot)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
Women's Tric0Iette Suits in
EXQUISITE COLOrs, $45 and $50

Both novelty and plain used in these suits and
they all cut the avore style with tuxedo fronts and large
pockets Moreover they In factory and under the
supervision Of a custom tailor.
their great their coorhere the oveest
tones Of serpenne silver rust color
vivid and navy blues avende beige and tan and orchid
shades besides flesh and white.
Prices s45 and $6o-and of 20 cent will be
taken from them.
First FIosr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
81 FOuLard Neckties

A fresh lot of good Summer ties in dots and
low price Of 81, minus 20 per cent.
CMain Floor, Market)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01
Mems Beautiful Shirts
of Silk and Cotton

Not only handsome lot of shirts have had in
long while buS the durable This firm fabric the add
tonal merit of wearing wonderfully well besides being pleasing
to the eye.
IN striped designs of unusually good taste and COLOR
Price SO, less 20
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

(Fourth Floor, CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

(Main Floor. Chsstnut)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

Kimono style with drawn
work and hemstitching, $5
and $3.50.
The 20 per cent is de-
Quoted from these prices.
Or, CentraD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

main Floor. CsntrsD
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-01

$17.50. Arm chairs for
bedrooms, $25.
Peel tables, $1,000 and
$3.50.
Braided grass tables,
o blo G and S q u a r e,
$3.50, and many other
pieces.
I'd Seventh Fiser, osntraD
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
NEW CHAMBER PROGRAM
TO BE UP TO MEMBERS

What can the new Chamber of
Commerce do? 1t can do anything
upon which the thought and energy
of the community have been center
ed as needful to be DONE" said Cen
eral Foster, director of the campaign,
Athis morning.
What it will do depends entirely
upon the membership. Every mem
Der will have an equal vote in saying
what it should do and the doing of
those things will then become mat
ter uniting the whole Chamber of
Commerce to that end.
Putting the question another
way, suppose it is asked, Who is 60
ing to say what the Chamber of Com
merce shall do The resident? No.
The directors? No. The committee ?
No. The members? Yes.
The manner in which the mem
bers will do this is one of the most
important features of the expanded
Chamber of Commerce, a feature O..
which is based one of the chief ap-
peals for the support and co-opera-
ton of the business and professional
men of Americus, farmers of Sumter
county, and the women of the com
munity.
''In a word it is the referendum.
Two question will be asked of every
member imme 1iately after the week
Of intensive campaign. They are
What, as citizen, do you think is
the thing of first Importance for thu
Chamber of Commerce to undertake
for the good of the community and
What in your opinion is the first
thing that should be undertaken by
the chamber to improve the condi-
tons and opportunities in your line
of business
"In securing answers to these on
tions, reliance will not be placed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
BOY CENTER OF
FAMILY CLASH

After hearing of a KIDNAPPING
charge against his father and himself
which came to naught, Dolph Knight,
young farmer living in the Plains
district, was bound over by Judge
McMath today under $3.50 bond on
charge of assault with intent to
Kill as a result of a personal encoun-
ter with his uncle, w. R. Noble, also
of that neighborhood.
In the hearing of the case a family
dispute that had become rather bitter
was revealed. 1t appeared that 15-
year old boy, Alton Noble, said to be
foster child of the Mobiles, a few
weeks ago, firing of their roof and
tireside, went to live at the home of
Henry Knight, father of Dolph Mrs
Knight and Mrs. Noble are sisters.
Shortly thereafter the Knights assist
ed him in securing employment in
Americus, and he spent few days
at local garage, soon leaving there
and going to Richland and other
towns west of here, and a few days
ago returning to the Knight home.
Mr.. Noble promptly went to the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

)wholly on mail replies. Group meet
ings will be held, discussions invited,
and other methods followed, all in
tended to obtain from every mem
Der a candid and earnest EXPRESSION
of opinion or suggestion.
''It has been experienced in other
cities that tie answers to these two
questions, coming from Chamber of
Commerce members, classify them
selves under :; comparatively few i'm
portant headings.
"These subjects thus broadly de-
fined represent the planks in the
platform of work of the expanded
Chamber.
''It is clearly seen here that to the
program of work as thus developed
the whole membership is pledged, and
it is the dutv o. the Cficers and
directors, and of the special commit
tees, when appointed, to concen-
trate their whole effort to carrying
this program through. The program
will cover period of at least three
years of activity.
Having learned the interests of
he individual members it is possible
for the directors to call into commit
tee service the men who are interest,
cd in certain projects. The signed
answers to the questions will disclose
who are the men most interested in
various matters. By putting such
men on special committees the direc-
tors insure careful study of projects
and their completion by interested
groups of citizens.
ut is by giving the individual
member the opportunity to work on
the thing be is particularly anxious
to have done that the interest of the
whole membership is kept alive and
active"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
ALLEND. D.AL3ERT
TO SPEAK HERE
AT CIVIC DINNER
Malcolm B. Jones, Of
Macon, Also Coming
For Address

Invitations were mailed last night
to representative men and women of
Sumter county announcing a Civic
Dinner to be held in the dining room
of the Windsor hotel, Friday even
ing, February 20, at 8:15 O'Clock, IN
connection with the expansion and
reorganization campaign of the Am
ericus and Sumter County Chamber
of Commerce. This is to be a big
event In connection with the project.
A program of great interest has
been arranged, for this occasion which
has been denominated the formal
opening of the campaign to provide
Americus and Sumter County with
an efficient and widely representa-
tive community organization"
Malcolm M. Jones, president of the
Macon Bar Association and reckoned
one of Georgia's most noted speakers,
and Allen d. Albert, of Chicago, will
be the out of town speakers. Mr..
Jones will talk upon the value OF
community organization.
Mr.. Albert is former president of
International Rotary, fact which In
dicates his ability as a speaker. He
is regarded as one of the most elo-
quent and interesting speakers IN the
country. He has mad1 wide study
of the development of cities and COM
mercial organizations, and has de-
lighted audiences in other countries
by his conception of the obligations
of citizenship.
1t is announced in the invitation
that L" as seating capacity is limited,
and there will likely be a very large
attendance, the Committee has de-
cided that reservations will be made
in order in which the requests are re-
ceived at the headquarters of the
campaign on Jackson street"
The committee in charge of the
dinner is composed of Mrs. S. H. Nc
Kee, S. R. Heyes, j. E. Hightower,
L. G. Council and Mrs. N. A. Ray.
inadvertently it was announced
yesterday that the meeting of women
of Sumter county would be held in the
Carnegie Library auditorium this af-
ternoon at o'clock. The meeting
has been called for Wednesday after
noon, tomorrow, at the same time
and place.
Tonight's mass meeting in the Car
negie Library Auditorium at 1880
o'clock promises to be unusually il'
Eliminating and interesting. The
chief speakers will be DR.. Andrew P.
Montague of Mercer University and
General Foster, director Of the cam
paign, who will outline the plan of
the reorganization.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
WILSON HINTS TREATY
MAY BE WITHDRAWN.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson in his Memorandum"
to the Allies concerning their pro-
posed Adriatic settlement, informed
them that the United States might
have to consider withdrawing the
treaty of Versailles from the senate
if the Allies went ahead with their
plans without the consent of the
United States.
This statement was made officially
today, with the further statement
that the American position was out
lined not in the nature of threat
but as statement of the situation
created mot by the act of the Amer
lean government but by an act of the
British, French and Italian premiers," :"
which placed the United States in a
position, if party to the treaty of
Versailles, of subscribing to rights
of sovereignty and other agreement
to which it is opposed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Wilson May Withdraw Treaty Over Fiume
DR.. BAHNSEN Is
FIRST TO JOIN
NEW CHAMBER

The re-organized Chamber of Com
merce received its first application fo1
membership this morning. 1t came
from DR.. Peter F. Bahnsen, of the
Fair Chance Farm and state veterin-
arian, to Frank Lanier, general chair
man of the campaign. The letter ac-
companying it was of great interest
|. read:
Mr.. Frank Lanier,
Pres. Americus Chamber of Com
merce
Americus, Ga.
Dear Sir:
| received your circular letter
and the folder outlining a policy for
q greater AMERlCUS and a greater
SUMTER COUNTY. The idea and
the plan appealed to me-can't
see how any citizen of AMERICUS
can be Indifferent to such a plan,
and such policy-and l made my
first trip after sundown to the city,
except when going to the station
onsbusiness, for nearly six years.
The talk by Mr.. Foster, l guess
that's his name, had the right ring.
He is a pleasing, yet convincing
talker While reciting his story of
SHARON, Pa, wondered if he knew
how well this story applied to AM
ericus? 1t occurred to me that, in
stead of one, we, the citizens of
Americus and Sumter county, might
well afford to give a dinner in hon
or of half a dozen of our fellow
townsmen.
Such list would be incomplete
if it didn't present the names of
Arthur Rylander, L. G. Council,
and Frank Sheffield, the latter par
ticularly for the services he rend-
cred to Sumter County in inaug-
urating system Of good roads for
the county.
My official duties prevent me
from taking an active part in the
plan outlined but, since money is
essential to the success of this en-
terprise, | embrace this opportun-
ity to send my check for $500 for
one membership. If, in a limited
way, because of my continued alb
sence from home, | can be of addi-
tional service to the organization
or to the community | will render
such services cheerfully.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Sumter Pension To
Be Later This Year

Sumter county Confederate veter-
ans will not receive their pensions this
year until the latter part of April
or early in May, according to infor-
nation which has just been received
by Capt. John A. Cobb, ordinary,
from j. W. Lindsey, state pensiCl
commissioner, in response to letter
sent him b. Capt Cob asking when
the money might be expected.
Commissioner Lindsey wrote that
Sumter county this year was in the
second or late group of counties for
payment, and that the money woulo
be forthcoming as stated, cor if the
money is in hand will be paid earlier
if it is found possible to do So"
On account of the pension roll be-
ing compiled and forwarded to the
pension commissioner, early, Capt.
Cob had expected Sumter county to
be placed on the roll for first pay
ment, which would be in March.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Commerce and Industry
Crippled BY Record
Blanket of White
BY JAMES HENLE.
F.. A. Staff Correspcndent


NEW YORK, Feb 17.-If some
ceeded in slinping past the Allied
blockade and had arrived off this port,
their shells would not have done much
more damage to the commerce and
industry of New York than the pres
ent succession of snowstorms has ac-
complished.
This city is today in effect be-
leaguered town, and every day that
the siege lasts it is costing New York
5000, 900, according to the official
estimate of the merchants associa-
ton. Furthermore, Street Cleaning
Commissioner Macstay predicts it will
take five weeks to remove the snow,
though this does not mean that loss
will continue at the full five million
dollar rate all that time.
1t is safe to say, however, that the
total loss by this storm to the city
will be well above the $10O,00O,000
mark.
What's Been Dons.
Here are some of the things the
storms-there were several of them
in rapid succession-have done to
New York
Practically stopped all surface cars.
Suspended all deliveries except
foodstuffs, coal and newspapers.
Deranged the schedules of all the
"L" roads.
Tied up most of the suburban rail
roads serving the city.
Stopped the lighterage work on
which the shipping of the port de-
pends.
Big business enterprises depending
on the daily receipt and shipping of
goods are practically at a standstill,
and their goods are piling up heavy
storage bills in warehouses, from
which they cannot remove because
of the trucking and shipping condi-
tions.
Employees are late in arriving ever y
iav. some of them report only ii
time to say goodnight and start
again for their homes. Many COM
muters do not even attempt to reach
the city, knowing from thec expert
erces of the first day of two that the
trip each way will take from four to
IlV9 HOufS.
Snow is piled up in the streets in
great drifts, and the customary gangs
of men at work clearing it away are
missing. Though the city has en-
deavored to recruit force of 10000
men to cope with the snow, the so
cents an hour offered has not been
sufficient to attract many volunteers.
In the meantime big hotels and 9th
er establishments have been paying
81 an hour and more for men to keep
their own sidewalks free from OBJ
struction.
Trucks $50 Per Day.
Trucks to cart way the snow are
costing on the average $50 day,
almost double the rate paid in the
winter of two years ago. So far no
impression has been made upon the
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Knight home and took possession of
the boy and started home with him.
On the way home they met Dolph
Knight and some words passed be-
tween him and Mr.. Noble. The
younger man charges his uncle ap-
piled profane epithet to him and
that ne picked up a club and beat him
up with it.
The MOBILES hurried to Americus
where a warrant charging kidnapping
was taken out by Mrs. Noble against
the elder and younger Knights, and
they were brought to court and given
a commitment hearing this morning.
At the conclusion of the hearing Jus.
tice McMath found no evidence to
support the kidnapping charge, but or.
dered the son held for assault.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Plains Hog Sale
Set For March 2

The first farmers cooperative hog
sale of the year at the Plains pens
will be held March 2, according to
announcement today by George O.
Marshall, county farm agent who is
arranging it's details and will have
charge of it. Because of the accum-
ulation of marketable stock in that
community it is expected by Mr.. Mar
shall that three or four carloads Of
choice animals will be offered at this
sale, and that the various Southern
markets will b. we'll represented with
bidders seeking these choice Sumter
county hogs.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
To Start Curbing On
East College Street

City Enginee- Tiedeman today
turned over to W. P. Jones, profile
drawings of East College street, es-
sablishing the grades, so that he may
begin constructing the curbing and
cutters, the contract for building
which he has been given. Because Of
inability to obtain sand, Mr.. Jones is
not able to start work at once, but
expects to get construction under
way in a week. The curbs and gut
ters will be on concrete, following
the completion of which paving will
be laid.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

snow drifts except in the case Of
Fifth avenue and one or two other
thoroughfares, and to accomplish this
traffic had to be suspended complete
ly. Even army fame-throwers have
been pressed into service, but their
weapons proved powerfless against
the snow drifts which block the
streets.
The only favorable aspect of the
situation has been that the storms
have brought no extremely cold
weather, and several times the tenn
perature has gone up above the freez-
ing. These thaWs have helped house,
holders to clear their own sidewalks
to certain extent, and have made it
easier for the city snow-fighters to
continue at their tasks, out the work
of removing the snow from the
streets has not progressed at a COR
responding rate.
Though New Workers are disposed
to grumble at the subway it has not
Cracked under the strain in the
present instance. The Elimination Of
surface cars and the disruption of
81" traffc have thrown a great bur-
den upon it, but the additional pas
sengers have all been carried, though
the service is slower than usual. =
Conditions in New York have been
duplicated to some extent through
out the east, with the result that
railroads have been forced to lay en-
bargoes TO prevent cars from piling
up on lines east of Chicago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
TURKS PERMITTED TO
KEEP CONSTANTINOPLE.

LONDON, Feb. 17.-Great Britain,
it was learned today, has instructed
Admiral Derobeck at Constantinople
to announce that the Allies have de-
cided not to deprive Turkey of Con-
stantinople. If the persecution of
TIE Armenians continues, however,
the admiral was instructed to say,
the peace treaty with Turkey may be
considerably modified.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Grand Sword Bearer
To Visit Commandery

John B. Russell, of Fitzgerald
grand sword bearer, will pay visit
to DeMolay Commandery, Knights
TemuIar, of Americus. tomorrow
night at 7 o'clock, at which time he
will hold the annual inspection of the
commandely.
The commandery is planning to
make the visit of this officer big
occasion, and is expecting a very large
attendance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
TURKS TO KEEP
THEIR CAPITAL.
ALLIES DECIDE
But Prosecutions Of Ar
menians Must Cease,
Is Order

LONDON, Feb. 17.-The Allied
Supreme Council has completed the
draft of its answer to President Will
sons Adriatic memorandum and will
hand it to Ambassador Davis tonight
for transmission to Washington. 1t
is stated publication of the texts of
Wilson's note and the reply probably
will be left to the American Presi-
dent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Is MILLIONS FOR
ALABAMAROADS

MONTGOMERY, Feb. 17.-Ala-
bama yesterday voted in favor of a
twenty-five million dollar good roads
bond issue. Todays' incomplete re-
turns of the voting indicate the
amendment carried by a vote of ten
to one.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
HOLLAND TO PROMISE
TO GUARD EX-KAISER.

THE HAGUE, Feb. 17.--HoIland
will answer the last note from the En-
tente regarding the former German
Emperor by reiterating her original
position, refusing to surrender him,
but acquiescing in the request to
guard him closely, it was declared
today. The Dutch answer will be
dispatched within a few days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

LONDON, Feb. International
ization of the Dardanelles, which had
been forecast, was decided upon def
initely by the Allied Supreme Coun-
Gil today. Details of control of thu
waterway have not been worked out,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

FIUME, Feb. 16 (Monday) That
the annexation of Fiume to Italy
now is impossible" was the admis-
sion to the Associated Press CORE
spondent here today by Gabrielle
D'Annunzio, whose forces have been
holding this city for several months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Weather

Forecast for
Georgia. Partly
cloudy and warm
er tonight. Wed
nesday unsettled
and warmer; prob
ably local rains.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

LOCAL SPOT COTTON
Good Middling 40 cents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
NEW YORK FUTURES.

NEW YORK FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open liam Jpn Close
Mch. 36.44 36.4O 1855 $500 1866
May 34.14 1920 34.35 34.28 34.65
July 1892 1920 32.15 32.1O 32.4s
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Closed for Mardi Gras.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17
Trucks SO Per Dav.

Trucks to cart way the snow are
costing on the average $50 a day,
almost double the rate paid in the
winter of two years ago. So far no
Impression has been made upon the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

News of The Whole
World By
Associated Press
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-17

PARIS, Feb. 17.-Former Premier
Joseph Caillaux today faced trial be-
fore the senate, acting as high court
on the specific charge of "having plot
ter against the external Sc
curity of the state by manouvers, ma
chinations and intelligence with the
enemy, tending to favor the latter's
enterprises against France and her
Allies" Conviction on the charge is
punishable with death.