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Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Seeks To Assure Supply
Of Arsenate For Weevils

ATLANTA, May IA committee
of fertilizer manufacturers and deal
ers recently appointed by j. J.
Brown, commissioner of agriculture,
has adopted resolutions urging fer
tilizer dealers, farm supply dealers,
merchants and others to render all
possible assistance to the farmers of
Georgia in obtaining supply of cal
cium arsenate to be used in dusting
cotton for the boil weevil.
On account of the unprecedented
rainfall this spring, the farmers are
more than month late in planting
their cotton, and this situation rem
ders it extremely difficult to make a
cotton crop under boil weevil condi-
tions as the weevil's easiest prey is
late cotton crop.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Admits Alteration Of
Sirnrns-Daniels Record

WASHINGTON, May CHAIR
man Hale, of the senate committee
investigating the Sims-Daniel naval
row, was charged before the commit
tee today by Senator Pittman with
ordering an alteration of the record
of the inquiry.
Senator Hale said he had directed
the secretary to strike out colloquy
between senators as to whether the
Democrats and Republicans had equal
freedom in questioning the witnesses
and he assumed full responsibility.
Senator Pittman said the matter de-
leted was not of great value but the
principle involved was of great mo-
ment
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
BUNGALOWS
ORDERED BUILT
Harold Brothers Sign
Contract With Ben c.
Hogue, Builder

A contract was closed Thursday
evening by Harold Brothers and Ben
G. Hogue, contractor, for the erec-
ton of two modern Groom bunga-
lows on Harold avenue, construc-
ton to begin as soon as material can
be placed on the ground. Both will
be located on the east side of the
street, one of them just south of the
cottage now occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. I. 0. Marshall, and the other
just south of Furlow street.
A contract was also closed Thurs
day by Mr. Hogue with Mrs. j. B.
Hudson for remodeling and building
an addition to the residence located
just east of the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. E. Allison on East Church street,
a job of considerable proportions.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
No Owners Found For
40 Stolen Silk Gowns

ATLANTA, May 7.-Have you lost
any of your silk dresses? Postoffice
inspectors have forty which no one
claims. They were taken from a
negro, Robert James, at the Terminal
Station by Special Agent Johnson
of the Southern Express Company.
Unable to explain how he came into
possession of so elaborate a collec-
tion of women's fnery, James was
arrested and later admitted he had
stolen them, duplicating another ne
gro, Ed Owens.
The postoffice inspectors have the
silk dresses, valued at $1,000, and
the two negroes in Jail until the own
er of the dresses is found. No COM
plant of failure to deliver the pack
age containing the dresses has been
made since the theft was discovered.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Eye Injured, Eldridge
Goes To See Expert

E. ]. Eldridge, city clerk and treas
urer, went to Macon today where he
consulted an eye specialist, following
injury to his left eye few days ago
that threatens loss of the sight.
A few days ago while out riding
Mr.. Eldridge was struck in the eye
by tree limb. Examination by a
local specialist revealed that three OF
the five layers covering the eye ball
had been cut by the blow. The in
jury failed to respond to treatment
and, while not regarded as serious at
first, it has continued to grow steadily
WORSE
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
MAY DAY FETE
IS POSTPONED
Playground Entertain
ment Delayed Because
OF Wet Weather

Announcement was made this af-
ternoon by Mrs. j. Ralston Cargill,
general chairman of the playground
May Day fete, which had been an
nounced for Saturday afternoon at
the playground, that because OF the
continued bad weather the fete has
been postponed to a later date.
If fair weather prevails, it is plan
ned to stage the entertainment prob
abl- Tuesday or Wednesday of next
week. All participants and the pub
lie generally are asked by Mrs. Car
gill to watch the columns of the
es-Recorder for definite an
nouncement of the new date.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
MOULTRIE MORE
THAN DOUBLES
Shows $3.50 People, In
crease of 1927 Per
Cent

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Popula-
tions announced today included
Moultrie, Ga, 6,789, an increase of
1927 per cent; Louisville, Georgia,
1, ,O4O, an increase of one-tenth of /
per cent; Barlow, Ca, 582, an in
crease of SIG per cent; Wrens, Ca,
1,074, an increase of 74.4 per cent;
Stapleton, Ca, 410, an increase of
1913 per cent; Avera, Ga, 258, an in
crease of 1872 per cent, and Spokane,
Wash, 1O4,204, a decrease of two
tenths of / per cent.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Special Programs For
Mothers Day Arranged

Among the Americus churches
which will have special programs at
Sunday school the coming Sunday, in
observance of Mothers Day, will be
the First Methodist and the Lee
Street Methodist, besides the Central
Baptist, mention of which was made
yesterday.
T. 0. Marshall, superintendent of
the First Methodist Sunday school,
announces a program of special music
and other features appropriate to the
occasion. and T. M. Furlow, superin-
tendent of the Lee street Sunday
school. issues a special invitation to
ali members and friends to attend
the program Sunday morning at 9:45
o'clock.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Convicted Banker
Is Critically iii

ATLANTA, May 7.-William B.
Green, the Fairburn banker, who was
found guilty of embezzlement by a
jury in the Campbell county court,
has been released on $4,000 bond
from the county Jail and is reported
to be seriously i'll at his home In
Fairburn.
Green's Attorneys have moved for
a new trial, the motion to be heard
in Fairburn on May %.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Fire Chief Named AS
Sanitary Inspector

The chief of the fire department
was designated as city sanitary in
sDector last night by the city council
after recommendation had been made
by DR.. J. w. Chambliss, city health
officer, that an Inspector be provided.
An allowance of $3.50 will be allowed
for Chief MAYORS services, this to
be used in repairing Chief MAYORS
privately owned auto, which he will
use in his work.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Cotton Stocking Club
Latest In Atlanta

ATLANTA, May IA "Cotton
Stocking Club is the latest move
ment in Atlanta for reducing the high
cost of women's apparel.
There are many girls on small
salaries who will buy expensive silk
stockings so as to keep up with 9th
ers who are better able to afford
them," said well known woman,
"and if this movement is successful
it would save much unnecessary ex-
pense in this article of dress"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Lee Street Delegates
To Conference Named

Delegates from Lee Street Metho-
dist church who will attend the dis
trict conference to be held in Edi-
son, Ga, May 1918 are Charles A.
Culpepper, L. A. McPheters and 7. M.
Furlow. At this conference reports
of the various churches in the South
ern district will be read, and large
delegation will go from the Methodist
churches included within the bounds
of the district.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Methodists Discuss
Superannuation Plan

ST. LOUIS, May PLANS for a
campaign to create a permanent
fund for the support of superan-
nuated ministers were considered to-
day by the general council of Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, in con-
ference with the board of finance,
which met here today. The meeting
will be concluded tomorrow night.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Soviet Sees England
Ready To Negotiate

LONDON, May 7.-Great Britain
is on the eve of negotiations with
Soviet Russia, Moscow wireless to-
day asserts. 1t is declared converse
tlons are desired by Great Britain to
bring about a cessation Of the Bel
sl.evik advance into Crimea.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Americus Bar Called
To Saturday Meeting

The Americus Bar Association is
called to meet Saturday morning,
May 8, at 9 o'clock in the Superior
Court room by President E. A. MIS-
bett. A matter of Importance, Mr..
Nisbett states, is to be brought to
their attention, and he requests that
all the members be present PROMPTLY.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Paving Of Block On
Hampton St. Asked

The city council was asked last
night by petition of property own
ers affected to pave Hampton street
from Lamar to Church. Practically
all of the property owners in this sin
gle block asked for the paving under
the usual rules for such improve
ment" The petition was referred to
the paving committee.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Print Paper Corner
Is Charged To Mills

WASHINGTON, May 7.-Charges
of corner" in print paper were
made today before the senate COM
mittee investigating the paper short
age by Courtland Smith, of New
York, president of the American
Press Association. Smith testified
that print paper manufacturers were
in conspiracy to regulate both pro-
duction and prices.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Republican Picked For
Federal Reserve Board

WASHINGTON, May Edmund
Platt, of Poughkeepsie, Republican
representative from the Twenty-sixth
New York district, has been selected
by President Wilson for membership
on the Federal Reserve Board.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Wood For No More
Breaks Of Republicans

NEW YORK, May Z. - There
should be no more "breaks'' in the
Republican party, General Wood de-
clared today before the Leonard
Wood Four-By- Four Club, an organ
ization of industrial workers.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
JUDGE SIBLEY IN
RULING UPHOLDS
LEVER FOOD ACT
Overrules Demurrers Of
Atlantans Indicted AS
Sugar Prohteers

COLUMBUS, Ca, May THE
Lever food control act was held con-
stitutional by Federal Judge S. B.
Sibley who today overruled demur-
ersr in the case of the Oglesby Gro
Gerry Co., and W. A. Albright, its
president, of Atlanta, recently in
dicted there by federal grand jury
for alleged sugar profiteering.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Northern Baptist Fund
Drive Half Finished

NEW YORK, May THE hum
dred million campaign of the New
World movement of the Northern
Baptist church has passed the fifty mil
lion mark, it was announced here to-
day, Arizona was the first state to
reach its quota.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Ladies Class Formed
BY Baptists At Leslie

LESLIE, May 7.-On last Sunday
a ladies class was organized at the
Leslie Baptist Sunday school and the
following officers were elected. Mrs.
Horace Deriso, president; Mrs. P. B.
Clifton, vice-president; Mrs. Reese
Sims, secretary; Misses Matte Lou
Notes and Mary Forester, social
committee.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
VOTES
$40 RAISE FOR
POLICE FORCE
Men Given 500 Month;
Chief Gets SIS In
crease

An increase in salary of $40 per
month, except in the case of chief,
who is raised SIS per month, was
authorized by the city council at it's
meeting last night The raise was
authorized without dissenting vote.
The old and new salary schedule fol-
lows:
Old New
Chief, per month ------$110 $125
Lieutenant ---------------------- 1UO llO
The matter was brought to the at
tention of the council by Councilman
j. E. Poole, chairman of the finance
committee.
81 think these men ought to have
this raise" said he. 81 have talked
unoficially to several other members
and they favor granting it. In this
time of high prices of everything it
is difficult for a man to live on less,
and they are deserving of it. -
There was no other discussion of
the proposal and the motion to grant
the increase was put and carried
without further delay.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
RANK CALL ISSUED.

WASHINGTON, May Comp
troller of the currency today issued a
call for condition of all national
banks at the close of business May A..
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Turks To Get Text
Of Treaty On May l |

PARIS, May THE peace treaty
with Turkey will be handed to the
Ottoman delegation on May IL.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07

In 1914 7,500,OO00 tons of fertil-
izer worth $175,O0e, were consumm-
ed in this country.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07
Weather

Forecast for Georgia Partly
cloudy tonight and Saturday; prob
ably local showers in west portion.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-05-07

NEW YORK.-Miss Fannie Hurst,
author, is actually married, though
virtually free. through a peculiar
agreement with her husband. She
has just revealed that she was secret
ly married to jacques S. Danielson,
pianist and composer, five years ago.
1t was the couples plan that they
meet only by appointment, maintain
separate studio apartments and try
out the "trial marriage" for one year.
1t has lasted for five which is advanc-
ed by Miss Hurst as proof of her be-
lief that she has found the habitation
of the dual Gods, Success and Happi-
ness.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
PART OF CARUSO GEMS
FOUND In BANK VAULT
Singers Wife Doesn't Remember
Putting Head Band Away-Were
Listed in. Stolen Jewels.

NEW YORK, July when Mr.
and Mrs. Enrico Caruso opened a safe
deposit bovx in the Hudson Trust
Company, at ldl1 Broadway. yester-
day, they discovered shat one of the
most valuable of Mrs. Caruso's Jewels,
supposed to have been stolen from
their home at East Hampton. l.. l.,
June s. was not included in the Si0O,-
O60 gem robbery.
The piece Is a head band containing
one. large pear-shaped diamond and
twenty-three smaller ones with a
large pearl pendant. II is valued
at $4,000 and was insured for $1,000.
The esafe deposit box contained Mr..
Caruso's personal jewelry and some
belongings of Gloria, his baby daugh
ter. Mrs. Caruso did not remember
putting the head band away.
After checking the contents OF the
safe deposit box in the presence Of
the detectives, Leon NJ. Prince. at
torney Tor the burglary insurance
company, said the original estimate
of loss was virtually correct. Mr..
and Mrs. Caruso will return to East
Hampton today.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
CITY CLUB OUTING
I IS DRAWING CARD
Chairman Of Picnic Committee
Swamped With Applications
for Reservations.

Applications f1T reservations for
Jhe first annual outing Of the CIV
Club. to be held t., saturday, July H.
are pouring into me clubhouse, ac-
cording TO snnouncentcnt last night
by Fulton Brylaws!li, chairman OF The
outing committee.
The outing .Nl1ll pc held on the 500
acre farm Cf loQs Yer NJ Reeder, mem
her OF the club, .slg Nest Hutton' Nd
on the WicomicO river about Two
hours ride from Washington The
trip will bcysiasdel in automobiles
which will leave at {, ;, and O'Clock
in the morning.
Arrangements are being made
whereby every member Of tho club
will be offered u chance to take an
airplane ride during the days ou.'ng
one member of the club will be taken
10 the outing scene by airplane ana
one will be brought home. Numerous
flights will be made during The day.
\ thirtY-piece jazz band has been
engaged and is practicing some of IT'S
snappiest tunes. Fishing, grabbing,
boating bathing, trap shooting ana
other big attractions are on the pro-
gram Freshly -dredged oysters VIII
be roasted on shore and served along
with a royal shore dinners The pro-.
gram is being so arranged that there
iwill be something doing every minute
of the day.
Membefs OF the cub have been
urged to make their reservations at
once. as the committee must know ihe
exact number to be accommodated.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
TRACE NEW WOMAN
IN ELWELL DEATH
CONTINUED from First Pase)

Continued from First Pase.)
announcement yesterday. He was
asked:
rs there any woman except Miss
Kraus known as Miss Wilson,"
81 know OF none, was the reply.
Miss kraus. so far as known. was
the last person TO talk to Elwell.
Her Identification as Miss Wilson"
came as direct result OF the New
York Americans great International
news beat in obtaining the exclusive
interview with Anna Kane, Elw'el IS
former housekeeper, at her home in
county Armagh, Ireland. ~
Miss Kraus has made what is de-
scribed as a full. free and. frank"
statement of her association with Ell
well. She has joined her denial to
that of Mrs. Josephine Lewis Peet
Whine riding. beautiful young divorcee,
of New York and Narragansett Pier.
that the two were rivals for the af-
lection of EIwril 49,.
Swami said Dooling was securing
definite information concerning the
state OF ElweIl.s finances at the time
of his death. Although Dooling would
not discuss this point for publication.
it was reported that he. had obtained
confirmation of the story that Elwell
was far from broke" when he died.
Andrew Macrery. of Davies, Auer-
bach & Cornell counsel for the Elwell
family. said:
"Elwell at the time of his death
was able to raise 100000 overnight.
We are not yet in a position to state
Just what the estate consists OF. but
expect to know definitely next week.
We do not know that the trust fund
that Edwell was reported to have es-
tablished for himself and his parents
does exist"
o Macrey was asked where this trust
fund is, and of what it consists. He
answered:
I'VE are in a peculiar position. We
are counsel for the Elwell family and
the Columbia Trust Company, and |
do not feel that | can discuss the
trust company's affairs"
The trust fund consists of 5000 900
in securities. The income 10000 a
year was to be applied as follows:
$4,000 a year to El~ell and $1,000 to
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Elwell, his
father and mother.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
CATCHES BIG FISH WITH
PEARL RING ON FINGER
Young Woman Lands Pickerel That
Snapped at Hand She Trsiled
From Boat.

ROCHESTER,, ~ V. July 4.-Or
exhibition at the headquarters OF the
Lake keuka Anglers Club in Penn
Yam, y. Y, Is big pickerel that was
caught in Lake Keuka under rather
unusual conditions. The fish is
thirty-two inches in length and
weighs moie than six pounds.
Miss Clair Brockway, of Brockport,
who is spending a vacation at tho
lake, was rowing with woman
friend some distance from shore in
the region of Brandy Bay. While
resting she allowed her hands to dan
gle in the cool water of the bay. fOn
one finger she wore a pearl ring.
Suddenly she screamed and jumped
from her seat, nearly overturninG the
skiff. AS the boat righted itself the
women uds astonished to find a big
fish Topping IN the bottom. Mss
Brockway then discovered that the
flesh OF two fingers on her left hand
had been slightly: lacerated and
smarted severely.
1t seems that the big piclierel had
darted at thes Inning ring or pearl
on Miss Breckway's finger. The force
OF his dash, coupled with the giffs
sudden fright. carried, the fish outs Of
the water and over into the boat.$
The Washington times., 1920-07-04

seem TO be very fond OF her SO the
Wedding followed"
Mr.. Wilmerding said he objected TO
the attention paid her by other men,
and fnalIy went 10 the Mexican bor-
der after a quarrel. When he re-
turned. he said. they went TO Nice.
adding:
-"she raised Cain there. and her
grandmother protected and sustained
her. though her aunt did not approve
OF her conduct"
The marriage took place In June.
1918" In March 1916. wilmerding
was sued by George W. Horton. OF
yonkers, for 10000 for alienation OF
affections. Horton named Wilmer
ding Correspondent In his divorce
suit AIR. Wilmordipg IL a nephew OF
Murray Crane. OF Massachusetts. Old
Guard leader. and is thirty-two.
The nrst Mrs. Wilmerdins says she
Is twenty-five.
Before Wilmerding married Jo-
sephine Peet he was engaged to Anna
l.. Layeile. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Theodore Lsvelle, OF Paris, whom he
met while engaged in newspaper
work for London publication
Newspaper records say he met Pett
while returning from Paris on a
steamer. He was also credited with a
romantic afair with Grace Meurer, a
Brooklyn bankers daughter.
After Josephine Wilmerdine di
vorced him, he married Aileen Zenia
McGovern OF Manhattan. During the
New York American reporters inter.
view the present Mrs. Wimlerding
chided him for speaking bitterly OF
his first wife. saying:
"Oh don't say that. ] don't think
Josephine would ever say anythin g
mean about you"
He said he knew nothing OF any
friendship between her and Elwell
and added that he did not know Ell
well.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
KILLS SELF RATHER
THAN HURT FRIENDS
County School Superintendent
Feared Law He Wrote Would
Wound Feelings.

AURORA. Ill, July i-Edward A.
Ellis, superintendent OF schools Of
Kane county. killed himself here Fr,-
day night rather than carry out the
the provisions of law he himself
originated.
1t hurt the feelings Of some of his
friends. he feared.
In a carefully penned note. ad-
dressed ITO the Citizens OF Aurora" d"
Ellis pointed out that, according t.
law. he should sign an order which
would call for an election consoli.
dafing the schools OF the county.
Although he was the author of this
plan, he wrote:
81 sec now the injustice Of this
law
The not follows:
According TO the law. should call
an election to vote on the foTma tion
Of the community school district FOR
the school districts Of Aurora .anG
adjacent territory. The petition is in
my. office, but | have not been able
TO write these orders and call the
election. - sec now as I never saw
before the injustice OF this law in It's
operation. although its purposes are
most worthy. ! was Instrumental Ia
making this application to the Aurora
situation"
He had evidently written the note
during tho day at his office. 1t was
found in his coat pocket. He shot
himself after his wife had retired.
He was found dead in the front yard
Mrs. Charlotte Ellis, the widow.
said she had urged her husband to
take a Vacation. but he had told her
thE would be impossible on account
~ the great amount Of work he had
tr do. because OF the failure Of thn
county, 10 provide him with sufficient
funds TO employ help. ,... a....
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
D. {. NAVY RECRUITS TO
!. TRAIN IN new SCHOOL

Washington boys between the ages
.of sixteen and twenty years who en-
hist in the navy will receive their pre-.
.liminary training at Hampton Roads.
Va. according to announcement made
yesterday by the Bureau OF Naviga-
'tion. The new training school is au-
thorized by the. recent naval appro-
'priation bill
BOYS who wish TO go to the school
are required by the new law TO en-
roll in the Naval Reserve for three
months. The first school, to cover a
period of six weeks, viii begin July
IA. The course will include physica
development, discipline. education. of
character. and the cultivation of ma
val discipline.
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
LOWEST DEATH RATE ~
IS in new ZEALAND
Australia Second, U. S. Fourth, Ac-
cOrding 10 Statistics Given
by Census Director.

& The healthiest' country IN the
gworld is New Zealand, with Australia
running it a close second, according
so the latest compilation Of mortality
statistics issued by Sam l.. Rogers,
,director of the census.
. The death rates of both countries,
maintained at a remarkably steady
1evel. approximate ten deaths per
thousand population. The average
deaths per thousand population in the
aast year covered by the report were:
New Zealand, 90: Australia, 9.S. New
Zealands rate has only Dcch above
sten deaths per thousand Ihrec years
ssince 1900, while Australia has re-
:peatedly gonoe above - per thous-
and during the same period.
(. The banner year for .,eN Ica4and,
and the lowest death rate for one
,ycar recorded for any nation. was in
Ial5. when the death race was only
b:l per thousand.
!. The United States was iourtn on
Ihe list of nations with a. per thou
sand. and followed Sweden. which
Mad 13.5. England and Wales follow
the United States with death rate
?Of 14.4
The Washington times., 1920-07-04
.RETURNS FURNISHED
CITY CLUB MEMBERS
Result of Balloting by Democrats
p Given by The Washington
Timts.

Seated in easy chairs ana at library
tables in the comfortable lounge
rooms at the City Club. OH Farragut
square, members OF the organization
yesterday afternoon and last evening
received returns from the democratic
National Convention at San Francisco
Through arrange nsent 'Wl;h Ihe
Washington Times Che club members
were furnished with complete returns
on every ballot anu wi,h brief news
bulletins on important Developments
A special wire conveyed the news TO
ithe clubhouse, where it'waS typeNrit-
tea and distributed among che mem
.bers.
The service s,alted abou. ! o clock
a. soon as the convention comnenced
>ba .loting. and continued until about
IS O'Clock last night. when the con
Ncntion adjourned until later hour