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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
Mike de Pike Tells Of
Chicago Whisky Ring

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. - Mike de
Pike" Nentler, for many years a
looming figure in the local under
world, and alleged leader in the re-
cent whisky graft deals, is in custody
of federal officla S today after having
been arrested last night by deputy
marshals. According to United States
District Attorney C1yne, Heitler has
made a confession detailing the &C
tivities of the "booze ring" and i'm
plicating numbers of federal officials,
state and civ officers, railroad agents
and small town mayors.
Nine saloon keepers were arrest
ed by federal agents in raids shortly
after noon today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
Whisky Smugglers
Bold Along Border

SPOKANE, Wash, Oct. 27.-Con-
tinued attacks upon trainmen and car
inspectors by alleged whisky SNUG
glers along the Canadian boundary
have led to the dispatch of armed
guards to PASSPORT, Idaho, according
to an announcement today by Chief
Special Agent Stauffer, of the Spo-
kane international railway. Stauffer
said that the smugglers, who are i'm
porting large quantities of whisky,
have declared they would ''shoot their
way through" if refused access to
freight train, and that several train
men have actually been attacked.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
HOLD TOLIMIT,
ADVISES Conner
Alabama Senator And
Cotton Leader Gives
Farmers Advice

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 81
"Hold YOUR cotton until the cows
come home" was the instant state
ment of Senator B. B. Conner. while
in Montgomery in response to a ques-
ton of his advice to the cotton far
ner. The former governor, who IS
the author of the famous bill design
ed to prevent cotton gambling now
pending in congress, passed through
the city on his way to his plantation
in Barbour county.
Senator Conner is heartily IN favor
of holding cotton and has offered the
resources of his cotton mills and his
of business when they want to pro
Continuing, the senator of Ala
bama said:
Hold cotton until the cows come
home is my advice to the farmers,
he said. "They are bound to win II
they will see that every bale they sell
forces the price still lower"
"The manufacturers in every line
of business wyhen they want to pro-
tect themselves against declining
prices shut up their shop. 1t Is use
less to say that it is a fearful and
drastic STEP for the only defense of
the cotton farmer is to do likewise;
shut up shop. Forty cent cotton is
now twenty cents and still on the
toboggan. 1t will continue to decline
until the farmers realize that they
must hold their cotton and sell the
last bale at these prices.
at is the impression of many peo-
pie that the farmer has to sell to
meet his obligations. He does not
Business conditions today that at
feet agriculture are bad. Farmers
believe that in order to meet obliga-
tions they must sell their cotton.
Markets are getting lower and lower.
Mills are shutting, down. The large
consumers of cotton are not on the
market. There remains only the
spectator and the gambler who is
buying the cotton at the present
prices and hoping to reap harvest
when the farmers have sold their
chop.
viously not put into being to bolster
up the price of cotton to 40 cents,
wheat to- $500, or any other crop.
But it is to meet contingencies in the
market such as we are now facing
"It would be travesty on the gov
ernment9l policy that the farmers
cannot borrow reasonable amounts of
money by pledging their crops,
whether it is cotton, corn, wheat or
sugar, securing the absolute safety of
a bank.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
M'SWINEY MURDERED, SAYS
OFFICIAL CORK BULLETIN.

CORK, Oct 26.-(Delayed. =
(By Associated Press Outside of
Cork city hall a notice was posted
today reading: ''The second Repub-
lican lord mayor of Cork lies, as lay
his predecessor, murdered by the
British government. Cork is in
mourning Citizens, or any section
of them, will take only authorized ac-
ton. Orders will be issued by the
proper authorities"
The body of JOSEPH Murphy, one
of the Sim Fem hunger strikers in
Cork Jail who died in Cork Jail last
night, will be removed tonight to the
church from which the funeral will
be held tomorrow.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
Dawson Child Of 3 Is
Bitten By Rabid Dog

DAWSON, Oct. 27.-A bird dog
belonging to Tax Collector j. o. Fus-
sell, which was under treatment for
what was supposed to be black
tongue. suddenly became vicious
Tuesday, biting the three-year-old
son, Oliver, Jr. A veterinarian was
called and discovered that the AMI
NAL had a well developed case of
rabies. The scratch on the child's
hand seems only slight abrasion of
the skin, but as a precaution he is
being given the Pasteur treatmen
by a local physician.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
After Suffering Ten Years From
Indigestion Emerson is Reliev-
ed Through the Use of Tanlac.

Il certainly am glad Tanlac came
my way, for if l had been much
longer finding something to help me,
l would simply have had to give up
my job" said James N. Emerson, a
motorman for fourteen years with
the Tampa Electric Company, and
who lives at 2404 18th Ave-, Tampa,
Fla.
"Some ten years ago." he contin-
ued, 81 began having trouble with
my stomach l kept going from bad
to worse till four or five years ago
when my condition became awful.
Since that time l had not been able
to eat anything without suffering
from indigestion.
"After eating I would bloat up
with gas till it was hard for me to
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27

move or modify wartime restrictions
on missionaries. The resolution was
adopted by large majority.
While no government was named
specifically in the resolution, the
British government was mentioned
frequently in the debate which pre-
ceeded the vote.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
OPEN VERDICT In
M'SWINEY CASE
Widow Dominant Figure
AT Inquest Over
Hunger Striker

LONDON, Oct. PA jury of ten
men, after twelve minutes delibera-
ton this morning returned an open
verdict at the inquest over the body
of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney.
Mrs MacSwiney, heavily yelled, was
the only witness in behalf of the fam
lily, and she was the dominant figure
of the proceedings
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
Episcopal Bishops
Picking 2 Additional

ST. LOUIS, Oct 27-The nomina-
ton of two bishops, for Honolulu and
Hawaii, respectively, and the propos-
ed selection Of third for the b;sh-
opric at Salina, Kans., are to be con-
sidered at the conference of the
House of Bishops of the Episcopal
church, which opened here today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
CUBA WANTS EXPERT.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. - The
Cuban government today asked the
state department to designate a f.
nancial expert to go to Cuba to as
sist in working out solution of the
Cuban situation. The request was
referred to the group of bankers who
have agreed to assist Cuba financial
ly and they are expected to name
the expert.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
First German Dry
Dock Reaches Britain

LONDON, Oct. AS.-The first of
Germany's, dry docks which she has
to deliver to Great Britain under the
terms of the peace treaty has arriv-
ed in the mouth of the Thames.
The huge structure which is 100
feet long and 1870 feet wide and has
a lifting capacity of over 10000 tons,
was towed from Kiel to Sheerness by
a dozen tugs in II days.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
Lutherans Ask Lid Be
Lifted On Missionaries

WASHINGTON, Oct. Cloture
resoTted to by the United
Lutheran church convention before
vote could be had on a resolution
of the board of foreign mission So
ciety asking the government to re-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27

]. Ed Stewart returned to his home
in Americas after visit of several
DAYS to relatives in Richland and Flu
faula, Ala. He reports a delightful
trip through East Alabama, with
prosperous conditions everywhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The midweek prayer service has
been changed to 7:10 o'clock. The
pastor has returned from synod and
will be present this evening.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27

Vapor from naptha or benzine
will flash from a lighted gas jet OF
match 200 feet away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-10-27
40, 900 Ala. Women
Register To Vote

BIRMINGHAM, Oct. 27.-MOre
than 10000 women in Alabama have
taken advantage of the opportunity
to participate in the coming cleo
ton, with the period for registration
closing tonight. The registration of
negro women in the state is T.
only about 100 having been enrolled
here.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
PAGEANT AUG Z At
SUMMER SCHOOL
To Commemorate the 300th An
niversary of the Landing OF
the Pilgrims in America.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Newark, July 15.-Plans are progress
ing for the second annual pageant, TO be
given by students of the Delaware Col
lege Summer School, under the direction
of Miss Lotta Clark of Boston, Mass, on
August .. The pageant will be com
memorative of the three hundredth ami
versary of the coming of the Pilgrims TO
America. Students of the Summer School
will not only present the pageant as
written. they will actually write 1t them
selves. The first week of the session
teachers in the demonstration school,
with the children, started, In imagination,
on the great migration from Leyden in
July. thence to De.fshaven through
August. along the coast down, by Sep
tember. to Plymouth. So great among
English speaking people everywhere IS
the interest in the proper observance OF
the tereentenary of the Pilgrims that an
international commission has been form
ed. which is planning celebrations through
out the world. A second "Maytiower' is
actually to start and make the journey
step by step, as did the Pilgrims. Fifteen
hundred committees, the commission re-
ports. are already at work on celebrations
similar TO the one TO be staged at Della
ware College on August ?. One hundred
thousand dollars has been appropriated
for the purpose at Proylncetown, Mass,
and S450, 900 at Plymouth.
Students in the community civlcs
classes. who are hard at work under Miss
Clarks direction on the historical tea
lures of the pageant have completed the
first two episodes. The first runs back TO
1000 A. D., in the days of the Norsemen.
An overture from Greg IS followed by
the Dance of the Waves" spring song,
symbolizing the lure of the sea TO the
Norsemen. The wanderlust has called TO
the seamen The Sun Maidens enter and,
bv their dancing, WOO the Norsemen
farther southwark, until they come 70 the
New World. Then follows their song OF
triumph. They lie down TO rest; some ex-
plore the land and return with vines and
fruit There is feasting and merrymak-
ing. Suddenly Indians, attracted by the
noise, send shower Of arrows among the
Norsemen. Thorwald is mortany wound
ed. His men lift him up, chant lament,
and Join their shields TO make a bier
upon which they carry their dead chief.
The second episode deals with the Red
Men. Indian scouts come stealthly IN
and search for lurking enemies. They
find the place clear and steal away again
They bring in their tribe and establish
their village; they plant their crops and
bring in game with dancing and rejoicing.
Messengers are sent out to bring IN
neighboring tribes 10 hold council and to
witness the raising OF a chief to the place
of Sachem. The visitors depart and many
OF. the Indians become afflicted with the
plague. The tribe determines TO leave for
a better home. Minnehaha Tribe, I'm
proved Order Red Men, of Newark, has
been requested to assist in the preseIIta-
ton of this part of the pageant.
Men and women from all parts Of Della
ware are expected to visit the State
college to share in Delaware's tercenten-
ar,- nalahra4i0n
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
MUSICAL PROGRAM
At SUMMER SCHOOL
Interesting Features Arranged for
Sessions This Evening and
Tomorrow Night.
Special Correspondence Of Every Evening

Special Correspondence OF Every Evening
Newark, June I5.-Musical programs,
representing the best musical talent Of
Delaware, have been arranged in connec-
tion with the Delaware College Summer
School lecture course, for tonight and
tomorrow night. Tonight, Frederick W.
Wyatt, baritone, director Of music at
Westminster Church, Wilmington, will
be heard in concert. MIR. Wyatt will be
assisted by the talented Wilmington
pianist, John A. Thoms, Jr. The program
follows:
Hear Mel Ye Winds and Waves, Handel;
Tramping, Wolf; None but the Lonely
Heart, Tchaikvosky; Don Juan's Sere-
Song, Gilberte; Piano solos, (a) Noe
turne, Chopin; (b) Polonaise, Chopin;
Five Quatrains from the Rubaiyat Of
Omar Khayyam, Rogers; Come Buy,
Buzzi-Peccia; Sunset, RUSSELL; Witch
Woman, Taylor; Noon and Night,
Hawley; Robin Goodfellow, Morgan.
Tomorrow night Mrs. Leonard e.
Wales, soprano soloist, assisted by Miss
Margery Hamilton Hill, pianist, will be
heard in the second seasons concert.
Mrs Wales is well known in all music
loving circles throughout the State. She
is remembered by many teachers at the
summer school as soloist with the
Delaware College Orchestra on its tour
down the State several years ago. Mrs.
Wales program follows:
Part I-Waltz song, Nymphs and
Fauns, Bemberg; l. Piano solo, (a)
Pastorale, Scarlatte, Tausig; Modern
Songs. (a) Without Thee: ID Hardelot:
(b) Boat Song, Ware; 2. piano solo, (a)
Prelude, Chopin; (b) Rondo in G,
Beethoven; Italian Aria, Vissi darte,
Vissi d'amore from Tosca, Puccini.
Part III. Old English Songs:
(a) Ny Mother Bids Me Bind My
Hair, Haydn; (bl Who'll Buy My Laven-
der? German; (c) Lass with the Delicate
Air, Arne; 3. piano solo, (a) Reflects sans
l'eau, Debussy; (b) Danse Andalouse,
MacDowell; French songs-(a) Jar Pleure
en- Reve, Hue; (b) Chantez, Riez, Dormez.
Gounod. Sacred Aria-(a) Angels Ever
Bright and Fair, from Fedora, Handel /;
Childrens songs, ta) Nanny. Song,
Ware; (b) ChrysantheIhum, Salter.
The concerts are a part of the Summer
School Lecture Course arranged by the
Service Citizens They are planned for
the people Of Delaware and TO all who are
interested
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
NEWS OF CHEsTERTowN.
Special Correspondence Of Evory Evenin

Special Correspondence Of Every Evenin&
Chestcrtown, Md, July 15.-B. 8.
Sutton Il Son, who have been IN business
at Black, have moved 70 KcnnedyvilG; !,
Tho work Of remodclling the old Third
National Bank building has been begun.
Il will be occupied by Arlington l.. Sparks
ms dry goods store and residence.
Deputy Game Warden John Ander-
son liberated 10000 bass and cat fish IN
the Sassafras river last week.
Harry +. Jefferson, who has been travel.
ing for Mas Il. Kempcr Co, has resigned
to devote his time TO hs mercantile
business here.
Miss Esther Coblcns, who has been
domestic science teacher in the High
School, has resigned.
Meril Smoot, son of Rev. and Mn. I. G;
Smoot, and Vernon Sclby, son OF Dr. and
Mrs. w. l.. Selby, Of Rock Hall, lett
Baltimore last week for Belgium and
other parts Of Europe.
Charles Passwater of Wilmington, has
purchased of ]. Waters Russell the Nor
ton Heights property at Hancsville ior
samuel G. Caldwell and Robert Nor
gan of Galena have formed partner
ship for the transaction OF real estate
business.
l.. l.. Sharpe and family Of near PhiF-
dephia are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Falls. Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Gray VII
kins of Baltimore have been visiting Mr.
and Ms. Jesse Medders and Raymond
Wilkins.
A recent law Of the Maryland Legisla-
turc requires that any one desiring to i'm
port nursery stock into the county must
first secure certificate from the state
horticultural Department.
Franklin Stevens of Wilmington has
been visiting his parents, Mr. and MrS'
James b. Stevens, in Milington. Julian
G. Numbers, Jr,, of the same city, was
guest of relatives and friends there last
week.
Miss Addie Vansant, Miss Mildred
Clarke and Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Philips
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

An inventor has patented device TO
enable carpenter TO carry oil his tools
suspended from his shoulders.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
III. r. BAKER AT WYE MILLS.

Aberdeen July 15.-Hallis R. Baker.
president of the first National Bank OF
Aberdeen, who has been with his family
at the Hotel Belvedere, Baltimore, for
medical attention of Baltimore specialist.
is now at the home Of Mrs Bakers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c. Charles, of Wye
Mills. Md Later he will spend some time
in the mountains of Pennsylvania. Dur
ing the summer his corn packing inter-
ests al. Odessa, Del. viii be in charge Of
his father-in-law. Mr. Baker is the only
son of the late Congressman William b.
Baker, who was the first president of the
Aberdeen bank and one of its founders.
Two Missouri men have invented a
simple gauge for detecting leaky auto
mobile engine valves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
DELAWARE CITY WINS.
"TIZ" CLADDENS
SORE, TIRED FEET
No Pulled Up, Burning, Ten
der, Aching Feet--No Corns
or Callouses.

"Tiz" makes sore, burning, tired feet
fairly dance with delight. Away 60 the
aches and pains, the corns, callouses
blisters, bunions and chilblains.
'sTiz'' draws out the acids and poisons
that puff up your feet. No matter how
hard you work, how long you dance how
far you walk, or how long you remain on
your feet, "Tiz" brings restful foot COM
fort. "Tiz'' is magical, gr and, wonderful
for tired aching, swollen, smarting feet.
All how comfortable, how happy you
feel Your feet just tingle for Joy; shoes
never hurt or seem tight.
Get box of ''Tiz" now from any drug
gist or department store. End foot
torture forever-wear smaller shoes, keep
your feet fresh, sweet and happy Just
think awhole years foot comfort for
a few cents.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

and daughter, Margaret, Of Wilmington,
spent last week with relatives and friends
in Millington.
Miss Stacy Meddcrs Of Washington
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. An
drew Meddcrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Sappington and
daughter, Norma, and Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
son and daughter, Mildred, Of Whining
ton, spent part Of last week with Mr..
and Mrs. John Wood on Eastern Neck
Island.
Miss Ole Jackson of Wilmington, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin Brown Of Chester, are
visiting relatives and friends here.
Miss NJ. Adele France, former super
visor OF schools in this county, has gone to
columbia University for summer course,
after which she will go to Tennessee TO
accept a similar position To the one she
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

held here. DR. Thomas Howard Fowler,
Of the Wells College faculty, who had
been spending part Of bis vacation here,
has gone to summer school 10 take a course
in French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Dorney and
William Lynch Of Wilmington, have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs William ID. Lynch.
Lieutenant Oscar X. Grose Of the Y. >.
Navy, whose home is in Alabama, spent
the past week with bis sister, Mrs. Will
liam Frazier Russell, Jr. Lieutenant
Crosse was on AN American ship that was
ramrned by an enemy ship in the English
Channel. He was thrown To the deck and
severely injured.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

lSn, TAT dCCunuidtcS, ncdrI
action becomes weak.
energy fails, work Is an
effort and the beauty OF
the figure is destroyed.
Fatexcess is unhealthy,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
JACK GETS NO FAvORS.
Negro Pug Must Surrender and be Han
died Like ANY Other Criminal.

BY Associated Press TO Every Evening =
Los Angeles, July f5.-Jack johnson,
former heavyweight champion of the
world, today telephoned from Tia Juana,
Lower California, tQ the Office of J. Robert
OConnor, United States district attorney
here, repeating his offer OF last week TO
cross the international boundary and
surrender to federal authorities IF treated
with proper courtesy. Mr.. OConnor
said the offer was refused, the pugilist
being informed he would be handled
like any other criminal"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
BASEBALL MEETING.
Wilmington Fibre Specially Company
Nine 10 be Strengthened.

New. Castle, July l6.--A meeting OF
the managers, players and fans of the
Industrial League was held last evening
in the parlors of the New Castle Club;
A number of vital questions were discussed
It was said that the Wilmington Fibre
Speciality Co.'S team was about to resign.
but special efforts by the managers OF
the other teams will be made to induce
them TO stay in the league.
The team wss given the privilege to
pick any local players not playing on any
Of the other teams of the league. The Fibre
Company has few male employees and 1t Is
practically impossible to put an attractive
team on the field.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

OVER 5000 IN CONTESTS.
Number in Olympic Games VIII be
Greater Than Ever Before.
By Associatedpr TO Every Evening

By Associated>Press to Every Evening
Antwerp, July 15.-Entries pouring
in on the Olympic committees indicate
that Stockholm's total Of 1000 con-
testants may be exceeded. France with
$50 entries has the largest number for
any single country, but the British
Empire probably will have the largest
representation. South Africa alone is
sending As entrants, including entrants
for the long distance bicycle races in
which South Africa made big showing at
Stockholm Italy, whose athletes have
been trained by Platt Adams of New
York, has asked for accommodations for
220 men.
Arrangements were made today by the
Olympic reception committee TO meet
each group arriving with bands
DELAWARE CITY WINS.
The Delaware City All-Stars defeated
the Owls in an interesting baseball game
at Poketown yesterday, to 3.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
Aberdeen After Autoists.

Aberdeen, Md, July 15.-Several ar
rests have been made in violation of
the automobile parking and light ordi-
nance which the town commissioners
have ntly ordered to be enforced.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15

New. marvellous way 70 treas .4a..r
Stops pain Instantly - hanlshes -lr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-15
Injured While Bathing.

Aberdeen. July 15.-Carlton Evans
is recovering from an injury sustained
while bathing last week in Bush River
A SPLINTER four inches long was run into
his foot.