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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
SCARED
 BY NEIGHBOR

Automobile thieves who tried te steal a machine owned by Frank Brtts of 1,149 Noble avenue, early this morning, were frightened away by E. B. Merritt a ne11t-door neigh Dor, just as they had rolled the car from it's garage. Merritt heard the lock on the garage door snap, wher the thieves pried it off, and he reached a window just as two men rolled the automobile from the gar age. He shouted Justify and the thieves made off into the darkness The matter has been reported to the police.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
STUDENTS BAN
 NEW CLOTHES

New Haven, Conn, April 14---An 'fold clothes 1cl1Tb'' in Sheffield Scien- tific School at Yale University mate riaIized today. Students are asked to wear old clothes fin order to bring down the present high cost of cloth ing,'' and those ara ying themselves in new suits will be regarded as guilty of a. serious breach of social eftquett
 The Yale News makes this fashion note of ''correct attire: Sweater coat and trousers of a different material. army shoes or bedroom slippers and last years hat No embargo on clean linen 'I
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
CABINET DECIDES AS
 TO ACTION ON STRIKE
Today's g Happenings
 Zn RdiIrOad Strike

Some of the strike passenger
  Centra of O crew run locals
 of
  employees Pennsylvania curtail me out of of Centr and re- ported vyorlfn in a dozen
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
EFFORT TO GUT
 COST OF LIVING

In order to do its bit to reduce the high cost of living and to cut out the midd1emen's charges the post office department has furnish ed Postmaster Charles F. Greene with a number of cards which he is to distribute and on which any one desiring to obtain supplies through the parcel post sys~ tenn can notify the postmaster and he will forward the request to Wash ington and the signer of the card will receive from Washington @ list of the farmers and other producers who can furnish the supplies.
 By this method the Department be Heves considerable money will be saved by those who get in touch with the original producers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
AGENTS
 INSPECT STOCKS

The activity of the prohibition agents in the South End yesterday af. ternoon caused many rumors thai they had made several arrests for violation of the, prohibition amend ment but no arrests have been made as yet
 Several saloons were visited by men who claimed to be revenue officers who after examining the stock ou hand, left without conhscating any ol the liquids or making any arrests.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
STOCK DIVIDEND
 OF 75 PER GENT.

New York, April 14-Directors of the American Tobacco Company to- day announced a common stock divi- dend of 75 per cent payable to hold CTS of Class B common stock of record July 15.
 A special meeting of stockholders was called for May 6 to approve the action.
 The F. w. Woolworth Company an nouneed stockholders would be asked at the annual meeting May 19 to in crease the common stock from s5o,- 000, 1000 to $10O,0OO.000 and to declare a stock dividend of 30 per cent. at that time.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14

Industrial establishments in every New Emg1and state have begun to feel severely the inability to procure raw materials, and warehouses are filled with finished products that can not be shipped from the district
 Railroad workers with few excep- tions continued today to remain loyal to the lines in this section. Fewer than 2e0 men are said to be out, all of them in Connecticut
 Reports on food supplies of the cities indicate that in most places sufficient quantities of fresh meats have been stored to last a week or ten days. Supplies of mink have been moved without interference and iE most places large amounts of canned goods are being held in reserve.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
POPULATION STATISTICS.

Washington, April 14-Population figures announced today by the Census Bureau included:
 Washington, Ind. S.7o5, increase of 851 or 10.9 per cent.
 Ionia, Mich, 6.935. increase 1905 or 37.9 per cent.
 Port Arthur, Tex. 22.251 increase 14,5SS or 1904 per cent.
 Douglas, Ariz, 9,91G. increase 3,479 or $40 per cent.
 Plymouth, Mass, 1869, increase S91 OF 7.3 per cent.
 Winston Salem, N C.. 4S.S95. i'm crease z5.6s5 or 11S.2 per cent
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
REVOLT LEADERS
 ARE AT DANz!C

Copenhagen, April 14---Dr Wolf gang Kapp, leader of the recent un- successful coup d'etat in Berlin, and other men prominently connected with that movement, have gathered at Danzig, which was made a free city under the Polish settlement, and are thus outside German jurisdiction, says a, despatch to the PolitiIen from Berlin Other leaders of the Kapp revolt are in hiding in Pornerania and Bavaria, the massage adds
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
TO CONCLUDE
 AN ALLIANCE:

Paris, April 14-Conclusion Of a defensive military entente between Belgium and France is imminent, ac- cording to a statement by Baron De Gaiffier D'Hestroy, Belgian ambassa- dor, to the Petit Parisien. Rumors of negotiations between the two coun- tries have been current for some time but the nature of the understanding sought between them has not been clearly defined hitherto.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
FOUND SOLDIERS PAPERS.

Sergeant O'Brien of the local Army Recruiting Station, 925 Main street wishes to announce that army papers belonging to Joseph F. Ennis. have been turned over to him by an em- ploye of the Bridgeport Times. who found same in Polls theatre on the 18th inst.
 MT. Ennis can have same by apply ing at the Army Recruiting Station, 925 Main street. prepared to give a description of the lost articles
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
MASS MEETING.

AT There will be a mass meeting of machinists and all metal workers of the city at Machinists' hall, 108T Broad street, next Tuesday, evening. at 8:15 o'clock, to take action on the increases in the cost of living neces- saries which have followed the rail load switchmen's strike
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
FRACrURED~KNEE CAP.

While working at the plant of the Bridgeport Deoxidized Bronze 6 Metal Company, in Iranistan avenue. this afternoon. Ben Lekowski, B, of 19 Clinton avenue, dropped a barrel of heavy castings on his knees and sustained a fracture Of the left knee cap. He was treaRcv7. at the Ener- gencY hospital
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
HELD FROM COAST TO COAST IN EFFORT TO END TIE-UP-MANY MILLIONAIRES AID IN RUNNING
 TRAINS INTO NEW YORK.
(By The Associated Press.)

Washington held the center of the stage today in the nationwide railroad strike.
 Summoned by President Wilson to discuss the rail road strike members of his cabinet assembled at 10 o'clock for the first session since the nations head taken ill last fall After the meeting it indicated conclusion had been reached but it's nature revealed.
 While the days chief barley being held in the White House. other meetings being held from coast to coast effort to end the affecting the nations business.
 A meeting of all strike leaders the Pacific coast scheduled to be held today in San Francisco while in Jersey City where forces at conflict in the New York dis rict assembled yesterday, further conferences be-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
SOLD WHISKEY
 WITHOUT LICENSE

Waterbury, Conn, April 14-The city court today ordered Abraham Saslon, proprietor of a restaurant in North Elm street, brought into court on charge of selling whiskey with out license. A witness in a theft case heard in the court this morning testified that he had breakfast in Saslofs place and that ttwhiskey and beer and soup and meat" were in- cluded in the menu served to him.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
STRIKERS TOHELP
 MOVE FOODSTUFFS

Jersey City, April 14-Answering an appeal by Health Co1nrnissioner Copeland of New York, 2,0o0 strikers from all railroads terminating on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson river agreed at a meeting here to- day to cooperate in moving food stuffs into New York, according to announcement after adjournment
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
CASTINGS ARRNE.

~ The steam lighter Interstate No , arrived in the harbor this morning with a cargo of castings for the Singer Mfg. Co.
 The castings were brought from the Singer Foundry at Elizabeth, N
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
200 KILLED IN EXPLOSION.

Brussels, April 1.-Two hundred persons are believed to have been killed as the result of an explosion in a chemical factory at Stolberg, near Ak La ChapelIe. Rhentsh Prussia
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-04-14
THE WEATHER

Bridgeport and vicinity Fair tonight and Thursday slowly rising temperature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
NEW ORLEANS FUTURES.
Leslie Mourns Death
Of Aged Revivalist

LESLIE, Jan 6.-Word was re.
ceived here last evening by Rev. c..
7. Clark, pastor of the Methodist
church, of the death at Claxton, Ga,
cf Rev. C. s T. Strickland, an aged
Methodist minister we'll known and
widely loved here. His death oc-
Cured Sunday night following a
stroke of paralysis. Rev. Mr.. Clark,
who has long been a friend of Mr..
Strickland, was asked to conduct the
funeral.
Rev. Mr.. Strickland, who was wide
ly known in the South Georgia con-
ference, conducted two series of re-
vival meetings in Leslie in the last
four years, and during the time spent
here made many close friends who
mourn his death.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
Ex-Americus Man Is
+ rt In Auto Crash

r. E. Watkins, of Savannah, was
seriously hurt Monday morning when
his automobile, which he was driving
from Americas to Savannah, struck
an oak tree IA miles from here on
the upper river road, wrecking it COM
pietely. The news was received here
last evening.
The car, heavy one, became un-
manageable when Watkins took the
ide of the read to pass a negro wo-
can in buggy. He was travelling
t high speed. The tracks of the car
show where it ran astride ditch
for some distance before crashing
into the tree.
Watkins was able to crawl from
beneath the wrecked car and waved
for the woman to return and assist
him, but she became frightened and
hurrf along the road. Shortly af-
terward negro man summoned Joe
Stew a farmer living nearby, who
brougnC Wat to Americus. Sew
enteen stitch.- were required to close
one leg wound sustained in the acci-
dent.
Wa"-iny>1s employed by the Sea-
board ir Line Savannah and un-
til a month age dved in Americas,
where he is well known.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
Consul-General Stewart
Asks Permanent Post

Nat. B. Stewart, U. S. consul gem
eral at large, who has been spending
a vacation of several weeks with his
wife at the home of her father, Capt.
John A. Cobb, here, expects to leave
with Mrs. Stewart Thursday for
Washington where he will report for
duty again.
Mr.. Stewart, who has been in the
consulate service for many years, and
in his capacity as consul general at
large, has travelled all over the world
many times. has applied for a perma-
nent post where he may establish a
home, and is expecting such an ap-
pointment after international condi-
titions become more settled with the
coming of peace. For the present
he is expecting to be stationed in
Washington.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
Schley Negro Dies OF
Wood Alcohol Poison

The first death to be reported in
this community from wood alcohol
poisoning is that of Ben Dixon, Il
negro. Dixon lived four miles from
Andersonville, in Schley county, and
DR.. Tomlinson, of Andersonville, and
DR.. j. T. Stukes, of Americus, both
of whom attended him, diagnosed his
trouble as wood alcohol poisoning.
Dixon, with a number of other ne
groes, drank. quantity of liquor at
a country church near Andersonville
recently. He was seized with illness
almost Immediately. Blindness devel-
oped, and DR.. Tomlinson was sum-
moned. Paralysis ensued within a
brief while, and Dixon died with ev-
erv symptom of wood alcohol pois-
oning. Other negroes drank of the
same liquor, but no further deaths
have been reported.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
John D. Mathis Father
AMONG Leoion's G''ests

DIR. f. T. Mathis, fsther of Lieut..
John D. Mathis, a Sumter county
boy who gave his life for his country
in the war and for whom John D.
Mathis Post of the American Legion
is named, was one of the guests of
honor at the regular monthly supper
of the post at the Tea Room last
night The other special guests were
w. T. Lane, w. w. Dykes and Miss
Ellen Estes. The first three named
guests made talks and Miss Estes,
who lately was member of the Ham
merstein company playing "Some
Time" sang and gave several read
ings from the play. Gordon Howell,
vice president of the post, presided
in the absence of James A. Fort,
president.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
y. 0. P. Women Demand
On Committee

CHICAGO, Jan, 6.-Republican
women from fourteen states of the
middle west, comforting here on plans
and issues of the 1920 presidential
campaign demanded equal representa-.
ton with men on the national com.
mittee and urged a ''fair representa-.
ton of women delegates from. each
state" at the national convention.
Chairman Hays, in a speech later,
said "the republican III Y offers
women everything we offer men," and
many Of the women took this is an
Endorsement of their claims.
The committee, on arrangements
for the national convention elected
Edward P. Thayer, of Indianapolis,
as sergeant-at-arms for the big June
gathering. The committee voted for.
mally to rent the coliseum here,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
Quiz Announced Fer
Souther Field Places

An open competitive examination
under the rules of the U. S. Civil
Service Commission for the position
of third grade in the air service at
Souther Field will be held Monday,
Jan. 12, commencing at 9 am.
Applications for this examination
must be made on the pre-cibed form,
with necessary instructions. may be
obtained from the Secretary of the
Local Civil Service Board, at the
postoffice here.
All persons wishing to take this
examination are urged to secure
blanks and file their applications at
once in order to allow time for eny
necessary corrections and to arrange
for the examination.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
; NOW Held IN
WOMAN'S DEATH
Nephew of Mrs. Moon
Arrested, Besides Son
And Another

VALDOSTA, Jan. GA third man,
jim Johnson, nephew of the slain
woman, has been arrested at LIE.
conte, in Cook county, for the bru-
tai murder there of Mrs. Susie Moon
The others under arrest are her son,
Melt Moon, a half wit, and Sam
Cooper. The body of Mrs. Moon,
seventy years of age, was found Sun.
day afternoon near her home at LIE.
contc, covered with leaves and bear.
ing evidence that she had met a vic.
lent death. There was a large cash
on her cheek and two wounds on her
chest, over her heart, resembling the
wounds from pistol shot.
She had not been seen since last
Thursday when she left her home
Her son, Melt lived with her.
Cooper formerly resided at Tifton.
1t is not known where he is incar.
cerated, though it was thought in that
section that he was brought to Val
dosta, though Jailer Lotion says that
the prisoner was not brought here.
The corOner's jury did not finish
its investigation of the death of Mrs.
Moon on Sunday, so no coroner's
verdict has been reached.
Mrs. Moons son, Melt, is quoted
as saying that Cooper FILLED his
mother and that it was in trouble be-,
tween them oveS some corn. He
says that he ran away when the
trouble occurred. The fact that he
had not said anything about it until
the body was found ca.tsei m to be
suspected of having had a hand in
the killing.
It was stated that Mrs. Moon had
lately sold some land which her
mother left her, and that she had
about $40O in money. 1t is thought
that robbery was the motive for her
murder.
The people of that section are
deeply incensed at the crime and are
doing everything in their power to
ferret out all the facts.
1t is said that Melt Moon told those
who were searching for his mother
where her body could be found, show
ing that he knew that she had been
killed. Efforts to locate her had con.
tinued some time before he gave this
information.
He did not confess to any part in
the killing, but laid it upon Cooper
who had recently come to that sec.
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
KNOWS WHY HE
LIKES AMERICA
Chilean Tells In Print
some Of Our Pleas
ing Ways

SANTIAGO, Chile, Jan. 6.-"Why
| am Yankophile' is the subject of
an article contributed to Ultimas No
ticias by Chilean who has visited the
United States. Some of the reasons
he gives for liking the United States
are:
Because when a person falls down
nobody laughs.
When in the street person steps
on anothers' toes, they do not insult
each other.
The shopkeepers can leave their de-
liveries on the doorstep.
People keep in line at ticket offices
and have respect for each Others
place in the line.
Everybody takes bath.
People have only one surname.
There is profound respect for the
police. The public fear the police
and not the police the public.
The people know how to walk in the
streets, always passing to the right,
and they do not stop to talk.
There is only "first-class" on rail-
road trains and special cars for the
smokers.
Drunkards in that country are an
extinct species.
The name doesn't make the man,
but the man the name.
1t is sign of i'll breeding not to re-
spect the opinions of others. (There
are two hundred religions in that
country)
Youths of 1S are in the universities,
and not in the stock exchange or sa-
looms.
Democracy co-exsts with the gov
ernment.
The mer Fnow how to sing and are
not bashful about it.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
CLAWSON TALKS
OF SHERIFF RACE
Told Harvey 4 Years
Ago He'd Run, He
Says

For some time rumor has been
going the rounds among local politi-
clans and office-holders that James
L. Glawson would oppose Sheriff
Lucius Harvey for the office of sher.
if Ct Sumter county in the coming
primary. Mr.. Glawson was approach
ed on the subject yesterday by the
Tmes-Recorder and asked for a def
nite statement.
-Four years ago l told Harvey I
would run against him this year."
was Mr.. GIawson's reply. And then
he continued, laughing: "But that
is not meant to say that I am going
to run. | do not know whether I will
or won't Every day I am approach
ed by some one who asks me to make
the race | have been busy all day
long every day for some weeks and
haven't had time to think much
about it or to do anything. Besides,
it's early yet.
"But this much I'll say: l approve
heartily of Mr.. Harvey's rounding up
of the blind tigers and liquor makers,
and if I should make the race it
would not be in opposition to his eff
forts along this line. In fact, my
only criticism of him in this respect
is that he waited too long to start
a matter which | have mentioned to
him before. Matters have been in
terrible state around here because
Of this liquor making. In the old
days when we had open saloons, Ii
censed, I spent eight years on the
police force. Then the traffic was
under police regulation and control.
But now a negro can make a run of
liquor and Sell it for enough to en-
able him to lay off from work for
week, and the man who drinks it is
dead for a week. That's what we
are up againrt. But l am glad to
see the sheriff after them, and hope
he has succeeded in stopping it.
"When I ran against Mr.. Harvey,
following the death Of Sheriff Fuller
in office. he won by less than so
votes. But he made a good sheriff
At the end of his term his friends
wondered if I would oppose him
again. But no man is quicker to rec
ognize duty we'll done than 1; he
made a good sheriff those two years,
and one day met and told him that
I felt it my duty to tell him be-
lioved reelection was duo to him be-
cause of his record in office and that
he need not consider me an oppon-
ant, for would MT run AGAINST him
7 told him howevo~ hat I would be
in the field apain-t him in 1920.
"But if I run now. it viii be on
he belief that practically eight
veors in Office is long enough for one
man."
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
PLAN TO DEAL
REAL BLOW AT
HIGH PRICES
Warehouses For Sale OF
Garments To Be Es-
tablished Soon.

DETROIT, Jan. 6.-As a move to
lower the cost of living among its
members the Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employees and Rail-
way Shop Employees today announce
ed the purchase of four clothing fac
tories from which goods will be sold
at price reductions ranging from 25
to 60 per cent.
In addition the brotherhood has
entered into contracts for the pur-
chase of huge quantities of cloth
ing which it will resell to members
from warehouses to be established
in various parts of the country.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
RETAILERS PLAN CAMPAIGN
TO REDUCE PRICES.

NEW YORK, Jan. Retailers
Of the country who conferred with
Department of Justice agents last
month on methods to reduce the cost
of living will hold another conference
January 19 to launch a campaign.
Through the c. ordination of the
government and business efforts they
hope to reduce prices by increasing
production, eliminating distribution
wastes and encouraging the manu-
facture and sale of low-priced mer-
chandise.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
Commercial Secretaries
Asked To Convene Here

An invitation has been issued by
Americus and Sumter county Cham
Der of Commerce to the Georgia
Commercial Secretaries Association,
which will hold called meeting at
an early date, to gather here. Grif-
fin, Waycross and Macon are also
bidders for the meeting.
Joseph Perkins, secretary of the
local chamber, is secretary of the
state organization, and F. Roger Mil
Ter, secretary of the Macon cham
Der, is president. Mr.. Perkins will
mail out the call for the meeting
within a day or two.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
State Horticultural
Societv To Con--ene

ATHENS, Jan. 6.-The Georgia
State Horticultural society will hol1
its semi-annual meeting IN Athens
January 80 and 81. This mees'np fol-
lows Immediately after ten DAYS
short course for general farmers and
a large attendance is expected.
A live and interesting program has
h"er arranged. and mon of notional
prominence along horticultural lines
will be on hand 70 discuss the various
subjects of horticulture. T
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
LOWDEN TELLS BORAH
TREATY SHOULD BE RATIFIED.

, CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-"While the
League of Nations, even as modified
by the reservations adopted, does not
take the form which I believe it
should, viz: judicial, rather than polit-
ical, l think it is the part of wisdom,
now, to ratify it with such reserva-
tions as adopted by the senate" said
Governor Frank o. Lowden in a let
ter today, replying to United States
Senator w. E. Borah, of Idaho, who
has requested Governor Lowden's po-
sition on the League of Nations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-01-06
RAIL union BUYS FOUR c. O Thing FAC tories
TRADE BOARDS
STATISTICIAN IS
TAKEN IN RAIDS
Big Bill Haywood, |. w.
w. Leader, Also Un-
der Arrest

CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-Federal au-
thorities today had in custody Rafael
Mallen, statistician for the Federal
Trade Commission, in connection
with the national drive on radicals,
while the first 224 persons held here
for deportation were taken before
immigration inspectors for hearings.
In addition to Mallen the only no.
table figure taken in the last "a hours
was VIM. D. Haywood, secretary of
the Industrial Wo tcrs of the World.