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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10
FLAWS CITY OFFICIALS IL ] ). !:
Mayoralty Candidate Charges Mem.
her of Richmond City Govern
ment Got Percentages son,
Purchase

Richmond, Feb; 10.-JohnE :Hirsch-
berg, candidate for Mayor, addressing
more than 500 union men atsthe Ar
cade Building Sunday branded the
present city administration as ineffl-
Gent: and declared that the Depart
ment Of Public Works alone was
wasted enough money to pay the Ma
yor's salary for 100 years.
Attendance at the meeting was SO
large that not only the hall IN which
the address was delivered, but the
landing and stairs outside were pack
ed to suffocation.
He charged that a man connected
with the city government had aided
in sraalroading" an appropriation OF
$4,000 through the City Council for
expenditure by the Department OF
Public Safety for motor equipment
The speaker claimed that the indivi-
dual who aided in the arailroading'
of the appropriation received per-
centage from the motor equipment
sale for which the appropriation was
made.
Mr. Hirschberg described the Incl
dent as the purchase Of the new La,
France motor fire engines for the
Fire Department, and said that the
person who received the percentage
was interested in the Virginia Equip
ment Company, which was a party tc
the transaction. ];
Further, Mr.. Hirschberg charged
that the city government was "closee
corporation" through which it, wa'
practically impossible for the aver
age citizen to get justice. Declaring
thatsthes City Code made it manda
torSkfpssthe comptroller to issue Z
monthly statement Of finances ne
charged that the officials We're un
willing. for the. citizens to know how
their own money was being spent
and stated that no statement had beer
issued for twelve months.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10
.--f3,aI
FARMERS AGAINST LABOR
TEsEIF ~. Is,@3-gi 81 49, - Y
win. Not Join In Political Program
! Grange Master Says.

/ Washington, Feb. 1o.-Famn or
ganizatioonns VIII not join the Ame Anne
can Federation Of Labor in its non,
partisans campaign to. elect.,thiss yea1
only friends of the tradesunion move
lment, according to T. G. Atkesop
Representative Of the National orange
which has 100000 members.
The first reaction in Congress tc
:rlans of organized labor for inter-
Ivention in the coming. political cam
p,aaign came today in the House. At
|jtacking the labor announcement a:
"a pr,onunciamento against Congress,
Representative Blanton, Democrat
Texas, said it was "the greatest men
ace ever sounded in this country"
The Texas member declared "th'
showing of Samuel Gompers hand ]!
going to wake up the people OF thu!
country" "a
"Whenever Samuel Gompers put
Ibis hand on Representative and say
ELECT him. the people will keep tina
nan at home" he said.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10
"Gets-It" Makes Them Loose7 Up
So They Lift Off Painlessly.

There's no more pain after few
drops of "Gets-It" lands upon corn or
callus and Instantly dries.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10

Accept California" Syrup of Figs
only-!ook for the name California on
the package, then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless laxative or physic for the
little stomach, liver and bowels.
Children love its delicious fruity taste.
Full directions for child's dose on
each bottle. Give it without fear.
Mother! You must say California"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10

the total dead from that disease and
pneumonia in Roanoke to 81 since
january %.
Mrs. Abbie ]. ,Clapp, mother of
former Senator Moses E. Clapp, of
Minnesota, died Sunday at the coun-
try home Of her SON, at Lorton,
Fairfax county. She was 81 years
odd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10

late Saturday night Of senility.
The deceased was daughter of the
late H. w. Vandergrift, who III by
gone years was superintendent Of
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad,
now the Washington Division of the
Southern Railway.
Sixteen deaths yesterday and
three Sunday from influenza brought
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10

night. Senators Swanson and
Glass, as we'll as number of Virginia
members Of the House of Representa-
tives are expected to attend the
meeting. =
Miss Jeannie P. Vandergrift, &c.,
a resident of Lynchburg, for many
years, but native of Alexandria,
died at the Home and Retreat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10

mond State Fair was fixed for Oc-
Der Ala.
State Democratic leaders are be-
hind movement to abolish the
State primar,- and return to the
convention system of. nominating
candidates. This issue is expected
to come up at meeting of Demo
cratic politicians in Richmond to-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10
WISH IMMEDIATE PEACE
Comics of Resolution for Wilson
Marshall, Lodge and Hitchcock

The representatives of twenty-slx
national organizations. with COM
;ined membership Of over 50,0C0,000
.-7eonle, we're assembled ct the Hotel
Wi,lart: n Washington yesterday,
arr eGoIs strong action i. reference
10 The Immediate ratification of the
{. ea,y with the league of nations
covenant.
A statement was unanimously
adopted by the conference and was
presented at the White House in the
afternoon by a committee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-02-10
Before He's Hurt

The little fellow who sets up howl when ne only thinks
that something about to befa him, isn't much differ
en from grown people For instance those who buy
out of town simply because they think that local stores
do not have what they want-these folks very much
like him:
It isn't fair to accuse our local merchants OF having
up to date goods if you only think it. Neither is it fair to
them or yourself for you go elsewhere when they do
have or get, what you want.
Make it habit to go your local dealer first When he
finds that you going to give him chance, he'll make
every effort always to have the goods you like
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
IS GIVEN
$1,000 VERDICT
Accident Concern Liable
For Injuries In En-
counter

An interesting case. which a higher
court will be asked to rule upon later.
was decided in Superior court this
morning when a jury returned a YER
dict in favor of C. J. Clark against
the Travellers Protective association
for the full amount, with interest,
OF his claim OF an accident policy
for injuries growing out of an en-
counter two years ago on a down
town street with H. S. Schnider, in
which his hip was broken. Mr.. Clark
sued for full disability under the
policy at the rate of $25 a week for
As weeks. and partial disability at
$3.50 per week for five additional
weeks, a total of nearly $1,000. The
verdict was awarded for more than
$1,000, including interest.
The insurance concern contested
the suit on the ground that the pol
icy contained a clause making it not
liable for injury growing out of a
fight. Mr.. Clark contended that as
he was attacked he was not a party
to the fight within the meaning of
the law and that, therefore, so far
as he was concerned, his injury
growing out of the affair was an
accident. The jury accepted this
view.
Mr.. Clark was represented by j.
E. Sheppard. while Hixon and Pace
represented the insurance concern.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
SIEGE IS RAISED
ATDUBLIN;;
NIGHT PASSED
No One Allowed To
Enter Or Leave City
During Night

DUBLIN, Nov. 23.-(By Associat-
ed Press. All train service in and
out of Dublin was resumed this
morning after the city had passed a
quiet night. The curfew law adcanc-
ing the hour to 10 o'clock was strict
ly obeyed.
Strong military patrols manned ev-
cry bridge road running out of Dub
lin last night All avenues of in
gress and egress were closed and even
persons holding permits were not al
lowed to pass the lines drawn through
the outskirts of the city.
Reports reaching the center of
Dublin during the evening indicated
virtually the whole military estab-
lishment in this district of Ireland
was employed in maintaining this
Gordon.
The crown forces which went to
Croke Park Sunday afternoon in an
effort to arrest alleged gunnen were
fired upon by pickets and as re-
suit of the following fighting the
crown inside the park stampeded,
says a statement issued at Dublin
castle late yesterday. The Gealic
Athletic Association officially denied
there were any pickets on the
grounds or that anybody fired on
troops.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
Kitchfield PLAYERS
Please In Onen;,c,

appreclative audience greeted
9ne krltchfields at the Opera Ho1sa
last night to witness the presentatioS sJES@
OF The Spendthrift. ~"
Inc house was well heated and
niled to a comfortable capacity hu
people who like a good all-rounJ
play. And they saw it. The cast is
splendid, the principals being sun
ported by a number of good PLAYERS
who 40 their part very cleverlv
fretty costumes are worn by the wo-
men, who are themselves excention-
ally pretty. 'i'i'-
The vaudeville between acts was
pleasing, interspersed with a number
OF bright songs which made distinct
mt with the audience.
tonight the company will be seen
IN The Natural Law" this being
a stronger play, if possible, than the
one presented Monday evening.
The kritchfield players are old
friends to Americus play lovers, hav-
ing spent a week last spring in the
city. A tent theater was carried for
the company last year, with open air
performances, but owing to the late
ness Ct TIE eeaso1 and bad weather
conditions, the company is playing in
opera houses for the remainder of
the season. An entirely new play
Will be presented each evening this
week, all strong plays.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
eLovett New Presiding Elder
For Americus NJ. E. District
Both Pastors Of Local Churches Sent Back For
Another Year Chester Goes To Cor
dele Church

MOULTRIE, Nov. 23.-Americus
Methodist churches will be served
again the coming year by the same
pastors who have been with them the
last two years-Rev. Guyton Fisher,
at the First church and Rev. Silas
johnson, at the Lee Street church
it became known here last night at
the close of the South Georgia con-
ference when the assignments were
read out by Bishop Gambler. The
new presiding elder for the Americus
district is Rev. w. c. Lovett, the re-
tiring editor of the Advocate. Rev.
o. B. Chester, the retiring presiding
elder, who has served four years in
that capacity, is given the Cordele
pastorate. Tifton was selected as the
meeting place of the 1921 confer
ence.
Following are the assignments:
Americus District.
W. C. Lovett. presiding elder;
Americus, First church, Guyton Fish
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23

er; Americus, Lee Street church, ST.
las Johnson; Americus circuit, Marvin
Vincent; Arlington, P. T. Holloway:
Blakely. ii. c. Jones; Bleckley cir
cut, L. q. Walker; Bronwood circuit.
NJ. II. Ketchum; Cuthbert, C. M.
Meeks; Dawson, Reese Griffin: Edi-
son circuit. N. e. Glenn; Ellaviile, c.
=. Cook; Fort Gaines circuit, F. L.
Stokess Leary circuit, j. C. Saville:
Leslie circuit C. T. Clark; Parrot
circuit. c. M. Infinger; Plains cir
cult, G. R. Partin; Sasser circuit. D
q, 3; Merritt; Shellman. J. w. Tinley;
She!lman circuit. L. r. Pitcher;
Sprlngvale circuit E. H. Olstead |:
Smlthville circuit. E. W. Gray; Mis-
slonary to Cuba, j. C. Elkins.
Columbus District.
j. N: Peacock, presiding elder:
beuna Vista, ]. L. Jones; Butler, L.
A. Harrell; Columbus, East High
lands; Columbus, North Highlands
lamp Stevens; Columbus, Rose Hill.
b. E. Wilmington; Columbus. ST.
Luke, j. A. Thomas; Columbus. st.
Mark, 0. A. Evans; Columbus, St,
Paul. W. K. Dennis; Cussetta circuit.
III. Bonterse; Hamilton, 2. T.. John
son. Howard circuit, w. E. High
tower; Lumpkin, o. L. Kelley: Ma
rlon circuit, F. L. Coleman: Mauk
circuit, R. H. Moreland: Midland DER c;rN
cunt, X. H. McGregor; Omaha cir
cunt. j.. d. Snider; Reynolds, J. G..
CHRISTIAN; Richland, G. w. Hutche-
son; Talbotton, T. G. Lang; Talbot
ton, E; c. Dowdy; Waverly Hall, J..
:; Ansley; Woodland, B. A. Pafford ;
New Hope, F. M. Dalton.
Cordele District.
A; W. Reese, presiding elder;
Abebville, W. G. Pitcher; Arab, E.
K. Cowart; Ashburn, ]. P. Chatfeld
Ashburn Mission, ]. E. Carmichael; /;
Byronville, C.. E. Clary; Lilly, Geo.
F. Irwin; Cordele, q. B. Chester; Ell
ko, A. F. Quillian; Fitzgerald, L. P.
Tison; Hawkinsville, C. M. Ledbet-
ter; Marshallville, W. T. Blevins; (;
Montezuma, ]. B. johnson; Mystic,
J. N. Schell; Ocilla, J. H. Allen;
Oglethorpe, Ideal and Mission, C. f.
Dell; Perry, K. Read; Pinehurst, J.
L. Gerdine; Pineview, C. L. Wall;
RIebecca, M. NJ. Pierce; Rochelle, M.
w. CeL hiCHdelS OeVlIles w. b. CneS-
hire, Sycamore, F. j. Jordan; Una
dilla and Snow, j. A. Sconyers; vi
emma, A. H. Robson; Missionary to
Cuba. E. E. Clements.
Dublin District.
Julian P. Dell, presiding elder;
Adrian, ]. S. Grain; Brewton, L. R.
Kelly; Barlow, W. F. Burford; Da-
visboro, A. P. Segars; Dexter, ]. c.
Griner; Dublin, First church, ]. M.
Glenn; Dublin, Centenary, ]. E.
Sampley; Dublin circuit, J. F. Ford
Dudley circuit. W. S. johnson; Gar
field circuit, J. D. McCord: Gray
mont circuit M. A. Shaw; Kite cir
cult. G. P Jackson; Louisville. W. L.
Wright Meter circuit, c. L. Rogers
Midwife, S. W. Brown; Scott circuit,
N. NJ. Lovern' Soperton circuit, E.
Continued on last page)
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
MEXICO NOT TO
HALT SENATOR

MEXICO CITY. Nov. 23.-Mexican
porder consuls have been instructed
oy the foreign office to wise the pass
ports of United States Senator FAN
Oh New Mexico, who announced =
lew days ago he intended to come
mere mere for the Inauguration of General
Ooregon as president. This order
alsregards the action taken SUNDAY
9y honert Pesyuiera, Mexican conf,
aent'al accent at Washington, who
instructed the frontier Mexican con.
@ suis not to wise Senator Falls pass
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
CLASH ON AUTHORITY
LOOMS AS POSSIBILITY.

GENEVA. Nov. 23.-(B Associat-
ed Press.) - clash between the coun-
Gil and the assembly of the League
Of Nations on the question of carry
ing out the assembly's resolution Of
yesterday for intervening in the Ar
menian situation loomed up as a pos
sibility this morning as the assembly
met for today's session. the respective
powers of the bodies appearing as one
of the biggest questions before the
assembly. A clash on the subject
would naturally come in the discus
sion of the report of the organiza-
tion committee in regular course, it
could easily be precipitated by refusal
of the council to carry out any reso-
luton of the assembly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
GERMAN PRINCES
SMUCCL RICHES

BERLIN, Nov. 23.-One hundred
eminent persons, including Crown
Princess Cecelie, Princes Eitel, Fred
erich, August Wilhelm, the late
Prince Joachim. Count Radolin and
Princess Wanda Radzwill, have
smuggled to Holland money aggre-
eating two hundred and fifty million
marks, it was asserted by Hermann
Mueller, former German chancellor,
in the Reichstag today. Mueller in
terpellated the government relative
to the activities of the firm of
Crusher and Phillipson, bankers,
which is declared to have done an
extensive business in smuggling prop
erty out of Germany.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23

mission to the League of Nations on
an equality with the white races has
gone to their heads and affected them
in the same way that newly gotten
riches often affects the white man.
Another is that by this great dis
play they hope to impress all the
other Asiatic peoples with their in
tention to dominate the FIR East.
A more widely held view is that the
japanese are determined that nothing
shall be done by the Assembly to
force them to comply with their
promise, given at Paris, to give Shan
tung back to China, and that if this
question is raised in the Assembly,
rather tha have any action taken,
they will try to break up the show
by introducing the explosive question
of race equality.
1t is possible, but not likely, that
the Japanese are prepared to initiate
the subject of race equality if they
get the chance, whether or not the
Shantung question comes up.
In contrast with the attitude of the
Japanese, the attitude of the Chinese
is interestiny. The latter are as mod
est and unassuming as the former
are bold and arrogant. The Chinese
delegates and attaches have earned
everybody's respect Their chief is
Wellington Koo, many years Chinese
minister at Washington, and a man
of great ability.
Honor Elates Chinese.
Koo's election as vice chairman of
Committee Number One of the As
sembly, which is to deal with many
highly important matters, was a great
commitment to him and to the Chi
nese people.
1t is significant that no japanese
was elected either chairman or vice
chairman of one of the six commit
tees. Each of the other three of the
four great powers and three of the
small powers got one vote for chair
man of one of the committees. When
the Chinese newspaper men heard of
Koo's election and Ishii's one vote
they were wild with joy. They de-
clared that Ishii voted for himself
and that when they cabled this to
China the whole nation would give
lshii the laugh
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
HAWKINS CASE
GOES TO TRIAL
Children Suing Step
Mother For Old
Home Place

Shortly before noon today the case
of w E. Hawkins. ct a., VS.. Mrs. E.
A. Hawkins, ct al, one of the most
interesting and what probably will
be the most hard fought case id the
present term, was taken up in Su-
perior court. 1t was expected the
trial of the case would require the
remainder of today and probably a
good share of Wednesday.
The case involves title to the old
Hawkins home on East church street,
known as the old Wash place, which
was bequeathed by the late E. A..
Hawkins to his widow, who was his
second wife and who is the defend
ant in this action The plaintiffs
are the children of Mr.. Hawkins by
his first wife, who seek recovery of
11-l2th of the property, which they
claim belonged solely to their moth
er and was held in trust by their
father, and therefore could not legal
ly be transferred by will by him. He
being a 1-l2th heir of their mother,
they admit his right to bequeath this
share to his widow, and therefore
claim only 11-12ths of the property.
Undue influence over their father
during his feeble days before his
death is charged by the children.
Both sides were represented in
force in court this morning. The
widow, Mrs. E. A. Hawkins, and her
sister, Mrs. Black, of Montezuma,
were seated at one side of the table
lust behind Attorneys Wallis and
Fort. of Americus, and julie FELTON,,
of Montezuma.' On the other side
Of the table were attorneys Hixon and
Pace and J. E. Sheppard, and vari-
Gus sons of Mr.. Hawkins were scat
tered about the court room. These
included Attorney Robt. Hawkins, of
Americus, who consulted with the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23

tion taken up to now, but because OF
the quite general fear that the Japs
are prepared to raise very embarrass-
ing questions which might cause dis
sension in the Assembly before the
Assembly is old enough to absorb any
sort of shock.
Exactly what the Japanese are up
to even the best-informed students of
Japanese diplomatic "olicy are una
Bile to figure out. But all are agreed
that their attempt to take and hold
the center of the stage at Geneva is
part of carefully devised plan, by
the Japanese, to accomplish some self
ish purpose.
Japs Storm" Geneva
1t is estimated that the Japanese
have two or three times as many peo-
pie here as has any other nation. In
addition to the three delegates who
sit in the Assembly they have dozens
of minor officials and newspaper cor
respondents from every section OF
Japan. Of course every one of the
latter is under direct influence of his
government and part of the general
1uDeliiCEC plcIts WidlCNCI IL may OCs
Japanese are everywhere, in fact
they have quite taken possession OF
the city
Besides the hotel which they en-
tirely occupy as their general head.
quarters, every other hotel accom-
modates a number of them.
Every building that houses a Jap
anese displays a Japanese fag, always
the bigges4 flag on the building.
Automobiles under japanese char
ter for the duration of the confer
ence, each one flying at least one Jap
anese flag. fairly block traffic at con
gested points.
One cannot walk a block or step
into a cafe without meeting one or a
group of correctly dressed sphinx-fac-
ed little brown men who have come
half way round the world for some
purpose which obviously cannot be
explained by their desire to further
world peace.
At least. if this is their only pur.
pose, no one here gives them credit
Everyone Wonders.
One explanation is that their ad.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
VENIZELoS DESPONDENT
OVER HIS DEFEAT.

PARIS, Nov. 23. - Ex-Premier
Veni7alos, of Greece, is respondent
over his defeat at the polls and may
retire permanently from politics. In
any event, he will await definition by
the Powers of their attitude toward
Greece, said Sophocles Venizelos. son
of the former premier, to Paris cor
RESPONDENTS at Nice this morning.
The young man confided his reasons
for the defeat of the Venizelist party.
He declared the principal reason was
the use-of money by the royalists.
Confirmation of reports that the
plebescite in Greece to decide on the
return of ex-King Constantine to the
throne had been postponed to Decem-
Der S. have been received bv the
French foreign office, it was an
nounced today. The vote was to
have been taken under the original
arrangement on November %.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
TOURIST PARADE
HERE IS ENDLESS
Sumter s Good Roads
Praised By Auto
Travellers

With the last cold snap the annual
migration of northern tourists to
Florida has begun in earnest and
many cars are now passing through
Americus daily. The largest number
in recent years coming this way is
reported, one Americas garage man
sta big that for the last two months
the past two years. At one gasoline
filling station here last Saturday over
80 cars stopped during the day and
the station manager states that any
where from to 25 stop there daily.
Some even from California are noted.
All seem to be well pleased with
S,'--ter county's good roads, some
saving that the best roads in Georgia
are not struck until they re- to the
Sumter county line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
CANNOT RETAIN
PEACE AWARDS,
SAYS BRITAIN
Plebescite On Monarch
Postponed To De-
cember 5

PARIS, Nov. 23.-Great Britain
ma salready taken steps to inform for
mer King Constantine and Premier
Rhallis of Greece that she absolute
ly is opposed to the return of Con
stantine to the Greek throne, says
the Petit Perisien. She has notified
them clearly that if the Greek gov
ernment does not take cognizance of
her stand, Greece cannot hope to re-
tain the territorial advantages given
her under the treaty between the AL
lis and Turkey, the paper asserts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23
Georgia Tech Tourists
See New York City

NEW YORK, Nov. z3.-Headed by
governor Dorsey, the party of Geor-
gia business men arrived here today
on the Georgia Tech tour the princi-
pal cities of the East, which are be-
ing studied with a view of getting
ideas for the commercial and indus
trial development of Southern states.
The party called at the city hall,
where it was welcomed by Mayor Hy-
Ian. The tourists will feave for
WASHINGTON at midnight
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-11-23

to the first session
of the League of
Nations Assembly
with the evident
idea of creating a
great impression.
They have sue
ceeded, but not in
the way that they
hoped.
The impression
created is that, of
all the delegations,
the Japanese seems
to be under the
most general sus-
picion as to its mo-
tive. This is not
because of any ac-