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Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Just For Fun"
At Concord School

The comedy. "Just for Fun" CIV
en- in the school auditorium at Con-
cord Friday evening hetted the
school the amount of $47.45. Her.
man Guest as the pretended Lord
Chelset was stiff and naughty, while
Charlie Hagerson as false Jack
Earl made a devoted lover. Mrs.
Harvey as Mrs, Fitzgerald Mande-
vile de Smythe played her part well.
Miss Echols as Jane Mccarthy af-
forded an occasional laugh, and Miss
Forrest and Mrs. Guest, as a West
ern heiress and her friend were espe-
cially good. Concord will probably
take this play to Draneville on Feb
ruary 10.
Miss Mary Lizzie DeLoach spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Susie
Morren.
Miss Damoris Holley entertained
the young people of the COM
munity with singing Sunday eve
ming
Keith Dupree, of New Point, was
a visitor in our community Sunday
evening.
Miss Mary Morrell was a spend
the-day guest of Miss Damoris Hol-
ley Sunday.
Uriah Morrell and Charlie Hager-
son were business visitors in Plains
last week.
A large congregation attended the
prayer meeting at the church Sun
day afternoon. Services were led
by NJ H. Guest.
Mrs. C. J. Dupree was the guest
of Mrs. NJ. H. Guest Sunday after
noon.
The school will observe Georgia
Day today with a program.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. J. Dupree recent
ly visited Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gas
ton.
Regular services will be held at the
church Sunday morning and evening.
A book case and some desks have
recently been added to the equip
ment of the school.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
FLU SITUATION
HERE NOTHING
LIKE SERIOUS
City Singularly Free ol
Diseae According to
DIR. Bonds Report

The influenza situation here is far
from alarming, and there is absolutely
no fear of a serious epidemic of the
the disease developing in the county.
The city of Americus is singularly
free from the disease, which appears
to be making some headway in other
communities, only nine cases being
reported in the city, with few 9TH
ers scattered about in different sec
tions of the county.
The statement that the disease has
secured foothold at the Agricul-
tural college here is denied by the
authorities, and DR.. Bond this after
noon said there was positively no
danger of the students there contrac-
ting the disease. There are five cases
of illness at the college, and all of
the sick students have been isolated
from the others, but this was done
merely as preeaution, none of the
illness there has been positively dia-
gnosed as influenza, although DIR.
Bond has included them among the
nine cases reported to the state
health board as being in Americus.
DR.. Bond as further precaution,
has resumed the free administration
of preventive serum, and up to noon
today, Approximately one hundred
presons had been innoculated. He
is at his office daily, and the admin
istration Of the serum requires only
minute, with little or no reaction
following. He invites the public to
avail itself of this free preventative,
which medical authorities have as.
serted has a definite value in the con-
troll of influenza
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
TO
HOLD MEETING
Hixon, Sheffield, Dykes.
VIII Be Speakers at
Gathering

The first of the community meet
ings of the Chamber of Commerce
campaign will be held at the Carne-
gle Library auditorium tomorrow ev-
ening at 1880 p. m. Notices were
sent out to the entire prospect list
yesterday evening. 1t is announc-
ed that Frank Lanier, general chair
man of the campaign will preside and
that among the speakers will be
Judge j. A. Hixon, John Sheffield,
and W, w. Dykes, president of the
Rotary club. There will other speak
ers and community singing of popu-
lar songs led by Miss Ella M. Polk.
Both men and women are invited.
At meeting of the campaign COM
mlttee held late yesterday afternoon
c. S. Glover was named city chair
man and John 7. Methvin, county
chairman. Two committees were
named. They are the committee on
organization and the committee on
the community dinner to be held la
ter III the campaign. The former
committee is composed of G. S. Glove
John I. Methvin, Frank Sheffield, E..
+. Zimmerman, Sr., of Plains and w.
I. Anderson, of Leslie. The latter
is made up of Mrs. S. H. Mckee, Mrs.
N. A. Ray, L. G. Council j. E. High
tower and S. R. Heyes.
A prospectus in two colOrs entitled
How Americus and Sumter County
Became a First Community" was
mailed last evening to a list of up
wards of one thousand Sumter coun-
ty men and women whose active in
terest in the reorganization of the
Chamber of Commerce is looked for.
1t contained statement of the fun
damental principles underlying the
modern type of Chamber of Com
merce, and of some of the things that
may be expected from such an organ
ization; a description Of the plan of
reorganization and what may be ex-
pected from it. On the back is print
ted the five cardinal principles of a
modern Chamber of Commerce. A
striking detail is a "Scale of Civic
PRIDE" which shows what different
communities are contributing annu-
ally to their Chambers of Commerce
per inhabitant following reorganiza-
tion campaigns. These range from
$2.51 for Cleburne, Tex, city of
approximately $4,000; $1.27 for
Spartanburg, S. c., $1.25 for Orlan-
do, Fla, and 81 and .35 respectively
for Knoxville and Chattanooga. Tenn.
Sumter county, at the present time,
before such a campaign contributes
Is cents. The campaign, of course,
will very materially increase this.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Soon to, Standardize
Civil Service Wages

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-The
first standardization of women $
wages on the same basis as men S
ever made on large scale. will be
provided if the recommendations of
the joint congressional commission
on reclassifcation of the civil service
follow the results of the commits
sion's work to date. This is the state
ment of the Washington committee
of the National Women's Trade
Union League.
Stating that the women employed
by the government are, as whole,
underpaid, the league representatives
say: .
"Until American women are just
ly treated by their government, the
largest employer in the world, it will
continue to be difficult for them to
obtain economic justice from private
employers" ."
The principles of the league asks
the reclassifcation committee to en-
body in its report are:
Equality of opportunity for men
and women and equal compensation
for the same work or work of CORE
spending skill.
A minimum wage for government
service, which minimum shall not be
less than the cost of living as shown
by authentic and official investiga-
tions.
Classification of salaries above the
minirSum according to degrees of
skill and training.
An enlarged Civil Service Com
mission, with broader powers, as a
central administrative agency for
the civil service, the membership of
this commission to include represen-
tatives of the department heads. of
the employees and of the general pub
lie, with an equal number of men
and women in each of these three
groups.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
PENNINGTON.

Miss Lille Pennington has return
ed home after spending two weeks
with friends and realtives near Cor
dele.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melton entertained
the young people of this community
with a dance Wednesday night.
Miss Lizzie Israel and Master o.
T. Summers spent the past weekend
with friends and relatives at Meigs.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Summers spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr.. d. H.
Stubs and daughter at Anderson
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I. Pennington and
son, Dallas, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. ]. B. Easterlin, Jr.
Mr.. o. A. Sumers went to Ameri-
Gus Tuesday on business.
All the children are in school
again after three days suspension
the past week on account of illness
of the teacher.
The friends of Mrs. Austin Hol-
loway will regret to know that she
is very i'll, and hope for her a speedy
recovery.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Ellaville Scouts
Observing Week

ELLAVILLE, Feb. 12-Scout week
is being observed here by Ellavillle
Scout Troop No. /. On last Sunday
evening Rev. C. E. Cook preached a
special sermon on Scout craft at the
Methodist church, afterwhich the boys
of the troop renewed their oaths. Prof
s. E. Denton, Sr., who is scout master
had charge of the exercises. The
following program is being observed
here by the Boy Scouts this week;
Monday, membership day. Tuesday,
Individual day. Wednesday, Ameri.
ca day. Thursday, Dads day. Fri
day, Mothers day. Saturday, Play
day.
The following boys are members
of Troop /: Millard Arlington, Ray
Holloway, Daniel Rainey, Ralph Nc
Gowan, Arteban Cunningham, Tom
Battle, Henry Morrison, jake Nor
rison, H. ]. Dyess, Jim Cook, Doss
Bridges, Newman and S. E. Denton,
Jr
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Aid Bond Issue Would Provide Network County
CITIZENS HEAR
REYNOLDS TELL
OF BOND ISSUE
Proposed New Road Law
Features Are Fully
Explained

A number of citizens assembled
IN the Superior court room at the
court house this afternoon to hear
Frank Reynolds speak on the PROPOSE
tion to issue $40,000,000 in state
bonds to build 1890 miles of high
ways in Georgia. The purpose of
people here the advantages to be de-
rived through the immediate realiz-
alton of the benefits to be derived
through the automobile taxes already
levied by the state.
Mr.. Reynolds, who is field agent
of the Georgia Automobile associa-
ton is fluent speaker, and held the
attention of his hearers throughout
his address. He is thoroughly famil-
lar with all of the details of the pro-
posed bond issue and explained to
his hearers the manner in which the
money derived from their sale is to
be distributed among the counties of
the various districts.
AS explained by Mr.. Reynolds un-
der the proposed system of 1890
miles of highways to be improved by
the highway commission connecting
the county seats with roads that may
be travelled every day in the year
to be paid for by the motor license
fees. In order to do this it is nee
cessary for the state to underwrite a
forty, forty-fve or fifty million dol
lar bond issue.
1t is confidently belived by those
in authority he said that the motor
license fees this year from the ope-
ration of approximately 100000 mo-
tor vehicles will enable the state to
underwrite a very large bond issue,
at the same time paying the interest
on sinking fund to retire the bonds
in 20 or 80 years; also to forever
afterwards maintain this milage of
4,800 miles, thereby taking the cost
of upkeep off the couties.
Under the present law the mon
ey derived from motor license fees
this year will be used by the high
way commission in devolving this
! system, giving, in Mr.. Reynolds
judgment, approximately $4,000 to
each county. A careful study of the
proposed state bond issue proves
very inviting. which is tantamount to
gift of a splendid road system to
the state on the part of motor vehicle
owners. 1t is not wholly the part of
philanthropy by the automobile own
er, but have realized very fully that
such system would save him from
SIS to 800 annually in gas and
tires alone, besides enabling him to
make business or social engage
ments with degree of certainty of
being enabled to fulfill.
Another inviting feature of the
proposed state bond bill is that every
county which has sold local bonds
for road improvement will be re-im-
bursed for whatever amount they
have nut on this system in their
county.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
CIVIC CSUNDAYT TO
Be OBSERVED
Feb. % To Be Occasion
of Notable Sermons
in All Churches

Sunday, February %, ,Washington's
birthday, will be observed in Ameri-
Gus as CT ic Sunday. This was de-
termined at a meeting of the Minis
terial Association held at the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day. On this day the clergy will re.
cognize the civic significance of the
expansion campaign of the Chamber
OF Commerce by preaching sermons
bearing upon the civic welfare of
Americus and Sumter county. Among
those present were DIR. Carl w. Minor
Rev. George F. Brown, DR.. Guyton
fisher, Rev. Silas johnson and Rev,
Frank P. Anderson.
Upon motion Of the Rev Mr.. Brown
the following resolution was adopted:
"lnasmuch as movement has been
undertaken for the expansion of the
activities of the Americus and Sum.
ter county Chamber of Commerce fo1
the general civic welfare of the com
munity and we as ministers and cit.
izens of this community are vitally
intereeted in every movement that
has for its purpose the betterment OF
our community, therefore,
"Be it resolved that we, members
of the Ministerial Association, ex-
press our hearty approval of the en-.
terprise, and give it our earnest sup.
port in any way possible, both indi.
vidually and collectively, and further
that Sunday February 22nd, be desig.
mated as Civic Sunday for the pur.
pose of promotin0 this important com.
munity undertaking So far as it can
be made fit into the plan and pur-
pose of the church programs for that
Sunday, by giving over some part OF
either the morning or evening ser.
vice to the presentation of a message
bearing upon the civic, social and
patriotic needs of Americus and Sum.
ter County and the value of organic.
ed means of serving them"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
RAILROAD BILL
LEADERS SAY
Will WIN OUT
Leaders Say Conference
Measure Is Sure of
Speedy Adoption

WASHINGTON, Feb. While
some opposition to the railroad as
finally agreed upon in conference
has developed, senate and house
leaders predicted today that the con-
ference report would be promptly
adopted so the legislation will be on
the statute books before the roads
are returned to private control on
March /.
A final draft conference report is
now being made, and will be present
ed to the senate either Saturday or
Monday.
The house expects to take the re-
port up Monday or Tuesday at the
latest. Leaders say it will be dispos-
ed of in two days.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Mrs. Everett Suing
Central of Georgia

A suit just filed in the City Court
of Americas is an action brought by
Mrs. Hattie Daniel Everett, who
claims $125 from the railroad for the
loss of a wagon belonging to her
which was smashed in an accident
at the Spring street crossing in Am
ericus November 29. The wagon was
in charge of Abe Merritt, a negro en-
ployed on the Everett farm at the
time of the accident and he escaped
without injury. The style of the
suit is Mrs. Hattie Daniel Everett VS..
Walker D. Hines, director general of
railroads, and it will be heard at the
March term of court.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Illustrating Progress.

The Chicago Tribune says: "If man,
curious animal, had been deferred by
ear OF the unknown, we should still
10 lighting our fires by rubbing two
Neces of wood together" AS it is, we
lave followed our curiosity, and have
achieved matches, pieces of wood, with
which we start our fires by rubbing
lot two, but twenty-five or thirty up
md down the wall and over the stove.
sometimes there is gas In the stove,
which ignites from the match, and
1akes q fine fire.-Kansas City Star.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Firenan-Laborer
Wanted at PostoHice

1t is announced that there will be
an examination held at the postoffice
here March to select eligibles for
the position of fireman-laborer at the
Americus postoff1ce. The position
pays $500 per annum and applicants
must have had at least six months
experience at firing. Although both
men and women are eligible as can
didates, male applicants are especially
desired.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Sena-
tors Cummins and Lodge, Republi-
cans, and Robinson and Pomerene,
Democrat9, all expressed themselves
as confident the conference report on
the railroad bill will be adopted by
both houses. Senator Smoot, Repub-
hcan, declared that reports that con-
gress would not finally approve the
conference reports. "Were only part
of the propaganda that had been cir
culated against the bill"
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
To Retire Last
Floating Debts

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-An-
nouncing that the last remaining
floating indebtedness of the govern
ment will be redeemed Monday, Sec
retary Houston said today. The po-
sition of the treasury is very bright"
and that the government saw nothing
in the present financial situation
which it regards as extremely seri-
Gus.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
nlah Prices in Early New York.

During the British occupation Of
New York in Revolutionary days. the
method was to sell in wholesale lots
at public auction and to issue revoc-
able licenses to retailers. The best
-four then so'd for $14 barrel, bacon
at 80 cents pound and beef at Is
cents u pound Wages We're less than
30 cents . day.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
To Issue City
Tax Fl Fas Soon

E. J. Eldridge, city clerk and treas
urer, today began work issuing Fl fas
against all persons who have failed
to pay their city taxes for the Dast
year, and these viii be given City
Marshal Pouncey foe levy as soon as
they are completed. Clerk Eldridge
expects to finish his task within fif-
teen days.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
Payne Selected to
Succeed Sec'Y Lane

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-John
Barton Payne, of Illinois, has been
selected by President Wilson to be
secretary of the interior to succeed
Franklin X. Lane. Payne is now
chairman of the shipping board.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
HE WOULD RATHER DIE
THAN MISS HIS LUNCH

DOVER, Feb. TT cost watch
man aboard H. M. S. Lady Jocelyn,
in port with $4,000 tons of nitro
glycerine, $100 when he told the
Judge he ate his lunch on packing
case in the hold.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
WAGE DEMANDS LAID
BEFORE PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Wage
demands of the more than 2,000,-
600 railway employees again were
laid before the President last night.
Director General Hines at the con-
clusion of lengthy conference with
members of his taft, announced he
had been unable to reach an agree
ment with the union officials and
would place their claims and pro-
posals along with his own before the
President for decision.
Director General Hines issued the
following statement:
"Since February the director
general has had frequent conferences
with the chief executive of the rail-
road labor organizations for the pur-
pose of devising means for dispos-
ing of the pending claims for wage
increases. During these conferences
the executives of the labor organiza-
ti0ns have expressed their views with
great ability and frankness. The
director general has not been able to
agree with them as to how the prob
lem should be disposed of in view of
the early termination of federal con-
troll and is now laying before the
President the representations of the
executives of the organizations and
also his own report for the purpose of
obtaining the Presidents decision in
the premises. In any event the con-
ferences have been decidedly helpful
in bringing out a clearer develop
ment as to the real issues involved,
and as to the character of evidence
pertinent to those issues, and the
discussion throughout has been char
acterized by courtesy as well as can
dor and with sincere purpose on
the part of all to try to find solu-
ton"
Director General Hines, after con-
ferring with Attorney General Palm
er late today, submitted to repre-
sentatives of more than 100000
railroad workers his answer to their
new statement of claims. Mr.. Hines
reply was net made public and the
union leaders Immediately met in a
separate conference to decide their
course of action.
Mr.. Palmer refused to discuss the
conference further than to say that
he had been acquainted with the
problems faced by the director gen.
eral. He denied that the department
of justice was contemplating action,
declaring that any such statements
were unwarranted at this time.
Mr.. Palmer would not say, how
ever, that the department would not
eventually take hand in the con-
troversy. Where, when or how"
its action might be taken was mat
ter of the future to determine, he
said.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-It was
announced this afternoon that the
union spokesmen who will meet Presi-
dent Wilson to discuss the wage de-
mands of the employees are B. M.
Jewell, of the Railway Department
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12

Massive horns, 40 inches long and
Is inches around the base, and in the
shape of a Tyre. are the peculiar pos
sessions of the gala OK. or sunga, Of
East Africa and AbySsinia.
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12
|MmketNews

LOCAL SPOT COTTON.
Good middling 38 IL cents.
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Prev.
Close Open II :30a :30p Close
Mch $3.50 $500 35.85 $500 $500
MAY 33.17 1886 1896 33.42 33.45
July 31.15 31.39 31.36 31.A4 31.4S
Americus times-recorder., 1920-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-It was
announced this afternoon that the
union spokesmen who will meet Presi-
dent Wilson to discuss the wage de-
mands of the employees are B. M.
Jewell, of the Railway Department
of the Federation of Labor; w. L.
Manion, president of the order of
Railway Telegraphers; and Timothy
Shea, acting head of the Brother
hood of Firemen and Enginemen."
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-02
SENATOR AND MRS. HARDING
VOTE IN MARION GARAGE


BY The Associated Press
MARION, O., Nov. 2.-While the
nation was recording its decision to-
day on the candidates for President,
Senator Harding put politics out OF
his attention and gave over the great
er part of the time to a game of golf.
Arranging to first the polls and cast
his vote early he planned to spend
the remainder of the day away from
Marion.
Tonight with Mrs. Harding and a
circle of relatives and friends he will
learn the result of ballOting, when
the Republicans have planned a red
fire celebration in his honor.
Mrs. Harding insisted upon accom-
panying him TO the polls and casting
hre first vote.
Senator and Mrs. Harding reach
ed the precinct voting place a red
brick garage shortly after 10 o'clock.
4 half dozen spotlights were concen-
trated on them and a battery of
cameras clicked away as they await
ed their turn. Mr.. Harding took or
ders good naturedly from the photog-
ra piers. AS they emerged from the
voting booth the spotlights flared on
them again and there was another
burst of cheering. Mr.. Harding is
fifty-flve years old today.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-11-02
TICKET FIGHT
! WON BY CITY
Interstate Commerce Com
mission Agrees to Inter-
change of Tickets to N. Y.
THIS CITY Is SATISFIED
Central Railroad Tickets Will
Continue to be Honored on
Penna. and Vice Versa.

The continuation of the inter-
Manageable ticket system affecting
he Central Railroad of New Jersey
and the Pennsylvania railroad trains
running between this city and New
York has been approved by the In
terstate Commerce Commission ac-
cording to a telegram received by
City Attorney Leo Goldberger from
G.. B. Mckinley, secretary of the
commission at Washington. The
railroads, following agitation on the
pa. of local residents, announced
that they were willing to continue
the interchange of tickets but the
consent of the Interstate Commerce
Commission was needed before the
old system could be gone back to.
Now that the commissions decision
in the matter has been secured the
Interchange of tickets will not cease
o. November 5, as was scheduled,
-s-sA tickets of both companies will
he honored on all trains as hereto
fore.
The telegram received by Attor-
ney Goldberger last night follows:
Yours of October 23, complaint
of City of Perth Afnboy. against
Central abroad Of New Jersey and
Pennsylvania, cancellation inter-
change arrangements carriers pro-
pose and commission has authorized
cancellation protested schedules and
restoration of present arrangements
effective not later than November s.
In view of such action it will be
your purpose to withdraw complaint
answer.
&c. B. Mckinley, Secretary"